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3.
Press and release one of the control buttons to select a group:
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Press the Preset button to select group 2 (shown at
right).
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4.
Select the desired inputs and outputs to assign to the group by pressing their buttons.
5.
0RESSANDRELEASETHE6IDEOAND!UDIOBUTTONSTOEXIT)/GROUPMODEORALLOWTHE
mode to time out after approximately 30 seconds.
NOTES:
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Ties between groups (for example, an input in group 1 tied to an output in
GROUP CANBECREATEDUNDER2323OR%THERNETCONTROL
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Ties that existed before I/O groups were created to include them remain in
effect, even if they include inputs and outputs in different groups.
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Presets that tie inputs and outputs across group boundaries can be created
UNDERSERIALOR%THERNETCONTROL4HESEPRESETSARESELECTABLEFROMTHEFRONT
panel.
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An input or output can be assigned to only one group. If an input or output
is already assigned to a group and you assign it to a different group, the
older grouping is discarded in favor of the new grouping.
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9OUCANBREAKAUDIOAWAYFROMTHEVIDEOFORAGIVENINPUTOROUTPUTTHAT
AREASSIGNEDTODIFFERENTGROUPSBYPRESSINGTHE6IDEOOR!UDIOBUTTONAFTER
you select I/O group mode (between steps 2 and 3, above) to isolate the
video or audio.
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Audio breakaway across different groups can be confusing when you are
OPERATINGTHEFRONTPANEL"REAKAWAYGROUPINGISNOTDISPLAYEDBYTHE
-ATRIX3WITCHERS#ONTROL0ROGRAM(4-,PAGESOR3)3COMMANDSANDISNOT
recommended (after they are created, breakaway ties are displayed).
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For I/O groups to function, at least two groups must be created.
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)/GROUPSAREPROTECTEDWHENFRONTPANELLOCKMODEISSELECTED9OUCAN
view the groups in lock mode 2, but you cannot change them from the front
panel (see “
Locking and Unlocking the Front Panel (Executive Modes)
,”
on page 37).
Example 5: Grouping Inputs and Outputs
In the following example, several switcher inputs and outputs are assigned to groups. The
steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.
1.
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C O N T R O L
PRESET
ENTER
ESC
VIEW
Press the Esc button to clear all selections
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The button flashes once
.
Figure 37.
Clear All Selections
C O N T R O L
ENTER
ESC
VIEW
PRESET
1
3
2
4
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