DXP DVI, DXP DVI Pro, and DXP HDMI Series • Matrix Software
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Window Buttons, Menus, and Trash Can (Right Column)
The buttons, drop-down menus, and trash can icon on the right side of the matrix window
perform the following functions:
•
Power
— This button is unavailable for DXP switchers, because the DXP cannot be
powered on and off via software.
•
Executive
Mode
— Allows you to lock out front panel operations, except for the
view-only mode functions (lock mode 2). When executive mode is enabled, the dot to
the right of this button is red.
•
Room
menu
— Displays a list of up to 10 rooms. From this list you can select a room
to display in the window.
NOTE:
A
room
is a subset of outputs that are logically related to each other, as
determined by the operator. The DXP switcher supports up to 10 rooms,
each of which can consist of 1 to 8 outputs.
•
Presets
menu
— Displays a list of up to 32 global presets and up to 100 room
presets (10 rooms with 10 presets per room). From this list you can select a preset
to display in the window. You can either activate the selected preset by clicking
Go
or
delete it by clicking
Delete
.
•
Go
— Activates the selected preset as the current configuration.
•
Save
as...
— Allows the current set of ties to be saved as a preset. Enter the preset
number when prompted to do so.
•
Delete
— Deletes the selected preset.
•
Take
— Allows you to save to file any changes made to the displayed configuration.
•
Cancel
— Returns to the previous screen, undoing any changes you have made.
•
Trash
can
— Drag and drop from an input or output box to the trash can icon to
undo all ties associated with that input or output.
Window Menus
The menu bar on the matrix window contains the following pull-down menus.
File menu
The
File
menu contains the following options:
•
Save
MATRIX
settings
as
— Saves a complete set
of up to 132 presets (32 global and 100 room presets),
plus the last active setting (preset #0), to a file. Saved
settings include assigned icons and icon captions.
•
Restore
MATRIX
settings
from
— Loads and
activates a previously saved settings file.
•
Save
This-Session’s
settings
— Performs the same function as
Save
MATRIX
settings
as
, but you are not able to specify a file name to which it will be saved.
•
Restore
Last-Session’s
settings
— Loads the icons and icon captions that were
saved during the last session. If you saved the changes from the previous session
when you last exited the program, the ties from that session are loaded.
•
Select
Printer
— Displays a submenu of the printers for which your computer has
drivers. From this list you can select the target printer to print tie maps.
•
Tie
Map
— Prints the tie set that is displayed on the screen.
•
Exit
— Closes the Matrix Switcher Control Program.
