Suggested applications for the I/O grouping feature include:
•
Segregating sync‑critical inputs and outputs
•
Segregating specific video formats to prevent an input in one video format from being
inadvertently applied to an output device that supports another video format
•
Segregating input and output devices that are in separate rooms
•
Segregating incompatible fiber signals, such as those from a FOX 500 system and
those from a FOX HD‑SDI system
•
Isolating video from being displayed on specific output devices for operational security
reasons
The I/O groups can be set up on the front panel or by using the Remote port, Configuration
port, or LAN ports and either the SIS (see the
Programming Guide
section, beginning
on page 52 ) or the Matrix Switchers Control Program (see the
Matrix Software
section,
beginning on page 71).
Create I/O groups on the front panel as follows:
NOTE:
I/O groups are protected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. You can
view the groups in Lock mode 2, but you cannot change them from the front panel
(see
Locking the Front Panel (Executive Mode)
on page 41).
1.
Press the Esc button to clear any front panel button indications that may be lit.
2.
To enter
I/O Group
mode, press and
hold
the Input 1 and Output 1 buttons until the
input and output buttons light to display the ungrouped inputs and outputs.
3.
Press and release one of the Control buttons to select a group:
•
Press the Enter button to select group 1.
C O N T R O L
PRESET
ENTER
ESC
VIEW
1
3
2
4
Group #
•
Press the Preset button to select group 2.
•
Press the View button to select group 3.
•
Press the Esc button to select group 4.
4.
Select the one or more inputs and one or more outputs to assign to the group by
pressing the input and output buttons.
5.
Allow the I
/O Group
mode to time out after approximately 30 seconds.
NOTES:
•
Ties between groups (an input in group 1 tied to an output in group 2) can be
created under serial port or Ethernet control.
•
Ties that were created before I/O groups were created remain valid, even if they
include inputs and outputs in different groups.
•
Presets can be created under serial port or Ethernet control that tie inputs and
outputs across group boundaries. These presets are selectable from the front
panel.
•
An input or output can be assigned to only one group. If you assign an input
or output to a group and that input or output is already assigned to a different
group, the older grouping is disboarded in favor of the new grouping.
•
For I/O groups to have any function, at least two groups must be created.
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