SMX System MultiMatrix Switcher • Operation
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Operation
This section discusses the operation of an SMX series device through the front panel buttons
and includes:
•
Front Panel Overview
•
Powering Up
•
Front Panel Operation
•
Configuring the Rear Panel RS-232/RS-422 Port
•
Viewing and Adjusting the Audio Input Level
•
Viewing and Adjusting the Audio Output Volume
•
Using Reset Levels
•
Troubleshooting
Front Panel Overview
SMX controls and indicators are shown in
figure 8
. They include I/O plane selection buttons,
input and output selection buttons, control buttons (Enter, Preset, View, and Esc) and power
indicator LEDs for the main board and I/O cards. A 2.5 mm configuration port is also on the
front panel.
All buttons can be relabelled as desired (see
Replacing Buttons Labels
section on page
127).
NOTE:
Some models have a blank front panel (no buttons). See
SIS Configuration
and Control
on page 33
, SMX Control Software
on page 58,
and
HTML
Configuration and Control
on page 86 to control and configure SMX models
with blank front panels.
SMX SERIES SWITCHER
I/O PLANE SELECT
INPUTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
OUTPUTS
CONTROL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
0
ENTER
PRESET
VIEW
ESC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
MAIN
I/O CARDS
CONFIG
P
O
W
E
R
2
1
3
4
5
6
Figure 8.
SMX Series Matrix Switcher Front Panel Features
a
I/O Plane Selection buttons (0-15)
d
Control buttons (Enter, Preset, View, and Esc)
b
Inputs buttons (1-16)
e
Power status LEDs
c
Outputs buttons (1-16)
f
Config port
