Section 2: Using the front-panel interface
Models 707B and 708B 199BSwitching Matrix User's Manual
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707B-900-01 Rev. B / June 2013
Channel patterns
You can use channel patterns as a convenient way to refer to a group of switching channels with a
single alphanumeric name. When you perform close or open operations on a channel pattern, only
the channels that are in the channel pattern are affected.
There is no speed difference when performing close and open operations on channel patterns
compared to performing the same operations on individual channels or a list of channels.
Create a channel pattern
When you create a channel pattern, make sure to:
•
Include all the channels that are needed for that channel pattern.
•
Check that channels contained in the pattern are correct.
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Check that channels contained in the pattern create the desired path connection.
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Make sure that channels that you want to include in the pattern are not set to forbidden to close.
When naming the channel pattern, be aware:
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The first character of the name must be alphabetic (upper or lower case)
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Names are case sensitive
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Pattern names must be different than row, column, and channel labels
Exercise: Create channel pattern "TEST01" from closed channels
To create channel pattern "TEST01" from channels currently closed:
1. Close the channels you want to include in the channel pattern. For this example, close channels
1A01
,
1B02
, and
1C03
. Refer to
Operating a channel from the front panel
(on page 2-6) for
instructions on how to close individual channels.
2. Press the
PATT
key.
3. From this menu, select the
CREATE
menu item.
4. From this menu, select the
SNAPSHOT
menu item.
5. At the prompt, enter a pattern name using the navigation wheel
. For this example, enter the
name
TEST01
. Use the navigation wheel
to select each character of the name.
6. Press the
ENTER
key to apply the selection.
7. Press the
EXIT
key to leave the menu.
Refer to "Channel patterns" in the Models 707B and 708B Reference Manual for more details.
