Operation
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7.1.1 System Modes
By default, a switcher starts in the standalone mode and the IN SYSTEM
key does not illuminate. Pressing the IN SYSTEM key twice toggles to the
IN SYSTEM mode.
In the standalone mode:
The switcher implements actions independently and separately
from the others
In the IN SYSTEM mode:
Several switchers with different kinds of signals are connected as
a system operating as a universal switcher
1
More than one MACHINE IN SYSTEM # illuminates
2
to indicate
the units that are connected as part of a system. Each MACHINE
IN SYSTEM # for those IN SYSTEM units will not illuminate.
However, on each of the IN SYSTEM units, the respective IN
SYSTEM button continues to illuminate
Any executed action affects all units in the system
7.1.2 Confirmation Modes
By default, the unit starts in the
AT ONCE
mode, that is, if an
OUT-IN
combination is pressed, it is implemented immediately. Pressing the TAKE
button twice, toggles between the CONFIRM and the AT ONCE modes.
In the AT ONCE mode:
You save time
Actions require no user confirmation
Execution is immediate
No protection is offered to prevent the implementation of a
wrongly entered action
In the CONFIRM mode:
You have a method to help avoid making a mistake
Every action requires user confirmation
Execution is delayed until the user confirms the action
Protection is offered to prevent erroneous switching
1 Each switches in the same order according to the entered command, with one or more of them following the other units
2 The IN SYSTEM button on each unit also illuminates
