Lightware MX2-8X8-HDMI20-AUDIO, User Manual

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MX2-8x8-HDMI20 series – User's Manual 4
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................6
1.1. Description ...................................................................................6
1.2. Box Contents ...............................................................................6
1.3. Features of the Device .................................................................6
1.4. Typical Applications ...................................................................7
2. INSTALLATION .....................................................................................8
2.1. Mounting Options ........................................................................8
2.2. Connecting Steps .........................................................................9
3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ......................................................................10
3.1. MX2-8x8-HDMI20-Audio - Front View .......................................10
3.2. MX2-8x8-HDMI20-Audio - Rear View ..........................................11
3.3. Electrical Connections .............................................................11
4. OPERATION OF MX2-8X8-HDMI20-AUDIO ......................................12
4.1. Powering on ...............................................................................12
4.2. Front Panel Operations ............................................................12
4.2.1. View Crosspoint State .................................................................... 12
4.2.2. Switching Operations ..................................................................... 12
4.2.3. Output Lock ..................................................................................... 13
4.2.4. Control Lock .................................................................................... 14
4.2.5. Save or Load a Preset .................................................................... 14
4.3. Front Panel LCD Menu Operations ............................................15
4.3.1. System Settings Menu ................................................................... 15
4.3.2. Input Ports Menu ............................................................................ 15
4.3.3. Output Ports Menu ......................................................................... 16
4.3.4. EDID Menu ...................................................................................... 17
4.3.5. Health Menu .................................................................................... 17
4.3.6. Presets Menu .................................................................................. 17
5. SOFTWARE CONTROL – USING THE BUILT-IN WEB ....................18
5.1. Establishing the Connection .....................................................18
5.2. The Layout of the Built-in Web ..................................................18
6. USING LIGHTWARE DEVICE CONTROLLER ..................................19
6.1. Install and Upgrade ..................................................................19
6.2. Device Discovery Window ...........................................................20
6.3. Crosspoint Menu ........................................................................21
6.3.1. Grid View ......................................................................................... 21
6.3.2. Tile View .......................................................................................... 22
6.4. Port Properties .........................................................................23
6.4.1. Input Port Properties Window ....................................................... 24
6.4.2. Output Port Properties Window ..................................................... 25
6.5. Presets .......................................................................................27
6.6. EDID Menu ...................................................................................28
6.6.1. Sources and Destinations .............................................................. 28
6.6.2. EDID Operations .............................................................................. 28
6.6.3. EDID Summary Window ................................................................. 29
6.6.4. Editing an EDID ............................................................................... 29
6.6.5. Creating an EDID ............................................................................. 30
6.7. Settings Menu ............................................................................30
6.7.1. Status Tab ....................................................................................... 30
6.7.2. Network Tab .................................................................................... 31
6.7.3. RS-232 Tab ...................................................................................... 31
6.7.4. Front Panel Tab ............................................................................... 31
6.7.5. System Tab ..................................................................................... 31
6.8. Advanced View ............................................................................32
7. LW2 PROGRAMMERS' REFERENCE ...............................................33
7.1. LW2 Protocol Description .........................................................33
7.2. Router Status Commands ..........................................................33
7.2.1. View Product Type .......................................................................... 33
7.2.2. View Serial Number ....................................................................... 33
7.2.3. View the Installed Firmware .......................................................... 34
7.2.4. View CPU Firmware Compile Time ................................................ 34
7.2.5. View Firmware of the Controller .................................................... 34
7.2.6. View Installed Motherboard ........................................................... 34
7.2.7. View Crosspoint Size ...................................................................... 34
7.2.8. View Router’s Health ...................................................................... 34
7.2.9. Query Control Protocol (RS-232) ................................................... 34
7.3. Crosspoint Operations ..............................................................35
7.3.1. Switch an Input to an Output ......................................................... 35
7.3.2. Batch Switch Outputs ..................................................................... 35
7.3.3. View the Connection of an Output Port ........................................ 35
7.3.4. View Connections of all Outputs .................................................. 35
7.3.5. View Mutes on all Outputs ............................................................. 36
7.3.6. Mute Specified Output ................................................................... 36
7.3.7. Unmute Specified Output ............................................................... 36
7.3.8. Lock Specified Output .................................................................... 36
7.3.9. Unlock a Specified Output ............................................................. 36
7.4. Commands - Quick Summary .......................................................37
8. LW3 PROGRAMMERS’ REFERENCE ...............................................38
8.1. Overview .....................................................................................38
8.1.1. Elements of the Tree Structure ...................................................... 38
8.1.2. Escaping .......................................................................................... 40
8.1.3. Error Messages ............................................................................... 40
8.1.4. Prefix Summary .............................................................................. 40
8.2. The Tree Structure ....................................................................40
8.3. LW3 commands ...........................................................................41
8.3.1. Get Command ................................................................................. 41
8.3.2. Set Command ................................................................................. 42
8.3.3. Invocation ....................................................................................... 42
8.3.4. Manual ............................................................................................ 43
8.3.5. Signature ......................................................................................... 43
8.3.6. Subscription .................................................................................... 43
8.3.7. Notifications about the Changes of the Properties ..................... 44
8.4. Formal Definitions .....................................................................44
8.5. System Commands ......................................................................45
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