Operating the Control Panel
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Instruction Manual – HDMI-UTPRO-0808
Verifying Signal Status (Status Mode)
Signal status can be verified to confirm that a switch has executed properly or to confirm correct routing to multiple
outputs (destinations). Input status and output status both function on the control panel. An output can only be connected
to one input (source); therefore, verifying the status of an output will illuminate only the one input it is currently
connected to. Verifying an input will illuminate all outputs currently receiving the input’s signal.
The advantage of using Status Mode (instead of Change Mode, which also indicates routing) is that status is verified
without the risk of inadvertently executing unwanted switches.
Once the control panel is in Status Mode, inputs and outputs can be selected by pressing the corresponding Input and
Output Keys without changing the routing state. The control panel stays in Status Mode until the Function Key is
pressed.
Note:
You can return to the Function menu at any time by pressing the Function Key.
To verify the status of a signal:
1.
Press the Function Key.
The Function menu appears.
2.
Locate Status by scrolling with the Control Dial.
3.
Press the Select Key. The system is in Status Mode (all available Input and Output Keys turn blue).
4.
Press the Input Key that corresponds to the input you want to check.
The selected Input Key turns white, and any Output Keys receiving the input signal also turn white.
Or
Press the Output Key that corresponds to the output you want to check.
The selected Output Key turns white, and any Input Key routed to it also turns white.
5.
Select another signal to verify.
Or
Press the Function Key to return to the Function menu.
Defining and Executing Global Presets (Global Preset Mode)
A global preset is a snapshot of an entire system’s state which enables that system state to be replicated at a later time.
The system state includes all current signal routings (regardless of the number of virtual matrices involved). Before
defining a Global Preset, route the system to the desired state. A global preset number is assigned to a system state
during runtime using the control panel (or BCS commands) and is stored in the switcher’s non-volatile memory. That
system state can then be restored at any time by selecting the assigned global preset number.
The HDMI UTPro can support up to 16 global presets.
AMX strongly recommends keeping track of the number used and the system’s routing state for each global preset. I
f another system state is assigned a previously used number, the former state will be automatically overwritten.
Important:
Wait approximately ten seconds for the system to permanently store the global preset setting
before performing another operation.
