Operation, cont’d
MVX VGA A Matrix Switchers • Operation
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PRELIMINAR
Y
Selecting the rear panel Remote port protocol and baud rate
N
The Remote port settings are protected when front panel
Lock
mode 2 is selected.
You can view the settings in
Lock
mode 2 but you cannot adjust them from the
front panel.
The switcher’s rear panel Remote port can support either RS-232 or RS-422 serial
communication protocol, and can operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200 baud
rates. The settings of these variables can be viewed and changed from the front
panel.
View and configure the switcher’s remote port’s serial communications settings as
follows:
1
.
To enter
Serial Port Configuration
mode, simultaneously press and
hold
all
Control buttons (Enter, Preset, View, and Esc) (figure 3-59).
ENTER PRESET VIEW
ESC
RGBHV AUDIO
CONTROL
ENTER PRESET VIEW
ESC
CONTROL
I/O
All Control LEDs light with one LED flashing.
Both I/O LEDs light with one LED flashing.
The flashing Control LED indicates the
baud rate as follows:
Enter — 9600
Preset — 19200
View — 38400
Esc — 115200
The flashing I/O LED indicates the
protocol as follows:
RGBHV — RS-232
Audio — RS-422
In this example, the port is set to RS-232 at 9600 baud.
Press and
hold the Enter, Preset, View, and Esc buttons.
= Blinking LED
= Lit LED,
Figure 3-59 — RS-232/RS-422 and baud rate display
2
.
Release the Control buttons.
N
The serial port settings are protected when front panel
Lock
mode 2 is selected.
You can view the settings in
Lock
mode 2 but you cannot change them from the
front panel.
If front panel
Lock
mode 2 is selected and you try to perform step
3
(on the next
page), the actions are ignored; and the Enter, RGBHV, and Audio LEDs flash.