4. Operation
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Applied CPU2 firmware: v3.5.7b8 | LDC software: v2.5.17b2
4.4.3.
Source and Destination Buttons
Normal I/O ports have dedicated buttons on the front panel. These buttons are labeled with numbers and
have a back light to indicate active or selected ports. These are referred to as Source and Destination buttons.
However, the MX-CPU2 has a Test input and a Preview output port that do not have dedicated buttons with
back light.
Test Input and Preview Output
To access the Test input and Preview output ports from the front
panel, the
up
and
down
buttons can be used, which are next to the
front panel LCD.
To use this function, navigate to the ‘Switch In## Out##’ menu (##
can be 17 or 33 depending on the frame type). If any of the source or
destination buttons are pressed, this menu activates for three seconds
to give quick access to the additional I/O ports. An asterisk indicates
if the port is selected just like the backlight LEDs for normal I/O ports.
Test Input and Preview Output Ports
section for more information.
4.4.4.
Viewing Crosspoint State
The user can check the current switching status on the front panel using front panel buttons. This status
view feature is slightly different in
Take
or
Autotake
modes because of different switching philosophy of the
two modes.
#crosspoint #switch
INFO:
A status view occurs whenever the router has to be switched. After entering the view state, the user
can change the routing configuration. Viewing and switching can be done after each other, or if nothing is
pressed for three seconds, the router returns to idle state.
View Current State in Take Mode
If all source and destination buttons and
Take
button are dark (the unit is in
Take
mode, and no input was
selected in last 3 seconds), the user can verify both input and output connections. This informative display
will remain lit for 3 seconds, and then all button lamps go out. In
Take
mode no accidental change can be
done unless
Take
button is pressed.
For viewing input connections, press and release a source button. Now the selected source button and all
destination buttons will light up that are currently connected to the selected source.
~Switch In17 Out17>>
Press UP:
Test input [ ]
Press DOWN:
Preview output [*]
For viewing output connections, press and release a destination button. Now the source button that is
connected to the selected destination will light up. If no source button is lit, the selected destination is in
muted state.
View Current State in Autotake Mode
In
Autotake
mode only states of the destinations can be viewed.
Press and release the required destination button. Now the source button that is connected to the selected
destination will light up. If no source button is lit, the selected destination is muted or disconnected. By
pressing another destination button, the state of that destination can be seen.
ATTENTION!
Be careful, as if a source button is pressed in AUTOTAKE mode, it is immediately connected
to the last selected destination.
INFO:
Muting or disconnecting an output cannot be done in
Autotake
mode.
4.4.5.
Switching
Changing Connections in TAKE Mode
Step 1.
Press and release the desired
source
button. The pressed source button and all destination buttons
which are currently connected to this source will light up. This is an informative display about the
current status of the selected input (view only).
#crosspoint
#switch
#takemode
Step 2.
Press and release the desired
destination button(s)
that need to be connected to the selected source.
The preselected destination button(s) start(s) blinking.
