6. Software Control – Lightware Device Controller Software
MX-FR Series Modular Matrix Frames – User's Manual
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Applied CPU2 firmware: v3.5.7b8 | LDC software: v2.5.17b2
6.4.2.1.
Port Tiles
The colors of the port tiles and the displayed icons represent different states and information:
Background Colors (Port State)
The colors of the port tiles represent different states of the port as follows:
1
Input1
Dark grey
Port is not available
(no board is installed)
3
Input3
H
White
Connected port
2
Input2
U
Light grey
Port is available
4
Input4
D
Yellow
Selected port
State Indicators
#hdcp
Icon
Icon is not displayed
Icon is grey
Icon is black
No information is
available about
connection status
Port is available but
inactive
Output ports
: Port is available and sink is
connected (hotplug detected)
Input ports
: Port is available and source is
connected (power +5V detected)
A
-
Port is unmuted
Port is muted
A
-
Port is unlocked
Port is locked
[Signal
type]
No information is
available
Last detected signal
type is displayed
U – unknown signal
D – DVI signal
H – HDMI signal
A – Analog signal
S – SDI signal
A
HDCP is not
supported
Signal is not
encrypted with HDCP Signal is encrypted with HDCP
1
Output1
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
Port name
2
Port number
3
Board type
section).
4
State indicators
5
Background color
6
Signal present indicator
green:
present
grey:
not present
6.4.2.2.
Display Modes
View Mode
The mode allows displaying the current crosspoint-state. The crosspoint cannot be
changed in this mode, but port settings are available.
Input Switch Mode
The mode can also be named as ‘Input priority-mode’: an input port has to be selected
at first, then the connected output port(s) is/are shown. Thus, the output port(s)
connected to the input port can be changed.
Output Switch Mode
This mode can also be named as ‘Output priority-mode: an output port has to be selected
at first, then the connected input port is shown. Thus, the output port connected to the
input port can be changed. Output ports can be (un)locked, (un)muted only in Output
switch mode.
#crosspoint
#switch
6.4.2.3.
Crosspoint Operations
Switching in Take Mode
#autotakemode
The black outlined
Autotake
button means this mode is active. Any crosspoint change
– (dis)connecting ports to/from the previously selected port – is executed only after
pressing the
Take
button. The following steps describe the process of the switching:
Step 1.
Press the desired
Input switch
or
Output switch
button to select switching mode.
Step 2.
Select the desired
port
; it will be highlighted in yellow and displayed on the port bar on the right, too.
Step 3.
Connected port(s) is/are highlighted in white and displayed on the port bar on the right, too.
Step 4.
Create the desired
crosspoint settings
by (de)selecting the ports; they will start to blink.
Step 5.
Press
Take
button to execute changes or
Cancel
to ignore the operations.
INFO:
Take mode remains active until it is switched off. Selecting another view mode or menu does not
change the Take/Autotake mode state.
Switching in Autotake Mode
The yellow outlined Autotake button means this mode is active. Any crosspoint change
– (dis)connecting ports to/from the previously selected port – is executed immediately
after pressing the port button. The following steps describe the process of the switching:
Step 1.
Press the desired
Input switch
or
Output switch
button to select switching mode.
Step 2.
Select the desired
port
; it will be highlighted and displayed on the port bar on the right, too.
Step 3.
Connected ports are highlighted in white and displayed on the port bar on the right, too.
Step 4.
Create the desired crosspoint settings by
(de)selecting the ports
; the changes are executed immediately.
INFO:
Autotake mode remains active until it is switched off. Selecting another view mode or menu does
not change the Take/Autotake mode state.
