Extron Electronics DMS 1600_2000_3200_3600 User Guide - Manual (Page 34)

DMS 1600, DMS 2000, DMS 3200, and DMS 3600 • Operation 28
Suggested applications for the I/O grouping feature include:
• Segregating sync-critical inputs and outputs
• Segregating specific video formats to prevent an input in one video format from being
inadvertently applied to an output device that supports another video format
• Segregating input and output devices that are in separate rooms
• Isolating video from being displayed on specific output devices for operational security
reasons
The I/O groups can be set up on the front panel or via the serial port, the USB port, or the
LAN port and using either the SIS commands (see the
I/O Grouping SIS command on
page 55) or the Matrix Switchers Control Program (See I/O Group Settings on page 80).
Create I/O groups on the front panel as follows:
1. Press the Esc button to clear any front panel button indications that may be lit.
2. To enter I/O Group mode, press and hold the Input 1 and Output 1 buttons until the
input and output buttons light to display the ungrouped inputs and outputs.
3. Press and release one of the Control buttons to select a group:
• Press the Enter button to select group 1.
C O N T R O L
PRESET ENTER ESC VIEW
1 3 2 4 Group #
• Press the Preset button to select group 2.
• Press the View button to select group 3.
• Press the Esc button to select group 4.
4. Select the desired inputs and outputs to assign to the group by pressing the input and
output buttons.
5. Allow the I/O Group mode to time out after approximately 30 seconds.
NOTES:
• Ties between groups (an input in group 1 tied to an output in group 2) can be
created under serial port, USB port, or Ethernet control.
• Ties that were created before I/O groups were created remain valid, even if
they include inputs and outputs in different groups.
• Presets can be created under serial port, USB port, or Ethernet control that
tie inputs and outputs across group boundaries. These presets are selectable
from the front panel.
• An input or output can be assigned to only one group. If you assign an input
or output to a group and that input or output is already assigned to a different
group, the older grouping is discarded in favor of the new grouping.
• For I/O groups to have any function, at least two groups must be created.