Extron Electronics Matrix 100 Switcher - Manual (Page 25)

Extron • Matrix 100 • User’s Manual
Chapter 3 • Using the Front Panel
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QuickSwitch™ Front Panel Controller (QS-FPC) Operation
The QuickSwitch Front Panel Controller (Figure 3-1) has its controls arranged in
two areas. The left side is Input and Output buttons, and the right side is Control
buttons and I/O Module Select buttons.
The basic operation of this panel is that it allows the user to tie any one input to
one or more outputs. (An output can never be tied to more than one input.)
Thus, each input may have a tie (one output), or a “set of ties” (more than one
output). At any one time, the active configuration of a Matrix 100 may have a set
of ties per each available input. Any configuration (sets of ties) may be stored as
a Preset. The maximum number of Presets is eight. The Matrix 100 has Battery
Backup; Presets remain saved when power is off.
_______ Because each Matrix 100 is custom-built, it may have different combinations of
Input/Output (I/O) modules. For this reason, the operation of your unit will vary
to reflect these differences. See page A-3 for information on how each unit is
built. The QS-FPC (Front Panel) is also an option.
Figure 3-1. Matrix 100 Front Panel
Power On Switch and LED
Before using the Matrix 100 front panel, turn power
on with the Power Switch on the back of the unit
(shown right). The red LED on the left end of the
front panel (shown left) lights when power is on.
Figure 3-2. Matrix 100 Power Switch
Input and Output Buttons
The panel has a button and an LED for each input and each output. If the matrix
is 4x4, only the four left input and output buttons and LEDs will operate. If the
matrix is 8x4, all eight input buttons will operate, but only the four left output
buttons and LEDs will operate. The best way to describe the Input and Output
buttons is to use them in real examples with the other panel buttons. This is
done on the pages
that follow.
_______ Each input button and
LED also refers to a
Preset number.
Presets are discussed
on the next page.
Figure 3-3. Input/Output Buttons and LEDs