Using emulation mode – Extron Electronics MTPX Plus Series User Guide User Manual

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Catch FPC/others changes

— When checked, sets the switcher to report all

configuration and setting changes to the serial port or Ethernet connection that turned
this selection on. These reports allow the Matrix Switchers Control Program to track
the changes that occur in the configuration and settings of the switcher, whether
commanded via the front panel, a serial port, the USB port (MTPX Plus 128 only), or the
Ethernet port.

Master-Reset selection

Master reset performs all of the following functions:

Clears all ties

Clears all presets

Clears all audio or RS-232 mutes

Resets all I/O grouping

Sets all input audio levels to unity gain (0 dB)

Sets all output volume levels to 100% (0 dB of attenuation)

NOTE: Master reset does not reset the Internet protocol (IP) settings.

Using Emulation Mode

Emulation mode allows you to set up the software without attaching the switcher to the
computer. To use Emulation mode, do the following:

1.

Click

Start

>

Programs

>

Extron Electronics

>

Matrix Switchers

>

MATRIX

Switcher

+

Control

Pgm

.

2.

Choose

Emulate

, and click

OK

.

3.

Choose an emulation file to open, and click

OK

. The file DEMO.MTX provides a sample

of a completed matrix setup. The file NEW.INI provides a blank setup to get you started.

4.

Enter the file name under which you want to save any changes to the file, and click

OK

.

5.

Select

MTPX Series

as the matrix model, select the correct matrix size, select (green)

the desired local inputs emulation, and click

OK

(see figure 71).

Figure 71.

Emulation Mode Configuration

6.

Continue using the program as described in the “

Starting and using the program

section.

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