Extron Electronics MTPX Series User Guide - Manual (Page 99)

5-5 MTPX Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software
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Figure 5-5 — Sample program window (complete)
3 . Operate the switcher as desired.
• To make the control program easier to use, assign a device icon to each
input and output. Click on a box that represents an input or output, and
drag the desired icon onto the box from the icon palette that appears.
• To set up audio in Follow mode (audio and video have the same tie
configuration), check the Follow box at the bottom of the window
(figure 5-4). To set up audio in breakaway mode (audio and video have
different tie configurations), uncheck the Follow box (figure 5-6).
• To create a tie, drag an input box to one or more output boxes. To remove
a tie, drag the output box to its tied input box or to the trash can.
• For quick display of information on a specific input or output device,
position the cursor over that device in the control program window. The
program opens a window that details the connections to that device, the
audio level, and the frequency of the video signal input from or output to
that device. See the inset box in figure 5-5.
H You can print a map of the current configuration by clicking File > Print Tie
Map .