Preliminar y, Switcher software, cont’d – Extron Electronics MPX Plus 866 A Rev. B User Manual

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Switcher Software, cont’d

MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Software

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PRELIMINAR

Y

3

.

If you selected TCP/IP in step 2

:

a

. Observe the IP Address field in the IP Connection window. The field

displays the last IP address entered.

If the IP Address field is correct

, proceed to step 3b.

If the address is not correct,

either click in the IP Address field and

enter the IP address or click on the scroll down button ( ) to open a

drop-down list and select from among the recently used addresses.

Proceed to step 3b.

N

If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-

specified default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this field.

b

. If the switcher is password protected, click in the Password field and

enter the appropriate administrator password.

c

. Click Ok.

The Synchronize with Device dialog box (figure 5-18, on page 5-25) appears.

Proceed to step 5.

4

.

If you selected RS-232 in step 2

:

a

. Click the Com Port drop-down menu and select the PC’s comm port

that is connected to the switcher’s front panel Configuration port or rear

panel RS-232 port.

b

. Check the baud rate displayed in the comm port selection

window. If you need to change the baud rate to match

the switcher’s rate, click the Baud Rate drop-down menu

and select the desired baud rate. The default is 9600.

c

. Click Ok.

The Synchronize with Device dialog box appears. Proceed to step 5.

5

.

If necessary

and as desired, click (figure 5-18) either the:

Pull radio button (to configure the DSP Configurator program to match

the switcher — proceed to step 7)

Push radio button (to configure the switcher to match the DSP

Configurator program — proceed to step 6)

N

Extron recommends performing a design rule verification before pushing to

ensure that the DSP is not overloaded. See “DSP capacity and design rule
verification“, on page 5-30.

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