Kramer Electronics TailorMade - Manual (Page 17)

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MATRIX ROUTING SWITCHER
7 MATRIX_OP4 SOFTWARE
7.1 INTRODUCTION
The principle of the routing switcher is to connect
each of its outputs to any or all of the inputs.
Therefore the possible points of switching is a
multiple of the number of inputs and the number of
outputs.
This principle is best described in the listview form.
This grid is composed of switching points, and of
distributors. (For instance Input 1 can be selected to
go to Outputs 6,7 and 8.)
The management of these switching points can be
activated by using a touch keyboard, but this
solution can quickly become complex as the matrix
becomes larger. Thus the use of a computer to
manage the system is preferable.
The MATRIX_OP4 software does not physically
represent the routing switcher, but rather the
environment in which the various devices exist.
Therefore you will have to display these devices in
a diagram, without taking into account their state of
readiness, or receiver, video or audio (mono or
stereo), nor of their hookup to the grid.
A simple control allows you know quickly the
actual setup of the matrix.
7.2 Glossary :
Assignment
An audiovisual device which is connected on the
switcher may be assigned : Matrix_Op4 has to
know its parameters : names and numers of the
connectors.
Destination
Objet connected on an output of the switcher.
On Line / Off Line
When the router is « OFF LINE », all information
is received and stored, but not executed. Recall and
execution are made when « ON LINE ».
Objet
The devices connected on the matrix routing
switcher are called in this documentation « objets »,
and have to be parametered with the assignment
editor (see page 18 assignments). this édition have
to be realized only in the first installation or when
changing some equipment.
Page or Sheet
The status of the router, the VCA levels, and the
general informations about the connections, are
called « page », are saved in files with extension
« .cnx ».
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