User guide

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Advanced Options
Advanced options are available only to the Admin user and consist of settings
that are related to specialist areas such as power control and DDC.
To access Advanced Options:
1 Select the on-screen menu in one of three ways:
• By simultaneously pressing and then releasing .
• By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse, or
• By selecting port using the front panel buttons.
If you are not already logged in, do so now. What to do if the ADMIN
password has been forgotten.
2 Press to select ‘More menus’, then press
again to select the next level of ‘More
menus’.
3 Use the following keys:
and to highlight required options.
to change option values.
to quit and save the changes.
DDC Options
The options within this section are related to
the Display Data Channel features supported
by the AdderView Matrix.
DDC Function
Settings: ENABLED, DISABLED
When enabled, the AdderView Matrix can discover the capabilities of a user port
video monitor and transmit that information to the connected computers so that
they can moderate their video output to suit the monitor.
DDC Source
Settings: AUTO, USER 1, USER 2
Determines which user port monitor should be interrogated to discover its
capabilities. AUTO begins with user port 1 and moves to the other port if no
readable monitor is connected. USER 1 and USER 2 constrain the AdderView
Matrix to look only at specic ports.
DDC Refresh
Settings: AT START, DISABLED
AT START sets the AdderView Matrix to read DDC information from the selected
user port at power up. When DISABLED, no new DDC data is sought and
existing information is used. When viewing this menu, press F8 to perform a
discover DDC information from the chosen user port immediately.
Power Control
The options within this section are concerned with the operation of the RS232
COM port when used to command optional system power control units.
Power Control
Settings: ENABLED, DISABLED
When enabled, the RS232 COM port can be used only to send commands to
optional power control modules connected to it. When disabled, it may be used
for multiple video head synchronisation, conguration data transfer or ash
upgrades, as required.
Baud Rate
Settings: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200
Congures the communication speed of the serial port and must match the
speed used by the connected power switche(s). Note: The PSU-8MASTER and
PSU-8SLAVE power switches supplied by Adder require a setting of 9600.
Format
Settings: NONE.8.1, ODD.8.1, EVEN.8.1, NONE.8.2, NONE.7.2, ODD.7.2,
EVEN.7.2,
Congures the data format used by the serial port and must match the format
used by the connected power switche(s). The NONE/ODD/EVEN portion relates
to the parity checking; the 7/8 value is the size of the data byte and the 1/2
value determines the stop bit(s) used after each data byte.
ADDERVIEW MATRIX
Advanced Options
DDC Options
Power Control
Enter-Select
F1-More menus
Esc-Quit
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