User manual
Axion2 is a powerful intuitive and ergonomic remote controller designed to manage several switchers,
independently or simultaneously in any kind of combination, including Soft Edge Blending.
Axion2 can control up to 6 independent screen congurations in different locations (single display or multiple
projectors in Soft Edge Blending mode) and store up to 90 presets per screen conguration. Axion2 controls
the effects and functionalities of several seamless switchers.
* TIP * : Axion2 can control matrices in order to multiply the number of live sources, whatever the number of
Analog Way switcher inputs you are using.
Designed with a 16/9 touch screen for easy preview of all congurations, Axion2 is especially dedicated to
facilitate setting up and programming of multi-screen events and presentations. It perfectly ts your every day
or prestigious shows where speed and ease of conguration are required.
The numerous user friendly, customizable and congurable presets enable the set up of your screen
conguration, so that they are easily accessible during the presentation. Any last minute modication is easy
thanks to the direct input/output selection access. Also equipped with a USB port, the complete conguration
of your events can be saved for future use.
With its new Human Machine Interface, Axion2 will help to manage multi-screen and multi-location live
presentations with total peace of mind.
SCREENS: a Screen on the Axion2 is a “containing element”, which corresponds to a projection surface.
A Screen generaly contains a device, such as a Eikos, Eikos LE, OPS300, OPS200, Pulse, Pulse LE,
SmartVu, SmartVu LE, Smart MatriX, Smart MatriX LE, Smart Edge, Smart Edge FX, Smart Quad, Di-
VentiX II or new Eikos², Saphyr, SmartMatrix², Pulse², QuickMatrix or QuickVu, or an another managed
switcher, though a screen can consist of several devices, in Soft Edge conguration for example.
PRESET: a Preset on the Axion2 is a capture (or a recall) of the state of a Screen. In other words, presets
allow to record or recall the state of sources and elements in a Screen at any given moment.
LAYERS: a Layer is an image display element (such as a Background, a PIP, or a Logo) that has an associated
visual priority — either in front of or behind another layer.
BACKGROUND FRAME: a Background Frame is a full screen image which is selected from one of the
memory slots available in one of the managed switchers. A Frame can be ash captured from any video or
computer source plugged into the machine.
BACKGROUND LIVE: a Background Live is a live (animated video or motion content) full screen image
which is selected from one of the available sources of the slave device.
INTRODUCTION
1-1. WHAT IS THE AXION2
1-2. USEFUL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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