Setup guide

A variety of dialog boxes for modifying your system’s configuration file
are accessed through the main menu. The menu options include topics
such as Modifying Serial Port Settings, Set Password Combo, Managing
Boards, Managing Virtual Matrices, Managing Presets, and Managing
Signal Devices.
Note: If you have questions regarding a dialog box you have open,
X
N
Connect provides a context-sensitive Help file that can be accessed by
pressing the F1 key.
9.4 Opening and Downloading
a Configuration File
Start the process of modifying your configuration file by opening it in
X
N
Connect. After modifications to the file are completed, X
N
Connect
can then download the new configuration information to your system.
If any of the configuration modifications include changes to source or
destination labels, you will need to clear the current labels and allow the
system to load the new ones (see page 9-5).
To open a configuration file in X
N
Connect:
1. From the Getting Started dialog box, click Open Configuration File.
2. Using the standard File Open dialog box, locate and open the XCL
(*.xcl) Input file for your system.
3. Using the Save As option, make a duplicate copy of your file with a
new name.
(Make a new duplicate copy every time you modify the file.)
4. Enter the desired modifications (see section 9.5) to the file copy.
To download the modified configuration file from XNConnect to
your system, from the Network menu, select Download Configuration.
Note: Depending on the modification, downloading the new
configuration information to your system may or may not be done while
the matrix switcher is operating.
9-4 Installation and Setup Guide
Managing Configuration Files
Configuration Files