Installation guide
DigitalMedia™ CAT Transmitter 200    Crestron DM-TX-200 
Programming Software 
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Earliest Version Software Requirements for the PC 
NOTE: Crestron recommends that you use the latest software to take advantage of 
the most recently released features. The latest software is available from the Crestron 
website. 
Crestron has developed an assortment of Windows
-based software tools to develop 
a controlled DigitalMedia system. For the minimum recommended software 
versions, visit the Version Tracker page of the Crestron website 
(www.crestron.com/versiontracker
). 
Programming with SIMPL Windows 
SIMPL Windows is Crestron’s premier software for programming Crestron control 
systems. It is organized into two separate but equally important “Managers”. 
Configuration Manager 
Configuration Manager is the view where programmers “build” a Crestron control 
system by selecting hardware from the Device Library. 
In the example shown on the following page, the DM-TX-200 is being used in a 
DigitalMedia system with a DM-MD8X8 Switcher, equipped with a DMC-CAT 
input card. For details, refer to the latest version of the DigitalMedia Switchers 
Operations Guide (Doc. 6755). 
1.  To incorporate the DM-TX-200 into the system, drag the DM-TX-200 from 
the DigitalMedia | DM Transmitters folder of the Device Library and drop it 
in the System Views. 
Locating the DM-TX-200 in the Device Library 
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