User Guide Manual

HDXP Plus Series Switchers • Operation 27
Suggested applications for the I/O grouping feature include:
• Segregating specific video formats to prevent an input in one video format from
being inadvertently applied to an output device that supports another video format
(see figure 37).
• Segregating input and output devices that are in separate rooms.
• Isolating video from being displayed on specific output devices for operational security
reasons.
NOTES:
• Presets can be created under RS-232, RS-422, or Ethernet control to tie inputs
and outputs across group boundaries. These presets are selectable from the
front panel.
• An input or output can be assigned to only one group. If you assign an input
or output to a group, and that input or output is already assigned to a different
group, the older grouping is replaced by the new grouping.
• For I/O groups to have any function, at least two groups must be created.
Creating I/O groups
Follow these steps to create I/O groups using the front panel:
NOTE: The illustrations in this section show the HDXP 3216. However, the procedure
applies to all three HDXP models.
1. Press the Esc
>
button to clear any input buttons, output buttons, or control buttons
that may be lit. The Esc
>
button blinks once, then turns off.
CONTROL
PRESET ENTER
ESCVIEW
Press the Esc
>
to clear all selections.
The button blinks once.
Figure 37. Clearing All Selections
2. To enter I/O grouping mode, press and hold the Input 1 and Output 1 buttons
simultaneously, until the buttons for all the ungrouped inputs and outputs light green
(approximately 3 seconds). If no groups have been formed, all the input and output
buttons light.
1
1
1 2
17 18
17 18
1 2
1 2
1 2
Press and
hold the
Input 1 b
utton and
the Output 1 b
utton.
Release the Input 1 button
and the Output 1 button.
Ungrouped input and
output buttons light.
3 Seconds
Outputs
Inputs
Figure 38. Selecting I/O Group Mode