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Extron • Matrix 200 • User’s Manual
Chapter 4 • Using the Front Panel Controller
Front Panel Controller (FPC) Operation
Control/Indicator Function
LCD display The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) has two-rows and 16-columns of
character positions. It displays the Matrix status, as well as menus used
to configure the unit.
Cursor keys Press Left/Right keys to step to the next accessible position. (Cursor
skips over positions that cannot be accessed.) Press Up/Down keys to
step through choices.
RGBS key/light (*) Press to select all RGB and Sync modules as a Gang. The light is on
when the mode is selected. Press again to deselect.
Audio key/light (*) Press to select audio connections. Left and right audio channels cannot
be separated. Light is on when the mode is selected. Press again to
deselect.
Video key/light (*) Press to select all video connections as a Gang. This could be
Composite Video or S-Video. Light is on when selected. Press again to
deselect.
(*) Pressing any combination of these three keys will put them together as a “Group”;
pressing a key again will remove that Gang from the Group.
RGBS Mute key/light Press to mute all RGB and Sync outputs. Light is on when muted. Press
again to restore muted outputs.
Audio Mute key/light Press to mute all audio outputs. Light is on to indicate mute mode
selected. Press again to restore audio outputs.
Menu key/light Press for Selection Menu, from which other menu selections can be
made. The last menu selected will be “remembered” the next time this
key is pressed.
Keypad Dual function 12-key pad (0-9, #, *) is used to enter numeric data into
SmartControl configuration memory as well as to select menus (next
page).
Power key/light Press to turn power on; press again to turn it off. Light is on when power
is on.
Break Away LED When lit, the information displayed in the LCD does not represent a
group or a gang, but an individual plane or all planes in a group that are
not tied together.
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