User`s guide

12 User’s Guide MADI Router © RME
7. Front Panel Operation and Usage
The TFT display provides quick access to the status and control options of the MADI
Router.
The device’s features are controlled with a set of four buttons and two rotary encoders
that can also be pushed as buttons. The buttons are labeled and in this manual referred
to as [ROUTE], [GANG], [PRESET], [SETUP], [IN] and [OUT].
7.1 Status Display
The status display provides the user with an overview of the current state of the device
regarding input signals present at the rear connectors and the current routing setup. The
upper row of connector icons displays the inputs, the lower row displays the outputs.
Lines in between input and output reflect the active routing.
Icons for inputs and outputs are placed in four groups A, B, C and D. Pictograms of an
optical SC port, a BNC connector for coaxial cables and an RJ45 port have been chosen
to distinguish the physical connectors. Additionally, the input icons show a small green
indicator when a signal is detected.
It duplicates the green status LED at the rear of the device associated with the input
ports. ‘Valid’ means that the signal at the input is free of errors. As soon as an error
occurs, the associated output is muted. If a connector is removed or a connection broken,
then this behavior results in a distortion- and noise-free transition to the muted state.
The mute is removed after the signal has been entirely free of errors after a minimum of
one second.
Each output can receive a signal from any of the twelve source signals, or from one of
the four matrices. If an output is configured to receive a signal from a matrix, the line
originates at the output icon but stops shortly after.