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CrossPoint / MAV Matrix Switchers • Reference Information
B-20
Button Labels
PageB-21providesstripsofblankbuttonlabels.Ifdesired,copythemorcutthem
out, write button information in each button area as desired, and put them in the
switcher’s input or output buttons’ windows. You can also create labels using the
Button-LabelGeneratorsoftware(seechapter5,“MatrixSoftware”).
Installing labels in the matrix switcher’s buttons
Installnewlabelsinthematrixswitcher’sfrontpanelbuttonsasfollows:
1. MakenewlabelsusingeithertheblanksonpageB-21ortheButton-Label
Generator software. Cut them out.
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For best results, print on transparent or translucent material.
2. Remove the button from the switcher; use a small, flat bladed screwdriver
such as an Extron Tweeker to gently pry a button out from the front panel
(figure B-1).
TEXT
Separate the two-
piece button here at
the corner.
Pry the two
pieces apart.
Diffuser
Base
Button Label
Clear Lens
Figure B-1 — Illuminated button label replacement
3. Locate the notch in the corner of one side of the clear button cap lens.
4. Separatethewhitebacking(diffuser)fromtheclearbuttoncap(lens);insert
the blade of the small screwdriver into the corner notch and gently twist the
blade.
5. Savethetranslucent,whitediffuser,butremovethetext/labelinsertfromthe
transparent button cap lens.
6. Insertthereplacementbuttonlabelintothebuttoncap.Checkforcorrect
label orientation.
7. Align the white diffuser plate with the cap (lens). The bumps on the diffuser
plate should be aligned (top and bottom) with the notches on the clear button
cap. Firmly snap it into place.
8. Align the tabs on the switcher’s plunger with the notches on the diffuser
plate. Gently, but firmly, press the reassembled button into place in the
switcher’s front panel.
9. Repeat steps 2 to 8 as needed to relabel other buttons.