Operation, cont’d
MTPX Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers • Operation
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3. Press and release the Input 5 button (figure 3-53).
Press and release the Input 5 button.
The button lights green.
Each output button indicates 1 dB when lit.
When the buttons are lit green, they indicate a gain (+)
audio level.
When the output buttons are lit red, they indicate an
attenuation (-) level.
In this example, the output buttons display an audio
gain level of +8 dB.
Green
Unlit
Unlit
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The output buttons display the selected input’s audio level
and polarity (gain or attenuation).
Figure 3-53 — Select an input
Figure3-54showsthesamelevel(+8dB)asingure3-53,butdisplayedona
16-output-buttonswitcher,suchasanMTPXPlus816.
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In this example, the output buttons display an audio gain level of +8 dB.
Green
Unlit
Figure 3-54 — Level display on a 16-output-button switcher
4. Press and release the View (
<
) button once (figure 3-55) to decrease the input
audio level by 1 dB.
Press and release the View (
<
) button several more times (figure 3-57) to
decrease the input audio level by 1 dB per button press. Note the output
button indication changes that occur each time the View (
<
) button is pressed.
Figure 3-55 shows the result of pressing the View (
<
) button a total of nine
times. Note that the level is now displayed in red to indicate a negative level.
