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MTPX Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers • Operation

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Reset Mode Comparison/Summary

Mode Activation Result Purpose/Notes

1

Hold down the recessed Reset button

while applying power to the switcher.

N After a mode 1 reset is

performed,updatetheswitcher’s

ﬁrmware to the latest version.

Do not operate the switcher

ﬁrmware version that results

fromthemode1reset.Ifyou

want to use the factory default

ﬁrmware, you must upload that

version again. See chapter 5,

“MatrixSoftware”,fordetails

on uploading ﬁrmware.

The switcher reverts to the factory default

ﬁrmware. Event scripting will not start if the

switcher is powered on in this mode. All user ﬁles

and settings (drivers, adjustments, IP settings, etc)

are maintained.

N Ifyoudonotwanttoupdatermware,or

you performed a mode 1 reset by mistake,

cycle power to the switcher to return to the

ﬁrmware version that was running before the

mode1reset.Usethe0QSIScommandto

conﬁrm that the factory default ﬁrmware is

nolongerrunning(lookfortheasterisk[*]

following the version number.

Use mode 1 to revert

to the factory default

ﬁrmware version if

incompatibility issues

arise with user-loaded

ﬁrmware.

3

Hold down the Reset button for about

3 seconds, until the Reset LED blinks

once, then press Reset momentarily

(<1 second) within 1 second.

Mode 3 turns events on or off. During resetting,

the Reset LED ﬂashes 2 times if events are starting,

3 times if events are stopping.

Mode 3 is useful for

troubleshooting.

4

Hold down the Reset button for

about6seconds,untiltheResetLED

blinks twice (once at 3 seconds and

againat6seconds).ThenpressReset

momentarily (<1 second) within 1

second.

Mode 4:

• EnablesARPcapability.

• SetstheIPaddresstothefactorydefault.

• Setsthesubnetaddresstothefactorydefault.

• Setsthegatewayaddresstothefactorydefault.

• Setsportmappingtothefactorydefault.

• TurnsDHCPoff.

• Turneventsoff.

The Reset LED ﬂashes four times in quick

succession during the reset.

Mode 4 enables you

to set IP address

information using ARP

and the MAC address.

5

Hold down the Reset button for

about 9 seconds, until the Reset LED

blinks three times (once at 3 seconds,

againat6seconds,andthenagain

at 9 seconds). Then press Reset

momentarily (<1 second) within 1

second.

N Mode 5 reset clears most

adjustments. To save these

settings, use the Windows-

based Matrix Switchers

Control Program and the File

> Save MATRIX settings

as... selection before you

perform this reset (See chapter

5,“MatrixSoftware”).

Mode 5 performs a complete reset to factory

defaults (with the exception of the ﬁrmware):

• Doeseverythingmode4does.

• Resetsmostallrealtimeadjustments,

including:

clears all ties and presets, clears all audio or

RS-232 mutes, clears all I/O grouping, clears

all input level/peaking, clears all skew

adjustments, clears all output pre-peaking,

disables all RS-232 output inserts, sets all

audio/RS-232 wire pairs to audio, and clears all

audio settings.

• ResetsallIPoptions.

• Removes/clearsalllesfortheswitcher.

The reset LED ﬂashes four times in quick

succession during the reset.

Mode 5 is useful if

you want to start over

with conﬁguration and

uploading or to replace

events.

For different reset levels, press and hold the button while the switcher is running or

press and hold the button while you apply power to the switcher.