Extron Electronics VN-Matrix 250 User Guide: Front Panels

Front Panels

This section describes

z VNM 250 Front Panels

z Status Information

z Unit Identify Mode

VNM 250 Front Panels

The front panels of both the VNE 250 and the VND 250 are identical apart from the product

name on the silk screen. The VNE 250 is shown below:

ADJUST

CONTROL

MENU

STREAM

STATUS

CONFIG

NEXT

ALARM

VNE 250

VN-MATRIX RGB / HDMI OVER IP

DCB

Figure 5. VNE 250 Front Panel

A

Config port — connect this USB mini type B port to a control PC for low level

configuration using SIS commands.

B

Unit status LEDs — provide status information about the unit (see Status Information

on the following page).

C

LCD display — A 2 x 16 character LCD display provides status feedback and allows

configuration through the front panel menu. For information about using the Front

Panel Menu Configuration, see page 91.

D

Menu and Next buttons — use these buttons to move through different levels of the

front panel menu.

E

Rotary encoders — use these rotary encoders to select values from the front panel

menu choices.

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Status Information

Name Color Function

Control Orange Indicates the status of the control network port:

Fully lit or Flashing intermittently — control data is being

transmitted or received by the port.

Unlit — no data or no network connection detected.

Stream Orange Indicates the status of the active network port (streaming):

Fully lit or Flashing intermittently — system control or source data

is being transmitted or received by the port.

Unlit — no data or no network connection detected.

Status Green Indicates the status of the VNE 250 or VND 250

Condition Encoder (source) Decoder (display)

Unlit No source input detected. No stream being received.

Flashing Source being streamed. Stream being received.

Fully Lit Source present but not

N/A

being streamed (for

example, the unit is

currently disabled or in

standby mode).

Alarm Red Fully lit — indicates that a critical alarm has occurred.

Flashing — indicates an over‑temperature condition.

For complete information, see Alarm Types on page 111.

Unit Identify Mode

In addition to the standard indicator modes described above, there is a Unit Identify

mode, for troubleshooting. In large systems, with multiple units in a rack and multiple rack

locations, this is not always easy. The Unit Identify mode causes the front panel display back

light to illuminate and flash and makes it easy to match the physical unit in a rack with the

virtual unit displayed in the VN‑Matrix Enterprise Controller GUI.

The mode can only be triggered by a command from the Enterprise Controller. It is not

available in smaller systems where a VNM250 device is used as a controller.

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