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Using the MENU Command Sequence
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8.1 Locking and Unlocking the Front Panel
To prevent changing the settings accidentally or tampering with the unit via
the front panel buttons, lock
1
your VS-1616SDI. Unlocking releases the
protection mechanism.
To lock the VS-1616SDI:
1. Press the MENU button once.
The MATRIX Display shows the message:
LOCK front panel ?
yes -> TAKE, next -> MENU
2. Press the TAKE button.
The front panel locks and the Displays momentarily show the messages:
Front panel LOCKED
to unlock- press MENU
2
Keyboard LOCKED
3
Pressing a front panel button has no effect
4
but remote RS-232 and RS-485
commands function and show on the MATRIX Display.
To unlock the VS-1616SDI:
Either:
1. Press the MENU button.
The MATRIX Display shows the message:
to UNLOCK front panel
press TAKE
The TAKE LED blinks.
2. Press the TAKE button.
The front panel unlocks
5
and the MATRIX Display momentarily
2
shows
the message:
Front panel
UNLOCKED
Or:
1 Nevertheless, even though the front panel is locked you can still operate via RS-232 or RS-485 serial (remote controller or PC)
2 After a few seconds, the status of the unit replaces this message
3 This message appears continuously in the STATUS Display, until the front panel is unlocked
4 IR and Keyboard Extension (EXT. KEYS) commands are also blocked
5 Switching the power off and on again also unlocks the front panel