quickstart guide
DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6
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QUICKSTART DOC. 7218A (2031226) 09.11
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For details, refer to the latest version of the DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6
Operations & Installation Guide, Doc. 7196.
DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6
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Configuration (Continued)
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An input signal can be routed to one or more outputs simultaneously. In addition, one
or more routed signals can be disconnected simultaneously.
To route an input signal to output(s):
1. Ensure that the home screen is displayed. The DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6 is in
Route mode when the screen is displayed.
2. Press the appropriate INPUT button that corresponds to the input to be routed.
INPUT buttons are numbered 1-6.
The LED of the selected input lights. In addition, video and audio information
about the selected input is provided on the LCD screen. The LED(s) of output(s)
currently routed to the input also light.
3. Press the appropriate OUTPUT button(s) that correspond to the desired
output(s).
The LED(s) of the selected output(s) flash. In addition, the following message
appears on the LCD screen:
Press Select to Route
Press Back to Cancel
4. As indicated on the LCD screen, press the Select button to route the signal.
The selected input is routed to the selected output(s). The LED(s) of the selected
output(s) light steadily.
To disconnect routed signal(s):
1. Ensure that the home screen is displayed on the front panel LCD screen.
2. Press the OUTPUT button(s) that correspond to the output(s) to be disconnected.
The LED of the selected output(s) flashes.
3. Press the Select button.
The selected output(s) are disconnected. The LED(s) of the selected output(s)
light steadily.
C. Configure Network Parameters
To configure network parameters:
1. In the Installer menu, navigate to Network
and then press the Select button.
The Network submenu appears.
2. If necessary, configure DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol). DHCP is enabled by
default (set to On).
To disable DHCP:
3. (Applicable only if DHCP was disabled in step 2). Configure a static
IP address, subnet mask, and default router IP address. To do so,
navigate to the appropriate parameter listed in the Network
submenu (Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Router, respectively)
and then press the Select button.
The corresponding configuration screens appear as shown below.
To enter a static IP address, subnet mask, and default router IP
address, use the navigation pad. For each octet, press the Up/Down
navigation button until the desired number appears and then press
the Select button.
The screen returns to the Network submenu after the last octet is
entered.
● Navigate to IP ID if it is not already
selected, and then press the Select
button.
The IP ID configuration screen
appears. Configure the IP ID of the
DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6. The value
ranges from 03 (default setting) to FE
and must match the IP ID specified in
SIMPL Windows and the value on the
control system’s IP table for the
DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6.
In the IP ID configuration screen,
specify the IP ID by pressing the
Up/Down button on the navigation pad
until the desired value appears, and
then press the Select button.
The screen returns to the Control
System submenu.
● Navigate to IP Address and then press
the Select button.
The Ctrl Sys IP Addr configuration
screen appears. Configure the IP
address of the control system. For
each octet in the IP address, press the
Up/Down navigation button until the
desired number appears and then
press the Select button.
The screen returns to the Control
System submenu.
Installer Menu
a. Navigate to DHCP and then press the
Select button.
The DHCP configuration screen appears.
b. Navigate to Off and then press the Select button.
DHCP is disabled. The screen returns to the Network submenu.
Network Submenu
IP Address (Static)
Configuration Screen
Subnet Mask
Configuration Screen
Default Router
Configuration Screen
D. Configure Control System Parameters
To connect the DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6 to the control system, configure
control system parameters:
1. In the Network submenu, navigate to
Control System and then press the
Select button.
The Control System submenu appears.
2. Do the following:
E. Exit Installer Mode
To exit Installer mode, return to the home screen by pressing the
HOME button.
Routing
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NOTE: You can also return to the home screen by pressing the BACK
button as necessary or by allowing the DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6 to time
out after 30 seconds of inactivity.
NOTE: By default, input LEDs on the DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6 are not lit. Output
LEDs of unrouted outputs are lit.
NOTE: For the DM-MD6X4, up to four OUTPUT buttons, numbered 1-4, can be
pressed for the selected input. For the DM-MD6X6, up to six OUTPUT buttons,
numbered 1-6, can be pressed for the selected input.
NOTE: After 30 seconds of inactivity, the DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6 times out.
INPUT LEDs that were lit become unlit. OUTPUT LEDs that were lit for routed
outputs also become unlit. In addition, the DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6 returns to the
home screen while also dimming the LCD.
NOTE: The LEDs of all routed outputs are not lit.
Network Submenu
Control System
Submenu
IP ID Configuration
Screen
Ctrl Sys IP Addr
Configuration Screen
NOTE: Changes to network parameter settings take effect when the
DM-MD6X4/DM-MD6X6 exits Installer mode and the device automatically
reboots. A message appears on the LCD screen indicating that the device
is rebooting.
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