Operation
This section describes the front panel features of the FOX T USW 203 and provides front
panel operations. Topics in this section include:
• Front Panel Features
• Front Panel Operation
Front Panel Features
FOX T USW 203
FOX UNIVERSAL SWITCHER
AUTO
SWITCH
MODE
CONFIG
NORMAL
1 2
AUTO
SIGNAL
HDCP
STATUS
3
123
c
d
a
b
Figure 8. FOX T USW 203 Front Panel Features
a
Auto Switch LED — Lights when the transmitter is in auto switch mode.
b
Config port — Connect a host device to the mini USB Config port for remote control.
c
Input selection buttons — Select inputs 1 through 3 or modes. The corresponding
LED lights to indicate an input is currently selected.
d
Status LEDs — The Signal LEDs light to indicate the signal presence of each input. The
HDCP LEDs light when the signal on the corresponding input is HDCP-compliant.
Input 1 (the VGA connector) does not have an HDCP LED.
Front Panel Operation
The three buttons with corresponding LEDs on the front panel (labeled Mode, Normal, and
Auto) are used to manually select inputs 1 through 3 or enable and disable device modes
(see the table below). The LEDs indicate status and the currently selected input.
To enable or disable executive, auto switch, or normal switch mode from the front panel,
press and hold a combination of input selection buttons simultaneously until the appropriate
LEDs blink (see the table below for the different button combinations).
Front Panel Button Combinations for Device Modes
Mode Button Combinations
Executive 1, 2, and 3
Auto switch
(prioritize the highest numbered active input)
1 and 3
Normal switch (default) 1 and 2
The same front panel operations can also be performed remotely with SIS commands (see
Simple Instruction Set Control on page 12) or the FOX Extenders Control Program (see
FOX Extenders Control Program on page 20).
10FOX T USW 203 Universal Switcher • Operation
