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
To lock the VS-1616A:
your VS-1616A. Unlocking releases the
protection mechanism.
1. Press the MENU button once.
The MATRIX Display shows the message:
LOCK front panel?
4
To unlock the VS-1616A:
but remote RS-232 and
RS-485 commands function and show on the MATRIX Display.
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 2
and the MATRIX Display momentarily 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