AdderView DDX CAM Manual

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The Configure pages
The Configure menu option expands when clicked to reveal three sub-sections: 
• Central Switch - settings related directly to the DDX switch.
• Consoles - settings related to the DDX-USR modules and their connected peripherals. 
• Computers - settings related to the DDX-CAM modules and their host computers.
Central Switch > General
Basic settings for the DDX switch. Description/Location are most useful when multiple DDX...

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Central Switch > OSD Settings
Options related to the on screen display are presented in this section:
• Thumbnails - when set to Off, this option will hide the thumbnail views of each computer within each user’s OSD main 
page.
• Auto Layout - when set to Off, this option will maintain a 5x5 grid for the displayed computers within the OSD main 
page, regardless of the number of available computers. When set to On, the OSD view grid will be...

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Add EDID 
If additional EDID definitions are required for 
your installation, you can clone new definitions 
from connected video displays and add these to 
the list of available definitions.
Click the [+] icon to begin collecting a new EDID 
from a display attached (via a DDX-USR module) 
to one of the switch ports. 
Click the EDID dropdown list and choose the 
appropriate receiver (DDX-USR module) from 
which you wish to clone a new EDID...

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Configure > Consoles
A Console is a collective term for a set of peripheral devices arranged around one or more 
DDX-USR modules. This page lists all registered consoles: 
In addition to the Name and Description, other columns provide the following details and 
options for each console entry:
• Ports - each DDX-USR module connects to a single port on the DDX switch. This 
column lists the port(s) used by the DDX-USR module(s) associated...

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Configure > Consoles > Edit an entry
Click on an entry within the Configure > Consoles list to display this page. Here you can  
edit the configuration details for a chosen console.  
Edit
• Name - the main identifier for the console.
• Description - a further opportunity to add more information about the 
console. 
• OSD Mouse Launch - when set to On, allows the console user to invoke 
the on Screen Display by holding down their center...

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Configure > Consoles > Receivers
At the heart of each console (the collective term for a set of peripherals connected to 
the DDX system) is a receiver called a DDX-USR module.
This page shows various details for each DDX-USR module:
• Firmware - the current internal software version for each DDX-USR module.
• Monitor No - an index number for each video display. The first monitor for any console will be 
indexed as ‘1’. Where a console has...

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Add new
Click the [+] icon to begin adding a new computer, 
either before or after connecting the DDX-CAM 
module(s):
• Name - the main identifier for the new computer.
• Description - a further opportunity to add more 
information about the computer. 
• Computer Number - provides a list of the remaining 
vacant computer numbers that you can associate 
with your new entry. The chosen number will 
determine the position of this computer in...

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Configure > Computers > Edit an entry
This page allows you to edit the configuration details for a chosen computer. 
Edit
• Name - the main identifier for the computer.
• Description - a further opportunity to add more information about 
the computer. 
• Computer Number - displays a list of computer numbers (used and 
vacant) that you can associate with this entry. The chosen number 
will determine the position of this computer in the OSD...

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Configure > Computers > Transmitters
Each computer connects to a DDX-CAM transmitter module. This page lists each  
DDX-CAM module and their key details:
This page lists various details for each DDX-CAM module:
• Computer Name - the given name for each connected computer.
• Firmware - the current internal software version for each DDX-CAM 
module.
• Monitor No - an index number for each video display port. The first port for 
any computer...

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Reallocating ports
By default the DDX switch provides 10 user console ports on its front panel and 20 
computer ports along its rear panel, however, these designations are not fixed. If your 
installation requires a greater number of computers or has a need for more user 
consoles, you can alter the allocation of these standard ports to suit: 
• Any of the 20 rear panel computer ports can be reallocated as user console ports, or 
• Three of...