Extron Electronics FOX 500 DVI Setup Guide

REMOTE

RS-232

ALARM

Tx Rx 1 2

RGBHV

RGBS

RGsB

RGB

OPTICAL

Tx Side

Rx Side

12*

OPTIONAL FOR

RETURN DATA

LINK

OPTICAL

2* 1

OPTIONAL FOR RETURN DATA

LINK

Do not tin the wires!

Unbalanced Stereo Output Balanced Stereo Output

L R

Ring

Sleeve(s)

Tip

Ring

Sleeve(s)

Tip

NO GROUND HERE.

RGBHV

H/HV V

RGBS

RGsB, RsGsBs

H/HV V

RGB

RS-232

OVER FIBER

Tx Rx NA

Controlling

Device

Receive (Rx)

Transmit (Tx)

Ground ( )

Receive (Rx)

Transmit (Tx)

Ground ( )

Bidirectional

REMOTE

RS-232

ALARM

Tx Rx 1 2

Unbalanced Stereo Input

Balanced Stereo Input

L R

Ring

Sleeve (s)

Tip

Sleeve

Tip

Sleeve

Tip

Ring

Do not tin the wires!

Setup Guide — FOX 500 and FOX 500 DVI

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Setup Guide — FOX 500 and FOX 500 DVI

This guide provides quick start instructions for an experienced installer to set up and operate the FOX 500 ﬁber optic transmitters and receivers.

Installation

Step 1 — Mounting

Turn off or disconnect all equipment power sources and mount the FOX units as required.

Step 2a — Video input (FOX 500 Tx [analog])

Connect a VGA to UXGA source to the transmitter: either to the RGB Input 15-pin HD connector or to the RGB Input BNC connectors. See the drawing at right to wire the BNC connectors.

Step 2b — Video input (FOX 500 Tx DVI)

Connect a digital visual interface (DVI-D) source to the transmitter’s DVI-I Input connector.

Step 3 — Local monitor output

If desired, connect a local monitor to the transmitter’s Buffered Loop-Through 15-pin HD connector or DVI connector, as applicable.

Step 4 — Audio input

Connect a balanced or unbalanced, stereo or mono audio input to the transmitter: either to the Audio Inputs 3.5 mm mini jack or to the Audio Inputs 5-pole captive screw connector. See the drawing below to wire the captive screw connector.

Step 8 — Fiber cables between units

Connect the Optical 1 (required) and Optical 2 (optional) ﬁber cables between the transmitter and receiver.

Only Optical 1 is required for video, audio, and serial transmission.

Optical 2 is required only to return serial data from the slave device connected to the receiver to the master device connected to the transmitter.

Step 9a — Video outputs (Fox 500 Rx [analog])

Connect one or two RGBHV, RGBS, or RGsB displays to the receiver, using the RGB Output 15-pin HD connector and/or the RGB Outputs BNC connectors. See the drawing below right.

Step 9b — Video outputs (Fox 500 DVI Rx)

Connect a DVI display to the receiver’s DVI-I Output connector.

Step 10 — Audio outputs

Connect balanced or unbalanced stereo or mono audio devices to the receiver, using the Audio Outputs 3.5 mm mini jack and/or the Audio Outputs 5-pole captive screw connector. See the drawing below.

Connect the sleeves to ground (Gnd).

Connecting the sleeve to a negative (-) terminal will damage the audio output circuits.

Step 5 — RS-232 over ﬁber

If you want the FOX 500 to pass serial data and/or control signals, such as for serial control of a projector, connect the master (controlling) device to the transmitter and the slave device (projector) to the receiver via three poles of the RS-232 Over Fiber captive screw connector on both units.

Step 6 — Serial control

For serial control of the transmitter and receiver, connect a host device to either unit via three poles of the Remote RS-232/Alarm captive screw connector or to either unit’s front panel Conﬁguration connector using an optional TRS RS-232 cable, part #70-335-01.

Step 7 — Alarms

For remote monitoring of the status of the optical links, connect a locally constructed or obtained device to the two Alarm poles of the units’ RS-232/Alarm 5-pole captive screw connectors. The two poles are shorted together when no light is detected.

For RS-232 responses (from the receiver to the transmitter), you must install

ﬁber cable Optical 2. See Step 8.

The transmitter’s Alarm port reports the status of the Optical 2 light link.

The receiver’s Alarm port reports the status of the Optical 1 light link.

Step 11 — Power

Plug standard IEC power cords between the units’ power connectors and 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 or 60 Hz power sources.

Step 12 — Optimizing the video (Fox 500 [analog])

a. On the receiver, from the default display cycle, press Menu {*5} > Next {*3} to access the

Test Pattern submenu.

b. Rotate either Adjust knob to select the Alt. Pixels test pattern.

c. On your display, select “auto image” (if available) or adjust the active pixels, total pixels,

d. Return to the Test Pattern submenu (Menu {*5} > Next {*3}) and rotate either Adjust knob

e. From the Test Pattern submenu, press Menu {*3} > Next {*3} to access the Total Pixel and

f. Rotate the

g. Wait for approximately 30 seconds; the receiver returns to the default display cycle.

Both ﬁber cables must be installed to access the Total Pixel and Pixel Phase submenu.

and pixel phase for the best picture quality.

to deselect the Alt. Pixels test pattern.

Pixel Phase submenu.

knob to adjust the total pixels and the { knob to adjust the pixel phase for the

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best picture quality.

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