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HDXP Plus Series

Serial Digital Video Matrix Switchers

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Precautions

Safety Instructions • English

This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment.

This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock.

Caution

Read Instructions • Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using the equipment. Retain Instructions • The safety instructions should be kept for future reference. Follow Warnings • Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the equipment or in the user

information.

Avoid Attachments • Do not use tools or attachments that are not recommended by the equipment

manufacturer because they may be hazardous.

Consignes de Sécurité • Français

Ce symbole sert à avertir l’utilisateur que la documentation fournie avec le matériel contient des instructions importantes concernant l’exploitation et la maintenance (réparation).

Ce symbole sert à avertir l’utilisateur de la présence dans le boîtier de l’appareil de tensions dangereuses non isolées posant des risques d’électrocution.

Attention

Lire les instructions• Prendre connaissance de toutes les consignes de sécurité et d’exploitation avant

d’utiliser le matériel.

Conserver les instructions• Ranger les consignes de sécurité aﬁ n de pouvoir les consulter à l’avenir. Respecter les avertissements • Observer tous les avertissements et consignes marqués sur le matériel ou

présentés dans la documentation utilisateur.

Eviter les pièces de ﬁ xation • Ne pas utiliser de pièces de ﬁ xation ni d’outils non recommandés par le

fabricant du matériel car cela risquerait de poser certains dangers.

Sicherheitsanleitungen • Deutsch

Dieses Symbol soll dem Benutzer in der im Lieferumfang enthaltenen Dokumentation besonders wichtige Hinweise zur Bedienung und Wartung (Instandhaltung) geben.

Dieses Symbol soll den Benutzer darauf aufmerksam machen, daß im Inneren des Gehäuses dieses Produktes gefährliche Spannungen, die nicht isoliert sind und die einen elektrischen Schock verursachen können, herrschen.

Achtung

Lesen der Anleitungen • Bevor Sie das Gerät zum ersten Mal verwenden, sollten Sie alle Sicherheits-und

Bedienungsanleitungen genau durchlesen und verstehen.

Aufbewahren der Anleitungen • Die Hinweise zur elektrischen Sicherheit des Produktes sollten Sie

aufbewahren, damit Sie im Bedarfsfall darauf zurückgreifen können.

Befolgen der Warnhinweise • Befolgen Sie alle Warnhinweise und Anleitungen auf dem Gerät oder in der

Benutzerdokumentation.

Keine Zusatzgeräte • Verwenden Sie keine Werkzeuge oder Zusatzgeräte, die nicht ausdrücklich vom

Hersteller empfohlen wurden, da diese eine Gefahrenquelle darstellen können.

Warning

Power sources • This equipment should be operated only from the power source indicated on the product. This

equipment is intended to be used with a main power system with a grounded (neutral) conductor. The third (grounding) pin is a safety feature, do not attempt to bypass or disable it.

Power disconnection • To remove power from the equipment safely, remove all power cords from the rear of

the equipment, or the desktop power module (if detachable), or from the power source receptacle (wall plug).

Power cord protection • Power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be stepped on or pinched by

items placed upon or against them.

Servicing • Refer all servicing to qualiﬁ ed service personnel. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. To

prevent the risk of shock, do not attempt to service this equipment yourself because opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards.

Slots and openings • If the equipment has slots or holes in the enclosure, these are provided to prevent

overheating of sensitive components inside. These openings must never be blocked by other objects.

Lithium battery • There is a danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace it only with the

same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Avertissement

Alimentations• Ne faire fonctionner ce matériel qu’avec la source d’alimentation indiquée sur l’appareil. Ce

matériel doit être utilisé avec une alimentation principale comportant un ﬁ l de terre (neutre). Le troisième contact (de mise à la terre) constitue un dispositif de sécurité : n’essayez pas de la contourner ni de la désactiver.

Déconnexion de l’alimentation• Pour mettre le matériel hors tension sans danger, déconnectez tous les cordons

d’alimentation de l’arrière de l’appareil ou du module d’alimentation de bureau (s’il est amovible) ou encore de la prise secteur.

Protection du cordon d’alimentation • Acheminer les cordons d’alimentation de manière à ce que personne ne

risque de marcher dessus et à ce qu’ils ne soient pas écrasés ou pincés par des objets.

Réparation-maintenance • Faire exécuter toutes les interventions de réparation-maintenance par un technicien

qualiﬁ é. Aucun des éléments internes ne peut être réparé par l’utilisateur. Aﬁ n d’éviter tout danger d’électrocution, l’utilisateur ne doit pas essayer de procéder lui-même à ces opérations car l’ouverture ou le retrait des couvercles risquent de l’exposer à de hautes tensions et autres dangers.

Fentes et oriﬁ ces • Si le boîtier de l’appareil comporte des fentes ou des oriﬁ ces, ceux-ci servent à empêcher

les composants internes sensibles de surchauffer. Ces ouvertures ne doivent jamais être bloquées par des objets.

Lithium Batterie • Il a danger d’explosion s’ll y a remplacment incorrect de la batterie. Remplacer uniquement

avec une batterie du meme type ou d’un ype equivalent recommande par le constructeur. Mettre au reut les batteries usagees conformement aux instructions du fabricant.

Vorsicht

Stromquellen • Dieses Gerät sollte nur über die auf dem Produkt angegebene Stromquelle betrieben werden.

Dieses Gerät wurde für eine Verwendung mit einer Hauptstromleitung mit einem geerdeten (neutralen) Leiter konzipiert. Der dritte Kontakt ist für einen Erdanschluß, und stellt eine Sicherheitsfunktion dar. Diese sollte nicht umgangen oder außer Betrieb gesetzt werden.

Stromunterbrechung • Um das Gerät auf sichere Weise vom Netz zu trennen, sollten Sie alle Netzkabel

aus der Rückseite des Gerätes, aus der externen Stomversorgung (falls dies möglich ist) oder aus der Wandsteckdose ziehen.

Schutz des Netzkabels • Netzkabel sollten stets so verlegt werden, daß sie nicht im Weg liegen und niemand

darauf treten kann oder Objekte darauf- oder unmittelbar dagegengestellt werden können.

Wartung • Alle Wartungsmaßnahmen sollten nur von qualiﬁ ziertem Servicepersonal durchgeführt werden.

Die internen Komponenten des Gerätes sind wartungsfrei. Zur Vermeidung eines elektrischen Schocks versuchen Sie in keinem Fall, dieses Gerät selbst öffnen, da beim Entfernen der Abdeckungen die Gefahr eines elektrischen Schlags und/oder andere Gefahren bestehen.

Schlitze und Öffnungen • Wenn das Gerät Schlitze oder Löcher im Gehäuse aufweist, dienen diese zur

Vermeidung einer Überhitzung der empﬁ ndlichen Teile im Inneren. Diese Öffnungen dürfen niemals von anderen Objekten blockiert werden.

Litium-Batterie • Explosionsgefahr, falls die Batterie nicht richtig ersetzt wird. Ersetzen Sie verbrauchte

Batterien nur durch den gleichen oder einen vergleichbaren Batterietyp, der auch vom Hersteller empfohlen wird. Entsorgen Sie verbrauchte Batterien bitte gemäß den Herstelleranweisungen.

Instrucciones de seguridad • Español

Este símbolo se utiliza para advertir al usuario sobre instrucciones importantes de operación y mantenimiento (o cambio de partes) que se desean destacar en el contenido de la documentación suministrada con los equipos.

Este símbolo se utiliza para advertir al usuario sobre la presencia de elementos con voltaje peligroso sin protección aislante, que puedan encontrarse dentro de la caja o alojamiento del producto, y que puedan representar riesgo de electrocución.

Precaucion

Leer las instrucciones • Leer y analizar todas las instrucciones de operación y seguridad, antes de usar el

equipo.

Conservar las instrucciones • Conservar las instrucciones de seguridad para futura consulta. Obedecer las advertencias • Todas las advertencias e instrucciones marcadas en el equipo o en la

documentación del usuario, deben ser obedecidas.

Evitar el uso de accesorios • No usar herramientas o accesorios que no sean especiﬁ camente recomendados

por el fabricante, ya que podrian implicar riesgos.

安全须知 • 中文

这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中有重要的操作和维护说明。

这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴露的危险电压，有触电危险。

注意

阅读说明书 • 用户使用该设备前必须阅读并理解所有安全和使用说明。保存说明书 • 用户应保存安全说明书以备将来使用。遵守警告 • 用户应遵守产品和用户指南上的所有安全和操作说明。避免追加 • 不要使用该产品厂商没有推荐的工具或追加设备，以避免危险。

Advertencia

Alimentación eléctrica • Este equipo debe conectarse únicamente a la fuente/tipo de alimentación eléctrica

indicada en el mismo. La alimentación eléctrica de este equipo debe provenir de un sistema de distribución general con conductor neutro a tierra. La tercera pata (puesta a tierra) es una medida de seguridad, no puentearia ni eliminaria.

Desconexión de alimentación eléctrica • Para desconectar con seguridad la acometida de alimentación eléctrica

al equipo, desenchufar todos los cables de alimentación en el panel trasero del equipo, o desenchufar el módulo de alimentación (si fuera independiente), o desenchufar el cable del receptáculo de la pared.

Protección del cables de alimentación • Los cables de alimentación eléctrica se deben instalar en lugares donde

no sean pisados ni apretados por objetos que se puedan apoyar sobre ellos.

Reparaciones/mantenimiento • Solicitar siempre los servicios técnicos de personal caliﬁ cado. En el interior no

hay partes a las que el usuario deba acceder. Para evitar riesgo de electrocución, no intentar personalmente la reparación/mantenimiento de este equipo, ya que al abrir o extraer las tapas puede quedar expuesto a voltajes peligrosos u otros riesgos.

Ranuras y aberturas • Si el equipo posee ranuras o oriﬁ cios en su caja/alojamiento, es para evitar el

sobrecalientamiento de componentes internos sensibles. Estas aberturas nunca se deben obstruir con otros objetos.

Batería de litio • Existe riesgo de explosión si esta batería se coloca en la posición incorrecta. Cambiar esta

batería únicamente con el mismo tipo (o su equivalente) recomendado por el fabricante. Desachar las baterías usadas siguiendo las instrucciones del fabricante.

警告

电源 • 该设备只能使用产品上标明的电源。设备必须使用有地线的供电系统供电。第三条线

（地线）是安全设施，不能不用或跳过。

拔掉电源 • 为安全地从设备拔掉电源，请拔掉所有设备后或桌面电源的电源线，或任何接到市

电系统的电源线。

电源线保护 • 妥善布线，避免被踩踏，或重物挤压。维护 • 所有维修必须由认证的维修人员进行。设备内部没有用户可以更换的零件。为避免出

现触电危险不要自己试图打开设备盖子维修该设备。

通风孔 • 有些设备机壳上有通风槽或孔，它们是用来防止机内敏感元件过热。不要用任何东

西挡住通风孔。

锂电池 • 不正确的更换电池会有爆炸的危险。必须使用与厂家推荐的相同或相近型号的电池。

按照生产厂的建议处理废弃电池。

Quick Start — HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers

Installation

Step 1

Turn off power to the input and output devices, and remove the power cords from them.

Step 2 — Inputs

Connect up to 16 or 32 high resolution video inputs to the rear panel BNC input connectors. See chapter 2, Installation.

Step 3 — Outputs

Connect up to 17 or 33 high resolution video output devices to the rear panel BNC output connectors.

One of these outputs is the Preview output, to

which you can connect an input to view it.

See chapter 2, Installation.

Step 4

If desired, connect a control system or computer to the rear panel Remote RS-232/RS-422 port or the front panel Conﬁ g RS-232 port.

RS-232 FunctionPin Function

— TX RX

—

Gnd

—

Not used Transmit data Receive data Not used Signal ground Not used Not used Not used Not used

REMOTE

RS232/RS422

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Rear panel Remote RS-232/RS-422 port

9-pin D Connection TRS Plug

Pin 2 Computer's RX line Tip Pin 3 Computer's TX line Ring Pin 5 Computer's signal ground Sleeve

Part #70-335-01

Front panel RS-232 Conﬁ g port

RS-232 and RS-422 default port settings

Baud rate: 9600 Parity: none Data bits: 8 Stop bits: 1 Flow control: none

6 feet

(1.8 m)

RS-422

9 13 17

5 9 13

—

Not used

TX–

Transmit data (–)

RX–

Receive data (–)

—

Not used

Gnd

Signal ground

—

Not used

RX+

Receive data (+)

TX+

Transmit data (+)

—

Not used

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

Sleeve (Gnd)

Ring

Step 5

If desired, connect a network WAN or LAN hub, a control system, or computer to the Ethernet RJ-45 port. See chapter 2, Installation, for details.

• Network connection — Wire as a patch

(straight) cable.

• Computer or control system connection—

Wire the interface cable as a crossover cable.

Ethernet defaults

IP address: 192.168.254.254 Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0 Gateway IP address: 0.0.0.0

Step 6 — Power

Plug the HDXP into a grounded AC source.

Deﬁ nitions

Tie — An input-to-output connection. Set of ties — An input tied to two or more outputs. Conﬁ guration — One or more ties or sets of ties. Current conﬁ guration — The currently active

conﬁ guration (also called conﬁ guration 0).

Global preset — A conﬁ guration that has been

stored. One global preset can be assigned to each input button. When a global preset is retrieved from memory, it becomes the current conﬁ guration.

Front Panel Controls

Input and output buttons select inputs and

outputs. The buttons light green to indicate selection. The buttons light red to indicate selection in preview mode. Input and output buttons also select presets.

Enter button saves changes.

Preset button saves a conﬁ guration as a preset or

Tip

recalls a previously-deﬁ ned preset.

View < button selects a view-only mode that

enables viewing of the conﬁ guration while preventing inadvertent conﬁ guration changes.

button cancels selections in progress and

Esc

resets the front panel button indications. This button does not reset the current conﬁ guration or any presets.

Matrix button places the HDXP in matrix mode, in

which any input can be switched to any output.

ACTLINK

ETHERNET

Quick Start — HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers, Cont’d

Preview button places the HDXP in preview

mode, in which one input at a time can be selected for viewing.

Creating ties

1. Press and release the Matrix button.

I / O

MATRIX PREVIEW

Press the Matrix button to enter matrix mode.

The button lights green when selected.

2. Press and release the desired input button.

The button lights to indicate the selection.

3. Press and release the desired output button(s).

The buttons blink green, indicating the need to confirm the change.

3 4

4. Press and release the Enter button.

Viewing ties

To view the existing ties, enter view-only mode as follows:

1. Press and release the View

2. Select the input or output whose ties you wish

to view by pressing its input or output button. All I/O buttons tied to the one you press, and all output buttons without ties, light.

3. To exit view-only mode, press View

Muting and unmuting an output

To mute an output:

1. Press and release the View

view-only mode.

2. Press and hold an output button until it starts

to blink (about 2 seconds).

3. Repeat step 2 for each output to be muted.

4. When ﬁ nished muting, press View < again. To unmute an output:

1. Press View

The buttons for any muted

inputs begin blinking green.

ENTER

button.

button to enter

again.

2. Press and hold an output button until it lights

steadily (approximately 2 seconds).

3. When ﬁ nished unmuting, press View

again.

Saving or recalling a preset

1. Save a preset — Press and hold the Preset

button for 2 seconds.

Recall a preset — Press and release Preset.

Save a

preset

Recall a

preset

2 seconds

PRESET

Press and hold.

PRESET

All input and output buttons with assigned presets light red.

The configuration data at assigned preset locations will be overwritten.

Preset button blinks.

Preset button lights.Press and release.

PRESET

1 2 3 4 5 6

17 18 19 20 21 22

2. Press and release the desired input or output

button.

The button blinks red to indicate that this preset is selected to save or recall.

The Enter button blinks

ENTER

green to indicate the need

to activate the save or recall.

3. Press and release the Enter button.

Selecting button background illumination

To turn the amber button background illumination on and off, press and hold the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons until the button background changes (approximately 2 seconds).

Press and hold the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons simultaneously to toggle background illumination mode on or off.

1 2

17 18

2 seconds

1 2

Release the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons.

17 18

Table of Contents

Chapter One • Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1

About this Manual ..................................................................................................................... 1-2

About the HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers ......................................................... 1-2

Features ............................................................................................................................................ 1-3

Application Diagrams .............................................................................................................. 1-6

Chapter Two • Installation ........................................................................................................2-1

Mounting the Switcher .......................................................................................................... 2-2

Rear Panels and Cabling ........................................................................................................ 2-2

Connections ................................................................................................................................... 2-3

Video connections ..................................................................................................................... 2-3

External sync connections (HDXP 3232 only) ........................................................................ 2-4

Reset button .............................................................................................................................. 2-5

Ethernet connection ................................................................................................................. 2-6

Cabling and RJ-45 connector wiring .................................................................................. 2-6

RS-232 and RS-422 remote connections ................................................................................. 2-7

Power .......................................................................................................................................... 2-8

Chapter Three • Operation .........................................................................................................3-1

Front Panel Controls and Indicators ...............................................................................3-2

Deﬁ nitions .................................................................................................................................. 3-2

Input and output buttons ........................................................................................................ 3-3

Conﬁ guration port ....................................................................................................................3-3

Control buttons ......................................................................................................................... 3-4

I/O buttons ................................................................................................................................. 3-6

Button icons ............................................................................................................................... 3-6

Operations ...................................................................................................................................... 3-7

Powering on ............................................................................................................................... 3-7

Creating a conﬁ guration ......................................................................................................... 3-7

Example 1: Creating a set of ties ........................................................................................ 3-8

Example 2: Adding a tie to a set of ties ........................................................................... 3-10

Breaking ties ...................................................................................................................... 3-12

Example 3: Removing a tie from a set of ties ............................................................ 3-12

Previewing an input ............................................................................................................... 3-13

Viewing the conﬁ guration .................................................................................................... 3-14

I/O grouping ............................................................................................................................. 3-16

Creating I/O groups ........................................................................................................... 3-17

Viewing I/O groups ............................................................................................................ 3-19

Saving and recalling presets .................................................................................................. 3-19

Saving a preset .................................................................................................................. 3-20

Recalling a preset .............................................................................................................. 3-21

Muting and unmuting outputs ............................................................................................. 3-23

Muting an output .............................................................................................................. 3-23

Unmuting an output ......................................................................................................... 3-24

PRELIMINARY

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Table of Contents, cont’d

Locking out the front panel (executive mode) ................................................................... 3-25

Setting the button background illumination ..................................................................... 3-25

Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate ........................................................ 3-26

Resetting .................................................................................................................................. 3-27

Resetting using front panel buttons ................................................................................ 3-27

Resetting using the rear panel Reset button ................................................................... 3-28

Soft system resets ......................................................................................................... 3-28

Hard reset ..................................................................................................................... 3-29

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 3-30

Conﬁ guration Worksheets ................................................................................................. 3-30

Worksheet example 1: System equipment .......................................................................... 3-30

Worksheet example 2: Daily conﬁ guration ......................................................................... 3-31

Worksheet example 3: Test conﬁ guration ..........................................................................3-32

Chapter Four • Programmer’s Guide .................................................................................. 4-1

RS-232/RS-422 Link ..................................................................................................................... 4-2

Rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port ................................................................................................ 4-2

Front panel RS-232 port ........................................................................................................... 4-2

PRELIMINARY

Ethernet Link ................................................................................................................................4-3

Ethernet connection ................................................................................................................. 4-3

Default IP addresses .................................................................................................................. 4-4

Host-to-Switcher Instructions ............................................................................................. 4-4

Switcher-Initiated Messages ............................................................................................... 4-4

Switcher Error Responses ..................................................................................................... 4-5

Using the Command/Response Table for SIS Commands .................................. 4-6

Symbol deﬁ nitions .................................................................................................................... 4-6

Command/response table for SIS commands .......................................................................... 4-11

Chapter Five • Matrix Software .............................................................................................5-1

Matrix Switchers Control Program .................................................................................5-2

Installing the software ............................................................................................................. 5-2

Software operation via Ethernet ............................................................................................ 5-2

Ethernet protocol settings .................................................................................................. 5-2

Using the software .................................................................................................................... 5-3

Setting up the Matrix window ................................................................................................ 5-6

Managing ties ............................................................................................................................ 5-7

IP Setup ....................................................................................................................................... 5-8

Setting the IP Address ......................................................................................................... 5-9

Setting the Extron name or descriptor ............................................................................... 5-9

Setting the gateway IP address ........................................................................................ 5-10

Setting the subnet mask ................................................................................................... 5-10

Hardware Address ﬁ eld .....................................................................................................5-10

Enabling/disabling DHCP ................................................................................................... 5-11

Setting the date ................................................................................................................. 5-11

Setting the local time ........................................................................................................ 5-11

HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers • Table of Contents

Sync Time to PC button ..................................................................................................... 5-11

Setting the offset from GMT ............................................................................................ 5-11

Enabling daylight savings time ......................................................................................... 5-12

Setting the administrator password ................................................................................. 5-12

Setting the user password ................................................................................................. 5-12

Setting the mail server IP address ..................................................................................... 5-13

Setting the mail server domain name .............................................................................. 5-13

Entering e-mail addressee information ........................................................................... 5-13

Updating the ﬁ rmware .......................................................................................................... 5-14

Uploading HTML ﬁ les ............................................................................................................. 5-16

Windows buttons, menus, and trash can ............................................................................ 5-17

Windows menus ...................................................................................................................... 5-17

File menu ........................................................................................................................... 5-17

Tools menu ......................................................................................................................... 5-18

Preferences menu .............................................................................................................. 5-20

Master-Reset selection ...................................................................................................... 5-22

Using emulation mode ........................................................................................................... 5-22

Using the Matrix Switcher Help system ............................................................................... 5-24

Special Characters ................................................................................................................... 5-24

Using the Button Label Generator ................................................................................ 5-25

Chapter Six • HTML Operation .................................................................................................6-1

Accessing the Web Pages ...................................................................................................... 6-2

System Status Page .................................................................................................................. 6-3

DSVP page .................................................................................................................................. 6-4

System Settings Page .............................................................................................................. 6-4

IP Settings ﬁ elds ........................................................................................................................ 6-5

Unit Name ﬁ eld ...................................................................................................................6-5

DHCP radio buttons ............................................................................................................. 6-5

IP Address ﬁ eld .................................................................................................................... 6-5

Gateway IP Address ﬁ eld ....................................................................................................6-5

Subnet Mask ﬁ eld ................................................................................................................ 6-5

MAC Address ﬁ eld ............................................................................................................... 6-6

Date/Time Settings ﬁ elds ......................................................................................................... 6-6

Passwords page ......................................................................................................................... 6-7

Email Settings page .................................................................................................................. 6-8

Mail IP Address ﬁ eld ............................................................................................................ 6-8

Domain Name ﬁ eld .............................................................................................................6-8

SMTP Authorization Required ﬁ elds .................................................................................. 6-9

Email address ﬁ elds ............................................................................................................. 6-9

Firmware Upgrade page ........................................................................................................ 6-10

PRELIMINARY

Using the File Management Page .................................................................................. 6-12

Uploading ﬁ les ........................................................................................................................ 6-12

Adding a directory .................................................................................................................. 6-12

Other ﬁ le management activities ......................................................................................... 6-13

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Table of Contents, cont’d

Set and View Ties Page ......................................................................................................... 6-13

Creating a tie ........................................................................................................................... 6-14

Output Settings page ............................................................................................................. 6-14

Muting and unmuting the output ................................................................................... 6-14

Changing the output re-clocker rate ............................................................................... 6-15

Global Presets page ................................................................................................................ 6-15

Saving a preset .................................................................................................................. 6-15

Recalling a preset .............................................................................................................. 6-16

Special Characters ................................................................................................................... 6-16

Appendix A • Ethernet Connection .................................................................................. A-1

Ethernet Link ............................................................................................................................... A-2

Ethernet connection ................................................................................................................ A-2

Default address ........................................................................................................................ A-2

Ping to determine Extron IP address ................................................................................. A-3

Ping to determine Web IP address .................................................................................... A-3

Connect as a Telnet client ....................................................................................................... A-3

Telnet tips ............................................................................................................................ A-4

Connecting to the HDXP (Open command) ................................................................ A-4

Escape character and Esc key ....................................................................................... A-4

Local echo ...................................................................................................................... A-5

Setting carriage return-line feed ................................................................................. A-5

Closing the link to the switcher ................................................................................... A-5

Help ............................................................................................................................... A-5

Exiting Telnet (Quit command) .................................................................................... A-5

PRELIMINARY

Subnetting — A Primer .......................................................................................................... A-5

Gateways ................................................................................................................................... A-5

Local and remote devices ........................................................................................................ A-6

IP addresses and octets ............................................................................................................ A-6

Subnet masks and octets ......................................................................................................... A-6

Determining whether devices are on the same subnet ..................................................... A-6

Appendix B • Reference Information ................................................................................B-1

Speciﬁ cations ...............................................................................................................................B-2

Part Numbers and Accessories ...........................................................................................B-4

Included parts ............................................................................................................................ B-4

Optional accessories .................................................................................................................B-4

Cables ..........................................................................................................................................B-4

Button Labels ................................................................................................................................B-5

Replacing button labels ...........................................................................................................B-5

Button label blanks ................................................................................................................... B-7

All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners.

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HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers

Chapter One

Introduction

About This Manual

About the HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers

Features

Application Diagrams

PRELIMINARY

Introduction

About this Manual

This manual contains installation, conﬁ guration, and operating information for the Extron HDXP Plus Series matrix switchers, including the HDXP 1616, HDXP 3216, and HDXP 3232 matrix switchers.

The terms “HDXP, “ “switcher,” and “HDXP switcher” are used interchangeably in this manual to refer to all three HDXP models.

About the HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers

The Extron HDXP Plus Series are multi-rate digital matrix switchers that distribute any serial digital interface (SDI) or high deﬁ nition serial digital interface (HD-SDI) input to any combination of SDI/HD-SDI outputs. The HDXP matrix switchers can route multiple input/output conﬁ gurations simultaneously. They can route all SMPTE and ITU standard serial digital video signals up to 2.97 gigabits per second (Gb/s), including dual-link HD-SDI digital video signals and high resolution signals from computer-video graphics cards equipped with HD-SDI outputs. Three matrix sizes are available:

• HDXP 1616 (16 inputs by 17 outputs)

• HDXP 3216 (32 inputs by 17 outputs)

• HDXP 3232 (32 inputs by 33 outputs) The HDXP inputs can equalize incoming signals on up to 300 feet (100 meters) of

high-quality cable, such as the Extron RG-6 Super High Resolution (SHR) coaxial cable. The outputs can re-clock and drive all digital signals up to 300 feet on RG-6 cable.

The HDXP Plus series switchers conform to SMPTE and ITU-R BT speciﬁ cations and support data rates of 143 megabits per second (Mb/s) through 2.97 Gb/s.

The HDXP’s zero-skew design ensures that dual-link HD-SDI signals are switched with no timing errors. The inputs automatically adapt to the incoming signal rate, while the output is automatically re-clocked to the rate of the signal routed to it. The output re-clocking can be disabled on a per-output basis (in bypass mode), or it can be set to a ﬁ xed rate. For each input, the HDXP can report if a signal is available or missing; and for each output, it can report the signal frequency.

Inputs and outputs can be grouped together to form up to four functional sub-switchers, based on data rate, video format, location, etc. This facilitates installation and front panel control.

The HDXP can operate in two switching modes, selectable via front panel buttons:

• Matrix switching mode (mode 1): Any input may be switched to any output.

• Preview selection mode (mode 2): Any single input may be selected and

previewed.

Each HDXP switcher has the rear panel Remote RS232/RS422 port, the front panel Conﬁ g RS-232 port, and the LAN port for remote control and conﬁ guration. The switcher can be controlled via the front panel, the Extron Simple Instruction Set

™

(SIS

) commands, the HDXP Web pages, and/or Extron’s Windows®-based control

software via the RS-232/422 link or an Ethernet connection. The HDXP 1616 and 3216 models are housed in rack-mountable, 2U (3.5") high,

full rack metal enclosures. The HDXP 3232 has a 3U (5.25") high, full rack metal enclosure, also rack mountable. Each model has an internal 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 80 watt, autoswitchable power supply that provides worldwide power compatibility.

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Features

Inputs — 16 or 32 SDI/HD-SDI video inputs on BNC connectors Outputs — 17 or 33 SDI/HD-SDI video outputs (including one preview output) on

BNC connectors

Serial digital data rates from 143 Mb/s to 2.97 Gb/s — The HDXP switchers can

switch signals conforming to all serial digital and high deﬁ nition serial digital video transmission standards. They support carriage of embedded audio, ancillary data, and the ID information of the data stream.

SDI-SMPTE 259M and HDSDI-SMTPE 292M compliance Automatic input cable equalization — Each input signal is equalized. Typically, a

1.485 Gb/s input signal is equalized for distances of 300 feet (100 meters) on high quality cable such as Extron RG-6/SHR coaxial cable.

Automatic rate selection — The HDXP automatically detects and locks onto the

incoming data signal. It accepts the following SMPTE data rates:

• SDI (SMPTE 259M and ITU-R BT .601) — 143 Mb/s, 177 Mb/s,

270 Mb/s, and 360 Mb/s

• SDI (SMPTE 344M — 540 Mb/s

• HDSDI (SMPTE 292M and ITU-R BT .1129) — 1.485 Gb/s

• HDSDI (Dual link) (No Preview function) — 2.97 Gb/s

• HDSDI (Double rate) (No Preview function) — 2.97 Gb/s (with

modiﬁ cation)

™

Digital Sync Validation Processing (DSVP

unmanned, remote locations, it may be vital to know that sources are active and switching. Extron’s DSVP veriﬁ es that input sources are active by scanning all inputs and outputs for active sync signals. It then provides feedback regarding the available input signal and the output signal rate. This information can be displayed via the RS-232/422 interfaces, Ethernet, and the Windows-based control software.

Output re-clocking — Each output has a re-clocker, which detects the rate of the

digital input signal stream and retimes the output signal to match it. This enables the signal to travel farther through the cable. All digital signals are re-clocked unless this feature is disabled via remote control (bypass mode).

The following options are available for the output re-clockers:

• They can automatically re-clock the output to the incoming signal rate if it is one of the eight standard SDI/HD-SDI rates. This is the default setting.

• They can be set to a speciﬁ c rate via SIS commands, the Web pages, or the Windows-based control software.

Input signal preview — A separate output is provided for previewing any input

Channel to channel isolation — Provides a high level of isolation between

This option is recommended if the signal will always be input at the same rate.

Setting to one rate ensures that time will not be lost while the re-clockers detect and retime to the signal rate.

• They can be bypassed for non-standard signal rates (bypass mode).

without tying up one of the matrix outputs.

channels and very low electromagnetic emissions to minimize signal leakage.

) — In critical environments or

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Video Genlock (HDXP 3232 only) — Allows for vertical interval switching, and

enables smooth, seamless transitions when switching between synchronous video sources. Separate bi-level (SDI) and tri-level (HD-SDI) references are provided on two additional BNC connectors.

Input/output grouping — Allows the matrix to be virtually divided into smaller

sub-switchers, making installation and control easier. I/O grouping allows speciﬁ c outputs, such as those designated for a speciﬁ c purpose, to be grouped together.

Buffered input and output — Each input and output is individually buffered to

provide maximum performance and eliminate nearly all crosstalk.

Viewing input/output mode — Allows you to see which individual inputs and

outputs are actively connected.

Global memory presets — You can store up to 32 conﬁ gurations in memory as

global presets. Preset locations are assigned to the input buttons and (where necessary) output buttons. Up to 16 or 32 presets (depending on the number of inputs and outputs) can be selected from the front panel for either saving or retrieving. When a preset is retrieved from memory, it becomes the current conﬁ guration.

Rooms — Each switcher can be programmed to group multiple outputs to speciﬁ c

“rooms,” allowing them to have their own presets. This can be done via SIS commands or the Windows-based control software.

Room Presets — 100 room presets, each consisting of up to 16 outputs in a single

room, enable room conﬁ gurations to be set up and stored. When a room preset is recalled, it becomes the current room conﬁ guration.

Switching ﬂ exibility — Outputs are individually buffered and independently

matrix switched, enabling you to do the following:

Tie any input to any or all outputs.

•

Switch multiple inputs to multiple outputs simultaneously. This allows

• all displays (outputs) to change from source to source at the same time.

RS-232/RS-422 connections — An RS-232/RS-422 control port on the rear panel

connects the HDXP switcher to a computer running a control system (such as the IP Link Global Conﬁ gurator), the Windows-based control software, and the SIS command set. In addition, a 2.5 mm TRS conﬁ guration port on the front panel provides an RS-232 connection only.

Front panel security lockout (executive mode) — If a matrix switcher is installed in

an open area, where operation by unauthorized personnel may be a problem, this security lockout feature can be implemented. When the front panel is locked, a special button combination, SIS command, or selection from the Windows-based control software screens is required to unlock the front panel controller before it can be operated.

Operational ﬂ exibility — Operations such as input/output selection and setting of

presets can be performed via the front panel, Ethernet, or the RS-232/RS-422 serial ports. The RS-232/RS-422 link allows remote control via a PC or control system. The Ethernet link allows a remote connection with two levels of password protection.

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• Front Panel Control — The QuickSwitch Front Panel Controller

(QS-FPC™) provides a discrete button for each input and each output. An input or output can be selected or switched by a single press of its front panel button. The front panel buttons are large, positive touch, illuminated pushbuttons that can be labeled with text or graphics.

• Windows-based control program — Extron’s Windows-based control

software program provides a versatile range of operational options with its graphical interface and drag-and-drop/point-and-click operation. This program also has an emulation mode that lets you create a switcher conﬁ guration ﬁ le at the home ofﬁ ce and then download it for use by the switcher on site. This program can be accessed via either an RS-232/422 or an IP connection.

• Simple Instruction Set (SIS) — The Telnet/RS-232/RS-422 remote

control protocol uses Extron’s SIS commands for easy programming and operation.

• IP (Ethernet) control — Allows the switcher to be controlled through an

Ethernet local area network (LAN) and/or wide area network (WAN) using standard IP internet protocols. The HDXP Web pages, accessed via Ethernet, provide an alternative method to control and conﬁ gure the switchers.

• Remote control panels and keypads — The HDXP switchers are

remote controllable via the optional X-Y switching control MKP 2000 or MKP 3000 keypads, connected to the switcher via Ethernet or the RS-232/422 port. The remote control devices are easy to use and provide tactile buttons for quick selection. Each MKP can be used to select a different input, output, or preset.

Button labeling — Labels for the three-colored front panel buttons may be created

with any Brother P-Touch labeler or with the Extron label software, which is shipped with every Extron matrix switcher. Each input and output can be labeled with a name, alphanumeric character(s), or a color bitmap for easy, intuitive input/output selection.

E-mail notiﬁ cation — The built-in SMTP client feature sends out e-mail

notiﬁ cations to speciﬁ ed addresses when a monitored input loses its signal, or when the switcher is powered on. Up to eight e-mail recipients are allowed.

Rack mounting — The HDXP switchers, which have integrated front panel

mounting brackets, can be mounted in any conventional 19" wide rack.

Power supply — The 100 VAC to 240 VAC, autoswitchable, internal power supply

provides worldwide power compatibility.

Upgradable ﬁ rmware — The ﬁ rmware that controls all switcher operations can

be upgraded in the ﬁ eld via RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet, without taking the switcher out of service, opening the switcher enclosure, and replacing the ﬁ rmware chip. Firmware upgrades are available for download on the Extron Web site, www.extron.com and they can be installed using the Windowsbased control program, SIS commands, or the Web pages.

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Application Diagrams

The following diagrams show examples of HDXP applications.

Extron HDXP Plus Series

High Definition Digital Media Servers

Digital Video Tape Recorders

Multi-Rate Digital Matrix Switcher

INPUTS

TCP/IP

BI-LEVEL TRI-LEVEL

OUTPUTS

T E S

LINK

ACT

LAN

Remote User and Administration Control

SDI/HD-SDI Displays/Monitors

SDI/HD-SDI Projectors

High Definition Digital Media Servers

Digital Video Tape Recorders

Figure 1–1 — Application diagram for HDXP 3216

Extron HDXP Plus Series

Multi-Rate Digital Matrix Switcher

K C

-LO

N E G

TRI-LEVEL

BI-LEVEL

RESET

LAN

LINK

ACT

IE V E

R P

U T

P U

T S

Plasma/LCD Displays Projectors (SDI/HD-SDI)

Figure 1–2 — Application diagram for HDXP 3232

TCP/IP

Remote User and Administration Control

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HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers

Chapter Two

Installation

Mounting the Switcher

Rear Panels and Cabling

Connections

PRELIMINARY

Installation

Mounting the Switcher

The HDXP matrix switchers are housed in rack-mountable metal enclosures with mounting ﬂ anges for standard 19" racks. If desired, rack mount the HDXP switcher as follows:

1. Insert the switcher into the rack, aligning the holes in the mounting ﬂ anges

2. Secure the switcher to the rack using the supplied bolts.

The following ﬁ gure shows a diagram of an HDXP 1616 or 3216 being mounted to a standard 19" rack.

with those in the rack.

Figure 2–1 — Rack mounting the HDXP

Rear Panels and Cabling

Most of the HDXP connectors are on the rear panel. The following ﬁ gures show the rear panels of the HDXP 1616, 3216, and 3232 switchers.

INPUTS

Figure 2–2 — HDXP 1616 rear panel

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OUTPUTS

Preview

RESET

LAN

LINK

ACT

INPUTS

Figure 2–3 — HDXP 3216 rear panel

I N P

T S

OUTPUTS

O U T P

U T S

PREVIEW

Preview

RESET

LAN

LINK

ACT

GEN-LOCK

TRI-LEVEL

BI-LEVEL

LAN

RESET

LINK

ACT

Figure 2–4 — HDXP 3232 rear panel

Connections

C Use Electrostatic discharge precautions (be electrically grounded)

W Remove power from the system before making any connections.

Video connections

a b c

when making connections. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage equipment, although you may not feel, see, or hear it.

The switchers do not alter the video signal in any way. The signal that is output

by the switcher is in the same format as the input signal.

Video inputs — Connect serial digital input sources to these female BNC connectors.

Video outputs — Connect serial digital video output devices to these female BNC connectors.

Preview output — Connect a digital display device to this female BNC connector to enable you to preview a selected input when the switcher is in preview mode.

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Installation, cont’d

External sync connections (HDXP 3232 only)

External sync connectors for bi-level and tri-level — Connect an external

sync signal to this BNC connector to genlock the video signal in broadcast or other sync-critical applications.

The HDXP switchers switch between inputs during the vertical interval period, resulting in glitch-free video switching when the input devices are also using the same sync timing. The HDXP can use an external signal to synchronize switching during the vertical interval. Without this external sync locking feature, switching between inputs could result in a brief rolling (sync loss) or a brief change in the picture size.

Figure 2-5 shows a basic external sync conﬁ guration. The Bi-level or Tri-level sync connector receives the timing signal. A tee connector attached to the cable allows the signal to be passed on to another video device, if required. Terminate the tee connector if desired.

BBG 6 A

BLACK BURST/COLOR BAR /AUDIO GENERATOR

POWER

1 KHZ AUDIO

12V

0.5A MAX

Extron BBG 6 A

Black Burst, Color Bars,

NTSC

+4dBu

-10dBV

1 2 3

BLACKBURST/

PAL

COLORBAR

432

BLACKBURST

and Audio Generator

OUT

Connect to HDXP Plus 3232.

GEN-LOCK

PREVIEW

TRI-LEVEL

BI-LEVEL

RESET

LAN

LINK

ACT

Extron HDXP Plus 3232

Tee-connector

Terminate cable or connect to another device.

Matrix Switcher

Figure 2–5 — Simple HDXP 3232 external sync connection example

Figure 2-6 shows another conﬁ guration, in which the timing source passes through three video cameras and a video scan converter before connecting to the switcher. This type of video camera is capable of synchronizing with the external timing source for video editing applications.

I/O grouping is used to set the inputs associated with each reference input.

Input group 1 is associated with the tri-level signal; input group 2 is associated with the bi-level signal.

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SDI/HD-SDI Monitor

Extron VSC 900D

VGA Input

Computer-to-Video Scan Converter (SDI only)

Extron BBG 6 A

Blackburst/Color Bars/ Audio Generator

Extron HDXP Plus 3232

Matrix Switcher

PLIFIER

M A N

TIO U

IB ISTR D

SDI/HD-SDI Video Camera

O U T P

U T S

V H /

B /

V H /

G Y /

- B /

R /

- G

Y , Y

- B , Y

- R /

G R /

I N

.3A 0

-LO

N E G

TRI-LEVEL

BI-LEVEL

RESET

LAN

LINK

ACT

W E

I V E R

U T

P U

N P U

T S

V 0

4 0-2 0

H 0 /6 50

SDI/HD-SDI Video Camera

2 3

2 4 /

O N L O

E D I V

S-VIDEO

H / H

B / B

Y / G

R / R

Figure 2–6 — Multiple device example of an HDXP 3232 external sync

If no external sync timing source is connected to the switcher, switching occurs immediately.

Reset button

Reset button — This recessed button initiates three levels of reset on the

matrix switcher. To initiate the different levels of reset, use a pointed object such as an Extron Tweeker (small screwdriver) or a pointed stylus to press and hold the Reset button while the switcher is running or while you are powering it up. See Resetting in chapter 3, Operation, for details.

• Events (mode 3) reset — Hold Reset for 3 seconds then release and push

• IP settings (mode 4) reset — Hold Reset for 6 seconds, then release it

• Absolute (mode 5) reset — Hold Reset for 9 seconds then release and

• Hard reset — Hold Reset while powering up the switcher to restore the

again to toggle events monitoring on and off.

and press it again to reset the switcher’s IP functions.

IP settings reset does not replace any user-installed ﬁ rmware.

push again to restore the switcher to the default factory conditions.

switcher to the default factory conditions.

This type of reset does not clear the current conﬁ guration.

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Ethernet connection

Ethernet port — If desired, connect the HDXP switcher to a PC or

to an Ethernet LAN via this RJ-45 connector. You can use a PC to control the networked switcher with SIS commands from anywhere in the world. You can also control the switcher from a PC that is either running Extron’s windows-based control program or that has downloaded HTML pages from the switcher.

Ethernet connection indicators — The Link and Act LEDs indicate the status of the Ethernet connection. The Link LED indicates that the switcher is properly connected to an Ethernet LAN. This LED should light steadily. The Act LED indicates transmission of data packets on the RJ-45 connector. This LED should ﬂ icker as the switcher communicates.

Cabling and RJ-45 connector wiring

It is vital that you use the correct Ethernet cables, and that they be properly terminated with the correct pinout. Ethernet links use Category (CAT) 5e or CAT 6, unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair (STP) cables, terminated with RJ-45 connectors. Ethernet cables are limited to a length of 328' (100 m).

ACTLINK

ETHERNET

Do not use standard telephone cables. Telephone cables do not support Ethernet

or Fast Ethernet.

Do not stretch or bend cables. Transmission errors can occur.

Patch (straight) cable

Side 1 Side 2

Pin Wire color Pin Wire color

1 White-orange 1 White-orange

1&2

Clip DownSide

1Pins 2 34 56 78

2345678

3&6 4&5

7&8

RJ-45 connector

Twisted Pairs

2 Orange 2 Orange

3 White-green 3 White-green

4 Blue 4 Blue

5 White-blue 5 White-blue

6 Green 6 Green

7 White-brown 7 White-brown

8 Brown 8 Brown

Crossover cable

Side 1 Side 2

Pin Wire color Pin Wire color

1 White-orange 1 White-green

2 Orange 2 Green

3 White-green 3 White-orange

4 Blue 4 Blue

5 White-blue 5 White-blue

6 Green 6 Orange

7 White-brown 7 White-brown

8 Brown 8 Brown

Figure 2–7 — RJ-45 connector and pinout tables

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The cable used depends on your network speed. The switcher supports both 10 Mbps (10Base-T — Ethernet) and 100 Mbps (100Base-T — Fast Ethernet), half-duplex and full-duplex, Ethernet connections.

• 10Base-T Ethernet requires CAT 3 UTP or STP cable at minimum.

• 100Base-T Fast Ethernet requires CAT 5e UTP or STP cable at minimum.

The Ethernet cable must be properly terminated for your application as either a crossover or a straight-through cable.

Crossover cable — Direct connection between the computer and the

• HDXP switcher.

Patch (straight) cable — Connection of the HDXP to an Ethernet LAN.

•

RS-232 and RS-422 remote connections

Remote RS232/RS422 connector — Connect a host device, such as a

computer, touch panel control, or RS-232 capable PDA to the switcher via this 9-pin D connector for serial RS-232/RS-422 control.

REMOTE

RS-232 FunctionPin Function

—

RS232/RS422

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

—

Gnd

— — — —

Not used Transmit data Receive data Not used Signal ground Not used Not used Not used Not used

RS-422

—

TX–

RX–

—

Gnd

—

RX+

TX+

—

Not used Transmit data (–) Receive data (–) Not used Signal ground Not used Receive data (+) Transmit data (+) Not used

Figure 2–8 — Remote RS232/RS422 connector

See chapter 4, Serial Communication, for deﬁ nitions of the SIS commands (serial commands to control the switcher via this connector) and chapter 5, Matrix Software, for details on how to install and use the control software.

The switcher can support either the RS-232 or RS-422 serial communication

protocol, and operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 baud rates. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate in chapter 3,

Operation, to conﬁ gure the RS-232/RS-422 port from the front panel.

If desired, connect an MKP 2000 or MKP 3000 remote control panel to the switcher’s Remote RS232/RS422 connector. Refer to the MKP 2000 Remote Control Panel User’s Manual and the MKP 3000 User’s Manual for details.

RS-232 Conﬁ g connector (front panel) — An additional RS-232 port is located on the front panel. A host device can be connected to this port for serial RS-232 control only. Protocol for the port is:

9600 kb/second

• 8 data bits

• 1 stop bit

• No parity

• No ﬂ ow control

•

The optional 2.5 mm cable (Extron part #70-335-01) can be used to connect the HDXP to your computer. The ﬁ gure on the next page shows the pin assignments for this cable.

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Installation, cont’d

6 feet

(1.8 m)

Power

9-pin D Connection TRS Plug

Pin 2 Computer's RX line Tip Pin 3 Computer's TX line Ring Pin 5 Computer's signal ground Sleeve

Part #70-335-01

Tip

Ring

Sleeve (Gnd)

Figure 3–3 — 2.5 mm connector cable for the conﬁ guration port

See chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide, and chapter 5, Matrix Software, for details about using SIS commands and the control software to conﬁ gure the HDXP.

AC power connector — Plug a standard IEC power cord into this connector to

connect the switcher to a 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 or 60 Hz power source.

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HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers

Chapter Three

Operation

Front Panel Controls and Indicators

Front Panel Operations

Troubleshooting

Conﬁ guration Worksheets

PRELIMINARY

Operation

Front Panel Controls and Indicators

Deﬁ nitions

The front panel controls (shown below) are grouped into two sets. The input and output buttons are located on the left side of the control panel. The control buttons and video (I/O) selection buttons are on the right side of the panel.

These illuminated push buttons can be labeled with text and/or graphics. You can set the buttons to have amber background illumination all the time, or you can turn off the background illumination (see Background illumination, later in this chapter). The buttons blink or light steadily (depending on the operation) when pressed.

The following terms, which apply to Extron matrix switchers, are used throughout this manual:

Tie — An input-to-output connection. Set of ties — An input tied to two or more outputs. (An output can never be tied

to more than one input.)

Conﬁ guration — One or more ties or one or more sets of ties. Current conﬁ guration — The conﬁ guration that is currently active in the switcher

(also called conﬁ guration 0)

Global memory preset — A conﬁ guration that has been stored. Up to 32 global

memory presets can be stored in memory. Preset locations are assigned to

the input buttons and (where necessary) output buttons. All models have 32 presets available from the front panel and under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

When a preset is retrieved from memory, it becomes the current

conﬁ guration.

Room — A subset of outputs that are logically related to each other, as determined

by the operator. The switchers support up to 10 rooms, each of which can consist of from 1 to 16 outputs.

Room memory preset — A conﬁ guration consisting of outputs in a single room

that has been stored. When a room preset is retrieved from memory, it becomes the current conﬁ guration for the outputs assigned to that room only (none of the other outputs are affected).

Figure 3–1 — HDXP 1616 and HDXP 3216 front panel

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On the HDXP 1616, which has only 16 input connectors, the input buttons in

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

13 14 15 16

29 30 31 32

13 14 15 16

ENTER

CONFIG

CONTROL

PRESET

VIEW

ESC

4 5 6 7 8

I/O

PREVIEW

MATRIX

HDXP PLUS SERIES

SDI AND HD-SDI MATRIX SWITCHER

the second row (buttons 17 through 32) can be used only for preset selection.

3 4

19 20

3 4

19 20

Figure 3–2 — HDXP 3232 front panel

Input and output buttons

Input buttons — The input buttons have two primary functions (•) and three

secondary functions (❏):

• Select an input.

• Identify the selected input. ❏ Input 1 only: With the Output 1 button, place the switcher in I/O

grouping mode. See I/O grouping, later in this chapter.

❏ Select a global preset. See Saving and recalling presets, later in this chapter. ❏ Inputs 1 and 2 only: Activate/deactivate button background

illumination. See Setting the button background illumination, later in this chapter.

I N P U T S

O U

T P U

CONFIG

T S

VIEW ESC

ENTER PRESET

4 5 6 7 8

I/OCONTROL

AUDIOVIDEO

HDXP PLUS SERIES

SDI AND HD-SDI MATRIX SWITCHER

Output buttons — The output buttons have two primary functions (•) and

Conﬁ guration port

This RS-232 port is an alternative to the RS232/RS422 connector on the HDXP

two secondary functions (❏):

• Select output(s).

• Identify the selected output(s). ❏ Output 1 only: With the Input 1 button, place the switcher in I/O

grouping mode. See I/O grouping, later in this chapter.

❏ Mute/unmute an output. See Muting and unmuting outputs, later in this

chapter.

rear panel (see Rear Panel in chapter 2 for a description). This port (RS-232 only) can be used for system conﬁ guration and control via SIS commands or the Windows-based control software. For information on connecting to this port, see RS-232 and RS-422 remote connections, in chapter 2, Installation.

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Operation, cont’d

Control buttons

Enter button — The Enter button has three primary functions (•) and ﬁ ve

secondary (❏) functions:

• Saves changes that you make on the front panel. To create a simple

• Indicates that a potential tie has been created but not saved.

• Indicates that a global preset has been selected to be saved or recalled but

❏ In I/O Grouping mode, selects group 1. See I/O grouping, later in this

❏ In I/O grouping mode, indicates that group 1 is selected. See I/O

❏ With the Preset, View

❏ Selects 9600 baud for the Remote RS-232/RS-422 and the RS-232 Conﬁ g

❏ Indicates that the Remote RS-232/RS-422 and the RS-232 Conﬁ g ports

conﬁ guration:

1. Specify a Matrix connection (see I/O buttons [

2. Press the desired input button (

3. Press the desired output button(s) (

4. Press the Enter button.

that the preset action has not been accomplished.

chapter.

grouping, later in this chapter.

, and Esc > buttons, places the switcher in serial port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

ports in serial port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

are set to 9600 baud in serial port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

]).

Preset button — The Preset button has two primary functions (•) and ﬁ ve

secondary (❏) functions:

• Places the switcher in preset saving mode to save a conﬁ guration as a preset, and in preset recalling mode to activate a previously-deﬁ ned preset.

• Blinks when preset saving mode is active, and lights steadily when preset recalling mode is active.

❏ In I/O grouping mode, selects group 2. See I/O grouping, later in this

chapter.

❏ In I/O grouping mode, indicates that group 2 is selected. See I/O

grouping, later in this chapter.

❏ With the Enter, View

port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

❏ Selects 19200 baud for the Remote RS-232/RS-422 and the RS-232 Conﬁ g

ports in serial port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

❏ Indicates that the Remote RS-232/RS-422 and the RS-232 Conﬁ g ports are

set to 19200 baud in serial port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS- 232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

, and Esc > buttons, places the switcher in serial

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View < button — The View < button has two primary functions (•) and

eight secondary (❏) functions:

• Places the switcher in view-only mode to display the current conﬁ guration.

• Indicates that the HDXP is in view-Only mode.

❏ In I/O grouping mode, selects group 3. See I/O grouping, later in this

chapter.

❏ In I/O grouping mode, indicates that group 3 is selected. See I/O

grouping, later in this chapter.

❏ With the Enter, Preset, and Esc

port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

❏ Selects 38400 baud for the Remote RS-232/RS-422 and the RS-232 Conﬁ g

ports in serial port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

❏ Indicates that the Remote RS-232/RS-422 and the RS-232 Conﬁ g ports are

set to 38400 baud in serial port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS- 232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

Esc > button — The Esc > button has two primary functions (•) and ﬁ ve

secondary (❏) functions:

• Cancels operations or selections in progress and reset the front panel button indicators.

The Esc

• Flashes once to indicate that the escape function has been activated.

❏ In I/O grouping mode, selects group 4. See I/O grouping, later in this

chapter.

❏ In I/O grouping mode, indicates that group 4 is selected. See I/O

grouping, later in this chapter.

❏ With the Enter, Preset, and View

conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

❏ Selects 115200 baud for the Remote RS-232/RS-422 and the RS-232 Conﬁ g

ports in serial port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

❏ Indicates that the Remote RS-232/RS-422 and the RS-232 Conﬁ g ports

are set to 115200 baud in serial port conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the

RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

View-only mode also provides a way to mute and unmute outputs.

See Muting and unmuting outputs, later in this chapter.

buttons, places the switcher in serial

button does not reset the current conﬁ guration or any presets.

buttons, selects serial port

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I/O buttons

You must select the input/output connection mode when you are creating or viewing a conﬁ guration. This is done with the Matrix ( buttons.

Matrix button — The Matrix button has two primary functions (•) and four

secondary (❏) functions:

• Places the HDXP in Matrix switching mode, enabling any input to be

• Lights green to indicate that the HDXP is in matrix switching mode, and

❏ With the Preview button, toggles the front panel lock on or off. See

❏ With the Preview button, initiates the front panel system reset. See

❏ Selects RS-232 for the rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port, when the HDXP

❏ Flashes to indicate that the Remote RS-232/RS-422 port is set to the

) and Preview (i)

switched to any output.

that any input can be selected for switching to any output.

Locking out the front panel (Executive mode), later in this chapter.

Performing a system reset from the front panel, later in this chapter.

is in Serial Port Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

RS-232 protocol when the switcher is in Serial Port Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

Preview button — The Preview button has two primary functions (•) and

three secondary (❏) functions

• Places the HDXP in Preview switching mode, enabling selection of one

• Lights to indicate that the HDXP is in preview mode, and that only one

❏ With the Matrix button, toggles the front panel lock on or off.

❏ With the Matrix button, initiates the front panel system reset.

❏ Selects RS-422 for the rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port when the switcher

❏ Flashes to indicate that the RS-232/RS-422 port is set to the RS-422

Button icons

You can temporarily remove the numbered translucent covers on the input and output pushbuttons to insert labels behind the covers.

Input and output labels can be created easily with Extron’s Button-Label Generator software, which is provided with every Extron matrix switcher. Each input and output can be labeled with names, alphanumeric characters, or color bitmaps for easy and intuitive input and output selection. See chapter 5, Matrix Software, for details on using the labeling software. See appendix B, Reference Information, for blank labels and a procedure for removing and replacing the translucent covers.

input to preview.

input can be selected to be viewed.

See Locking out the front panel (Executive mode), later in this chapter.

See Performing a system reset from the front panel, later in this chapter.

is in Serial Port Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

protocol when the HDXP is in Serial Port Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate, later in this chapter.

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10 13 15

VCR

Computer Computer

VTG 200

Figure 3–4 — Example of button labels on an HDXP front panel section

Operations

The following sections detail the powering up process and provide procedures for operations that can be performed from the front or rear panel.

Powering on

Apply power by connecting the power cord to an AC source. The switcher performs a self-test that ﬂ ashes the front panel button indicators green, red, and amber and then turns them off. An error-free power-up self-test sequence leaves all I/O and control buttons either unlit or showing background illumination. The lit or unlit status of the Matrix and Preview buttons is the same as it was when the switcher was powered off.

The current conﬁ guration and all presets are saved in non-volatile memory. When power is applied, the most recent conﬁ guration is retrieved. The previous presets remain intact.

If an error occurs during the self-test, the HDXP locks up and does not operate. If your switcher locks up on power-up, call the Extron S Hotline.

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Creating a conﬁ guration

A conﬁ guration consists of one or more inputs, each tied to a set of outputs. To set up a conﬁ guration, you must place the HDXP in matrix switching mode, which enables you to switch any input to any output.

This section contains the steps to follow to create or change a conﬁ guration. The following subsections contain some examples of conﬁ gurations that can be created on the HDXP, and instructions on setting them up. The illustrations show the HDXP 3216; however, the procedures apply to all HDXP models.

1. Press the Esc

2. Press the Matrix button in the I/O section. The Matrix button lights green

3. Select an input by pressing its button. The input button you pressed lights

While an input can be tied to multiple outputs, an output can be tied to only one

input.

button to clear any input, output, or control button indicators

that may be lit.

(the Preview button remains unlit).

green.

If your selected input already has outputs tied to it, the buttons of the tied

outputs also light green (steadily) when you press the input button.

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4. Press the button for each output that you want to tie to the selected input.

•

5. Press Enter to establish the tie. The input, output, and Enter buttons become

unlit.

6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 to create additional ties until the desired

conﬁ guration is complete.

The output buttons blink green when pressed, indicating potential ties. The Enter button also blinks green.

Outputs that are already tied can remain tied (buttons lit), along with your new

blinking selections; or you can untie them by pressing their associated output buttons, which start to blink also.

• Only one input can be tied to an output. If you tie an input to an output that is already tied to another input, the older tie is broken in favor of the newer tie.

• If you press the input button for an I/O grouped input and then try to

select an output in a different group, the associated output button cannot be selected, and the selected input button remains lit. See Grouping Inputs and Outputs, later in this chapter, for information on I/O grouping.

Example 1: Creating a set of ties

In the following example, input 5 is tied to outputs 3, 4, and 8. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

1. Press and release the Esc

This example assumes that there are no ties in the current conﬁ guration.

button.

Press the Esc > to clear all selections.

CONTROL

ENTER

PRESET

ESCVIEW

The button blinks once.

Figure 3–5 — Clearing all selections

2. If necessary, place the HDXP in matrix switching mode by pressing and

releasing the Matrix button. The button lights steadily green.

I / O

MATRIX PREVIEW

Press the Matrix button to enter matrix mode.

The button lights green when selected.

Figure 3–6 — Selecting matrix mode

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3. Press and release the Input 5 button.

Press and release the Input 5 button. The button lights green.

INPUTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Figure 3–7 — Selecting input 5

4. Press and release the Output 3, Output 4, and Output 8 buttons.

Press and release the Output 3, Output 4, and Output 8 buttons. The buttons blink green to indicate that the selected input will be tied to these outputs.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

= Blinking Button

Figure 3–8 — Selecting the outputs

5. Press and release the Enter button.

Figure 3–9 — Conﬁ rming the tie

The entire set of ties can be canceled at this point by pressing and releasing the

Esc

button. The Esc > button ﬂ ashes red once.

Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change.

ENTER

The Enter button becomes unlit or returns to background illumination.

All input and output buttons become unlit or return to background illumination.

OUTPUT

CONTROL

PRESET

ENTER

The Enter button blinks green to indicate the need to confirm the change.

ESCVIEW

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The conﬁ guration now is:

Input 5 tied to output 3, output 4, and output 8

Figure 3–10 — Example 1, ﬁ nal conﬁ guration

Example 2: Adding a tie to a set of ties

In the following example, a new tie is added to the current conﬁ guration. The illustrations show the front panel indications that result from your actions.

Input 5 Tied to

Outputs 3, 4, and 8

Input

3 4

Output

1. Press and release the Esc

This example assumes that you have performed example 1.

button.

Press the Esc > to clear all selections.

CONTROL

ENTER

PRESET

ESCVIEW

The button blinks once.

Figure 3–11 — Clearing all selections

2. If necessary, place the HDXP in matrix switching mode by pressing and

releasing the Matrix button. The button lights steadily green.

I / O

MATRIX PREVIEW

Press the Matrix button to enter matrix mode.

The button lights green when selected.

Figure 3–12 — Selecting matrix mode

3. Press and release the Input 5 button.

Press and release the Input 5 button. The button lights green.

The Output 3, Output 4, and Output 8 buttons light green to indicate the ties created in example 1.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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Figure 3–13 — Selecting an input with ties

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INPUTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

OUTPUT

4. Press and release the output 1 button.

Press and release the Output 1 button. The button blinks green to indicate that the selected input will be tied to this output.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

OUTPUT

= Blinking button

Figure 3–14 — Selecting an additional output

5. Press and release the Enter button.

Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change.

ENTER

The Enter button becomes unlit or returns to background illumination.

Figure 3–15 — Conﬁ rming the tie

The conﬁ guration now is:

Input 5 tied to output 1, output 3, output 4, and output 8

All input and output buttons become unlit or return to background illumination.

CONTROL

PRESET

ENTER

The Enter button blinks green to indicate the need to confirm the change.

ESCVIEW

Input 5 tied

to outputs 1, 3, 4, and 8.

Input

3 4

Output

Figure 3–16 — Example 2, ﬁ nal conﬁ guration

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Breaking ties

To undo an existing I/O tie, follow these steps:

1. Press the Matrix button. The button lights green.

2. Press the input button whose tie you want to dissolve. The input button and

its tied output buttons light green.

3. Press one of the lit output buttons. The button you pressed, and the Enter

button, start to blink.

4. Press the Enter button. The input, output, and Enter buttons become unlit,

and the tie is broken.

Example 3: Removing a tie from a set of ties

In the following example, an existing tie is removed from the current conﬁ guration. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

1. Press and release the Esc

This example assumes that you have performed examples 1 and 2.

button.

Press the Esc > to clear all selections.

CONTROL

ENTER

PRESET

The button blinks once.

ESCVIEW

Figure 3–17 — Clearing all selections

2. If necessary, place the HDXP in matrix switching mode by pressing and

releasing the Matrix button. The button lights steadily green.

I / O

MATRIX PREVIEW

Press the Matrix button to enter matrix mode.

The button lights green when selected.

Figure 3–18 — Selecting matrix mode

3. Press and release the input 5 button.

Press and release the Input 5 button. The button lights green.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Figure 3–19 — Selecting an input

4. Press and release the Output 4 button.

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The Output 1, Output 3, Output 4, and Output 8 buttons light green to indicate the ties created in examples 1 and 2.

INPUT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

OUTPUT

Press and release the Output 4 button. The button blinks green to indicate the pending change: output 4 will be untied.

ENTER

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ESCVIEW

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

OUTPUT

= Blinking button

The Enter button blinks green to indicate the need to confirm the change.

Figure 3–20 — Deselecting the output

5. Press and release the Enter button.

Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change.

ENTER

The Enter button becomes unlit or returns to background illumination.

All input and output buttons become unlit or return to background illumination.

Figure 3–21 — Conﬁ rming the tie removal

The conﬁ guration now is: Input 5 tied to output 1, output 3, and output 8 (See the diagram below.)

Input 5 tied to

outputs 1, 3, 4, and 8.

Input

Figure 3–22 — Example 3, ﬁ nal conﬁ guration

Previewing an input

You can preview any input by switching it to the preview output when the HDXP is in preview mode. Follow these steps to preview an input:

1. Press the Esc

that may be lit.

2. Press the Preview button in the I/O section. The Preview button lights red

(the Matrix button is unlit).

Output

button to clear any input, output, or control button indicators

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Press the Preview button to enter preview mode.

The button lights red when selected.

Figure 3–23 — Selecting Preview mode

I / O

MATRIX PREVIEW

If an input has already been selected in preview mode, its button also lights red

when you press Preview.

3. Press the button for the input that you want to preview. The input button lights red when pressed, and the selected input is tied to the Preview output.

Preview selection mode times out and returns to matrix mode after 30 seconds of

non-use.

Press and release the desired input button. The button lights red.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Figure 3–24 — Selecting an input to preview

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 if you want to preview another input.

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Only one input at a time can be previewed. If another input button was lit when

you pressed Preview, it becomes unlit.

Viewing the conﬁ guration

The current conﬁ guration can be viewed using the front panel buttons. The viewonly mode prevents inadvertent changes to the current conﬁ guration. View-only mode also provides a way to mute outputs (see Muting and unmuting outputs, later in this chapter.

INPUTS

You cannot view conﬁ gurations while the HDXP is in preview mode. When you

View the current conﬁ guration as follows:

1. Press the Esc indications, or control button indications that may be on.

Press the Esc > to clear all selections.

Figure 3–25 — Clearing all selections

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place it in view-only mode, the HDXP also automatically switches to Matrix mode. If you want to return the HDXP to preview mode, you must press the Preview button again.

button to clear any input button indications, output button

CONTROL

ENTER

PRESET

The button blinks once.

ESCVIEW

2. Press and release the View < button.

Press the View button to enter view-only mode.

CONTROL

ENTER

PRESET

ESCVIEW

The button lights red.

Figure 3–26 — Entering view-only mode

The View

•

The Matrix button lights green.

•

All of the buttons for outputs that are not tied light green.

3. Select the input or output whose ties you wish to view by pressing its input or

output button.

Press and release the desired input button. The button lights green.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Figure 3–27 — Selecting an input to view in view-only move

• When you press the button for an input or an output that has ties, the buttons for all the inputs and outputs tied to it light green.

• When an output button for which there are no ties is pressed, the buttons also light for all other outputs without ties.

4. To exit view-only mode, press View

You can also view a set of ties by selecting a tied output. To demonstrate this,

note the number of a lit output button, and then press and release the output button for an untied (unlit) output. Observe that all of the untied outputs light. Then press the output button that you noted previously and observe that the selected output button, the tied input button, and the output buttons light for all of the outputs that are tied to the input.

turn off (approximately 30 seconds).

button lights red.

The buttons for outputs that are tied to the selected input light green.

The buttons for outputs that are not tied to the selected input are unlit.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

again; or wait for the View < button to

OUTPUT

Figure 3–28 — Exiting view-only mode

Press the View button to exit view-only mode.

VIEW

The View button becomes

All input and output buttons become unlit or return to background illumination.

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I/O grouping

I/O grouping is a matrix switcher feature that allows you to subdivide the front panel control of the matrix into four smaller functional sub-switchers and limit tie creation from the front panel only. Inputs and outputs can be assigned to one of four groups or not assigned to any group.

Inputs and outputs that are assigned to a group can be tied only to other outputs and inputs within the same group when you are creating ties on the front panel. For example, you cannot tie an input that is assigned to group 1 to an output that is assigned to group 2. Ungrouped inputs and outputs can be switched to outputs and inputs in any group. Ties between groups (e.g., an input in group 1 tied to an output in group 2) can be created via SIS commands, the Windows-based control software, or Ethernet control.

HDXP 3232 only: Outputs assigned to I/O group 1 reference the bi-level genlock sync signal for vertical interval switching; outputs assigned to I/O group 2 reference the tri-level genlock sync signal.

The following ﬁ gure gives an example of input/output grouping of SDI and HD-SDI devices on an HDXP 3232.

SDI/HD-SDI

Camera #1

SDI/HD-SDI

Camera #4

Group 1 Group 2

4 input, 2 output

SDI/HD-SDI matrix

Input

17 18 19

Group 1

1 2

3 4

19 20

3 4

19 20

Output

SDI/HD-SDI

Monitor

SDI/HD-SDI

Group 3

(MPEG-2/JPEG 2000) #1

(MPEG-2/JPEG 2000) #3

SDI/HD-SDI VTR

Editing Station

SDI/HD-SDI #1

Editing Station

SDI/HD-SDI #3

3 input, 2 output

SDI/HD-SDI matrix

Input

21 22 23

Group 2

N P U T S

O U

T P U T

3 input, 4 output

SDI/HD-SDI matrix

Input

24 25 26

Output

5 6 7 8

Group 3

Output

2 3 4 MENU NEXT

DVS 304 (SDI only)

SDI/HD-SDI

Monitor

SDI/HD-SDI

Monitor

SDI/HD-SDI

Monitor

SDI/HD-SDI

Monitor

DVS 304 IP

DIGITAL VIDEO SCALER

ADJUST

Figure 3-29 — I/O grouping of incompatible video formats

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Suggested applications for the I/O grouping feature include:

Segregating speciﬁ c video formats to prevent an input in one video format

• from being inadvertently applied to an output device that supports another video format (see the illustration below).

Segregating input and output devices that are in separate rooms.

•

Isolating video from being displayed on speciﬁ c output devices for

• operational security reasons.

The I/O groups can be set up from the front panel (discussed in the next section); SIS commands via RS-232/422 control or the LAN (see chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide); or the Windows-based control program via Telnet/RS-232/RS-422 or IP control (see chapter 5, Matrix Software).

• Presets can be created under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control to tie

inputs and outputs across group boundaries. These presets are selectable from the front panel.

An input or output can be assigned to only one group. If you assign an

•

input or output to a group, and that input or output is already assigned to a different group, the older grouping is replaced by the new grouping.

For I/O groups to have any function, at least two groups must be created.

•

Creating I/O groups

Follow these steps to create I/O groups using the front panel.

The illustrations in this section show the HDXP 3216. However, the procedure

applies to all three HDXP models.

1. Press the Esc

button to clear any input buttons, output buttons, or control

buttons that may be lit. The Esc > button blinks once, then turns off.

Press the Esc > to clear all selections.

CONTROL

ESCVIEW

ENTER

PRESET

The button blinks once.

Figure 3–30 — Clearing all selections

2. To enter I/O grouping mode, press and hold the Input 1 and Output 1 buttons

simultaneously, until the buttons for all the ungrouped inputs and outputs light green (approximately 3 seconds). If no groups have been formed, all the input and output buttons light.

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Press and hold the Input 1 button and the Output 1 button.

Inputs

1 2

17 18

1 2

3 Seconds

Ungrouped input and output buttons light.

Release the Input 1 button and the Output 1 button.

Outputs

Figure 3–31 — Selecting I/O Group mode

3. Press and release one of the Control buttons to select a group number:

• Press the Enter button to select group 1.

• Press the Preset button to select group 2.

• Press the View

• Press the Esc

button to select group 3.

button to select group 4.

In the illustration below, group 1 is being selected.

Press the Enter button to select group 1.

The button lights amber to indicate the selection.

CONTROL

ENTER

Group# 1 2 3 4

PRESET

ESCVIEW

Figure 3–32 — Selecting an I/O group number

4. Select the desired input(s) and output(s) to assign to the group by pressing

their input and output buttons. In the example below, inputs and outputs 1 through 4 are being selected.

Press and release Input buttons 1 through 4. The selected buttons light.

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Press and release Output buttons 1 through 4. The selected buttons light.

Figure 3–33 — Assigning inputs and outputs to a group

5. In order for an input group to be functional, you must create more than one group. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create a second input group.

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INPUTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

OUTPUT

6. If you want to create more I/O groups, repeat steps 3 and 4 again.

7. When ﬁ nished grouping, press and release the Matrix and Preview buttons to

exit the I/O grouping mode.

I / O

MATRIX PREVIEW

Press the Matrix and Preview button simultaneously to exit I/O grouping mode.

Figure 3-34 — Exiting I/O grouping mode

Alternatively, you can allow the mode to time out by waiting approximately

30 seconds.

Viewing I/O groups

To see the groupings that have been created, do the following:

1. Press and hold the Input 1 and Output 1 buttons until all ungrouped buttons

light green (approximately 3 seconds).

2. Press the Control button for the group number you want to view

(Enter = group 1, Preset = group 2, View

= group 3, and Esc > = group 4).

The buttons for all inputs and outputs in that group light green.

3. To view another group, repeat step 2.

4. When ﬁ nished viewing groups, wait 30 seconds for grouping mode to time

out, or press the Matrix and Preview buttons simultaneously.

Saving and recalling presets

The current conﬁ guration (conﬁ guration 0) can be saved as a preset in any one of 32 preset memory addresses. Preset locations are assigned to the input buttons and (where necessary) output buttons. Up to 32 presets can be selected from the front panel to be either saved or recalled. When a preset is recalled from memory via the front panel, it becomes the current conﬁ guration.

• Presets cannot be viewed from the front panel unless recalled as the current conﬁ guration. Presets that are not the current conﬁ guration can be viewed using Extron’s Windows-based control program. See chapter 5, Matrix Software, for more details.

The current conﬁ guration and all other presets are stored in non-volatile

•

memory. When power is removed and restored, the current conﬁ guration remains active and all presets are retained.

When a preset is recalled, it replaces the current conﬁ guration, which is

•

lost unless it is also stored as a preset. The recalled preset overwrites all of the current conﬁ guration ties in favor of its own ties.

Figure 3-35 on the next page shows the presets associated with the input

•

and output buttons on each HDXP model. (On the HDXP 1616, which has only 16 input connectors, input buttons 17 through 32 are used for presets, but not for input selection.)

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HDXP 3232

Preset

Preset3Preset

Preset5Preset

Preset

Preset8Preset

Preset

Preset11Preset

Preset13Preset14Preset

Preset

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Preset

Preset19Preset

HDXP 3216 and HDXP 1616

Preset

Preset3Preset

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Preset21Preset

Preset5Preset

Preset

Preset24Preset

Preset8Preset

INPUTS

Preset

Preset27Preset

Preset

Preset11Preset

Preset29Preset30Preset

Preset13Preset14Preset

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Preset

Preset19Preset

Figure 3–35 — Preset locations on the HDXP 3232, 3216, and 1616

Saving a preset

Follow these steps to save the current conﬁ guration (set of ties) as a preset. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

The illustrations for this procedure show the HDXP 3216. However, the information applies to all HDXP models.

1. Press and release the Esc

Press the Esc > to clear all selections.

Preset21Preset

button.

Preset

Preset24Preset

Preset

Preset27Preset

Preset29Preset30Preset

I N P U T S

Preset

CONTROL

ESCVIEW

ENTER

PRESET

The button blinks once.

Figure 3–36 — Clearing all selections

2. Press and hold the Preset button for approximately 2 seconds, until it blinks.

2 seconds

PRESET PRESET

Press and hold the Preset button until it blinks.

All input buttons with assigned presets light red. If you then save the configuration to a lit preset number, the configuration data at that preset location will be overwritten.

= Blinking button

(No Preset Assigned)

Red

(Preset Assigned)

1 2

17 18

Unlit

Inputs

Figure 3–37 — Entering Save Preset mode

In this illustration, preset 2 has already been assigned; therefore, the Input 2 button lights red when preset mode is entered.

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3. Press and release the input or output button for the desired preset number.

Press and release an input button.

The button blinks red to indicate that this

preset number is selected but not saved.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

INPUTS

The Enter button blinks to indicate the need to save the preset.

The Preset button continues to blink.

ENTER

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ESCVIEW

= Blinking button

Figure 3–38 — Selecting the preset number

4. Press and release the Enter button (ﬁ gure 3-39). The current conﬁ guration is

now stored in the selected memory location.

Press the Enter button to save the preset.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

The Enter and Preset buttons become unlit or return to background illumination.

ESCVIEW

All input buttons become unlit or return to background illumination.

Figure 3–39 — Press the Enter button

Recalling a preset

Follow these steps to recall a preset (set of ties) to be the current conﬁ guration. The steps below show the front panel indications that result from your action.

The illustrations for this procedure show the HDXP 3216. However, the information applies to all HDXP models.

1. Press and release the Esc

Figure 3–40 — Clear all selections

2. Press and release the Preset button (ﬁ gure 41).

Press the Esc > to clear all selections.

CONTROL

ENTER

PRESET

The button blinks once.

ESCVIEW

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button.

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Operation, cont’d

Red

(Preset Assigned)

Press and release the Preset button.

PRESET

The Preset button lights.

All input buttons with

assigned presets light red.

(No Preset Assigned)

1 2

17 18

Unlit

Inputs

Figure 3–41 — Entering Recall Preset mode

In the example above, the Input 2 button lights red, because a preset has been

assigned to it. Input button 17 does not light, because no preset has been assigned to it.

3. Press and release the input or output button for the desired preset. In the

example below, preset 1 (Input button 1) is selected.

Press and release the Input 1 button.

The button blinks red to indicate that this

preset number is selected but not recalled.

3 4

19 20

= Blinking Button

INPUTS

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

The Enter button blinks to indicate the need to recall the preset.

ESCVIEW

Figure 3–42 — Select the preset

4. Press and release the Enter button (ﬁ gure 3-43). The conﬁ guration stored in

selected memory location is now the current conﬁ guration and can be viewed in view-only mode (see Viewing a conﬁ guration, earlier in this chapter).

Press the Enter button to recall the preset.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

The Enter and Preset buttons become unlit or return to background illumination.

ESCVIEW

All input buttons become unlit or return to background illumination.

1 2

17 18

Inputs

Figure 3–43 — Pressing Enter to recall the preset

5. Press and release the View

button to return the HDXP to normal switcher

operation.

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Muting and unmuting outputs

You can mute and unmute the outputs on the HDXP using the front panel. (You can also mute/unmute them via SIS commands, the Windows-based control software, and/or the Web pages.)

Mutings are saved to non-volatile memory. When power is removed and

restored, the mute settings are retained.

Muting an output

Follow these steps to mute an output:

1. Press the Esc

button to clear any input button indications, output button

indications, or control button indications that may be on.

Press the Esc > to clear all selections.

CONTROL

ENTER

PRESET

ESCVIEW

The button blinks once.

Figure 3–44 — Clearing all selections

2. Press and release the View

button lights red, and all untied output buttons light green.

Press the View enter view-only mode.

ENTER

The View button lights red.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

< button to

ESCVIEW

button to enter view-only mode. The View <

All output buttons that have not been tied light green.

Figure 3–45 — Entering view-only mode

3. Press and hold the button for the desired output until the output button starts

to blink (approximately 2 seconds). This indicates that the output is muted.

4. Repeat step 3 for each output that you want to mute. In the following illustration, outputs 3 and 4 are muted.

Mute outputs one at a time.

2 seconds

Press and hold the Output 3 button.

2 seconds

Press and hold the Output 4 button.

= Blinking button

The button blinks green to indicate

that the outputs are muted.

The button blinks green to indicate

that the outputs are muted.

Figure 3–46 — Muting the outputs

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Operation, cont’d

The front panel times out after 30 seconds, and the View

and the blinking

output buttons become unlit or return to background lighting. If you want to mute another output after a timeout, you must press the View < button again (repeat steps 2 and 3).

5. When ﬁ nished muting, press and release the View

button to exit view-only

mode, or wait for the front panel to time out (approximately 30 seconds).

Press the View button to exit view-only mode.

VIEW

The View button becomes unlit or returns to background illumination.

All input and output buttons become unlit or return to background illumination.

Figure 3–47 — Exiting view-only mode

Unmuting an output

1. Press and release the View < button to enter view-only mode. The View <

button lights red, and the buttons for any muted inputs begin blinking green.

2. One at a time, press and hold the button for each output that you want to

unmute until the button lights steadily (approximately 2 seconds).

In the following illustration, outputs 3 and 4 are unmuted.

Unmute outputs one at a time.

2 seconds

Press and hold the Output 3 button.

2 seconds

Press and hold the Output 4 button.

= Blinking button

The button lights green to indicate

that the outputs are not muted.

The button lights green to indicate

that the outputs are not muted.

Figure 3–48 — Unmuting the outputs

3. Press the View

button to exit view-only mode, or wait for the front panel to

time out after approximately 30 seconds.

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Locking out the front panel (executive mode)

The front panel security lockout (executive mode) limits the operation of the HDXP from the front panel. When the switcher is locked, all of the front panel functions are disabled except for the view-only mode functions (see Viewing a conﬁ guration, earlier in this chapter). Other than in view-only mode, if you press a front panel button when the switcher is locked, the input and output buttons ﬂ ash twice and return to their previous state.

To toggle executive mode on and off, press and hold the Matrix and Preview buttons until the two buttons blink twice (approximately 3 seconds).

Press and hold the Matrix and Preview buttons simultaneously to toggle executive mode on or off.

I / O

MATRIX PREVIEW

2 seconds

I / O

MATRIX PREVIEW

The Matrix and Preview buttons blink twice to indicate the mode change. Release the buttons.

Figure 3–49 — Toggling front panel lock on or off

Setting the button background illumination

You can set the buttons on the front panel to have amber background illumination at all times, or you can turn the background illumination off.

To toggle the background illumination on or off, press and hold the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons until the button background changes (approximately 2 seconds).

Press and hold the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons simultaneously to toggle background illumination mode on or off.

1 2

17 18

2 seconds

1 2

Release the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons.

17 18

Figure 3–50 — Toggling background illumination on or off

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Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate

The HDXP switchers can support either RS-232 or RS-422 serial communication protocol, and operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200 baud rates. The settings of these variables can be viewed and changed from the front panel.

This information applies to only the rear panel Remote RS232/RS422 port. The

front panel Conﬁ g port is RS-232 only; RS-422 cannot be selected for it.

View and conﬁ gure the switcher’s serial communications settings as follows:

1. To enter serial port conﬁ guration mode, simultaneously press and hold all

Control buttons (Enter, Preset, View

, and Esc >) until all buttons light

(approximately 2 seconds) (see ﬁ gure 3-51, below).

Press and hold the Enter, Preset,

, and Esc > buttons.

View

I / O

MATRIX PREVIEW

ENTER

PRESET

C O N T R O L

ESCVIEW

= Blinking button

2 seconds

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

All Control buttons light with one flashing. Both I/O buttons light with one flashing. The flashing Control button indicates the baud rate as follows: Enter — 9600 Preset — 19200 View

— 38400 Esc > — 115200

The flashing I/O button indicates the protocol as follows: Matrix — RS-232 Preview — RS-422/RS-485

In this example, the port is set to RS-232 at 9600 baud.

ESCVIEW

Figure 3–51 — RS-232/RS-422 and baud rate display

2. Release the Control buttons.

3. To change a value, press and release the button that relates to the desired

value.

Baud rate:

• Enter selects 9600 baud.

• Preset selects 19200.

• View

• Esc

selects 38400 baud.

selects 115200 baud.

Protocol:

• Matrix selects RS-232

• Preview selects RS-422.

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Press and release the button(s) to configure the port as follows: Baud rate: Enter — 9600 Preset — 19200 View < — 38400 Esc > — 115200

Serial protocol: Matrix — RS-232 Preview — RS-422/RS-485

The selected buttons blink and the others remain lit.

In this example, the port is set to RS-422 at 38400 baud.

= Blinking button

ENTER

C O N T R O L

PRESET

I / O

ESCVIEW

MATRIX PREVIEW

Figure 3–52 — Selecting RS-232/RS-422 and baud rate

4. Press and release an input or output button to exit the serial port

conﬁ guration mode (ﬁ gure 3-53).

Press and release an

input or output button.

Figure 3–53 — Exiting Serial Port Conﬁ guration mode

Resetting

There are several methods by which you can reset the HDXP, and some of these methods allow for four levels of resetting. The following reset methods are available on the HDXP:

•

Front panel buttons

•

Rear panel reset button

•

SIS commands

•

Windows-based control software

The front panel and rear panel reset methods are discussed in the following sections. For information about resetting via SIS commands, see chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide. For information about using the Windows-based software to reset, see chapter 5, Matrix Software.

Resetting using front panel buttons

The front panel (system) reset is identical to the E ZXXX } SIS command, which returns the HDXP to its factory-set defaults (see chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide). A system reset clears all ties, presets, and output muting, and resets all I/O grouping.

To reset the switcher to the factory default settings, press and hold the Matrix and Preview buttons while you apply AC power to the switcher (ﬁ gure 3-54 on the next page).

All Control and I/O buttons become unlit or return to background illumination.

C O N T R O L

ENTER

PRESET

ESCVIEW

MATRIX PREVIEW

I / O

System reset does not reset the Internet protocol (IP) settings or replace user-

installed ﬁ rmware.

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Operation, cont’d

The input and output buttons blink green, red, and amber, then off. Continue to hold the Matrix and Preview buttons until all input and output buttons become unlit and the Matrix button lights green.

Figure 3–54 — Resetting the system from the front panel

Resetting using the rear panel Reset button

The rear panel has a Reset button that initiates four levels of matrix switcher resets. This button is recessed; it can be accessed with a pointed stylus, ballpoint pen, or an Extron Tweeker (a small screwdriver provided with the unit). While the switcher is running or while you are applying power to it, press and hold in the button for the number of seconds required for the desired reset level.

Press and hold the Matrix and Preview buttons while you apply power to the switcher.

I / O

MATRIX PREVIEW

Power

Release the Matrix and Preview buttons.

Soft system resets

The HDXPs have three soft resets available that restore various tiers of switcher settings to their default settings.

• Events (mode 3) reset — This function toggles the monitoring of events on or

off (if events monitoring was on, this function turns it off; if monitoring was on, the HDXP turns it off).

• IP settings (mode 4) reset — The IP settings reset performs the following

functions:

 Enables Arp program capability.  Resets the IP address to the factory default (192.168.254.254).  Resets the subnet mask to the factory default (255.255.0.0).  Resets the gateway address to its factory default (0.0.0.0).  Resets port mapping to the factory default (port 80).  Turns DHCP off.  Turns events off.

An IP settings reset does not replace any user-installed ﬁ rmware.

• Absolute (mode 5) reset — Absolute reset restores the switcher to the

default factory conditions. This function is identical to the E ZQQQ } SIS command (see chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide).

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Follow these steps to perform a soft reset of the HDXP from the rear panel:

1. Press and hold in the Reset button until the front panel Matrix and Preview

buttons blink once (for events reset), twice (for system reset), or three times (for absolute reset) (ﬁ gure 3-55).

Press and hold

the Reset button.

= Blink three times, 3 = blink four times

RESET

9 seconds

Reset LED blinks

three times.

RESET

Release, then

immediately

press and release again.

RESET

Reset LED blinks

four times.

Figure 3–55 — Whole switcher and absolute resets

2. Release the Reset button, then immediately press and release the Reset button

again. No reset is performed if the second momentary press does not occur within 1 second.

Hard reset

The hard reset function restores the HDXP to the base ﬁ rmware with which it was shipped. After a hard reset, events do not automatically start, but user settings and ﬁ les are restored. Follow these steps to perform a hard reset:

The hard reset restores the factory-installed ﬁ rmware. The switcher reverts to

the last successfully loaded ﬁ rmware the next time power is cycled off and on unless a ﬁ rmware update is performed before the power cycle.

1. If necessary, turn off power to the switcher.

2. Press and hold in the Reset button on the rear panel while you apply AC

power to the switcher (ﬁ gure 3-56).

Press and hold the Reset button while you apply power to the switcher.

Figure 3–56 — Hard reset

RESET

Power

The buttons blink and then turn off.

Continue to hold the Reset button until all input and output buttons return to unlit and the Matrix and Preview buttons light.

RESET

Release the Reset button.

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Operation, cont’d

Troubleshooting

This section gives recommendations on what to do if you have problems operating the switcher:

1. Ensure that all devices are plugged in and powered on. The switcher is

receiving power if one of the front panel Power Supply LEDs is lit green.

2. Check to see if one or more outputs are muted.

3. Ensure an active input is selected for output on the switcher.

4. Ensure that the proper signal format is supplied.

5. Check the cabling and make corrections as necessary.

6. Call the Extron S

Conﬁ guration Worksheets

Rather than trying to remember the conﬁ guration for each preset, use worksheets to record this information. Make copies of the blank worksheet at the end of this chapter, and use one for each preset conﬁ guration. Cross out all unused or inactive inputs and outputs. (The worksheet is generic for all models of HDXP. Disregard or cross out boxes for inputs/outputs that your switcher does not have.)

Sales & Technical Support Hotline if necessary.

Worksheet example 1: System equipment

Figure 3-57 shows a worksheet for an HDXP in a ﬁ ctional organization with the system hardware annotated. Inputs 10, 11, and 13 – 16 have no connection in this organization, so they have been crossed out on the worksheet.

SDI/

VTR

Conf. Room

Podium

monitor

Demo Room

Weekly status mtg 3

SDI/

HD-SDI Camera

monitor

HD-SDI

Camera #1

Main

podium

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Main hall#1Main hall#2Podium

Preset # Title: Video ties:

Fill in the preset number and use colors, or dashes, etc. to make connecting lines.

VTR

Figure 3–57 — Worksheet example 1: System equipment

Inputs include VTRs, editing stations, SDI/HD-SDI cameras, and an Extron VTG 400. Output devices include various SDI/HD-SDI monitors.

The VTG 400 video test generator connected to input 12 enables a video test pattern to be sent to one, several, or all output devices for problem isolation or adjustment purposes.

Input sources

Editing

Station

Lobby

monitor

Output destinations

Editing Station

9 10 11 12

9 10111213141516

VTG 400

13 14 15 16

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Worksheet example 2: Daily conﬁ guration

Figure 3-58 continues from worksheet example 1 by showing the video ties that make up the conﬁ guration of preset 1. A solid ink line shows video ties.

Editing

VTR

SDI/

HD-SDI

Camera #1

HD-SDI Camera

Main

podium

1 2345678

SDI/

HD-SDI

Camera

VTR

Station

Editing Station

Input sources

Editing Station

9101112

VTG 400

13 14 15 16

123 45 678

Main hall#1Main hall#2Podium

monitor

Conf.

Podium

Room

monitor

Demo Room

Lobby

monitor

Output destinations

Preset # Title: Video ties:

Fill in the preset number and use colors, dashes, etc., to make connecting lines.

Daily configuration 3

Figure 3–58 — Worksheet example 2: Daily conﬁ guration

In this example:

• The image of the presenter, from the main podium camera (input 1), is:

 Displayed in the main hall (output 1)  Displayed in the conference room (output 4) to the overﬂ ow crowd  Displayed in the lobby (output 8)  Displayed in the Demo Room (output 6)

• The presenter has a presentation stored in the VTR (input 4) that is:

 Displayed in the main hall (output 2)  Displayed locally on the #2 podium (output 3).

9 10111213141516

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Operation, cont’d

Worksheet example 3: Test conﬁ guration

The A/V system in our ﬁ ctional organization needs to be ﬁ ne tuned on a regular basis. Figure 3-59 shows a typical test conﬁ guration, with an Extron video test generator (input 12) generating a test pattern to all monitors (outputs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8).

Editing

VTR

SDI/

VTR

Station

Editing

Station

SDI/

HD-SDI Camera

HD-SDI

Camera #1

Main

podium

1 2345678

Input sources

Editing Station

9101112

VTG 400

13 14 15 16

123 45 678

Main hall#1Main hall#2Podium

monitor

Conf.

Podium

Room

monitor

Demo Room

Lobby

monitor

Output destinations

Preset # Title: Video ties:

Fill in the preset number and use colors, dashes, etc., to make connecting lines.

System test 3

Figure 3–59 — Worksheet example 3: Test conﬁ guration

9 10111213141516

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Input sources

26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Output destinations

HDXP Configuration worksheet

1 23456789 10111213141516

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

1 23456789 10111213141516

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Preset # Title:

Fill in the preset number and use colors, or dashes, etc. to make connecting lines. Disregard or cross out the input and output boxes that do not apply to your switcher.

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HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers

Chapter Four

Programmer’s Guide

RS-232/RS-422 Link

Ethernet Link

Host-to-Switcher Instructions

Switcher-Initiated Messages

Switcher Error Responses

Using the Command/Response Tables

PRELIMINARY

Programmer’s Guide, cont’d

Programmer’s Guide

RS-232/RS-422 Link

The HDXP has two connectors that can be used for serial control. Both ports enable use of SIS commands and the Windows-based control software.

The default protocol for these ports is as follows:

• 9600 baud • 1 stop bit

• Parity: none • Flow control: none

• 8-bit

Rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port

The rear panel 9-pin D female connector labeled Remote RS232/RS422 (ﬁ gure 4-1) can be connected to the RS-232 or RS-422 serial port of a host device such as a computer running the HyperTerminal utility, an RS-232 capable PDA, or a control system. This connection makes software control of the switcher possible.

RS-232 FunctionPin Function

RS232/RS422

1 2 3 4 5

Gnd 6 7 8 9

REMOTE

Figure 4–1 — Remote connector pin assignments

The HDXP switcher can support either RS-232 or RS-422 serial communication

protocol, and can operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 baud rates. See

Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate in chapter 3, Operation, to conﬁ gure the RS-232/RS-422 port from the front panel.

Front panel RS-232 port

The front panel TRS connector labeled Conﬁ g can be connected to a host device for serial RS-232 control only. The optional 2.5 mm cable (Extron part #70-335-01) can be used to connect the HDXP to the host. The ﬁ gure on the next page shows the pin assignments for this cable.

—

Not used

Transmit data

Receive data

—

Not used Signal ground

—

Not used

—

Not used

—

Not used

—

Not used

6 feet

(1.8 m)

RS-422

— TX– RX–

— Gnd

— RX+ TX+

—

Not used Transmit data (–) Receive data (–) Not used Signal ground Not used Receive data (+) Transmit data (+) Not used

9-pin D Connection TRS Plug

Pin 2 Computer's RX line Tip Pin 3 Computer's TX line Ring Pin 5 Computer's signal ground Sleeve

Figure 4–2 — 2.5 mm connector cable for the conﬁ guration port

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Part #70-335-01

Tip

Ring

Sleeve (Gnd)

Ethernet Link

The rear panel Ethernet connector on the switcher can be connected to an Ethernet LAN or WAN. This connection makes SIS control of the switcher possible using a computer connected to the same LAN or WAN.

Ethernet connection

The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover cable and must be properly terminated for your application (see ﬁ gure 4-2 on the next page).

Crossover cable — Direct connection between the computer and the

• HDXP switcher

Patch (straight-through) cable — Connection of the HDXP switcher to an

• Ethernet LAN

Patch (straight) cable

Side 1 Side 2

Pin Wire color Pin Wire color

1 White-orange 1 White-orange

Clip DownSide

1Pins 2 34 56 78

RJ-45 connector

2 Orange 2 Orange

3 White-green 3 White-green

4 Blue 4 Blue

5 White-blue 5 White-blue

6 Green 6 Green

7 White-brown 7 White-brown

8 Brown 8 Brown

1&2

2345678

3&6 4&5

7&8

Twisted Pairs

Pin Wire color Pin Wire color

1 White-orange 1 White-green

2 Orange 2 Green

3 White-green 3 White-orange

4 Blue 4 Blue

5 White-blue 5 White-blue

6 Green 6 Orange

7 White-brown 7 White-brown

8 Brown 8 Brown

Crossover cable

Side 1 Side 2

Figure 4-2 — RJ-45 Ethernet connector pin assignments

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Programmer’s Guide, cont’d

Default IP addresses

To access the HDXP switcher via the Ethernet port, you need the Extron IP address, and may need the subnet mask and the gateway address. If the IP address has been changed to an address comprised of words and characters, the actual numeric IP address can be determined using the ping (ICMP) utility (see appendix A, Ethernet Connection, for more details). If the addresses have not been changed, the factoryspeciﬁ ed defaults are:

• IP address: 192.168.254.254

• Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0

• Gateway address: 0.0.0.0

Host-to-Switcher Instructions

The HDXP accepts SIS (Simple Instruction Set) commands through the RS-232/RS-422 and Ethernet ports. SIS commands consist of one or more characters per command ﬁ eld. They do not require any special characters to begin or end the command character sequence. Each switcher response to an SIS command ends with a carriage return and a line feed (CR/LF = ]), which signals the end of the response character string. A string is one or more characters.

Switcher-Initiated Messages

When a local event such as a front panel operation occurs, the switcher responds by sending a message to the host. The switcher-initiated messages are listed below (underlined).

With an RS-232/422 connection:

With an Internet connection:

connection via Internet protocol (IP) is established. Vx.xx is the ﬁ rmware version number.

]

Password:

The switcher initiates the password message immediately after the copyright message when the controlling system is connected using TCP/IP or Telnet and the switcher is password protected. This message means that the switcher requires an administrator or user level password before it will perform the commands entered via this link.

]

] ]

The switcher initiates the login message when a correct administrator or user password has been entered. If the user and administrator passwords are the same, the switcher defaults to administrator privileges.

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The Password prompt dialog box is redisplayed if an incorrect password is

entered.

]

Qik The switcher initiates the Qik message when a front panel switching or preset recall

operation has occurred.

]

Sprnn The switcher initiates the Spr message when a memory preset has been saved from

the front panel. “nn” is the preset number. Vmtnn•x The switcher initiates the Vmt message when a video output mute is toggled on

or off from the front panel. “nn” is the output number, • is a space, and “x” is the mute status: 1 = on, 0 = off.

Exen The switcher initiates the Exe message when executive mode is toggled on or off

from the front panel. “n” is the executive mode status: 1 = on, 0 = off.

Switcher Error Responses

When the HDXP receives an SIS command and determines that it is valid, it performs the command and sends a response to the host device. If the switcher is unable to perform the command because the command is invalid or contains invalid parameters, the switcher returns an error response to the host. The error response codes are:

E01 — Invalid input channel number (too large) E10 — Invalid command E11 — Invalid preset number (too large) E12 — Invalid output number/port number E13 — Invalid value (out of range) E14 — Command not available for this conﬁ guration E17 — Timeout (caused only by direct write of global presets) E21 — Invalid room number E22 — Busy E24 — Privilege violation (Ethernet and Extron software only) E25 — Device not present E26 — Maximum number of connections exceeded E27 — Invalid event number E28 — Bad ﬁ lename/File not found

]

N User privileges extend to all view and read commands except reading the

Creating ties

administrator password. Users can also perform the following functions:

Creating and recalling presets Muting outputs

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Using the Command/Response Table for SIS Commands

The command/response table begins on page 4-11. Lowercase letters are acceptable in the command ﬁ eld except where indicated. The table below shows the hexadecimal equivalent of each ASCII character used in the command/response table.

ASCII to HEX Conversion Table

ASCII to hexadecimal conversion

Symbols are used throughout the table to represent variables in the command/ response ﬁ elds. Command and response examples are shown throughout the table.

•

Symbol deﬁ nitions

]

= Carriage return/line feed

}

= Carriage return (no line feed)

• = Space

= Escape key

Input and output numbers in commands may be entered as either 1-digit,

2-digit, or 3-digit numbers. All input and output numbers are reported as 2-digit numbers in the response.

24, 27, 28

= E24, E27, and E28 error messages. These superscripts indicate the error

message displayed if the command is entered incorrectly or with invalid parameters. See Error responses, earlier in this chapter.

= Input number HDXP 1616: 1 – 16 HDXP 3216 and 3232: 1 – 32

= Input number (for tie) HDXP 1616: 0 – 16 HDXP 3216 and 3232: 0 – 32

Input 0 = muted input

= Output number HDXP 1616 and 3216: 01 – 16 HDXP 3232: 01 – 32

= Output re-clocking rate 00 = Auto (default) 03 = 177 06 = 540 01 = Bypass 04 = 270 07 = 1485 02 = 143 05 = 360 08 = 2970

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= Room # (for room presets): 0 – 10. (Each room can have up to 10 presets

assigned.)

A Room is a subset of operator-selected outputs that relate to each other. The

HDXP switcher supports up to 10 rooms, each of which can consist of from 1 to 16 outputs per room.

= On/off status (muting, executive mode, power supply, etc.) 0 = off/disabled 1 = on/enabled

X1)

= Group # (for I/O grouping): 0 – 4 (0 = no group)

X1!

= Global preset #: 0 – 32 (0 = current conﬁ guration)

X1@

= Room preset #: 0 – 10 (0 = current conﬁ guration for the room)

A Room preset is a stored conﬁ guration with all of the outputs assigned to a

single room. When a room preset is retrieved from memory, it becomes the current conﬁ guration.

X1$

= Output mute status 0 = Unmuted 1 = Muted

X1%

= Output rate: ###.##

- - - - = bypass mode 0000 = no connection (rate mismatch) nnnn = actual rate

X1^

= Dirty RAM status 1 = RAM needs to be saved to Flash memory. 0 = RAM has been saved to Flash memory (OK to power off or reset).

X1&

= Time in tens of milliseconds to wait for characters coming into a serial port before terminating the connection. Default is 10 = 100 ms; maximum is 32,767.

X1*

= Time in tens of milliseconds to wait between characters coming into a serial port before terminating the connection. Default is 2 = 20 ms; maximum is 32,767 ms.

X1(

= Firmware version number to second decimal place (#.##)

X2)

= Verbose ﬁ rmware version: version – description – upload date/time.

X2!

= Signal status 0 = No signal at input 1 = Signal at input

X2@

= Temperature (degrees Fahrenheit)

X2#

= Name

•

12 characters maximum for global and room preset names

•

11 characters maximum for room names

•

Valid characters are:

Upper- and lowercase letters (a – z, A – Z) Numerals 0 – 9 Spaces Special characters “ ” + _ : = / and space

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X2%

= Matrix name (up to 240 characters)

The following characters are invalid in the name:

~ , @ [ ] { } ‘ < > “ ” ; \ | and ?

X2^

= GMT date and time (read) in the format

Www,•DD•Mmm•YYYY•HH:MM:SS Www = day of the week (Mon through Sun) DD = day of the month (01 through 31) Mmm = Month (Jan through Dec) YYYY = year (2000 through 2009) HH = hour (00 through 24) MM = minutes (00 through 59) SS = seconds (00 through 59)

• = space

X2&

= IP address (###.###.###.###). Leading zeros in each of the four ﬁ elds are

optional.

X2*

= E-mail event number: 1 – 64

X2(

= Default name (Factory default name consisting of model name plus the

last three character pairs of MAC address) Example: HDXP-Plus-Serie-00-2E-C7

X3)

= Password (12 characters maximum)

The following characters are invalid in the password:

~ , + @ = [ ] { } ‘ < > “ ; : \ | ? and space.

X3!

= Connection security level 0 = anonymous 1 – 10 = Extended security levels 1 through 10 11 = User level 12 = Administrator level The response is returned as two digits with a leading zero.

X3@

= E-mail user name (e-mail name for the HDXP) (240 characters maximum)

X3#

= E-mail address: Typical e-mail address format (Example: nnnnn@xxx.com)

X3$

= Hardware (MAC) address (xx–xx–xx–xx–xx–xx)

X3%

= Number of open connections (0 – 255)

X3&

= GMT date (MM/DD/YY•HH:MM:SS)

X3*

= Mail domain name (Standard domain name conventions apply. Example: extron.com)

X3(

= GMT offset (-12.0 through +14.0 hours and minutes removed from Greenwich Mean Time)

X4)

= Daylight Savings time 0 = Daylight savings time off/ignore 1 = Daylight savings time on (used in the northern hemisphere [USA] and parts of Europe and Brazil)

X4!

= E-mail account number (65 through 72)

X4@

= Notify when? 0 = No response 1 = Fail/missing 2 = Fixed/restored 3 = Both 1 and 2

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X4#

= Notiﬁ cation selections

HDXP 3216 and 3232: 01 – 32 = Inputs 1 through 32 HDXP 1616: 01 – 16 = Inputs 1 through 16 Power supply: 98

X4$

= Notify status for reading (16-digit number). For each digit, 0 = Do not notify 1 = Notify

X4%

= DHCP status 0 = Off 1 = On

X4^

= Telnet port number 01 = Remote RS232/RS422 port on rear panel 02 = Conﬁ g port on front panel

The port number is represented as two ASCII characters (2 bytes).

Example: Port 02 is represented as 30 32 in hexadecimal.

X4&

= Baud rate (9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200)

X4*

= Parity (odd, even, none, mark, or space). Only the ﬁ rst letter is required.

X4(

= Data bits (7 or 8)

X5)

= Stop bits (1 or 2)

X5!

= Port type 0 = RS-232 1 = RS-422

X5@

= Flow control (Hardware, Software, or None). Only the ﬁ rst letter is required.

X5#

= Data pacing (0000 – 1000 milliseconds between bytes). Default is 0 ms.

X5%

= Command data section

For Web encoding only: Data is directed to the speciﬁ ed port and must be

encoded if it is not alphanumeric. Since data can include either command terminator, it must be encoded as follows when used within the data section:

pace (hex 20) should be encoded as %20 (hex 25 32 30)

•

lus sign (hex 2B) should be encoded as %2B (hex 25 32 42)

•

X5^

= Parameter to set the Length of a message to receive or the Delimiter value. # = Byte count or a single ASCII character in decimal.

X5&

= IP address converted into a single 32-bit number. Example: 10.13.0.254 becomes (10*256*256*256) + (13*256*256) + (0*256) + 254, which becomes 167,772,160 + 851,968 + 254, which equals 168,624,382.

X5*

= Subnet mask (###.###.###.###). Leading zeros in each of the four ﬁ elds are optional. Default is 255.255.0.0.

X5(

= Gateway IP address (###.###.###.###). Leading zeros in each of the four ﬁ elds are optional.

X6)

= Event number (0 – 99)

X6!

= Event buffer 0 = Receive 1 = User 2 = NVRAM

X6@

= Event buffer offset (0 to maximum buffer size)

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X6#

= Event data size b = bit B = byte (8 bits) S = short (16 bits) L = long (32 bits)

This parameter is case sensitive.

X6$

= Event data to write

X6%

= Number of bytes to read

X6^

= Event status ﬁ elds event_type event_state event_paused error_status RcvBuff_startptr RcvBuff_endptr UsrBuff_startptr UsrBuff_endptr

X6&

= ASCII digit(s) representing the numeric value of the data element read from the event buffer. (Leading zeros are suppressed.)

X6*

= Parameter to set either the Length of the message to receive or a Delimiter value L = byte count (min = 0, max = 32767, and default = 0L [0 byte count]) D = decimal value for the ASCII character (min = 0, max = 00255, and default = 00000L)

This value is placed before the parameter; for example, 3 byte length = 3L, and the ASCII 0A delimiter is 10D. The response contains leading zeros.

This parameter is case sensitive; you must use uppercase D and L.

X6(

= Priority status for receiving timeouts. 0 = use Send data string command parameters 1 = use Conﬁ gure receive timeout command parameters Default = 0.

X7)

= Verbose mode/tagged response status. In verbose mode, system responses to entries made via other connections are displayed. Tagged responses include the command entered as well as the unit’s response to it. 0 = neither verbose mode nor tagged responses enabled 1 = verbose mode enabled; no tagged responses (default) 2 = tagged responses enabled; verbose mode not enabled 3 = both verbose mode and tagged responses enabled

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SIS™ Programming and Control, cont’d

Command/response table for SIS commands

PRELIMINARY

Command

Create ties

Commands can be entered back-to-back, with no spaces between commands. Example: 1*1!02*02&003%4*24$.

The HDXP switchers support 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numeric entries. Example: 1*1, 01*01, or 001*001.

Tie an input to an output

These commands activate all I/O switches simultaneously. They can be used interchangeably.

Quick multiple tie

Example:

This command activates all I/O switches simultaneously.

Tie an input to all outputs

These commands activate all I/O switches simultaneously. They can be used interchangeably.

Global presets

Save current ties as a global preset

Example:

Recall a global preset

Example:

If you attempt to recall a preset that has not been saved, the HDXP responds with the E11 error code.

Save current ties as a preset for a room

Example:

If you attempt to save a room preset to a room that has not been deﬁ ned, the HDXP responds with the E21 error code.

Recall a room preset

Clear a global preset

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

* X# ! Out X# • In X@ • All

* X# & Out X# • In X@ • RGB

* X# % Out X# • In X@ • Vid

+ Q X@ * X# ! ... X@ * X# !

+Q3*4!3*5%3*6$} Qik

* ! In X@ • All

* & In X@ • RGB

* % In X@ • Vid

X1!

, Spr

9 ,

X1!

. Rpr

X1@

, Rmm X* Spr

3*9,

X1@

. Rmm X* Rpr

X1!

P0 * !

}

Response

(switcher to host)

}

]

Qik

]

X1! ]

]

Spr09

X1! ]

]

Rpr05

X1@ ]

Rmm03•SPR09

X1@]

X1! ]

Spr

]

Additional description

]

Tie input X@ to output X#.

]

Make multiple ties with one command entry.

Tie input 3 to outputs 4, 5, and 6.

Tie input X@ to all outputs.

Save the current set of ties as

X1!

preset character is a comma (,).

Save current tie set as preset 9.

Recall preset becomes the current conﬁ guration. The command character is a period (.).

Recall preset 5 to be the current conﬁ guration.

Save the current set of ties as preset The command character is a comma (,).

Save current tie set as preset 9 for room 3.

Recall preset The command character is a period (.).

Clear all ties in preset

. The command

X1!

X1@

for room X*.

X1@

, which

for room X*.

X1!

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

PRELIMINARY

Command

Global presets, continued

Directly write global presets

A direct write of a global preset should always be preceded by a Clear Global Preset command for that same preset

Example:

Directly write room presets

Example:

number. In a directly-written preset, each output position’s tied input (or not tied input) remains unchanged unless overwritten or cleared. If you do not clear a global preset number before you directly write a preset to it, ties that are part of the previous version of the speciﬁ ed presets with the same number can unexpectedly become part of the newly-created (directly written) preset.

Output muting

Mute output Unmute output Read output mute status 1 * B

Mute all outputs 1 * B

To mute outputs, you can also use the Input 0 command: 0 *

Unmute all outputs 0 * B

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

X1!

P X@ * X# ! ... X@ * X# !

Esc

+27P12*5!10*09!3*2!3*8!

Esc

* 1 B Vmt X# * 1

* 0 B Vmt X# * 0

X1@

+ X* *

+7*3P12*7!11*5!4*5!6*6!

Response

(switcher to host)

Spr

Spr27

! ...

Rmm X* • Spr

Rmm 07•Spr03

Vmt

Vmt 1

Vmt 0

}

X1! ]

]

X# }

X1@ ]

]

] ]

X( ]

]

!, where input X@ is set to 0.

]

Additional description

Tie input X@ to output X# for as many ties as desired, at the same time saving all ties to

X1!

preset

(Brackets are shown to separate the ties for clarity only.) Create global preset 27, which ties input 12 to output 5, input 10 to output 9, and input 3 to outputs 2 and 8.

Tie input X@ to output X# for as many ties as desired, at the same time saving all ties to preset

(Brackets are shown to separate the ties for clarity only.) Create preset 3 for room 7, tying input 12 to output 7, inputs 11 and 4 to output 5, and input 6 to output 6.

Mute output X#. Unmute output X#. Show mute status X( of output

0 = Muting off. 1 = Muting on. Mute all of the outputs.

Unmute all of the outputs.

X1@

. For X(,

for room X*.

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

Response

(switcher to host)

Additional description

Output re-clocking

Set output re-clocker

Read re-clocker status

Example:

* X% = Rte X# * X%

8*07= Rte 08*07

Rte X# * X%

]

Set the re-clocker rate for

output 00 = Auto (default) 01 = Bypass the re-clocker. 02 = 143 03 = 177 04 = 270 05 = 360 06 = 540 07 = 1485 08 = 2970

Show current re-clocker rate

The re-clocker rate for output 8 is 1485.

to X%. For X%:

for output X#.

View settings

View video output tie

View RGBHV output tie

Example: 7%

The two “view tie” commands shown above can be used interchangeably to display SDI or HD-SDI input/output ties.

View global video preset

Command description: Response description:

Each position shown in the response is an output. The ﬁ rst position on the left is the starting output; the last position (or the ﬁ rst position on the right) is the starting output + 15. The number actually displayed in each position is the input tied to that output.

For the HDXP 1616 and 3216, the starting output number (StO#) should always be 1.

Example for HDXP 3232:

In this example, input 1 is tied to outputs 26 through 28. Input 8 is tied to outputs 17, 18, 20, 21, 25, and 29 through

32. Input 24 is tied to output 19, and input 29 is tied to outputs 22 and 23. No input is tied to output 24.

View room preset

Command description: Response description:

For the HDXP 1616, the starting output number (StO#) should always be 1.

E X1!

* X# * 1 VC

Preset# * starting output# (StO#) * 1(=video) VC

Input# (I#) assigned to StO# • I# assigned to StO#+1...I# assigned to StO#+15•Vid

4*17*1VC

Response = tied input:

E X*

X1@

* X# * 1VC

Room# * room preset# * starting output# (StO#) * 1(=video) VC

Input# (I#) assigned to StO# • I# assigned to StO#+1...I# assigned to StO#+15•Vid

X@ ]

Show input X@ tied to output

X@ ]

]

}X@

input 24 tied to output 19

08•08•24•08•08•29•29•00•08•01•01•01•08•08•08•08•Vid

17Output:

•

(See below.)

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

•

• ... •

no tied input input 8 tied to output 29

Input 2 is tied to output 7.

]

• Vid Show the tie conﬁ guration

for preset sequential output positions, starting with output an output is tied, its position contains input number

X1!

29 30 31 32

}

•

• ... •

]

• Vid Show the tie conﬁ guration

for preset Show 16 output positions. If an output is tied, its position contains input number

X1@

. Display 16

for room X*.

. If

]

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

PRELIMINARY

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

Response

(switcher to host)

View settings, continued

View output mutes

Example (HDXP 3232):

View re-clocker status

View ﬁ le directory

From RS-232:

From Web

Erase ﬁ le

} X1$

}

}X%

}

ﬁ lename EF

}

X1$

00001000000110000000000000000000 mut

ﬁ lename, date/time, length ﬁ lename, date/time, length ﬁ lename, date/time, length

var ﬁ le = new Array (); File [1] = ‘ﬁ lename1, date1, ﬁ lesize1’; File [2] = ‘ﬁ lename2, date2, ﬁ lesize2’; File [3] = ‘ﬁ lename3, date3, ﬁ lesize3’; File [n] = ‘ﬁ lename n, date n, ﬁ lesize n’;

Space_remaining • byte left Del ﬁ lename

...

X1$

]

List DSVP (Digital Sync Validation Processing)

List available input signals 0LS

Example: 0LS 00000010000000001000000001000010

List individual output rate

X2!

X1% ]

X2!

, ...

X2!

Additional description

X1$

Each mute status of an output, starting from output 1. n is the maximum number of outputs for the model. For 0 = Muted 1 = Unmuted

response is the

X1$

]

Outputs 5, 12, and 13 are muted. All other outputs are unmuted.

Show re-clocking rate X% of

output 00 = Auto (default) 01 = Bypass 02 = 143 03 = 177 04 = 270 05 = 360 06 = 540 07 = 1485 08 = 2970

. For X% :

] ] ]

]]

X2!

Each signal availability of an input, starting from input 1. n is the maximum number of inputs for the model. For 0 = No signal at input 1 = Signal at input

Inputs 7, 17, 26, and 31 have signals.

Show output rate megabits per second for output

for the speciﬁ ed output, 0000 is displayed.)

response is the

X1%

. (If there is no connection

X2!

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

I/O grouping

Write input grouping

All input positions must contain a group number or 0; e.g., for the HDXP 3216 or 3232, you must enter 32 group

Example: (HDXP 3232 or HDXP 3216)

Write output grouping

Read input grouping

Example (HDXP 1616):

Read output grouping

numbers between

All output positions must contain a group number or 0; e.g., for the HDXP 3232, you must enter 32 group numbers

between

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

}

X1)

E X1)

and I. If you do not want to group a particular input, enter 0 in its position.

Input 1 in group 4

GrIResponse #s = group:

401330000444411221223333

01Input:

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

E X1)

and O. If you do not want to group a particular output, enter 0 in its position.

X1)

401 ... 3I

Input 2 not grouped

X1)

} X1)

EI}

} X1)

Response

(switcher to host)

X1)

...

}

X1)

GrI

See below. Input 1 – Group 4,

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

X1)

O }

GRO

See below.

Response = group:

X1)

Input 1 in group 1

X1)

...

X1)

...

1113300004444112

01Input:

...

X1)

...

X1)

]

Input 9 not grouped

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

X1)

]

Additional description

]

X1)

Each number to which the input in that position is assigned, starting from input 1. n is the maximum number of inputs for the model. 1 – 4, or 0, which speciﬁ es that the input is not in a group.

Input 2 – Group 0, ... Input 32 – Group 3.

Each number to which the output in that position assigned, starting from output 1. n is the maximum number of outputs for the model. 1 – 4, or 0, which speciﬁ es that the output is not in a group.

Show one number) for each input, starting from input 1. n is the maximum number of inputs for the model. A zero in an input’s position indicates that the input is not in a group.

Show one number) for each output, starting from output 1. n is the maximum number of outputs for the model. A zero in an output’s position indicates that the output is not in a group.

entry is the group

X1)

Input 32 in group 3

21223333

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

]

X1)

entry is the group

X1)

entry (group

Input 16 in group 2

X1)

entry (group

can be

13 14 15 16

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

PRELIMINARY

Command

Rooms

Write room outputs

Example:

• Maximum number of outputs per room is 16.

Read room outputs

Example:

• Maximum number of rooms is 10.

• An output can be assigned to only one room.

Names

Invalid characters for names are – , ‘ [ ] { } < > ; | \ and ?.

Write global preset name

Example:

Read global preset

Example:

Write input name

Example:

Read input name Write output name

Example:

Read output name Write room preset name

Example:

Read room preset name

If a preset has not been assigned,

If a global preset is saved but not named, its default name is “Preset If a room preset is saved but not named, its default name is “Rm If you attempt to name or recall a preset that is unassigned, the HDXP responds with the error message E11. If you attempt to read a preset for a room that does not exist, the HDXP responds with [Unassigned]. If you attempt to save a room preset to a room that does not exist, the HDXP responds with the error message E21.

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

E X*

, Y! , Y@ , ... Y/ MR

8,3,4,5,6MR

E X*

3MR

E X1!

1,Security1NG

E X1! E

2NG

E X!

, name NI

1,Podium camNI

E X!

E X#

, name NO

1,Main PJ1,NO

E X#

E X*

1*3,Podium _DVDNP

E X*

}

, name NG

} X2# ] X2#

}

} X2# ] X2#

X1@

, name NP

X1@

X2#

is displayed as [unassigned].

Response

(switcher to host)

Additional description

}

]

Assign outputs Y! through Y/ to room

Outputs 3, 4, 5, and 6 are assigned to room 8.

Show outputs assigned to

]

room

Outputs 1, 2, 8, and 9 are assigned to room 3, which is named “Class1.”

Assign a name to preset # The name may have up to 12 characters, including A–Z, a–z, 0–9, “, +, :, =, /, and space.

Name global preset 1 “Security 1.”

Assign a name to input #X!.

}

Mpr X* , Y! , Y@ , ... Y/

Mpr8,03,04,05,06

Name , Y! , Y@ , ... Y/

Class1,01,02,08,09

X1!

Nmg

Nmg01,Security 1

Security 2

Nmi X! , name

, name

]

}

Nmi01,Podium cam

Nmo X# , name

]

Name input 1 “Podium Cam.”

Assign a name to output #X#.

}

Nmo01,Main PJ1,NO

]

Name output 1 “Main PJ1.”

}

Nmp X* *

X1@

, name

Assign a name to room preset

]

X1@

}

Nmp01*03,

X2#]

Name room 1, preset 3 “Podium_ DVD.”

} X2# ] X2#

X1@

X1!

.”

X1@

Prst

.”

= name of preset

= name of input X!.

= name of output X#.

for room X*.

= name of room preset .

X1!

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

Response

(switcher to host)

Additional description

Front panel lockout (executive mode)

Lock front panel 1 X Unlock front panel 0 X View front panel lock status X

]

Exe 1

]

Exe 0

X( ]X(

Enable executive mode. Disable executive mode.

= on/off status of executive

mode

Information requests

Request information (number of inputs by number of outputs)

Example (HDXP 3216): I

Request part number N

Request system status S

Example: S

Query ﬁ rmware version Q

Example: Q

Query ﬁ rmware version (verbose)

Response format: Ethernet protocol ﬁ rmware version – ﬁ rmware version – updated ﬁ rmware version

Example: 0Q See below.

Description

Response:

Meaningless data for this switcher model

n.nn – 1.00(1.50-SDI Series – Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:11:29 GMT) – 1.00*(1.57-SDI Series – Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:02:35 GMT)

There are up to three separate sets of Extron ﬁ rmware on which the HDXP can report: the HDXP Plus Series controller

Request model description 2 I

ﬁ rmware, which is the overall control ﬁ rmware; the Ethernet protocol ﬁ rmware, which handles the Ethernet interface; and the latest optional Extron ﬁ rmware update, which is available at www.Extron.com.

0 Q

HDXP 3216 firmware version

x X# • A X@ x

V32x16 A00x00

60-XXX-01

]

X2@ ] X2@

3.29 5.15 91.40

X#] V X@

]

x X# = Number of video

inputs by number of outputs.

x X# = Number of audio inputs and outputs. Because the HDXP does not have audio, this part of the response is always A00x00.

The HDXP 3216 has 32 video inputs and 16 video outputs. It has no audio inputs or outputs.

HDXP 3232 = 60-797-01 HDXP 3216 = 60-790-01 HDXP 1616 = 60-807-01

= Power supply voltages and Internal temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.

3.29 and 5.51 are the power supply voltages; 91.40 (degrees F) is the temperature.

X1( ]

]

1.00

X1( X2) X1( X2) ]

* indicates the version running Upload date and time

SDI and HD-SDI Matrix Switcher

The ﬁ rmware version is 1.00 (sample value only).

Provide a detailed description of the Ethernet protocol ﬁ rmware, the HDXP ﬁ rmware, and any ﬁ rmware upgrade. The ﬁ rmware that is currently running is marked by an asterisk (*). A caret (^) indicates that the ﬁ rmware has a bad checksum or an invalid load. ?.?? indicates that ﬁ rmware is not loaded.

Updated firmware version

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

PRELIMINARY

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

Information requests, continued

Request system memory usage

Request user memory usage 4I

Resets (Zap commands)

Reset global presets and names

Reset individual global preset

Unmute all outputs Reset switcher

Reset ﬂ ash memory

Reset room map Reset individual room

Reset room presets and names

Reset individual room preset

Absolute system reset

E X1!

ZXXX

ZFFF

E X* E

E X*

ZQQQ

}

IP setup commands

Set matrix name (location) Read matrix name (location) Reset unit name to factory

default

Example:

Set time/date

Read time/date

Example:

E X2% E

• CN

E X3&

Response

(switcher to host)

n bytes used out of n kBytes

}

X1@

}

]

Zpg

X1! ]

Zpg

]

Zpz

]

Zpx

]

Zpf

]

Zpr Zpr X*

]

Zpp

Zpp X* *

]

Zpq

X2% ]

Ipn

} X2% ]

}

Ipn •

Ipn HDXP-Plus-Serie-00-2E-C7

X3& ] X3&

1pt

} X2^ ] }

Mon, 08 May 2006 19:01:17

]

X1@ ]

X2( ]

Additional description

]

Show amount of memory used and total available memory for system operations.

]

Show amount of user memory used and total available user memory.

Clear all global presets and their names.

Clear global preset

Clear all ties and presets and reset the HDXP to factory defaults.

Reset ﬂ ash memory (reset usersupplied ﬁ les).

Clear all room presets.

Clear all presets for room X*. Clear all room presets and

their names. Clear preset

Clear all ties and presets and reset the HDXP to factory defaults. Reset the IP address to 192.168.254.254 and the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0.

Reset the name of your HDXP to the factory default: combination of its model name and last three pairs of its MAC address.

X1!

X1@

for room X*.

]

is the local time and date in the following format: MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS

Show day, date, and GMT.

]

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

IP setup commands, continued

Set GMT offset

Read GMT offset Set daylight savings time

Read daylight savings time Conﬁ gure port parameters

Read port parameters Set comm port mode

Read comm port mode Conﬁ gure ﬂ ow control

View ﬂ ow control

E X3(

E X4)

E X4^

E X4^ E X4^

E X4^

Response

(switcher to host)

}

Ipt

X3( ]

} X3( ]

}

X4) ] X4)

Ipt

} X4) ]

X4&

X4*

X4(

} X4&

X5!

CY *

}

} X5! ]

X5@

X5#

} X5@

}

X5)

Cpn

X4^

}

• Ccp

X4*

• Cty

• Cﬂ

X5# ]

X4(

X4&

X5) ]

X5! ]

X5@

X5#]

Additional description

Set the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) offset value ( for the HDXP’s location. GMT offset (-12.00 to +14.0 hours) represents the time difference in hours and minutes (± hh.mm relative to Greenwich, England). The plus sign and leading zero are optional.

Example: 5:30 = +05:30.

is the status of daylight savings (DST) time of day. DST is a 1 hour offset that is observed in the USA and parts of Europe and Brazil.

For example, California uses GMT -8.00 from April to October and -7.00 GMT from November to March. DST should be turned off in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands, the eastern time zone part of Indiana, and Arizona (excluding the Navajo Nation).

0 = Off/ignore 1 = On

X4*

X4(

X5) ]

Set baud rate Data bits

X5)

for the IP connection for port number

Set type for port 0 = RS-232 1 = RS-422

Set ﬂ ow control for port

X5@

For

H = hardware S = software N = none

X5#

= number of milliseconds between bytes. Can be 0000 – 1000 ms; default = 0.

X4&

X4(

, and stop bits

X4^

X5!

of communication

X4^

. For

X4^

can be 01 only.

X3(

, parity

X5!

)

X4*

X4^

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

PRELIMINARY

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

IP setup commands, continued

Conﬁ gure receive timeout

View receive timeout Set DHCP on/off

Read DHCP status Set IP address

Read IP address Read hardware (MAC)

address

Set subnet mask

Read subnet mask Set gateway IP address

Read gateway IP address Set administrator password

Clear administrator password

Read administrator password

Set user password

Clear user password Read user password

E X4^

E X4^ E X4%

E X2&

E X5*

E X5(

E X3)

• CA

CA }

E X3)

E E

• CU CU

Response

(switcher to host)

X1&

X1*

X6(

} X1&

}

X6*

X4^

Cpn

X4% ]

Idh

} X4% ]

}

X2& ] X2&

Ipi

} X2& ]

} X3$ ]

}

X5* ] X5*

Ips

} X5* ]

}

X5( ] X5(

Ipg

} X5( ]

}

Ipa

Ipa •

X3) ]

}

Ipu

Ipu •

X3) ]

} X3) ]

X1*

]

}

• Cce

X6(

X1&

X6* ]

X1* ]

Additional description

X1&

= time in 10s of ms to wait

for characters coming into

X4^

port the connection. Default = 10 (100 ms). Maximum = 32,767.

X1*

wait between characters coming into port terminating the connection. Default = 2 (20 ms). Maximum = 32,767.

Set DHCP on or off. For 0 = off 1 = on

###.###.###.###. Leading zeros in each of the four ﬁ elds are optional for setting values.

Show the MAC (media access code) address unit.

format ###.###.###.###. Leading zeros in each of the four ﬁ elds are optional.

the format ###.###.###.###. Leading zeros in each of the four ﬁ elds are optional.

Set administrator access password alphanumeric characters). The password is case sensitive. Special characters (spaces or symbols) are not allowed.

Clear/remove all passwords (administrator and user).

Show administrator password

X3)

Set user password 12 alphanumeric characters). The password is case sensitive. Special characters (spaces or symbols) are not allowed.

Clear user password only. Show user password

before terminating

= time in 10s of ms to

X4^

before

X4%

= IP address in the format

X3$

for your

= subnet mask in the

= gateway IP address in

X3)

(4 to 12

X3)

(4 to

X3)

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

IP setup commands, continued

Set mail server IP address and domain name

Read mail server IP address, domain name, and password

Set e-mail recipient

Example:

Read e-mail recipient

Set e-mail events for recipient

E X2&

E X4!

72,JSmith@folklore.netCR

E X4!

Before entering this command, you must ﬁ rst set a recipient for e-mail account number

e-mail recipient (CR) command.

Response

(switcher to host)

X3*

} X2&

X3#

}

Ipm

Ipr

X2&

X3# ]

}

IprJSmith@folklore.net,

} X3# ]

X4@

X4#

, ...

X4#

Ipe

X4! ]

X3*

X3* ]

X3) ]

}

Additional description

Set the e-mail domain name for IP address domain (e.g., extron.com).

Show mail server IP address

X2&

, e-mail domain name and password

Set the recipient of e-mail. For the recipient to receive e-mail notiﬁ cations, you must then set the events that the HDXP reports, using one or more separate Set e-mail events (EM) commands (see below).

]

E-mail account #72, JSmith, will receive e-mail messages on occasions speciﬁ ed by the Set e-mail events for recipient command.

Show e-mail recipient address

X3#

Send e-mail notiﬁ cation(s) to e-mail account number

X4!

can be 65 – 72.

X4@

= occasion for sending the notiﬁ cation (notify when?): 0 = no response 1 = failed/missing 2 = ﬁ xed/restored 3 = both 1 and 2

X4!

, using the separate Set

X2&

X3)

X3*

X4#

X4!

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

PRELIMINARY

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

IP setup commands, continued

Read e-mail events for recipient

Example (HDXP 1616):

Send e-mail (event) Set verbose mode

Read verbose mode

Read connection’s security level

Commit RAM to ﬂ ash memory

The HDXP can send out unsolicited information (such as a notice of a change in input or some other setting). That is

called a verbose (wordy) relationship between the switcher and a connected device. For a direct RS-232/422 connection, the HDXP is set for verbose mode by default. When the HDXP is connected via Ethernet, verbose mode is disabled by default in order to reduce the amount of communication trafﬁ c on the network. If you want to use verbose mode with a switcher connected via Ethernet, you must set this mode to On each time you reconnect to the HDXP.

E X4!

72EM}

E X2* E X7)

1FF

Response

(switcher to host)

} X4@

See below.

Notify failed and fixed

SM CV

Response:

}

3, 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

01 Input: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Eml Vrb

} X7) ]

} X3! ]

}

Nvr

Additional description

X4$ ]

E-mail input 8 status Ignore input 16

X2* ] X2*

X7) ]

X1^ ]

Show when notiﬁ cation will be sent to e-mail account

X4!

X4$

. number that indicates the notiﬁ cation status for e-mail

X4!

account represented by a digit in

0 = do not notify (or no input exists) 1 = notify

E-mail account #72 will receive fail/missing and ﬁ xed/restored messages for input signals 1, 2, and 8, and the power supply.

can be 1 – 64.

Enable or disable verbose mode and/or tagged responses, in which additional information is provided in response to a query.

Show verbose mode/tagged response status 0 = neither verbose mode nor tagged responses enabled 1 = verbose mode enabled; no tagged responses (default) 2 = tagged responses enabled; verbose mode not enabled 3 = both verbose mode and tagged responses enabled

X3!

For

: 0 = anonymous 1 – 10 = extended security levels 1 through 10 11 = user 12 = administrator The response is returned as two digits with a leading zero.

Response is delivered when the process is complete.

X4$

is a 32 digit

. For each input

Power Supply

X7)

X4$

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to switcher)

IP setup commands, continued

View whether RAM needs to be saved to ﬂ ash memory

Bi-directional serial data port

Send data string

X4^

= port number

A delimiter of ASCII 0A is 10D.

The response includes leading zeros.

01 = rear panel Remote RS232/422 port 02 = front panel Conﬁ g port

X1&

= time in tens of milliseconds that the HDXP will wait until receipt of the ﬁ rst response character before

terminating the command. (Default = 10 = 100 ms; maximum = 32,767.)

X1*

= time in tens of milliseconds that the HDXP will wait between characters being received via a serial port before

terminating the command. (Default = 2 = 20 ms; maximum = 32,767.)

X5^

= #L or #D. These parameters are case sensitive (require capital D or capital L). L = Length of the message to be received D = Delimiter value # = byte count (for L) or a single ASCII character expressed in decimal form (for D). The byte count number can be 0 through 32767; the default is 0. The ASCII decimal number can be 0 through 00255; the default is the byte count. A 3-byte length = 3L.

X5%

= Command data section

X1&

X1* X5^

The

E X4^

sequence is optional. If

Ethernet data port

Send data string

E X5&

Response

(switcher to host)

} X1^ ]

X1&

X1*

05*4*7*3L RS} <data> •

* port# *

X5^

RS }

Response to command

X1&

X1*

and

X1&

X1*

ES }

Response to command

Additional description

Show dirty RAM status 0 = RAM needs to be saved to ﬂ ash memory. 1 = RAM has been saved to ﬂ ash memory. The unit can now be powered off or reset.

X5%

•

]

Response to command

are not speciﬁ ed, the default values are used.

]

X5%

] X5&

is the unit’s IP address converted into a single 32-bit number.

X1^

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HDXP Plus Series Matrix Switchers

Chapter Five

Matrix Software

Matrix Switchers Control Program

Special Characters

Button-Label Generator

PRELIMINARY

Matrix Software

The following software programs accompany the HDXP 3232, 3216, and 1616 switchers:

• The Windows communicates with the switcher via the RS-232/RS-422 port and the Ethernet port, provides an easy way to set up ties and sets of ties.

• The Extron Button-Label Generator allows you to design and print labels for the HDXP front panel buttons.

Both programs are compatible with Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Updates to these programs can be downloaded from the Extron Web site (http://www.extron.com).

Matrix Switchers Control Program

Installing the software

The Windows-based control software program is contained on a CD-ROM. To install the Matrix software from the CD to your computer’s hard drive, load the CD in your computer. The installation should start automatically (if it does not, run Launch.exe from the CD), and follow the instructions that appear on the screen. The Matrix software program occupies approximately 1 MB (megabyte) of harddrive space.

By default, the Windows installation creates a C:\Program Files\Extron\Matrix Software directory and places two ﬁ les (MATRIX Switcher+ Control Program [MTRX.exe] and MATRIX Switcher+ Help [MTRX.hlp]) in it.

-based Extron Matrix Switcher Control Program, which

The program was designed to control most Extron matrix switchers, but its

operation is limited to the features and conﬁ guration of your HDXP.

The HDXP switcher can support either RS-232 or RS-422 serial communication

protocol from the rear panel Remote RS232/422 connector, and RS-232 from the front panel Conﬁ g connector. The HDXP operates at 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 baud rates. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate in chapter 3, Operation, to conﬁ gure the Remote RS232/RS422 and Conﬁ g ports from the front panel.

Software operation via Ethernet

When an HDXP switcher is connected to an Ethernet WAN or LAN, any number of users can operate it, locally or remotely, using the Matrix Switcher Control Program. See Ethernet Connection in chapter 2, Installation, for information on connecting to the network via Ethernet.

Connection to the switcher via Ethernet can be password protected. There are two levels of password protection: administrator and user. Administrators have full access to all HDXP switching capabilities and editing functions. Users can select inputs and outputs, set and recall presets, and view all settings with the exception of passwords. If the same password or no password is required for logging on, all personnel are logged on with administrator privileges. Fields and functions that exceed user privileges are grayed out in the Windows-based Control software when the operator is logged on as a user.

Ethernet protocol settings

The IP Settings/Options screen (ﬁ gure 5-9, later in this chapter) provides a location for viewing and, if connected via the RS-232/422 link or if you are logged on via the Ethernet port as an administrator, editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. See IP Settings/Options window, later in this chapter, for more details.

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Using the software

Many items in the Matrix Switcher Windows-based Control Program are also accessible via front panel controls (see chapter 3, Operation), under SIS control (see chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide), and via the Web pages (see chapter 6, HTML Operation). The Matrix Switcher Help Program provides information on settings and on how to use the control program itself.

1. To run the Matrix Switcher Control Program, click on the Matrix Switcher

+ Control Pgm icon (shown at right) in the Extron Electronics group or folder on your Start menu.

You can access this icon from your Start menu by selecting the following:

Start X All Programs X Extron Electronics X Matrix Switchers X

Matrix Switcher+ Control Program

The Comm Port Selection window (ﬁ gure 5-1) opens.

Figure 5–1 — Comm Port Selection window

2. Choose the comm port that is connected to the HDXP’s RS-232/RS-422 port,

IP [LAN], or Emulate.

 If you selected a Comm port, check the baud rate displayed in the

Comm Port Selection window. If you need to change the baud rate, click the Baud button to display the baud rate pop-up list. (After you click it, the Baud button changes to OK.) Double-click on the desired baud rate (available rates are 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200; the default is 9600). Then click OK and proceed to step 4.

Figure 5–2 — Baud rate pop-up list

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 If you selected IP [LAN], click OK and proceed to step 3.  If you selected Emulate, click OK and see Using emulation mode, later in

this chapter.

3. If you selected IP [LAN] in step 2, the IP Connection window opens

(ﬁ gure 5-3).

Figure 5–3 — Address and password entry for IP connection

a. Check the Extron IP Address ﬁ eld in the IP Connection window. The

ﬁ eld displays the last Extron IP address entered.

If the IP address is correct: Proceed to step 3b. If the address is not correct: Either click in the Extron IP Address ﬁ eld

and enter the IP address or click on the scroll down button ( from among the recently used addresses. Then proceed to step 3b.

4. The Extron Matrix Switcher Control Program window (ﬁ gures 5-4 and 5-5)

If your local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-

speciﬁ ed default address, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this ﬁ eld.

b. If your HDXP is password protected, click in the Password ﬁ eld and

enter the appropriate administrator or user password.

c. Click Connect.

• If you logged on using the administrator password, the Windows program connects you to the HDXP switcher with all of the administrator rights and privileges.

• If you logged on with the user password, the Windows program connects you to the HDXP switcher with only user capabilities.

• If an incorrect password is entered, the program beeps and returns to the password entry display.

appears. The window displays the current conﬁ guration of the attached matrix, with numbered boxes representing the video inputs and outputs.

The following ﬁ gures show the HDXP 3232, which has 32 inputs and 32

outputs. The window for the HDXP 3216 has 32 input boxes and 16 output boxes, while the HDXP 1616’s window has 16 input boxes and 16 output boxes.

) and select

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Figure 5–4 — Extron Matrix Switcher Control Program window (no ties or rooms)

Figure 5–5 — Sample Matrix window with ties and rooms

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Setting up the Matrix window

On the Matrix window, the inputs and outputs are represented by boxes. You can make the control program easier to use by assigning device icons that represent your connected devices to each input and output box.

1. Click on an input or an output box. The Input Devices or Output Devices

window opens, containing icons representing various types of devices that may be connected to a matrix switcher.

Figure 5–6 — Input Devices and Output Devices icon windows

2. Click and drag an icon from the devices screen to an input or output box on

the Matrix window. Repeat for additional devices as desired.

3. In the Caption box, enter a caption for the device, if desired; e.g., Laptop. This

caption appears in the descriptive window that pops up when you pass the cursor over an input or output box containing an icon.

Figure 5–7 — Pop-up window for input 1 containing a caption

4. When ﬁ nished assigning icons, click OK to close the device window.

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To change an icon in an input or output box, drag the new icon to the box. It replaces the previous one.

To remove the icon from a box and leave the box empty, drag an empty square to the box.

Alternatively, you can display the input and output numbers in the boxes instead of icons. To do this, select Numbers in I/O Boxes from the Preferences pull-down menu.

Managing ties

On the Matrix window, you can create, dissolve, and view input-to-output ties as follows:

• To create a tie, click and drag from an input box to an output box.

 If Hold/Verify Changes has been selected from the Preferences menu:

A broken line appears, connecting the two boxes. (If you want to undo

 If Immediate Changes has been selected from the Preferences menu:

The tie is made immediately. (No Cancel button is displayed.)

• To remove a tie, drag the output box to its tied input box or to the trash can.

 If Hold/Verify Changes has been selected from the Preferences menu:

The tie line becomes broken. (If you want to reinstate the tie at this point,

 If Immediate Changes has been selected from the Preferences menu:

The tie is undone immediately.

• To view information on a speciﬁ c input or output device, position the cursor

over that device in the Matrix window. A pop-up window opens, showing the input and output numbers, names (if captions were speciﬁ ed), details on the connections to that device, and the frequency of the video signal being sent to or from it (see ﬁ gure 5-8 on the next page).

the preliminary tie at this point, click the Cancel button. The broken line disappears.) Click Take to conﬁ rm the tie. The broken line becomes solid.

click Cancel. The broken line becomes solid again.) Click Take. The broken tie line disappears.

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IP Setup

Figure 5–8 — Matrix window section with pop-up information on input 4

The IP Settings/Options window (ﬁ gure 5-9) lets you view and, if connected via the RS-232/RS-422 link or if you are logged on via the Ethernet port as an administrator, editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. None of the ﬁ elds on this screen can be edited while you are logged on as a user. To display the IP Settings/Options window, select IP Options from the Tools pull-down menu.

Figure 5–9 — IP Setting/Options window

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See appendix A, Ethernet Connection, for basic information about IP addresses.

Editing the following ﬁ elds on the IP Settings/Options screen while connected

via the Ethernet port can immediately disconnect your computer from the switcher:

IP Address Gateway IP Address Subnet Mask Use DHCP Administration Password

Extron recommends editing the settings on this screen using the RS-232/422 link and protecting the Ethernet access to this screen by assigning an administrator’s password to qualiﬁ ed and knowledgeable personnel only.

When the control program is connected to the HDXP via the RS-232/422 link,

the Administrator and User Password ﬁ elds are not masked. If a password has been inadvertently changed to an unknown value, you can look up and, if desired, change a password in this window without knowing the current password.

Setting the IP Address

The Matrix IP Address ﬁ eld contains the IP address of the connected matrix switcher. This value is encoded in the ﬂ ash memory on the switcher.

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subﬁ elds separated by dots (periods). Each ﬁ eld can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes, up to 3 digits total per ﬁ eld, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

The default address is 192.168.254.254, but if this conﬂ icts with other equipment at your installation, you can change the IP address to any valid value.

Edit the address ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Matrix IP address ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

2. Make any desired changes to the address.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Matrix IP

Address ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the address change take effect.

Editing the IP Address ﬁ eld while connected via Ethernet can immediately

disconnect your from the HDXP. It is recommended that you connect via RS-232/422 to edit this ﬁ eld.

Setting the Extron name or descriptor

The Extron Name/Descriptor ﬁ eld contains the name used as the “from” information when the HDXP switcher e-mails notiﬁ cation of its failed or repaired status. The default name/descriptor shown in this ﬁ eld is a portion of your product’s name, followed by the last six characters of the unit’s MAC address (for example, HDXP-Plus-Serie-05-A6-2D).

This descriptor can be changed to any valid name, up to 24 alphanumeric characters and/or hyphens.

The following characters are invalid in the Extron Name/Descriptor ﬁ eld:

+ ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ” ; : | \ ? and space.

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Edit the Extron Name/Descriptor ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Extron Name/Descriptor ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text

cursor.

2. Edit the name as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Extron

Name/Descriptor ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the name change take effect.

Setting the gateway IP address

The Gateway IP Address ﬁ eld identiﬁ es the address of the gateway to the mail server to be used if the HDXP switcher and the mail server are not on the same subnet.

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subﬁ elds separated by dots (periods). Each ﬁ eld can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeros, up to 3 digits total per ﬁ eld, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Gateway IP Address ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text

cursor.

2. Make any desired changes to the address.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Gateway

IP Address ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the address change take effect.

Editing the Gateway IP Address ﬁ eld while connected via Ethernet can

immediately disconnect your from the HDXP. It is recommended that you connect via RS-232/422 to edit this ﬁ eld.

Setting the subnet mask

The Subnet Mask ﬁ eld is used to determine whether the HDXP is on the same subnet as the controlling PC or the mail server when you are subnetting. The subnet mask has the same format as the Matrix IP and Gateway addresses (###.###.###.###).

For more information, see Subnetting — A Primer, in appendix A, Ethernet Connection.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Subnet Mask ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

2. Make any desired changes to the mask.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Subnet

Mask ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the changes to the mask take effect.

Editing the Subnet Mask ﬁ eld while connected via Ethernet can immediately

disconnect your from the HDXP. It is recommended that you connect via RS-232/422 to edit this ﬁ eld.

Hardware Address ﬁ eld

The hardware (MAC) address consists of six pairs of alphanumeric characters in the format xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx. The MAC address is hard coded in the HDXP switcher and cannot be changed.

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Enabling/disabling DHCP

Selecting the Use DHCP check box directs the HDXP to ignore any entered IP addresses and to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host Conﬁ guration Protocol (DHCP) server (if the network is DHCP capable). Contact the local system administrator for information about DHCP on your system.

Selecting or deselecting this check box while connected via Ethernet can

immediately disconnect your from the HDXP. It is recommended that you connect via RS-232/422 to edit this ﬁ eld.

Setting the date

The Date ﬁ eld displays the current date in the Greenwich Mean Time zone. If necessary, adjust the date as follows:

1. Click in the Date ﬁ eld. A date editing ﬁ eld appears,

displaying the date in the format (M)M/(D)D/YYYY, as shown at the right. Leading zeros are not used.

The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor in the date editing ﬁ eld.

2. Edit the ﬁ eld as desired to set the proper date. Leading zeros are optional.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the set date

ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the date change take effect.

Setting the local time

The Time (local) ﬁ eld displays the current time in the local time zone. If necessary, click the Sync Time to PC button to set the switcher to your computer’s internal time, or adjust the time manually as follows:

1. Click in the Time (local) ﬁ eld. A time editing ﬁ eld

appears with the date in the format HH:MM:SS (00:00:00 to 23:59:59), as shown at right. The graphic

cursor becomes a text cursor in the time editing ﬁ eld.

2. Edit the ﬁ eld as desired to set the proper time. Remember to use 24-hour

time. Leading zeros are optional.

3. Press the Tab key or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the set time ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the time change take effect.

Sync Time to PC button

Clicking the mouse on the Sync Time to PC button causes the computer you are operating to send its internal time to the switcher in a set time command.

Setting the offset from GMT

The GMT ﬁ eld displays the amount of time, in hours and minutes, that the local time varies from the GMT international time reference. If necessary, adjust the offset as follows:

1. Click in the GMT ﬁ eld. An offset editing ﬁ eld appears with the

2. Edit the ﬁ eld as desired to set the proper offset. Leading zeros are optional.

3. Press the Tab key or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the set offset ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the offset change take effect.

offset in the format ±HH:MM (–12:00 to +14:00), as shown at right. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor in the set offset ﬁ eld.

Some time zones are on the half-hour (30 minutes).

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Enabling daylight savings time

When daylight savings time is enabled, the switcher updates its internal clock between daylight savings time and standard time in the spring and fall on the date that the time change occurs in your location. When daylight savings time is turned off, the switcher does not adjust its time reference.

Select the Use Daylight Savings check box to enable daylight savings time.

Setting the administrator password

The Administrator Password ﬁ eld displays the password required to log on to the HDXP switcher via the Ethernet port with all administrator rights and privileges. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to 12 uppercase and/or lowercase alphanumeric characters.

While you are logged on as a user, this ﬁ eld is masked with asterisks (************) as a security measure.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Administrator Password ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text

2. Make any desired changes to the case-sensitive password.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the

4. Click the Take button to make the password change take effect.

The following characters are invalid in passwords:

+ ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ” ; : | \ ? and space.

Editing the Administrator Password ﬁ eld while connected via Ethernet can

immediately disconnect your from the HDXP. It is recommended that you connect via RS-232/422 to edit this ﬁ eld.

cursor.

Administrator Password ﬁ eld.

Setting the user password

The User Password ﬁ eld displays the password required to log on to the HDXP switcher via the Ethernet port as a user, without all administrator rights and privileges. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to 12 uppercase and/or lowercase alphanumeric characters.

While you are logged on as a user, this ﬁ eld is masked with asterisks (************) as a security measure.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

An administrator password must be created before a user password can be

created.

The following characters are invalid in passwords:

+ ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ” ; : | \ ? and space.

1. Click in the User Password ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

2. Make any desired changes to the case-sensitive user password.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the User

Password ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the password change take effect.

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Setting the mail server IP address

The Mail Server IP Address ﬁ eld displays the IP address of the mail server that handles the e-mail for the facility in which the HDXP switcher is installed.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the mail server IP address ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text

cursor.

2. Make any desired changes to the mail server IP address.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the mail

server IP address ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the address change take effect.

Setting the mail server domain name

The Mail Server Domain Name ﬁ eld displays the domain name that the HDXP switcher uses to log on to the e-mail server. Standard domain conventions (such as nnnnn@xxx.com) apply.

The following characters are invalid in a domain name:

+ ~ , = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ” ; : | \ ? and space. The @ character is acceptable only as the lead-in to the domain name (such as @folklore.net).

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Mail Server Domain Name ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a

text cursor.

2. Edit the name as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Mail

Server Domain Name ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the name change take effect.

Entering e-mail addressee information

The eight E-mail Addressee ﬁ elds permit the administrator to identify the e-mail addresses of the personnel to whom the HDXP switcher e-mails notiﬁ cation of its failure and repair status. Figure 5-10 shows a typical e-mail from the switcher.

HDXP-Plus-Serie-00-61-D7 - Power Supply Fixed

HDXP-Plus-Serie-00-61-D7@folklore.com

To: Charley Adams

Thu. 11 May 2006 13.02.37

Unit Name = HDXP-Plus-Serie-00-61-D7

Unit IP Address = 100.25.112.9

Figure 5–10 — Typical HDXP e-mail

The radio buttons and check boxes associated with each address ﬁ eld permit the administrator to specify speciﬁ c e-mail requirements for each recipient.

Edit these ﬁ elds and controls as follows:

1. Click in the desired E-mail Addressee ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text

2. Edit the e-mail address as desired. Standard e-mail address conventions

cursor.

(such as nnnnn@xxx.com) apply.

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3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the e-mail

addressee ﬁ eld.

4. Use the check boxes associated with each addressee to select the options about

which the addressee will be e-mailed: missing input(s) and/or power supply.

5. When you select either a radio button or a check box for an addressee, the

ﬂ oating box that contains the input numbers is displayed on the Input Settings/Options screen. Select the inputs that need monitoring by clicking on their numbers in this box. Selected input numbers are displayed in white on a blue ﬁ eld. To deselect an input number, click on it again.

Figure 5–11 — Selecting inputs to monitor

6. Use the round radio buttons associated with each addressee to select whether

the addressee will be e-mailed about failures, ﬁ xes, both, or not be notiﬁ ed. The None radio button is useful for temporarily removing personnel from the e-mail list when they are unavailable, such as traveling or on vacation.

7. If desired, click on the Send test E-mail button to test the e-mail function.

8. Click the Take button to make the e-mail address changes take effect.

Updating the ﬁ rmware

The ﬁ rmware upgrade utility provides a way to replace the ﬁ rmware that is coded on the HDXP’s control board without needing to take the switcher out of service, open its enclosure, and replace the ﬁ rmware chip.

Update the HDXP ﬁ rmware as follows:

1. Visit the Extron web site, www.extron.com, and download the latest ﬁ rmware

The update ﬁ rmware utility is for replacing the ﬁ rmware that controls all

switcher operation. This is not the page to insert your own HTML pages. See Uploading HTML ﬁ les, later in this chapter, to insert custom HTML pages.

ﬁ le to your computer.

a. On the Extron Web page, select the Downloads tab. b. On the Download Center page, click the Firmware link on the left sidebar

menu.

c. Click on the name of your HDXP switcher. d. On the next screen, ﬁ ll in the required information, then click the

Download product name_ﬁ rmware version.exe button.

e. On the File Download - Security Warning window, click Save. f. On the Save As window, browse to the folder where you want to save the

ﬁ rmware ﬁ le, and click Save. The ﬁ rmware installation ﬁ le is placed on your hard drive.

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2. Start the Matrix Switcher Control Program and connect to the HDXP switcher. (See steps 1 through 4 under Using the software, earlier in this chapter, for the procedure.)

The Ethernet connection is much faster than the RS-232/RS-422 connection.

Extron recommends using the Ethernet connection rather than the serial port for ﬁ rmware uploads.

3. From the Tools menu, select Update Firmware... . The Select ﬁ les window

opens (ﬁ gure 5-12).

4. Navigate to the folder where you saved the ﬁ rmware ﬁ le. Select the ﬁ le.

Figure 5– 12 — Select ﬁ les window with ﬁ rmware ﬁ le selected

Valid ﬁ rmware ﬁ les must have the ﬁ le extension .S19. Any other ﬁ le extension

is not a ﬁ rmware upgrade.

The original factory-installed ﬁ rmware is permanently available on the HDXP

switcher. If the attempted ﬁ rmware upload fails for any reason, the switcher reverts to the factory-installed ﬁ rmware.

5. Click Open. A conﬁ rmation prompt window opens, reminding you that loading the selected .s19 ﬁ le will reprogram the device’s ﬁ rmware.

6. Click OK to continue with the upload. A status window, which shows the progress of the upload, appears. The ﬁ rmware upload to the HDXP switcher may take a few minutes.

7. When the upload is complete, another prompt window appears, informing you that the new ﬁ rmware upgrade will cause the HDXP to reset, which will terminate the connection with your computer and close the control software. Click OK.

If you want to continue using the Matrix Switcher Control Program, you must

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Uploading HTML ﬁ les

You can create customized HTML pages for the HDXP to display. The HTML Files List window (ﬁ gure 5-13) provides a way to view the contents of the HDXP’s ﬁ le system and to upload custom HTML pages to the switcher.

Figure 5–13 — HTML Files List window

Upload HTML pages as follows:

1. Connect the PC to the HDXP via the switcher’s RS-232/RS-422 port or

2. Start the Matrix Switcher Control Program and connect to the HDXP switcher.

3. From the Tools menu, select HTML File Manager. The HTML Files List

4. Click the Pick File(s) to Load to Server button. The Select ﬁ les window opens.

5. Navigate to the folder where you saved the HTML ﬁ le(s). Select the ﬁ le(s).

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6. Click the Open button. The ﬁ le uploading process may take a few minutes.

7. Click the Update button to conﬁ rm the upload.

8. Click the Close button to exit the HTML Files List window.

The ﬁ les listed in ﬁ gure 5-13 are shown for example only and may not be present

on your switcher.

The HTML Files List window is for inserting your own HTML pages. This is

not the window to replace the ﬁ rmware that controls all switcher operation. See Update ﬁ rmware, earlier in this chapter to replace the ﬁ rmware.

The following characters are invalid in ﬁ le names:

+ ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ” ; : | \ ? and space.

Ethernet port.

(See steps 1 through 4 under Using the software, earlier in this chapter, for the procedure.)

window opens.

To select multiple ﬁ les, hold the Ctrl key while you click on the desired ﬁ les.

If you want one of the HTML ﬁ les that you created to be the default start-up

page, name the ﬁ le “index.html”. The HDXP switcher automatically looks for that ﬁ le name when you ﬁ rst connect to it using an Internet browser.

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Windows buttons, menus, and trash can

The buttons, drop-down menus, and trash can on the right side of the program window perform the following functions:

Power — This button is unavailable for HDXP switchers, because the

HDXP cannot be powered on and off via software.

Executive mode — Allows you to lock out front panel operations,

except for the view-only mode functions.

Room menu — Displays a list of up to 10 rooms. From this list you

can select a room to display in the window.

Presets menu — Displays a list of up to 32 global presets and up to

Go — Activates the selected preset as the current conﬁ guration. Save as — Allows the current set of ties to be saved as a preset. Enter

Take — Allows you to save to ﬁ le any changes made to the displayed

Cancel — Returns to the previous screen, undoing any changes you

Trash can — Drag and drop from an input or output button to the

A Room is a subset of outputs that are logically related to each

other, as determined by the operator. The HDXP switcher supports up to 10 rooms, each of which can consist of from 1 to 16 outputs.

100 room presets (10 rooms with 10 presets per room). From this list you can select a preset to display in the window. You can either activate the selected preset by clicking Go or delete it by clicking Delete.

the preset number when prompted to do so.

conﬁ guration.

have made.

trash can to undo all ties associated with that input or output.

Windows menus

The menu bar on the Matrix window contains the following pull-down menus.

File menu

The File menu contains the following options:

Save MATRIX settings as — Saves a complete set of up

to 132 presets (32 global and 100 room presets), plus the last active setting (preset #0), to a ﬁ le. Saved settings include assigned icons and icon captions.

Restore MATRIX settings from — Loads and activates a

previously saved settings ﬁ le.

Save This-Session’s settings — Performs the same function as “Save MATRIX

settings as,” but you are not able to specify a ﬁ le name to which it will be saved.

Restore Last-session’s settings — Loads the icons and icon captions that were

saved during the last session. If you saved the previous session’s changes the last time you exited the program, the ties from that session are loaded.

Select Printer — Selects the target printer that will be used to print tie maps. Print Tie Map — Prints the tie set that is displayed on the screen. Exit — Closes the Matrix Switcher Control Program.

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Tools menu

The Tools menu contains the following options. (Grayed out options are unavailable on your switcher.)

Assign Device Icons — Displays the complete set of

input and output device icons. You can drag any of these icons to the input and output boxes.

Edit Device Palette — Allows you to add your own

device icon graphics.

Mute-Output settings — Displays the Channel Mute

Settings window. On this screen, use the slider bar to select an output to mute, then select the Video check box in the MUTE box. To mute all outputs at once, select the ALL check box.

Figure 5–14 — Channel Mute Settings window

HDXP Re-clocker Rate settings — Opens the Channel Mute Settings window

(ﬁ gure 5-14), on which you can use the RE-CLOCKER RATE menu to select a rate at which outputs will be re-clocked to put them in sync with input signals.

View Input Frequencies — (DSVP) Displays the input horizontal and vertical

frequencies for each input.

Update Firmware — Allows you to replace the ﬁ rmware that is coded on the

switcher’s control board without needing to take the HDXP out of service, open the switcher enclosure, and replace the ﬁ rmware chip set. See Updating the ﬁ rmware, earlier in this chapter.

IP Options — Allows you to set options for the IP connection. See IP Setup, earlier

in this chapter.

HTML File Manager — Displays a list of HTML ﬁ les installed on the switcher and

allows you to upload custom ﬁ les from a connected PC to the switcher. See Uploading HTML ﬁ les, earlier in this chapter.

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Hardware status — Provides an overall view of the status of the matrix switcher,

including the primary and secondary power supply status and the individual voltages, the internal temperature, the Remote RS-232/RS-422 port conﬁ guration, the number of IP connections, and the installed and updated ﬁ rmware status (ﬁ gure 5-15).

Figure 5–15 — Status window

Green — Proper operation Red — Component has failed. White — Components are not installed.

The HDXP switchers are not available in custom conﬁ gurations. Each model

has all available monitored components, such as power supplies, installed. If you see the white “not installed” indication, the “not installed” component may have become disconnected during shipment or rough handling.

Name Presets — Opens the Names for Presets window, which allows you to assign

a name to each of the 32 global presets and 100 room presets. Select a preset from the list and enter a name for it in the text box at the top of the screen. Click Take to conﬁ rm the name.

Preset names are limited to 12 upper- and lowercase alphanumeric characters,

space, and the _ : = and / characters.

The following characters are invalid in preset names:

+ ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.

Show RS-232 strings — Displays the ASCII commands that are used by the current

conﬁ guration. You can refer to these for SIS programming (see chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide, for information on entering SIS commands).

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I/O Group settings — Allows you to establish I/O groups. Drag two or more of

the small boxes representing inputs and/or outputs to one of the input or output Group boxes. Repeat as desired. Click Take to establish the group(s).

Figure 5–16 — Input/Output Groups window

Room conﬁ guration — Allows you to assign outputs to rooms or delete outputs

from rooms. Drag one or more of the small boxes representing outputs to one of the Room boxes. Repeat as desired to form additional rooms. Click Take to establish the room(s).

Initialize — Displays a window on which you can select, initialize, and clear any or

A Room is a subset of outputs that are logically related to each other, as

determined by the operator. The HDXP switcher supports up to 10 rooms, each of which can consist of from 1 to 16 outputs.

all of the following: ties, presets, groups, preset names, icon names, and icons.

Preferences menu

The Preferences menu contains the following options:

Immediate changes — Causes the conﬁ guration

changes you make to take effect immediately, without the need to click a Take button. (When you select this option, the Take and Cancel buttons are removed from the Matrix window.)

Hold/Verify Changes — Delays implementation of

conﬁ guration changes until the Take button is pressed.

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