Extron Electronics MGP 462D User Manual

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MGP 462

MGP 462D

Multi-Graphic Processor

68-840-01 Rev. C

08 06

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 afin 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 fixation • Ne pas utiliser de pièces de fixation 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.

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 especificamente

recomendados por el fabricante, ya que podrian implicar riesgos.

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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 qualified 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 fil 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 qualifié. Aucun des éléments internes ne peut être réparé par l’utilisateur. Afin 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 orifices • Si le boîtier de l’appareil comporte des fentes ou des orifices, 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 qualifiziertem 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 empfindlichen 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.

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 calificado. 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 orificios 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.

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Quick Start — MGP 462, cont’d

Quick Start — MGP 462

Installation

Step 1

Install the four rubber feet on the bottom of the MGP 462, or mount the unit using the supplied rack mounting brackets.

Rack-mount

Bracket

/Y G ID V

/ R

-Y R

I N

/Y G ID

V 0.3A

100-240

/ R

-Y

50/60 Hz

Rack mounting the MGP 462

Step 2

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

Step 3

Attach the input devices to the MGP 462. The inputs can accept the following signal types:

Inputs 1, 2, 3, 4 — RGB, component video, S-video, or composite video

Inputs 3 and 4 — Component video, S-video, or composite video

Input 5 — S-video or composite video Input 6 — S-video (4-pin mini DIN connector),

composite video (VID BNC connector), or SDI (MGP 462D model only)

RGBHV

Video

R/R-Y

RGBS or RGBcvS

Video

R/R-Y

RGsB or

Component

Video

R/R-Y

S-Video

R/R-Y

Composite

Video

R/R-Y

Input connectors

G/Y

VID

G/Y

VID

G/Y

VID

G/Y VID

G/Y

VID

B/C

B-Y

B/C

B-Y

B/C B-Y

5 6 V

/ H V H

/C B

-Y B

/Y G

V ID V

-Y V

-Y B

G V H

/C B

/ R

-Y B

-Y R

/ H V H

/C B

-Y B

H/HV

Step 4

Attach an output device to the RGBHV/YUV BNC connectors (shown below) and/or to the 15-pin HD output connector (shown at right).

RGBHV RGBS

/R-YG/Y

RS-232/422

RESET

LAN

/ B

-Y B

/ G

RGB/R-Y, B-Y,

/ R

-Y R

I D

ID S V

ID V

C Y

-Y B

-Y R /C

HVS

/R-YG/Y

HVS

/B-Y

RGsB HDTV Component Video

BNC output connectors

RGB/R-Y, Y, B-Y

/R-Y

HVS

/R-Y

HVS

/B-Y

Step 5

Plug the MGP 462, input devices, and output devices into a grounded AC source, and power on the input and output devices.

TCP/IP

Network

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B-Y

B ,

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G R

R/ R-Y

SDI5

V S

VID

P U

VID

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B-Y

B/C

R-Y

B-Y

G/Y

VID

R-Y

B/C B-Y

G/Y

VID

B/C

B-Y

R-Y

G/Y

VID

R-Y

B/C

B-Y

G/Y

VID

100-240V 0.3A

R-Y

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Multi-Graphic Processor

50/60 Hz

Extron RGB 109xi

Interface

Video Camera

Laptop

MGP 462 connection diagram

Step 6

Use the LCD menu screens and Adjust knobs to configure the MGP 462 and adjust the picture

controls (see the following section, Configuring and Adjusting the MGP 462). See chapter 2 for

installation instructions, chapter 3 for front panel

operation information, chapter 4 for control via the RS-232/422 interface, and chapter 5 for Ethernet control.

Control System

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QS-1MGP 462 • Quick Start

Quick Start — MGP 462, cont’d

Getting Started

After you have installed and connected the MGP 462, follow these steps to configure and adjust it to get it ready for use.

Configuring the MGP 462

Step 1

Use the Input Configuration menu to configure each of the six inputs.

Step 2

Use the Output Configuration menu to configure the output signal type and the output rate for the desired resolution.

Step 3

From the Advanced Configuration menu, Test Pattern submenu, select the Alternating Pixels (Alt. Pixels) test pattern. Adjust your display’s total pixel and phase settings for maximum picture quality.

Power

MGP 462 V2.01

Extron

2 sec.

Multi-Graphic

Processor

Auto

Image

Input

Configuration

Output

Configuration

Window

Configuration

2 sec.

20 sec.

Default

Cycle

Step 4

From the Advanced Configuration menu, change the test pattern to Crop, and adjust your display’s positioning until all four sides of the crop pattern are visible.

Adjusting the picture controls

Step 5

Use the Window Configuration menu to select a window border color for each window. This will aid in window sizing and positioning.

Step 6

Select input 1 for both windows.

Step 7

Adjust windows 1 and 2 to full screen: a. Press the Window 1 or the Window 2

button to select the window to adjust.

b. Press the Window/Image Position button

once, and turn the Adjust knobs until both the H and V values = 0000.

Window Text

Configuration

Background

Capture

Advanced

Configuration

Exit Menu

Press Next

20 sec.

60 sec.

Main Menu flow

c. Press the Window/Image Size button

once, and turn the Adjust knobs to the right until they stop. The window size

setting displays the same resolution as the output.

d. Repeat steps a through c for the

remaining window.

With both windows at full screen size, you must mute window 2 in order to set

window 1, and vice versa.

MGP 462 • Quick StartQS-2

Quick Start — MGP 462, cont’d

Step 8

For each input, size and position the image within both window 1 and window 2.

a. Press one of the six input buttons in the

top row (for window 1) or the bottom row (for window 2).

b. Press the window button that corresponds

with the input button that you pressed (e.g., if you pressed the top input 3 button in step 1, press the Window 1 button).

c. Press the Window/Image Size or the

Window/Image Position button twice. The LCD window displays the number of the input whose image you are sizing or positioning.

d. Rotate the Adjust knobs until the H and V

values represent the image dimensions or position coordinates you want for the selected input.

e. Repeat steps c and d as needed to refine

the size and position adjustments for the selected input.

f. Repeat steps a through e for the same

input in the other window.

g. Repeat steps a through f for each

remaining input.

Step 10

When finished adjusting the desired picture controls, save your configuration as a window preset:

a. Press the Preset Recall/Save button

and hold it for at least 2 seconds.

b. Use either Adjust knob to select the preset

number to which you want to save this configuration.

c. Press the Enter button.

Step 11

You can now size and position windows for each of your applications and save each one to any one of the remaining 24 window preset locations for easy recall of window settings.

You can also save presets using the MGP 462 Web pages (see chapter 5) or the MGP 462 Windows based configuration software (see Windows Configuration Software in chapter 4 for instructions on accessing the software and its online Help).

-based

Auto Image

Auto Image provides a quick way to size an input to fit the current window size. To auto-size an image, follow these steps:

a. Press the numbered button for the input

that you want to auto-size.

b. Press the Menu button once to select the

Auto Image menu.

c. Press the Next button to display the Auto

Image selection screen in the LCD window.

d. Turn either Adjust knob to select

window 1 or 2.

e. Press the Next button again to implement

your selection.

Step 9

Use the Input Configuration menu to make any desired advanced adjustments, including Horizontal and Vertical Start, Pixel Phase, Total Pixel, Active Pixel, and Active Lines. See chapter 3, Operation, for information on these adjustments.

QS-3MGP 462 • Quick Start

Quick Start — MGP 462, cont’d

MGP 462 • Quick StartQS-4

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

About This Manual ............................................................................................................. 1-2

About the MGP 462/462D................................................................................................ 1-2

Features ................................................................................................................................... 1-2

Application Diagram ......................................................................................................... 1-3

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

Mounting the MGP 462 .................................................................................................... 2-2

Tabletop use ....................................................................................................................... 2-2

Rack mounting ................................................................................................................... 2-2

Connecting the MGP 462................................................................................................. 2-3

Installing or Replacing Button Labels ...................................................................... 2-3

Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 2-4

Input connectors ................................................................................................................ 2-5

LAN connector ................................................................................................................... 2-5

Configuring the LAN port .......................................................................................... 2-6

Reset button and LED ........................................................................................................ 2-6

Remote control connector ................................................................................................ 2-7

Output connectors ............................................................................................................. 2-7

Power connector ................................................................................................................ 2-7

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

Front Panel Features ......................................................................................................... 3-2

Power-up and Default Cycle .......................................................................................... 3-3

Input Selection ..................................................................................................................... 3-3

Window Selection Buttons ............................................................................................ 3-4

Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments ............................................................... 3-4

Menu system overview ...................................................................................................... 3-4

Using the menus ................................................................................................................ 3-4

Auto Image menu .............................................................................................................. 3-6

Input Configuration menu ................................................................................................ 3-6

Input configuration submenu adjustments ............................................................... 3-8

Output Configuration menu .............................................................................................3-9

Resolution and Refresh Rate submenu .................................................................... 3-10

Output Type submenu .............................................................................................. 3-11

Sync Polarity submenu ..............................................................................................3-11

Window Configuration menu .........................................................................................3-11

Window Priority submenu ........................................................................................ 3-11

Window 1 Border and Window 2 Border submenus .............................................. 3-12

Window Effect submenu .......................................................................................... 3-12

Available effects .................................................................................................. 3-12

Effect Duration submenu ......................................................................................... 3-13

MGP 462 • Table of Contents

Table of Contents, cont’d

Window Text Configuration menu ................................................................................. 3-14

Window Text Position submenu............................................................................... 3-14

Window Text Size submenu ..................................................................................... 3-14

Windows 1 and 2 Text Color submenus ...................................................................3-14

Windows 1 and 2 Text Background submenus ........................................................ 3-15

Windows 1 and 2 Text Border submenus ................................................................ 3-15

Windows 1 and 2 Text Label screens ........................................................................ 3-15

Background Capture menu ............................................................................................. 3-16

Memory space for background files ........................................................................ 3-16

Saving a background to memory ............................................................................. 3-16

Recalling a background from memory .................................................................... 3-17

Advanced Configuration menu....................................................................................... 3-17

Background Color submenu .....................................................................................3-18

Blue Mode submenu .................................................................................................3-18

Test Pattern submenu ............................................................................................... 3-18

Serial Port Mode submenu ....................................................................................... 3-19

Internal Temperature screen .................................................................................... 3-19

Factory Default submenu ......................................................................................... 3-19

Picture Controls ................................................................................................................. 3-19

Adjusting the picture controls ........................................................................................ 3-20

Memory Presets ................................................................................................................. 3-21

Window presets ............................................................................................................... 3-21

Saving a window preset ........................................................................................... 3-21

Recalling a window preset ....................................................................................... 3-22

Default presets .......................................................................................................... 3-23

Input presets .................................................................................................................... 3-23

Additional Functions....................................................................................................... 3-24

Freeze mode ..................................................................................................................... 3-24

Front panel security lockout (executive mode) ..............................................................3-24

Resetting the unit ............................................................................................................ 3-24

Chapter 4 • Software Configuration and Control ................................................ 4-1

Setting Up RS-232 / RS-422 Communication .......................................................... 4-2

Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS™) Commands .................................................. 4-2

Host-to-MGP communications .......................................................................................... 4-2

MGP-initiated messages .................................................................................................... 4-2

Error responses ............................................................................................................ 4-3

Error response references ...........................................................................................4-3

Telnet and Web communications...................................................................................... 4-3

Symbol definitions ............................................................................................................. 4-5

Command/response table for SIS commands ................................................................... 4-8

Command/response table for IP control port commands .............................................. 4-18

Using the Windows®-based Control Software.................................................... 4-31

Installing the software .................................................................................................... 4-31

Starting the control program .......................................................................................... 4-33

Using the Button Label Generator ...........................................................................4-34

ii MGP 462 • Table of Contents

Chapter 5 • Ethernet Configuration and Control ................................................. 5-1

Accessing the Web pages................................................................................................ 5-2

Viewing System Status .................................................................................................... 5-3

Using the Configuration Pages .................................................................................... 5-4

System Settings screen ....................................................................................................... 5-4

IP Settings fields .......................................................................................................... 5-4

Unit Name field ..................................................................................................... 5-4

DHCP radio buttons ............................................................................................... 5-4

IP Address field ...................................................................................................... 5-5

Gateway IP Address field ...................................................................................... 5-5

Subnet Mask field .................................................................................................. 5-5

MAC Address field ................................................................................................. 5-5

Setting the date and time .......................................................................................... 5-5

Scaler Settings screen ........................................................................................................ 5-6

Input configuration .................................................................................................... 5-7

Naming inputs ....................................................................................................... 5-7

Selecting the video signal type ............................................................................. 5-7

Output configuration ................................................................................................. 5-7

Window configuration ............................................................................................... 5-7

Parameters with separate menus for Window 1 and Window 2 ........................ 5-8

Advanced configuration .............................................................................................5-8

Background capture ................................................................................................... 5-8

Passwords screen ................................................................................................................ 5-9

Assigning a password ................................................................................................. 5-9

Clearing a password .................................................................................................... 5-9

Email Alerts screen ........................................................................................................... 5-10

Setting up SMTP authorization ................................................................................ 5-11

Firmware Upgrade screen ............................................................................................... 5-11

Determining the current firmware version ............................................................. 5-11

Downloading the firmware ...................................................................................... 5-12

Updating the firmware on the MGP 462 .................................................................5-12

Using the File Management Page ............................................................................. 5-14

Uploading files ................................................................................................................. 5-14

Adding a directory ........................................................................................................... 5-14

Other file management activities ................................................................................... 5-15

Using the Control Pages ................................................................................................ 5-15

User Control screen .......................................................................................................... 5-15

Select Window .......................................................................................................... 5-15

Input Selection .......................................................................................................... 5-15

Window Mute ........................................................................................................... 5-16

Executive Mode ......................................................................................................... 5-16

Freeze ........................................................................................................................ 5-16

Film Mode .................................................................................................................. 5-16

Picture Controls – Window ....................................................................................... 5-16

Picture Controls – Image ........................................................................................... 5-17

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Window Presets screen ....................................................................................................5-18

Naming a window preset ......................................................................................... 5-19

Saving (creating) a window preset .......................................................................... 5-19

Recalling a window preset ....................................................................................... 5-19

Input Presets screen ......................................................................................................... 5-19

Saving (creating) an input preset ............................................................................. 5-20

Recalling an input preset .......................................................................................... 5-20

Chapter 6 • Special Application........................................................................................ 6-1

Connecting the MGP 462 to a Matrix Switcher ................................................... 6-2

Setting up the MGP to work with the switcher ............................................................... 6-3

Synchronizing the MGP 462 to the matrix switcher ........................................................ 6-4

Additional setup procedures if using a third party control system

without the MGP Sync tool ............................................................................................... 6-5

Appendix A • Specifications and Part Numbers ................................................... A-1

Specifications....................................................................................................................... A-2

Included Parts ...................................................................................................................... A-4

Accessories ............................................................................................................................ A-4

Appendix B • Installing the SDI Card ............................................................................B-1

Installing a Serial Digital Interface (SDI) Card..................................................... B-2

Appendix C • Firmware Update Guide......................................................................... C-1

Determining the Firmware Version...........................................................................C-2

Using the LCD display at power-on .................................................................................. C-2

Using a Web browser......................................................................................................... C-2

Using the Windows-based control software ....................................................................C-3

Downloading the Firmware ..........................................................................................C-4

Updating the Firmware.................................................................................................... C-4

Updating using the Web pages ........................................................................................ C-5

Updating using the Windows-based control software .................................................... C-6

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

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MGP 462 Multi-Graphic Processor

Chapter One

Introduction

About This Manual

About the MGP 462/462D

Features

Application Diagram

Introduction, cont’d

Introduction

About This Manual

This manual discusses how to install, operate, and configure the Extron MGP 462 multi-graphic processor.

Throughout this manual, the terms “MGP,” “multi-graphic processor,” and “processor” are used interchangeably to refer to the same product.

About the MGP 462/462D

The MGP 462 is a six-input, one-output RGB and video processor that can display two video sources on a single screen in picture-in-picture or picture-by-picture format. It provides switching among inputs, picture controls, and presets.

The MGP accepts RGB video, component video, S-video, and composite video inputs. The MGP 462D is an MGP 462 with an SDI board installed so that input 6 can also accept SDI signals. (See appendix B, Installing the SDI Card, for information on installing this board.)

Both versions can be controlled remotely via the RS-232/RS-422 interface using Special Instruction Set (SIS MGP 462’s embedded Web pages. The MGP 462 Windows program can also be used to control the MGP via either the RS-232/422 or the Ethernet connection.

™

) commands or via an Ethernet LAN using the

-based control software

Features

Inputs — The MGP 462 has six video inputs: fully configurable inputs 1 through 4

accept RGB, component, S-video, and composite video signals; input 5 accepts component video, S-video, and composite video; and input 6 accepts S-video and composite video. The MGP 462D model also accepts SDI signals on input 6.

Output — The MGP 462 has one scaled RGB or HD YUV output, available on both

a 15-pin HD connector and a set of five BNC connectors. This enables two output devices to be connected to the MGP at the same time (both displaying the same image).

Picture controls — Picture controls allow you to adjust size, position, brightness,

contrast, color, tint, detail, and zoom for each window.

Window and input presets — Window presets save sizing, positioning, and

priority information. Input presets save input signal type information and picture control settings.

Window transition effects — Six types of window transition effects (22 different

effects altogether) seamlessly mute and unmute (close and open) the two windows.

Freeze control — Freeze control freezes (locks) a window to the current image. 3:2 pulldown detection for NTSC video and 2:2 film detection for PAL video —

These advanced film mode processing features help maximize image detail and sharpness for video sources that originated from film.

When film is converted to NTSC video, the film frame rate has to be matched to the video frame rate in a process called 3:2 pulldown. Jaggies and other image artifacts can result if conventional deinterlacing techniques are used on film-source video. The MGP 462’s advanced film mode processing recognizes signals that originated from film. The MGP then applies video processing algorithms that optimize the conversion of video that was made with the 3:2 pulldown process. This results in richly detailed images with sharply defined lines.

MGP 462 • Introduction1-2

A similar process, 2:2 film detection, is used for PAL film-source video.

Background image capture, save, and recall — Background Capture enables you to

capture and save the image currently on the output screen. You can then recall the captured image and display it as a background later.

™

Auto Image

— Auto Image automatically sizes, centers, and optimizes the image

to the scaled output rate, filling the window.

Remote control — The MGP 462 can be operated remotely via the RS-232/422

interface using the Windows-based control software or SIS commands, or via the Ethernet interface using the embedded Web pages.

Rack mounting — The 1U high and full rack wide metal enclosure can be rack

mounted using the included rack mounting brackets (part #70-077-03).

Front panel security lockout (executive mode) — Locks the front panel controls to

prevent accidental changes to the unit’s settings.

RGB and video scaling — All sources are scaled to a single output rate.

Application Diagram

The application diagram below gives an example of how devices may be connected to the MGP 462.

I N P

100-240V 0.3A

U T

Extron

50/60 Hz

MGP 462

Multi-Graphic Processor

Laptop

Connection diagram

R/ R-Y

H/ HV

B/C

B-Y

R-Y

G/Y

VID

R-Y

B/C B-Y

G/Y VID

R/ R-Y

Extron RGB 109xi

Interface

B/C B-Y

G/Y VID

B/C B-Y

G/Y VID

SDI5

VID

6 VID /Y

B-Y

R-Y /C

H/ HV

TCP/IP

Network

RS-232/422

RESET

LAN

B-Y

B-Y,

RGB/R-Y,

R/ R-Y

O U

V S

T P U T S

YC H

Video Camera

Control System

Plasma

Projector

Broadcast VTR

CODEC

DVD

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Introduction, cont’d

MGP 462 • Introduction1-4

MGP 462 Multi-Graphic Processor

Chapter Two

Installation

Mounting the MGP 462

Connecting the MGP 462

Installing or Replacing Button Labels

Cabling

Installation, cont’d

Rack-mount

Bracket

50/60 Hz

100-240

V 0.3A

RGB/R-Y,

B-Y,

LAN

RESET RS-232/422

/ R

-Y

/ R

-Y

/C B

-Y

/ H

/C B

-Y

/ H

/ R

-Y

/ R

-Y

/ R

-Y

/ Y

/ B

-Y

/C B

-Y

/ H

ID /Y

I5 6

/C B

-Y

/ H

-Y

I N P U T S

O U T P U T S

Installation

Mounting the MGP 462

Tabletop use

Four self-adhesive rubber feet are included with the MGP 462. For tabletop use, attach one foot to each corner of the bottom side of the unit and place the MGP in the desired location.

Rack mounting

The MGP can optionally be mounted in a rack with the supplied MBD 149 rack mounting kit (part #70-077-03). Follow these steps:

1. Attach the mounting brackets to the unit using eight of the machine screws

supplied with the mounting kit.

Attaching the mounting brackets

2. Insert the unit into the rack and align the holes in the mounting brackets with

the holes in the rack. Use four of the supplied machine screws to attach the brackets to the rack.

Rack Mount Bracket

Rack mounting the MGP 462

MGP 462 • Installation2-2

Connecting the MGP 462

The MGP 462 processor can be connected to as many as six input devices simultaneously, and two output devices (displaying the same image). Follow the steps below to set up the MGP 462 hardware.

Disconnect power to the MGP, and turn off all other devices that will be

connected.

If the MGP 462 is to be mounted, see Mounting the MGP 462, earlier in this

chapter, for the mounting procedure.

Using the BNC input connectors, attach up to six video input devices to the

MGP rear panel.

S-video and composite video inputs cannot both be connected to input 6 at the same time.

Connect one or two output devices to the RGBHV/YUV BNC output

connectors and/or to the 15-pin HD connector.

If the MGP 462 will be connected to a computer or to a host controller for

remote control, connect the host’s RS-232 cable to the processor’s 9-pin RS-232/422 D-sub connector.

Connect an active LAN Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 port on the rear panel to

establish a link to the network.

Power up the input and output devices, then connect power to the processor.

Installing or Replacing Button Labels

You may wish to customize your MGP’s buttons. The button caps are pre-labeled for your convenience, but you can replace any of these labels with one of the included button labels. You can also create custom labels using the Button-Label Generator software (see Using the Button Label Generator in chapter 4, Software Configuration and Control), or device such as the Brother P-Touch label maker. Cut the labels so that they are square and ½ inch on each edge.

The button assembly consists of a clear lens cap, the button label, and a white diffuser. (See the illustration on the next page.)

Follow these steps to replace button labels on your MGP:

1. Cut out the desired button label from the provided sheet, or make new labels

using the Button-Label Generator or other software and cut them out.

2. Remove the button assembly by inserting a small, flat-bladed screwdriver,

such as an Extron Tweeker, between the button’s base and the diffuser to gently pry the button assembly off the button plunger.

3. Locate the small corner notch on the lens cap, and slide the screwdriver

between the lens cap and the diffuser. (See page.)

4. Using a rotating motion of the screwdriver, carefully pry the two pieces apart.

(See

in the illustration on the next page.)

in the illustration on the next

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Installation, cont’d

Plunger

TEXT

Base

Diffuser

Button Label

Clear Lens

Separate the twopiece button at the corner.

Notch

Pry the two pieces apart.

Replacing a button label

5. Lift out the transparent square label that you want to replace. You may need

to use the small screwdriver to gently pry the label out.

Do not pry off the translucent diffuser that is behind the label.

6. Insert one of the new label you created in step 1 into the clear button cap,

align the white backing plate with the cap, and firmly snap it into place.

7. Gently, but firmly, press the reassembled button into place on the MGP front

panel.

8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 as needed to relabel other buttons.

Cabling

100-240V 0.3A

50/60 Hz

G/Y

R-Y

I N P U

T S

R/ R-Y

B/C

VID

B-Y

G/Y

B/C

VID

B-Y

G/Y

H/ HV

R-Y

R/ R-Y

B/C

VID

B-Y

G/Y

B/C

VID

B-Y

V VID SDI 5 6

V B-Y YC H V S

VID /Y

R-Y /C

O U T P U T S

G/ Y B/

R-Y

B-Y

RGB/R-Y, Y, B-Y

LAN

RESET RS-232/422

MGP 462D rear panel (The MGP 462 is identical except that there is no SDI connector [

].)

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Input connectors

Inputs 1, 2, 3, and 4 — Plug RGB, component video, S-video, or composite

video sources into these BNC connectors as shown in the diagram below.

RGBHV

Video

RGBS or

RGBcvS

Video

RGsB or

Component

Video

S-Video

Composite

Video

Connector signal types for inputs 1 through 4

Input 5 — Plug a component video, S-video, or composite

video source into these BNC connectors.

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

G/Y

VID

G/Y

VID

G/Y VID

G/Y

VID

B/C

B-Y

B/C

B-Y

B/C B-Y

H/HV

VID

R-Y

B-Y

Input 6 — Plug an S-video source into the 4-pin mini DIN

connector (in bottom row) or a composite video source into the VID BNC connector (in top row).

SDI input — (MGP 462D only) Plug an SDI device into this

SDI BNC connector, as an alternative to input 6.

LAN connector

LAN connector — Plug an RJ-45 network cable into this connector to connect

the unit to a network (via a switch, hub, or router) or to a single computer. Use a straight-through cable to connect to a network, or a crossover cable to connect directly to a computer.

• For 10Base-T (10 Mbps) networks, use a Cat 3 or better cable.

• For 100 Base-T (max. 155 Mbps) networks, use a

See the illustration on the next page for information on wiring the connector for these two types of cables..

Activity LED — This yellow LED blinks to indicate

Link LED — This green LED lights to indicate a good

Connecting S-video and composite video devices to input 6 simultaneously causes degraded output display quality.

Cat 5 cable.

network activity.

network connection.

LAN

Activity LED

VID

B-Y

VID

SDI

B-Y

RJ-45 Por t

Link LED

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Installation, cont’d

Clip Down

12345678

23 45678

RJ-45 Connector

Straight-through Cable

(for connection to a switch, hub, or router)

End 1 End 2

Pin Wire Color Pin Wire Color

1 white-orange 1 white-orange 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

(for direct connection to a PC)

End 1 End 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

1&2

3&6

4&5

Twi sted Pairs

7&8

Pin assignments for LAN connector and cables

Configuring the LAN port

You also need to configure the LAN port before using it. This is done with SIS commands. See Command/Response table for IP control port commands in chapter 4 for information on these commands.

The LAN port defaults are:

Processor IP address: 192.168.254.254 Gateway IP address: 0.0.0.0 Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0 DHCP: off

Reset button and LED

Reset button and LED — Pressing this recessed button causes certain IP

functions and Ethernet connection settings to be reset to the factory defaults. The green LED above the button blinks a varying number of times to indicate which reset mode has been entered. See Resetting the unit in chapter 3, Operations, for information on reset modes.

MGP 462 • Installation2-6

Remote control connector

RS-232/422 connector — Plug a computer or other

RS-232 or RS-422 host device into this female D-sub connector. Wire the connector as shown in the tables below. For more information on controlling the MGP 462 remotely, see chapter 4, Software Configuration and Control.

Pin RS-232 function Description

1 – No connection

2 Tx Transmit data 3 Rx Receive data 4 – No connection 5 Gnd Signal ground 6 – No connection

7 – No connection

8 – No connection 9 – No connection

Pin assignments for the RS-232/422 connector

Output connectors

Output connectors — Plug one or two output devices into the 5-BNC and/or

the 15-pin HD connector. (When two output devices are attached, they both display the same picture.)

RGBHV RGBS

/R-Y

HVS

/B-Y

Pin RS-422 function Description

1 – No connection

2 Tx- Transmit ground 3 Rx- Receive ground 4 – No connection 5 Gnd Signal ground 6 – No connection

7 Rx+ Receive data

8 Tx+ Transmit data 9 – No connection

/R-Y

HVS

/B-Y

/R-Y

HVS

BNC output connectors

Power connector

AC power connector — Plug the power cord provided with the MGP 462 into

this connector to connect the MGP 462 to a 100–250 VAC, 50/60 Hz power source.

RGsB HDTV Component Video

/B-Y

/R-Y

HVS

/B-Y

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Installation, cont’d

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MGP 462 Multi-Graphic Processor

Chapter Three

Operation

Front Panel Features

Power-up and Default Cycle

Input Selection

Window Selection Buttons

Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments

Picture Controls

Memory Presets

Additional Functions

Operation, cont’d

Operation

The MGP 462 can be set up and operated by using:

• The front panel controls

• A computer, a touch screen panel, or any other device that can send and receive serial communications through the RS-232/422 port. Settings can be adjusted through the host computer using Extron’s Simple Instruction Set (SIS

• A computer or other device using an Ethernet connection and IP protocol (Telnet or a Web browser).

For details on setup and control via RS-232/422, see chapter 4; for Ethernet, see chapter 5.

Front Panel Features

™

) or the Windows-based configuration software.

PRESET

WINDOW/

BRIGHT/

FREEZE

WINDOW

RECALL/

WINDOW

SAVE

ENTER

IMAGE

SIZE

WINDOW/

IMAGE

POSITION

CONT

COLOR/

TINT

DETAIL

WINDOW/

IMAGE ZOOM

3 4 6

7 8

ADJUST

MGP 462

MULTI-GRAPHIC PROCESSOR

MGP 462 front panel

Freeze buttons — Press these buttons to freeze window 1 (top button) or

window 2 (bottom button) to the current image. The Freeze buttons light orange.

Input selection buttons — Press these buttons to select inputs for window 1

(top row) and window 2 (bottom row). Six pairs of buttons are provided.

When an input is selected, pressing the button again mutes the input. The input’s signal turns off and the window closes. The Window Configuration menu lets you select a window transition effect (e.g., dissolve, curtain, or square wipe) with which the window will open or close (the default effect is cut). See Window Configuration menu, later in this chapter, for more information. The button flashes while the input remains muted. To unmute the input, press its input button again.

Window selection buttons — Press these buttons to select a window to

adjust. (You do not need to press these buttons when freezing the windows or selecting inputs.) While a window is selected, all picture controls are associated with it.

Preset buttons — Press the Preset Recall/Save and Enter buttons to save or

recall window presets. See Window Presets, later in this chapter, for more information.

Picture control buttons — Press these buttons to adjust image size, position,

brightness, contrast, color, tint, detail, and zoom. See Picture Controls, later in this chapter, for further information.

LCD screen — This screen displays messages, menu information, and your

selections. See Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments, later in this chapter, for more information.

Menu navigation buttons — Press Menu to access the MGP 462 menu system

and step through the menus. From each menu, press Next to step through its submenus. See Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments, later in this chapter, for more information.

MGP 462 • Operation3-2

Adjust knobs — Turn these knobs to adjust picture controls and to scroll

through preset memory slots and submenu options. See Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments, later in this chapter, for more information.

Power-up and Default Cycle

When you first plug the MGP 462 into a power source, the LCD screen displays a series of initial messages, followed by the default cycle of screens. These screens continue to display when the menu system is not in use. The following flow diagram shows the order in which these screens appear.

Extron

Power

MGP 462D V2.01

MGP 462 V2.01

Extron

Default cycle

Multi-Graphic

Processor

2 sec.

From any menu or submenu, after 20 seconds of inactivity, the MGP 462 saves all adjustment settings and times out to the default screens.

2 sec.

Window 1

15.7 kHz 59.9 Hz

Default Cycle

2 sec.

Window 2

Freeze Enabled

2 sec.

Output Rate

1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz

2 sec.

Input Selection

The MGP 462 front panel contains two sets of six input buttons, which enable you to select inputs for windows 1 and 2.

• To select an input, press the button containing the number of the input you want to enable.

o To select the input for window 1, press an input button in the top row.

o To select the input for window 2, press an input button in the bottom

• To mute a selected input (turn off its signal and close the window), press its button again. The button blinks continuously, indicating that the input is muted.

When a window is muted or unmuted (opened or closed), the currently selected transition effect (cut, wipe, or dissolve) is used to open or close the window on the screen. See Window effects submenu in the Window Configuration menu section, later in this chapter, for information on transition effects.

To unmute the input, press its button again. The button’s backlight stops flashing and returns to a steady light.

The button you pressed lights green.

row. The button you pressed lights red.

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Operation, cont’d

Window Selection Buttons

The MGP 462 front panel contains two Window buttons, located to the right of the two input 6 buttons. Use these buttons with the picture control buttons to select the window to be adjusted. When you select a picture control, it affects the selected window. (Refer to Picture Controls, later in this chapter, for information on the available controls.)

Select window 1 by pressing the top window button, which lights green. To select window 2, press the window button on the bottom, which lights red.

To deselect a window, either press its button again, or press the other window button.

Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments

The MGP 462’s menus enable you to configure the processor. The menu navigation buttons, Menu and Next, are located immediately to the right of the LCD screen. Press these buttons to cycle through the available menu and submenu options.

Menu system overview

The MGP 462’s menu system consists of a main menu of eight options (menus). Each of these menus has a set of submenus, which enable you to make desired adjustments. (See the diagram on the next page.)

Using the menus

To use the menus to configure the system, follow these steps.

If you do not press a button or turn a knob for 20 seconds, the MGP 462 saves any settings you have made, and the LCD screen reverts to the default cycle.

1. Main menu — To access the Main menu, press the Menu (top) button, located

to the right of the LCD screen. The first Main menu option (Auto Image) is displayed on the screen.

2. Main menu options — By repeatedly pressing the Menu button, you display

additional menus. Press the Menu button repeatedly until the desired menu is displayed.

3. Submenu options — When the Main menu item that you want to configure is

displayed on the LCD screen, press the Next button (below the Menu button) to cycle through the displayed item’s submenu options.

4. Adjustments — The third level of menu selections consists of sub-options

that are selected by turning the horizontal ( When you have displayed the submenu option that you want to configure, turn the knobs clockwise or counterclockwise to display each available parameter for the selected option.

5. Implementation — To save and implement the adjustments you have

selected, do one of the following:

• Press Next to display another submenu option to adjust.

• Press Menu to return to the Main menu.

• Do nothing, and wait until the LCD screen returns to the default cycle. Your adjustments remain in effect until you change them.

) and vertical ( ) Adjust knobs.

MGP 462 • Operation3-4

Power

Extron

MGP 462 V2.01

2 sec.

Multi-Graphic

Processor

2 sec.

Default

Cycle

Auto

Image

20 sec.

Input

Configuration

20 sec.

Output

Configuration

20 sec.

Window

Configuration

20 sec.

Main menu flow

Window Text

Configuration

Background

Capture

Advanced

Configuration

Exit Menu

Press Next

20 sec.

60 sec.

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Operation, cont’d

Auto Image menu

The Auto Image menu causes the MGP 462 to perform an automatic image adjustment to the selected window. Auto Image measures where the active area starts and stops, and adjusts input sampling accordingly.

When Auto Image is performed, the processor measures the sync frequencies of the incoming video source and sets the active image area, total image area, and sampling frequency according to a table stored on the MGP. If an unknown input is connected to the MGP, the processor measures and estimates the resolution of the incoming video. If the estimate proves not to be accurate, the Auto Image function makes measurements to more accurately set up the input sampling.

Use either Adjust knob to adjust the submenu.

Auto Image menu flow

Default

Cycle

Auto

Image

Auto Image

<NA> Win1 Win2

Auto Image adjustment

Select the window on which to perform an Auto Image adjustment. Select NA to perform no adjustment.

To perform an Auto Image adjustment, do the following:

1. Press the Menu button once to display the Auto Image menu.

2. Press the Next button once to display the available option.

3. Rotate the horizontal ([) or vertical ({) Adjust knob to select the window for

which you want to perform Auto Image.

4. Press Next again to initiate the Auto Image adjustment.

5. If desired, repeat steps 3 and 4 to perform Auto Image in the other window.

6. When finished with Auto Image, do one of the following:

• Select NA and press Next. Press the Menu button.

•

• Do nothing and wait for the menu to time out and return to the default cycle.

Input Configuration menu

The Input Configuration menu allows you to select the type of video signal that each of the six inputs will pass. You can also select the horizontal and vertical start positions, pixel sampling phase for windows 1 and 2 (except for YUVi, S-video, and composite video), total pixels, active pixels, and active lines for each input. Rotate the horizontal Adjust ( ) knob to cycle through the six inputs, and the vertical Adjust knob (

) to select settings.

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Auto

Image

The following diagram shows the submenus of the Input Configuration menu and the adjustments that can be made from them.

Input

Configuration

Input #1

Active Lns 1024

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

• Input #5

• Input #6

Active Lines

Specify the height in lines of the active image area to be sampled.

Input #1

RGB

Input

Input video type*

Select a signal format:

• Input #1

• Input #2

• RGB

• YUVp

• Input #3

• RGBcvS

• Input #4

• YUVi

• Input #5

• S-video

• Input #6

• Composite

Input #1

Active Pxl 1280

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

• Input #5

• Input #6

• SDI (MGP 462D only)

* Video types available and default settings vary with the input selected.

Active Pixels

Specify the width in pixels of the active image area to be sampled.

Input #1

Film Mode ON

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

• Input #5

• Input #6

Input #1

Total Pxl 1688

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

• Input #5

• Input #6

Film Mode

Turn Film Mode on or off (for lowresolution devices).

Total Pixels

Specify the width in pixels of the total image area to be sampled.

Input #1

Vert Start 0128

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

• Input #5

• Input #6

Input #1

Pxl Phase#2 16

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

• Input #5

• Input #6

Vertical Start

Select a vertical start line position

for the top edge of the active video.

Pixel Phase 2

Adjust the pixel sampling point for

window 2 for each input.

Input Configuration menu flow

The following table lists the signal types available for each input.

Input #1

Horz Start 0128

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

• Input #5

• Input #6

Input #1

Pxl Phase#1 16

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

• Input #5

• Input #6

Horizontal Start

Select a horizontal start pixel position

for the left edge of the active video.

Pixel Phase 1

Adjust the pixel sampling point for

window 1 for each input.

Input video signal types

Signal Type Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 5 Input 6

RGB*** X* X* X* X* YUVp XXXX RGBcvS_ XXXX YUVi XXXX X S-video XXXX XX Composite XXXX X*X* SDI X**

* Default ** MGP 462D only *** RGBHV, RGBS, and RGsB are accepted with this input setting.

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Input configuration submenu adjustments

The table below shows which Adjust knob to use to make the selections and adjustments that are accessed through the Input Configuration submenus.

Input Configuration submenu Horizontal knob adjustment Vertical knob adjustment

Video type

The following video signal types are

accepted: RGB S-video YUVp Composite video YUVi SDI (MGP 462D only) RGBcvS

Film mode

For low resolution inputs. The video signal type for the input you are configuring must be set to YUVi, composite video, or S-video in order to place the input in Film mode.

Vertical start position

Distance in lines from the top edge of the input's total video display area to the top edge of its active area

Horizontal start position

Distance in pixels from the left edge of the input's total video display area to the left edge of its active area

Pixel phase 1

The point at which pixels are sampled for window 1. (The values cannot be changed when the input is YUVi, S-video, or composite video.)

Pixel phase 2

The point at which pixels are sampled for window 2. (The values cannot be changed when the input is YUVi, S-video, or composite video.)

Select input #1-6. Select the desired video format for the

Select input #1-6. Shows current Film mode status

for the displayed input: ON, OFF, or na (not applicable).

Select input #1-6. Shows the current vertical start

point for the displayed input.

Select input #1-6. Shows the current horizontal

start point for the displayed input.

Select input #1-6 for window 1. Increase or decrease the displayed value to

Select input #1-6 for window 2. Increase or decrease the displayed value to

displayed input.

Defaults:

Inputs 1-4 − RGB Inputs 5 and 6 − Composite

Select ON or OFF to turn 3:2 or 2:2 pulldown

(Film mode) on and off for the selected input.

Increase or decrease the value indicating the distance in lines from the top edge of the video display's total area to the top edge of its active area. The default is 128.

Increase or decrease the value indicating the distance in pixels from the left edge of the video display's total area to the left edge of its active area. The default is 128.

move the pixel sampling point for window 1 in to an optimal sampling point that ensures output clarity. The range of settings is 0-31; the default is 16.

move the pixel sampling point for window 2 to an optimal sampling point that will ensure output clarity. The range of settings is 0-31; the default is 16.

Total pixels

Width in pixels of the total video display area. (The values cannot be changed when the input is YUVi, S-video, or composite video.)

Active pixels

Width in pixels of the active video area

ctive lines

Height in lines of the active video area

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Select input #1-64. Increase or decrease the width in pixels of the

Select input #1-6. Increase or decrease the width in pixels of the

Select input #1-6. Increase or decrease the height in lines of the

total video display area of the selected input. The default is marked with an asterisk (*).

active video area of the selected input. The default is marked with an asterisk (*).

Output Configuration menu

The Output Configuration menu allows you to set the output resolution, refresh rate, output type, and sync polarity. The following flow diagram shows the submenus of the Output Configuration menu, and the adjustments that can be made from them.

The menus time out and return to the default cycle after 20 seconds of inactivity. However, any selections you made with the Adjust knobs are saved and remain in effect.

Input

Configuration

Output

Configuration

Resol 1024 x 768

Refresh @60 Hz

Resolution Refresh rate

See the following table for available

combinations of resolutions and refresh rates.

Default: 1024 x 768 @60 Hz

Output configuration menu flow

Output Type

RGBHV

Video signal types

• RGBHV / RGBS (default)

• RGsB

• YUV Bi-Lvl (Current NTSC standard)

• YUV TriLvl (Current HDTV standard)

NEXT NEXT

Sync Polarity* H Neg V Neg

Polarity combinations

• H Neg V Neg (default)

• H Neg V Pos

• H Pos V Neg

• H Pos V Pos

*Appears only when sync polarity is applicable, based on other output settings.

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Resolution and Refresh Rate submenu

Rotate the horizontal Adjust ([) knob while in this submenu to select from one of the available resolutions. Rotate the vertical Adjust ({) knob while in this submenu to select one of the available refresh rates. The available resolution and refresh rates are listed in the following table.

Resolution

640 x 480 XXXX X X

800 x 600 XXXX X X

852 x 480 XXXX X

1024 x 768 XXXX

1024 x 852 XXXX

1024 x 1024 X X X

Available Scaler Output Resolutions and Rates

Refresh rates

50 Hz 60 Hz 72 Hz 96 Hz 100 Hz 120 Hz

1280 x 768 X

1280 x 1024 X X

1360 x 765 X

1365 x 768 X

1365 x 1024 X

1366 x 768 X

1400 x 1050 X X

1600 x 1200 X X

480p X

576p X

720p (HDTV) X X

1080i (HDTV) X X

1080p (HDTV) X X

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Rotate either Adjust knob to adjust the submenus.

Output Type submenu

Rotate either the horizontal Adjust ( ) or the vertical Adjust ( ) knob to select the output signal type required by the display device. Available signal types are RGBHV, RGsB, YUV bi-level and YUV tri-level. The default is RGBHV.

Combined H and V Sync (S) is available on the “S” BNC connector when the unit is set to RGBHV.

Sync Polarity submenu

The display device may require a particular combination of horizontal (H) and vertical (V) sync signal polarities. Rotate either the horizontal Adjust ( vertical Adjust (

) knob to select the sync polarity. The options are H-V-, H+V-,

H-V+, H+V+, or na (appears when YUV Bi-lvl or YUV TriLvl is selected). The default is H-V-.

This submenu appears only when sync polarity is applicable based on the other selected output settings.

Window Configuration menu

The Window Configuration menu allows you to set window front/back priority, add colored borders to the windows, select which window transition effect to use when muting (closing) a window, and specify the duration of the selected effect.

Output

Configuration

Window

Configuration

Window Priority

F 2 <1> B

Window 1 Border

None

Window 2 Border

None

Window priority

• 1 2 (default)

• 2 1

Window 1 border color

• None (default) • Magenta

• Red • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue • Black

• White

Window 2 border color

• None (default) • Magenta

• Red • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue • Black

• White

Window Effect

Cut

Effect Duration

0.5 second(s)

) or the

Window effect

• Cut (Default) • Soft Wipe Curtain Out

• Dissolve • Hard Wipe Up

• Soft Wipe Up • Hard Wipe Down

• Soft Wipe Down • Hard Wipe Right

• Soft Wipe Right • Hard Wipe Left

• Soft Wipe Left • Hard Wipe Center In

• Soft Wipe Center In • Hard Wipe Center Out Wipe Center Out • Hard Wipe Square In

• Soft

• Soft Wipe Square In • Hard Wipe Square Out

• Soft Wipe Square Out • Hard Wipe Curtain In

• Soft Wipe Curtain In • Hard Wipe Curtain Out

Effect duration (in seconds)

• 0.0 to 5.0 seconds in 0.1 second increments (default is 0.5)

Window Configuration menu flow

The menus time out and return to the default cycle after 20 seconds of inactivity. However, any selections you made with the Adjust knobs are saved and remain in effect.

Window Priority submenu

The Window Priority submenu allows you to set how the windows will overlap one another. The submenu lists the two windows in order of their priority, from

left to right. Rotate the vertical Adjust (

) knob to switch the priority between windows 1 and 2. (You do not use the horizontal Adjust knob with this submenu on the MGP 462.)

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Window 1 Border and Window 2 Border submenus

Use these submenus to select border colors for the two windows. Available options are Red, Green, Blue, White, Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, and Black. You can also select None (no border), which is the default setting.

Window Effect submenu

Use this submenu to select a transition effect for the MGP 462 to use when muting and unmuting windows. To select a transition effect, follow these steps:

1. Press the Menu button repeatedly until Window Configuration is displayed

on the LCD screen.

2. Press the Next button repeatedly until Window Effect is displayed.

3. Rotate either the horizontal Adjust (

select a transition effect.

Available effects

Cut — A cut instantly mutes or unmutes the window. The effect duration does not

apply.

Dissolve — A dissolve causes the window to fade out.

Dissolve

Standard wipe (soft wipe or hard wipe) — A standard wipe causes the new

Center wipe — A center wipe causes the new window to appear to unroll over the

Dissolve

window to appear to unroll over the other one. The new window can roll from the top, bottom, left, or right side of the window. A soft wipe has a fuzzy leading edge; a hard wipe has a sharp edge.

other one in one of two ways:

) or the vertical Adjust knob ( ) to

• In from the top and bottom edges to the center of the window

• Out from the center to the top and bottom edges of the window

A center wipe can have a soft (fuzzy) leading edge or a hard (sharp) one.

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Square wipe — A square wipe causes the new window to appear to unroll over the

other one in one of two ways:

• In from the top, bottom, right, and left edges to the center of the

window

• Out from the center to the four edges of the window

This effect creates a square shaped transition.

A square wipe can have a soft (fuzzy) leading edge or a hard (sharp) one.

Curtain wipe — A curtain wipe causes the new window to appear to unroll over

the other one in one of two ways:

• In from the left and right edges to the center of the window

• Out from the center to the right and left edges of the window

A curtain wipe can have a soft (fuzzy) leading edge or a hard (sharp) one.

Effect Duration submenu

Use this submenu to set the amount of time it takes the MGP 462 to complete a transition effect. Select from durations ranging from 0.0 to 5.0 seconds, in 0.1 second increments. (Duration is not available with the cut effect.)

To set an effect duration, follow these steps:

1. Press the Menu button until Window Configuration is displayed on the LCD

screen.

2. Press the Next button until Effect Duration is displayed.

3. Rotate either the horizontal Adjust (

select an effect duration.

) or the vertical Adjust ( ) knob to

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Window Text Configuration menu

This menu enables you to add a text box, containing up to 16 characters, to each window. The submenus allow you to enter the text for the label; select an on-screen position where the text will appear; and specify colors for the text, the text box background, and the border around the text.

Window

Configuration

Window Text

Configuration

Rotate ether Adjust knob to adjust the submenus (except for Text Label screens).

Win Txt Position

None

Window Text Size

Medium

Win 1 Text Color

Black

Win 2 Text Color

Black

Win 1 Text Bkgnd

White

Window text position

• None (Default) • Top Left

• Bottom Left • Top Center

• Bottom Center • Top Right

• Bottom Right

Window text size

• Small

• Medium (Default)

• Large

Window 1 text color

• Red • Magenta

• Green • Cyan

• Blue • Yellow

• White • Black (Default)

Window 2 text color

• Red • Magenta

• Green • Cyan

• Blue • Yellow

• White • Black (Default)

Window 1 text background

• Off • Magenta

• Red • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue • Black

• White (Default) • Translucent

Win 2 Text Bkgnd

White

Win 1 Text Border

Black

Win 2 Text Border

Black

Win 1 Text Label

_ _ _ _ _ I

n p u t 1 _ _ _ _ _

Win 2 Text Label

_ _ _ _ _ I

n p u t 1 _ _ _ _ _

Window 2 text background

• Off • Magenta

• Red • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue • Black

• White (Default) • Translucent

Window 1 text border

• Off • Magenta

• Red • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue • Black (Default)

• White • Translucent

Window 2 text border

• Off • Magenta

• Red • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue • Black (Default)

• White • Translucent

Move cursor between

spaces.

Select character.

Window Text Configuration menu flow

Window Text Position submenu

The Window Text Position submenu lets you place a text box at a specified location on a window.

Rotate either the horizontal Adjust (

) or the vertical Adjust ( ) knob to select one of the available text positions: Bottom Left, Bottom Center, Bottom Right, Top Left, Top Center, or Top Right.

To turn off window text, select None (the default).

Window Text Size submenu

The Window Text Size submenu allows you to select the size of the text in the window text box.

Rotate either the horizontal Adjust (

) or the vertical Adjust ( ) knob to select one of the available text sizes: Small, Medium, or Large. The default is Medium.

Windows 1 and 2 Text Color submenus

The Windows 1 and 2 Text Color submenus let you select the color of the text within the text box you place on window 1 or window 2.

Rotate either the horizontal Adjust (

) or the vertical Adjust ( ) knob to select one of the available window text colors. Options are Red, Green, Blue, White, Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, or Black. Black is the default.

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WIndows 1 and 2 Text Background submenus

The Windows 1 and 2 Text Background submenus let you select a background color for the text box you place on window 1 or window 2.

Rotate either the horizontal Adjust ( of the available background colors. Options are Red, Green, Blue, White, Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, Black, or Translucent. (Translucent provides a semitransparent background for the text, through which the video behind the text box is faintly visible.) The default is White.

) or the vertical Adjust ( ) knob to select one

WIndows 1 and 2 Text Border submenus

The Windows 1 and 2 Text Border submenus let you select a color for the border of the text box you place on window 1 or window 2.

Rotate either the horizontal Adjust ( of the available border colors. Options are Red, Green, Blue, White, Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, Black, or Translucent. (Translucent provides a semiopaque border through which the window background can be seen.) The default is Black.

) or the vertical Adjust ( ) knob to select one

Windows 1 and 2 Text Label screens

The Windows 1 and 2 Text Label screens enable you to create text in a text box to place on window 1 and/or window 2. The text is associated with the current input. The Text Label screens provide 16 spaces in which you can enter characters.

The default LCD display for Text Label shows the word Input and the number of the input that has been selected, preceded and followed by five dashes. (See the example below.)

-----Input1-----

You can replace these characters with other characters by turning the Adjust knobs as follows:

• Rotate the horizontal Adjust ( ) knob to move the cursor (which appears as

an underscore) to the space you want to change.

• Rotate the vertical Adjust ( ) knob to change the character displayed in the selected space.

The following characters are available:

Symbols: : / – + " _ Numerals: 0 through 9 Letters: Lowercase a through z, uppercase A through Z Spaces

To remove a character space from the text box, select characters so that the blank character is at the end of the line.

(blank character).

, then reposition the

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Background Capture menu

The Background Capture menu allows you to capture the image that is currently displayed on the output screen and save it as a bitmap (.bmp) file with one of 16 designated image names. You can then recall the image and use it as a background.

Background Capture also can be done via Ethernet, using the MGP 462 Web pages. See chapter 5, Ethernet Control, for further information.

Window Text

Configuration

Background

Capture

Use either Adjust knob to adjust the submenus.

Background Capture menu flow

Save Bkgd to Mem

<none>

Recall Bkgd Mem

<none>

If None is selected

[Detail] = Confirm

<bkgNN.bmp>

Recalling

<bkgNN.bmp>

DETAIL

Saving Backgrnd Please Wait 10%

Recalled

<bkgNN.bmp>

Save current image as a background

Select a name for the background file being saved: bkg01.bmp through bkg16.bmp

Recall a background Image from memory

Select an image file name to recall for use as background: bkg01.bmp through bkg16.bmp

Memory space for background files

The MGP 462 has 16 MB of user storage space that can be used for saved backgrounds and uploaded user Web pages. The number of images that you can save depends on the size (in kB) of the image bitmap file and the resolution. The following table shows the number of images you can store based on different resolutions.

Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1400 x 1050 1600 x 1200 Image size (KB) 900.00 1406.25 2304.00 3804.00 4306.64 5625.00 Total images 16* 11 6 4 3 2

*16 is the maximum number of images that can be saved as backgrounds.

To calculate the size of a bitmap file for any image of any specified size, use this formula:

file size (in kilobytes) = (horizontal x vertical x 3)

+ +

+ 54(file header ID)

+ +

Saving a background to memory

To save the current image to memory for use as a background, follow these steps:

1. Press Menu repeatedly until the Background Capture screen is displayed.

Press Next once to display the Save Background to Memory submenu screen.

2. Rotate either Adjust knob to select a background file name (bkg01.bmp

through bkg16.bmp) with which to save the image.

You can save the background image only under one of the file names on this menu; you cannot make up a different name for it.

If you do not want to save the image, select None, then press Next. The Recall Background submenu screen is displayed.

3. Press the Next button to save the image as a bitmap (.bmp) file. The LCD

screen displays the message “[Detail] = Confirm filename.bmp.”

The unit supports 24-bit bitmap files only. Their file names must have the format Bkgnn.bmp.

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CAUTION

The image that you save overwrites any existing image file with the same file name.

4. Press the Detail button (the top button located at the immediate left of the

LCD screen). The LCD screen displays the message “Saving Background Please Wait,”

along with an incrementing number showing the percent of the file that has been captured. The time the MGP takes to save an image varies depending on the image file size. For example, a 102 by 768 pixel image takes about 90 seconds to save.

The unit does not respond to any commands while it is saving an image.

5. If you want to recall a background file for the output display, press Next

within 20 seconds. (After 20 seconds, the MGP 462 returns to the default cycle.)

Recalling a background from memory

To recall an image from memory for use as a background:

1. Access the Recall Background from Memory submenu.

2. Rotate either Adjust knob to select one of background image files (bkg01.bmp

through bkg16.bmp) to use as the output background. To perform no action, press the Menu button.

3. Press the Next button to recall the image. The LCD screen displays the

message “Recalling filename.bmp” while the image is being recalled, then “Recalled filename.bmp” after the recall is complete.

Rotate either Adjust knob to adjust the submenus.

Advanced Configuration menu

Use the Advanced Configuration menu to set the background color, turn Blue Mode on and off, select test patterns, and select the serial communication mode. You can also view the MGP’s internal temperature and reset the unit to its factory defaults.

Background

Capture

Advanced

Configuration

Background Color

None

Blue Mode

Off

Test Pattern

Off

* These test pattern types vary depending on the output rate selected.

Background color

• None (default) • Magenta

• Red • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue • Stored-Image

• White • User Defined

Blue Mode

• Off (default)

• On

Test pattern type

• Off (default)

• ColorBars

• X-Hatch

• 4 x 4 X-Hatch

• Grey Scale

• Crop

• Ramp

• Alt. Pixels

• Side-By-Side*

• 1.78 Aspect*

• 1.85 Aspect*

• 2.35 Aspect*

Serial Port Mode

<RS232> RS422

Internal Temp.

120.20F 49C

Factory Default

[DETAIL]

Serial Communications Mode

• RS232 (default)

• RS422

Unit Internal Temperature

Current internal temperature expressed in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. Not adjustable.

DETAIL

Factory Reset Please Wait !!!

Factory Default

Press the DETAIL button to reset the unit to its factory default settings.

When finished, the system returns to the default cycle.

Advanced Configuration menu flow

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Background Color submenu

Rotate either Adjust knob to select a background color for the output screen. Options are None, Red, Green, Blue, White, Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, Stored-Image, and User Defined.

• None, the default setting, produces a black background.

• Stored-Image is the saved background that was most recently recalled. When a captured background is recalled, the Stored-Image option is automatically selected. Select this option if you want to return to the recalled background after having changed to a different background color.

• User Defined is the background color that you can set by using an SIS command. See chapter 4, Software Configuration and Control, for the command syntax.

Blue Mode submenu

Blue Mode causes only sync and blue video signals to be passed to the display. This can aid in the setup of the MGP 462’s color and tint. While in the Blue Mode submenu, rotate either Adjust knob to turn Blue Mode on and off.

Test Pattern submenu

Several test patterns are available via this submenu to adjust the display device for color, convergence, focus, resolution, contrast, grayscale and aspect ratio. Use either Adjust knob to select a test pattern. The available patterns are:

• Color Bars

• X-Hatch (16 by 12 crosshatch)

• 4 x 4 X-Hatch (4 by 4 crosshatch)

• Grayscale (Grey Scale)

• Crop

• Ramp

• Alt. Pixels (alternating pixels)

• Side-By-Side (4 by 3 or 16 by 9 side by side crop)

• 1.78 Aspect (film aspect ratio 1.78)

• 1.85 Aspect (film aspect ratio 1.85)

• 2.35 Aspect (film aspect ratio 2.35)

The default setting is “Off.” The side-by-side crop and aspect ratio patterns available from the submenu vary depending on the aspect ratio of the output rate.

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Color Bars (8) Crosshatch 16x12 Crosshatch 4x4 Grayscale

4x3 4x3

Ramp Alt Pixels Crop 4x3 Side-by-side Crop

4x3 4x3

1.78 Aspect Ratio 1.85 Aspect Ratio 2.35 Aspect Ratio 16x9 Side-by-side Crop

Test patterns available for the MGP 462

Serial Port Mode submenu

Use the Serial Port Mode submenu to select either RS-232 or RS-422 for the MGP’s serial communication standard. Turn either Adjust knob to move the brackets on the LCD screen to RS232 or RS422.

Internal Temperature screen

The Internal Temp submenu displays the unit’s current internal temperature. The MGP 462 displays the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. This is an information-only screen; no adjustments can be made on it.

Factory Default submenu

This submenu lets you reset the MGP 462 to the default settings with which it was delivered from the factory. Press the Detail button (the top button immediately to the left of the LCD screen) to initiate the reset.

Picture Controls

The MGP 462 has six picture control buttons located on the front panel to the left of the LCD screen. You can use these buttons to adjust size, position, brightness and contrast, color and tint, detail, and magnification (zoom).

The table on the next page shows the buttons, their functions, and how to make adjustments. (In the Display column, n stands for a single digit, 0 through 9.)

Picture controls are window-dependent. You set the values separately for each window.

For Window/Image Size, Window/Image Position, and Window Image Zoom, pressing the button repeatedly switches back and forth between window settings and image settings.

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Adjusting the picture controls

Make image adjustments to an input using the picture control buttons on the front panel. When you select a picture control button, it lights with the same color (green or red) as the selected buttons for the window and input that it will adjust. When you select a control button, the window button for the most recently adjusted window lights, indicating that it is being adjusted. The table on the next page shows the picture control adjustments that can be made from the front panel.

Button Display Function Range Adjust Knob

Window/

Image

Size

Bright/

Cont

Detail

Window/

Image

Position

WINDOW n SIZE:

H=nnnn V=nnnn

(Press button twice.) IMAGE # n SIZE: H=n V=n

BRIT CONT nnnn nnnn

DETAIL

nnnn

WINDOW n START:

H=±nnnn V=±nnnn

(Press button twice.) IMAGE #n START: H=±nnnn V=±nnnn

Enlarge or shrink window 1 or 2.

Enlarge or shrink the image within the window.

Brightness: Increase or decrease intensity of video light on screen.

Contrast: Increase or decrease range of image light and dark values.

Adjust image sharpness.

Position window 1 or 2 on the screen in relation to the screen's center.

Position image within the window in relation to the window center.

Min: 1/16 of the output rate

Max: Output rate

Min: 1/16 of the

output rate Max: 2 times the output rate

Brightness: 000-127 Default: 064

Contrast: 000-127 Default: 064

000 - 127

Default: 064

Default: 0000 ± the

output rate

Default: 0000 ± the output rate

For H (width):

horizontal  Adjust knob

For V (height):

 vertical  Adjust knob

Bright:

horizontal  Adjust knob

Contrast:

 vertical  Adjust knob

Either

For H:

horizontal  Adjust knob

For V:

 vertical  Adjust knob

Color/

Tin t

Window/

Image Zoom

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COLOR TINT nnnn nnnn

WINDOW n ZOOM:

H=nnnn V=nnnn

(Press button twice.) IMAGE #n ZOOM: H=nnnn V=nnnn

Color: Adjust color intensity. (At lowest adjustment, all colors are shades of gray.)

Tint: Change the appearance of colors.

Increase/decrease the size of the image in the selected window while keeping the aspect ratio constant.

Color: 000 - 127 Default: 064

Tint: 000 - 127 Default: 064

Min: 1/16 of the

output rate

Max: Output rate

Min: 1/16 of the

output rate Max: 2 times the output rate

Color:

horizontal  Adjust knob

Tint:

 vertical  Adjust knob

For H:

horizontal  Adjust knob

For V:

 vertical  Adjust knob

To adjust the picture controls, follow these steps:

1. Press the Input button for the input that you want to adjust, if it is not

currently selected.

2. Press the Window 1 or 2 button to select the window you want to adjust.

3. Press the button for the desired picture control: Window/Image Size (sizing), Bright/Cont (brightness and contrast), Detail (sharpness), Window/ Image Position (centering), Color/Tint (color and tint), or Window/Image Zoom (magnification).

4. Rotate the horizontal Adjust (

a level from the available range.

5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each image adjustment to be made for the selected input/window.

Memory Presets

Window presets

The MGP 462 allows up to 25 window presets that save information for both windows. Use the Preset Save/Recall and Enter buttons on the front panel to save and recall presets to and from their specified memory locations. Window presets can also be saved, recalled, and named using SIS commands via an RS-232/422 interface or the product Web pages using an Ethernet connection (see chapter 4, Software Configuration and Control, and chapter 5, Ethernet Configuration and Control, for more information).

The following settings can be saved in a window preset: Window border color Label text color

Window priority Label border color Window transition effect Label background color Transition effect duration Window background setting

Label text size Window size/position Label location Window mute status

) and/or vertical Adjust ( ) knobs to select

The LCD screen may display “na,” indicating that an adjustment is not available, in place of a number if that adjustment does not apply to the input’s video format.

Saving a window preset

To save a window preset using the front panel buttons, follow these steps:

1. Set the parameters listed above as desired for windows 1 and 2.

2. Press and hold the Preset Recall/Save button for at least 2 seconds. The

LCD screen displays the following:

WINDOW

PRESET

Save to #01

3. Rotate either Adjust knob to select one of the 25 available window preset locations in which to save the settings. (These location numbers are also the preset numbers.)

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4. Press the Enter button to save the current window setting in the preset

location number you selected. The LCD screen shows a message indicating that the preset is being saved to the selected memory location, followed by a message that the preset has been saved.

The following examples show a preset saved to location 1.

WINDOW

PRESET

Saving to #01

WINDOW

PRESET

#01 SAVED

If you want to exit this menu without saving any changes, repeatedly press the Preset Recall/Save button until the following message appears on the LCD screen, then press the Enter button to exit the Window Presets dialog.

Recalling a window preset

To recall a window preset using the front panel buttons:

1. Press and release the Preset Recall/Save button. The following message

WINDOW

[ENTER] TO EXIT

appears on the LCD screen:

WINDOW

Recall #01 woINP

PRESET

2. If you do not want to recall the input whose number was displayed when the preset was saved, proceed to step 3.

If you want to recall the input with the preset, press the Preset Recall/Save button again. The following message appears:

3. Use either Adjust knob to select a window preset number to recall.

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Recall #01 wINP

If you select this option, the inputs change to display the sources that were displayed at the time the preset was saved, along with all input settings specified by input presets. (See Input presets, on the next page.)

WINDOW

PRESET

4. Press the Enter button to recall the preset you selected. The LCD screen

shows a message indicating that the preset was recalled. The following example shows a message indicating that preset 1 was recalled.

If you want to exit this menu without recalling a preset, repeatedly press the Preset Recall/Save button until you see the message Window Preset [Enter] to Exit. Press the Enter button to exit the Window Presets dialog.

Default presets

The following figure shows the factory default preset window configurations. These presets can be used for any output rate. If you overwrite them, you can recover them by selecting Factory Defaults from the Advanced Configuration menu. (See Advanced Configuration menu, earlier in this chapter.)

Preset #1

Window

Preset #5

Window

Preset #9

Background Area (solid color)

Window

Background Area (solid color)

Window

WINDOW

PRESET

#01 RECALLED

Preset #2

Window

Window1Window

Preset #6 Preset #7

Window

Preset #10

Preset #3

Window

Preset #4

Window

Preset #8

Window

Factory default preset configurations

Input presets

The MGP 462 has 128 input preset locations, to which you can save signal type, input configuration settings, picture control settings, and window text for any of the inputs. These presets can be saved and recalled using the SIS commands via the RS-232/422 connection or via Ethernet using the MGP 462 Web pages (see chapters 4 and 5 for further information).

The following settings are contained in the input presets: Input Type Horizontal Start Total Pixels

Input Name Vertical Start Active Pixels Film Mode On/Off Pixel Phase Active Lines Brightness Contrast Color Tint Detail (sharpness) Image Size/Position*

*Image size and position are saved as percent of the window, so that the input preset can be used for any size window.

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Additional Functions

Freeze mode

The front panel Freeze buttons are the first buttons on the left. Press these buttons to freeze the current image from the currently selected input in window 1 (top button) and/or window 2 (bottom button). When the Freeze button for a window is selected, it lights orange. You can also freeze the windows using the Windowsbased configuration software or SIS commands via the RS-232/422 connection.

If you switch inputs while a window is frozen, the freeze mode is cancelled and the new input’s image appears in the window.

Front panel security lockout (executive mode)

To prevent access by unauthorized users or accidental changes to the MGP 462’s settings, some of the front panel controls can be locked using executive mode. When you place the MGP in executive mode via the front panel, the picture control buttons and the menu selection buttons are locked. All other functions (input and window selection, freezing, and preset saving and recalling remain accessible. The RS-232/422 and Ethernet ports also remain unlocked.

You can enable or disable executive mode when the system is in the default cycle. To turn executive mode on and off, press the Window/Image Size and the Window/Image Position buttons simultaneously, and hold them for at least 2 seconds. The default is Disabled.

You can also enable and disable executive mode by using the SIS commands or the Windows-based control software via the RS-232/422 interface (see chapter 4,

Software Configuration and Control, for more information).

If you place the MGP in executive mode by using SIS commands or the Windows-based control software, you have an additional type of executive mode available. In executive 2 mode, all the front panel controls are locked. This mode is available only through SIS commands. See chapter 4, Software Configuration and Control, for information on SIS commands, or the control software’s Help program.

Resetting the unit

There are four reset modes (numbered 1, 3, 4, and 5 for the sake of comparison with Extron IPL products) that you can access by pressing the Reset button on the rear panel. The Reset button is recessed, so use a pointed stylus, ballpoint pen, or Extron Tweeker to press it. See the table on the next page for a summary of the reset modes.

CAUTION

The reset modes listed in the table close all open IP and Telnet connections and close all sockets. Also, each mode is a separate function, not a continuation from mode 1 to mode 5.

Review the reset modes carefully. Using the wrong reset mode may result in unintended loss of flash memory programming, port reassignment, or processor reboot.

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Reset Mode Comparison/Summary

Mode

Activation Result Purpose/Notes

1 Hold down the

3 Hold down the Reset

4 Hold down the Reset

5 Hold down the Reset

recessed Reset button while applying power to the unit.

button for about 3 seconds, until the Reset LED blinks once. Then, within 1 second, press Reset again briefly (for less than 1 second).

button for about 6 seconds, until the Reset LED has blinked twice (once at 3 seconds, once at 6 seconds). Then, within 1 second, pr Reset briefly (for less than 1 second).

button for about 9 seconds, until the Reset LED has blinked three times (once at 3 seconds, once at 6 sec., once at 9 seconds). Then, within 1 second, pr

ess Reset briefly (for

less than 1 second).

ess

Mode 1 causes the MGP 462 to revert to the factory default firmware. Event

scripting does not start if the unit is powered on in this mode. All user files and settings (drivers, audio adjustments, IP settings, etc.) are maintained.

Mode 3 turns events on or off. During

setting, the Reset LED flashes 2 times if

re events are starting; 3 times if events are stopping.

Mode 4 does the following:

• Enables ARP capability.

• Sets the IP address back to factory default.

• Sets the subnet back to factory default.

• Sets the default gateway address back to the factory default.

• Sets port mapping back to factory default.

• Turns DHCP

• Turns all events off.

The Reset LED flashes 4 times in quick succession during reset.

Mode 5 performs a complete reset to factory defaults (except the firmware).

• Does everything mode 4 does.

• Resets everything that was set via the Real Time Adjustments part of the contr and miscellaneous options.

• Resets all IP options.

• Removes/clears all files from the processor.

The Reset LED flashes 4 times in quick succession during the reset.

off.

ol program: all video settings

Use mode 1 to remove a version of firmware if

incompatibility issues arise.

Events must be turned on if you

want to change IP settings or scheduling.

Mode 4 enables you

to set IP address information using

ARP and the MAC address.

Mode 5 is useful if you want to start over with control software configuration and uploading, and to

eplace events.

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MGP 462 Multi-Graphic Processor

Chapter Four

Software Configuration

and Control

Setting Up RS-232/RS-422 Communication

Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS

Using the Windows

Using the Button Label Generator

-based Control Software

™

) Commands

Software Configuration and Control

Setting up RS-232/RS-422 Communication

The MGP 462’s RS-232/422 port is used to connect the MGP to a host or external controlling device, such as a computer or control system, which can generate the proper command codes and recognize the processor’s responses.

The cable used to connect the RS-232/422 port to a computer or control system may need to be modified by removing pins or cutting wires. If unneeded pins are connected, the processor may cease to function. See chapter 2, Installation, for more information on wiring the connectors.

The RS-232/422 connector on the rear panel is a 9-pin D female connector (see the illustration at right) with the following pin assignments.

Female

Pin RS-232 function Description

1 – No connection

2 Tx Tra nsmit data 3 Rx Receive data 4 – No connection 5 Gnd Signal ground 6 – No connection

7 – No connection 8 – No connection 9 – No connection

Pin RS-422 function Description

1 – No connection

2 Tx- Transmit ground 3 Rx- Receive ground 4 – No connection 5 Gnd Signal ground 6 – No connection

7 Rx+ Receive data

8 Tx+ Tr ansmit data 9 – No connection

Connector pin assignments

There are several programs that enable you to connect the MGP 462 to a computer or control device via the RS-232/422 interface, and to enter commands. HyperTerminal for Windows is one such program that is commonly used on PCs. For any program that you use, set up communication using the following protocol:

Baud rate: 9600 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop Bits: 1 Flow Control: None

Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS™) commands

Host-to-MGP communications

The MGP 462 accepts SIS (Simple Instruction Set) commands through the RS-232/422 port. SIS commands consist of one or more characters per command field. They do not require any special characters to begin or end the command character sequence. Each 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.

MGP-initiated messages

When a local event such as a front panel selection or an adjustment takes place, the MGP 462 responds by sending a message to the host. No response is required from the host. Examples of MGP-initiated messages are listed below (underlined).

the firmware version number.

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Out nn In nn (where Out nn is the window number, and In nn is the input number).

The MGP 462 sends this response when an input is switched.

Error responses

When the MGP 462 receives a valid SIS command, it executes the command and sends a response to the host device. If the MGP is unable to execute the command because the command is invalid or contains invalid parameters, it returns an error response to the host. The error response codes are:

E01 — Invalid input channel number (too large) E09 — Invalid function number (too large) E10 — Invalid command E11 — Invalid preset number E12 — Invalid output number (applies for addressing windows) E13 — Invalid value (out of range) E14 — Invalid command for this configuration E17 — Invalid command for signal type E24 — Privilege violation E26 — Maximum number of users connected has been exceeded E27 — Invalid event number E28 — Bad filename/File not found

Error response references

The following superscripted numbers are used within the command descriptions on the following pages to identify commands that may respond as shown:

= Commands that give an E14 (not valid for this configuration) response if the

unit’s current configuration doesn’t support that command

= Commands that give an E24 (privilege violation) response if you are not

logged in at the administrator level.

= Commands that may yield an E27 (invalid event number) response.

= Commands that may give an E28 (file not found) response.

Telnet and Web communications

The MGP 462 can also be controlled via an IP connection using either Telnet (port 23) or a Web browser (port 80). The ASCII and URL commands listed in the tables later in this chapter perform the same functions, but they are encoded differently to accommodate the requirements of each port (Telnet or browser).

The ASCII to hexadecimal (hex) conversion table on the next page is for use with the command/response tables for the IP control port commands, which begin on page 4-18.

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ASCII to HEX Conversion Table

•

ASCII to hexadecimal character conversion table

The command/response tables list valid ASCII (for Telnet) command codes, the corresponding URL encoded (for Web browsers) command codes, the MGP’s responses to the host, and a description of the command’s function or results from executing the command.

• Upper- and lowercase characters may be used interchangeably in the command field unless otherwise specified.

• Commands may be sent back-to-back without spaces; for example, 2*2!2*0B.

• Numbers can be entered as 1, 2, or 3 digits; for example, 8V = 08V = 008V.

• There are a few differences in how to enter the commands depending on whether you are using Telnet or a Web browser.

• For control via a Web browser, all nonalphanumeric characters must be represented as the hexadecimal equivalent, %xx, where xx represents the two-character hex byte. For example, a comma (,) would be represented as %2C.

• When using these commands through a Web browser, the URL reference is used to shorten the examples. “URL” refers to the full URL of the control interface and Web page reference, including all path information; for example, http://192.168.100.10/myform.htm.

• Some characters differ depending on the method you use to send the commands: Telnet Web browser Escape (hex 1B) W [must not be encoded] Carriage return (hex 0D) Pipe character (

With Telnet you can use either the “Escape” commands or the “W” commands, and either the carriage return or the pipe character. With the Web

browser, you are required to use the “W” commands and the pipe character.

) [must not be encoded]

In either method, the data string (shown in braces as {data} in the Command/response table) is directed to the specified port, and must be encoded if it is nonalphanumeric.

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Symbol definitions

• = Space = Carriage return with line feed = Carriage return with no line feed

Esc

= Escape

24, 27, 28

= Superscripts indicate the error message

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

= Pipe (vertical bar) character

= Specific port number (01-99)

= Command data section

For Web encoding only:

Data is directed to the specified port and must be encoded if it is nonalphanumeric. Because data can include either command terminator, it must be encoded as follows when used within the data section:

Space (Hex 20) must be encoded as %20 (Hex:25 32 30)

Plus sign (Hex 2B) must be encoded as %2B (hex 25 32 42).

= Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) offset value (-12:00 to

X11

X12

X13

X14

X15

X17

X19

14:00) in hours and minutes (hh:mm)

= On/Off

0 = off/disable 1 = on/enable

= Version number (listed to two decimal places)

= Name that you give the unit. This name is a text

string of up to 24 characters drawn from the alphabet (A-Z), digits (0-9), and the minus sign/hyphen (-). The first character must be an alpha character. The last character must not be a minus. No blank or space characters are permitted, and no distinction is made between upper- and lowercase.

= Local date and time format

Set format (MM/DD/YY-HH:MM:SS);

e.g., 06/21/02-10:54:00

Read format (day of week, date month year

(HH:MM:SS), e.g., Thu, 20 Feb 2003 18:19:33

= IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx); leading zeros in

each of 4 fields are optional in setting values,

and are suppressed in returned values. = Mail domain name (e.g., Extron.com) = Time in tens of milliseconds to wait for characters

coming into a serial port before terminating

the connection (min = 0, max = 32767, and

default = 10 = 100 ms). The response is

returned with leading zeros. In RS-232

commands,

Commands using both

have either both values equaling zero or both

values set to nonzero. = Hardware (MAC) address (xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx) = Subnet mask (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). Leading zeros are

optional in setting values in each of four fields,

and are suppressed in returned values.

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and

are optional.

and

X17

= Time in tens of milliseconds to wait between

characters coming into a serial port before terminating the connection (min = 0, max = 32767, and default = 2 = 20 ms). The response is returned with leading zeros. In

and

X17

are

and

RS-232/422 commands,

X17

optional. Commands using both

must have both values either equal zero

or both set to nonzero.

X21

= 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).

Value is placed prior to parameter; for example, 3 byte length = 3L, and the ASCII 0A delimiter is 10D. This parameter is case sensitive; you must use uppercase D and L. The response is returned with leading zeros. (

is an optional parameter.)

X21

= Verbose response mode

X22

0 = clear/none 1 = verbose mode 2 = tagged responses for queries 3 = verbose mode and tagged responses for queries

Default = 0 for Telnet connections; 1 for RS-232/422 control

X23

= Priority status for receiving timeouts.

0 = use Send data string command parameters. 1 = use Configure receive timeout command parameters.

Default = 0.

= Baud rate: 300, 600, 1200, 1800, 2400, 3600, 4800,

X25

7200, 9600, 14400, 19200, 28800, 38400, 57600, or 115200

= Parity (only the first letter is needed):

X26

Odd Even None Mark Space

= Data bits: 7, 8

X27

= Stop bits: 1, 2

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= Port type

X29

0 = RS-232 1 = RS-422

X30

= Flow control (only the first letter is needed):

Hardware Software

must

X31

None (the default)

= Data pacing (specified in milliseconds between

bytes): 0000 - 1000.

= Password (12 characters = maximum length; no

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special characters are allowed.)

A user password cannot be assigned if no administrator password exists; the E14 error code is returned. If the administrator password is cleared, the user password is also removed.

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= Daylight savings time (used in the northern

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= Event number, range = 0 - 99

X35

= Event buffer

X36

0 = receive 1 = user 2 = NVRAM

= Event buffer offset (range = 0 to

X37

MaxBufferSize)

= Event data size

X38

b = bit B = byte (8 bits) S = short (16 bits) L = long (32 bits)

This parameter is case sensitive.

= Event data to write

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= Number of bytes to read

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= E-mail event number (1 - 64)

X45

= E-mail recipient’s address

X46

= Name of e-mail file to be sent

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First line of the file is the subject. The rest is the body of the e-mail.

= Default name: a combination of the model-name

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and the last 3 character pairs of the unit’s MAC address (e.g., MGP-462-00-02-3D)

= (Ethernet only) Number of seconds before

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timeout on IP connections (min = 1, max = 6500, and default = 30 = 300 seconds). If no data is received during the timeout period, the Ethernet connection is closed. Each step is 10 seconds. When the unit is connected via RS-232/422, only the global timeout commands apply; anything else returns an E13 error code. The response is returned with leading zeros.

= Connection’s security level

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0 = not logged in 1 = user 2 = administrator

= ASCII digit(s) representing the numeric value of

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the data element read from the event buffer (leading zeros are suppressed)

= Input 1 - 6

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= On/off

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0 = off 1 = on

= Window

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0 = both windows (available only for Freeze and window muting) 1 = window 1 2 = window 2

= Input video format

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1 = RGB 2 = YUVp 3 = RGBcVs 4 = YUVi 5 = S-video 6 = Composite 7 = SDI

= Test pattern

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0 = off 1 = color bars 2 = crosshatch 3 = 4 x 4 crosshatch 4 = grayscale 5 = crop 6 = ramp 7 = Alternating pixels 8 = side-by-side crop 9 = 4 x 3/16 x 9 film aspect ratio 1.78 10 = 4 x 3/16 x 9 film aspect ratio 1.85 11 = 4 x 3/16 x 9 film aspect ratio 2.35

= Window text position

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0 = none 1= bottom left 2 = bottom center 3 = bottom right 4 = top left 5 = top center 6 = top right

= Window text, 16 characters maximum (Can

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use ASCII characters 32 - 126.)

= Picture adjustment range

X62

(0 - 127; default = 64)

= Scaler resolution

X63

1 = 640 x 480 2 = 800 x 600 3 = 852 x 480 4 = 1024 x 768 5 = 1024 x 852 6 = 1024 x 1024 7 = 1280 x 768 8 = 1280 x 1024 9 = 1360 x 765 10 = 1365 x 768 11 = 1366 x 768 12 = 1365 x 1024 13 = 1400 x 1050 14 = 1600 x 1200 15 = 480p 16 = 576p 17 = 720p 18 = 1080i 19 = 1080p

= Detected input signal standard

X64

0 = none 1 = NTSC 2 = PAL 4 = SECAM – = not applicable (occurs when input is set for RGB or YUV)

= Sharpness (detail) level (0 - 127)

X65

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= Window transition effect type

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1 = cut 2 = dissolve 3 = soft wipe up 4 = soft wipe down 5 = soft wipe right 6 = soft wipe left 7 = soft wipe center in 8 = soft wipe center out 9 = soft wipe square in 10 = soft wipe square out 11 = soft wipe curtain in 12 = soft wipe curtain out 13 = hard wipe up 14 = hard wipe down 15 = hard wipe right 16 = hard wipe left 17 = hard wipe center in 18 = hard wipe center out 19 = hard wipe square in 20 = hard wipe square out 21 = hard wipe curtain in 22 = hard wipe curtain out

= Blanking adjustment range (0 - 255 lines)

X68

= Window preset (1 - 25)

X69

= Input preset (1 - 128)

X70

X72

= Scaler refresh rate

1 = 50 Hz 2 = 60 Hz 3 = 72 Hz 4 = 96 Hz 5 = 100 Hz 6 = 120 Hz

X73

= Pixel phase (0-31)

X74

= Advanced picture settings range

(±128 auto-sensed value)

X75

= Window dissolve speed; 0 to 5 seconds in

0.1 second increments (01 = 0.1 second; 50 = 5.0 seconds)

X76

= Internal temperature in degrees Fahrenheit = Background image number (01 - 16)

X77

Images must be named in the format Bkgnn.bmp. nn = 01 - 16).

Images must be 24-bit bitmaps. Other formats are not supported.

= Image/Window shift value (zero location

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is 2048, and limits are ± the output resolution)

= Window size. Windows can be 1/16 the

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size of the output active area. Maximum value is the active output area.

= Image size. Image can be 1/16 the size of

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the input active area. Maximum value is double the active output area for 200% zoom.

= E-mail account user name. Maximum

X81

length is 31 characters.

= E-mail account password. Maximum

X82

length is 31 characters. The MGP responds with four asterisks (****) if a password exists. If no password has been set, the response is a blank field.

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to window

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to format

X55

Set input source

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Set input

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Typ

View the video type of input

X55

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using a

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using a selected

X57

selected transition effect.

transition effect.

Blk1 Mute (blank) window

Blk0 Unmute (display) window

View the window muting status.

X57

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entered.

displayed in front of window #1.

Set the priority of the windows to the order

X57

Display the priority of the windows.

•

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•

X57

Select window transition effect

X67

View the current window transition effect.

X67

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in window

X62

Select color value

Select the next higher color value.

Select the next lower color value.

X62

Col

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Col

Show the current color setting.

X57

Set the transition effect duration to

X75

View the transition effect duration time.

X75

! Out

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X55

(host to processor) (processor to host)

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* 1B

* 0B

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~ Pri

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* 4# Eff

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* 5# Dur

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Example: ~ 2 1 Window #2 has priority and will be

Command/response table for SIS commands

Command ASCII Command Response Additional description

Input selection

Set input to window

Input video type

Set input video type

Window muting/unmuting

View video type

Mute window

Unmute window

Window priority

View muting status

Set priority

View priority ~

Window transition effect

Select effect

Window effect duration

View effect 4#

Select speed

Color

Set color to a specific value

Decrement color value

View color setting

View speed 5#

Increment color value

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in window

Select tint value

Select next higher tint value in window

Select next lower tint value in window

Tin

in window

Show the current tint setting.

Select contrast value

Select the next higher contrast value .

Con

in window

Select the next lower contrast value.

Show the current contrast setting.

Con

Select brightness value

Select the next higher brightness value.

Select the next lower brightness value.

Show the current brightness setting.

Brt

in window

Set the detail level to

Det

right.

left.

Select the next higher detail level.

Select the next lower detail level.

Show the current detail level setting.

Det

Set horizontal center of window

Shift window

Show the current horizontal centering setting

for window

Whp

+ T

- T

+ ^

- ^

+ Y

- Y

+ D

- D

+ H

- H

(host to processor) (processor to host)

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII Command Response Additional description

Tint

Set tint to a specific value

Increment tint value

Decrement tint value

Contrast

View tint setting

Set contrast to a specific value

Increment contrast value

Decrement contrast value

Brightness

View contrast setting

Set brightness to a specific value

Increment brightness value

Decrement brightness value

Detail filter

View brightness setting

Set detail level

Increment detail level

Decrement detail level

Horizontal shift (window)

View detail value

Set horizontal shift to a specific value 1 *

Shift window right 1 *

Shift window left 1 *

View horizontal shift setting 1 *

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right.

left.

up.

down.

up.

down.

Set the horizontal centering of the image in

window

Shift the image in window

Show the current horizontal centering setting

Ihp

for the image in window

Ihp

Shift window

Show the current vertical centering setting

for window

Set the vertical centering of window to

Wvp

wider.

narrower.

Set the vertical centering of the image in

window

Shift the image in window

Show the current vertical centering setting

Ivp

for the image in window

Ivp

Set the horizontal sizing of window

Make window

Whs

Show the current horizontal size setting for

window

+ H

- H

+ /

- /

+ /

- /

+ :

- :

(host to processor) (processor to host)

Horizontal shift (image)

Set horizontal shift to a specific value 2 *

Shift image right 2 *

Shift image left 2 *

View horizontal shift setting 2 *

Vertical shift (window)

Set vertical shift to a specific value 1 *

Shift window up 1 *

Shift window down 1 *

View vertical shift setting 1 *

Vertical shift (image)

Set vertical shift to a specific value 2 *

Shift image up 2 *

Shift image down 2 *

View vertical shift setting 2 *

Horizontal size (window)

Set horizontal size to a specific value 1 *

Increase horizontal size setting 1 *

Decrease horizontal size setting 1 *

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII Command Response Additional description

View horizontal size setting 1 *

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wider.

narrower.

X57

taller.

shorter.

X57

taller.

shorter.

X57

X80

window

X57

X80

image in window

X57

in window

X57

window

Make window

X79

Set the vertical sizing of window

X79

Wvs

Show the current vertical size setting for

X57

X79

; Wvs

X79

+ ;

- ;

;

X57

(host to processor) (processor to host)

Set the horizontal sizing of image in window

Make the image in window

X80

Ihs

X57

X80

X57

Make the image in window

X80

Ihs

Show the current horizontal size setting for

X57

X80

+ :

- :

X57

Set the vertical sizing of image in window

Make the image in window

X80

Ivs

Show current vertical size setting for image

X57

X80

;

X80

+ ;

- ;

;

X57

Set the size and position of window

X79

View the size and position of window

X79

X78

X57

X78

X57

XY Wxy

X79

X78

X57

Esc

Set the size and position of the image in

X79

View the size and position of the image in

X79

X78

X57

IY Ixy

X79

X78

X57

Esc

Vertical size (window)

Set vertical size to a specific value 1 *

Decrease vertical size setting 1 *

View vertical size setting 1 *

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII Command Response Additional description

Increase vertical size setting 1 *

Horizontal size (image)

Set horizontal size to a specific value 2 *

Increase horizontal size setting 2 *

Decrease horizontal size setting 2 *

View horizontal size setting 2 *

Vertical size (image)

Set vertical size to a specific value 2 *

The variables must be entered in the following order: window number, horizontal position, vertical position, horizontal size, vertical size.

Window size and position

Increase vertical size setting 2 *

Decrease vertical size setting 2 *

View vertical size setting 2 *

Set window size and position

View window size and position

Image size and position

Set image size and position

The variables must be entered in the following order: window number, horizontal position, vertical position, horizontal size, vertical size.

View image size and position

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X57

while

X57

while

X57

without input

with input

X69

the

X69

X57

to preset

X57

to window

X70

for

X61

keeping the aspect ratio constant.

Wzm Increase the size of window

Wzm Decrease the size of window

X57

while keeping the aspect ratio constant.

Izm Increase the size of the image in window

Izm Decrease the size of the image in window

X57

X69

while keeping the aspect ratio constant.

settings.

at location

Give the window preset at location

Recall window preset

X69

Save the current window settings as a preset

X69

X61

X69

X61

name

X70

location

Recall input preset

Save input settings in window

X70

View the name of window preset

X61

X55

input

Create a text label containing name

X61

X55

View the contents of the name label for input

X61

+ {

- {

X57

+ {

X57

- {

X57

. Rpr 1 *

X69

. Rpr 2 *

X69

, Spr 2 *

X69

(host to processor) (processor to host)

Zoom mode (window)

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII Command Response Additional description

Zoom in 1 *

Zoom mode (image)

Zoom out 1 *

Zoom in 2 *

Zoom out 2 *

Window presets

Recall preset without input 1 *

Recall preset with input 2 *

Save window preset 2 *

NP Nmp

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Esc

Window preset naming (Not viewable from unit LCD screen. Viewable through Web page and SIS commands.)

Write window name preset

Read window name preset

. Rpr 3 *

X70

X57

Input presets

Recall input preset 3 *

, Spr 3 *

X70

X57

Save input preset 3 *

NI Nmi

X61

X55

Esc

Input naming

Write input name

Read input name

MGP 462 • Software Configuration and Control4-12

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X55

X57

X68

X55

X68

the window displaying input

after

before

window displaying input

Set the vertical location of first active pixel in

Select the next higher vertical start position

Select the next lower vertical start position

X68

X55

X68

X55

Show the current vertical start setting for the

X68

pixel for input

Set the horizontal location of the first active

Select the next higher horizontal start

X68

X55

X68

X55

X73

X57

X73

position after

before

input

Set the pixel phase value for the input in

Select the next lower horizontal start position

X68

X55

Show the current horizontal start setting for

X68

X73

X55

Phs

X57

X73

window

Select the next higher pixel phase value after

X73

X55

Phs

X57

before

Select the next lower pixel phase value

X73

X55

Phs

X57

X74

X55

X57

X74

input in window

Set the total pixels value for input

Select the next higher total pixels value after

X74

X55

Show the current pixel phase setting for the

X73

X55

X74

Select the next lower total pixels value before

X74

X55

( Vst

X68

+ ( Vst

- ( Vst

(

X55

(host to processor) (processor to host)

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Vertical start

Command ASCII Command Response Additional description

Set vertical start to a specific value *

Increment vertical start value

X55

Decrement vertical start value

View vertical start setting

) Hst

X68

+ ) Hst

- ) Hst

X55

Horizontal start

Set horizontal start to a specific value

Decrement horizontal start value

Increment horizontal start value

)

X55

View horizontal start setting

X73

+ U

X57

Pixel phase (Available only for RGB and YUVp input signals)

Set pixel phase to a specific value

Increment pixel phase value

* 11# Tpx

X74

- U

X57

Decrement pixel phase value

View pixel phase setting

X55

Total pixels (Available only for RGB and YUVp input signals)

Set total pixels to a specific value

+ 11# Tpx

- 11# Tpx

X55

Decrement total pixels value

Increment total pixels value

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X55

X74

X55

Show the current total pixels setting for input

X74

before

input

Set active pixels value for input

Select the next higher active pixels value after

Select the next lower active pixels value

X74

X55

X74

X55

Show the current active pixels setting for

X74

X55

Set the active lines value for input

X74

X55

and

X63

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X55

Select the next higher active lines value.

Select the next lower active lines value.

X74

X55

Show the current active lines setting for input

X74

Show the current output resolution and scan

rate settings.

the scan rate to

Set the scaler output resolution to

X72

X63

Select test pattern

X59

Show the current test pattern setting.

X59

Frz1 Freeze the video image.

Frz0 Unfreeze the video image.

Show the freeze status.

X57

X56

* 12# Apx

* 11#

X55

(host to processor) (processor to host)

Total pixels, continued

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII Command Response Additional description

View total pixels setting

X74

+ 12# Apx

- 12# Apx

* 12#

X55

Active pixels

Set active pixels to a specific value

Decrement active pixels value

Increment active pixels value

View active pixels setting

* 13# Aln

X74

+ 13# Aln

- 13# Aln

* 13#

X55

Active lines

Set active lines to a specific value

Decrement active lines value

View active lines setting

Increment active lines value

MGP 462 • Software Configuration and Control4-14

= Rte

X72

X63

Scaler output resolution and scan rate

Set the output resolution and scan rate

View the output settings = Rte

J Tst

X59

Test Pattern

Select test pattern

View test pattern J

* 1F

X57

Freeze

Enable

* 0F

X57

Disable

View status

adjustments only.

Lock all front panel controls including input

buttons; allow RS-232/422 control only.

Unlock all front panel controls.

0 = H-/V- (default)

1 = H-/V+

2 = H+/V-

3 = H+/V+

1 = RGBHV (Default)

2 = RGsB

3 = YUV bi-level

4 = YUV tri-level

is:

0 = off (default)

1 = on

is:

X60

1 = small

2 = medium

3 = large

(host to processor) (processor to host)

Set output polarity

Show executive mode status.

X56

View the current output polarity setting.

* 1# Pol

Set output sync format

* 2# Syn

Turn Blue mode on/off.

View current output sync format setting.

* 3# Blu

Set location of text box to

Set the size of the label text to

X60

View the current text position

View the current Blue Screen mode.

X60

* 6# Tlc

* 10# Tsz

X60

View the current text size setting.

Executive mode

Enable executive mode 1X Exe1 Lock front panel control; allow RS-232/422

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII Command Response Additional description

Enable executive mode 2 2X Exe2

Special functions

View executive mode status X

Output polarity

Disable 0X Exe0

Output sync format

View polarity setting 1#

Blue screen

View sync format setting 2#

Text position

View Blue mode setting 3#

View text position setting 6#

Text size

View text size setting 10#

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is:

0 = off

1 = Red

2 = Green

Set the color of the text border in window

Txb

X57

3 = Blue

4 = White

5 = Magenta

6 = Cyan

7 = Yellow

8 = Black

X57

9 = Translucent

1 = Red

2 = Green

3 = Blue

4 = White

5 = Magenta

6 = Cyan

Set the color of the text in window

Txc

View the current text border color.

X57

in window

7 = Yellow

8 = Black

0 = off

Change the background color of the text label

Tbc

View current text color in window

X57

1 = Red

2 = Green

3 = Blue

4 = White

5 = Magenta

6 = Cyan

7 = Yellow

8 = Black

X57

label in window

9 = Translucent

View the current background color of the text

* 14#

X57

(host to processor) (processor to host)

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII Command Response Additional description

Special functions, continued

Text border color

* 16#

* 14#

X57

Text color

View text border color setting

MGP 462 • Software Configuration and Control4-16

* 17#

* 16#

X57

Text background color

View text color setting

* 17#

X57

View text background color setting

X77

X57

from memory to display.

X77

0 = none (default)

1 = red

2 = green

Set the border color for window

Brd

X57

* 9#

X57

(host to processor) (processor to host)

3 = blue

4 = white

5 = magenta

6 = cyan

7 = yellow

8 = black

memory.

Save current background image

Recall image

X77

View current border color for window

* 15# Ims

* 9#

X57

X77

View the currently displayed background

X77

* 15# Imr

X77

image number.

0 = none (default)

1 = red

2 = green

3 = blue

4 = white

5 = magenta

6 = cyan

7 = yellow

8 = background image

9 = user-defined color

Set the display background color to

View the current background color setting.

* 8# Bkg

Special functions, continued

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII Command Response Additional description

Window border color

Background image

View window border color setting

Save background image 1 *

Recall background image 2 *

Background color

View current image number 15#

Background color

View background color setting 8#

4-17MGP 462 • Software Configuration and Control

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X57

Esc

X17

X21

X17

X21

X17

X21

Esc

X17

X21

X17

= 0-255 level scale.

user-defined colors.

Show the red, green, and blue levels for the

respectively.

defined colors are 50, 100, and 150,

The red, green, and blue levels for the user-

user-defined color.

Set the red, green, and blue values for the

Disable Film mode.

2:2 pull-down.)

Enable Film mode. (Auto-senses for 3:2 or

Perform Auto Image adjustment on window

* 22# Ubk

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

Flm1

(on) View the current Film mode setting.

(off) or 1

Flm0

Response from command

<data>

%2A

* 1 * 18#

* 0 * 18#

* 18# 0

* 55# Aut

, be sure to convert nonalphanumeric characters to hex numbers.

<data>•

are not specified, the default values are used.

W05%2A4%2A7%2A3L RS

and

05*4*7*3L RS

sequence is optional. If

Example: 50 * 100 * 150 * 22# Ubk 50 * 100 * 150

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Command/response table for IP control port commands

Set user-defined color levels

Background color, continued

MGP 462 • Software Configuration and Control4-18

View user-defined color levels 22# Ubk

Disable Film mode

Enable Film mode

Film mode

Bi-directional serial data port

Run Auto Image

Auto Image

View Film mode status

= time in tens of milliseconds that the MGP will wait until receipt of the first response character before terminating the command

= port number (01-99).

Send data string

= time in tens of ms that the MGP will wait between characters being received via a serial port before terminating the current command or receive operation

Byte count # can be from 0 to 32767, default = 0. The ASCII decimal # can be from 0 to 00255, default = the byte count. A 3-byte length = 3L.

# = byte count (for L) or a single ASCII character expressed in decimal form (for D).

D =

L =

(default = 2 = 20 ms, max. = 32767).

(default = 10 = 100 ms, max. = 32767).

= command data section. For Web encoding for

The response includes leading zeros.

A delimiter of ASCII 0A = 10D.

Delimiter value

Length of the message to be received.

= #L or #D. The letter parameter is case sensitive (requires capital D or capital L).

Example:

The *

)

X27

X29

X23

X21

X28

X26

), parity (

X25

), and stop bits (

X27

Set baud rate (

data bits (

for port

X29

0 = RS-232

1 = RS-422

X30

and data pacing

. For

X30

for port

X31

rate

H = hardware

S = software

N = none (default)

to wait for

= number of milliseconds

X31

between bytes. Range is 0000-1000;

default is 0 ms.

= waiting time in tens of ms

X17

first response character before

timing out.

= priority status for port

= waiting time in tens of ms

X23

until receipt of the first response

character.

receiving timeouts.

0 = Use Send data string command

parameters (default).

between characters.

1 = Use Configure receive timeout

command parameters.

Response includes leading zeros.

X28

X27

X26

X25

• Ccp

X28

Cpn

%2A

X27

%2A

X26

%2A

X25

%2A

X28

X27

X26

X25

Esc

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

Set flow control

Show the serial port parameters.

Select port type

X28

• Cty

X26

X25

Cpn

X31

X30

• Cfl

X29

Cpn

X31

CP W

Esc

%2A CY

CY W

X29

Esc

CP W

Esc

%2C

X30

%2A

CF W

X31

X30

Esc

Set the time for port

X21

X23

20 X

X17

Show flow control rates for port

X21

%2A

X23

%2A

20 X

• Cce

Cpn

X31

X30

%2A

X17

%2A

X21

X23

20 X

X17

CF W

Esc

20 X

X17

CE W

Esc

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Bi-directional serial data port, continued

Configure serial port parameters

View serial port parameters

Configure mode

Configure flow control

View mode

View flow control

Configure receive timeout

View receive timeout

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X11

) to two

X11

= number of seconds (in tens of

X51

seconds) before timeout on IP

connections.

version number (

decimal places. Gives the number

of the currently running version

of the user-updatable firmware.

Show bootstrap, factory-installed,

and updated firmware versions.

(See 2Q, 3Q, and 4Q, below.)

replaceable, but you may need this

information for

troubleshooting.

X51

Pti 0 *

X51

TC W 0 %2A

X51

0 *

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

Esc

0TC W 0TC

Esc

Pti1 *

TC W 1%2A

1 *

Esc

X51

1TC W 1TC

Esc

Show the processor’s firmware

X11

The bootstrap firmware is not user-

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Ver01*

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

X11

Ver00 * Sum of responses from 2Q-3Q-4Q

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Ver02 *

An asterisk (*) after the version number indicates which version is currently running. A caret (^) indicates bad checksum/invalid load. Question marks (?.??) indicate

version not loaded.

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Ethernet data port

Set current connection port timeout

Set global IP port timeout

View global IP port timeout

View current connection port timeout

Firmware version requests

Query firmware version Q or 1Q Q or 1Q

Query verbose version information 0Q 0Q Sum of responses from 2Q-3Q-4Q

Example: 1Q 1Q 1.01

Query bootstrap version 2Q 2Q

Example: 2Q 2Q 0.06

MGP 462 • Software Configuration and Control4-20

X11

In this example, the factory

X11

Factory-installed firmware is not

user-replaceable. This firmware

was installed at the factory; it is

the version the processor reverts

to after a mode 1 reset (see

chapter 3).

firmware version is 1.00, also

known as the kernel version 1.07,

for the MGP 462, dated

16 January, 2003.

which version of the firmware,

if any, was uploaded into the

processor after it left the

factory.

In this example, the factory

firmware version is 1.01, a.k.a.

kernel version 1.22, for MGP 462,

dated 17 January, 2005.

MGP 462 is 60-623-01.

MGP 462D (SDI) is 60-623-02.

(plus web ver.-desc-UL date/time)

X11

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

(plus Web version–description–UL date/time)

Use this command to find out

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Ver03 *

X11

(plus Web version–description–UL date/time)

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Ver04 *

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Pno 60-623-01 or Pno 60-623-02

Example: 3Q 3Q 1.00(1.07-MGP462 Series -Wed, 16 Jan 2003 03:28:10 GMT)

Firmware version requests, continued

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Query factory firmware version 3Q 3Q

Query updated firmware version 4Q 4Q

Example: 4Q 4Q 1.01 * (1.22-MGP462 Series -Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:03:46 GMT)

Information requests

Request processor part number N N 60-XXX-XX Show processor part number.

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X55

X58

X64

X56

X76

Esc

X35

X36

X37

X38

X35

X36

X37

X38

X54

Esc

X35

X36

X37

X39

X38

X35

X36

X37

X39

X38

X35

X39

X35

X36

X37

X39

X38

operations.

total available memory for system

Show processor model name.

Inf01 * MGP 462 or INF01 * MGP 462D

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Show amount of memory used and

Inf02 * Multi-Graphic Processor

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

memory.

and total available user

Show amount of user memoryused

Inf03 * n Bytes used out of n KBytes

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

standard, and blanking status.

Show input number, video type, signal

• Blk

• Std

• Typ

Inf04 * n Bytes used out of n KBytes

Fahrenheit.

Show internal temperature in degrees

Sts20 *

With tagged response – Verbose modes 2 and 3:

to buffer

. Include data

size

offset by

event number

section of a memory buffer for

Read the contents of a specific

Write event

Ewr

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

Request model name 1I 1I MGP 462

Information requests, continued

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Request model description 2I 2I Multi-Graphic Processor Show type of unit.

Request system memory usage 3I 3I # Bytes Used out of #KBytes

* I/i Chn

Request user memory usage 4I 4I # Bytes used out of #Kbytes

Request general information

View internal temperature 20S

Read event buffer memory

Event Control

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Write event to memory buffer

MGP 462 • Software Configuration and Control4-22

, buffer

X39

X46

X35

bytes.

X44

X37

from event

X39

, offset by

X36

, offset by

X36

{string} Show string from event

X44

X37

X36

X35

(host to processor) (host to processor)

X44

X37

X36

X35

Esc

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X37

X36

X35

X39

Esc

X37

X36

X35

, %2A

X39

, buffer

X35

Write data string

X35

Ewr

Ego Initiate all programmed events.

Est Stop all programmed events.

#####

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Enm#####

1AE W1AE

0AE W0AE

AE WAE

Esc

= e-mail event number (1-64)

= e-mail recipient’s address

= name of e-mail file to besent

X45

X46

X47

(first line of the file = subject;

the rest = body of the e-mail).

X47

to jdoe@extron.com.

X45

Ipr

lpr5,jdoe@extron.com, 7.eml For e-mail event 5, send file 7.eml

X47

X46

X45

W5%2Cjdoe%40extron%2Exom%2C 7%2Eem1 CR

CR W

X47

X46

X45

Esc

5, jdoe@extron.com, 7.eml CR

Esc

X47

X46

X45

CR W

X45

Esc

X45

Eml

X45

SM W

X45

Esc

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Example:

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Event control, continued

Read string from event buffer memory

Write string to event buffer memory

Stop events

Read number of events running

Start events

E-mail

Configure e-mail events

Send e-mail (event)

Read e-mail events

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Esc

X14

X15

X81

X82

X14

X15

X81

X82

X14

X15

X81

X82

X81

X82

Esc

X14

X15

X81

X82

Esc

X12

Esc

X49

Esc

X12

X49

Esc

X13

). The

These parameters are

= E-mail account password.

= E-mail account user name.

optional.

Maximum length is 31 characters.

Ipm •

%2C

is its factory default

is local date and time format.

Example: 11/18/03-10:54:00

HH:MM:SS.

The set format is MM/DD/YY-

name.

must be a letter, the last character

minus sign). The first character

alphanumeric characters (and the

name consists of up to 24

one of your choosing (

Change the processor’s name to

is the name the processor was

and the last three pairs of the hex

combination of the model name

shipped with: MPG462-##-##-##, a

Case does not matter.

cannot be a minus sign (hyphen).

is the processor’s current unit

address (e.g., MGP462-00-02-3d).

numbers in the processor’s MAC

Response from command

Ipn •

Ipt •

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Set mail server IP, unit domain name

Mail server setup commands

Read mail server IP, unit domain name

MGP 462 • Software Configuration and Control4-24

W CM

WUB

Read response from last URL cmd

Web browser specific commands

Set unit name

IP setup commands

W%20CN

WCN

• CN

Set unit name to factory default

Read unit name

Set time/date

) for the

DD month year HH:MM:SS.

Example: Tue, 18 Nov 2003

The Read format is day of week,

X13

18:19:33

Set the Greenwich Mean Time

Ipz

GMT) offset value (

processor’s location. GMT offset

(-12.00 to +14.00) represents the

time difference in hours and

minutes (± hh:mm relative to

Greenwich, England. The plus

sign and leading zero are

is the Daylight Savings time

X34

of day. Daylight Savings Time

(DST) is a 1-hour offset that is

observed in the USA and parts of

optional. Example: 5:30 = +05:30

Europe and Brazil.

X34

Ipx

X34

WCZ

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

X34

= IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).

= 0 (off) or 1 (on).

X14

Leading zeros in each of the four

fields are optional in setting

values.

X14

Idh1

Idh0

Idh

Ipi •

X14

CZ W

Esc

Set GMT offset

CT WCT

Esc

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

IP setup commands, continued

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Read time/date

CX W

X34

Esc

Set daylight savings time

Read GMT offset CZ

CX WCX

1DH W1DH

0DH W0DH

DH WDH

CI W

Esc

Set DHCP on

Read daylight savings time

X14

Esc

Set DHCP off

View DHCP mode

Set IP address

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is 4-12

X33

= hardware media access

18 X

fields are suppressed in returned.

values.

control (MAC) address

(xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx).

Leading zeros in each of the four

X14

18 X

= subnet mask

X19

(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). Syntax is the

same as for IP addresses. Leading

zeros are optional in setting

X19

values.

= IP address

X14

(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).

Leading zeros are optional.

X14

Leading zeros are suppressed.

Ips •

X19

Ipg •

X14

password. (

alphanumeric characters.) The

password is case sensitive.

Special characters (spaces or

symbols) are not allowed.

Set the administrator access

X33

X14

Ipa •

X33

(administrator and user).

Set the user password.

X33

Ipa • Clear/remove all passwords

X33

Ipu •

X33

is 4-12 alphanumeric

X33

(

characters.) The password is

case sensitive. Special

characters (spaces or symbols)are

not allowed.

CS W

CI WCI

Esc

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

IP setup commands, continued

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Read IP address

CH WCH

Esc

Read hardware address (MAC)

X19

Esc

Set subnet mask

CG W

X14

CS WCS

Esc

Set gateway IP address

Read subnet mask

CG WCG

Esc

Read gateway IP address

CA W

X33

Esc

Set administrator password

• CA W%20CA

Esc

Clear administrator password

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CU W

X33

CA WCA

Esc

A user password cannot be assigned if an administrator password does not exist. Entering a password when the MGP462 has not been configure yields an E14

response from the processor. If the administrator password is cleared (removed), the user password is also removed.

A user password cannot be assigned if an administrator password does not exist.

Set user password

Read administrator password

X22

X52

mode. For

0 = off (disabled)

1 = on (enabled)

2 = tagged responses for queries

3 = verbose mode and tagged

responses for queries

0 = anonymous

1–10 = extended security levels

1 through 10

11 = User

12 = Administrator

Enable or disable the Verbose

X33

X22

Ipu • This clears the user password only.

For

X52

X22

X52

Pmt {port#}

Pmt 00023

Pmt 00000

{port#}

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Pvl

Pmh {port#}

Pmh 00080

Pmh 00000

{port#}

Pmd {port#}

X22

CV W

X22

• CU W%20CU

CU WCU

Esc

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

Esc

CV WCV

CK WCK

Esc

The MGP can send out unsolicited information (such as notice of a volume or input change or a change in some other setting). That is called verbose (wordy) relationship

between the processor and a connected device. For a direct RS-232/422 connection, the processor is set for Verbose mode by default. When the MGP 462 is

connected via Ethernet, Verbose mode is disabled by default in order to reduce the amount of communication traffic on the network. If you want to use the Verbose

mode with a processor connected via Ethernet, this mode must be set to On each time you reconnect to the processor.

{port#}MT W{port#}MT

23MT W23MT

0MT W0MT

Esc

MT WMT

{port#}MH W{port#}MH

Esc

80MH W80MH

0MH W0MH

Esc

MH WMH

{port#}MD W{port#}MD

Esc

IP setup commands, continued

Clear user password

Set Verbose mode

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Read user password

Read connection’s security level

Read Verbose mode

Remapping port designations

Set Telnet port map

Reset Telnet port map

Disable Telnet port map

Read Telnet port map

Set Web port map

Reset Web port map

Disable Web port map

Read Web port map

Set Direct Access port map

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Pmd 02001

Pmd 00000

{port#}

2001MD W2001MD

0MD W0MD

MD WMD

Esc

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

Esc

(See below.)

Unit Web responses: HTML Sample Code

var connections = new Array ();

connections [1] = ‘Client IP1, timedate 1, uptime 1’;

connections [2] = ‘Client IP2, timedate 2, uptime 2’;

connections [3] = ‘Client IP3, timedate 3, uptime 3’;

...

connections [n] = ‘Client IPn, timedate n, uptime n’;

connections [n + 1] = ‘total clients, connections available’;

CC WCC

Esc

Remote client IP address: port number, time/date when connection was made, total connection time

...

Unit Telnet text responses:

Remote client IP address: port number, time/date when connection was made, total connection time

Total clients • connections available

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Remapping port designations, continued

Reset Direct Access port map

Disable Direct Access port map

Read Direct Access port map

Listing connections

Get connection listing

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MGP 462. Each line of the

response lists a differs t file name

and its corresponding file size.

The last line of the response

indicates how much available file

space remains.

{port#}

(See below.) Retrieve a list of files stored in the

MD WMD

DF WDF

Esc

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

Esc

var file - new Array ():

file [1] = ‘filename 1, date 1, filesize 1’;

file [2] = ‘filename 2, date 2, filesize 2’;

file [3] = ‘filename 3, date 3, filesize 3’;

file [n] = ‘filename n, date n, filesize n’;

file [n + 1] = ‘space remaining, Bytes left’

Unit Telnet text responses: Unit Web responses:

filename x • date/time * length

... ...

space_remaining • Bytes left

{Responds with raw unprocessed data in file.}

Upl

{Raw unprocessed data in file up to filesize}

+ UF filesize, filename

Esc

filename SF 1B filename 52 46 0D {Responds with raw unprocessed data in file + 1 byte checksum.}

Esc

Example: http://192.168.254.254/mypage.html?cmd=WSF

File commands

Read Direct Access port map

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Get listing

Stream files via port 80

Load file to user flash memory Use POST on port 80 followed by the delimited data to be written to the flash file memory.

Retrieve file from user flash memory Send a page GET on port 80 followed by: WSF

Stream files via Telnet or RS-232

Load file to user flash memory

Retrieve file from user flash memory

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ZQQQ command resets all

settings, adjustments, the IP

address, and subnet mask to the

factory default values. The IP

address is reset to 192.168.254.254,

and the subnet mask is set to

255.255.0.0. (This command is

identical to Reset mode 5).

address.

Dir•{path}/{directory}/

W {path}/{directory}/CJ

{path}/{directory}/CJ

Esc

(host to processor) (host to processor) (processor to host)

A directory does not actually exist until a file has been copied into the path.

Dir•/

Dir•{path}/{directory}/

/ CJ W%2FCJ

..CJ W%2E%2ECJ

Esc

{path}/{directory}/

CJ WCJ

Esc

Del • {filename}

Ddl

{filename} EF W {filename} EF

/EF W/EF

24, 28

Esc

24, 28

Ddl

//EF W//EF

Esc

Zpf

ZFFF WZFFF

Esc

Zpx No IP-related settings are reset.

Zpq Reset all settings/memories. The

ZXXX WZXXX

ZQQQ WZQQQ

Esc

Zpy All settings are reset except the IP

ZY WZY

Esc

Command/response table for IP control port commands (continued)

Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description

Directory commands

Change/create directory

Move up one directory

Move back to root directory

View current directory

File erase commands

Erase user-supplied Web page/file

Erase current directory and its files

Erase current directory and subdirectories

Reset (ZAP)/Erase commands

Erase flash memory

Reset all device settings to factory default

Absolute system reset

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Absolute reset retaining IP address

Using the Windows®-based Control Software

The MGP 462 Windows-based control software program provides a convenient way to configure the inputs, output, windows, and images in each window. It also lets you save and recall input and window presets, and perform nearly all the other functions that can be accomplished via the front panel controls, the SIS commands, or the MGP 462 Web pages.

Using the software, you can do the following types of tasks to configure your MGP:

Input configuration — Specify a name; video signal type; size in pixels of the

active video area; horizontal/vertical start points of the total video display area; and the windows 1 and 2 pixel sampling points (pixel phase) for each of the 6 inputs.

Output configuration — Set output resolution, refresh rate, sync polarity, and

signal type (RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, or YUV bi-level and tri-level); select a test pattern; and enable/disable blue mode in order to set video color and tint levels.

Picture controls — Position and size the four windows and the images within the

windows, zoom in or out on the images/windows, and make fine adjustments to contrast, brightness, color, tint, and detail.

Presets — Create, save, and recall window and input presets. Window configuration — Set window priority; border color; text label colors, size,

and location; and transition effects for each window of the display.

Background capture — Capture the entire display on the output screen and save it

as a bitmap, to be recalled and used as a window background when needed.

Installing the software

The MGP 462 control software is provided on a CD that is delivered with your MGP 462 unit. To use the software that is on the CD, you must install the program on your computer. Follow these steps:

1. Insert the CD ROM into your CD drive. The disk should start automatically.

If it does not, double-click LAUNCH.EXE on the CD to start it.

2. On the Software Installation screen (shown on the next page), click the

MGP 462 Control Software link (outlined in red in the illustration).

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Link to the installation software on the MGP 462 CD

3. On the File Download window that appears, click Run to begin installing the

program.

File Download window

If you want to save the installation file (MGP462Setupv2_n.exe) to your desktop, click Save. On the Save As window, save the setup file to the desired location on your PC. When you are ready to install the software, double-click on the MGP462setupv2_n.exe icon.

4. A Security prompt appears. Click Run on this window to continue with the

installation.

5. Follow the instructions on the InstallShield Wizard screens to complete the

program installation. By default the installation creates a folder called “MGP462” in the following

location on the PC:

c: \Program Files\Extron\MGP462

If there is no Extron folder in your Program Files folder, the installation program creates it as well.

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Starting the control program

Most items in the MGP 462 configuration program can also be configured via the front panel, described in chapter 3. Refer to that chapter for details on features and settings. The MGP 462 software Help program provides information on settings and on how to use the configuration program itself.

1. To run the MGP 462 configuration program, do either of the following:

• Double-click on the MGP462.exe icon, located on your computer at:

c: \Program Files\Extron\MGP462

• Access the program from the Start menu on your computer:

a. Click Start on your computer screen. b. Select All Programs from the Start menu. c. From the All Programs menu, select Extron Electronics. d. From the Extron Electronics menu, select MGP 462. e. Select MGP 462 Control Program. The Communication Type

Selection window appears.

2. On the Communication Type Selection window, select the tab for the

communication method you want to use between your computer and the MGP 462.

• Select TCP/IP if you are using the LAN port.

• Select RS232 if you are using the RS-232/422 serial port.

Comm Port Selection window with TCP/IP and RS232 tabs

3. On the selected tab, enter the information required for the type of

communication you chose.

• TCP/IP: Enter your MGP’s IP address, Telnet port (the default is 23), and

a password if desired.

• RS-232/422: Select your PC’s communication port from the Port menu,

and the baud rate from the Speed menu. All other parameters are preset.

4. Click OK. After a few seconds, the MGP 462 main window opens.

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MGP 462 window

5. For information on configuring the MGP 462 using the Windows-based

software, refer to the program’s Help. To access the Help file, select Contents from the Help pull-down menu, or press the F1 key.

Using the Button Label Generator

The Button Label Generator software creates labels that you can place inside the translucent covers of the input and output push buttons. You can create labels with names, alphanumeric characters, icons, and even colored bitmaps for easy and intuitive input and output selection. See Installing or Replacing Button Labels in chapter 2 for procedures for removing and replacing the translucent covers.

The program is contained on the same CD-ROM as the MGP Windows-based control software, and is installed automatically when you install the control software.

By default, the Windows installation goes in the C:\ProgramFiles\Extron\ ButtonLabelGenerator directory. The Button Label Generator icon is placed in the “Extron Electronics” group or folder.

1. To run the Button Label Generator program, double-click on

the Button Label Generator icon (shown at right) in the Extron Electronics group or folder. The Button-Label Generator window appears (see the figure on the next page).

2. From the Systems pull-down menu, select a system button configuration.

The MGP 462 selections most closely matches the button configuration of the MGP. However, you can select any option from this menu. You can also select Customize Button Layouts, which opens a blank worksheet on which you can place your own buttons in the desired configuration.

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3. Click on the button representation that you want to edit. A red box surrounds

the selected button.

Button Label Generator window for the MGP 462

4. Edit the selected button by using any of the tools provided on the Button

Label Generator window. Some of the edits you can make are:

• Enter text in the text field on the button representation.

• Select the font, size, and color of the text from the drop-down menus on the tool bar.

• Select an icon from the Button Picture Palette and drag it to the desired button.

• Place a bitmap image from your computer on a selected button.

• To remove all the text or the image from a button label, click Clear Button. To remove the text and images from all the button labels, click Clear All Buttons.

To access the Button Label Generator Help program, select Use Help from the Help menu.

5. When finished creating the labels, print them out by selecting Print from the

File pull-down menu in the upper-left corner of the Button Label Generator Window.

To save the button label set as a .xml file on your computer, select Save As from the File menu and give the label file a name.

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MGP 462 Multi-Graphic Processor

Chapter Five

Ethernet Configuration and Control

Accessing the Web Pages

Viewing System Status

Using the Configuration Pages

Using the File Management Page

Using the Control Pages

Ethernet Configuration and Control

The MGP 462 can be controlled and configured using HTML Web pages accessed over a network or from a local PC connected to the MGP 462’s LAN port. The MGP 462 has factory-installed HTML Web pages that allow you to select and configure inputs, adjust picture controls, configure windows, save and recall presets, and perform other processor functions. Access these HTML pages using a Web browser such as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

Administrators have access to all of the Web pages and are able to make changes to settings. Users can access the pages on the System Status and Control tabs only.

Accessing the Web Pages

To access the MGP 462’s HTML Web pages:

1. Start your Web browser program.

2. Enter the MGP 462’s IP address in the browser’s Address field.

If your local system administrators have not changed the value, use the factory-specified default, 192.168.254.254, in this field.

3. If you want the browser to display a page other than the default page (such as a custom page that you have created and uploaded), enter a slash (/) and the name of the custom page file to open.

The browser’s Address field should display the address in the following format:

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/{optional_file_name.html}

The following characters are invalid in file names:

? ~ @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and space.

4. Press the Enter key. If the MGP 462’s HTML pages are not password

protected, the browser displays a start page as described in step 5. If the MGP 462’s HTML page is password protected, the browser displays the

Enter Network Password page.

Example of an Enter Network Password window

a. Enter the administrator or user password in the Password field.

A User Name entry is not required.

b. If desired, select the check box to have the system input your password

the next time you enter your MGP 462’s IP address.

c. Click the OK button.

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5. If in step 4 you entered the filename for a custom HTML page, the

browser displays that page. If not, the browser displays the System Status page, which is the MGP 462’s default start page. You can select the tabs at the top of this screen to display additional screens that enable you to configure and control the MGP 462.

Viewing System Status

The System Status Web page on the Status tab provides information on your MGP 462’s current settings. Changes to these settings can be made via the Configuration Web pages, SIS programming, the Windows-based control software, or the MGP 462 front panel. Personnel who have user access can view this page but cannot access the Configuration pages; they see only the Status tab. The following figure shows a typical MGP 462 System Status web page.

System Status screen

On password-protected connections, there are two levels of protection: administrator and user. Administrators have full access to all the MGP’s functions. Users can only view all the settings except passwords.

• Ethernet connection to the MGP, either entering SIS commands or using the Windows-based Control Program (see chapter 4, Software Configuration and Control) is password protected.

• Connection via the RS-232/RS-422 port is not password protected.

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Ethernet Configuration and Control, cont’d

Using the Configuration Pages

There are five Configuration Web pages, which only administrators can access. They are listed in the sidebar menu at the left of the Configuration screen. The following sections describe the changes you can make from these screens.

System Settings screen

The System Settings screen is divided into two sections, in which you can set date and time parameters, and change the IP information for the MGP 462. In each section, click Submit to enter your changes. Clicking the Cancel button in either section restores the previous settings, if the new values have not been submitted.

System Settings screen

IP Settings fields

The IP Settings fields provide a location for viewing and editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. After editing all desired settings in the IP Settings section, click the Submit button at the bottom of this section.

Unit Name field

The Unit Name field contains the name used as the “from” information when the MGP e-mails notification of its failed or repaired status. You can change this name field to any valid name, up to 24 alphanumeric characters.

The following characters are invalid in the unit name: + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.

DHCP radio buttons

The DHCP On radio button directs the MGP to ignore any entered IP addresses and to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server (if the network is DHCP capable).

The DHCP Off radio button turns DHCP off. Contact your local system administrator to find out this control’s setting.

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IP Address field

The IP Address field contains the IP address of the connected MGP. This value is encoded in the processor’s flash memory.

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subfields separated by dots (periods). Each field can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeros, up to 3 digits total per field, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

The factory-installed default address is 192.168.254.254, but if this conflicts with other equipment at your installation, you can change the IP address to any valid value.

IP address changes can cause conflicts with other equipment. Only local system administrators should change IP addresses.

Gateway IP Address field

The Gateway IP Address field identifies the address of the gateway to the mail server to be used if the MGP and the mail server are not on the same subnet.

The gateway IP address has the same validity rules as the system IP address.

Subnet Mask field

A subnet is a IP addresses in common. The Subnet Mask field is used to determine whether the MGP is on the same subnet as the mail server when your unit is part of a subnet. The subnet mask can be obtained from your system administrator.

MAC Address field

The Media Access Control (MAC) Address is hard coded in the MGP and cannot be changed.

subset of a network — a set of IP devices that have portions of their

Setting the date and time

The Date/Time Settings fields provide a location for viewing and setting the date and time functions. Change the date and time settings as follows:

1. In the desired Date/Time Settings field, click the desired variable’s drop box.

The adjustable variables are month, day, year, hours, minutes, AM/PM, and (time) zone. A drop-down scroll box appears.

2. Click and drag the slider or click the scroll up button or scroll down button

until the desired variable is visible.

3. Click on the desired variable.

If setting the time, set the local time. The Zone variable allows you to then enter the offset from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The Zone field identifies the standard time zone that has been selected and displays the amount of time, in hours and minutes, that the local time varies from the GMT international time reference.

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for other variables that need to be changed.

5. Select the appropriate Daylight Saving radio button. To turn off daylight

savings time, select Off.

When daylight savings time is enabled, the MGP updates its internal clock between Standard Time and Daylight Savings Time in the spring and fall on the date that the time change occurs in the United States of America and parts of Europe and Brazil. When daylight savings time is turned off, the MGP does not adjust its time reference.

6. Click the Submit button at the bottom of the Date/Time Settings section to

implement your selections.

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Ethernet Configuration and Control, cont’d

Scaler Settings screen

On the Scaler Settings screen, you can specify many configuration settings for the six inputs, the output, and windows 1 and 2. You can also make changes to the screen background, select a test pattern, enable and disable Blue mode, and select between RS-232 and RS-422 for the serial port mode.

Scaler Settings screen

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Input configuration

The Input Configuration section of the Scaler Settings screen lets you name and select the video signal type for each of the six available inputs.

Naming inputs

You can assign names to the six inputs using the input name text boxes located beneath each input number. Initially, a default name is displayed in each box:

- - - - - InputN - - - - -

Select the text in the box and delete it, then enter a name of up to 16 characters for the input. The following characters are available:

Symbols: : / – _ + " Numerals: 0 through 9 Letters: Lowercase a through z, uppercase A through Z Spaces

Selecting the video signal type

Under each input name box is a menu from which you can select the video signal type for the input.

RGB, YUVp, and RGBcvS are available on inputs 1 through 4 only. YUVi is available on inputs 1 through 5. S-video and composite video are available on all six inputs. SDI is available only on the MGP 462D and only on input 6.

Output configuration

In the Output Configuration section of the Scaler Settings screen, you can select output parameters from four pull-down menus.

Resolution — Select the resolution at which the image will be displayed on the output screen.

Refresh rate — Select the rate in Hz at which the output screen will be refreshed. Output Sync Format — Select the output signal type required by the display

device. Available formats are RGBHV, RGsB, YUV bi-level, and YUV tri-level. Output polarity — Select the combination of horizontal and vertical

synchronization signal polarities.

Window configuration

The menus and radio buttons in this section enable you to specify various parameters for windows 1 and 2.

Window Priority — Select which window is displayed in front, overlapping or covering the other window.

Window Effect — Select a transition effect that will be used when windows are muted (closed) or unmuted (opened). Refer to Available effects, in the Window Configuration menu section of chapter 3 for a description of the available transition effects.

Dissolve Speed — Select the amount of time that the MGP 462 will take to complete a transition (displaying the transition effect on the output screen) when muting a window.

Text Location — Select the area on the screen in which a text label will be displayed on both windows. The default is None, which specifies that no text label will be displayed.

Text Size — Select one of three possible sizes for the text label on both windows.

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Parameters with separate menus for Window 1 and Window 2

Text Border Color — Select a color for the border surrounding the text label in the window. The default is Black.

Text Color — Select a color for the text displayed in the window. The default is Black.

Text Background Color — Select a color for the text label background. The default is White.

• Off specifies that there is no special background for the text label; only the

window background (specified from the Advanced Configuration menu; see the next section) is behind the text.

• Translucent specifies that the window background shows through the text

background with a cloudy effect.

Window Border Color — Select a color for the border around the entire window display. The default is Off, which specifies that there is no window border.

Advanced Configuration

This section contains menus and radio buttons that allow you to select additional system parameters.

Background Color — Select a color for the background of the output screen display on both windows.

Test Patterns — Select a test pattern to be displayed on the output. Blue Screen Mode — Turn Blue mode off or on. Blue mode causes only the sync

and blue video signals to be passed to the display, which aids in the setup of the display color and tint.

Serial Port Mode — Select RS-232 or RS-422 control.

Background Capture

The pull-down menus let you save an image, or to recall an image that has been saved and use it as the background for the two windows.

The MGP 462 supports 24-bit bitmap files only. Their file names must have the format Bkgnn.bmp. See Background Capture menu in chapter 3 for

information on calculating the size of an image.

Save Background Image — From this menu, select a number to assign to the image you want to save.

Recall Background Image — From this menu, select the number that was assigned to the image that you want to use for the background behind the windows.

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Passwords screen

The Passwords screen lets you assign an administrator and/or user password to control access to the MGP 462 Web pages.

An administrator password must be in place before a user password can be assigned.

Passwords must contain 4 to 12 alphanumeric characters. Symbols and spaces are not allowed, and the passwords are case sensitive.

Passwords screen

Assigning a password

To assign passwords, follow these steps:

1. Enter the new administrator password in the Administrator Password field.

2. In the Re-enter Admin Password field, enter the same password again to

confirm it.

3. If you want to assign a user password, enter it in the User Password field.

You cannot assign a user password unless an administrator password has been assigned.

4. Enter the same user password in the Re-enter the User Password field.

5. Click the Submit button to set the password(s).

Clearing a password

To remove an assigned password, follow these steps:

1. In the Administrator Password or User Password field, clear any text, then

enter a single space.

2. Repeat step 1 in the Re-enter Admin Password or the Re-enter User Password

field.

3. Click the Submit button.

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Email Alerts screen

The Email Alerts screen enables you to set up the MGP 462 to automatically send e-mail alert messages when settings are changed on the unit. You may enter up to 64 e-mail addresses to alert recipients that an event has occurred.

You can also specify that SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) authorization is required for the MGP to accept incoming e-mail. This prevents unwanted e-mail from taking up space in the MGP’s mail system.

Email Alerts screen (top portion)

To set up the system to send e-mail alerts when settings are changed, follow these steps:

1. On the sidebar menu on the Configuration tab, click Email Alerts.

2. On the Email Alerts screen, click the Edit button located to the right of the

Mail IP Address and Domain Name fields. The button changes to Save.

3. Enter your MGP 462’s IP address and your domain name in the appropriate

fields. (This information is available from your network administrator.)

4. Click the Save button.

To set up e-mail addresses for notification, do the following for each recipient of e-mail alerts:

1. Click the Edit button at the end of the address row. The Edit button changes

to Save.

2. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient, and the file name on your computer

(.eml extension) that contains the message.

3. Click the Save button to save the changes. The Save button changes back to

Edit.

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Setting up SMTP authorization

To set the MGP to require SMTP authorization before accepting any e-mail, follow these steps:

1. To enable the SMTP authorization fields, click the Edit button at the right of

the Mail IP Address field. The Edit button changes to Save.

2. Select the SMTP Authorization Required check box, located below the

Domain Name field. This enables the User Name and Password fields below the check box.

3. In the User Name and Password fields, enter a user name and a password

that senders must enter in order for the MGP to accept their e-mail messages. For the User name, you can use any combination of letters, numerals, spaces,

and symbols except the comma (,) and the single and double quotation marks (‘ and “). For the password, you can use all characters except the comma. The user name and password can each be from 1 to 30 characters.

You must specify both a user name and a password.

Click the Save button next to the Mail IP Address field to save your user name and password.

To remove SMTP authorization, click Edit, deselect the SMTP Authorization Required check box, then click Save.

Firmware Upgrade screen

The Firmware Upgrade screen enables you to install a new version of firmware to your MGP 462. You can download the latest firmware version from the Extron Web site to your PC. Appendix C provides more details on firmware updating.

Determining the current firmware version

There are four methods you can use to find out what firmware version is currently installed on your MGP 462:

• Using the LCD screen: Watch the LCD window as you connect the MGP 462

to a power source. The first piece of information displayed on the screen is the firmware version (along with the product name).

• Using the System Status Web page: Select the Status tab on the MGP Web

page to display the System Status screen. The firmware version is the fourth line in the System Description section (shown below).

System Status screen showing firmware version

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• Select About... from the Help menu on the Windows-based control software screen. See Using the Windows-based Control Software in chapter 4 for more information.

• Enter the appropriate SIS command. See Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS) Commands in chapter for for the command syntax.

Downloading the firmware

To obtain the latest version of MGP 462 firmware, follow these steps:

1. Visit the Extron Web site (www.extron.com) and go to the MGP 462 page.

2. Click Downloads.

3. On the Downloads page, click the Firmware link, listed under Software and

Firmware.

4. On the Download Center page, fill in the required information, then click the Download_MGP462_FW2x01.exe button. A File Download – Security Warning window is displayed.

5. Click Save. A Save As window opens.

6. Browse to the folder where you want to save your firmware file, and click

Save. The firmware installation file is placed on your computer drive.

7. When ready to install the new firmware, locate the downloaded file (called MGP462_FW2x01.exe), and double-click on it to open it.

8. Follow the instructions on the screens to install the new firmware on your computer. A Release Notes file, giving information on what has changed in the new firmware version, and a set of instructions for updating the firmware are also loaded to your computer.

Updating the firmware on the MGP 462

After you have installed the new firmware on your computer, you must upload it to the MGP 462. Follow these steps to update the firmware using the Web pages.

1. On the MGP 462’s Configuration Web page, select Firmware Upgrade from the sidebar menu to display the Firmware Upgrade screen.

2. Click Browse to open the Choose File window, and locate the firmware file on your PC or server. The file extension must be .S19.

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Choose file window

CAUTION

Open the firmware file. Its name appears in the field below the Current

Firmware Version on the Firmware Upgrade screen.

Firmware Upgrade screen

4. Click the Upload button on the Firmware Update screen to start the firmware

update process. While the firmware is being uploaded, the Upload button changes to Uploading...; and the LCD window on the MGP displays first Firmware Upload Please Wait!!!, then Firmware Reboot Please Wait!!!

When the uploading process is complete, the Uploading... button on the screen changes back to Upload, and the default cycle is displayed on the LCD screen.

Uploading a file with an extension other than .S19 may cause the unit to stop functioning.

While the firmware is uploading and rebooting, do not press any front panel buttons or make any selections on the Web pages.

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Using the File Management Page

The File Management page lets you upload files to the MGP 462 from your PC or network, and to delete files from the unit. You can also upload personalized Web pages via this screen. To access the File Management page, select the File Management tab on the MGP 462 Web site.

You can use this function to load background images from your computer or the internet to display on the output screen. All background image files must be 24-bit bitmaps. Their file names must have the format bkgnn.bmp.

File Management screen

Uploading files

Files to be uploaded to the MGP 462 must contain only valid alphanumeric characters and underscores. No spaces or special characters (symbols) are allowed.

To upload files from the server, follow these steps:

1. Click the Browse button to the right of the file name field.

2. Browse to locate the file that you want to upload, and open it. The file’s name

and directory path are displayed in the file name field on the File Management screen.

3. Click the Upload File button. The selected file name appears in the Files column on the File Management screen. (Files are listed separately under headings of their extensions.)

Adding a directory

To add a directory or folder to the MGP 462’s file system, follow these steps:

1. Enter the directory name in the Dir: field, following the slash (/).

2. Click the Add Dir button.

3. With the directory name displayed, perform the Uploading files procedure

described in the previous section to add a file to the directory. The directory name appears at the top of the Files column, preceded by a slash.

To add more files to the directory, click the directory name to open it, then use the Uploading files procedure. To exit the directory, click (root).

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Other file management activities

You can also perform the following tasks on the File Management screen:

Opening a file — Click on the name of the file in the Files column. Deleting a file — Click the Delete button at the right end of the line that contains

the file you want to remove.

Deleting all files — Click the Delete All button. Selecting a file — From the Select menu, select a file name, or select All to select all

uploaded files.

Using the Control Pages

The pages that you can access through the Control tab enable you to set and manage window and input presets, and to control other window-related functions.

User Control screen

The User Control screen allows you to manage MGP 462 functions relating to the windows.

User Control screen, top section

Select Window

Use the Window 1, Window 2, and Both buttons to specify the window(s) to which the following selections on this screen will apply. The Both selection can be used only when you are selecting inputs, muting the windows, or freezing/unfreezing the windows’ video.

Input Selection

Click one of the six Input Selection buttons to switch to that input for the selected window. The corresponding input button lights on the MGP 462 front panel.

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Window Mute

Select the Enable or Disable radio button in the Window Mute field to mute/ unmute the selected window. The corresponding Input button(s) on the front panel blink continuously when the window is muted.

Executive Mode

Select the Enable radio button in the Executive Mode field to lock all front panel controls except Input Selection, Freeze, and Window Preset. (The RS-232/422 and Ethernet ports remain accessible.)

Freeze

Select the Enable radio button in the Freeze field to freeze the image in the selected window. The front panel Freeze button(s) for the selected window(s) light when Freeze is enabled.

Film Mode

Select the Enable radio button in the Film Mode field to have the MGP 462 detect whether 3:2 or 2:2 pull-down is needed to deinterlace the input video. The input you selected at the top of the screen must be set to YUVi, Composite, or S-video. (See Using the Configuration Pages, Scaler Settings screen section for information on selecting video signal types.)

User Control screen, bottom half

Picture Controls – Window

The Picture Controls section contains + and – buttons, which you can click to increase or decrease parameter values for the selected window. If a text field is provided, you can also enter the value in it.

You can make the following adjustments:

Horizontal Shift — Move the selected window to the right or left on the screen.

The value in the text box is the distance in pixels of the window’s left edge from the left edge of the display. The range is determined by the output size; the default is 2048 plus or minus the output rate.

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Extron Electronics MGP 462D User Manual

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