Extron electronics MGP Pro Series, MGP 464 Pro DI, MGP 462 Pro DI, MGP 462 Pro 3G-SDI User Manual

MGP Pro Series

Multi-Graphic Processors

User Guide

Signal Processors

68-2469-01 Rev. A

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The following registered trademarks
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AVTrac, Cable Cubby, CrossPoint, eBUS, EDID Manager, EDID Minder, Extron, Flat Field,GlobalViewer, Hideaway, Inline, IP Intercom, IP Link,
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Conventions Used in this Guide

Notifications

The following notifications are used in this guide:

ATTENTION: Attention indicates a situation that may damage or destroy the product or

associated equipment.

NOTE: A note draws attention to important information.

Software Commands

Commands are written in the fonts shown here:

^AR Merge Scene,,Op1 scene 1,1 ^B 51 ^W^C

[01] R 0004 00300 00400 00800 00600 [02] 35 [17] [03]

E X! *X1&* X2)* X2#* X2! CE}

NOTE: For commands and examples of computer or device responses mentioned

Computer responses and directory paths that do not have variables are written in the font
shown here:

Reply from 208.132.180.48: bytes=32 times=2ms TTL=32

C:\Program Files\Extron

Variables are written in slanted form as shown here:

ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx —t

SOH R Data STX Command ETB ETX

Selectable items, such as menu names, menu options, buttons, tabs, and field names are
written in the font shown here:

From the File menu, select New.
Click the OK button.

in this guide, the character “0” is used for the number zero and “O” is the capital
letter “o.”

Specifications Availability

Product specifications are available on the Extron website, www.extron.com.

Contents

Introduction............................................................ 1

About this Guide
About the MGP Pro Series Multi-Graphic

Processors ........................................................ 1

Features ............................................................. 2

Application Diagram ........................................... 4

................................................. 1

Installation .............................................................. 5

Installation Overview ........................................... 5

Rear Panel Features ........................................... 6

Installing or Replacing Button Labels ................ 10

Operation .............................................................. 12

Front Panel Features ......................................... 12

Power-up and Default Cycle ............................. 15

Window Select Buttons .................................... 15

Input Selection.................................................. 16

Selecting an Input ........................................ 16

Muting an Input .......................................... 16

Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments ........... 16

Menu System Overview ................................ 16

Auto Image Menu ......................................... 19

Input Configuration Menu ............................. 20

Output Configuration Menu........................... 22

Window Configuration Menu ......................... 24

Background Capture Menu ........................... 27

Comm./IP Configuration Menu ..................... 28

Advanced Configuration Menu ...................... 30

Adding and Configuring Window Text ........... 33

Picture Controls ................................................ 33

Adjusting the Picture Controls ....................... 33

Picture Controls Summary ............................ 34

Auto Memories
Memory Presets

Window Presets ........................................... 35

Input Presets ................................................ 38

Additional Functions ......................................... 38

Freeze Mode

HDCP Authorization

Locking the Front Panel (Executive Mode)..... 39

Resetting ...................................................... 39

................................................. 35

............................................... 35

................................................ 38

...................................... 38

Remote Configuration and Control ................ 41

SIS Commands

Serial Ports

Ethernet Port ................................................ 42

Communication Software ............................. 42

Host-to-MGP Pro Communications

MGP Pro-initiated Messages ........................ 43

Error Responses ........................................... 43

Symbol Definitions
Command and Response Table for

MGP Pro SIS Commands ............................ 50

Command and Response Table for IP SIS

Commands

Windows-based Control Software

Installing the Software
Downloading the MGP Pro Series

Software from the Web

Starting the Control Program ........................ 81

................................................ 41

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................................................. 65

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................................ 80

HTML Configuration and Control ................... 84

Accessing the Web Pages
Viewing System Status
Using the Configuration Pages

System Settings Page
Date/Time Settings Fields

Passwords Page........................................... 90

Firmware Upgrade Page

Using the File Management Page

Uploading Files
Adding a Directory

Other File Management Activities .................. 94

Using the Background Page

Selecting a Background Color
Displaying a Background Image

............................................. 93

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vMGP Pro Series • Contents

Special Applications .......................................... 97

Application 1: Connecting the MGP Pro to

a Matrix Switcher

............................................. 97

Setting Up the MGP Pro to Work with a

Matrix Switcher

........................................... 98

Application 2: Connecting Multiple

MGP Pros in Succession (Daisy-chaining) ...... 101

Setting up MGPs for Daisy-chaining ........... 102

Reference Information .................................... 104

Mounting the MGP Pro .................................. 104

Tabletop Use

Rack Mounting ........................................... 104

Rack Mounting Procedure

IP Addressing ................................................. 105

What is an IP Address?............................... 105

Choosing IP Addresses
Subnet Mask

Pinging for the IP Address .......................... 107

Connecting as a Telnet Client ...................... 108

Subnetting, a Primer ................................... 110

Updating the Firmware

Determining the Firmware Version

Downloading the Firmware ......................... 114

Uploading the Firmware .............................. 114

.............................................. 104

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MGP Pro Series • Contents vi

Introduction

This section provides an overview of the MGP Pro Multi-Graphic Processors, including
information about the following:

• About this Guide

• About the MGP Pro Series Multi-Graphic Processors

• Features

• Application Diagram

About this Guide

This guide discusses how to install, configure, and operate the Extron MGP Pro Series and
the multi-graphic processors.

Throughout this guide, the terms “MGP,” “MGP Pro,” and “processor” are used
interchangeably to refer to all models of the products.

About the MGP Pro Series Multi-Graphic Processors

The MGP Pro Series are multi-window, high resolution signal processors that can display
multiple video sources simultaneously on a single screen in picture-in-picture or picture-by­picture format. The MGPs combine high performance graphics scaling with customizable
picture-in-picture functionality.

The MGP 464 Pro models can display up to four windows; the MGP 462 Pro models can
display one or two. The MGPs accept RGB, HDTV, component, S-video, and composite
video signals on 4 fully-configurable inputs and 15 virtual inputs; and have 1 scaled output.
The processors can switch among inputs, and provide a full range of picture controls for
each window. Configurations can be saved as presets and recalled as needed.

The following models are available:

• MGP 464 Pro and MGP 462 Pro — Standard models with BNC input connectors that

accept RGB, component video, S-video, and composite video

• MGP 464 Pro DI and MGP 462 Pro DI — An MGP 464 Pro or MGP 462 Pro with an

HDMI input card installed, providing four HDMI input connectors.

• MGP 464 Pro 3G-SDI and MGP 462 Pro 3G-SDI — An MGP 464 Pro or

MGP 462 Pro with two 3G/HD-SDI inputs and two HDMI inputs.

All HDMI inputs and outputs on these models support HDCP.

All models can be controlled remotely via the serial interfaces using the Extron Simple
Instruction Set (SIS) commands or the Windows-based control software, or via an Ethernet
LAN using the MGP Pro embedded web pages, SIS commands, or the control software.

MGP Pro Series • Introduction 1

Features

• Inputs — Four fully configurable video inputs on BNC connectors accept RGBHV

(up to 1920x1200 and 2K), HDTV component video (up to 1080p @ 60 Hz), S-video,
and composite video signals. In addition, the MGP 464 Pro and 462 Pro DI models
have four HDMI inputs, and the MGP 464 Pro and 462 Pro 3G-SDI models have two
3G/HD-SDI and two HDMI inputs.

• Virtual inputs — 15 virtual inputs can be configured through software to accept

standard definition component video, S-video, and composite video.

• Output — All MGP Pro models have one scaled output on the following:

• A set of five BNC connectors for RGB (RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB) and HD component

• An HDMI connector for HDMI and DVI

• HDCP compliance and visual confirmation — A green screen is displayed when

HDCP encrypted content is sent to a non-HDCP compliant display, providing immediate
visual confirmation that protected content cannot be viewed on the display.

• Key Minder — Key Minder authenticates and maintains continuous HDCP encryption

between input and output devices to ensure quick and reliable switching in professional
AV environments while enabling simultaneous distribution of a single source signal to
one or more displays.

• Picture controls — Picture controls allow you to adjust the 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 — 6 types of window transition effects (22 different effects

altogether) seamlessly mute and unmute (close and open) the 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 — 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 Pro advanced film mode processing recognizes signals that originated
from film. The MGP Pro then applies video processing algorithms that optimize the
conversion of video made in the 3:2 pulldown process. This results in richly detailed
images with sharply defined lines.

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

• Graphics still store — Screen captures and uploaded bitmap (.bmp) graphics can

be stored and used as background images. Images stored on the MGP Pro can
be downloaded to a computer as .bmp files for archiving. Up to six full screen high
resolution images can be stored in graphics still store memory.

• 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.

• Live Background input — An HDMI input is provided on all models as a means to

display live, full-motion high-resolution computer or HDTV video from an HDMI or DVI
source as a background. The Live Background input can be used for cascading two or
three MGP Pro units to create large-scale displays with 6 to 12 windows.

MGP Pro Series • Introduction 2

• Auto Image — Auto Image automatically sizes, centers, and optimizes the image to

the scaled output rate, filling the window.

• EDID Emulation — The MGP Provides selectable resolutions and refresh

rates, enabling you to specify the rate of the incoming signal and ensure proper
communication with the video source.

• Remote operation — The MGP Pro can be operated remotely via the serial interfaces

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

• Rack mounting — The 2U high and full rack wide metal enclosure can be rack

mounted using the included rack and through-desk mounting brackets.

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

prevent accidental changes to the unit settings.

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

• Window captioning — Each picture-in-picture window can be labeled with a text

label of up to 16 characters. The label can be positioned and sized as desired, and
background, text, and border colors can be selected.

• Front panel security lockout (executive mode) — Access to front panel controls

can be disabled or limited to prevent unauthorized use in non-secure environments.

• LockIt HDMI cable lacing brackets — One bracket is provided for each HDMI input

and output connector to secure the cables to the rear panel and prevent signal loss due
to loose connections.

• Test patterns — A variety of internal test patterns, including crop pattern, crosshatch,

colorbars, and three aspect ratio patterns, enable proper system setup.

• Quad standard video decoding — A digital four-line adaptive comb filter decodes

NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, and SECAM for integration into systems worldwide.

MGP Pro Series • Introduction 3

Application Diagram

The following application diagram shows an example of how devices may be connected to
the MGP Pro series.

Extron
MGP 464 Pro DI

Four Window
Multi-Graphic
Processor

MGP/WINDOWALL PRO SERIES

240V

­0
10

50/60 Hz

GlobalViewer

AV Resource
Management and

TouchLink

Control
System

VCR

DVD

DOC
CAM

LAPTOP

PC

ON

OFF

DISPLAY
MUTE

SCREEN
UP

SCREEN
DOWN

TCP/IP

®

100

RELAY

LINK

ACT

3

INPUT

1

IR

3

1

4

3

COM

2

RX

1

4

TX

2

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1

42

2

R

3

RS-232

RESET

LAN

REMOTE

B/
B-Y

G/Y

OUTPUTS

RS-232/422

R/
R-Y

V

H/
HV

BACKGROUND

VID

17

Y

VID

14

Y

VID

VIRTUAL INPUTS

18

VID

B-Y

11

C

Y

VID

15

VID

B-Y

HDMI HDMI

8

Y

C

VID

19

VID

R-Y

VID

B-Y

5

C

Y

VID

16

VID

R-Y

9

B-Y
C

VID

13

VID

R-Y

6

B-Y
C

R

VID

4

10

R-Y

R-Y

H/HV

VID

7

R-Y
G/Y
VID

INPUTS

R

V

3

R-Y

H/HV

B/C
B-Y

G/Y
VID

R

V

2

R-Y

H/HV

B/C

HDMIHDMIHDMIHDMI

B-Y
G/Y
VID

R

V

1

R-Y

H/HV

B/C
B-Y

G/Y
VID

V

B/C
B-Y

-A MAX

Remote Control
Application

TCP/IP

Network

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PC

Camera

Projector

PC

PC

Figure 1. Connection Diagram for an MGP 464 Pro DI

MGP Pro Series • Introduction 4

Installation

This section describes the installation procedures for the MGP Pro Series Multi-Graphic
Processor and the connectors on the rear panel. Topics include:

• Installation Overview

• Rear Panel Features

• Installing or Replacing Button Labels

Installation Overview

The MGP Processor can be connected to as many as 19 input devices simultaneously, and
up to two output devices. Follow these steps to install the MGP Pro:

1. Install the four rubber feet on the bottom of the MGP Pro, or mount the unit using the

supplied rack mounting brackets (see Mounting the MGP Pro on page 104).

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

3. Connect the input sources to the BNC, HDMI, or 3G/HD-SDI input connectors (see

BNC Inputs 1 through 4 on page 6 or b Virtual inputs (inputs 5 through 19) on

a

page 7).

4. For the MGP Pro DI models, connect up to four input sources to the HDMI and the

BNC connectors as desired. For the MGP 462 Pro 3G-SDI, connect up to four input
sources to the two 3G/HD-SDI connectors, the two HDMI connectors, and the four
BNC connectors, in any desired combination. (Sources can be connected to HDMI,
3G/HD-SDI, and RGB connectors at the same time. The MGP Processes the signal for
which the input is configured.)

5. Attach an output device to the RGBHV/YUV BNC output connector set, the HDMI

output connector, or both.

6. If the MGP Pro will be connected to a computer or to a host controller for remote

operation, connect an RS-232 cable from the host to the Remote RS-232/422
connector on the rear panel (see c RS-232/422 connector on page 7) or to the front
panel Config port (see j Config port under “Front Panel Features” on page 14).

7. If desired, connect an active LAN Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 port on the MGP Pro rear

panel to establish a link to the network (see d LAN connector on page 8).

8. Plug the MGP Pro, input devices, and output devices into grounded AC sources, and

power on all devices.

MGP Pro Series • Installation 5

Rear Panel Features

Figure 2 shows the rear panel of the MGP 464 Pro DI and 462 Pro DI, which has four HDMI
input connectors. Figure 3 shows the MGP 464 Pro and 462 Pro 3G-SDI rear panel, which
has two 3G/HD-SDI and two HDMI input connectors. The standard MGP 464 Pro and 462
Pro models do not have HDMI or 3G/HD-SDI input connectors (although all models have
HDMI output and Live Background connectors). In all other respects the rear panels are
identical for all models.

6

5

RESET

B/

G/Y

B-Y

V

7

MGP/WINDOWALL PRO SERIES

100-240V

-A MAX

50/60 Hz

12

1

1

2

R
R-Y

G/Y

H/HV

VID

V

B/C
B-Y

INPUTS

3

R

R-Y

G/Y

H/HV

VID

B/C

V

B-Y

4

R

R-Y

G/Y

H/HV

VID

V

B/C
B-Y

5

R

R-Y

6

H/HV

G/Y
VID

7

V

B/C
B-Y

HDMIHDMIHDMIHDMI

10

2

VIRTUAL INPUTS

8

11

14

17

VID

VID

Y

Y

9

12

VID

VID

B-Y

B-Y

C

C

10

13

VID

VID

R-Y

R-Y

VID

VID

Y

15

VID

B-Y

C

16

VID
R-Y

VID

Y

Y

VID
B-Y

VID
R-Y

BACKGROUND

C

HDMI

18

VID
B-Y

C

19

VID
R-Y

9

3

4

LANREMOTE

RS-232/422

OUTPUTS

R/

R-Y

H/

HDMI

HV

8

Figure 2. MGP 464 Pro DI and MGP 462 Pro DI Rear Panel

6

5

RESET

B/

G/Y

B-Y

V

MGP/WINDOWALL PRO SERIES

100-240V

-A MAX

50/60 Hz

1

R
R-Y

G/Y

H/HV

VID

V

B/C
B-Y

3G/HD-SDI3G/HD-SDI

1

2

INPUTS

3

R

R-Y

G/Y

H/HV

VID

B/C

V

B-Y

4

R

R-Y

G/Y

H/HV

VID

V

B/C
B-Y

HDMI

5

R

R-Y

6

H/HV

G/Y
VID

7

V

B/C
B-Y

HDMI

2

VIRTUAL INPUTS

8

11

14

17

VID

VID

Y

Y

9

12

VID

VID

B-Y

B-Y

C

C

10

13

VID

VID

R-Y

R-Y

VID

VID

Y

15

VID

B-Y

C

16

VID
R-Y

VID

Y

Y

VID
B-Y

VID
R-Y

BACKGROUND

C

HDMI HDMI

18

VID
B-Y

C

19

VID
R-Y

3

RS-232/422

OUTPUTS

4

LANREMOTE

R/

R-Y

H/
HV

12

11

10

9

8

7

Figure 3. MGP 464 Pro 3G-SDI and MGP 462 Pro 3G-SDI Rear Panel

a BNC Inputs 1 through 4 — Plug RGB, high or standard definition component video,

S-video, or composite video sources into these fully configurable BNC connectors, as
shown in figure 4. Configure these connectors for the desired signal types via the front
panel, the Windows-based control software, SIS commands, or the MGP Pro web
pages.

Figure 4. Connecting to RGB, Component HD, S-video, or Composite Video

11111

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

B/C

B-Y

RGBHV

Video

H/HV

V

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

B/C

B-Y

RGBS or
RGBcvS

Video

H/HV

V

RGsB or

Component

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

B/C
B-Y

Video

H/HV

V

S-Video Composite

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

B/C
B-Y

H/HV

V

Inputs 1 through 4

MGP Pro Series • Installation 6

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

B/C
B-Y

Video

H/HV

V

b Virtual inputs (inputs 5 through 19) — Connect standard definition component video,

VID

Y

VID
B-Y

C

VID

R-Y

5

6

7

VID

Y

VID

B-Y

C

VID

R-Y

5

6

7

S-video and

Composite

Component

VID

Y

VID

B-Y

C

VID

R-Y

5

6

7

Composite

S-video, or composite video sources to these BNC connectors. The 15 connectors for
the virtual inputs are arranged in columns of three BNCs.

In each column, you can connect inputs as follows (see figure 5):

• Up to three composite video inputs (can be plugged into any connector or

connectors in the column)

• One S-video input and, optionally, one composite video input

NOTE: The S-video must always be connected to the top two BNC

connectors. The Y connector must be on top, the C connector in the middle.
If desired, a composite video source can be connected to the bottom BNC
connector.

• One interlaced component video source (must be connected to all three BNC

connectors in the column).

Figure 5. Virtual Input Connector Configuration Examples

You can configure these virtual inputs for the desired signal types using the Windows­based control software (see the control software help file) or SIS commands (see the

Remote Configuration and Control section beginning on page 41. They cannot be

configured via the front panel.

NOTE: When you configure a virtual input as S-video (using two input

connectors) or component video (using three input connectors), pressing any
one of its equivalent buttons selects the input. For example, if you plug an
S-video source into input connectors 8 and 9, pressing either the 8 or the 9
input button selects that input.

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

device into this female 9-pin D connector. Wire the connector as shown in figure 6
on the next page (see the Remote Configuration and Control section for more
information on controlling the MGP Pro remotely via RS-232 or RS-422).

NOTE: The MGP Pro also has an RS-232-only Config port on a 2.5 mm TRS

connector on the front panel. For information on this port, see j Config port on

page 14.

MGP Pro Series • Installation 7

FIG_RS-232/422 pin asmts

REMOTE

RJ-45

RS-232 FunctionPin Function

1

—

1

5

6

9

2
3
4
5

RS-232 / 422

6

Gnd

7
8
9

Tx
Rx
—

—
—
—
—

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

RS-422

—
Tx–
Rx–

—

Gnd

—

Rx+
Tx+

—

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

Figure 6. RS-232/422 Connector Pin Configuration

NOTE: The cables 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 functioning.

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

LAN

connector to connect the unit to a network (via a switch, hub, or
router) or to a single computer.

• Activity LED — This LED blinks to indicate network activity.

• Link LED — This LED lights to indicate a good network

connection.

Activity
LED

Use a straight-through cable to connect to a network, or a
crossover cable to connect directly to a computer.

• For 10BaseT (10 Mbps) networks, use a CAT 3 or better cable.

• For 100BaseT (maximum 155 Mbps) networks, use a CAT 5 cable.

Port
Link

LED

Pins:

12345678

Insert Twisted

Pair Wires

RJ-45

Connector

Pin

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

A cable that is wired as T568A at one end
and T568B at the other (Tx and Rx pairs
reversed) is a "crossover" cable.

Crossover Cable Straight-through Cable

End 1 End 2 End 1 End 2

Wire Color

White-green

Green

White-orange

Blue

White-blue

Orange

White-brown

Brown

T568A

Wire Color

White-orange

Orange

White-green

Blue

White-blue

Green

White-brown

Brown

T568B

Pin

Wire Color

1

2

3

Blue

4

White-blue

5

6

White-brown

7

Brown

8

T568B

A cable that is wired the same at both ends
is called a "straight-through" cable because
no pin or pair assignments are swapped.
Both ends of the cable can be T568B
(as shown) or T568A (not shown).

Wire Color

White-orangeWhite-orange

OrangeOrange

White-greenWhite-green

Blue

White-blue

GreenGreen

White-brown

Brown

T568B

Figure 7. Wiring the LAN Connector

MGP Pro Series • Installation 8

If desired, configure the LAN port by using SIS commands (see the LAN port setup
commands, beginning with the Set IP address command in the Command and

Response Table for IP SIS commands on page 65) or by using the Comm./IP

Configuration menu on the front panel (see Comm./IP Configuration Menu on
page 28). The LAN port defaults are:

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

e Reset button — Pressing this recessed button causes various IP functions and

Ethernet connection settings to be reset to the factory defaults (see Resetting on
page 39 for more information).

f Reset LED — This LED, located to the upper-right of the reset button, blinks a varying

number of times to indicate which reset mode has been entered (see Resetting for
details).

g BNC output connectors — Plug an output device into these five BNC connectors, as

shown in figure 8.

RGBHV

RGBS

R

/R-Y

H

/HV

R

/R-Y

H
/HV

RGsB

G

B

/Y

/B-Y

V

G

B

/Y

/B-Y

V

R

/R-Y

H

/HV

HD YUV Component Video

R

/R-Y

H
/HV

G

/Y

V

G

/Y

V

B

/B-Y

B

/B-Y

Figure 8. Connecting to BNC Output Connectors

h HDMI output — Plug an HDMI or DVI output device into this HDMI

connector.

NOTES:

• When two output devices are attached (one to each output connector), they

both display the same image.

• Connecting a DVI display to this HDMI connector requires an adapter cable.

LockIt brackets: LockIt cable lacing brackets, one for each HDMI input and the output
connector, are provided with the MGP Pro. These brackets secure the HDMI cables to
the rear panel connectors and reduce stress on the connectors, preventing signal loss
due to loose cable connections. For information on attaching the LockIt brackets, see
the LockIt HDMI Lacing Bracket Installation Guide card, available at www.extron.com.

HDMI

MGP Pro Series • Installation 9

i HDMI background input — Connect a HDMI or DVI input source to this HDMI

utton

.

connector in order to display the video source live as a background on your output
screen. The four MGP Pro windows are displayed in front of this HDMI image. When a
HDMI background is used, the MGP Pro output is locked to the input rate of the HDMI
background. This input is not scaled.

NOTES:

• This input connector can be used only to receive the background image. To

process HDMI input signals, use an MGP Pro DI or 3G-SDI model.

• Connecting a DVI source to this HDMI connector requires an adapter cable.

j HDMI inputs — Connect up to four (MGP Pro DI) or two (MGP Pro 3G-SDI) HDMI

input sources to these HDMI input connectors, as an alternative to using the fully­configurable BNC input connectors (a). These inputs are available only on the MGP Pro
DI and 3G-SDI models, which have the HDMI card installed.

k 3G/HD-SDI inputs (MGP Pro 3G-SDI models only) — Connect one or

two SDI inputs to these SDI BNC input connectors.

NOTE: Standard definition SDI is not supported on these 3G/HD-SDI

inputs.

l AC power connector — Connect the included power cord from this male IEC

connector to a 100–250 VAC, 50-60 Hz power source.

Installing or Replacing Button Labels

The front panel button caps are pre-labeled for your convenience
by default. However, you can replace them with button labels
that you create, using the Button-Label Generator or other button
label software.

The button assembly consists of a clear lens cap, the button
label, and a white diffuser (see the illustration at right and figure 9
on the next page).

Remove the button assembly from MGP Pro as follows:

1. Make any desired button labels and cut them out.

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

screwdriver between the button base and the diffuser to
gently pry the button assembly off the button plunger, as
shown in the illustration at right (b).

3G/HD-SDI

2

Pry the b
from the base

MGP Pro Series • Installation 10

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

Base

Clear Lens

lens cap and the diffuser (see c in figure 9.)

4. Using a rotating motion of the screwdriver, carefully pry the two pieces apart (see d in

figure 9.)

Plunger

TEXT

Diffuser

Button Label

3

Separating the two­piece button here at
the corner.

Notch

4

Pry the two
pieces apart.

Figure 9. Replacing a Button Label

5. Lift out the transparent square label that you want to replace, being careful not to

damage the circuits beneath it. You may need to use the small screwdriver to gently pry
the label out.

6. Insert one of the new labels 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 Pro front panel.

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

MGP Pro Series • Installation 11

Operation

This section describes the set up and operating procedures for the MGP Pro and includes
the following sections

• Front Panel Features

• Power-up and Default Cycle

• Window Select Buttons

• Input Selection

• Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments

• Picture Controls

• Auto Memories

• Memory Presets

• Additional Functions

You can set up and operate the MGP Pro using:

• The front panel controls

• A computer, a touch screen panel, or any other device that can send and receive serial

communications through either serial port or the LAN port. Settings can be adjusted
through the host computer using SIS commands or the Windows-based control
software.

• A computer or other device using an Ethernet connection and IP protocol (Telnet or a

web browser).

This section discusses the functions available through the front panel. For details on setup
and control via RS-232 or RS-422, see the Remote Configuration and Control section
beginning on page 41. For Ethernet, see the HTML Configuration and Control section
beginning on page 84.

Front Panel Features

1

FREEZE

2

INPUTS

1234

Figure 10. MGP 464 Pro Front Panel

5

679

10

VIRTUAL INPUTS

11

8

12

13

3

14

17

4

WINDOW SELECT

1 2

15

18

3 4

16

19

5

PRESET
RECALL

/SAVE

ENTER

WINDOW/

IMAGE

SIZE

WINDOW/

IMAGE

POSITION

CONFIG

10

6

BRIGHT

/CONT

COLOR

/TINT

DETAIL

WINDOW/

IMAGE

ZOOM

MENU

7

ADJUST

NEXT

MGP 464 Pro

MULTI-GRAPHIC PROCESSOR

9

8

MGP Pro Series • Operation 12

1

FREEZE

1234

2

INPUTS

5

679

10

VIRTUAL INPUTS

11

8

12

13

3

14

17

15

18

16

19

4

WINDOW SELECT

1

1 2

5

PRESET
RECALL

/SAVE

ENTER

WINDOW/

IMAGE

SIZE

WINDOW/

IMAGE

POSITION

CONFIG

6

BRIGHT

/CONT

COLOR

/TINT

DETAIL

WINDOW/

IMAGE

ZOOM

MENU

7

ADJUST

NEXT

MGP 462xi Pro

MULTI-GRAPHIC PROCESSOR

10

9

8

Figure 11. MGP 462 Pro Front Panel

a Freeze button — Press this button to freeze the image in the currently selected

window on the display. The image remains frozen until the Freeze button is pressed
again, or a different input is selected.

b Input selection buttons — Press these buttons to select fully configurable inputs

1 through 4. On the DI models, these buttons can also select the four HDMI inputs,
depending on the input configuration of the unit. On the MGP Pro 3G-SDI, input buttons
1 and 2 select the 3G/HD-SDI inputs and buttons 3 and 4 select the HDMI sources.
When one of these buttons is pressed, its input signal switches to the window that is
currently selected (d).

When an input is selected, pressing its button again mutes the input. The input signal
turns off and the window closes. The button flashes while the input remains muted. To
unmute the input, press its button again.

When an input is muted or unmuted, the window in which it was displayed opens or
closes with the currently selected window transition effect. The Window Configuration
menu lets you select a transition effect (for example, dissolve, curtain, or square wipe)
with which the window will open or close (the default effect is cut) (see Window

Configuration Menu on page 24).

c Virtual video input selection buttons — Press these buttons to select inputs 5 through

19. These inputs can be configured via remote control to accept standard definition
component video, S-video, or composite video signals only.

These inputs are referred to as “virtual” inputs because they can be configured as a
variety of combinations of component, S-video, and composite video through SIS
commands, the Windows-based control software, or the MGP Pro/462 web pages.
They cannot be configured via the front panel.

The virtual input buttons are arranged in five columns of three buttons each, reflecting
the arrangement of the virtual input connectors on the rear panel.

Like the buttons for the four fully configurable inputs, the virtual input buttons light
when pressed. (Repeated pressing of a virtual input button toggles between muting
and unmuting the input.) When you press an input button connected to a component
video source, all three buttons in its column light. If you press a button connected to
an S-video source, the top two buttons in the column light. When a composite video
source is selected, only one button lights.

NOTE: Only one input can be selected in each column.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 13

d Window Select buttons — Press these buttons to select, activate, or adjust one

5

of the windows. While a window is selected, all picture controls are associated with it.
The MGP 464 Pro models have four window selection buttons; the MGP 462 Pro models
have two.

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

recall window presets (see Window Presets on page 35).

f Picture control buttons — Press these buttons to adjust window and image size,

position, brightness, range of dark and light values (contrast), color, tint, detail, and
zoom (magnify or reduce) (see Picture Controls on page 33).

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

(see Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments on page 16.)

h Adjust knobs — Turn these horizontal and vertical Adjust knobs to adjust picture

controls and to scroll through preset memory slots and submenu options (see Menus,

Configuration, and Adjustments).

i Menu navigation buttons — Press Menu to access the MGP Pro menu system and

step through the menus. From each menu, press Next to step through its submenus (see

Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments).

j Config port — This configuration port on a 2.5 mm TRS connector is an alternative to

the RS-232/422 port on the MGP Pro rear panel. However, unlike the rear panel port, it
supports only RS-232 (see Rear Panel Features on page 6 for a description of the rear
panel RS-232/422 port).

Both of the MGP Pro serial ports are used for system configuration and control.
Commands are received through these ports from the computer, using SIS commands
or the Windows-based control software. Both serial ports can be active at the same
time.

The protocol for this configuration port is as follows:

• 9600 baud

• 8 data bits

• 1 stop bit

• No parity

• Always RS-232

An optional 2.5 mm TRS configuration cable is available from Extron and can be used
to connect your computer to this port. Figure 12 shows the configuration and pin
assignments of this cable.

6 feet

(1.8 m)

1

9-pin D Connection TRS Plug

Pin 2 Computer Rx line Tip
Pin 3 Computer Tx line Ring
Pin 5 Computer signal ground Sleeve

Figure 12. Optional 2.5 mm Connector Cable for the Front Panel Config Port

6

6

9

9

Tip

Ring

Sleeve (Gnd)

MGP Pro Series • Operation 14

Power-up and Default Cycle

When you first plug the MGP Pro into a power source, the LCD screen displays an initial
screen, which contains the product name, model, and firmware version. This is followed by
the default cycle of screens showing the current input type for each window and the output
resolution and refresh rate. These messages continue to cycle on the LCD screen when
the menu system is not in use. The following flow diagram shows the order in which these
screens appear.

Window Select Buttons

Figure 13. Default Cycle Example

NOTE: From any menu or submenu, the MGP Pro saves all adjustment settings and

times out to the default screens after 20 seconds of inactivity.

The MGP Pro front panel contains two (MGP Pro) or four (MGP Pro) Window Select buttons.
Use these buttons in conjunction with the Input buttons to specify which window displays
an input, or use them with the picture control buttons to specify which window or image will
be adjusted.

When you select a picture control, the window whose button was previously selected is
affected (see Picture Controls on page 33 for information on the available controls.)

To select a window, press its Window Select button, which lights. To deselect a window,
press any other Window Select button.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 15

Input Selection

Selecting an Input

Muting an Input

The MGP Pro front panel contains a set of four input buttons that enable you to select RGB,
HD component, S-video, or composite video inputs for windows 1 through 4. On DI and
3G-SDI models, these buttons can select the HDMI or SDI input.

The front panel also contains 15 virtual input buttons that enable you to select only video
inputs.

Before you can select an input, you must first select a window, as follows:

1. Press the Window Select button for the window in which you want the input to be

displayed.

2. Press the button for the input you want to display.

For example: If you have a computer connected to input 1 and you want to display

the computer output in window 4, press Window Select button 4, then press input
button 1.

To mute the currently selected input (turn off its signal and close the window on the display),
press its Input button again. The button backlight blinks continuously, which indicates that
the input is muted.

When an input is muted or unmuted, the currently selected transition effect (cut, wipe, or
dissolve), if any, is used to close or open the window on the output display (see Window

Effect submenu on page 25 for information on transition effects).

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

Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments

Menu System Overview

The MGP Pro menus enable you to configure the processor. The menu navigation buttons
(Menu and Next) are located to the lower-left of the LCD screen. Press these buttons to
cycle through the available menu and submenu options.

The MGP Pro menu system consists of a main menu with nine options (menus). Each of
these nine menus has a set of submenus, which enable you to make desired adjustments
(see the Main Menu Flow diagram in figure 14 on page 18).

Using the menus

Access the different levels of menus by pressing the Menu and Next buttons and turning
the Adjust knobs as follows:

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

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

2. Main menu options (menus) — By repeatedly pressing the Menu button, you cycle

through the Main menu options. Press the Menu button repeatedly until the desired
menu is displayed.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 16

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

displayed on the LCD screen, press the Next button (at the right of the Menu button) to
cycle through the submenu options of the displayed menu.

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

are selected by turning the horizontal ([) and vertical ({) Adjust knobs. When you have
displayed the submenu option that you want to configure, turn the knobs clockwise or
counterclockwise to display the parameters available 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 repeatedly until the Exit menu screen appears, then press Next.

• Do nothing more, and wait until the LCD screen returns to the default cycle.

Your adjustments remain in effect until you change them or reset the unit to factory defaults
(see Resetting on page 39).

NOTE: The menus time out and the default cycle displays after 20 seconds of inactivity.

However, any selections you made with the Adjust knobs are saved and remain in
effect.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 17

Menu flow

Figure 14. Main Menu Flow

MGP Pro Series • Operation 18

Auto Image Menu

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

When an input is connected, 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 Pro. If an unknown input is connected to the
MGP Pro, the processor measures and estimates the resolution of the incoming video. If
the estimate proves inaccurate, the Auto Image function makes measurements to more
accurately set up the input sampling.

Figure 15. Auto Image Menu Flow

To perform an Auto Image adjustment:

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 perform the Auto Image.

5. If desired, repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other windows for which you want to perform an

automatic image adjustment.

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.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 19

Input Configuration Menu

The Input Configuration menu allows you to select a video signal type for each of the four
fully configurable inputs. All of these inputs can accept the following video signals: RGB,
YUV-HD, YUVi, RGBcvS, S-video, composite video, HDMI (MGP Pro DI and 3G-SDI models
only), and 3G/HD-SDI (MGP Pro 3G-SDI models only). RGB is the default. You can also
select the horizontal and vertical start positions, pixel sampling phase for the four windows
(except for YUVi, S-video, and composite video inputs), total pixels, active pixels, and active
lines for each input. Rotate the horizontal Adjust ([) knob to cycle through the four inputs,
and the vertical Adjust knob ({) to adjust the setting.

NOTE: From any menu or submenu, the MGP Pro saves all adjustment settings and

times out to the default screens after 20 seconds of inactivity.

Figure 16. Input Configuration Menu Flow

NOTE: The 15 virtual inputs (numbered 5 through 19) cannot be configured from the

front panel. You must use SIS commands or the Windows-based Control software to
configure them.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 20

Input configuration submenu adjustments

The table below shows how 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

Accepted video signal types include:

S-video

RGB

Select input 1, 2, 3, or 4. Select the desired video format for the

displayed input. Default is RGB

RGBcvS 3G/HD-SDI (MGP Pro
3G-SDI models only)

YUV-HD Composite video

YUVi HDMI (MGP Pro DI and

MGP Pro 3G-SDI only)

Film mode

For low resolution inputs. The video
signal type for the input you are
configuring must be set to YUVi,

Select input 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Shows the current film mode
status for the displayed input:

On, Off, or na (not applicable).

Select On or Off to turn 3:2 or 2:2
pulldown (film mode) on and off for the
selected input.

composite video, or S-video in order
to place the input in film mode.

Vertical start position

The distance in pixels from the top
edge of the total video input display
area to the top edge of its active

Select input 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Shows the current vertical start
point for the displayed input.

Increase or decrease the distance in
pixels from the top edge of the total
video display area to the top edge of its
active area. Default is

128.

area.

Horizontal start position

The distance in pixels from the left
edge of the total video input display
area to the left edge of its active
area.

Pixel phases 1 through 4

The point at which pixels are
sampled for the selected window.
(These values cannot be changed
when the input is HDMI, YUVi,

Select input 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Shows the current horizontal
start point for the displayed
input.

Select input 1, 2, 3, or 4 for the
selected window.

Increase or decrease the distance in
pixels from the left edge of the total
video display area to the left edge of its
active area. Default is

128.

Increase or decrease the displayed value
to move the pixel sampling point for the
selected window to an optimal sampling
point that ensures output clarity. The
range of settings is

0-31. Default is 16.

S-video, or composite video.)

Total pixels

The width in pixels of the total video
display area. (The values cannot be
changed for HDMI, YUVi, S-video, or
composite video inputs.)

Active pixels

The width in pixels of the active
video area.

Active lines

The height in lines of the active video
area.

Select input 1, 2, 3, or 4. Increase or decrease the width in pixels

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

*) on the LCD

screen.

Select input 1, 2, 3, or 4. Increase or decrease the width in pixels

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

*) on the LCD screen.

Select input 1, 2, 3, or 4. Increase or decrease the height in lines

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

*) on the LCD screen.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 21

Output Configuration Menu

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

Figure 17. Output Configuration Menu Flow

Resolution and Refresh Rate submenu

While this submenu is displayed, rotate the horizontal Adjust ([) knob to select one of
the available resolutions, or rotate the vertical Adjust ({) knob to select one of the available
refresh rates. The resolutions and refresh rates are listed in the table on the next page.

NOTE: The sync type and polarity options are available for the RGB output while the

background timings are used. If available, the output of the MGP Pro is locked to the
HDMI background rate until you select a different resolution or disconnect the HDMI
background input.

By default, the resolution provided in the Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is the
last selected factory rate. To manually set the resolution information provided in the EDID
data, see the EDID Resolution and Refresh Rate commands on page 50.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 22

Resolution

Refresh Rates in Hz

50 Hz 60 Hz 72 Hz 96 Hz 100 Hz 120 Hz 24 Hz 59.94 Hz 29.97 Hz 30 Hz

640 x 480 X X X X X X

800 x 600

852 x 480

1024 x 768

1024 x 852

1024 x 1024

1280 x 768

1280 x 1024

1360 x 765

1365 x 768

1366 x 768

1365 x 1024

1400 x 1050

1600 x 1200

X X X X X X

X X X X X

X X X X

X X X X

X X X

X X X X

X X X

X X X

X X X

X X X

X X

X X

X X

480p X X

576p X X

720p X X X

1080i X X X

1080p X X X X

1280 x 800

1360 x 768

1440 x 900

X X X

X X

X X X

X

X

1680 x 1050 X

Sharp 1080p

1920 x 1200

1

X X

X

1080p CVT X

2048 x 1080 X X X X

LIVE BCKGD

2

Resolution and clock of the incoming background input

X

X

Rate

1

An HDTV 1080p rate specifically tailored to Sharp® Professional displays (such as the
G655u).

2

When LIVE BCKGD is selected as the output resolution/rate, the MGP Pro uses the
incoming HDMI background input resolution and clock as the output rate.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 23

Analog Format submenu

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

HDMI Format submenu

Rotate either Adjust knob to select the digital format of the HDMI output. If you select AUTO,
the MGP Pro detects the EDID from the connected display and determines if it supports the
transmission of the ancillary data containing the information frame.

To manually specify whether the data is transmitted, select the

HDMI RGB 444 option (RGB 444 is the DVI or HDMI colorspace).

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)
and unmuting (displaying) a window, and specify the duration of the selected effect.

DVI RGB 444 or

Figure 18. Window Configuration Menu Flow

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Window Priority submenu

The Window Priority submenu allows you to set how the windows will overlap one another
or “stack” on the display. For example, the window with priority 1 is displayed in front of all
the other windows. If the top priority window is sized to fill the screen, the other windows
are not visible.

By default, the Window Priority submenu displays the numbers of the windows in order,
from left to right, with window 1 having first priority.

To change the priority of a window:

1. Select a window by rotating the vertical Adjust ({) knob to move the angle brackets on

the LCD screen to the number of the window whose priority level you want to change.

2. Rotate the horizontal Adjust ([) knob to move the bracketed window number to the

desired priority position. For example, if you want window 2 to display in front of all the
other windows (priority 1), move <2> all the way to the left, following the letter F on the
LCD screen.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as desired for each additional window whose priority you want to

change.

Window Border submenus

Use these submenus (one for each window) to select colored borders for the windows. Turn
either Adjust knob to display the available options: Red, Green, Blue, White, Magenta,

Cyan, Yellow, and Black. You can also select Off, which specifies no border. The defaults

are Red for window 1, Green for window 2, Blue for window 3, and Magenta for window 4.

Window Effect submenu

Use this submenu to select a transition effect for the MGP Pro to use when muting and
unmuting windows.

To select a transition effect:

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 ([) or the vertical Adjust knob ({) to 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 in or out.

Dissolve

Dissolve

• Standard wipe — A standard wipe causes the new window to appear to unroll over

the other one. The new window can roll from the top, bottom, left, or right.

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

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

other one in one of two ways:

• 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) or a hard (sharp) leading edge.

• 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) or a hard (sharp) leading edge.

• 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) or a hard (sharp) leading edge.

Effect Duration submenu

Use this submenu to set the amount of time the MGP Pro takes 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,

1. Press the Menu button repeatedly 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 ([) or the vertical Adjust ({) knob to select an effect

duration.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 26

Background Capture Menu

The Background Capture menu allows you to capture the image currently 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 the Windows-based control software (see the
Windows-based Control Program help file).

Figure 19. Background Capture Submenu Flowchart

Memory space for background files

The MGP Pro 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 kBytes) of the image bitmap file and the resolution. The following table shows
examples of the number of images you can store based on resolution.

Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1400 x 1050 1600 x 1200 1080p

Image Size (kB) 900.00 1406.25 2304.00 3804.00 4306.64 5625.00 6075.00

Total Images 16 11 6 4 3 2 2

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,

1. Press Menu repeatedly until BACKGROUND CAPTURE is displayed.

2. Press Next to display SAVE BKGD TO MEM.

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

bkg16.bmp) with which to save the image.

NOTE: 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). However, images loaded via the
Windows-based control software (IP Link File Manager) or via the MGP Pro web pages
can be given any desired file names (see the Windows-based Control Software help file
or Using the File Management Page on page 93 for methods of saving files under
new names).

If you do not want to save the image, select None on the LCD screen, then press Next. The

Recall Background submenu screen is displayed.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 27

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

displays [Detail] = Confirm.

NOTE: The unit supports 24-bit bitmap files only. Their file names must have no more

than 16 characters, including the .bmp extension.

ATTENTION: The image that you save overwrites any existing image file with the same

file name.

5. Press the Detail button (the top button located at the immediate left of the LCD screen).

The LCD screen displays SAVE BKGR MEM Saving Busy!!! The time the MGP Pro
takes to save an image varies depending on the image file size. For example, a
1024x768 pixel image takes about 150 seconds to save; a very large image combined
with a high output resolution could take as long as 5 minutes.

After 20 seconds, the MGP Pro displays the default cycle, but the Menu and Next
buttons continue to blink until the image capture is complete.

NOTE: The unit continues to respond to commands while it is saving an image;

however, the response time is longer. It is not recommended that you attempt to
save or recall another background image during this process.

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

20 seconds.

Recalling a background from memory

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

1. Press Menu repeatedly until BACKGROUND CAPTURE is displayed.

2. Press Next repeatedly until RECALL BKGD MEM is displayed.

3. Rotate either Adjust knob to select one of background image files to recall for use as

the output background.

To perform no action, press the Menu button.

4. Press the Next button to recall the image. The LCD screen displays Recalling while

the image is being recalled, then Recalled after the recall is completed.

Comm./IP Configuration Menu

Use the Comm./IP Configuration menu to view and edit the serial communication port
configuration and the MGP Pro IP addresses. The Comm./IP Configuration menu consists
of two levels: view and edit.

Viewing serial port and IP settings

When you first reach the Comm./IP Configuration menu, the view level is displayed. At this
level, all the screens that you cycle through by pressing Next show the current settings. The
Adjust knobs are disabled and you cannot make changes from the screens.

To view the serial port and IP settings:

1. Press Menu repeatedly until COMM./IP CONFIGURATION is displayed.

2. Press Next repeatedly to cycle through the screens displaying the current settings for

the serial port, MAC address, DHCP mode, IP address, Gateway address, and Subnet
mask.

3. Press Menu to return to the Comm./IP Configuration screen.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 28

Making changes to the serial port and IP configuration

To make changes to the serial port configuration, IP address, DHCP mode, gateway
address, and subnet mask, access the edit level screens as follows:

1. With any Comm./IP Configuration menu view-level screen displayed, press the Enter

button and hold it until the Serial Config screen appears (approximately 2 seconds).

2. Press Next repeatedly to cycle through the edit level screens.

3. To enter or change information on each screen, rotate the horizontal Adjust knob ([)

to move the angle brackets to the desired setting. Rotate the vertical Adjust knob ({) to
adjust the setting.

4. When finished editing the settings for the selected item, either press Next display the

editing screen for the next item, or press Menu to exit serial and IP edit mode and
display the next menu (Advanced Configuration).

The following screens are provided for editing parameters:

• Serial Config: Configure the serial port by switching between RS-232 and RS-422,

and selecting the baud rate.

• Set DHCP Mode: Set DHCP to On or Off.

NOTE: DHCP must be off before you can edit the IP addresses.

• Set IP Address: Set the IP address.

• Set Gateway Addr: Set the gateway address.

• Set Subnet Mask: Set the subnet mask.

NOTE: The MAC address has no screen in this mode because it cannot be edited.

Figure 20. Communication/IP Configuration Menu Flow

MGP Pro Series • Operation 29

Advanced Configuration Menu

Use the Advanced Configuration menu to set the background color, turn blue mode on and
off, and select test patterns. You can also view the internal temperature of the MGP Pro and
reset the system to its factory default settings.

Figure 21. Advanced Configuration Menu Flow

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, LIVE BKG, and
USER DEFINED.

• NONE, the default setting, produces a black background.

• STORED-IMAGE is the saved background that was most recently recalled. Select this

option if you want to return to the recalled background after having changed to a
different background color.

• LIVE BKG displays the unscaled image from the live background input as the

background on the screen. When this option is selected, the MGP Pro changes the
output rate to match that of the live background source.

• The output rate remains set to the live background rate until the rate is manually

switched back to the factory default resolution. This provides clean transitions
between the live background and stored images or background colors.

NOTE: The live background input does not support the 1080i resolution.

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 color and tint of video inputs on the MGP Pro. While the blue mode
submenu is displayed, rotate either Adjust knob to turn blue mode on and off.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 30

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 pattern selections are:

• OFF (default)

• COLORBARS (8 color bars)

• X-HATCH (16 x 12 crosshatch)

• 4x4 X-HATCH (4 x 4 crosshatch)

• GRAYSCALE

• RAMP

• ALT. PIXELS (alternating pixels)

• WHITE FIELD

• CROP

• SIDE-BY-SIDE (4 x 3 or 16 x 9 side by side crop)

• QUAD SPLIT (4 x 4 quad split crop)

• PIP IMAGES (4x3 or 16 x 9 picture-in-picture images)

• 1.78 ASPECT (film aspect ratio 1.78)

• 1.85 ASPECT (film aspect ratio 1.85)

• 2.35 ASPECT (film aspect ratio 2.35)

Colorbars (8) X-Hatch (16x12) 4x4 X-Hatch Gray Scale

Ramp Alt. Pixels Crop

4x34x3

Side-By-Side

(4x3 crop)

16x9

PIP Images (16x9)

4x3
4x3
4x3

16x9

Side-By-Side

16x9

(16x9 crop)

1.78 Aspect 1.85 Aspect 2.35 Aspect

White Field

Quad Split

4x3

4x3

4x3
4x3

PIP Images

(4x3)

Figure 22. Test Patterns Available for the MGP Pro

NOTE: On the MGP 462 Pro models, all of the above test patterns are available except

4x4 Quad Split, 4x3 PIP Images, and 16x9 PIP images.

Some of the test patterns available from the submenu vary depending on the selected
output rate. For example, if a 4x3 output rate is selected, the 4x3 side-by-side crop and
aspect ratio patterns appear. If a 16x9 output rate is selected, the 16x9 side-by-side crop
and aspect ratio patterns appear.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 31

Aspect Ratio submenu

Rotate either Adjust knob to select the aspect ratio of the image relative to the window in
which it is displayed. The options are:

• FILL WINDOW — Each input rate fills the entire display raster (default).

• FOLLOW INPUT — Each input rate is displayed with its native aspect ratio.

Input EDID submenu

This submenu lets you define resolutions and refresh rates (EDID) for all the digital inputs
and the live background input. The default is CUSTOM.

NOTE: The selected EDID is assigned to all the configurable inputs, including the live

background.

The following EDIDs are available:

Resolution 50 Hz 60 Hz

Match Output — —

640 x 480 X X

800 x 600 X X

852 x 480 X X

1024 x 768 X X

1024 x 852 X X

1024 x 1024 X X

1280 x 768 X X

1280 x 1024 X X

1360 x 765 X X

1365 x 768 X X

1366 x 768 X X

1365 x 1024 X X

1400 x 1050 X X

1600 x 1200 X X

480p X

576p X

720p X X

1080i X X

1080p X X

1280 x 800 X X

1360 x 768 X X

1440 x 900 X X

1680 x 1050 X

Sharp 1080p X

1920 x 1200 X X

1080p CVT X

2048 x 1080 X X

Custom

— —

MGP Pro Series • Operation 32

Adding and Configuring Window Text

Picture Controls

Internal Temperature screen

The Internal Temp submenu displays the current internal temperature of the unit. The MGP
Pro 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 Pro to the default settings with which it was delivered
from the factory. Press the Detail button to initiate the reset.

You can add a text box or label containing up to 16 characters to each window. You
can also specify several parameters for the text label, including text size and color, label
background color, label border color, and the position of the text box on the screen.

These window text specifications cannot be made from the front panel. You can create and
configure the label using the Windows-based control software (see the software help file) or
SIS commands via the serial or LAN ports (see the Remote Configuration and Control
section beginning on page 41).

The MGP Pro has six picture control buttons located on the front panel to the left of the
menu button. You can use these buttons to adjust size, position, brightness and contrast,
color and tint, detail, and magnification (zoom). See Additional Functions on page 38 for
an explanation of these button functions.

NOTES:

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

window.

• For Window/Image Size, Window/Image Position, and Window/Image Zoom, press

the button repeatedly to switch between window settings and image settings.

Adjusting the Picture Controls

Make image adjustments to an input by using the picture control buttons on the front panel.
When you select one of these buttons, the button for the most recently selected window
lights, indicating that the window is being adjusted.

To adjust the picture controls:

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

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

3. Press the button for the desired picture control: Window/Image Size (sizing), Bright/Cont

(brightness and contrast), Detail (sharpness), Window/Image Position (moving and
centering), Color/Tint (color quality), or Window/Image Zoom (magnification).

4. Rotate the horizontal Adjust ([) or vertical Adjust ({) knob to select a level from the

available range.

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

window.

NOTE: The LCD screen may display NA in place of a number if that adjustment does

not apply to the input video format.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 33

Picture Controls Summary

The following table explains the functions of the Picture Control buttons and how to make
adjustments. (In the Display column, n is a single digit, 0 through 9.)

Button Display Function Range Adjust Knob

Window/
Image
Size

WINDOW_n SIZE:
H=nnnn V=nnnn

(Press button twice.)

IMAGE #nn SIZE:
H=nnnn

V=nnnn

Enlarge or shrink window 1,
2, 3, or 4.

Enlarge or shrink the image
within the window.

Min: 1/16 of the
output rate

Max: Output rate

Min: 1/16 of the

output rate

Max: 2 times the
output rate

For H (width):
Horizontal [ Adjust
knob

For V (height):
Vertical { Adjust knob

Bright/
Cont

BRIT CONT

nnnn nnnn

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

Contrast: Increase or
decrease range of image

Brightness: 000-127
Default: 064

Contrast: 000-127
Default: 064

Bright:

Horizontal [ Adjust
knob

Contrast:
Vertical { Adjust knob

light and dark values.

Detail

Window/
Image
Position

Color/
Tint

WINDOW_n CNTR:
H=±nnnn V=±nnnn

(Press button twice.)

IMAGE #nn START:
H=±nnnn V=±nnnn

COLOR TINT

nnnn nnnn

DETAIL

nnnn

Adjust image sharpness.

Position window 1, 2, 3, or
4 on the output screen in
relation to center.

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

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

Tint: Change the

000-127

Default: 064

Default: 0000 ± the

output rate

Default: 0000 ± the
output rate

Color:

000-127

Default: 064

Tint: 000-127
Default: 064

Either

For H: Horizontal

[

Adjust knob

For V:
Vertical

Color: Horizontal

{

Adjust knob

[

Adjust knob

Tint:
Vertical { Adjust knob

appearance of colors.

Window/
Image
Zoom

WINDOW_n ZOOM:
H=nnnn V=nnnn

(Press button twice.)

IMAGE #nn ZOOM:
H=nnnn V=nnnn

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

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

Min: 1/16 of the
output rate

Max: Output rate

Min: 1/16 of the

output rate

Max: 2 times the
output rate

For H:
Horizontal [ Adjust
knob

For V:
Vertical {
Adjust knob

MGP Pro Series • Operation 34

Auto Memories

- - - - - INPUT 1 - - - - -

Memory Presets

Window Presets

Whenever changes are made to the settings described in the previous pages, the MGP Pro
automatically saves the changes in memory. These settings are saved based on the input
frequency and are later recalled when the identical resolution is applied to the configured
input. These memory locations are separate from the input presets.

The following settings are saved by the auto memory feature:

Pixel phase Percentage of window filled*
Total pixels Brightness
Active pixels Contrast
Active lines Color
Vertical start Tint
Horizontal start Detail

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

A preset is a set of window or input parameters that you create and save as a file in MGP
Pro memory. You can recall a saved preset and implement its settings at any time. A preset
enables you to save time by applying a group of settings to your MGP Pro at one time.

The MGP Pro allows up to 128 window presets that save information for all the windows.
Use the Preset Save/Recall and Enter buttons on the front panel to save and recall presets.
Window presets can also be saved, recalled, and named using the Windows-based control
software (see the software help file) or by SIS commands via the serial interface or an
Ethernet connection (see the Remote Configuration and Control section beginning on
page 41).

The following settings can be saved in a window preset:

Window border color Background setting
Window priority Window size/position
Window mute status Image size/position in the window
Label text color Brightness
Label text size Contrast
Label location Color
Label border color Tint
Label background color Detail

NOTE: The label text itself cannot be saved, because it is always the name of the input.

Saving a window preset

To save a window preset using the front panel buttons:

1. Set the parameters listed above as desired for windows 1, 2, 3, and 4.

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

displays the following:

WINDOW PRESET

Save To #001

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WINDOW PRESET

Save To #001

- - - - - INPUT 1 - - - - -

WINDOW PRESET

Save To #001

WINDOW PRESET

Saving To #001

Recall #001 woINP

WINDOW PRESET

#001 RECALLED

WINDOW PRESET

#001 SAVED

WINDOW PRESET

Recall #001 wINP

WINDOW PRESET

- - - - - INPUT 1 - - - - -

WINDOW PRESET

Save To #001

WINDOW PRESET

Saving To #001

#001 SAVED

WINDOW PRESET

- - - - - INPUT 1 - - - - -

WINDOW PRESET

Save To #001

WINDOW PRESET

Saving To #001

Recall #001 woINP

WINDOW PRESET

#001 SAVED

WINDOW PRESET

- - - - - INPUT 1 - - - - -

WINDOW PRESET

Save To #001

WINDOW PRESET

Saving To #001

Recall #001 woINP

WINDOW PRESET

#001 SAVED

WINDOW PRESET

Recall #001 wINP

WINDOW PRESET

- - - - - INPUT 1 - - - - -

3. Rotate either Adjust knob to select one of the 128 available window preset locations in

which to save the settings.

4. Press the Enter button to save the current window setting in the preset location that 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 memory location 1:

WINDOW PRESET

Saving To #001

WINDOW PRESET

#001 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.

WINDOW PRESET

[ENTER] TO EXIT

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 appears on

the LCD screen:

WINDOW PRESET

2. If you want to recall the preset without the input whose number was displayed when

Recall #001 woINP

the preset was saved (Recall #xxx woINP), proceed to step 3.

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

WINDOW PRESET

Recall #001 wINP

If you select this option, the inputs change to display the sources that were displayed at
the time the preset was saved.

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

button to recall the preset you selected. The LCD screen shows a message indicating
that the preset was recalled (in the example below, preset 1 was recalled).

WINDOW PRESET

#001 RECALLED

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

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Default presets

Preset #9

Figures 23 and 24 show the factory default preset window configurations for the four­window and two-window models. 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 on page 30).

Preset #1

1,2,3,4

All Fullscreen

Preset #7

1

Preset #2 Preset #3 Preset #4 Preset #5 Preset #6

2

3 4

21

1

2

3

3

4

4

1

2

3

4

1

Preset #8 Preset #9 Preset #10Preset #11Preset #12

2

2

3

3 1

4

4

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

Preset #13Preset #14Preset #15Preset #16Preset #17Preset #18

3 42

1

1

3 4

1

2

3 4

12

2

3

4

1 2

4

3

1

3 42

Preset #19Preset #20Preset #21Preset #22Preset #23Preset #24

3 42

1

1

3 42

2 31

4 2

1

3

4

2 31 4

2 31 4

Preset #25Preset #26Preset #27Preset #28Preset #29Preset #30

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4

314

2

2

314

231
4

2

3

4

2

2

314

Figure 23. Factory Default Preset Configurations for MGP 464 Pro Models

Preset #1

Window

2

Preset #5

Window

2

Window

1

Window

1

Preset #2

Window

1

Preset #6

Window

1

Window

2

Window

2

Preset #3

Window

1

Preset #7

Window

1

Window

2

Window

2

Preset #4

Window

2

Preset #8

Window

2

Window

1

Window

1

Preset #10

Background Area

Window

1

(solid color)

Window

2

Window1Window

2

Figure 24. Factory Default Presets for MGP 462 Pro Models

MGP Pro Series • Operation 37

Input Presets

The MGP Pro has 128 input preset slots, which 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 Windows-based control software (see the software help file)
or by SIS commands (see the Remote Configuration and Control section beginning on
page 41).

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) Percentage of window filled*

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

NOTES:

• The 128 input presets are global, containing all of the settings for an input when

the MGP Pro is used with a matrix MGP Pro. This allows a matrix MGP Pro with
multiple types of video inputs to be connected to the MGP Pro to expand the
number of input video sources.

• Each input should be switched into the MGP Pro, configured (window and image

sizing, position, color, tint, brightness, contrast, and text label), then saved as a
preset for recall by the control system when that input is sent from the MGP Pro to
any of the four MGP Pro inputs.

Additional Functions

Freeze Mode

HDCP Authorization

The front panel Freeze button is the first button on the left. Press this button to freeze the
current image in the currently selected window. You can also freeze the windows using the
Windows-based control software or SIS commands via an RS-232 or RS-422 connection.

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

The HDCP Authorized function allows the MGP Pro HDMI inputs to be able to report as an
HDCP authorized sink or a non-HDCP authorized sink (display) device to a source device.
This is especially useful for sources that encrypt their output even if the source material does
not require HDCP encryption, which would then prevent content from being displayed on
non-HDCP compliant displays.

For example, if you wanted to show a non-HDCP protected presentation from a PC using
the HDMI output of the PC, there is a chance that the PC will encrypt the HDMI, because
it can see that the MGP Pro HDMI input supports HDCP authorization. If you were going
to use only the HDMI output of the MGP Pro to a display (sink) that supported HDCP, there
would be no issue. However, if you wanted to use the MGP analog output to an analog sink,
the green HDCP notification screen would be displayed, due to the source unnecessarily
enabling encryption on its HDMI output.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 38

By disabling HDCP authorization on one of the MGP Pro HDMI inputs, you ensure that the
PC with non-HDCP protected content will determine that the signal path does not support
HDCP, and therefore will not encrypt its output. With HDCP authorization disabled on the
MGP input, you are able to view your non-HDCP protected content from the video output
of the MGP Pro. With HDCP authorized disabled on an input, if HDCP protected content is
selected on the source, the source either simply mutes its video output to black, or displays
a warning message.

You can select HDCP authorization using SIS commands (see the HDCP Input

Authorization commands on page 64) or via the MGP Control Software (see the control

software help file).

Locking the Front Panel (Executive Mode)

To prevent access by unauthorized users or accidental changes to the MGP Pro settings,
some of the front panel controls can be locked using executive mode. When you put the
MGP Pro 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 rear panel RS-232/422, front panel
Config, and the LAN 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 serial or LAN ports (see the Remote

Configuration and Control section beginning on page 41 for more information).

NOTE: If you place the MGP Pro 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 the Remote Configuration and Control
section for information on SIS commands, or the control software help program.

Resetting

Resetting the unit causes various IP functions and Ethernet connection settings to revert
to factory defaults. There are four reset modes (numbered 1, 3, 4, and 5 for the sake of
comparison with Extron IP Link products) that are available by pressing the Reset button on
the rear panel. The Reset button is recessed, so you must use a pointed stylus, ballpoint
pen, or small screwdriver to press it (see the Reset Modes Summary table on the next
page for an explanation of all the reset modes).

ATTENTION: Review the reset modes carefully. Using the wrong reset mode may

result in unintended loss of flash memory programming, port reassignment, or
processor reboot.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 39

Reset Modes Summary

Mode Activation Result Purpose

1 Hold in the Reset button while applying

power to the MGP Pro.

Restores the factory-installed firmware. It
does not clear the current configuration.

Mode 1 can be
used to remove a
version of firmware
if incompatibility
issues arise.

3 Hold in the Reset button until

the Reset LED blinks once (after
approximately 3 seconds); then within
1 second press Reset momentarily

Turns events (such as on and off. During
resetting, the Reset LED blinks two times
if events are starting or three times if
events are stopping.

Mode 3 is useful
for troubleshooting.

(for less than 1 second) .

4 Hold in the Reset button until the

Reset LED blinks twice (once after
approximately 3 seconds and again
after 6 seconds); then within 1 second
press Reset momentarily (for less than
1 second).

• Enables ARP capability.

• Sets the IP address, subnet address,

and gateway address to the factory
defaults.

• Sets port mapping to the factory

default.

• Turns DHCP off.

• Turn events off.

Mode 4 enables
you to set
IP address
information using
ARP and the MAC
address.

It does not replace
any user-installed
firmware.

The Reset LED blinks four times in quick
succession during the reset.

5 Hold in the Reset button until the

Reset LED blinks three times (once
after approximately 3 seconds, again
after 6 seconds, and then again after
9 seconds); then within 1 second
press Reset momentarily (for less than
1 second).

Performs a complete reset to factory
defaults (with the exception of the
firmware), which includes:

• Everything mode 4 does

• Reset of almost all real time

adjustments:

• Clears all ties, presets, audio or

Mode 5 is useful
if you want to
start over with
configuration and
uploading and also
to replace events.

RS-232 mutes, and I/O grouping.

• Resets all IP options.

• Removes or clears all MGP Pro

files.

The reset LED blinks four times in quick
succession during the reset.

NOTE: Mode 5 reset clears most adjustments. To save these settings, use the Windows-based

Control Program and select Save/Restore Configuration from the File menu before you
perform this reset (see the control program help file for more information).

NOTES:

• The reset modes listed in the table above close all open IP and Telnet connections

and all sockets.

• Each mode is a separate function, not a continuation from mode 1 to mode 5.

• Reset mode 2 is not available on the MGP products.

MGP Pro Series • Operation 40

Remote
Configuration and
Control

This section describes the serial and Ethernet connections through which the Extron Simple
Instruction Set commands can be issued to the MGP Pro. It also lists the commands that
are available for controlling and configuring the MGP Processors. Topics include:

• SIS Commands

• Windows-based Control Software

The MGP Pro can be configured and controlled by software via the following interfaces:

• RS-232 or RS-422 (Simple Instruction Set [SIS] commands or Windows-based control

software)

• LAN (web pages, SIS commands, or Windows-based control software)

This section discusses the use of the SIS commands and how to access the Windows­based control software. For instructions on using the Windows-based control software, see
the MGP Pro software help file.

SIS Commands

Serial Ports

The MGP Pro can support either RS-232 or RS-422 serial communication protocol and can
operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 baud rates.

The MGP Pro has two ports for serial control, both of which enable use of SIS commands
and the Windows-based control program. The default protocol for these ports is:

9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no flow control

The MGP Pro serial ports can be connected to the serial port of a host device such as
a computer running the Extron DataViewer utility, an RS-232 capable PDA, or a control
system. This connection makes software control of the MGP Pro possible.

• Rear Panel RS-232/422 port: The rear panel 9-pin D female connector labeled

Remote RS232/RS422 can be connected to the serial port of a host device for RS-232
or RS-422 control of the MGP Pro (see Remote RS-232/422 connector on page 7 for
the pin assignments for this port).

• Front Panel RS-232 Port: The front panel TRS connector labeled “Config” can be

connected to a host device for RS-232 control only.

An optional 2.5 mm cable can be ordered separately and used to connect the MGP Pro
to the host serial port. For connection information for this cable, see j Config port on
page 14.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 41

Ethernet Port

The rear panel Ethernet connector on the MGP Pro can be connected to an Ethernet LAN
or WAN. Communication between the MGP Pro and the controlling device can be via
Extron DataViewer or Telnet (a TCP socket using port 23). The Telnet port can be changed,
if necessary, via SIS (for information on connecting via Telnet, see Connecting as a Telnet

Client on page 108).

The Ethernet connection makes SIS control of the MGP Pro possible using a computer
connected to the same LAN or WAN. The SIS commands and behavior of the product are
identical to the commands and behavior the product exhibits when you are communicating
with it via a serial port.

Ethernet Cable

The Ethernet cable must be properly terminated for your application as either a straight­through cable or a crossover cable (for pin assignments for these cables, see d LAN

connector on page 8).

Default IP Addresses

To access the MGP Pro via the Ethernet port, obtain the IP address of the unit (and the
subnet mask and gateway address if needed) from your network administrator. If the IP
address has been changed to an address comprised of words and characters, you can
determine the actual numeric IP address using the ping (ICMP) utility (see IP Addressing on
page 105 for more details). If the addresses have not been changed, the factory-specified
defaults are:

• IP address: 192.168.254.254

• Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0

• Gateway address: 0.0.0.0

Communication Software

There are several programs that enable you to connect the MGP Pro to a computer
or control device via the RS-232 or RS-422 interface, and to enter commands. Extron
DataViewer is one such program that is commonly used on PCs. In addition, the MGP Pro
has a Windows-based control software program that is available through the RS-232/422
port, the front panel Config port, or via Ethernet (see the MGP Pro software help file for
information on using the software to configure the MGP Pro).

For any program that you use, set up communication using the following protocol:

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

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 42

Host-to-MGP Pro Communications

The MGP Pro accepts SIS (Simple Instruction Set) commands through the RS-232/422
port on the rear panel, the RS-232 front panel Config port, and the LAN 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
a command ends with a carriage return and a line feed (]), which signals the end of the
response character string. A string is one or more characters.

MGP Pro-initiated Messages

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

(c) Copyright 20nn, Extron Electronics, MGP model number PRO [model type],

Vn.nn, 60-nnnn-nn

Www, DD Mmm YYYY HH:MM:SS

The MGP Pro sends the copyright message when it is first powered on. Model number is

462 or 464, and model type, if applicable, is DI or 3G-SDI. Vn.n is the firmware version

number, and 60-nnnn-nn is the unit part number.

The current date and time are displayed following the copyright message at power up if
the connection is via the Internet. (Www are the first three letters of the day of the week; for
example, Mon or Fri.)

Reconfig
Reconfig
Reconfig
Reconfig

The MGP Pro sends a Reconfig message as each of the four windows is configured via the
new connection.

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

MGP Pro sends this response when an input is switched.

Error Responses

When the MGP Pro receives a valid SIS command, it executes the command and sends a
response to the host device. If the processor 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 for this configuration
E17 — Invalid command for signal type
E22 — Busy
E24 — Privilege violation
E26 — Maximum number of users connected has been exceeded
E27 — Invalid event number

E28 — Bad filename/File not found

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 43

Telnet and Web Communications

Space

The MGP Pro 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 in this section
perform the same functions but are encoded differently to accommodate the requirements
of each port (Telnet or browser).

The ASCII to hexadecimal (hex) character conversion table below is for use with the
command and response table (see Command and Response Table for MGP Pro SIS

Commands, beginning on page 50, and Command and Response Table for IP SIS
Commands, beginning on page 65).

ASCII to Hex Conversion Table

•

Figure 25. ASCII to Hexadecimal Character Conversion Table

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

• Upper- and lowercase letters 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 digit, or as 2 or 3 digits with leading zeros; 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 non-alphanumeric 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 what method you use to send the

commands:

Telnet Web Browser
Escape key (hex 1B) W [must not be encoded]
Carriage return (hex 0D) Pipe character (|) [must not be encoded]

In either method, the data string (shown in braces as {data} in the command and response
table is directed to the specified port, and must be encoded if it is non-alphanumeric.

NOTE: With Telnet you can use either the Escape commands or the W

commands, and the carriage return or the pipe character. With the web
browser, you are required to use the W commands and the pipe character.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 44

Symbol Definitions

MGP Pro Commands

X!

= Input number (1-20). 20 = live background (for

HDCP status only)

X@

= Window number

0 = All windows (available only for freeze and window
mute)

1 = Window 1
2 = Window 2
3 = Window 3 (MGP 464 Pro models only)
4 = Window 4 (MGP 464 Pro models only)

X#

= Input video format

1 = RGB
2 = YUV-HD
3 = RGBcvS
4 = YUVi
5 = S-video
6 = Composite
7 = HDMI or 3G/HD-SDI

X$

= On or off status

0 = off or disabled
1 = on or enabled

X%

= Test pattern

0 = Off
1 = Colorbars
2 = X-hatch (crosshatch 16 x 12)
3 = 4 x 4 X-hatch

4 = Grayscale

5 = Ramp
6 = Alt. pixels (alternating pixels)
7 = White field
8 = Crop
9 = Side by side (4 x 3 crop)
10 = Quad Split (4 x 4)
11 = Pip Images (4 x 3 or 16 x 9 PIP column)
12 = 1.78 Aspect (4 x 3 or 16 x 9 with 1.78 film

aspect ratio)
13 = 1.85 Aspect (4 x 3 or 16 x 9 with 1.85 film
aspect ratio)
14 = 2.35 Aspect (4 x 3 or 16 x 9 with 2.35 film
aspect ratio)

NOTE: Patterns 10 and 11 are not available on

the MGP 462 Pro models.

]
}

= CR/LF Carriage return with line feed (hex 0D 0A)

= Carriage return (no line feed) (hex 0D)

For web browser commands, use the pipe character (|) instead of the soft return (}).

• = Spacecharacter

|

= Pipe (vertical bar) character

E

= <Escape> key (hex 1B)

W = <Escape> key alternative

24, 27, 28

= Superscripts indicate the error message displayed if the command is

entered incorrectly or with invalid parameters (see Error Responses on page 43).

X^

= Window text position

0 = None 4 = Top left
1 = Bottom left 5 = Top center

= Bottom center 6 = Top right

2
3 = Bottom right

X&

= Window text, 16 characters maximum. The following

characters can be used:
Symbols: / : – _ + “ {space}
Numerals: 0-9
Letters: Lowercase a-z and uppercase A-Z

X*

= Picture adjustment range (applies to color, tint,

brightness, and contrast)
(0-127; default = 64)

X(

= Scaler resolution

0 = Match output rate (EDID command only)
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
20 = Live background input resolution
21 = 1280 x 800
22 = 1360 x 768
23 = 1440 x 900
24 = 1680 x 1050
25 = 1080p Sharp
26 = 1920 x 1200
27 = 1080p CVT
28 = 2048 x 1080
99 = Custom (EDID Resolution command only)

NOTE: Live background input resolution does

not apply to input EDID.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 45

X1)

= Detected input signal standard

0 = none
1 = NTSC
2 = PAL
4 = SECAM
– = Not applicable (occurs when input is set for RGB

or YUV)

X1!

= Sharpness (detail) level (0-127)

X1@

= Window transition effect type

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

X1#

= Blanking adjustment range (0-255; default is 128.)

X1$

= Window preset (1-128)

X1%

= Input preset (1-128)

X1^

= Scaler refresh rate

0 = Match output or user defined rates (applies to
EDID command only)

1 = 50 Hz
2 = 60 Hz
3 = 72 Hz
4 = 96 Hz
5 = 100 Hz
6 = 120 Hz
7 = Live background input refresh rate
8 = 24 Hz
9 = 59.94 Hz
10 = 29.97 Hz
11 = 30 Hz

NOTE: All input EDID resolutions have available

refresh rates of 50 Hz and 60 Hz only except:

• 576p has 50 Hz only.

• 480p, Sharp 1080p, and 1080p CVT have

60 Hz only.

X1&

= Pixel phase (0-31)

X1*

= Advanced picture settings value

(Range is the auto-sensed value ±512 lines or pixels.)

X1(

= Window dissolve speed; 0 to 5 seconds in 0.1

second increments.
Example: 01 = 0.1 second, 50 = 5.0 seconds)

X2)

= Internal temperature in degrees Fahrenheit

X2!

= Image or window position (Zero location is 2048, and

limits are ± the output resolution.)
Example: Front panel displays +50, but the response
to the SIS command is 2098.

X2@

= Window size. The minimum size is 1/16 the size of

the output active area. The maximum size is double
the active output area.

X2#

= Image size. The minimum size is 1/16 the size of the

input active area. The maximum size is double the
active output area for 200% zoom.

X2$

= Window preset effect

0 = Cut
1 = Real time motion

NOTE: Recalling a window preset with the

windows in new positions causes the windows
to move to the new location and resize in a fluid
motion.

X2%

= Red, green, or blue color value (0-255)

X2^

= Window priority (1-4, where 1 is top priority and 4 is

lowest priority)

X2&

= EDID table, 128 or 256 bytes (binary—machine

readable only)

X2*

= EDID table, 128 or 256 bytes (hexadecimal—person-

readable)

X2(

= HDCP status (valid only with HDMI inputs and

outputs)

0 = No source or sink detected
1 = Source or sink with HDCP detected
2 = No source or sink with HDCP detected

X3)

= HDCP output setting

0 = Auto (default). Digital outputs are encrypted only
when an encrypted input is connected. Switching
is slower and problems with output sync may
occur.
1 = On. Digital outputs are always encrypted,
regardless of input selection. Switching is faster.

X3!

= HDMI output format

0 = Auto (based on sink EDID)
1 = DVI 444 RGB (0-255, no audio, no InfoFrames)
2 = HDMI 444 RGB (0-255, audio, InfoFrames)
Default is 0.

X3@

= Virtual window number (0-256)

X3#

= Virtual input number (0-256)

X3$

= HDMI input HDCP authorization status

0 = HDCP encrypted data blocked
1 = HDCP encrypted data allowed
Default is 1.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 46

X3%

= Front panel lock (executive mode) status

0 = Unlocked
1 = Locked except for input selection buttons
2 = All controls locked

NOTE: Front panel lockout does not include

RS-232, RS-422, and Ethernet control.

X3^

= Output polarity

0 = H-/V- (default)
1 = H-/V+
2 = H+/V-
3 = H+/V+

X3&

= Output sync format

1 = RGBHV
2 = RGBS
3 = RGsB
4 = YUV bi-level
5 = YUV tri-level

X3*

= Label text size

1 = small
2 = medium
3 = large

X3(

= Label border color

0 = off (no border)
1 = red
2 = green
3 = blue
4 = white
5 = magenta
6 = cyan
7 = yellow
8 = black
9 = translucent

X4)

= Label text color

1 = red
2 = green

X4!

3 = blue
4 = white
5 = magenta
6 = cyan
7 = yellow
8 = black

= Label text background color

0 = off (no background color)
1 = red
2 = green

3 = blue

4 = white
5 = magenta
6 = cyan
7 = yellow
8 = black
9 = translucent

X4@

= Window border color

0 = off (no border)
1 = red
2 = green
3 = blue
4 = white
5 = magenta
6 = cyan
7 = yellow
8 = black

X4#

= Screen background color

0 = off (no background color)
1 = red
2 = green
3 = blue
4 = white
5 = magenta
6 = cyan
7 = yellow
8 = background image
9 = live background input
10 = custom color

X4$

= MGP Pro model name:

MGP 462 Pro
MGP 462 Pro DI
MGP 462 Pro 3G-SDI
MGP 464 Pro
MGP 464 Pro DI
MGP 464 Pro 3G-SDI

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 47

IP-specific Commands

X10!

= Specific port number (01-99)

The port number is represented as two ASCII
characters (2 bytes). For example, port 05 would be
represented as 30 35 in hexadecimal.

01 = RS-232/422 port (rear panel)

02 = Config port (front panel)

X10@

= Command data section

NOTE: For web encoding only: Data is directed

to the specified port and must be encoded if it
is non-alphanumeric. 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 %2

(hex 25 32 30)

• Plus sign (Hex 2B) must be encoded as %2B

(hex 25 32 42).

X10#

= Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) offset value

(-12:00–14:00) in hours and minutes (hh:mm)

X10$

= Firmware version number (listed to two decimal

places)

X10%

= Unit name is a text string of up to 24 characters

drawn from the alphabet (A-Z), digits (0-9), and the
minus sign or 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.

X10^

= Local date and time format

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

06/21/02-10:54:00

Read format (day of the week, day month year); for

X10&

X10*
X10(

X11)

X11!

X11@
X11#

example, HH:MM:SS); for example:
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:19:33

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

each of the four fields are optional in setting values
and are suppressed in returned values.

= Mail domain name (for example, Extron.com)

= Time in tens of milliseconds to wait for the first

response character via the serial port .
Default = 10 (100 ms)
Maximum = 32767

= Time in tens of milliseconds to wait between

characters received via the serial port
Default = 20 (200 ms)
Maximum = 32767

= Message length, delimiter value, or byte count (via the

serial port)

#L = Length of message to be received
#D = Delimiter value
# = byte count (1 through 32767; default = 0)

= Hardware (MAC) address (xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx)

= Subnet mask (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn). Leading zeros

are optional in setting values in each of the four fields,
and are suppressed in returned values.

X11$

= Verbose response mode

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 or
RS-422 control.

NOTE: If tagged responses are enabled, all read

commands return the constant string plus the
data. Example:

Command: E CN }
Response: Ipn•

X11%

= Priority status for the port receiving timeouts.

0 = Use Send data string command parameters
1

= Use Configure receive timeout command

parameters. The response includes leading
zeros. (Default = 0.)

X11^

= Baud rate: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, or

115200

X11&

= Parity (only the first letter is needed):

Odd
Even
None
Mark
Space

X11*

= Data bits: 7 or 8

X11(

= Stop bits: 1 or 2

X12)

= Port type

0 = RS-232
1 = RS-422

X12!

= Flow control

H = hardware
S = software
N = none

X12@

= Data pacing (0000-0001 ms between bytes)

Default = 0 ms

X12#

= Password (12 characters = maximum length;

no special characters are allowed.)

NOTE: 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.

X12$

= Daylight saving time (used in the northern hemisphere

[USA] and parts of Europe and Brazil)

0 = off or ignore
1 = on in northern hemisphere
2 = on in Europe
3 = on in Brazil

X12%

= Event number, range = 0 - 99

X12^

= Event buffer

0 = receive
1 = user
2 = NVRAM

X10% ]

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X12&

= Event buffer offset (range = 0 to MaxBufferSize)

X12*

= Event data size

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

NOTE: This parameter is case sensitive.

X12(

= Event data to write

X13)

= Read password. RS-232 or RS-422 connection

responds with the password. The IP connection
responds with 4 asterisks (****) if a password
exists, and with an empty space if none exists,
instead of with an actual password.

X13!

= Number of bytes to read

X13@

= E-mail event number (1-64)

X13#

= E-mail recipient address

X13$

= Name of e-mail file to be sent. First line of the file is

the subject. The rest is the body of the e-mail.

X13%

= Default name: a combination of the model-name and

the last three character pairs of the unit MAC address
(for example, MGP Pro-464-00-02-3D)

X13^

= Extended security (password) levels: 1-10

The response is 2 digits with a leading zero.

X13&

= Connection security level

0 = anonymous
1-10 = extended security level
11 = user
12 = administrator

X13*

= (Ethernet only) Number of seconds (stated in tens of

seconds) before timeout on IP connections (min = 1
(10 seconds), max = 65000 (650,000 seconds), and
default = 30 (300 seconds). If no data is received
during the timeout period, the Ethernet connection

X13(

X14)

X14!

1-11 = Entry without password goes to the level

0 = Entry without password is placed one level

The response is returned as 2 digits with a leading

is closed. Each step is 10 seconds. When the unit
is connected via RS-232 or RS-422, only the global
timeout commands apply; anything else returns an
E13 error code. The response contains leading zeros.

= ASCII digits representing the numeric value of the

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

= Login without password is allowed. If enabled, the

user does not enter a password. After the user clicks
OK, the login level is set based on the

0 = Disabled,
1 = Enabled

= No-password login level

specified if an administrator password exists.

below the lowest password level (0-11).

zero if needed.

X14!

value.

X14@

= Number of seconds (in tens of seconds) before

timeout on IP connections

X14#

= Number that is inserted into the e-mail message if the

.eml file has an embedded E } command with no
parameters.

Use 0 as a placeholder if the optional

X14#

but

is not needed.

X13$

is used,

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 49

Command and Response Table for MGP Pro SIS Commands

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Input Selection

Select an input

View input

X!

* X@! Out X@•In X!

X@

!

X! ]

]

Select input source X! for
window X@.
View the input channel for the
selected window.

X!

= 1-19.

X@

= 0-4; 0 = all windows.

Input Video Type

Set video type
View video type

NOTE: It is recommended that virtual inputs be configured using the Windows-based control software (see the software

help file for the procedures).

X!
X!

* X# \
\

X!

Typ X#

X# ]

]

Set input X! to format X#.
View video signal type X# for

input X!. For X#:

1 = RGB
2 = YUV-HD
3 = RGBcvS
4 = YUVi
5 = S-video
6 = Composite video
7 = HDMI or 3G/HD-SDI

EDID Resolution and Refresh Rate

Set input EDID resolution and
rate

E

A X( *

X1^

EDID

}

Edid A X( *

X(

For

0 = Match output 14 = 1600x1200
1 = 640x480 15 = 480p
2 = 800x600 16 = 576p
3 = 852x480 17 = 720p
4 = 1024x768 18 = 1080i
5 = 1024x852 19 = 1080p
6 = 1024x1024 21 = 1280x800
7 = 1280x768 22 = 1360x768
8 = 1280x1024 23 = 1440x900
9 = 1360x765 24 = 1680x1050
10 = 1365x768 25 = 1080p Sharp
11 = 1366x768 26 = 1920x1200
12 = 1365x1024 27 = 1080p CVT
13 = 1400x1050 28 = 2048x1080
99 = Custom

X1^ ]

:

Set EDID resolution to scaler
resolution X( and the refresh

X1^

rate to

For

1 = 50 Hz
2 = 60 Hz

X1^

.

:

NOTES:

• The default is to match the output resolution:

• EDID resolutions are available only at 50 Hz and 60 Hz. If another rate is selected, the MGP Pro issues an E13 error

code.

View EDID resolution and rate

Save EDID

E

A EDID

E

S 0EDID

X(

= 0,

X1^

= 0.

} X(

}

Edid S 0

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*

X1^ ]

]

View current EDID resolution X(
and rate
Save the EDID from the
connected output to Custom
EDID location 99.

X1^

.

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Window Blanking (Muting)

Mute window

Unmute window

View blanking status

X@

X@

X@

* 1B

* 0B

B

X@

Blk1

X@

Blk0

X$ ]

]

]

Blank (mute) window X@ using a
selected transition effect.

X@

= 0-4; 0 = all windows.

Display (unmute) window
using a selected transition
effect.
View blanking status for window

X@

. For X$:

0 = unmuted; 1 = muted

X@

Window Priority

Set priority

View priority

X@

* X@ * X@ * X@ ~

~

Pri X@ X@ X@

X@ X@ X@ X@ ]

X@ ]

Set the priority of the windows
to the order entered.
Display the priorities of the
windows.

Window Transition Effect

Select effect

View effect

4 *

4 #

X1@

# Eff

X1@ ]

X1@ ]

X1@

X1@

.to be

:

Select transition effect
used when windows are muted
or unmuted. For

1 = Cut (default)
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 sq. 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 sq. out
21 = Hard wipe curtain in
22 = Hard wipe curt. out

View the currently selected
window transition effect.

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Command

Window Effect Duration

Select duration

View duration

Window Preset Effect

NOTE: For information on setting the transition effect for window presets, see the MGP Pro Windows-based control

software help file.

Select effect

View effect

Color

Specific value

Increment color value

Decrement color value

View color level

Tint

Specific value

Increment tint value

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

X1(

5 *

# Dur

5 #

X2$

19 *

19 #

X@

X@

X@

X@

X@

X@

# Wpe

* X* C

+ C

– C

C

* X* T

+ T

Response
(Processor to Host)

X1( ]

X1( ]

X2$ ]

X2$ ]

X@

Col X*

X@

Col X*

X@

Col X*

]

]

]

X* ]

X@

Tin X*

X@

Tin X* ]

]

Additional Description

Set the speed of the window
effect to

X1(

0.1-second increments
View the effect duration time.

Select window preset transition
effect

0 = Cut
1 = Real time motion

View the current preset
transition effect.

Set color level for window X@
to X*.

X@
X*

0-127. Default = 64.
Select the next higher color
level for window X@.
Select the next lower color level
for window X@.
View current color level setting
for window X@.

Set the tint level for window X@
to X*.
Select next higher tint level.

X1(

.

= 0-5 seconds in

X2$

= 0-4; 0 = all windows.
= picture adjustment range:

. For

X2$

:

Decrement tint
value
View tint level

X@

X@

– T

T

Contrast

Specific value

Increment contrast
value
Decrement contrast value

View contrast level

X@

* X* ^

X@

+ ^

X@

– ^

X@

^

Brightness

Specific value

Increment brightness value

Decrement brightness value

View brightness level

X@

* X* Y

X@

+ Y

X@

– Y

X@

Y

X@

Tin X*

]

X* ]

X@

Con X*

X@

Con X*

X@

Con X*

]

]

]

X* ]

X@

Brt X*

X@

Brt X*

X@

Brt X*

]

]

]

X* ]

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 52

Select next lower tint level.

View current tint level setting.

Set the contrast level for
window X@ to X*.
Select next higher contrast
level.
Select next lower contrast level.

View current contrast level
setting for window X@.

Set the brightness level for
window X@ to X*.
Select next higher brightness
level.
Select next lower brightness
level.
View current brightness level
setting.

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Detail Filter

Specific value

Increment detail level

Decrement detail level

View detail value

X@

X@

X@

X@

*

+ D

– D

D

X1!

D

X@

Det

X@

Det

X@

Det

X1! ]

X1! ]

X1! ]

X1! ]

Set the detail (sharpness) level
for window X@ to

X@

= 0-4; 0 = all windows.

X1!

= 0-127.

Select the next higher
sharpness level.
Select the next lower sharpness
level.
View the current sharpness
level setting.

X1!

.

Horizontal Shift (Window)

NOTE: For the shift values shown for the next two commands, the zero location is 2048. When you enter a shift value via

the front panel, the LCD screen shows only the amount of lines or pixels the window has shifted. The SIS response is offset
by 2048.

Example: The LCD window displays +50, but the response to the SIS command is 2098.

Specific value

Increment horizontal image
shift
Decrement horizontal window
shift
View horizontal window shift
amount

1 *

1 *

1 *

1 *

X@

X@

X@

X@

X2!

*

+ H

– H

H

H

X@

X@

X@

Whp

Whp

Whp

X2! ]

X2! ]

X2! ]

X2! ]

Set the horizontal centering of
window X@ to
0 = 2048. Limits are ± the
output resolution.

Shift window X@ right.

Shift window X@ left.

View the amount of horizontal
window shift.

X2!

. For

X2!

:

Vertical Shift (Window)

Specific value

Increment vertical window
shift
Decrement vertical window
shift
View vertical window shift
amount

1 *

1 *

1 *

1 *

X@

X@

X@

X@

*

+ /

– /

/

X2!

/

X@

X@

X@

Wvp

Wvp

Wvp

X2! ]

X2! ]

X2! ]

X2! ]

Set the vertical centering of
window X@ to

Shift window X@ up.

Shift window X@ down.

View the amount of vertical
shift.

X2!

.

Horizontal Shift (Image)

Specific value

Increment horizontal image
shift

Decrement horizontal image
shift

View horizontal image shift
amount

2 *

2 *

2 *

2 *

X@

X@

X@

X@

*

+ H

– H

H

X2!

H

X@

X@

X@

Ihp

Ihp

Ihp

X2! ]

X2! ]

X2! ]

X2! ]

Set the horizontal centering of
the image in window X@ to

Shift the image in window X@
right.

Shift the image in window X@
left.
View the current setting for
horizontal centering of the
image in window X@.

X2!

.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 53

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Vertical Shift (Image)

Specific value

Increment vertical image shift
Decrement vertical image shift

View vertical image shift
amount

X@

2 *

X@

2 *

X@

2 *

2 * X@ /

*

+ /
– /

X2!

/

X@

X@
X@

Ivp

Ivp
Ivp

X2! ]

X2! ]
X2! ]

X2! ]

Set the vertical centering of the
image in window X@ to

X@

= 0-4; 0 = all windows.

X2!

For
0 = 2048; limits are ± the
output resolution.

Shift image in window X@ up.
Shift image in window X@ down.

View the current setting for
vertical centering of the image
in window X@.

:

X2!

.

Horizontal Size (Window)

Specific value

Increase horizontal size of
window
Decrease horizontal size of
window
View horizontal size of window

1 *

1 *

1 *

1 *

X@

X@

X@

X@

*

+ :

– :

:

X2@

:

X@

X@

X@

X2@ ]

Whs

Whs

Whs

X2@ ]

X2@ ]

X2@ ]

Set the width of window X@ to

X2@

Minimum = 1/16 the size of the
active output area.
Maximum = size of the active
output area.
Widen the window.

Narrow the window.

View the width of the window.

. For

X2@

:

Vertical Size (Window)

Specific value

Increase vertical size of
window
Decrease vertical size of
window
View vertical size of window

1 *

1 *

1 *

1 *

X@

X@

X@

X@

*

+ ;

– ;

;

X2@

;

X@

X@

X@

X2@ ]

Wvs

Wvs

Wvs

X2@ ]

X2@ ]

X2@ ]

Set the height of window X@ to

X2@

.
Increase the height of the
window.
Decrease the height of the
window.
View the height of the window.

Horizontal Size (Image)

Specific value

Increase horizontal size of
image
Decrease horizontal size of
image
View horizontal size of image

2 *

2 *

2 *

2 *

X@

X@

X@

X@

*

+ :

– :

:

X2#

:

X@

X@

X@

Ihs

Ihs

Ihs

X2# ]

X2# ]

X2# ]

X2# ]

Set the width of the image in
window X@ to
Minimum = 1/16 the size of the
active input area.
Maximum = double the active
output area for 200% zoom.
Widen the image.

Narrow the image.

View the width of the image.

X2#

. For

X2#

:

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 54

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Vertical Size (Image)

Specific value

Increase vertical size of image

Decrease vertical size of
image
View vertical size of image

2 *

2 *

2 *

2 *

X@

X@

X@

X@

*

+ ;

– ;

;

X2#

;

X@

X@

X@

Ivs

Ivs

Ivs

X2# ]

X2# ]

X2# ]

X2# ]

Set the height of the image in
window X@ to

X@

= 0-4. 0 = all windows.

X2#

For
Minimum = 1/16 the size of the
active input area.
Maximum = double the active
output area for 200% zoom.
Increase the height of the image
in window X@.
Decrease the height of the
image in window X@.
View the height of the image in
window X@.

X2#

.

:

Picture Control Copy

Copy picture controls

21 *

X@

# Pcc X!

]

Copy the picture controls for
currently displayed input X! to
window X@. X! = 1-19.

Window Size and Position

Set window size and position

NOTE: The variables must be entered in the following order: Horizontal position (

vertical position (

X2!

), horizontal size (

View window size and position

E X@

E X@

X2!

X2!

,

*

X2@

), vertical size (

} X@

X Y

*

X2@

*

X2@

X2@

X Y

Wxy X@ ,

).

,

}

X2!

*

X2!

X2!

*

*

X2!

X2@

X2!

*

X2@

X2@ ]

*

For window X@, set the position

),

(horizontal and vertical) to
and the size (width and height)

X2@

to

.

X2!

For

:

0 = 2048; limits are ± the
output resolution.

X2@

For

:
Minimum = 1/16 the size of the
active output area.
Maximum = size of the active
output area.

X2@ ]

*

View the position and size of
window X@.

X2!

Image Size and Position

Set image size and
position

NOTE: The variables must be entered in the following order: Horizontal position

X2!

(

), vertical position (

View image size and position

E X@

X2!

), horizontal size (

E X@

X2!

X2!

,

*

} X@

I Y

X2#

*

X2#

), vertical size (

*

X2#

I Y

}

Ixy X@ ,

X2#

).

X2!

,

*

X2!

X2!

*

*

X2!

X2#

*

X2#

X2# ]

*

For the image in window X@,
set the position (horizontal and
vertical) to
(width and height) to

X@

= 0-4. 0 = all windows.

For
the output resolution.
For
size of the active input area.
Maximum = double the active
output area for 200% zoom.

X2# ]

*

View the position and size of
the image in window X@.

X2!

and the size

X2!

: 0 = 2048. Limits are ±

X2#

: Minimum = 1/16 the

X2#

.

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Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Window Zoom

Zoom in

Zoom out

1 *

1 *

X@

X@

+ {

– {

X@

X@

Wzm

Wzm

]

]

Increase the size of window X@
while keeping its aspect ratio
constant.

Decrease the size of window X@
while keeping its aspect ratio
constant.

Image Zoom

Zoom in

Zoom out

2 *

2 *

X@

X@

+ {

– {

X@

X@

Izm

Izm

]

]

Increase the size of the image

X@

in window
aspect ratio constant.
Decrease the size of the image
in window X@ while keeping its
aspect ratio constant.

while keeping its

Window Presets

Recall window preset without
input

Recall window preset with
input.

Preset preview

Save preset

View last recalled preset

Input Presets

Recall input preset

Save input preset

X1$

1 *

X1$

2 *

E X1$

X1$

2 *

1.

X@

3 *

X@

3 *

. Rpr 1 *

. Rpr 2 *

* X@ XY

, Spr2 *

}

Wxy

X1$

X1$ ]

X1%

*

. Rpr 3 *

X1%

*

Spr 3 *

X1$ ]

X1$ ]

* X@ ,

X1$ ]

X1% ]

X1% ]

X2^

*

Recall window preset
without input settings.

X1$

= 1-128

Recall window preset
input settings.

X2!

X2!

X2@

X1$

X1$

*

.

.

X2@ ]

X1$

*

*

View the priority, width and
height, and horizontal and
vertical position of window X@,
saved in preset

X2^

= 1-4. 1 = top priority.

Save the window positions to
preset
View last recalled window
preset

Recall input preset
window X@.

X@

= 0-4. 0 = all windows.

X1%

= 1-128.
Save the input settings for
window X@ to input preset

.

X1%

X1$

X1$

to

with

X1%

.

Input Naming

Write input name

Read input name

E X!

E X!

, X& NI

NI

}

} X& ]

Nmi X! , X&

]

Create a text label containing
name X& for input X!.

X!

= 1-19.

X&

= up to 16 characters.

For X&, use:

Symbols: / : – _ + " (space)
Numerals: 0-9
Letters: Lowercase a-z and

uppercase A-Z
View contents of the name label
for input X!.

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Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Window Preset Naming

NOTE: Window preset names cannot be viewed on the LCD screen. They can be viewed via the MGP Pro Windows-based

control software or SIS commands.

Write preset name

Read preset name

E X1$

E X1$

, X& NP

NP

}

} X& ]

Nmp

X1$

, X&

]

Give the window preset
name X&.

X1$

= 1-128.
View the name for window

X1$

preset

.

X1$

the

Vertical Start

Specific value

Increment vertical start value

Decrement vertical start value

View vertical start setting

X!

X1#

*

( Vst X! *

X!

+ ( Vst X! *

X!

– ( Vst X! *

X!

(

X1# ]

X1# ]

X1# ]

X1# ]

Set the vertical position of the
first active pixel for input X! to

X1#

.

X1#

= 0-255. Default = 128.
Increase vertical start location
value for input X!.

Decrease vertical start location
value for input X!.

View the vertical start location
of the first active pixel in the
active window (displaying input

X!

).

Horizontal Start

Specific value

Increment horizontal start
value
Decrement horizontal start
value

View horizontal start setting

X!

X1#

*

) Hst X! *

X!

+ ) Hst X! *

X!

– ) Hst X! *

X!

)

X1# ]

X1# ]

X1# ]

X1# ]

Set the horizontal position of
the first active pixel in the active
window (input X!) to

X!

= 1-19.

X1#

= 0-255. Default = 128.

Increase the horizontal start
location value for input X!.
Decrease the horizontal start
location value for input X!.

View the horizontal start
location of the first active pixel
in the active window (input X!).

X1#.

Pixel Phase (available only for RGB and YUV-HD input signals)

Specific value

Increment pixel phase value

Decrement pixel phase value

View pixel phase setting

X@

X@

X@

X@

*

+ U

– U

U

X1&

U

X@

Phs X! *

X@

Phs X! *

X@

Phs X! *

X1& ]

X1& ]

X1& ]

X1& ]

Set the pixel phase value for the
input in window X@ to

X@

= 0-4. 0 = all windows.

X1&

= 0-31.
Select the next higher pixel
phase value.
Select the next lower pixel
phase value.
View the current pixel phase
setting for the input in window

X@

.

X1&

.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 57

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Total Pixels

Specific value

Increment total pixels value

Decrement total pixels value

View total pixels setting

11 *

11 *

11 *

11 *

X!

X1*

*

# Tpx X! *

X!

+ # Tpx X! *

X!

– # Tpx X! *

X!

#

X1* ]

X1* ]

X1* ]

X1* ]

Set the total pixels value for
input X! to

X1*

lines or pixels.
Select the next higher total
pixels value for input X!.
Select the next lower total
pixels value for input X!.
View the current total pixels
setting for input X!.

X1*

.

= Auto-sensed value ± 512

Active Pixels

Specific value

Increment active pixels value

Decrement active pixels value

View active pixels setting

12 *

12 *

12 *

12 *

X!

X1*

*

# Apx X! *

X!

+ # Apx X! *

X!

– # Apx X! *

X!

#

X1* ]

X1* ]

X1* ]

X1* ]

Set the active pixels value for
input X! to
Select the next higher active
pixels value for input X!.
Select the next lower active
pixels value for input X!.
View current active pixels value
for input X!.

X1*

.

Active Lines

Specific value

Increment active lines value

Decrement active lines value

View active lines setting

13 *

13 *

13 *

13 *

X!

X1*

*

# Aln X! *

X!

+ # Aln X! *

X!

– # Aln X! *

X!

#

X1* ]

X1* ]

X1* ]

X1* ]

Set the active lines value for the
input X! to

X!

= 1-19.

X1*

lines or pixels.
Select the next higher active
lines value.
Select the next lower active
lines value
View the current active lines
setting for input X!.

X1*

.

= Auto-sensed value ± 512

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 58

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Output Scaler Resolution and Rate

Set output resolution and
scan rate

View output rate settings

X(

=

X1^

*

= Rte X( *

X1^ ]

1 = 640x480
2 = 800x600
3 = 852x480
4 = 1024x768
5 = 1024x852
6 = 1024x1024
7 = 1280x768
8 = 1280x1024
9 = 1360x765
10 = 1365x768
11 = 1366x768
12 = 1365x1024
13 = 1400x1050
14 = 1600x1200

X(

X1^ ]

*

View output rate details

NOTE: The output rate detail command can display the actual resolution of the output when the MGP Pro is configured to

use the live background rate.

Example:

0 =

0 =

width * height * refresh rate

1024*0768*060

]

Select scaler output resolution

X(

and scan rate

For X(:

15 = 480p
16 = 576p
17 = 720p
18 = 1080i
19 = 1080p
20 = Live background resolution
21 = 1280x800
22 = 1360x768
23 = 1440x900
24 = 1680x1050
25 = 1080p Sharp
26 = 1920x1200
27 = 1080p CVT
28 = 2048x1080

X1^

For

1 = 50 Hz
2 = 60 Hz
3 = 72 Hz
4 = 96 Hz
5 = 100 Hz
6 = 120 Hz
7 = Live background input rate
8 = 24 Hz
9 = 59.94 Hz
10 = 29.97 Hz
11 = 30 Hz

View the current output
resolution X( and refresh rate

X1^

:

settings.

X1^

.

]

View the current output
resolution and refresh rate in
actual numbers.

The output resolution is
1024x768; the rate is 60 Hz.

Freeze

Enable freeze

Disable freeze
View freeze status

X@

X@
X@

* 1 F

* 0 F
F

X@

Frz 1

X@

Frz 0

X$ ]

]

]

Freeze the output video image
in window X@.

X@

= 0-4; 0 = all windows.

Unfreeze the output image

View freeze status X$. For X$:

1 = frozen.
0 = not frozen.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 59

Command

Test Pattern

Set test pattern

View test pattern

Executive Mode

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

X%

J Tst X%

J

Response
(Processor to Host)

X% ]

]

Additional Description

Select test pattern X%. For X%:

0 = Off (none)
1 = Colorbars
2 = X-hatch (16x12)
3 = 4x4 X-hatch
4 = Grayscale
5 = Ramp
6 = Alt. pixels
7 = White field
8 = Crop
9 = Side By Side (4x3 crop)
10 = Quad Split (4x4)
11 = Pip Images (4x3 or 6x9

PIP columns)

12 = 1.78 Aspect (4x3/16x9)
13 = 1.85 Aspect (4x3/16x9)
14 = 2.35 Aspect (4x3/16x9)

NOTE: Test patterns 10 and

11 are not available on the
MGP 462 Pro models.

View the currently selected test
pattern.

NOTE: In all front panel lock modes, RS-232, RS-422, and Ethernet controls are enabled.

Disable executive mode
Enable executive mode

Enable executive mode 2
View executive mode status

0 X
1 X

2 X
X

Exe 0
Exe 1

Exe 2

X3% ]

]
]

]

Unlock all front panel controls.
Lock front panel control except

for the input buttons.
Lock all front panel controls.

View executive mode status

X3%

0 = Unlocked
1 = Locked except for input

selection buttons
2 = All controls locked

. For

X3%

:

Special Functions

Output polarity

Example:

View output polarity

Output sync format

View output sync format

X3^

1 *

1 * 2 #

1 #

X3&

2 *

2 #

#

Pol

Pol 2

X3^ ]

# Syn

X3& ]

X3^ ]

]

X3& ]

Set output polarity to

X3^

For

0 = H-/V- (default)
1 = H-/V+
2 = H+/V-
3 = H+/V+

Output sync polarity is H+/V–.
View the current output polarity
setting
Set the output sync format.
For

1 = RGBHV
2 = RGBS
3 = RGsB
4 = YUV bi-level
5 = YUV tri-level

View current output sync format
setting

X3&

:

X3^

:

X3&

.

.

X3^

.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 60

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Special Functions (continued)

Blue mode

View blue mode status

Text position

View text position

Text size

View text size

Text border color

X$

3 *

# Blu X$

3 #

X@

6 *

* X^ #

X@

6 *

#

X3*

10 *

10 #

14 *

# Tsz

X@

X3(

*

#

X$ ]

X@

Tlc X^

X^ ]

X3* ]

X3* ]

X@

Txb

]

]

X3( ]

View text border color

Text color

View text color

14 *

16 *

16 *

X@

X@

X@

#

*

#

X4)

X3( ]

#

X@

Txc

X4) ]

X4) ]

Turn blue mode on and off.
For X$:

0 = blue mode off.
1 = blue mode on.

View the current blue mode
status.
Change the location of the text
label to X^ in window X@.

X@

= 0-4. 0 = all windows.

For X^:

0 = None
1 = Bottom left
2 = Bottom center
3 = Bottom right
4 = Top left
5 = Top center
6 = Top right

View the text label position (X^)
in window X@.
Set the size of the label text.

X3*

For

:
1 = Small
2 = Medium
3 = Large

View the current size (
the label text.
Change the color of the text
label border in window X@.

X@

= 0-4. 0 = all windows.

X3(

For

:

0 = Off (no border)
1 = Red
2 = Green
3 = Blue
4 = White
5 = Magenta
6 = Cyan
7 = Yellow
8 = Black
9 = Translucent

View the border color (
the text label in window X@.
Set the color of the text in the
label in window X@ to

X4)

For

:

1 = Red
2 = Green
3 = Blue
4 = White
5 = Magenta
6 = Cyan
7 = Yellow
8 = Black

View the current color of the
text in window X@.

X3*

X3(

X4)

) of

) of

.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 61

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Special Functions (continued)

Text background color

View text background color

Window border color

View window border color

Screen background color

View background color

Custom color

View custom color

17 *

17 *

9 *

9 *

8 *

8 #

22 *

22#

X@

X4!

*

#

X@

#

X@

X4@

*

#

X@

#

X4#

# Bkg

X2%

X2%

*

X2%

*

# Ubk

X@

Tbc

X4! ]

X@

Brd

X4@ ]

X4# ]

X4# ]

X2%

X2%

Ubk

X4! ]

X4@ ]

X2%

*

X2%

*

*

*

X2% ]

X2% ]

Set the background color of the

X4!

X4@

X4#

X4#

X4!

)

.

for

:

X2%

.

)

text label in window X@ to

X4!

For

0 = Off (none)
1 = Red

2 = Green
3 = Blue
4 = White

5 = Magenta
6 = Cyan
7 = Yellow
8 = Black

9 = Translucent

View the current color (
of the text label background in
window X@.
Set the color of the border
around window X@ to

X@

windows.
For

0 = Off (no border)
1 = Red
2 = Green
3 = Blue
4 = White
5 = Magenta
6 = Cyan
7 = Yellow
8 = Black

View the current border color in
window X@.

Set background color
the output screen. For

0 = Off (default)
1 = Red
2 = Green
3 = Blue
4 = White
5 = Magenta
6 = Cyan
7 = Yellow
8 = Background image
9 = Live background input
10 = Custom color

View the current background
color setting (

Set custom color values (
for red, green, and blue, in that
order.
View the red, green, and blue
values of the custom color.

:

= 0 through 4; 0 = all

X4@

:

X4#

).

X2%

= 0-255.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 62

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

Response
(Processor to Host)

Background Image

Save image

NOTE: The filename must be no more than 16 characters, including the .bmp extension.

E

0 , lename MF

}

Ims lename

]

Additional Description

Save the current output
image to memory under the
designated name.

Recall image

Current image

E

0 , lename RF

E

RF

}

}

Imr lename

lename

]

]

Recall the image with the
specified file name and display
it as a background.
View the file name of the
currently displayed background
image.

Film Mode

Enable film mode

Disable film mode

View film mode status

18 *

18 *

18 *

X!

X!

X!

* 1 #

* 0 #

#

X!

Flm 1

X!

Flm 0

X$ ]

]

]

Enable film mode for input

X!

. (Auto-sense 3:2 or 2:2

pull-down.)

X!

= 1-19.

Disable film mode for input X!.
(Blocks the deinterlacer from
using either pull-down method.)
View the current film mode

X!

setting for input
For X$:
0 = film mode disabled
1 = Film mode enabled

.

Auto Image

Run Auto image

55 *

X@

# Aut X@

]

Perform Auto image on window

X@. X@

is:

1-4 for MGP 464 Pro models
1 or 2 for MGP 462 Pro models

HDCP/Signal Status

NOTE: These commands are applied only to digital inputs.

Query input

Query all inputs

Query output

E

I X! HDCP

E

I HDCP

E

O X! HDCP

} X2( ]

} X2( X2(

} X2( ]

View HDCP status

X!

With tagged response
(verbose mode 2 or 3):

...

X2( ]

X2( ]

X2(

...

X2( ]

X2( ]

Hdcp I X! *

With tagged response (verbose mode 2 or 3):

Hdcp I00 *

With tagged response
(verbose mode 2 or 3):

Hdcp O 1 *

(HDMI inputs only). For

0 = No source or sink detected.
1 = Source or sink with HDCP

detected.
2 = No source or sink detected
with HDCP.

View the HDCP status of all
inputs. Inputs are displayed in
numerical order with the live
background input last.

View HDCP status
output.

X2(

for input

X2(

of the

X2(

:

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 63

Command

ASCII (Telnet)
(Host to Processor)

HDMI Output Format

Set format

View format setting

E X3!

E

HDCP Input Authorization (HDMI inputs only)

HDCP authorized device On

HDCP authorized device Off

Query HDCP authorization
status

E

E

E

General Information

General system information

X@

Response
(Processor to Host)

}

VTPO

} X3! ]

VTPO

E X! * 1 HDCP

E X! * 0 HDCP

E X! HDCP }

* I Chn X!•Typ X#•Std

}

}

X3! ]

Vtpo

Hdcp E X! * 1

Hdcp E X! * 0

]

]

X3$ ]

With tagged response
(verbose mode 2 or 3):

Hdcp E X! *

X3$ ]

Additional Description

Set the output color space and
format to

0 = Auto (based on sink EDID)
1 = DVI 444 RGB (0-255, no

audio and no InfoFrames)
2 = HDMI 444 RGB (0-255,
with audio and InfoFrames)
Default is 0.
View the current output
colorspace for the HDMI
output.

Select HDCP authorization for
input X!.
Deselect HDCP authorization
for input X!.
View HDCP authorization status

X3$

0 = HDCP encrypted data
blocked.
1 = HDCP encrypted data
allowed (default).

X1)

•Blk X%
View input number, video signal
type, input signal standard,
and blanking (muting) status in
window X@.

X!
X#

1 = RGB
2 = YUV-HD
3 = RGBcvS
4 = YUVi
5 = S-video
6 = Composite video
7 = HDMI or 3G/HD-SDI

X1)

0 = None
1 = NTSC

2 = PAL
4 = SECAM

– = Not applicable

X$

1 = muted
0 = unmuted

X3!

for input X!. For

]

= 1-19.
= signal type. For X#:

= signal standard. For

= muting status. For X$:

. For

X3!

:

X3$

:

X1)

:

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 64

Command and Response Table for IP SIS Commands

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Response

(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Bi-directional Serial Data Port

Send data string

Example:

NOTES:

X10!

•

•

•

•

•

= Port number (01-99)

X10(

= Time in tens of milliseconds that the MGP Pro will wait until receipt of the first response character before

terminating the command. Default = 10 = 10 ms. Max. = 32767.

X11)

= Time in tens of milliseconds that the MGP Pro will wait between characters being received via a serial port

before terminating the current command or receive operation. Default = 20 = 20 ms. Max. = 32767.

X11!

= Message length #L or #D. The letter parameter is case sensitive (requires capital D or capital L).
L = Length of the message to be received.
D = Delimiter value. A delimiter of ASCII 0A = 10D.
# = Byte count (for L) or a single ASCII character expressed in decimal form (for D).
The byte count # can be 0-32767. Default = 0.
The ASCII decimal # can be 0-00255. Default = the byte count.
A 3-byte length = 3L. The response includes leading zeros.

X10@

= Command data section. For web encoding for
numbers.

• The *

Configure serial
port parameters

View serial port
parameters

Configure mode

NOTE: Only the rear panel RS-232/422 port can be configured.

X10(

24

24

E X10!

E

05 * 4 * 7 * 3L RS } <data>•

X11)

*

E X10!

E X10!

E

1 *

X10(

X11)

*

sequence is optional. If

X11^

X11&

,

}

CY

}

*

*

X11!

*

CP

X12)

*

W

W 05 %2A 4 %2A 7 %2A 3L RS | {data}

,

W

W

W 1 %2A

X11!

X10!

X11*
X10!

X10!

RS }
%2A

X11)

X10!

%2A

X10@

X10(

and

X11(

,

%2A

CP

X12)

}

CP

X11^

%2A

| X11^

|

CY

X11)

X11&

X11!

%2A

{Response from command}

{Response from command}

, be sure to convert non-alphanumeric characters to hex

X11)

are not specified, the default values are used.

X11*

%2A

X10!

Cpn

X11&

,

Cpn1•Cty

RS |

%2A

•Ccp

,

X12)]

X10@

X11(

X11^

X11*

]

CP

X11&

X11*

X11(

X12):

X11(

,

X11^

X11*

for port

, parity

X12)

,

,

Set baud rate

X11&

, data bits

stop bits

X11^

= 2400, 4800, 9600,

19200, 38400, or

115200.

X11&

= odd, even, none,

mark, or space.
(Only the first letter is
required.)

X11*

= 7 or 8

X11(

= 1 or 2

X11(

,

Select serial mode
the rear panel RS-232/422
port. For

0 = RS-232
1 = RS-422

CP

]

CP

, and

X10!

for

]

.

View serial mode

E X10!

CY

}

W

X10!

| X12) ]

CY

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 65

View current port mode.

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Response

(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Bi-directional Serial Data Port (continued)

Configure flow

24

control

View flow control
Configure receive

24

timeout

NOTES:

X10!

•

•

•

•

•

•

= Port number (01-99)

X10@

= Command data section. For web encoding for
numbers.

X10(

= Time in tens of milliseconds that the MGP Pro will wait until receipt of the first response character before
terminating the command. Default = 10 = 10 ms. Max. = 32767.

X11)

= Time in tens of milliseconds that the MGP Pro will wait between characters being received via a serial port
before terminating the current command or receive operation. Default = 20 = 20 ms. Max. = 32767.

X11!

= Message length #L or #D. The letter parameter is case sensitive (requires capital D or capital L).
L =Length of the message to be received.
D = Delimiter value. A delimiter of ASCII 0A = 10D.
# = Byte count (for L) or a single ASCII character expressed in decimal form (for D).
The byte count # can be 0-32767. Default = 0.
The ASCII decimal # can be 0-00255. Default = the byte count.
A 3-byte length = 3L. The response includes leading zeros.

X11%

= Priority status for port
0 = Use Send data string command parameters (default).
1 = Use Congure receive timeout command parameters.
The response includes leading zeros.

• The *

View receive
timeout

X10(

E X10!

E X10!

E X10!

X11)

*

E X10!

X12!

}

X10(

,

X12@

*

*

CF

*

X10!

X11!

*

sequence is optional. If

}

CE

}

CF

X10!

W

X10!

W

X11)

X11%

*

X10!

W

receiving timeouts. For

X12!

%02A

| X12! , X12@ |

CF

X11!

*

CE

X10(

%2A

X10(

W

X10!

| X10(

CE

%02C

X12@

CF

Cpn

|

X10!

•C

X12!

X12@ ]

,

Set flow control type
with
For

H = Hardware.
S = Software.
N = None (default).

X12@

Default = 0 ms.

X12@

ms between bytes.

X12!

:

= 0000 through 0001.

}

X11)

%2A

X10@

, be sure to convert non-alphanumeric characters to hex

X11%

X11)

and

X11%

%2A

X10!

Cpn

:

are not specified, the defaults are used.

X11)

,

%2A

•Cce

X11%

,

X11!

X10(

|

CE

X11)

,

X11%

,

Set the time that the MGP
Pro will wait for a response
before terminating the
command.

X11! ]

,

X11! ]

,

X12!

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 66

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Response

(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Ethernet Data Port

Set current
connection port
timeout

View current
connection port
timeout

Set global IP port
timeout

View global port
timeout

E

E

E

E

0 *

0TC

1 *

1TC

X13*

}

X13*

}

TC

TC

}

}

W 0 %2A

W 0TC|

W 1 %2A

W 1TC

X13*

X13*

| X13* ]

TC

TC

|

|

Pti 0 *

X13* ]

Pti 1 *

X13* ]

X13* ]

Set number of seconds (in
tens of seconds) before
timeout on the current IP
connection only.

X13*

= 1-32767.

Default is 30 = 300 seconds
= 5 minutes.

Set number of seconds (in
tens of seconds) before
timeout on all IP connections
made from this MGP Pro.

X13*

= 1-32767.

Default is 30 = 300 seconds
= 5 minutes.

Firmware Version Requests

NOTE: An asterisk (*) after the version number in these commands indicates which version is currently running. A caret (^)

indicates bad checksum or invalid load. Question marks (?.??) indicate that the firmware version is not loaded.

Query firmware
version

Example: 1Q 1Q 1.01

Query verbose
version information

Example:

Query bootstrap
version

Q or 1Q Q or 1Q

0Q 0Q

0Q 0Q 1.00-0.00 (1.48-MGP Pro Series

2Q 2Q

X10$ ]

With tagged
response – verbose
modes 2 and 3:

Ver01 *

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

With tagged
response – verbose
modes 2 and 3:

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

-Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:37:59 GMT)-2.02*

X10$ ]

]

X10$ ]

With tagged
response – verbose
modes 2 and 3:
Ver02 *

X10$ ]

Show the MGP Pro firmware
version number
two decimal places. Gives
the number of the currently
running version of the user­updatable firmware.

Show bootstrap, factory-

]

installed, and updated
firmware versions (see Query
commands 2Q, 3Q, and 4Q
on the following lines).

The bootstrap firmware is
not user-replaceable, but you
may need this information for
troubleshooting.

X10$

to

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 67

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Response

(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Firmware Version Requests

Query factory
firmware version

3Q 3Q

X10$

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

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Ver03 *
date/time)

X10$

(plus web ver.-desc-UL

]

Factory-installed firmware is
not user-replaceable. This
firmware was installed at the
factory and is the version
the processor reverts to
after a mode 1 reset (see

]

Resetting on page 39).

Example:

Query updated
firmware version

Example:

3Q 3Q 1.00 (1.07-MGP464 PRO -Wed, 16 Jan 2013

03:28:10 GMT)

In this example, the factory
firmware version is 1.00, also
known as the kernel version

1.07, for an MGP 464 Pro,
dated 16 January, 2013.

4Q 4Q

4Q 4Q 2.02 * (1.66– MGP464 Series –Mon, 14 Jan

X10$

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

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:
Ver04 *

time)

2008 17:03:46 GMT

X10$

(plus web ver.-desc-UL date/

]

Use this command to find out
which version of the firmware,
if any, was uploaded into the
unit after it left the factory.

X10$

= firmware version to

two decimal places.

In this example, the factory
firmware version is 2.02,
also known as kernel version

1.66, for an MGP 464 Pro,
dated 14 January, 2008, at
5:03 and 46 seconds pm,
Greenwich mean time.

]

Information Requests

Request unit part
number

N N

60-1258-nn or 60-1259-nn

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Pno 60-1258-nn or Pno 60-1259-nn

Show unit part number.
MGP 462 Pro is 60-1258-nn.
MGP 464 Pro is 60-1259-nn.
For nn:

01 = standard model
02 = DI model
03 = 3G-SDI model

]

]

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 68

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Response

(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Information Requests (continued)

Request model
name

Request model
description

Request system
memory usage

Request user
memory usage

1I 1I

2I 2I Standard: Multi-Graphic Processor

3I 3I

4I 4I

X4$ ]

With tagged
response – verbose
modes 2 and 3:

Inf01 *

DI and 3G-HD/SDI: Multi-Graphic Processor
w/ <HDMI or 3G-HD/SDI> option

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Inf02 * Multi-Graphic Processor [w/ <HDMI
or 3G-HD/SDI> option]

n bytes used out of n kBytes
With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Inf03 * n bytes used out of n kBytes

n bytes used out of n kBytes

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Inf04 * n bytes used out of n kBytes

X4$

Show unit model name

X4$

can be:

MGP 462 Pro
MGP 462 Pro DI
MGP Pro 3G-SDI
MGP 464 Pro
MGP Pro DI
MGP Pro 3G-SDI

]

]

Show type of unit.

]

Show amount of memory
used and total available
memory for system
operations.

]

Show amount of user
memory used and total
available user memory.

]

]

X4$

.

Event Control

Read event buffer
memory

27

E X12%

,

X12^

,

X12&

,

W

X12*
X12%

E

,

}
X12^

,

X12&

X12* E|

,

X13( ]

Read the contents of a
specific section of a memory
buffer for event number

X12%

= event number, 1-99.

X12^

= event buffer.

X12^

For

0 = receive
1 = user
2 = NVRAM

X12&

0 to max. buffer size.

X12*

For

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

X13(

in ASCII from event buffer
(leading zeros suppressed).

:

= event buffer offset,

= Event data size.

X12*

:

= data element value

X12%

.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 69

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Response

(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

Event Control (continued)

Write event to
memory buffer

Read string from event buffer memory

Write string to event buffer memory

Start events

Stop events

Read number of
events running

E-mail Commands

Configure e-mail
events

View e-mail events

24 27

24 27

24

Example:

24 27

E X12%

E X12%

E X12(

E

E
E

X13@,X13#,X13$

E

X13@

X12^

X12&

X12(

,

,

,

W

27

X12^

24 27

X12%

,

,

CR

X12&

,

W

X12^

,

W

W 1AE

W 0AE

W AE

}

W

W5 %2C jdoe %40 extron %2E xom %2C 7 %2E eml CR

W

,

,

}

1AE

}

0AE

}

AE

5, [e-mail], 7.eml CR

}

CR

X12*

,

E

X12%

X12^

,

,

X13!
X12%

X12&
X12(

}

FE

X12^

,

}

FE

, %2A

,

X12%

|

|

|

X13@,X13#,X13$

X13@

| X13#

CR

}
X12&

X12(

,

X12&

X13!

,

X12^

,

CR|Ipr

}

X12* E|

,

X12%

|

FE

X12%

]

]

,

|

,

]

X12( ]

]

X12( ]

Write event

X12^

, offset by

X12(

data

X12(

Read string from event
buffer

X13!
X13!

read.

Write data string
event
by
Initiate all programmed
events.
Stop all programmed events.

nn = 2-digit number
nnnnn = 5-digit number

, size

= event data to write.

X12^

bytes.
= number of bytes to

X12%

X12&

.

Ewr

FE

{string}

X12&

,

Ewr

Ego

Est

Enm nn

With tagged
response – verbose
modes 2 and 3:

Enm nnnnn

X13@,X13#,X13$ ]

X13@

= e-mail event number

(1-64).

X13#

= e-mail recipient

address.

X13$

= name of e-mail file
to be sent (first file line is the
subject and the rest is the
e-mail body).

|

lpr5, [e-mail], 7.eml

For e-mail event 5,
send file 7.eml to
[e-mail].

X13$ ]

,

X12%

to buffer

X12&

X12*

, offset by

X12(

X12&

, buffer

]

. Include

.

X12%

X12&

,

from

, offset

,

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 70

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Response

(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

E-mail (continued)

Send e-mail (file
named in mail box)
Send e-mail (using
a different file)

E X13@

E X13@

SM

,

}

X14#

,

X13$

W

SM

W

X13@

}

X13@

SM

%2C

|

X14#

%2C

X13$

X13@ ]

Eml

}

SM

X13@ ] X14#

Eml

= number inserted into
the e-mail message if the
.eml file has an embedded

E }

command.

Web Browser Specific Commands

Read response from last URL command

E

UB

}

W UB

|

{Response from command}

]

View the response to the last
command that was entered.

IP Setup Commands

Set unit name

Set unit name to
factory default

24

24

E X10%

E

•CN

CN

}

}

X10%

W

CN

W %20 CN

|

|

X10% ]

Ipn•

X13% ] X13%

Ipn•

Example:

Read unit name
Set time and

24

date

E

•CN

E

CN

E X10^

}

}

CT

}

W %20 CN

W CN

W

|

| X10% ]

X10^

CT

|

MGP462PRO-3G-SDI-09-44-92

X10^ ] X10^

Ipt•

Change the processor name

X10%

to

, a name of your

choosing.

X10%

For
can consist of up to 24
alphanumeric characters and
the minus sign or hyphen
(-). The first character must
be a letter, the last character
cannot be a minus sign.
Case does not matter.

processor was shipped
with: MGP46n-xx-xx-xx,
a combination of the model
and the last three pairs of the
hex numbers in the unit MAC
address.

The factory name of this
unit indicates that it is
an MGP 462 Pro, SDI
configuration, and the last 6
digits of its MAC address are
09-44-92.

View current unit name

time format.
The set format is MM/DD/

YY-HH:MM:SS. (The hours,
minutes, and seconds
can also be separated
by periods.) Examples:

11/13/06-10:54:00 or
11/13/06-10.54.00

: The name

is the name the

X10%

is the local date and

.

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 71

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Response

(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

IP Setup Commands (continued)

Read time/date

Set GMT offset

Read GMT offset
Set daylight saving

24

time

E

}

CT

24

E X10#

E

CZ

E X12$

}

CZ

CX

}

}

| X10^ ]

W CT

X10#

W

W CZ

X12$

W

CZ

|

Ipz

X10# ]

| X10# ] View the current GMT offset.

CX

|

Ipx

X12$ ]

Read daylight
saving time

Set DHCP on

Set DHCP off
View DHCP mode

Set IP address

24

24

E

}

CX

E

E
E

24

E X10&

1DH

0DH
DH

}

}

}

CI

}

| X12$ ]

W CX

|

W 1DH

|

W 0DH

|

W DH

W

X10&

CI

|

Idh1

Idh0
Idh X$

Ipi•

]

]

]

X10& ]

The read format is:

Www [day of the week],
DD Mmm YYYY HH:MM:SS.

Example: Tue, 18 Nov 2006
18:19:33
Set Greenwich Mean Time

:

X10&

X10#

for your

X12$

(GMT) offset value
for the processor 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
optional.

X10#

is in the format hh:mm.
Example: 5:30 or 5.30 =

+05:30.

Set daylight saving time
on your MGP Pro. Daylight
saving time (DST) is a 1-hour
offset that is observed in the
USA and parts of Europe and
Brazil. For

0 = Off or ignore
1 = On in northern

hemisphere

2 = On in Europe
3 = On in Brazil

Example: California uses
GMT -8:00 from the second
Sunday in March to the first
Sunday in November, 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, and
Arizona (excluding the Navajo
Nation).
View the daylight saving time
setting for your MGP Pro.
Turn on Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) to enable automatic
assigning of IP addresses.

View DHCP status X$:
0 = off, 1 = on.

Set IP address
unit in the format nnn.nnn.
nnn.nnn). Leading zeros
in each of the four fields are
optional.

X12$

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 72

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Response

(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

IP Setup Commands (continued)

24

24

E

E

E X11#

E

E X10&

E

E X12#

Read IP address

Read hardware
address (MAC)

Set subnet mask

Read subnet mask

Set gateway
address

Read gateway
address
Set administrator
password

24

Clear administrator
password

NOTE: A user password cannot be assigned if an administrator password does not exist. Entering a password when the MGP

View administrator
password

Set user
password

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

24

Pro has not been configured displays an E14 error response from the processor. If the administrator password is cleared
(removed), the user password is removed also.

14 24

E

E

E X12#

CI

CH

CS

CG

•CA

CA

}

}

CS

}

CG

}

CA

}

CU

}

}

}

}

}

| X10& ]

W CI

| X11@ ]

W CH

X11#

W

W CS

X10&

W

W CG

X12#

W

W %20 CA

W CA

X12#

W

|

CS

| X11# ]

|

CG

| X10& ]

|

CA

|

| X13) ]

|

CU

Ips•

Ipg•

Ipa•

Ipa•

Ipu•

X11# ]

X10& ]

X13) ]

]

X13) ]

X12#

X10&

X10&

.

X13)

of your

X11@

X11#

, shown

X12#

View IP address
unit. Leading zeros in each of
the four fields are suppressed
in returned values.
View hardware media access
control (MAC) address
of your unit in the format
xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx.

Set unit subnet mask
(nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn) The
syntax is the same as for IP
addresses. Leading zeros are
optional in setting values.
View the unit subnet
mask. Leading zeros are
suppressed.

Set IP address
for your gateway
(nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn).
Leading zeros are optional.
View the gateway IP address
for your unit.
Set administrator access
password

X12#

= 4 to 12 alphanumeric
characters. The password
is case sensitive. Special
characters (spaces or
symbols) are not allowed.

X13)

= displayed password.
With an RS-232 or RS-422
connection, the password is
displayed.

With an IP connection,
masked characters (four
asterisks) are displayed
(****).
Remove all passwords
(administrator and user).

View password
with leading zeros.

Set user password
(4-12 alphanumeric
characters). The password
is case sensitive. Special
characters (spaces or
symbols) are not allowed.

Clear user
password

24

E

•CU

}

W %20 CU

|

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 73

Ipu•

]

Clear the user password only

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Response

(Processor to Host)

Additional Description

IP Setup Commands (continued)

View user
password

Query session
security level

Set verbose

24

mode

NOTE: The processor can send out unsolicited information (such as notice of a change in volume, input or some other

setting). That is called a verbose (wordy) relationship between the processor and a connected device. For a direct RS-232
or RS-422 connection, the processor is set for verbose mode by default. When the MGP Pro 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.

Read verbose
mode

E

CU

E

CK

E X11$

E

CV

}

}

}

CV

}

| X13) ]

W CU

| X13& ]

W CK

X11$

W

W CV

| X11$ ]

CV

| X11$ ]

With tagged
response – verbose
modes 2 and 3:

X13& ]

Pvl

View password
with leading zeros.

View security level
current connection. For

0 = Anonymous
1-10 = Extended security

level

11 = User
12 = Administrator

Enable or disable verbose
mode type

X11$

For
0 = verbose mode and
tagged responses
disabled

1 = verbose mode enabled
2 = tagged responses for

queries enabled
3 = verbose mode and
tagged responses for
queries enabled

Default is 0 for Telnet
connections and 1 for
RS-232 or RS-422 control.

X13)

, shown

X13&

of the

X13&

X11$

.

:

:

Remap Port Designations

Set Telnet port

24

map

E

{port#} MT

}

W {port#} MT

|

Pmt {port#}

]

NOTES:

• Duplicate port number assignments are not permitted (for example, the Telnet and web mapping cannot be the same).

An E13 error code (invalid parameter) results.

• Remapping of the port number to other than defaults 80 or 23 or disabling it by resetting it to 0 can be done only to

ports numbered 1024 or higher.

Reset Telnet port

24

map
Disable Telnet port

24

map
Read Telnet port

map
Set web port

24

map
Reset web port

24

map
Disable web port

24

map

E

23MT

E

0MT

E

MT

E

{port#} MH

E

80MH

E

0MH

}

}

}

}

}

}

|

W 23MT

|

W 0MT

|

W MT

W {port#} MH

|

W 80MH

|

W 0MH

Pmt 00023

Pmt 00000

{port#}

|

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 74

Pmh {port#}

Pmh 00080

Pmh 00000

]

]

]

]

]

]

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

Remap Port Designations (continued)

Read web port

24

map
Set Direct Access
port map
Reset Direct
Access port map
Disable Direct
Access port map
Read Direct
Access port map

24

E

E

E

24

E

24

E

24

}

MH

{port#} MD

2001MD

0MD

MD

}

}

}

}

Listing Connections

List connections

E

CC

}

File Commands

List files from
current directory
List files from
current directory
and below

E

E

DF

LF

}

}

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

|

W MH

W {port#} MD

W 2001MD

W 0MD

|

W MD

|

W CC

|

W DF

|

W LF

|

|

|

Response

(Processor to Host)

{port#}

Pmd {port#}

Pmd 02001

Pmd 00000

{port#}

{Number of connections}

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

(See below.) Each line of the response

]

]

]
]

]

Additional Description

]

the MGP Pro

lists a different file name and
its corresponding file size.
The last line of the response
indicates how much available
file space remains.

Unit web responses (HTML sample code):

var le – new array ():
le [1] = ‘lename1, date1, lesize1’;
le [2] = ‘lename2, date2, lesize2’;
le [3] = ‘lename3, date3, lesize3’;

...
le [n] = ‘lename n, date n, lesize n’;

Stream Files via Port 80

Load file to user
flash memory
Retrieve file from
user flash memory

Example

Stream Files via Telnet, RS-232, or RS-422

Load file to user
flash memory

Retrieve file from
user flash memory

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

Send a page GET on port 80 followed by: WSF

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

E

+UF lesize, lename } {Raw unprocessed data in le up to lesize}

E

lename SF

W lename SF

}

le [n+1] = ‘lename n+1, date n+1,
lesize n+1’;

Unit Telnet text responses:

lename x•date/time•length
lename x•date/time•length
lename x•date/time•length
lename x•date/time•length

...

space_remaining•bytes left ]

Responds with raw unprocessed data in file

|

|

]

Upl

Responds with 4 bytes of file size + raw
unprocessed data in file.

]
]
]
]

]

MGP Pro Series • Remote Configuration and Control 75

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Mail Server Setup Commands

Set mail server
address and unit

domain name

Read mail server
address and unit

domain name

24

24

E X10&

E

CM

}

,

X10*

,

X12#

}

CM

X10&

W

%2C X10* %2C

| X10&

W CM

X12#

Directory Commands

Change/create
directory

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

E

{path} / {directory} / CJ

W {path} / {directory} / CJ

}

Response

(Processor to Host)

}

CM

X10&

,

,

X10*

X10*

X12# ]

,

Ipm

Additional Description

X12# ]

,

X10&

= IP address, format
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn.

X10*

= mail domain name.

X12#

= password.

|

Dir•{path} / {directory} /

]

Move back to root
directory
Move up one
directory
View current
directory

E

E

E

/ CJ

.. CJ

}

CJ

}

}

W %2F CJ

W %2E %2E CJ

W CJ

|

|

Dir•/

|

Dir•{path} / {directory} /

{path} / {directory} /

]

]

]

Reset (Zap) / Erase Commands

Erase user­supplied web page

24 28

or file

Erase current
directory and its

24 28

files
Erase current
directory and
subdirectories
Erase flash
memory
Reset all device
settings to factory
default
Absolute system

24

reset

24 28

24

E

{lename} EF

E

E

E

E

E

/ EF

// EF

ZFFF

ZXXX

ZQQQ

}

}

}

}

}

}

W {lename} EF
W / EF

W // EF

W ZFFF

W ZXXX

W ZQQQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

Del•{lename}

]

Ddl

]

Ddl

]

Zpf

]

Zpx

]

Zpq

]

No IP-related settings are
reset.

Reset all settings and
memories, including all
adjustments, the IP address,
and the 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 (identical to
reset mode 5).

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Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(Host to Processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(Host to Processor)

Reset (Zap) / Erase Commands (continued)

Absolute reset
retaining IP

24

E

ZY

}

W ZY

Response

(Processor to Host)

|

Zpy

]

Additional Description

Same as Absolute system
reset (EZQQQ) except
that IP settings, including
IP address, subnet mask,
gateway address, unit
name, DHCP setting, and
port mapping (Telnet/
web/Direct Access) are
excluded in order to preserve
communication with the
device (recommended after a
firmware update).

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Windows-based Control Software

The MGP Pro Series 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 embedded web
pages.

Using the software, you can do the following to configure your MGP Pro:

• Input configuration — Specify a name, video signal type, size in pixels of the active

video area, horizontal and vertical start points of the total video display area, and the
pixel sampling points (pixel phase) of each of the 19 inputs for each window.

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

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

• Picture controls — Position and size the windows and the images within the windows,

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

• 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 Pro Series configuration software is provided on a disk that is delivered with your
MGP Pro unit. To use the software, you must install the program on your PC. Follow these
steps:

1. Insert the Software Products DVD into your CD or DVD drive. The disk should start

automatically. If it does not, open your Windows Explorer and double-click LAUNCH.EXE
on the CD or DVD drive to start it.

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

Software button, shown at right.

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DVD Opener

Figure 26. DVD Main Screen

3. In the table on the Control Software screen, scroll to locate the MGP Pro, and click the

Install link in the far right column.

Figure 27. MGP Pro Series Link on the DVD Control Software Screen

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

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Figure 28. File Download window

NOTE: If you want to save the installation file (MGPSeriesSWnxn.exe) to your

desktop to run later, click Save instead of Run. 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 setup file icon, click Run on the Security prompt, and
restart the procedure at step 4.

5. Another Security prompt appears. Click Run on this window to continue with the

installation.

6. Follow the instructions on the InstallShield Wizard screens to complete the program

installation.

By default the installation creates a folder called “MGP464” or “MGP462” in one of the
following locations on your computer:

c:\Program Files\Extron\MGP464 (or \MGP462) [for Windows XP and earlier] or

c:\Program Files (86)\Extron\MGP464 (or \MGP462) [for Windows 7 and later]

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

7. When installation is complete, close the Software Products screen. You can now start

the Windows-based control program.

Downloading the MGP Pro Series Software from the Web

The MGP Pro Series Windows-based control program is also available on the Extron
website at www.extron.com. From this site, you can also download updates to the MGP
Pro software as they become available. To access the software on the web:

1. Open the Extron web page and select the Download tab.

2. On the Download Center screen, click the Control Software button

(shown at right). A Control Software screen displays, containing a list of
control software products.

3. In one of the linked alphabets at the top and bottom of the screen, click M.

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4. On the M software products page, scroll to locate the MGP Pro, and click the Download

link at the far right.

Figure 29. MGP Pro Link on the Extron Website

5. On the next screen, fill in the required information.

6. Click the Download MGPSeriesSWnxn.exe button.

7. On the File Download - Security Warning window that appears, click Run to begin

downloading the installer file.

NOTE: If you want to save the installation file to your computer hard drive to run

later, click Save. On the Save As window that opens, save the setup file to the
desired location. When you are ready to install the software, double-click on the

MGPSeriesSWnxn.exe icon, click Run on the download screen that opens, and

restart this procedure at step 8.

8. On the second security prompt window that opens, click Run again to start the

installation process.

9. Follow the instructions on the InstallShield Wizard screens to complete the software

program installation. By default the installation creates a folder called “MGPPro” in the
following location on the computer:

c:\Program Files (x86)\Extron\MGP464 [for Windows 7 and later]

c:\Program Files\Extron\MGP464 [for Windows XP and earlier] or

If there is not already an Extron folder in your Program Files folder, the installation
program creates it as well.

Starting the Control Program

The MGP Pro Series software help program provides information on settings and on how to
use the control program itself.

1. To run the MGP Pro Series control program, do either of the following:

• Double-click on the MGP464.exe file, located on your computer at

c:\Program Files or [Program Files(x86)]\Extron\MGP464.

•

Access the program from the Start menu on your computer as follows:

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 MGP464.

e. Select MGP464 Control Program.

The Communication Type Selection window appears (figure 24 on the next page).

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

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

NOTE: Most items in the MGP Pro Series control program can also be configured

via the front panel, or via the MGP Pro or MGP Pro web pages. (Virtual inputs 5
through 19 cannot be configured from the front panel.) For details on features and
settings, see Front Panel Features on page 12 to configure via the front panel.

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FIG_Comm Type Selection

Figure 30. Comm Port Selection Window with TCP/IP and RS232 Tabs

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

NOTE: If you will be uploading firmware, you should use this connection.

• Select the RS232 tab if you are using either of the serial ports. (The front panel TRS

configuration port supports only RS-232. The 9-pin rear panel serial port supports
both RS-232 and RS-422.)

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

chose.

• TCP/IP: Enter your MGP Pro IP address, Telnet port (the default is 23), and a

password if required.

• RS232: Select your computer communication port from the Port menu, and the

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

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

Figure 31. MGP Series Control Program Main Window (MGP 464 Pro)

5. For information on configuring the MGP Pro using the Windows-based software, refer to

the program help file. To access the help file, select Contents from the Help pull-down
menu or press the <F1> key.

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HTML Configuration
and Control

This section provides procedures for accessing and using the MGP Pro embedded web
pages. Topics include:

• Accessing the Web Pages

• Viewing System Status

• Using the Configuration Pages

• Using the File Management Page

• Using the Background Page

The MGP Pro series can be controlled and configured using HTML web pages that are
accessed over a network or from a local PC connected to the MGP Pro LAN port. The
MGP Pro has factory-installed HTML web pages that allow you to view and adjust IP
settings, upload firmware and other files to the MGP Pro, and select a background image
for the display. Access these HTML pages using a web browser such as Microsoft Internet
Explorer.

NOTES:

• 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 Background
tabs only.

• The screen examples in this section all show MGP 462 Pro web pages. The

MGP 464 Pro web pages are identical in content and appearance except for the
product names and number of windows discussed.

Accessing the Web Pages

To access the MGP Pro HTML web pages:

1. Start the web browser program.

2. Enter the MGP Pro IP address in the browser Address field.

NOTE: If your local system administrators have not changed the address, use the

factory-specified default, 192.168.254.254, for this field.

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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 file to
open.

NOTES:

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

nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/optional_le_name.html

• The following characters are invalid in file names:

{space} ~ @ = ` [ ] { } < > ' " ; : | \ and ?.

4. Press the <Enter> key. If the MGP Pro HTML pages are not password protected, the

browser displays a start page as described in step 5.

If the MGP Pro HTML pages are password protected, the browser displays the Connect
To dialog box.

Figure 32. Example of a Connect To Dialog Box

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

NOTE: A User Name entry is not required.

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

your password the next time you enter the IP address.

c. Click OK.

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

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

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Viewing System Status

The System Status web page, accessed by clicking the Status tab, provides information
on the current settings of your MGP Pro. Changes must be made via the Configuration web
pages, the MGP Pro Series Windows-based configuration software, SIS commands, or
the MGP Pro front panel. Personnel who have user access can view this page but cannot
access the Configuration pages; they see only the Status and Background tabs. Figure 33
shows a typical MGP Pro System Status web page.

Figure 33. System Status Page

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Using the Configuration Pages

There are three Configuration pages, which only administrators can access. When you
click the Configuration tab, these pages are listed on the sidebar menu at the left of the
screen. The following sections describe the changes you can make from these pages.

System Settings Page

On the System Settings page (figure 34), you can set IP parameters for the MGP Pro.

Figure 34. System Settings Page

To change your system settings:

1. On the Configuration tab, select System Settings from the sidebar menu at the left

edge of the screen.

2. Select or enter the new information in the desired fields.

3. When you have made all the desired inputs, click the Submit button at the bottom of

the section. The new settings appear in the fields.

IP Settings fields

The IP Settings fields provide a location for viewing and editing settings unique to the
Ethernet interface. After editing any of the settings on this page, click the
the bottom of the IP Settings section.

Unit Name field

The Unit Name field contains the name of the MGP Pro. The name assigned at the factory
consists of the model name, followed by the last three character pairs of the MAC address.
You can change this name field to any valid name, up to 24 alphanumeric characters.

NOTE: The following characters are invalid in the name:

+ ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ' " ; : | \ and ?.

Submit button at

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DHCP radio buttons

The DHCP On radio button directs the MGP Pro 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 the local system administrator to for the
setting of this control.

IP Address field

The IP Address field contains the IP address of the connected MGP Pro. This value is
encoded in the MGP Pro 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.

NOTE: 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 Pro 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

The Subnet Mask field is used to determine whether the MGP Pro is on the same subnet as
the mail server when you are subnetting. For more information, see Subnetting, a Primer
on page 110.

MAC Address field

The Media Access Control (MAC) Address consists of six hexadecimal character pairs
and is used to identify the processor hardware. This address is hard-coded in the unit and
cannot be changed.

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Date/Time Settings Fields

The Date/Time Settings section provides a location for viewing and setting the time
functions.

Figure 35. Date/Time Settings Section

To change the date and time settings:

1. Click the drop box for the desired variable. The adjustable variables are month, day,

year, hours, minutes, am or pm, and (time) zone. A drop-down scroll box appears (the

Month drop box is selected in figure 35).

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.

NOTES: 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 saving time,

select Off.

NOTE: When daylight saving time is enabled, the MGP Pro updates its internal

clock between Standard Time and Daylight Saving 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 saving time is turned off, the processor
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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Passwords Page

The Passwords page lets you assign an administrator or user password to control access
to the MGP Pro web pages. To access this page, click the Configuration tab, then the

Passwords link on the left sidebar menu.

NOTE:

• An administrator password must be in place before a user password can be

• Passwords must contain 4 to 12 alphanumeric characters. Symbols and spaces are

assigned.

not allowed, and the passwords are case sensitive.

Figure 36. Passwords Page

Assigning a password

To assign passwords:

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.

NOTE: You cannot assign a user password unless an administrator password has

been assigned.

4. Reenter the same user password in the Re-enter the User Password field.

5. Click the Submit button to set the passwords.

Clearing a password

To remove an assigned password:

1. In the Administrator Password or User Password field, enter a single space.

2. Enter a single space in the Re-enter Admin Password or the Re-enter User

Password field.

3. Click the Submit button.

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Firmware Upgrade Page

The Firmware Upgrade page enables you to install a new version of firmware to your MGP
Pro. (The same firmware is used for both the MGP 464 Pro and the MGP 462 Pro.) You
can download the latest firmware version from the Extron website to your computer (see

Updating the Firmware beginning on page 111 for more details on firmware updating).

To access the Firmware Upgrade page, click the Configuration tab, then the Firmware

Upgrade link on the left sidebar menu.

Figure 37. Firmware Upgrade Page

Determining the current firmware version

There are two methods you can use to find out what firmware version is currently installed
on your MGP Pro:

• Using the LCD screen: Watch the LCD window as you connect the MGP Pro 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 Pro

web page to display the System Status page. The firmware version is in the System
Description section.

Downloading the firmware file

To obtain the latest version of MGP Pro Series firmware file and install it on your computer:

1. Go to the Extron website (www.extron.com) and click the Download tab.

2. On the Download Center page, click the Firmware link on the left sidebar.

3. On the Firmware page, click the letter M in the alphabet displayed at the top and bottom

of the page, then scroll down to the MGP Pro line.

4. Click the Download link located at the far right of the MGP Pro line.

5. On the next page, fill in the required information, then click the

Download_MGPPro_FWx.xx.exe button. A File Download - Security Warning window is

displayed.

6. Click Save. A Save As window opens.

If you want to install the firmware on your computer immediately, click Run instead of

Save, and skip to step 9.

7. Browse to the folder where you want to save the firmware installation file on your

computer, and click Save.

8. When ready to install the new firmware on your computer, locate the downloaded file,

and double-click on it to open it.

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9. Follow the instructions on the Installation Wizard 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 Pro

After you have installed the new firmware on your computer, you must upload it to the MGP
Pro. To upload the firmware using the web pages:

1. On the MGP Pro Configuration tab, select Firmware Upgrade from the sidebar

menu to display the Firmware Upgrade page.

2. Click Browse to open the Choose File to Upload (or Choose File) window, and locate

the firmware file on your computer or server. The file extension must be .S19.

Figure 38. Choose File to Upload Window

ATTENTION: Uploading a file with an extension other than .S19 may cause the

unit to stop functioning.

3. Open the firmware file. Its name appears below the Current Firmware Version on the

Firmware Upgrade page.

4. Click the Upload button on the Firmware Update page 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 Pro displays first Firmware Upload
Please Wait!!!, then Firmware Reboot Please Wait!!!

NOTE: While the firmware is uploading and rebooting, do not press any front

panel buttons or make any selections on the web pages.

When the uploading process is complete, the Uploading... button on the screen changes
back to Upload.

NOTE: As an alternative method of updating the MGP Pro firmware, you can use the

Firmware Loader software (see Uploading using the Firmware Loader on page 117
for information on downloading and using this software).

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Using the File Management Page

The File Management page lets you upload files to the MGP Pro from your computer or
network, and delete files from the unit. You can also upload personalized web pages via
this page. To access the File Management page, select the File Management tab on
the MGP Pro web page. 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. The image files must be loaded to a folder named “nortxe-graphics.”

Figure 39. File Management Page

Uploading Files

Names of files to be uploaded to the MGP Pro must contain only valid alphanumeric
characters and underscores. No spaces or special characters (symbols) are allowed. To
upload files from the server,

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 name and

directory path are displayed in the file name field on the File Management page.

3. Click the Upload File button. The selected file name appears in the Files column

on the File Management page. (Files are listed separately under headings of their
extensions.)

Adding a Directory

To add a directory or folder to the MGP Pro file system,

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) or (back).

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Other File Management Activities

You can also perform the following tasks on the File Management page:

Open a file: Click on the name of the file in the Files column.

Delete a file: Click the Delete button at the

right end of the line that contains the file you want
to remove.

Delete all files: Click the Delete All button.

Display files by file extension: The Filter by

File Extension menu (shown at right) lists the

extensions of the files that have been uploaded
to the MGP Pro. This menu lets you choose to
display only files with the extension you select.
Select

All to display all uploaded files.

Using the Background Page

The Image Settings screen on the Background page lets you select a background for the
output display. You can choose a background color, or you can upload bitmap images to
the MGP Pro, and select one as the display background. You can also specify the image
from a HDMI input to display live as the background on the screen.

Figure 40. Image Settings Screen

Selecting a Background Color

To change the background color on the output display, select a color from the Background

Color pull-down menu. The default selection, Off, results in a black background.

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