Extron Electronics MGP 462xi User Manual

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MGP 464 Series

MGP 462xi Series

Multi-Graphic Processors

68-1235-01 Rev. D

07 09

Precautions

Safety Instructions • English

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

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

Caution

Read Instructions • Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using the equipment.

Retain Instructions • The safety instructions should be kept for future reference.

Follow Warnings • Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the equipment or in the user

information.

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

manufacturer because they may be hazardous.

Consignes de Sécurité • Français

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

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

Attention

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

d’utiliser le matériel.

Conserver les instructions• Ranger les consignes de sécurité aﬁn de pouvoir les consulter à l’avenir.

Respecter les avertissements • Observer tous les avertissements et consignes marqués sur le matériel ou

présentés dans la documentation utilisateur.

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

fabricant du matériel car cela risquerait de poser certains dangers.

Sicherheitsanleitungen • Deutsch

Dies es Symbol soll dem Benut zer in der im Liefer umfang ent haltenen Dokumentation besonders wichtige Hinweise zur Bedienung und Wartung (Instandhaltung) geben.

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

Achtung

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

Bedienungsanleitungen genau durchlesen und verstehen.

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

aufbewahren, damit Sie im Bedarfsfall darauf zurückgreifen können.

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

Benutzerdokumentation.

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

Hersteller empfohlen wurden, da diese eine Gefahrenquelle darstellen können.

Warning

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

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

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

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

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

items placed upon or against them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Avertissement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vorsicht

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vermeidung einer Überhitzung der empndlichen Teile im Inneren. Diese Öffnungen dürfen niemals von

anderen Objekten blockiert werden.

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

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

Instrucciones de seguridad • Español

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

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

Precaucion

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

equipo.

Conservar las instrucciones • Conservar las instrucciones de seguridad para futura consulta.

Obedecer las advertencias • Todas las advertencias e instrucciones marcadas en el equipo o en la

documentación del usuario, deben ser obedecidas.

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

por el fabricante, ya que podrian implicar riesgos.

安全须知 • 中文

这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中有重要的操作和维护说明。

这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴露的危险电压，有触电危险。

注意

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

Advertencia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

objetos.

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

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

警告

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

（地线）是安全设施，不能不用或跳过。

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

电系统的电源线。

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

现触电危险不要自己试图打开设备盖子维修该设备。

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

西挡住通风孔。

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

按照生产厂的建议处理废弃电池。

FCC Class A Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The Class A limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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

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

About the MGP Series Multi-Graphic Processors ...................................................1-2

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

Application Diagrams ..............................................................................................................1-4

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

Installation Overview .............................................................................................................. 2-2

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

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

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

UL guidelines for rack mounting ........................................................................................ 2-2

Rack mounting procedure ..................................................................................................2-3

Installing or Replacing Button Labels ........................................................................... 2-4

Rear Panel Features ..................................................................................................................2-5

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

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

Power-up and Default Cycle ................................................................................................ 3-5

Window Select Buttons ..........................................................................................................3-5

Input Selection .............................................................................................................................3-6

Selecting an input .................................................................................................................... 3-6

Muting an input ......................................................................................................................3-6

Menus, Conguration, and Adjustments .................................................................... 3-6

Menu system overview ............................................................................................................. 3-6

Using the menus ..................................................................................................................3-6

Auto Image menu ..................................................................................................................... 3-9

Input Conﬁguration menu ....................................................................................................3-10

Input conﬁguration submenu adjustments .....................................................................3-10

Output Conﬁguration menu ................................................................................................. 3-12

Resolution and Refresh Rate submenu ............................................................................3-12

Output Type submenu ....................................................................................................... 3-13

Sync Polarity submenu ......................................................................................................3-13

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

Window Priority submenu ................................................................................................3-14

Window Border submenus................................................................................................3-14

Window Effect submenu ...................................................................................................3-15

Available effects ..........................................................................................................3-15

Effect Duration submenu .................................................................................................. 3-16

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

Memory space for background ﬁles ................................................................................. 3-17

Saving a background to memory .....................................................................................3-17

Recalling a background from memory.............................................................................3-18

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Comm./IP Conﬁguration menu .............................................................................................3-18

Viewing serial port and IP settings ................................................................................... 3-18

Making changes to the serial port and IP conﬁguration ................................................ 3-18

Advanced Conﬁguration menu ............................................................................................3-20

Background Color submenu .............................................................................................3-20

Blue Mode submenu .........................................................................................................3-20

Test Pattern submenu ........................................................................................................ 3-21

Internal Temperature screen ............................................................................................. 3-22

Factory Default submenu .................................................................................................. 3-22

Adding and Conﬁguring Window Text ...............................................................................3-22

Picture Controls .........................................................................................................................3-22

Adjusting the picture controls ..............................................................................................3-22

Picture Controls summary ...................................................................................................... 3-23

Auto Memories ..........................................................................................................................3-24

Memory Presets ........................................................................................................................3-24

Window presets .......................................................................................................................3-24

Saving a window preset .................................................................................................... 3-24

To save a window preset using the front panel buttons, ...............................................3-24

Recalling a window preset ................................................................................................ 3-25

Default presets ..................................................................................................................3-26

Input presets ............................................................................................................................ 3-27

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Additional Features ................................................................................................................ 3-28

Freeze mode ............................................................................................................................3-28

Locking the front panel (executive mode) ..........................................................................3-28

Resetting ..................................................................................................................................3-28

Chapter Four • Software Conguration and Control ........................................... 4-1

Setting Up Serial Communication ................................................................................... 4-2

Connector pin assignments .....................................................................................................4-2

Communication software ........................................................................................................4-3

Setting Up Internet Communication .............................................................................. 4-3

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

Default address .........................................................................................................................4-3

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

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

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

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

Telnet and Web communications ...........................................................................................4-5

Symbol deﬁnitions ....................................................................................................................4-7

Command/response table for SIS commands ......................................................................4-10

Windows®-based Control Software...............................................................................4-38

Installing the software ...........................................................................................................4-38

Downloading the MGP Series software from the Web ..................................................... 4-40

Starting the control program ................................................................................................ 4-41

MGP Series • Table of Contents

Chapter Five • HTML Conguration and Control ..................................................... 5-1

Accessing the Web Pages ...................................................................................................... 5-2

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

Using the Conguration Pages ..........................................................................................5-4

System Settings page ................................................................................................................ 5-4

Scaler I/O Settings page............................................................................................................5-5

Conﬁguring the inputs ........................................................................................................ 5-5

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

Selecting the video signal type ..................................................................................... 5-6

Conﬁguring the output.......................................................................................................5-6

Enabling/disabling blue mode ......................................................................................5-7

Window Settings page ............................................................................................................. 5-8

Setting window priority ...................................................................................................... 5-9

Passwords page .......................................................................................................................5-10

Assigning a password ........................................................................................................ 5-10

Clearing a password ..........................................................................................................5-10

Email Alerts page .................................................................................................................... 5-11

Setting up e-mail alerts .....................................................................................................5-11

Setting up SMTP authorization ........................................................................................5-12

Firmware Upgrade page ........................................................................................................ 5-12

Determining the current ﬁrmware version......................................................................5-13

Downloading the ﬁrmware ﬁle ........................................................................................ 5-13

Updating the ﬁrmware on the MGP ...............................................................................5-14

Using the File Management Page ..................................................................................5-15

Uploading ﬁles ........................................................................................................................5-15

Adding a directory .................................................................................................................. 5-16

Other ﬁle management activities .........................................................................................5-16

Using the Control Pages .......................................................................................................5-17

Picture Controls page ............................................................................................................. 5-17

Window Selection..............................................................................................................5-17

Input sections ..................................................................................................................... 5-18

Window Controls ............................................................................................................... 5-19

Image Controls...................................................................................................................5-19

Presets page ............................................................................................................................. 5-21

Window Presets ................................................................................................................. 5-21

Default presets ............................................................................................................. 5-22

Naming a window preset ............................................................................................ 5-23

Saving (creating) a window preset ............................................................................. 5-23

Recalling a window preset .......................................................................................... 5-23

Selecting a window preset transition effect .............................................................. 5-24

Input Presets ......................................................................................................................5-24

Saving (creating) an input preset ...............................................................................5-24

Recalling an input preset ............................................................................................5-24

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Using the Background Page ............................................................................................... 5-25

Selecting a background color ................................................................................................5-25

Displaying a background image ...........................................................................................5-25

Using a DVI input...............................................................................................................5-25

Using a bitmap image .......................................................................................................5-26

Uploading an image .................................................................................................... 5-26

Selecting a background image ...................................................................................5-26

Chapter Six • Special Applications ......................................................................................6-1

Application 1: Connecting the MGP to a Matrix Switcher ...............................6-2

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

Using the MGP and the matrix switcher after the MGP is synchronized to the

matrix switcher .................................................................................................................... 6-5

Minimizing synchronization problems when not using the Sync to Matrix feature ...... 6-5

Application 2: Connecting Multiple MGPs in Succession

(Daisy-chaining) ..........................................................................................................................6-6

Setting up MGPs for daisy-chaining ....................................................................................... 6-7

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Appendix A • Specications, Part Numbers, and Accessories ..................... A-1

Specications .............................................................................................................................. A-2

Part Numbers and Accessories .......................................................................................... A-4

Included parts ........................................................................................................................... A-4

Optional accessories ................................................................................................................ A-4

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

Determining the Firmware Version ................................................................................B-2

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

Using a Web browser ...............................................................................................................B-2

Using the Windows-based conﬁguration software .............................................................B-4

Downloading the rmware .................................................................................................B-4

Updating the Firmware ..........................................................................................................B-5

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

Updating using the Windows-based control software .......................................................B-7

Updating using the Firmware Loader ....................................................................................B-8

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MGP Series • Table of Contents

MGP Series Multi-Graphic Processor

Chapter One

Introduction

About this Manual

About the MGP Series Multi-Graphic Processors

Features

Application Diagrams

PRELIMINARY

Introduction

About this Manual

This manual discusses how to install, congure, and operate the Extron MGP 464 Series and the MGP 462xi Series multi-graphic processors.

Throughout this manual, the terms “MGP” and “processor” are used

interchangeably to refer to all models of the products.

About the MGP Series Multi-Graphic Processors

The MGP Series are multi-window, high resolution graphics processors that can

display multiple video sources on a single screen in picture-in-picture or picture-

by-picture format. The MGPs combine high performance graphics scaling with

customizable picture-in-picture functionality.

The MGP 464 can display up to four windows; the MGP 462xi can display one or two. The MGPs accept RGB, HDTV, component, S-video, and composite video signals on 4 fully-congurable 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 at need.

The following models are available:

• MGP 464/MGP 462xi — Standard models with BNC input connectors that

• MGP 464 DI/MGP 462xi DI — An MGP 464/462xi with a DVI input card

• MGP 464 HD-SDI/MGP 462xi HD-SDI — An MGP 464/462xi with two

All versions can be controlled remotely via the serial interfaces using the sExtron

Simple Instruction Set (SIS

or via an Ethernet LAN using the MGP’s embedded Web pages, SIS commands, or the Windows-based control software.

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

installed, providing four DVI input connectors.

HD-SDI inputs and two DVI inputs.

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) commands or the Windows®-based control software,

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Features

Multiple windows — Up to four (MGP 464) or two (MGP 462xi) windows can

be shown on a single display simultaneously, allowing multiple video and computer sources to be viewed at once.

Inputs — The MGP Series have four fully congurable video inputs, which accept

RGB, HDTV, component, S-video, and composite video signals. In addition to these four congurable inputs, the MGP 464/462xi DI models have four DVI inputs and the MGP 464/462xi HD-SDI have two HD-SDI and two DVI

inputs.

DVI-D Background input — A DVI input is provided on all models as a means to

display live video from a DVI source as a background.

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

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

Output — All MGP Series models have one scaled output, available both on a set of

ve BNC connectors for RGB and on a DVI-I connector for DVI.

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

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

MGP Series • Introduction

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

4 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 lm is converted to NTSC video, the lm 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’s advanced lm mode processing recognizes signals that originated

from lm. The MGP 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. 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.

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Auto Image

to the scaled output rate, ﬁlling the window.

Remote operation — The MGP 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/through-desk mounting brackets.

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

prevent accidental changes to the unit’s settings.

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

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

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Camera

Extron MGP 464

Four Window Multi-Graphic Processor

Control System

Preview Monitor

Projector

Extron CrossPoint Ultra Series

Matrix Switcher

Extron RGB 109xi

Interface

Video Camera

Laptop

DVD

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50/60 Hz

INPUT 1-DVI-D

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G/Y VID

H/HV

V H/HV

B/C B-Y

R R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

V H/HV

B/C B-Y

R R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

B/C B-Y

4 5

R R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

V H/HV

B/C B-Y

R/ R-Y

VID Y

VID R-Y C

VID B-Y

VID Y

VID R-Y C

VID B-Y

VID Y

VID R-Y C

VID B-Y

VID Y

VID R-Y C

VID B-Y

VID Y

VID R-Y C

VID B-Y

G/Y

B-Y

H/ HV

INPUT 2-DVI-D

INPUT 3-DVI-D

INPUT 4-DVI-D

DVI BACKGROUND

DVI OUTPUT

RGB/Y, R-Y, B-Y OUTPUT

RS-232/422

LAN

VIRTUAL VIDEO INPUTS

RGB VIDEO INPUTS

LAN

ACT

LINK

11 12

INPUTS

RESET

H SYNC

V SYNC

OUTPUTS

2 3 4

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

DVD

VTR

ANAHEIM

Disneyland

BALL RD.

LINCOLN AV.

STATE COLLEGE BLVD.

ANAHEIM BLVD.

LEWIS ST.

Anaheim Stadium

KATELLA AV.

CERRITOS AV.

DOUGLAS RD.

EAST ST.

HASTER ST.

WEST ST.

Extron

TCP/IP

Network

Application Diagrams

The following application diagrams show examples of how devices may be

connected to the MGP Series.

PRELIMINARY

Connection diagram for an MGP 464 (with a CrossPoint Ultra Matrix Switcher)

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Camera

Extron MGP 464 DI

Four Window Multi-Graphic Processor

Control System

DVD

Remote User and Administration Control

.5A MAX

240

50/60 Hz

INPUT 1-DVI-D

R R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

V H/HV

B/C B-Y

R R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

V H/HV

B/C B-Y

R R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

V H/HV

B/C B-Y

4 5

R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

V H/HV

B/C B-Y

R/ R-Y

VID Y

VID R-Y C

VID B-Y

VID Y

VID R-Y C

VID B-Y

VID Y

VID R-Y C

VID B-Y

VID

VID R-Y

VID B-Y

VID

VID R-Y

VID B-Y

G/Y

B/ B-Y

H/ HV

INPUT 2-DVI-D

INPUT 3-DVI-D

INPUT 4-DVI-D

DVI BACKGROUND

DVI OUTPUT

RGB/Y, R-Y, B-Y OUTPUT

RS-232/422

LAN

VIRTUAL VIDEO INPUTS

RGB VIDEO INPUTS

PC PC PC PC

Preview Monitor

TCP/IP

Network

Projector

ANAHEIM

Disneyland

BALL RD.

LINCOLN AV.

STATE COLLEGE BLVD.

ANAHEIM BLVD.

LEWIS ST.

Anaheim Stadium

KATELLA AV.

CERRITOS AV.

DOUGLAS RD.

EAST ST.

HASTER ST.

WEST ST.

Extron

ANAHEIM

Disneyland

BALL RD.

LINCOLN AV.

STATE COLLEGE BLVD.

ANAHEIM BLVD.

LEWIS ST.

Anaheim Stadium

KATELLA AV.

CERRITOS AV.

DOUGLAS RD.

EAST ST.

HASTER ST.

WEST ST.

Extron

HD Tuner/DVR

Media Center PC

Preview Monitor

Projector

HD Game Console

Security Cameras

Extron MGP 464 DI

Four Window Multi-Graphic Processor

Control System

Blu-rayDisc Player

Connection diagram for an MGP 464 DI

PRELIMINARY

Connection diagram for an MGP 464 DI

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Introduction, cont’d

PRELIMINARY

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MGP Series Multi-Graphic Processors

Chapter Two

Installation

Installation Overview

Mounting the MGP

Installing or Replacing Button Labels

Rear Panel Features

PRELIMINARY

Installation

Installation Overview

The MGP Series 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:

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

the supplied rack mounting brackets. See “Mounting the MGP”, below.

Turn off power to the input and output devices and remove the power cords

from them.

Connect the input sources to the MGP’s BNC, DVI, and/or HD-SDI input

connectors. See a Inputs 1 through 4 or “b Virtual inputs (inputs 5

through 19)” under “Rear Panel Features”, later in this chapter.

For the MGP 464/462xi DI, connect up to four input sources to the DVI-I and/or the BNC connectors as desired. For the MGP 464/462xi HD-SDI, connect up to four input sources to the two HD-SDI connectors, the two DVI-I connectors, and/or the four BNC connectors, in any desired combination. (Sources can be connected to DVI/HD-SDI and RGB connectors at the same time; the MGP processes the signal for which the input is congured.)

Attach an output device to the RGBHV/YUV BNC output connector and/or

to the DVI-I output connector.

Analog is not available on this DVI connector.

PRELIMINARY

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

operation, connect an RS-232 cable from the host to the processor’s 9-pin D RS-232/422 connector on the rear panel or to the front panel 2.5 mm TRS

Conﬁg port. See “ later in this chapter, or “

If desired, connect an active LAN Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 port on the

MGP’s rear panel to establish a link to the network. See “d LAN connector”,

later in this chapter.

Plug the MGP, input devices, and output devices into a grounded AC source,

and power on all devices.

Mounting the MGP

Tabletop use

Four self-adhesive rubber feet are included with the MGP. For tabletop use, attach

one foot to each corner of the bottom side of the unit and place the unit in the desired location.

Rack mounting

UL guidelines for rack mounting

The following Underwriters Laboratories (UL) guidelines pertain to the installation of the MGP into a rack:

• Elevated operating ambient temperature — If the equipment is installed in

a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consider installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature (Tma) speciﬁed by the manufacturer.

• Reduced air ﬂow — Install the equipment in the rack so that the amount of air

ﬂow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.

RS-232/422 connector” under “Rear Panel Features”,

Conﬁg port”, in chapter 3, “Operations”.

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MBD 249

2U Rack Mounting Bracket (Use four lower holes.)

• Mechanical loading — Mount the equipment in the rack so that uneven

mechanical loading does not create a hazardous condition.

• Circuit overloading — When connecting the equipment to the supply

circuit, consider the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that circuit overloading might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring. Consider equipment nameplate ratings when addressing this concern.

• Reliable earthing (grounding) — Maintain reliable grounding of rack-

mounted equipment. Pay particular attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (such as the use of power strips).

Rack mounting procedure

For optional rack mounting, do not install the rubber feet. Mount the MGP in the

rack as follows:

. Attach the included rack/through-desk mounting brackets (part #70-155-01)

to the unit, using eight of the machine screws supplied with the mounting kit. (See the illustration below.)

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

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

rack.

PRELIMINARY

Rack mounting an MGP 464/462xi

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Installation, cont’d

TEXT

Separating the twopiece button here at the corner.

Pry the two pieces apart.

Diffuser

Plunger

Base

Button Label

Clear Lens

Notch

Pry the button from the base.

Installing or Replacing Button Labels

The 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 illustrations at right and below.)

Remove the button assembly from the MGP as follows:

Make any desired button labels and cut them out.

2. Remove the button assembly by inserting a small,

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

. Locate the small corner notch on the lens cap, and

slide the screwdriver between the lens cap and the diffuser. (See c in the illustration below.)

. Using a rotating motion of the screwdriver, carefully

pry the two pieces apart. (See d in the illustration below.)

PRELIMINARY

Replacing a button label

. 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.

. 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.

. Gently, but rmly, press the reassembled button into place on the MGP front

panel.

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

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.5A MAX

100-240

50/60 Hz

INPUT 1-DVI-D

R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

B/C B-Y

R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

B/C B-Y

R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

B/C B-Y

R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

B/C B-Y

R-Y

VID

VID B-Y

VID R-Y

VID

VID B-Y

VID R-Y

VID

VID B-Y

VID R-Y

VID

VID B-Y

VID R-Y

VID

VID B-Y

VID R-Y

G/Y

B/ B-Y

H/ HV

INPUT 2-DVI-D INPUT 3-DVI-D INPUT 4-DVI-D

DVI-D BACKGROUND

INPUT

DVI-D OUTPUT

RGB/Y, R-Y, B-Y OUTPUT

RS-232/422

LAN

VIRTUAL VIDEO INPUTSRGB VIDEO INPUTS

.5A MAX

100-240

50/60 Hz

R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

B/C B-Y

R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

B/C B-Y

R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

B/C B-Y

R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV

B/C B-Y

R-Y

VID

VID R-Y

VID B-Y

VID

VID R-Y

VID B-Y

VID

VID R-Y

VID B-Y

VID

VID R-Y

VID B-Y

VID

VID R-Y

VID B-Y

G/Y

B/ B-Y

H/ HV

INPUT 2-HD-SDI INPUT 3-DVI-D INPUT 4-DVI-D

DVI BACKGROUND DVI OUTPUT

RGB/Y, R-Y, B-Y OUTPUT

RS-232/422

LAN

VIRTUAL VIDEO INPUTSRGB VIDEO INPUTS

INPUT 1-HD-SDI

RGBHV

Video

RGsB or

Component

Video

S-Video Composite

Video

RGBS or RGBcvS

Video

H/HV

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

B/C

B-Y

H/HV

B/C B-Y

H/HV

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

B/C

B-Y

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

B/C B-Y

H/HV

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

B/C B-Y

H/HV

R/R-Y

G/Y

VID

11111

Rear Panel Features

The following diagrams show the rear panel of the MGP 464 and 462xi DI, which have four DVI-I input connectors, and the MGP 464 and 462xi HD-SDI, which have two HD-SDI and two DVI-I input connectors. The standard MGP 464 and 462xi do not have these DVI/HD-SDI input connectors (although they do have DVI Output and DVI Background connectors). In all other respects the rear panels are identical

for all models.

MGP 464 DI and MGP 462xi DI rear panel

MGP 464 HD-SDI and MGP 462xi HD-SDI rear panel

Inputs 1 through 4 — Plug RGB, high or standard denition component

video, S-video, or composite video sources into these fully congurable BNC

connectors, as shown in the following diagram. Conﬁgure these connectors

for the desired signal types via the front panel, the Windows-based control software, SIS commands, or the MGP Web pages.

Connecting to RGB/HD/VIDEO inputs 1 through 4

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Installation, cont’d

VID

VID B-Y

VID

R-Y

VID

B-Y

VID

R-Y

S-video and

Composite

Component

VID

B-Y

VID

R-Y

Composite

Virtual inputs (inputs 5 through 19) — Connect standard deﬁnition

component video, S-video, and/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 the illustration below):

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

connector[s] in the column)

•

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

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).

PRELIMINARY

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Virtual input connector conﬁguration examples

You can conﬁgure these virtual inputs for the desired signal types using

the Windows-based control software (see the control software help le), SIS commands (see chapter 4, “Software Conguration and Control”), or the Web pages (see chapter 5, “HTML Conguration and Control”). They cannot be

conﬁgured via the front panel.

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.

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

RS-422 host device into this female D connector. Wire the

connector as shown on the next page. See “Setting Up Serial

Communication” in chapter 4, “Software Conguration

and Control,” for more information on controlling the MGP remotely via RS-232/422.

MGP Series • Installation

Pin RS-232 function Description

1 – No connection

2 Tx Transmit data 3 Rx Receive data

4 – No connection

5 Gnd Signal ground

6 – No connection

7 – No connection

8 – No connection 9 – No connection

Pin RS-422 function Description

1 – No connection

2 Tx- Transmit ground 3 Rx- Receive ground

4 – No connection

5 Gnd Signal ground

6 – No connection

7 Rx+ Receive data

8 Tx+ Transmit data

9 – No connection

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

A cable wired the same at both ends is called a "straight-through" cable, because no pin/pair assignments are swapped.

RJ-45

Connector

Insert Twisted

Pair Wires

12345678

Pins:

Crossover Cable Straight-through Cable

1 2 3

4 5 6 7

Wire color

White-green Green White-orange

Blue

White-blue Orange White-brown

Brown

Wire color

T568A T568B

End 1 End 2 End 1 End 2

White-orange Orange

White-green Blue White-blue Green White-brown Brown

1 2 3

4 5 6 7

Wire color

Blue White-blue

White-brown Brown

Wire color

T568BT568B

White-orangeWhite-orange OrangeOrange White-greenWhite-green

Blue White-blue GreenGreen White-brown

Brown

LAN

RJ-45 Port

Link LED

Activity LED

The MGP 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” in chapter 3, “Operation.”

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

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

Activity LED — This LED blinks to indicate network

activity.

Link LED — This LED lights to indicate a good network

connection.

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 (max. 155 Mbps) networks, use a CAT 5 cable.

PRELIMINARY

If desired, conﬁgure the LAN port by using SIS commands (see “IP Setup

Commands” in the “Command/response table for IP SIS commands” in

chapter 4, “Software Conguration and Control”) or by using the Comm./

IP Conﬁguration menu on the front panel (see “Comm./IP Conﬁguration

menu” in chapter 3). The LAN port defaults are:

•

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

Ethernet connection settings to be reset to the factory defaults.

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

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Installation, cont’d

/R-Y

/B-Y

/HV

RGBHV

/R-Y

/B-Y

/HV

RGBS

/R-Y

/B-Y

H /HV

RGsB

/R-Y

/B-Y

H /HV

HD YUV Component Video

DVI-D OUTPUT

INPUT 1-DVI-D

INPUT 1-HD-SDI

DVI BACKGROUND

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” in chapter 3, “Operation”, for details.

BNC output connectors — Plug an output device into these ve BNC

connectors, as shown below.

PRELIMINARY

Connecting to output BNC connectors

DVI output — Plug a DVI output device into this DVI-I connector.

N N

Analog RGB is not available on this DVI connector.

When two output devices are attached (one to each

output connector), they both display the same image.

DVI background input — Connect a DVI input source to this DVI-I connector

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

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

input is not scaled or processed. To process DVI input signals, use an MGP DI or HD-SDI model.

DVI inputs — Connect up to four (MGP 464/462xi DI) or two

(MGP 464/462xi HD-SDI) DVI input sources to these DVI input connectors, as an alternative to using the fully-congurable BNC input connectors (

). These

inputs are available only on the MGP DI and HD-SDI models, which have the DVI card installed.

Analog is not available on these DVI-I connectors.

HD-SDI inputs (MGP 464/462xi HD-SDI models only) — Connect one or

two HD-SDI inputs to these HD-SDI input connectors.

Standard deﬁnition SDI is not supported on these

HD-SDI inputs.

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

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

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MGP Series Multi-Graphic Processor

Chapter Three

Operation

Front Panel Features

Power-up and Default Cycle

Window Select Buttons

Input Selection

Menus, Conﬁguration, and Adjustments

Picture Controls

PRELIMINARY

Auto Memories

Memory Presets

Additional Features

Operation

MGP 464

MULTI-GRAPHIC PROCESSOR

1 2

3 4

PRESET RECALL

/SAVE

ENTER

FREEZE

WINDOW/

IMAGE

SIZE

WINDOW/

IMAGE

POSITION

CONFIG

BRIGHT/

CONT

COLOR/

TINT

DETAIL

WINDOW/

IMAGE ZOOM

MENU NEXT

5 8 11 14 17

6 9 12 15 18

7 10 13 16 19

VIRTUAL VIDEO INPUTS

RGB / HD / VIDEO INPUTS

WINDOW

SELECT

ADJUST

MGP 462xi

MULTI-GRAPHIC PROCESSOR

1 2 3 4

1 2

PRESET RECALL

/SAVE

ENTER

FREEZE

WINDOW/

IMAGE

SIZE

WINDOW/

IMAGE

POSITION

CONFIG

BRIGHT/

CONT

COLOR/

TINT

DETAIL

WINDOW/

IMAGE

ZOOM

MENU NEXT

5 8 11 14 17

6 9 12 15 18

7 10 13 16 19

VIRTUAL VIDEO INPUTS

RGB / HD / VIDEO INPUTS

WINDOW

SELECT

ADJUST

You can set up and operate the MGP by 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 through the LAN port.

Settings can be adjusted through the host computer using Extron’s Simple

Instruction Set (SIS™) or the Windows-based control software.

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

This chapter discusses the functions available through the front panel. For details

on setup and control via RS-232/RS-422, see chapter 4, “Software Conﬁguration

and Control”; for Ethernet, see chapter 5, “HTML Conguration and Control.”

Front Panel Features

PRELIMINARY

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MGP 464 Series front panel

MGP 462xi front panel

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

RGB/HD/Video Inputs selection buttons — Press these buttons to select fully

MGP Series • Operation

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

congurable inputs 1 through 4. On the MGP 464/462xi DI models, these buttons can also select the four DVI inputs, depending on the unit’s input conguration. On the MGP 464/462xi HD-SDI, input buttons 1 and 2 can select the HD-SDI inputs and buttons 3 and 4 can select the DVI inputs. 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’s 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 Conguration menu lets you select a transition effect (e.g., dissolve,

curtain, or square wipe) with which the window will open or close (the default effect is cut). See “Window Conguration menu,” later in this chapter.

Virtual video input selection buttons — Press these buttons to select inputs

5 through 19. These inputs can be congured 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 464/462xi Web pages. They cannot be congured 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 an 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.

Only one input can be selected in each column.

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

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

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

save or recall window presets. See “Window Presets,” later in this chapter, for more information.

Picture control buttons — Press these buttons to adjust window and image

size, position, brightness, range of dark and light values (contrast), color, tint, detail, and zoom (magnify/reduce). See “Picture Controls,” later in this

chapter, for further information.”

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

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

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,” later in this chapter, for more information.

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

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

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Operation, cont’d

6 feet

(1.8 m)

Part #70-335-01

9DBF-2.5mm TRS cable_031504.eps

Sleeve (Gnd)

Ring

Tip

9-pin D Connection TRS Plug

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

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

alternative to the RS-232/422 port on the MGP rear panel; however, unlike the

rear panel port, it supports only RS-232. (For a description of the rear panel

RS-232/422 port, see “Rear Panel Features” in chapter 2, “Installation”).

Both of the MGP’s serial ports are used for system conguration and

control. Commands are received through these ports from the PC, 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 (part #70-335-01) is available

from Extron and can be used to connect your computer to this port.

The diagram on the next page shows this cable’s conﬁguration and pin assignments.

PRELIMINARY

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MGP Series • Operation

Optional 2.5 mm connector cable for the front panel Conﬁg port

See chapter 4, “Software Conﬁguration and Control,” for details about using the conguration software and the SIS commands to congure the MGP.

Default Cycle

Multi-Graphic

Processor

2 sec.

Window 1 DVI

000.0 kHz 000.0 Hz

Window 2 RGB

000.0 kHz 000.0 Hz

2 sec.

Output Rate

1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz

2 sec.

Extron

MGP 4xx HD-SDI Vx.xx

Power

Extron

MGP 4xx DI Vx.xx

2 sec.

Window 3* RGB

000.0 kHz 000.0 Hz

2 sec.

Window 4* RGB

Freeze Enabled

2 sec.

Extron

MGP 4xx Vx.xx

*MGP 464 models only

Power-up and Default Cycle

When you rst plug the MGP into a power source, the LCD screen displays a series

of initial messages, 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.

Default cycle example

From any menu or submenu, the MGP saves all adjustment settings and times

Window Select Buttons

The MGP front panel contains two (MGP 462xi) or four (MGP 464) 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/image will be adjusted.

When you select a picture control, the window whose button was previously

selected is affected. (See “Picture Controls,” later in this chapter, for information on the available controls.)

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

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out to the default screens after 20 seconds of inactivity.

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Input Selection

The MGP front panel contains a set of four input buttons that enable you to select RGB, HD, and/or video (component, S-video, or composite) inputs for windows 1 through 4. It also contains 15 virtual input buttons that enable you to select only

video inputs.

Selecting an input

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

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

to be displayed.

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

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

the computer’s output in window 4, press Window Select button 4, then press Input

button 1.

Muting an input

To mute the currently selected input (turn off its signal and close the window on the display), press its Input button again. The button’s 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” in the “Window Conguration menu” section, later in this chapter, for information on transition effects.

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

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Menus, Conguration, and Adjustments

The MGP’s menus enable you to congure 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.

Menu system overview

The MGP’s 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 ﬂow diagram on page 3-8.)

Using the menus

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

. 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.

. 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.

. Submenu options — When the Main menu item that you want to congure is

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

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

options that are selected by turning the horizontal (

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.

. 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,” later in this chapter).

) and vertical ({)

[

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.

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Power

Multi-Graphic

Processor

Input

Configuration

2 sec.

Output

Configuration

20 sec.

Window

Configuration

20 sec.

Default

Cycle

Extron

MGP 46x Vx.xx

2 sec.

Advanced

Configuration

20 sec.

Exit Menu

Press Next

20 sec.

Comm. / IP

Configuration

20 sec.

Auto

Image

20 sec.

Background

Capture

Menu ow

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Main menu ﬂow

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Auto

Image

Auto Image

<NA> W1 W2 W3 W4

Use either Adjust knob to select a submenu option.

Perform Auto Image

Select the window on which to perform an Auto Image. Select NA to exit the menu without performing the Auto Image adjustment.

Default

Cycle

Auto Image menu

The Auto Image menu causes the MGP 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. If an unknown input is connected to the MGP, the processor measures and estimates the resolution of

the incoming video. If the processor’s estimate proves inaccurate, the Auto Image function makes measurements to more accurately set up the input sampling.

Auto Image menu ﬂow

To perform an Auto Image adjustment,

. 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.

. 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.

. When nished 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.

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Input #1

Film Mode ON

Film Mode

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

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Input #1

RGB

Input video type

Select a signal format:

• RGB

• YUV-HD

• RGBcvS

• YUVi

• S-video

• Composite

• DVI (MGP 464 DI and MGP 464 HD-SDI only)

• HD-SDI (MGP 464 HD-SDI only)

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Input #1

Vert Start 0128

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Vertical Start

Select a vertical start line position for the top edge of the active video.

Input #1

Horz Start 0128

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Horizontal Start

Select a horizontal start pixel position for the left edge of the active video.

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Input #1

PxPhs Win#1 16

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Pixel Phase 1

Adjust the pixel sampling point for window 1 for each input.

Input #1

Total Pxl 1688

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Total Pixels

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

Input #1

Active Pxl 1280

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Active Pixels

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

Input #1

Active Lns 1024

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Active Lines

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

Input #1

PxPhs Win#2 16

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Pixel Phase 2

Adjust the pixel sampling point for window 2 for each input.

Input

Configuration

Auto

Image

Input #1

PxPhs Win#3 16

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Pixel Phase 3

Adjust the pixel sampling point for window 3 for each input.

Input #1

PxPhs Win#4 16

Input

• Input #1

• Input #2

• Input #3

• Input #4

Pixel Phase 4

Adjust the pixel sampling point for window 4 for each input.

Input Conguration 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, DVI (MGP 464/462xi DI and HD-SDI only), and HD-SDI (MGP 464/462xi HD-SDI 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.

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

front panel; you must use SIS commands, the Windows-based control software, or the MGP 464 or MGP 462xi Web pages.

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Input conguration submenu adjustments

The table on the next page shows how to make the selections and adjustments that

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are accessed through the Input Conﬁguration submenus.

Input Conguration submenu Horizontal knob adjustment Vertical knob adjustment

Video type

Accepted video signal types include:

RGB S-video RGBcvS HD-SDI

(MGP 464 HD-SDI only) YUV-HD Composite video YUVi DVI (MGP 464 DI and

MGP 464 HD-SDI only)

Film mode

For low resolution inputs. The video signal type for the input you are

conguring must be set to YUVi,

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 input’s total video display area to the top edge of its active area

Horizontal start position

The distance in pixels from the left edge of the input’s total video 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 DVI, YUVi,

S-video, or composite video.)

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

for the displayed input. Default: RGB

Select input #1, 2, 3, or 4.

Shows the current ﬁlm mode status for the displayed input:

On, Off, or na (not applicable).

Select input #1, 2, 3, or 4.

Shows the current vertical start point for the displayed input.

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.

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

Increase or decrease the distance in pixels from the top edge of the video display’s total area to the top edge of its active area. Default is 128.

Increase or decrease the distance in pixels from the left edge of the video display’s total 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.

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Total pixels

The width in pixels of the total video display area. (The values cannot be

changed for DVI, 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.

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Output

Configuration

Resol 1024 x 768 Refresh @60 Hz

Output Type

RGBHV

Sync Polarity

H – V –

Next Next

Input

Configuration

Resolution Refresh rate

See the table on the next page for available combinations of resolutions and refresh rates.

Default: 1024 x 768 @60 Hz

Video signal types

• RGBHV (default)

• RGBS

• RGsB

• YUV Bi-Lvl (Current NTSC standard)

• YUV Tr iLvl (Current HDTV standard)

Polarity combinations

• H

– V – (default)

• H

– V +

• H + V

–

• H + V +

• na*

*Appears when YUV bi-level or tri-level is selected.

Output Conguration 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.

Output Conﬁguration menu ﬂow

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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 following table.

Resolution

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

Refresh Rates

640 x 480 X X X X X X 800 x 600 X X X X X X 852 x 480 X X X X X 1024 x 768 X X X X 1024 x 852 X X X X 1024 x 1024 X X X 1280 x 768 X X 1280 x 800 X X X 1280 x 1024 X X 1360 x 765 X X 1360 x 768 X X 1365 x 768 X X 1366 x 768 X X 1365 x 1024 X X 1400 x 1050 X X 1440 x 900 X X X 1600 x 1200 X X 1680x 1050 X

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Resolution

1920 x 1200 X X 480p X X 576p X

720p X X X

1080i X X X 1080p X X X X 1080p Sharp DVI BCKGD

RATE Resolution and clock of the incoming background input

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

An HDTV 1080p rate specically tailored to Sharp® Professional displays (such as

the G655u).

When DVI BCKGD is selected as the output resolution/rate, the MGP uses the incoming DVI background input resolution and clock as the output rate. 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 is locked to the DVI background rate until you select a different resolution or disconnect the DVI

background input.

By default, the resolution provided in the Extended Display Identication

Data (EDID) is the last selected factory rate. To manually set the resolution information provided in the EDID data, see the Set EDID information SIS command on page 4-10.

Refresh Rates

Output Type submenu

Rotate either the horizontal Adjust ([) or the vertical Adjust ({) knob to select the output signal type required by the display device. Available signal types are

RGBHV, RGSb, 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-.

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Output

Configuration

Window

Configuration

Window Priority

F <1> 2 3 4 B

Window 1 Border

None

Window Effect

Cut

Rotate either Adjust knob to adjust the submenus.

Effect duration (in seconds)

0.0 to 5.0 seconds in 0.1 second increments Default: 0.5 seconds

Window priority

Default: 1 2 3 4

Window 1 border color

• Off • Magenta

• Red (default) • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue • Black

• White

Window switching effect

• Cut (Default) • Soft Wipe Curtain Out

• Dissolve • Hard Wipe Up

• Soft Wipe Up • Hard Wipe Down

• Soft Wipe Down • Hard Wipe Right

• Soft Wipe Right • Hard Wipe Left

• Soft Wipe Left • Hard Wipe Center In

• Soft Wipe Center In • Hard Wipe Center Out

• Soft Wipe Center Out • Hard Wipe Square In

• Soft Wipe Square In • Hard Wipe Square Out

• Soft Wipe Square Out • Hard Wipe Curtain In

• Soft Wipe Curtain In • Hard Wipe Curtain Out

Effect Duration

0.5 second(s)

Window 2 Border

None

Window 2 border color

• Off • Magenta

• Red • Cyan

• Green (default) • Yellow

• Blue • Black

• White

Window 3 Border

None

Window 3 border color

(MGP 464 models only)

• Off • Magenta

• Red • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue (default) • Yellow

• White

Window 4 Border

None

Window 4 border color

(MGP 464 models only)

• Off • Magenta (default)

• Red • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue • Black

• White

Window Conguration menu

The Window Conguration 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.

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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 a window’s priority,

. 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.

. 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.

. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as desired for each additional window whose priority

Window Border submenus

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you want to change.

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 species no border. The defaults are Red for window 1, Green for window 2, Blue for window 3, and Magenta for window 4.

Dissolve

Window Effect submenu

Use this submenu to select a transition effect for the MGP to use when muting and

unmuting windows. To select a transition effect,

. Press the Menu button repeatedly until Window Conguration is displayed

on the LCD screen.

. 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.

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.

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.

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Window

Configuration

Background

Capture

Save Bkgd to Mem none

Recall Bkgd Mem none

Save Bkgd to mem Saving Busy!!!

Use either Adjust knob to select a background.

Recalled

Recalling

[Detail] = Confirm

Save current image as a background

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

Recall a background Image from memory

Select an image file name to recall for use as background.

Detail

If None is selected

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 464 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,

. Press the Menu button repeatedly until Window Conguration is displayed

on the LCD screen.

. 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.

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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) le 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

“Windows

Control”).

Background Capture menu ﬂow

-based Control Software” in chapter 4, “Software Conguration and

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Resolution

Image Size (kB)

Total Images

Memory space for background les

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

shows examples of the number of images you can store based on resolution.

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

900.00 1406.25 2304.00 3804.00 4306.64 5625.00 6075.00 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 (le header ID)

Saving a background to memory

To save the current image to memory for use as a background,

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

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

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

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

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

The LCD screen displays the message “Save Background to Mem. Saving

After 20 seconds, the MGP displays the default cycle, but the Menu and Next

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 464 or MGP 462xi Web pages may be given any desired ﬁle names. Refer to the Windows-based Control Software help ﬁle or see “Using the File

Management Page” in chapter 5, “HTML Conﬁguration and Control”, for

information on methods of saving ﬁles under new names.

press Next. The Recall Background submenu screen is displayed.

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

screen displays the message “[Detail] = Conrm.”

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

than 16 characters, including the .bmp extension.

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

ﬁle name.

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

LCD screen).

Busy!!!” The time the MGP takes to save an image varies depending on the image le size. For example, a 1024 by 768 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.

buttons continue to blink until the image capture is complete.

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.

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

within 20 seconds.

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Recalling a background from memory

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

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

2. Press Next repeatedly until the Recall Background from Memory submenu

screen is displayed.

. 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 the

message “Recalling” while the image is being recalled, then “Recalled” after

the recall is complete.

Comm./IP Conguration menu

Use the Comm./IP Conguration menu to view and edit the serial communication port conguration and the MGP’s IP addresses. The Comm./IP Conguration

menu consists of two levels: view and edit.

Viewing serial port and IP settings

When you rst reach the Comm./IP Conguration menu, you are on view level;

that is, all the screens that you cycle through by pressing Next show the current settings. You cannot make changes from them. To view the serial port and IP settings,

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. Press Menu repeatedly until the Comm./IP Conﬁguration menu 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.

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

Making changes to the serial port and IP conguration

To make changes to the serial port conguration, IP address, DHCP mode, Gateway

address, and/or Subnet mask, you must access the edit level screens as follows:

. With any Comm./IP Conguration menu view-level screen displayed,

press the Enter button and hold it until the Serial Cong screen appears

(approximately 2 seconds).

. 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.

. When nished editing the settings for the selected item, either press Next to

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

Screens are provided for editing the following 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.

•

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

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Comm. / IP

Configuration

Serial Port

RS232 9600

IP Address

010.013.005.130

Set DHCP Mode

<Off>

Rotate either Adjust knob to adjust the submenus.

Press and hold for 2 seconds.

DHCP Mode

Off

Enter

Serial Config

<RS232> 9600

MAC Address

0005A600C1A5

Gateway Address

010.013.000.100

Set Gateway Addr <010>.013.000.100

Subnet Mask

255.255.000.000

Set IP Address

<010>.013.005.130

Set Subnet Mask

<255>.255.000.000

View level

Edit level

Advanced

Configuration

• Set IP Address: Set the IP address. Set Gateway Addr: Set the gateway address.

•

Set Subnet Mask: Set the subnet mask.

•

You cannot edit the MAC address; there is no editing screen for it.

Communication/IP Conﬁguration menu ﬂow

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Advanced

Configuration

Background Color

None

Comm. / IP

Configuration

Test Pattern

Off

Test pattern type

• Off (default)

• Colorbars

• X-Hatch

• 4 x 4 X-Hatch

• Grey Scale

• Ramp

• Alt. Pixels

• White Field

• Crop

• Side-By-Side*

• Quad Split

• PIP Images

• 1.78 Aspect*

• 1.85 Aspect*

• 2.35 Aspect*

Blue Mode

Off

* These test pattern types vary depending

on the selected output rate.

Rotate either Adjust knob to adjust the submenus.

Internal Temp.

120.20F 49C

Factory Default

[DETAIL]

Unit Internal Temperature

Current internal temperature expressed in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius (not adjustable).

Factory Default

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

When finished, the system

returns to the default cycle.

Detail

Factory Reset

Please Wait !!!

Blue Mode

• Off (default)

• On

Background color

• None (default) • Magenta

• Red • Cyan

• Green • Yellow

• Blue • Stored-Image

• White • DV I Backgnd

Advanced Conguration menu

Use the Advanced Conguration menu to set the background color, turn blue mode on and off, and select test patterns. You can also view the MGP’s internal

temperature and reset the system to its factory default settings.

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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, and DVI Background.

• 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.

• DVI Backgnd displays the unscaled image from the DVI Background input

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

The output rate remains set to the DVI Background rate until the rate is

manually switched back to the factory default resolution. This provides clean

transitions between the DVI Background and stored images or background

colors.

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. While the

blue mode submenu is displayed, rotate either Adjust knob to turn blue mode on and off.

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4x34x3

16x9

Colorbars (8) X-Hatch

(16x12)

4x4 X-Hatch Grey Scale

Ramp Alt. Pixels Crop

Side-By-Side

(4x3 crop)

1.78 Aspect 1.85 Aspect 2.35 Aspect

Side-By-Side

(16x9 crop)

MGP 464 Test Patterns

White Field

Quad Split

4x3

4x3 4x3 4x3

PIP Images

(4x3)

16x9

4x3 4x3 4x3

PIP Images

(16x9)

Test Pattern submenu

Several test patterns are available via this submenu to adjust the display device

for color, convergence, focus, resolution, contrast, grayscale, and aspect ratio. Use

either Adjust knob to select a test pattern. The available patterns are:

• Colorbars (8 color bars)

• X-Hatch (16 x 12 crosshatch)

• 4x4 X-Hatch (4 x 4 crosshatch)

• Grey Scale (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 (4 x 3 or 16 x 9 picture-in-picture images)

• 1.78 Aspect (lm aspect ratio 1.78)

• 1.85 Aspect (lm aspect ratio 1.85)

• 2.35 Aspect (lm aspect ratio 2.35)

The default setting is Off.

Test patterns available for the MGP

On the MGP 462xi, all of the above test patterns are available except 4x4 Quad

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

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Some of the test patterns available from the submenu vary depending on the

selected output rate. For example, if a 4 x 3 output rate is selected, the 4 x 3 sideby-side crop and aspect ratio patterns appear. If a 16 x 9 output rate is selected, the 16 x 9 side-by-side crop and aspect ratio patterns appear.

Internal Temperature screen

The Internal Temp submenu displays the unit’s current internal temperature.

The MGP 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 to the default settings with which it was

delivered from the factory. Press the Detail button to initiate the reset.

Adding and Conguring Window Text

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 congure the label using the Windows-based control software (refer to the software’s help le), SIS commands via the serial or LAN ports (see chapter 4,

“Software Conﬁguration and Control”), or the MGP 464 or 462xi Web pages (see “Window Settings page” in chapter 5, “HTML Conguration and Control”).

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Picture Controls

The MGP 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 the Picture Controls table on the next page for an explanation of these buttons’ functions.

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,

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

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

window.

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

pressing the button repeatedly switches back and forth between window settings and image settings.

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

currently selected.

. 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 (magnication).

. Rotate the horizontal Adjust ([) and/or vertical Adjust ({) knobs to select a

level from the available range.

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

selected input/window.

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

The LCD screen may display “NA” in place of a number if that adjustment does

not apply to the input’s video format.

Window/

Image Size

Bright/Cont

Detail

Window/

Image

Position

WINDOW_n SIZE: H=nnnn V=nnnn

(Press button twice.)

IMAGE #nn SIZE: H=nnnn V=nnnn

BRIT CONT

nnnn nnnn

DETAIL

nnnn

WINDOW_n CNTR: H=±nnnn V=±nnnn

(Press button twice.)

IMAGE #nn START: H=±nnnn V=±nnnn

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

Enlarge or shrink

the image within the window.

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

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

Adjust image sharpness.

Position window 1, 2, 3,

or 4 on the output screen

in relation to center.

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

Min: 1/16 of the output rate

Max: Output rate

Min: 1/16 of the

output rate Max: 2 times the

output rate

Brightness: 000-127 Default: 064

Contrast: 000-127 Default: 064

000 - 127

Default: 064

Default: 0000 ± the

output rate

Default: 0000 ± the output rate

For H (width):

horizontal [ Adjust knob

For V (height): vertical { Adjust knob

Bright: horizontal [ Adjust knob

Contrast: vertical { Adjust knob

Either

For H: horizontal [ Adjust knob

For V: vertical { Adjust knob

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Color/Tint

Window/

Image Zoom

COLOR TINT nnnn nnnn

WINDOW_n ZOOM: H=nnnn V=nnnn

(Press button twice.)

IMAGE #nn ZOOM: H=nnnn V=nnnn

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

Tint: Change the appearance of colors.

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.

Color: 000 - 127 Default: 064

Tint: 000 - 127 Default: 064

Min: 1/16 of the

output rate

Max: Output rate

Min: 1/16 of the

output rate Max: 2 times the output rate

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Color: horizontal [ Adjust knob

Tint: vertical { Adjust knob

For H: horizontal [ Adjust knob

For V: vertical { Adjust knob

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WINDOW PRESET

Save To #001

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

Auto Memories

Whenever changes are made to the settings described in the previous pages, the MGP 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.

Memory Presets

A preset is a set of window or input parameters that you create and save as a ﬁle in

MGP 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 at

one time.

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Window presets

The MGP 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’s help le), by SIS commands via the serial interface or an Ethernet connection (see chapter 4, “Software

Conﬁguration and Control”), or by accessing the product Web pages using an

Ethernet connection (see “Presets page” in chapter 5, “HTML Conguration and Control”).

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

Saving a window preset

To save a window preset using the front panel buttons,

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

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

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

screen displays the following:

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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 - - - - -

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 RECALLED

WINDOW PRESET

#001 SAVED

WINDOW PRESET

Recall #001 wINP

WINDOW PRESET

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

[ENTER] TO EXIT

WINDOW PRESET

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

locations in which to save the settings.

. 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.

If you want to exit this menu without saving any changes, repeatedly press

the Preset Recall/Save button until the following message appears on the

LCD screen, then press the Enter button to exit the Window Presets dialog.

Recalling a window preset

To recall a window preset using the front panel buttons,

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

appears on the LCD screen:

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

displayed when 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:

If you select this option, the inputs change to display the sources that were

displayed at the time the preset was saved.

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

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

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

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3 4

3 1

3 42

3 4

1 2

3 42

2 31

4 2

2 31 4

2 3

314

231 4

1,2,3,4

All Fullscreen

Preset #1

Preset #7

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Default presets

The following ﬁgure shows the factory default preset window conﬁgurations for the four-window 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,” earlier in this chapter.)

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Factory default preset conﬁgurations for MGP 464 models

Window

Window1Window

Background Area

Window

(solid color)

Preset #1

Preset #2

Preset #3

Preset #4

Preset #5

Preset #6

Preset #7

Preset #8

Preset #9 Preset #10

Factory default presets for the MGP 462xi

Input presets

The MGP has 128 input preset slots, which can save signal type, input conguration

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 (refer to the software’s help le), SIS commands (see chapter 4, “Software Conﬁguration

and Control”), or the MGP 464 or MGP 462xi Web pages (see “Input presets” in

chapter 5, “HTML Conguration and Control,” for further information).

The following settings are contained in the input presets:

Input Type Horizontal Start Total Pixels Input Name Vertical Start Active Pixels

Film Mode On/Off Pixel Phase Active Lines Brightness Contrast Color Tint Detail (sharpness) 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.

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

the MGP is used with a matrix switcher. This allows a matrix switcher with multiple types of video inputs to be connected to the MGP 464 to expand the number of input video sources.

Each input should be switched into the MGP, conﬁgured (window/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 switcher to any of the four MGP inputs.

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Additional Features

Freeze mode

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 new input’s image appears in the window.

Locking the front panel (executive mode)

To prevent access by unauthorized users or accidental changes to the MGP 464’s

settings, some of the front panel controls can be locked using executive mode.

When you put the MGP in executive mode via the front panel, the picture control

buttons and the menu selection buttons are locked. All other functions (input and window selection, freezing, and preset saving and recalling) remain accessible. The

rear panel RS-232/422, front panel Cong, and 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 chapter 4, “Software Conﬁguration and Control,” for more information).

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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 table on the next page for a summary of the reset modes.

If you place the MGP in executive mode by using SIS commands or the

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

Review the reset modes carefully. Using the wrong reset mode may result

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

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Reset Mode Comparison/Summary

Mode

Activation Result Purpose/Notes

1 Hold in the recessed

Reset button (located next to the LAN connector) while applying power to the unit.

3 Hold in the Reset button

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

4 Hold in the Reset button

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

5 Hold in the Reset button

for 9 seconds, until the Reset LED has blinked three times: once at 3 seconds, once at 6 seconds, and once at 9 seconds. Then, within 1 second, press Reset briefly (for less than 1 second).

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

scripting does not start if the unit is powered on in this mode. All user files and settings are maintained.

Mode 3 turns events on or off. During resetting, the Reset LED flashes 2 times if events are starting; 3 times if events are stopping.

Mode 4 does the following:

• Enables ARP capability.

• Sets the IP address back to factory

default.

• Sets the subnet back to factory default.

• Sets the default gateway address back

to the factory default.

• Sets port mapping back to factory default.

• Turns DHCP off.

• Turns all events off.

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

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

• Does everything mode 4 does.

• Resets all video settings and

miscellaneous options.

• Resets all IP options.

• Removes/clears all files from the

processor.

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

Use mode 1 to remove a version of firmware if incompatibility issues arise.

Events must be turned on if you want to change IP settings or scheduling.

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

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

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

and all sockets. Also, each mode is a separate function, not a continuation from mode 1 to mode 5.

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MGP Series Multi-Graphic Processor

Chapter Four

Software Conguration

and Control

Setting Up RS-232/422 Communication

Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS) Commands

Windows®-based Control Software

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6 feet

(1.8 m)

Part #70-335-01

9DBF-2.5mm TRS cable_031504.eps

Sleeve (Gnd)

Ring

Tip

9-pin D Connection TRS Plug

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

Pin RS-422 function Description

1 – No connection

2 Tx- Transmit ground 3 Rx- Receive ground

4 – No connection

5 Gnd Signal ground

6 – No connection

7 Rx+ Receive data

8 Tx+ Transmit data

9 – No connection

Pin RS-232 function Description

1 – No connection

2 Tx Transmit data 3 Rx Receive data

4 – No connection

5 Gnd Signal ground

6 – No connection

7 – No connection

8 – No connection 9 – No connection

The MGP can be congured and controlled by software via the following interfaces:

RS-232 or RS-422 (Simple Instruction Set [SIS•

based control software)

•

LAN (Web pages, SIS commands, or Windows-based control software)

This chapter discusses the use of the SIS commands and how to access the

Windows-based control software. For instructions on using the Windows-based control software, refer to the software's Help program. See chapter 5, "HTML

Conﬁguration and Control," for information on using the Web pages.

Setting Up Serial Communication

The MGP has two serial communication ports: the RS-232/422 port, accessed via a 9-pin female D-sub connector on the rear panel, and the Cong port, a 2.5 mm TRS

connector on the front panel. These ports are used to connect to a host or external controlling device, such as a computer or control system, which can generate the proper command codes and recognize the processor’s responses.

Connector pin assignments

The 9-pin RS-232/422 connector on the rear panel (see the

illustration at right) has the following pin assignments:

™

] commands or Windows®-

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The 2.5 mm TRS RS-232 connector on the front panel may be connected to a

computer via the optional 9-pin D to 2.5 mm stereo mini TRS RS-232 cable

(part #70-335-01). The pin assignments are shown below.

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Front panel RS-232 conﬁguration port pin assignments

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

A cable wired the same at both ends is called a "straight-through" cable, because no pin/pair assignments are swapped.

RJ-45

Connector

Insert Twisted

Pair Wires

12345678

Pins:

Crossover Cable Straight-through Cable

1 2 3

4 5 6 7

Wire color

White-green Green White-orange

Blue

White-blue Orange White-brown

Brown

Wire color

T568A T568B

End 1 End 2 End 1 End 2

White-orange Orange White-green

Blue White-blue Green White-brown

Brown

1 2 3

4 5 6 7

Wire color

Blue White-blue

White-brown Brown

Wire color

T568BT568B

White-orangeWhite-orange OrangeOrange White-greenWhite-green

Blue

White-blue GreenGreen White-brown

Brown

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 hang up.

Communication software

There are several programs that enable you to connect the MGP to a computer or control device via the RS-232/422 interface, and to enter commands. HyperTerminal for Windows is one such program that is commonly used on PCs. In addition, the MGP has a Windows-based control software program, discussed later in this chapter, that is available through the RS-232/422 port, the front panel Cong port, or via Ethernet. (See the MGP software’s help le for information on using the software to congure the MGP.)

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

Setting Up Internet Communication

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

Ethernet connection

Default address

RJ-45 connector pinout table

The cable can be terminated as either a patch cable or a crossover cable (gure 4-3)

and must be properly terminated for your application:

• Patch (straight) cable — Connection of the ISS to an Ethernet hub, router, or

switch that also hosts a controlling computer

• Crossover cable — Direct connection between the ISS and a computer

To access the MGP via the LAN port, you need the MGP’s IP address. If the

address has been changed to an address comprised of words and characters, you can get the actual numeric IP address

Conﬁguration Menu” in chapter 3, “Operation”).

changed, the factory-specied default is 192.168.254.254.

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using the front panel (see “Comm./IP

If the address has not been

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Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS) Commands

Host-to-MGP communications

The MGP 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-initiated messages

When a local event such as a front panel selection or adjustment takes place, the MGP 464 responds by sending a message to the host. No response is required from the host. Examples of MGP-initiated messages are listed below (underlined).

The MGP sends the copyright message when it is rst powered on. Vx.xx

is the rmware version number, and 60-771-xx or 60-1023-xx are the part numbers for the MGP 464 or the MGP 462xi series, respectively.

Www, DD Mmm yyyy hh:mm:ss

The current date and time are displayed following the copyright message at

power-up if the connection is via the Internet. (Www are the rst three letters of the day of the week; e.g., Mon, Fri.)

Reconﬁg Reconﬁg Reconﬁg Reconﬁg

The MGP sends a Recong message as each of the four windows is congured

via the new connection.

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

4-4

The MGP sends this response when an input is switched.

Error responses

When the MGP 464 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 conguration E17 — Invalid command for signal type

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ASCII to HEX Conversion Table

•

E24 — Privilege violation E26 — Maximum number of users connected has been exceeded E27 — Invalid event number E28 — Bad lename/File not found

Telnet and Web communications

The MGP can also be controlled via an IP connection using either Telnet (port 23) or a Web browser (port 80). The ASCII and URL commands listed in the tables

later in this chapter perform the same functions, but 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/response table for SIS commands, beginning on page 4-10.

ASCII to hexadecimal character conversion table

The command/response tables list valid ASCII (for Telnet) command codes, the

corresponding URL encoded (for Web browsers) command codes, the processor’s

responses to the host, and a description of the command’s 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.

m 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.

m 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.

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m Some characters differ depending on what method you use to send the

commands:

Telnet Web browser

Escape (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

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.

Command/response table) is directed to the speciﬁed port, and must be encoded if it is non-alphanumeric.

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Symbol denitions

]

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

}

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

For Web browser commands, use the

pipe character ( return.

• = Space character

= Pipe (vertical bar) character

= Escape key (hex 1B)

For Web browser commands, use W

24, 27, 28

X! = Specic port number (01-99)

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

X@ = Command data section

X# = Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) offset value

X% = On/Off

X1! = Version number (listed to two decimal

X1@ = Unit name is a text string of up to 24

X1# = Local date and time format

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

Read format (day of week, day month

X1$ = IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx); leading zeros

instead of E.)

= Superscripts indicate the error message

displayed if the command is entered incorrectly or with invalid parameters.

See "Error responses," earlier in this

chapter.

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

02 = Conﬁg port (front panel)

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).

(-12:00 to 14:00) in hours and minutes

(hh:mm)

0 = off/disable 1 = on/enable

places)

characters drawn from the alphabet

(A-Z), digits (0-9), and the minus sign/

hyphen (-). The ﬁrst character must be an alpha character. The last character must not be a minus. No blank or space characters are permitted, and no distinction is made between upper- and lowercase.

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

year) (HH:MM:SS), e.g., Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:19:33

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

) instead of the soft

X1% = Mail domain name (e.g., Extron.com)

X1&

= Time in tens of milliseconds to wait for the

response via the serial port Default = 10 (100 ms)

Maximum = 32767

X1* = Hardware (MAC) address (xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx) X1( = Subnet mask (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). Leading zeros are

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

X2)

= Time in tens of milliseconds to wait between

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

Maximum = 32767

X2!

= 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)

X2@ = 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-232/422 control.

If tagged responses are enabled, all read commands

return the constant string plus the data.

Example:

Command: Response: Ipn •

CN }

X1@ ]

X2# = Priority status for the port receiving timeouts.

0 = Use Send data string command parameters 1 = Use Congure receive timeout command

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

X2% = Baud rate: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 X2^ = Parity (only the ﬁrst letter is needed):

Odd Even None Mark Space

X2& = Data bits: 7 or 8 X2* = Stop bits: 1 or 2 X2( = Port type

0 = RS-232

1 = RS-422

X3) = Flow control

H = hardware S = software N = none

X3!

= Data pacing (0000-0001 ms between bytes)

Default = 0 ms

X3# = Password (12 characters = maximum length;

no special characters are allowed.)

A user password cannot be assigned if no

administrator password exists; the E14 error code is returned. If the administrator password is cleared, the user password is also removed.

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X3$ = Daylight saving time (used in the northern

hemisphere [USA] and parts of Europe and Brazil)

0 = off/ignore 1 = on in northern hemisphere

2 = on in Europe 3 = on in Brazil

X3% = Event number, range = 0 - 99 X3^ = Event buffer

0 = receive 1 = user

2 = NVRAM

X3& = Event buffer offset (range = 0 to

MaxBufferSize)

X3* = Event data size

b = bit

B = byte (8 bits) S = short (16 bits)

L = long (32 bits)

This parameter is case sensitive.

X3( = Event data to write X4! = Read password. RS-232/422 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.

X4$ = Number of bytes to read X4% = E-mail event number (1 - 64) X4^ = E-mail recipient’s address X4& = 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.

X4( = Default name: a combination of the model-name

and the last 3 character pairs of the unit’s

MAC address (e.g., MGP-464-00-02-3D)

X5! = Extended security (password) levels: 1-10

The response is returned as two digits with a leading zero.

X5@ = Connection’s security level

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

X5# = (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 is closed. Each step is 10 seconds. When the unit is connected via RS-232/422, only the global timeout commands apply; anything else returns an E13 error code. The response contains

leading zeros.

X5$ = ASCII digit(s) representing the numeric value of

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

X6^ = 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 setting in the X6* parameter. 0 = Disabled

1 = Enabled

X6*

= No-password login level

1 through 11 = Entry without password goes to

0 = Entry without password is placed one

The response is returned as two digits with a

the level speciﬁed if an administrator password exists.

level below the lowest password level (0 through 11).

leading zero if needed.

X6( = Number of seconds (in tens of seconds) before

timeout on IP connections

X7) = 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 X4& is

X50) X50@

0 = All windows (available only for input

X50#

X50$

0 = Off

used, but X7) is not needed.

= Input 1 through 19 = Window

selection, Freeze, and window muting)

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

= Input video format

1 = RGB 2 = YUV-HD 3 = RGBcvS 4 = YUVi

5 = S-video

6 = Composite 7 = DVI or HD-SDI

= Test pattern

1 = Color Bars 2 = X-hatch (crosshatch 16x12) 3 = 4 x 4 X-hatch 4 = Grey scale

5 = Ramp

6 = Alt. pixels (alternating pixels) 7 = White eld 8 = Crop 9 = Side By Side (4x3 crop) 10 = Quad Split (4x4) 11 = Pip Images (4 x 3 or 16 x 9 PIP column) 12 = 1.78 Aspect (4 x 3/16 x 9 with 1.78 lm

aspect ratio) 13 = 1.85 Aspect (4 x 3/16 x 9 with 1.85 lm aspect ratio) 14 = 2.35 Aspect (4 x 3/16 x 9 with 2.35 lm aspect ratio)

Patterns #10 and 11 are not available on the

MGP 462xi models.

X50% = Window text position

0 = None

1 = Bottom left 2 = Bottom center 3 = Bottom right 4 = Top left

5 = Top center

6 = Top right

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X50^ = Window text, 16 characters maximum. The

following characters can be used:

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

uppercase A through Z

X50&

= Picture adjustment range

(0 - 127; default = 64)

X50*

= Scaler resolution

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 = DVI 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

X50( = Detected input signal standard

0 = None 1 = NTSC 2 = PAL 4 = SECAM – = Not applicable (occurs when input

is set for RGB or YUV)

X51) = Sharpness (detail) level (0 through 127) X51! = 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

X51@ = Blanking adjustment range (0 through 255;

default is 128.)

X51# = Window preset (1 through 128) X51$ = Input preset (1 through 128) X51% = Scaler refresh rate

1 = 50 Hz 2 = 60 Hz 3 = 72 Hz 4 = 96 Hz 5 = 100 Hz 6 = 120 Hz 7 = DVI background input refresh rate 8 = 24 Hz 9 = 59.94 Hz

X51^ = Pixel phase (0-31) X51& = Advanced picture settings value

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

pixels.)

X51* = Window dissolve speed; 0 to 5 seconds in

0.1 second increments (e.g., 01 = 0.1 second;

50 = 5.0 seconds)

X51( = Internal temperature in degrees Fahrenheit X52! = Image/Window shift value (Zero location is

2048, and limits are ± the output resolution.)

Example: Front panel displays +50, but the response to the SIS command is 2098.

X52@ = Window size. The minimum size is 1/16 the size

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

X52# = 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.

X52$ = Window preset effect

0 = Cut 1 = Real time motion

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.

X52% = Red, green, or blue color value (0-255) X52& = Window priority (1 through 4, where 1 is top

priority and 4 is lowest priority)

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Command/response table for SIS commands

Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

Input selection

Select an input

View input EDID/DDC

Input video type

Set video type

View video type

DVI Input EDID/DDC (resolution and refresh rate)

Set EDID information

It is recommended that virtual inputs be conﬁgured using the Windows-based control software. Refer to the software help ﬁle for the procedure.

The default state is to match the output resolution:

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50)

X50@

! Out

X50@

X50)

X50#

X50)

X50*

41 *

X51%

# DDC

X50*

= 0;

X51%

= 0.

Response

(processor to host)

X50@

• In

X50) ]

X50)

Typ

X50# ]

X50*

X51% ]

Additional description

X50)

to window

to format

X51%

X50#

Set input source

View the input channel for the selected window.

X50)

= 1 through 19.

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

Set input

View video signal type for input

X50#

For

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

Set the DVI input EDID resolution to

refresh rate to

X50*

= the scaler resolution. For

1 = 640x480 14 = 1600x1200 2 = 800x600 15 = 480p 3 = 852x480 16 = 576p 4 = 1024x768 17 = 720p 5 = 1024x852 18 = 1080i 6 = 1024x1024 19 = 1080p 7 = 1280x768 20 = DVI background input resol. 8 = 1280x1024 21 = 1280x800 9 = 1360x765 22 = 1360x768 10 = 1365x768 23 = 1440x900 11 = 1366x768 24 = 1680x1050 12 = 1365x1024 25 = 1080p Sharp 13 = 1400x1050 26 = 1920x1200

X51%

For

1 = 50 Hz 6 = 120 Hz 2 = 60 Hz 7 = DVI background refresh rate 3 = 72 Hz 8 = 24 Hz 4 = 96 Hz 9 = 59.94 Hz 5 = 100 Hz

X50@

X50)

X50*

and the

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Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

DVI Input EDID/DDC (resolution and refresh rate) (continued)

View input 41#

Window blanking (muting)

Mute window

Unmute window

View blanking status

X50@

* 1B

* 0B

Window priority

Set priority

View priority

X50@

~ Pri

Window transition effect

Select effect

View effect 4 #

X51!

4 *

# Eff

Window effect duration

Select duration

View duration 5#

X51*

5 *

# Dur

Response

(processor to host)

X50*

X51% ]

X50@

Blk1

Blk0

]

X% ]

X50@ X50@ X50@ X50@ ]

X51! ]

X51* ]

Additional description

View the DVI input EDID resolution/refresh rate.

Blank (mute) window(s)

transition effect.

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

Display (unmute) window(s) transition effect.

View the window blanking status: 0 = off; 1 = on.

Set the priority of the windows to the order entered.

Display the priorities of the windows.

Select window mute/unmute effect

X51!

For 1 = Cut 12 = Soft wipe curtain out

2 = Dissolve 13 = Hard wipe up 3 = Soft wipe up 14 = Hard wipe down 4 = Soft wipe down 15 = Hard wipe right 5 = Soft wipe right 16 = Hard wipe left 6 = Soft wipe left 17 = Hard wipe center in 7 = Soft wipe center in 18 = Hard wipe center out 8 = Soft wipe center out 19 = Hard wipe square in 9 = Soft wipe square in 20 = Hard wipe sq. out 10 = Soft wipe sq. out 21 = Hard wipe curtain in 11 = Soft wipe curtain in 22 = Hard wipe curt. out

View the currently selected mute/unmute effect.

Set the speed of the window effect to

X51*

View the effect duration time.

= 0 to 5 seconds in 0.1-second increments

X50@

using a selected

X50@

using a selected

X51!

X51*

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

Window preset effect

Select effect

View effect 19#

Color

Speciﬁc value

Increment color value

Decrement color value

View color level

Tint

Speciﬁc value

Increment tint value

Decrement tint value

View tint level

Contrast

Speciﬁc value

Increment contrast value

Decrement contrast value

View contrast level

Brightness

Speciﬁc value

Increment brightness value

Decrement brightness value

View brightness level

For information on setting the two available transition effects for window presets, refer to the MGP 464 Windows-based control software help.

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X52$

19 *

X50@

X50@ X50@ X50@

X50@ X50@ X50@ X50@

# Wpe

X50&

+ C

– C

X50&

+ T

– T

X50&

+ ^

– ^

X50&

+ Y

– Y

Response

(processor to host)

X52$ ]

X50@

X50@ X50@ X50& ]

X50@ X50@ X50@ X50& ]

X50@ X50@ X50@ X50&]

X52$ ]

X50& ]

Col

X50& ]

Col

X50& ]

Col

X50& ]

Tin

X50& ]

Tin

X50& ]

Tin

X50& ]

Con

X50& ]

Con

X50& ]

Con

X50& ]

Brt

X50& ]

Brt

X50& ]

Brt

Additional description

Set the window preset transition effect to

X52$

For 0 = Cut 1 = Real time motion

View the current preset transition effect.

Set color level for window

X50@ X50&

Default = 64.

Select next higher color level.

Select next lower color level.

View current color level setting.

Set the tint level for window Select next higher tint level.

Select next lower tint level.

View current tint level setting.

Set the contrast level for window Select next higher contrast level.

Select next lower contrast level.

View current contrast level setting.

Set the brightness level for window Select next higher brightness level.

Select next lower brightness level.

View current brightness level setting.

X50@

X50&

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

= Picture adjustment range — 0 through 127.

X50@

X50&

X50@

X52$

X50&

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Command

Detail lter

Speciﬁc value

Increment detail level

Decrement detail level

View detail value

Horizontal shift (window)

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

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

Speciﬁc value

Decrement horizontal window shift

View horizontal window shift amount

Vertical shift (window)

Speciﬁc value

Increment vertical window shift

Decrement vertical window shift

View vertical window shift amount

Horizontal shift (image)

Speciﬁc value

Increment horizontal image shift

Decrement horizontal image shift

View horizontal image shift amount

or pixels the window has shifted. The SIS response gives the actual location of the window in pixels.

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50@

X51)

X50@

+ D

X50@

– D

X50@

X52!

+ H – H H

X52!

+ /

– /

X52!

+ H – H H

1 *

1 * 1 * 1 * 1 *

2 *

2 * 2 * 2 *

X50@ X50@ X50@

X50@ X50@ X50@ X50@

X50@

X50@ X50@ X50@

Response

(processor to host)

X50@

X50@ X50@

Det

X51) ]

X51) ] X51) ]

X51) ]

X50@

X50@ X50@

Whp

Whp Whp

X52! ]

X52! ] X52! ]

X52! ]

X50@ X50@ X50@

Wvp Wvp Wvp

X52! ] X52! ] X52! ]

X52! ]

X50@

X50@ X50@

Ihp

X52! ]

X52! ] X52! ]

X52! ]

Additional description

X50@

X52!

Set detail (sharpness) level for window

X51)

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

X51)

= 0 through 127.

Select next higher sharpness level.

Select next lower sharpness level.

View current sharpness level setting.

Set horizontal centering of window

X52!

For

0 = 2048; limits are ± the output resolution.

Shift window

View amount of horizontal window shift.

Set vertical centering of window

Shift window

View amount of vertical shift.

Set horizontal centering of the image in window

X50@

Shift image in window

View current setting for horizontal centering of the

image in window

X52!

X50@ X50@

right.

left.

up.

down.

X50@

X50@ X50@

right.

left.

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

Vertical shift (image)

Speciﬁc value

Increment vertical image shift

Decrement vertical image shift

View vertical image shift amount

Horizontal size (window)

Speciﬁc value

Increase horizontal size of window

Decrease horizontal size of window

View horizontal size of window

Vertical size (window)

Speciﬁc value

Increase vertical size of window

Decrease vertical size of window

View vertical size of window

Horizontal size (image)

Speciﬁc value

Increase horizontal size of image

Decrease horizontal size of image

View horizontal size of image

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50@

X50@ X50@ X50@

X50@

X50@ X50@ X50@

X50@ X50@ X50@ X50@

X50@

X50@ X50@ X50@

+ /

– /

+ : – : :

* + ; – ; ;

+ : – : :

X52!

X52@

X52#

;

2 *

2 * 2 * 2 *

1 *

1 * 1 * 1 *

1 * 1 * 1 * 1 *

2 *

2 * 2 * 2 *

Response

(processor to host)

X50@

X50@ X50@

Ivp

X52! ]

X52! ] X52! ]

X52! ]

X50@

X50@ X50@

Whs

Whs Whs

X52@ ]

X52@ ] X52@ ]

X52@ ]

X50@ X50@ X50@

Wvs Wvs Wvs

X52@ ] X52@ ] X52@ ]

X52@ ]

X50@

X50@ X50@

Ihs

X52# ]

X52# ] X52# ]

X52# ]

Additional description

X50@

Set vertical centering of the image in window

X52!

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

X52!

For

0 = 2048; limits are ± the output resolution.

Shift image in window

View current setting for vertical centering of the

image in window

Set the width of window For 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.

Set the height of window Increase the height of the window.

Decrease the height of the window.

View the height of the window.

Set the width of the image in window

X52#

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.

X52@

. For

X52#

X50@

X50@ X50@

X50@

up.

down.

X52@

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Command

Vertical size (image)

Speciﬁc value

Increase vertical size of image

Decrease vertical size of image

View vertical size of image

Picture control copy

Copy picture controls

Window size and position

Set window size and position

View size and position

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

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50@

2 *

2 * 2 * 2 *

21 *

E X50@

X52#

;

X50@

+ ;

X50@

– ;

X50@

;

X50@

# Pcc

X52!

} X50@ , X52!

X Y

X52!

X52@

Response

(processor to host)

X50@

X50@ X50@ X52# ]

X52@

X Y

Wxy

X52# ]

Ivs

X52# ]

Ivs

X52# ]

Ivs

X50) ]

}

X50@ , X52!

X52!

X52@

Additional description

Set the height of the image in window

X52#

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

X52#

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

Decrease the height of the image in window

View the height of the image in window

Copy the picture controls for currently displayed input

X50)

X52@ ]

Set the position and size of window and

For

0 = 2048; limits are ± the output resolution.

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

X50)

to window

= 1 through 19.

X52@

, respectively.

X52!

X52@

X50@

X52@ ]

View the position and size of window

X50@

X52!

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

Image size and position

Set image size and position

View image size and position

Zoom mode (window)

Zoom in

Zoom out

Zoom mode (image)

Zoom in

Zoom out

Window presets

Recall window preset without input

Recall window preset with input

Save window preset

Preset preview

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

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

E X50@

X50@

1 *

X50@

1 *

X50@

2 *

X50@

2 *

X51#

1 *

X51#

2 *

X51#

2 *

E X51#

X52!

}

X52#

} X50@ , X52!

I Y

+ {

– {

+ {

– {

. Rpr 1 *

. Rpr 2 * , Spr 2 *

X50@

X52#

I Y

Response

(processor to host)

}

X50@ , X52!

Ixy

X50@

Wzm

Izm

]

X52!

X51# ]

X51#

Wxy

X50@

X52!

X52&

X52#

X52!

Additional description

X52# ]

Set position and size of the image in window

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

X52!

For

0 = 2048; limits are ± the output resolution.

For Minimum = 1/16 the size of the active input area. Maximum = double the active output area for 200% zoom.

X52#

X52# ]

View position and size of the image in window

X50@

Increase the size of window aspect ratio constant.

Decrease the size of window the aspect ratio constant.

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

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

Recall window preset

X51#

= 1 through 128.

Recall window preset

Save window settings to a preset at location

X52!

X52@

View the size, priority, and position of window

X50@ X52&

X52@ ]

saved as preset

= 1 through 4; 1 = top priority

X50@

while keeping the

X50@

while keeping

X51#

without input settings.

X51#

with input settings.

X51#

X50@

X51#

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Command

Input presets

Recall input preset

Save input preset

Input naming

Write input name

Read input name

Window preset naming

Window preset names cannot be viewed on the LCD screen. They can be viewed on the MGP 464 Web page, the Windows-based control software, or via SIS commands.

Write preset name

Read preset name

Vertical start

Speciﬁc value

Increment vertical start value

Decrement vertical start value

View vertical start setting

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50@

3 *

E X50)

E X51#

X50)

X50) X50)

X50)

X51$

. Rpr 3 *

X50@

X51$

, Spr 3 *

X50^

X51@

+ ( Vst – ( Vst

(

}

} X50^ ]

}

} X50^ ]

( Vst

Response

(processor to host)

X51$ ]

X50)

X51#

X50)

X50) X50)

X50^ ]

X51@ ]

Nmi

Nmp

X51@ ]

Additional description

X51@

X51$

to window

X51#

X50^

Recall input preset

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

X51$

= 1 through 128.

Save the input settings for window

X51$

preset

Create a text label containing name

X50)

= 1 through 19.

X50^

= up to 16 characters. For

Symbols: / : – _ + “ (space)

Numerals: 0 through 9 Letters: Lowercase a through z and

uppercase A through Z

View contents of the name label for input

Give the window preset

X51#

= 1 through 128.

View window preset name

Set the vertical position of the ﬁrst active pixel for

X50)

input

X51@

= 0 through 255; default = 128.

Increase vertical start location value for input Decrease vertical start location value for input

X50)

View the vertical start location of the rst active

pixel in the active window.

X50@

X50^

, use:

the name

to input

for input

X50)

X50^

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

Horizontal start

Speciﬁc value

Increment horizontal start value

Decrement horizontal start value

View horizontal start setting

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

Total pixels

Speciﬁc value

Increment total pixels value

Decrement total pixels value

View total pixels setting

Active pixels

Speciﬁc value

Increment active pixels value

Decrement active pixels value

View active pixels setting

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50)

X51@

) Hst

X50)

+ ) Hst

X50)

– ) Hst

X50)

)

X50@

X51^

X50@

+ U

X50@

– U

X50@

X50)

11 *

12 * 12 *

12 *

X51&

# Tpx

X50)

+ # Tpx

X50)

– # Tpx

X50)

X51&

# Apx

X50)

+ # Apx

X50)

– # Apx

X50)

Response

(processor to host)

X50)

X51@ ]

X50)

X51@ ]

X50)

X51@ ]

X50@

X50@ X50@

Phs

X50)

X50) X50)

X51^ ]

X50)

X51& ]

X50)

X51& ]

X50)

X51& ]

X50)

X51& ]

X50)

X51& ]

X50)

X51& ]

Additional description

Set the horizontal position of the ﬁrst active pixel in the active window (input

X50)

= 1 through 19.

X51@

= 0 through 255; default = 128.

Increase the horizontal start location value for input

X50)

Decrease the horizontal start location value for

X50)

input

View the horizontal start location of the rst active

pixel in the active window.

Set the pixel phase value for the input in window

X50@ X50@ X51^

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

Set the total pixels value for input

X51&

Select the next higher total pixels value for input

X50)

Select the next lower total pixels value for input

X50)

View the current total pixels setting for input

Set the active pixels value for input Select the next higher active pixels value for input

X50)

Select the next lower active pixels value for input

X50)

View current active pixels value for input

X51^

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

= 0 through 31.

X50@

= Auto-sensed value ± 512 lines or pixels.

X50)

) to

X51@.

X50)

X51&

X50)

X51&

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Command

Active lines

Speciﬁc value

Increment active lines value

Decrement active lines value

View active lines setting

Output scaler resolution and rate

Set output resolution and scan rate

View output rate settings

View output rate details 0 =

The output rate detail command can display the actual resolution of the output when the MGP is conﬁgured to use the DVI background rate.

Example

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50)

13 *

13 * 13 * 13 *

X50*

0 = 1024*0768*060 The output resolution is 1024x768; the rate is 60 Hz.

X51&

# Aln

X50)

+ # Aln

X50)

– # Aln

X50)

X51%

= Rte

Response

(processor to host)

X50)

X51& ]

X50)

X51& ]

X50)

X51& ]

X50*

X51% ]

X50*

X51% ]

width * height * refresh rate

]

Additional description

X50)

Set the active lines value for the input

X50)

= 1 through 19.

X51&

= Auto-sensed value ± 512 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

Select a scaler output resolution and scan rate.

X50*

= scaler resolution. For

1 = 640x480 14 = 1600x1200 2 = 800x600 15 = 480p 3 = 852x480 16 = 576p 4 = 1024x768 17 = 720p 5 = 1024x852 18 = 1080i 6 = 1024x1024 19 = 1080p 7 = 1280x768 20 = DVI background input resol 8 = 1280x1024 21 = 1280x800 9 = 1360x765 22 = 1360x768 10 = 1365x768 23 = 1440x900 11 = 1366x768 24 = 1680x1050 12 = 1365x1024 25 = 1080p Sharp 13 = 1400x1050 26 = 1920x1200

X51%

= scaler refresh rate. For

1 = 50 Hz 6 = 120 Hz 2 = 60 Hz 7 = DVI background input refresh rate 3 = 72 Hz 8 = 24 Hz 4 = 96 Hz 9 = 59.94 Hz 5 = 100 Hz

View the current output's resolution

refresh rate

View the current output's resolution and refresh

rate in actual numbers.

X51%

settings.

X50*

X51%

X50*

and

X51&

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

Freeze

Enable freeze

Disable freeze

View freeze status

Test pattern

Set test pattern

View test pattern J

Executive mode

Enable executive mode 1X

Enable executive mode 2 2X

Disable executive mode 0X View executive mode status X

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50@

* 1 F

X50@

* 0 F

X50@

X50$

J Tst

Response

(processor to host)

X50@

Frz 1

Frz 0

]

X% ]

X50$ ]

]

Exe 1

]

Exe 2

]

Exe 0

]

/ 1 ]/ 2

]

Additional description

Freeze the output video image in window

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

Unfreeze the output image. View the freeze status.

For

: 1 = frozen; 0 = not frozen.

Select test pattern

0 = Off (none) 8 = Crop 1 = Color Bars 9 = Side By Side (4x3 crop) 2 = X-hatch (16x12) 10 = Quad Split (4x4) 3 = 4x4 H-hatch 11 = Pip Images (4x3 or 6x9 4 = Grey scale PIP col.) 5 = Ramp 12 = 1.78 Aspect (4x3/16x9) 6 = Alt. pixels 13 = 1.85 Aspect (4x3/16x9) 7 = White eld 14 = 2.35 Aspect (4x3/16x9)

View the currently selected test pattern.

Lock front panel control except for the input

buttons; allow RS-232/422 and Ethernet control.

Lock all front panel controls including input

buttons; allow RS-232/422 and Ethernet control. Unlock all front panel controls.

View executive mode status.

X50$

Patterns #10 and 11 are not available on

the MGP 462xi models.

. For

X50$

X50@

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MGP Series • Software Conguration and Control

Command

Information requests

General information

Query rmware version Q Query part number N

View internal temperature 20S

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50@

* I Chn

Response

(processor to host)

X50)

]

x.xx 60-771-xx or 60-1023-xx

X51( ]

With tagged response – Verbose modes 2 and 3:

X51( ]

Sts20 *

• Typ

X50#

• Std

]

Additional description

X50(

• Blk X%

]

View input number, video signal type, input signal

standard, and blanking (muting) status in window

X50@

X50)

= 1 through 19.

X50#

= signal type. For

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

X50(

= signal standard. For

0 = None 4 = SECAM 1 = NTSC – = Not applicable 2 = PAL

= muting status. For X%:

1 = muted; 0 = unmuted View rmware version number x.xx.

View the MGP's part number. 60-771-xx = MGP 464 series

60-1023-xx = MGP 462xi series

For xx:

-01 = standard model

-02 = DI model

-03 = HD-SDI model View internal temperature

Fahrenheit.

X50#

X51(

X50(

in degrees

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

Special functions

Output polarity

Example:

View output polarity 1 #

Output sync format

View output sync format 2 # Blue mode

View blue mode status 3 #

Text position

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

1 *

# Pol X\

1 * 2 #

2 *

# Syn X\

3 *

# Blu X%

X50@

X50%

6 *

Response

(processor to host)

]

Pol 2

X\ ]

]

X\ ]

]

X% ] X50@

Tlc

X50% ]

Additional description

Set output polarity. For X\ :

0 = H-/V- (default) 1 = H-/V+ 2 = H+/V3 = H+/V+ H+/V– sync polarity View the current output polarity setting.

Set the output sync format. For X\:

1 = RGBHV 2 = RGBS 3 = RGsB 4 = YUV bi-level 5 = YUV tri-level View the current output sync format setting.

Turn blue mode on and off. For X%:

1 = blue mode on; 0 = blue mode off. View the current blue mode status.

Change the location of the text label to window

X50@

For

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

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

X50%

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View text position

Text size

View text size 10 #

6 *

10 *

X50@

# Tsz X\

X50% ]

X\ ]

]

View the text label position in window

Set the size of the label text. For X\: 1 = Small 2 = Medium 3 = Large

View the current size of the label text.

X50@

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MGP Series • Software Conguration and Control

Command

Special functions (continued)

Text border color

View text border color

Text color

View text color

Text background color

View text background color

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50@

14 *

16 *

17 *

X50@

X50@ X50@

X50@

* X\ #

* # * X\ #

Response

(processor to host)

X50@

Txb

X\ ]

X50@

Txc X\

]

X\ ] X50@

Tbc X\

]

X\ ]

Additional description

Change the color of the text label border in window

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

For

0 = Off (no border) 5 = Magenta

1 = Red 6 = Cyan 2 = Green 7 = Yellow 3 = Blue 8 = Black 4 = White 9 = Translucent

View the current border color of the text label in

window

Set the color of the text in the label in window to

For 1 = Red 5 = Magenta

2 = Green 6 = Cyan 3 = Blue 7 = Yellow 4 = White 8 = Black

View the current color of the text in window

Set the background color of the text label in window For 0 = Off (none) 5 = Magenta

1 = Red 6 = Cyan 2 = Green 7 = Yellow 3 = Blue 8 = Black 4 = White 9 = Translucent

View the current color of the text label background

in window

X50@

to X\.

X50@

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command

Special functions (continued)

Window border color

View window border color

Background color

Set background color

View background color 8 #

Set custom color

View custom color 22#

Background image

Save image

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

Recall image

Current image

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50@

9 *

* X\ #

X50@

9 *

8 *

# Bkg X\

X52%

22 *

0 , ﬁlename MF

0 , ﬁlename RF

}

X52%

# Ubk

}

Response

(processor to host)

X50@

Brd X\

]

X\ ]

]

X\ ]

X52%

]

X52%

]

Ubk

Ims ﬁlename

Imr ﬁlename

ﬁlename

X52% ]

Additional description

Set the color of the border around window

X50@

= 0 through 4; 0 = all windows.

For

0 = Off (no border) 5 = Magenta

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

View the current border color in window

Set a background color for the output screen.

For

0 = Off (default) 6 = Cyan 1 = Red 7 = Yellow

2 = Green 8 = Background image 3 = Blue 9 = DVI background input 4 = White 10 = Custom color

5 = Magenta

View the current background color setting.

Set custom color values for red, green, and blue, in that order.

X52%

= 0 through 255.

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

Recall the image with the speciﬁed ﬁle name and display it as a background.

View the name of the currently displayed

background image.

X50@

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MGP Series • Software Conguration and Control

Command

Film mode

Enable lm mode

Disable ﬁlm mode

View lm mode status

Auto image

Run Auto image

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

X50)

18 *

55 *

* 1 #

X50)

* 0 #

X50)

X50@

# Aut

Response

(processor to host)

X50)

X% ]

]

Flm 1

]

Flm 0

View the current lm mode setting for input

X50@ ]

Additional description

Enable lm mode for input

3:2 or 2:2 pull-down.)

X50)

= 1 through 19.

Disable ﬁlm mode for input deinterlacer from using either pull-down method.)

For 0 = ﬁlm mode disabled 1 = Film mode enabled

Runs Auto image on window

1 through 4 for MGP 464 series 1 or 2 for MGP 462xi series

X50)

. (Auto-senses for

. (Blocks the

X50@

= :

X50)

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Command/response table for IP SIS commands (continued)

Command

Bi-directional serial data port

Send data string

X! = Port number (01-99).

X1&

Example:

Conﬁgure serial port parameters

View serial port parameters

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

X2)

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

(Default = 20 = 20 ms; max. = 32767.)

X2!

= #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). 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.

= Command data section. For Web encoding for X@, be sure to convert non-alphanumeric characters to hex numbers.

X1&

X2)

X2!

The *

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

E X!

sequence is optional. If

E X!

X1&

05 * 4 * 7 * 3L RS } <data> •

X2%

}

X2)

X1&

X2^

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

and

X2&

X2!

X2)

RS }

W X!

W05 %2A 4 %2A 7 %2A 3L RS

are not speciﬁed, the default values are used.

X2*

W X! %2A

W X! CP

%2A

}

X2%

%2A

| X2%

X2)

X2^

Response

(Processor to host)

X2! RS | X@

%2A

Response from command

<data>

Response from command

X2&

%2A

Cpn X! • Ccp

X2^

X2*

X2&

X2%

X2*

X2^

Additional description

]

X2&

X2*

Set baud rate and

X2%

115200

X2^

(Only the ﬁrst letter is required.)

X2& X2*

]

X2%

X2*

stop bits for port

= 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, or

= odd, even, none, mark, or space.

= 7 or 8

= 1 or 2

, parity

]

X2^, X2&

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Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

Bi-directional serial data port (continued)

Conﬁgure mode

View mode

Conﬁgure ﬂow control

View ow control

Conﬁgure receive timeout

View receive timeout

1 *

E X! E X!

X2(

E X!

X1&

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

X2)

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

(Default = 20 = 20 ms; max. = 32767.)

X2!

= #L or #D. The letter parameter is case sensitive (requires capital D or capital L). For 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). Byte count # can be 0 through 32767; default = 0. The ASCII decimal # can be 0 through 00255; default = the byte count. A 3-byte length = 3L. The response includes leading zeros.

X2#

= Priority Status for port X! receiving timeouts. For 0 = Use Send data string command parameters (default); 1 = Use Conﬁgure receive timeout command parameters. The response includes leading zeros.

E X!

X3)

X1&

}

X3!

}

X2)

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

W 1 %2A

W X! CY

}

W X! %02A

W X! CF

X2#

X2!

%2A

X2#

W X! CE

Response

(Processor to host)

X2(

Cpn1 • Cty

| X2( ]

X3)

%02C

X3!

Cpn X! • C

| X3)

}

X1&

%2A

X2)

X2#

%2A

Cpn X! • Cce

X2!

| X1&

X3! ]

%2A

X2)

X2( ]

X2!

X2#

X3)

X1&

X3! ]

X2)

X2! ]

Additional description

Select serial mode X2( for the rear panel

RS-232/422 port .

For

X2(:

0 = RS-232

1 = RS-422

Only the rear panel RS-232/422 port

Set ﬂow control type between bytes. For H = Hardware. S = Software. N = None (default).

X3!

Set the time that the MGP will wait for a

response before terminating the command.

X2#

X2!

can be conﬁgured.

X3)

with

X3)

= 0000 through 0001; default = 0 ms.

]

X3!

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Command/response table for IP SIS commands (continued)

Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

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

0 *

0TC 1 *

1TC

X6(

}

X6(

}

Firmware version requests

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

Query rmware version

Example:

Query verbose version information 0Q 0Q

Example:

Query bootstrap version 2Q 2Q

Query factory rmware version 3Q 3Q

Example:

indicate that the ﬁrmware version is not loaded.

Q or 1Q

1Q 1Q 1.01

0Q 0Q 1.00-0.00(1.48-MGP464 Series -Wed, 23 Jan 2003 18:37:59 GMT)-2.02*

3Q 3Q 1.00(1.07-MGP464Series-Wed, 16 Jan 2006 03:28:10 GMT)

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

X6(

W 0 %2A

| X6( ]

W 0TC W 1 %2A

| X6( ]

W 1TC

Q or 1Q

Response

(Processor to host)

X6( ]

Pti 0 *

X6( ]

Pti 1 *

X1! ]

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

(1.66-MGP464 Series -Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:50:01 GMT)

X1! ]

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

X1!

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

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

X1!

Ver03 *

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

Additional description

Set number of seconds (in tens of seconds) before timeout on IP connections.

X6(

= 1 through 32767.

Show the MGP's rmware version number

X1!

to two decimal places. Gives the

number of the currently running version of the user-updatable ﬁrmware.

]

Show bootstrap, factory-installed, and

updated rmware versions. (See 2Q, 3Q, and 4Q, on the following lines.)

]

The bootstrap ﬁrmware is not userreplaceable, but you may need this information for troubleshooting.

]

Factory-installed ﬁrmware is not userreplaceable. This ﬁrmware was installed at

the factory; it is the version the processor

reverts to after a mode 1 reset (see chapter 3).

]

In this example, the factory ﬁrmware version is 1.00, also known as the kernel version 1.07,

for the MGP 464, dated 16 January, 2006.

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X1! ]

Command/response table for IP SIS commands (continued)

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Command

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

Response

(Processor to host)

Additional description

Firmware version requests (continued)

Query updated rmware version 4Q 4Q

Example:

4Q 2.02 * (1.66–MGP464 Series –Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:03:46 GMT

X1!

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

Use this command to nd out which version

of the ﬁrmware, if any, was uploaded into the unit after it left the factory.

X1!

= ﬁrmware version to two decimal

places.

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

X1!

Ver04 *

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

In this example, the factory ﬁrmware version

is 2.02, also known as kernel version 1.66, for MGP 464, dated 14 January, 2008, at 5:03 and 46 seconds p.m., Greenwich mean time.

Information requests

Request unit part number N N

Request model name 1I 1I MGP 464, MGP 464 DI, or

Request model description 2I 2I Four or Two Window Multi-Graphic Processor

60-771-xx or 60-1023-xx

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Pno 60-771-xx or Pno 60-1023-xx

MGP 464 HD-SDI; or MGP 462xi, MGP 462xi DI, or MGP 462xi HD-SDI

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Inf01 * MGP 464 or Inf01 * MGP 462xi

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

Inf02 * Four or Two Window Multi-Graphic Processor

]

Show unit part number.

MGP 464 is 60-771-xx; MGP 462xi is 60-1023-xx.

For xx: 01 = standard model 02 = DI model

03 = HD-SDI model

]

Show unit model name.

Show type of unit.

]

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Command/response table for IP SIS commands (continued)

Command

Information requests (continued)

Request system memory usage 3I 3I

Request user memory usage 4I 4I

Event control

Read event buffer memory

Write event to memory buffer

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ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

E X3%

X3^

X3&

X3^

X3&

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

X3*

}

X3%

X3*

X3%

}

X3^

X3(

X3&

X3* E|

X3&

X3(

Response

(Processor to host)

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

X5$

]

Additional description

]

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

]

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

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

X3% X3^

1 = user

2 = NVRAM

X3&

buffer size.

X3*

b = bit

B = byte (8 bits) S = short (16 bits)

L = long (32 bits)

X5$

event buffer (leading zeros suppressed).

X3* E|

X3%

Ewr

X3( ]

Write event

Include data

X3(

]

X3%

= event number, 1 through 99.

to buffer

X3*

, size

X3^

: 0 = receive

X3*

X3^

, offset by

= event buffer. For

= event buffer offset, 0 to maximum

= Event data size. For

= data element value in ASCII from

X3%

X3(

= event data to write.

X3&

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Command

Event control (continued)

Read string from event buffer memory

Write string to event buffer memory

Start events

Stop events

Read number of events running

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

E-mail

Conﬁgure e-mail events

Example:

View e-mail events

Send e-mail (ﬁle named in mail box)

Send e-mail (using a different ﬁle)

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ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

E X3%

24 27

E X3(

E E E

X4%

X4% E X4% E X4%

X3^

X3%

}

1AE

}

0AE

}

X4^

X4&

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

}

X7)

X4&

X3&

X3^

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

X4$

X3&

X3(

W 1AE W 0AE W AE

} X3%

}

X4%

X3^

, %2A

| |

X4^

}

X3&

X3%

X4&

X4$

X3^

Response

(Processor to host)

{string}

X3&

Ewr

Ego Est Enm##

Enm #####

Ipr

X3%

]

X4%

}

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

lpr5, jdoe@extron.com, 7.eml

X4%

}

W W

| X4^

X4%

%2C

X7)

%2C

X4&

X4& ]

X4% ]

Eml

}

X4% ] X7)

Eml

]

X3( ]

]

X4^

X4& ] X4%

Additional description

Read string from event offset by

X4$

Write data string

X3&

Initiate all programmed events.

Stop all programmed events.

## = 2-digit number

Enm ##### = 5-digit number

X4^ X4&

line is the subject; the rest is the e-mail body).

X3&, X4$

= number of bytes to read.

, offset by

= e-mail event number (1 through 64).

= e-mail recipient's address.

= name of e-mail ﬁle to be sent (ﬁrst ﬁle

]

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

= number inserted into the e-mail

message if the .eml ﬁle has an embedded

E }

command.

X3&

bytes.

X3(

from event

X3%

, buffer

X3%

X3^

, buffer

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Command/response table for IP SIS commands (continued)

Command

Web browser specic commands

Read response from last URL command

IP setup commands

Set unit name

Set unit name to factory default

Read unit name

Set time/date

Read time/date

Set GMT offset

Read GMT offset

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

}

E X1@

• CN

E X1#

E X#

}

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

W UB

X1@

W %20 CN

W CN W

W CT

W X# CZ

W CZ

| X1@ ] X1@

X1#

| X1# ]

| X# ]

Response

(Processor to host)

Response from command

X1@ ]

Ipn •

X4( ] X4(

Ipn •

X1# ] X1#

Ipt •

]

Ipz X#

Additional description

]

Change the processor's name to of your choosing.

X1@

For

: The name can consist of up to 24

alphanumeric characters (and the minus sign/hyphen). The ﬁrst character must be a letter, the last character cannot be a minus sign. Case does not matter.

is the name the processor was shipped

with: MGP464-##-##-##, a combination of the

model name and the last three pairs of the hex numbers in the unit's MAC address

(e.g., MGP464-00-02-3d).

is the processor's current name.

is the local date and 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 read format is day of week, DD month year

HH:MM:SS.

Example: Tue, 18 Nov 2006 18:19:33

Set the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) offset

value (

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.

Example: 5:30 or 5.30 = +05:30

) for the processor's location. GMT

is in the format hh:mm.

X1@

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, a name

Command/response table for IP SIS commands (continued)

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Command

IP setup commands (continued)

Set daylight saving time

Read daylight saving time

Set DHCP on Set DHCP off View DHCP mode

Set IP address

Read IP address

Read hardware address (MAC)

Set subnet mask

Read subnet mask

Set gateway address

Read gateway address

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

E X3$

1DH

E E

E X1$

E X1(

E X1$

}

0DH

}

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

X3$

W CX W 1DH W 0DH W DH W

W CI

W CH

W CS W

W CG

| X3$ ]

| |

X1$

| X1$ ]

| X1* ] X1*

X1(

| X1( ]

X1$

| X1$ ]

Response

(Processor to host)

X3$ ] X3$

Ipx

]

Idh1

]

Idh0

] X%

Idh X%

X1$ ] X1$

Ipi •

X1( ] X1(

Ips •

X1$ ] X1$

Ipg •

Additional description

is the daylight saving time of day.

Daylight saving time (DST) is a one-hour

offset that is observed in the USA and parts of Europe and Brazil. For

0 = off/ignore 1 = on in northern hemisphere

2 = on in Europe 3 = on in Brazil

For example, California uses GMT -8:00

from 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).

= DHCP on/off status: 0 = off; 1 = on.

= IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). Leading zeros in each of the four ﬁelds are optional in setting values.

Leading zeros in each of the four ﬁelds are suppressed in returned values.

= hardware media access control (MAC) address (xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx).

= subnet mask (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). Syntax is the same as for IP addresses. Leading zeros are optional in setting values.

Leading zeros are suppressed.

= IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). Leading zeros are optional.

X3$

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Command/response table for IP SIS commands (continued)

Command

IP setup commands (continued)

Set administrator password

Clear administrator password

A user password cannot be assigned if an administrator password does not exist. Entering a password when the MGP has not been conﬁgured yields an E14 error response from

View administrator password

Set user password

Clear user password

View user password

View read-only security level support

Query session security level

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

14 24

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

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

E X3#

• CA

E X3#

• CU

}

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

X3#

W %20 CA

W CA

W %20 CU W CU

W EP

W CK

| X4! ]

X3#

| X4! ]

| X6^

| X5@ ]

Response

(Processor to host)

X4! ]

Ipa •

]

Ipa •

X4! ]

Ipu •

]

Ipu •

X6* ]

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

X5@ ]

Pvl

Additional description

Set administrator access password

X3#

= 4 to 12 alphanumeric characters.

The password is case sensitive. Special characters (spaces or symbols) are not allowed.

X4!

= password displayed as four asterisks

(

****

Clear/remove all passwords (administrator and user).

View password level

leading zeros.

Set user password characters). The password is case sensitive. Special characters (spaces or symbols) are not allowed.

Clear the user password only.

View password level

leading zeros.

View status and level of no-password

security.

View the security level

connection. For 0 = Anonymous

1-10 = Extended security level 11 = User

12 = Administrator

X4!

, shown with

X3#

(4-12 alphanumeric

X4!

, shown with

X5@

of the current

X3#

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Command/response table for IP SIS commands (continued)

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Command

IP setup commands (continued)

Set Verbose mode

Read verbose mode

Read connection's security level

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-232/422 connection, the processor is set for verbose mode by default. When the MGP 464 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.

Re-map port designations

Set Telnet port map

Reset Telnet port map

Disable Telnet port map

Read Telnet port map

Set Web port map Reset Web port map Disable Web port map Read Web port map

Set Direct Access port map

Reset Direct Access port map

Disable Direct Access port map

Read Direct Access port map

Listing connections

Get connection listing

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

E X2@

{port#} MT

23MT

0MT

{port#} MH

80MH

0MH

{port#} MD

2001MD

0MD

} }

}

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

X2@

W CV W CK

W {port#} MT W 23MT W 0MT W MT W {port#} MH W 80MH W 0MH W MH W {port#} MD W 2001MD W 0MD W MD

W CC

| X2@ ]

| X2@ ] | X5@ ]

Response

(Processor to host)

With tagged response – verbose modes 2 and 3:

X5@ ]

Pvl

Pmt {port#}

Pmt 00023

Pmt 00000

{port#}

Pmh {port#}

Pmh 00080

Pmh 00000

{port#}

Pmd {port#}

Pmd 02001

Pmd 00000

{port#}

Number of connections

] ] ]

]

] ]

]

] ]

]

Additional description

Enable or disable verbose mode type

X2@

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

Default is 0 for Telnet connections and 1 for

RS-232/422 control.

X2@

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Command/response table for IP SIS commands (continued)

Command

File commands

List ﬁles from current directory

List ﬁles from current directory and below

Stream les via port 80

Load ﬁle to user ﬂash memory Use POST on port 80 followed by the delimited data to be written to the ash le memory. Retrieve ﬁle from user ﬂash memory

Example

Stream les via Telnet or RS-232

Load ﬁle to user ﬂash memory

Retrieve ﬁle from user ﬂash memory

Mail server setup commands

Set mail server IP, unit domain name

Read mail server IP, unit domain name

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

}

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

Send a page GET on port 80 followed by: WSF http://192.168.254.254/mypage.html?cmd=WSF

+ UF ﬁlesize, ﬁlename } {Raw unprocessed data in ﬁle up to ﬁlesize}

ﬁlename SF }

E X1$

24 28

}

X1%

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

W DF

W LF

] ] ] ]

] ]

Response

(Processor to host)

(See below.) Retrieve a list of les stored in the MGP 464.

(See below.) Each line of the response lists a different le

Unit Web responses (HTML sample code):

var ﬁle – new Array ():

le [1] = "ﬁlename 1, date 1, ﬁlesize 1"; le [2] = "ﬁlename 2, date 2, ﬁlesize 2"; le [3] = "ﬁlename 3, date 3, ﬁlesize 3";

... ﬁle [n] = "ﬁlename n, date n, ﬁlesize n"; ﬁle [n+1] = "ﬁlename n+1, date n+1, ﬁlesize n+1";

Responds with raw unprocessed data in ﬁle.

]

Upl

1B ﬁlename 53 46 0D Responds with 4 bytes of le size + raw unprocessed data in le.

}

X1$

%2C

X1%

Ipm •

| X1$

X1$

X1% ] X1$

X1% ]

Additional description

name and its corresponding ﬁle size. The last line of the response indicates how much available ﬁle space remains.

= IP address, format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.

X1%

= mail domain name.

SIS

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Command/response table for IP SIS commands (continued)

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Command

Directory commands

Change/create directory

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

Move back to root directory

Move up one directory

View current directory

Reset (Zap) / Erase commands

Erase user-supplied Web page/le Erase current directory and its les Erase current directory and subdirectories

Erase ash memory

Reset all device settings to factory default

Absolute system reset

Absolute reset retaining IP

ASCII (Telnet)

(host to processor)

{path} / {directory}/CJ

/ CJ

.. CJ

24 28

{ﬁlename} EF

/ EF

24 28

// EF

ZFFF

ZXXX

ZQQQ

}

} }

}

URL Encoded (Web)

(host to processor)

}

W {path} / {directory}/CJ

W %2F CJ W %2E %2E CJ W CJ

W {ﬁlename} EF W / EF

W // EF W ZFFF

W ZXXX W ZQQQ

W ZY

Response

(Processor to host)

Dir • {path} / {directory} /

]

Dir • / Dir • {path} / {directory} /

{path} / {directory} /

Del • {ﬁlename}

]

Ddl

]

Ddl

]

Zpf

]

Zpx

]

Zpq

]

Zpy

Additional description

]

No IP-related settings are reset.

Reset all settings/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).

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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Software Conguration and Control, cont’d

Windows®-based Control Software

The MGP 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 MGP 464 or MGP 462xi Web pages. Using the software, you can do the following types of tasks to congure your MGP:

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

video area; horizontal/vertical start points of the total video display area; and each window's pixel sampling points (pixel phase) for each of the 19 inputs.

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/disable blue mode in order to set video color and tint

levels.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Installing the software

The MGP Series conguration software is provided on a disk that is delivered with your MGP unit. To use the software, you must install the program on your PC.

Follow these steps:

. 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.

. On the Extron Software DVD screen (shown on the next page),

click the Software button, shown at right.

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Link to the installation software on the software DVD

3. In the table on the Control Software screen, scroll to locate the MGP 464 or

MGP 462xi, and click the Install link in the far right column.

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Software Conguration and Control, cont’d

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

program.

File Download window

If you want to save the installation le (MGP464Setupvn_n.exe or

MGP462xiSetupvn_n.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.

. Another Security prompt appears. Click Run on this window to continue with

the installation.

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

program installation.

By default the installation creates a folder called “MGP464” or "MGP462xi"in

the following location on your computer:

c: \Program Files\Extron\MGP464 (or \MGP462xi)

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If there is no Extron folder in your Program Files folder, the installation

program creates it as well.

. When installation is complete, close the Software Products screen. You can

now start the Windows-based control program.

Downloading the MGP Series software from the Web

The MGP Series Windows-based control program is also available on the Extron Web site at www.extron.com. From this site, you can also download updates to the MGP software as they become available. To access the software on the Web,

. Open the Extron Web page, and select the Download tab.

. On the Download Center screen, click the Control Software

button (shown at right). A Control Software screen is displayed, containing a list of control software products.

. In one of the linked alphabets displayed across the top and

bottom of the screen, click M.

. On the “M” software products page, scroll to locate MGP 464 or MGP 462xi,

and click the Download link at the far right.

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5. On the next screen, ﬁll in the required information.

6. Click the Download MGP464SW1xn.exe or Download MGP462xiSW1xn.exe

button.

. On the File Download - Security Warning window that appears, click Run to

begin downloading the installer ﬁle.

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 MGP464SW1xn.exe or MGP462xiSW1xn.exe icon, click Run on the download screen that opens, and restart this procedure at step 8.

. On the second security prompt window that opens, click Run again to start

the installation process.

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

software program installation. By default the installation creates a folder called “MGP464” or "MGP462xi" in the following location on the computer:

c: \Program Files\Extron\MGP464 (or \MGP462xi)

If there is no Extron folder in your Program Files folder, the installation

program creates it as well.

Starting the control program

The MGP Series software help program provides information on settings and on

how to use the control program itself.

. To run the MGP Series control program, do either of the following:

• Double-click on the MGP.exe le, located on your computer at c: \Program Files\Extron\MGPSeries.

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

a. Click Start on your computer screen.

. Select All Programs from the Start menu.

. From the All Programs menu, select Extron Electronics.

. From the Extron Electronics menu, select MGP Series.

. Select MGP Series Control Program.

The Communication Type Selection window appears.

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

communication method you want to use between your computer and the

MGP.

Most items in the MGP Series control program can also be conﬁgured via the

front panel, or via the MGP 464 or MGP 462xi Web pages. (Virtual inputs 5 through 19 cannot be conﬁgured from the front panel.) For details on features and settings, see "Front Panel Features" in chapter 3, "Operation", to conﬁgure

via the front panel or chapter 5, "HTML

using the Web pages.

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Comm Port Selection window with TCP/IP and RS232 tabs

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

If you will be uploading ﬁrmware, you should use this connection.

• Select RS232 if you are using either of the serial ports. (The front panel TRS conguration port supports only RS-232. The 9-pin rear panel serial port supports both RS-232 and RS-422 .

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

communication you chose.

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

a password if required.

• RS-232/422: Select your PC’s communication port from the Port menu, and the baud rate from the Speed menu. All other parameters are preset.

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

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MGP Series main window (MGP 464)

. For information on conguring the MGP using the Windows-based software,

refer to the program’s help ﬁle. To access the help ﬁle, select Contents from

the Help pull-down menu, or press the F1 key.

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Chapter Five

HTML Conguration and Control

Accessing the Web Pages

Viewing System Status

Using the Conﬁguration Pages

Using the File Management Page

Using the Control Pages

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Using the Background Page

HTML Conguration and Control

The MGP 464 and the MGP 462xi can be controlled and congured using HTML Web pages that are accessed over a network or from a local PC connected to the MGP’s LAN port. The MGP has factory-installed HTML Web pages that allow you

to select and conﬁgure inputs, adjust picture controls, conﬁgure windows, save and

recall presets, and perform other processor functions. Access these HTML pages using a Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.

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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, Control, and Background tabs only.

The screen examples in this chapter all show MGP 464 Web pages. The

MGP 462xi 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’s HTML Web pages, follow these steps:

. Start the Web browser program.

2. Enter the MGP’s IP address in the browser’s Address eld.

{ space} ~ @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?. 4

If the MGP’s HTML pages are password protected, the browser displays the

If your local system administrators have not changed the address, use the factory-

speciﬁed default, 192.168.254.254, for this ﬁeld.

. 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.

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

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/optional_ﬁle_name.html

The following characters are invalid in ﬁle names:

. Press the Enter key. If the MGP’s HTML pages are not password protected,

the browser displays a start page as described in step 5.

“Connect to” dialog box.

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a. Enter the administrator or user password in the Password eld.

b. If desired, select the Remember my password check box to have the

. Click OK.

. If you entered the lename 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’s default start page. You can select the tabs at the top of this

screen to display additional screens that enable you to conﬁgure and operate

the MGP.

Viewing System Status

The System Status Web page on the Status tab provides information on your MGP ’s current settings. Changes must be made via the Conguration Web pages, the MGP Series Windows-based conguration software, SIS commands, or the MGP

front panel. Personnel who have user access can view this page but cannot access

the Conguration pages; they see only the Status, Control, and Background tabs. The following gure shows a typical MGP System Status Web page.

A User Name entry is not required.

system input your password the next time you enter the IP address.

System Status page

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Using the Conguration Pages

There are six Conguration pages, which only administrators can access. When

you click the Configuration tab, these pages are listed in 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 (shown below), you can set date and time parameters,

and change the IP information for the MGP.

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System Settings page

To change your system settings,

. On the Conﬁguration tab, select System Settings from the sidebar menu at the

left edge of the screen.

. Select or enter the new information in the desired ﬁeld(s) in either the IP

Settings or the Date/Time Settings section.

. When you have made all the desired inputs in one section, click the Submit

button at the bottom of the section. The new settings appear in the ﬁelds.

. Follow steps 2 and 3 to make changes in the other section, if needed.

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Extron Electronics MGP 462xi User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Chapter One

Introduction

About this Manual

About the MGP Series Multi-Graphic Processors

Features

Application Diagrams

Chapter Two

Installation

Installation Overview

Mounting the MGP

Tabletop use

Rack mounting

UL guidelines for rack mounting

Rack mounting procedure

Installing or Replacing Button Labels

Rear Panel Features

Chapter Three

Operation

Front Panel Features

Power-up and Default Cycle

Window Select Buttons

Input Selection

Selecting an input

Muting an input

Menu system overview

Using the menus

Auto Image menu

Resolution and Refresh Rate submenu

Output Type submenu

Sync Polarity submenu

Window Priority submenu

Window Border submenus

Window Effect submenu

Available effects

Effect Duration submenu

Background Capture menu

Saving a background to memory

Recalling a background from memory

Viewing serial port and IP settings

Background Color submenu

Blue Mode submenu

Test Pattern submenu

Internal Temperature screen

Factory Default submenu

Picture Controls

Adjusting the picture controls

Picture Controls summary

Auto Memories

Memory Presets

Window presets

Saving a window preset

To save a window preset using the front panel buttons,

Recalling a window preset

Default presets

Input presets

Additional Features

Freeze mode

Locking the front panel (executive mode)

Resetting

Chapter Four

Setting Up Serial Communication

Connector pin assignments

Communication software

Setting Up Internet Communication

Ethernet connection

Default address

Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS) Commands

Host-to-MGP communications

MGP-initiated messages

Error responses

Telnet and Web communications

Command/response table for SIS commands

Windows®-based Control Software

Installing the software

Downloading the MGP Series software from the Web