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Setup Guide

68-1560-01 Rev. B

03 10

MTPX Plus Series

Mini Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers

Precautions

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.

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.

Ce sym bole se rt à av ertir l’ utilisa teur qu e la documentation fournie avec le matériel contient des instructions importantes concernant l’exploitation et la maintenance (réparation).

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

Attention

Lire les instructions• Prendre connaissance de toutes les consignes de

sécurité et d’exploitation avant d’utiliser le matériel.

Conserver les instructions• Ranger les consignes de sécurité aﬁn de pouvoir

les consulter à l’avenir.

Respecter les avertissements • Observer tous les avertissements et consignes

marqués sur le matériel ou présentés dans la documentation utilisateur.

Eviter les pièces de ﬁxation • Ne pas utiliser de pièces de ﬁxation ni d’outils

non recommandés par le fabricant du matériel car cela risquerait de poser certains dangers.

Avertissement

Alimentations• Ne faire fonctionner ce matériel qu’avec la source d’alimentation

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

Déconnexion de l’alimentation• Pour mettre le matériel hors tension sans danger,

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

Protection du cordon d’alimentation • Acheminer les cordons d’alimentation de

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

Réparation-maintenance • Faire exécuter toutes les interventions de réparation-

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

Fentes et oriﬁces • Si le boîtier de l’appareil comporte des fentes ou des oriﬁces, ceux-ci

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

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

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

Safety Instructions • English

Consignes de Sécurité • Français

Sicherheitsanleitungen • Deutsch

Diese s Symb ol sol l dem Benut zer in der i m Lie fer umf ang e nth alt ene n Do kum enta tio n besonders wichtige Hinweise zur Bedienung und Wartung (Instandhaltung) geben.

Dieses Symbol soll den Benutzer darauf aufmerksam machen, daß im In neren 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.

Vorsicht

Stromquellen • Dieses Gerät sollte nur über die auf dem Produkt angegebene

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

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

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

Schutz des Netzkabels • Netzkabel sollten stets so verlegt werden, daß sie nicht im

Weg liegen und niemand darauf treten kann oder Objekte darauf- oder unmittelbar dagegengestellt werden können.

Wartung • Alle Wartungsmaßnahmen sollten nur von qualiﬁziertem Servicepersonal

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

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

dienen diese zur Vermeidung einer Überhitzung der empﬁndlichen Teile im Inneren. Diese Öffnungen dürfen niemals von anderen Objekten blockiert werden.

Litium-Batterie • Explosionsgefahr, falls die Batterie nicht richtig ersetzt

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

Este símbolo se utiliza p ara advertir al usuario sobre instruccio nes importantes de oper ación y mantenimiento (o cambio de partes) que se desean destacar en el con tenido de l a document ación 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.

Advertencia

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

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

Desconexión de alimentación eléctrica • Para desconectar con seguridad la acometida

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

Protección del cables de alimentación • Los cables de alimentación eléctrica se deben

instalar en lugares donde no sean pisados ni apretados por objetos que se puedan apoyar sobre ellos.

Reparaciones/mantenimiento • Solicitar siempre los servicios técnicos de personal

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

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

es para evitar el sobrecalientamiento de componentes internos sensibles. Estas aberturas nunca se deben obstruir con otros objetos.

Batería de litio •

Existe riesgo de explosión si esta batería se coloca en la posición incorrecta. Cambiar esta batería únicamente con el mismo tipo (o su equivalente) recomendado por el fabricante. Desachar las baterías usadas siguiendo las instrucciones del fabricante.

Instrucciones de seguridad • Español

Extron Warranty

Extron Electronics warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase. In the event of malfunction during the warranty period attributable directly to faulty workmanship and/or materials, Extron Electronics will, at its option, repair or replace said products or components, to whatever extent it shall deem necessary to restore said product to proper operating condition, provided that it is returned within the warranty period, with proof of purchase and description of malfunction to:

USA, Canada, South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East: and Central America:

Extron Electronics, Europe Extron Electronics Beeldschermweg 6C 1001 East Ball Road 3821 AH Amersfoort Anaheim, CA 92805, USA The Netherlands

Asia: Japan:

Extron Electronics, Asia Extron Electronics, Japan 135 Joo Seng Road, #04-01 Kyodo Building PM Industrial Bldg. 16 Ichibancho Singapore 368363 Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0082 Japan

This Limited Warranty does not apply if the fault has been caused by misuse, improper handling care, electrical or mechanical abuse, abnormal operating conditions or nonExtron authorized modiﬁcation to the product.

If it has been determined that the product is defective, please call Extron and ask for an Applications Engineer at (714) 491-1500 (USA), 31.33.453.4040 (Europe), 65.6383.4400 (Asia), or 81.3.3511.7655 (Japan) to receive an RA# (Return Authorization number). This will begin the repair process as quickly as possible.

Units must be returned insured, with shipping charges prepaid. If not insured, you assume the risk of loss or damage during shipment. Returned units must include the serial number and a description of the problem, as well as the name of the person to contact in case there are any questions.

Extron Electronics makes no further warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the product and its quality, performance, merchantability, or ﬁtness for any particular use. In no event will Extron Electronics be liable for direct, indirect, or consequential damages resulting from any defect in this product even if Extron Electronics has been advised of such damage.

Please note that laws vary from state to state and country to country, and that some provisions of this warranty may not apply to you.

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。

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. Front Panel 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. Front Panel 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.

This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices. Shielded cables must be used

with the unit to ensure compliance with FCC emissions limits.

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Table of Contents

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

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

About the MTPX Plus Switchers ........................................... 1-2

Twisted Pair (TP) Cable Transmission Distance ................1-4

TP Skew Equalization ...............................................................1-5

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

Rear Panel ....................................................................................2-2

Inputs ......................................................................................2-3

RS-232 output inserts ............................................................2-4

Outputs ................................................................................... 2-4

Remote control ....................................................................... 2-5

Power ...................................................................................... 2-6

Front Panel ................................................................................... 2-6

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

Creating a Tie ..............................................................................3-2

Saving or Recalling a Preset ................................................... 3-3

Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes) ........... 3-4

Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between

mode 2 and mode 0 ...............................................................3-4

Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between

mode 2 and mode 1 ...............................................................3-5

Deﬁning the Audio/RS-232 Wire Pair an

d Conﬁguring the R

emote Port .........................................3-6

Viewing and Adjusting the Audio Level ............................ 3-7

Viewing Ties and Muting Outputs ...................................... 3-8

Video Adjustments .................................................................... 3-8

Chapter Four • Remote Control and

Optimizing the Video .................................................................. 4-1

Selected SIS™ Commands ........................................................ 4-2

Establishing a network (Ethernet) connection .................... 4-2

Connection timeouts ..............................................................4-2

Number of connections ..........................................................4-3

Verbose mode .........................................................................4-3

Establishing a USB port connection ...................................... 4-3

Host-to-switcher instructions ................................................ 4-3

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

MTPX Plus Series • Table of Contents

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Chapter One

Introduction

About this Manual

About the MTPX Plus Switchers

Twisted Pair (TP) Cable Transmission Distance

TP Skew Equalization

Installing and Starting the Control Program .................. 4-15

Installing the program ......................................................... 4-15

First-time connection considerations .................................4-16

LAN port connection ............................................................4-16

USB port connection.............................................................4-16

Starting the program ........................................................... 4-17

Optimizing the video ........................................................... 4-18

Setting the MTP transmitter Pre-Peak feature ...................4-19

Setting MTPX level and peaking using the MTP signal

generator ..............................................................................4-19

Manually setting the MTPX level and peaking ..................4-20

Setting MTPX skew ..............................................................4-20

Selecting MTPX Plus Pre-Peak ..............................................4-22

Setting MTP Receiver level/peaking ...................................4-22

Accessing the HTML Pages ................................................... 4-23

Conﬁguring for Network Communication ......................... 4-24

Loading the start-up page ................................................... 4-25

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

MTPX Plus Series • Table of Contents

Table of Contents, cont’d

MTPX Plus Series Matrix Switcher

1-2

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

1-3

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

The switchers are available in the following matrix sizes:

• MTPX Plus 816 (8 inputs by 16 outputs)

• MTPX Plus 128 (12 inputs by 8 outputs)

• MTPX Plus 168 (16 inputs by 8 outputs)

• MTPX Plus 1616 (16 inputs by 16 outputs)

• MTPX Plus 1632 (16 inputs by 32 outputs)

• MTPX Plus 3216 (32 inputs by 16 outputs)

• MTPX Plus 3232 (32 inputs by 32 outputs) The switchers input and output TP signals on RJ-45 connectors.

For best results, use a cable length of at least 50 feet (15 m)

between the TP inputs and outputs and the transmitter and receiver.

Three, four, or six (depending on the matrix size) 15-pin HD and 5-pole 3.5 mm direct insertion input connectors are available for direct RGB (VGA) and stereo audio inputs without an MTP transmitter.

For most switchers, the available local inputs parallel the

TP input of the same number and either input can be used.

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For the MTPX Plus 128, four inputs are local only and eight inputs are TP only.

Two, four, or eight (depending on the matrix size) 5-pole 3.5 mm captive screw ports are available for direct mono audio outputs to an audio device without an MTP transmitter.

One or two (depending on the matrix size) 15-pin HD output connectors are available for direct RGB (VGA) output to a video device without an MTP receiver.

The direct input and direct output connectors can also support

HD-YUV video, YUV video, S-video, and composite video.

For low resolution MTPs (S-video and composite video) on

the TP inputs and outputs, the MTPX Plus audio circuits are compatible only with the newer generation, mono audio models. See the MTP transmitter/receiver manual to determine which MTP models you have.

There are 4, 8, or 16 (depending on the matrix size) 3-pole

3.5 mm captive screw ports for bidirectional RS-232 signal inserts. These signals, from a dedicated source (rather than from the selected input), can be directly inserted into the signal set routed to the TP output.

The matrix switcher can be remotely controlled via an Ethernet LAN port, serial port, or USB port (MTPX Plus 128 only) connection using either the Windows®-based Extron Matrix Switchers Control Program or the Simple Instruction Set (SIS).

About this Manual

This setup guide allows you to easily and quickly set up and conﬁgure your Extron MTPX Plus Twisted Pair (TP) Matrix Switcher. Step by step instructions show you how to connect the hardware and then use the physical controls, Simple Instruction Set (SIS

™

) commands, the Matrix Switchers Control Program, and built-in HTML pages to optimize the video and audio output for the best quality.

About the MTPX Plus Switchers

The MTPX Plus matrix switcher (ﬁgure 1-1) distributes signals that are compatible with the Extron MTP and VTT/VTR product lines. The matrix switcher routes a TP input signal to any combination of TP outputs. Depending on the MTP model, the routed TP signal can include RGB or low resolution video and either mono audio or transmitter-to-receiver RS-232 serial communications. The matrix switcher can route multiple input/output conﬁgurations simultaneously.

ETHERNET

ACT

INPUT SELECT LOCAL

RJ-45

LOCAL INPUTS

2 3 4 5

7 8

9 10 11

13 14

18 19 20 21

23 24

25 26 27

28 29

2 3 4 5

7 8

9 10 11

12 13 14

18 19 20 21

23 24

25 26 27

28 29 30

21 3

4 5 6

RS-232 OUTPUT INSERTION

LOCAL OUTPUTS OUTPUTS

INPUTS

CONTROL

MONO AUDIO OUTPUTSAUDIO INPUTS

LINK

RESET

L R

TxRx

LISTED 1T23 I.T.E.

L R

INPUT

MTP T SV A

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

12V

0.5aMAX

DVD-RW/-R RECORDING

Precision Cinema Progressive

INPUT

RGB

POWER

12V

0.5A MAX

MONO AUDIO

VID

Y/C

B-Y

R-Y

OUTPUTS

RS-232

Tx Rx

SPACE

INPUT

RGB

POWER

12V

0.5A MAX

VID

Y/C

OUTPUTS

MTP U R A

MONO AUDIO

COMPUTER IN

AUDIO IN

INPUT

AUDIO

MONITOR

POWER

12V .5A MAX

OUTPUT

MTP T 15H D A

PRE-PEAK

OFF

TCP/IP

Netwo rk

Extron MTPX Plus 3232

Twisted Pair Matrix Switche r

Contro l System

Ext ron MTP T SV A

Transmit ter

DVD

Sound Sy stem

Ext ron

MTP U R RSA S EQ

Univers al Receiver

Ext ron MTP U R A

Univer sal Receiv er

Plasma / LC D Display

Ext ron MTP T 15HD A D

Transmit ter

Ext ron MTP T 15HD A

Transmit ter

Rack Mounte d PC

LCD proje ctor

Monitor

Figure 1-1 — Typical MTPX Plus application

The receiver-to-transmitter serial communications and

remote power capabilities available with certain MTP models are not supported by this matrix switcher.

MTPX Plus Series • Introduction

Introduction

MTPX Plus Series • Introduction

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Twisted Pair (TP) Cable Transmission Distance

Do not connect this device to a computer data or

telecommunications network.

The maximum distance is determined by the frequency and resolution of the signal that is input to the transmitter or to one of the local inputs of the matrix switcher. The table below speciﬁes the recommended maximum transmission distances using Extron Enhanced Skew-Free™ A/V UTP cable or UTP CAT 5, 5e, or 6 cable, terminated with RJ-45 connectors.

Recommended transmission distances at 60 Hz

Composite, S-video, Component

640 x 480

800 x 600

1024 x 768

1280 x 1024

1600 x 1200

Video format

700 feet (215 m)

550 feet (165 m)

500 feet (150 m)

600 feet (185 m)

450 feet (135 m)

550 feet (168 m)

350 feet (100 m)

450 feet (135 m)

300 feet

(90 m)

450 feet (135 m)

MTPX input

High quality transmission

maximum distance

MTPX output

750 feet (230 m)

600 feet (185 m)

650 feet (200 m)

600 feet (185 m)

550 feet (168 m)

450 feet (135 m)

MTPX input

700 feet (215 m)

600 feet (185 m)

500 feet (150 m)

450 feet (135 m)

350 feet (100 m)

300 feet

(90 m)

MTPX output

Variable quality transmission

maximum distance

For any transmission distances beyond 350 feet (100 m), turn on the pre-peak function on the transmitting device (MTP transmitter or MTPX Plus) . See the MTP Transmitter/Receiver User’s Manual and/or the "Output pre-peaking SIS commands" on page 4-8.

The minimum TP cable length should be 25 feet (7.6 m).

It is possible to exceed the recommended distance; however,

image quality may be reduced.

The transmitters, receivers, and matrix switcher are

designed for and perform best with Extron Enhanced Skew-Free A/V cable terminated in accordance with the TIA/EIA T 568 A wiring standard. CAT 5, 5e, and 6 cables are acceptable, but less preferable. Extron also recommends the use of preterminated and tested cables. Cables terminated on site should be tested before use to ensure that they comply with Category 5 speciﬁcations.

The recommendations shown on the preceding page

apply equally for a transmission line consisting of a single transmitter, the switcher, and a receiver; and for a transmission line that encompasses a transmission daisy chain. For example, the maximum suggested range for 1024 x 768 video output by the switcher is 550 feet (168 m) with Pre-Peak on whether the transmission line consists of the transmitter, switcher, and a single receiver or a transmitter, the switcher, and three daisy-chained receivers.

For daisy-chained units, the ﬁrst receiver in the chain

should be at least 50 feet (15 m) from the switcher when the Pre-Peak feature is on.

For daisy-chained units, any receiver in the chain closer

than 350 feet (105 m) may experience some form of overpeaking when the Pre-Peak switch is on.

TP Skew Equalization

Skew exists between wire pairs when the physical length of one wire pair is different from another. Skew affects the displayed image when the difference in length between wire pairs exceeds 2 feet. The difference in length causes the timing of the red, green, and blue video signals to appear out of alignment (horizontal registration errors). The signals transmitted on the shortest pair are shifted to the left if you are using white lines on a black background. A white vertical line on a black ﬁeld can appear as individual red, green, and blue lines that are close together; the signal transmitted on the shortest wire pair leads the other colors and appears to the left on the display. As the transmission cable length increases, the skew effect increases.

The MTPX Plus input and output skew equalizer functions provide separate time delay circuits on the red, green, and blue video lines. This allows you to properly align the red, green, and blue video signals on the displayed image. When correctly set, the red, green, or blue video signal on the shortest wire pair is delayed to properly converge the displayed video image.

UTP cable test equipment measures and reports wire pair length. The report on the various pair lengths can be used to properly equalize pair skew. If UTP cable test measurement cannot be done, pair skew can still be equalized by viewing a crosshatch test pattern with a critical eye.

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Introduction, cont’d

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Chapter Two

Installation

Rear Panel

Front Panel

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Rear Panel

MONO AUDIO OUTPUTS

OUT PUT S

RGB

Tx Rx

1 2

AUDIO

LOCAL INPUTS

LOCAL OUTPUT

RGB

INPUT SELECT

LOCAL

RJ - 45

1 2 3

RS-232/RS-422

REMOTE

CONTROL

RS - 232 OUTPUT INSERT

Tx Rx

INP UTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

LAN

RESET

12 9

2 5

OUT PUTS

INP UTS

7 4

AUDIO

Figure 2-1 — MTPX Plus 1616 rear panel

The MTPX Plus 816 and MTPX Plus 168 are housed in

the same 2U enclosure as the MTPX Plus 1616, but have fewer TP input or output connectors to accommodate their smaller matrix sizes.

ETHERNET

ACT

INPUT SELECT

LOCAL

RJ-45

LOCAL INPUTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

21 3

4 5 6

RS-232 OUTPUT INSERTION

LOCAL OUTPUTS OUTPUTS

INPUTS

CONTROLCONTROL

MONO AUDIO OUTPUTSAUDIO INPUTS

LINK

RESET

L R1L R2L R3L R4L R5L R6L R1L R2L R3L R4L R5L R6L R7L R

TxRx1TxRx2TxRx3TxRx4TxRx5TxRx6TxRx7TxRx

TxRx9TxRx10TxRx11TxRx12TxRx13TxRx14TxRx15TxRx

LISTED 1T23 I.T.E.

12 911

125 7

LOCAL INPUTS

INPUTS

Figure 2-2 — MTPX Plus 3232 rear panel

The MTPX Plus 1632 and MTPX Plus 3216 are housed

in the same 3U enclosure as the MTPX 3232, but have fewer TP input or output connectors to accommodate their smaller matrix sizes.

100-240V 0.8A

50-60Hz

OUTPUTS

LOCAL INPUTS

INPUTS

1 2 3 4

RESET

LAN

ACT

LINK

5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

TxRx

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

LOCAL OUTPUTS

RS-232 OUTPUT INSERT

REMOTE

RS-232

TxRx

TxRx TxRx

TxRx

LOCAL OUTPUTS

LOCAL INPUTS

2 3 7 561 8

INPUTS

RS-232 OUTPUT INSERT

REMOTE

RS-232

Figure 2-3 — MTPX Plus 128 rear panel

Inputs

Turn off power to the input and output devices, and

disconnect their power cords.

TP inputs — Connect up to 8, 16, or 32 (depending on

the matrix size) compatible TP inputs to the Inputs RJ-45 connectors.

Conﬁgure the switcher for the appropriate input (RS-232

or audio) for each TP input. See "Deﬁning the Audio/

RS-232 Wire Pair (and Conﬁguring the Remote Port)" on

page 3-6.



Local RGB (VGA) inputs — Connect analog

computer video sources to the Local Inputs 15-pin HD female connectors.

These connectors can also accept HD component video,

component video, S-video, or composite video.

Local audio inputs — Connect balanced or unbalanced

stereo audio inputs to the Audio 5-pole captive screw connectors.

L R

Unbalanced Input

Balanced Input

(high impedance) (high impedance)

Ring

Sleeve (s)

Tip

Sleeve

Tip

Sleeve

Tip

Ring

Do not tin the wires!

Figure 2-4 — Audio input connector wiring

Input Select switches (switchers other than the

INPUT SELECT

LOCAL

RJ - 45

1 2 3

MTPX Plus 128) — Set the Input Select DIP switches for each input that can be either local or on TP cable from an MTP transmitter.



RJ-45 (down) for an input from an MTP transmitter (a)



Local (up) for a local (RGB video and audio) input (

b and c

)

MTPX Plus 1616 and smaller have Input Select DIP

switches for inputs 1 through 3.



MTPX Plus 1632 and larger have Input Select DIP switches for inputs 1 through 6.

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RS-232 output inserts

RS-232 Output Insert connectors — For bidirectional RS-232

data that is routed to a speciﬁc (unswitchable) TP output, connect a serial device to one of the RS-232 Output Insert 3-pole captive screw connectors.

Receive (Rx)

Transmit (Tx)

Ground ( )

Bidirectional

RS-232 Device

Ground ( )

Receive (Rx)

Transmit (Tx)

RxTx

Do not tin the wires!

Figure 2-5 — RS-232 output inserts connector wiring

Each RS-232 Output Insert must be enabled. See the

"RS-232 output inserts enables" SIS commands on page 4-5.

The switch time for the RS-232 output insert is 50 ms.

Outputs

TP outputs — Connect up to 8, 16, or 32 (depending

on the matrix size) compatible MTP receivers to the Outputs RJ-45 connectors.

Local RGB (VGA) outputs — Connect one or two

RGBHV video displays to the female Local Outputs (VGA) 15-pin HD connectors.

Matrix sizes 1616 and smaller (excluding the

MTPX Plus 128) have one local video output. Matrix sizes 1632 and larger and the MTPX Plus 128 have two local video outputs.

The Local outputs are always outputs 1 and 2.

The video that is output on these connectors is converted

from the tied proprietary TP input signal or the local (VGA) input.

This connector can also output HD component video,

component video, S-video, or composite video if that is the video format that was input.



If the video output is NTSC component video, S-video, or composite video, set the output to no sync processing. See the "Local video output sync polarity" SIS commands on page 4-9.

Local audio outputs — Connect audio devices, such as audio

ampliﬁers or powered speakers to these two, four, or eight

3.5 mm, Mono Audio (local audio) Outputs 5-pole captive screw connectors to receive unampliﬁed, mono line level audio.

Unbalanced Output Balanced Output

L R

Ring

Tip

Sleeve(s)

Tip

Ring

Sleeve(s)

Tip

NO GROUND HERE.

Do not tin the wires!

CAUTION For unbalanced audio, connect the sleeve

to the gr

ound contact. DO NOT connect

the sleeve to the negative (-) contacts.

Figure 2-6 — Audio output connector wiring

The MTPX Plus 128 has two local audio outputs.

Matrix sizes 1616 and smaller have four local audio outputs. Matrix sizes 1632 and larger have eight local audio outputs.

These outputs are always outputs 1 and 2 (MTPX Plus 128),

outputs 1 through 4 (matrix sizes up to 1616) or outputs 1 through 8 (matrix sizes 1632 and larger), with the same inputs tied to them as the TP output of the same number.

Each local output has a volume control. See "Viewing and

Adjusting the Audio Level" on page 3-7.

Remote control

Remote port (switchers other than the MTPX Plus 128) — If

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

RS-232 Function Pin Function

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

— TX RX

—

Gnd

—

Not used Transmit Receive Not used Ground Not used Not used Not used Not used

— TX– RX–

— Gnd

— RX+ TX+

—

Not used Transmit (–) Receive (–) Not used Ground Not used Receive (+) Transmit (+) Not used

RS-422

Figure 2-7 — Remote port connector wiring

Remote (RS-232) connector (MTPX Plus 128) — A 3-pin captive

screw connector for serial RS-232 control (ﬁgure 2-5)

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Ethernet port — If desired, connect a network WAN

or LAN hub, a control system, or a computer to the Ethernet RJ-45 port.

• Network connection — Wire as a patch (straight) cable.

• Computer or control system connection — Wire the

interface cable as a crossover cable.

The factory default IP address is 192.168.254.254.

Power

Power connector — Plug the switcher into a grounded AC

source.

Front Panel

AUDIO

VIDEO

I/O

CONTROL

ENTER PRESET

VIEW

ESC

CONFIG

MTPX PLUS SERIES

MTP MATRIX SWITCHER

Figure 2-8 — Conﬁguration port, most models

Conﬁguration port (switchers other than the MTPX Plus 128) —

If desired, connect a control system or computer to the front panel Conﬁguration (RS-232) port. Use an optional 9-pin D to 2.5 mm mini jack TRS RS-232 cable, part #70-335-01.

223

I N P U T

O U T P U T

CONFIG

Figure 2-9 — Conﬁguration port, MTPX Plus 128

Conﬁguration port (MTPX Plus 128 only) — If desired,

connect a control system or computer to the front panel Conﬁguration port, a mini USB B port.

Chapter Three

Front Panel Operation

Creating a Tie

Saving or Recalling a Preset

Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes)

Deﬁning the Audio/RS-232 Wire Pair and Conﬁguring the Remote Port

Viewing and Adjusting the Audio Level

Viewing Ties and Muting Outputs

Video Adjustments

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The key shown at right applies to all drawings in this chapter.

Creating a Tie

A "tie" is an input-to-output connection. A "set of ties" is an input tied to two or more outputs. (An

output can never be tied to more than one input.) A "conﬁguration" is one or more ties, one or more sets of ties, or

a combination.

1. Press and release the Esc button to clear any input button, output button, or control button indicators that may be lit.

2. Press and release the Video and/or Audio I/O button(s) to select or deselect video and/or audio as desired.

Green when selected

Off when deselected

Red when selected Off when deselected

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

Audio (RS-232) or video can be broken away (tied by itself)

by selecting only the Video button or only the Audio button.

3. Press and release the desired input button.

The button lights to indicate the selection.

4. Press and release the desired output buttons.

3 4

ENTER

Amber indicates video and audio tie. Green indicates video only tie. Red indicates audio only tie.

Green indicates the

need to confirm the change.

5. Press and release the Enter button. All button indicators turn off.

Saving or Recalling a Preset

A "preset" is a conﬁguration that has been stored.

1. Save a preset — Press and hold the Preset button until it ﬂashes.

Recall a preset — Press and release the Preset button.

PRESET

Preset button blinks

Press and hold.

2 seconds

Save a preset

Recall a

preset

Preset button lights

Press and release.

All input and output buttons with assigned presets light red.

The configuration data at assigned preset locations will be overwritten.

INPUTS

3 4

2. Press and release the desired input or output button.

ENTER

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

The Enter button blinks red to indicate the need to activate the save or recall.

3. Press and release the Enter button.

= lit, = unlit= blinking,

= lit,

= unlit

= b

linking,

= lit,

= unlit

= b

linking,

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Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes)

The matrix switcher has three levels of front panel security lock that limit the operation of the switcher from the front panel. The three levels are:

• Lock mode 0 — The front panel is completely unlocked.

• Lock mode 1 — All changes are locked from the front

panel (except for setting Lock mode 2). Some functions can be viewed.

• Lock mode 2 — Basic functions are unlocked. Advanced functions are locked and can be viewed only.

Basic functions consist of:

m Making ties m Saving and recalling presets m Setting input audio gain and attenuation m Changing Lock modes

Advanced functions consist of:

m Setting audio output mutes m Setting audio output volume m Setting audio/RS-232 wire pair and front panel

conﬁguration

The switcher is shipped from the factory in Lock mode 2.

Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between mode 2 and mode 0

If the switcher is in Lock mode 0 or mode 1, this procedure

selects mode 2.



If the switcher is in Lock mode 2, this procedure selects mode 0 (unlocks the switcher).

Toggle the lock on and off by pressing and holding the Enter button, the Video button, and the Audio button simultaneously for approximately 2 seconds.

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

ENTER

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

ENTER

Press and hold simultaneously.

The buttons blink twice. Release the buttons.

2 seconds

Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between mode 2 and mode 1

If the switcher is in Lock mode 0 or mode 1, this procedure

selects mode 2.



If the switcher is in Lock mode 2, this procedure selects mode 1.

Toggle the lock on and off by pressing and holding the Video button and the Audio button simultaneously for approximately 2 seconds.

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

Press and hold simultaneously.

The buttons blink twice. Release the buttons.

2 seconds

= lit,

= unlit

= b

linking,

= lit,

= unlit

= b

linking,

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Deﬁning the Audio/RS-232 Wire Pair an

d Conﬁguring the R

emote Port

1. To enter Conﬁguration mode, simultaneously press and

hold the Enter, Preset, View, and Esc buttons.

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

ESCVIEW

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

ESCVIEW

1 3 16

Protocol: RS-422RS-232

After 2 seconds

Press and hold the Control buttons.

Release the Control buttons.

Both I/O buttons light with one flashing.

The flashing button

indicates the protocol.

Unlit input buttons indicate audio. Red input buttons indicate RS-232.

Unlit

Red

(RS-232)

Unlit

(audio)

9600

Baud

rate:

1152001920038400

All Control buttons light with one flashing. The flashing button indicates the baud rate.

The Control and I/O buttons indicate the Remote port

baud rate and protocol as shown.



The input buttons show the audio/RS-232 wire pair conﬁgurations.

2. Release the Control buttons.

These settings are protected when front panel Lock mode 2

is selected. You can view the conﬁgurations in Lock mode 2 but you cannot change them from the front panel; the actions are ignored and the Enter, Video, and Audio buttons ﬂash. See “Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between mode 2

and mode 0” on page 3-4 to unlock the front panel.

3. To change an input’s audio/RS-232 wire pair conﬁguration, press and release the input button to toggle the conﬁguration for that input.

1 3

Input button toggles: Unlit --> red OR red --> unlit

Press

You can also change the Remote port baud rate and

protocol by pressing the associated Control and I/O buttons.

4. Press and release an output button to exit the Serial Port Selection and Conﬁguration mode.

Viewing and Adjusting the Audio Level

Volume can be adjusted for the local outputs only.

1. Press and hold the Audio button until it ﬂashes.

AUDIO AUDIO

Audio button blinks.Press and

hold.

2 seconds

2. Press an input or output button. Refer to the MTPX Plus User's Manual, chapter 3, “Operation”, to read the

displayed value.

17 18

1 2

Press an Input button to adjust gain/attenuation. Press an Output button to adjust volume.

Output buttons display gain/attenuation. Input buttons display volume.

Lit button Unlit button

= lit,

= unlit

= b

linking,

= lit, = unlit= blinking,

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3. Increase/decrease the level or volume by pressing the Esc (>) and View (<) buttons.

ESC VIEW

button decreases the level or volume.

button increases the level or volume.

4. Press and release the Audio button to exit.

Viewing Ties and Muting Outputs

1. Press the View button. Output buttons light for outputs that have no ties established.

If an output button blinks, that output is muted. To

toggle mute on and off

, press and hold the output button

for 2 seconds.

2. Press an input button. The buttons for all tied outputs light (amber for video and audio, green for video only, and red for audio only).

3. Press an output button. The buttons for the tied input and all tied outputs light.

4. Press the View button. All input and output buttons return to an unlit state.

Video Adjustments

Image adjustments are available via SIS commands, the Windows-based control and conﬁguration program, and the built-in HTML pages. See chapter 4, “Remote Control and

Optimizing the Video”.

Chapter Four

Remote Control and

Optimizing the Video

Selected SIS™ Commands

Installing and Starting the Control Program

Accessing the HTML Pages

= lit,

= unlit

= b

linking,

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Selected SIS™ Commands

You can use Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands for operation and conﬁguration of the switchers. You can run these commands from a PC connected to a serial port (i, j, and

on pages 2-5 and 2-6), Ethernet port (

), or USB port (n) on the

switcher.

Establishing a network (Ethernet) connection

If you connect to the switcher via the LAN port, and it

is the ﬁrst time you have done so, you may change the default settings (IP address, subnet mask, and [optional] administrator name and password) of the controller. See "Conﬁguring for Network Communication" on page 4-24 for details.

Establish a network connection as follows:

1. Open a TCP socket to port 23 using the IP address of the switcher.

The factory default IP address is 192.168.254.254.

The switcher responds with a copyright message including

the date, the name of the product, ﬁrmware version, part number, and the current date and time.

If the switcher is not password-protected, the device is now

ready to accept SIS commands.

If the switcher is password-protected, a password

prompt appears.

2. If the switcher is password-protected, enter the appropriate password.

If the password is accepted, the switcher responds with

If the password is not accepted, the Password prompt

reappears.

Connection timeouts

The Ethernet link times out and disconnects after a designated period of time of no communications. By default, this timeout value is set to 5 minutes but the value can be changed. See the

Conﬁgure port timeout SIS command on page 4-14.

Extron recommends leaving the default timeout at

5 minutes and periodically issuing the Query (Q) command to keep the connection active or disconnecting the socket and reopening the connection when necessary.

Number of connections

A switcher can have up to 200 simultaneous TCP connections, including all HTTP sockets and Telnet connections. When the connection limit is reached, the switcher accepts no new connections until some have been closed. No error message or indication is given that the connection limit has been reached. To maximize performance of your switcher, keep the number of connections low and close unnecessary open sockets.

Verbose mode

Telnet connections to a switcher can be used to monitor for changes that occur on the switcher, such as front panel operations and SIS commands from other Telnet sockets or a serial port. For a Telnet session to receive change notices from the switcher, the Telnet session must be in verbose mode 1 or 3. See the Set verbose mode SIS command on page 4-14. In verbose mode 3, the Telnet socket reports changes using messages that resemble SIS command responses.

Establishing a USB port connection

A standard USB cable and the Extron DataViewer utility, version

2.0 or newer, can be used for connection to the MTPX Plus 128 Conﬁguration port. The USB cable, available at any local electronics store, should be terminated on one end with a mini USB B male connector

Before you use the USB port for the ﬁrst time, install

the USB driver on your computer. The simplest way to do this is to install version 7.7 or newer of the Matrix

Switchers Control Program and then run the Found New Hardware Wizard. See “Installing the program,“ on page 4-5 and “First-time connection considerations“ on page 4-16.

Host-to-switcher instructions

The switcher accepts SIS commands through either serial port, the USB port, or 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 switcher response to an SIS command ends with a carriage return and a line feed (CR/LF = ]), which signals the end of the response character string. A string is one or more characters.

The table that begins on the next page is a partial list

of SIS commands. For a complete listing, refer to the

MTPX Plus User's Manual.

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4-4

Command/response table for selected SIS commands

Remote Control and Optimizing the Video, cont’d

Command ASCII command

MTPX Plus Series • Remote Control and Optimizing the Video

(host to switcher)

Create ties

• Commands can be entered back-to-back in a string, with no spaces; for example; 1*1!02*02&003*003%4*24$.

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

The matrix switchers support 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numeric entries (1*1!, 02*02&, or 003*003%).

•

The & tie command for RGB and the % tie command for video can be used interchangeably.

The & read tie command for RGB and the % read tie command for video can be used interchangeably.

Tie input audio

Tie input only

Tie input

Read RGB output tie Read video output tie Read audio output tie

to output video and

Example:

to output, RGBHV video

Example (see second Note, above):

to output, video only

Example (see 2nd Note, above)

to output, audio only

Example:

X! = Input number

= Output number 01 – (maximum number of outputs for your model)

X!*X@

1*3!

X!*X@

10*4&

X!*X@

7*5%

X!*X@

24*04$

Response

(switcher to host)

! Out

Out03

& Out

Out04

% Out

Out05

$ Out

Out04

X!] X!] X!]

00 – (maximum number of inputs for your model) (00 = untied)

X@•InX!•

•

In01•All

X@•InX!•

•

In10•RGB

X@•InX!•

•

In07•Vid

X@•InX!•

•

In24•Aud

All

]

RGB

Vid

Aud

]

Additional description

Tie the video and audio from input X! to

output Tie input 1 video and audio to output 3. Audio breakaway.

Tie input 10 RGB to output 4.

Audio breakaway. Tie input 7 video to output 5.

Audio breakaway. Tie input 24 audio to output 4.

RGBHV input X! is tied to output X@. Video input X! is tied to output X@. Audio input X! is tied to output X@.

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Audio/RS-232 TP input (wire pair 3 and 6) conﬁguration

The RS-232 output insert ports, when enabled (

Conﬁgure input as audio

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Conﬁgure input as RS-232

Read TP input conﬁguration

*0\ TypX!*0

*1\ TypX!*1

RS-232 output inserts enables

Disable an RS-232 output insert port

Enable an RS-232 output insert port Read RS-232 output insert status

X! = Input number

= Audio/RS-232 wire pair input type 0 = audio

1 = RS-232

= RS-232 output insert port MTPX Plus 168, 816, 1616 01 – 08

MTPX Plus 1632, 3216, 3232 01 – 16

= RS-232 output insert status 0 = disabled

1 = enabled

EX$

EX$ EX$

4-5

EX$

}

*0Lrpt

}

*1Lrpt

} X%]

Lrpt

01 – (maximum number of inputs for your model)

Response

(switcher to host)

*0Lrpt}), override the audio/RS-232 TP input conﬁgurations.

]

X#]

LrptX$*0

LrptX$*1

]

Additional description

Deﬁne the audio/RS-232 input as audio, such as provided by an MTP 15HD A transmitter.

Deﬁne the audio/RS-232 input as bidirectional serial communications, such as provided by an MTP 15HD RS transmitter.

Show the audio/RS-232 wire pair input deﬁnition.

Disable the RS-232 insert on the X$ output.

Enable the RS-232 insert on the X$ output. Show the status of the RS-232 output

insert.

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Input signal level and peaking and auto calibrate

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Set input signal level

Increment input peaking Decrement input peaking Read input peaking setting Execute auto calibration

Before issuing the auto calibration command:

. Disconnect the power and RJ-45 cables at the MTP transmitter connected to X!.

. Connect the two cables to the included MTP signal generator.

. If the input cable is longer than 300 feet (90 m), place the Pre-Peak switch on the

MTP signal generator to on (up when the signal generator‘s RJ-45 connector is to the right as shown at right).

The MTP signal generator does not work on cable lengths over 400 feet (120 m). Set the

level and peaking to its maximum value of 255.

EX!*X^

EX! EX! EX! EX!

}

Ipek

}

+Ipek

}

-Ipek

} X^]

Ipek

}

*0AADJ

Response

(switcher to host)

X^]

IpekX!*

X^]

IpekX!*

X^]

IpekX!*

AadjX!*2] {start}

]

Qik

{tie creation} AadjX!* Ipek

X&]

X!*X^]

{ﬁnished}

{new value}

Additional description

Set a speciﬁc pre-peak level for the TP input.

Increase the input pre-peaking level by 1. Decrease the pre-peaking level by 1.

Tie input X! to output 1 and auto adjust the peaking on input in the response reports whether the adjustment value was within or outside of the threshold.

Pre-Peak is on.

. The X& value

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X! = Input number

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Command ASCII command

= Input signal level/peaking range 000 – 255

= Threshold 0 = outside of threshold

1 = within threshold

(host to switcher)

Input skew adjustment

For the MTPX Plus, these commands apply to inputs 5 through 12 only.

Set all input skew adjustment

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

values

Example:

Increment one input skew adjustment value

Example:

Decrement one input skew adjustment value

Read input skew adjustment values

EX!*X**X**X*

EX!*X(

EX!

01 – (maximum number of inputs for your model)

}

Iseq

2*0*0*4Iseq

2*2*+Iseq

}

+Iseq

}

-Iseq

} X**X**X*]

Iseq

Response

(switcher to host)

IseqX!*X**X**

Iseq02*0*0*4

IseqX!*X**X**

Iseq02*0*0*5

IseqX!*X**X**

X*]

]

X*]

]

X*]

Additional description

Set a speciﬁc skew adjustment for the TP

input. Set the skew settings for input 2 as follows: Red = 0 ns

Green = 0 ns Blue = 8 ns (delayed 8 ns)

Increase the X( skew plane adjustment for input

Increase the blue skew input for 2 by 2 ns (from 8 ns to 10 ns).

Decrease the X( skew plane adjustment for input

values are listed in RGB order.

by 1 step (2 ns).

X! = Input number

= Skew adjustment range 00 – 31 (each step = 2 ns)

= Video plane 0 = red 1 = green 2 = blue

4-7

01 – (maximum number of TP inputs for your model)

4-8

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Output skew adjustment

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Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Set all output skew adjustment values

Example:

Increment one output skew adjustment value

Decrement one output skew adjustment value

Example:

Read output skew adjustment values

EX@*X**X**X*

EX@*X(

EX@

Output pre-peaking

Set output pre-peaking on Set output pre-peaking off Read output pre-peaking setting

EX1) EX1) EX1)

}

Oseq

2*0*0*4Oseq

2*2*-Oseq

Oseq

}

+Oseq

}

-Oseq

}

} X**X**X*]

}

*1Opek

}

*0Opek

} X1!]

Opek

Response

(switcher to host)

OseqX@*X**X**

Oseq02*0*0*4

OseqX@*X**X**

Oseq02*0*0*3

X1)*1]

Opek

X1)*0]

Opek

X*]

]

X*]

]

Additional description

Set a speciﬁc skew adjustment for the TP

output. Set output 2’s skew settings as follows: Red = 0 ns

Green = 0 ns Blue = 8 ns (delayed 8 ns).

Increase the X( skew plane adjustment for output

Decrease the X( skew plane adjustment for output

Decrease the blue skew for output 2 by 2 ns (from 8 ns to 6 ns).

Pre-peak the TP output. Do not pre-peak the TP output.

values are listed in RGB order.

by 1 step (2 ns).

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X@ = Output number

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Command ASCII command

= Skew adjustment range 00 – 31 (each step = 2 ns)

= Video plane 0 = red, 1 = green, 2 = blue

X1)

= Pre-peakable output number 01 – half of the outputs for your matrix switcher model (such as 04 for MTPX Plus 168)

X1!

= Pre-peaking 0 = off

1 = on

(host to switcher)

Local video output sync polarity

The command structure differs, depending on the size of the matrix. Matrix sizes 1616 and smaller, excluding the MTPX Plus 128, do not

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Set local output polarity (matrix size 1616 and smaller)

Example:

Set local output polarity (matrix size 1632 and larger)

Example:

Read local output sync settings (matrix size 1616 and smaller)

Read local output sync settings (matrix size 1632 and larger)

need the local output variable (

X1#

EX1@

EX1#*X1@

EX1#

01 – (maximum number of inputs for your model)

Response

(switcher to host)

). The MTPX Plus 128 and matrix sizes 1632 and larger require the variable.

}

Opol

}

0Opol

}

Opol

}

2*0Opol

} X1@]

Opol

} X1@]

Opol

X1@]

Opol

]

Opol0

X1#*X1@]

Opol

Opol2*00

]

Additional description

Set the horizontal and vertical sync polarity for a local output.

Set the local output to output negative horizontal and vertical sync.

Set the horizontal and vertical sync polarity for local output

Set local output 2 to output negative horizontal and vertical sync.

X1#

X1@

= Local output sync polarity 0 = H- / V- (default) 1 = H+ / V 2 = H- / V+ 3 = H+ / V+ 4 = NTSC (no sync stripping)

X1#

= Local video output number 1 (matrix sizes 1616 and smaller) 1 or 2 (matrix sizes 1632 and larger)

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Audio or RS-232 mute commands

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Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Audio or RS-232 mute Audio or RS-232 unmute Read audio or RS-232 mute Global audio or RS-232 mute 1*Z Global audio or RS-232 unmute 0*Z View output mutes

Example:

MTPX Plus 3216

The “Mut” portion of the response appears only when the switcher is in Verbose mode 1 or 3. See the Verbose mode SIS command on

page 4-14.

X@ = Output number 01 – (maximum number of outputs for your model)

X1$

= Mute 0 = off (unmuted) 1 = on (muted)

X1%

= Audio or RS-232 mute: 0 = no mutes 2 = audio or RS-232 mute

*1Z AmtX@*1

*0Z AmtX@*0

EVM}

Response

(switcher to host)

] ]

X1$]

]

Amt1

]

Amt0

X1%

Mut0220200002202000

, ...

X1%n]

Additional description

Mute output X@ audio (audio off). Unmute output X@ audio (audio on).

1 = mute on, 0 = mute off. Mute all audio outputs. Unmute all audio outputs.

X1%

Each output, starting from output 1. n = the maximum number of outputs for this model.

Output 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, and 13 audio or

]

RS-232 are muted. All other outputs are unmuted.

response is the mute status of an

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Audio input gain and attenuation

The set gain (G) and set attenuation (g) commands are case sensitive.

Set input audio gain to +dB value

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Example:

Set input audio attenuation to -dB value

Increment gain

Example:

Decrement gain

Example:

Read input level

X! = Input number

X1^

= Audio gain 0 – 24 (1 dB per step)

X1&

= Numeric dB value –18 to +24 (45 steps of gain or attenuation) (Default = 0 dB)

X1*

= Audio attenuation 1 – 18 (1 dB per step)

X!*X1^

1*2G

X!*X1*

+G InX!•Aud

5+G

-G InX!•Aud

7-G

Response

(switcher to host)

G InX!•Aud

In01•Aud+02

g InX!•Aud

X1&]

]

X1&]

In05•Aud+03

]

X1&]

In07•Aud-09

]

X1&]

01 – (maximum number of inputs for your model)

Additional description

Set input 1 audio gain to +2 dB.

Increase gain by 1 dB. Increase audio input 5 level from +2 dB to

+3 dB. Decrease gain by 1 dB.

Decrease audio input 7 level from -8 dB to

-9 dB.

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4-12

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Audio output volume

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Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Set the audio volume to a speciﬁc value

Example:

Increment volume

Example:

Decrement volume Read output volume

X@*X1(

1*50v

+V OutX@•Vol

1+V

-V OutX@•Vol

Save and recall presets

If you try to recall a preset that is not saved, the matrix switcher responds with the error code E11.

Save current conﬁguration as a global preset

Example:

Recall a global preset

Example:

X@ = Output number 01 – (maximum number of outputs for your model)

X1(

= Volume adjustment range 0 – 64 (1 dB/step except for 0-to-1, which is 22 dB) (default = 64 [0 dB])

X2)

= Global or room preset # 0 - 32

X2)

Response

(switcher to host)

V OutX@•Vol

Out01•Vol50

Out01•Vol51

X1(]

Spr

Spr09 Rpr Rpr05

X2)]

]

X2)]

]

X1(]

]

X1(]

]

X1(]

Additional description

Set output 1 volume to 79%. Increase volume by 1 step.

Decrease volume by 1 step.

Command character is a comma.

Save current ties as preset 9. Command character is a period. Recall preset 5, which becomes the current

conﬁguration.

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Lock (executive) modes

See “Setting the front panel locks (Executive modes)” on page 3-4 for more information on the Lock modes.

Lock all front panel functions 1X Lock advanced front panel functions 2X

Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Unlock all front panel functions 0X View lock status X

Information requests

Information request I

Example: MTPX Plus 3216

Request part number N Query controller ﬁrmware version Q

Example:

X2!

= Lock mode 0, 1, or 2

X2@

= Inputs Total number of inputs for this switcher

X2#

= Outputs Total number of outputs for this switcher

X2$

= Part number

X2%

= Firmware version number to second decimal place (x.xx)

Response

(switcher to host)

]

Exe1

]

Exe2

]

Exe0

Additional description

Enable Lock mode 1. Enable Lock mode 2. Enable Lock mode 0.

X2!]

X2@XX2#•AX2@XX2#]VX2@XX2#

V V32X16•A32X16

]

X2@XX2#

X2$] X2%]

1.23

]

The factory-installed controller ﬁrmware version is 1.23 (sample value only).

is the video matrix size.

is the audio matrix size.

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Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Response

(switcher to host)

Additional description

IP setup

Set IP address

EX2^CI}

Ipi

X2^]

Read IP address

ECI} X2^]

Set subnet mask

EX2^CS}

Ips

X2^]

Read subnet mask

ECS} X2^]

Set gateway IP address

EX2^CG}

Ipg

X2^]

Read gateway IP address

ECG} X2^]

Set DHCP on or off

EX2&DH}

Idh

X2&]

Read DHCP on/off status

EDH} X2&]

Set verbose mode

EX2*CV}

Vrb

X2*]

Read verbose mode

ECV} X2*]

Conﬁgure current port timeout

E0*X2(TC}

Pti0*

X2(]

Read current port timeout

0TC

} X2(]

Conﬁgure global IP port timeout

E1*X2(TC}

Pti1*

X2(]

Read global IP port timeout

1TC

} X2(]

X2^

= IP address nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn

X2&

= DHCP 0 =1 off, 1 = on

X2*

= Verbose mode 0 = clear/none (default for Telnet connection) 1 = verbose mode (default for RS-232/RS-422 connection) 2 = tagged responses for queries 3 = verbose mode and tagged for queries

X2(

= Port timeout interval 1 (= 10 seconds) - 65000 (default is 30 = 300 seconds = 5 minutes)

Installing and Starting the Control Program

Another way to operate the switcher, to set the skew

adjustments, the level and peaking, and the output pre-peaking

(see "Optimizing the video", beginning on page 4-18), is via

the Windows

-based Matrix Switchers Control Program.

This program is contained on the Extron Software Products

DVD (included with the switcher). Run this program on a

PC connected to a serial port (

2-6), Ethernet port (

), or USB port (

program must be installed on a Windows-based computer and

cannot be run from the DVD.

For details on operating the program, refer to the

MTPX Plus User's Manual, chapter 5, “Matrix

Software”.

Installing the program

To run this program while your computer is connected

to an MTPX Plus 128 Conﬁguration (USB) port, use

version 7.7 or newer of the Matrix Switchers Control

Program.

1. Insert the DVD into the drive. The Extron software DVD

window should appear automatically.

If the window does not self-open, run Launch.exe from the

DVD.

The Extron software DVD window appears.

2. Click the Software tab.

3. Scroll to the Matrix Switchers program and click

Install.

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Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Installing and Starting the Control Program

Another way to operate the switcher, to set the skew adjustments, the level and peaking, and the output pre-peaking (see "Optimizing the video", beginning on page 4-18), is via the Windows®-based Matrix Switchers Control Program. This program is contained on the Extron Software Products DVD (included with the switcher). Run this program on a PC connected to a serial port (i, j, and

on pages 2-5 and

2-6), Ethernet port (

), or USB port (n) on the switcher. The program must be installed on a Windows-based computer and cannot be run from the DVD.

For details on operating the program, refer to the

MTPX Plus User's Manual, chapter 5, “Matrix Software”.

Installing the program

To run this program while your computer is connected

to an MTPX Plus 128 Conﬁguration (USB) port, use version 7.7 or newer of the Matrix Switchers Control Program.

1. Insert the DVD into the drive. The Extron software DVD

window should appear automatically.

If the window does not self-open, run Launch.exe from the

DVD.

The Extron software DVD window appears.

2. Click the Software tab.

3. Scroll to the Matrix Switchers program and click

Install.

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Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions. The installation program creates a C:\Program Files\Extron\ Matrix_Switchers directory and an “Extron Electronics\ Matrix Switchers” group folder. It installs the following four programs:

• MATRIX Switcher+ Control Program

• MATRIX Switcher+ Help

• Uninstall MATRIX Switcher

• Check for Matrix Updates

First-time connection considerations

LAN port connection

If you connect your PC to the switcher via the LAN port, and it is the ﬁrst time you have done so, you may change the default settings (IP address, subnet mask, and [optional] administrator name and password) on the controller. See "Conﬁguring for Network Communication" on page 4-24 for details.

USB port connection

If you connect your PC to the MTPX Plus 128 via the USB port, and it is the ﬁrst time you have done so, the Found New Hardware Wizard appears.

Activate the connected USB port for your device as follows:

If you have not installed the latest Matrix Switchers

Control Program, click Cancel and install the program. Reconnect the switcher to the Conﬁguration port.

1. Select the No, not this time radio button and click Next. The wizard installs the necessary driver to access the switcher via the Conﬁguration (USB) port (this may take a few minutes).

2. On the next page that appears, select the Insta ll the software a utoma tical ly radio button and click Nex t.

Follow the on-screen instructions. The wizard assigns the driver necessary to access the switcher to the connected Conﬁguration (USB) port (this may take a few minutes).

3. Click Finish to exit the wizard.

You may need to repeat these steps if you subsequently

connect the switcher to a different USB port on the same computer.

Starting the program

1. Click Star t > Programs > Extron Elect ronic s > Matr ix Switchers > M ATRIX Swit cher + Control Pgm.

The Comm Port Selection window appears.

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Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

2. Choose the comm (serial) port that is connected to the switcher or IP [LAN].

For a comm port, check the baud

rate displayed in the window. If you need to change the baud rate, click the Baud button and double-click the desired baud rate.

3. Click OK.

If you selected a serial port in step 2, the Matrix Switchers

Control Program is ready for operation.

If you selected IP [LAN] in step 2, the IP Connection

window appears.

a. Examine the Matrix IP Address ﬁeld, which displays

the last Matrix IP address entered.

If necessary, enter the correct IP address in the ﬁeld.

192.168.254.254 is the factory-speciﬁed default value for this ﬁeld.

b. If the switcher is password protected, enter the

administrator or user password in the Password ﬁeld.

c. Click Connect. The Matrix Switchers Control Program

is ready for operation.

Optimizing the video

Each TP input has a level and peaking adjustment. Most MTP transmitters and half of the MTPX Plus TP outputs have a prepeaking feature. TP inputs and outputs have skew adjustments. See the following sections to set these adjustable features.

Unless the TP cables are changed, these adjustments

should need to be made only once, during installation.

Before you start optimizing, set all input level and peaking, input and output skew, and output pre-peak settings to either zero or off.

Setting the MTP transmitter Pre-Peak feature

For inputs from MTP T 15HD products only — If the cable between the MTP transmitter and the MTPX Plus is 300 feet (91 m) or longer, turn on the Pre-Peak switch on the transmitter. For shorter cables, turn the switch off.

Setting MTPX level and peaking using the MTP signal generator

The simplest and surest way to set the input level and peaking is to use the included MTP signal generator and the Autocalibration utility within the Matrix Switchers Control Program as follows:

To manually set the input level and peaking, see

"Manually setting the MTPX level and peaking".

1. Disconnect the power and RJ-45 cables at the MTP transmitter that is connected to the MTPX Plus input to be adjusted.

2. Connect the two cables to the included MTP signal generator.

3. If the input cable between the transmitter and the MTPX Plus is longer than 300 feet (91 m), place the Pre-Peak switch on the MTP signal generator on (up).

Pre-Peak on (up) (shown)

Pre-Peak off (down)Power LED

The MTP signal generator does not work on cable lengths

over 400 feet (120 m). Set the level and peaking to their maximum value of 255.

4. In the Matrix Switchers Control Program, click Tools > MTPX Pictu re se tting s and then click the Auto-Calib rate Level / Peaking button.

After a few moments, the program reports whether or not

the calibration succeeded and the original and new settings for the input level/peaking adjustment.

5. Disconnect the power and RJ-45 cables from the MTP signal generator and reconnect them to the MTP transmitter.

6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each MTPX Plus input.

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Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Manually setting the MTPX level and peaking

If you choose not to auto calibrate, or if you want to ﬁne tune the adjustment, you can manually set the values as follows:

1. Connect an oscilloscope (preferred) or a monitor (acceptable) to local output (VGA output) 1.

2. If using an oscilloscope, apply a white ﬁeld test pattern to the input to be optimized via an MTP transmitter.

If using a monitor, apply a grayscale or Color Bars

test pattern to the input to be optimized via an MTP transmitter.

The Extron VTG 300 or VTG 400 are recommended to

provide the test pattern.

3. Tie the input to be optimized to output 1.

4. Click Tool s > MTPX Picture setting s.

5. Observe the oscilloscope or the monitor with a critical

eye while you adjust the input level/peaking setting to compensate for signal loss between the transmitter and the MTPX.

6. If necessary, repeat steps 1 through 5 for each input.

Setting MTPX skew

. Connect an oscilloscope (preferred) or a monitor

(acceptable) to local output (VGA output) 1.

2. Apply a crosshatch test pattern to the input to be optimized via an MTP transmitter.

3. Tie the input to be optimized to output 1.

4. Use the test equipment or examine the displayed video

image with a critical eye to determine which video signal — red, green, or blue — is most shifted to the left.

5. If necessary, click Too ls > MTPX Picture settin gs.

. Adjust the skew setting of the leftmost video signal to the

right until all three colors are properly converged.

When the skew adjustment is set to zero, the MTPX Plus

cannot shift the rightmost video image to the left.

A 2-nanosecond adjustment is very ﬁne. Up to 10

nanoseconds of delay may be necessary before you detect a change in the display.

6. Adjust the skew setting of the leftmost video signal to the right until all three colors are properly converged.

7. If either of the two remaining colors is left shifted, repeat steps 4 and 6.

8. Repeat steps 2 through 7 for all other inputs.

9. Connect an oscilloscope (preferred) or a monitor

(acceptable) to the MTPX twisted pair output to be adjusted, via an MTP receiver.

10. Apply a crosshatch test pattern to one of the local (VGA) inputs on the MTPX Plus.

11. Tie the local input receiving the test pattern signal to the output to be optimized.

12. Use the test equipment or examine the displayed video image with a critical eye to determine which video signal — red, green, or blue — is most shifted to the left.

13. If necessary, click Tools > MTP X Pic ture settings.

When the skew adjustment is set to zero, the MTPX Plus

cannot shift the rightmost video image to the left.

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Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

A 2-nanosecond adjustment is very ﬁne. Up to 10

nanoseconds of delay may be necessary before you detect a change in the display.

14. Adjust the leftmost video signal to the right until all three colors are converged.

15. If either of the two the remaining colors is left shifted, repeat steps 12 and 14.

16. Repeat steps 10 through 15 for all other outputs.

Selecting MTPX Plus Pre-Peak

MTPX Pre-Peak is available on all outputs of an

MTPX Plus 128 and the ﬁrst half of MTPX Plus outputs of the remaining MTPX Plus models (for example, outputs 1 through 4 for an MTPX Plus 168).

If the cable between the MTPX Plus and the receiver is

300 feet (91 m) or longer, turn the Pre-Peak feature on the MTPX Plus on. For shorter cables, turn the feature off.

If necessary, click Tools > MTPX Pict ure s ettin gs and then click in the output Pre-Peaking box to toggle Pre-Peaking on and off.

Setting MTP Receiver level/peaking

If level/peaking is available on the connected receiver, adjust it as follows:

1. Connect an oscilloscope or monitor to the output of the MTP receiver.

2. If using an oscilloscope, apply a white ﬁeld test pattern to one of the local (VGA) inputs on the MTPX Plus.

If using a monitor, apply a grayscale test pattern to one of

the local (VGA) inputs on the MTPX Plus.

The Extron VTG 300 or VTG 400 are recommended to

provide the test pattern.

3. Tie the local input receiving the test pattern signal to the output connected to the MTP receiver to be optimized.

MTP Receiver

VTG 300

Local (VGA) Input

MTPX Plus

INPUT

BUFFERED OUTPUT

OUTPUT

POWER

12V .5A MAX

MTP RL 15HD A

1 2 3 4 5 6

H SYNC +

V SYNC +

C SYNC SOG

VIDEO

END UNIT

MONO AUDIO

MONO AUDIO OUTPUTS

OUTPUTS

RGB

Tx Rx

1 2

AUDIO

LOCAL INPUTS

LOCAL OUTPUT

RGB

INPUT SELECT

LOCAL

RJ - 45

12 3

RS-232/RS-422

REMOTE

CONTROL

RS - 232 OUTPUT INSERT

Tx Rx

INPUTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

LAN

RESET

Oscilloscope

or display

RGB/R-Y,Y,B-Y S-VIDEO COMPOSITE

VIDEO

4. Adjust the level and peaking on the receiver in accordance with the applicable MTP product manual.

5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each receiver to be optimized.

Accessing the HTML Pages

Another way to operate the switcher is via its factory-installed HTML pages, which are always available and cannot be erased or overwritten. The HTML pages are accessible through the LAN port of the switcher when it is connected via a LAN or WAN, using a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. See k on page 2-6 for connection information.

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Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Conﬁguring for Network Communication

The ﬁrst time you connect a PC to a switcher via its LAN port, you may need to temporarily change the IP settings on your PC in order to communicate with the controller. Then, change the default settings (IP address, subnet mask, and [optional] administrator name and password) in the controller in order to use the unit on an intranet (LAN) or on the Internet. After you have set up the MTPX Plus switcher for network communication, you can reset the PC to its original network conﬁguration.

The computer and the switcher must both be connected

to the same subnet on a LAN (using a straight-through cable). Alternatively, you can use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect the controller directly to the computer.

Use the ARP command to conﬁgure the IP address as follows:

1. Obtain a valid IP address for the MTPX Plus switcher from the network administrator.

2. Obtain the MAC address (UID #) for the switcher from the label on its rear panel. The MAC address should have this format: 00-05-A6-xx-xx-xx.

3. If the switcher has never been conﬁgured and is still set for factory defaults, go to step 4. If not, perform a Mode 4 system reset. For detailed information on reset modes, refer to “Rear Panel Operations” in the MTPX Plus User’s Manual.

The switcher BME must be conﬁgured with the factory

default IP address (192.168.254.254) before the ARP command is executed, as described below.

4. At the PC, access the command prompt, then enter the

arp –s command. Type in the desired new IP address for the unit (obtained in step 1) and the MAC address of the unit (from the rear panel of the unit). For example: arp –s 10.13.197.7 00-05-A6-03-69-B0 and then press the Enter key.

After receiving the arp -s command, the controller

changes to the new address and starts responding to the ping requests, as described in step 5.

You must ping the MTPX Plus switcher as shown in step 5

for the IP address change to take place. The response should show the new IP address, as shown in the following ﬁgure.

5. Execute a ping command by entering “ping” followed by a space and the new IP address at the command prompt. For example:

ping 10.13.197.7

C:\>ping 10.13.197.7 Pinging 10.13.197.7 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 10.13.197.7: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 10.13.197.7: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 10.13.197.7: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 10.13.197.7: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 10.13.197.7: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

You can reconnect using either Telnet or a Web browser to

verify that the update was successful.

6. After verifying that the IP address change was successful, enter and issue the “arp –d” command at the DOS prompt. For example:

arp –d 10.13.197.7 removes 10.13.197.7 from the ARP

table or arp –d* removes all static IP addresses from the ARP table.

Loading the start-up page

If your Ethernet connection to the matrix switcher is

unstable, try turning off the proxy server in your Web browser. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet O ption s > Conn ectio ns > LAN Settings, clear the Use a prox y ser ver.. . check box, and then click OK.

For details on operating the switcher via HTML pages,

refer to the MTPX Plus User's Manual, chapter 6, “HTML Operation”.

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1. Start the Web browser program.

2. Click in the browser’s Address ﬁeld.

3. Enter the Matrix IP address in the browser’s Address ﬁeld.

192.168.254.254 is the factory-speciﬁed default value for this ﬁeld.

4. Press the keyboard Enter key. The switcher checks to see if it is password protected.

If the switcher is not password protected, it checks and

downloads the HTML start-up page. The switcher is ready for operation via HTML remote control.

If the switcher is password protected, it downloads the

Enter Network Password page.

A User name entry is not required.

5. Enter the appropriate administrator or user password in the Password ﬁeld and click OK.

6. The switcher downloads the HTML start-up page. The switcher is ready for operation via HTML remote control.

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