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MVX Plus 128

VGA Matrix Switchers

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Precautions

Safety Instructions • English

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

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

Caution

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

information.

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

manufacturer because they may be hazardous.

Consignes de Sécurité • Français

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

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

Attention

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

d’utiliser le matériel.

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

présentés dans la documentation utilisateur.

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

fabricant du matériel car cela risquerait de poser certains dangers.

Sicherheitsanleitungen • Deutsch

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

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

Achtung

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

Bedienungsanleitungen genau durchlesen und verstehen.

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

aufbewahren, damit Sie im Bedarfsfall darauf zurückgreifen können.

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

Benutzerdokumentation.

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

Hersteller empfohlen wurden, da diese eine Gefahrenquelle darstellen können.

Warning

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

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

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

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

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

items placed upon or against them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Avertissement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vorsicht

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Instrucciones de seguridad • Español

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

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

Precaucion

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

equipo.

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

documentación del usuario, deben ser obedecidas.

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

por el fabricante, ya que podrian implicar riesgos.

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Advertencia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Quick Start — MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers

Installation

Step 1

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

Step 2 — Inputs

a. Connect up to 12 high resolution

video inputs to the 15-pin HD input connectors.

b. Connect up to 12 stereo or mono audio

inputs to the 5-pin captive screw connectors.

Tip

Ring

Sleeve(s)

Tip

Ring

Balanced Input

Step 3 — Outputs

a. Connect up to 8 high resolution

video devices to the 15-pin HD output connectors.

b. Connect up to 8 balanced or unbalanced

stereo audio or mono audio devices to the 5-pin captive screw connectors.

Tip

Sleeve

Tip

Sleeve

Unbalanced Input

(high impedance)(high impedance)

Step 5 — Ethernet

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

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

• Computer or control system connection — Wire the interface cable as a crossover cable.

Step 6 — Power

Plug the switcher into a grounded AC source.

Deﬁ nitions

Tie — An input-to-output connection.

Set of ties — An input tied to 2 or more outputs.

Conﬁ guration — One or more ties or sets of ties.

Current conﬁ guration — The currently active

conﬁ guration (also called conﬁ guration 0).

Global preset — A conﬁ guration that has been

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

Tip

Ring

Sleeve(s)

Tip

Ring

Balanced Output

Tip

See caution

Sleeve

Tip

See caution

Unbalanced Output

C Connect the sleeve to ground.

Connecting the sleeve to a negative (-) terminal will damage the audio output circuits.

Step 4 — RS-232/RS-422

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

RS-232 Function Pin Function

— TX RX

—

Gnd

—

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

4 5

6 7 8 9

RS-422

— TX– RX–

— Gnd

— RX+ TX+

—

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

Front Panel Controls

Input and output buttons select inputs and

outputs. Output buttons light amber to indicate video and audio ties. The buttons light green to indicate video-only ties. The buttons light red to indicate audio-only ties. Input and output buttons also select presets.

The output buttons also display the selected

input’s audio level.

The input buttons also display the selected

output’s volume level.

Enter button saves changes.

Preset button saves a conﬁ guration as a preset or

recalls a previously-deﬁ ned preset.

View button selects a view-only mode that

prevents inadvertent conﬁ guration changes. On audio models, View decrements the level and volume. See Viewing and adjusting the audio level on QS-2.

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Quick Start —

MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers, continued

Esc button cancels selections in progress and

resets the front panel button indications. The Esc button does not reset: the current conﬁ guration, the RGBHV and audio selection, any presets, or any audio level or volume settings. On audio models, Esc increments the level and volume. See Viewing and adjusting the audio level in the next column.

RGBHV and Audio buttons select/deselect

video and/or audio. The Audio button blinks to indicate audio breakaway. The Audio button also selects the audio level/adjust mode. See Viewing and adjusting the audio level in the next column.

Create a tie

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

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

Green when selected. Off when deselected.

Red when selected. Off when deselected.

2. Press and release the desired input button.

The button lights to indicate the selection.

Saing or recalling a preset

1. Save a preset — Press and hold the Preset button for 2 seconds.

Recall a preset — Press and release the Preset

button.

Save a preset

Recall a

preset

2 seconds

PRESET

Press and hold.

PRESET

All input and output buttons with assigned presets light red.

The configuration data at assigned preset locations will be overwritten.

Preset button blinks.

Preset button lights. Press and release.

PRESET

INPUTS

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

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

The Enter button blinks

ENTER

green to indicate the need

to activate the save or recall.

3. Press and release the Enter button.

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

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

3 4

Green indicates the need

to confirm the change.

4. Press and release the Enter button.

ENTER

Viewing and adjusting the audio level

1. Press and hold the Audio button.

2 seconds

AUDI O AUDI O

Hold

Audio button blinks.Press and

2. Press an input or output button. See chapter 3 to read the displayed value.

Press an Input button to adjust gain/attenuation.

Press an Output button to adjust volume.

1 2

Output buttons display gain/attenuation.

Input buttons display volume.

3. Increase and decrease the gain/attenuation or volume level by pressing the Esc ( View (

) buttons.

) and

4. Press and release the Audio button to exit.

button decreases the level or volume.

button increases the level or volume.

ESCVIEW

QS-2

MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers • Quick Start

Table of Contents

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

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

About the Matrix Switchers ................................................................................................ 1-2

Deﬁ nitions ...................................................................................................................................... 1-3

Features ............................................................................................................................................ 1-4

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

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

Cabling and Rear Panel Views ............................................................................................ 2-2

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

Audio connections .................................................................................................................... 2-3

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

Ethernet connection ................................................................................................................. 2-5

Cabling and RJ-45 connector wiring .................................................................................. 2-5

Reset button .............................................................................................................................. 2-6

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

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

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

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

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

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

I/O controls ................................................................................................................................. 3-5

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

Front Panel Operations ........................................................................................................... 3-7

Power .......................................................................................................................................... 3-7

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

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

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

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

Viewing a conﬁ guration ........................................................................................................ 3-14

Example 4: Viewing video and audio, audio only, and video only ties .......................... 3-15

I/O grouping .............................................................................................................................3-17

Example 5: Grouping inputs and outputs ........................................................................ 3-19

Setting RGB delay ................................................................................................................... 3-21

Example 6: Setting the RGB delay for an output ............................................................ 3-21

Using presets ............................................................................................................................ 3-23

Example 7: Saving a preset ............................................................................................... 3-24

Example 8: Recalling a preset ........................................................................................... 3-25

Muting and unmuting video and/or audio outputs .......................................................... 3-26

Example 9: Muting and unmuting an output .................................................................. 3-27

Viewing and adjusting the input audio level .....................................................................3-29

Example 10: Viewing and adjusting an input audio level .............................................. 3-30

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Viewing and adjusting the output volume ......................................................................... 3-33

Reading the displayed volume ......................................................................................... 3-34

Example 11: Viewing and adjusting an output volume level ......................................... 3-36

Locking out the front panel (Executive mode) ................................................................... 3-38

Performing a system reset from the front panel ................................................................ 3-38

Background illumination ....................................................................................................... 3-39

Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate ........................................................ 3-40

Rear Panel Controls ................................................................................................................. 3-41

Performing soft system resets ............................................................................................... 3-41

Performing a hard reset ......................................................................................................... 3-43

Optimizing the Audio ............................................................................................................ 3-43

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................3-44

Conﬁ guration Worksheets ................................................................................................. 3-44

Worksheet example 1: System equipment .......................................................................... 3-44

Worksheet example 2: Daily conﬁ guration .........................................................................3-45

Worksheet example 3: Test conﬁ guration .......................................................................... 3-46

Conﬁ guration worksheet ....................................................................................................... 3-47

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

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

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

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

Default IP addresses ..................................................................................................................4-3

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

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

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

Using the Command/Response Tables ........................................................................... 4-5

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

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

Command/response table for SIS commands ........................................................................ 4-7

Command/Response Table for IP SIS Commands ................................................. 4-16

Symbol deﬁ nitions .................................................................................................................. 4-16

Command/response table for IP SIS commands ..................................................................4-17

Special Characters ................................................................................................................... 4-18

MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers • Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

IP Settings/Options window .................................................................................................... 5-6

Matrix IP Address ﬁ eld ........................................................................................................5-7

Extron Name/Descriptor ﬁ eld .............................................................................................5-7

Gateway IP address ﬁ eld ..................................................................................................... 5-8

Subnet Mask ﬁ eld ................................................................................................................ 5-8

Hardware Address ﬁ eld .......................................................................................................5-8

Use DHCP checkbox ............................................................................................................. 5-8

Date ﬁ eld .............................................................................................................................5-8

Time (local) ﬁ eld .................................................................................................................. 5-9

Sync Time to PC button ....................................................................................................... 5-9

GMT (offset) ﬁ eld ................................................................................................................ 5-9

Use Daylight Savings checkbox ........................................................................................... 5-9

Administrator Password ﬁ eld ...........................................................................................5-10

User Password ﬁ eld ...........................................................................................................5-10

Mail Server IP Address ﬁ eld ..............................................................................................5-11

Mail Server Domain Name ﬁ eld ........................................................................................5-11

Mail Server Password ﬁ eld ................................................................................................ 5-11

E-mail Addressee ﬁ elds .....................................................................................................5-12

Updating ﬁ rmware ................................................................................................................. 5-13

Uploading HTML ﬁ les ............................................................................................................. 5-14

Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trashcan ..................................................................... 5-15

Windows menus ...................................................................................................................... 5-15

File menu ........................................................................................................................... 5-15

Tools menu .........................................................................................................................5-16

Preferences menu .............................................................................................................. 5-17

Master-Reset selection ...................................................................................................... 5-19

Using emulation mode ........................................................................................................... 5-19

Using the help system ............................................................................................................ 5-19

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Special Characters ................................................................................................................... 5-19

Button-Label Generator Program .................................................................................. 5-20

Using the software .................................................................................................................. 5-20

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

Download the Startup Page ................................................................................................ 6-2

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

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

System Conﬁ guration Page .................................................................................................6-5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Date/Time Settings ﬁ elds .........................................................................................................6-7

Passwords page ......................................................................................................................... 6-8

Email Settings page .................................................................................................................. 6-9

Mail IP Address ﬁ eld ............................................................................................................ 6-9

Domain Name ﬁ eld .............................................................................................................6-9

Email address ﬁ elds ........................................................................................................... 6-10

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

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File Management Page ......................................................................................................... 6-11

Set and View Ties Page ......................................................................................................... 6-12

Creating a tie ........................................................................................................................... 6-13

RGB and Audio Settings page ............................................................................................... 6-13

Changing the input gain and attenuation ...................................................................... 6-14

Muting and unmuting one or all outputs ........................................................................ 6-15

Changing the RGB delay ................................................................................................... 6-16

Changing the output volume level .................................................................................. 6-17

Global Presets page ................................................................................................................ 6-19

Saving a preset .................................................................................................................. 6-19

Recalling a preset .............................................................................................................. 6-19

Special Characters ................................................................................................................... 6-20

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connecting as a Telnet client ................................................................................................. A-4

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

Open .............................................................................................................................. A-4

Escape character and Esc key ....................................................................................... A-5

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

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

Close .............................................................................................................................. A-5

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

Quit ................................................................................................................................ A-5

Subnetting — A Primer .......................................................................................................... A-6

Gateways ................................................................................................................................... A-6

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

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

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

Determining whether devices are on the same subnet ..................................................... A-7

Appendix B • Speciﬁ cations, Part Numbers, Accessories ..................................B-1

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

Part Numbers and Accessories ...........................................................................................B-5

Included parts ............................................................................................................................ B-5

Accessories .................................................................................................................................B-5

Cables ..........................................................................................................................................B-6

Button Labels ................................................................................................................................B-7

Installing labels in the matrix switcher’s buttons .................................................................B-7

Button label blanks ................................................................................................................... B-9

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MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers

Chapter One

Introduction

About this Manual

About the Matrix Switchers

Deﬁ nitions

Features

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Installation

About this Manual

This manual contains installation, conﬁ guration, and operating information for the Extron MVX Plus 128 12-input by 8-output wideband computer video (VGA) and audio matrix switcher.

About the Matrix Switchers

The MVX matrix switcher distributes any of 12 inputs to any combination of 8 outputs. The matrix switcher can route multiple input/output conﬁ gurations simultaneously.

The matrix switcher is a single box solution to complex wideband (ﬁ gure 1-1) video and/or audio routing applications. Each input and output is individually isolated and buffered, and any input(s) can be switched to any one or all outputs with virtually no crosstalk or signal noise between channels.

Extron VSC 500

Video Scan Converter

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N O C

N A C S

X A M /

IN M

N PA /

E T N

E C

T X E N

U N E

E Z E

T R F

S E R

R I

Plasma

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Extron DVS 204

Digital Video Scaler

VCR

LAN

LCD

Projector

Audio In

Laptop

Extron MVX Series

OUTP

Audio Out

INPU

910

INPUTS

678

T IS L

2 T

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UTS

678

LAN

RS232/RS422

REMOTE

Ethernet

Control System

VGA & Audio

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O M E R

Matrix Switcher

B , Y , Y

R / B G R

S T

P T

U P IN

S S S c A B P G R

B C /

O E D I V

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Audio In

Sound System

Laptop

DVD

Figure 1-1 — Typical MVX Plus 128 A matrix switcher application

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The MVX Plus 128 inputs and outputs VGA video on 15-pin HD connectors and audio on 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw terminals.

The audio switching can be either linked with the video (audio follow) or be independent of the video (audio breakaway). Adjustable input audio gain and attenuation compensates for level differences between audio inputs.

The matrix switcher can be remotely controlled via its Ethernet port and its RS-232/RS-422 port. The matrix switcher is programmed with Extron’s Simple Instruction Set™ (SIS™), a set of basic ASCII code commands that provide simple control through a control system or PC without programming long, obscure strings of code. SIS commands can be entered via either the Ethernet link or the RS-232/RS-422 link.

The Ethernet port can be connected through a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN).

The MVX Plus 128 features e-mail notiﬁ cation of maintenance or other concerned personnel concerning the status of the power supplies and the loss or resumption of sync on individual inputs.

The RS-232/RS-422 port can be connected to a control system, a PC, or Extron’s MCP 1000 remote control panel and/or MKP 1000 remote keypad.

The matrix switchers are housed in rack-mountable, 2U high metal enclosures with mounting ﬂ anges for standard 19” racks. The appropriate rack mounting kit is included with the switcher.

The switcher has an internal 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 15 watts autoswitchable power supply that provides worldwide power compatibility.

The MVX Plus 128 has a minimum bandwidth of 300 MHz (-3 dB). Both models can also switch RGBS, RGsB, RsGsBs, HDTV, component video, S-video, and composite video.

Deﬁ nitions

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

Tie — An input-to-output connection.

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

Conﬁ guration — One or more ties or one or more sets of ties.

Current conﬁ guration — The conﬁ guration that is currently active in the

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

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to more than one input.)

switcher (also called conﬁ guration 0)

memory presets can be stored in memory. Preset locations are assigned to the input buttons and (where necessary) output buttons. Up to 20 presets can be selected from the front panel for either saving or retrieving. When a preset is retrieved from memory, it becomes the current conﬁ guration. All models have 32 presets; preset numbers larger than 20 are still accessible under RS232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

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Features

Video — The switchers input and output RGBHV or RGBS (VGA) video on

15-pin HD connectors. They can also switch RGsB, RsGsBs, component/ HDTV, S-video, or composite video.

Bandwidth — The MVX switchers provide a minimum of 300 MHz (-3 dB) video

bandwidth, fully loaded.

Audio inputs — Input and output stereo audio, balanced or unbalanced, is

provided on 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw terminals.

Audio input gain/attenuation — Individual input audio levels can be adjusted so

there are no noticeable volume differences between sources. Users can set the input level of audio gain or attenuation (-18 dB to +24 dB) via the Ethernet link, RS-232/RS-422 link, or the front panel.

Audio output volume — The audio volume of each output can be displayed and

adjusted through a range of full output to completely silent, from the front panel or under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

Digital Sync Validation Processing (DSVP™) — In critical environments or

unmanned, remote locations, it may be vital to know that sources are active and switching. Extron’s DSVP conﬁ rms that input sources are active by scanning all sync inputs for active signals. DSVP provides instantaneous frequency feedback for composite sync or separate horizontal and vertical sync signals via the switcher’s RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet port. The frequency information can be displayed on any control system or in a Windows (IP) connection (ﬁ gure 1-2).

-based control program on a local-area network (LAN) or Internet

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Input # 01

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input Horz. Vert.

01 31.50 60.00

02 31.50 60.00

03 31.50 60.00

04 48.01 67.50

05 48.01 67.50

06 48.01 67.50

07 48.01 67.50

08 61.55 72.00

09 61.55 72.00

10 61.55 72.00

11 61.55 72.00

12 61.55 72.00

Figure 1-2 — DSVP data display

MATRIX INPUT STATUS

Input # 01

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 05

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 09

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 02

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 06

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 10

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 03

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 07

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 11

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 04

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 08

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Input # 12

Signal: PRESENT Sync Type: H&V Vertical Freq.: 60 Hz Horz Freq.: 31.5 kHz

Sample control system panel

Windows-based control program

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Rooming — Each switcher can be programmed to group multiple outputs to

speciﬁ c “rooms”, allowing them to have their own presets.

Switching ﬂ exibility — Provides individually buffered, independent matrix

switched outputs with audio follow and audio breakaway for audio models.

• Tie any input to any or all outputs

• Quick multiple tie — Multiple inputs can be switched to multiple outputs

simultaneously. This allows all displays (outputs) to change from source to source at the same time.

• Audio follow — Audio can be switched with its corresponding video input via front panel control or under Ethernet or RS-232/RS-422 remote control.

• Audio breakaway — Audio can be broken away from its corresponding video signal. This feature allows any audio signal to be selected with any video signal simultaneously to one or all outputs in any combination. Audio breakaway switching can be done via front panel control or under Ethernet or RS-232/RS-422 remote control.

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

presets, and adjustment of audio levels can be performed on the front panel or via the Ethernet or RS-232/RS-422 link. The RS-232/RS-422 links allow remote control via a PC or control system. The Ethernet link allows multiple remote links with two levels of password protection.

• Front Panel Controller — The front panel controller supports input and output selection, I/O grouping, preset creation and selection, RGB delay, and audio gain and attenuation and volume control (audio models). The front panel features illuminated pushbuttons that can be labeled with text or graphics.

• Windows-based control program — For RS-232/RS-422 remote control from a PC, the Extron Windows-based control software provides a graphical interface and drag-and-drop/point-and-click operation. The Windows-based control program also has an emulation mode that lets you create a switcher conﬁ guration ﬁ le at the home ofﬁ ce and then download it for use by the switcher on site.

• Simple Instruction Set (SIS™) — The remote control protocol uses Extron’s SIS for easy programming and operation.

• Remote control panels and keypads — The matrix switchers are remote controllable, using the optional MKP 2000 and MKP 3000 remote control keypads. The remote control devices are easy to use and provide tactile buttons for quick selection.

Upgradeable ﬁ rmware — The ﬁ rmware that controls all switcher operation can

be upgraded in the ﬁ eld via RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet, without taking the switcher out of service. Firmware upgrades are available for download on the Extron Web site, www.extron.com, and they can be installed using the Windows-based control program.

Labeling — Extron’s included label software lets you create labels to place in the

front panel I/O buttons, with names, alphanumeric characters, or color bitmaps for easy and intuitive input and output selection. Alternatively, labels can be made with any Brother™ P-Touch™ or comparable labeler.

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Introduction, cont’d

Global memory presets — 32 global memory presets are a time-saving feature that

lets you set up and store input/output conﬁ gurations in advance. 20 global memory presets are available from the front panel. You can then recall those conﬁ gurations, when needed, with a few simple steps.

Rack mounting — Rack mountable in any conventional 19” wide rack.

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

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

I/O grouping — Allows the matrix to be virtually divided into smaller

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

Power — The matrix switcher’s 100 VAC to 240 VAC, autoswitchable, internal

power supply provides worldwide power compatibility.

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MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers

Chapter Two

Installation

Mounting the Switcher

Cabling and Rear Panel Views

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Installation

Mounting the Switcher

The matrix switchers are housed in rack-mountable, 2U high metal enclosures with mounting ﬂ anges for standard 19” racks. If desired, rack mount the switcher as follows:

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

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

Cabling and Rear Panel Views

All connectors are on the rear panel. Figure 2-1 shows the MVX Plus 128 A.

with those in the rack.

1 2

INPUTS

LISTED 1T23 I.T.E.

12 34 5 678

INPUTS

9101112

OUTPUTS

12 34 5 67 8

OUTPUTS

RESET

LAN

REMOTE

RS232/RS422

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Figure 2-1 — MVX Plus 128 A video and audio matrix switcher

Use Electrostatic discharge precautions (be electrically grounded)

Remove system power before making all connections.

Video connections

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

switcher is in the same format as the input.

The MVX Plus 128 switchers can also switch RGBS, RGsB, RsGsBs,

component video, S-video, or composite video by using the appropriate adapters.

RGB video inputs — Connect the analog computer-video sources to these

15-pin HD female connectors.

Most laptop or notebook computers have an external video port, but they require

special commands to output the video to that connector. Also, a laptop’s screen shuts off once that port is activated. See the computer’s user’s guide for details, or contact Extron for a list of common laptop keyboard commands.

RGB video outputs — Connect RGBHV video displays to these 15-pin HD

female connectors for each output.

when making connections. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage equipment, even if you cannot feel, see, or hear it.

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Audio connections

By default, the audio ties follow the video ties. Audio breakaway, which can be activated via the front panel or under Ethernet or RS-232/RS-422 control, allows you to select from any one of the audio input sources and route it separately from its corresponding video source. See chapter 3, Operation, chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide, chapter 5, Switcher Software, and chapter 6, HTML Operation for details.

Connections for balanced and unbalanced audio inputs — Each input has

a 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw connector for balanced or unbalanced stereo audio input. Connectors are included with each switcher, but you must supply the audio cable. See ﬁ gure 2-2 to wire a connector for the appropriate input type and impedance level. High impedance is generally over 800 ohms.

Tip

Sleeve

Tip

Sleeve

Unbalanced Input

(high impedance)

Ring

Sleeve (s)

Ring

Tip

Sleeve (s)

Balanced Input

(high impedance) (600 ohms)

Tip

Ring

Tip

Ring

Balanced Input

600 ohms

Figure 2-2 — Captive screw connector wiring for audio inputs

The captive screw audio connector can easily be inadvertently plugged

partially into one receptacle and partially into an adjacent receptacle. This misconnection could damage the audio output circuits. Ensure that the connector is plugged fully and only into the desired input or output.

See ﬁ gure 2-3 to identify the tip, ring, and sleeve when you are making

connections for the switcher from existing audio cables. A mono audio connector consists of the tip and sleeve. A stereo audio connector consists of the tip, ring and sleeve. The ring, tip, and sleeve wires are also shown on the captive screw audio connector diagrams, ﬁ gure 2-2 and ﬁ gure 2-4.

Tip (+)

Sleeve ( )

RCA Connector

Ring (-)

Sleeve ( )

3.5 mm Stereo Plug Connector

(balanced)

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Figure 2-3 — Typical audio connectors

The audio level for each input can be individually set via the front panel or Ethernet or RS-232/RS-422 control to ensure that the level on the output does not vary from input to input. See chapter 3, Operation; chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide; chapter 5, Switcher Software; and chapter 6, HTML Operation for details.

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Connections for balanced and unbalanced audio outputs — These 3.5 mm,

5-pole captive screw connectors output the selected unampliﬁ ed, line level audio. Connect audio devices, such as an audio ampliﬁ er or powered speakers. See ﬁ gure 2-4 to properly wire an output connector.

Tip

See caution

Sleeve

Tip

See caution

Ring

Sleeve (s)

Ring

Tip

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Unbalanced Output

Figure 2-4 — Captive screw connector wiring for audio output

Connect the sleeve to ground (Gnd). Connecting the sleeve to a negative

(-) terminal will damage the audio output circuits.

The volume level for each output can be individually set via the front panel or Ethernet or RS-232/RS-422 control. See chapter 3, Operation; chapter 4,

Programmer’s Guide; chapter 5, Switcher Software; and chapter 6, HTML Operation for details.

RS-232/RS-422 connection

RS-232/RS-422 connector — Connect a host device, such as a computer,

touch panel control, or RS-232 capable PDA to the switcher via this 9-pin D connector for serial RS-232/RS-422 control (ﬁ gure 2-5).

REMOTE

Figure 2-5 — RS-232/RS-422 connector

RS232/RS422

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Balanced Output

RS-232 FunctionPin Function

—

Not used

Transmit data

Receive data

—

Not used

Gnd

Signal ground

—

Not used

—

Not used

—

Not used

—

Not used

RS-422

— TX– RX–

— Gnd

— RX+ TX+

—

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

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

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

If desired, connect an MKP 2000 or MKP 3000 remote control panel to the switcher’s RS-232/RS-422 connector. Refer to the MKP 2000 Remote Control Panel User’s Manual and the MKP 3000 User’s Manual for details.

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protocol, and operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 baud rates. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate in chapter 3, Operation, to conﬁ gure the RS-232/RS-422 port from the front panel.

Ethernet connection

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

Cabling and RJ-45 connector wiring

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

Ethernet LAN, via this RJ-45 connector. You can use a PC to control the networked switcher with SIS commands from

Link

LED

anywhere in the world. You can also control the switcher from a PC that either is running Extron’s windows-based control

LED

program or has downloaded HTML pages from the switcher.

Activity

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

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

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

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

The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover cable and must be properly terminated for your application (ﬁ gure 2-6).

• Crossover cable — Direct connection between the computer and the

• Patch (straight) cable — Connection of the MVX Plus 128 switcher to an

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

or Fast Ethernet.

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

MVX Plus 128 switcher

Ethernet LAN

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1&2

Clip DownSide

1Pins 23 45 67 8

2345678

3&6 4&5

7&8

RJ-45 connector

Twisted Pairs

Patch (straight) cable

Side 1 Side 2

Pin Wire color Pin Wire color

1 White-orange 1 White-orange

2 Orange 2 Orange

3 White-green 3 White-green

4 Blue 4 Blue

5 White-blue 5 White-blue

6 Green 6 Green

7 White-brown 7 White-brown

8 Brown 8 Brown

Crossover cable

Side 1 Side 2

Pin Wire color Pin Wire color

1 White-orange 1 White-green

2 Orange 2 Green

3 White-green 3 White-orange

4 Blue 4 Blue

5 White-blue 5 White-blue

6 Green 6 Orange

7 White-brown 7 White-brown

8 Brown 8 Brown

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Figure 2-6 — RJ-45 connector and pinout tables

Reset button

Reset button — The Reset button initiates four levels of reset to the matrix

switcher. Press and hold the button while the switcher is running or while you power up the switcher for different reset levels.

See Rear Panel Controls in chapter 3, Operation, for details.

• Events (mode 3) reset — Hold Reset for 3 seconds, then release it and push it again to toggle events monitoring on and off.

• IP settings (mode 4) reset — Hold Reset for 6 seconds, then release it and push it again to reset the switcher’s IP functions.

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

• Absolute (mode 5) reset — Hold Reset for 9, seconds then release it and push it again to restore the switcher to the default factory conditions.

• Hard reset — Hold Reset while powering up the switcher to restore the switcher to the default factory conditions.

Power connection

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

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

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Chapter Three

Operation

Front Panel Controls and Indicators

Front Panel Operations

Rear Panel Controls

Optimizing the Audio

Troubleshooting

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Conﬁ guration Worksheets

Operation

Front Panel Controls and Indicators

The front panel controls (ﬁ gure 3-1) are grouped into two sets. The input and output buttons are grouped on the left side of the control panel. The control buttons and video/audio (I/O) selection buttons are grouped on the right side of the panel.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

ENTER PRESET

CONTROL

VIEW

VGA MATRIX SWITCHER

ESC

I/O

AUDIO

VIDEO

MVX PLUS SERIES

WITH

IP LINK™

86543 7

Figure 3-1 — Front panel, MVX Plus 128 A

The large, illuminated push buttons can be labeled with text and/or graphics. The buttons can be set to provide amber background illumination all the time or the background illumination can be turned off (see Background illumination, on page 3-39. The buttons blink or are lit at full intensity (depending on the operation) when selected.

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Deﬁ nitions

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

Tie — An input-to-output connection.

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

to more than one input.)

Conﬁ guration — One or more ties or one or more sets of ties.

Current conﬁ guration — The conﬁ guration that is currently active in the

switcher (also called conﬁ guration 0)

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

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

input buttons and output buttons. Up to 20 presets can be selected from the front panel for either saving or retrieving. When a preset is retrieved from memory, it becomes the current conﬁ guration. All models have 32 presets; preset numbers higher than 21, too high to be available from the front panel are still accessible under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

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

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

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

that has been stored. When a room preset is retrieved from memory, it becomes the current conﬁ guration.

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Input and output buttons

If the switcher has fewer inputs or outputs than input or output buttons, only

the buttons for which the switcher has an input or output perform the function of selecting and identifying that input or output.

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

secondary (❏) functions:

• Select an input.

• Identify the selected input.

❏ (Input 1 only) With the Output 1 button, select I/O Group mode. See I/O

grouping on page 3-17.

❏ Select a preset. See Using presets on page 3-23.

❏ Display the RGB delay. See Setting RGB delay on page 3-21.

❏ Display the output volume level. See Viewing and adjusting the output

volume on page 3-33.

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

four secondary (❏) functions:

• Select output(s).

• Identify the selected output(s).

❏ (Output 1 only) With the Input 1 button, select I/O Group mode. See I/O

grouping on page 3-17.

❏ Select a preset. See Using presets on page 3-23.

❏ Mute the output. See Muting and unmuting video and/or audio outputs on

page 3-26.

❏ Display the audio level of the selected input. See Viewing and adjusting the

input audio level on page 3-29.

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Control buttons

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

secondary (❏) functions:

• Save changes that you make on the front panel. To create a simple conﬁ guration:

 Specify RGBHV, audio, or both (see I/O selection buttons [

[

]).

 Press the desired input button (  Press the desired output button(s) (b).

 Press the Enter button.

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

• Indicate that a global preset has been selected to be saved or recalled but that the preset action has not been accomplished.

❏ In the I/O Group mode, select group 1. See I/O grouping on page 3-17.

❏ In the I/O Group mode, indicate that group 1 is selected. See I/O grouping

on page 3-17.

❏ With the Preset, View, and Esc buttons, select Serial Port Conﬁ guration

mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

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❏ Select 9600 baud for the RS-232/RS-422 port in Serial Port Conﬁ guration

❏ Indicate that the RS-232/RS-422 port is set to 9600 baud in Serial Port

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

secondary (❏) functions:

• Activates Save Preset mode to save a conﬁ guration as a preset and Recall

• Blinks when Save Preset mode is active and lights steadily when Recall

❏ In the I/O Group mode, select group 2. See I/O grouping on page 3-17.

❏ In the I/O Group mode, indicate that group 2 is selected. See I/O grouping

❏ With the Enter, View, and Esc buttons, select Serial Port Conﬁ guration

❏ Select 19200 baud for the RS-232/RS-422 port in Serial Port Conﬁ guration

❏ Indicate that the RS-232/RS-422 port is set to 19200 baud in Serial Port

mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate

on page 3-40.

Preset mode to activate a previously-deﬁ ned preset.

Preset mode is active.

on page 3-17.

mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

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

eight secondary (❏) functions:

• Select View-Only mode that displays the current conﬁ guration.

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

Muting and unmuting video and/or audio outputs on page 3-26.

• Indicate that View-Only mode is active.

❏ In the I/O Group mode, select group 3. See I/O grouping on page 3-17.

❏ In the I/O Group mode, indicate that group 3 is selected. See I/O grouping

on page 3-17.

❏ Decrease the RGB delay of switches to the selected output. See Setting

RGB delay on page 3-21.

❏ Decrease the audio level of the selected input. See Viewing and adjusting

the input audio level on page 3-29.

❏ Decrease the volume of the selected output. See Viewing and adjusting the

output volume on page 3-33.

❏ With the Enter, Preset, and Esc buttons, select Serial Port Conﬁ guration

mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

❏ Select 38400 baud for the RS-232/RS-422 port in Serial Port Conﬁ guration

mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

❏ Indicate that the RS-232/RS-422 port is set to 38400 baud in Serial Port

Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate

on page 3-40.

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

secondary (❏) functions:

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

The Esc (

and Audio selection button, any presets, or any audio gain or attenuation or volume settings.

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

❏ In the I/O Group mode, select group 4. See I/O grouping on page 3-17.

❏ In the I/O Group mode, indicate that group 4 is selected. See I/O grouping

on page 3-17.

❏ Increase the RGB delay of switches to the selected output. See Setting

RGB delay on page 3-21.

❏ Increase the audio level of the selected input. See Viewing and adjusting

the input audio level on page 3-29.

❏ Increase the volume of the selected output. See Viewing and adjusting the

output volume on page 3-33.

❏ With the Enter, Preset, and View buttons, select Serial Port Conﬁ guration

mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

❏ Select 115200 baud for the RS-232/RS-422 port in Serial Port Conﬁ guration

mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

❏ Indicate that the RS-232/RS-422 port is set to 115200 baud in Serial Port

Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate

on page 3-40.

) button does not reset the current conﬁ guration, the RGBHV button

I/O controls

You must specify video, audio, or both when you are creating or viewing a conﬁ guration. This is done with the RGBHV button (g) and Audio (h) buttons.

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

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ﬁ ve secondary (❏) functions:

• Selects and deselects video for a conﬁ guration that is being created or viewed.

• Lights green to indicate that video is available for conﬁ guring or for viewing.

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

See Locking out the front panel (Executive mode) on page 3-38.

❏ With the Audio button, commands the front panel system reset.

See Performing a system reset from the front panel on page 3-38.

❏ Selects the RGB delay mode, in which you can set the RGB delay.

See Setting RGB delay on page 3-21.

❏ Select the RS-232 protocol for the RS-232/RS-422 port in Serial Port

Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate

on page 3-40.

❏ Indicate that the RS-232/RS-422 port is set to the RS-232 protocol in Serial

Port Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

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Audio button — The Audio button has two primary functions (•) and three

secondary (❏) functions

• Selects and deselects audio for a conﬁ guration that is being created or

• Lights to indicate that audio is available for conﬁ guration or viewing.

❏ Selects the Audio mode, in which you can adjust the input audio level and

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

❏ With the RGBHV button, commands the front panel system reset.

❏ Select the RS-422 protocol for the RS-232/RS-422 port in Serial Port

❏ Indicate that the RS-232/RS-422 port is set to the RS-422 protocol in Serial

viewed.

the output audio volume. See Viewing and adjusting the input audio level on page 3-29 and Viewing and adjusting the output volume on page 3-33.

See Locking out the front panel (Executive mode) on page 3-38.

See Performing a system reset from the front panel on page 3-38.

Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

Port Conﬁ guration mode. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate on page 3-40.

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Button icons

The numbered translucent covers on the input and output pushbuttons can be removed and replaced to insert labels behind the covers.

Input and output labels can be created easily with Extron’s Button-Label Generator software, which ships with every Extron matrix switcher. Each input and output can be labeled with names, alphanumeric characters, or even color bitmaps for easy and intuitive input and output selection (ﬁ gure 3-2). See chapter 5, Matrix

Software, for details on using the labeling software. See Appendix B, Speciﬁ cations, Part Numbers, and Accessories, for blank labels and a procedure for removing and

replacing the translucent covers.

INPUTS

9 11

Figure 3-2 — Sample button icons

VCR

Document

Camera

Computer Computer

VTG 200

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Front Panel Operations

The following paragraphs detail the power-up process and then provide sample procedures for creating ties, changing a conﬁ guration, viewing conﬁ gurations, saving and recalling a preset, muting and unmuting outputs, viewing and adjusting the audio level, viewing and adjusting the output volume, locking out the front panel, performing one of several resets, toggling background illumination on and off, and reading and setting the RS-232/RS-422 Remote port settings.

Power

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

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

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

Sales & Technical Support

Creating a conﬁ guration

The current conﬁ guration can be changed using the front panel buttons. Change the current conﬁ guration as follows:

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

2. Select to conﬁ gure video, audio, or both by pressing the RGBHV button and/or Audio button.

3. Select the desired input and output(s) by pressing the input and output buttons.

 Input buttons and output buttons light or blink amber to indicate video

and audio ties, green to indicate video only ties, and red to indicate audio only ties.

 To indicate potential ties, output buttons blink the appropriate color

when an input is selected.

 To indicate current ties, output buttons light steadily the appropriate

color when an input is selected.

 To clear unwanted outputs, press and release the associated lit output

buttons. To indicate potential unties, output buttons blink the appropriate color when an output is deselected but not untied from the input.

4. Press and release the Enter button to accept the tie.

5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 to create additional ties until the desired

conﬁ guration is complete.

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N • Only one video input and one audio input can be tied to an output.

Example 1: Creating a set of video and audio ties

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

• If a tie is made between an input and an output, and the selected output was

previously tied to another input, the older tie is broken in favor of the newer tie.

• If an input with no tie is selected, only that input’s button lights.

• When the RGBHV button and Audio button are lit, if an input with an audio

tie but no video tie is selected, the input’s button and the output’s button light the appropriate color (amber, green, or red).

• As each input and output is selected, the associated output button blinks the

appropriate color to indicate a tentative tie. Buttons for output(s) that were already tied to the input light the appropriate color steadily. Outputs that are already tied can be left on, along with new blinking selections, or toggled off by pressing the associated output button.

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

an output in a different group, you cannot select the associated output button. The associated input button remains lit.

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1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-3).

Figure 3-3 — Clear all selections

2. To select video and audio for the tie, if necessary, press and release the

Figure 3-4 — Select RGBHV and audio

3. Press and release the input 5 button (ﬁ gure 3-5).

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

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

The button flashes once.

RGBHV button and the Audio button until the buttons light (ﬁ gure 3-4).

Press the RGBHV button to toggle on and off.

The button lights green when selected.

Press and release the Input 5 button. The button lights amber to indicate that RGBHV and audio outputs can be tied to this input.

ESCVIEW

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

Press the Audio button to toggle on and off.

The button lights red when selected.

INPUTS

Figure 3-5 — Select an input

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4. Press and release the output 3, output 4, and output 8 buttons (ﬁ gure 3-6).

Press and release the Output 3, Output 4, and Output 8 buttons. The buttons blink amber to indicate that the selected RGBHV and

audio input will be tied to these outputs.

= Blinking button

OUTPUTS

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

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

Figure 3-6 — Select the outputs

You can cancel the entire set of ties at this point by pressing and releasing the

Esc button. The Esc button ﬂ ashes red once.

5. Press and release the Enter button (ﬁ gure 3-7).

Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change.

ENTER

The Enter button returns to unlit or background illumination.

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

Figure 3-7 — Press the Enter button

The current conﬁ guration (ﬁ gure 3-8) is now:

• Input 5 video and audio tied to output 3, output 4, and output 8

Input 5 (video/audio) tied

to outputs 3, 4, and 8.

Input

ESCVIEW

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Figure 3-8 — Example 1, ﬁ nal conﬁ guration

3 4

Output

Video Audio

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Example 2: Adding a tie to a set of video and audio ties

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

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1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-9).

Figure 3-9 — Clear all selections

2. To select video only for the tie, if necessary, press and release the RGBHV

Press the RGBHV button to toggle on and off.

Figure 3-10 — Select RGBHV only

3. Press and release the input 5 button (ﬁ gure 3-11).

Press and release the Input 5 button. The button lights green to indicate that RGBHV outputs can be tied to or untied from this input.

This example assumes that you have performed example 1.

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

The button flashes once.

button and the Audio button (ﬁ gure 3-10).

The button lights green when selected.

ESCVIEW

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

Press the Audio button to toggle on and off.

The button is unlit or background illuminated when deselected.

The Output 3, Output 4, and Output 8 buttons light

green to indicate the RGBHV ties created in example 1.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

Figure 3-11 — Select an input

4. Press and release the output 1 button (ﬁ gure 3-12).

Press and release the Output 1 button. The button blinks green to indicate that only the selected

RGBHV input will be tied to this output.

Figure 3-12 — Select the output

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= Blinking button

C O N T R O L

PRESET

INPUTS

ENTER

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

ESCVIEW

5. Press and release the Enter button (ﬁ gure 3-13).

Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change.

ENTER

The Enter button returns to unlit or background illumination.

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

Figure 3-13 — Press the Enter button

The current conﬁ guration (ﬁ gure 3-14) is now:

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

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

Input 5 video tied

to outputs 1, 3, 4, and 8.

Input 5 audio tied

to outputs 3, 4, and 8.

Input

3 4

Output

Video Audio

Figure 3-14 — Example 2, ﬁ nal conﬁ guration

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Example 3: Removing a tie from a set of video and audio ties

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

1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-15).

Figure 3-15 — Clear all selections

2. To select audio only for the tie, if necessary, press and release the RGBHV

Figure 3-16 — Select audio only

3. Press and release the input 5 button (ﬁ gure 3-17).

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

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

The button flashes once.

button and the Audio button (ﬁ gure 3-16).

Press the RGBHV button to toggle on and off.

The button is unlit or background illuminated

ESCVIEW

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

Press the Audio button to toggle on and off.

The button lights red when selected.

when deselected.

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The Output 3, Output 4, and Output 8 buttons light

Press and release the Input 5 button. The button lights red to indicate that audio outputs can be tied to and untied from this input.

INPUTS

Figure 3-17 — Select an input

4. Press and release the output 4 button (ﬁ gure 3-18).

Press and release the Output 4 button. The button blinks red to indicate the pending change: audio input will be untied.

= Blinking button

Figure 3-18 — Deselect the output

OUTPUTS

red to indicate the audio ties created in example 1.

The output 1 button does not light to indicate the tie created in example 2 because that tie is RGBHV only.

OUTPUTS

PRESET

ENTER

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

C O N T R O L

ESCVIEW

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5. Press and release the Enter button (ﬁ gure 3-19).

Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change.

ENTER

The Enter button returns to unlit or background illumination.

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

Figure 3-19 — Press the Enter button

The current conﬁ guration (ﬁ gure 3-20) is now:

• Video —

(Video only models) — Input 5 tied to output 1, output 3, and output 8

(Video and audio models) — Input 5 video tied to output 1, output 3,

output 4, and output 8

• Audio — Input 5 audio tied to output 3 and output 8

Input 5 video tied

to outputs 1, 3, 4, and 8.

Input 5 audio tied

to outputs 3 and 8.

Input

3 4

Output

Video Audio

Figure 3-20 — Example 3, ﬁ nal conﬁ guration, audio switcher

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Viewing a conﬁ guration

The current conﬁ guration can be viewed using the front panel buttons. The

View-Only mode prevents inadvertent changes to the current conﬁ guration. View-Only mode also provides a way to mute video and audio outputs

(see Muting and unmuting video and/or audio outputs on page 3-26.

View the current conﬁ guration as follows:

1. Press the Esc button to clear any input button indications, output button indications, or control button indications that may be on.

2. Press and release the View button. All of the buttons for outputs that are not tied light as follows:

• Amber: No tied video or audio input

• Green: No tied video input

• Red: No tied audio input

3. Select video, audio, or both to view by pressing the RGBHV button and/or the Audio button.

4. Select the desired input or output(s) whose ties you wish to view by pressing the input and output buttons.

N • When you enter View-Only mode, the output buttons light for all outputs

without ties. Likewise, when you push an output button for which there are no ties, the output buttons light for all outputs without ties.

• To see all ties of the current conﬁ guration, press and release each input and output button, one at a time, with the RGBHV button and the Audio button lit.

• In View-Only mode, you can view video and audio, video-only, or audio- only ties. Pressing and releasing the RGBHV button and the Audio button toggles each selection on and off.

• When you view video and audio ties, the RGBHV button is lit green and the Audio button is lit red. After you select an input or output, the output buttons light different colors to show where video and audio ties are not the same (audio is broken away). Amber = video and audio, green = video only, and red = audio only.

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Example 4: Viewing video and audio, audio only, and video only ties

The following steps show an example of viewing the video and audio, audio-only, and video-only ties in the current conﬁ guration. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-21).

Figure 3-21 — Clear all selections

2. Press and release the View button to enter View-Only mode. The View button

3. To select both video and audio for viewing, if necessary, press and release the

This example assumes that you have performed example 1, example 2, and

example 3.

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

The button flashes once.

lights red.

RGBHV button and the Audio button (ﬁ gure 3-22).

Press the RGBHV/ Video

button to toggle on and off.

The button lights green

when selected.

ESCVIEW

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

Press the Audio button to toggle on and off.

The button lights red when selected.

Until you select an input, the buttons for all untied outputs light amber if no inputs are tied, green if no video inputs are tied (only audio is tied), or red if no audio inputs are tied (only video is tied).

Figure 3-22 — Select RGBHV and audio

4. Press and release the input 5 button (ﬁ gure 3-23).

Press and release the Input 5 button. The button lights amber because

RGBHV and Audio are selected.

INPUTS

Figure 3-23 — Select an input

The output buttons for outputs that are tied to input 5 light the appropriate color:

Amber for audio and RGBHV ties (audio follow) Green for RGBHV or video ties (audio breakaway) Red for audio ties (audio breakaway)

Green Green Amber Amber

The output buttons for outputs that are not tied to input 5 are either unlit or background illuminated.

OUTPUTS

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

note the number of a lit output button, and then press and release the output button for an untied (unlit or background illumination) output. Observe that all of the untied outputs light. Then press the output button that you noted previously and observe that the selected output button, the tied input button (input 5), and the output buttons light for all of the outputs that are tied to the input.

5. Press and release the RGBHV button to deselect RGBHV (ﬁ gure 3-24).

VIDEO AUDIO

Press the RGBHV

button to deselect it.

The button is unlit or

background illuminated

when deselected.

I / O

The Audio button remains lit red to indicate that only audio is selected.

The output buttons for outputs that are tied to input 5 light red to indicate audio ties (audio breakaway).

Red Red

The output buttons for outputs that are not tied to input 5 are either unlit or background illuminated.

OUTPUTS

Figure 3-24 — Deselect RGBHV to view audio ties only

6. Press and release the RGBHV button and the Audio button to toggle the RGBHV button on green and the Audio button either unlit or providing background illumination (ﬁ gure 3-25).

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

The output buttons for outputs that are tied to input 5 light green to indicate RGBHV/Video ties (audio breakaway).

Green GreenGreen Green

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Press the RGBHV

button to select it.

The button lights

green when selected.

Press the Audio button to deselect it.

The button is unlit or background illuminated when deselected.

The output buttons for outputs that are not tied to input 5 are either unlit or background illuminated.

OUTPUTS

Figure 3-25 — Deselect audio and select RGBHV to view RGBHV only

If video ties are established for input 5, the output buttons for all video

outputs tied to input 5 light green. If no ties are established for input 5, all output buttons return to either unlit or to background illumination.

7. Press and release the View button to exit View-Only mode (ﬁ gure 3-26).

Press the View button to exit View-Only mode.

VIEW

The View button returns to unlit or background illumination.

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

Figure 3-26 — Press the View button to exit View-Only mode

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I/O grouping

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

When you are creating ties on the front panel, inputs and outputs that are assigned to a group can be tied only to other outputs and inputs within the same group. For example, a front panel operator cannot tie an input that is assigned to group 1 to an output that is assigned to group 2. Ungrouped inputs and outputs can be switched to outputs and inputs in any group. Ties between groups (an input in group 1 tied to an output in group 2) can be created under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

Suggested applications for the I/O grouping feature include:

• Segregating speciﬁ c video formats to prevent an input in one video format from being inadvertently applied to an output device that supports another video format (ﬁ gure 3-27)

• Segregating input and output devices that are in separate rooms

• Isolating video from being displayed on speciﬁ c output devices for operational security reasons

INPUTS

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

OUTPUTS

Computer #1

Computer #3

3 input, 4 output

RGBHV matrix

Input

8910

5 6 7 8

Group 3

Output

FREEZE RESET

NEXTMENU

VSC 700

Projector

Monitor

VSC 700

SCAN CONVERTER

SIZE

MIN/MAX

CENTER/PAN/SIZE

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4 input, 2 output

composite video matrix

Input

123

Camera #1

Camera #4

Group 1

1 2

Output

Figure 3-27 — I/O grouping of incompatible video formats

Monitor

3 input, 2 output

Document Camera

VCR

DVD

S-video matrix

Input

567

Group 2

3 4

Output

FREEZE

INPUTS

RGB

UNIVERSAL

COMPOSITE

12345

S-VIDEO SDI

PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS

CENTER SIZE BRT/CONT COL/TNT ZOOM DETAIL

USP 405

Monitor

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UNIVERSAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR

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The I/O groups can be set up on the front panel or by using RS-232/RS-422 and Ethernet ports and either the SIS or the Windows control program (see chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide, and chapter 5, Matrix Software). Create I/O groups on the front panel as follows:

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

2. To enter I/O Group mode, press and hold the Input 1 and Output 1 buttons until the input and output buttons light to display the ungrouped inputs and outputs.

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

• Press the Enter button to select group 1.

• Press the Preset button to select group 2.

• Press the View button to select group 3.

• Press the Esc button to select group 4.

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

5. Press and release the RGBHV and Audio button to exit the I/O Group mode, or allow the mode to time out after approximately 30 seconds.

N • Ties between groups (an input in group 1 tied to an output in group 2) can

be created under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

• Presets can be created under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control that tie inputs and outputs across group boundaries. These presets are selectable from the front panel.

• An input or output can be assigned to only one group. If you assign an input or output to a group and that input or output is already assigned to a different group, the older grouping is discarded in favor of the new grouping.

• Yoy can break audio away from the video for a given input or output (assigned to different groups) by isolating only video or only audio using the front panel RGBHV and/or Audio buttons after you select I/O Group mode (between steps 2 and 3).

Audio breakaway across different groups can be confusing when you are

operating the front panel. Breakaway is not displayed by the Matrix Switchers Control Program, HTML pages, or SIS commands; and is not recommended.

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

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Example 5: Grouping inputs and outputs

In the following an example, several switcher inputs and outputs are assigned to groups. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-28).

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

ENTER

PRESET

ESCVIEW

Figure 3-28 — Clear all selections

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

approximately 2 seconds and then release the buttons (ﬁ gure 3-29).

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

Figure 3-29 — Select I/O Group mode

3. Press and release the Enter button to select group 1 (ﬁ gure 3-30).

Press and release the Enter button to select group 1. The button lights amber to indicate the selection.

The button flashes once.

ENTER

1324Group #

C O N T R O L

PRESET

2 seconds

Release the Input 1 button and Output 1 button.

Ungrouped input and output buttons light.

ESCVIEW

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Figure 3-30 — Select an I/O group

4. Press and release the input 1 through 4 and output 1 through 4 buttons

Figure 3-31 — Assign inputs and outputs

(ﬁ gure 3-31).

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

INPUTS

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

OUTPUTS

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5. Press and release the Preset button to select group 2 (ﬁ gure 3-32).

Press and release the Preset button to select group 2. The button lights amber to indicate the selection.

ENTER

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ESCVIEW

PRELIMINARY

Figure 3-32 — Select an I/O group

6. Press and release the input 5 through 8 and output 5 through 8 buttons (ﬁ gure 3-33).

Press and release the Input 5 through Input 8 buttons.

Press and release the Output 5 through Output 8 buttons.

Figure 3-33 — Assign inputs and outputs

7. Do nothing for approximately 30 seconds. The front panel times out and the switcher exits I/O Group mode.

• Group 1 consists of inputs 1 through 4 and outputs 1 through 4.

• Group 2 consists of inputs 5 through 8 and outputs 5 through 8.

1324Group #

The selected buttons light.

INPUTS

The selected buttons light.

OUTPUTS

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Setting RGB delay

The switcher can brieﬂ y blank the RGB (video) output while it switches to the new input’s sync source, and then switches the RGB signals. This allows a brief delay for the display to adjust to the selected input’s sync timing before displaying the new picture, which then appears without glitches. RGB delay, also known as Triple-Action Switching or video mute switching, is user selectable from 0 to 5 seconds, in half-second increments.

You can set the RGB delay interval on the front panel or by using RS-232/RS-422 and Ethernet ports with either the SIS, Windows control program, or HTML pages. (See chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide; chapter 5, Matrix Software; and chapter 6, HTML operation). Specify the RGB delay interval for a speciﬁ c output on the front panel as follows:

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

2. To enter RGB Delay mode, press and hold the RGBHV button until the button begins to blink green, then release the button.

3. Press and release an output button to select an output. Each lit input button, from Input 1 through Input 10, indicates a half second of RGB delay interval for the selected output.

4. Press and release the Esc ( the interval.

5. Press and release the RGBHV button to exit the RGB Delay mode. The RGBHV button stops blinking.

N • Pressing the Enter or Preset button also exits RGB Delay mode. Pressing

the Preset button changes to Recall Preset mode.

• The RGB interval for each output is stored in non-volatile memory. When power is removed and restored, the delay settings are retained.

• Exiting RGB Delay mode by pressing the RGBHV button always returns the I/O conﬁ guration to audio only selected for conﬁ guration.

) and View ( ) buttons to increase and decrease

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Example 6: Setting the RGB delay for an output

In the following example, the RGB delay is increased for output 1. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-34).

Figure 3-34 — Clear all selections

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

ENTER

PRESET

The button flashes once.

ESCVIEW

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2. Press and hold the RGBHV button for approximately 2 seconds (ﬁ gure 3-35).

RGBHV RGBHV

2 seconds

Press and hold the RGBHV button until it blinks.

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Figure 3-35 — Select RGB Delay mode

3. Press and release the output 17 button (ﬁ gure 3-36).

Press and release the Output 1 button. The button lights green.

Figure 3-36 — Select an output

4. Press and release the Esc ( delay by a half second.

Press and release the Esc (

whole second. Note the input button indication changes that occur each time the Esc (>) button is pressed and released.

Figure 3-37 show the result of pressing the Esc (

times.

= Blinking button

The Input 1 through Input 10 buttons display the selected output's RGB delay. Each lit input button indicates half a second of delay.

In this example, the green input buttons display 3.5 seconds of RGB delay.

3.53.02.52.01.51.00.5

INPUTS

= Unlit button = Lit button

) button once (ﬁ gure 3-37) to increase the RGB

) button twice more to increase the RGB delay by a

) button a total of three

Press the Esc button to increase the RGB interval that is applied to switches to the selected output by a half second per button push.

ESC ESC ESC

Figure 3-37 — Adjust the RGB delay interval

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3.5 4.0 4.5 5.03.02.52.01.51.00.5

INPUTS

The Input 1 through Input 10 buttons display the selected output's RGB delay.

Each lit input button indicates half a second of delay.

In this example, the green input buttons display 5.0 seconds of RGB interval.

= Unlit button = Lit button

5. Press and release the RGBHV button (ﬁ gure 3-38).

Press the RGBHV button to exit RGB delay mode.

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

The RGBHV button stops blinking and goes out or becomes background illuminated. The Audio button lights red.

Figure 3-38 — Deselect RGB Delay mode

Using presets

The current conﬁ guration (conﬁ guration 0) can be saved as a preset in any one of 32 preset memory addresses. Preset locations are assigned to the input buttons and (where necessary) output buttons. Up to 20 presets can be selected from the front panel to be either saved or retrieved. When a preset is retrieved from memory, it becomes the current conﬁ guration.

N • Only the audio and video ties are stored and recalled; audio gain settings are

Input buttons

Output buttons

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

not saved, and they do not change when a preset is recalled.

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

• The current conﬁ guration and all presets are stored in non-volatile memory. When power is removed and restored, the current conﬁ guration is still active and all presets are retained.

• When a preset is recalled, it replaces the current conﬁ guration, which is lost unless it is also stored as a preset. The recalled preset overwrites all of the current conﬁ guration ties in favor of the preset conﬁ guration ties.

• Preset numbers that are too high to be available from the front panel are still accessible under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

• Figure 3-39 shows the presets associated with the various input and output buttons.

Preset

Preset14Preset

Preset

OUTPUTS

Preset

Preset6Preset

INPUTS

Preset18Preset

Preset

NOTE Presets 21 through 32 are available via

Preset

RS-232/RS-422 and Ethernet control only.

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Figure 3-39 — Preset locations

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Example 7: Saving a preset

In the following example, the current conﬁ guration is saved as a preset. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-40).

ENTER

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ESCVIEW

PRELIMINARY

The button flashes once.

Figure 3-40 — Clear all selections

2. Press and hold the Preset button for approximately 2 seconds until it blinks (ﬁ gure 3-41).

2 seconds

PRESET PRESET

Press and hold the Preset button until it blinks.

All input buttons with assigned presets light red. If you then save the configuration to a lit preset number,

the configuration data at that preset location will be overwritten.

(No Preset Assigned)

= Blinking button

Red

(Preset Assigned)

Unlit

Figure 3-41 — Enter Save Preset mode

3. Press and release the input or output button for the desired preset (ﬁ gure 3-42).

Press and release the Input 1 button.

The button blinks red to indicate that this

preset number is selected but not saved.

INPUTS

ENTER

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ESCVIEW

Figure 3-42 — Select the preset

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= Blinking button

The Enter button blinks to indicate the need to save the preset. The Preset button continues to blink.

4. Press and release the Enter button (ﬁ gure 3-43). The current conﬁ guration is now stored in the selected memory location.

Press the Enter button to save the preset.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

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

Figure 3-43 — Press the Enter button

Example 8: Recalling a preset

In the following example, a preset is recalled to become the current conﬁ guration. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-44).

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

ESCVIEW

All input buttons and output buttons return to unlit or

background illumination.

ESCVIEW

The button flashes once.

Figure 3-44 — Clear all selections

2. Press and release the Preset button (ﬁ gure 3-45).

Red

(Preset Assigned)

Press and release the Preset button.

PRESET

The Preset button lights.

All input buttons with

assigned presets light red.

(No Preset Assigned)

Unlit

Figure 3-45 — Enter Recall Preset mode

3. Press and release the input or output button for the desired preset (ﬁ gure 3-46).

Press and release the Input 1 button.

The button blinks red to indicate that this

preset number is selected but not recalled.

INPUTS

= Blinking button

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

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

PRELIMINARY

ESCVIEW

Figure 3-46 — Select the preset

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Operation, cont’d

4. Press and release the Enter button (ﬁ gure 3-47). The conﬁ guration stored in the selected memory location is now the current conﬁ guration and can be viewed in the View-Only mode (see example 4).

Press the Enter button to recall the preset.

ENTER ESCVIEW

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

Figure 3-47 — Press the Enter button

Muting and unmuting video and/or audio outputs

Individual outputs can be muted or unmuted as follows:

1. Press the Esc button to clear any input button indications, output button indications, or control button indications that may be on.

2. Press and release the View button.

3. Select video, audio, or both to mute or unmute by pressing the RGBHV

button and/or the Audio button.

4. One at a time, press and hold the button(s) for the desired output(s) for approximately 2 seconds. The output LED(s) for the selected output(s) blink to indicate the mute or return to their previous state to indicate the unmute.

5. Press and release the View button to return to normal switcher operation.

N • You can mute video and audio, video-only, or audio-only outputs. Pressing

C O N T R O L

PRESET

All input buttons and output buttons return to unlit or

background illumination.

and releasing the RGBHV button and the Audio button toggles each selection on and off.

• When you enter View-Only mode, the output LEDs turn on for all outputs without ties.

• The video mute function mutes the R, G, and B planes only; the H and V planes are still active.

• Mutes are saved to non-volatile memory. When power is removed and restored, the mute settings are retained.

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Example 9: Muting and unmuting an output

In the following example, several switcher outputs are muted and unmuted. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-48).

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

ENTER

PRESET

ESCVIEW

The button flashes once.

Figure 3-48 — Clear all selections

2. Press and release the View button to enter View-Only mode. The View button

lights red.

3. To select both video and audio for viewing and muting, if necessary, press and release the RGBHV button and the Audio button (ﬁ gure 3-49).

This example shows the front panel indications if example 1, example 2, and

example 3 have been completed.

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

Press the RGBHV/ Video

button to toggle on and off.

The button lights green

when selected.

Press the Audio button to toggle on and off.

The button lights red when selected.

OUTPUTS

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Figure 3-49 — Select RGBHV and audio

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4. One at a time, press and hold the Output 3 button and then the Output 4 button (ﬁ gure 3-50) for approximately 2 seconds until each button begins to blink. The output 3 and output 4 video and audio signals are muted.

Mute outputs one at a time.

PRELIMINARY

2 seconds

Press and hold the Output 3 button.

2 seconds

Press and hold the Output 4 button.

= Blinking button

The button blinks amber to indicate that

the RGBHV and audio outputs are muted.

The button blinks amber to indicate that

the RGBHV and audio outputs are muted.

Figure 3-50 — Mute the outputs

If both RGBHV and audio are selected, the mute action toggles both the video

and audio outputs. If either the video output or the audio output is already muted, the unmuted output is muted and the muted output is unmuted.

If both RGBHV and audio are selected and only video is muted, the output

button ﬂ ashes between green and amber. If only audio is selected, the output button ﬂ ashes between red and amber.

5. One at a time, press and hold the Output 3 button and then the Output 4 buttons (ﬁ gure 3-51) for approximately 2 seconds until each button lights steadily. The output 3 and output 4 video and audio signals are unmuted.

Mute outputs one at a time.

2 seconds

Press and hold the Output 3 button.

the RGBHV and audio outputs are not muted.

The button lights amber to indicate that

Press and hold the Output 4 button.

Figure 3-51 — Unmute the outputs

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If both RGBHV and audio are selected, the unmute action toggles both the video

2 seconds

The button lights amber to indicate that

the RGBHV and audio outputs are not muted.

= Blinking button

and audio outputs. If either the video output or the audio output is already unmuted, the muted output is unmuted and the unmuted output is muted.

6. Press and release the View button to exit View-Only mode (ﬁ gure 3-52).

Press the View button to exit View-Only mode.

VIEW

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

The View button returns to unlit or background illumination.

Figure 3-52 — Press the View button to exit View-Only mode

Viewing and adjusting the input audio level

On models with audio, the audio level of each input can be displayed and adjusted through a range of -18 dB to +24 dB to ensure that there is no noticeable volume difference among sources (ﬁ gure 3-53). The audio level can be adjusted from the front panel or under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

VUdBu

21+24 18+21 15+19 12+16

9+13 6+10 3+7 0

-3

-6

-2

-9

-5

-12

-8

-15

-12

-18

-15

-21

-18

Low Audio

Output Level

VUdBu

21+24 18+21 15+19 12+16

9+13 6+10 3+7 0

-3

-6

-2

-9

-5

-12

-8

-15

-12

-18

-15

-21

-18

High Audio

Output Level

Audio Inputs

VCR

OUTPUTS

CD Jukebox

INPUTS

MVX 128 A

CONTROL

I/O

AUDIO

ESC

ENTER PRESET

VIDEO

VIEW

MVX SERIES SWITCHER

WIDEBAND MATRIX SWITCHER

WITH

ADSP™

VUdBu

21+24 18+21 15+19 12+16

9+13 6+10 3+7 0

-3

-6

-2

-9

-5

-12

-8

-15

-12

-18

-15

-21

-18

Output

Level

No noticeable volume differences between sources

Audio System

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Figure 3-53 — Audio gain and attenuation

1. Press the Esc button to clear any input buttons, output buttons, or control

2. To enter Audio mode, press and hold the Audio button until the button begins

3. Press and release an input button to select an input. The output buttons

4. Press and release the Esc (

5. Press and release the Audio button to exit the Audio mode. The Audio button

buttons that may be lit.

to blink red, then release the button.

display audio level and polarity (+ or –) for the selected input. Each lit output button indicates 1 dB of gain or attenuation. Green output buttons indicate a gain (+) audio level and red buttons indicate an attenuation (–) level.

) and View (<) buttons to increase and decrease

the audio level.

stops blinking.

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N • Pressing the Enter or Preset button also exits Audio mode. Pressing the

Example 10: Viewing and adjusting an input audio level

In the following example, an audio level is viewed and adjusted. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

The output buttons display the audio gain and attenuation. Each button indicates 1 dB when blinking slowly, 2 dB when blinking quickly, and 3 dB when lit. See the table on page 3-31.

1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-54).

ENTER

Preset button changes to Recall Preset mode.

• There is one audio level setting per input. The audio level setting is shared by the left and right audio inputs.

• The audio level settings are stored in non-volatile memory. When power is removed and restored, the audio level settings are retained.

• Exiting Audio mode by pressing the Audio button always returns the I/O conﬁ guration to RGBHV and audio selected for conﬁ guration.

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ESCVIEW

PRELIMINARY

The button flashes once.

Figure 3-54 — Clear all selections

2. Press and hold the Audio button for approximately 2 seconds (ﬁ gure 3-55).

2 seconds

AUDIO AUDIO

Press and hold the Audio button until it blinks.

= Blinking button

Figure 3-55 — Select Audio mode

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Input audio level adjustment displays

dB Indications

1 3 4 5 6 7 8

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= Unlit button

= Fast blinking button

Green indicates a positive (gain) level, red indicates a negative (attenuation) level.

= Slow blinking button

= Lit button

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3. Press and release the Input 5 button (ﬁ gure 3-56).

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

INPUTS

PRELIMINARY

Green Green

The output buttons display the selected input's audio level and polarity (gain or attenuation).

Each button indicates: 1 dB when blinking slowly, 2 dB when blinking quickly, 3 dB when lit.

When the buttons are lit green, they indicate a gain (+) audio level.

When the output buttons are lit red, they indicate an attenuation (-) level.

In this example, the output buttons display an audio gain level of +8 dB.

Figure 3-56 — Select an input

4. Press and release the View ( audio level by 1 dB.

Press and release the View (

decrease the input audio level by 1 dB per button push. Note the output button indication changes that occur each time the View (<) button is pressed.

Figure 3-57 shows the result of pressing the View (

times. Note that the level is now displayed in red to indicate a negative level.

Press the View button to decrease the input audio level by 1 dB per button push.

Green

= Unlit button = Fast blinking button

OUTPUTS

) button once (ﬁ gure 3-57) to decrease the input

) button several more times (ﬁ gure 3-57) to

) button a total of nine

VIEW

Figure 3-57 — Adjust the input audio level

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Red

The output buttons display the selected input's audio level and polarity (gain or attenuation).

Each button indicates: 1 dB when blinking slowly, 2 dB when blinking quickly, 3 dB when lit.

When the buttons are lit green, they indicate a gain (+) audio level.

When the output buttons are lit red, they indicate an attenuation (-) level.

In this example, the output buttons display an audio attenuation level of -1 dB.

OUTPUTS

= Slowly blinking button

5. Press and release the Audio button (ﬁ gure 3-58).

Press the Audio button to exit audio mode.

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

The Audio button stops blinking and lights red. The RGBHV button lights green.

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

Figure 3-58 — Deselect Audio mode

Viewing and adjusting the output volume

On models with audio, the audio level of each output can be displayed and adjusted through a range of 100% (no attenuation) to 0% (maximum [98 dB] attenuation). The audio level can be adjusted from the front panel or under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet control.

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

2. To enter Audio mode, press and hold the Audio button until the button begins to blink red, then release the button.

3. Press and release an output button to select an output. The input buttons display the volume level for the selected output. As a general rule, the more buttons that are lit, the higher the volume. The fewer buttons that are lit, the lower the volume.

For a more detailed analysis of decoding the displayed value, see Reading the

displayed volume on the next page.

4. Press and release the Esc ( the audio volume.

5. Press and release the Audio button to save the audio settings and exit the Audio mode. The Audio button stops blinking.

N • There is one audio volume level setting per output. The audio level setting is

shared by the left and right audio inputs.

• The audio volume levels are stored in non-volatile memory. When power is removed and restored, the audio level settings are retained.

• Exiting Audio mode by pressing the Audio button always returns the I/O buttons to RGBHV lit green and Audio lit red.

• Pressing the Enter or Preset button also exits Audio mode. Pressing the Preset button changes to Recall Preset mode.

) and View (<) buttons to increase and decrease

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Reading the displayed volume

There are 65 steps of volume attenuation, with 1 dB per step (button push), except for 0-to-1, which is 35 dB. At maximum attenuation, no input buttons are lit, 98 dB of attenuation is applied, and the audio output is effectively muted. At no attenuation, all input buttons are lit and the output volume is equal to the input signal plus any gain or attenuation that is applied to that speciﬁ c input using the input audio level adjustment. See Viewing and adjusting the input audio level, earlier in this chapter See the table on the next page to read the volume display for each display scheme.

The input buttons blink or light sequentially to indicate the approximate volume of the selected output. Volume is deﬁ ned as a percentage of the input audio signal that is applied to the output. From 0% of volume, the ﬁ rst Esc ( applies 5.5% of the input audio signal. From 5.5% on, each Esc (>) push applies

1.5% more of the input audio signal to the output:

• Push Esc (>) button — 5.5% + 1.5% = 7% volume. The Input 1 button continues blinking slowly.

• Push Esc ( button begins to blink quickly.

• Push Esc ( Indicated by the Input 1 through 4 buttons lit steadily.

When all input buttons are lit, the audio output is 100% of the audio input level.

Another way to view the volume level is to think in terms of the attenuation that is applied to the output. Attenuation reduction is indicated by the lit or blinking input buttons: when fewer input buttons are lit, attenuation is greater (and the volume is quieter).

• At minimum volume, all input buttons are unlit or background illuminated and 98 dB of attenuation is applied to the output. The audio output is effectively muted.

• The ﬁ rst step of volume increase causes the Input 1 button to blink slowly. Attenuation is reduced by 35 dB (63 dB of attenuation is applied to the output). There is no change in the volume indication.

• The second step of volume increase reduces the attenuation by an additional 1 dB (62 dB of attenuation is applied to the output). The front panel display is unchanged.

• Successive steps of volume increase cause consecutive input buttons to ﬁ rst blink slowly, then quickly, and then light steadily.

For example: When lit steadily, the Input 3 button indicates 47 dB of

attenuation when compared to the Input 3 button blinking quickly (48 dB to 50 dB of attenuation). The blinking Input 4 button (45 dB to 46 dB of attenuation) is at least 2 dB less than the fast blinking Input 3 button (48 dB – 46 dB) and at most 5 dB less (50 dB – 45 dB).

See the table on page 3-35 to read the volume display.

This section is a detailed look at reading the output volume display on the

switcher’s front panel. If you do not need to read the exact value of the volume setting, skip this section.

) button push

) button twice — 7% + 1.5% + 1.5% = 10% volume. The Input 1

) button nineteen times — 10% + (19•1.5%) = 38.5% volume.

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Audio volume adjustment settings

Highest #

input button lit

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

dB of

attenuation

Output volume

0% None

5.5%

8.5%

10%

11.5%

13%

14.5%

16%

17.5%

19%

20.5%

22%

23.5%

25%

26.5%

28%

29.5%

31%

32.5%

34%

35.5%

37%

38.5%

40%

41.5%

43%

44.5%

46%

47.5%

49%

50.5%

52%

Highest #

input button lit

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

Slow

blink

Fast

blink

dB of

attenuation

Output

volume

31 53.5%

30 55%

56.5%

59.5%

62.5%

65.5%

68.5%

71.5%

74.5%

77.5%

80.5%

83.5%

86.5%

89.5%

92.5%

95.5%

98.5%

= blinking LED

58%

61%

64%

67%

70%

73%

76%

79%

82%

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85%

88%

91%

94%

97%

100%

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Example 11: Viewing and adjusting an output volume level

In the following example, the audio output volume is viewed and adjusted. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your action.

1. Press and release the Esc button (ﬁ gure 3-59).

ENTER

Press the Esc button to clear all selections.

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ESCVIEW

PRELIMINARY

Figure 3-59 — Clear all selections

2. Press and hold the Audio button for approximately 2 seconds (ﬁ gure 3-60).

Figure 3-60 — Select Audio mode

3. Press and release the output 1 button (ﬁ gure 3-61).

Press and release the Output 1 button. The button lights green.

The button flashes once.

2 seconds

AUDIO AUDIO

Press and hold the Audio button until it blinks.

= Blinking button

The input buttons display the selected output's audio volume level.

In this example, the green input buttons indicate 41.5 percent of the applied audio input. The unlit input buttons indicate an audio volume attenuation of 39 dB.

–39 dB attenuation,

41.5% volume

INPUTS

6 7 8 9

11 12

= Unlit button = Slow blinking button

Figure 3-61 — Select output 17

4. Press and release the Esc (

by 1.5%.

Press and release the Esc (

increase the volume by 1.5% per button push. Note the input button indication changes that occur each time the Esc (>) button is pressed and released.

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You can press and hold the Esc (

) button once (ﬁ gure 3-62) to increase the volume

) button several more times (ﬁ gure 3-62) to

down by 3 dB per second to the high or low limit.

= Lit button

) or View (<) button to ramp the level up or

Figure 3-62 show the result of pressing the Esc (>) button a total of 13 times.

Press the Esc button to decrease the audio attenuation (thereby increasing the audio level) that is applied to the output volume level by 1 dB per button push.

ESC

–26 dB attenuation,

61% volume

INPUTS

1 3 4 5 6 7

The input buttons display the selected output's audio volume level.

In this example, the green input buttons display 61 percent of the applied audio input. The unlit input buttons indicate an audio volume attenuation of 26 dB.

8 9

11 12

= Unlit button = Fast blinking button

Figure 3-62 — Adjust the output audio volume

5. Press and release the Audio button (ﬁ gure 3-63).

Press the Audio button to exit audio mode.

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

The Audio button stops blinking and lights red. The RGBHV button lights green.

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

Figure 3-63 — Deselect Audio mode

= Lit button

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Locking out the front panel (Executive mode)

The front panel security lockout limits the operation of the switcher from the front panel. When the switcher is locked, all of the front panel functions are disabled except for the View-Only mode functions. See Viewing a conﬁ guration on page 3-14. Other than in View-Only mode, if the user pushes a front panel button when the switcher is locked, the RGBHV and Audio buttons ﬂ ash twice and return to their previous state.

To toggle the lock on and off, press and hold the RGBHV button and the Audio button for approximately two seconds (ﬁ gure 3-64).

Press and hold the RGBHV and Audio buttons simultaneously to toggle executive mode on or off.

RGBHV AUDIO

Figure 3-64 — Toggle front panel lock on or off

Performing a system reset from the front panel

The front panel reset is identical to the EZXXX} SIS command (see chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide). A system reset clears all ties and presets, all video and audio mutes, resets all I/O grouping, sets all input audio levels to unity gain (+0 dB), and sets all output volume levels to 100% (0 dB of attenuation).

Reset the switcher to the factory default settings by pressing and holding the RGBHV button and Audio button while you apply AC power to the switcher (ﬁ gure 3-65).

I / O

2 seconds

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

The RGBHV and Audio buttons blink twice to indicate the mode change. Release the buttons.

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

installed ﬁ rmware.

Press and hold the RGBHV and Audio buttons while you apply power to the switcher.

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

Power

The switcher flashes the button indicators green, red, and amber and then turns them off. Continue to hold the RGBHV and Audio buttons until all input and output buttons return to either unlit or to background illumination and the RGBHV and Audio buttons turn on.

Release the RGBHV and Audio buttons.

Figure 3-65 — System reset

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Background illumination

The buttons on the front panel can be set to provide amber background illumination at all times or the background illumination can be turned off. To toggle the background illumination on or off, press and hold the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons simultaneously for approximately 2 seconds (ﬁ gure 3-66).

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

2 seconds

Figure 3-66 — Toggle background illumination on or off

Release the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons.

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

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

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

1. To enter Serial Port Conﬁ guration mode, simultaneously press and hold all

Control buttons (Enter, Preset, View, and Esc) (ﬁ gure 3-67).

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

ENTER

Figure 3-67 — RS-232/RS-422 and baud rate display

C O N T R O L

PRESET

= Blinking button

ESC VIEW

2 seconds

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ENTER

All Control buttons light with one flashing. Both I/O buttons light with one flashing. The flashing Control button indicates the baud rate as follows: Enter — 9600 Preset — 19200 View — 38400 Esc — 115200

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

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

ESC VIEW

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

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2. Release the Control buttons.

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

value (ﬁ gure 3-68).

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

Serial protocol: RGBHV — RS-232 Audio — RS-422/RS-485

The selected buttons blink and the others remain lit.

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

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

ENTER

PRESET

C O N T R O L

ESCVIEW

= Blinking button

Figure 3-68 — RS-232/RS-422 and baud rate selection

4. Press and release an input or output button to exit the Serial Port Conﬁ guration

mode (ﬁ gure 3-69).

Press and release an

input or output button.

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

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

ENTER

C O N T R O L

PRESET

ESCVIEW

Figure 3-69 — Exit Serial Port Conﬁ guration mode

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Rear Panel Controls

The rear panel has a Reset button that initiates four levels of matrix switcher resets. Press and hold the button while the switcher is running or while you apply power to the switcher for different reset levels.

Performing soft system resets

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

• Events (mode 3) reset — This function toggles the monitoring of events on or off (if events monitoring was on, this function turns it off; if it was off, it is turned on).

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

 Enables ARP program capability.

 Resets the IP address to the factory default (192.168.254.254).

 Resets the subnet mask to the factory default (255.255.0.0).

 Resets the gateway address to its factory default (0.0.0.0).

 Turns DHCP off.

 Turns events off.

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

• Absolute (mode 5) reset — Absolute reset restores the switcher to the default factory conditions. This function is identical to the (see chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide).

Esc

ZQQQ SIS command

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Perform a soft reset of the switcher as follows:

1. Press and hold the rear panel Reset button until the front panel RGBHV and Audio buttons blink once (events reset), twice (system reset), or three times (absolute reset) (ﬁ gure 3-70).

Events Reset

Absolute Reset

IP Settings

Reset

Press and hold

the Reset button.

RESET

LAN

Press and hold

the Reset button.

RESETRESET

Press and hold

the Reset button.

I / O

3 seconds

Buttons and Reset LED flash once.

6 seconds

Buttons and Reset LED flash twice.

9 seconds

RGBHV AUDIO

I / O

VIDEO AUDIO

I / O

RGBHV AUDIO

Release, then

immediately

press and release again.

RESET

Release, then

immediately

press and release again.

RESETRESET

Release, then

immediately

press and release again.

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Buttons and Reset LED flash three times.

NOTE The Reset button on switchers with matrix sizes of 24 x 12 and above

have a different appearance and do not have a rear panel Reset LED.

Figure 3-70 — Whole switcher and absolute resets

2. Release the Reset button and then immediately press and release the Reset button again. Nothing happens if the second momentary press does not occur within 1 second.

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Performing a hard reset

The hard reset function restores the switcher to the base ﬁ rmware that it was shipped with. After a hard reset, events do not automatically start, but user settings and ﬁ les are restored. Perform a hard reset as follows:

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

that factory ﬁ rmware the next time power is cycled off and on unless a ﬁ rmware update is performed before the power cycle.

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

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

to the switcher (ﬁ gure 3-71).

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

RESET

LAN

The switcher flashes the button indicators green, red, and amber and then turns them off.

Continue to hold the Reset button until all input and output buttons return to either unlit or to background illumination and the RGBHV and Audio buttons turn on.

Release the Reset button.

NOTE The Reset button on switchers with matrix sizes of 24 x 12 and above

have a different appearance and do not have a rear panel Reset LED.

Power

RESET

Figure 3-71 — Hard reset

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Optimizing the Audio

Each individual input audio level can be adjusted within a range of -18 dB to +24 dB, so there are no noticeable volume differences between sources and for the best headroom and signal-to-noise ratio. Adjust the audio gain and attenuation as follows:

1. Connect audio sources to all desired inputs and connect the audio outputs

2. Power on the audio sources, the switcher, and the audio players.

3. Switch among the inputs (see Creating a conﬁ guration, in this chapter), listening

4. As necessary, adjust the input audio level of each input (see Viewing and

5. As necessary, adjust the output audio level of each input (see Viewing and

to output devices such as audio players. See Audio connections, in chapter 2, Installation. For best results, wire all of the inputs and the outputs balanced.

to the audio with a critical ear or measuring the output audio level with test equipment, such as a VU meter.

adjusting the input audio level, in this chapter) so that the approximate output level is the same for all selected inputs.

adjusting the output volume, in this chapter).

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Troubleshooting

This section gives recommendations on what to do if you have problems operating the switcher, and it describes an actual image problem that Extron has encountered.

1. Ensure that all devices are plugged in and powered on. The switcher is receiving power if one of the front panel Power Supply LEDs is lit green.

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

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

4. Ensure that the proper signal format is supplied.

5. Check the cabling and make corrections as necessary.

6. Call the Extron S

Conﬁ guration Worksheets

Rather than trying to remember the conﬁ guration for each preset, use worksheets to record this information. Make copies of the blank worksheet on page 3-47 and use one for each preset conﬁ guration. Cross out all unused or inactive inputs and outputs. Use different colors for video and audio.

Worksheet example 1: System equipment

Figure 3-72 shows a worksheet for an MVX 128 in a ﬁ ctional organization with the system hardware annotated. Inputs 10 and 11 have no connection in this organization, so they have been crossed out on the worksheet.

Sales & Technical Support Hotline if necessary.

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Input sources

Classroom

Camera/

mic - Main

podium

Main hall

Preset # Title: Video: Audio:

Fill in the preset number and use colors, or dashes, etc. to make connecting lines. Indicate if the configuration is for Video, Audio, or both.

Camera

1 2345678

12345678

Main hall

FP #1

FP #2

PC 1

RGB 202

Podium

monitor

PC 2

RGB 202

Sound

system

Output destinations

Weekly status mtg 3

Audio

Sound

system

#1 VCR

USP 405

VCR

(VSC 500)

Classroom

#2 VCR

USP 405

Laptop

RGB 202

Lobby

monitor

Figure 3-72 — Worksheet example 1: System equipment

Inputs include PCs, an audio CD player, cameras, and an Extron VTG 300. Output devices include monitors, front and rear projectors, a stereo, and a VCR for recording presentations.

The VTG 300 video test generator connected to input 12 enables a video test pattern to be sent to one, several, or all output devices for problem isolation or adjustment purposes. An audio test tape or CD could be used in a similar manner to check out the audio components.

Rack DVD

(USP 405)

9101112

VTG 300

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Worksheet example 2: Daily conﬁ guration

Figure 3-73 continues from worksheet example 1 by showing the video and audio ties that make up the conﬁ guration of preset 1. Solid ink lines shows video ties and dashed pencil lines show the audio ties.

Input sources

Classroom

Camera/

mic - Main

podium

Camera

PC 1

RGB 202

PC 2

RGB 202

Audio

#1 VCR

USP 405

Classroom

#2 VCR

USP 405

Laptop

RGB 202

Rack DVD

(USP 405)

VTG 300

1 2345678

12345678

Main hall

FP #1

Main hall

FP #2

Podium

monitor

Sound

system

Sound

system

VCR

(VSC 500)

Lobby

monitor

Output destinations

Preset # Title: Video: Audio:

Fill in the preset number and use colors, or dashes, etc. to make connecting lines. Indicate if the configuration is for Video, Audio, or both.

Weekly status mtg 3

Figure 3-73 — Worksheet example 2: Daily conﬁ guration

In this example:

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

 Displayed in the main hall (output 1)

 Displayed in the conference room (output 4) to the overﬂ ow crowd

 Displayed in the lobby (output 8)

 Tied to the VCR (output 6)

• The presenter has a presentation on her laptop computer (input 4) that is:

 Displayed in the main hall (output 2)

 Displayed locally on the podium (output 3)

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• The audio from her microphone (input 3) is:

• Classical music from the CD player (input 5) is:

 Played in the hall (output 1)

 Played in the conference room (output 4)

 Sent to the VCR (output 6)



Played in the background in the main hall on sound system #2 (output 5)

 Played in the lobby (output 8)

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Worksheet example 3: Test conﬁ guration

The A/V system in our ﬁ ctional organization needs to be ﬁ ne tuned on a regular basis. Figure 3-74 shows a typical test conﬁ guration, with an Extron video test generator (input 12) generating a test pattern to all monitors (outputs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8). Sound checks are run from the CD player (input 5) to all audio systems (outputs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8).

Camera/

mic - Main

podium

Camera

RGB 202

PC 1

PC 2

RGB 202

Audio

Input sources

Classroom

USP 405

#1 VCR

Classroom

#2 VCR

USP 405

Laptop

RGB 202

Rack DVD

(USP 405)

VTG 300

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1 2345678

12345678

Main hall

FP #1

Main hall

FP #2

Podium

monitor

Sound

system

Sound

system

VCR

(VSC 500)

Lobby

monitor

Output destinations

Preset # Title: Video: Audio:

Fill in the preset number and use colors, or dashes, etc. to make connecting lines. Indicate if the configuration is for Video, Audio, or both.

Weekly status mtg 3

Figure 3-74 — Worksheet example 3: Test conﬁ guration

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9101112

Input sources

1 2345678

12345678

Conﬁ guration worksheet

Output destinations

Preset # Title: Video: Audio:

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

Indicate if the configuration is for video, audio, or both.

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Chapter Four

Programmer’s Guide

RS-232/RS-422 Link

Ethernet Link

Host-to-Switcher Instructions

Switcher-Initiated Messages

Switcher Error Responses

Using the Command/Response Tables

Command/Response Table for SIS Commands

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Command Response Table for IP SIS Commands

Special Characters

SIS™ Programming and Control

RS-232/RS-422 Link

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

REMOTE

RS-232 FunctionPin Function

—

Gnd

— — — —

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

RS232/RS422

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

RS-422

— TX– RX–

— Gnd

— RX+ TX+

—

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

Figure 4-1 — Remote connector pin assignments

The default protocol is as follows:

• 9600 baud • no parity • 8-bit

• 1 stop bit • no ﬂ ow control

The MVX Plus 128 switcher can support either RS-232 or RS-422 serial

communication protocol, and can operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 baud rates. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate in chapter 3, Operation, to conﬁ gure the RS-232/RS-422 port from the front panel.

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Ethernet Link

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

Ethernet connection

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

• Crossover cable — Direct connection between the computer and the MVX Plus 128 switcher.

• Patch (straight-through) cable — Connection of the MVX Plus 128 switcher to an Ethernet LAN.

Patch (straight) cable

Side 1 Side 2

Pin Wire color Pin Wire color

1 White-orange 1 White-orange

Clip DownSide

1Pins 23 45 67 8

RJ-45 connector

2 Orange 2 Orange

3 White-green 3 White-green

4 Blue 4 Blue

5 White-blue 5 White-blue

6 Green 6 Green

7 White-brown 7 White-brown

8 Brown 8 Brown

2345678

1&2

3&6 4&5

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

Default IP addresses

To access the MVX Plus 128 switcher via the Ethernet port, you need the Extron IP address, and may need the subnet mask and the gateway address. If the IP address has been changed to an address comprised of words and characters, you can determine the actual numeric IP address using the ping (ICMP) utility (see appendix A, Ethernet Connection, for more details). If the addresses have not been changed, the factory-speciﬁ ed defaults are:

• IP address 192.168.254.254 • Subnet mask 255.255.0.0

• Gateway address 0.0.0.0

7&8

Twisted Pairs

Crossover cable

Side 1 Side 2

Pin Wire color Pin Wire color

1 White-orange 1 White-green

2 Orange 2 Green

3 White-green 3 White-orange

4 Blue 4 Blue

5 White-blue 5 White-blue

6 Green 6 Orange

7 White-brown 7 White-brown

8 Brown 8 Brown

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Host-to-Switcher Instructions

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

Switcher-Initiated Messages

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

The switcher initiates the copyright message when it is ﬁ rst powered on or when connection via Internet protocol (IP) is established. Vx.xx is the ﬁ rmware version number.

Password:

]

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

]

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

Qik

]

The switcher initiates the Qik message when a front panel switching or preset recall operation has occurred.

Sprnn

]

The switcher initiates the Spr message when a memory preset has been saved from the front panel. “nn” is the preset number.

Innn Audxx

The switcher initiates the Aud message when a front panel input audio level change has occurred. “nn” is the input number and “xx” is the dB level.

Outnn Volxx

The switcher initiates the Vol message when a front panel output audio volume change has occurred. “nn” is the output number and “xx” is the volume level.

Vmtnn*x

The switcher initiates the Vmt message when a video output mute is toggled on or off from the front panel. “nn” is the output number and “x” is the mute status: 1 = on, 0 = off.

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Amtnn*x

The switcher initiates the Amt message when an audio output mute is toggled on or off from the front panel. “nn” is the output number and “x” is the mute status: 1 = on, 0 = off.

Exen

The switcher initiates the Exe message when executive mode is toggled on or off from the front panel. “n” is the executive mode status: 1 = on, 0 = off.

]

Switcher Error Responses

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

E01 — Invalid input channel number (too large) E10 — Invalid command E11 — Invalid preset number (too large) E12 — Invalid output number (too large) E13 — Invalid value (out of range) E14 — Illegal command for this conﬁ guration E17 — Timeout (caused only by direct write of global presets) E21 — Invalid room number E24 — Privilege violation (Ethernet, Extron software only)

Using the Command/Response Tables

The command/response tables begin on page 4-7. Lower-case letters are acceptable in the command ﬁ eld except where indicated for the gain and attenuation commands. The table below shows the hexadecimal equivalent of each ASCII character used in the command/response table.

ASCII to HEX Conversion Table

Space

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

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Command/Response Table for SIS Commands

Symbol deﬁ nitions

]

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

}

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

(use the pipe character,

• = Space character

= Pipe (vertical bar) character

= Escape key (hex 1B)

(use W instead of Esc for Web browsers)

= Input number 01 – 12

= Input number (for tie)

= Output number 01 – 08

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

= Audio gain 0 – 24 (1 dB/step)

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

= Volume adjustment range 0 – 64 (1 dB/step except for 0-to-1, which is 34 dB)

= Room # (for room presets) 10 max. (each can have up to 10 presets (

A Room is a subset of operator-selected outputs that relate to each other. The MVX Plus 128 switcher supports up to 10 rooms, each of

which can consist of from 1 to 16 outputs.

= Mute, executive mode, power supply (0 = off/not OK, 1 = on/OK)

X1)

= Group # (for I/O grouping) 1 through 4 groups (0 = no group)

X1!

= Global preset # 32 maximum (0 = current conﬁ guration)

X1@

= Room preset # 10 maximum (0 = current conﬁ guration for room)

A Room preset is a stored conﬁ guration with all of the outputs assigned to a single room. When a room preset is retrieved from memory,

it becomes the current conﬁ guration.

X1#

= RGB delay interval Delay in ½ second increments (10 maximum)

X1$

= Video/audio mute: 0 = no mutes

1 = video mute

2 = audio mute

3 = video and audio mute

X1%

= Sync frequency xxx.xx (frequency in Hz (V) or kHz (H))

X1(

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

X2)

= Verbose ﬁ rmware version-description-upload date/time. See page 4-15.

X2#

= Name 12 characters maximum for global and room preset names

11 characters maximum for room names Upper- and lower-case alphanumeric characters and _ : = / and spaces are valid.

The following characters are invalid in the name: {space} ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.

X2$

= Voltage Positive or negative voltage and magnitude

X2%

= Temperature Degrees Fahrenheit

, instead for Web browser commands)

00 – 12 (00 = untied)

(see the table on page 4-9)

X1@

s) assigned)

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Command/response table for SIS commands

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Create ties

• Commands can be entered back-to-back, with no spaces. For example: 1*1!02*02&003*003%4*8$.

The quick multiple tie and tie input to all output commands activate all I/O switches simultaneously.

•

The matrix switchers support 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numeric entries (1*1, 02*02, or 001*001).

•

Tie input

video (V) and audio (A)

Tie input

RGBHV only

Tie input

video only

Tie input

audio only

Quick multiple tie

Tie input to all outputs, V & A

Tie input to all outputs, RGBHV only

Tie input to all outputs, video only

Tie input to all outputs, audio only

X@ to output X#,

Example:

X@ to output X#,

Example (see Note):

X@ to output X#,

Example (see Note):

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

X@ to output X#,

Example:

Example (see Note):

The & tie all command for RGB and the % tie all command for video can be used interchangeably on the matrix

switchers.

X@*X#

! Out

1*3!

X@*X#

& Out

10*4&

X@*X#

% Out

7*5%

X@*X#

$ Out

12*4$

E+QX@*X# E

+Q3*4!3*5%3*6$

*! In

5*!

*& In

8*&

*% In

10*%

*$ In

!...X@*X#$

Read ties

Read RGB

Read video

Read audio

output tie

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

switchers.

output tie

X# X#

}

Response

(switcher to host)

Out03

Out04•In10•RGB

Out05

Out04

}

Qik

X@•

In05

X@•

In08

X@•

In10

X@•

X@] X@]

X@]

X#•InX@•

•

In01•All

X#•InX@•

•

In07•Vid

X#•InX@•

•

In12•Aud

] ]

]

All

•

]

All

]

RGB

•

]

RGB

]

Vid

•

]

Vid

]

Aud

All

]

RGB

Vid

Aud

]

] ]

]

Additional description

Tie input X@‘s video and audio to output X#.

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 12 video to output 4.

Tie input 3 video and audio to output 4, tie input 3 video to output 5, and tie input 3 video to output 6.

Audio breakaway.

Tie input 5 video and audio to all outputs.

Audio breakaway.

Tie input 8 video to all outputs.

Audio breakaway.

Tie input 10 video to all outputs.

Audio breakaway.

RGBHV input X@ tied to output X#.

Video input X@ tied to output X#.

Audio input X@ tied to output X#.

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PRELIMINARY

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Digital Sync Validation Processing

List individual sync frequency

Example:

The matrix switcher returns 000.00

2LS

,000.00 if there is no connection or sync frequencies are not applicable.

Video mute commands

RGB mute

RGB unmute

Read RGB mute

Global RGB mute 1*B

Global RGB unmute 0*B

*1B VmtX#*1

*0B VmtX#*0

RGB delay

Set RGB delay

Example:

Read RGB delay

Example:

EX#*X1#D} E

13*7D

}

EX#D} X1#] E

}

14D

Audio input gain and attenuation

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

Set input audio gain to +dB value

Example:

Set input audio attenuation to -dB value

Increment gain

Example:

Decrement gain

Example:

Read input gain

X!*X%

GIn

1*2G

X!*X%

gIn

+G In

5+G

-G In

7-G

Audio output volume

The table on page 4-9 deﬁ nes the value of each audio volume step.

Set the audio volume to a speciﬁ c value

Example:

Increment volume

Example:

Decrement volume

Read output volume

X#*X&

V Out

1*50v

+V Out

1+V

-V Out

Response

(switcher to host)

X1%,X1%]

]

,060.00

031.50

]

X(]

]

Vmt1

]

Vmt0

X#•

Dly

Aud

•

Aud+02

Aud

•

Aud+03

Aud

•

Aud-09

X1#]

]

X$]

]

X$]

]

X$]

]

Out

Out13•Dly07

]

X!•

In01

X!•

In05

X!•

In07

X$]

X#•

X&]

Vo l

•

Vol50

Vo l

•

Vol51

Vo l

]

X&]

]

X&]

Out01

X#•

Out01

X#•

X&]

Additional description

Listed as H freq., V freq.

Input 2 frequency is 31.5 kHz horizontal and 60 Hz vertical.

Mute output X# RGB (video off).

Unmute output X# RGB (video on).

1 = mute on, 0 = mute off.

Mute all RGB outputs.

Unmute all RGB outputs.

Set the RGB interval for switches to output 13 to 3.5 seconds (7 x 0.5 seconds).

Output 14 interval is 2.5 seconds (5 x 0.5 seconds).

Set input 1 audio gain to +2 dB.

Increase gain by 1 dB.

Audio input 5 level incremented from +2 dB to +3 dB.

Decrease gain by 1 dB.

Audio input 7 level decremented from -8 dB to

-9 dB.

Set output 1 volume to 79%.

Increment volume by 1 step.

Decrease volume by 1 step.

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Audio volume adjustment settings

value

dB of

attenuation

98 0%00

Output

volume

5.5%

8.5%

10%

11.5%

13%

14.5%

16%

17.5%

19%

20.5%

22%

23.5%

25%

26.5%

28%

29.5%

31%

32.5%

34%

35.5%

37%

value

dB of

attenuation

Output

volume

38.5%

40%

41.5%

43%

44.5%

46%

47.5%

49%

50.5%

52%

53.5%

55%

56.5%

58%

59.5%

61%

62.5%

64%

65.5%

67%

68.5%

70%

value

dB of

attenuation

Output

volume

71.5%

73%

74.5%

76%

77.5%

79%

80.5%

82%

83.5%

85%

86.5%

88%

89.5%

91%

92.5%

94%

95.5%

97%

98.5%

100%

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PRELIMINARY

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Audio mute commands

Audio mute

Audio unmute

Read audio mute

Global audio mute 1*Z

Global audio unmute 0*Z

*1Z AmtX#*1

*0Z AmtX#*0

Names

Write global preset name

Example:

Read global preset name

Example:

Write room name

Example:

Read room name

Write room preset name

Example:

Read room preset name

• If a preset is unassigned, the X2# displays [unassigned].

•

If a global preset is saved, but not yet named, the default name is Preset

•

If a room preset is saved, but not yet named, the default name is RmX* Prst

Write input name

Example:

Read input name

Write output name

Example:

Read output name

EX1!,X2#NG} E

1,Security 1NG

}

EX1!NG} X2#] E

2NG

} EX*,X2#NR} E

1,Classrm 1NR

} EX*NR} X2#} EX**X1@,X2#NP} E

1*3,Podium_DVDNP

EX*,X1@NP}

EX!,X2#NI} E

1,Podium camNI

EX!NI} X2#] EX!,X2#NO} E

1,Main PJ1NO

}

EX!NO} X2#]

I/O Grouping

The group that is assigned in each of the following I/O grouping commands (

Write input grouping

Example:

Write output grouping

Read input grouping

Example:

Read output grouping

EX1)1X1)

401330000444I

EX1)1X1)

EI} X1)1X1)2X1) EI}

Response = group:

EO} X1)1X1)2X1)

X1)

...

Input 1 in group 4

GrI Response #s = group:

4 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 4 4

01 Input:

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

X1)

...

Input 1 in group 1

1113300 00444

01Input:

}

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Response

(switcher to host)

]

X(]

]

Amt1

]

Amt0

X1!,X2@]

Nmg Nmg01,Security 1

Security 2

X*,X2#]

Nmr Nmr01,Classrm 1

NmpX**

}

Nmp01*3,Podium_DVD

X1@,X2#]

]

X2#]

X1!

X1@

X!,X2#]

Nmi

}

Nmi01,Podium cam

X!,X2#}

Nmo

...

X1)12]

...

X1)12]

...

]

X1)12]

...

Nmo01,Main PJ1

X1)1X1)2X1)

GrI

See below.

Input 2 not grouped Input 12 in group 4

X1)1X1)2X1)

Gro

See below.

Input 8 not grouped Input 12 in group 4

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.

Name global preset 1 “Security 1”.

Name room 1 “Classrm 1”.

Name room1, preset 3

]

“Podium_DVD”.

]

X1)

Name input 1 “Podium cam”.

Name output 1 “Main PJ1”.

) must be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 0 (not grouped).

X1)

Each number assigned to an input position, starting from input 1.

Input 1 - Group 4, Input 2 Group 0 (not grouped), ... Input 12 - Group 4.

Each number assigned to an output position, starting from output 2.

entry is the group

X1)

entry is the group

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Save, recall, and directly write presets

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

•

If a room is not deﬁ ned (does not exist in the switcher), the matrix switcher responds with the error code E21.

•

The following characters are invalid in preset names: + - , ` @ = [ ] { } ‘ “ ; : | \ and ?.

Save current conﬁ guration as a global preset

Example:

Recall a global preset

Example:

Save current ties for a room

Example:

Direct write process —

The direct write of a global preset should always be preceded by a clear global preset ties command of that same

Clear a global preset’s ties

Directly write a global preset

Example:

Write room outputs

Example:

Read room outputs

Recall room preset

preset number, as shown below. In a directly-written preset, each output position’s tied input (or no tied input) remains unchanged unless overwritten or cleared.

If you do not clear the ties in a global preset number before you directly write a global preset to that number, ties that are part of the previous version of the speciﬁ ed preset with the same number can unexpectedly become part of the newlycreated preset.

•

Each Y` is an output.

•

A room can contain a maximum of 16 outputs.

•

An output can belong to only one room.

•

The maximum number of rooms (X*) is 10.

X1!

X**X1@

3*9,

E+X1!

P0*!

}

E+X1!PX@*X#!X@*X#%X@*X#

Esc

EX*,Y!,Y@

}

+27P0*!

+27P12*5!10*09%3*2$3*8&

Y/MR}

, ...

8,3,04,5,6MR

}

EX*MR} X2#,Y!,Y@

3MR

}

X**X1@

Response

(switcher to host)

X1!]

Spr

]

Spr9

X1!]

Rpr

]

Rpr05

X*•

]

X*•

Spr

•

Spr09

Rpr

, ...

X1@]

]

}

Y/]

X1@]

Rmm

Rmm03

X1!]

Spr

$ ... X@*X#&

X1!]

Spr

Spr27

MprX*,Y!,Y@, ...

Mpr8,03,04,05,06

Class 1,01,02,08,09

Rmm

Y/]

]

Additional description

Command character is a comma.

Save current ties as preset 9.

Command character is a period.

Recall preset 5, which becomes the current conﬁ guration.

Command character is a comma.

Save current ties as preset 9 for room 3.

Clear all ties in preset The tie all (!), tie RGBHV (&),

tie video (%), and tie audio ($) commands are all valid.

Clear all ties in preset 27.

Brackets are shown to separate ties for clarity only. Create global preset 27, which ties video and audio input 12 to output 5, RGBHV input 10 to output 9, video input 3 to output 2, and audio input 3 to output 8.

See notes.

Outputs 3, 4, 5, and 6 are assigned to room 8.

Outputs 1, 2, 8, and 9 are assigned to room 3, which named “Class 1”.

Command character is a period.

X1!

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Save, recall, and directly write presets (continued)

Directly write a room preset

Example:

E+X**X1@PX@*X#!X@*X#%X@*X#

Esc

+7*3P12*7&11*5$4*5%6*6!

Executive mode

Lock front panel 1X

Unlock front panel 0X

View lock status X

Resets

Reset global presets and names

Reset one global preset

Reset RGB delays

Reset audio input levels

Rest audio output levels

Reset all mutes

Reset room map

Reset individual room

Reset individual room preset

Reset ﬂ ash

Reset whole switcher

Absolute reset

EZG}

EX1!ZG} EZD}

EZA}

EZV}

EZZ}

EZR} EX*ZR} EX**X1@ZP}

ZFFF

ZXXX

ZQQQ

}

Response

(switcher to host)

$ ... X@*X#&

X*•

X1@]

] ]

Spr

•

Spr03

]

Rmm

Rmm07

Exe1

Exe0

X(]

]

Zpg

X1!]

Zpg

]

Zpd

]

Zpa

]

Zpv

]

Zpz

]

Zpr

X*]

Zpr

X1@]

ZppX**

]

Zpf

]

Zpx

]

Zpq

}

Additional description

Enter as many ties as are valid for this model. Tie all (!), tie RGBHV (&), tie video (%), and tie audio ($) commands are all valid.

Brackets are shown to separate ties for clarity only. Create preset 3 for room 7, which ties audio input 12 to output 7, video input 11 to output 5, RGBHV input 4 to output 5, and video and audio input 6 to output 6.

Enable executive mode.

Disable executive mode.

Clear all global presets and their names.

Clear global preset Reset all RGB delays to 0.0

seconds. Rest all audio input levels

(gain and attenuation) to 0 dB. Reset all audio output

levels (volume) to 100% (no attenuation).

Reset all video and audio mutes.

Clear all room presets.

Clear all presets for room X*. Clear an individual room

preset and name. Reset ﬂ ash memory (erase all

user-supplied ﬁ les). Clear all ties and presets,

reset all audio gains to 0 dB, and reset volume to 100%.

Similar to Reset whole switcher, plus clear the IP address to 192.168.254.254 and subnet mask to

255.255.000.000.

X1!

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

View ties, gain, volume, mutes, presets, and DSVP

View RGBHV output tie

Example:

View video output tie

Example:

View audio output tie

Example:

View input gain

Example:

View output volume

Example:

View output mutes

Example:

View video global preset conﬁ guration

Command description:

Response description:

Example:

View audio global preset conﬁ guration

Command description:

Response description:

Example:

15&

EVM} X1$

EVM}

EX1!

preset #*starting output # (O# - should always be 1)*1(=video)VC

input # (I#) tied to O#1

Response = tied input:

Each position shown in the response is an output: left = output 1, right = output 16. (Outputs 9 through 16 are not present on the MVX Plus 128.) The number in each position is the input tied to that output.

In this example, video input 8 is tied to outputs 1, 2, 4, and 5; input 12 is tied to output 3; and input 11 is tied to output 6. No inputs are tied to outputs 7 and 8.

EX1!

preset #*starting output # (O# - should always be 1)*2(=audio)VC

input # (I#) tied to O#1

Response = tied input:

In this example, audio input 1 is tied to outputs 1, 2, 3, and 4; input 2 is tied to output 5, input 12 is tied to outputs 6 and 7. No input is tied to output 8.

}X@

*1*1VC

•

I# tied to O#2•I# tied to O#3• ... •I# tied to O#12•Vid

input 12 tied to output 3

*1*2VC

input 8 tied to output 4

08•08•12•08•08•11•00•00

1Output:

2345678

}X@

•

I# tied to O#2•I# tied to O#3• ... •I# tied to O#12•Aud

input 1 tied to output 3

01•01•01•01•02•12•12•00•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•Aud

01Output:

02 03 04 05 06 07 08

Response

(switcher to host)

X@]

]

X@]

]

X@]

]

X$]

]

-02

X&]

]

X1$

02301000Mut

•X@2•

no tied input

•X@2•

no tied input outputs do not exist

X1$

, ...

Mut

]

•X@16•

...

Vid

•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•

•X@16•

...

Aud

Additional description

Input 27 RGBHV is tied to output 15.

Input 2 video is tied to output 7.

Input 6 audio is tied to output 3.

Gain for input 4 is -2 dB.

Volume for output 7 is 55%.

]

Each mute status of an output, starting from output 1.

Output 2 audio is muted, output 3 video and audio are muted, and output 5 video is muted. All other outputs are unmuted.

]

Show preset conﬁ guration. Show the input tied to 16 sequential outputs (12 are present on this model), starting from output 1.

outputs do not exist

13 14 15 1609 10 11 12

]

Show preset conﬁ guration. Show the input tied to 16 sequential outputs (12 are present on this model), starting from output 1.

13 14 15 1609 10 11 12

X1$

response is the

X1!

•Vid

X1!

’s video

]

’s audio

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Response

(switcher to host)

View ties, gain, volume, mutes, presets, and DSVP (continued)

View video room preset conﬁ guration

Command description:

Response description:

View audio room preset conﬁ guration

Command description:

Response description:

The response to the ViewFile Directory command differs, depending on whether the command is sent via an

View ﬁ le directory RS-232/RS-422 port and Telnet

RS-232/RS-422 or Telnet connection or sent via a Web browser connection.

EX**X1@

room #*room preset #*starting output # (O# - should always be 1)*1(=video)VC

input # (I#) tied to O#1

EX**X1@

room #*room preset #*starting output # (O# - should always be 1)*2(=audio)VC

input # (I#) tied to O#1

}X@

*1*1VC

•

I# tied to O#2•I# tied to O#3• ... •I# tied to O#12•Vid

}X@

*1*2VC

•

I# tied to O#2•I# tied to O#3• ... •I# tied to O#12•Aud

EDF}

•X@2•

•X@16•

...

•X@2•

•X@16•

...

ﬁ lename1,date/time,length ﬁ lename2,date/time,length ﬁ lename3,date/time,length

• •

ﬁ lenamen,date/time,length # of Bytes•Left

View ﬁ le directory Web browser

EDF}

Var ﬁ le = new array (); List user-supplied ﬁ les.

File [1] = ‘ﬁ lename1,date1,ﬁ lesize1‘; File [2] = ‘ﬁ lename2,date2,ﬁ lesize2‘; File [3] = ‘ﬁ lename3,date3,ﬁ lesize3‘;

• •

File [n] = ‘ﬁ lenamen,daten,ﬁ lesizen‘; File [n+1] = # of Bytes•Left

Erase user-supplied Web pages/ﬁ les

View DSVP (sync frequency)

Information requests

Information request I

Request part number N

There are up to three separate sets of Extron ﬁ rmware that the switcher can report on: the controller ﬁ rmware, which

Query controller ﬁ rmware version

Example:

is the overall control ﬁ rmware; the Ethernet protocol ﬁ rmware, which handles the Ethernet interface; and the latest optional Extron ﬁ rmware update, which is available at www.Extron.com.

ﬁ lenameEF

}

Delﬁ lename

X1%,X1%]

•

V12X08

60-788-01

A12X08

X1(]

]

1.23

]

Vid

Aud

]]

]

Additional description

]

Show room X*, preset video conﬁ guration. Show the input tied to up to 16 outputs assigned to room X*.

]

Show room X*, preset audio conﬁ guration. Show the input tied to up to 16 outputs assigned to room X*.

List user-supplied ﬁ les.

] ] ]

]

Listed as H freq., V freq.

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

]

X1!

’s

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Command/response table for SIS commands (continued)

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

Information requests (continued)

Query controller ﬁ rmware version (verbose)

Response description:

Example:

Description

Response:

Ethernet protocol

Request system status S

1.23-0.14(0.20-32x32 Series - , 00 2000 00:00:00 GMT)-0.25*(0.24-32x32 Series -Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:39:21 GMT)

firmware

Response description:

Example:

Ethernet protocol ﬁ rmware version-controller ﬁ rmware version-updated ﬁ rmware version

CrossPoint/MAV firmware version

•

+5V•-5V•+15V•-15V•temperature (degrees fahrenheit)

+3.3V

3.29•5.04•-5.14•15.27•-15.15•120.20

Response

(switcher to host)

X1(-X2)-X2)]

* indicates the version running Upload date and time

Updated firmware version

Additional description

Provide a detailed status of the Ethernet protocol ﬁ rmware, the controller ﬁ rmware, and any ﬁ rmware upgrade. The ﬁ rmware that is running is marked by an asterisk (*). A caret (^) indicates that the ﬁ rmware has a bad checksum or an invalid load. ?.?? indicates that ﬁ rmware is not loaded.

X2$•X2$•X2$•X2$•X2$•X2%]

]

-15V power system at -15.15V

Temperature 120.20 degrees3.3V power system at 3.29V

]

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Command/Response Table for IP SIS Commands

Symbol deﬁ nitions

X3)

= Matrix name (Up to 240 alphanumeric characters)

The following characters are invalid in the name: {space} ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ ; : | \ and ?.

X3!

= Default name CP-300-450-MAV-- + last 3 pairs of MAC address

X3@

= Time and date (for set) In the format: MM/DD/YY•HH:MM:SS where:

X3#

= Time and date (for read) In the format: Day,•DD•Mmm•YYYY•HH:MM:SS where:

X3$

= GMT offset –12.0 through +14.0. Hours and minutes removed from GMT

X3%

= Daylight Savings Time 0 = Daylight Savings Time off/ignore

X3^

= IP address ###.###.###.###

X3&

= Hardware (MAC) address ##-##-##-##-##-##

X3*

= Number of open connections 0 - 255

X3(

= Password 12 alphanumeric characters

The following characters are invalid in passwords: {space} + ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ ; : | \ and ?.

X4)

= Domain name Standard domain name rules apply (for example: nnnnn@xxx.com)

The following characters are invalid in a domain name: {space} + ~ , = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ ; : | \ and ?. The @ character is acceptable only as

the lead-in to the domain name (such as @extron.com).

X4!

= E-mail account 65 - 72. 65 = e-mail recipient 1, 66 = 2, 67 = 3, ... 72 = recipient #8

X4@

= E-mail address Typical e-mail address format (for example: nnnn@xxx.com)

X4#

= Notify when? 0 = no response 2 = ﬁ xed/restored

X4$

= Notiﬁ cation selections 01 through 12 = input 1 through input 12

X4%

= Notify status (for read) 17-digit number. For each digit: 0 = do not notify, 1 = notify

X4^

= DHCP 0 =1 off, 1 = on

X4&

= Port # 00 through 99 (00 = all ports)

X4*

= Baud rate 9600, 19200, 38400, 115200

X4(

= Parity odd, even, none, mark, space (only ﬁ rst letter required)

X5)

= Data bits 7, 8

X5!

= Stop bits 1, 2

X5@

= Port type 0 = RS-232

X5#

= Verbose mode 0 = clear/none (default for Telnet connection)

If tagged responses is enabled, all read commands return the constant string and the value as the set command does

(for example, the read matrix name command

X5$

= RAM status 0 = RAM dirty (needs saving to ﬂ ash memory)

ECN}

MM = month: 01 (January) through 12 (December) DD = 01 through 31 YY = 00 through 99 HH = 00 through 24 MM = 00 through 59 SS = 00 through 59

Day = weekday: Mon through Sun DD = 01 through 31 Mmm = month: Jan through Dec YYYY = 2000 through 2099 HH = 00 through 24 MM = 00 through 59 SS = 00 through 59

1 = Daylight Savings Time on (northern hemisphere) 2 = Daylight Savings Time on (Europe) 3 = Daylight Savings Time on (Brazil)

1 = fail/missing 3 = both 1 & 2

13 through 16 = not used 17 = power supply

1 = RS-422 2 = RS-485

1 = verbose mode (default for RS-232/RS-422 connection) 2 = tagged responses for queries 3 = verbose mode and tagged for queries

, returns Ipn

•X3)]

1 = RAM has been saved (ok to power off/reset)

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Command/response table for IP SIS commands

Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

IP setup commands

Set matrix name

Read matrix name (location

Reset matrix name to factory default

Set time and date

Read time and date

Set GMT offset

Example:

Set Daylight Savings Time

Read Daylight Savings Time

Set IP address

Read IP address

Read hardware address

Read # of open connections

Set subnet mask

Read subnet mask

Set gateway IP address

Read gateway IP address

Set administrator password

Read administrator password

Reset (clear) administrator password

Set user password

Read user password

Reset (clear) user password

Set mail server, domainname

Read mail server, domainname

Set e-mail recipient

Example:

Read e-mail recipient

EX3)CN} ECN} X3)] E•CN}

EX3@CT} ECT} X3#] EX3$CZ}

8.0CZ

} EX3%CX} X3%] ECX} X3%] EX3^CI} ECI} X3^] ECH} X3&] ECC} X3*] EX3^CS} ECS} X3^] EX3^CG} ECG} X3^] EX3(CA}

ECA} X3(]

E•CA} EX3(CU}

ECU} X3(] E•CU}

EX3^,X4),X3(CM}

ECM} EX4!,X4@CR}

72,Jsmith@folklore.netCR

EX4!CR}

Response

(switcher to host)

•X3)]

Ipn

•X3)]

Ipn

X3@]

Ipt

X3$]

Ipz

Ipz+08:00

Ipi

Ips

Ipg

Ipa

Ipu

Ipm

X3^

Ipr

]

X3^]

•X3(]

•]

•X3(]

•] X3^,X4),X3(]

X4),X3(]

X4!,X4@,]

}

Ipr72,Jsmith@folklore.net,

]

X4@

Additional description

In the command, the divider between hours and minutes can be either a colon or a period. In the response, the divider is a colon.

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This command sets the recipient. To receive e-mail notiﬁ cations, you must then set the events that the switcher reports, using one or more separate Set e-mail events (EM) commands (see next page).

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Command ASCII command

(host to switcher)

IP setup commands (continued)

Set e-mail events for recipient

Example:

Response description

Read e-mail events for recipients

Set DHCP on or off

Read DHCP on/off status

Read parameters

Set mode

Read mode

Set verbose mode

Read verbose mode

Commit RAM to ﬂ ash memory

Check RAM

EX4!,X4#,X4$,X4$

72,3,1,2,8,17EM

Notify when?, inputs 1 - 16 (13 through 16 not present on this model) PS

Notify failed and fixed

} X4$]

72EM

EX4^DH} EDH} X4^] EX4&CP} EX4&*X5@CY} EX4&CY} X5@] EX5#CV} ECV} X5#] E

}

1FF

FF}

Special Characters

The HTML language reserves certain characters for speciﬁ c functions. The switcher does not accept these characters as part of preset names, the switcher’s name, passwords, or locally created ﬁ le names.

The switcher rejects the following characters: {space (spaces are ok for names)} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ semicolon (;) colon (:) | \ and ?.

X4$Em}

, ...

}

Response:

Response

(switcher to host)

X4#,X4$]

See below E-mail account #72, JSmith,

Additional description

You must ﬁ rst have set an e-mail recipient for the e-mail account number

X4!

(

), using the separate Set e-mail recipient (CR) command.

will receive fail/missing and ﬁ xed/restored messages for inputs signals 1, 2, and 8 and the power supply.

]

E-mail input 8 status

3, 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

01 Input: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Inputs not present

X4^]

Idh

X4(,X5),X5!]

X4*

Cpn

Vr b

Nvr

X4&•

X5#]

X5$]

Cty

X5@]

Power Supply

X5$]

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MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers

Chapter Five

Matrix Software

Matrix Switchers Control Program

Button Label Generator Program

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Matrix Software

Two software programs accompany the MVX Plus 128 switcher:

• The Extron Matrix Switcher+ Control Program, which communicates with the switcher via the RS-232/RS-422 port and the Ethernet port, provides an easy way to set up ties and sets of ties.

• The Extron Button-Label Generator, which allows you to design and print labels for the MVX Plus 128 front panel buttons.

Both programs are compatible with Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Updates to these programs can be downloaded from the Extron Web site (http://www.extron.com).

Matrix Switchers Control Program

Installing the software

The program is contained on a set of 3.5-inch diskettes. Load and run the program from the hard drive.

To install the program from the ﬂ oppy disk to the hard drive, run Setup.exe from the ﬂ oppy disk and follow the instructions that appear on the screen. The program occupies approximately 1 MB (megabyte) of hard-drive space.

By default, the Windows installation creates a C:\MTRX50 directory and places two icons (MATRIX Switcher+ Control Program and MATRIX Switcher+ Help) into a group or folder named “Extron Electronics”.

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The program was designed to control most Extron matrix switchers, but its

operation is limited to the features and conﬁ guration of your switcher.

The MVX Plus 128 switcher can support either RS-232 or RS-422 serial

communication protocol, and operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 baud rates. See Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate in chapter 3, Operation, to conﬁ gure the RS-232/RS-422 port from the front panel.

Software operation via Ethernet

When an MVX Plus 128 switcher is connected to an Ethernet WAN or LAN, any number of users can operate it, locally or remotely, using the Matrix Switcher+ Control Program. See Ethernet connection in chapter 2, Installation, for installation details.

Connection to the switcher via the Ethernet is password protected. There are two levels of password protection: administrator and user. Administrators have full access to all MVX Plus 128 switching capabilities and editing functions. Users can select inputs and outputs, set and recall presets, and view all settings with the exception of passwords. If the same password or no password is required for logging on, all personnel log on with administrator privileges. Fields and functions that exceed user privileges are grayed out in the Matrix Switcher+ Control Program when the operator is logged on as a user.

Ethernet protocol settings

The IP Settings/Options screen (ﬁ gure 5-5 on page 5-6) provides a location for viewing and, if connected via the RS-232 link or if logged on via the Ethernet port as an administrator, editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. See IP Settings/Options window, later in this chapter, for more details.

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Using the software

Many items found in the Matrix Switcher+ Control Program are also accessible via front panel controls (see chapter 3, Operation) and under SIS control (see chapter 4, Programmer’s Guide). The Matrix Switcher+ Help Program provides information on settings and on how to use the control program itself.

1. To run the Matrix Switcher+ Control Program, double-click on the Matrix Switcher+ Control Program icon (shown at right) in the Extron Electronics group or folder.

The Comm Port Selection window (ﬁ gure 5-1) appears.

Figure 5-1 — Comm port selection window

2. Choose either the comm port that is connected to the MVX Plus 128 switcher’s

RS-232/RS-422 port, IP [LAN], or Emulate.

 If you selected a comm port, check the baud rate displayed in the comm

port selection window. If you need to change the baud rate, click on the Baud button and double-click on the desired baud rate.

Available rates are 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200. The default is 9600.

Click OK and proceed to step 4.

 If you selected IP [LAN], click OK and proceed to step 3.

 If you selected Emulate, click OK and see Using emulation mode on

page 5-19.

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3. If you selected IP [LAN] in step 2, the IP Connection window appears (ﬁ gure 5-2).

Figure 5-2 — Address and password entry

a. Examine the Extron IP Address ﬁ eld in the IP Connection window. The

ﬁ eld displays the last Extron IP address entered.

If the IP address is correct: Proceed to step 3b.

If the address is not correct: Either click in the Extron IP Address ﬁ eld

and enter the IP address or click on the scroll down button ( from among the recently used addresses. Proceed to step 3b.

If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-

speciﬁ ed default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this ﬁ eld.

b. If the switcher is password protected, click in the Password ﬁ eld and

enter the enter the appropriate administrator or user password.

c. Click Connect.

If you logged on using the administrator password, the Windows

program connects you to the MVX Plus 128 switcher with all of the administrator rights and privileges.

If you logged on using the user password, the Windows program

connects you to the MVX Plus 128 switcher with only user capabilities.

If an incorrect password was entered, the program beeps and returns to

the password entry display.

) and select

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4. The Extron Matrix Switcher+ Control Program window (ﬁ gure 5-3 and ﬁ gure 5-4) appears. The window displays the current conﬁ guration of the attached matrix.

Figure 5-3 — Extron Matrix Switcher+ Control Program window (blank)

Figure 5-4 — Sample program window (complete)

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• To set up audio in follow mode (audio and video have the same tie conﬁ guration), select the Follow box at the bottom of the window. To set up audio in breakaway mode (audio and video have different tie conﬁ gurations), deselect the Follow box.

• To make the control program easier to use, assign a device icon to each input and output. Click on a box that represents an input or output, and drag the desired icon onto the box from the icon palette that appears.

• To create a tie, drag an input box to one or more output boxes. To remove a tie, drag the output box to its tied input box or to the trash can.

• For quick display of information on a speciﬁ c input or output device, position the cursor over that device in the control program window. The program opens a window that details the connections to that device, the audio level, the RGB delay, and the frequency of the video signal input from or output to that device. See the inset box in ﬁ gure 5-4.

• If desired, on the task bar, click on Tools > IP Options to set the switcher’s IP parameters in the IP Settings/Options window (ﬁ gure 5-5).

IP Settings/Options window

The IP Settings/Options window (ﬁ gure 5-5) provides a location for viewing and, if connected via the RS-232/RS-422 link or if you are logged on via the Ethernet port as an administrator, editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. See appendix A, Ethernet Connection, for basic information about IP addresses. You cannot edit any of the ﬁ elds on this screen while you are logged on as a user.

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Figure 5-5 — Control program IP setting/options window

Editing variables on the IP Settings/Options screen while connected via the

Ethernet port can immediately disconnect the user from the switcher. Extron recommends editing the settings on this screen using the RS-232 link and protecting the Ethernet access to this screen by assigning an administrator’s password to qualiﬁ ed and knowledgeable personnel only.

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When the control program is connected to the switcher via the RS-232 link, the

Administrator and User Password ﬁ elds are not masked. If a password has been inadvertently changed to an unknown value, you can look up and, if desired, change a password in this window without knowing the current password.

Matrix IP Address ﬁ eld

The Matrix IP Address ﬁ eld contains the IP address of the connected matrix switcher. This value is encoded in the ﬂ ash memory in the switcher.

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subﬁ elds, properly called octets, separated by dots (periods). Each ﬁ eld can be numbered from 000 through

255. Leading zeroes, up to 3 digits total per ﬁ eld, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

The default address is 192.168.254.254, but if this conﬂ icts with other equipment at your installation, you can change the IP address to any valid value.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Matrix IP address ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

2. Edit the address as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Matrix IP

4. Click the Take button to make the address change take affect.

Editing the Extron IP address while connected via the Ethernet port can

immediately disconnect the user from the matrix switcher. Extron recommends editing this ﬁ eld using the RS-232/RS-422 link and protecting the Ethernet access to this screen by assigning an administrator’s password to qualiﬁ ed and knowledgeable personnel only.

Address ﬁ eld.

Extron Name/Descriptor ﬁ eld

The Extron Name/Descriptor ﬁ eld contains the name used as the “from” information when the MVX Plus 128 switcher e-mails notiﬁ cation of its failed or repaired status. This descriptor can be changed to any valid name, up to 12 alphanumeric characters.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Extron name/descriptor ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text

2. Edit the name as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Extron

4. Click the Take button to make the name change take effect.

The following characters are invalid in the Extron Name/Descriptor ﬁ eld:

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

cursor.

Name/Descriptor ﬁ eld.

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Gateway IP address ﬁ eld

The Gateway IP Address ﬁ eld identiﬁ es the address of the gateway to the mail server to be used if the MVX Plus 128 switcher and the mail server are not on the same subnet.

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric octets separated by dots (periods). Each ﬁ eld can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes, up to 3 digits total per ﬁ eld, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Gateway IP Address ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

2. Edit the address as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Gateway

IP Address ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the address change take affect.

Subnet Mask ﬁ eld

The Subnet Mask ﬁ eld is used to determine whether the MVX Plus 128 switcher is on the same subnet as the controlling PC or the mail server when you are subnetting. For more information, see Subnetting — A Primer, in Appendix A, Ethernet Connection.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

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1. Click in the Subnet Mask ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

2. Edit the mask as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Subnet

Mask ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the mask take affect.

Hardware Address ﬁ eld

The hardware address is hardcoded in the MVX Plus 128 switcher and cannot be changed.

Use DHCP checkbox

The Use DHCP checkbox directs the MVX Plus 128 switcher to ignore any entered IP addresses and to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host Conﬁ guration Protocol (DHCP) server (if the network is DHCP capable). Contact the local system administrator.

Date ﬁ eld

The Date ﬁ eld displays the current date in the Greenwich Mean Time zone. If necessary, adjust the date as follows:

1. Click in the Date ﬁ eld. A set date ﬁ eld appears with the date in the format (M)M/(D)D/YYYY. Leading zeroes are not used. The graphic cursor

becomes a text cursor in the set date ﬁ eld.

2. Edit the ﬁ eld as desired to set the proper date. Leading zeroes are optional.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the set date

ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the date change take affect.

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Time (local) ﬁ eld

The Time (local) ﬁ eld displays the current time in the local time zone. If necessary, click on the Sync Time to PC button to set the switcher to your computer’s internal time or else adjust the time manually as follows:

1. Click in the time ﬁ eld. A set time ﬁ eld appears with the date in the format HH:MM:SS (00:00:00 to 23:59:59). The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor in

the set time ﬁ eld.

2. Edit the ﬁ eld as desired to set the proper time. Remember to use 24-hour time. Leading zeroes are optional.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the set time ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the time change take affect.

Sync Time to PC button

Clicking the mouse on the Sync Time to PC button causes the computer you are operating to send its internal time to the switcher in a set time command.

GMT (offset) ﬁ eld

The GMT ﬁ eld displays the amount of time, in hours and minutes, that the local time varies from the GMT international time reference. If necessary, adjust the offset as follows:

1. Click in the GMT ﬁ eld. A set offset ﬁ eld appears with the offset in the format ±HH:MM (–12:00 to +14:00). The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor in the

set offset ﬁ eld.

2. Edit the ﬁ eld as desired to set the proper offset. Leading zeroes are optional. Some time zones are on the half-hour (30 minutes).

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Set Offset ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the offset change take affect.

Use Daylight Savings checkbox

Click in the Use Daylight Savings checkbox. When Daylight Savings Time is turned on, the switcher automatically updates its internal clock between Standard Time and Daylight Savings Time in the spring and fall on the date that the time change occurs in the country or region selected. When Daylight Savings Time is turned off, the switcher does not adjust its time reference.

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Administrator Password ﬁ eld

The Administrator Password ﬁ eld displays the password required to log on to the MVX Plus 128 switcher via the Ethernet port with all of the administrator’s rights and privileges. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to 12 upper-case and lower-case alphanumeric characters.

While you are logged on as a user, this ﬁ eld is masked with asterisks (************) as a security measure.

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Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Administrator Password ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text

2. Edit the case-sensitive password as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the

4. Click the Take button to make the password change take affect.

Editing the Administrator Password ﬁ eld while connected via the Ethernet port

can immediately disconnect the user from the switcher. Extron recommends editing this ﬁ eld using the RS-232/RS-422 link and protecting the Ethernet access to this screen by assigning an administrator’s password to qualiﬁ ed and knowledgeable personnel only.

The following characters are invalid in passwords:

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

cursor.

Administrator Password ﬁ eld.

User Password ﬁ eld

The User Password ﬁ eld displays the password required to log on to the MVX Plus 128 switcher via the Ethernet port as a user, without all of the administrator’s rights and privileges. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to 12 upper-case and lower-case alphanumeric characters.

While you are logged on as a user, this ﬁ eld is masked with asterisks (************) as a security measure.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the User Password ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

2. Edit the case-sensitive password as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the User

4. Click the Take button to make the password change take affect.

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An administrator password must be created before a user password can be

The following characters are invalid in passwords:

Password ﬁ eld.

created.

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

Mail Server IP Address ﬁ eld

The Mail Server IP Address ﬁ eld displays the IP address of the mail server that handles the e-mail for the facility in which the MVX Plus 128 switcher is installed.

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric octets separated by dots (periods). Each ﬁ eld can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes, up to three digits total per ﬁ eld, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the mail server IP address ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

2. Edit the IP address as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the mail

server IP address ﬁ eld.

4. Click the Take button to make the address change take affect.

Mail Server Domain Name ﬁ eld

The Mail Server Domain Name ﬁ eld displays the domain name that the MVX Plus 128 switcher uses to log on to the e-mail server. Standard domain conventions (such as nnnnn@xxx.com) apply.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Mail Server Domain Name ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a

2. Edit the name as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Mail

4. Click the Take button to make the name change take affect.

The following characters are invalid in a domain name:

{space} + ~ , = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?. The @ character is only acceptable as the lead-in to the domain name (such as @folklore.net).

text cursor.

Server Domain Name ﬁ eld.

Mail Server Password ﬁ eld

The Mail Server Password ﬁ eld displays the password that the MVX Plus 128 switcher uses to log on to the e-mail server. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to 12 upper-case and lower-case alphanumeric characters.

Edit this ﬁ eld as follows:

1. Click in the Mail Server Password ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text

2. Edit the case-sensitive password as desired.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the Mail

4. Click the Take button to make the password change take affect.

The following characters are invalid in passwords:

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

cursor.

Server Password ﬁ eld.

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E-mail Addressee ﬁ elds

The eight E-mail Addressee ﬁ elds permit the administrator to identify the e-mail addresses of the personnel to whom the MVX Plus 128 switcher e-mails notiﬁ cation of its failure and repair status. Figure 5-6 shows a typical e-mail from the switcher.

Miles Standish

From: Crosspoint/MAV/Matrix-FF-FF-09@folklore.net Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 10:05 AM To: Miles Standish Subject: Crosspoint/MAV/Matrix-FF-FF-09 - Input #10 Signal Available

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:05:07 Unit Name = Crosspoint/MAV/Matrix-FF-FF-09 Unit IP Address = 192-168-254-254

Figure 5-6 — Typical MVX Plus 128 e-mail

The radio buttons and check boxes associated with each address ﬁ eld permit the administrator to specify speciﬁ c e-mail requirements for each recipient.

Edit these ﬁ elds and controls as follows:

1. Click in the desired E-mail Addressee ﬁ eld. The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor.

2. Edit the e-mail address as desired. Standard e-mail address conventions (for example: nnnnn@xxx.com) apply.

3. Press the Tab key on the keyboard or click in another ﬁ eld to exit the e-mail addressee ﬁ eld.

4. In the square check boxes associated with each addressee, select the options about which the addressee is to be e-mailed: missing input(s), fans, and/or power supply. In the ﬂ oating box that contains the input numbers, select the inputs that need monitoring.

5. In the round radio buttons associated with each addressee, select whether the addressee is to be e-mailed of failures, ﬁ xes, both, or not be notiﬁ ed. The None radio button is useful for temporarily removing personnel from the e-mail list when they are unavailable, such as on travel or vacation.

6. If desired, click on the Send test E-mail button to test the e-mail function.

7. Click the Take button to make the e-mail address changes take affect.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual