Extron electronic MPX PLUS 866 A manual

MPX Plus 866 A Media Pr esentation Matrix Switcher 68-1193-01 Rev . B 05 09[...]

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i MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • T able of Contents PRELIMINAR Y T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ........................................................................................[...]

T able of Contents, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • T able of Contents ii PRELIMINAR Y Viewing a configuration ........................................................................................................ 3-20 Example 5: Viewing video and audio, audio only , and video only ties .......................... 3[...]

iii MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • T able of Contents PRELIMINAR Y Chapter Four • SIS Programming and Contr ol ........................................................... 4-1 RS-232 Ports ................................................................................................................................... 4-2 R[...]

T able of Contents, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • T able of Contents iv PRELIMINAR Y Emulate mode vs. Live mode .............................................................................................. 5-23 Synchronizing: pull vs. push ............................................................................[...]

v MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • T able of Contents PRELIMINAR Y WCP Windows menus ............................................................................................................. 5-53 WCP File menu ...................................................................................................................[...]

T able of Contents, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • T able of Contents vi PRELIMINAR Y 68-1193-01 B 05 09 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. Appendix A • Ethernet Connection .................................................................................... A-1 Et[...]

PRELIMINAR Y MPX Plus 866 A 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual About the Media Presentation Matrix Switcher Definitions Features[...]

MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Intr oduction 1-2 Intr oduction PRELIMINAR Y About this Manual This manual contains installation, configuration, and operating information for the Extron MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher . In this manual, the MPX Plus 866 A may be referred to as “the MPX” or “the switcher[...]

1-3 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Intr oduction PRELIMINAR Y The MPX Plus 866 A has the following switching and mixing capabilities: • An8-inputby6-outputVGA matrixswitcher ,comprisingthecomputervideo group • A 6-inputby6-ouputS-videoandcompositevideomatrix?[...]

Intr oduction, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Intr oduction 1-4 PRELIMINAR Y The MPX can be operated by any of the following connected to either RS-232 port or the LAN port: • A control system • A PC and any of the following:  The Extron SIS  The Extron W indows-based DSP Configurator program  The[...]

1-5 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Intr oduction PRELIMINAR Y Featur es Video featur es Computer video group — The switcher inputs and outputs RGBHV (VGA), RGBS, RGsB, RsGsBs, or Y , R-Y , B-Y video on 15-pin HD connectors. Low resolution video group — The switcher inputs and outputs NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, P AL, or SECAM S[...]

Intr oduction, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Intr oduction 1-6 PRELIMINAR Y Digital Sync V alidation Processing (DSVP ™) (computer video group) — In critical environments or unmanned, r emote locations, it may be vital to know that sources ar e active and switching. Extron’s DSVP confirms that input sources a[...]

1-7 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Intr oduction PRELIMINAR Y Audio features Primary audio group — Input and output balanced or unbalanced stereo audio on 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw terminals.  • Audioinputgain/attenuation(primaryaudiogroup)— Individual input audio levels can be adjusted so [...]

Intr oduction, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Intr oduction 1-8 PRELIMINAR Y General features Switching flexibility — Provides individually buf fered, independent matrix switched outputs with audio follow and audio breakaway . N Program audio inputs ar e independent of the video groups, but must be tied to the com[...]

1-9 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Intr oduction PRELIMINAR Y Rack mounting — Rack mountable in any conventional 19" wide rack. Three front panel security lockout modes ( Executive modes) — If a matrix switcher is installed in an open area, wher e operation by unauthorized personnel may be a problem, either of two se[...]

Intr oduction, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Intr oduction 1-10 PRELIMINAR Y[...]

PRELIMINAR Y MPX Plus 866 A 2 Chapter T wo Installation Mounting the Switcher Rear Panel Connections and Settings Front Panel Configuration Port[...]

MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Installation 2-2 Installation PRELIMINAR Y Mounting the Switcher UL guidelines The following Underwriters Laboratories (UL) guidelines pertain to the installation of the MPX switcher into a rack (figure 2-1). 1 . Elevated operating ambient temperature — If installed in a closed or multi-unit [...]

2-3 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Installation PRELIMINAR Y Rear Panel Connection and Settings All switcher connectors are on the r ear panel (figure 2-2) . C Use electrostatic dischar ge precautions (be electrically grounded) when making connections. Electrostatic dischar ge (ESD) can damage equipment, even if you cannot f[...]

Installation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Installation 2-4 PRELIMINAR Y Low resolution video gr oup The switcher can connect to up to as many as six S-video and/or composite video sources and output to as many as six video devices. c V ideo Input 9 and V ideo Input 10 (composite video inputs) — Connect composite[...]

2-5 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Installation PRELIMINAR Y Audio inputs (both input groups) h Connections for balanced and unbalanced audio inputs — Each input has a 5-pole, 3.5 mm captive screw connector for balanced or unbalanced ster eo or mono audio input. Connectors are included with the switcher , but you must suppl[...]

Installation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Installation 2-6 PRELIMINAR Y Mic/line audio input group i Connections for mono audio inputs — Each input, numbered 15 thr ough 18, has a 3-pole, 3.5 mm captive screw connector for mono audio input. Connectors are included with the switcher , but you must supply the audi[...]

2-7 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Installation PRELIMINAR Y Serial connections l RS-232 connectors — Connect one or two host devices, such as computers, touch panel controls, or RS-232 capable PDAs to the switcher via these 3-pole captive screw connectors for serial RS-232 contr ol (figure 2-7). Use the supplied tie-wrap [...]

Installation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Installation 2-8 PRELIMINAR Y Ethernet connection m LAN port — If desired, for IP control of the system, connect the matrix switcher to a PC or to an Ethernet LAN via this RJ-45 connector . Y ou can use a PC to control the networked switcher with SIS commands from anywhe[...]

2-9 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Installation PRELIMINAR Y Reset button n Reset button and LED — The Reset button initiates four levels of reset to the matrix switcher . The LED indicates the reset mode activated. Press and hold the button while the switcher is running or while you power up the switcher for differ ent res[...]

Installation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Installation 2-10 PRELIMINAR Y Fr ont Panel Configuration Port AUDIO VIDEO I/O CONTROL ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC PRESEN TAT ION MATRIX SWITCHER MPX PLUS 866 A CONFIG 1 Figure 2-9 — Fr ont panel configuration port a Configuration port — This 2.5 mm mini stereo jack serve[...]

PRELIMINAR Y MPX Plus 866 A 3 Chapter Thr ee Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators Front Panel Operations Rear Panel Operations Optimizing the Audio T roubleshooting Configuration W orksheets[...]

MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-2 Operation PRELIMINAR Y Fr ont Panel Contr ols and Indicators The front panel contr ols (figure 3-1) are gr ouped into two sets. The input and output buttons are gr ouped on the left side of the control panel. The control buttons and video/audio (I/O) selection buttons are gr ouped[...]

3-3 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Input and output buttons Primary functions Action: Select input or output for tie being created. Indications: Blinking : potential tie/untie Lit : current tie Amber : video and audio tie Green : video only tie Red : audio only tie 1 2 3 through 7 8 14 Secondary functio[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-4 PRELIMINAR Y Input buttons a Computer video inputs 1 through 8 — Select and identify computer video group inputs. b Low resolution video inputs 9 through 14 — Select and identify low resolution video gr oup inputs. The input buttons have one primary function[...]

3-5 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Control buttons Primary functions Action: Save changes Select Preset mode Select V iew mode Cancel/escape Indication: Blinking : save needed Blinking : Save preset Lit : Recall preset V iew mode selected Flashes once ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC Secondary functions Port con?[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-6 PRELIMINAR Y f Preset button — The Preset button has two primary functions (•) and two secondary ( ❏ ) functions: • Activates Save Preset mode to save a conguration as a preset and blinks to indicate the selection. • Activates Recall Preset mode to [...]

3-7 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y I/O controls Primary functions Action/ indication: Select video. Greenwhenselected Select audio. Red when selected VIDEO AUDIO Secondary functions Front panel locks Action 1: W ith Enter , select Lock mode 2 and/or toggle between mode 0 and mode 2. Action 2: Sele[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-8 PRELIMINAR Y Button icons The numbered translucent covers on the input and output pushbuttons can be removed and r eplaced to insert labels behind the covers. InputandoutputlabelscanbecreatedeasilywithExtr on’sButton-LabelGener[...]

3-9 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Definitions The following terms, which apply to Extron matrix switchers, ar e used throughout this manual: T ie — An input-to-output video and/or line audio connection. Set of ties — An input tied to two or more outputs. (An output can never be tied to more than o[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-10 PRELIMINAR Y Power Apply power by connecting a power cord between an AC source and the r ear panel power connector . The switcher performs a self-test that flashes the front panel button indicators green, r ed, and amber and then turns them off. An error-fr ee[...]

3-11 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y N  • V ideotiescannotbemadebetweenthecomputervideogroupandthelow resolutionvideogr oup(gure 3-3 ). AUDIO VIDEO COMPUTER INPUTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 VIDEO INPUTS VIDEO [...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-12 PRELIMINAR Y Example 1: Creating a set of computer video and audio ties In the following example, input 5 is tied to outputs 3, 4, and 6. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your action. N This example assumes that there ar e no ties in[...]

3-13 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y 5 . Confirm the change : Press and r elease the Enter button. ENTER All input buttons and output b uttons return to unlit or background illumination. Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change. The Enter button returns to unlit or background illuminat[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-14 PRELIMINAR Y Example 2: Adding a tie to a set of computer video and audio ties In the following example, a new video tie is added to the current configuration. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your action. N This example assumes tha[...]

3-15 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y 5 . Confirm the change : Press and r elease the Enter button. ENTER All input buttons and output b uttons return to unlit or background illumination. Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change. The Enter button returns to unlit or background illuminat[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-16 PRELIMINAR Y Example 3: Removing a tie from a set of video and audio ties In the following example, an existing audio tie is removed fr om the current configuration. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your action. N This example assum[...]

3-17 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y 5 . Confirm the change : Press and r elease the Enter button. ENTER All input buttons and output b uttons return to unlit or background illumination. Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change. The Enter button returns to unlit or background illuminat[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-18 PRELIMINAR Y Example 4: Creating a set of low r esolution video and audio ties N This example shows the unusual indications that occur when you make video and audio ties in the low resolution video gr oup. In the following example, low resolution input 12 is ti[...]

3-19 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y 4 . Select the outputs : Press and r elease the low resolution Output 7 and Output 8 buttons. C O N T R O L PRESET ENTER ESC VIEW 7 8 9 10 11 12 VIDEO OUTPUTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 COMPUTER/A UDIO OUTPUTS Press and release the Video Output 7 and Output 8 buttons. The buttons b [...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-20 PRELIMINAR Y Viewing a configuration The current configuration can be viewed using the fr ont panel buttons. The V iew-Only mode prevents inadvertent changes to the current configuration. V iew-Only mode also provides a way to mute video and audio outputs (s[...]

3-21 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y 2 . Select V iew-only mode : Press and r elease the V iew button. The V iew button lights red. 3 . Select video and audio for viewing : If necessary , press and release the V ideo button and the Audio button. I / O VIDEO A UDIO 7 8 9 10 11 12 VIDEO OUTPUTS 1 2 3 4 5 6[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-22 PRELIMINAR Y 5 . Deselect video (select audio only) : Press and r elease the V ideo button. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I / O VIDEO A UDIO COMPUTER/A UDIO OUTPUTS The output buttons f or outputs that are not tied to Input 5 are either unlit or background illuminated. NO TE Vid[...]

3-23 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Setting RGB delay (computer video group only) The switcher can briefly blank the red, gr een, and blue planes of a Computer V ideo output while a tie is made to it. This allows a brief delay for the display to adjust to the tied input’s sync timing before displayin[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-24 PRELIMINAR Y Example 6: Setting the RGB delay for an output Inthefollowingexample,theRGBdelayisincreasedfortiestooutput1.Thesteps show the front panel indications that r esult from your action. 1 . Clear all se[...]

3-25 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y 4 . Change the RGB delay : Press and r elease the Esc ( > ) button once to increase theRGBdelaybyahalfsecond. Press and release the Esc ( > )buttontwicemor etoincreasetheRGBdelaybya whole second. Note the input [...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-26 PRELIMINAR Y Selecting S-video or composite video Low resolution video inputs 1 1 through 14 are individually configurable as either composite video or S-video. V iew and change this variable from the fr ont panel as follows: N The input video format is protec[...]

3-27 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y 3 . Select a configurable input : Press the V ideo Input button for one of inputs 1 1 through 14. 9 10 11 12 13 14 VIDEO INPUTS 7 8 9 10 11 12 VIDEO OUTPUTS Either the Video Output 7 button or the Output 8 button lights green to indicate the video format as f ollows:[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-28 PRELIMINAR Y Using presets The current configuration (configuration 0) can be saved as a pr eset in any one of 32 preset memory addr esses. Up to 26 of those presets can be selected from the frontpaneltobeeithersavedorr etrieved.Glo[...]

3-29 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Example 8: Saving a global ties preset In the following example, the current configuration is saved as a global ties pr eset. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your actions. 1 . Clear all selections : Press and r elease the Esc button. C O [...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-30 PRELIMINAR Y Example 9: Recalling a global or partial preset In the following example, a preset is r ecalled to become the current configuration. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your actions. 1 . Clear all selections : Press and r [...]

3-31 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Muting and unmuting video and/or audio outputs Individual outputs can be muted or unmuted as follows: N Mutes are pr otected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. Y ou can view the status of the output (muted or unmuted) in Lock mode 2 but you cannot change it fro[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-32 PRELIMINAR Y Example 10: Muting and unmuting an output In the following example, several switcher outputs are muted and unmuted. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your action. 1 . Clear all selections : Press and r elease the Esc butt[...]

3-33 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y 4 . Mute the output : One at a time , press and hold the Output 3 and then the Output 4 buttons for approximately 2 seconds until the button starts to blink. 3 4 3 4 The button b links indicate that the output is muted. The button b links indicate that the output is m[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-34 PRELIMINAR Y Viewing and adjusting the input audio level The audio level of each input can be displayed and adjusted through a range of -18 dB to +24 dB to ensure that ther e is no noticeable volume difference among sources (figur e 3- 6 ). The audio level can[...]

3-35 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y dB dB 9 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 17 15 13 11 24 23 21 19 9 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 17 15 13 11 24 23 21 19 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 = Unlit button = Blinking button = Lit button 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 1 3 [...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-36 PRELIMINAR Y N  • PressingtheEnterorPr esetbuttonalsoexitsAudiomode.Pressingthe Preset button changes to Recall Pr eset mode. • Whenadjustedfromthefr ontpanel,thereisoneaudiolevel[...]

3-37 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y 4 . Change the audio level : Press and r elease the V iew ( < ) button once to decrease the input audio level by 1 dB. Press and release the V iew ( < ) button several more times to decr ease the input audio level by 1 dB per push of the button. Note the output [...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-38 PRELIMINAR Y Viewing and adjusting the output volume The audio level of each output can be displayed and adjusted through a range of 100% (no attenuation) to 0% (maximum [100 dB] attenuation). The audio level can be adjusted from the fr ont panel or under RS-23[...]

3-39 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Reading the displayed volume N This section is a detailed look at reading the output volume display on the switcher ’ s front panel. If you do not need to r ead the exact value of the volume setting, skip this section. There ar e 65 steps of volume attenuation, with[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-40 PRELIMINAR Y 5 Highest # input button lit Highest # input button lit dB of attenuation Output v olume 100 0% None dB of attenuation Output v olume 63 62 5.5% 7% 61 60 8.5% 10% 1 59 58 11.5% 13% 57 56 14.5% 16% 55 54 17.5% 19% 53 52 20.5% 22% 51 50 23.5% 25% 49 [...]

3-41 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Example 12: 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 r esult from your action. See the table on page 3-40 to read the displayed audio output v[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-42 PRELIMINAR Y 4 . Change the volume level : Press and r elease the Esc ( > ) button once to increase the volume by 1.5%. Press and release the Esc ( > ) button several mor e times to increase the volume by 1.5% per button push. Note the input button indica[...]

3-43 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y 3 . Change the baud rate : Press and r elease the button that relates to the desired value. C O N T R O L PRESET ENTER ESC VIEW Baud rate : Enter — 9600 Preset — 19200 View — 38400 Esc — 115200 The selected button b links and the others remain lit. In this exa[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-44 PRELIMINAR Y Setting the front panel locks (Executive modes) The matrix switchers have three levels of fr ont panel security lock that limit the operation of the switcher from the fr ont panel. The three levels are:  • Lock mode 0 — The front panel is[...]

3-45 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between mode 2 and mode 1 N If the switcher is in Lock mode 0 or mode 1, this procedur e selects mode 2. If the switcher is in Lock mode 2, this procedur e selects mode 1. Change the Lock mode, as shown: I / O VIDEO A UDIO I / O VIDEO[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-46 PRELIMINAR Y Performing a system reset fr om the front panel The front panel r eset is identical to the E ZXXX } SIS command (see chapter 4, “SIS Programming and Contr ol”). A system reset: • Clearsallties • Clearsallpresets • Cle[...]

3-47 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Rear Panel Operations The rear panel has a Reset button that initiates four levels of r esets (numbered 1, 3, 4, and 5 for the sake of comparison with an Extron IPL product). The Reset button is recessed, so use a pointed stylus, ballpoint pen, or Extr on T weeker to [...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-48 PRELIMINAR Y Performing soft system resets (r esets 3, 4, and 5) Perform a soft reset of the switcher as follows: 1 . Use an Extron T weeker or other small scr ewdriver to press and hold the rear panel Reset button until the rear panel Reset LED and the fr ont [...]

3-49 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Performing a hard r eset (reset 1) The hard r eset function restores the switcher to the base firmwar e that it was shipped with. After a hard r eset, events do not automatically start, but user settings and files are r estored. Perform a hard r eset as follows: N T[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-50 PRELIMINAR Y T r oubleshooting This section gives recommendations on what to do if you have pr oblems operating the switcher . 1 . Ensure that all devices ar e plugged in and powered on. The switcher is receiving power if any of the fr ont panel button indicato[...]

3-51 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Configuration W orksheets Rather than trying to remember the configuration for each pr eset, use worksheets to recor d this information. Make copies of the blank worksheet on page 3-54 and use one for each preset configuration. Cr oss out all unused or inactive inp[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-52 PRELIMINAR Y Worksheet example 2: Daily configuration Figure 3- 8 continues fr om worksheet example 1 by showing the video and audio ties that make up the configuration of preset 1. A black line shows video ties and a red line shows the audio ties. In this ex[...]

3-53 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Worksheet example 3: T est configuration The A/V system in our fictional organization needs to be fine tuned on a regular basis. Figure 3- 9 shows a typical test configuration, with an Extr on video test generator(inputs8and13)connectedtoeach?[...]

Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Operation 3-54 PRELIMINAR Y Blank configuration worksheet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 Computer video group input sour ces Computer video/audio subgroup output destinations Pr ese t # Titl e: Vid eo: A udi o: Fi ll i n t he p res et n umb er a nd us e col or s , o r da she s [...]

PRELIMINAR Y MPX Plus 866 A 4 Chapter Four SIS Pr ogramming and Contr ol RS-232 Ports Ethernet (LAN) Port Host-to-Switcher Instructions Switcher-Initiated Messages Switcher Error Responses Using the Command/Response T ables Special Characters[...]

MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-2 SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y RS-232 Ports The switcher has three serial ports that can be connected to a host device such as a computer running the HyperT erminal utility , an RS-232 capable PDA, or a control system. These ports make serial contr[...]

4-3 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y Rear panel Remote ports N See “Selecting the RS-232 Primary port’ s baud rate“, in chapter 3, “Operation”, to configure the RS-232 Primary port fr om the front panel. Function Pin TX RX Gnd Tr ansmit data Recei ve data Signal ground RS-232[...]

SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Contr ol, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-4 PRELIMINAR Y Ether net (LAN) Port The rear panel LAN connector on the switcher can be connected to an Ethernet LAN or W AN, making makes SIS control of the switcher possible. Communication between the switcher and the c[...]

4-5 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y Establishing a connection Establish a network connection to an MPX switcher as follows: 1 . Open a TCP socket to port 23 using the switcher ’s IP address. N If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory- specified defa[...]

SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Contr ol, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-6 PRELIMINAR Y Host-to-Switcher Instructions The switcher accepts SIS commands through the RS-232 ports and Ethernet port. SIS commands consist of one or more characters per command field. They do not requir e any specia[...]

4-7 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y T yp nn • x ] The switcher initiates the T yp message when the video format for a video input is changed from the fr ont panel. “ nn ”istheinputnumber ,•isaspace,and“ x ” is the format: 1 = composite video, 0[...]

SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Contr ol, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-8 PRELIMINAR Y Symbol definitions for basic SIS commands ] = CR/LF (carriage return/line feed) (hex 0D 0A) } = Carriage return (no line feed, hex 0D) (for URL-encoded commands, use the pipe character , | , instead) •?[...]

4-9 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y Command/response table for basic SIS commands Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Create ties N  • V ideotiescannotbemadebetweenthecomputervideogroupandt[...]

SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Contr ol, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-10 PRELIMINAR Y Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Create ties (continued) T ie input to all outputs, video and audio X! *! In X! • All ] Example: 5*! In05 • Al[...]

4-11 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Audio output volume N  • Individualcontrols,offeringnertrimadjustments(in0.1dBincrements)fortherightandl[...]

SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Contr ol, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-12 PRELIMINAR Y N X@ = Output number 01 – 06 for audio X# = Input number 01 – 14 X% = Mute 0 = off (unmuted) 1 = on (muted) X& = Audio gain 0 – 24 (1 dB/step) X* = Numeric dB value –18 to +24 (45 steps of gain[...]

4-13 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Save, directly write, name, and r ecall presets N  • Iftheusertriestorecallapresetthatisnotsaved,thematrixs[...]

SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Contr ol, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-14 PRELIMINAR Y Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description View ties, gain, volume, mutes, pr esets, file status, DSVP , and input status ReadRGBoutputtie X@ &[...]

4-15 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description View ties, gain, volume, mutes, pr esets, file status, DSVP , and input status (continued) V iew video preset configuration EX1) *1*1VC } X! 1 • X! 2 •[...]

SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Contr ol, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-16 PRELIMINAR Y Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description View ties, gain, volume, mutes, pr esets, file status, DSVP , and input status (continued) N The response to the[...]

4-17 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Names W rite preset name EX1) , X1! NG } Nmg X1) , X1!] Example: E 1,Security1NG } Nmg01,Security 1 ] Name preset 1 “Security 1”. Read preset name EX1[...]

SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Contr ol, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-18 PRELIMINAR Y Command/response table for basic SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Information requests Information request I V14X12•A14[...]

4-19 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y Symbol definitions for IP SIS commands X3) = Matrix name (Up to 240 characters) N The following characters are invalid in the name: {space} ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ ; : | and ?. X3! = Default name Factory default name (model name + las[...]

SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Contr ol, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-20 PRELIMINAR Y Command/response table for IP SIS commands Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Set matrix name (location) EX3) CN } Ipn• X3)] Read matrix name (loc[...]

4-21 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control PRELIMINAR Y Special Characters The HTML language reserves certain characters for specific functions. The switcher will not accept these characters as part of preset names, the switcher ’s name, passwords, or locally cr eated file names. The switcher rejects[...]

SIS ™ Pr ogramming and Contr ol, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • SIS Pr ogramming and Control 4-22 PRELIMINAR Y[...]

PRELIMINAR Y MPX Plus 866 A 5 Chapter Five Switcher Softwar e Control Software DSP Configurator Program Optimizing the Audio Matrix Switchers Control Program Special Characters Button-Label Generator Program[...]

MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-2 Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Contr ol Softwar e The W indows ® -based Extron Digital Signal Pr ocessor (DSP) Configurator program and Matrix Switchers Contr ol Program communicate with the switcher via the Ethernet LAN port, either rear panel RS-232 port, and the fr o[...]

5-3 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y 4 . Follow the on-screen instructions. By default, the installation of the DSP Configurator program cr eates a C:Program FilesExtr onDSP_Configurator directory , and it places the following four icons into a group folder named “Extr on ElectronicsDSP C[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-4 PRELIMINAR Y DSP Configurator Pr ogram Starting the program N Extron r ecommends connection via the Ethernet LAN port for the DSP Configurator program. T o run the DSP Configurator Program, click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics &[...]

5-5 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y 1 3 2 7 4 5 6 Figure 5-3 — DSP Configurator pr ogram window The DSP Configurator pr ogram window consists of a number of signal processor chains, an A/V matrix block, and a mic mixer block. a Program audio input (computer/audio group and video/audio gr oup[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-6 PRELIMINAR Y Audio signal processor chains and contr ol blocks Each of the four signal processing chains ( a , b , d , and f ) consists of a series of control blocks of two basic types that ar e specific to that chain: gain, trim, post-gain, a[...]

5-7 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Each processor has a set of associated parameters that define that pr ocessor (such as a frequency curve); those parameters can be accessed and changed by double- clicking again on the now inserted process block. This action opens a customizable dialog box, a[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-8 PRELIMINAR Y Program audio input signal contr ols ( a ) The program audio input signal pr ocessor chain makes adjustments to program audio material before it is tied to specific outputs. Gain control — The always-present gain contr ol provid[...]

5-9 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y  • Bass and treble filters — Also known as shelving or tone filters, the separate bass and treble filters give the ability to cut or boost gain evenly above or below a given frequency , with the end-band shape giving the visual appearance of a she[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-10 PRELIMINAR Y  • Noisegate— The noise gate is an expander , expanding the dynamic range of a signal below a specified threshold. T o simplify , it makes soft signals softer , effectively r emoving background noise while allowin[...]

5-11 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Feedback suppressor block — The feedback suppressor pr ocessor block, when inserted, detects feedback on a live microphone channel, and uses a set of fixed and dynamic filters to counteract the frequency peaks at the detected feedback frequencies. Y ou ma[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-12 PRELIMINAR Y Output signal, pre mic mixer , controls ( d ) The output signal processor chain, pr e mic mixer , makes adjustments to program audio material, after it is tied to a specific output but before it is mixed with microphone audio. Po[...]

5-13 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Output signal, post mic mixer , controls ( f ) The output signal processor chain, post mic mixer , makes adjustments to mixed program and micr ophone audio, before it is output to the selected speakers or other audio devices. Delay block — The delay process[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-14 PRELIMINAR Y A/V matrix block ( c ) The A/V matrix block (figure 5-7) displays the current tie configuration of either the program’s own emulation or the connected matrix switcher and pr ovides a way to make or break ties. Figure 5-7 — A[...]

5-15 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Mic mixer block ( e ) The mic mixer block (figure 5-8), an array of points wher e mic audio can be mixed into the output audio, provides a way to unmute and mute the normally muted inputs from the mic/line input signal pr ocessor chain. Unmuting effectively [...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-16 PRELIMINAR Y Group masters Any of the gain blocks’ gain, volume, and trim fader controls can be gr ouped with other gain blocks of the same type (in the same location in the audio signal path but for differ ent inputs or outputs) for single-[...]

5-17 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Soft limits ( ) are adjustable, letting you set the ceiling and floor for the gr oup. Groupedfadersmovetogetheratr elativelevelstothetoporbottomoftheirtravel.  If one fader reaches the limit of its travel firs[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-18 PRELIMINAR Y Deleting a group master Delete a group as follows: 1 . Click Tools > Configure Groups toopentheCongureGr oupsdialogbox. N Or , click View > Group Controls and then click the Add a Group menu selection[...]

5-19 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y • Click Tools > Increment/Decrement Simulator to open a dialog box (figure 5-13) that lets you experiment with fine adjustments. Figure 5-13 — Incr ement/Decrement Simulator dialog box N  Y ou must select a group before the other contr ols i[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-20 PRELIMINAR Y Video-only I/O page contr ols Three video control blocks are available only on the video-only I/O page (figur e 5-15), selected by clicking Video Only in the legend field, clicking View > Video I/O , or pressing the keyboar d[...]

5-21 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y i V ideo Mute block — Double-click the V ideo Mute block to toggle the video mute on and off. When video is muted, a r ed indicator in the block turns on. N In the computer video group, the video mute function mutes the R, G, and B planes only; the sync (H [...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-22 PRELIMINAR Y 3 . Mark the desired gain and/or pr ocessor blocks: a . Click a pr ocessor block. The block is marked by a green outline ( ). The processor block and all of its settings is selected to be saved as a preset. b . Ctrl-click addition[...]

5-23 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Emulate mode vs. Live mode The DSP Configurator pr ogram always starts in Emulate m ode. In Emulate m ode, you can perform all of the functions available in the DSP Configurator pr ogram, without connecting a switcher to the computer , and save all of the t[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-24 PRELIMINAR Y 3 . IfyouselectedTCP/IPinstep2 : a . Observe the IP Addr ess field in the IP Connection window . The field displays the last IP addr ess entered. IftheIPAddresseldiscorrect , proceed to ste[...]

5-25 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y 7 7 6 6a 8 6b 6c 6e 6f 6d 6d 5 5 or Figure 5-18 — Selecting Live mode, continued[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-26 PRELIMINAR Y 6 . If you want to tailor the push to the switcher (push just the configuration, just the presets, or the configuration and selected pr esets), click the Advanced button and proceed to step 6a . T o push all of the DSP Configur[...]

5-27 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Recent Files — Opens a list of recently opened or saved DSP configuration files, making it easy to select one to open. Exit — Closes the DSP Configurator Pr ogram. DSP Configurator Edit menu Cut — Copies all of the parameters of a selected processor[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-28 PRELIMINAR Y DSP Configurator T ools menu Presets — Allows you to mark all items, save a preset, and clear marked items: • Mark All Items — Mark (select) all parts of the current configuration (excluding pr esets), including process[...]

5-29 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Options — Opens a tabbed dialog box that allows you to tailor the DSP Configurator program’s appearance and operation to your liking: • General — T ailor the appearance of dynamics meters. Set meters to automatically appear (default) or requir e f[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-30 PRELIMINAR Y DSP capacity and design rule verification DSP capacity Each processor , when inserted, uses a portion of the DSP’s total processing power .  • Theamountofprocessingpowerfortheblockisconstant,?[...]

5-31 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Design rule verification Y oucaninadvertentlyrecallacombinationofpartialpr esetsthatcausesan overload. The user-selected design rule verification function analy z es and compares all pr esets. Execute the design rule veri[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-32 PRELIMINAR Y Keyboard navigation The DSP Configurator pr ogram is fully navigable using the computer keyboard. Some keyboard navigation behavior matches W indows standards, while other behaviors are specific to the DSP Configurator program.[...]

5-33 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Standard Windows navigation The keyboard keys navigate and function as follows:  • T ab key — Sequentially jump among major segments of the DSP Configurator pr ogram. From the pr ogram audio input chains ( a ), sequential jumps are in the following[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-34 PRELIMINAR Y DSP Configurator -unique navigation Making ties V ideo and audio ties can be made from the keyboar d as follows: 1 . Arrow ( , , , and ) and/or T ab ( Tab ) to the A/V matrix block ( b ) input node ( ) from which you will make th[...]

5-35 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y d . T o move away from the highlighted block or set of sequential blocks, press and hold the Shift Shift key , then use the arrow ( , , , or ) key to move the highlighting box away from the last-highlighted element. N If you do not perform step 3c , the last [...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-36 PRELIMINAR Y Setting group master soft limits  • Shift in a combination moves the upper limit —  Shift-Up/downarrow Shift or Shift — Moves the soft upper limit in 0.1 dB increments.  Shift-PageUp/PageDownarrow?[...]

5-37 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Setting the input and output gain structure Before calibrating loudness, set up the system gain structur e. 1 . Set the signal generator to output -10 dBFS or use recor ded program material at -20 dBFS. 2 . Set the input gain in the DSP Configurator so that [...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-38 PRELIMINAR Y Finalizing the output gain structure Adding a compressor generally r educes the signal level, while a filter may boost or cut the overall signal level. Loudness boosts the overall signal level, but mostly at lower volume settings[...]

5-39 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Adjusting the post-matrix trim Adjusting the post-matrix trim is a bit of a balancing act. This section provides guidelines, but it may take a bit of going back and forth to set levels just right. For example, the output level can be controlled and kept below[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-40 PRELIMINAR Y 6 . In the loudness dialog box, adjust the fader until the value in the “SPL” readout box matches the r eading on the SPL meter . N Calibration can be performed with the output channel volume set to any comfortable listening l[...]

5-41 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Matrix Switchers Contr ol Pr ogram Starting the program Many items found in the Matrix Switchers Control Pr ogram (the WCP) are also accessible via optional front panel contr ols (see chapter 3, “Operation”) and under SIS control (see chapter 4, “SIS Pr[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-42 PRELIMINAR Y a . Examine the Matrix IP Addr ess field in the IP Connection window . The field 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[...]

5-43 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Figure 5-24 — Sample Pr ogram window (no icons or ties) Figure 5-25 — Sample pr ogram window (icons assigned and ties made) T Y ou can print a map of the curr ent configuration by clicking File > Print Tie Map . • Ifdesired,onthetask?[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-44 PRELIMINAR Y IP Settings/Options window The IP Settings/Options window (click Tools > IP options , figur e 5-26) provides a location for viewing and, if connected via one of the RS-232 ports or if logged on via the Ethernet port as an admi[...]

5-45 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y The ExtronName/Descriptor field contains the name of the matrix switcher . This descriptor can be changed to any valid name, up to 12 alphanumeric characters. N The following characters are invalid in the Extr on Name/Descriptor field: {space} + ~ , @ = [...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-46 PRELIMINAR Y Use Daylight Savings checkbox If desired, click in the Use Daylight Savings checkbox. When Daylight Saving T ime is turned on, the switcher automatically updates its internal clock between Standard T ime and Daylight Saving T ime [...]

5-47 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y 3 2 3 1 1 The ve rsion, release date, and size sh ow n are sample va lues only . NO TE Figure 5-27 — Location of firmwar e upgrade files on the Web site 2 . Select the appropriate firmwar e file to download and click Download . 3 . Enter the requested p[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-48 PRELIMINAR Y 6 4 5 4 Fo lder where firmware is installed The ve rsion sh ow n is a sample va lue only . NO TE Figure 5-28 — Downloading firmwar e upgrade files 5 . Click Next . The program extracts the firmwar e files and places them in [...]

5-49 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y 6 . Click Finish to exit the program. 7 . Connect a computer running the W indows Operating Systemto either switcher serial port or the switcher LAN port. See chapter 2, “Installation”, for more details. 8 . Start the Matrix Switchers Control Pr ogram and[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-50 PRELIMINAR Y Serial-port-connected firmware upload 10 11 11 12 Figure 5-30 — Firmwar e loading 10 . Click Browse . The Choose Firmware File window appears. 11 . Navigate to the folder where you saved the firmware upgrade file. Select the [...]

5-51 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y 12 14 13 13 Figure 5-31 — Confirm window 13 . If necessary , change the port number in the device port field: • RearpanelRS-232Primaryport,enter 1 . • Fro nt panel Congurat ion portor rear  panel RS-232 [...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-52 PRELIMINAR Y Upload HTML files N The HTML Files List window is for inserting your own HTML pages. This is not the window to replace the firmwar e that controls all switcher operation. See “Update firmware” in this chapter to r eplace th[...]

5-53 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y WCP Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trash The buttons, drop boxes, and trash can on the right side of the program window perform the following functions: Power — Unavailable for MPX Plus 866 A switcher , because the switcher power cannot be controlled via [...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-54 PRELIMINAR Y WCP T ools menu Assign Device Icons — Displays the complete set of input andoutputdeviceicons.Y oucandraganyofthese icons to the input and output boxes. Edit Device Palette — Allows you to add [...]

5-55 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y Hardware Status — Provides an overall view of the status of the matrix switcher , including the primary and secondary power supply status and the individual voltages, the fan and temperature status, the Remote RS-232 port configuration, and the installed a[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-56 PRELIMINAR Y Ties as Crosspoints — Displays ties as a matrix of inputs and outputs (figure 5-35). T ies that have been made are indicated as amber (video and audio), green (video only), and red (audio only) boxes. T ies that will take effec[...]

5-57 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e PRELIMINAR Y WCP Master -Reset menu bar selection Master reset clears all ties and pr esets, all video and audio mutes, sets all input audio levels to unity gain (+0 dB), sets all output volume levels to 100% (0 dB of attenuation), and clears the entire DSP configuration[...]

Switcher Softwar e, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Switcher Softwar e 5-58 PRELIMINAR Y Figure 5-36 — Location of softwar e on the web site N The Button Label Generator software is also included on the Extr on Software Products Disk that accompanies the switcher . By default, the installation creates a C:Pr ogram [...]

PRELIMINAR Y MPX Plus 866 A 6 Chapter 6 HTML Operation Download the Startup Page Status T ab Configuration T ab File Management T ab Control T ab Special Characters[...]

MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-2 HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y The switcher can be controlled and operated thr ough its Ethernet port, connected via a LAN or W AN, using a web browser such as the Micr osoft ® Internet Explorer ® . The browser ’s display of the switcher ’s status or operation has the appea[...]

6-3 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y 7 . The switcher checks several possibilities, in the following order , and then responds accor dingly: a . Does the addr ess include a specific file name, such as 10.13.156.10/file_ name.html? If so , the switcher downloads that HTML page to the PC. b . Is the[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-4 PRELIMINAR Y DSVP page Y oucanviewasnapshot-in-timeoftheinputfrequenciesofconnectedcomputer inputs and input signal status of composite video and S-video inputs on the Digital Sync V alidation Processing (DSVP) page [...]

6-5 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y Configuration T ab System Settings page The matrix switcher downloads the System Settings page to the PC (figure 6-4) when you click the Configuration tab. The screen consists of fields in which you can view and edit IP administration and system settings. The V[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-6 PRELIMINAR Y IP Settings fields The IP Settings fields pr ovide a location for viewing and editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. After editing any of the settings on this page, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. Unit Name[...]

6-7 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y Date/Time Settings fields The Date/T ime Settings fields (figure 6-5) pr ovide a location for viewing and setting the time functions. Figure 6-5 — Date/Time Settings fields Change the date and time settings as follows: 1. Click the desired variable’s dr op[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-8 PRELIMINAR Y Video Input Settings page Access the V ideo Input Settings page (figure 6-6) by clicking the Video Input Settings link on the System Settings page. Refresh System Settings Firmw are Upgrade P asswords Figure 6-6 — Video Input Settings p[...]

6-9 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y Passwords page Access the Passwords page (figur e 6-7) by clicking the Passwords link on the System Settings page. Video Input Settings System Settings Firmw are Upgrade Refresh Figure 6-7 — Passwor ds page The fields on the Passwords page ar e for entering an[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-10 PRELIMINAR Y Firmware Upgrade page The Firmware Upgrade page pr ovides a way to replace the firmware that is coded on the switcher ’s control boar d without taking the switcher out of service. Access the Firmware Upgrade page (figur e 6-8) by clic[...]

6-11 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y 3 2 3 1 1 The ve rsion, release date, and size sh ow n are sample va lues only . NO TE Figure 6-9 — Location of firmwar e upgrade files on the Web site[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-12 PRELIMINAR Y 4 . Click Run twice (figure 6-10). The PC downloads the firmwar e update from the Extron W eb site and starts the Extron Installation Program to extract the firmware file. 6 4 5 4 Fo lder where firmware is installed The ve rsion sh ow[...]

6-13 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y 5 . Click Next . The program extracts the firmwar e files and places them in a folder identified in the InstallShield W izard window . N Note the folder to which the firmware file is saved. 6 . Click Finish to exit the program. 7 . Connect the PC to the matr[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-14 PRELIMINAR Y File Management T ab File Management page T o delete files such as HTML pages from the connected switcher or to upload your own files to the switcher , click the File Management tab. The switcher downloads the file management HTML page[...]

6-15 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y Contr ol T ab Set and View Ties page Y oucancreatetiesontheSetandV iewT iespage(gure6-12). AccesstheSetand V iew T ies page by clicking the Control tab. Video & Audio Settings Refresh Global Presets Fig[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-16 PRELIMINAR Y Creating or deleting a tie Make or break a tie as follows: 1 . Click the Video Only , Audio Only , or Video & Audio button to select video, audio, or both for switching (audio breakaway or audio follow). Each mouse click on a button t[...]

6-17 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y Video and Audio Settings page The Video and Audio Settings page provides a way to set the input audio gain and attenuation, set the output volume, and mute and unmute all video and audiooutputs,and(foroutputsinthecomputervideogroup)s[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-18 PRELIMINAR Y 2 . Click the desired input. 3 . Click the Input Audio Level (dB) drop box. A drop-down scroll box appears (figure 6-15). Figure 6-15 — Gain dr op box N Individual controls, offering finer trim adjustments (in 0.1 dB incr ements) for [...]

6-19 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y Change the RGB delay (computer group video outputs only TheRGBdelayintervaldeneshowlongthescreenisblankedwhenswitchingtoa new input for the selected output. ChangetheRGBdelayasfollows: 1 . Click the O[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-20 PRELIMINAR Y Change the output volume level Users can set each output’s volume level through a range of zer o steps of attenuation (full attenuation, minimum volume) to 64 steps of attenuation (no attenuation, full volume) from the V ideo and Audio [...]

6-21 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y 41 40 38.5% 40% Number of steps dB of attenuation Output v olume 63 61 62 60 59 57 58 56 55 53 54 52 51 49 50 48 5.5% 8.5% 7% 100 0% 00 10% 11.5% 14.5% 13% 16% 17.5% 20.5% 19% 22% 23.5% 26.5% 25% 28% 47 45 46 44 43 42 29.5% 32.5% 31% 34% 35.5% 37% dB of attenuati[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-22 PRELIMINAR Y Global Presets page Y oucansaveglobaltiespresetsandr ecallglobaltiepresetsandpartialpresetsfr om theGlobalPresetspage(gur e6-22).AccesstheGlobalPr esetspage?[...]

6-23 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation PRELIMINAR Y Recall a preset N  • Whenpresetsar e recalled via the HTML page, any signal pr ocessing adjustments that were saved as part of the pr eset (under DSP Configurator control only) ar e recalled and overwrite the current audio settings. • When?[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 6-24 PRELIMINAR Y[...]

PRELIMINAR Y MPX Plus 866 A A Appendix A Ether net Connection Ethernet Link Subnetting — A Primer[...]

MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Ethernet Connection A-2 Ether net Connection PRELIMINAR Y Ether net Link The rear panel Ethernet connector on the switcher can be connected to an Ethernet LAN or W AN. This connection makes SIS control of the switcher possible using a computer connected to the same LAN. Ethernet connection The E[...]

A-3 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Ethernet Connection PRELIMINAR Y Pinging to determine Extron IP addr ess The ping utility is available at the DOS prompt. Ping tests the Ethernet interface between the computer and the switcher . Ping can also be used to determine the actual numeric IP addr ess from an alias and to determine[...]

Ether net Connection, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Ethernet Connection A-4 PRELIMINAR Y Connecting as a T elnet client The Microsoft T elnet utility is available from the command prompt. T elnet lets you input SIS commands to the switcher from the PC via the Ethernet link and the LAN. Access the command prompt and [...]

A-5 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Ethernet Connection PRELIMINAR Y Escape character and Esc key When T elnet is first started, the utility advises that the Escape character is ‘Ctrl+]’ . Many SIS commands include the keyboard E key . Consequently , some confusion may exist between the Escape character and the Escape key[...]

Ether net Connection, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Ethernet Connection A-6 PRELIMINAR Y Subnetting — A Primer It is not the purpose of this manual to describe TCP/IP protocol in detail. However , some understanding of TCP/IP subnetting (a subnet is a sub set of a net work — a set of IP devices that have portion[...]

A-7 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Ethernet Connection PRELIMINAR Y Determining whether devices are on the same subnet T o determine the subnet, the local device’s IP addr ess is compared to the remote device’s IP addr ess (figure A-6). Each address’s octets are compared or not compared , depending on the value in the [...]

Ether net Connection, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Ethernet Connection A-8 PRELIMINAR Y[...]

PRELIMINAR Y MPX Plus 866 A B Appendix B DSP SIS Commnads Command/Response T able for DSP SIS Commands[...]

MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands B-2 DSP SIS commands PRELIMINAR Y Command/Response T able for DSP SIS Commands Many digital signal processor (DSP) functions; gain (which includes the mic mixes), mutes, group masters, and a pr otected configuration; can be controlled using SIS commands. These commands follow t[...]

B-3 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands PRELIMINAR Y Symbol definitions ] = CR/LF (carriage return/line feed) (hex 0D 0A) } = Carriage return (no line feed, hex 0D) • = Space character | = Pipe (vertical bar) character * = Asterisk character (which is a command character , not a variable) E = Escape key (hex[...]

DSP SIS Commands, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands B-4 PRELIMINAR Y X6) — Gain control or mic mix-point a T rim control X6) a T rim control X6) b Gain control X6) Input 1, left 30100 Input 1, right 30101 Mic/line input 1 40000 Input 2, left 30102 Input 2, right 30103 Mic/line input 2 40001 Input 3, l[...]

B-5 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands PRELIMINAR Y X6) — Gain control or mic mix-point (contined) e Gain control X6) e Gain control X6) f V olume control X6) f V olume control X6) Input 1, left 30000 Input 1, right 30001 Output 1, left 60000 Output 1, right 60001 Input 2, left 30002 Input 2, right 30003 Output[...]

DSP SIS Commands, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands B-6 PRELIMINAR Y X6! — Pre-matrix ( a ), post-matrix ( c ), and mic mix-point ( d ) level values dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! Mic mix-points ( d ) on[...]

B-7 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands PRELIMINAR Y X6! — Pre-matrix ( a ), post-matrix ( c ), and mic mix-point ( d ) level values, continued dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! Pre-matrix ( a ), post-matrix ( c ), an[...]

DSP SIS Commands, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands B-8 PRELIMINAR Y dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! dB value X6! Mic mix-points ( d ) only +12.1 2169 +12.2 2170 +12.3 2171 +12.4 2172 +12.5 2173 +12.6 2174 +12.7 2175 +1[...]

B-9 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands PRELIMINAR Y Command/response table for DSP SIS commands Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Audio trim, gain, and mixing N  • TheDSPleveladjustmentsarecompletelyseparatefromtheinput?[...]

DSP SIS Commands, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands B-10 PRELIMINAR Y Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Audio group master commands N  • See “Group masters“, in chapter 5, “Switcher Software“, for mor e information about audio gro[...]

B-11 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands PRELIMINAR Y Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Protected configuration N The MPX Plus 866 A can save and recall a Personal Identification Number (PIN)-protected configuration, including all presets, mic mixes, par[...]

DSP SIS Commands, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • DSP SIS Commands B-12 PRELIMINAR Y[...]

PRELIMINAR Y MPX Plus 866 A C Appendix C Refer ence Information Specifications Part Numbers[...]

MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information C-2 Refer ence Information PRELIMINAR Y Specifications Video Routing RGB/VGA .......................... 8 x 6 matrix S-video/composite video . 6 x 6 matrix Gain ................................................. Unity Bandwidth RGB/VGA .......................... 300 MHz (-[...]

C-3 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information PRELIMINAR Y Video output Number/signal type RGB/VGA ..........................  6VGA-QXGA RGBHV ,RGBS,RGsB,RsGsBs,(followsinputtype) S-video/composite video . 2 S-video, 2 S-video or composite video, and 2 composite video Connectors RGB/VGA [...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information C-4 PRELIMINAR Y Audio Routing ........................................... 14 x 6 stereo switching matrix 4 x 6 microphone mixing matrix Gain ................................................. Unbalanced output: -6 dB; balanced output: 0 dB [...]

C-5 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information PRELIMINAR Y Control/r emote — switcher Serial host control port ................. (2) RS-232: 2 r ear panel 3.5 mm captive screw connectors, 3 pole; 1 front panel 2.5 mm ster eo mini jack (Either this or the rear panel secondary port is active, not both at the same [...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information C-6 PRELIMINAR Y Part Numbers and Accessories Included parts Model Part number MPX 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher 60-796- 01 5-pole captive screw audio connectors (qty . 20) 10-703-12LF 3-pole captive screw serial connectors (qty [...]

C-7 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information PRELIMINAR Y Cables When using signals with a scanning frequency of 15-125 kHz and running distances of 100 feet or more, use high r esolution BNC cables to achieve maximum performance. Bulk cable and termination tools MHR mini high resolution cable Part number MHR VGA[...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information C-8 PRELIMINAR Y VGA male-to-male with audio cables Part number VGA-AM-MMD , 3' to 100' (0.9 m to 30.4 m) (molded) 26-490- nn VGA-AM-MBK , 3' to 100' (0.9 m to 30.4 m) (backshell) 26-490- nn VGA-A90ºM-[...]

C-9 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information PRELIMINAR Y Button Labels Page C-1 1 provides strips of blank button labels. If desir ed, photocopy them or cut them out of the manual, write button information in each button ar ea, and put them intheswitcher ’sinputoroutputbuttons’windows.?[...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information C-10 PRELIMINAR Y[...]

C-11 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information PRELIMINAR Y Button label blanks[...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Refer ence Information C-12 PRELIMINAR Y[...]

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