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SW8/12 VGA Ars Computer Video and Audio Switchers 68-1513-01 Rev . A 05 08 SW8 VGA Ars SW12 VGA Ars[...]

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FCC Class A Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer ence received, including interference that ma[...]

QS-1 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Quick Start Step 1 Power off all devices. Step 2 Mount the switcher in a rack, or place it in the desired location. Step 3 Connect up to 8 (SW8) or 12 (SW12) video input cables. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I N P U T S Video inputs Step 4 Connect up to 8 (SW8) or 12 (SW12) audio input cables. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I N P U T S A udio inputs Ste[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars • Quick Start QS-2 Quick Start — SW8/12 VGA Ars, cont’d Step 9 Connect power cords and apply power in the following or der:  •Outputdevices(displays,projectors,monitors,audiodevices,etc.)  •SW8/12VGA Arsswitcher  •Inputdevices(computers,audiodevices,etc.) Step[...]

i SW8/12 VGA Ars • T able of Contents T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 About This Manual .................................................................................................................... 1-2 About the SW8/12[...]

T able of Contents, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • T able of Contents ii 68-1513-01 A 05 08 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. Appendix A • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories ................................ A-1 Specifications ...............................................................[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About This Manual About the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switchers Features[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars • Introduction 1-2 Intr oduction About This Manual This manual describes the function, installation, operation, and control of the SW8VGA ArsandSW12VGA Ars,8-or12-input,2-outputcomputervideo(VGA) and audio switchers. About the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switchers TheExtronSW8/12VGA Arssw[...]

1-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Introduction Featur es SW8/12VGA Arsswitcherfeatur esinclude:  • 8or12videoinputswith15-pinHDconnectors  • 8or123.5mmstereominijacksforaudio  • T wo15-pinHDoutputconnectorsforvideo  • T wocaptivescre[...]

Intr oduction, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Introduction 1-4[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Mounting the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switcher Rear Panel Cable Connections Front Panel Operating the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switchers[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-2 Installation and Operation Mounting the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switcher TheSW8/12VGA Arscanbeplacedonadesktoporeasilymounted:  • Inarack  • Underadesktop  • Throughadesktop Desktop placement Affix the four included rubber feet[...]

2-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Mounting instructions Rack mounting requir es the included MBD1491U,through-deskandrack mounting kit (part # 70-077-03 ). RackmountanSW8/12VGA Arsunitasfollows: 1 . If pr esent, remove the four rubber feet from the bottom of the unit. 2 . Usefour[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-4 Mounting under a desktop Under-deskmountingr equirestheoptionalMBU1491U,under -deskmountingkit (part # 70-222-01 ). MountanSW8/12VGA Arsunderadesktopasfollows: 1 . Install the mounting brackets on the[...]

2-5 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Mounting through a desktop Through desktop mounting r equires the included MBD1491U,thr ough-deskand rack mounting kit (part # 70-077-03 ). MountanSW8/12VGA Arsunitthr oughadesktopasfollows: 1 . If pr esent, remove the four rubber feet from the bott[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-6 Rear Panel TheSW8/12VGA Arsswitcherr earpanelconnectorsaredescribedbelow . RS-232 100-240V 50/60Hz 1.2A MAX 1 2 SW8 VG A Ars 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 FIXE DV ARIABLE LR LR I N P U T S O U T P U T S 5 6 7 4 1 2 3 Figure 2-4 — SW8 VGA Ars r e[...]

2-7 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Cable Connections Power connection Whenyouarer eadytoapplypowertoyourSW8/12VGA Arsunit,c onnect the female end of the power cord to the AC outlet at the left edge of the rear panel, andconnectthemaleendofthepowercordtoa120/240?[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-8 Audio input connections The switchers have 8 or 12 3.5mm female audio jacks adjacent to the corresponding computer video input port. Pin Name Connection 3.5mm Stereo Connector 1 T ip left channel Tip (L+) Slee ve (Gnd) Tip (L+) Ring (R+) Slee ve (Gnd) 2 Ring righ[...]

2-9 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Audio output connections The switcher have two 3.5mm 5-pole captive screw audio output ports. TheFixedportdeliversaxedvolume,stereobalanced/unbalancedaudiooutput. TheV ariableportdeliversavariablevolume,stereobalanced/unbalancedaudio out[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-10 VSW I AAP connection The VSW I AAP (part # 70-529-1 1, -21, -51 ) is an optional Architectural Adapter Plate that provides r emote input connection and selection for some Extron switchers. TheVSWI AAPcanbeconnectedtotheSW8/12VGA [...]

2-11 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 6 . ConnectaVGA cablefromaninputdevicetotheComputerinputportonthe VSW I AAP . 7 . Apply power to the display device, the switcher , and then the input source. 8 . Pressthe“ShowMe”buttonontheVSWI AAP .Thevideo[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-12 IR 102 remote contr ol connection TheSW8/12VGA Arsswitchercanbecontr olledviaitsRS-232portandaninfrared signal.TheIR102RemoteControlKit(part# 70-224-01 ) is r equired. T oconnectanI[...]

2-13 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Fr ont Panel TheSW8/12VGA Arsswitcherfr ontpanelcontrolsaredescribedbelow . AC TIVE SW8 VGA Ar s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AU TO SWITCH MODE NORMAL AU TO 1 3 2 4 5 Figure 2-17 — SW8 VGA Ars fr ont panel AU TO SWITCH AC TIVE MODE NORMA LA UTO SW 12 VGA Ar s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-14 e Auto (Input 3) button — Hold Mode and press Auto to lock out the fr ont panel input buttons and have the switcher select for output the highest number input with a sync signal present. If no sync signal is pr esent, input #1 is selected by default. Operating[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars 3 Chapter Thr ee Contr ol Remote control via Simple Instruction Set (SIS™) Updating Firmware[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-2 Contr ol Remote Contr ol via Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) TheSW8/12VGA Arsswitcherscanbecontr olledviaRS-232usingExtron’sSimple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) commands. TheRS-232portcommunicationsprotocolsar e:9600baud,8databits,1stopbit,[...]

3-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control Error r esponses When the switcher receives a valid command, it executes the command and sends a response to the host device. If the unit is unable to execute the command because the command contains invalid parameters, it returns an err or response to the host. Error r esponse codes are: E01—Invalidinput?[...]

Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-4 Command/Response T able for SIS commands Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Input Selection Select video and audio X! ! In X! All ] Select input X! video and audio. Select video only X! & In X! V id ] Select input X! video only . Select [...]

3-5 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description View information, part number , and firmware requests Information request I/i V X! •A X! •F X% •Vmt X# •Amt X#] Current video/audio selection/ switch mode /mute status. Request part number N/n 60- xxx -21 ] x = part [...]

Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-6 Updating Firmwar e FirmwareupdatesfortheSW8/12VGA Arsar eavailableontheExtronW ebsite. The Firmware Loader softwar e is also available from the Extr on site. UsetheSIS“Q”commandtodeterminetheswitcher ’scurrentrmwar e[...]

3-7 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 4 . Follow the instr uctions on the rest of the download scr eens to save the executable firmware file to your computer . Note the folder to which you save the file. 5 . In the W indows Explorer or other file browser , locate the downloaded executable file, and double-click on it to open it. 6 . Followthe?[...]

Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-8 Figure 3-5 — Extr on firmware loader scr een 7 . Click OK . The firmwar e selection screen appears. 8. Onthermwareselectionscr een,clickBrowsetoopentheChooseFirmwar e Filewindow ,andlocatethermwarelethatyoudownloaded.?[...]

3-9 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 9 . On the Choose Firmwar e File window , double-click on the new firmware file to open it. The Choose Firmware File window closes, and the path to the selectedrmwareleisdisplayedinthe“Selectarmwar ele”eldonthe firmware file selection scr een. Figure 3-7[...]

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SW8/12 VGA Ars A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Specifications Part Numbers and Accessories[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-2 Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Specifications Video Gain .................................................  Unity Bandwidth ......................................  350MHz(-3dB) Crosstalk .........................................  -68dB@10MHz[...]

A-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories Audio input Number/signaltype ..................... 8 or 12 (depending on the model) stereo, unbalanced Connectors .....................................  8or12(dependingonthemodel)3.5mmfemalestereominijacks;tip(L), ring(R),slee[...]

Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-4 N All nominal levels are at ±10%. N Specifications are subject to change without notice. Part Numbers and Accessories SW8/12 VGA Ars switchers Model Part number SW8VGA Ars 60-902-21 SW12VGA Ars 60-946-21 Included p[...]

Extr on’ s W arranty Extron Electr onics warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years fr om the date of purchase. In the event of malfunction during the warranty period attributable directly to faulty workmanship and/or materials, Extr on Electronics will, at its option, repair or r eplace said pr[...]

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