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  • Page 1

    MULTITASKER ™ MANUAL PART NUMBER: 400 - 0132 - 00 5 16 - IN, 8 - OUT AUDIO MATRIX SWITCHER CARD FOR MULTI TASKER ™ USER’S GUIDE MT110 - 10 0/102[...]

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    MULTITASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 1 1 TA BLE OF CONTENTS Page PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WA RNINGS ............... 2 GENERAL .......................................................... 2 INSTALLATION ................................................. 2 CLEANING ......................................................... 2 FCC / CE NOTICE ....................[...]

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    MULTITASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 2 2 PRECA UTIONS / SA FETY WA RNINGS 1 Please read this manual carefully before using you r MT110 - 100/102 . Keep this manual handy for future reference. These safety instructions are to ensure the long life of your MT110 - 100/102 and to prevent fire and shock hazard. Please read them carefully and heed all warni[...]

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    MULTITASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 3 3 AB OUT YOUR MT110 - 100/102 2 MT 110 - 100/102 16- In 8 -O ut Audio Matrix Switcher Card The MT110 - 100 and MT110 - 102 are b alanced input Audio Matrix S witching Cards. Each card allows any input to be independently switched to any of the outputs. All inputs and outputs can be wired for unbalanced or balance[...]

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    MULTITASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 4 4 DESCRIPTION OF MT110 - 100/102 4[...]

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    MULTITASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 5 5 AP PLICA TION DIA GRA M 5 Diagram 1 : TYPICA L SETUP[...]

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    MULTITASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 6 6[...]

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    MULTITASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 7 7 Diagram 2 : Inte rnal View MT110 - 100 OUT 1 TERMINAL BLOCKS OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4 OUT 5 OUT 6 MATRIX SWITCHER + - IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 TERMINAL BLOCKS IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 8 IN 9 IN 10 IN 12 IN 11 OUT 7 OUT 8 MATRIX CONTROL IN 15 IN 14 IN 16 IN 13 - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - +[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 8 Diagram 3 : Internal View MT110 - 10 2 OUT 1 TERMINAL BLOCKS OUT 2 S/W GAIN OUT 3 OUT 4 OUT 5 OUT 6 MATRIX SWITCHER + - IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 TERMINAL BLOCKS IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 8 IN 9 IN 10 IN 12 IN 11 OUT 7 OUT 8 MATRIX CONTROL IN 15 IN 14 IN 16 IN 13 - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + GA[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 9 INSTA LLING YOUR MT110 - 100/102 6 Step 1. Turn off power to the MultiTasker™ enclosure. Step 2. Slide the MT110 - 100/102 into an available slot in the MultiTasker™ Basic E nclosure in order to connect to the bus. Make sure that the MT110 - 100/102 card fits into place. Secure the card to the MultiTasker?[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 10 The Card ID is a unique identifier. It is equal to the enclosure slot number, or it may be an assigned value. As the slot number, the value can range from 1 to 4 up to 1 to 20 depending on the enclosure. If the value is assigned, the ID may be a maximum of 99. Card ID 0 (C 0) is used for the controller and can[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 11 Example: If Input 1 is connected to all outputs, but only 1 through 4 are on, the feedback after sending the command [C4S], for slot 4, would be similar to the following : CONFIGURATION: Matrix: 16 x8, In - Offset=0, Out - Offset=0 C ONNECTION OUTPUT VOLUME In01 - Out01 ON 32/32 In01 - Out02 ON 32/32 In01 - Ou[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 12 The matrix I/O connections are also read left to right representing outputs 1-8 and the input to which each is connected. The first two digits show the input nu mber to which Output 1 is connected. The third and forth digits are for Output 2 and so on. The matrix configuration show s the current configuration [...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 13 PATH OPERATION The path for outputs on the same or multiple cards may be preloaded. This will set the path for the output, but it is not active until the switch command, [SW ], is executed. Commands e nding in ‘P’ are not executed immediately. Command Format: [ONmCnUiP] m = Output No. (m = # from 1 to 8 ) [...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 14 If ‘F’ is included, use th e [OFFmCnPF] command or the [OFFmCnFP] command. FEEDBACK OPERATION After processing a command, an “OK” or “[ERR001]” will be returned as feedback if ‘F’ is included at the end of a command string. Command Format: [OFF…..F] Example: [OFF1C2F] : if path is n ot set [O[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 15 Command Format: [ImO * CnUi] m = Input (m = # from 1 to 8) Cn = Card ID (n = slot # from 1 to max slots) Ui = Unit ID (i = # from 0 to 9) Example: Connect Input 1 to all outputs for the MT110 - 10 2 in slot 5. Send the command [I1O*C5] and Input 1 will be co nnected to all outputs. 16. [CLR] This command clear[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 16 Some cards require more than one slot in the MultiT asker™ system. As an example, some matrix switcher cards require 4 slots. If there are five of these cards installed, they would be numbered C4, C8, C12, C16 and C20. Changing the Card ID allows the user to define the cards as C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5. Anothe [...]

  • Page 18

    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 17 Connect the computer to the second unit only and send [SID+20] to set the ID of all the cards in the enclosure to their slot number plus 20. Reconnect both units to the computer . Th e cards in the first unit will be referenced as c ard IDs 1 - 20 and the cards in the second unit will be referenced by c ard ID[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 18 Example: Group 5 consists of the cards located in slots number 2 , 4 and 6 . Remove all cards from the group by sending the command [RMG 5 ]. The system will return the following feedback: [G 5 =0] REMOVE ALL GROUPS Remove all the members from every group, effectively deleting all groups. Command Format: [RMG [...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 19 Example: There is an MT110 - 10 2 card in slot 8. Adjust the volume level on Out put 2. The current level is set to 10. After sending the following commands, a better le vel of 15 is obtained: 1. [SEL2C8] The current out put level is 10. 2. [ - ] [ - ] [ - ] The level is now 7 and is too low. 3. [ + ] [ + ] [ [...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 20 35. [RDN] MT110 - 10 2 ONLY This command ramps the output volume down to a level of 00 at a rate defined using the [ RAMP] command. Command Format: [RDNCnUi] Cn = Card ID (n = # from 1 to max slots) Ui = Unit ID (i = # from 0 to 9) Example: Ramp the output volume on Output 1 from a starting level of 32 down to[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 21 39. [RDNm=xx] MT110 - 10 2 ONLY This command ramps a specified output ’s volume down to a user defined level at a rate defined using the [RAMP] command. Command Format: [RDN=xxCnUi] m = Out put No. (xx = # from 1 - 8) xx = Stop Level (xx = # from 01 - 32) Cn = Card ID (n = # from 1 to max slots) Ui = Unit ID[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 22 43. [MUT0] MT 110 - 10 2 ONLY This command turns on the all the outputs without changing the input port selected and without changing any volume settings. Command Format: [MUT0CnUi] Cn = Card ID (n = # from 1 to max slots) Ui = Unit ID (i = # from 0 to 9) Example: Send th e command [MUT0C4] to enable the outpu[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 23 Example: In order to display the RS - 232 commands available for the MT110 - 10 2 card in slot 2, send the command [HELPC2] . The commands along with a brief descri ption will be displayed in the t erminal w indow. 7.3. SUMMA RY OF COMMA NDS Card Commands 1) [VER] Receives softw are version 2) [C] Receives sta[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 24 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 8 We have carefully tested and have found no problems in the supplied MT110 - 10 0 /10 2 ; however, we would like to offer suggestions for t he following: 8.1 LED IS NOT LIT Cause 1: Card cage is not plugged in. Solution: Plug card cage in. If the LED lights, the problem is solved. If the[...]

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    M ULTI TASKER ™ 400 - 0132 - 00 5 25 Solution 2 : Set the volume of the destination amplifier to a reasonable level . If there is still no sound, call ALTINEX at (714) 990 - 2300. 8.4. DISTORTED SOUND Cause 1: The source level is above 1Vp -p Solution: Make sure that the source level is below 1V p - p. If the sound is still distorted, see Cause 2[...]