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    User ’ s Manual Extron Electronics, USA 1230 South Lewis Street, Anaheim, CA 92805 800.633.9876 714.491.1500 FAX 714.491.1517 USA Extron Electronics, Europe Beeldschermweg 6C, 3821 AH Amersfoort +31.33.453.4040 FAX +31.33.453.4050 The Netherlands Extron Electronics, Asia 135 Joo Seng Rd. #04-01, PM I ndustrial Bldg. +65.383.4400 FAX +65.383.4664 [...]

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    Precautions This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock. Caution Read In[...]

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    i RGB 400 Series • Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ................................................................ 1-2 About the RGB 400 Series Interfaces .......................... 1-2 Features ..........................................................[...]

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    ii RGB 400 Series • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d RGB 400 Series 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual About The RGB 400 Series Interfaces Features Appendix C • Dimensions ........................................................ C-1 RGB 404 Panel Dimensions ............................................... C-2 RGB 406 Pan[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Introduction Introduction, cont’d RGB 400 Series 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Installation Overview Installation and Operation Instructions Introduction About this Manual This manual contains information about the RGB 400 Series interfaces and on how to operate and configure them. About The RGB 400 Series Interface[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-3 Installation and Operation Instructions Determining installation location T ake cabling and power availability and the location of wall studs into consideration when selecting an installation site. Y ou may need to in[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-5 Flush with W all Surface Screws or Nails W all Stud W all Box Attaching the wall box to wall studs T o attach the wall box to wood, use four #8 to # 10 wood or sheet metal screws. A minimum of 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) of sc[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-7 8 Pin assignment label for the audio output captive screw connector (item 9) — Audio output wiring is discussed in the cabling section of this chapter . 9 Audio output captive screw connector — Use this connector [...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-9 9 SW1 DIP switches — 1. On = Removes serration pulses. 2. On = Enables Digital Display Sync Processing (DDSP). 10 J10 blue gain/peaking jumper — Settings ar e shown on the label located below the circuit board. 11[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-11 7 BNC output connectors — These 6 connectors are for video and sync output. Connect the coaxial cables’ BNC connectors as shown here for r ed, green and blue video output, and either separate horizontal and verti[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-13 Attaching adapter plates (RGB 408) The RGB 408 can have up to 4 optional adapter plates. The adapter plates allow for a variety of types of pass-through audio and/or video connectors to be added to the interface’s [...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-15 Cabling RCA connectors For composite video, solder the center conductor of a coaxial cable to the central solder cup of the RCA connector . Solder the cable’s shield to the grounded gr ounding tab. See the leftmost[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-17 signal. For example, the input signals from the left side of channel one (CH1L) are output as CH1L+ and CH1L-. The following illustration shows the audio inputs and outputs and how to wire the audio connectors. Capti[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-19 Using installation cable Extron’s Install Plenum bulk cable (shown her e) is ideal for mountable interfaces such as the RGB 400 Series models. Double Shielded Foil and Copper Strand Center Conductor (Stranded) Shea[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-21 the situation, either the pass-through connector or any cable that was part of the installation but not used for this test may be the source of the problem. If this test does not produce an image or sound, the pr obl[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-23 Application diagrams Below are examples of typical system installations that incorporate RGB 400 series interfaces. Many other configurations are possible. Extr on offers a variety of laptop and monitor breakout cabl[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d RGB 400 Series A Appendix A Specifications Specifications 2-24[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Specifications RGB 400 Series • Specifications Specifications, cont’d A-3 Audio input — RGB 404 Number/type ............................... 2 stereo, unbalanced; 1.0Vrms (+4dBu), 20 Hz to 20 kHz Connectors .................................... Ch. 1 ........... 2 RCA female jacks Ch. 2 ........... 3.5 mm stereo female jack ([...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Specifications RGB 400 Series • Specifications Specifications, cont’d A-5 Approvals ..................................... UL, CE, FCC Class A MTBF ............................................. 30,000 hours Warranty ....................................... 2 years parts and labor Specifications are subject to change without not[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Specifications Specifications, cont’d RGB 400 Series B Appendix B T emplates RGB 406 Cut-out Template RGB 404 Cut-out Template RGB 408 Cut-out Template A-6[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Templates RGB 400 Series • Templates T emplates, cont’d B-3 RGB 404 Cut-out T emplate Use this template for cutting a hole in a wall or furniture for the 3-gang size electrical box for an RGB 404. The light gra y area represents the la yout of the electrical bo x (3.75"H x 5.60"W) against the rear of the RGB 404 fro[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Templates T emplates, cont’d RGB 400 Series C Appendix C Dimensions RGB 404 Panel Dimensions RGB 406 Panel Dimensions RGB 408 Panel Dimensions RGB 408 Panel Dimension Details B-4 The light gra y area represents the lay out of the electr ical bo x (3.75"H x 7.38"W) against the rear of the RGB 408 front panel. The dashe[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Dimensions RGB 400 Series • Dimensions Dimensions, cont’d C-3 Extron RGB 406 INPUT H. SHIFT HIGH Z 75 Ohm AUTO POWER DET AIL C HAND SAND TO 0.06" RADIUS AROUND THE T OP OF THESE EDGES. DET AIL A DET AIL B ST ANDOFFS: 2 REQ'D ø.156 THRU WITH C'SINK ø.290 x 82˚ ON NEAR SIDE (4 PLA CES MARKED ' ' ) ø[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Dimensions RGB 400 Series • Dimensions Dimensions, cont’d C-5 RGB 408 Panel Dimension Details 0.700 1.050 2.100 2.810 0.350 3.520 2.740 1.760 1.370 1.405 ø 0.170 THRU (8 PLA CES) 1.375 2.750 3.000 1.500 R 0.050 (4 PLA CES) DET AIL A ø .120 THRU , WITH ø .250 C'BORE ON BOTH SIDES, .040 DEPTH ON THE NEAR SIDE, AND .020 [...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Dimensions Dimensions, cont’d RGB 400 Series D Appendix D Accessories and Part Numbers Interfaces and Included Parts Accessories and Connectors Cables Optional Adapter Plates C-6[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Part Numbers and Accessories RGB 400 Series • Part Numbers and Accessories Part Numbers and Accessories, cont’d Cables Monitor breakout cables Part number MBC VGA/XGA HR 26-162-01 MBC Mac/Quadra 26-018-02 MBC Sun/Sparc HR 26-424-01 MBC SGI/13W3 HR 26-425-01 Below is a listing of some of the laptop breakout cables and other ca[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Part Numbers and Accessories RGB 400 Series • Part Numbers and Accessories Part Numbers and Accessories, cont’d D-5 s e t a l P r e t p a d A l a r u t c e t i h c r A r o t c e n n o C e p y T e l g n i S n o i t p i r c s e d e t a l p r e t p a d A e t a l P e z i s e p y t r o t c e n n o c t n o r F e p y t r o t c e n n[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Part Numbers and Accessories RGB 400 Series • Part Numbers and Accessories Part Numbers and Accessories, cont ’ d D-7 D-6 s e t a l P r e t p a d A l a r u t c e t i h c r A r o t c e n n o C e p y T i t l u M n o i t p i r c s e d e t a l p r e t p a d A e t a l P e z i s t n o r F e p y t r o t c e n n o c r a e R e p y t r[...]

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    RGB 400 Series • Part Numbers and Accessories Part Numbers and Accessories, cont ’ d D-8[...]