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    User ’s Guide Video and Audio Fiber Optic T ransmitter and Receiver FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V 68-1466-01 Rev . A 10 08[...]

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    Pr ecautions This symbol is intended to alert the user of important opera ting and maintena nce (servici ng) instruct ions 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 [...]

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    安全须知 • 中文 这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中 有重要的操作和维护说明。 这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴 露的危险电压，有触电危险。 注意 阅读说明书 • 用户使用该设备前必须阅读并理 解所有安全和使用说明。 保存说明书 • 用户应保存安全说明[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Quick Start Guide QS-1 Quick Start Guide — FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V Step 1 T urn off all equipment or disconnect it from power sour ces. Mount the transmitter and receiver as r equired. Step 2 Connect a low resolution video sour ce to the transmitter using the BNC connections for composite or component sources. S-video can be connect[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide — FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V , cont’d QS-2 Step 8 Connect the 12 VDC power supply to the transmitter's 2 pole captive screw connector (see page 2-10). Do not switch on the power supply . Step 9 Connect the receiver to a low r esolution video display using either the BNC connectors (component, [...]

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    i FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • T able of Contents i Chapter One • Introduction .................................................... 1-1 About this Manual .................................................................... 1-2 About the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V .................................................. 1-2 FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V Featur es ....................[...]

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    ii FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • T able of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d Windows ® -Based Progra Contr ol .................................... 3-15 Installing the software ........................................................ 3-15 Starting the progra ........................................................... 3-15 Status area .............[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual About the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V Features FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V Application Diagram[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Intr oduction Intr oduction About this Manual This manual contains information about the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V family of signal transmitters and receivers, with information on how to mount, install and operate these units. In this manual, unless otherwise specied, the term FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V refers to the featur es or operation of [...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Intr oduction 1-3 FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V Featur es Digitized signal transmission — Ensures perfect image quality . The non-linearity of the ber components does not affect signal quality . Light can be distributed and repeated without signal degradation or compression. Long distance transmission — Signals may be transmitted up [...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Intr oduction Introduction, cont’d 1-4 FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V Application Diagram FOX 2G Tx AV Y/VID I N P U T S RS-232 OVER FIBE R RS-232 REMOTE Tx Rx Tx Rx AUDIO L R ALARM 1 2 R-Y B-Y/C S-VID OPTICAL POWE R 12V 0.6A MAX Rx Tx FOX 2G Rx AV Y/VID O U T P U T S RS-232 OVER FIBE R RS-232 REMOTE Tx Rx Tx Rx AUDIO L R ALARM 1 2 R-Y B-Y[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Setup Mounting the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V Front Panel Features Rear Panel Features Operation[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup Mounting the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V The 1U high, quarter rack wide units can be placed on a tabletop, mounted in a rack, or mounted under or through a desk or other furniture. In addition, the r eceiver can be mounted close to a projector , using the Extron PMK 350 (PN 70-563-0 x ). T abl[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup Rack mounting procedur es The units can be mounted in the front or r ear of the: RSU 126 (6" deep, 1U rack shelf kit: PN • 60-190-10 ) RSB 126 (6" deep, 1U basic rack shelf: PN • 60-604-10 ) RSU 129 (9.5" deep, 1U rack shelf kit: PN • 60-190-01 ) RSB 129 (9.5" deep, 1U basic rack[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-4 Under -desk mounting Mount the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V under a desk or podium using the optional Extron MBU 125 under desk mounting kit (PN 70-077-01 ) as follows: 1 . Remove the rubber feet if these have been installed on the bottom of the unit. 2 . Secure the mounting brack[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup 2-5 Through-desk mounting Mount the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V through a desk or podium using the optional Extron MBD 129 thr ough-desk mounting kit (PN 70-077-02 ) as follows: 1 . Remove the rubber feet if these have been installed on the bottom of the unit. 2 . Attach the brackets to the transmitter or receiver ,[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-6 Projector mounting Mount the FOX 2G Rx A V above a projector using an optional Extron Pr ojector Mounting Kit. The following intructions apply to the PMK 350 (PN 70-563-0 x ). T o use other projector mounting kits, consult the appropriate manual. Mount the r eceiver on[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup 2-7 8 . Pass the two legs of the U-bolt through the slotted holes in the back of the mounting plate, around the mounting pole, through the holes in the rubber contour ed base, and through the holes in the L bracket (see gure 2-5 below). U-bolt L-shaped Bra cke t Contoured Base Ceiling P ole Mount Plate[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-8 Front Panel Featur es The illustration below shows the front panel featur es of the FOX 2G Tx A V (top) and FOX 2G Rx A V (bottom): FOX 2G Tx AV VIDEO FIBER OPTIC TRANSMITTER COMPOSITE FORM AT S-VIDEO COMPONENT AUDIO AUTO CONFIG FOX 2G Rx AV VIDEO FIBER OPTIC RECEIVER [...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup 2-9 Rear Panel Features The illustration below shows the rear panel featur es of the FOX 2G Tx A V (top) and FOX 2G Rx A V (bottom): FOX 2G Tx AV Y/VID I N P U T S OVER FIBER REMOTE RS-232 Tx Rx Tx Rx AUDIO LR ALARM 12 R-Y B-Y/C S-VID OPTICAL POWER 12V 0.6A MAX Rx Tx FOX 2G Rx AV Y/VID O U T P U T S Tx Rx[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-10 Operation Power Input 1. Connect the captive screw connector fr om the supplied 12 VDC power supply into the power receptacle. N The FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V does not have a remote powering feature. Both the transmitter and the r eceiver requir e their own separate power supp[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup 2-11 Video Connections The FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V accepts a single low resolution video signal (composite, S-video and low resolution component video) and outputs a single low resolution video signal (composite, S-video and low resolution component video). It is not compatible with RGB or HDTV 480p, 720p, or 10[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-12 Audio Connections Audio input to the FOX 2G Tx A V and audio output from the FOX 2G Rx A V are made thr ough the 3.5 mm, 5-pole, captive screw connectors. Input and output can be mono or ster eo and can be balanced or unbalanced, depending on the wiring connections (s[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup 2-13 Alarm The alarm pins, labeled 1 and 2, (see gure at right) on the rear panel of the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V act as a short when activated. They do not produce any discrete on/of f voltage signals but, instead, act as an internal relay that will either connect or disconnect an external alarm circuit. For [...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-14 Fiber Optic Cable Connector The transmitter and receiver units of the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V are connected by an LC duplex SFP connector . Fiber optic link 1 connects the Tx port of the transmitter and the Rx port of the receiver . It carries video, audio and/or data output[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup 2-15 Daisy Chain Capability FOX 2G Rx A V receivers have a loop-out mode that allows a signal to be passed from the r eceiver along a daisy chain of to up to ten receivers, with a display device attached to each receiver . The loop-out mode is set using RS-232 commands. For more information, see chapter 3[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-16[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V 3 Chapter Thr ee Configuration RS-232 Ports RS-232 Control of Tx and Rx Units Simple Instruction Set (SIS) Commands Command/Response T able for SIS Commands Windows ® -Based Control Program[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration RS-232 Ports Both the FOX 2G Tx A V and FOX 2G Rx A V have a front panel TRS port and a rear panel captive scr ew port, which can provide SIS commands to congure the tranmitter/r eceiver settings when connected to a control device. SIS commands for the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V are shown (starting on pag[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration As an alternative to the front panel TRS port, the RS-232 Remote port, on the rear panel, uses thr ee connectors in a 5-pole captive screw connector . Function Pin TX RX Gnd Tr ansmit data Receive data Signal ground Controlling Device Ground ( ) Receive (Rx) Tr ansmit (Tx) Bidirectional REMOTE Tx Rx Do not tin th[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration, cont’d 3-4 RS-232 Control of Tx and Rx Units When the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V is congured by RS-232 commands, some commands are pr ocessed by the transmitter and others are pr ocessed by the receiver . The SIS commands do not distinguish between the two units. The system routes the commands based on[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration 3-5 Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) Commands Introduction to SIS SIS commands consist of a string (one or more characters per command eld). For the FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V , apart from setting audio gain ("G") and attenuation ("g"), upper and lower case characters may be used interchangeably . C[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration, cont’d 3-6 Symbols used in this manual When programming in the eld, certain characters ar e most conveniently repr esented by the hexadecimal equivalent of their ASCII value. For convenience, the table below shows the hexadecimal equivalent of each ASCII command: N Apart from G (gain) and g ([...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration 3-7 X$ — Output video type 0 = Follow input type 6 = Component 7 = S-video 8 = Composite X% — Audio gain (0 to 10) X^ — Audio attenuation (-18 to 0) X& — Audio level (-18 to +10) X* — Audio output level 0 = Consumer level (-10 dBV) (default) 1 = Professional level (+4 dBu) X( — T est pattern 0 = T[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration, cont’d 3-8 Command/Response T able for SIS Commands Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Input video format Specify input setting X! T yp X!] Sets format of input video signal ( X! ) 0 = Auto 4 = Component 5 = S-V ideo 6 = Composite V iew current [...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration 3-9 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Adjust contrast Specify contrast value X@ ^ Con X@] Sets contrast value for video signal ( X@ from 0 to 127) Increment contrast value + ^ Con X@] Increases contrast value by 1 Decrement contrast value - ^ Con X@] Decreases con[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration, cont’d 3-10 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Output video format Specify output setting 6* X$ # Syn X$] Sets format of output video signal ( X$ ) 0 = Follow input type 6 = Component 7 = S-V ideo 8 = Composite V iew current output setting 6# X$] [...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration 3-11 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Increment audio level +G +g Aud X&] Aud X&] Increases gain (G) or attenuation (g) by 1. Audio level adjustment range ( X& from -18 to +10) Decrement audio level -G -g Aud X&] Aud X&] Decreases gain (G) or [...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration, cont’d 3-12 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Auto Image T rigger 55*2# Img ] Returns video adjustments (color , contrast, tint, and brightness) to default values (64) T est Pattern Color bars 1J T st1 ] Sets color bars test pattern on ( X( ) 0 =[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration 3-13 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Information Request General information I 1Link X# •2Link X# •V id X# •Aud X# • X1! • X1@] X# Link #1: active signal present (1) or absent (0) • X# Link #2: active signal present (1) or absent (0) • X# video out[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration, cont’d 3-14 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Status Request V iew Link 1 Status 1S X#] Displays Link 1 status ( X# ) 0 = active signal absent 1 = active signal present V iew Link 2 Status 2S X#] Displays Link 2 status V iew input video status 3S[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration 3-15 Windows ® -Based Program Contr ol The Extron FOX Extender W indows Control Program (WCP) communicates with the transmitter and receiver pair via the r ear panel Remote RS-232 port or front panel Conguration port of either unit. The program is compatible with W indows 2000, Windows XP and later versions o[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration, cont’d 3-16 3 . Select the Com port to which your transmitter or receiver is connected and click Connect . The Communication Setup window closes and the FOX Extender WCP window comes into focus (see gur e 3-6). Figure 3-6 — FOX Extender WCP window N Only Link 1, connecting the Tx port of th[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration 3-17 Loop-out indicator — • Only visible if the computer is connected to the receiver . Link 1 indicator — • Shows green when the r eceiver detects light on Link 1 (connecting the Tx port of the transmitter to the Rx port of the receiver). The r eceiver reports the status to the transmitter over Link 2. N[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration, cont’d 3-18 Video Adjustment ar ea The V ideo Adjustment ar ea allows adjustments to the color , tint, contrast, and brightness of the picture that is displayed. Figure 3-10 — Video Adjustment ar ea Video Format ar eas The V ideo Format areas (Input V ideo Format and Output V ideo Format) prov[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration 3-19 Advanced Configuration area Figure 3-12 — Advanced Configuration ar ea Link 2/Daisy Chain Mode — Provides radio buttons to choose the mode for the receiver's Tx port. If it is connected to the transmitter , the link may be enabled or disabled. Alternatively , the port may be connected to another r[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration, cont’d 3-20 Audio Adjustment area Figure 3-13 — Audio Adjustment ar ea Audio Gain/Attenuation — Provides a click and drag slider control to select the input audio gain or attenuation value, fr om -18 dB to +10 dB in 1.0 dB increments. N Changes to the input gain or attenuation are made in th[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration 3-21 Firmware for FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V Firmware can be downloaded onto the unit fr om the Extron W eb site (www .extron.com). The transmitter and receiver r equire differ ent rmware and must both be upgraded separately . SIS Command V alidity T able If only one ber optic channel is enabled, the ability to con?[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Conguration Configuration, cont’d 3-22[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V A Appendix A Refer ence Information Specifications Included Parts Optional Accessories[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Reference Inforation Refer ence Information A-2 Specifications N The FOX 2G A V consists of a transmitter (FOX 2G Tx A V) and a receiver (FOX 2G Rx A V) with one or two fiber optic cables linking the two units. N The analog video input signal is digitized pixel for pixel in the transmitter , sent digitally through the fib[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Reference Inforation A-3 Maximum receiver sensitivity Singlemode ......................... -18 dBm, typical Multimode .......................... -12 dBm, typical Optical loss budget Singlemode ......................... 13 dB, maximum Multimode .......................... 7 dB, maximum Video Gain ..............................[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Reference Inforation Reference Information, co nt’ d Return loss ...................................... <-40 dB @ 5 MHz DC offset ......................................... + 350 mV , maximum, with input at 0 offset V ideo delay .................................... 1-2 frames Audio Gain Range ............................[...]

  • Page 55

    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Reference Inforation Control/r emote Serial control ports on each unit (transmitter and r eceiver) Control ................................ 1 RS-232, 3.5 mm captive screw connector , 5 pole (3 pins are used) (r ear panel) 1 RS-232, 2.5 mm mini stereo jack (fr ont panel) Pass-through ...................... 1 RS-232, 3.5 mm ca[...]

  • Page 56

    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Reference Inforation Reference Information, co nt’ d Product weight .............................. 0.8 lbs (0.4 kg) Shipping weight ........................... 3 lbs (2 kg) per unit V ibration ......................................... IST A 1A in carton (International Safe T ransit Association) Regulatory compliance Safety[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Reference Inforation Included Parts Included parts Replacement part number (1) FOX 2G Tx A V MM (transmitter) 60-941-1 1 or (1) FOX 2G Tx A V SM (transmitter) 60-941-12 or (1) FOX 2G Rx A V MM (receiver) 60-941-21 or (1) FOX 2G Rx A V SM (receiver) 60-941-22 (1) 12 VDC Desktop power supply (1) IEC cord (1) MM or SM ber pa[...]

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    FOX 2G Tx/Rx A V • Reference Inforation Reference Information, co nt’ d A-8[...]

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    Extron’ 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, Extron Electr onics will, at its option, repair or replace said pr o[...]

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