Extron electronic MLS 608 D SA manual

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    1 MLS 608 D Series • Setup Guide Rear Panel Features — MLS 608 D and MTP HDMI U R NOTE: The MLS 608 D SA, as shown below , is representative of the MLS 608 D Series. It has the maximum number and type of connectors and features of the three models. The MLS 608 D model lacks the power amplifier output. The Extron MLS 608 D Series are eight inpu[...]

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    2 MLS 608 D Series • Setup Guide (Continued) T wisted Pair (TP) Cable T ransmission Distance CAUTION: Do not connect the MTP cable to any LAN port, telecommunications network, or digital video output port. Likewise, do not connect a LAN cable to any MTP or digital video output port. There are different maximum distances for analog and digital sig[...]

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    3 Unbalanced Output Balanced Output Tip NO Ground Here Sleev e(s) Tip NO Ground Here LR A UDIO Tip Ring Sleev e(s) Tip Ring LR A UDIO CAUTION For unbalanced audio , connect the sleev e(s) to the ground contact. DO NO T connect the sleeve(s) to the negative (-) contacts . Installation and Cabling Step 1 — Mount the Switcher T urn off or disconnect[...]

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    4 MLS 608 D Series • Setup Guide (Continued) RGB VID Y/C B-Y Y R-Y ANALOG OUTPUT S RS-232 Tx Rx SPARE 1 MONO AUDIO 2 Component Video – Connect to these 3 BNCs. Composite Video – Connect to this BNC. RGBHV and RGBS – Connect to this VG A connector. S-video – Connect to this mini DIN connector. Mono Audio – Connect to this captive screw c[...]

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    5 Optimizing Video Setting the Peaking and Level on the MTP/HDMI U R Image sharpness is adjusted with the front panel Peaking adjustment knob . This applies only to the analog side of the device. Increased peaking compensates for mid- and high-frequency detail loss. Minimum setting (full counterclockwise) is zero peaking. Image brightness is adjust[...]

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    6 MLS 608 D Series • Setup Guide (Continued) Front Panel Featur es All models have the following front panel features: MLS 608 D AUX VID PC DOC CAM Blu-ray VOLUME SOURCE SELECTION CONFIG R MIC VOLUME AV Switcher with ProDSP ™ LAPTOP 12345678 4 5 3 2 1 6 a Power/reset status LED d Input selection buttons (8) b Reset button (recessed) e Program v[...]

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    7 Commands ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Input selection — video and audio X! ! Chn X!] Select video and audio from inputs 0-8 source X! . Set program volume gain (dB) value E d1* X2( GRPM } GrpmD01* X2(] Set a program gain value to X2( . Examples: E d1*0GRPM } E d1*-100GRPM } E d1*-1000GRPM }[...]

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    MLS 608 D Series • Setup Guide (Continued) 8 68-1893-50 Rev C 11 11 T ypical Application for MLS 608 D Series, Showing the MLS 608 D SA 1 BUFFERED OUTPUT MTP + AUDIO +12 V OUT PWR OUT= 12W 2 3 6 L R 1 L R 2 L R 3 L R 5 L R 7 L R 8 1 2 1 2 MIC/LINE + 48V 1 2 LR L R Tx +12V Rx 8 4 (MTP) CONFIGURABLE ANALOG INPUTS AUDIO INPUTS AUDIO OUTPUTS RS-232 H[...]