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  • Page 1

    User Guide MPS 601 HDMI Switchers Media Pr esentation Switcher 68-2454-01 Rev . A 03 14[...]

  • Page 2

    Safety Instructions Safety Instructions • English WARNING: This symbol, , when used on the product, is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated danger ous voltage within the product’ s enclosure that may pr esent a risk of electric shock. A TTENTION: This symbol, , when used on the product, is intended to alert the user of impo[...]

  • Page 3

    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. The ClassA limits provide r easonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commer cial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radi[...]

  • Page 4

    Conventions Used in this Guide Notifications The following notifications are used in this guide: CAUTION: A caution indicates a situation that may result in minor injury . A TTENTION: Attention indicates a situation that may damage or destroy the pr oduct or associated equipment. NOTE: A note draws attention to important information. Software Comma[...]

  • Page 5

    v MPS601 Switcher • Contents Introduction ............................................................ 1 About this User Guide ........................................ 1 About the MPS601 ............................................ 1 Features ............................................................. 2 Installation ......................[...]

  • Page 6

    MPS601 Switcher • Contents vi[...]

  • Page 7

    Intr oduction This section describes this guide and features of the MPS601, including: • About this User Guide • About the MPS601 • Features About this User Guide This guide contains information to install, configure, and operate the Extr on MPS601 Media Presentation Switcher . In this guide, the MPS601can be referr ed to as ?[...]

  • Page 8

    Featur es • Presentation System Integration — Integrates HDMI, RGB, and audio sour ces into presentation systems. • Inputs — Includes four female HDMI type-A and two female 15-pin HD connectors for video; two female 3.5 mm TRS connectors for analog audio. • Output — Includes one female HDMI type-A connector . • Four HDMI inputs and tw[...]

  • Page 9

    • EDID Minder — Automatically manages EDID communication between connected devices ensuring that all sources power up pr operly and reliably output content for display . • Key Minder — Continuously verifies HDCP compliance for quick, reliable switching. • Support for computer -video to 1920x1200, including HDTV 1080p60 Hz and 2K. • S[...]

  • Page 10

    Installation This section describes the installation and the operation of the MPS601, including: • Mounting the Switcher • Connections • Contact Closure and T ally Output Application Diagrams • Lockit Lacing Brackets • Cabling the MPS601 Switcher Mounting the Switcher The MPS601 is housed in a 1U, full rack widthrack- or desk-[...]

  • Page 11

    Power and Input A AC power — Connect to standard AC power: 100 to 240 V AC, at 50 or 60 Hz. DC Power Cord Captive Screw Connector AC Power Co rd External Power Suppl y (12 VDC, 1 A ) Ground +12 VDC 3/16" (5 mm) Max. Figure 3. Power Supply Wiring B RGBHV video inputs — T wo female 15-pin HD connectors for VGA input (numbered 1 and 2 on the [...]

  • Page 12

    Control Devices F Contact In and T ally Out — Six 3.5 mm, 3-pole captive scrw connectors for automatic input switching and tally indication using Extron Show Me cables. When a connected contact is grounded, the corr esponding input is selected. At the same time, the tally output closes causing the Show Me LED on the connected cable to light (see [...]

  • Page 13

    Contact Closur e and T ally Output Application Diagrams The following diagrams show examples of various connections using the contact enclosure and tally output feature of the MPS601. -- A MA X POWER 12 V 1 2 B A 3 4 5 6 INPUTS MPS 601 CONTACT IN / TA LL Y OUT HDMI RGBHV HDMI HDMI RS-232 G C 13 5 24 6 TT CG T CG G CT T CG T +V CG Tx Rx G OUTPUT [...]

  • Page 14

    -- A MA X POWER 12 V 1 2 B A 3 4 5 6 INPUTS MPS 601 CONTACT IN / TA LL Y OUT HDMI RGBHV HDMI HDMI RS-232 G C 135 246 TT CG T CG G CT T CG T +V CG Tx Rx G OUTPUT REMOTE Displa y HDMI Vide o an d Embe dded Audi o Vide o Vide o Audi o Vide o Audi o Audi o CC R 30 6 Cabl e Cubb y 80 0 Figure 9. Contact Closure Application Diagram with CCR 306 -- A MA X[...]

  • Page 15

    Lockit Lacing Brackets The included Lockit lacing brackets secure the HDMI cables to the r ear panel connectors as shown. The configuration of the HDMI connectors on the MPS601 rear panel r equire using a top mount (HDMI output) and a stacked side mount (HDMI inputs 3 and 4 or inputs5and6) installation to secure the four inputs and sing[...]

  • Page 16

    Cabling the MPS601 Switcher The switcher can be connected to asmany as six input devices (RGBHV and HDMI). It can output to one HDMI device or display . Follow the steps below and the installation example (see Figure 1 on page2). 1. T urn off power to the switcher and all devices that will be connected to it. 2. Mount the switcher (see Mou[...]

  • Page 17

    Operation This section discusses how to configure and operate the MPS601. T opics that are cover ed include: • Front Panel Featur es • HDCP • Audio Features • Auto-input Switching • Front Panel Lockout (Executive Mode) • Reset Mode • EDID Minder Fr ont Panel Featur es MPS 601 MEDIA PRESEN TA TION SWITCHER CONFIG SIGNAL INPUTS INPUT[...]

  • Page 18

    HDCP The HDMI group is HDCP compliant. When EDID Minder is enabled (default), HDCP is not supported if adapters are used to pr ovide DVI inputs. HDCP communication occurs between the selected input source and the output device directly (pass-though). Audio Featur es There ar e three audio modes to customize switching the digital and analog audio in[...]

  • Page 19

    Audio VGA Input A Following 1 Audio Input A Group Audio follows Input 1 or 2 1 VGA 2 HDMI HDMI HDMI HDMI 3 45 6 Audio Audio VGA Audio Input A Group Audio follows Input 1, 3, 5 Audio Input B Group Audio follows Input 2, 4, 6 1 HDMI 5 VGA HDMI HDMI HDMI 2 3 46 MP S 60 1 Cable Cubb y 80 0 MP S 60 1 Cable Cubb y 60 0 Cable Cubb y 60 0 -- A MA X POWER 1[...]

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    Autodetect for Audio Autodetect for audio is enabled when audio mode 3 is active. Audio InfoFrame data embedded in the digital signal is sampled to determine if audio is present on the selected HDMI stream. • If audio is present on the incoming str eam, it is selected for output. • If audio is not present on the incoming HDMI str eam, audio inp[...]

  • Page 21

    EDID Minder The HDMI and RGBHV input groups featur e EDID Minder , ensuring that each input source reads the EDID of the output display even when the input is not selected. The r esult is the video source powers up pr operly and reliably outputs content when selected. Depending on the EDID mode selected, the EDID of the connected display is stored [...]

  • Page 22

    User assigned EDID Mode Using SIS commands, an EDID file can be selected from a table of 64 EDID files. Four additional EDID file locations are r eserved for user -loaded EDID files. Once a user assigned EDID is selected, it is stored at that input and EDID polling ceases for a connected display . The following table lists the native resolution of [...]

  • Page 23

    EDID Native Resolution Refresh Rate T ype Video Format Audio 33 800 x 600 60 Hz PC HDMI 2-Ch 34 1024 x 768 60 Hz PC HDMI 2-Ch 35 1280 x 768 60 Hz PC HDMI 2-Ch 36 1280 x 800 60 Hz PC HDMI 2-Ch 37 1280 x 1024 60 Hz PC HDMI 2-Ch 38 1360 x 768 60 Hz PC HDMI 2-Ch 39 1366 x 768 60 Hz PC HDMI 2-Ch 40 1400 x 1050 60 Hz PC HDMI 2-Ch 41 1440 x 900 60 Hz PC H[...]

  • Page 24

    Connection Options The MPS601 can be remotely connected to a host computer or other device (such as a control system) attached to the r ear panel RS-232 port or the front panel USB Config port. The switcher can be set up and controlled using Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands. SIS commandsare executed using the Extr on DataViewer program, [...]

  • Page 25

    Front Panel Configuration Port The USB mini B port is located on the front panel (see figur e 15, below). It is used to connect to a host computer for configuration using SIScommands with DataViewer or for updating firmware with the Firmwar e Loader utility . Both are available at www .extr on.com . It may be necessary to install the USB driver [...]

  • Page 26

    3. Click Next . The following dialog opens: 4 4 5 5 Found Ne w Hardware Wizard We lcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This W izard helps you install soft wa re fo r: If yo ur har d ware came with an installation CD or floppy disk , inse rt it no w. W hat do you w ant the wizard to do? Install the software automatically [Recommended] Install from[...]

  • Page 27

    Host-to-MPS Communications The MPS switcher accepts Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands through the RS-232 or USB configuration port. SIS commands consist of one ormore characters per command field. They do not requir e special characters to begin or end the command character sequence. Each response to an SIS command ends with a carriage r etu[...]

  • Page 28

    Command and Response T able Using the Command and Response T able The command and response table is shown on the following pages. Lower case characters are acceptable in the command field only wher e indicated. Symbols are used throughout the table to repr esent variables in the command and response fields. Symbol definitions and an ASCII-to-hexade[...]

  • Page 29

    X1* = Mute LED mode 0 = Always on (default). 1 = Off, when muted. 2 = Blink, when muted. X1( = Name is a text string of up to 24 alpha-numeric characters and a minus sign or hyphen (-). No blank or space characters are permitted. No distinction between upper and lower case. The first letter must be a letter , and the last character must not be a m[...]

  • Page 30

    Command and response table for SIS commands Command ASCII Command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Description Input selection Select input X! ! In X!• All ] Select input X! audio and video. View current input ! X! ] View active input X! . View all inputs and output status E 0LS } Sig X%•X%•X%•X%•X%•X% * X%] Each X% variab[...]

  • Page 31

    Command ASCII Command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Description Picture Adjustments (RGB Inputs only) NOTE: The specific input must be selected on the fr ont panel in order to make picture adjustments. Set pixel phase EX! * X3) PHAS } Phas X! * X3)] Set input X! to pixel phase X3) Increment pixel phase value EX! + PHAS } Phas X! *[...]

  • Page 32

    Command ASCII Command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Description HDCP Management Set HDCP authorization per input E E X! * X^ HDCP } HdcpE X! * X^] X! = HDMI inputs 3-6 only Set HDCP authorization all inputs E E X^ HDCP } HdcpE X^] X^ = 0 =blocked 1 =enabled/on (default) View HDCP status E E HDCP } HdcpE X^ • X^ • X^ • X^] See[...]

  • Page 33

    Command ASCII Command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Description Information request General information I In X! Aw0 • Ausw X1% • Vmt X# • Amt X#] Video input (1-6), Audio input (1- 6), Autoswitch status, Video mute status, Audio mute status. Query model name 1I MPS • 601 ] Query part number N 60 -xxxx-xx ] 60-1337-01 Que[...]

  • Page 34

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 28 Configuration Softwar e The Extron Pr oduct Configuration Software (PCS) provides a graphical user interface that includes the same functions as those on the front panel and pr ovides an additional way to configure the MPS601 using a USB or RS-232 connection. This section describes the softwar[...]

  • Page 35

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 29 Starting the Softwar e Open the Product Configuration Softwar e program from the Start menu or desktop shortcut. The software window opens with the Connect to Online Device tab open. NOTE: The Start New Device File , which starts the PCS program in emulate mode, is not functional for the MPS60[...]

  • Page 36

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 30 Using the Softwar e The main PCS window opens on the Configuration page and the Input/Output Config panel selected. Under the device tab, PCS has two drop-down menus on the toolbar: Connections and Tools (see figure 21). Figure 20. New Device Page Connections Menu The Connections menu contains op[...]

  • Page 37

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 31 Disconnect This option disconnects the PCS program fr om the device. From the Connections menu, click Disconnect . The MPS601 is disconnected but the PCS program r emains open. NOTE: If a device is already disconnected, the Disconnect option is disabled until the device is connected. Exit This[...]

  • Page 38

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 32 3. Click Browse (see figure 24 on the pr evious page). 4. Navigate to the desired firmwar e file and select the device-specific firmware file. V alid firmware files have an .ef f or .esf file extension. 5. Click Open . This returns you to the Update Firmware dialog box. 6. In the Update Firmware [...]

  • Page 39

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 33 Navigating the PCS Application The configuration software opens to two main tabs: Configuration and Hardware . Figure 25. Pr oduct Configuration Software - Main Screen Click a tab to change the global navigation bar with icons that open various pages for configuration settings and information (se[...]

  • Page 40

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 34 Configuration Pages The Configuration tab global navigation bar has the following pages: • Input/Output Configuration – Provides an overview of the curr ent inputs and output configuration (see Input/Output Configuration on page34). • EDID Minder – Provides a list of EDIDs and their cu[...]

  • Page 41

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 35 Output Configuration panel The Output Configuration panel shows the current status of the output and allows color bit depth adjustment. • Output – The number is always 1. • Signal Presence – Indicates an active signal on the output. Corr esponds to the front panel output LED (see Front Pa[...]

  • Page 42

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 36 EDID Minder Page EDID Minder manages the EDID information between the switcher and one or more input sources. Click the EDID Minder icon on the Global Navigation Bar to open the page. Figure 29. EDID Minder Page The EDID Minder page is divided into five panels: • Filter – Select from the dr o[...]

  • Page 43

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 37 Available EDID panel EDID can be stored or imported as custom EDID files. Up to four custom EDID files can be stored in the switcher . Audio settings from custom EDID files take priority over current settings on the input. Audio Format Audio from EDID None No audio Analog No audio LPCM-2Ch 2-chan[...]

  • Page 44

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 38 Adding EDID to the EDID Library 1. Click Add EDID to Library . The Browse Add EDID to Library dialog box opens. 2. Navigate to the desired EDID file location and select it. NOTE: V alid EDID files have a .bin file extension. 3. Click Open . The EDID is added to the Available EDID list. Image Sett[...]

  • Page 45

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 39 Audio Config Page The MPS601 audio inputs have three modes that switch the active digital and analog audio inputs to the output. Figure 31. Audio Configuration Audio Configuration Mode 1 (default) – The associated audio input follows the selected input. • Audio input A follows input 1. Whe[...]

  • Page 46

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 40 Device Settings Page The Device Settings page allows configuration of the input auto-switching and the tally out LED indication. Click the Device Settings button on the Global Navigation Bar to open the page. Figure 32. Device Settings Page Auto Switch panel In the absense of active video on the [...]

  • Page 47

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 41 Har dwar e Pages The Hardwar e pages contain unit information and options for device information, device naming, executive mode, and reset mode. Click the Hardware tab to open these pages. Figure 33. Har dware Global Navigation Bar Unit Information Page This page gives a non-configurable view of [...]

  • Page 48

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 42 Executive Mode Page The Executive Mode page contains options for enabling or disabling the front panel lockout mode. When enabled, executive mode provides security fr om an accidental or unauthorized front panel button pr ess by locking out the input switching buttons. Click the Executive  Mod[...]

  • Page 49

    MPS601 • Software Configuration and Contr ol 43 Reset Device Page This page allows the user to reset the device. Click Reset Device on the Global Navigation Bar to open the page. Figure 37. Reset Device Page There is one r eset option: Reset Device — Resets all settings on the device to factory defaults. T o reset the device: 1. Click Reset [...]

  • Page 50

    Refer ence Information This section discusses the specifications, part numbers, and accessories for the MPS601. T opics that are covered, include: • Mounting Options • DataViewer • Updating Firmware Mounting Options The MPS601 is housed in 1U tall, half rack width, six inches deep metal enclosure, rack- or desk-mountable. The switcher c[...]

  • Page 51

    RackMounting #10-32 Scre w w/ Nylon Captiv e Cap W asher Figure 38. Mounting the Switcher T able or W allMounting The table or wallmounting brackets extend approximately 1/4 inch (6.4mm) above the top surface of the switcher enclosure allowing for an air space between the enclosur e and the surface. T able or wallmount the switcher a[...]

  • Page 52

    Through-deskMounting Mount the switcher through a desk or podium as follows: 1. Attach the mounting brackets to the switcher with themachine screws pr ovided. 2. Cut the proper sized hole in themounting surface. 3. Hold the switcher with the attached brackets against the underside of the table or other furniture. Mark the location of the s[...]

  • Page 53

    Extron USB Device DataViewer DataViewer is an enhanced terminal emulation program that facilitates analysis of RS-232, USB, and TCP/IP communication with Extron devices. The softwar e allows users to send commands to a device and view the responses in ASCII or hexadecimal format. Command and response logs can be saved in text or HTML format. DataVi[...]

  • Page 54

    Updating Firmwar e The MPS601 firmware can be updated using the PCS firmwar e update option (see Update Firmware on page31) or using the Extr on Firmware Loader program. T o update the firmware using either method, the latest firmwar e must first be obtained from the website. Download the latest firmware file: 1. Visit the Extron website, www[...]

  • Page 55

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