Extron electronic MTP SW6 manual

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    Pr ecautions This symbol is intended to alert the user of important opera ting a nd ma inten ance ( serv icing ) inst ruct ions i n 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[...]

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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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    i MTP SW6 • T able of Contents i T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction .................................................... 1-1 About the MTP SW6 Switche ............................................... 1-2 RS-232 function ...................................................................... 1-3 T wisted Pai (TP) Cable Advantages [...]

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    ii MTP SW6 • T able of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d MTP SW6 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About the MTP SW6 Switcher T wisted Pair (TP) Cable Advantages 68-1462-01 Rev . A 11 08 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. Appendix A • Reference Information ..............................A-1 Speci[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Intoduction Intr oduction MTP SW6 • Intoduction 1-2 1-3 The MTP switcher has image enhancement featur es that allow you to correct for long distance transmissions and skew: • Level and Peaking controls enhance the TP signals received on the inputs. • A Pre-Peaking control enhances the TP output for optimum display . • Dela[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Intoduction Introduction, cont’d 1-4 MTP SW6 • Intoduction 1-5 T wisted Pair (TP) Cable Advantages T wisted pair cable is much smaller , lighter , more exible, and less expensive than coaxial cable. These TP pr oducts make cable runs simpler and less cumbersome. T ermination of the cable with RJ-45 connectors is simple, qui[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Introduction 1-5 Recommended transmission distances at 60 Hz Video format MTP SW6 Pre-Peak High quality V ariable quality Off On Input a Output b Input a Output b Component, S-video, composite <300' (90 m) >350' (105 m) 700' (215 m) 700 (215 m) 700' (215 m) 800 (245 m) 640 x 480 <300' (90 m) >350&apo[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Intoduction Introduction, cont’d 1-6 MTP SW6 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Mounting the Switcher Connectors and Settings Operation Optimizing the Video[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation MTP SW6 • Installation and Operation 2-2 2-3 Mounting the Switcher The MTP SW6 can be set on a table, mounted on a rack shelf, or mounted under a desk, podium, or tabletop. T abletop use Four self-adhesive rubber feet are included with the switcher . For tabletop use, attach one fo[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-4 MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation 2-5 1U Universal Rac k Shelf Figure 2-2 — Mounting the MTP SW6 on a 1U, 9.5" deep universal rack shelf Furniture mounting For furniture mounting, do not attach the rubber feet. Furnitur e mount the switcher using the opt[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-6 MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation 2-7 Connectors and Settings REMOTE 123456 INPUT PRE-PEAK ON OFF OUTPUT MONO AUDIO OUTPUT LR POWER 12V 0.5A MAX MTP SW6 RS-232 INSE RT Tx Rx SPARE 1 3 7 4 6 5 2 Figure 2-4 — Switcher’ s rear panel featur es a DC power connec[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-8 MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation 2-9 f Mono Audio (local audio) output — Connect an audio device, such as an audio amplier or powered speakers to this 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw connector . This connector outputs the selected unamplied, mono line lev[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-10 MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation 2-11 C Power supply voltage polarity is critical. Incorr ect voltage polarity can damage the power supply and the unit. The ridges on the side of the cord (figure 2-8) identify the power cord negative lead. T o verify the pol[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-12 MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation 2-13 Receiver considerations N The receivers' buffer ed outputs do not provide pre-peaking contr ol. The total recommended distance for an entire daisy chain is the same as for a single transmitter and receiver . The tran[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-14 MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation 2-15 h Delay Adjust (skew adjustment) control — This control delays the selected red, gr een, or blue video signal by up to 62 nanoseconds. The delay is applied in incremental, 2-nanosecond, steps. Rotate the control counter[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-16 MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation 2-17 Optimizing the Video Most MTP transmitters and the MTP SW6 output have a pre- peaking feature. Set these features as follows for the best image quality: 1 . For inputs from MTP T 15HD products only — If the cable betwee[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Installation and Opeation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-18 MTP SW6 3 Chapter Thr ee Remote Contr ol Simple Instruction Set Control Windows ® -Based Program Control Contact Closure Control IR 102 Infrared Remote Control 4 . Adjust the leftmost video signal as follows: N The switcher cannot shift the rightmost video image to [...]

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    MTP SW6 • Remote Contol Remote Contr ol MTP SW6 • Remote Contol 3-3 3-2 The switcher can be remotely contr olled via its rear panel Remote connector (Figure 3-1). Remote contr ol devices can be: • A host device such as a computer or control system • A device such as an Extron IR 102 Universal remote control kit • A contact closure d[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Remote Contol Remote Control, cont’d 3-4 MTP SW6 • Remote Contol 3-5 Unit-initiated messages When a local event, such as a front panel operation, auto switch, or error condition, occurs, the unit r esponds by sending a message to the host. The unit-initiated messages are listed below: (c)COPYRIGHT 2008, EXTRON ELECTRONICS &quo[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Remote Contol Remote Control, cont’d 3-6 MTP SW6 • Remote Contol 3-7 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Input selection N The switcher supports 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numeric entries (1!, 02&, or 003%). The switcher reports all selections with 1-digit numbers. N The & selec[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Remote Contol Remote Control, cont’d 3-8 MTP SW6 • Remote Contol 3-9 Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Skew adjustment Set all skew adjustment values for an input EX! * X% * X% * X% Iseq } Set a specic skew adjustment for t[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Remote Contol Remote Control, cont’d 3-10 MTP SW6 • Remote Contol 3-11 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Audio input gain and attenuation N The set gain ( G ) and set attenuation ( g ) commands are case sensitive. The increment, decrement, and r ead commands ar e not case sensi[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Remote Contol Remote Control, cont’d 3-12 MTP SW6 • Remote Contol 3-13 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Switch mode Set normal (manual) switch mode 1# F1 ] The user selects inputs manually , from the front panel or under remote contr ol. Set auto switch mode 2# F2 ] The switch[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 3-14 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Information requests Information request I V X! •A X! •F X1$ •Vmt X1# •Amt X1# •Exe X1#] V (selected video input)•A (selected audio input)• F (switch mode)•Vmt ( video mute — not supported by[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Remote Contol Remote Control, cont’d 3-14 MTP SW6 • Remote Contol 3-15 Command ASCII Command (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Information requests Information request I V X! •A X! •F X1$ •Vmt X1# •Amt X1# •Exe X1#] V (selected video input)•A (selected audio input)• F (switch mode)•V[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Remote Contol Remote Control, cont’d 3-16 MTP SW6 • Remote Contol 3-17 4 . Follow the on-screen instr uctions. By default, the installation of the Universal Switchers Control Pr ogram creates a C:Pr ogram FilesExtronUniversalSwitcher , and it places four icons into a group folder named “Extr on ElectronicsUniversal Switc[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Remote Contol Remote Control, cont’d 3-18 MTP SW6 Contact Closure Remote Contr ol The Remote connector also provides a way to select an input to the switcher using a remote contact closur e device. Contact closure contr ol uses pins on the Remote connector that are not used by the RS-232 interface. Figure 3-5 shows the contact clos[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Refeence Infomation Refer ence Information MTP SW6 • Refeence Infomation A-2 A-3 Specifications Video Gain ................................................. Unity Video input — see MTP Series transmitter specifications Number/signal type ..................... 6 sets of proprietary analog signals Connectors ............[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Refeence Infomation Reference Information, c on t’ d MTP SW6 • Refeence Infomation A-4 A-5 Mounting Rack mount ........................ Y es, with optional 1U, 9.5" deep rack shelf (RSU 129, #60-190-01 or RSB 129, 60-604-01) or 1U, 6" deep rack shelf (RSU 126, #60-190-10 or RSB 126, 60-604-10) Furniture mount .[...]

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    MTP SW6 • Refeence Infomation Reference Information, c on t’ d A-6 Cables N Enhanced Skew-Free™ A/V UTP cables ar e not recommended for Ethernet/LAN applications. Enhanced Skew-Free™ A/V cable Part number Enhanced Skew-Free A/V cable (cut, various lengths) 26-569- xx Enhanced Skew-Free A/V 1000’ (Bulk) (non-plenum) 22-141-03 Plenum [...]