Extron electronic MTPX 816 manual

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    Extron Electronics, USA 1230 South Lewis Street Anaheim, CA 92805 800.633.9876 714.491.1500 FAX 714.491.1517 Extron Electronics, Europe Beeldschermweg 6C 3821 AH Amersfoort, The Netherlands +800.3987.6673 +31.33.453.4040 FAX +31.33.453.4050 Extron Electronics, Asia 135 Joo Seng Rd. #04-01 PM Industrial Bldg., Singapore 368363 +800.7339.8766 +65.638[...]

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    Pr ecautions 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 Ins[...]

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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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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ................................................... 1-1 About this Manual .................................................................... 1-2 About the MTPX Switchers .................................................... 1-2 T wisted Pair[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual About the MTPX Switchers T wisted Pair (TP) Cable T ransmision Distance All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. 68-1561-01 Rev . A 06 08 ii MTPX • T able of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d [...]

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    1-2 Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. 1-3 Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. N The receiver-to-transmitter serial communications and remote power capabilities available with certain MTP models are not supported by this matrix switcher . The MTPX matrix switcher is available in the following matrix [...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. T wisted Pair (TP) Cable T ransmission Distance C Do not connect this device to a computer data or telecommunications network. The maximum distance is determined by the frequency and resolution of the signal that is input to the t[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. 2 Chapter T wo Installation Rear Panel Front Panel MTPX • Introduction Introduction, cont’d 1-6 MTPX T wisted Pair Matrix Switcher[...]

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    2-2 Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Rear Panel MONO AUDIO OUTPUTS OUTPUT S RGB RGB 1 2 3 1 1 L R 1 2 AUDIO 3 2 L R 3 L R 4 L R LOCAL INPUTS LOCAL OUTPUT RGB RGB INPUT SELECT ON LOCAL RJ - 45 123 RS-232/RS-422 REMOTE CONTROL INPUTS 123 4 5 67 8 9 1 0 1 11 2 1 3 1[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Outputs e TP outputs — Connect up to 8, 16, or 32 (depending on the matrix size) compatible MTP r eceivers to the Outputs RJ-45 connectors. f Local RGB (VGA) outputs — Connect one or two RGBHV video displays to the Local Outpu[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. 3 Chapter Thr ee Fr ont Panel Operation Creating a T ie Saving or Recalling a Preset Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes) Defining the Audio/RS-232 Wire Pair (and Configuring the Remote Port) Viewing and Adjusting the Audio Level Viewing T ies (and Muting Outputs) MTPX • Ins[...]

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    3-2 Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. 3-3 Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Creating a Tie 1 . Press and r elease the Esc button to clear any input LED, output LED, or control LEDs that may be lit. 2 . Press and r elease the V ideo and/or Audio I/O button(s) to select or deselect video and/or audi[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. 3-5 Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes) The matrix switcher has three levels of fr ont panel security lock that limit the operation of the switcher from the fr ont panel. The three levels ar e: Lock mode 0 — • T[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. 3-7 Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Defining the Audio/RS-232 Wire Pair (an d Configuring the R emote Port) 1 . T o enter Configuration mode, simultaneously pr ess and hold the Enter , Preset, V iew , and Esc buttons. ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC CONTROL ENTER PRESE[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Viewing and Adjusting the Audio Level N Only the twisted pairs' input levels and only the local outputs' volume can be adjusted. 1 . Pr ess and hold the Audio button until the Audio LED ashes. A UDIO A UDIO The Audio [...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. 4 Chapter Four Remote Contr ol and Optimizing the V ideo Selected SIS ™ Commands Installing and Starting the Control Program Accessing the HTML Pages MTPX • Front Panel Operation Front Panel Operation, cont’d 3-10 MTPX T wisted Pair Matrix Switcher[...]

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    4-2 Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Selected SIS ™ Commands The switchers have Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) commands that you can use for operation and configuration. Y ou can run these commands from a PC connected to either of the switcher ’s serial ports. See h and j , on page 2-5, for connection information.[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Create ties N  • Commandscanbeenteredback-to-backinastring,withnospaces.Forexample:1*1!02*02&003*003%4*24$. • Thematrixswitcherssu[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Audio/RS-232 TP input (wire pair 3 and 6) configuration Congure input as audio X! *0 T yp X! *0 ] Dene the audio/RS-232 input as a[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Audio or RS-232 mute commands Audio or RS-232 mute X@ *1Z Amt X@ *1 ] Mute output X@ audio (audio off). Audio or RS-232 unmute X@ *0Z Amt [...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Save and recall pr esets N If you try to r ecall a preset that is not saved, the matrix switcher responds with the err or code E1 1. Save [...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Installing and Starting the Control Pr ogram Another way to operate the switcher , to set the skew adjustments, the level and peaking, and the output pre-peaking (see "Optimizing the video", beginning on page 4-12), is v[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Refer also to the MTPX User’ s Manual at www .extron.com. Optimizing the video Most MTP transmitters and half of the MTPX TP outpust have a pre-peaking featur e. Many MTP receivers have level/peaking and skew adjustments . Set these features as follows for the best image quality: 1 . For[...]