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    Pr ecautions This sy mbol is intended to alert the user of important opera ting and ma intenanc e (servici ng) instr uctions 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 Rea[...]

  • Page 3

    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[...]

  • Page 4

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

  • Page 5

    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual About the MTPX Plus Switchers T wisted Pair (TP) Cable T ransmission Distance TP Skew Equalization Installing and Starting the Control Pr ogram .................. 4-15 Installing the program ...............................................[...]

  • Page 6

    1-2 Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . 1-3 Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . The switchers are available in the following matrix sizes: • MTPX Plus 816 (8 inputs by 16 outputs) • MTPX Plus 128 (12 inputs by 8 outputs) • MTPX Plus 168 (16 inputs by 8 outputs) • MTPX Plus 1616 (16[...]

  • Page 7

    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus 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 in[...]

  • Page 8

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

  • Page 9

    2-2 Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . Rear Panel MONO AUDIO OUTPUTS OUTPUTS RGB RGB 1 2 3 1 Tx Rx 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 RS - 232 OUTPUT INSER[...]

  • Page 10

    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . RS-232 output inserts e RS-232 Output Insert connectors — For bidirectional RS-232 data that is routed to a specific (unswitchable) TP output, connect a serial device to one of the RS-232 Output Insert 3-pole captiv[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . k Ethernet port — If desired, connect a network W AN or LAN hub, a control system, or a computer to the Ethernet RJ-45 port. • Network connection — W ire as a patch (straight) cable. • Computer or control system connection — W ire the interface cable as a crossover cable. N[...]

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    3-2 Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . 3-3 Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . The key shown at right applies to all drawings in this chapter . Creating a Tie A "tie" is an input-to-output connection. A "set of ties" is an input tied to two or more outputs. (An output [...]

  • Page 13

    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . 3-5 Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www .extron.com . Setting the Fr ont 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 mo[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . 3-7 Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Defining the Audio/RS-232 Wir e Pair an d Configuring the R emote Port 1 . T o enter Configuration mode, simultaneously press and hold the Enter , Preset, V iew , and Esc buttons. I / O VIDEO A UDIO C O N T R O L [...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . 3 . Increase/decr ease the level or volume by pressing the Esc ( > ) and V iew ( < ) buttons. ESC VIEW button decreases the lev el or volume. button increases the lev el or volume. 4 . Press and r elease the Audio button to exit. Viewing Ties and Muting Outputs 1 . Press the V i[...]

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    4-2 Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Selected SIS ™ Commands Y ou can use Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands for operation and configuration of the switchers. Y ou can run these commands from a PC connected to a serial port ( i , j , and m on page[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus 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$. ?[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Input signal level and peaking and auto calibrate Set input signal level EX! * X^ Ipek } Ipek X! * X^] Set a specific pre-peak [...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Output skew adjustment Set all output skew adjustment values EX @ * X* * X* * X * Oseq } Oseq X@ * X* * X* * X*] Set a specific[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . N X! = Input number 01 – (maximum number of inputs for your model) X1^ = Audio gain 0 – 24 (1 dB per step) X1& = Numeric dB value –18 to +24 (45 steps of gain or attenuation) (Default = 0 dB) X1* = Audio attenu[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Audio output volume Set the audio volume to a specific value X@ * X1( V Out X@ •V ol X1(] Example: 1*50v Out01•V ol50 ] Set[...]

  • Page 22

    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description IP setup Set IP addr ess EX2^ CI } Ipi X2^] Read IP addr ess E CI } X2^] Set subnet mask EX2^ CS } Ips X2^] Read subnet mask E C[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description IP setup Set IP addr ess EX2^ CI } Ipi X2^] Read IP addr ess E CI } X2^] Set subnet mask EX2^ CS } Ips X2^] Read subnet mask E C[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . 4 . Follow the on-screen instructions. The installation program cr eates a C:Program FilesExtron Matrix_Switchers directory and an “Extr on Electronics Matrix Switchers” group folder . It installs the following f[...]

  • Page 25

    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . 2 . Choose the comm (serial) port that is connected to the switcher or IP [LAN] . N For a comm port , check the baud rate displayed in the window . If you need to change the baud rate, click the Baud button and double-cl[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Manually setting the MTPX level and peaking If you choose not to auto calibrate, or if you want to fine tune the adjustment, you can manually set the values as follows: 1 . Connect an oscilloscope (preferr ed) or a moni[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . N A 2-nanosecond adjustment is very fine. Up to 10 nanoseconds of delay may be necessary before you detect a change in the display . 14 . Adjust the leftmost video signal to the right until all thr ee colors are conver [...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Configuring for Network Communication The first time you connect a PC to a switcher via its LAN port, you may need to temporarily change the IP settings on your PC in order to communicate with the contr oller . Then, c[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . 1 . Start the W eb browser program. 2 . Click in the browser ’s Addr ess field. 3 . Enter the Matrix IP addr ess in the browser ’s Address field. N 192.168.254.254 is the factory-specified default value for this ?[...]

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    Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’ s Manual at www.extron.com . MTPX Plus Series • Remote Control and Optimizing the Video Remote Control and Optimizing the Video, cont’d 4-28[...]