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    PVS 204SA PoleV ault ™ Switcher 68-1217-01 Rev . D 09 08[...]

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    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 Instructions •[...]

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    Qu ic k St ar t — PVS 204SA Installation This Quick Start section deals specifically with quick connectivity and installation of the PVS 204SA PoleV ault ™ switcher . At this stage, it is assumed that all of the necessary cable routing has been completed, and that pr ojector ceiling hardwar e (e.g. ceiling mounts, projector poles, projector mo[...]

  • Page 4

    Quick Start — PVS 204SA, cont’d Step 5 Connect cables from the switcher ’s RGB and composite video output connectors to the inputs on the display device (e.g., projector). Step 6 Connect the speakers to the amplified outputs port on the rear of the switcher . See chapter 2, “Installation”, “Speaker Configuration” section, for detail[...]

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    TOC-i PVS 204SA • T able of Contents T able of Contents PRELIMINAR Y Chapter 1 • Intro duction ............................................................................................................. 1-1 About this Manual ................................................................................................................... 1-2[...]

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    TOC-ii PVS 204SA • T able of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d PRELIMINAR Y 68-1217-01 Rev . D 09 08 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. Clipping indicator .................................................................................................................... 3-7 Bass, treble, an[...]

  • Page 7

    PVS 240SA 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual About the PVS 240SA Application Diagrams[...]

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    PVS 204SA Switcher • Introduction 1-2 Intr oduction About this Manual This manual covers the installation, operation, and conguration of the Extron PVS 204SA PoleV ault ™ Switcher . Throughout the manual, this switcher is interchangeably r eferred to as the PVS 204SA, PVS switcher , PoleV ault switcher , PVS, and switcher . About the PVS 204[...]

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    1-3 PVS 204SA Switcher • Introduction Features T wisted pair inputs — The switcher accepts two independent, high resolution RGB video and audio signals and two composite video and audio signals, transmitted on twisted pair cable from a sour ce up to 100' (30 m) away . V ideo output — The PVS switcher can switch between four inputs (two R[...]

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    PVS 204SA Switcher • Introduction 1-4 Intr oduction, cont’d Application Diagrams L R AU X/MIX IN DO NO T G RO UND OR SHORT SPEAKER OUTPUTS! 1B 1A I N P U T S O U T P U T S 2B 2A 3B 3A RS-232 MLC/IR DC VO L 4/8 Ohms AMPLIFIED OUTPUT S VO L/MUTE Tx A B C Rx IR 12V 10V PO WE R 12V 3A MA X US LISTED 17T T A UDIO/VIDE O AP PA RA TUS ® RG B VIDE O R[...]

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    1-5 PVS 204SA Switcher • Introduction L R AU X/MIX IN DO NO T G RO UND OR SHORT SPEAKER OUTPUTS! 1B 1A I N P U T S O U T P U T S 2B 2A 3B 3A RS-232 MLC/IR DC VO L 4/8 Ohms AMPLIFIED OUTPUT S VO L/MUTE Tx A B C Rx IR 12V 10V PO WE R 12V 3A MA X US LISTED 17T T A UDIO/VIDE O AP PA RA TUS ® RG B VIDE O RG B VIDE O PMK 450 Multi-product Po le Mount [...]

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    PVS 204SA Switcher • Introduction 1-6 Intr oduction, cont’d[...]

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    PVS 240SA 2 Chapter T wo Installation UL/Safety Guidelines Mounting the Switcher Rear Panel Features and Cabling Speaker Configuration Labeling the A/V Inputs Final Setup[...]

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    PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation 2-2 Installation PRELIMINAR Y UL/Safety Guidelines The Underwriters Laboratories (UL) guidelines listed below pertain to the safe installation and operation of this switcher . Important safety instructions 1 . Read these instructions. 2 . Keep these instructions. 3 . Heed all warnings. 4 . Follow all instructions[...]

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    2-3 PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation PRELIMINAR Y Mounting the Switcher The PVS 204SA can be mounted on the Extron PMK 450 (Pole Mount Kit), which should be installed above the projector . The low prole of the PVS switcher and the PMK 450 allows them to be installed in tight spaces. T o install the PVS 204SA on the PMK, follow the steps shown[...]

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    PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation 2-4 Installation PRELIMINAR Y Rear Panel Featur es and Cabling L R AU X/MIX IN 1B 1A I N P U T S O U T P U T S 2B 2A 4 3 RS-232 MLC/IR DC VO L 4/8 Ohms AMPLIFIED OUTPUTS VO L/MUTE Tx A B C Rx IR 12V 10V POWER 12V 3A MAX US LISTED 17TT AU DIO/VIDE O APP ARA TU S ® RGB VIDEO RGB VIDEO STEREO ON DUAL MONO HIGH PA S[...]

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    2-5 PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation N RJ-45 termination must comply with the TIA/EIA T 568A or 568B wiring standards for all connectors. The same standard MUST be used at both ends of all cables. N The RGB cables supplied with the PoleV ault system are terminated to the TIA 568A standard, as shown in figure 2-4. 5 Pin 1 Red + 2 Red – 3 H. sy[...]

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    Installation, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation 2-6 PRELIMINAR Y N RJ-45 termination must comply with the TIA/EIA T 568A or 568B wiring standards for all connectors. The same standard MUST be used at both ends of all cables. N The composite video cables supplied with the PoleV ault system are terminated to the TIA 568A standard, as shown[...]

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    2-7 PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation ã Stereo and Dual Mono selection — T o select stereo or dual mono audio output, set the switch to the desired position. Dual mono sums left and right audio signals together and outputs the same signals on both audio output channels. Default setting is mono. N For best results when speech is the primary aud[...]

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    Installation, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation 2-8 PRELIMINAR Y Control connection h RS-232/MLC/IR control port — The PVS switcher can be controlled via an RS -232 connection directly fr om a host computer , a control system, or a MediaLink Contr oller (MLC). For IR remote contr ol, connect an Extron IR Link to this port. RS-232 conne[...]

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    2-9 PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation PVS 204SA Switcher’ s rear panel RS-232/MLC/IR port NO TE If you use cable that has a drain wire, tie the drain wir e to ground at both ends. Tx Rx IR +12 V AB C D E IR in +12 VDC Ground ( ) C PVS 204SA Switcher Rear Pa nel LR AU X/MIX IN DO NOT GROUND OR SHO RT SPEAKER OUTPUTS! 1B 1A I N P U T S O U T P U [...]

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    Installation, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation 2-10 PRELIMINAR Y RS-232/MLC/IR Tx Rx IR + 12V PVS 204SA Switcher’ s rear panel RS-232/MLC/IR port IR Link port AB C D E 150 feet (45.7 m) maximum +12 VDC Ground ( ) IR AB CD E IR (IR Link) CD IR Link front and rear panels IR 452 SIGNAL DVD PVS 204SA Switcher Rear P anel LR AU X/MIX IN DO[...]

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    2-11 PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation j Amplified Out — W ire and connect the supplied 4-pin 5 mm connector to this port, marked “L” and “R” (left and right) for 4 or 8 ohm speaker output. C Do not tie both L and R outputs to each other and/or to gr ound . Doing so will short out the outputs and damage the amplifier . N The speaker s[...]

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    Installation, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation 2-12 PRELIMINAR Y Connecting speakers to the PVS 204SA T o obtain the correct impedance loading for your specific speaker system, follow the relevant setup as shown below . Dual Mono Output Stereo Output Stereo or Dual Mono Output using parallel speaker wiring Stereo or Dual Mono Output us[...]

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    2-13 PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation Labeling the A/V Inputs Labeling and connecting the A/V input cables The RGB and composite video input ports on the rear of the PVS 204SA are color coded to aid easy identification of the input signal type. A sheet of corr esponding colored labels is supplied for the installer to label the cables running fr[...]

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    Installation, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Installation 2-14 PRELIMINAR Y Labeling the PVT Decora face plates T o help identify the input number and type of signal that any PVT Decora transmitter sends to the PVS switcher when the transmitter is installed, a series of small labels are supplied. A label identifying the transmitted signal type sho[...]

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    PVS 240SA 3 Chapter Thr ee Operation and Setup Front Panel Features and Operation Setting Switcher Modes Auto Switching Setting Up and Optimizing the Audio Resetting the Switcher Front Panel Security Lockout (Executive Mode)[...]

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    PVS 204SA Switcher • Operation and Setup 3-2 Operation and Setup PRELIMINAR Y Fr ont Panel Features and Operation PVS 204SA POLE VA UL T SWITCHER INPUTS 1 2 RGB MIN/MAX CLIP CONFIG AU X/MIX LEVEL 3 4 VIDEO A UTO SW LOCKOUT AU DIO 2 5 4 1 3 9 7 8 6 Figure 3-1 — Fr ont panel features a Power indicator LED — When lit, this green LED indicates th[...]

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    3-3 PVS 204SA Switcher • Operation and Setup PRELIMINAR Y f Min/Max LED — This red LED indicates when the range limits for the power amplifier level, Aux/Mix volume, or input gain level have been reached. See “Setting Up and Optimizing the Audio ”, later in this chapter , for details. It lights as follows: • When setting up input levels [...]

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    Operation and Setup, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Operation and Setup 3-4 PRELIMINAR Y Setting the separate switcher mode via the front panel 1 . Press and hold input selection buttons 1 and 3 simultaneously for 4 seconds (see gure 3-4). All the input selection LEDs blink once . 2 . Release the buttons. The switcher has enabled separate switc[...]

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    3-5 PVS 204SA Switcher • Operation and Setup PRELIMINAR Y Setting Up and Optimizing the Audio The following steps ensure optimal sound is achieved by configuring the PVS 204SA properly . For each step, refer to the sections indicated for mor e information. Steps for optimizing the audio 1 . Ensure all the settings ar e at default. These are the [...]

  • Page 32

    Operation and Setup, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Operation and Setup 3-6 PRELIMINAR Y Gain control Individual channel input sensitivity control Individual channel input gain contr ol adjustments are made by r otating the encoder while pressing in the selected input button. The adjustment range is -18 dB to +24 dB, with the default set at 0 dB. [...]

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    3-7 PVS 204SA Switcher • Operation and Setup PRELIMINAR Y Clipping indicator The clipping LED is a real time indicator of when the amplier is clipping. It ashes red when clipping is taking place (see gur e 3-7). MIN/MAX CLIP AU X/MIX LEVEL AU DIO This LED flashes when the amplifier output is clipping. Figure 3-7 — Fr ont Panel audio cl[...]

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    Operation and Setup, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Operation and Setup 3-8 PRELIMINAR Y Fr ont Panel Security Lockout (Executive Mode) T o prevent accidental or unauthorized changes to settings, the PVS switcher has a front panel security lockout (executive mode) that limits users’ access to fr ont panel controls. When the executive mode is act[...]

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    PVS 204SA 4 Chapter Four Serial Communication RS-232 Programmer’ s Guide Updating Firmware[...]

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    PVS 204SA • Serial Communication 4-2 Serial Communication PRELIMINAR Y The PVS 204SA switcher can be remotely set up and controlled via a host computer or other device (such as a control system) attached to the r ear panel RS-232/MLC/IR port. Alternatively , the switcher can be controlled by an optional MediaLink Controller (MLC) (connected to th[...]

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    4-3 PVS 204SA • Serial Communication PRELIMINAR Y Error r esponses When the PVS switcher receives a valid SIS command, it executes the command and sends a response to the host device. If the PVS is unable to execute the command because the command is invalid or it contains invalid parameters, it returns an err or response to the host. The error r[...]

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    Serial Communication, cont’d PVS 204SA • Serial Communication 4-4 PRELIMINAR Y X$ = 0 – 14, bass and treble adjustment range (+/- 10.5 dB: 1.5 dB increments/decr ements), default = 7 = 0 dB V alue (dB) 0 -10.5 1 -9 2 -7.5 3 -6 4 -4.5 5 -3 6 -1.5 7 0 8 +1.5 9 +3 10 +4.5 1 1 +6 12 +7.5 13 +9 14 +10.5 X% = -10.5 to +10.5, bass and treble, r eado[...]

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    4-5 PVS 204SA • Serial Communication PRELIMINAR Y Command/response table for SIS commands Command A S C I I C o m m a n d Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Input selection Select an input (video and audio) X! ! Chn X! ] (single sw . mode) Select input X! (video and audio). Example : 2! Chn2 ] (single sw . mode)[...]

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    Serial Communication, cont’d PVS 204SA • Serial Communication 4-6 PRELIMINAR Y V olume adjustment Set the overall output volume X^ V V ol X^ ] Specify the volume (0-100) for the audio output. Example : 27V V ol027 ] Set volume to 27. Increment the volume +V V ol X^ ] Increase audio output. Decrement the volume -V V ol X^ ] Decrease audio output[...]

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    4-7 PVS 204SA • Serial Communication PRELIMINAR Y Command/response table for special function SIS commands The syntax for setting a special function is __ * X? #, where __ is the function number and X? is the value. T o view a function’s setting, use __#, where __ is the function number . In the following table the values of the X? variable are[...]

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    Serial Communication, cont’d PVS 204SA • Serial Communication 4-8 PRELIMINAR Y Updating Firmwar e If the need arises, you can update the PVS’s rmware without taking the unit out of service. Follow the directions below . Check the Extron W e b ( www .extron.com ) site for firmware-related documents, instructions, patch files, and new fir[...]

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    4-9 PVS 204SA • Serial Communication PRELIMINAR Y 6. When the browser window opens, click Browse to locate and select the firmware file. 7. Select the firmware file and click Open to open the file. 8. Click Upload to upload the rmware le into the PVS 204SA.[...]

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    Serial Communication, cont’d PVS 204SA • Serial Communication 4-10 PRELIMINAR Y 9. W ait until the status bar indicates completion. The note “T ransfer Complete!” is shown and the unit resets itself. 10. Click Exit to exit the pr ogram upon completion.[...]

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    A Appendix A Refer ence Material Specifications Part Numbers and Accessories Audio Block Diagram Audio Reference Levels[...]

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    PVS 204SA Switcher • Reference Material A-2 PRELIMINAR Y Refer ence Material Specications N Wher e indicated by “ † ”, the relevant specification is given with the PVS operating as part of a system with proprietary Extr on PVT transmitters for this product. Video — RGB Gain ................................................ Unity † Cr[...]

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    A-3 PVS 204SA Switcher • Reference Material PRELIMINAR Y Video output — composite video Number/signal type ..................... 1 composite video Connectors .................................... 1 RCA female Nominal level ................................ 1 Vp-p for composite video (including sync) † Minimum/maximum levels ........ 0.4 V to 2.[...]

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    Refer ence Material, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Reference Material A-4 PRELIMINAR Y Audio output — power amplier Number/signal type .................... (1) stereo (default) or dual mono, 2 channels total Connectors .................................... (1) 5.0 mm captive screw connector , 4 pole Impedance .................................[...]

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    A-5 PVS 204SA Switcher • Reference Material PRELIMINAR Y Part Numbers and Accessories These items are included in each or der for an PVS 204SA switcher: Included parts Included parts Replacement part number PVS 204SA switcher 60-800-01 Rubber feet (4) 12 VDC, 3 A external power supply , (1) 5-pole, 3.5 mm captive screw connector , (1) 10-703-12LF[...]

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    Refer ence Material, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Reference Material A-6 PRELIMINAR Y Speaker accessories Accessory Part number SI 3C LP , Full-Range Ceiling Speakers, 4" Low Pr ole Back Can and T ransformer 42-103-13 SI 26CT , T wo-W ay Ceiling Speakers, 8" Back Can and T ransformer 42-070-03 SI 26, T wo-W ay Surface Mount Speakers[...]

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    A-7 PVS 204SA Switcher • Reference Material PRELIMINAR Y Rig ht Ch anne l Le ft Ch anne l St ereo St ereo Mo no Su m Li mi te r + 1 2 3 4 Au x/ Mix In put + + (+ ) (- ) L 7 Po we r Am p lifie r Wi th Ou tp ut Filt er s + - + - + - + - Twisted Pair Differential Au di o In pu t 1 2 3 4 + - + - + - + - + - Ba l anc ed Li ne Le ve l In pu t T one C o[...]

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    Refer ence Material, cont’d PVS 204SA Switcher • Reference Material A-8 PRELIMINAR Y Audio Refer ence Levels The specifications for the audio source devices may be listed in one of several units. Y ou may wish to use a sine wave generator such as the Extron VTG 300 as a source for setting up audio inputs before the input devices ar e available[...]

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    Extr on’ s W arranty Extron Electr onics warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years fr om the date of purchase. In the event of malfunction during the warranty period attributable directly to faulty workmanship and/or materials, Extr on Electronics will, at its option, repair or r eplace said pr[...]

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