Extron electronic RCP 1000 manual

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    User ’ s Manual Extron Electronics, USA 1230 South Lewis Street, Anaheim, CA 92805 800.633.9876 714.491.1500 FAX 714.491.1517 USA Extron Electronics, Europe Beeldschermweg 6C, 3821 AH Amersfoort +31.33.453.4040 FAX +31.33.453.4050 The Netherlands Extron Electronics, Asia 135 Joo Seng Rd. #04-01, PM I ndustrial Bldg. +65.383.4400 FAX +65.383.4664 [...]

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    Precautions 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 In[...]

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    i RCP 1000 • Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 Features ...................................................................................... 1- 2 Chapter 2 • Installation ............................................................. 2 -1 Rear Panel Connector ...........[...]

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    ii RCP 1000 • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d RCP 1000 Remote Control Panel 1 Chapter One Intr oduction Features[...]

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    RCP 1000 • Introduction Introduction, cont’d RCP 1000 Remote Control Panel 2 Chapter T wo Installation Rear Panel Connector Installation Making an RCP Comm Cable Introduction The Extron RCP 1000 r emote contr ol panel provides complete remote contr ol of the input, effect, and transition contr ols available on an SGS 408 seamless switcher . Bi-[...]

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    RCP 1000 • Installation RCP 1000 • Installation Installation, cont’d Rear Panel Connector Figure 2-1 — RCP 1000 rear panel 1 RCP port — One 4-pin XLR connector attaches the RCP 1000 to an SGS 408 seamless switcher . Installation T o install and set up the RCP 1000, follow these steps: 1 T urn all of the equipment off. Make sur e that the [...]

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    RCP 1000 • Installation Installation, cont’d RCP 1000 Remote Control Panel 3 Chapter Thr ee Operation Top Panel Controls Using the Picture Controls Applying a Switch 2-4[...]

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    RCP 1000 • Operation RCP 1000 • Operation Operation, cont’d Operation 3-2 T op Panel Contr ols Figure 3-1 — RCP 1000 top panel 1 Picture control button — Allows you to toggle through the center , size, filter , and contrast/brightness picture controls, which are used to adjust the preview image. The program image is not affected by these [...]

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    RCP 1000 • Operation RCP 1000 • Operation Operation, cont’d 3-4 Using the Picture Controls The picture controls allow you to adjust the centering (center), sizing (size), filters (filter), and contrast/brightness (cont/bright) of the preview image. Centering an image T o adjust the image centering, do the following: 1. Press and release the P[...]

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    RCP 1000 • Operation RCP 1000 • Operation Operation, cont’d • From bottom to top Figure 3-3 — Standard wipe transitions • A curtain wipe causes the preview image to appear to unroll over the program image in two directions simultaneously . A curtain wipe can have either hard (sharp) or soft (fuzzy) edges. The preview image can have the [...]

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    RCP 1000 • Operation Operation, cont’d RCP 1000 Remote Control Panel A Appendix Reference Information Installing a Firmware Update Specifications Part Numbers 3-8 1. Press the preview input button to display the preview image on the preview monitor . 2. Press the Effect button that has been programmed for the title. (If the button is already li[...]

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    RCP 1000 • Reference Information RCP 1000 • Reference Information Reference Information, cont’d A-3 Reference Information A-2 Installing a Firmware Update T o install a firmwar e update, you may need to replace IC (integrated circuit) U1 1 or U16, or both. Replacing these ICs may result in loss of presets and other settings. 1. Unplug the RCP[...]

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    RCP 1000 • Reference Information Reference Information, cont’d A-4 Specifications General Po we r ............................................ +12VDC, supplied via SGS 408 Temperature/humidity .............. Storage -40° to +158°F (-40° to +70°C) / 10% to 90%, non-condensing Operating +32° to +122°F (0° to +50°C) / 10% to 90%, non-conde[...]