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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 RGB 500 Series • Table of Contents T able of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1- 1 About this Manual ................................................................ 1- 2 About the RGB 500 Series Interfaces .......................... 1- 2 Features ....................................[...]

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    ii RGB 500 Series • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d RGB 500 Series 1 Chapter One Introduction About this Manual About the RGB 500 Series Interfaces Features 68-455-02 A Printed in the USA 04 01 RGB 508 and RGB 568 Faceplates .................................. C-4 Appendix D • Accessories and Part Numbers ........... D - 1 Interfa[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Introduction RGB 500 Series • Introduction Introduction, cont’d Sync polarity adjustment — Horizontal and vertical sync output can either follow input sync polarity , or outgoing sync can be forced to negative via jumper settings. V ertical sync pulse width adjustment — V ertical sync pulse width can be adjusted via jumpe[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Introduction Introduction, cont’d RGB 500 Series 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Installing the RGB 500 Series Interfaces Installation and Setup Overview Installation and Operation Instructions Local monitor pins — These DIP switches are used for routing local monitor signals for Macintosh 13” monitors and all oth[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 11 T emporarily disconnect the computer video and audio input cables and (for RGB 560 and RGB 568 models) the local monitor output cable from the front panel of the interface. 12 Mount the interface to the mounting bracke[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d injury to yourself or the cables during installation. Installing the mounting bracket with clips 1. Place 1¼” (3.18 cm) long or ¾“ (1.9 cm), #6-32 machine screws (provided) through the holes in each corner of the mo[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d NC 12-24V AC/DC SOG DDSP SERR COMP SYNC SYNC POLARITY VERT . SYNC WIDTH 1 4 5 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 It is not important which wire (positive or negative) connects to which outer pole of the 3-pole captive screw power connector .[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-9 2-8 Polarity is not important: the positive or negative wire may be connected to either of the outer poles. 5 Bottom panel DIP switches — These four DIP switches, numbered 1 to 4 from left to right, control the sync[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d • Use the right two pins to increase the output signal and add 100% of the maximum peaking to the signal for very long cable runs. Blue Adjustment (50% gain/peaking shown) Green Adjustment (Unity shown) Red Adjustment ([...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-13 2-12 Setting front panel switches Set the front panel switches before cabling and testing inputs. These examples will show 2-gang size interfaces, but they apply to both 2- and 4-gang sizes and to the EC models. Fron[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-15 1 & 2 — Local monitor pins — These are used for routing local monitor signals for Macintosh 13” monitors and all other Mac/VGA-type monitors. 1 = ON and 2 = OFF — For Macintosh 13” monitors, set DIP swi[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-17 2-16 Pre-installation testing/troubleshooting Before completing the installation, test the system to make sure that the connections and interface settings are correct. 1. T urn on the input device(s) (computer) and o[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d RGB 500 Series A Appendix A Specifications Interface Specifications Attaching the faceplate 1 . Attach the faceplate to the interface(s) using two 3/8” (0.95 cm) long #4-40 machine screws (provided) per two- gang size (four screws total for the RGB 500 Dual, RGB 50[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Specifications RGB 500 Series • Specifications Specifications, cont’d A-3 Specifications A-2 Max. rise/fall time ....................... 3.5 nS Polarity AKM models ....................... RGBHV ...................... Polarity follows input when RGBHV is input and the sync polarity switch is set to Off. Sync polarity is negati[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Specifications Specifications, cont’d RGB 500 Series B Appendix B Rough-in T emplates RGB 500 and RGB 560 Rough-in Template RGB 500 Dual, RGB 508, RGB 560 Dual and RGB 568 Rough-in Template RGB 500 Series A-4 Impedance .................................... 50 ohms unbalanced, 100 ohms balanced Gain error ........................[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Rough-in Templates RGB 500 Series • Rough-in Templates Rough-in T emplates, cont’d B-3 RGB 500 Dual, RGB 508, RGB 560 Dual and RGB 568 Rough-in T emplate Use this template as a guide for cutting the hole in the installation surface (wall or furniture) for the interfaces with a 4-gang size faceplate. This diagram is actual siz[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Rough-in Templates Rough-in T emplates, cont’d RGB 500 Series C Appendix C Dimensions RGB 500 and RGB 560 Faceplates RGB 500 Dual and RGB 560 Dual Faceplates RGB 508 and RGB 568 Faceplates B-4[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Dimensions RGB 500 Series • Dimensions Dimensions, cont’d HAND SAND T O 0.06" RADIUS AROUND THE TOP OF THESE EDGES. RGB 500 Dual and RGB 560 Dual Faceplates RGB 500 Dual faceplate dimensions RGB 560 Dual faceplate dimensions HAND SAND T O 0.06" RADIUS AROUND THE TOP OF THESE EDGES. C-3 Dimensions of the RGB 500 Seri[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Dimensions Dimensions, cont’d RGB 500 Series D Appendix D Accessories and Part Numbers Interfaces Power Supply Optional Adapter Plates Cables Other Accessories RGB 508 and RGB 568 Faceplates RGB 508 faceplate dimensions RGB 568 faceplate dimensions HAND SAND T O 0.06" RADIUS AROUND THE TOP OF THESE EDGES. HAND SAND T O 0.0[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Accessories and Part Numbers RGB 500 Series • Accessories and Part Numbers Accessories and Part Numbers, cont’d Power Supply The RGB 500 Series interfaces require an external power supply with the following specifications: 12 to 24 volts AC or DC, 0.5 A, with a right angle 3.5 mm captive screw connector (3-pole) for connectio[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Accessories and Part Numbers RGB 500 Series • Accessories and Part Numbers Accessories and Part Numbers, cont ’ d D-5 l e r r a b r o t c e n n o c F 21 e l a m e f r o t c e n n o c Fe l a m e f r o t c e n n o c F6 9 0 - 0 71 0 -1 1 -1 2 - e l a m e f o n o h p o e r e t s " ¼ 21 e l a m e f o n o h p o e r e t s &quo[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Accessories and Part Numbers RGB 500 Series • Accessories and Part Numbers Accessories and Part Numbers, cont ’ d D-7 Cables Male-to-male VGA cables (for RGB 560) Part number VGA M6 ’ MHR 26-238-01 VGA M3 ’ MHRA (w ith audio) 26-490-01 VGA M6 ’ MHRA (w ith audio) 26-490-02 VGA M12 ’ MHRA (w ith audio) 26-490-03 Male-t[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Accessories and Part Numbers RGB 500 Series • Accessories and Part Numbers Accessories and Part Numbers, cont ’ d D-9 Other Accessories y r o g e t a C e m a N t c u d o r P r e b m u N t r a P s r o t c e n n o C m m 5 . 3 , e l o p - 3 w e r c s e v i t p a c e l g n a t h g i r r o t c e n n o c 1 1 - 6 3 4 - 0 1 m m 5 . 3[...]

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    RGB 500 Series • Accessories and Part Numbers Accessories and Part Numbers, cont ’ d D-10[...]