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    SW8/12 VGA Ars Computer Video and Audio Switchers 68-1513-01 Rev . A 05 08 SW8 VGA Ars SW12 VGA Ars[...]

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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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    FCC Class A Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer ence received, including interference that ma[...]

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    QS-1 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Quick Start Step 1 Power off all devices. Step 2 Mount the switcher in a rack, or place it in the desired location. Step 3 Connect up to 8 (SW8) or 12 (SW12) video input cables. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I N P U T S Video inputs Step 4 Connect up to 8 (SW8) or 12 (SW12) audio input cables. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I N P U T S A udio inputs Ste[...]

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    SW8/12 VGA Ars • Quick Start QS-2 Quick Start — SW8/12 VGA Ars, cont’d Step 9 Connect power cords and apply power in the following or der:  •Outputdevices(displays,projectors,monitors,audiodevices,etc.)  •SW8/12VGA Arsswitcher  •Inputdevices(computers,audiodevices,etc.) Step[...]

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    i SW8/12 VGA Ars • T able of Contents T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 About This Manual .................................................................................................................... 1-2 About the SW8/12[...]

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    T able of Contents, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • T able of Contents ii 68-1513-01 A 05 08 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. Appendix A • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories ................................ A-1 Specifications ...............................................................[...]

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    SW8/12 VGA Ars 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About This Manual About the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switchers Features[...]

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    SW8/12 VGA Ars • Introduction 1-2 Intr oduction About This Manual This manual describes the function, installation, operation, and control of the SW8VGA ArsandSW12VGA Ars,8-or12-input,2-outputcomputervideo(VGA) and audio switchers. About the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switchers TheExtronSW8/12VGA Arssw[...]

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    1-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Introduction Featur es SW8/12VGA Arsswitcherfeatur esinclude:  • 8or12videoinputswith15-pinHDconnectors  • 8or123.5mmstereominijacksforaudio  • T wo15-pinHDoutputconnectorsforvideo  • T wocaptivescre[...]

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    Intr oduction, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Introduction 1-4[...]

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    SW8/12 VGA Ars 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Mounting the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switcher Rear Panel Cable Connections Front Panel Operating the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switchers[...]

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    SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-2 Installation and Operation Mounting the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switcher TheSW8/12VGA Arscanbeplacedonadesktoporeasilymounted:  • Inarack  • Underadesktop  • Throughadesktop Desktop placement Affix the four included rubber feet[...]

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    2-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Mounting instructions Rack mounting requir es the included MBD1491U,through-deskandrack mounting kit (part # 70-077-03 ). RackmountanSW8/12VGA Arsunitasfollows: 1 . If pr esent, remove the four rubber feet from the bottom of the unit. 2 . Usefour[...]

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    Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-4 Mounting under a desktop Under-deskmountingr equirestheoptionalMBU1491U,under -deskmountingkit (part # 70-222-01 ). MountanSW8/12VGA Arsunderadesktopasfollows: 1 . Install the mounting brackets on the[...]

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    2-5 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Mounting through a desktop Through desktop mounting r equires the included MBD1491U,thr ough-deskand rack mounting kit (part # 70-077-03 ). MountanSW8/12VGA Arsunitthr oughadesktopasfollows: 1 . If pr esent, remove the four rubber feet from the bott[...]

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    Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-6 Rear Panel TheSW8/12VGA Arsswitcherr earpanelconnectorsaredescribedbelow . RS-232 100-240V 50/60Hz 1.2A MAX 1 2 SW8 VG A Ars 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 FIXE DV ARIABLE LR LR I N P U T S O U T P U T S 5 6 7 4 1 2 3 Figure 2-4 — SW8 VGA Ars r e[...]

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    2-7 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Cable Connections Power connection Whenyouarer eadytoapplypowertoyourSW8/12VGA Arsunit,c onnect the female end of the power cord to the AC outlet at the left edge of the rear panel, andconnectthemaleendofthepowercordtoa120/240?[...]

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    Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-8 Audio input connections The switchers have 8 or 12 3.5mm female audio jacks adjacent to the corresponding computer video input port. Pin Name Connection 3.5mm Stereo Connector 1 T ip left channel Tip (L+) Slee ve (Gnd) Tip (L+) Ring (R+) Slee ve (Gnd) 2 Ring righ[...]

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    2-9 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Audio output connections The switcher have two 3.5mm 5-pole captive screw audio output ports. TheFixedportdeliversaxedvolume,stereobalanced/unbalancedaudiooutput. TheV ariableportdeliversavariablevolume,stereobalanced/unbalancedaudio out[...]

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    Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-10 VSW I AAP connection The VSW I AAP (part # 70-529-1 1, -21, -51 ) is an optional Architectural Adapter Plate that provides r emote input connection and selection for some Extron switchers. TheVSWI AAPcanbeconnectedtotheSW8/12VGA [...]

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    2-11 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 6 . ConnectaVGA cablefromaninputdevicetotheComputerinputportonthe VSW I AAP . 7 . Apply power to the display device, the switcher , and then the input source. 8 . Pressthe“ShowMe”buttonontheVSWI AAP .Thevideo[...]

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    Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-12 IR 102 remote contr ol connection TheSW8/12VGA Arsswitchercanbecontr olledviaitsRS-232portandaninfrared signal.TheIR102RemoteControlKit(part# 70-224-01 ) is r equired. T oconnectanI[...]

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    2-13 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Fr ont Panel TheSW8/12VGA Arsswitcherfr ontpanelcontrolsaredescribedbelow . AC TIVE SW8 VGA Ar s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AU TO SWITCH MODE NORMAL AU TO 1 3 2 4 5 Figure 2-17 — SW8 VGA Ars fr ont panel AU TO SWITCH AC TIVE MODE NORMA LA UTO SW 12 VGA Ar s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [...]

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    Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-14 e Auto (Input 3) button — Hold Mode and press Auto to lock out the fr ont panel input buttons and have the switcher select for output the highest number input with a sync signal present. If no sync signal is pr esent, input #1 is selected by default. Operating[...]

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    SW8/12 VGA Ars 3 Chapter Thr ee Contr ol Remote control via Simple Instruction Set (SIS™) Updating Firmware[...]

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    SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-2 Contr ol Remote Contr ol via Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) TheSW8/12VGA Arsswitcherscanbecontr olledviaRS-232usingExtron’sSimple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) commands. TheRS-232portcommunicationsprotocolsar e:9600baud,8databits,1stopbit,[...]

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    3-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control Error r esponses When the switcher receives a valid command, it executes the command and sends a response to the host device. If the unit is unable to execute the command because the command contains invalid parameters, it returns an err or response to the host. Error r esponse codes are: E01—Invalidinput?[...]

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    Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-4 Command/Response T able for SIS commands Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Input Selection Select video and audio X! ! In X! All ] Select input X! video and audio. Select video only X! & In X! V id ] Select input X! video only . Select [...]

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    3-5 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description View information, part number , and firmware requests Information request I/i V X! •A X! •F X% •Vmt X# •Amt X#] Current video/audio selection/ switch mode /mute status. Request part number N/n 60- xxx -21 ] x = part [...]

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    Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-6 Updating Firmwar e FirmwareupdatesfortheSW8/12VGA Arsar eavailableontheExtronW ebsite. The Firmware Loader softwar e is also available from the Extr on site. UsetheSIS“Q”commandtodeterminetheswitcher ’scurrentrmwar e[...]

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    3-7 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 4 . Follow the instr uctions on the rest of the download scr eens to save the executable firmware file to your computer . Note the folder to which you save the file. 5 . In the W indows Explorer or other file browser , locate the downloaded executable file, and double-click on it to open it. 6 . Followthe?[...]

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    Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-8 Figure 3-5 — Extr on firmware loader scr een 7 . Click OK . The firmwar e selection screen appears. 8. Onthermwareselectionscr een,clickBrowsetoopentheChooseFirmwar e Filewindow ,andlocatethermwarelethatyoudownloaded.?[...]

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    3-9 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 9 . On the Choose Firmwar e File window , double-click on the new firmware file to open it. The Choose Firmware File window closes, and the path to the selectedrmwareleisdisplayedinthe“Selectarmwar ele”eldonthe firmware file selection scr een. Figure 3-7[...]

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    Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-10[...]

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    SW8/12 VGA Ars A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Specifications Part Numbers and Accessories[...]

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    SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-2 Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Specifications Video Gain .................................................  Unity Bandwidth ......................................  350MHz(-3dB) Crosstalk .........................................  -68dB@10MHz[...]

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    A-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories Audio input Number/signaltype ..................... 8 or 12 (depending on the model) stereo, unbalanced Connectors .....................................  8or12(dependingonthemodel)3.5mmfemalestereominijacks;tip(L), ring(R),slee[...]

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    Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-4 N All nominal levels are at ±10%. N Specifications are subject to change without notice. Part Numbers and Accessories SW8/12 VGA Ars switchers Model Part number SW8VGA Ars 60-902-21 SW12VGA Ars 60-946-21 Included p[...]

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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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