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    TPS150 T wisted Pair A/V Switching and T ransmission System 68-958-01 Rev . C 10 06[...]

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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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    QS-1 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Quick Start Quick Start — TPS150 Switching and T ransmission System Installation Step 1 T urn of f power to the input and output devices, and r emove the power cords fr om them. Step 2 If desired, mount the TPT150 transmitter in a rack. Step 3 If desired, mount the TPR150 r eceiver using the inclu[...]

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    Quick Start — TPS150 Switching and T ransmission System TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Quick Start QS-2 Step 10 Connect a projector or plasma display to the receiver ’s video outputs. Output 1 — Connect a VGA cable between the 15-pin HD female connector and the VGA or RGB input on the display . Output 2 — Connect a composite v[...]

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    i TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Table of Contents T able of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ............................................................................................................. 1-2[...]

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    ii TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the pr operties of their respective owners. 68-958-01 Rev. C 10 06 Chapter 4 • Serial Communications ............................................................................... 4-1 ICS100 Windows-Based Con[...]

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    TPS150 Switching and T ransmission System 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual About the T ransmission System TP Cable Advantages Features[...]

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    Introduction, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Introduction 1-2 Intr oduction About this Manual This manual contains installation, configuration, and operating information for the Extron TPS150 audio/video T wisted Pair (TP) switching and transmission system. • Chapter 1 identifies the transmitter ’s and receiver ’s featu[...]

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    1-3 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Introduction The audio for the selected input is output locally . It is not sent to the receiver . The TPT150 has an RS-232 port that accepts ICS100 program contr ol from a connected computer or serial command control fr om a computer or control system. The transmitter can also store serial commands [...]

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    Introduction, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Introduction 1-4 TP Cable Advantages T wisted pair cable is much smaller , lighter , more flexible, and less expensive than coaxial cable. The TPT150 makes cable runs simpler and less cumbersome. T ermination of the cable with RJ-45 connectors is simple, quick, and economical. T ra[...]

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    1-5 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Introduction Audio output volume adjustment and muting — The output has volume control adjustment via the front panel, RS-232 control, or optional contact closur e panel control. Control — Switcher control is available through the fr ont panel, an RS-232 port serial link, and an optional contact [...]

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    Introduction, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Introduction 1-6[...]

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    TPS150 Switching and T ransmission System 2 Chapter T wo Installation Mounting the T ransmitter and Receiver Cabling and Rear Panel V iews TP Cable T ermination[...]

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    Installation, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Installation 2-2 Installation Mounting the T ransmitter and Receiver The TPS150 comes with rubber feet for the transmitter and r eceiver , a set of MTR102 rack ears for the transmitter , and a set of mounting brackets for the receiver . Rack mounting the transmitter UL r equirement[...]

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    2-3 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Installation 3 . Insert the transmitter into the rack, aligning the holes in the mounting bracket with those of the rack. 4 . Secure the transmitter to the rack using the supplied machine scr ews. Projector mounting the receiver If desired, projector mount the r eceiver as follows: 1 . Remove the rub[...]

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    Installation, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Installation 2-4 Cabling and Rear Panel Views T ransmitter connections All connectors are on the rear panel (figur e 2-3). + - + R L - GND PROJ PWR VOL D N VOL U P IN4 IN3 IN2 IN1 LOCAL MONITOR OUTPUT AUDI O L R RGB / VGA RGB / VGA INPUT 2 INPUT 1 INPUT 3 R-Y B-Y Y VIDEO AUDI O S-V[...]

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    2-5 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Installation TP and audio output connections 5 Output UTP Link connector — Connect one end of a TP cable to this RJ-45 female connector on the transmitter . Connect the free end of the same TP cable fr om the transmitter to the RJ-45 female connector on the receiver . See TP cable termination , on [...]

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    Installation, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Installation 2-6 8 RS-232 port — Connect a host device, such as a computer or touch panel control, to the TPT150 transmitter via this 9-pin D connector and a null modem serial port cable for serial RS-232 control (figure 2-6). Connected RS-232 device pin Function TPS150 pin 1 2 3[...]

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    2-7 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Installation V ideo output connections 1 2 RGB/VGA video connector — Connect a VGA cable between this 15-pin HD female connector and the VGA or RGB input on the display . 1 3 Composite video connector — Connect a video cable between this BNC female connector and the composite video input on the d[...]

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    Installation, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Installation 2-8 TP Cable T ermination RJ-45 termination must comply with the TIA/EIA T 568A or TIA/EIA T 568B wiring standards for all connections. The TPS150 works with either shielded or unshielded cables. However , to comply with FCC rules, shielded ( STP or FTP ) cables must b[...]

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    TPS150 Switching and T ransmission System 3 Chapter Thr ee Operation Controls and Indicators Operations Optimizing the V ideo T roubleshooting[...]

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    Operation, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Operation 3-2 Operation Controls and Indicators T ransmitter controls and indicators The TPT150 transmitter will not operate properly unless it is connected to a power ed TPR150 receiver . All of the transmitter ’s controls are on the front panel (figure 3-1). INPUT SELECT 1 2 3 4 B[...]

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    3-3 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Operation 5 V olume up and down buttons — The V olume up ( ) and V olume down ( ) buttons ar e used to incr ease and decrease the output volume and the selected input’s audio level. See “V olume adjustment” on page 3-5 for more details. The V olume buttons are also used to reset the transmitt[...]

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    Operation, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Operation 3-4 Operations The following paragraphs detail the power-up process and then describe selecting an input, issuing the projector power up and down commands, and adjusting the input level and output volume. Power Apply power to the transmitter by connecting the power cord to a[...]

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    3-5 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Operation Press the Projector Power button on the transmitter to issue the pr ojector on or of f command. When you push the button, the following occurs: • If no command has been transmitted since transmitter power was applied, or if the power off command was the last command transmitted:  The t[...]

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    Operation, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Operation 3-6 Optimizing the Video The TPR150 receiver features cable equalization controls for high and low frequency adjustments and RGB skew control to compensate for misconver gence of colors that can result from long CA T 5 cable runs. The following steps detail how to use these [...]

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    3-7 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Operation T roubleshooting This section gives recommendations on what to do if you have pr oblems operating the transmitter/receiver system, and it provides examples and descriptions for some image pr oblems you may encounter . The following tips may help you in troubleshooting. • Some symptoms may[...]

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    Operation, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Operation 3-8 Specific problems The table below shows some common operating problems and their solutions. Problem Possible cause Solution No image appears. System is not receiving Ensure that the video sour ce, the power . transmitter and receiver , and the display are plugged into a [...]

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    TPS150 Switching and T ransmission System 4 Chapter Four Serial Communications ICS100 Windows-Based Control Program Serial Commands[...]

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    Serial Communications, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 4-2 Serial Communications The transmitter must be programmed with commands to be sent upon input selection and with projector power on/of f commands before those commands are sent. The transmitter can also be configured with several serial port variab[...]

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    4-3 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications Establishing communications with the program The TPT150 transmitter will not operate properly unless it is connected to a power ed TPR150 receiver . Start the control program and establish communications with the TPT150 as follows: 1 . Click Start > Pr ograms > Extron >[...]

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    Serial Communications, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 4-4 The transmitter’s serial port is factory-configur ed to 9600 baud, no parity, no flow control, half-duplex mode. If desired, the computer’ s serial port settings can be changed from within the ICS100 pr ogram. 2 . Click Communications > Com[...]

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    4-5 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 9 . Click Inline Model > Query Hardware to configure the ICS100 pr ogram to communicate with the TPT150 and to confirm that communications have been established with the transmitter . The connected window appears (figure 4-5). Figure 4-5 — Connected window 10 . Click OK . 1[...]

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    Serial Communications, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 4-6 Using the software to configur e the serial port settings If necessary , use the ICS 100 software to change the serial port settings of either the transmitter or receiver . The transmitter’s serial port is factory-configur ed to 9600 baud, no pa[...]

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    4-7 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications Using the software to program the input and pr ojector codes Use the control program to program the transmitter ’s input selection and projector power on/off buttons as follows: 1 . Click Contr ols > Projector Codes > Input Codes . The Program Pr ojector Codes window app[...]

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    Serial Communications, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 4-8 c . Enter the desired code in the code window (figure 4-9). Spaces are ok when you are entering ASCII codes. Figure 4-9 — Code entry (ASCII code) Codes that are intended to be hex codes must be in pairs (such as 03 or DE). Use a leading 0 if nec[...]

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    4-9 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 3 . Repeat step 2 for each button or code to be programmed. 4 . Click in the upper right corner of the window to close the window . 5 . Click Contr ols > Pr ojector Codes > Projector Delay . The Program Projector Delay window appears (figure 4-13). Figure 4-13 — Pr ogram[...]

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    Serial Communications, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 4-10 2 . W ith the exception of input audio level, the controls on the control panel window operate the same as the physical front panel of the transmitter . See chapter 3, Operation . If you click the Projector On or Pr ojector Off button, the Pr oje[...]

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    4-11 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications Serial Commands Communication protocols The transmitter ’s and receiver ’s serial ports (figure 4-16) ar e factory-configured to 9600 baud, no parity , no flow control, half-duplex mode. If you change the transmitter ’s serial protocols, communications between the compute[...]

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    Serial Communications, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 4-12 When the system is in Pass-Through mode [CC98], commands and r esponses are sent between the transmitter and receiver . If the system is not in Pass-Thr ough mode, all of the receiver responses to the transmitter ’s button commands are buffer e[...]

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    4-13 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications X 2 = Input number 01 – 04 X 3 = On/off status 0 = off, 1 = on X 4 = Input volume –15 (dB) of attenuation (minimum volume) through 00 (dB) (maximum volume) X 5 = Output level –31 (dB) of attenuation (maximum attenuation) thr ough 20 (dB) (maximum gain) X 6 = Button or cod[...]

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    Serial Communications, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 4-14 Command/response table for programming and operating the TPT150 Command ASCII Command Response Additional description (host to TPT150) (TPT150 to host) Addressing Connect [CC X 1 ] {none} Connect the host computer to the addressed unit. This comm[...]

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    4-15 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications Command/response table for pr ogramming and operating the TPT150 (Cont’d) Command ASCII Command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Input audio level Adjust the input audio level [VIN X 2 X 4 0] [R0• X1 •VIN X 2 X 4 0•] Set the input X [...]

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    Serial Communications, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 4-16 Command/response table for pr ogramming and operating the TPT150 (Cont’d) Command ASCII Command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Program pr ojector power and input command codes (continued) Reset button code[...]

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    4-17 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications Command/response table for pr ogramming and operating the TPT150 (Cont’d) Command ASCII Command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Front panel lockout Disable front panel [FP0] [R0• X1 •FP0•] Disable the transmitter ’s buttons. Enabl[...]

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    Serial Communications, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications 4-18[...]

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    TPS150 Switching and T ransmission System A Appendix A Refer ence Information Specifications Part Numbers[...]

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    TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Reference Information A-2 Reference Information Specifications Video Gain ................................................ Unity Crosstalk ....................................... -42 dB @ 10 MHz Number/signal type ................... 1 set of proprietary analog signals Connectors ........................[...]

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    A-3 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Reference Information Sync Input type ..................................... RGBHV Output type .................................. RGBHV Standards ...................................... NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, SECAM Input level ..................................... 2.3 V to 4.6 Vp-p, unterminated Ou[...]

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    Reference Information, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Reference Information A-4 Program control .......................... Inline Control Software for Windows ® – lCS100 Control — projector (TPR only) Projector control port ................. RS-232, 9-pin male D connector Baud rate and protocol ............... 38400, 192[...]

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    A-5 TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Reference Information Part Numbers Included parts These items are included in each order for a TPS150: Included parts Part number TPS150 twisted pair (TP) switching and transmission system 70-369-01 TPT150 switching transmitter 60-575-01 TPR150 receiver 60-574-01 Rack mounting ears 992758-2 Projector[...]

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    Reference Information, cont’d TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Reference Information A-6[...]

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    FCC Class A Notice Note: 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can rad[...]

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    Extron Electr onics, USA 1230 South Lewis Str eet Anaheim, CA 92805 USA 714.491.1500 F ax 714.491.1517 Extron Electr onics, Europe Beeldschermweg 6C 3821 AH Amersfoort The Netherlands +31.33.453.4040 F ax +31.33.453.4050 Extron Electr onics, Asia 135 Joo S eng Road, #04-01 PM Industrial Building Singapore 368363 +65.6383.4400 F ax +65.6383.4664 Ext[...]