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    User ’ s Manual EXTR ON ELECTRONICS/R GB SYSTEMS, INC. 1230 S outh Lewis S treet, Anaheim, CA 92805 800.633.9876 714.491.1500 F AX 714.491.1517 USA EXTR ON ELECTRONICS, EUR OPE Beeldschermw eg 6C, 3821 AH Amersfoor t +31.33.453.4040 F AX +31.33.453.4050 The Netherlands EXTR ON ELECTRONICS, ASIA 41B Kr eta Ay er R oad, Singapor e 089003 +65.226.00[...]

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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 400 Series Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ................................................................ 1-2 About the RGB 400 Series Interfaces .......................... 1-2 Features ..............................................................[...]

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    ii RGB 400 Series Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d RGB 400 Series 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About This Manual About The RGB 400 Series Interfaces Features Appendix C • Dimensions ........................................................ C-1 RGB 400 Panel Dimensions ............................................... C-2 RGB 402 Panel D[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Introduction Introduction, cont’d RGB 400 Series 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Installation Overview Installation and Operation Instructions Introduction About This Manual This manual contains information about the RGB 400 Series interfaces and on how to operate and configure them. About The RGB 400 Series Interfaces Th[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-3 Installation and Operation Instructions Determining installation location T ake cabling and power availability and the location of wall studs into consideration when selecting an installation site. Y ou may need to install th[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-5 Flush with Wall Surf ace Screws or Nails Wall Stud Wall Bo x Attaching the wall box to wall studs T o attach the wall box to wood, use four #8 to # 10 wood or sheet metal screws. A minimum of 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) of screw threa[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d Extron RGB 406/ RGB 408 Captive Screw Connector J13 33-398-01 B 08 99 J10 J8 J9 J10 J8 J9 ON 1 = +5V 20 mA max. 2 = –5V 20 mA max. 3 = Ground SW1 321 1. ON = Remove serration pulses. 2. ON = Digital display sync. .8V .9V .7V .7[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 7 J13 jumper — Pin 1 = +5V , pin 2 = -5V , pin 3 = ground. 8 SW1 DIP switches — 1. ON = Removes serration pulses. 2. ON = Enables Digital Display Sync Processing (DDSP). 9 J10 blue gain/peaking jumper — Settings are shown o[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 8 Pin assignment label for the audio output captive screw connector (item 9) — Audio output wiring is discussed in the cabling section of this chapter . 9 Audio output captive screw connector — Use this connector for the bala[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-13 7 BNC output connectors — These 6 connectors are for video and sync output. Connect the coaxial cables’ BNC connectors as shown here for r ed, green and blue video output, and either separate horizontal and vertical sync[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d Attaching adapter plates (RGB 408) The RGB 408 can have up to 4 optional adapter plates. The adapter plates allow for a variety of types of pass-through audio and/or video connectors to be added to the interface’s front panel f[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d Cabling RCA connectors For composite video, solder the center conductor of a coaxial cable to the central solder cup of the RCA connector. Solder the cable’s shield to the grounded gr ounding tab. See the leftmost and center il[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d signal. For example, the input signals from the left side of channel one (CH1L) are output as CH1L+ and CH1L-. The following illustration shows the audio inputs and outputs and how to wire the audio connectors. Captive Screw Conn[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d Pre-installation testing/tr oubleshooting Before installing the interface into the wall or furniture, test the system to make sure that the connections and interface settings are corr ect. T urn on the input device(s) (computer ,[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d Mounting the interface to the wall box Once the system has been cabled and tested, the interface can be installed in the wall or furniture. 1. Remove power from the interface and input and output devices by disconnecting the powe[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d Application diagrams Below are examples of typical system installations that incorporate RGB 400 series interfaces. Many other configurations are possible. Extr on offers a variety of laptop and monitor breakout cables for easy c[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d RGB 400 Series A Appendix A Specifications Specifications 2-26[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Specifications RGB 400 Series Specifications Specifications, cont’d A-3 Audio input — RGB 402 Number/type .............................. 1 stereo, unbalanced (pass-through) Connectors .................................... 2 RCA female jacks Audio input — RGB 404 Number/type .............................. 2 stereo, unbalanced; 1.[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Specifications RGB 400 Series Specifications Specifications, cont’d Enclosure dimensions (RGB 402 and RGB 404) Plate .................................... 4.50” H x 6.40” W (11.43 cm H x 16.26 cm W) Box ...................................... 3.75" H x 5.3" W x 2.5" D (9.5 cm H x 14.2 cm W x 6.35 cm D) 3-gang Inter[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Specifications Specifications, cont’d RGB 400 Series B Appendix B T emplates RGB 400 and RGB 406 Cut-out Template RGB 402 and RGB 404 Cut-out Template RGB 408 Cut-out Template A-6[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Templates RGB 400 Series Templates T emplates, cont’d B-3 RGB 402 and RGB 404 Cut-out T emplate Use this template for cutting a hole in a wall or furniture for the 3-gang size electrical box for an RGB 402 or RGB 404. The light gra y area represents the la yout of the electrical box (3.75"H x 5.60"W) against the rear of t[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Templates T emplates, cont’d RGB 400 Series C Appendix C Dimensions RGB 400 Panel Dimensions RGB 402 Panel Dimensions RGB 404 Panel Dimensions RGB 406 Panel Dimensions RGB 408 Panel Dimensions RGB 408 Panel Dimension Details B-4 The light gra y area represents the la yout of the electrical bo x (3.75"H x 7.38"W) against t[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Dimensions RGB 400 Series Dimensions Dimensions, cont’d C-3 RGB 402 Panel Dimensions Extron INPUT HIGH Z 75 Ohm AUTO POWER RGB 402 DET AIL B DET AIL A HAND SAND TO 0.06" RADIUS AROUND T OP EDGES. DET AIL C DET AIL A DET AIL B SCALE: 2/1 DET AIL C (VIEWED FROM BACK SIDE) ST ANDOFFS: ø.120 THRU, WITH ø.250 C'BORE ON BOTH [...]

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    RGB 400 Series Dimensions RGB 400 Series Dimensions Dimensions, cont’d C-5 Extron RGB 406 INPUT H. SHIFT HIGH Z 75 Ohm AUTO POWER DET AIL C HAND SAND TO 0.06" RADIUS AROUND THE T OP OF THESE EDGES. DET AIL A DET AIL B ST ANDOFFS: 2 REQ'D ø .156 THRU WITH C'SINK ø .290 x 82 ˚ ON NEAR SIDE (4 PLACES MARKED ' ' ) ø .213 [...]

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    RGB 400 Series Dimensions RGB 400 Series Dimensions Dimensions, cont’d RGB 408 Panel Dimension Details C-7 0.700 1.050 2.100 2.810 0.350 3.520 2.740 1.760 1.370 1.405 ø 0.170 THRU (8 PLA CES) 1.375 2.750 3.000 1.500 R 0.050 (4 PLACES) DET AIL A ø .120 THRU, WITH ø .250 C'BORE ON BOTH SIDES, .040 DEPTH ON THE NEAR SIDE, AND .020 DEPTH ON T[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Dimensions Dimensions, cont’d RGB 400 Series D Appendix D Accessories and Part Numbers Interfaces and Included Parts Accessories and Connectors Cables Optional Adapter Plates C-8[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Part Numbers and Accessories RGB 400 Series Part Numbers and Accessories Part Numbers and Accessories, cont’d Cables Monitor breakout cables Part number MBC VGA/XGA HR 26-162-01 MBC Mac/Quadra 26-018-02 MBC Sun/Sparc HR 26-424-01 MBC SGI/13W3 HR 26-425-01 Below is a listing of some of the laptop breakout cables and other cables ava[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Part Numbers and Accessories RGB 400 Series Part Numbers and Accessories Part Numbers and Accessories, cont’d D-5 s e t a l P r e t p a d A l a r u t c e t i h c r A r o t c e n n o C e p y T e l g n i S n o i t p i r c s e d e t a l p r e t p a d A e t a l P e z i s e p y t r o t c e n n o c t n o r F e p y t r o t c e n n o c r a[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Part Numbers and Accessories RGB 400 Series Part Numbers and Accessories Part Numbers and Accessories, cont ’ d D-6 s e t a l P r e t p a d A l a r u t c e t i h c r A r o t c e n n o C e p y T i t l u M n o i t p i r c s e d e t a l p r e t p a d A e t a l P e z i s t n o r F e p y t r o t c e n n o c r a e R e p y t r o t c e n n[...]

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    RGB 400 Series Part Numbers and Accessories Part Numbers and Accessories, cont ’ d D-8[...]