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ww w .smar tavi.com Installation Manu al F or WUX GA, Component V ideo , Composite V ideo and S-V ideo with full stereo audio matrix switching Switch up t o 16 remote devices t o 16 remote displays located up to 1,000 f eet awa y . CA T Swit ch 16-por t HD T V CA T5 Matrix Switch with RS-232, IR, USB, and T CP/IP Con trol[...]
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2 ww w .smar tavi.com Introduction CA TS witch routes audio and video sig nals from several di erent video sourc es out to multiple displays (pr ojec tors, monit ors, etc.) and speakers via inexpensiv e Cat5/6 UTP cable. CA TS witch is capable of connecting to as many as 16 video sour ces via transmitters and 16 video displays via r eceivers wit[...]
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3 ww w .smar tavi.com Ordering Informa tion T echnical Specications VIDEO Bandwidth 250MHz Input Signal Level 1 Volt pk pk in to 75R Output Impedance 100 Ohms Input Impedance 75 Ohms Connector RJ45 F ormat VGA/SVGA/X GA/WUXGA/RGB/Hv/RGsB A UDIO Bandwidth 20KHz Signal Lev el 0dB Output Impedance 100 Ohms Input Impedance 10K Ohms Connector RJ45 C [...]
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4 ww w .smar tavi.com • Corpora te or Educational P resentations • F inancial (Remote Ser vers/User Con trol) • Call C enters for T echnical Suppor t • Industrial (Long-Range W orkstation Isolation) • Airpor t I nstallations ( Air T rac Contr ol/P assenger I nformation) • KVM Ex tension where Ex ceptional Quality of[...]
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5 ww w .smar tavi.com Installation Connecting XT A V transmitter Connecting The T ransmitter 1. Connect the output of the computer video card t o the video input of the transmitter using the included male to male video cable. 2. Connecttheoutputofthecomputeraudiocardt othe audio input of the transmitter using 3.5mm audio male to male audio cable. 3[...]
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6 ww w .smar tavi.com Connecting X T W ALL T ransmitter Connecting The T ransmitter 1. Connect the output of the computer video card t o the video input of the transmitter using the included male to male video cable. 2. Connect the output of the computer audio card t o the audio input of the transmitter using 3.5mm audio male to male audio cable. 3[...]
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7 ww w .smar tavi.com Installation (c ontinued) Connecting the XTPr o receiv er Connecting The R eceiver 1. Connect CA T5 cable (coming from the transmitter) t o the back of the receiver . 2. Connect 1-2 display monitors to the VGA out connectors on the fron t of the receiver . 3. Connect 1-2 sets of external speakers to the audio output connection[...]
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8 ww w .smar tavi.com Introduction The XTPro family of products allows the extension of a wide range of video and audio formats, RS-232, and IR via a single Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable. Features Supports Single Screen Uses Easy-to-Install, Inexpensive Cat5/5e/6/7/8 Output Reaches up to 1,699 Feet (510 m) Resolutio[...]
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9 ww w .smar tavi.com Connecting the matrix Now you ar e ready to connect the CA TSwitch, Connect all the cat5 coming from the tr ansmitters to the inputs of the CA TSwitch Connect all the cat5 going to the rec eivers to the output Connecting the the main unit, the CA TS witch Make sure the unit is power ed o before connecting all the cables Con[...]
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10 ww w .smar tavi.com Installation (c ontinued) Smar tA VI Proprietar y Connector P air C olor RJ45 Pin Description 1 White/Orange 1 Video+A udio Orange 2 2 White/Green 3 Video+A udio Green 6 3 Blue 4 Video+A udio White/Blue 5 4 White/Bro wn 7 DA T A RS232 and IR Bidirectional Brown 8 CA T5 P reparation The CA TSwitch is a poin t to point video ex[...]
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11 ww w .smar tavi.com Sof tware Opera tion Advanced C onguration: If you have mor e than one Router installed you will want to check this bo x. Router T ype: Select “ CA TSWITCH ” A/V Split: Check this box if y ou need to route audio and video independently , regar dless from which source they origina ted from. Leav e unchecked if you want [...]
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12 ww w .smar tavi.com Inputs/Outputs: Enter the number of Inputs/Outputs your CA TSWIT CH has. F or now we will assume that there are 16 inputs and 16 outputs. Com P or t: Select the appropriate com port that your computer is using to acc ess the router . Router Time out: By default this is 0 meaning the computer acknowledges commands almost insta[...]
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13 ww w .smar tavi.com The Main Routing Window enables y ou to control the rout er(s) connec tions by means of the CA TSWIT CH panel, the button panel, or with pr e -recorded rout es called macros. CA TSWIT CH Panel: This is pr obably the simplest way to route the connections. Simply click on the cr oss point itself . The input on the left will the[...]
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14 ww w .smar tavi.com Macros: This section of the window is used to sav e and play back macros. Macros st ore a set sequence of routes . T o record a macr o: 1. Click on the Record button (last butt on shown above). A blinking “r ecording” message below this button will be displayed t o indicate that all routes are being r ecorded. 2. Select t[...]
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15 ww w .smar tavi.com Con trolling with IR Switching P or ts with Remote Contr ol Y ou have the option of con trolling the CA TSWITCH via Remote C ontrol. The r emote is used to control the CA TSWIT CH. The SM-EYE must be connected to the CA TSWIT CH ( this is an optional connector not always available in all bo xes) in order to int er face the re[...]
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16 ww w .smar tavi.com C ontrolling the CA T Switch with the SM T CP module The SM TCP -2 is an RS-232 contr ol module that allows most Smar tA VI switching matrixes t o be controlled r emotely via HT TP or TELNET . Manage the switching functions of your matrix with ease from an y where in the w or ld. With the SM T CP-2 you can sa ve up to 10 pres[...]
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17 ww w .smar tavi.com COMPUTER IP ROUTER SMT CP-2 RS-232 SERIAL C AT 5 C AT 5 MA TRIX SWIT CH (NOT C ONNEC TED) C onnec ting to the SMT CP-2 f or the rst time The rst time you c onnec t the SMT CP-2, y ou will need to per form the follo wing steps to set the initial conguration. This includes establishing an HT TP connec tion and manually[...]
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18 ww w .smar tavi.com F or the initial setup , click the Net work Setting button and manually assign an IP address t o the SMT CP-2. This will assure that the SMT CP -2 will always hav e the same IP address. Be sure to choose an addr ess that will not conict with any other devices on the network, and that the address is not in the range of the [...]
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19 ww w .smar tavi.com C ontrolling the SM T CP-2 via HTTP Matrix Menu The matrix menu allow s you to set the crosspoints f or the matrix. Crosspoints ar e used to route sig nals from the individual inputs to individual outputs. The output channels can only hav e one input, but each input can have sever al outputs. Example shown in diagr am: Input [...]
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20 ww w .smar tavi.com Network Setting Menu The network setting menu allows y ou to assign a static IP address to the SM T CP-2. It is recommended that you statically assig n an IP address to av oid any future conict or connectivit y issues with DHCP . Device Cong Men u The device c onguration menu allows you t o selec t the type of matrix[...]
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21 ww w .smar tavi.com SMT CP -2 Fr ont SMT CP -2 Rear User Administr ation Menu C ontrolling the SMT CP -2 via TELNET Commands ma y be sent transparently to the ma tr ix via a TELNET connection to the SMT CP-2. T o use this function, use a telnet client such as Hyper terminal or Pu T T Y to connec t to the IP address of the SM TCP -2. Y ou will be[...]
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22 ww w .smar tavi.com COMPUTER IP ROUTER SMT CP-2 RS-232 SERIAL C AT 5 C AT 5 MA TRIX SWIT CH (NOT C ONNEC TED) C onnec ting to the SMT CP-2 f or the rst time WITHOUT DHCP The rst time you c onnec t the SMT CP-2, you will need t o per form the following steps t o set the initial conguration. This includes establishing an HT TP connection [...]
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23 ww w .smar tavi.com XT A V SPECIFICA TIONS Receiv er with V ideo and Audio support VGA Data F ormat RGBHV , RGsB, YUV , Y/C, CVBS Resolution Up to 1900 x 1200 VGA, SVGA, X GA, SXGA Connector type HD 15 socket Audio Signal T ype Stereo unbalanced Connector 3.5mm jack socket Pow er Requirements 5VDC @.5A Connector 2.1mm DC jack (center +ve) Physic[...]
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24 ww w .smar tavi.com T echnical Informa tion (continued) XTPr oW ALL VGA Data F romat RGBHV , RGsB, YUV , Y/C, CVBS Resolution Up to 1900 x 1200, VGA, SVGA, XGA, SX GA) Connector T ype HD 15 socket Audio Signal T ype Stero unbalanced Connector 3.5 mm jack socket RS232 DB9M TXD, RXD , Gnd. 9600 bps Pow e r Requirements 5VDC@.5A Connector 2.1mm DC [...]
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25 ww w .smar tavi.com Male to F emale Straight C able (not provided) How to pr operly create an RS-232 connection bet ween a PC and most SmartA VI RS-232 compliant devices 1. Connect a straight thr ough male to f emale RS -232 cable (shown on right) to the RS-232 connector on the PC. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the RS-232 compliant de[...]
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26 ww w .smar tavi.com How to pr operly test an RS-232 connec tion between a PC and most Smar tA VI RS -232 compliant devices After y ou hav e established a connection to your de vice use the follo wing commands: ?[...]
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27 ww w .smar tavi.com How to pr operly test an RS-232 connec tion between a PC and most Smar tA VI RS -232 compliant devices ?[...]
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28 ww w .smar tavi.com Operation C omma nd Hexidecimal V alue The f ollowing are example c ommands for the rst 8 inputs and 8 outputs. The hexadecimal v alues of the commands are also listed . How to pr operly test an RS-232 connec tion between a PC and most Smar tA VI RS -232 compliant devices input_1_output_1 / / F 0 0 M 0 1 I 0 1 <CHK> [...]
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29 ww w .smar tavi.com How to pr operly test an RS-232 connec tion between a PC and most Smar tA VI RS -232 compliant devices input_1_output_6 / / F 0 0 M 0 6 I 0 1 <CHK> <CR> 2F 2F 46 30 30 4D 30 36 49 30 31 45 0D input_2_output_6 / / F 0 0 M 0 6 I 0 2 <CHK> <CR> 2F 2F 46 30 30 4D 30 36 49 30 32 46 0D input_3_output_6 / / F[...]
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30 ww w .smar tavi.com How to pr operly test an RS-232 connec tion between a PC and most Smar tA VI RS -232 compliant devices RS-232 SPECIFICA TION[...]
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31 ww w .smar tavi.com Limited W arranty Statement A. Extent of limited warranty 1. Smar tA VI T echnologies, Inc. w arrants to the end-user customers that the SmartA VI product specied above will be free from def ects in materials and work manship for the duration of 1 y ear , which duration begins on the dat e of purchase by the cust omer . Cu[...]
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ww w .smar tavi.com © C opyright 2011 Smar t-A VI, All Rights Reser ved NO TICE The inf ormation cont ained in this document is subj ec t to change without notice . Smar t-A VI makes no warranty of an y kind with regar d to this mat erial, including but not limited to , implied warranties of mer chantabilit y and tness for an y par ticular purp[...]