Extron electronic FOX T USW 203 manual

User Guide FOX T USW 203 Fiber Optic Switcher Thr ee Input Universal Switcher with an Integrated Fiber Optic T ransmitter 68-2226-01 Rev . A 08 13[...]

Safety Instructions • English W ARNING: This symbol, , when used on the product, is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated danger ous voltage within the product’ s enclosure that may pr esent a risk of electric shock. A TTENTION: This symbol, , when used on the pr oduct, is intended to alert the user of important operating an[...]

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. The ClassA limits provide r easonable protection against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radi[...]

Conventions Used in this Guide Notifications The following notifications are used in this guide: W ARNING: A warning indicates a situation that has the potential to result in death or severe injury . CAUTION: A caution indicates a situation that may result in minor injury . A TTENTION: Attention indicates a situation that may damage or destroy the [...]

Contents SIS Configuration and Control ......................... 12 Simple Instruction Set Control ........................... 12 SIS Programming Guide ................................ 12 Error Responses ............................................. 13 Using the Command and Response T able for SIS Commands ....................................... 1[...]

FOX T USW 203 Universal Switcher • Contents v[...]

Intr oduction This section contains general information about this guide and the FOX T USW 203 Universal Switcher with an integrated fiber optic transmitter , selected device features, and a typical application diagram. T opics in this section include: • About This Guide • About the FOX T USW 203 • Key Features • Application Dia[...]

Key Featur es Long distance fiber optics transmission — T ransmits HDMI or analog video, stereo audio, and RS-232 signals up to 30 km when using singlemode fiber optic cabling. Inputs — Include two female HDMI type-A connectors, one RGBHV/RGBS or HD component on 15-pin HD connector , and one unbalanced analog stereo audio on a 3.5 mm stereo min[...]

Application Diagram The following diagram shows a typical application of the FOX T USW 203 with three input sources, output display , connected fiber optic receiver , and control system. 12V 1.0A MAX FOX SR HDMI POWER LINK LINK OPTICAL Rx Tx HDMI AUDIO HDMI AUDIO OUTPUTS ON OFF REMOTE RS-232 Tx Rx RS-232 OVER FIBER ALARM Tx Rx 1 2 L R STANDBY CLASS[...]

Installation This section describes information for connecting and wiring the FOX T USW 203. T opics in this section include: • Mounting the FOX T USW 203 • Rear Panel Features • Making Connections Mounting the FOX T USW 203 The FOX T USW 203 can be mounted in a rack, under a desk, or on a tabletop (see Mounting on page 37 for more m[...]

d Audio input connector — Connect an analog audio source to the 3.5 mm TRS jack. All three video inputs can shar e this audio input. Tip (+) Slee ve ( ) Slee ve ( ) Ring ( - ) Tip (+) A udio Plugs.eps RCA Connector 3.5 mm Stereo Plug Connector (balanced) Slee ve ( ) Ring (R) Tip (L) 3.5 mm Stereo Plug Connector (unbalanced) Figure 3. Wiring for U[...]

RS-232 Over Fiber and Alarm Connector g RS-232 Over Fiber port — T o pass serial command signals to a receiver (for serial control of a pr ojector , for example), connect a host device to the transmitter via the leftmost poles (Tx, Rx, and G) of this 5-pole captive screw connector (see Wiring for RS-232 Over Fiber and Alarm Communication on page [...]

Making Connections Connecting HDMI Connectors Use an Extron LockIt Lacing Bracket to secur e an HDMI cable to each device as follows: Stacked Figure 4. Installing the LockIt Lacing Bracket to Stacked HDMI Connectors 1. Plug the HDMI cable into the panel connector . 2. Loosen the HDMI connection mounting screw fr om the panel enough to allow the Loc[...]

Wiring for RS-232 Over Fiber and Alarm Communication The RS-232 Over Fiber port is for transmission of serial signals, such as projector contr ol signals. The alarm port is an internal relay to connect or disconnect a custom alarm circuit. Wire the connector as shown in figure 5 below . Rx Tx Alarm Device RS-232 Device G RS-232 OVER FIBER ALARM Tx [...]

Wiring the Power Supply Connect a 12 VDC power supply to the 3.5 mm, 2-pole captive screw connector . SECTION A–A AA Po wer Suppl y Output Cord 2-P ole Captive Screw Connector Ridges Smooth Tie Wrap 3/16” (5 mm) Max. Figure 7. Power Connector Wiring CAUTION: Electric shock hazard. The two power cor d wires must be kept separate while the power [...]

Operation This section describes the front panel featur es of the FOX T USW 203 and provides front panel operations. T opics in this section include: • Front Panel Featur es • Front Panel Operation Fr ont Panel Featur es FOX T USW 203 FOX UNIVERSAL SWITCHER AUTO SWITCH MODE CONFIG NORMAL 1 2 AUTO SIGNAL HDCP ST AT US 3 12 3 c d a b Figure[...]

Initial Power Up Upon initial power up, all the front panel LEDs blink simultaneously . They blink once for multimode or twice for singlemode. Afterwards, the LEDs r etur n to their normal signal presence indication. If a differ ent fiber optic SFP module or no SFP module is connected, the LEDs first blink once or twice to identify the device, but [...]

SIS Configuration and Contr ol This section describes remote contr ol of the FOX T USW 203 through SIS commands and basic installation instructions for the FOX Extenders Control Pr ogram (refer to the FOX Extenders Control Program Help File for operation details). T o enable serial control of the FOX T USW 203, use a computer running the HyperT erm[...]

Error Responses When the FOX T USW 203 receives an SIS command and determines that it is valid, it performs the command and sends the corresponding r esponse to the host device. If the command is determined invalid or contains invalid parameters, the transmitter or receiver returns an error r esponse to the host. The error response codes ar e: E01 [...]

X2& = EDID output resolution and r efresh rate See the tables below VGA - PC SIS V alue Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) SIS V alue Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) SIS V alue Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) 1 800x600 60 7 1360x768 60 12 1600x1200 60 2 1024x768 60 8 1366x768 60 13 1680x1050 60 3 1280x720 (analog default) 60 9 1400x1050 60 14 1920x1080 60 [...]

Command and Response T ables for SIS Commands Command ASCII Command (Host to Device) Response (Device to Host) Additional Description Input Switching Input selection NOTE: The FOX T USW 203 saves the last input selection when cycling power . Set video input selection X1! ! In X1! • All ] Select input X1! . View video input selection ! X1! ] View [...]

Command ASCII Command (Host to Device) Response (Device to Host) Additional Description Picture Adjustments (Analog Only) Pixel phase Set a pixel phase value E 1* X2# PHAS } Phas X2# ] Adjust the pixel phase to X2# . Increment value E 1+PHAS } Phas X2# ] Increase the pixel phase. Decrement value E 1-PHAS } Phas X2# ] Decrease the pixel phase View p[...]

Command ASCII Command (Host to Device) Response (Device to Host) Additional Description EDID NOTE: Digital EDID can be assigned only to a digital input. Analog EDID can be assigned only analog input 1. Input EDID (VGA and HDMI) Assign factory EDID E A X1! * X2& EDID } EdidA X1! * X2& ] Set the EDID resolution and refr esh for input X1! . Vi[...]

Command ASCII Command (Host to Device) Response (Device to Host) Additional Description Front panel lockout Set front panel executive mode X% X Exe X% ] Enable or disable (default) the front panel lockout (executive) mode. View front panel executive mode X X% ] View the front panel lockout (executive) mode. Plus mode transmission Disable Plus mode [...]

Command ASCII Command (Host to Device) Response (Device to Host) Additional Description Information requests Query general information I 1Lnk X% • 2Lnk X% • Vid X% • Aud X% • X1) • TX ] Query part number N 60-1230-nn ] Query firmware version Q x.xx ] Query firmware build *Q x.xx.xxxx ] Query all firmware version 0Q x.xx.xxxx-x.xx ] Query [...]

FOX Extenders Contr ol Pr ogram The Extron FOX Extenders Contr ol Program provides an alternate method to control and configure the FOX T USW 203. The application pr ovides controls to adjust device parameters that are specific to the basic and advanced setup of the transmitter . Users can also manage firmware and check for updates to the applicati[...]

Starting the Softwar e Start the Extron FOX Extenders Contr ol Program as follows: 1. Open the FOX Extenders Control Pr ogram. The Communication Setup window appears. Figure 10. Communication Setup Window Connection Methods 2. Select the desired connection method. • T o connect the software to the device through the r ear panel Remote RS-232 c[...]

Figure 11. Main Scr een The main screen consists of a top menu, Status panel, Input Selection panel, and Configuration panel. T op Menu The top menu consists of three menus for connection options, device information and configuration, and additional resour ces. File menu The File menu contains options for connecting and disconnecting the device and[...]

Connect The Connect option establishes communication with a device. This function re-establishes communication with the device if it times out or enables a connection to a new device. If a device is already connected, the Connect function is disabled until the device is disconnected or the connection times out. T o re-establish the connection if co[...]

Unit Info The Unit Info option opens a dialog box with information about the connected device. Figure 14. Unit Info Dialog Box 1. From the Tools menu, select Unit Info . This opens a dialog box displaying information about the connected unit. The displayed information includes: • Model number of the device • Name of the device model •?[...]

Master System Reset — Resets all unit settings and user settings to factory defaults. From the Tools menu, locate the Reset submenu and select Master System Reset . Figure 16. Unit System Dialog Box Audio Gain/Atten. Reset — Resets the level of audio gain and attenuation to factory defaults. From the Tools menu, locate the Reset submenu and sel[...]

5. Click the Begin button. This uploads the new firmware onto the connected device. The Progress field for the selected device shows the progr ess of the upload. After the upload is complete, this field is blue and shows 100% . 6. Exit Firmware Loader . 7. From the File menu of the FOX Extenders Contr ol Program, select Connect to re-establish comm[...]

Help Menu The Help menu contains options for additional information and refer ence material, checking for updates to the FOX Extenders Control Pr ogram, and software information. Figure 19. Help Menu Contents The Contents option launches the FOX Extenders Control Pr ogram help file. Open the help file in one of the following ways: • From the H[...]

About... This option opens a dialog box displaying information about the FOX Extenders Control Program. 1. From the Help menu, select About . This opens a dialog box displaying information about the FOX Extenders Control Pr ogram. The displayed information includes: • Name of the application • Currently installed softwar e version • [...]

Main Screen The Main Screen contains status information, input selection, and configuration options. Figure 21. Main Scr een NOTE: The main screen may appear dif ferent from the image above depending on what is connected. Functions which are not applicable ar e disabled. Status panel Figure 22. Status Panel The Status panel of the screen pr ovides [...]

Video Indicator — Displays green when the transmitter detects an active signal on the VGA input. Audio Indicator — Displays green when the device detects audio with the selected input. If the selected input has an analog audio signal above -44 dBV , the indicator turns green immediately , but turns gray after the audio signal level drops below [...]

VGA Video Adjustment panel The VGA Video Adjustment panel of the Control tab adjusts the following video parameters on the analog input: horizontal start, pixel phase, and total pixels. Figure 25. VGA Video Adjustment Panel Horizontal Start — Defines the number of pixels in the blanking area to the left of the active area. In the Horizontal Start[...]

Audio Adjustment panel The Audio Adjustment panel of the Control tab adjusts the gain and attenuation of analog input audio. Audio Gain and Attenuation — Adjusts the analog input audio gain or attenuation value. This ranges from -18.0 dB to +10.0 dB in 1.0 dB incr ements. In the Audio Gain/Atten. panel, click and drag the slider to the desired le[...]

Plus Mode T ransmission panel Plus mode can support rates up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz, with embedded audio, and is HDCP compliant. Non-Plus mode supports rates up to 1600x1200 and 1080p, is HDCP compliant, and does not contain embedded audio (analog audio is still supported). In the Plus Mode T ransmission panel, click the Enabled radio button to enable[...]

Advanced Configuration panel Executive mode restricts access to the fr ont panel button functions. T o enable or disable executive mode, click either the On or Off radio button in the Executive Mode panel. NOTE: T urning on Executive Mode will not disable the ability to control the device with the FOX Extenders Control Pr ogram. EDID Configuration [...]

Save EDID panel T o save EDID from displays that are connected to the VGA Loop-Thru or HDMI Switched Output, perform the following: 1. Select VGA Loop-Thru EDID or the desired HDMI Switched Output EDID fr om the drop-down list. Figure 31. Save EDID Options 2. Click the Save button. The EDID setting is saved. The saved VGA Loop-Thru and HDMI Switche[...]

2. Click on the Browse button to locate and select the desired EDID file on the connected PC. The Open dialog box opens. Figure 34. Br owse Button for Importing EDID 3. Select the EDID file and click the Open button. The Open dialog box closes. 4. Click the Import button. The EDID is imported and assigned to the selected input. Export EDID panel ED[...]

Refer ence Information This section provides mounting and firmwar e updating information. T opics in this section include: • Mounting • Updating Firmware Mounting The FOX T USW 203 can be placed on a tabletop or mounted in a rack or underneath a desk. T abletop Use Attach the provided rubber feet to the bottom four corners of the enclosur[...]

Updating Firmwar e T o update firmware for the FOX T USW 203, download the new firmware to a connected computer and upload the firmware with the Firmwar e Loader utility or the FOX Extenders Control Pr ogram (see to the FOX Extenders Control Program Help File ). Downloading Extron Firmwar e Loader Figure 35. Firmwar e Loader on the Extron W ebsite [...]

Downloading Firmware Figure 36. Downloading Firmwar e from the Extron W ebsite 1. On the Extron website, www .extron.com , click the Download tab. 2. From the left sidebar , click the Firmware link. 3. Navigate to FOX T USW 203. 4. Ensure the available firmwar e version is a later version than the current one on the device. NOTE: The firmware relea[...]

Installing Firmware with Firmwar e Loader 1. Open Firmware Loader to establish a connection between the computer and the device. The Add Device... dialog box opens. Figure 37. Add Device... Window 2. Select FOX T USW 203 from the Device Name dr op-down list. 3. Select the method of connection from the Connection Method dr op-down list. 4. Depending[...]

Extron Headquarters +1.800.633.9876 (Inside USA/Canada Only) Extron USA - W est Extr on USA - East +1.714.491.1500 +1.919.850.1000 +1.714.491.1517 F AX +1.919.850.1001 F AX Extron Europe +800.3987.6673 (Inside Europe Only) +31.33.453.4040 +31.33.453.4050 F AX Extron Asia +65.6383.4400 +65.6383.4664 F AX Extron Japan +81.3.3511.7655 +81.3.3511.7656 [...]