Extron electronic MAV PLUS SERIES manual

CrossPoint ™ 450 Plus Series MA V Plus series Large Scale Matrix Switchers 68-521-03 Rev . B 11 09[...]

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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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i CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • T able of Contents T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ............................................................................................................[...]

T able of Contents, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • T able of Contents ii Setting RGB delay (systems with wideband BMEs) ............................................................ 3-27 Example 6: Setting the RGB delay for an output ............................................................ 3-27 Using presets ...........[...]

iii CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • T able of Contents Switcher -Initiated Messages ............................................................................................... 4-6 Switcher Error Responses ..................................................................................................... 4-7 Using the Command/R[...]

T able of Contents, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • T able of Contents iv Chapter Six • HTML Operation ................................................................................................. 6-1 Downloading the Startup Page .........................................................................................[...]

v CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • T able of Contents Appendix A • Ethernet Connection .................................................................................... A-1 Ethernet Link ............................................................................................................................... A-2 Ethernet co[...]

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Cr ossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About.this.Manual About.the.Matrix.Switchers Features[...]

CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Introduction 1-2 Intr oduction About this Manual This manual contains installation, configuration, and operating information for the Extron family of full-function, very lar ge CrossPoint ™ 450 Plus ultra-wideband and MA V Plus 3248 through 6464 video and audio matrix switchers. About the Matrix Sw[...]

1-3 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Introduction Some BMEs are equipped with integrated QuickSwitch-Fr ont Panel Controllers (QS-FPC ™ ): • The CrossPoint 450 Plus video BME is available with or without a QS-FPC. • The MA V Plus video BME is always equipped with a QS-FPC. • The CrossPoint 450 Plus sync BME is not available w[...]

Intr oduction, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Introduction 1-4 A low resolution video matrix switcher system requir es a MA V Plus video BME for each video plane (three BMEs for component video, two BMEs for S-video, or one BME for composite video). T o add audio to the system r equires a MA V Plus stereo or mono audio BME[...]

1-5 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Introduction Featur es V ideo (video BMEs) — All switchers input and output video on BNC connectors.  •  CrossPoint 450 Plus wideband video — These switcher BMEs input and output wideband RGBHV or RGBS video. They can also switch RGsB, RsGsBs, component/HDTV , S-video, or composite vid[...]

Intr oduction, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Introduction 1-6 Digital Sync V alidation Processing (DSVP ™ ) (CrossPoint 450 Plus sync BMEs) — In critical environments or unmanned r emote locations, it may be vital to know that sources ar e active and switching. The DSVP featur e confirms that input sources ar e activ[...]

1-7 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Introduction Switching flexibility — Provides individually buf fered, independent matrix switched outputs with audio follow and audio breakaway for systems with audio BMEs.  •  T ie any input to any or all outputs  •  Quick multiple tie — Multiple inputs can be switched to mul[...]

Intr oduction, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Introduction 1-8 Labeling — The included Extron Button Label Generator softwar e lets you create labels to place in the front panel I/O buttons, with names, alphanumeric characters, or color bitmaps for easy and intuitive input and output selection. Alternatively , labels can[...]

Cr ossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers 2 Chapter T wo Installation Setup.and.Installation.Checklist Mounting.the.Switcher Rear.Panel.Cabling.and.Features Front.Panel.Configuration.Port[...]

CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation 2-2 Installation Setup and Installation Checklist Get ready c Familiarize yourself with the CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus matrix switcher BMEs. c Obtain IP setting information for the matrix switcher fr om the local network administrator . Read appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”. P[...]

2-3 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation Mounting instructions The matrix switcher BMEs are rack-mountable, 6U (sync and video BMEs) or 7U (audio BMEs) high metal enclosures with 19-inch rack ears. If desir ed, rack mount the switcher BME as follows: 1 . Insert the switcher BME into the rack, aligning the holes in the mounti[...]

Installation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation 2-4 C 12 8 9 10 6 4 5 7 Figure 2-2 — MA V Plus 6464 Stereo Audio BME Video or sync input and output (video and sync BMEs) N The switchers do not alter the input video or sync signal in any way . The signal output by the BME is in the same format as the input. The [...]

2-5 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation Sync termination switches (systems with sync BMEs) c Sync termination switches — The CrossPoint 450 Plus sync matrix switcher BMEs have sync termination switches on the rear panel for inputs 1 thr ough 16. The switches provide a way to condition non-TTL sync levels greater than 5 Vp[...]

Installation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation 2-6 C The captive screw audio connector can easily be inadvertently plugged partially into one receptacle and partially into an adjacent r eceptacle. This misconnection could damage the audio circuits. Ensur e that the connector is plugged fully and only into the de[...]

2-7 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation N The length of exposed wires is critical. The ideal length is 3 /16 inch ( 5 mm) . • If the stripped section of wire is longer than 3/16 inch, the exposed wir es may touch, causing a short circuit between them. • If the stripped section of wire is shorter than 3/16 inch, wir es c[...]

Installation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation 2-8 g BME COMM interconnect ports — If the matrix switcher system consists of more than one BME, the BMEs must be connected together in a daisy chain using Extron-supplied RJ-45 cables. a . Connect the first daisy chain from BME 0’s BME Comm Out connector to th[...]

2-9 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation RS-232/RS-422 h Remote RS-232/RS-422 connector — Connect a host device, such as a computer , touch panel control, or RS-232 capable PDA to the switcher via this 9-pin D connector on BME 0 only for serial RS-232/RS-422 control (figure 2-10). RS-232 Function Pin Function 1 2 3 4 5 6 [...]

Installation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation 2-10 Ethernet i Ethernet port — If desired, for IP control of the system, connect the matrix switcher to a PC or to an Ethernet LAN via this RJ-45 connector on BME 0 only . Y ou can use a PC to control the networked switcher with SIS commands from anywher e in the[...]

2-11 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation Reset button j Reset button — The Reset button initiates four levels of reset on the matrix switcher . Use an Extron T weeker or a pen to press and hold the button while the switcher is running or while you power up the switcher for differ ent reset levels.  See "Performing[...]

Installation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation 2-12 T erminate cable or connect to another device . Connect to MA V Plus 6464. T ee connector OUT Extron MA V Plus 6464 Matrix Switcher Extron BBG 6 A Black Burst Color Bar Audio Generator Figure 2-12 — Simple external sync connection example Figure 2-13 shows an[...]

2-13 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation Fr ont Panel Configuration Port m Configuration port — This 2.5 mm mini stereo jack (figur e 2-14) serves the same serial communications function as the rear panel Remote port, but it may easier to access. The optional 9-pin D to 2.5 mm stereo mini TRS RS-232 cable, part #70-335[...]

Installation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Installation 2-14[...]

Cr ossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers 3 Chapter Thr ee Operation Front.Panel.Controls.and.Indicators QS-FPC.Front.Panel.Operations Rear.Panel.Operations Optimizing.the.Audio.(Systems.with.Audio.BMEs) T roubleshooting Configuration.W orksheets[...]

CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-2 Operation N The operation of the CrossPoint 450 Plus switcher BMEs and MA V Plus switcher BMEs is very similar . There ar e two exceptions: •  The video selection button is labeled “RGBHV” on the CrossPoint 450 Plus switcher BMEs and “V ideo” on the MA V Plus switcher BMEs. [...]

3-3 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Fr ont Panel Controls and Indicators The QS-FPC front panel contr ols (figure 3-1) ar e grouped into two sets. The input and output buttons are gr ouped on the left side of the panel. The control buttons and I/O (video and audio) selection buttons are gr ouped on the right side of the p[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-4 Input and output buttons Primary functions Action Select an input or output for a tie being created. Indications Blinking : potential tie/untie Lit : current tie Amber : video and audio tie Green : video only tie Red : audio only tie 1 2 3 through up to 6 4 Secondary [...]

3-5 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation a Input buttons — The input buttons have one primary function (•) and six secondary ( ❏ ) functions: • Select and identify an input. ❏ (Input 1 only) W ith the Output 1 button, select I/O Group mode. See "I/O grouping" on page 3-23. ❏ Assign an input to the selected[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-6 Control buttons Primary functions Action Save changes Select Preset mode Select V iew mode Cancel/escape Indication Blinking : save needed Blinking : Save preset Lit : Recall preset V iew mode selected Flashes once ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC Secondary functions I/O Groupin[...]

3-7 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation d Preset button — The Pr eset button has two primary functions (•) and three secondary ( ❏ ) functions: • Activates Save Preset mode to save a configuration as a preset and Recall Preset mode to activate a pr eviously-defined preset. • Blinks when Save Preset mode is active a[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-8 f Esc ( > ) button — The Esc ( > ) button has two primary functions (•) and six secondary ( ❏ ) functions: • Cancels operations or selections in progress and r esets the front panel button indicators. N The Esc ( > ) button does not reset the curr ent[...]

3-9 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation I/O control buttons Primary functions Action Select video. Select audio. Indication Green when selected Red when selected RGBHV or VIDEO AUDIO Secondary functions Front panel locks Action 1 W ith Enter , select Lock mode 2 or toggle between mode 0 and mode 2. Action 2 Select Lock mode 1 [...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-10 h Audio button — The Audio button has one primary function (•) and five secondary ( ❏ ) functions • (Systems with audio BMEs) Selects and deselects audio for a configuration that is being created or viewed and lights to indicate that audio is available for [...]

3-11 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Button labels The numbered translucent covers on the input and output buttons can be r emoved and replaced to insert labels behind them. Input and output labels can be created easily with the Extr on Button Label Generator software, which is shipped with every Extr on matrix switcher . [...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-12 Definitions The following terms, which apply to Extron matrix switchers, ar e used throughout this manual: T ie — An input-to-output connection Set of ties — An input tied to two or more outputs. (An output can never be tied to more than one input.) Configurati[...]

3-13 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Creating a configuration Change the current configuration using the fr ont panel buttons as follows: 1 . Press the Esc button to clear any fr ont panel button indications that may be lit. 2. Select to configure video, audio, or both by pr essing the RGBHV (CrossPoint 450 Plus switche[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-14 Example 1: Creating a set of ties In the following example, input 5 video and audio are tied to outputs 3, 4, and 8. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your actions. N This example assumes that there ar e no ties in the current configuratio[...]

3-15 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 5 . Confirm the change : Press and r elease the Enter button. ENTER All input buttons and output b uttons return to unlit or background illumination. Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change. The Enter button returns to unlit or background illumination. The curr ent c[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-16 Example 2: Adding a tie to a set of ties In the following example, a new video tie is added to the current configuration. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your actions. N This example assumes that you have performed example 1. 1 . Clear a[...]

3-17 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation ENTER All input buttons and output b uttons return to unlit or background illumination. Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change. The Enter button returns to unlit or background illumination. The curr ent configuration is now: • Input 5 video tied to output 1, outpu[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-18 Example 3: Removing a tie from a set of ties In the following example, an existing audio tie is removed fr om the current configuration. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your actions. N This example assumes that you have performed example[...]

3-19 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 5 . Confirm the change : Press and r elease the Enter button. ENTER All input buttons and output b uttons return to unlit or background illumination. Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change. The Enter button returns to unlit or background illumination. The curr ent c[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-20 Viewing a configuration The current configuration can be viewed using the fr ont panel buttons. The V iew-only mode prevents inadvertent changes to the curr ent configuration. V iew-only mode also provides a way to mute video and audio outputs (see "Muting an[...]

3-21 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Example 4: Viewing video and audio, audio only , and video only ties In the following example, the ties in the current configuration ar e viewed. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your actions. N This example assumes that you have performed example 1, example[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-22 4 . Select an input : Press and r elease the input 5 button. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I N P U T S 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 25 9 I N P U T S I N 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 25 9 O U T Press and release the Input 5 button. The [...]

3-23 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 7 . Exit V iew-only mode : Press and release the V iew button to exit V iew-only mode. VIEW All input buttons and output b uttons return to unlit or background illumination. Press the View button to exit Vie w-Only mode. The View button returns to unlit or background illumination. I/O g[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-24 Suggested applications for the I/O grouping featur e include: •  Segregating specific video formats to pr event an input in one video format from being inadvertently applied to an output device that supports another video format • Segregating input and output[...]

3-25 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Example 5: Grouping inputs and outputs In the following example, several switcher inputs and outputs are assigned to groups. The steps show the fr ont panel indications that result fr om your actions. 1 . Clear all selections : Press and r elease the Esc button. C O N T R O L PRESET ENT[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-26 5 . Select a different I/O group : Pr ess and release the Pr eset button to select group 2. C O N T R O L PRESET ENTER ESC VIEW 1 3 2 4 Press and release the Preset button to select group 2. The button lights to indicate the selection. Group # 6 . Assign inputs and o[...]

3-27 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Setting RGB delay (systems with wideband BMEs) A switcher that includes a CrossPoint 450 Plus Sync BME can briefly blank the RGB (video) output while it switches to the new input’s sync source, and then switches the RGB signals. This allows a brief delay for the display to adjust to [...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-28 2 . Enter RGB Delay mode : Press and hold the RGBHV button for approximately 2 seconds until it blinks. RGBHV RGBHV Press and hold the RGBHV button until it b links. 2 seconds 3 . Select an output : Press and r elease the Output 17 button. 17 18 19 1 2 3 O U T 17 18 [...]

3-29 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 5 . Exit RGB Delay mode : Press and r elease the RGBHV button. I / O RGBHV A UDIO The Audio b utton lights red . Press the RGBHV button to exit RGB dela y mode. All input buttons and output b uttons return to unlit or background illumination. The RGBHV button stops blinking and returns [...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-30 Example 7: Saving a preset In the following example, the current configuration is saved as a pr eset. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your actions. 1 . Clear all selections : Press and r elease the Esc button. C O N T R O L PRESET ENTER [...]

3-31 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Example 8: Recalling a preset In the following example, a preset is r ecalled to become the current configuration. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your actions. 1 . Clear all selections : Press and r elease the Esc button. C O N T R O L PRESET ENTER ESC VIE[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-32 Muting and unmuting outputs Individual outputs can be muted or unmuted as follows: N Mutes are pr otected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. Y ou can view the status of the output (muted or unmuted) in Lock mode 2 but you cannot change it from the fr ont panel[...]

3-33 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3 . Select video and audio : If necessary , press and release the RGBHV (CrossPoint 450 Plus switchers) or V ideo (MA V Plus video switchers) button and the Audio button. I / O VIDEO A UDIO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 4 9 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 O U T P[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-34 5 . Unmute the outputs : One at a time , press and hold the Output 3 button and then the Output 4 buttons for approximately 2 seconds until each button lights steadily . The output 3 and output 4 signals are unmuted. 3 4 3 4 Unmute outputs one at a time. 2 seconds 2 [...]

3-35 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Viewing and adjusting the input audio level (systems with audio BMEs) In systems that include a MA V Plus audio BME, the audio level of each input can be displayed and adjusted through a range of -18 dB to +24 dB, in 0.5 dB incr ements, to ensure that ther e is no noticeable volume diff[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-36 Example 10: Viewing and adjusting an input audio level In the following example, an audio level is viewed and adjusted. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your actions. 1 . Clear all selections : Press and r elease the Esc button. C O N T R [...]

3-37 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 4 . Change the input level : Press and r elease the V iew ( < ) button once to decrease the input audio level by 0.5 dB. Pr ess and release the V iew ( < ) button several more times to decr ease the input audio level by 0.5 dB per button press. Note the output button indications t[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-38 Viewing and adjusting the output volume (systems with audio BMEs) On MA V Plus audio BMEs, the audio level of each local output can be displayed and adjusted through a range of 100% (no attenuation) to 0% (maximum [76 dB] attenuation). The audio level can be adjusted[...]

3-39 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Reading the displayed volume N This section is a detailed look at reading the output volume display on the switcher ’ s front panel. If you do not need to read the exact value of the volume setting, skip this section. There is a maximum of 76 dB of volume attenuation available. The at[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-40 Highest # input button lit dB of attenuation Output volume Highest # input button lit dB of attenuation Output volume Highest # input button lit dB of attenuation Output volume 2 7.75% 3 60.5 9.25% 4 59.5 61.5 10.75% 5 58.5 12.25% 6 57.5 13.75% 7 56.5 15.25% 8 55.5 1[...]

3-41 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Example 11: Viewing and adjusting an output volume level In the following example, the audio output volume is viewed and adjusted. The steps show the front panel indications that r esult from your actions. See the table on the previous page. 1 . Clear all selections : Press and r elease[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-42 4 . Change the volume : Press and r elease the Esc ( > ) button once to increase the volume by 1.5%. Pr ess and release the Esc ( > ) button several mor e times to increase the volume by 1.5% per button press. Note the input button indication changes that occur[...]

3-43 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Setting the front panel locks (Executive modes) N In a system with multiple front panel contr ollers, Extron r ecommends locking (setting Lock mode 1) the front panel of BMEs other than BME 0 to pr event confusion. The front panel security lockout limits the operation of the switcher sy[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-44 Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between mode 2 and mode 1 N If the switcher is in Lock mode 0 or mode 1, this procedur e selects mode 2.  If the switcher is in Lock mode 2, this procedur e selects mode 1. Change the Lock mode as shown: I / O VIDEO A UDIO I / O V[...]

3-45 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Background illumination The buttons on the front panel can be set to pr ovide amber background illumination at all times or the background illumination can be turned of f. T o toggle the background illumination on or of f, press and hold the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons simultaneously fo[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-46 Selecting the rear panel Remote port pr otocol and baud rate N The rear panel Remote port pr otocol and baud rate are pr otected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. Y ou cannot select Serial Port Selection and Configuration mode. See “Setting the front panel[...]

3-47 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Rear Panel Operations The rear panel has a Reset button that initiates four levels of r esets (numbered 1, 3, 4, and 5 for the sake of comparison with an Extron IPL product). The Reset button is recessed, so use a pointed stylus, ballpoint pen, or small scr ewdriver to access it. See th[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-48 Performing soft system resets (r eset modes 3, 4, and 5) Perform a soft reset of the switcher as follows: 1 . Use an Extron T weeker or other small screwdriver to press and hold the r ear panel Reset button until the rear panel Reset LED and the fr ont panel V iew an[...]

3-49 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Performing a hard r eset (r eset mode 1) The hard r eset function restor es the switcher to the base firmware that it was shipped with. After a hard reset, events do not automatically start, but user settings and files are r estored. Perform a har d reset as follows: N The hard reset [...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-50 T roubleshooting General checks This section gives recommendations on what to do if you have pr oblems operating the switcher . 1 . Ensure that all devices ar e plugged in and powered on. The switcher is receiving power if one of the fr ont panel Power Supply LEDs is[...]

3-51 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Worksheet example 1: System equipment Figure 3-6 shows a worksheet for a switcher configur ed as a 48-input by 32-output matrix in a fictional organization with the system har dware annotated. Inputs 10 and 1 1 have no connections in this organization, so they have been crossed out on[...]

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation 3-52 Worksheet example 2: Daily configuration Figure 3-7 continues fr om worksheet example 1 by showing the ties that make up the configuration of preset 1. Black lines shows one configuration, gr een lines a second configuration, and red lines a thir d configuration[...]

3-53 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Worksheet example 3: T est configuration The A/V system in our fictional organization needs to be fine tuned on a r egular basis. Figure 3-8 shows a typical test configuration, with an Extr on video test generator (input 12) generating a test pattern to all outputs that have connect[...]

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3-55 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Operation Blank configuration worksheet 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 33 3[...]

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Cr ossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers 4 Chapter Four Pr ogrammer’ s Guide Serial.Ports Ethernet.(LAN).Port Host-to-Switcher.Instructions Switcher-Initiated.Messages Switcher.Error.Responses Using.the.Command/Response.T ables Special.Characters[...]

CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-2 Pr ogrammer’ s Guide Serial Ports The switcher's BME 0 has two serial ports that can be connected to a host device such as a computer running the HyperT erminal utility , an RS-232 capable PDA, or a control system. These ports make serial contr ol of the switcher possi[...]

4-3 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Front panel Configuration port The front panel Configuration port is har d configured as RS-232 only . The port can operate at the 9600, 19200, 38400, or 1 15200 baud rate, but Extron recommends leaving this port at 9600 baud only . N This port is independent of the rear p[...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-4 Ether net (LAN) Port The rear panel Ethernet connector on the switcher can be connected to an Ethernet LAN or W AN. Communication between the switcher and the contr olling device is via telnet (a TCP socket using port 23). The TCP port can be [...]

4-5 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Establishing a connection Establish a network connection to a CrossPoint 450 Plus or MA V Plus switcher as follows: 1 . Open a TCP socket to port 23 using the switcher ’s IP addr ess. N If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-specified de[...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-6 Host-to-Switcher Instructions The switcher accepts SIS (Simple Instruction Set) commands through either serial port and the LAN port. SIS commands consist of one or more characters per command field. They do not requir e any special character[...]

4-7 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Vmt nn • x ] The switcher initiates the Vmt message when a channel output mute is toggled on or off fr om the front panel. nn is the output number , • is a space, and x is the mute status: 1 = on, 0 = off. Amt nn • x ] The switcher initiates the Amt message when an audi[...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-8 Command/response table for SIS commands Symbol definitions ] = CR/LF (carriage return/line feed) (hex 0D 0A) } = Carriage return (no line feed, hex 0D) • = Space character E = Escape key (hex 1B) X! = Input number (for tie) 00 – (maximum [...]

4-9 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Create ties N • Commands can be entered back-to-back in a string, with no spaces. For example: 1*1!02*02 & 003*003%4*24$. • The quick multiple tie and tie input to all output c[...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-10 Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Video mute commands V ideo mute X@ *1B Vmt X@ *1 ] Mute output X@ RGB (video off). V ideo unmute X[...]

4-11 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Audio output volume N The table below defines the value of each audio volume step. N Y ou can set the output volume to whole dB va[...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-12 Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Audio mute commands Audio mute X@ *1Z Amt X@ *1 ] Mute output X@ audio (audio off). Audio unmute X[...]

4-13 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Save, recall, and dir ectly write presets (continued) W rite room outputs EX1) , X@ 1 , X@ 2 , ... X@ n MR } See notes below . Mpr [...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-14 Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description View ties, gain, volume, mutes, and pr esets N The & view tie command for RGB and % view tie c[...]

4-15 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description View ties, gain, volume, mutes, and pr esets (continued) V iew global preset audio configuration EX( * X@ *2VC } X! n • X! n +1 [...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-16 Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Digital Sync V alidation Processing (DSVP) V iew DSVP (individual sync frequency) X$ LS X1$ , X1$][...]

4-17 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) N X@ = Output number 01 – (maximum number of outputs for your model) X$ = Input number 01 – (maximum number of inputs for your model) X( = Global preset # 01 – 64 X1) = Room # (for room pr esets) 01 – 10 (Each can h[...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-18 Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Lock (executive) modes N See “Setting the front panel locks ( Executive modes)” in chapter 3, [...]

4-19 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Information requests (continued) Request BME part number N nn - nnn - nn ] See appendix B for numbers. Example: N 60-768-41 ] Cross[...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-20 Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description File Directory N The response to the "V iew File Directory" command differs, depending o[...]

4-21 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Command/Response T able for IP-Specific SIS Commands Symbol definitions X3) = Matrix name (Up to 240 characters) N The following characters are invalid in the name: {space} ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ ; : | and ?. X3! = Default name Factory default name (model na[...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-22 Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description IP setup commands Set matrix name EX3) CN } Ipn• X3)] Read matrix name E CN } X3)] Reset matrix name to factory default E •CN } Ipn• X3)] Model [...]

4-23 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide Command/response table for IP-Specific SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description IP setup commands (continued) N Y ou must have first set an e-mail r ecipient for the e-mail account number ( X4! ), [...]

Pr ogrammer’ s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Programmer’ s Guide 4-24[...]

Cr ossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers 5 Chapter Five Matrix Softwar e Matrix.Switchers.Control.Program Button.Label.Generator.Program.[...]

CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-2 Matrix Softwar e T wo softwar e programs accompany the matrix switcher BMEs: • The Extron Matrix Switcher Contr ol Program, which communicates with the switcher BME 0 via the RS-232/RS-422 port, Configuration port, and the Ethernet port, provides an easy way to set up ties and s[...]

5-3 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 3 . Scroll to the desir ed program and click Install (figur e 5-2). Figure 5-2 — Softwar e installation 4 . Follow the on-screen instructions. By default, the installation of the Matrix Switchers Control Pr ogram creates a C:Pr ogram FilesExtronMatrix_ Switchers directory , a[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-4 Using the Matrix Switcher Control softwar e Many items found in the Matrix Switchers Control Pr ogram are also accessible via front panel contr ols (see chapter 3, ”Operation”) and under SIS control (see chapter 4, “Programmer ’s Guide”). The Ma[...]

5-5 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 3 . If you selected IP [LAN] in step 2 , the IP Connection window appears (figure 5-4). Figure 5-4 — Addr ess and password entry a . Examine the Matrix IP Address field in the IP Connection window . The field displays the last Extron IP address enter ed. If the IP address is c[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-6 4 . Use the program to operate the switcher as follows: • T o create a tie, drag an input box to one or mor e output boxes. T o r emove a tie, drag the output box to its tied input box or to the trash can. • T o set up audio in Follow mode (audio and [...]

5-7 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software • For quick display of information on a specific input or output device, position the pointer tool over that device in the control pr ogram window . The program opens an inset that details the connections to that device, the audio level, the frequency of the video signal input f[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-8 IP Settings/Options window The IP Settings/Options window (figur e 5-7), accessible by clicking Tools > IP options , provides a location for viewing and, if connected via either serial port or if you are logged on via the Ethernet port as an administr[...]

5-9 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software Address and Name fields The Matrix IP Address field contains the IP addr ess of the connected matrix switcher . This value is encoded in the flash memory in the switcher . The Gateway IP Address field identifies the address of the gateway to the controlling PC to be used if th[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-10 Date, Time (local), and GMT (offset) fields The Date field displays the current date in the Gr eenwich Mean T ime zone. The T ime (local) field displays the current time in the local time zone. The GMT field displays the amount of time, in hours and [...]

5-11 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software Sync Time to PC button Clicking the mouse on the Sync Time to PC button causes the computer you are operating to send its internal time to the switcher in a set time command. Use Daylight Saving check box Click in the Use Daylight Saving check box to turn Daylight Saving T ime on [...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-12 E-mail Addressee fields The eight E-mail Addressee fields permit the administrator to identify the e-mail addresses of the personnel to whom the matrix switcher e-mails notification of its failure and r epair status. The following figure shows a typi[...]

5-13 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software Updating firmware The firmware upgrade utility pr ovides a way to replace the firmwar e that is coded on the switcher ’s control board without taking the switcher out of service. Update the switcher firmware as follows: 1 . V isit the Extron W eb site, www .extron.com , clic[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-14 6 4 5 4 Folder where firmware is installed Figure 5-9 — Downloading firmwar e upgrade files[...]

5-15 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 7 . Connect a W indows-based computer to either switcher serial port or the switcher LAN port. See chapter 2, “Installation”, for more details. 8 . Start the Matrix Switchers Control Pr ogram and connect to the matrix switcher . See “Using the Matrix Switcher Control softwar[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-16 Serial-port-connected firmware upload 10 . If the Firmware Loader (figur e 5-12) appeared, proceed to step 14 . If you have not updated firmwar e for the matrix switcher before, and if the Add Device window (figure 5-1 1) appears, select the RS-232 t[...]

5-17 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 14 . Navigate to and select the new firmware file. The Choose Firmwar e File window closes. N When downloaded from the Extron W eb site, the firmware is placed in a subfolder of C:Program FilesExtr onFirmware. C The firmware file must have a .s19 extension. Other file type[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-18 Uploading HTML files Y ou can cr eate customized HTML pages for the switcher to display . The HTML Files List window (figure 5-15), accessible via the T ools menu, provides a way to view the contents of the switcher ’s file system and upload custom [...]

5-19 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trash can The buttons, drop boxes, and trash can on the right side of the Matrix Switchers Control Pr ogram window perform the following functions: Power — Unavailable for matrix switchers, because the switcher power cannot be controlled via soft[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-20 T ools menu Assign Device Icons — Displays the complete set of input and output device icons. Y ou can drag any of these icons to the input and output boxes. Edit Device Palette — Allows you to add your own device icon graphics. RGB delay settings ?[...]

5-21 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software Hardware status — Provides an overall view of the status of the matrix switcher , including the power supply voltages, the temperature status, the Remote RS-232/RS-422 port configuration, and the installed and updated firmware status (figure 5-16). Green — Proper operation.[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-22 Prefer ences menu Immediate Changes — Causes configuration changes to take effect immediately . Hold/Verify Changes — Delays implementation of configuration changes until the Changes – Take button is pressed. Ties as Lines — Displays ties as li[...]

5-23 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software Icons in I/O Boxes — Erases any numbers in the I/O boxes in the Control Pr ogram window (figure 5-6). Y ou can place icons in the boxes. Numbers in I/O Boxes — Erases any icons in the I/O boxes in the Control Pr ogram window and fills each box with the associated input or ou[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-24 Using Emulation mode Emulation mode allows you to set up the software without connecting the switcher to the computer . T o use Emulation mode, do the following: 1 . Start the Matrix Switcher Control Pr ogram. 2 . Choose Emulate , and click OK . 3 . Choo[...]

5-25 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software Button Label Generator Pr ogram The Button Label Generator software cr eates labels that you can place in the translucent covers above and below the input and output pushbuttons. Y ou can create labels with names, alphanumeric characters, or even color bitmaps for easy and intuiti[...]

Matrix Softwar e, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Matrix Software 5-26 Using the Button Label Generator software 1 . T o r un the Button Label Generator program, click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics > Button Label Generator > Button Label Generator . The Button Label Generator window appears (figure 5-20[...]

Cr ossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers 6 Chapter Six HTML Operation Downloading.the.Startup.Page Status.T ab Configuration.T ab File.Management.T ab Control.T ab Special.Characters[...]

CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-2 HTML Operation The switcher can be controlled and operated thr ough BME 0's LAN port, connected via a LAN or W AN, using a W eb browser such as Microsoft ® Internet Explor er ® . The browser ’s display of the switcher ’s status or operation has the appearance of W eb page[...]

6-3 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 7 . The switcher checks several possibilities, in the following order , and then responds accor dingly: a . Does the address include a specific file name, such as 10.13.156.10/file_name.html? If so , the switcher downloads that HTML page. b . Is there a file in the switcher ’s[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-4 DSVP page (systems with a sync BME only) Y ou can view a snapshot-in-time of the input fr equencies of connected inputs on the Digital Sync V alidation Pr ocessing (DSVP) page (figure 6-3). Click the DSVP link to the left of the Status page to download the [...]

6-5 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation Configuration T ab System Settings Page The switcher BME 0 downloads the System Settings page (figure 6-4) when you click the Configuration tab. The screen consists of fields in which you can view and edit IP administration and system settings. See appendix A, “Ethernet Connect[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-6 IP Settings fields The IP Settings fields pr ovide a location for viewing and editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. After editing any of the settings on this page, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. Unit Name field The Unit Na[...]

6-7 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation Date/Time Settings fields The Date/T ime Settings fields (figure 6-5) provide a location for viewing and setting the time functions. Figure 6-5 — Date/Time Settings fields T o sync BME’s clock to the connected PC, click the Local Date/Time button and then click the Submit bu[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-8 Passwords page Access the Passwords page (figur e 6-6) by clicking the Passwords link on the System Settings page. Refresh System Settings Firmware Upgrade Email Settings Figure 6-6 — Passwor ds page The fields on the Passwords page ar e for entering and[...]

6-9 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation Email Settings page Reach the Email Settings page (figure 6-7) by clicking the Email Settings link on the System Settings page. The Email Settings page has fields for setting up the switcher ’s e-mail notification capabilities. For the e-mail settings and for each row of the e-[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-10 Email address fields The eight Email Address fields identify the e-mail addr esses of the personnel to whom the CrossPoint or MA V switcher BME 0 e-mails notification of its failure and repair status. Standar d e-mail address conventions ( nnnnn @ xxx .c[...]

6-11 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6 . Click the Firmware Upgrade link (figure 6-9). 6 10 7 9 Figure 6-9 — Firmwar e upgrade 7 . Click the Browse button. A Choose File window appears. 8 . Navigate to the folder where you saved the firmwar e upgrade file. Select the file. N V alid firmware files must have the[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-12 File Management T ab File Management Page T o delete files such as user -supplied HTML pages from the switcher BME or to upload your own files to the switcher , click the File Management tab. The switcher BME downloads the file management HTML page (fig[...]

6-13 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation Contr ol T ab Set and View Ties page Y ou can cr eate ties on the Set and V iew T ies page (figure 6-1 1). Access the Set and view T ies page by clicking the Control tab. RGBHV & Audio Settings* * If no audio BME is installed in your system, this link reads “RGBHV Settings?[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-14 Creating or deleting a tie Make or break a tie as follows: 1 . Click the Video Only , Audio Only , or Video & Audio button to select video, audio, or both for switching (audio breakaway or audio follow). Each mouse click on a button toggles the other tw[...]

6-15 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation RGBHV and Audio Settings page N The control options on this page vary , depending on the configuration of the matrix switcher system. The RGB and Audio Settings page provides the means to: • Systems with MA V Plus audio BMEs only — Set the system's audio parameters (input[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-16 Change the input gain and attenuation (systems with audio BMEs) Users can set each input’s level of audio gain or attenuation (-18 dB to +24 dB) from the RGB and Audio Settings page. Audio levels can be adjusted so there ar e no noticeable volume differ e[...]

6-17 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation Mute and unmute one or all outputs Mute one or all outputs as follows: 1 . T o select an individual output to mute or unmute , click the Output drop box. A drop-down scroll box appears (figur e 6-15). Figure 6-15 — Output selection dr op box 2 . Click and drag the slider or clic[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-18 Change the RGB delay (systems with CrossPoint 450 Plus sync BMEs) The RGB delay interval defines how long the screen is blanked when switching to a new input for the selected output. This value can be set from 00 to 5 seconds in 0.5-second increments. Chan[...]

6-19 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation Change the output volume level (audio models) Users can set each output’s volume level through a range of zer o steps of attenuation (full attenuation, minimum volume) to 64 steps of attenuation (no attenuation, full volume) from the RGB and Audio Settings page. Change an output?[...]

HTML Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-20 41 40 38.5% 40% Number of steps dB of attenuation Output v olume 63 61 62 60 59 57 58 56 55 53 54 52 51 49 50 48 5.5% 8.5% 7% 76 0% 00 10% 11.5% 14.5% 13% 16% 17.5% 20.5% 19% 22% 23.5% 26.5% 25% 28% 47 45 46 44 43 42 29.5% 32.5% 31% 34% 35.5% 37% dB of atte[...]

6-21 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation Global Presets page Y ou can save and r ecall global presets fr om the Global presets page (figur e 6-21). Access the Global Presets page by clicking the Global Presets link on the left of the Set and V iew T ies page. Set and View Ties Refresh RGBHV & Audio Settings* * If no [...]

HTML Operation, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • HTML Operation 6-22 Recalling a preset T o r ecall a global preset to be the curr ent configuration, click the button associated with the desired pr eset. Special Characters The HTML language reserves certain characters for specific functions. The switcher does not accept th[...]

Cr ossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers A Appendix A Ether net Connection Ethernet.Link Subnetting.—.A.Primer[...]

CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Ethernet Connection A-2 Ether net Connection Ether net Link The rear panel Ethernet connector on the CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus switcher BMEs can be connected to an Ethernet LAN or W AN. This connection makes SIS contr ol of the switcher possible using a computer connected to the same LAN. Alth[...]

A-3 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Ethernet Connection 4 . At the DOS prompt, type ping {IP address} and then pr ess Enter . The computer returns a display similar to as shown below . The line Pinging ... reports the actual numeric IP addr ess, regar dless of whether you entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name. C:&g[...]

Ether net Connection, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Ethernet Connection A-4 4. At the PC , access t he MS -DO S comm a nd prom pt (see “Pi ng i ng to determ i ne the Ext ron I P ad dr ess“ , steps 1 t h rough 3 ), t hen enter the arp –s co m ma nd. T ype i n t he desire d new IP ad d ress for t he u n it ( obta i [...]

A-5 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Ethernet Connection Connecting as a T elnet client The Microsoft T elnet utility is available from the command prompt. T elnet allows you to input SIS commands to the BME from the PC via the LAN port and the LAN. Access the DOS prompt and start T elnet as follows: 1 . On the W indows task bar , cl[...]

Ether net Connection, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Ethernet Connection A-6 Escape character and Esc key When T elnet is first started, the utility advises that the Escape character is ‘Ctrl+]’ . Many SIS commands include the keyboard E key . Consequently , some confusion may exist between the Escape character and th[...]

A-7 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Ethernet Connection Subnetting — A Primer It is not the purpose of this manual to describe TCP/IP protocol in detail. However , some understanding of TCP/IP subnetting (a subnet is a sub set of a net work — a set of IP devices that have portions of their IP addresses in common) is necessary in[...]

Ether net Connection, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Ethernet Connection A-8 Determining whether devices are on the same subnet T o determine the subnet, the local device’s IP address is compared to the r emote device’s IP addr ess (below). Each address’s octets ar e compared or not compared , depending on the value [...]

Cr ossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers B Appendix B Refer ence Information CrossPoint.450.Plus.Specifications MA V.Plus.Specifications Part.Numbers.and.Accessories Removing.and.Installing.Button.Labels[...]

CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information B-2 Refer ence Information Cr ossPoint 450 Plus Specifications Video Routing ........................................... 64 x 64, 64 x 48, 64 x 32, 48 x 64, 48 x 48, 48 x 32, 32 x 48, or 32 x 64 matrix Gain ................................................ Unity Bandwidth .......[...]

B-3 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information Control/r emote — switcher Serial control port .......................... 1 RS-232 or RS-422 female 9-pin D connector (rear panel) 1 RS-232 2.5 mm phone jack (front panel) Baud rate and protocol 9-pin D connector .............. 9600 (default), 19200, 38400, 1 15200 baud (ad[...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information B-4 MA V Plus Specifications Video — video BMEs Routing ........................................... 64 x 64, 64 x 48, 64 x 32, 48 x 64, 48 x 48, 48 x 32, 32 x 48, or 32 x 64 matrix Gain ................................................. Unity Ba[...]

B-5 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information Audio input — audio BMEs Number/signal type ..................... 32, 48, or 64 stereo balanced/unbalanced or 32, 48, or 64 mono balanced/unbalanced Connectors Stereo models ..................... (32, 48, or 64) 3.5 mm captive screw connectors, 5 pole Mono models ..........[...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information B-6 Enclosure type ............................... Metal Enclosure dimensions V ideo BMEs ........................ 10.5" H x 17.0" W x 14.1" D (6U high, full rack wide) (26.7 cm H x 43.2 cm W x 35.8 cm D) Audio BMEs ................[...]

B-7 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information Part Numbers and Accessories CrossPoint 450 Plus system part numbers N The part numbers below are for complete RGBHV (five BMEs) systems with or without stereo audio (a sixth, ster eo audio, BME) only .  A front panel contr oller is incorporated into one of the BMEs in th[...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information B-8 MA V Plus system part numbers N The part numbers below are for composite video (one BME) switchers with or without stereo audio (a second, ster eo audio, BME) only .  A front panel contr oller is incorporated into the video BME.  For S-v[...]

B-9 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information BME part numbers N The complete system part numbers listed on the preceding pages ar e for either: • RGBHV systems (three wideband video and two sync BMEs) • Composite video switchers (one video BME) Any of the above matrix switchers is available as a complete system with[...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information B-10 CrossPoint 450 Plus wideband video BMEs BME Part number CrossPoint 450 Plus 3248 WB 60-761-40 CrossPoint 450 Plus 3248 WB FPC 60-761-41 CrossPoint 450 Plus 3264 WB 60-762-40 CrossPoint 450 Plus 3264 WB FPC 60-762-41 CrossPoint 450 Plus 4832 W[...]

B-11 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information MA V Plus stereo audio BMEs BME Part number MA V Plus 3248 stereo audio 60-761-15 MA V Plus 3264 stereo audio 60-762-15 MA V Plus 4832 stereo audio 60-763-15 MA V Plus 4848 stereo audio 60-764-15 MA V Plus 4864 stereo audio 60-765-15 MA V Plus 6432 stereo audio 60-766-15 MA [...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information B-12 Optional accessories These items can be order ed separately: Accessory Part number MKP 1000 r emote keypad Black 60-239-02 White 60-239-03 WT (water-tight), black 60-239-52 WT (water-tight), white 60-239-53 MCP 1000M (master) 60-298-01 MKP 20[...]

B-13 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information MHR mini high resolution cable Part number MHRHF-5/300 m halogen-free 1000'/300 m spool 22-126-03 MHRHF-5/150 m halogen-free 500'/150 m spool 22-126-02 MHR-5/1000 non-plenum 5-conductor 1000'/300 m spool 22-020-03 MHR-5/500 non-plenum 1-conductor 500'/150[...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information B-14 Removing and Installing Button Labels Page B-15 provides strips of blank button labels. If desir ed, copy them or cut them out, write button information in each button area as desir ed, and put them in the switcher ’s input or output button[...]

B-15 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information Button label blanks[...]

Refer ence Information, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus and MA V Plus Switchers • Reference Information B-16[...]

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