Extron electronic SW8/12 VGA manual

SW8/12 VGA Ars Computer Video and Audio Switchers 68-1513-01 Rev . B 03 09 SW8 VGA Ars SW12 VGA Ars[...]

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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[...]

i SW8/12 VGA Ars • T able of Contents T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 About This Manual .................................................................................................................... 1-2 About the SW8/12[...]

T able of Contents, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • T able of Contents ii 68-1513-01 B 03 09 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. Appendix A • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories ................................ A-1 Specifications ...............................................................[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About This Manual About the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switchers Features[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars • Introduction 1-2 Intr oduction About This Manual This manual describes the function, installation, operation, and control of the SW8 VGA Ars and SW12 VGA Ars, 8- or 12-input, 2-output, computer video (VGA) and audio switchers. About the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switchers The Extron SW8/12 VGA Ars switchers support audio video (A/V) systems[...]

1-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Introduction Featur es SW8/12 VGA Ars switcher featur es include:  • 8or12videoinputswith15-pinHDconnectors  • 8or123.5mmstereominijacksforaudio  • T wo15-pinHDoutputconnectorsforvideo  • T wocaptivescr ewoutput[...]

Intr oduction, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Introduction 1-4[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Mounting the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switcher Rear Panel Cable Connections Front Panel Operating the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switchers[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-2 Installation and Operation Mounting the SW8/12 VGA Ars Switcher The SW8/12 VGA Ars can be placed on a desktop or easily mounted:  • Inarack  • Underadesktop  • Throughadesktop Desktop placement Afxthefourincludedrubberfeettothebott[...]

2-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Mounting instructions Rack mounting requir es the included MBD1491U,through-deskandrack mounting kit (part # 70-077-03 ). Rack mount an SW8/12 VGA Ars unit as follows: 1 . Ifpresent,r emovethefourrubberfeetfromthebottomoftheunit. 2 . [...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-4 Mounting under a desktop Under-deskmountingr equirestheoptionalMBU1491U,under -deskmountingkit (part # 70-222-01 ). MountanSW8/12VGA Arsunderadesktopasfollows: 1 . Installthemountingbra[...]

2-5 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Mounting through a desktop Through desktop mounting r equires the included MBD1491U,thr ough-deskand rack mounting kit (part # 70-077-03 ). MountanSW8/12VGA Arsunitthr oughadesktopasfollows: 1 . Ifpresent,r emovethefourrubberfee[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-6 Rear Panel The SW8/12 VGA Ars switcher r ear panel connectors are described below . RS-232 100-240V 50/60Hz 1.2A MAX 1 2 SW8 VGA Ar s 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 FIXED VARIABLE LR LR I N P U T S O U T P U T S 5 6 7 4 1 2 3 Figure 2-4 — SW8 VGA Ars r ear panel RS-232 100-24[...]

2-7 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Cable Connections Power connection When you are r eady to apply power to your SW8/12 VGA Ars unit, connect the female end of the power cord to the AC outlet at the left edge of the rear panel, andconnectthemaleendofthepowercordtoa120/240V ACpoweroutlet. W[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-8 Audio input connections Theswitchershave8or123.5mmfemaleaudiojacksadjacenttothecorresponding computer video input port. Pin Name Connection 3.5mm Stereo Connector 1 T ip left channel Tip (L+) Slee ve (Gnd) Tip (L+) Rin[...]

2-9 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Audio output connections Theswitcherhavetwo3.5mm5-polecaptivescrewaudiooutputports. TheFixedportdeliversaxedvolume,stereobalanced/unbalancedaudiooutput. The V ariable port delivers a variable volume, ster eo balanced/unbalanced audio [...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-10 VSW I AAP connection TheVSW I AAP (part# 70-529-1 1, -21, -51 ) isanoptional Architectural AdapterPlate that provides r emote input connection and selection for some Extron switchers. TheVSWI AAPcanbeconne[...]

2-11 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 6 . Connect a VGA cable from an input device to the Computer input port on the frontoftheVSWI AAP . 7 . Apply power to the display device, the switcher , and then the input source. 8 . Pressthe“ShowMe”buttonontheVSWI AAP .Thevideoinput[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-12 IR 102 remote contr ol connection TheSW8/12VGA Arsswitchercanbecontr olledviaitsRS-232portandaninfrared signal.TheIR102RemoteControlKit(part# 70-224-01 ) is r equired. T oconnectanI[...]

2-13 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation Fr ont Panel The SW8/12 VGA Ars switcher fr ont panel controls ar e described below . AC TIVE SW8 VGA Ar s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AU TO SWITCH MODE NORMAL AU TO 1 3 2 4 5 Figure 2-17 — SW8 VGA Ars fr ont panel AU TO SWITCH AC TIVE MODE NORMA LA UTO SW 12 VGA Ar s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 2 4 5 Fig[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-14 e Auto (Input 3) button — Hold Mode and press Auto to lock out the fr ont panel input buttons and have the switcher select the highest number input withasyncsignalpresentasitsoutput.Ifnosyncsignalispr esent,in[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars 3 Chapter Thr ee Contr ol Remote control via Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) Updating Firmware[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-2 Contr ol Remote Contr ol via Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) TheSW8/12VGA Arsswitcherscanbecontr olledviaRS-232usingExtron’sSimple InstructionSet(SIS)commands. TheRS-232portcommunicationsprotocolsar e:9600baud,8databits,1stop[...]

3-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control Error r esponses When the switcher receives a valid command, it executes the command and sends aresponsetothehostdevice.Iftheunitisunabletoexecutethecommandbecause the command contains invalid parameters, it returns an err or response to the host. Error r esponse code[...]

Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-4 Command/Response T able for SIS commands Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Input Selection Select video and audio X! ! In X! All ] Select input X! video and audio. Select video only X! & In X! V id ] Select input X! video only . Select [...]

3-5 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description View information, part number , and firmware requests Informationrequest I/i V X! •A X! •F X% •Vmt X# •Amt X#] Current video/audio selection/ switch mode /mute status. Request part number N/n 60- xxx -21 ] x = par[...]

Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-6 Updating Firmwar e Firmware updates for the SW8/12 VGA Ars are available on the Extr on W eb site, www .extr on.com .TheFirmwareLoadersoftwar eisalsoavailablefromtheExtr on site. UsetheSIS“Q”commandtodeterminetheswitcher ’scurrent?[...]

3-7 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 4 . Follow the instructions on the rest of the download scr eens to save the executablermwareletoyourcomputer .Notethefoldertowhichyousave thele. 5 . IntheW indowsExplorerorotherlebrowser ,locatethedownloaded executablel[...]

Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-8 Figure 3-5 — Extr on firmware loader scr een 7 . Click OK .Thermwareselectionscr eenappears. 8. Onthermwareselectionscr een,clickBrowsetoopentheChooseFirmwar e Filewindow ,andlocatethermwar elethatyoud[...]

3-9 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 9 . OntheChooseFirmwareFilewindow ,double-clickonthenewrmware letoopenit.TheChooseFirmwareFilewindowcloses,andthepathtothe selectedrmwareleisdisplayedinthe“Selectarmwar ele”eld?[...]

Contr ol, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control 3-10[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Specifications Part Numbers and Accessories[...]

SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-2 Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Specifications Video Gain .................................................  Unity Bandwidth ......................................  350MHz(-3dB) Crosstalk .........................................  -68dB@10MHz[...]

A-3 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories Audio Gain .................................................  Unbalancedoutput:+0dB;balancedoutput:+6dB Frequency r esponse ......................  20Hzto20kHz,±0.05dB THD+Noise ..................................  0.01%@1?[...]

Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-4 General Power ..............................................  100V ACto240V AC,50/60Hz,10watts,internal T emperatur e/humidity ................  Storage:-40to+158°F(-40to+70[...]

A-5 SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories Part Numbers and Accessories SW8/12 VGA Ars switchers Model Part number SW8 VGA Ars 60-902-21 SW12 VGA Ars 60-946-21 Included parts Description Part number MBD149rackmountandthroughdeskmountingkit 70-077-03 5-pole,3.5mmcaptivescrewconnectorw/str[...]

Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d SW8/12 VGA Ars • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-6[...]

Extr on’ s W arranty Extron Electr onics warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years fr om the date of purchase. In the event of malfunction during the warranty period attributable directly to faulty workmanship and/or materials, Extr on Electronics will, at its option, repair or r eplace said pr[...]

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