Extron electronics 3200s manual

Matrix 3200 and 6400 Series Audio Switcher 68-355-07 Rev . A Printed in the USA[...]

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Matrix 3200/6400 Series Quick Start QS-1 Quick Start — Matrix 3200/6400 Series Installation Step 1 Mount the Matrix 3200/6400 Audio Basic Module Enclosure (BME) in a rack. Step 2 Set the BME address (0-5), with the following restrictions: a) One BME must be assigned as BME #0. b) BME #0 cannot be a Sync module. c) No numbers can be skipped. d) Ad[...]

Quick Start — Matrix 3200/6400 Series, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series Quick Start 3) Review the program’s Main screen to see current configuration and settings. 4) Click System-Config to view the V irtual Map of the system, then select Configure>Physical Switchers to view a Physical Configuration of the system. Examine this screen to ensur[...]

i Product Name • Table of Contents T able of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher What is a Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher? ........................................................................... 1-2 Features ............................................................................................................[...]

ii Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d Swapping BME #0 RS-232 / RS-422 Ports ................................................................. 5-5 Ribbon Cable Connectors .................................................................................................. 5-5 T r oubleshooting a Matrix 3200/6400 [...]

Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher 1 Chapter One Intr oduction to the Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher What is a Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher? Features Specifications[...]

Introduction, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Introduction 1-2 Introduction What is a Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher? The Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher is a 20 Hz to 20 kHz balanced/unbalanced stereo or mono (depending on the model selected) audio 64x64 switcher housed in a rack- mountable metal enclosure with internal universal switching power suppl[...]

1-3 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Introduction Figure 1-2.A Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher (Ster eo model - Rear Panel View) Figure 1-2.B Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher (Mono model - Rear Panel View) Feature Descriptions V irtual Control – Logical assignment of physical Input/Output connector . Microprocessor Control – A Microprocessor enables the Matrix[...]

Introduction, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Introduction 1-4 Rack-Mountable metal enclosures – The Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher is housed in a rack-mountable, metal enclosure (5U high). An internal switch mode power supply is standard for all models. Modular Design – The modular design of the Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher allows users the fle[...]

1-5 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Introduction Audio input — audio BME Number/signal type ................... 8 to 64 (in increments of 8) mono or stereo (depending on model selected), balanced/unbalanced Connectors .................................... 8 to 64 3.5 mm captive screw connector, 3 pole (mono) or 5 pole (stereo) Impedance ..............[...]

Introduction, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Introduction 1-6[...]

Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher 2 Chapter T wo Installing the Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher Installing the Matrix 6400 Audio BME Installing the Software BME Cabling[...]

Installation, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Installation 2-2 Introduction Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher Installation Extron r ecommends that the following steps be done in the order listed to install a Matrix 6400 Audio BME. 1. Installing the Matrix 6400 Audio BME. (Page 2-2) 2. Set the BME address numbers (0 - 5). (Page 2-3) 3. Connect the BME[...]

2-3 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Installation The following restrictions apply to installing BMEs: • One BME must be assigned as BME #0. • BME #0 cannot be a Sync module. • Addr ess assignments must not skip numbers. • Addr ess assignments of 0 - 5 are accepted, BMEs w/address 6-9 are ignor ed. • A system is limited to one audio module. ?[...]

Installation, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Installation 2-4 PO WER SUPPLIES COMMUNICA TIONS PRIMAR Y TX RS232 BME REMO TE SYSTEM ST A TUS REDUND ANT RX DIA GNOSTICS + V - V 4. Connecting the RS-232/RS-422 Cable to BME #0 Connect the cable from the Host PC computer serial port to the RS-232/RS-422 connector on the rear panel of BME #0 as sho[...]

2-5 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Installation 486-33 MHz CPU or equivalent with 16 MB RAM 5 MB Hard Disk space for software If your Matrix 3200/6400 switcher was previously setup for RS-232, and your PC Comm port uses RS-422, the switcher must be changed to match the PC interface. The procedure for making the change begins on Page 5-2. The first flo[...]

Installation, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Installation 2-6 AC POWER INPUT FUSE: 250V 5.0A TT IN OUT 100-240V 5.0A MAX 50/60Hz DISCONNECT POWER CORD BEFORE SERVICING MKP COMM. BME COMM. RS232/RS422 A B C D E A B C D E BME ADDRESS ANAHEIM, CA MADE IN USA 4 - + INPUTS OUTPUTS IN 1 - 8 IN 9 - 16 IN 17 - 24 IN 25 - 32 IN 33 - 40 IN 41 - 48 IN 4[...]

2-7 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Installation Figure 2-4.D Align the ster eo audio connectors before plugging them in. L R L R IN L R L R IN Ring Tip Sleeve Mono Input Ring Tip Sleeve Mono Output Figure 2-5.B Connecting mono input and output audio connectors AC POWER INPUT FUSE: 250V 5.0A TT IN OUT 100-240V 0.5A MAX 50/60Hz DISCONNECT POWER CORD BEF[...]

Installation, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Installation 2-8[...]

Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher 3 Chapter Thr ee Using the Matrix 3200/6400 System V irtualization/Contr ol Software[...]

Control Softwar e, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software 3-2 Contr ol Software T utorial - Using the Matrix 3200/6400 System Virtualization/Contr ol Software Extr on’ s Matrix 3200/6400 System Virtualization/Contr ol Program The Matrix 3200/6400 System V irtualization/Control program communicates with the Extron Matrix 3200/6400 S[...]

3-3 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software output signals. Again, traditional hardwar e does this by causing the paired signals to follow each other , either in a single box that is made only for S-V ideo or by using two boxes designed for Composite V ideo and forcing them to follow each other by switching to the same input (or output) number[...]

Control Softwar e, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software 3-4 • The program will communicate with the Matrix 3200/6400 System to determine its hardwar e configuration (type and size of each connected BME). It then reads the system’s settings (T ies, Presets, V irtual Map, etc.) and draws a graphical repr esentation of the unit’[...]

3-5 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software Figure 3-4.A Figure 3-4.B[...]

Control Softwar e, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software 3-6 Figure 3-5.A Main Screen - Ties Figure 3-5.B Main Scr een - Presets[...]

3-7 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software RRRRGG..BBB). Y ou may also change the ordering of the planes with this screen and af fect which physical connectors get which signals. For example, in a W ideband system, instead of being in RGB order , you can change it to BGR order by using the radio buttons in each plane’s choices. Note that yo[...]

Control Softwar e, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software 3-8 • Ensure that the System has been V irtualized before creating any Rooms. Establish an RS-232 connection between the PC and BME #0 of the Matrix 3200/6400 System. Start the MTRX6400 program (under W indows) and click on the corresponding C OMM P ORT number when asked (Fi[...]

3-9 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software How to Remotely CONTROL and PROGRAM the Matrix 3200/6400 System Because the Matrix 3200/6400 Switchers store their settings in a nonvolatile memory , programming applied to the unit from the V irtualization/Control Program (or the FPC) is r emembered in the unit. The Pr ogram only needs to talk to th[...]

Control Softwar e, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software 3-10 • If you have edited any of the configurations or assigned Icons or Captions, when you exit the program you will be prompted to save the changes. These will be written to the MTRX6400.INI file for use in your next editing session (if you agree). The information in the f[...]

3-11 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software Ports ar e Gr ouped and T itled. Selecting a Preset (if any exist) from the Pr esets List at the right side of the screen will cause that configuration to be r ead from the emulated Matrix and drawn on the scr een. The displayed preset becomes the “Current configuration” by clicking the GO B UTT[...]

Control Softwar e, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Control Software 3-12 How to Create PROGRAM BYTE STRINGS for the Matrix 3200/ 6400 System The Matrix 3200/6400 System can be controlled and programmed thr ough the RS-232 port via third party contr ol systems. These systems need to be “told” what bytes to send to the Matrix to perform this[...]

Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher 4 Chapter Four RS-232/RS-422 Pr ogrammer’ s Guide Serial Communications Port Host-to-Switcher Communications Command/Response T able Error Codes Switcher Initiated Messages[...]

Programmer’ s Guide, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Programmer’s Guide 4-2 Pr ogrammer’ s Guide Serial Communications Port If the Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher is the Master BME (BME #0), its RS-232/RS-422 connector may be connected to the serial port output of a Host device such as a computer or control panel. Software contr ol of the swi[...]

4-3 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Programmer’s Guide Host to Switcher Communications The Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher accepts both Simple Instruction Set and Advanced Instruction Set Commands thr ough the RS-232/RS-422 port. Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands may consist of one or more characters per command field and do not requir e any special c[...]

Programmer’ s Guide, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Programmer’s Guide 4-4 C OMMAND /R ESPONSE T ABLE Symbol Definitions: = Escape = CR = CR/LF • = space = 1 thr u maximum number of inputs = Ø thru maximum number of inputs (Input Ø = muted output) = 1 thr u maximum number of outputs = BME number ( Ø thru 5) = Ø dB thru 9 dB (audio g[...]

4-5 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Programmer’s Guide Save for a room * , Rmm •Spr Example 3*9 Rmm Ø 3•Spr Ø 9 Example explanation: Save Current Ties as Preset #9 for Room #3. Recall for a room * . Rmm •Rpr RGB M UTE C OMMANDS ASCII (H OST -S WITCHER ) RESPONSE (S WITCHER -H OST ) RGB Mute B Vmt RGB Un-mute b Vmt Note: Where is not included,[...]

Programmer’ s Guide, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Programmer’s Guide 4-6 L IST C OMMANDS ASCII (H OST -S WITCHER ) RESPONSE (S WITCHER -H OST ) List Virtual outputs LO VIRT-OUT# NAME LVL1 LVL2 LVL6 VMUTAMUT Ø1 1 , 1 , 2 , 6 , Ø2 2 , 1 , 2 , 6 , , N n , 1 , 2 , 6 , , Example LO VIRT-OUT# NAME LVL1 LVL2 LVL6 VMUT AMU T Ø 1 Barco7 ,1o16[...]

4-7 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Programmer’s Guide I NFORMATION C OMMANDS ASCII (H OST -S WITCHER ) RESPONSE (S WITCHER -H OST ) Request Information I/i I X •T •U •M X •Vmt •Amt •Sys •Dgn Example I I64X64•T1•U2•M21X21•Vmt Ø •Amt1•Sys1•Dgn ØØ Example explanation: I64X64 indicates that this BME has 64 physical inputs [...]

Programmer’ s Guide, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Programmer’s Guide 4-8 A DVANCED I NSTRUCTION S ET AND S IMPLE I NSTRUCTION S ET C OMMANDS V IEW C OMMANDS ASCII (H OST -S WITCHER ) RESPONSE (S WITCHER -H OST ) Virtual Output MUTES VM 1 • 2 • • • • • 64 Mut Notes: 1. Start output is always Ø 1 for Room PRESET, because room[...]

4-9 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Programmer’s Guide Q UICK R ECALL OF G LOBAL P RESETS C OMMANDS ASCII (H OST -S WITCHER ) RESPONSE (S WITCHER -H OST ) Quick Recall Preset . Rpr Notes: 1. If the Quick Recall Preset ( .) command is issued without an active write, then error E10 occurs. 2. Complete backplane switch within 60mSeconds (apprx.) after r[...]

Programmer’ s Guide, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Programmer’s Guide 4-10 S WITCHER G ENERATED U NSOLICITED R ESPONSES When a local event takes place, such as a Front Panel operation, the switcher responds by sending an unsolicited response (message) to the Host. These switcher initiated messages are listed below. RECONFIG ØØ = Audio [...]

Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher 5 Chapter Five Upgrades and T r oubleshooting Upgrade and T roubleshooting Procedures Installing Software Update (IC Chip) Swapping RS-232/RS-422 Ports Changing the AC Fuse[...]

Upgrades and T roubleshooting, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting 5-2 Upgrades and T roubleshooting Upgrade and T roubleshooting Pr ocedures The following procedur es may be done in the field. • Add Front Panel Contr oller (FPC-1000) - see Page 5-2. • Installing a Software Upgrade - see Page 5-4. • Swapping RS-2[...]

5-3 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting Matrix 6400 Audio BME Internal Access Upgrades or repairs may requir e access to internal ar eas of the Matrix 6400 Audio BME. This involves removing the fr ont access panel (blank or FPC-1000) using a coin or a flat blade screwdriver to rotate the two captive scr ews (Figure 5-2.A) as sh[...]

Upgrades and T roubleshooting, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting 5-4 Installing A Software Update T o install a software update, IC U9 or U6 (or both) on the Main Control printed circuit card is r eplaced. If the system consists of multiple BMEs, the softwar e IC(s) in each BME’s Main Control PCB may need to be upd[...]

5-5 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting Swapping BME #0 RS-232 / RS-422 Ports Swapping BME #0 RS-232/RS-422 ports (not required on BME #1 - BME #5) involves moving a ribbon cable from one Main Contr ol card connector to another . Ribbon Cable Connectors The ribbon cables used in the Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher use a self-latchin[...]

Upgrades and T roubleshooting, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting 5-6 T roubleshooting a Matrix 3200/6400 System Pr oblem All Matrix 3200/6400 BME front panels include LEDs at the bottom of the panel which are bracketed and labeled DIAGNOSTICS. These LEDs (Figur e 5-6.A) indicate the current status of the BME power su[...]

5-7 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting into the fuse-holder slot (the fuse-holder is located just below the power switch). Pry the fuse-holder out, it contains the AC input fuse plus a spare. If may be obvious that the fuse is blown, if not, check it with an ohmmeter or any other continuity device if available. If the fuse is [...]

Upgrades and T roubleshooting, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting 5-8 Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher Upgrade - Changing the Matrix Size Changing the matrix size of a Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher may requir e adding or removing input and/or output audio cir cuit cards. Page 5-9 describes the procedur e for determining the r [...]

5-9 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting Determining Audio Switcher Circuit Car d Population The drawing above shows the layout of the input and output audio circuit card slots on the r ear panel of the Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher . The 8 card slots to the left are bracketed and labeled INPUTS, the 8 card slots to the right ar e [...]

Upgrades and T roubleshooting, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting 5-10 Changing the Audio Output Card Gain Jumpers The gain indicated by an FPC 1000 LCD panel or a Host computer running Extr on’s Matrix 6400 System Control software may be of f by 6dB depending on the type of output (balanced or unbalanced) and jumpe[...]

5-11 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting change the gain for output 51, pull the card for outputs 49-56, count from the top header pair which is for output 49. The target headers ar e H13 and H14; swapping their jumper positions will change the gain for output 51. Gain jumpers must be changed in pairs (H9 & H10 through H23 [...]

Upgrades and T roubleshooting, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting 5-12 cabinet. There ar e no restrictions to the or der in which BMEs may be mounted relative to each other . Logically , the BME addresses in a system such as the one shown in Figure 5-10.A would be set to 0 - 5 sequentially fr om top to bottom, however[...]

5-13 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting • The current MA TRIX settings will be saved in the MTRX6400.INI file. • The Matrix 6400 Control Pgm will shut down to allow you to power down the system to make the hardwar e changes. 5. Return to step 2 of the applicable procedur e (Page 5-8 or 5-1 1). Note: The “After Hardwar e [...]

Upgrades and T roubleshooting, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Upgrades and Troubleshooting 5-14 Notes[...]

Matrix 6400 Audio Switcher A Appendix A Refer ence Information Switcher Part Numbers Related Part Numbers BNC Cables Glossary of T erms[...]

Reference Information, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information A-2 Refer ence Information Matrix 3200/6400 Series Part Numbers Part Numbers for Matrix 3200/6400 switchers use the following format: 60-25x-iofr where: x = 0 = Matrix 6400 Wideband x = 1 = Matrix 3200 W ideband x = 2 = Matrix 6400 V ideo x = 3 = Matrix 3200 V ideo x [...]

A-3 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information Matrix 3200/6400 Series Part Numbers (continued from previous page) Extron Part Part # Matrix 6400 Wideband Switcher 60-250-iofr Two io (Inputs/Outputs) characters = table matrix size coordinate points. f = Front Panel Controller (FPC), 0 = No, 1 = Yes r = Redundant Power Supply (RPS), 0 = No, 1[...]

Reference Information, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information A-4 Matrix 3200/6400 Series Part Numbers (continued) Extron Part Part # FPC 1000 (Matrix 6400 Series) 60-276-01 FPC 1000 (Matrix 3200 Series) 60-276-02 MKP 1000 (Gray) 60-239-01 MKP 1000 (Black) 60-239-02 MKP 1000 (White) 60-239-03 Stereo Audio Input Card (8 Inputs) 7[...]

A-5 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information Assorted Connectors BNC Connectors BNC M INI -HR crimp connectors, qty. 50 100-074-51 BNC SHR crimp connectors, qty. 50 100-075-51 BNC Bulkhead connectors, qty. 50 (for custom wall plates) 100-076-51 Pre-cut Cables The BNC-4 HR is used for RGBS cable runs and the BNC-5 is used for RGBHV cable ru[...]

Reference Information, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information A-6 Glossary of terms Following is a list of terms taken from Extron’s Glossary. AC – Alternating Current – Flow of electrons that changes direction alternately. ADA – Extron’s product designation for Analog Distribution Amplifier. AMPS – Amperes – A uni[...]

A-7 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information Chroma – The characteristics of color information, independent of luminance intensity. Hue and saturation are qualities of chroma. Black, gray, and white objects do not have chroma characteristics. Chrominance Signal – Part of a television signal containing the color information. Abbreviated[...]

Reference Information, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information A-8 Frame – In interlaced video, a Frame is one complete picture. A Frame is made up of two fields, or two sets of interlaced lines. Frequency Range – Refers to the low-to-high limits of a device, such as a computer, projector or monitor. Also “bandwidth”. Gai[...]

A-9 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information Matrix switcher – In audio/video, a means of selecting an input source and connecting it to one or more outputs. A Matrix switcher would normally have multiple inputs and multiple outputs. MHz (as in 8 MHz) – An abbreviation for megahertz. This is a unit of measurement and refers to a millio[...]

Reference Information, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information A-10 establishing the limit to which lines can be distinguished on a test pattern. A larger resolution value means a broader frequency band of the video signal. C) A measure of the greatest amount of detail that can be seen in an image. Often incorrectly expressed as [...]

A-11 Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information SVHS – A high band video recording process for VHS that increases the picture quality and resolution capability. See S-Video. S-Video – The composite video signal is separated into the Luminance (Y) and the Chrominance (C). Terminal – A device typically having a keyboard and display that [...]

Reference Information, cont’d Matrix 3200/6400 Series • Reference Information A-12[...]

FCC Class A Notice Note: 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can rad[...]

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