Extron electronic SGS 408 manual

SGS 408 Eight Input, High Resolution, Seamless Graphic Switcher 68-520-01 Rev. C 03 05[...]

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QS-1 SGS 408 • Quick Start Quick Start — SGS 408 Installation Step 1 Install the four rubber feet on the bottom of the SGS 408 switcher , or mount the switcher in a rack (1) . Step 2 T urn off power to the input and output devices, and remove the power cords from them. Step 3 Attach the input and output devices to the switcher (3A). Input optio[...]

Quick Start — SGS 408, cont’d SGS 408 • Quick Start QS-2 Adjusting an Image From the default screen, pr ess the indicated button. T o adjust the preview image, press the button again. Button Right adjustment knob Left adjustment knob Center Move image horizontally Move image vertically S iz e Adjust image width Adjust image height Filter Sele[...]

i SGS 408 Switcher • Table of Contents T able of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1- 1 About the SGS 408 ............................................................................................................ 1- 2 Features ..............[...]

ii SGS 408 Switcher • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d 68-520-01 Rev. C 03 05 Implementing an established effect ........................................................................... 3-2 2 Implementing a title ................................................................................................... 3-2 3 Using execut[...]

SGS 408 Switcher 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About the SGS 408 Features[...]

Introduction, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Introduction 1-2 Introduction About the SGS 408 The Extron SGS 408 is an eight-input, high resolution, component video and RGB video matrix switcher . It provides seamless cuts, dissolves, wipes, and titles, as well as scaling capabilities, to bring professionalism and style to live multimedia events and [...]

1-3 SGS 408 Switcher • Introduction • 1360 x 765 (plasma) at 60 Hz, and lock* • 1365 x 1024 (plasma) at 60 Hz, and lock* • 1400 x 1050 (SXGA+) at 50 Hz, 60 Hz, and lock* • 576p (Progr essive P AL) at 50 Hz, and lock* • 720p (HDTV) at 50 Hz, 60 Hz, and lock* • 1080p (HDTV) at 50 Hz, 60 Hz, and lock* • 1080i (HDTV) at 50 Hz, 60 Hz, an[...]

Introduction, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Introduction 1-4[...]

SGS 408 Switcher 2 Chapter T wo Installation Rear Panel Connectors Installation Cable Pinouts[...]

Installation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Installation 2-2 Installation Rear Panel Connectors Front panel features are shown on page 3-2. Figure 2-1 — SGS 408 rear panel 1 AC power connector — One standard AC power connector attaches the switcher to any power source fr om 100V AC to 240V AC, operating at 50 or 60 Hz. 2 Input connectors — Ei[...]

2-3 SGS 408 Switcher • Installation 4 If desired, attach a computer or other control device to the RS-232 connector . 5 If desired, attach an RCP 1000 remote control panel. See “Attaching an RCP 1000” on page 2-6. 6 If desired, attach an ECP 1000 event control panel. See “Attaching an ECP 1000” on page 2-6. 7 Plug the switcher , input dev[...]

Installation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Installation 2-4 T abletop/desktop mounting For tabletop or desktop placement, install the self-adhesive rubber feet/pads (provided) onto the four corners of the bottom of the enclosure. Cabling Up to eight input devices that produce component video, RGsB, RGBS, or RGBHV signals, can be connected to the s[...]

2-5 SGS 408 Switcher • Installation Projector S G S 40 8 Program Monitor Up to 8 Inputs Preview Monitor PC Computer P R O G R A M F R E E Z E B L A C K 123 4 5 6 7 8 C U T T A K E P R O G R A M P R E V IE W O U T P U T R A T E E F F E C T T R A N S IT IO N S G S 4 0 8 S E A M L E S S G R A P H I C S W I T C H E R I N P U T 12 34 T R A N S I T IO [...]

Installation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Installation 2-6 Attaching an RCP 1000 T o attach an RCP 1000 remote contr ol panel to an SGS 408 switcher , plug one end of the RCP comm cable (provided with the RCP 1000) into the 4-pin male XLR connector (labeled “T o SGS”) on the back of the RCP 1000, and plug the other end of the cable into the 4[...]

2-7 SGS 408 Switcher • Installation Control Room ECP 1000 RCP 1000 ECP 1000 E V E N T C O N T R O L P A N E L S C R E E N A D J U S T S G S 40 8 P R O G R A M F R E E Z E B L A C K 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 C U T T A K E P R O G R A M P R E V I E W O U T P U T R A T E E F F E C T T R A N S IT IO N S G S 4 0 8 S E A M L E S S G R A P H I C S W I T C H E R I [...]

Installation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Installation 2-8 Making an RCP comm cable Use the following guidelines to make an RCP cable: • At one end, attach a female 4-pin XLR connector . • At the other end, attach a male 4-pin XLR connector . • Connect pins straight through. • Use at least 18 gauge wire paired with 20 gauge wire for power[...]

SGS 408 Switcher 3 Chapter Thr ee Operation Front Panel Controls Default Screen Configuring the SGS 408 Using the Image Controls Selecting an Input Optimizing the Image[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-2 Operation Front Panel Controls Rear panel features are shown on page 2-2. Figure 3-1 — SGS 408 front panel 1 Program input selection buttons — Allow the system operator to view the image switch as it happens. Freeze — Locks the output display to the image that is currently displayed on th[...]

3-3 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3 RCP communication LEDs — Light to indicate that the SGS 408 is communicating with an optional RCP 1000 remote control panel. When the SGS 408 is transmitting data to the RCP 1000, the Tx LED is lit. When the SGS 408 is receiving data from the RCP 1000, the Rx LED is lit. 4 T ransition buttons — Control the t[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-4 5 Controls — Display the available controls. The configuration options are available by pressing the Menu button. See “Configuring the SGS 408” below . 6 Current duration — Displays the currently selected effect’s duration. 7 Current effect — Displays the effect and transition that [...]

3-5 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation Selecting the input configuration T o select the input configuration, do the following: 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Press the Input Config button (figure 3-6). Figure 3-6 — Selecting the input configuration menu 3. Using the right adjustment knob, select the input (figure 3-7). Both the program and preview outp[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-6 6. Depending on the input type, color matrix, Beta-cam control, and Luma/ Setup control can be set by pressing the button below each control (figure 3-7). Color matrix control may be set to either the ITU 601 or ITU 709 standard, Beta-cam control may be set on or off, and Luma/Setup control may[...]

3-7 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation Figure 3-10 — Selecting the output sync format 3. T o select the output sync format, turn the right adjustment knob. The following formats are available: RGBS RGBHV 4. If RGBHV is selected, you can select the polarity . (Otherwise, both horizontal polarity and vertical polarity are negative.) T o select the pola[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-8 4. T o select the test pattern you want to display , turn the left adjustment knob. Figure 3-12 shows the image displayed by each test pattern. Color bars — Used in troubleshooting any RGB problems. Cross hatch — Used in converging displays. Grayscale — Used in setting color balance. This[...]

3-9 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 5. Pressing the leftmost ECP contr ol button toggles between W indow and Key (figure 3-15). This determines the function of the T itle button on the ECP 1000. ECP W indow will display the Pr ogram input in the foreground and the smaller Preview title box “cutout” in the background. ECP Key will overlap user de[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-10 8. T o return the title its original location and size, press the Reset button (figure 3-18). Figure 3-18 — Resetting the title box submenu controls 9. T o return to the default scr een, press the T ake button (figure 3-19), then press the Exit button (figure 3-20), or wait 16 seconds until [...]

3-11 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation Figure 3-21 — Setting the program keylock 2. T o turn the program keylock on or of f, turn the right adjustment knob. 3. T o return to the default screen, pr ess the Exit button. or wait 16 seconds until the submenu times out. Setting the LCD appearance T o adjust the appearance of the LCD menu, do the followin[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-12 Edit Prog Exit Title Lock LCD Reset Figure 3-23 — Performing a reset 2. From the reset submenu, select either preview reset (PRE), program reset (PRG), both preview and program reset (Both), system reset (System), or escape (ESC) to return to the previous submenu (figure 3-24). Figure 3-24 ?[...]

3-13 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation Using the Image Controls The LCD front panel controls allow you to make adjustments to the displayed image. T o access the image controls, pr ess the button below the name of the control at the bottom of the LCD screen (see item 5 in figure 3-2). The first time the button is pressed, the image control for the pre[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-14 Figure 3-27 — Sizing an image. Filtering an image T o apply a filter to an image, do the following: 1. From the default screen, press the Filter button (figure 3-28). The preview input is highlighted. Figure 3-28 — Applying a filter to an image 2. If you want to apply a filter to the progr[...]

3-15 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 2. If you want to adjust the program input, press the Level button again. 3. T o change the contrast, turn the left adjustment knob. The adjustment ranges from Min (minimum), -015 to -001, Def (default), +001 to +015, then Max (maximum). T o change the brightness, turn the right adjustment knob. The adjustment ra[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-16 Using the Black button Each set of inputs (program or preview set) includes a Black button. Pressing the Black button displays a black screen instead of an image (figure 3-30). The input button which is currently selected will flash. The black screen can be cut or transitioned to another image[...]

3-17 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation •A standard wipe causes the preview image to appear to unroll over the program image horizontally or vertically . A standard wipe can have either hard (sharp) or soft (fuzzy) edges. The preview image can have the following transitions (figure 3-32): • From left to right • From right to left • From top to [...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-18 •A square wipe causes the preview image to appear to unroll over the program image in one of two transitions (figure 3-35): • Starting at all four edges of the screen and moving in to the center of the screen. • Starting at the center of the screen and moving out to the edges of the scre[...]

3-19 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation ECP key causes any portion of the preview image which is over half intensity (.35V) to be displayed with the program image. As an example, by creating a preview image which is composed of white text on a black background, the white text will be the only portion of the image which will be keyed to the program imag[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-20 Figure 3-38 — Setting up the Dissolve effect Figure 3-39 — Setting up the S wipe effect Figure 3-40 — Setting up the H wipe effect Select a transition Select effect Select duration 8 XXX.XX KHz XX.XX S Wipe 4 XXX.XX KHz XX.XX Hz Lt to Rt 1280 X 1024 @ 60 Hz H Wipe T rue(D VI) only 3.4 Se[...]

3-21 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation Figure 3-41 — Setting up the S curtains effect Figure 3-42 — Setting up the H curtains effect Figure 3-43 — Setting up the Plus wipe effect 8 XXX.XX KHz XX.XX Hz H Wipe 4 XXX.XX KHz XX.XX Hz Lt to Rt 1280 X 1024 @ 60 Hz S Curtains T rue(D VI) only 3.4 Seconds Select a transition Select effect Select duratio[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-22 Figure 3-44 — Setting up the Square wipe effect Figure 3-45 — Setting up the Title effect 3. T o select a duration, turn the left adjustment knob until the desired duration appears. The duration ranges from 0.2 seconds to 5.0 seconds in 0.1 second increments. Up to this point, you can canc[...]

3-23 SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 8 XXX.XX KHz XX.XX Hz Title 4 XXX.XX KHz XX.XX Hz Key 1280 X 1024 @ 60 Hz T rue(D VI) only 2.9 Seconds Executive Mode Enabled Implementing a title T o implement a title, do the following: 1. Press the preview input button to display the preview image on the preview monitor . 2. Press the Effect button that has be[...]

Operation, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Operation 3-24 T o disable executive mode, press and hold the leftmost and rightmost menu buttons for two seconds again. Optimizing the Image Follow the procedures in this section, in sequence, after you have installed the SGS 408. This will help you to configure the switcher for the best settings for your d[...]

SGS 408 Switcher 4 Chapter Four Serial Communication RS-232 Programmer’ s Guide Control Software for Windows[...]

Serial Communication, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Serial Communication 4-2 The switcher ’s RS-232 connector can be connected to the serial output port of a host device such as an ECP 1000, a computer , or a control system. This connection makes software control of the switcher possible. Figure 4-1 shows a switcher RS-232 connection to a host se[...]

4-3 SGS 408 Switcher • Serial Communication SGS error responses When the switcher receives an SIS command and determines that it is valid, it performs the command and sends a response to the host device. If the switcher is unable to perform the command because the command is invalid or contains invalid parameters, the switcher returns an error r [...]

Serial Communication, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Serial Communication 4-4 ASCII to HEX Con version T able • Command/response table Symbol Definitions: = CR/LF , • = space X1 = Input number 1 – 8 X2 = Output number 1 = Program 2 = Preview X3 = Memory preset 0 – 255 X4 = Contrast value 0 – 64 X5 = Brightness value 0 – 32 X6 = Horizonta[...]

4-5 SGS 408 Switcher • Serial Communication X1 5 = T oggle 0 = Off 1 = On X1 6 = xxx.xx Hrt = horizontal rate (in kHz) V rt = vertical rate (in Hz) X1 7 = Input video type 1 = RGB 2 = SMPTE 3 = YUV HDTV 4 = BET A 60 5 = BET A 50 6 = YUV Custom X1 8 = Input phase 0 – 31 COMMAND ASCII RESPONSE DESCRIPTION Input Select Select program input 1* X1 ![...]

Serial Communication, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Serial Communication 4-6 COMMAND ASCII RESPONSE DESCRIPTION Horizontal Size Increment X2 +: X2 Hsz + Increase output X2 width one step Decrement X2 –: X2 Hsz – Decrease output X2 width one step V ertical Size Increment X2 +; X2 Vsz + Increase output X2 height one step Decrement X2 –; X2 Vsz [...]

4-7 SGS 408 Switcher • Serial Communication Query Softwar e V ersion Q/q V er x.xx Example r esponse: V er 1.23 Request Part Number N / n Nxx-xxx-xx N60-341-01 Request Information Program or preview X2 I/ X2 iC X1 •Frz X1 5 •Mut X1 5 •Hrt X1 6 •V rt X1 6 General I/i Exe X15 •Loc X15 •Dvi X1 5 Examples: 1 I C2•Frz 0•Mut 0•Hrt 1 1[...]

Serial Communication, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Serial Communication 4-8 Using the software 1. T o run the SGS 408 Control Pr ogram, double-click on the SGS 408 Control Pgm icon (left) in the Extron Electr onics group or folder . 2. Click on the comm port that is connected to the RS-232 port of the SGS 408. The SGS 408 Control Program window ap[...]

SGS 408 Switcher 5 Chapter Five T r oubleshooting[...]

T roubleshooting, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Troubleshooting 5-2 T roubleshooting The image should be displayed properly on the screen. If the image does not appear 1. Ensure that all devices are plugged in. 2. Make sure that each device is r eceiving power . If the switcher does not power on, and the AC power source is functioning correctly , t[...]

SGS 408 Switcher A Appendix A Specifications[...]

Specifications, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Specifications A-2 Specifications Video Routing .......................................... 8 x 2 matrix Gain ................................................ Variable, set by the contrast control Video input Number/signal type ................... 8 RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, component video Connectors .........[...]

A-3 SGS 408 Switcher • Specifications Baud rate and protocol ............... 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity Serial control pin configurations .. . 2 = TX, 3 = RX, 5 = GND RCP port ....................................... 4-pin XLR Program control .......................... Extron’s control/configuration program for Windows ® Extr[...]

Specifications, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Specifications A-4[...]

SGS 408 Switcher B Appendix B Refer ence Information Upgrades and Repairs Part Numbers[...]

Reference Information, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Reference Information B-2 Reference Information Upgrades and Repairs Y ou can perform the following upgrades and repairs to the SGS 408: • Installing the DVI connector option (see below) • Replacing the AC fuse (page B-3) • Installing a firmware update (page B-4) Before completing any of th[...]

B-3 SGS 408 Switcher • Reference Information Figure B-2 — Installing the DVI connector option 2. Insert the DVI connector through the hole that was created in the rear panel in step 1. 3. Carefully align the DVI circuit card 50-pin connector with socket J3 on the SGS 408 circuit boar d. W ith the pins aligned, press down gently on the DVI circu[...]

Reference Information, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Reference Information B-4 Figure B-3 — Replacing the fuse (viewed from the side) 3. If test equipment is available, you can check the fuse’s functionality . 4. Place a new fuse in the fuse retaining clips. 5. Reinstall the switcher cover . 6. Attach the power cord to the switcher and to the A[...]

B-5 SGS 408 Switcher • Reference Information Figure B-4 — Locating and replacing ICs 3. Remove the existing chip and set it aside, using a standard IC removal tool. 4. Install the new chip: Locate a notch or a printed dot on top of the IC. Align the notch or dot with the notch on the socket or circuit board. Align the IC pins with the holes in [...]

Reference Information, cont’d SGS 408 Switcher • Reference Information B-6 Part Numbers Related part numbers Extron Part Part Number SGS 408 60-341-01 RCP 1000 60-343-01 ECP 1000 60-344-01 RCP comm cable – 25’ (7.6 m) 26-519-01 RCP comm cable – 50’ (15.2 m) 26-519-02 RCP comm cable – 100’ (30.5 m) 26-519-03 RCP comm cable – 300’[...]

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