Altinex MT115-111 manual

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    MULTITASKER ® MANUAL PART NUMBER: 400 - 0443 - 00 4 DUAL TWISTED PAIR RECEIVER TO COMPUTER/COMPONENT VIDEO + AUDIO, USER’S GUIDE MT115 - 111[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WA RNINGS ................ 2 GENERAL .......................................................... 2 HANDLING ........................................................ 2 CLEANING ................................ ......................... 2 FCC NOTICE ...........................[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 2 PRECA UTIONS / SA FETY WA RNINGS 1 Please read this manual carefully before using your MT115 - 111 and k eep it handy for future ref erence. These safety instructions are to ensure the long life of your MT115 - 111 and to prevent fire and shock hazard s . Please read them carefully and heed all warnings. 1.1 GENERA L[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 3 AB OUT YOUR MT115 - 111 2 MT115 - 111 Dual Twisted Pair Receiver to Computer/Component Video + A udio , The MT115 - 111 provides a means of receiving computer or compo nent video and audio signals over Twisted Pair - type (CAT - 5) cable when used together with an ALTINEX Twisted Pair Video Transmitter, such as the M[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 4 EL ECTRICA L MT115 - 111 Input Signal CAT -5 /6 Twisted Pair Video/Sync/Audio Signals ALTINEX Standard Audio Output Signal Gain 0 dB +/ - 0.5 dB Level 1.0 Vp -p max Video Output Signal Video Signal 1.0 Vp - p max Video Impedance 75 ohm SYNC Signal TTL (+/ -) Video Resolutions VGA through UXGA 480p through 1080i Power[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 5 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 4[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 6 AP PLICA TION DI AG RA MS 5 DIA GRA M 1 : TYPICA L SETUP MT115-111 TP115-110 TP115-110[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 7 DIA GRA M 2 : INTERNAL VIEW PAIR 1 PAIR 3 EQ S/W EQ H/W PAIR 2 PAIR 4 EQ S/W H/W EQ PAIR 1 PAIR 3 PAIR 2 PAIR 4 SEPARATOR G/Y B/Pb R/Pr H V R/Pr G/Y B/Pb H V CH2 POWER PS MP CH1 DETECT SIGNAL POWER INPUT 1 4TP VIDEO 15-PIN HD YPbPr RGBHV RGBHV/ YPbPr VIDEO 15-PIN HD RJ-45 4TP RJ-45 INPUT 2 SYNC SYNC SEPARATOR SIGNAL [...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 8 DIA GRA M 3 : SWITCH SETTINGS SOG1 SW8 GAIN2 SW6 GAIN1 SW3 SOG2 SW7 EQ2 EQ1 SW4 SW1 Set SW6 to SW for software or HW for a fixed gain = 1. Set SW8 to SW for software or HW for a fixed gain = 1. Set SW4 to SW for software or HW for hardware. Set SW2 to SW for software or HW for hardware. Set SW3 to ON for a Sync-on-Gr[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 9 INSTA LLING YOUR MT115 - 111 6 Step 1. Determine the appropriate switch settings using DIAGRAM 3 on page 8. Step 2. Turn off power to the MultiTasker system and disconnect from AC power. Step 3. Remove a n unused slot cover (MT200 - 101). Identify the slot number and note that it is for RS - 232 control. Step 4. Slid[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 10 7.2 DESCRIPT ION OF COMMA NDS Each command consists of three parts: Function, Card ID, and Unit ID. [ Function , Card ID , Unit ID ] Example: [VERC3U2] VER = Function C3 = Card ID or Group ID U2 = Unit ID (optional for Unit ID 0) For Function, see a detailed explanati on under each command description. The card ID i[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 11 2. [C] This command receives the status of the card. Command F ormat: [Cn] Cn = Card ID (n = # from 1 to max slots) Example: There is one MT115 - 111 card in slot 4 . Sending the command [C 4] to the system will yield feedback similar to the following: INPUT#1 VIDEO GAIN 4 EQUALIZATION 32 INPUT#2 VIDEO GAIN 4 EQUALI[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 12 FEEDBACK CONTROL The next commands are a function of both the card and the front panel and allow flexibility over when and how card information is displayed. 8. [FBD] This command turns feedback delay on or off. It is necessary when installing some newer cards in older systems. If the system does not receive all of [...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 13 Feedback Prefix Definitions: MT Card Model Number VR Firmware Revis ion GN Video G ain L evels EQ Equalization L evels Example : Command = [EQ1=1C 4] Feedback = (EQ0132C0 4) EQ = Equalization 01 = Input 1 E qualization 32 = Input 2 E qualization C0 4 = Card ID 12. [STA 0] This command disables automatic feedback fro[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 14 16. [G AI N=] This command sets the gain level for an input to a value specified by the user. A gain setting of 4 is equ ivalent to unity gain. Command Format: [GAINm=xCn] m = Input # (m = 1 or 2) x = Gain level (m = # from 1 to 11 , 4 = unity ) Cn = Card ID (n = slot # from 1 to max slots) Example: Set the gain lev[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 15 20. [SID+] This command sets the card ID of all cards in a system to their slot number plus the offset value. Command Format: [ SID+n ] n = Offset amount (n = # from 0 to 99) The maximum card I D is 99, so subtract the highest slot number from 99 to find the maximum offset. For example, in an 8- slot enclosure, the [...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 16 24. [RMG] This command delete s one or all groups. Command Format: [RMGk] Gk = Group ID (k = # from 1 -8 , * for all ) Example: Remove all cards from G52 by sending [RMG 5 ]. The system will return the following feedback: [G 5 =0] Example 2: Remove all cards from all groups , effectively deleting all groups , by sen[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 17 7.4 MENU MODE Menu Mode commands allow virtually the same functionality as programming commands. Unlike the programming commands in the previous sections, menu commands prompt the user to select from a list of available options. The system then responds based upon selections made by the user. 7.4.1 MENU COMMA ND DEF[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 18 7.4.4 MT115 - 111 MENUS Following are the menus available to the MT115 - 111 . The first menu is the Main Menu only. The second listing is an expanded view of the card’s sub - menus. The expanded menu contains values that indicate the current setting or value of a parameter. The value is usually in parentheses, or[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 19 7.4.5 MENU MODE EXA MPLES All Menu Mode examples assume an MT115 - 111 is installed in slot 4 of unit ID 1. NOTE: The communication software you use may echo each character as it is typed when entering numeric values (not selecting menu item s). For example, entering a value of 03 may appear as 0033 on the screen. 1[...]

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    MULTITASKER 400 - 0443 - 00 4 20 8.3 NO DISPLA Y Cause 1: The source has a problem. Solution: Check the source and make sure that there is a signal present and all source connections are correct. If the source is working and there is still no display, see Cause 2. Cause 2: Signal is bad or missing. Solution 1: Make sure the input is connected to th[...]