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CVG-606xl 6x6 Video/Audi o Matrix Switcher CVG-808xl 8x8 Video/Audi o Matrix Switcher USER MANUAL[...]
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1 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 A Word on Video/Audio S witchers 3 1.2 Factors Affecting Quality of Results 3 2 SPECIFICATIONS 4 3 HOW DO I GET STARTED? 4 4 UNPACKING AND CONTENTS 5 4.1 Optional Accessories 5 5 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MATRIX SWITCHER 5 5.1 Your CVG-606xl M atrix Switcher 5 5.2 Features of the CVG -606xl Matrix Switcher 5 6 INSTALLATIO[...]
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2 12 TROUBLESHOOTING 14 12.1 Power and Indicators 14 12.2 Video Signal 14 12.3 Audio Sign al 15 12.4 Contro l 15 12.5 Sw itching Malfunctions 16 13 COMMUNICATION PROTOC OL 16 FIGURES FIGURE 1: CVG-606 XL FRONT/REAR PANEL FEATURES 6 FIGURE 2: DIP SWITCHES GENERAL VIEW 10 FIGURE 3: RS-232 CONTROL CONNECTOR WIRING 11 FIGURE 4: RS-232 AND RS-485 OPERAT[...]
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3 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulati ons on purchas ing your Matrix Switcher. This user ma nual describes the following pr oducts: CVG- 606 xl CVG- 808 xl 1.1 A Word on Video/Audio Switchers A video/audio sw itcher usually sw itches between sever al sources (inp uts) and one or more ac ceptors (outputs). A switcher th at allows seve ral inputs to be conne[...]
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4 2 SPECIFICATIONS CVG-606X L CVG-808X L Configuration 6x6 8x8 Input Type 6 composite vide o, 1 sync/vi deo genlock wi th sync select switch, 6 stereo audio 8 composite vid eo, 1 sync/video genl ock with sync select switch, 8 stereo audio Input Connections Video: BNC conn ectors Audio: RCA connecto rs Video: BNC connect ors Audio: RCA connectors In[...]
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5 4 UNPACKIN G AND CO NTENTS The items contained in your CVG a ccessory package are listed below. Please sa ve the original box an d packaging ma terials for possible fu ture transportati on and shipment of the machine. Matrix Switcher CD with Control software AC Power Cable User Manual Null Modem Adapter Connector 4 Rubber [...]
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6 Figure 1: C VG-606 xl Front/Rear Panel Features Table 1: CVG-606xl Front Panel Features No. Featu re Function 1. Power Switch Illuminated switch : supplies power to the unit. 2. OUTPU T SELEC TOR buttons Select the desir ed output that t he input signal is switche d to. 3. INPUT SELECTOR buttons Select the desired input to be switche d to the out[...]
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7 No. Featu re Function 7. STO illuminat ed button Should be pressed, followed by a n input or output push button to store the current status in the non-vola tile memory. F or example. Press STO follow ed by INPUT 4 button to stor e Setup # 4 in the non-v olatile memory. NOTE To delete a setup fr om the memory, press the STO and RCL buttons sim ult[...]
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8 No. Feature Function Operation of the machine from a re mote PC may be done using the control softwa re (provided with t he machi ne) . 9. Setup DIP switch es Allow proper conf iguration of the control signals received and tr ansmitted through the RS-23 2 (or RS-485) control port, master/slave modi fications, line termination an d device ID numbe[...]
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9 9.2.2 Selecting an Input Input sel ection on the Matrix Switche rs is made by pressi ng any of the butto ns marked “ 1 ” through “ 8” (CVG - 808 XL ), or "1" to "6" (CVG-606 XL ) on the fron t panel. These bu ttons correspon d to input conne ctions as marked on the back panel. 9.2.3 Connecting a Video/Audio Input/Outpu[...]
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10 9.3.1 Selecting the Sync Sou rce Input sync selectio n is made using the " S ync Select ” button locate d on the back pane l. For an external sy nc operation, press the “ Sync Select ” button. For a n in ternal sync operation, release t he “ Sync Select ” button. Th is modifies the input circuitry to select the requ ired input syn[...]
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11 communica tion between Ma trix Switchers is always via RS-485 (see exa mple in Figure 5). The RS-232 port is either a DB-9 (9-pin port) or DB- 25 (25-pin port). The ca ble connecting your swi tcher to the PC should be wired as shown in Figure 4. A 9-25 pi n adapter or 9-9 pin null-mode m adapter is included for your co nvenience. The null-mode m[...]
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12 10 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS 10.1 Basic Video-Audio Setup One of the most commo n video f ormats is co mposite vid eo. Figu re 7 describ es a typical co mposit e video setu p using the CV G-808 XL in t his case. Three video-audio s ources, three video-audio ac ceptors, and a genlock source are connec ted to the machine, whi le control of the Matrix S[...]
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13 The examples below detail the building of RGB matri ces. The same princip les may be use d for YC (2 switchers), YUV (3 switchers), RGBS (4 s wit che rs), an d R GBHV ( 5 swi tch ers) . 10.2.1 RGB/YUV Switching with RS-232 (e.g. PC Control) For RS-232 contro l of the com ponent matrix sw itcher, an additi onal piece of eq uipment woul d be requi[...]
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14 12 TROUBLESHOOTING NOTES 1. Please note that if the output sign al is disturbed or interrupted b y very strong externa l electromagne tic interfe rence, it should ret urn and stab ilize when such interferenc e ends. If not, turn the power switc h off and on again to reset t he machine. 2. If the recommende d actions st ill do not result in satis[...]
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15 Problem Remedy Noise bars are "rolling" up or down in the output image or: Low Frequency Hum in the audio output Hum bars (ground loop) are caused by a difference in the ground potential of any two or more devices connecte d to your signal pat h. This differe nce is compensat ed by passing t hat voltag e difference through any availabl[...]
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16 12. 5 Switching Malfunctions Problem Remedy The switcher succeeds in switching a number of sources then fails to switch one. Malfunction in the particular source or cable assem bly. NOTE The most com mon failure m ode in transfe rring the signa l of an audio source is a break in the connecting wire. Disconnect the source from a ch annel that is [...]
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17 number which was sw itched. For disc onnect, set as 0. For other ope rations, these bi ts are defined acc ording to the ta ble. 3 rd BYTE: Bit 7 - Defined as "1". Bits 4-6 Defined as "0". O3 – O0 – “OUTPUT”. When switch ing via RS-232 or RS-485 (for instr uction codes 1 and 2), the out put to switch is se t by these b[...]
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18 NOTES ON THE ABOVE TA BLE: NOTE 1 - Wh en the master sw itcher is reset, (e.g. wh en it is turn ed on), th e reset code i s sent to th e PC. If thi s code is sent to the sw itchers, it w ill reset ac cording to the present pow er down settings. NOTE 2 - These are bi-directional definitions. Th at is, if the switcher r eceives the code, it perfor[...]
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19 TABLE OF HEX CODES FOR THE MASTER C VG-808xl The table bel ow shows the “HEX” codes for switching the ma ster CVG-808xl. The table is als o valid for the CV G-606xl if the las t two rows and co lumns are ignored. OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4 OUT 5 OUT 6 OUT 7 OUT 8 IN 1 01 81 81 81 01 81 82 81 01 81 83 81 01 81 84 81 01 81 85 81 01 81 86 81 01 81[...]