Extron electronic MPS 112CS manual

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    MPS 112 and MPS 112CS Media Pr esentation Switchers 68-706-01 Rev . H 01 07[...]

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    This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’ s enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock. Caution Read Instructions •[...]

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    Quick Start — MPS Series Installation See chapter 2 for details. Step 1 T urn of f power to the MPS switcher and all other devices that will be connected. Step 2 Select your mounting option and install the appropriate brackets. Mount the switcher . Step 3 Attach up to four VGA, four S-video, and four V ideo (composite) input devices (up to four o[...]

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    Quick Start — MPS Series, cont’d Optimizing the audio 1. Finish installation and wiring as described on the previous page, turn on all equipment, and provide an input signal to the MPS switcher . 2. Reset program audio volume by pr essing and holding the Mode button, then pressing and releasing the Pr og V ol Reset button. Release the Mode butt[...]

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    i MPS Series • Table of Contents T able of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ................................................................................. 1-1 About the MPS Series ......................................................................................... 1-2 MPS Series Features ................................................[...]

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    MPS Series • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d ii 68-706-01 Rev . H 01 07 Chapter 4 • Windows ® -based Control Pr ogram ..................................................... 4-1 Installing the Windows-based Control Softwar e ............................................... 4-2 Using the Software ....................................[...]

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    MPS Series 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About the MPS Series MPS Series Features[...]

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    MPS Series • Introduction Introduction 1-2 About the MPS Series The Extron MPS 1 12 and MPS 1 12CS ar e media presentation switchers featuring three A/V switchers and a program audio switcher with microphone pre-amplifier and mute controls in one pr oduct. The A/V switchers include a four input, one output VGA/audio switcher; a four input, one ou[...]

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    MPS 112 Series 2 Chapter T wo Installation Mounting the Switcher Rear Panel Connectors Connecting the MPS Switcher[...]

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    MPS Series • Installation 2-2 Installation Mounting the Switcher The MPS 1 12 and MPS 1 12CS ar e housed in 1U high, 17.4" wide metal enclosures that are rack- or desk-mountable. The MBD 149 1U thr ough-desk and rack mounting kit (#70-077-03) is included with the switchers. The switchers may also be surface-mounted under a table, desk, or po[...]

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    MPS Series • Installation 2-3 5. Reliable earthing (grounding) — Maintain reliable gr ounding of rack- mounted equipment. Pay particular attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch cir cuit (e.g. use of power strips). T able or wall mounting The table/wall mounting brackets extend approximately 1/4" (6.4 mm)[...]

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    Installation, cont’d MPS Series • Installation 2-4 Rear Panel Connectors 50/60 Hz 100-240V 0.5A MAX (VIDEO) MPS 112 PROG OUT OUT 4 3 2 1 OUT OUT OUT RS-232 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 L R OUT 4 3 2 1 (S-VIDEO) AUD IO VIDEO VGA (VGA) MIC IN S-VIDEO 2 6 14 16 9 3 5 7 8 11 10 4 1 15 17 18 Figure 2-2 — Rear panel of MPS 112 50/60 Hz 100-240V 0.5A MAX[...]

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    2-5 MPS Series • Installation 12 Microphone input (MPS 1 12CS) — A 3-pole, 3.5 mm captive scr ew connector socket for an external microphone 13 Phantom Power LED (MPS 1 12CS) — A green LED that indicates (when lit) that phantom power is on 14 (S-video) audio input group — Eight female RCA connectors (four right and four left) for audio inpu[...]

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    Installation, cont’d MPS Series • Installation 2-6 8 Power up the input and output devices, then connect power to the rear AC connector of the MPS switcher . 50/60 H z 100-240V 0.5A M A X (VID EO) MP S 112 PROG OUT OUT 4 3 2 1 OUT OUT OUT OUT R S -2 3 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 L R OUT 4 3 2 1 ( S -VID EO) AU D IO V ID EO VGA (VG A) M IC IN S -V[...]

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    2-7 MPS Series • Installation Connecting the 3.5 mm mini-plugs 1 . Use pre-made Extr on 3.5 mm audio cables, or cut bulk audio cable and solder the 3.5 mm mini-plug to the cable. Sleev e ( ) Ring (R) Tip (L) 3.5 mm Stereo Plug Connector (unbalanced) Figure 2-6 — 3.5 mm, mini-plug audio connector 2 . Plug the 3.5 mm mini-plug connectors into the[...]

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    Installation, cont’d MPS Series • Installation 2-8 DB9 Pin Locations Female 51 96 Program audio output (MPS 112CS) Balanced or unbalanced program audio output is available on the MPS 1 12CS using a 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw connector . Refer to the following illustration for proper wiring. CA UTION For unbalanced audio output, connect the sl[...]

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    MPS 112 Series 3 Chapter Thr ee Operation Front Panel Features Front Panel Operation[...]

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    MPS 112 Series • Operation 3-2 Operation PRELIMINAR Y Front Panel Featur es Figure 3-1 — Fr ont panel details of the MPS switcher (MPS 112 shown) 1 Executive Mode indicator LED — This red LED lights when Executive mode (front panel lockout) is turned on. V ideo/audio gr oup buttons The controls for the three independent switchers ar e grouped[...]

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    3-3 MPS 112 Series • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Switcher Mode controls 12 Separate Switcher mode — This is the secondary function of this button. Press and r elease this button while pr essing and holding the Mode button ( 14 ) to select the Separate Switcher mode. The associated LED indicates if the Separate Switcher mode is on (when lit) or off. [...]

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    Operation, cont’d MPS 112 Series • Operation 3-4 PRELIMINAR Y V iew mode T o view the switcher ’s current mode and microphone power settings, pr ess and hold the Mode button for more than 2 seconds. The LEDs on the fr ont panel change from input indication to setting indication. T o change a setting, continue to hold the Mode button, and pres[...]

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    3-5 MPS 112 Series • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Front panel security lockout (Executive mode) T o prevent unauthorized changes, Executive mode locks all functions except input selection functions and Program Audio V olume control. T o toggle the Executive mode on or off, pr ess and hold the Mode button for mor e than 2 seconds until the front panel L[...]

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    Operation, cont’d MPS 112 Series • Operation 3-6 PRELIMINAR Y Program audio breakaway Separate Switcher mode provides audio breakaway by allowing you to r oute the audio signal from any input gr oup to the pr ogram audio output, independently from the video signal. For units with firmware version 1.10 and above: T o select an input for program [...]

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    3-7 MPS 112 Series • Operation PRELIMINAR Y Program audio mute T o mute the program audio output, pr ess the Program Audio Mute button. The indicator LED to the right of the button lights when the program audio is muted. Press the Pr ogram Audio Mute button again to unmute the output. Pr ogram audio mute does not mute the micr ophone. T alk-over [...]

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    Operation, cont’d MPS 112 Series • Operation 3-8 PRELIMINAR Y 3. Speak into the microphone in a normal voice; the main program audio level should drop moderately . If not, lower the threshold by pr essing and holding the Mix button and turning the Mic V olume knob counterclockwise. 4. Stop speaking into the microphone; the main program audio sh[...]

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    MPS Series 4 Chapter Four Windows ® -based Contr ol Pr ogram Installing the Windows-based Control Software Using the Software Uploading Firmware Updates[...]

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    Windows ® -based Contr ol Pr ogram MPS Series • Windows-based Control Program 4-2 The W indows-based Control Program (Extr on part number 29-060-01) for controlling the MPS Series switchers via RS-232 r equires W indows 95/98, NT , or later . It provides remote control of MPS switcher functions. Installing the Windows-based Control Softwar e The[...]

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    MPS Series • Windows-based Control Program 4-3 Uploading Firmware Updates The following procedur e is for the MPS Contr ol Program softwar e version 1.2 and higher only . If you have version 1.0 or 1.1, call Extron technical support for assistance. 1. Obtain a new firmware file fr om the Extron W eb site (http:/ / www .extron.com) or Extron techn[...]

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    MPS Series • Windows-based Control Program Windows ® -based Control Pr ogram, cont’d 4-4 7. Click OK to bring up the file selection window . Locate and select the file you saved in step 2 and click Open. V alid firmware update files have the file extension “ .S19 .” Files with other file extensions are not firmwar e update files. 8. After [...]

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    MPS Series 5 Chapter Five Pr ogrammer’ s Guide Remote Control Port (RS-232) Host-to-MPS Communications Command/Response T ables[...]

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    Pr ogrammer’ s Guide MPS Series • Programmer’s Guide 5-2 Remote Control Port (RS-232) The MPS switcher RS-232 port connector is used to connect to a host or external controlling device, such as a computer or contr ol system, which can generate the proper command codes and recognize the switcher ’s responses. The cable used to connect the RS[...]

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    MPS Series • Programmer’s Guide 5-3 MPS switcher error r esponses When the MPS 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, it returns an error r es[...]

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    Programmer’ s Guide, cont’d MPS Series • Programmer’s Guide 5-4 PRELIMINAR Y Command/response table for SIS commands Command ASCII Command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Input selection (in Separate Switcher mode only) Select video and audio input X1 * X2 ! Chn X1 * X2 Group X1 and input X2 are selecte[...]

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    5-5 MPS Series • Programmer’s Guide PRELIMINAR Y Command ASCII Command Response Description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Mic level Specify gain 16* X4 G Aud X4 X4 = audio gain in dB = 0 to 12. This variable is a positive number . Specify attenuation 16* X5 g Aud X5 X5 = attenuation in dB = 1 to 66. This variable is a positive number . [...]

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    Programmer’ s Guide, cont’d MPS Series • Programmer’s Guide 5-6 PRELIMINAR Y Special functions Switcher mode select Select switcher mode X7 *1# Mod X7 X7 = switcher mode: 1 = Single mode (default). 2 = Separate switcher mode. V iew switcher mode 1 # X7 Mic talk-over threshold Display talk-over threshold X8 *2 # Thr X8 Shows the mic threshol[...]

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    5-7 MPS Series • Programmer’s Guide PRELIMINAR Y Uploading firmware to the MPS via an SIS command There are two ways to upload firmwar e to the switcher: • Use the MPS Control Pr ogram • Use SIS commands entered via a communication utility such as HyperT erminal. Extron r ecommends that you use the MPS control Pr ogram to upload firmware (S[...]

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    Programmer’ s Guide, cont’d MPS Series • Programmer’s Guide 5-8 PRELIMINAR Y 3. Cycle power to the switcher: disconnect power for a few moments, reconnect power , and press the computer keyboard’s ? (question mark) key . Y ou have approximately 2 seconds or less to press the ? key . If that time lapses and the ? key has not been pr essed,[...]

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    MPS Series A Appendix A Refer ence Information Specifications Part Numbers[...]

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    MPS Series • Reference Information Refer ence Information A-2 Specifications Video Gain ............................................... Unity Bandwidth VGA signals ...................... 350 MHz (-3 dB) S-video signals ................. 250 MHz (-3 dB) Composite video signals . . 300 MHz (-3 dB) Differential phase error .............. 1.0º at 3.[...]

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    MPS Series • Reference Information A-3 Connectors VGA outputs .................... 1 female 15-pin HD S-video outputs ................ 1 female 4-pin mini DIN Composite video outputs 1 BNC female Nominal level VGA outputs .................... 0.7 Vp-p S-video outputs ................ Y: 1 Vp-p (including sync), C: 0.3 Vp-p Composite video outputs[...]

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    MPS Series • Reference Information A-4 Reference Information, cont’d Audio output — individual audio groups (VGA, S-video, composite video) Number/signal type ................... 1 stereo, unbalanced, per each group Connectors VGA group ....................... (1) 3.5 mm female stereo mini jack, tip (L), ring (R), sleeve (GND) S-video and vid[...]

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    MPS Series • Reference Information A-5 Microphone input Number/type MPS 112 ............................. 1 mono unbalanced MPS 112CS ........................ 1 mono balanced/unbalanced Connectors MPS 112 ............................. (1) 1/4" (6.3 mm) audio connector; tip (signal), sleeve (ground) MPS 112CS ........................ (1) 3.5 [...]

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    MPS Series • Reference Information A-6 Reference Information, cont’d Part Numbers Included parts These items are included in each order for an MPS 1 12: Replacement Included parts part number MPS 1 12 60-532-01 MPS 1 12CS 60-5 32-02 Rack/desk mounting brackets 70-077-03 T weeker (small scr ewdriver) 100-014-01 3.5 mm, 3-pole captive screw conne[...]

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    MPS Series • Reference Information A-7 Cables and connectors When using signals with a scanning frequency of 15–125 kHz and running distances of 100 feet or more, use high resolution BNC cables to achieve maximum performance. Bulk cable Bulk cable Part number MHR-2 (S-video) 22-123-03 MHR-5 (high resolution video) 22-020-02 MHR-5STP-2 (high res[...]

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    MPS Series • Reference Information A-8 Reference Information, cont’d Pre-cut cables VGA M-M with audio cable Part number 3', 6', 12' 26-490-01, -02, -03 25', 50' 26-490-07, -08 VGA M to BNC M cable Part number 3', 6', 12' 26-533-12, -02, -03 25', 50' 26-533-04, -05 S-video M-M cable Part number [...]

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    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 pr ovide r easonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commer cial envir onment. This equipment generates, uses and can[...]

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