Extron electronic MSW 4V SDI RS manual

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    © 2006 Extron Electronics. All rights reserved. Extron Electronics, USA 1230 South Lewis Street Anaheim, CA 92805 USA 714.491.1500 Fax 714.491.1517 Extron Electronics, E urope Beeldschermweg 6C 3821 AH Amersfoort The Netherlands +31.33.453.4040 Fax +31.33.453.4050 Extron Electronics, Asia 135 Joo Seng R oad, #04-01 PM Industrial Building Singapore[...]

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    Pr ecautions 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 Ins[...]

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    安全须知 • 中文 这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中 有重要的操作和维护说明。 这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴 露的危险电压,有触电危险。 注意 阅读说明书 • 用户使用该设备前必须阅读并理 解所有安全和使用说明。 保存说明书 • 用户应保存安全说明[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Quick Start Guide QS-1 Quick Start Guide — MSW 4V SDI rs Installation Step 1 T urn all of the equipment off and disconnect it from the power source. Step 2 Select your mounting option, install the appropriate brackets and mount the MSW . Otherwise, install the four rubber feet (included) and place the mini SDI switcher on a desk[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide — MSW 4V SDI rs, cont’d QS-2 TOC-i MSW 4V SDI rs • T able of Contents Step 6 Power up the input and output devices, then connect power to the MSW . T urn on the mini SDI switcher by connecting the external power supply . See the appropriate chapters in this manual for further details. Oper[...]

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    TOC-ii MSW 4V SDI rs • T able of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d MSW 4V SDI rs 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual Features Appendix A • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories ........................................................................................A-1 Specifications ......................................[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Introduction Intr oduction MSW 4V SDI rs • Introduction 1-2 1-3 About this Manual The Extron MSW 4V SDI is a four -input, two parallel output, mini SDI (serial digital interface) switcher (MSW). The MSW is a member of the Extron V ersaT ools ® line of basic distribution amplifiers, switchers, and associated video accessories. [...]

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    Introduction, cont’d 1-4 MSW 4V SDI rs • Introduction MSW 4V SDI rs 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Installation Rear Panel Connections Front Panel Controls and Indicators[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation MSW 4V SDI rs • Installation and Operation 2-2 2-3 Installation The 1U high, quarter rack width MSW 4V SDI rs can be mounted on a rack shelf, under a desk, or on a tabletop. Rack mounting For optional rack mounting, mount the MSW on any of the following rack shelves: • RSF [...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-4 MSW 4V SDI rs • Installation and Operation 2-5 Furniture mounting Furniture mount the MSW using the optional MBU 123 V ersaT ools under-desk mounting kit (part # 70-212-01 ) as follows: 1 . If necessary , remove the feet from the bottom of the MSW . 2 . Attach t[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-6 MSW 4V SDI rs • Installation and Operation 2-7 See chapter 3, “Serial Communication” for Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands to communicate with the MSW 4V SDI rs via RS-232. d Contact connector — Connect a remote contact closure device to the MSW for r [...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-8 MSW 4V SDI rs • Installation and Operation 2-9 Front Panel Contr ols and Indicators Figure 2-7 shows the fr ont panels of the MSW 4V SDI rs. A/V SWITCHER MODE NORMAL A UTO A UTO SWITCH 1 2 3 4 6 2 1 5 4 3 Figure 2-7 — MSW 4V SDI rs fr ont panel Input selection[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-10 MSW 4V SDI rs 3 Chapter Thr ee Serial Communication Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS TM ) Control Windows-based Control Program Updating the Firmware[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication Serial Communication MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication 3-2 3-3 Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS TM ) Control Host-to-switcher communications The Extron Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands consist of one or more characters per field. No special characters ar e requir ed to begin or end a command charac[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3-4 MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication 3-5 Using the command/response table The Command/response table for Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands is shown at right. The symbols used throughout the table repr esent variables in the command/response fields. Lower and upper case[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3-6 MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication 3-7 Windows-Based Control Pr ogram The Universal Switcher Control Pr ogram (part #29-031-01 ), is compatible with W indows 2000 and W indows XP or later , and it provides r emote control of input selection and front panel switch mode sel[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3-8 MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication 3-9 Updating the Firmware Extron periodically updates pr oduct firmware in conjunction with the release of new softwar e revisions. When updating any Extron softwar e to the latest revision level, please be sure to read the supplied r e[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3-10 MSW 4V SDI rs A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications Parts 8 . A status bar , showing the progress of the upload appears in the Firmware Loader window . The firmware upload to the switcher may take several minutes. Once the status bar ha[...]

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    MSW 4V SDI rs • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Sp ecifi cati ons , Pa rt Numb ers , Ac ces sori es, con t’d MSW 4V SDI rs • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-2 A-3 Specifications Video — MSW 4V rs, MSW 4SV rs Gain ................................................ Unity Bandwidth MSW 4V ..................... 300 MHz ([...]

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    S p e c i fi c a ti o ns , Pa r t N u mb e r s, a nd Ac c e ss o r ie s MSW 4V SDI rs • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories MSW 4V SDI rs • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-4 A-5 Contact closure .............................. (1) 3.5 mm captive screw connector , 5 pole Contact closure pin configurations 1 = input 1, 2 = inp[...]