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Extron electronic RCP 2000 manual

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    User ’ s Manual © 2005 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 [...]

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    Precautions 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 In[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Quick Start Guide Step 1 T urn the equipment of f and disconnect it from the power sour ce. Make sure that the ISS 108/408 or SGS 408 and all attached devices are turned of f and, if applicable, disconnected from the power sour ce. Step 2 Set the RCP 2000 on a table or other flat surface. Step 3 SGS Switcher: Attach one of the RS-232 c[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide — RCP 2000, cont’d iii RCP 2000 • Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 Features ...................................................................................... 1-2 Chapter 2 • Installation ..........................[...]

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    iv RCP 2000 • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d RCP 2000 Remote Control Panel Accessing and using the Web pages .................................... 4-4 Logon and system status ................................................. 4-4 Establishing or changing system settings ............................. 4 -5 Firmware upgrade ...........[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Introduction Introduction, cont’d RCP 2000 Remote Control Panel 2 Chapter T wo Installation Rear Panel Connectors Installation Application Example Making an RCP Communication Cable Introduction The Extron RCP 2000 r emote control panel provides complete remote control of a seamless switcher . The RCP controls the input selection, tra[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Installation Installation, cont’d RCP 2000 • Installation Rear Panel Connectors ETHERNET LINK 120-240VA C 50/60 Hz 1.2A MAX. TO S WITCHER ACT R S -2 3 2 RE S ET 1 4 3 2 5 Figure 2-1 — RCP 2000 rear panel 1 AC power connector — Plug a standard IEC power cor d from a 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz power source into this connector . 2 [...]

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    RCP 2000 • Installation Installation, cont’d RCP 2000 • Installation 2-4 Application Example The following diagram is an example of the RCP 2000 connected to an ISS 408, along with various input and output devices. Projector Program Monitor Previe w Monitor Extron ISS 408 Seamless Switcher Extron RCP 2000 Remote Control P anel P odium PC Code[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Installation Installation, cont’d RCP 2000 Remote Control Panel 3 2-6 Chapter Thr ee Operation Top Panel Controls Using the Picture Controls Applying and Changing a Switching Effect Resetting the Unit • When connecting the RCP 2000 dir ectly (no intermediate device pr esent, such as a network hub) to the ISS 108/408, you must use a[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Operation Operation, cont’d RCP 2000 • Operation Operation 3-2 T op Panel Controls FREEZE BLACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 CONT BRIGHT H DIMMER V COLOR TINT WIPE DISOL VE TAK E FREEZE BLACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PROGRAM ADJUST LAMP PREVIEW COMMUNICA TION Tx Rx DETAIL SIZE CENTER CUT PICTURE CONTROLS 8 6 7 9 11 12 3 1 2 10 5 4 [...]

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    RCP 2000 • Operation Operation, cont’d RCP 2000 • Operation 3-4 W ipe button (SGS only) — Causes the preview image to appear to unroll over the program image horizontally or vertically . The different wipe effects include standard, curtain, plus, square, and title window . T ake button — Initiates the switch selected through the switching[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Operation Operation, cont’d RCP 2000 • Operation Detail adjustments T o apply a horizontal or vertical filter to improve the sharpness of an image, do the following: 1 . Pr ess and release the Detail button. The button lights. 2 . V arious levels of detail adjustment are available, depending on the input signal format. • T o chan[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Operation Operation, cont’d RCP 2000 • Operation Curtain wipe A curtain wipe causes the preview image to appear to unroll over the program image in two directions simultaneously . A curtain wipe can have either har d (sharp) or soft (fuzzy) edges. The preview image can have the following transitions (figure 3-4): • In from the le[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Operation Operation, cont’d RCP 2000 • Operation 3-10 SOFTWIPE L T to RT SOFTWIPE RT to L T SOFTWIPE TP to BM SOFTWIPE BM to TP S CURT HRZ IN S CURT HRZ OUT S CURT VERT IN S CURT VERT OUT H CURT HRZ IN H CURT HRZ OUT H CURT VERT IN H CURT VERT OUT PLUS WIPE IN PLUS WIPE OUT SQUARE WIPE IN SQUARE WIPE OUT TITLE WINDOW HARDWIPE L T t[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Operation Operation, cont’d RCP 2000 Remote Control Panel 4 Chapter Four Remote Contr o l Manual IP Setup Network IP Setup and Control Network Switcher Control 3-12 Mode 3 — Pressing and holding the Reset button until the front panel LCD display shows “Reset Mode 3” (10 seconds), then immediately pressing the button momentarily[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d RCP 2000 • Remote Control 4-2 4-3 Manual IP Setup The RCP 2000 unit ships with default server (ISS) and client (RCP) IP addresses, as well as Subnet Mask and Gateway Address, already set. These default IP addr esses can be changed to conform to the IP address format requir ed for your network o[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d RCP 2000 • Operation 4-4 4-5 Network IP Setup and Control Once the IP addresses have been changed, if r equired, you can contact and control the RCP 2000 by using W eb pages that are resident, in firmwar e, on the RCP unit. Contacting the RCP unit The resident W eb pages are the primary means o[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d RCP 2000 • Remote Control Figure 4-4 — System Settings screen 2 . Make changes to the IP Settings, Date/T ime settings, etc., as necessary . 3 . Click the Submit button to enter the changes, or click the Cancel button to revert to the previous settings. CA UTION Be aware that changing the IP [...]

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    RCP 2000 • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d RCP 2000 • Remote Control 4-8 4-9 File management The File Management screen is used to upload new files (for custom or updated W eb pages) to the RCP unit and to delete existing files from the unit. The File Management scr een can be accessed fr om the initial (System Status) scr een. T o uplo[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d RCP 2000 Remote Control Panel A Appendix Specifications, Parts, and Accessories Specifications Part Numbers 4-10 Figure 4-7— ISS Control screen Using network switcher control T o use network switcher control, follow these steps: 1 . Set the level of control desired: video/audio, video only , or[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Specifications, Parts, and Accessories Specifications, Parts, and Accessories, cont’d RCP 2000 • Specifications, Parts, and Accessories Part Numbers Extron Part Part Number RCP 2000 60-571-01 RS-232 male-male cable – 2' (.61 m) 26-434-01 RS-232 male-male cable – 4' (1.22 m) 26-434-02 RS-232 male-male cable – 25&apos[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Specifications, Parts, and Accessories Specifications, Parts, and Accessories, cont’d RCP 2000 • Specifications, Parts, and Accessories A-4 A-5[...]

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    RCP 2000 • Specifications, Parts, and Accessories Specifications, Parts, and Accessories, cont’d A-6[...]