Extron electronic SW6 AV MX manual

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    User ’ s Manual Extron Electronics, USA 1230 South Lewis Street Anaheim, CA 92805 USA 714.491.1500 Fax 714.491.1517 Extron Electronics, Europe 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 368363 +65.6383.4400 Fax +65.63[...]

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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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    i Audio/Video Switchers• Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 About the Audio and Video Switchers ...................... 1-2 Features ...................................................................................... 1-2 S-video models .....................................[...]

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    ii Audio/Video Switchers • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d Audio/Video Switchers 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About the Audio and Video Switchers Features Chapter 4 • Remote Control .................................................. 4-1 Simple Instruction Set Control ....................................... 4-2 Host-to-interface co[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Introduction Audio/Video Switchers • Introduction Introduction, cont’d Introduction About the Audio and Video Switchers The Extron SW family of audio/video switchers ar e 6-input, 2-output composite video, S-video, and/or stereo audio switchers. The AS and Auto versions ar e functionally identical, but also include an [...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Introduction Introduction, cont’d Audio/Video Switchers 2 Chapter T wo Installation Installation Overview Mounting the switcher Rear Panel Cabling Auto models Auto-sync detect — Auto or AS models continuously monitor all inputs and automatically switch to the highest- numbered input with video sync pulses pr esent. If [...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Installation Audio/Video Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d 2-3 Rear Panel Cabling All connectors are on the rear panel. Depending on the model of the switcher , the type and layout of the connectors on the rea r panel will vary . Figure 2-2 shows the r ear panel of the SW6 SV A MX switcher . Figure 2-3 show[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Installation Audio/Video Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d 2-4 Audio models 3 Connections for balanced and unbalanced audio inputs — Each input has a 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive scre w connector for balanced or unbalanced stereo audio input. Connectors are included with each A/V switcher , but you must supply [...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Installation Audio/Video Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d See chapter 4, RS-232/Remote Contr ol for definitions of the SIS commands, details on how to install and use the contr ol software, and information on how to make a r emote contact closure device. External sync connection When the switching between [...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d Audio/Video Switchers 3 Chapter Thr ee Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators Front Panel Operations Memory Troubleshooting — If no image appears 2-8[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Operation Audio/Video Switchers • Operation Operation, cont’d Operation 3-2 Front Panel Contr ols and Indicators Figure 3-1 shows the contr ols and indicators on the front panel of the SW6 CV MX switcher , which is video only and has no auto-sync detect capabilities. Figure 3-2 shows the front panel of the SW6 SV A MX [...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Operation Audio/Video Switchers • Operation Operation, cont’d 3-5 3-4 output video using each device’s own operating instructions. Select an input. The image should appear on the scr een. Selecting an input T o select an input using the front panel buttons, pr ess and release the button for the desir ed input (auto-s[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Operation Audio/Video Switchers • Operation Operation, cont’d 3-6 1. There is one audio level setting per input. The setting is shared by the left and right audio inputs. 2. The audio level settings are stored in non-volatile memory . When power is removed and restor ed, the audio level settings are r etained. V iewing[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Operation Operation, cont’d Audio/Video Switchers 4 Chapter Four RS-232/Remote Contr ol Simple Instruction Set Control Windows-Based Program Control Contact Closure Remote Control Infrared Remote Control 3-8[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • RS-232/Remote Control Audio/Video Switchers • RS-232/Remote Control RS-232/Remote Control, cont’d The A/V switchers’ r ear panel Remote connectors (Figure 4-1) can be connected to the serial port output of a host device, such as a computer or control system, to an Extr on IR 20 Universal SYS 4/8/10/A V remote control[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • RS-232/Remote Control Audio/Video Switchers • RS-232/Remote Control RS-232/Remote Control, cont’d Using the command/response table The command/response table is on the next page. Lower case letters are allowed in the command field only as indicated. Symbols are used thr oughout the table to represent variables in the c[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • RS-232/Remote Control Audio/Video Switchers • RS-232/Remote Control RS-232/Remote Control, cont’d Windows-Based Program Contr ol The Universal Switcher Contr ol Program, part #29-031-01, is compatible with W indows 3.1/3.1 1, W indows 95/98, W indows NT , W indows ME, and W indows 2000 and provides remote control of th[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • RS-232/Remote Control RS-232/Remote Control, cont’d Audio/Video Switchers A Appendix A Specifications Accessories and Part Numbers Specifications Included Parts Accessories Cables 4-8 Shorting the contact closure pin to override the front panel selection will work for all inputs on non auto- switching models. On auto-swi[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Specifications Audio/Video Switchers • Specifications Specifications, cont’d Specifications Video Gain ............................................... Unity Bandwidth .................................... 30 MHz (-3dB) Differential phase error .............. 0.01º, 4.43 to 30 MHz Differential gain error ...............[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Accessories and Part Numbers Audio/Video Switchers • Accessories and Part Numbers Accessories and Part Numbers, cont’d A-4 0dBu = 0.775 volts (RMS). Control/remote — switcher Serial control port ........................ RS-232, 9-pin D female connector Baud rate and protocol ............... 9600, 8-bit, 1 stop bit, n[...]

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    Audio/Video Switchers • Accessories and Part Numbers Accessories and Part Numbers, cont’d A-6 S-video Cable Part number SVHS 100’ (100 feet/30.4 meters) 26-316-07 Super High Resolution Cable Part number SHR 1-3’ (3 feet/0.9 meter) 26-383-01 SHR 1-6’ (6 feet/1.8 meters) 26-383-12 SHR 1-12’ (12 feet/3.7 meters) 26-383-07 SHR 1-25’ (25 f[...]