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    User ’ s Manual 2-Input, 1-output VGA and Audio Switcher 68-1111-01 Rev . D 11 09 VSW 2VGA A[...]

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    Pr ecautions This symbol is intended to aler t 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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    1 VSW 2VGA A • T able of Contents FCC Class A Notice 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. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer ence rece[...]

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    i VSW 2VGA A • T able of Contents T able of Contents All tr ademarks mentione d in this manual are the p ropertie s of thei r respec tive owne rs. Chapter One • Introduction ................................................... 1-1 About this Manual .................................................................... 1-2 About the VSW 2VGA A ....[...]

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    ii VSW 2VGA A • T able of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual About the VSW 2VGA A Daisy Chaining the VSW 2VGA A Features[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Introduction Intr oduction 1-2 About this Manual This manual contains information about the Extron VSW 2VGA A switcher . The terms “VSW 2VGA A” and “switcher” are used inter changeably in this manual. The Extron VSW I AAP interface (part # 70-529-xx), an optional accessory used when several VSW 2VGA A switchers ar e daisy cha[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Introduction 1-3 Daisy Chaining the VSW 2VGA A Up to ten VSW 2VGA A switchers can be daisy chained together with each switcher's input separately fed and controlled by an optional accessory interface, the VSW I AAP (part # 70-529- xx ). Figure 1-1 is an example of how several such switcher -interface combinations can be daisy ch[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Introduction Introduction, cont’d 1-4 Features Autoswitching ability — The VSW 2VGA A can detect active sync signals and automatically switch to the highest numbered active input. Furniture mountable — The VSW 2VGA A can be mounted on a rack shelf, under a desk or podium, through a desk or furniture, or to a pr ojector mount, u[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Installation Overview Mounting the VSW 2VGA A Front Panel Features Rear Panel Features Operation[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation 2-2 Installation Overview T o install and set up the VSW 2VGA A for operation, follow these steps: 1 T urn all of the equipment off. Make sure that the video and audio sources (computers, stereos, tape decks, or other devices), the VSW 2VGA A, the output devices (projectors, speak[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation 2-3  • RSU1266inchdeepuniversalrackshelfkit(part# 60- 190-10 )  • RSB1266inchdeepbasicrackshelf(part# 60-604-10 )  • RSU1299inch1Uuniversalrackshelfkit(part# 60-190- 01 )  • RSB[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-4 2. Mount the VSW 2VGA A on one of the following rack shelves: • RSF 123 rack shelf kit (part # 60-190-20 ) • RSB 123 rack shelf (part # 60-604-20 ) •  RSU1266inchdeepuniversalrackshelfkit (part # 60-190-10 ) •  RSB126[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation 2-5 4. Attach the rack shelf to the rack using four 10-32 x 3/4 inch bolts (provided). Insert the bolts thr ough #10 beveled washers, then through the holes in the rack ears and rack, as shown in figure 2-2. Use 2 mounting holes on opposite corners. (2) 4-40 x 3/16" Screws 1U Universal Rac k Shelf Fig[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-6 Under -desk mounting 1. Attach the under-desk mounting brackets (MBU 125, part # 70-077-01 ) to the VSW 2VGA A with the four provided machine scr ews, as shown in figure 2-3. Figure 2-3 — Under -desk mounting brackets 2. Hold the switcher with attached brackets ag[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation 2-7 3. Attach the through-desk mounting brackets (MBD 129, part # 70-077-02 ) to the VSW 2VGA A with the four provided machine scr ews, as shown in the through- desk mounting diagram on the next page. 4. Hold the switcher with attached brackets up against the underside of the desk or table. Use a soft penci[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-8 Front Panel Featur es VSW 2V GA A INPUT 1 2 1 INPUT 2 3 5 4 7 6 1 2 Figure 2-5 — VSW 2VGA A fr ont panel features a Input 1 LED indicator — This LED lights green whenever input 1 (video and audio) is selected. b Input 2 LED indicator — This LED lights green whe[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation 2-9 Rear Panel Features POWER 12V .1A MAX VSW 2V GA A AUT O-SW CONT A CT OUTPUT VGA IN 1 LOOP 1 2 A UD OUT 1 5 2 3 4 Figure 2-7 — VSW 2VGA A r ear panel features a Power connector — Connect the included 12 VDC external power supply to the 2-pole, 3.5 mm captive screw connector . N One power supply can p[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-10 • Pin 2 selects Input 2 when momentarily connected to ground (pin 3). • Ground connects to the ground wir e (equipment ground). N Simultaneously connecting both pins 1 and 2 to ground (pin 3) turns autoswitching mode on. Autoswitching — N Autoswitch mode[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation 2-11 2 . Remove the two screws on each side of the switcher (figure 2-9). Remove the four connector nuts on the fr ont panel of the switcher . Lift the top cover off of the switcher . VSW 2VGA A INPUT 1 2 1 INPUT 2 Remov e (4) Connector Nuts Remov e (4) Screws Figure 2-9 — Removing the cover JMP4 JMP3 JM[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-12 OPEN CLOSED All jumpers are set open (disabled) b y default. Open or close the indicated jumpers in the table belo w , as needed, to adjust the appropriate settings. See “Using the VSW I AAP” and “Daisy chain configuration” in this chapter for other jumper s[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation 2-13 Power connection One power supply can power up to five daisy chained switchers. Additional switchers requir e one or more power supplies. See "Daisy chain configuration" , later in this chapter . Figure 2-12 shows how to wir e the power connector . P ower Supply Output Cord Captive Scre w C[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-14 Operation Apply power and the input signals. The video and audio output connectors, including the Loop Thru Input 1 connector , should output signals. Input selection There ar e three ways to select between Input 1 and Input 2:  • T ogglethefrontpan[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation 2-15 VSW 2V GA A Projector VSW 2VGA A INPUT 1 2 1 INPUT 2 1 2 Out VSW I AAP VSW I AAP COMPUTER AUDIO SHOW ME VSW I AAP VSW I AAP COMPUTER AUDIO SHOW ME Out Internal Jumper Settings Jumper JMP1 JMP3 JMP4 JMP5 JMP6 Setting Closed Closed Closed Open Open 12 V Po wer Supply* Input 1 Input 2 VSW I AAP SHOW ME Fi[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-16  • CongurethejumpersoneachVSW2VGA A accordingto the following example.  • TheVSWI AAPiscongur edforaloopcongurationby default. N In a loop configuration, the "show me"[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation 2-17 VSW 2VGA A INPUT 1 INPUT 2 VSW 2VGA A INPUT 1 2 1 INPUT 2 VSW 2VGA A INPUT 1 2 1 INPUT 2 Projector VSW 2V GA A VSW 2V GA A VSW 2V GA A VSW I AAP 2 1 3 2 1 VSW I AAP COMPUTER AUDIO SHOW ME VSW I AAP VSW I AAP COMPUTER AUDIO SHOW ME VSW 2VGA A INPUT 1 INPUT 2 VSW 2VGA A INPUT 1 2 1 INPUT 2 VSW 2V GA A VS[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-18 T ree conguration In a tree configuration, the output of each VSW 2VGA A switcher is connected to input 1 or input 2 of the next switcher . This repetition of one switcher's output to another switcher's input can be repeated for up to a maximum of 10 s[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation 2-19 12 V Po wer Supply VSW 2VGA A INPUT 1 2 1 INPUT 2 VSW 2V GA A Projector A B B Input 1 Out Input 2 VSW 2VGA A INPUT 1 2 1 INPUT 2 VSW 2VGA A INPUT 1 2 1 INPUT 2 1 2 3 4 Out Out VSW I AAP VSW I AAP COMPUTER AUDIO SHOW ME VSW I AAP VSW I AAP COMPUTER AUDIO SHOW ME VSW I AAP VSW I AAP COMPUTER AUDIO SHOW M[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-20[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A A Appendix A Specications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications Included Parts Accessories[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Specications, Part Numbers, and Accessories S p e c i  ca ti o n s , P a r t Nu mb er s , a n d A c c es so ri e s A-2 Specications Video Gain ................................................. Unity Bandwidth ...................................... 300 MHz (-3 dB) Video input and loop thr ough Number/signal type .............[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Specications, Part Numbers, and Accessories A-3 Sync Input type ....................................... RGBHV , RGBS, RGsB*, RsGsBs*, bi-level and tri-level (HDTV) component video sync Output type .................................... RGBHV , RGBS, RGsB*, RsGsBs*, bi-level and tri-level (HDTV) component video sync (follows input) I[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Specications, Part Numbers, and Accessories S p e c i  ca ti o n s , P a r t Nu mb er s , a n d A c c es so ri e s A-4 Impedance ...................................... 50 ohms unbalanced Gain error ....................................... ±0.1 dB channel to channel Maximum level (Hi-Z) ................. >+9 dBV , unbalanced [...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Specications, Part Numbers, and Accessories A-5 Included Parts These items are included in each or der for a VSW 2VGA A: Included parts Part number to reor der VSW 2VGA A 60-758-01 12 VDC, 1A external power supply 70-775-01 3.5 mm 3-pole captive screw connector 3.5 mm 2-pole captive screw connector VSW 2VGA A Setup Guide Accessori[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Specications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Sp eci cat ion s, Par t N umb ers , A cce sso rie s, c ont ’d A-6 Cable Accessories Part number VGA with audio cables 26-490- xx VGA to BNC-5 female cables (SY VGA), 0.5' - 100' (0.15 m - 30.4 m) 26-531- xx VGA to BNC-5 male cables (SY VGA), 0.5' - 100' (0.15 m -[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Specications, Part Numbers, and Accessories A-7[...]

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    VSW 2VGA A • Specications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Sp eci cat ion s, Par t N umb ers , A cce sso rie s, c ont ’d A-8[...]

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    Extron W arranty Extron Electr onics warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years fr om the date of purchase. In the event of malfunction during the warranty period attributable directly to faulty workmanship and/or materials, Extron Electr onics will, at its option, repair or replace said pr oducts[...]

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