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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 Safety Instructions • English Consignes de Sécurité • Français Sicherheitsanleitungen • Deutsch Instrucciones de seguridad • Español 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 use[...]

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    Introduction to VTG 150 & VTG 200 ..................................... Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................................. 1-1 VTG 150 Features ................................................................... 1-2 VTG 200 Features ..............................................................[...]

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    1 Chapter One Introduction Introduction VTG 150 Features VTG 200 Features Specifications Extron VTG 150 & VTG 200 User’s Manual VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software ................................ Chapter 5 VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Connection to Computer ......... 5-1 Host/VTG 200 Communications ....................................... 5-2 U[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual VTG 150 Features • Easy operation - When power is applied to the VTG, the LCD displays a series of instructional menus. • Output connectors provide connection to RGB (BNC), TTL, Macintosh and VGA/XGA devices. • Sync output can be composit[...]

  • Page 6

    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual 2 Chapter T w o Connecting the VTG Output Cables 15-Pin HD (VGA/XGA) Output 15-Pin Apple/Mac II (VTG 150), MacII/Quadra (VTG 200) Output 9 Pin, TTL Output RGB Output (BNC, Analog) NTSC/PAL BNC Output (VTG 200 only) 13W3 Sun/SGI/IBM Output (VTG 200 only) Adapting the VTG 150 to Other Standards Ext[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Connecting the VTG Output Cables Page 2-2 15-Pin Apple/Mac II (VTG 150), MacII/Quadra (VTG 200) Output All scan rate signals go to the VGA/ XGA (15-pin HD), Apple/MacII/ Quadra (15-pin) and BNC connectors. The BNC output is individually buffere[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual 13W3 Sun/SGI/IBM Output (VTG 200 only) The pin assignments for the 13W3 connector are: Pin A1 = Red Pin A2 = Green Pin A3 = Blue Sync pin assignments vary by manufacturer as follows: Signal Sun SGI IBM NXT H/HV 5 3 5 A2 (SOG) VN C 4 9 N C Groun[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual 3 Chapter Three Operating the Video T est Generator Operating the Video Test Generator Extron VTG 150 & VTG 200 User’s Manual Connecting the VTG Output Cables Page 2-5 Connecting TTL Output to an AT&T 6300 When using the VTG 150 TTL output with an AT&T 6300 monitor, an adapter cable[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Operating the Video Test Generator Page 3-2 Exit the Instructional Menu Cycle To exit the instructional menu cycle, press the ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ or ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ button. A scan range will be displayed on the LCD screen. View the Scan Ran[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Operating the Video Test Generator Page 3-4 Unless it is disabled, the timer will begin its countdown to time-out when the Timer LED turns green (indicating that a single test pattern is being displayed). The countdown restarts each time any bu[...]

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    4 Chapter Four Application Inf ormation VTG Formats Video Test Patterns Setting Up Large Screen Projection Systems Video Setup Guide Monitor Applications Troubleshooting Extron VTG 150 & VTG 200 User’s Manual Page 3-5[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Application Information Page 4-2 150# 200# Format Pixel x Line Hor. kHz Ver. Hz IBM Power PC, cont’d NA ....... 40 .. PPC 5/6 ........................... 1024 x 768 ........... 61.1 ........... 76 NA ....... 41 .. PPC 7/8 ....................[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Pattern 10 — Flat Field - Purity Adjustment This pattern is for making purity adjustments, which means making the entire picture completely white throughout the screen, without any color deviation. Pattern 11 — Checkerboard 100% - Contrast [...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Application Information Page 4-6 Figure 4-6A VTG 200 Dot Pattern Video Setup Guide If the application is a video system, including components, such as interfaces, distribution amplifiers, etc., use the VTG as the computer/video source. Route th[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Application Information Page 4-8 Figure 4-8B VTG 150 TTL Crosshatch Test Pattern. Figure 4-8A VTG 150 Apple/Mac ll Dot Test Pattern. Application Information Page 4-7 Figure 4-7A VTG 150 VGA/XGA Grayscale Test Pattern. Monitor Applications The V[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Application Information Page 4-10 Figure 4-9A The VTG 150 or the VTG 200 can be used to help isolate problems within complex switcher configurations such as the one pictured below. O U T P U T Application Information Page 4-9 90-240 VA C, 50/60[...]

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    5 Extron VTG 150 &VTG 200 User’s Manual Chapter Five VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Connection to a Computer Command/Response Table VTG 200 Control Program Page 4-11[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Host/VTG 200 Communications The VTG 200 treats any character that it receives on the RS-232 port as a possible command, but it accepts only a limited number as legal commands. There are no codes required to say that a command is coming or that [...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software Below, listed in numeric/alphabetical order, are commands/ responses (Cmd/Rsp) with decimal (Dec) and hexadecimal (Hex) values and a general description. Certain characters that may appear in the command and/[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software Page 5-6 Figure 5-6A ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Figure 5-6C ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Figure 5-6B ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software Page 5-5 VTG 200 Control Program The VTG 200 Control Program is a W[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual 1 00 - 24 0 V AC VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software Page 5-8 Figure 5-8 VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software Page 5-7 Figure 5-7B ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Figure 5-7A ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑[...]

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    A Appendix A Reference Material VTG Software Updates Part Numbers Extron VTG 150 and VTG 200 User’s Manual Page 5-9[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Reference Material Page A-2 M AC /Quadra Male-Female Cables Mac3’HR .................................................................. 26-237-10 Mac6’HR .................................................................. 26-237-01 Mac15’HR[...]

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    Extron • VTG 150 & VTG 200 • User’s Manual Page A-3[...]