Extron electronics SW6 manual

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    Extron Electronics, USA 1230 South Lewis Street Anaheim, CA 92805 800.633.9876 714.491.1500 FAX 714.491.1517 Extron Electronics, Europe Beeldschermweg 6C 3821 AH Amersfoort, The Netherlands +800.3987.6673 +31.33.453.4040 FAX +31.33.453.4050 Extron Electronics, Asia 135 Joo Seng Rd. #04-01 PM Industrial Bldg., Singapore 368363 +800.7339.8766 +65.638[...]

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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 Instr[...]

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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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    i SW6 VGA Audio • T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction .................................................... 1-1 About the SW6 VGA Audio Switcher .................................. 1-2 Chapter T wo • Installation and Operation ................... 2-1 Mounting the Unit ...................................................................[...]

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    ii SW6 VGA Audio • T able of Contents T able of Contents, cont'd SW6 VGA Audio Switcher 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About the SW6 VGA Audio Switcher All trad emarks me ntioned i n this man ual are t he propert ies of th eir respe ctive owne rs. 68-377-01 Rev . E 03 08 Appendix A • Reference Information ..............................A-1 Spe[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Introduction Introduction SW6 VGA Audio Switcher 1-2 About the SW6 VGA Audio Switcher The SW6 VGA Audio (SW6 VGA A) (figure 1) is a 6-input, 1-output audio/video switcher housed in a rack mountable, 1U high, full width metal enclosure with internal, universal, 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz power supply . Sound System Extron SW6 VGA A ud[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation Installation and Operartion SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation 2-2 2-3 Mounting the Unit C Installation and service must be performed by authorized personnel only . The 1U high, full-rack width unit can be placed on a tabletop, mounted on a rack shelf, or mounted under a desk or other furniture[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation Installation and Operartion, cont’d 2-4 SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation 2-5 Under furniture mounting If desired, mount the SW6 VGA Audio under a desk or other furniture (figur e 2-2) with the optional MBU 129 under-desk mounting bracket (part # 70-219-01 ), as follows: SW6 V GA A UDIO Und[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation Installation and Operartion, cont’d 2-6 SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation 2-7 L 1 R L 2 R L 3 R L 4 R L 5 R L 6 R L 1 R 6 5 4 Figure 2-4 — SW6 VGA A r ear panel (right half) d Audio Input connectors — Connect balanced or unbalanced stereo or mono audio inputs to these 3.5 mm, 5-pole capt[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation Installation and Operartion, cont’d 2-8 SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation 2-9 Operation Controls and indicators 7 1 8 5 4 3 2 6 Figure 2-8 — SW6 VGA Audio fr ont panel features a Power LED — Indicates that AC power is applied (also on the rear panel, figur e 2-9). 50/60 Hz 100-240V 0.3A[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation Installation and Operartion, cont’d 2-10 SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation 2-11 Audio level control The audio level setting for the selected input can be viewed and changed (within a range of -15 dB to +9 dB), to ensure that there is no noticeable volume differ ence among sources. Adjusting [...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Installation and Operation Installation and Operartion, cont’d 2-12 SW6 VGA Audio Switcher Resetting all audio levels T o reset the audio level to 0 dB for all inputs, press and hold the Audio Configuration/Save button. The Audio Configuration/ Save LED begins to blink after approximately 1 second. Continue to hold the button [...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Remote Control Remote Control SW6 VGA Audio • Remote Control 3-3 3-2 The SW6 VGA Audio switcher ’s rear panel Remote connector (figure 3-1) can be connected to the serial port output of a host device, such as a computer or control system, to an Extr on IR 102 Kit Universal Remote Control, OR to a r emote contact closure devic[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 3-4 SW6 VGA Audio • Remote Control 3-5 Using the command/response table The command/response table begins on the next page. Lower - case letters are acceptable in the command field except wher e indicated for the gain and attenuation commands. Symbols are used thr oughout the table to rep[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 3-6 SW6 VGA Audio • Remote Control 3-7 Windows ® -Based Program Contr ol The W indows-based Extron Universal Switcher Contr ol Program, which communicates with the switcher via the Remote port, provides an easy way to configur e and operate the SW6 VGA Audio switcher . The program is com[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 3-8 SW6 VGA Audio Switcher A Appendix A Refer ence Information Specifications Part Numbers Contact Closure Remote Contr ol The Remote connector also provides a way to select an input to the switcher using a remote contact closur e device. Contact closure contr ol uses pins on the Remote con[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Reference Information Reference Information SW6 VGA Audio • Reference Information A-2 A-3 Specifications Video Gain ................................................ Unity Bandwidth ..................................... 350 MHz (-3 dB) Crosstalk ........................................ <-68 dB @ 10 MHz, <-39 dB @ 100 MHz V[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Reference Information Reference Information, con t’d SW6 VGA Audio • Reference Information A-4 A-5 Control/r emote — switcher Serial control port ......................... RS-232, 9-pin female D connector Baud rate and protocol ............... 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity Serial control pin configurations .[...]

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    SW6 VGA Audio • Reference Information Refer ence Information, co nt ’d A-6[...]