Xantech RT16-10 manual

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     1 Remote Control Switchers Fig. 2 ID Code Switch INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS RT16-10 ADDRESSABLE INFRARED ROUTER The RT16-10 is a ONE-IN/SIXTEEN-OUT IR switcher which directs an infrared control signal to any one of 16 output ports, any combination of ports, or all 16 as a group. You can control large groups of TV monitors (or any other A/V pro[...]

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     2 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 0 Controller & Address Switches ON (1) OFF (0) RC68 PROGRAMMER / REMOTE CONTROL The RC68+ (or RC68) Programmer (available separately) contains all the commands necessary to operate the RT16-10 (see Fig. 3). • You will need it to program universal learning devices such as the Xantech URC-1 learning remote, the Xantech Smar[...]

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     3 Remote Control Switchers 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 Controller & Address Switches ON (1) OFF (0) Factory Installed Jumper IR Receiver Input Connector on RT16-10 IR RCVR INPUT +12 G G S S Fig. 4 1234 5678 91 0 1 1 1 2 13 14 15 16 GP-ON GP-OFF C GP-ON GP-OFF Routing Commands (1 through 16) 80 48 10 90 01 00 C0 50 D0 41 40 A0 30 B0 21 20 E0 70 F0 61 6[...]

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     4 INSTALLATION Fig. 5 illustrates a typical application where an RT16-10 is used to route IR control signals to 15 TV monitors. 1. For this example, it is assumed that Single Routing with Group ON and OFF is required. 2. Since only one RT16-10 is used in the system, the factory preset Code Group 70 can be used. The RC68+ Programmer is set to th[...]

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     5 Remote Control Switchers +12 VDC IR OUT GND 780-10 J-BOX RECEIVER 283M 283M Blink-IR™ Mouse Emitter T o Emitters on even numbered TV's +12V IR OUT GND Use additional Control Devices as needed. White Striped Side (+) White Striped Side (+) MODEL RT16-10 ADDRESSABLE IR ROUTER IR OUT GND 780-10 J-Box IR Receiver +12V TV MONITOR 283M 283M [...]

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     6 11-7-00 RF/IR RF IR CPL10 RF/IR RF IR CPL10 RF/IR RF IR CPL10 RF/IR RF IR CPL10 RF/IR RF IR CPL10 RF/IR RF IR CPL10 RF/IR RF IR CPL10 RF/IR RF IR CPL10 CPL10 Coupler (30 locations) 6015900 3.5mm mono mini plug to stripped ends cable (16 locations) 202-00 4-way RF Splitters (5 locations) 283M IR Emitters (17 locations) TV/Video Source T o 7 TV[...]