Extron electronic SWP123 manual

SWP123 Pr esentation Switcher 68-939-01 Rev. B 05 05[...]

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SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Quick Start QS-1 Quick Start — SWP123 Installation Step 1 T urn off power to the switcher and all other devices that will be connected. Step 2 Mount the switcher in a rack, or install the four rubber feet (included) and place the switcher on a desktop. Step 3 Attach VGA, S-video, or composite video input devices t[...]

Quick Start — SWP123, cont’d QS-2 SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Quick Start Step 9 Power up the input and output devices, then connect power to the switcher . See the appropriate chapters in this manual for further details. Operation Selecting an input Press the desired Input Select button on the front panel. Select Master Audio group Press [...]

i SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Table of Contents T able of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ................................................................................. 1-1 About the SWP123 Presentation Switcher .................................................. 1-2 SWP123 Switcher Features ..............................................[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d ii 68-939-01 Rev. B 05 05 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the pr operties of their respective owners. Running the control program ......................................................................................... 4-2 Specifying your switcher model ...[...]

1 Chapter One Intr oduction About the SWP123 Presentation Switcher SWP123 Switcher Features SWP123 Pr esentation Switcher[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Introduction Introduction About the SWP123 Presentation Switcher The Extron SWP123 is a presentation switcher featuring three independent audio/video (A/V) switchers and a master audio switcher in one enclosure. They include a 4 x 1 composite video/stereo audio switcher , a 4 x 1 S-video/ stereo audio switcher , a 4[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Introduction 1-3 RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 remote control — Allows third-party remote control of switchers using Serial Control Pr otocol or ICS100 Control Softwar e. Rack-mountable — The 2U high, full rack wide, metal enclosure is rack-mountable. IR control — Enables user to select inputs/outputs and adjust volume[...]

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2 Chapter T wo Installation Mounting the Switcher Rear Panel Connectors Connecting the SWP123 Switcher SWP123 Pr esentation Switcher[...]

Installation SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Installation Mounting the Switcher The SWP123 is housed in rack-mountable, 2U high, 19" wide metal enclosures. The switcher may also be placed on a table or desk top. T abletop use The switcher comes with rubber feet for tabletop use. Attach a self-adhesive rubber foot to each corner of the bottom [...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Installation 2-3 Rear Panel Connectors Figure 2-2 — Rear panel of the SWP123 1 Microphone input — 3-pin female XLR connector for an external microphone 2 +24V Phantom Power On/Off — This switch turns the phantom power (24V) to the microphone input connector (3-pin female XLR) on or off. 3 T alk Over Threshold [...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Installation Installation, cont’d 14 Serial Port A (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 connector) — A 3.8 mm, 5-pole captive screw connector for input from a computer or third-party controller using Serial Control Protocol commands or ICS100 Control Software to remotely contr ol the switcher . 15 Composite V ideo output — O[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Installation 2-5 Figure 2-3 — SWP123 installation example Audio input and output The SWP123 switcher accepts only unbalanced audio input on RCA connectors, but provides either unbalanced or balanced audio output on 3.8 mm, 5-pole captive screw connectors. Follow the instructions and illustrations below to correctl[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Installation Installation, cont’d 2-6 Connecting the unbalanced audio output 1 . W ire a 3.8 mm, 5-pole captive screw connector as shown in figur e 2-5. Figure 2-5 — Unbalanced audio output connector CA UTION Connect the sleeve to ground (Gnd). Connecting the sleeve to a negative (-) terminal will damage the aud[...]

MVP 104GX Installation 3 Chapter Thr ee Operation Front Panel Features Front Panel Operation Decoder Loop Function SWP123 Pr esentation Switcher[...]

Operation SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Operation 3-2 Front Panel Features Figure 3-1 — Front panel details of the SWP123 Video/Audio Select groups The controls for the three independent switchers are grouped by input type. 1 VGA/Audio input select buttons — These buttons select inputs 1 through 4 for the VGA/Audio section of the switcher . [...]

SWP123 Presentation Switchers • Operation 3-3 Miscellaneous controls and features 9 Microphone T alk Over button — This button turns on the microphone mixer to provide microphone talk-over for the Master Audio. The LED, when lit, indicates that the microphone mixer is turned on. 10 Mic Level — Use the increment ( ) and decrement ( ) buttons t[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Operation Operation, cont’d 3-4 Master Audio functions Master Audio is a separate audio output from the A/V groups. Master Audio can route audio from any of the groups or from a microphone to the Master Audio output. Master Audio volume and individual audio input attenuation does not affect microphone volume. Sele[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Operation 3-5 4. Stop speaking into the microphone. The main program audio should recover to the previous level after approximately two seconds. If not, increase the thr eshold by turning the T alk Over Threshold Adjust pot counterclockwise. +24V Phantom Power switch If a condenser microphone is used and power is r [...]

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MVP 104 Operation 4 Chapter Four Windows ® -Based Contr ol Program Installing the Windows ® -based ICS100 Control Software Using the Software SWP123 Pr esentation Switcher[...]

Windows-Based Control Pr ogram, cont’d SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-Based Control Program 4-2 The ICS100 Control Software, which can be used to control the SWP123 Presentation Switcher , requir es Window s 95/98, NT , or later . The pr ogram provides contr ol of the switcher ’s functions from a PC. Control is enabled by connecting t[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-based Control Program 4-3 Using the Control Panel Y ou can use the Control Panel to select the input for each gr oup, update the software to reflect hardware changes, blank a selected output, or change the output volume level. T o open the Control Panel, select Control Panel from the Controls menu. Figure 4-[...]

Windows-Based Control Pr ogram, cont’d SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-Based Control Program 4-4 2. From the selection window that opens, click the icon that best represents the device connected to the input. 3. T ype a new label for the input device in the Enter New Label for Input x box. 4. Click OK when you have finished entering inpu[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-based Control Program 4-5 Setting audio gain (input to Master Audio output) Adjusting the input volume allows you to equalize the audio levels of the various inputs so that the audio levels do not change dramatically when switching inputs. 1. From the ICS100 Interface scr een (figure 4-1) select Input V olum[...]

Windows-Based Control Pr ogram, cont’d SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-Based Control Program 4-6 Resetting the unit 1. From the Options menu, select Reset Unit. 2. T o partially reset the switcher (restor e all parameters to factory default, except input volume settings) select Partial Reset from the pull-out menu . 3. T o fully reset th[...]

MVP 104 Windows Control Program 5 Chapter Five Remote Contr ol Remote Control Port (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) Host-to-Switcher Communications Remote Control from a Network CTL120-3 IR Remote Control SWP123 Pr esentation Switcher[...]

Remote Control SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control 5-2 Remote Control Port (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) The SWP123 Presentation Switcher RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 port connector is used to connect to a host or external controlling device, such as a computer or control system, which can generate the proper command codes and recognize the switcher ?[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control 5-3 Host-to-Switcher Communications The SWP123 switcher accepts Serial Control Protocol commands through the RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 port. These commands consist of one or more characters per command field. They require a beginning character ([) and an ending character (]). This unit does not work with s[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d Setup commands Use these commands to configure the switcher . If you are using a third-party control system, you should place these commands in the start-up section of the program. Command De scription Request information [ A RC ] Requests model and version information. Reset [...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control 5-5 Switching commands These commands can initiate only a one-input-to-one-output switch. Command Description Execute switch [MSxOooIii] Executes the selection of an input for the specified group. x = 1 to switch VGA x = 2 to switch S-video x = 3 to switch Composite V ideo x = 4 to switch Master Audio[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 5-6 V olume commands Use these commands to control volume levels for both inputs and outputs. Input levels are typically adjusted to minimize drastic changes in volume when switching between inputs. Command Description Mute/un-mute [MUTEx] Mutes or un-mutes Master Audio output[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control 5-7 Command Description Adjust volume level—right [VOLRoox] Adjusts Master Audio or microphone volume for right channel. oo = 01 for Master Audio or 02 for microphone. x = + (plus sign) to increment output volume. x = – (minus sign) to decrement output volume. x = @ to return output volume to fact[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 5-8 Command Description Enable/disable microphone talk over [MTOx] Sets microphone talk-over state. x = 0 to disable microphone talk over; 1 to enable microphone talk over . x = ? to request current state. x = (left blank) to toggle current state. T alk over recovery time [MLA[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control 5-9 Configuring the server (local) PC 1. Attach the switcher to the server PC with a serial cable from the PC’s serial port to the switcher ’s serial port. For information on wiring the cable, see Remote Contr ol Port (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) earlier in this chapter . 2. Click the W indows Start but[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 5-10 b. Enter the IP Address and Port number of the server PC. c. Click OK . The connection is visible in the main window . d. Click OK again. The client PC can now be used to control the switcher . Adjusting response time The user operating the client PC may want to adjust th[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control 5-11 CTL120-3 IR Remote Control The CTL120-3 IR remote control sends infrared commands to the built-in infrared receiver in the SWP123 switcher to control various functions. The illustration below shows the location and function of each button on the remote control unit that can be used to control the[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 5-12 4. Press and release the ENT (ENTER) button to execute the switch. Resetting the component code If, for any reason, the component device code is erased, reset the code with the following instructions: 1. Press and release the S (set) button. 2. Press and release the SWP S[...]

MVP 104 Programmer’s Guide A Appendix Specifications SWP123 Pr esentation Switcher[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Specifications Specifications A-2 Video Ga in ................................................ Unity Bandwidth VGA signals ...................... 450 MHz (-3 dB) S-video signals .................. 350 MHz (-3 dB) Composite video signals 500 MHz (-3 dB) Differential phase error .............. <1.0º at 3.58 MHz an[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Specifications A-3 Output level .................................. TTL: 4 V to 5 Vp-p, unterminated Input impedance .......................... 510 ohms Output impedance ....................... 75 ohms Max input voltage ........................ 5 Vp-p Max. propagation delay .............. 8 ns Max. rise/fall time ...[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Specifications A-4 Specifications, cont’d Microphone volume range ........ -55 dB to +9 dB Microphone DC power ............... 24 V Master audio output Gain ................................................ -55 dB to +9 dB Number/signal type ................... 1 stereo, balanced/unbalanced Connectors .............[...]

MVP 104 Programmer’s Guide B Appendix Refer ence Information Updating the Firmware Part Numbers SWP123 Pr esentation Switcher[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Reference Information Refer ence Information B-2 Updating the Firmware Firmware is programming that is inserted into programmable read-only memory on a programmable ROM chip in your switcher , thus becoming a permanent part of it. Firmware controls many of the featur es of your switcher . Firmware is created, tested[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Reference Information B-3 Part Numbers SWP123 switcher part numbers Extron part Replacement part number SWP123 Presentation Switcher 60-663-01 IEC power cord 3.8 mm, 5-pole captive screw connectors (5) Adjustment tools Tweeker Windows-based ICS100 Control Program User’s manual Optional accessories Extron Part Part[...]

SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Reference Information Reference Information, cont’d B-4 Pre-cut cables BNC-5 Mini HR cable is used for RGBHV cable runs. Either type can also be used for composite video, S-video, or RGsB. All Extron BNC cables have male connectors on both ends. A plenum version of the BNC-5 Mini HR cable is also available. Extron[...]

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