Extron electronic MTP 15 HD A manual Introduction, About this Guide

Introduction

This section gives an overview of the user guide. This section also describes the

MTP 15HD A Series of transmitters and receivers. Covered topics are:

•• About this Guide

•• About the MTP Transmitters and Receivers

•• Transmission Distance

About this Guide

This guide contains installation, configuration, and operation information for two families of Extron MTP transmitters and receivers.

•• MTP products that are compatible with:

•• Extron Enhanced Skew-Free™AV UTP cable

•• Category (CAT) 5, 5e, and 6 shielded twisted pair (STP), unshielded twisted pair (UTP), or foil shielded twisted pair (FTP) cable.

•• MTP C7 [CAT 7, C7] products that are compatible with Shielded Twisted Pair 201 (STP201) or CAT 7 cable only.

In this guide, any reference to these products refers to either family, unless explicitly stated.

NOTE: For clarity and where applicable, in this guide, the CAT 5, 5e, 6 versions are referred to as non-C7 MTPs.

This guide details the installation and operation of the following products:

•• MTP T 15HD A twisted pair (TP) transmitter

•• MTP RL 15HD A receiver with loop-through

•• MTP RL 15HD A SEQ receiver with loop-through and skew equalization In this guide:

•• The term "transmitter" refers specifically to the MTP T 15HD A transmitter.

•• The term "receiver" refers to either of the receiver models — the MTP RL 15HD A or MTP RL 15HD A SEQ.

•• The term "SEQ receiver" refers specifically to the MTP RL 15HD A SEQ receiver with skew equalization capabilities.

MTP 15HD A Series • Introduction 1