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CONTENTS
Chapter One - System 4xi Series - Introduction and Features
Chapter Two - Configuration and Installation
Chapter Three - Using the System 4xi Front Panel
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Chapter Four - Connecting Multiple Switchers
Chapter Five Using Windows Control Software
Appendix A - RS-232 Programming Guide
Appendix B - General Reference Information
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Chapter One
Introduction to System 4xi
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System 4xi Features Universal Video Inputs
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Specifications
Video input
Video throughput
Video output
Sync
Audio output
Control/Remote switcher
Control projector
General
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Chapter Two
Rear Panel Connectors and Indicators
Projector/Monitor Applications
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_______ There are procedures in this chapter for installation of specific projectors to the System 4
1 System 4
. Use the appropriate procedure for your application.
Removing the System 4xi Cover
2-3
Setting the Main Controller Board for the Projector
Cabling a System 4xi in a Rack
Audio Terminal Connections
Audio Wiring Applications
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Chapter Three
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AUDIO MUTE
Front Panel (4LDxi model shown) Controls are described beginning from the left side.
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Default LCD Screen
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System 4xi Model Differences
Figure 3-2. System 4
Front Panel Differences
Menu Controls and Navigation
Terms used in LCD Menus
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Example of Using the Menu Controls
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_______ VGA mode is only available on System 4LD
Line-Doubled Output to be exactly 640 x 480, standard VGA mode
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0. Menu Select/Exit Menu
still
motion
still
motion
2. Audio Level Configuration Menu
3. Host Baudrate Menu
The default baudrate is 9600. The fixed protocol is 8-bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.
4. RGB Delay Menu
_______ If audio is being switched with the video, the audio will also be delayed.
5. Slave Configuration Menu
_______ When looped with other switchers, the System 4
is always the Master. System 4
switchers cannot be looped together.
6. LD Sync Configuration Menu*
Picture Controls (line doubler/line quadrupler converter)
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Horizontal Shift Control
Contrast Control
Color Control
Tint Control
Detail Control
System 4 Series LCD Menus
Special Functions
System Reset
Toggle Executive Mode
Chapter Four
Looping the System 4xi with Other Switchers
Input Channel Addressing
Controlling Master/Slave Switchers
Slave Switcher
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System 4xi with SW4/6 ARMX Switchers
4-3
SW 6 AR MX
. They are: R/C, G/Y/Video, B, H/HV & V. Note that composite video uses the G/Y connector.
After making all the cable connections, go to page 4-7 to configure the master/ slave as a system.
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Rear Panel
Audio*
System 4xi with One System 8/10 PLUS Switcher
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System 8/10 PLUS Switch Settings
Programming the System 4xi Looping Configuration
Testing the Master/Slave Communications
Chapter Five
Extron System Switcher Control Software
System 4xi Help The fastest way to learn what each Windows function does is through the Help
Windows Control Panel Examples:
Executive Mode
Window Pull-Down Menus
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Appendix A
Programming the System 4xi Series Switchers
RS-232 Connections
RS-232 Protocol
Program Instruction Levels
System 4xi
model.
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-Initiated Messages
Simple Instruction Set
Related Terms
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Simple Instruction List
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Simple Instruction Examples
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Selecting Inputs Using Delimiters
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* Audio switching affects only the System 4
and not the display device.
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Advanced Instruction Set
Advanced Instruction List
Error Codes (ERC)
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Hex, Decimal and Binary Examples for Converting Range Values
Select Input - CMD4 (34h)
Note: Input numbers are in hexadecimal (91h = 1001 0001bin = 145d).
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Request Status - CMD5 (35h)
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Change System Settings - CMD6 (36h)
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Set Slave Configuration - CMD8 (38h)
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Configure an Input Channel - CMD9 (39h)
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Request Input Channel Configuration - CMD10 (3Ah)
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Configure System - CMD11 (3Bh)
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Request System Configuration - CMD12 (3Ch)
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Appendix B
System 4xi Related Parts List
Changing the Main Fuse
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Les cbles fournis lutillsasteur
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Figure B-3.
Enlever le couvercle du Systme 4xi
Cbler un Systme 4xi sur un rack Quand vous fixez les cbles dune unit lautre, veillez
Entfernung der System 4xi Abdeckung
Verkabelung vom System 4xi innerhalb eines Gestells
Upgrading Main Controller Board Software and Battery Replacement
Extron's Warranty