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Matrix Audio/Video Switchers
Matrix 50 Series
Sicherheitsanleitungen Deutsch
Precautions
Safety Instructions English
Consignes de Sécurité Français
QS-1
Quick Start - Matrix 50 Series Switchers
Installation
Definitions
Front Panel Controls
Quick Start - Matrix 50 Series Switchers, cont’d
Save or recall a preset
View and adjust audio level
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents, cont’d
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Table of Contents, cont’d
Introduction
Matrix 50 Series Switchers
About the Matrix 50 Series Switchers Features
Chapter1One
Introductiontroduction, cont’d
About the Matrix 50 Series Switchers
1-2 Matrix 50 Series Switchers Introduction
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Introduction
Features
Figure 1- 1 - A typical Matrix 50 Series Switcher application
Any input to any or all outputs
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Introduction, cont’d
Figure 1-2 - Audio gain and attenuation
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Introduction
Labeling - Extron’s label software ships with every Extron matrix switcher. You can create labels to place alongside the front panel input buttons and output buttons, with names, alphanumeric characters, or color bitmaps for easy and intuitive input and output selection. Alternatively, labels can be made with any Brother P-Touch or comparable labeler
Introduction, cont’d
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Matrix 50 Series Switchers
Installation
Rack Mounting the Switcher Cabling and Rear Panel Views
Chapter2Two
Figure 2-4 - Rear panel connectors, Matrix 50 audio switcher
Installationstallation, cont’d
Rack Mounting the Switcher
Figure 2-2 - Rear panel connectors, Matrix 50 S-video switcher
Audio input and output connections audio models only
Power connection
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Installation
Video input and output connections video models only
Figure 2-7 - Captive screw connector wiring for audio output
Installation, cont’d
Figure 2-5 - Captive screw connector wiring for inputs
Figure 2-6 - Phono audio connectors
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Installation
External sync connection
Figure 2-8 -Simple external sync connection example
Figure 2-9 - Multiple device external sync connection example
Figure 2-11 - Rear panel view, 8x8 component video Matrix 50 Switcher
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Additional rear panel views
Operation
Front Panel Controls and Indicators Front Panel Operations
Troubleshooting Worksheets
Chapter3Three
Operationeration, cont’d
Front Panel Controls and Indicators
Figure 3-1 - Matrix 50 Series Switcher front panel
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I/O controls
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Operation
Operation, cont’d
Power
Creating a configuration
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Figure 3-3 - Example 1 Creating a tie
1. Only one video input and one audio input can be tied to an output
5. If an input with no tie is selected, only that input’s LED lights
Example 1 Creating a set of video and audio ties
Example 3 Removing a tie from a set of video and audio ties
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Example 2 Adding a tie to a set of video and audio ties
Figure 3-4 - Example 2 Adding a video tie
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Operation
Viewing a configuration
Figure 3-5 - Example 3 Selecting audio and selecting input
Figure 3-6 - Example 3d Removing an audio tie
Operation, cont’d
Figure 3-7 - Example 4 Viewing the current configuration
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Example 4 Viewing video and audio, audio only, and video only ties
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Operation
Figure 3-9 - Example 4e Viewing the current configuration, audio only
and restored, the mute settings are lost
When you enter view-only mode, the output LEDs turn on for all
When you mute video, the mute command mutes all video planes
Mutes are not saved to non-volatile memory. When power is removed
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Operation
Using global memory presets
Figure 3-11 - Example 5, step d Muting and unmuting outputs
Figure 3-13 - Example 7 Recalling preset
Example 6 Saving a preset
Figure 3-12 - Example 6 Saving the current configuration as preset
Example 7 Recalling a preset
Matrix 50 with audio
Viewing and adjusting the audio level
Example 8 Viewing and adjusting an audio level
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Operation
Figure 3-14 - Example 8 Viewing the audio level
Figure 3-15 - Example 8d Adjusting the audio level
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Executive mode front panel security lockout
Worksheets
Troubleshooting
System reset to factory defaults
Plasma display S-video problem
Operation, cont’d
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Worksheet example 1 System equipment
Figure 3-16 - Worksheet example 1 System equipment
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Operation
Worksheet example 2 Daily configuration
Figure 3-17 - Worksheet example 2 Daily configuration
Operation, cont’d
Worksheet example 3 Test configuration
Figure 3-18 - Worksheet example 3 Test configuration
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Input sources
Configuration worksheet
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Operation
Preset #
Operation, cont’d
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Chapter4Four
Host-to-Switcher Instructions Switcher-Initiated Messages
Switcher Error Responses Using the Command/Response Table
Command/Response Table
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Host-to-Switcher Instructions
Switcher-Initiated Messages
Figure 4-1 - RS-232/RS-422 connector pin arrangement
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Programmer’s Guide
Switcher Error Responses
Using the Command/Response Table
Command
Command/Response Table
Command/response table for SIS commands
numbers in commands
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Programmer’s Guide
Command/response table for SIS commands Cont’d
Command
ASCII Command
ASCII Command
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Command/response table for SIS commands Cont’d
Command
Matrix 50 Series Switchers
Matrix Switcher+ Control Program Button-Label Generator
Chapter5Five
Matrix Software
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Matrix Switcher+ Control Program
Installing the software
Using the software
Windows buttons
Figure 5-1 - Extron Matrix Switcher+ Control Program window blank
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Matrix Software
Figure 5-2 - Sample program window complete
File menu
5-4 Matrix 50 Series Switchers Matrix Software
Matrix Software, cont’d
Windows menus
Using the software
Using emulation mode
Using the help system
Button-Label Generator
Matrix Software, cont’d
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Figure 5-3 - Extron’s Button-Label Generator window
Matrix 50 Series Switchers
Specifications
Specifications Part Numbers
AAppendix A
Video input
Specificationsecifications, cont’d
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Video
Audio output
Specifications are subject to change without notice
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Specifications
Audio input
Part Numbers
Specifications, cont’d
Matrix 50 Series switchers part numbers
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BNC connectors
Optional Accessories
RG6 super high resolution cable
Assorted connectors
Specifications, cont’d
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Pre-cut cables
S-video Cable
Matrix 50 Series Switchers
Hardware Procedures Button Labels
AppendixBB
Reference Information
ReferenceInformation,co t’d
Hardware Procedures
Opening the switcher
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Matrix 50 Series Switchers Reference Information
Closing the switcher
Figure B-2 - Side view, Matrix 50 S-video and audio switcher
Figure B-3 - Installing a video module
Installing a video module
install the video modules. Return here when
finished with the audio module procedure
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Reference Information
removed, see Setting the front panel jumper , on page B-10
Removing a video module
removed, see Setting the front panel jumper , on page B-10
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Installing an audio module
Figure B-5 - Installing the audio board
Installing a video module on page B-4
Installing a video module on page B-4
Figure B-6 - Mounting the audio board
on page B-3
Removing an audio module
Reference Information, cont’d
Swapping the serial ports
If not already done, reconnect the AC power, input, and output cables
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Reference Information
Installing a firmware update
Figure B-8 - Key and pin 1 mark
Reference Information, cont’d
Setting the front panel jumper
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Replacing the AC fuse
Button Labels
Figure B-9 - Jumper settings, Matrix 50 series switchers
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Reference Information, cont’d
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Blank
Figure B-10 - Button label blanks, 12-button strip
Matrix 50 Series Switchers Reference Information B-13
Reference Information, cont’d
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