Extron electronic MAV manual Closing the switcher, Swapping the serial ports

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Closing the switcher
Ribbon cable
Connector
Self-latching receptacle
Ribbon cable
Self-latching receptacle
Ribbon cable
Self-latching receptacle

Closing the switcher

To close the switcher when you have finished performing a procedure in this chapter, do the following:

1.Reinstall any cables you removed. To connect a self-latching cable to a

receptacle, align the holes in the connector with the pins in the receptacle, and press evenly until the receptacle tabs lock into place.

2. Place the top cover (and the front cover if a firmware upgrade was performed) in place and replace all the screws that were removed in Opening the switcher on page B-2.

Swapping the serial ports

The MAV switchers are usually configured for RS-232 use. If you want to use RS-422 and the switcher is configured for RS-232, or if you want to use RS-232 and the switcher is configured for RS-422, do the following:

1.Follow the instructions in Opening the switcher on page B-2 for removing the top cover.

2.Locate the switcher’s front panel board (figure B-2).

Label includes

Key Extron part number &

Software version (Vx.xx)

 

Pin 1 (red stripe on ribbon cable )

19-965-01

 

Vx.xx

 

 

J1 RS-422

Slots for removing IC

receptacle

J2 RS-232

with PLCC IC puller

receptacle

 

U7

 

 

19-965-01

 

Vx.xx

Figure B-2 — Front panel board

3.On the side of the front panel board that faces the rear of the switcher, locate the RS-232 ribbon cable. The RS-422 ribbon cable receptacle, which is normally empty, is located to the left of the RS-232 ribbon cable receptacle.

4.Remove the RS-232/RS-422 ribbon cable by pressing the two RS-232/RS-422

receptacle tabs outward, and pull up evenly on the cable connector to remove it from the current receptacle.

5. Plug the cable in to the desired receptacle by aligning the holes in the connector with the pins in the RS-232 or RS-422 receptacle, and pressing evenly until the receptacle tabs lock into place.

6. Reinstall the switcher’s cover. See Closing the switcher on page B-3.

MAV Series Switchers • Reference Information

B-3

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Extron electronic MAV manual Closing the switcher, Swapping the serial ports, Figure B-2 - Front panel board