Common Features
•150 MHz (-3 dB) video bandwidth, fully loaded — Ensures switching and distribution of video signals without degradation. MAV Series matrix switchers provide a minimum 150 MHz (-3 dB) of video bandwidth at full performance capability when one input drives all outputs.
•Compatible with NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, and SECAM video — Provides for worldwide compatibility.
•QS-FPC™- QuickSwitch Front Panel Controller — Provides a discrete button for each input and output, allowing for simple, intuitive operation.
•View I/O mode — Easily view which inputs and outputs are actively connected.
•Global presets — Frequently used I/O configurations may be saved and recalled either from the QuickSwitch Front Panel Controller or RS-232 serial control. This time-saving feature allows you to set up I/O configurations and store them in memory for future use.
•Vertical interval switching provides glitch-free switching between multiple genlocked sources
•Switches both balanced and unbalanced stereo audio — Unbalanced only on RCA models
•Audio input gain and attenuation — Allows users to set the level of gain or attenuation for each audio input channel, eliminating noticeable volume differences when switching between sources.
•Audio breakaway — Provides the capability to break away an audio signal from its corresponding video signal, allowing the audio channels to be operated as a separate matrix swticher.
•RS-232 serial control port — Using serial commands, the MAV Series can be controlled and configured via the included Windows-based control software, or integrated into third-party control systems. Extron products use the SIS™ - Simple Instruction Set command protocol, a set of basic ASCII code commands that allow for quick and easy programming. The RS-232 port also makes it easy to install firmware updates.
•Control software — For RS-232 remote control from a PC, Extron ships our
Windows®-based with every matrix switcher. This icon-driven software uses a graphical, drag-and-drop interface to make I/O configuration and other customization functions simple and convenient. This software also offers an emulation mode for configuration of an offsite matrix switcher; the I/O configuration may then be saved for future downloading to the matrix switcher.
•Optional remote control — Optional X/Y control panels, bus control panels, and keypads provide the flexibility to control a MAV Series matrix switcher from a remote location.
•Optional IR 501 handheld IR remote control
•1U, rack-mountable metal enclosure
•Front panel security lockout — Prevents unauthorized use when the matrix switcher is installed in an unsecured environment where easy access is not desirable. In lockout mode, a special button combination is required to operate the front panel.
•Internal international power supply — The 100-240VAC, 50/60 Hz, universal power supply provides worldwide power compatibility.
DESCRIPTION
The Extron MAV Series of compact, space-efficient matrix switchers provide versatile switching solutions for video system applications that route composite video and S-video signals with stereo audio. There are 17 models in the MAV Series, ranging in I/O sizes from 4x4 to 8x8. They are ideal for corporate boardrooms and meeting facilities, museums, university classrooms, sports bars and restaurants, video conference and distance learning facilities, video production suites, and many residential entertainment installations.
Video Features
All MAV Series switchers feature 150 MHz (-3 dB) video bandwidth, fully loaded, ensuring signal quality in even the most complex system designs. In addition, all models are capable of switching NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, and SECAM video sources for worldwide capability. MAV Series switchers also feature video genlock and vertical interval switching for smooth, seamless transitions when switching between synchronous video sources, making them ideal for many small video production applications.
Audio Features
The MAV Series includes matrix switchers capable of switching balanced or unbalanced stereo audio signals, in both audio follow and audio breakaway modes. Audio input gain and attenuation can be adjusted at the front panel or through serial control, eliminating noticeable differences in audio level when switching between inputs. Many models are also available with convenient RCA connectors for switching unbalanced stereo audio.
Control Features
Each of the 17 available MAV Series models comes standard with RS-232 control capability, as well as Extron's exclusive QS-FPC™- QuickSwitch Front Panel Controller, which allows for simple, touch-of-a-button input and output selection directly from the front panel. A special Front Panel Security Lockout mode is available for use when a MAV Series matrix switcher must be installed in an unsecured environment. For control from a remote location, the MAV Series can also be controlled via the optional remote control panels. MAV models are also capable of IR control with the optional IR 501 handheld IR remote control.
Software Features
All MAV Series matrix switchers are shipped with Extron's Windows®-based control software, which provides a simple, graphical drag-and-drop interface for I/O configuration and other customization functions. The control software also includes an emulation mode for configuring an off-site matrix switcher. Once saved, the I/O configuration may be downloaded to the MAV Series switcher through the serial port. Most MAV Series models also support the download of the latest firmware revisions through the serial port, directly from Extron's Web site at www.extron.com.
