Extron electronic MTP 15HD manual Twisted Pair Cable Advantages

The RS-232 portion of the twisted pair link:

•• Can be bidirectional in a one-receiver system; that is, the receiver can receive commands from the transmitter and pass RS-232 responses to the transmitter.

NOTE: By default, the RS-232 portion of the twisted pair link is unidirectional only from the transmitter to the receiver. Use the internal jumpers in the receiver to enable bidirectional communication in a single-receiver system only (see "Pre-Installation — RS-232 Jumper" on page 5).

•• Supports software flow control (XON, XOFF).

NOTE: Hardware flow control is not supported.

•• Supports full duplex and half duplex operation.

•• Supports any baud rate (up to 38,400), data bits, parity, stop bits, and data format without configuration.

NOTE: Higher rates are possible, but performance will vary as a function of baud rate and twisted pair cable length.

The receiver also buffers the proprietary input signal and sends it to another compatible MTP receiver or to a daisy chain of receivers.

NOTES:

•The transmitter provides pre-peaking, which boosts the signal before it is transmitted. The buffered output on the receiver does not provide any pre-peaking control. The total recommended distance (see the table on page 4) for an entire daisy chain is the same as for a single transmitter and receiver. The Pre-Peak switch on the transmitter has the same effect on the recommended transmission distance for a daisy chain as for a single transmitter and receiver.

•Up to eight receivers can be connected in series using the Buffered Output connectors, provided that the total distance from the twisted pair output of the transmitter to the last receiver in the chain does not exceed the recommended distance for the resolution being used.

The SEQ receiver also corrects the skew delay commonly encountered when CAT 5, 5e, or 6 cables are used for RGB video, component video, and S-video transmission.

NOTE: An SEQ receiver should not be necessary when Extron Enhanced Skew-Free AV UTP cable is used.

Each MTP transmitter and receiver model is shipped with an external desktop 12 VDC power supply that accepts 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz input.

Twisted Pair Cable Advantages

Twisted pair cable is smaller, lighter, more flexible, and less expensive than coaxial cable. Termination of the cable with RJ-45 connectors is simple, quick, and economical.

MTP 15HD RS Series • Introduction 2