Mini Twisted Pair Matrix Switcher
Mtpx Plus Series
 Sicherheitsanleitungen Deutsch
Safety Instructions English
Consignes de Sécurité Français
Instrucciones de seguridad Español
 FCC Class a Notice
Page
 Table of Contents
 Table of Contents, cont’d
 Command/Response Table for IP-specific SIS Commands
 Iv Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Table of Contents
 Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Table of Contents
 Vi Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Table of Contents
 One
 About this Manual
About the Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers
Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Introduction
Extron Mtpx Plus
 Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Introduction
 Twisted pair TP cable advantages
Transmission distances
 Component Video
 Mtpx
 Definitions
Skew equalization
 Features
Tie any input to any or all outputs
 Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Introduction
 Introduction, cont’d
 Two
 UL guidelines
Mounting the Switcher
Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Installation
Mounting instructions
 Rear Panel Cabling and Settings
Shows the rear panel of the Mtpx Plus
 Signal inputs
Transmitters to these RJ-45 female connectors
 Video RGB sources to these 15-pin HD female connectors
Connector. High impedance is generally over 800 ohms
 VTT receivers to these RJ-45 female connectors
Signal outputs
Connectors
RS-232 output inserts
 Captive screw connector wiring for audio output
 RS-232/RS-422 connection
Ethernet connection
 RJ-45 connector wiring
Cabling
 Reset button
Power connection
 70-335-01figure 2-12, can be used for this connection
Front Panel Configuration Port
Baud No parity Data bits Stop bit No flow control
 Installation, cont’d
 Three
 Front Panel Controls and Indicators
Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Operation
 Primary functions
Input and output buttons
Secondary functions
 Identify the selected input
Select a preset. See Using presets on
Select an input
On and off. See Background illumination on
 Control buttons
 Wire pair on
Preset mode to activate a previously-defined preset
Preset mode is active
View button The View button has two primary functions
 Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Operation
 See Performing a system reset from the front panel on
Controls
 Button icons
Executive modes on
 Front Panel Operations
Definitions
 Power
Front panel security lockouts
 Creating a configuration
 Press and release the Esc button figure
Example 1 Creating a set of video and audio ties
Press and release the input 5 button figure
 Current configuration -9 is now
Press and release the Enter button figure
 Press and release the input 5 button figure
Example 2 Adding a tie to a set of video and audio ties
Press and release the output 1 button figure
 Current configuration -15 is now
Press and release the Enter button figure
 Example 3 Removing a tie from a set of video and audio ties
Press and release the Esc button figure
 19 Deselect the output
 Viewing a configuration
 Lights red
Video button and the Audio button figure
 24 Select an input
Press and release the Video button to deselect video figure
 26 Deselect audio and select video to view video ties only
 Grouping
4 5 6 7 8 9
 Buttons that may be lit
Allow the mode to time out after approximately 30 seconds
Outputs
 Example 5 Grouping inputs and outputs
Press and release the Enter button to select group 1 figure
 32 Assign inputs and outputs
 35 Deselect I/O Group mode
 Using presets
16 x 32, 32 x 16, and 32 x 32 matrix sizes
 Example 6 Saving a preset
Press and release the Input 1 button
 Example 7 Recalling a preset
Press and release the Preset button figure
 43 Select the preset
 Example 8 Muting and unmuting an audio/RS-232 output
Muting and unmuting audio/RS-232 outputs
Release the Audio button figure
 46 Select audio only
 Viewing and adjusting the TP input audio level
VCR
 Example 9 Viewing and adjusting an input audio level
51 Clear all selections
 Output button audio gain and attenuation display
 Mtpx Plus
 53 Select an input
 55 Adjust the input audio level
Press and release the Audio button figure
 Viewing and adjusting the local output volume
Reading the displayed volume
 Audio volume display
 Push Esc button twice more 7% + 1.5% + 1.5% = 10% volume
 Example 10 Viewing and adjusting a local output volume level
Press and release the output 1 button figure
 10 11 13 14 15
 Press and release the Audio button figure
Lit Buttons Unlit Buttons
 Setting the front panel locks Executive modes
 Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between mode 2 and mode
Switcher
 Performing a system reset from the front panel
Background illumination
 Defining the audio/RS-232 wire pair
4 5 6 7 8 9
 Input Configuration mode figure
Selecting the rear panel Remote port protocol and baud rate
 Rear Panel Operations
 Reset Mode Comparison/Summary
Activation Result Purpose/Notes
 If necessary, turn off power to the switcher
Performing a hard reset reset
To the switcher figure
 Performing soft system resets resets 3, 4,
Or three times absolute reset figure
 Troubleshooting
Video Adjustments
Optimizing the Audio
 Configuration Worksheets
Worksheet example 1 System equipment
  Displayed in the main hall output
Worksheet example 2 Daily configuration
This example
Audio from the presenter’s microphone input 3 is
 Worksheet example 3 Test configuration
79 Worksheet example 3 Test configuration
 Button switchers configuration worksheet
Preset #
 Operation, cont’d
 Button switchers configuration worksheet
 Operation, cont’d
 Four
 Serial Ports
Default protocol for both ports is as follows
Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Programmer’s Guide
Rear panel Remote port
 Front panel Configuration port
This port is hardwired for RS-232 only
 Programmer’s Guide, cont’d
Ethernet LAN Port
 Establishing a connection
Default IP addresses
Connection timeouts
Number of connections
 Switcher-Initiated Messages
Host-to-Switcher Instructions
Using Verbose Mode
 E27 Invalid event number
Switcher Error Responses
E26 Maximum number of connections exceeded
E28 Bad filename / file not found
 Symbol definitions
Using the Command/Response Tables
Command/Response Table for SIS Commands
X1 =
 X1$ =
X2 =
X3! =
X3# =
 Command Ascii command Response Additional
Description
 EX# *X& Ipek
EX%Lrpt
EX# Ipek
 EX#*X1+Iseq IseqX#*X*X*X
EX#*X*X*XIseq
IseqX#*X*X*X
EX#*X1-Iseq IseqX#*X*X*X
 X1$
EX1$Opol
EX1#*X1$Opol OpolX1#*X1$
EX1#Opol X1$
 X1% OutX1% VolX1
X1% *X1 OutX1% VolX1
X1% +V OutX1% VolX1
X1%
 # +G InX# AudX1
# *X1& G InX# AudX1
# *X1 g InX# AudX1
# -G InX# AudX1
 EX2# 1X2# 2 ...X2# n
EX#,X2!NI NmiX#,X2
EX#,X2!NO NmoX#,X2
EX2# 1X2# 2 ...X2# n O GroX2# 1X2# 2X2# 3 ...X2# n
 +X2P0*! SprX2 +X2PX!*X@!X!*X@%X!*X@$ ... X!*X@
Direct write process
 EX2@*X2ZP
Lock executive modes
 X2$1X2$2 ... X2$n
X1%V
EX2*X@*1VC X!nX!n+1...X!n+15Vid
 X2@
EX2*X@*2VC X!nX!n+1...X!n+15Aud
EX2@*X2*1*1VC X!nX!n+1...X!n+15Vid
EX2@*X2*1*2VC X!nX!n+1...X!n+15Aud
 EDF
 X2 -X3
VX2XX2&AX2XX2
X3! X3! X3! X3! X3! X3@ X3# X3#
 Command/Response Table for IP-specific SIS Commands
 = 20 ms, default
 IpzX4$
IptX4@
X4#
X4$
 Special Characters
 Five
 Scroll to the desired program and click Install figure
Matrix Switchers Control Program
Installing the software
Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Matrix Software
 Ethernet protocol settings
Software operation via Ethernet
 Using the Matrix Switcher Control software
Comm Port Selection window -3 appears
 Extron Matrix Switchers Control Program window blank
 IP Settings/Options window
Sample program window complete
 Control program IP setting/options window
Matrix IP Address field
 Subnet Mask field
Extron Name/Descriptor field
Gateway IP address field
Hardware Address field
 Sync Time to PC button
Use Dhcp check box
Date, Time local, and GMT offset fields
Use Daylight Savings check box
 Mail Server Domain Name field
Mail Server IP Address field
Mail Addressee fields
 Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Matrix Software
 Updating firmware
 10 Downloading firmware upgrade files
 Chapter, steps 1 through 4, starting on
Switcher LAN port. See , Installation, for more details
Start the Matrix Switchers Control Program and connect to
Ethernet-connected firmware upload
 Serial-port-connected firmware upload
12 Firmware loading
 13 Confirm window
 Uploading Html files
 Windows menus
Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trashcan
File menu
 15 Mtpx Configuration Settings Window
Tools menu
 16 Mtpx Picture Settings window
 Audio-input Configuration selection
White Not displayed for the Mtpx Plus
 Ties as Lines Displays ties as lines figure
Preferences menu
Control Program window -6. You can place icons
 Using Emulation mode
Using the help system
 Optimizing the Video
Mtpx level/peaking setting
To open the Mtpx Picture Settings window -16 on
MTP transmitter Pre-Peak selection
 Mtpx skew setting
 MTP receiver to be optimized
MTP Receiver level/peaking setting
Mtpx Plus Pre-Peak selection
Product manual
 Button-Label Generator Program
22 Location of software on the web site
 Using the Button-Label Generator software
23 Extron’s Button-Label Generator window
 Six
 Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Html Operation
Access the switcher using Html pages as follows
Download the Startup
 System Status
System Status
 Unit Name field
System Settings
IP Settings fields
Dhcp radio buttons
 Firmware field
IP Address field
MAC Address field
Model field
 Date/Time Settings fields -4 provide a location for viewing
Date/Time Settings fields
Appears the year drop box is selected in figure
 Passwords
System Settings
 Email Settings
Mail IP Address field
 Domain Name field
Setting up Smtp authorization
Email address fields
 Click the Configuration tab
Firmware Upgrade
Access the Mtpx Plus switcher using Html pages
Click the Browse button. An open file window appears
 Click the Browse button
File Management
Browse through your system and select the desired files
 By clicking the Control tab
User Control
Gray buttons indicate no ties
 Picture Settings
Creating a tie
 Changing the input level/peaking
Toggling output pre-peaking on and off
 Changing the skew
Change an input’s or output’s skew setting as follows
Setting 2 ns at a time as follows
Shifted to the left
 Mtpx Configuration
13 Mtpx Configuration
 Output volume. Access the I/O Settings page -14 by clicking
Settings
Settings link on the Control
 Changing the input gain and attenuation
15 Input Audio Level drop box
 Changing the output volume level
Muting and unmuting an audio or RS-232 output
 Audio volume adjustment settings
 Saving a preset
Global Presets
Recalling a preset
 Space + ~ , @ = ‘ ’ semicolon colon \ and ?
 AAppendix a
 Mtpx Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Ethernet Connection
Default address
Ethernet Link
 Pinging to determine the Extron IP address
Connecting as a Telnet client
Pinging to determine the Web IP address
 Open
Telnet tips
Escape character and Esc key
 Close
Local echo
Set carriage return-line feed
Help
 Local and remote devices
Subnetting a Primer
Gateways
IP addresses and octets
 Determining whether devices are on the same subnet
Unmasked octets are compared indicated by ? in figure A-6
 Ethernet Connection, cont’d
 AppendixBB
 Specifications
Reference Information
 Audio
 Reference Information, cont’d
 Matrix switcher part numbers Part number
Part Numbers and Accessories
Mtpx Plus matrix switcher part numbers
Included parts Replacement part Number
 Accessories
Cables
 Male-to-male VGA molded connector cables Part number
Connector Part number
 Installing labels in the matrix switcher’s buttons
Button Labels
 Button label blanks, 16-button strips
 Reference Information, cont’d
 Extron’s Warranty
Extron Electronics, Europe
 Extron USA West