68-521-30 Rev. A
VGA Matrix Switchers
MVX Plus
Precautions
Safety Instructions English
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Sicherheitsanleitungen Deutsch
Quick Start - MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers
Installation
Definitions
Front Panel Controls
Quick Start MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers, continued
Saing or recalling a preset
Viewing and adjusting the audio level
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Appendix B Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories
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MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers
About this Manual About the Matrix Switchers Definitions Features
Chapter1One
Introduction
Installation
About the Matrix Switchers
About this Manual
Figure 1-1 - Typical MVX Plus 128 A matrix switcher application
Configuration - One or more ties or one or more sets of ties
Definitions
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Features
Introduction, cont’d
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Input #
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Tie any input to any or all outputs
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Introduction, cont’d
Installation
Mounting the Switcher Cabling and Rear Panel Views
Chapter2Two
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Mounting the Switcher
Cabling and Rear Panel Views
Video connections
Installation
Audio connections
Figure 2-2 - Captive screw connector wiring for audio inputs
Figure 2-3 - Typical audio connectors
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Installation, cont’d
RS-232/RS-422 connection
Figure 2-4 - Captive screw connector wiring for audio output
Figure 2-5 - RS-232/RS-422 connector
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Ethernet connection
Cabling and RJ-45 connector wiring
Reset button
Power connection
Installation, cont’d
Figure 2-6 - RJ-45 connector and pinout tables
Front Panel Controls and Indicators Front Panel Operations
Rear Panel Controls Optimizing the Audio Troubleshooting
Chapter3Three
Operation
Front Panel Controls and Indicators
Operation
Definitions
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Input and output buttons
Control buttons
Operation, cont’d
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I/O controls
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Button icons
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Operation, cont’d
Figure 3-2 - Sample button icons
Power
Front Panel Operations
Creating a configuration
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Operation, cont’d
Example 1 Creating a set of video and audio ties
Figure 3-3 - Clear all selections
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Figure 3-6 - Select the outputs
Figure 3-7 - Press the Enter button
Input 5 video/audio tied to outputs 3, 4, and
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Operation, cont’d
Example 2 Adding a tie to a set of video and audio ties
Figure 3-9 - Clear all selections
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Figure 3-13 - Press the Enter button
Input 5 video tied to outputs 1, 3, 4, and Input 5 audio tied
to outputs 3, 4, and
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Operation, cont’d
Example 3 Removing a tie from a set of video and audio ties
Figure 3-15 - Clear all selections
Figure 3-20 - Example 3, final configuration, audio switcher
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Figure 3-19 - Press the Enter button
Video
Operation, cont’d
Viewing a configuration
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The button lights red when selected
The button lights green when selected
Example 4 Viewing video and audio, audio only, and video only ties
Figure 3-26 - Press the View button to exit View-Only mode
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Operation, cont’d
Figure 3-24 - Deselect RGBHV to view audio ties only
Figure 3-27 - I/O grouping of incompatible video formats
I/O grouping
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Operation, cont’d
Figure 3-29 - Select I/O Group mode
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Example 5 Grouping inputs and outputs
Figure 3-28 - Clear all selections
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Operation, cont’d
Figure 3-32 - Select an I/O group
Figure 3-33 - Assign inputs and outputs
Setting RGB delay
Example 6 Setting the RGB delay for an output
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Figure 3-34 - Clear all selections
9 10
Figure 3-35 - Select RGB Delay mode
Figure 3-37 - Adjust the RGB delay interval
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Using presets
Figure 3-38 - Deselect RGB Delay mode
Figure 3-39 - Preset locations
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Example 7 Saving a preset
Figure 3-41 - Enter Save Preset mode
Figure 3-42 - Select the preset
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Example 8 Recalling a preset
Figure 3-45 - Enter Recall Preset mode
Figure 3-46 - Select the preset
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Muting and unmuting video and/or audio outputs
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Operation, cont’d
Figure 3-47 - Press the Enter button
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Example 9 Muting and unmuting an output
Figure 3-48 - Clear all selections
Figure 3-49 - Select RGBHV and audio
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Operation, cont’d
Figure 3-50 - Mute the outputs
Figure 3-51 - Unmute the outputs
Viewing and adjusting the input audio level
Figure 3-52 - Press the View button to exit View-Only mode
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Figure 3-53 - Audio gain and attenuation
Example 10 Viewing and adjusting an input audio level
Figure 3-55 - Select Audio mode
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Operation, cont’d
Indications
Input audio level adjustment displays
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Figure 3-57 - Adjust the input audio level
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Operation, cont’d
1 2 3 F 4
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Viewing and adjusting the output volume
Figure 3-58 - Deselect Audio mode
Operation, cont’d
Reading the displayed volume
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attenuation
Audio volume adjustment settings
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Example 11 Viewing and adjusting an output volume level
Figure 3-60 - Select Audio mode
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Operation, cont’d
Figure 3-62 - Adjust the output audio volume
Figure 3-63 - Deselect Audio mode
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Locking out the front panel Executive mode
Performing a system reset from the front panel
Figure 3-65 - System reset
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Figure 3-66 - Toggle background illumination on or off
Background illumination
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Selecting the RS-232/RS-422 protocol and baud rate
Figure 3-69 - Exit Serial Port Configuration mode
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Operation, cont’d
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Performing soft system resets
Rear Panel Controls
Operation, cont’d
Figure 3-70 - Whole switcher and absolute resets
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Performing a hard reset
Optimizing the Audio
Figure 3-71 - Hard reset
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Troubleshooting
Configuration Worksheets
Worksheet example 1 System equipment
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Figure 3-73 - Worksheet example 2 Daily configuration
Worksheet example 2 Daily configuration
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Worksheet example 3 Test configuration
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Operation, cont’d
Figure 3-74 - Worksheet example 3 Test configuration
Configuration worksheet
Preset #
Switchers Operation
Input sources
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Operation, cont’d
RS-232/RS-422 Link Ethernet Link Host-to-Switcher Instructions
Switcher-Initiated Messages Switcher Error Responses
Using the Command/Response Tables
Command/Response Table for SIS Commands
SIS Programming and Control
RS-232/RS-422 Link
Figure 4-1 - Remote connector pin assignments
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Default IP addresses
Ethernet Link
Figure 4-2 - RJ-45 Ethernet connector pin assignments
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Host-to-Switcher Instructions
Switcher-Initiated Messages
SIS Programming and Control, cont’d
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Switcher Error Responses
Using the Command/Response Tables
SIS Programming and Control, cont’d
Command/Response Table for SIS Commands
Symbol definitions
Read ties
Command/response table for SIS commands
Create ties
Command/response table for SIS commands continued
Video mute commands
RGB delay
Audio output volume
Audio volume adjustment settings
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EX11X12...X112O
X11X12X13...X112
Command/response table for SIS commands continued
SIS Programming and Control, cont’d
E +X1! PX@ *X# !X@ *X# %X@ *X# $ ... X@ *X#
Command/response table for SIS commands continued
Save, recall, and directly write presets
Command/response table for SIS commands continued
Save, recall, and directly write presets continued
Executive mode
Resets
Command description Response description
Command/response table for SIS commands continued
View ties, gain, volume, mutes, presets, and DSVP
Command/response table for SIS commands continued
Command
ASCII command
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Command/response table for SIS commands continued
Command
ASCII command
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Command/Response Table for IP SIS Commands
Symbol definitions
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SIS Programming and Control, cont’d
Command/response table for IP SIS commands
EX4! CR
Special Characters
SIS Programming and Control, cont’d
Matrix Switchers Control Program Button Label Generator Program
Chapter5Five
Matrix Software
MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers
Matrix Switchers Control Program
Installing the software
Matrix Software
Software operation via Ethernet
Figure 5-1 - Comm port selection window
Using the software
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Matrix Software, cont’d
Figure 5-2 - Address and password entry
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If the IP address is correct Proceed to step 3b
Figure 5-4 - Sample program window complete
Figure 5-3 - Extron Matrix Switcher+ Control Program window blank
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IP Settings/Options window
Figure 5-5 - Control program IP setting/options window
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Matrix Software, cont’d
N Editing the Extron IP address while connected via the Ethernet port can immediately disconnect the user from the matrix switcher. Extron recommends editing this field using the RS-232/RS-422 link and protecting the Ethernet access to this screen by assigning an administrator’s password to qualified and knowledgeable personnel only
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Matrix IP Address field
Extron Name/Descriptor field
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Matrix Software, cont’d
Gateway IP address field
Subnet Mask field
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Time local field
Sync Time to PC button
GMT offset field
Administrator Password field
User Password field
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Matrix Software, cont’d
Mail Server Password field
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Mail Server IP Address field
Mail Server Domain Name field
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Matrix Software, cont’d
Miles Standish
E-mail Addressee fields
Figure 5-7 - Open file window
Updating firmware
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Uploading HTML files
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Matrix Software, cont’d
Figure 5-8 - HTML Files List window
Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trashcan
Windows menus
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File menu
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Matrix Software, cont’d
Tools menu
Figure 5-9 - Status window
Figure 5-10 - Ties shown as lines
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Preferences menu
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Matrix Software, cont’d
Figure 5-11 - Ties shown as crosspoints
set this option to Automatically every 10 seconds
Using emulation mode
Using the help system
Master-Reset selection
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Button-Label Generator Program
Using the software
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Matrix Software, cont’d
Chapter66
HTML Operation
Download the Startup Page System Status Page System Configuration Page
File Management Page Set and View Ties Page Special Characters
HTML Operation
Download the Startup Page
Figure 6-1 - Enter Network Password page
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Figure 6-2 - System Status page
System Status Page
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HTML Operation, cont’d
DSVP page
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Figure 6-3 - DSVP page
Figure 6-4 - System Configuration page
System Configuration Page
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IP Settings fields
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HTML Operation, cont’d
Unit Name field
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Date/Time Settings fields
Figure 6-5 - Date/Time Settings fields
Passwords page
Figure 6-6 - Passwords page
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HTML Operation, cont’d
Email Settings page
Figure 6-7 - Email Settings page
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Mail IP Address field
Firmware Upgrade page
Figure 6-8 - Firmware Upgrade page
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HTML Operation, cont’d
Figure 6-9 - File Management page
File Management Page
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Set and View Ties Page
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HTML Operation, cont’d
Figure 6-10 - Set and View Ties page
RGB and Audio Settings page
Creating a tie
Figure 6-11 - RGB and Audio Settings page
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HTML Operation, cont’d
Changing the input gain and attenuation
Figure 6-12 - Input selection drop box
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Muting and unmuting one or all outputs
Figure 6-14 - Output selection drop box
Figure 6-15 - Mute status indications
Changing the RGB delay
Figure 6-17 - RGB delay drop box
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HTML Operation, cont’d
Changing the output volume level
Figure 6-19 - Volume drop box
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Figure 6-18 - Output selection drop box
HTML Operation, cont’d
Audio volume adjustment settings
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Global Presets page
Figure 6-20 - Global Presets page
Saving a preset
Recalling a preset
Special Characters
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HTML Operation, cont’d
AAppendix A
Ethernet Connection
Ethernet Link Subnetting - A Primer
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Default address
Ethernet Connection
Figure A-1 - RJ-45 connector pinout tables
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MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers Ethernet Connection A-3
Pinging to determine Extron IP address
Figure A-2 - Ping response
Pinging to determine Web IP address
Connecting as a Telnet client
Ethernet Connection, cont’d
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Figure A-3 - Telnet screen
MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers Ethernet Connection A-5
Escape character and Esc key
Local echo
Set carriage return-line feed
Subnetting - A Primer
Gateways
Local and remote devices
IP addresses and octets
Determining whether devices are on the same subnet
MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers Ethernet Connection A-7
Unmasked octets are compared indicated by ? in figure A-6
Masked octets are not compared indicated by X in figure A-6
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Ethernet Connection, cont’d
Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories
Specifications Part Numbers and Accessories Button Labels
AppendixBB
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Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories
Specifications
Video
Video input
Control/remote - switcher
Audio
Audio input
Audio output
Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d
General
Part Numbers and Accessories
Accessories
Included parts
Replacement part
Cables
Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d
Male-to-female VGA molded connector cables
Male-to-female VGA backshell connector cables
Installing labels in the matrix switcher’s buttons
Button Labels
Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d
Button label blanks
Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d
Extron’s Warranty
FCC Class A Notice
USA, Canada, South America
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Extron Electronics, USA
Extron Electronics, Europe
Extron Electronics, Asia
Extron Electronics, Japan
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