Installation

Rear Panel

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Composite video outputs (Output 7 and Output 8) —

 

Connect composite video displays to these female BNC

 

connectors.

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COMPUTER INPUTS

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COMPUTER OUTPUTS

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AUDIO INPUTS

 

 

 

MIC/LINE INPUTS

 

 

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VIDEO INPUTS

 

 

 

VIDEO OUTPUT

 

 

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RS-232

 

 

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N If the input tied to Output 7 or Output 8 is S-video, the

 

switcher encodes the input to composite video.

 

If the tied input is composite video, the switcher passes it

 

through to the output with no processing.

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S-video outputs (Output 9 and Output 10) —

 

Connect S-video displays to these female BNC connectors.

 

N If the input tied to Output 9 or Output 10 is composite

CTurn off power to the input and output devices, and disconnect their power cords.

Computer video group

video, the switcher decodes the input to S-video.

If the tied input is S-video, the switcher passes it through

to the output with no processing.

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RGB video inputs — Connect the analog computer-video

 

sources to the Computer Input 1 through Computer Input 8

 

15-pin HD female connectors.

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RGB video outputs — Connect RGBHV video displays to the

 

Computer Output 1 through Computer Output 6 15-pin HD

G Pass-through outputs (Output 11 and Output 12) —

Connect S-video or composite video displays to these female BNC connectors. Connect S-video Y and C or composite video as shown at right.

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Y/VID

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S-video Composite video

 

female connectors.

Low resolution video group

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Video Input 9 and Video Input 10 (composite video inputs) —

 

Connect composite video sources to these female BNC

connectors.

N Video Input 9 serves as a timing reference for all other low resolution video group inputs. If one of the inputs is synced to a blackburst generator, connect that source to Input 9.

NThe switcher passes the tied input to

these outputs with no signal processing; an S-video input is output as S-video, a composite video input is output as composite video.

D Input 11 through Input 14 —

S-video inputs — Connect an S-video source to a pair of female BNC connectors. Connect luma (Y) and chroma (C) as shown at right.

Composite video inputs — Connect a composite video source to the Video (top) connector in a pair of female BNC connectors as shown at right.

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Y/VID

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S-video Composite video

2-2 MPX Plus 866 A • Installation

MPX Plus 866 A • Installation

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Refer also to the MPX Plus 866 A User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

Refer also to the MPX Plus 866 A User’s Manual at www.extron.com.

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Extron electronic N 60-796-01, MPX Plus 866 A Installation, Rear Panel, Computer video group, Low resolution video group

MPX Plus 866 A, N 60-796-01 specifications

The Extron MPX Plus 866 A is a powerful multimedia presentation switcher designed to meet the needs of modern AV environments. This advanced device simplifies the management of multiple audio and video sources, providing seamless control and connectivity in various settings such as conference rooms, classrooms, and auditoriums.

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