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Polycom RS-232 manual Inputs WB0-WB7 with one invalid Outputs WM0-WM2

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●Inputs: WB0-WB7 (with one invalid)

●Outputs: WM0-WM2

XSubmatrix

●Inputs: XB0-XB7 (with one invalid)

●Outputs: XM0-XM2

YSubmatrix

●Inputs: YB0-YB7 (with one invalid)

●Outputs: YM0-YM2

ZSubmatrix

●Inputs: ZB0-ZB7 (with one invalid)

●Outputs: ZM0-ZM2

For the P signal, bus there is a 7 x 2 matrix that allows the user to define up to two mixes of the P signal bus. The reason the matrix is 7 x 2 instead of 8 x 2 is that since we can transmit on the P bus, we do not need to mix our own channels in this matrix. The inputs and outputs for the 7 x 2 P bus matrix are as follows.

PSubmatrix

●Inputs: PB0-PB7 (with one invalid)

●Outputs: PM0-PM1

The crosspoint gains on all outputs are user adjustable. The "M" in the output labels of the submatrices indicates that the signals are being fed into the Main Matrix.

The main matrix consists of the following inputs: analog inputs 1, A, and B, the telephone input T, the signal generator (SG), the outputs of the EF Bus submatrices PM0-PM1, WM0-WM2, XM0-XM2, YM0- YM2, and ZM0-ZM2. This is a total of 19 inputs.

The main matrix consists of the following outputs: analog outputs 1, A, and B, the output to the telephone interface T, AEC reference signal R1, and the EF bus outputs P, W, X, Y, and Z. This is a total of 10 outputs.

The matrix commands can adjust two types of parameters: integer and boolean. We will introduce the matrix commands by using the MGAIN command as an example. This is an integer matrix command that is used to set the gain (in dB) at any of the crosspoints in the main matrix or EF Bus submatrices.

Matrix commands are similar to channel commands except that instead of specifying a single channel, it is necessary to specify a crosspoint (or range of crosspoints). In order to specify a single crosspoint, you use the input and output labels discussed in this section. The first label always specifies the input to the matrix and the second label always specifies the output of the matrix. For example, to set the gain of the crosspoint (1, A) to -3 dB, you would send ' S04MGAIN1,A,-3' which sets the gain at the crosspoint to -3 dB. In this case, a status message will be generated similar to ' S04MGAIN1,A,-3'.

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Polycom RS-232 manual Inputs WB0-WB7 with one invalid Outputs WM0-WM2, Inputs XB0-XB7 with one invalid Outputs XM0-XM2
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RS-232 specifications

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