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SIGMA MRX SERIES ANALOG AND DIGITAL MID-SIZE MATRIX ROUTING SYSTEM
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNPACKING....................................................................................................................................................................................... i 
PHYSICAL INSPECTION............................................................................................................................................................... i 
STANDARD SHIPPING CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................................................i 
TABLE OF CONTENTS.....................................................................................................................................................................ii 
INSTALLATION AND OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................................. 1 
GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................................ 1 
ENVIRONMENTAL................................................................................................................................................................... 1 
Ambient temperature/Ventilation.............................................................................................................................................1 
Humidity ..................................................................................................................................................................................1 
Rack-mounting.........................................................................................................................................................................1 
Audio Frame placement........................................................................................................................................................... 1 
POWER........................................................................................................................................................................................1 
INTERCONNECT WIRING ...........................................................................................................................................................2 
AUDIO FRAME  - ANALOG..................................................................................................................................................... 2 
AUDIO FRAME  - DIGITAL......................................................................................................................................................2 
VIDEO FRAME - ANALOG.......................................................................................................................................................3 
VIDEO FRAME - DIGITAL....................................................................................................................................................... 3 
POWER FRAME......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 
SYSTEM CONTROL INTERFACE .......................................................................................................................................3 
POWER MODULE..................................................................................................................................................................4 
REAR SUPPORTS ..........................................................................................................................................................................5 
Rear Support Installation Instructions..........................................................................................................................................5 
CONTROL PANEL......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 
APPENDIX A – SCI PROTOCOL AND INTERFACE...................................................................................................................A1 
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................................................A1 
Control Panel Interface..........................................................................................................................................................A1 
Serial Control Interface......................................................................................................................................................... A1 
Vertical Interval Switching ...................................................................................................................................................A1 
SCI Configuration Switches.................................................................................................................................................. A1 
Control Levels....................................................................................................................................................................... A1 
RS232  PROTOCOL COMMANDS ........................................................................................................................................A2 
SPECIAL COMMANDS.......................................................................................................................................................... A4 
RS422/485  PROTOCOL COMMANDS .................................................................................................................................A6 
SERIAL CONTROL AND MODE SWITCHES...................................................................................................................... A7 
JUMPER SELECTION.............................................................................................................................................................A8 
9 PIN 'D' RS-422/485 WIRING................................................................................................................................................A8 
9 PIN 'D' RS-232 PIN ASSIGNMENT.....................................................................................................................................A9 
RS-232C WIRING.................................................................................................................................................................. A10 
APPENDIX B - SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................B1 
SYSTEM CONTROL INTERFACE MODULE (MRX-SCI).................................................................................................. B1 
ANALOG VIDEO FRAME (MRX-24V, MRX-32V).............................................................................................................. B1 
ANALOG AUDIO FRAME (MRX-24A, MRX-32A)............................................................................................................. B1 
DIGITAL VIDEO FRAME (MRX-DVF).................................................................................................................................B2 
DIGITAL AUDIO FRAME – Balanced (MRX-TDAF)........................................................................................................... B2 
DIGITAL AUDIO FRAME – Unbalanced (MRX-CDAF).......................................................................................................B3 
POWER SUPPLY FRAME (MRX-PSF).................................................................................................................................. B3 
MECHANICAL........................................................................................................................................................................ B3