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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