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Page 3 - Contents; Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Contents • i Contents Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................

Page 5 - Introduction; Features and Functions; The Crestron

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 1 Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Introduction Features and Functions The Crestron ® Professional Video Distribution Switch, CNX-PVID8x4...

Page 6 - CNX-PVID8x4 used with Crestron Room Solution Box; General Application Scenario of the CNX-PVID8x4; CRESTRON CONTROL SYSTEM; CNAMPX

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 2 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A The CNX-PVID8x4 accepts digital audio, component, S-video, and NTSC/PAL composite sources, including HDTV signals, and distributes them to display devices...

Page 7 - CNX-PVID8x4 used without Crestron Room Solution Box; Specifications; Specifications of the CNX-PVID8x4; SPECIFICATION DETAILS; NOTE

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 3 source must connect to a specific group of input connectors, which is dependent on the hardware configuration chosen. Refer to "Hardware Configuration...

Page 8 - Physical Description; CNX-PVID8x4 Front View

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 4 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Physical Description The CNX-PVID8x4 is housed in a black enclosure with labeling on the front and rear panels. LEDs on the front of the unit indicate the...

Page 9 - CNX-PVID8x4 Physical Views

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 5 CNX-PVID8x4 Physical Views 6.97 in (17.70 cm) (EXTRUSION) 8.25 in (20.96 cm) I 19.00 in (48.26 cm) 6.94 in (17.63 cm) (EARS) PWR NET CRESTRON R T S I D O ...

Page 10 - INPUT; The information on the OUTPUT RCA connectors and OUTPUT RJ-45

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 6 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A CNX-PVID8x4 Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 E S T R O N C R E 7 H I G K L E R O C I N C . C T R O N I C S L E 6 0 7 4 J . N . , S A U 1 3 2 4 INPUT 11 12 1 2 3...

Page 11 - CNX-PVID8x4 Indicators; NET; detected. If connections to the; connectors are made as recommended by

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 7 NET This 4-pin terminal block connector is used to connect the CNX-PVID8x4 to the Cresnet ® system. Refer to "Network Wiring" on page 8 for detail...

Page 12 - SELECT; pushbutton allows for local selection of; SETUP; Industry Compliance; Setup; Network Wiring; do so could cause equipment damage or void the Crestron warranty.

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 8 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A SETUP This LED is the lone indicator on the back panel. The LED is intended for future use and is not defined at the time of printing. CNX-PVID8x4 Pushbut...

Page 13 - Wire Gauge Values; WIRE GAUGE; Identity Code; The Net ID of the CNX-PVID8x4 has been factory set to; Complete the following steps to change the Net ID; Functions | Set Network ID; Current Network Devices

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 9 The required wire gauge should be chosen such that the resistance value is less than the value calculated in the resistance equation. Refer to the followi...

Page 14 - Set ID; Close; Cabling and Jumpers

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 10 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A 6. Click Set ID to initiate the change. This will display the "ID command has been sent" window. 7. In the "Command Complete" window, cli...

Page 15 - Location of Cable Connection (Side View of Unit); Location of Jumpers (Top View with Cover Removed); ninth jumper that is located separately from the other eight.; Rack Mounting; To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 11 Location of Cable Connection (Side View of Unit) USE CABLE FOR CONNECTION OF LEVEL 1 TO LEVEL 3 ONLY 5. If the desired application requires removal of th...

Page 16 - holes located on one side of the CNX-PVID8x4.; FASTEN EACH EAR; If the rear panel of the CNX-PVID8x4 is accessible when mounted in; Stacking

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 12 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A • When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack. • I...

Page 17 - ATTACH FEET; Hardware Hookup; Hookup Connections for the CNX-PVID8x4

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 13 Feet Location (Bottom View of Unit) ATTACH FEET NEAR CORNERS OF THE UNIT Hardware Hookup Refer to the hookup diagram after this paragraph. Other than mak...

Page 18 - Hardware Configurations; Relationship of Audio and Video Formats to Input Levels; VIDEO COMPONENT

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 14 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Hardware Configurations NOTE: The hardware configurations described in the following sections only apply to systems where the CNX-PVID8x4 connects to Cre...

Page 19 - Flowchart: Determine the Configuration; any type; Installers; only; need to consider another configuration if the system consists

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 15 Flowchart: Determine the Configuration Out-of-the-Box Configuration AKA: 16 Sources of Any Type (Video, S-Video, Component) This configuration is aptly n...

Page 20 - Dealing with a system that contains more than 16 sources? This

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 16 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Illustration of Out-of-the-Box Configuration Cabling and Jumpering Internal Boards: Cable between level 1 and level 3 is not attached. Nine jumpers remai...

Page 21 - Illustration of Composite/S-Video Only Configuration; Limited Quantity of Any-Type Configuration

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 17 Illustration of Composite/S-Video Only Configuration Cabling and Jumpering Internal Boards: Cable between level 1 and level 3 is in place. Nine jumpers r...

Page 22 - Illustration of Limited Any-Type Configuration

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 18 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Conditions of this configuration; please read carefully! This configuration allows for up to 24 sources. However, those sources cannot exceed more than e...

Page 23 - Signal Distribution to More than Eight Rooms; Video Distribution Expansion with Additional CNX-PVID8x4s

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 19 Signal Distribution to More than Eight Rooms Each CNX-PVID8x4 is capable of distributing video to eight rooms, maximum. It is possible to expand distribu...

Page 24 - Programming Software; Have a question or comment about Crestron software?; Setup is easy thanks to Crestron’s Windows; Earliest Version Software Requirements for the PC; Crestron Database version 15.0 or later. Required by SIMPL Windows.

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 20 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Programming Software Have a question or comment about Crestron software? Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) can be viewed in the Online Help se...

Page 25 - Programming with Crestron AppBuilder; PRO2 System View

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 21 Programming with Crestron AppBuilder The easiest method of programming, but does not offer as much flexibility as SIMPL Windows. Crestron AppBuilder offe...

Page 26 - Expanded PRO2 System Tree; C2Net Device Slot in Configuration Manager; Device Library; Setting the Net ID in Device Settings; Net

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 22 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Expanded PRO2 System Tree C2Net Device Slot in Configuration Manager To incorporate a CNX-PVID8x4 into the system, drag the CNX-PVID8x4 from the Cresnet ...

Page 27 - Detail View of the Analog Initialize Symbol

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 23 CNX-PVID8x4- “Device Settings” Window NOTE: SIMPL Windows automatically changes Net ID values of a device added to a program if a duplicate device or a d...

Page 28 - Detail View of the CNX-PVID8x4 Symbol

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 24 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Detail View of the CNX-PVID8x4 Symbol CNX-PVID8x4 Symbol Input Descriptions INPUT(S) FUNCTION(S) Src-For-Out-1-Level-1 through Src-For-Out-8-Level-1 Prov...

Page 29 - CNX-PVID8x4 Symbol Digital Output Descriptions

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 25 CNX-PVID8x4 Symbol Digital Output Descriptions OUTPUT(S) FUNCTION(S) Sense-in-1-Level-1 through Sense-in-16-Level-1 High if a video signal is detected on...

Page 30 - Detail View of the CNX-PVID8x4J13 Symbol

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 26 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Symbol Designation: CNX-PVID8x4J13 For this symbol designation, level 3 is connected to level 1 with the supplied cable. This is the equivalent of extend...

Page 31 - CNX-PVID8x4J13 Symbol Digital Output Descriptions

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 27 CNX-PVID8x4J13 Symbol Digital Output Descriptions OUTPUT(S) FUNCTION(S) Sense-in-1-Level-1 through Sense-in-16-Level-1 High if a video signal is detected...

Page 32 - Detail View of the CNX-PVID8x4J13S Symbol

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 28 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Symbol Designation: CNX-PVID8x4J13S For this symbol designation, level 3 is divided in half by removing jumpers. Furthermore, half of level 3 (inputs 1 t...

Page 33 - CNX-PVID8x4J13S Symbol Digital Output Descriptions

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 29 CNX-PVID8x4J13S Symbol Input Descriptions (continued) INPUT(S) FUNCTION(S) Src-For-Out-1-Level-2 through Src-For-Out-8-Level-2 Provide the analog equival...

Page 34 - Example Program

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 30 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A VIA THE ANALOG INITIALIZE SYMBOL (DECIMAL FORMAT) ASSIGN THE ANALOG EQUIVALENT (9 - 16 FROM LEVEL 3) OF AN INPUT TO A SPECIFIC OUTPUT (1 - 8) ON LEVEL 3 ...

Page 35 - Uploading and Upgrading; ) or as a standalone utility. The Viewport; Communication Settings; For laptops and other PCs without a built-in RS-232 port, Crestron

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 31 Uploading and Upgrading Assuming a PC is properly connected to the entire system, Crestron programming software allows the programmer to upload programs ...

Page 36 - Typical Connection Diagram when Uploading; Viewport; Refer to the figure after this step. From the Viewport menu, select; Setup | Communications; the “Port Settings” window.; OK; button to save

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 32 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Typical Connection Diagram when Uploading 1. Open the Crestron Viewport. Either launch the stand-alone version of Viewport, or start SIMPL Windows or VT ...

Page 37 - “Port Settings” Window; Diagnostics | Establish; . This should display a window that; Uploading a SIMPL Windows Program; Upload via SIMPL Windows; SIMPL; Open; Upload via Crestron Viewport; page 31 has been performed.; File Transfer | Send Program

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 33 “Port Settings” Window NOTE: The parameters shown in the illustration above are the port settings for a 2-Series control system. Consult the Operations G...

Page 38 - File Transfer | Send Program Command; Browse; What to Send; Send Program; “Send Program” Window; Diagnostics

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 34 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A File Transfer | Send Program Command 3. The “Send Program” window appears, as shown after this step. Click Browse , locate the compiled file (.spz for PR...

Page 39 - Firmware Upgrade; File Transfer | Update Network; File Transfer | Update Network Device Firmware Command; “Select Network ID” Window

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 35 Firmware Upgrade A firmware upgrade file has the extension .upg. To take advantage of all the CNX-PVID8X4 features, it is important that the unit contain...

Page 40 - “Open” Window; to begin the; Problem Solving; Troubleshooting; CNX-PVID8x4 Troubleshooting

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 36 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A “Open” Window 4. Browse to the desired firmware file and click Open to begin the transfer. Problem Solving Troubleshooting The following table provides c...

Page 41 - Further Inquiries; ) for a listing of Crestron worldwide offices.; Future Updates; Check the Crestron website (

Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 Professional Video Distribution Switch Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 • 37 Further Inquiries If you cannot locate specific information or have questions after reviewing this guide, please take advantage of Crestron's award winni...

Page 42 - Return and Warranty Policies; Merchandise Returns / Repair Service

Professional Video Distribution Switch Crestron CNX-PVID8x4 38 • Professional Video Distribution Switch: CNX-PVID8x4 Operations Guide - DOC. 8166A Return and Warranty Policies Merchandise Returns / Repair Service 1. No merchandise may be returned for credit, exchange, or service without prior author...

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Page 44 - Operations Guide – DOC. 8166A

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