Extron CrossPoint 128 - Manuals

i CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1-1 About the CrossPoint Series Matrix Switchers .................................................... 1...

ii CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Table of Contents Table of Contents, cont’d 68-353-02 Rev. E Printed in the USA 01 04 Chapter 4 • Programmer’s Guide ..................................................................................... 4-1 Host-to-Switcher Instructions .................................

CrossPoint Matrix Switchers 1 Chapter One Introduction About the CrossPoint Series Matrix Switchers Features

1-3 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Introduction DVD Cable Box Laserdisc Player Internet Connection Student Computer Student Computer Instructor Computer VCR Class Room 102 Class Room 101 Class Room 105 Class Room 106 Class Room 103 Class Room 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ExtronCross...

1-5 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Introduction Remote control — The CrossPoint switchers are remote controllable, using the MKP 1000 master control keypad and any combination of MCP 1000 slavecontrol panels and/or MKP 1000 slave control keypads. The remote controldevices are easy to use and provide ...

CrossPoint Matrix Switchers 2 Chapter Two Installation Rack Mounting the Switcher Cabling and Rear Panel Views

Installation, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Installation 2-2 Installation Rack Mounting the Switcher The CrossPoint 84, 88, 124, and 128 Matrix Switchers are housed in rack-mountable,3U high, 19” wide metal enclosures. The CrossPoint 168 and 1616 are in 6U highenclosures. The appropriate rack...

2-3 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Installation Video input and output connections All video input and output connections to the CrossPoint switchers are madewith female BNC connectors. Some types of video output devices do not haveBNC video output connectors. For these cases, a suitable cable or con...

Installation, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Installation 2-4 Tip (+) Sleeve ( ) Sleeve ( ) Ring (-) Tip (+) RCA Connector 3.5 mm Stereo Plug Connector (balanced) Figure 2-4 — Typical audio connectors The audio level for each input can be individually set, via the front panel orRS-232/422, to ...

CrossPoint Matrix Switchers 3 Chapter Three Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators Front Panel Operations Rear Panel Controls Troubleshooting Worksheets

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation 3-2 Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators The front panel controls (figure 3-1 and figure 3-2) are grouped into two sets. Theinput and output buttons and LED indicators are grouped on the left side of thecontrol panel. The control but...

3-3 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation Current configuration — The configuration that is currently being used (also called configuration 0 ). Global memory preset — A configuration that has been stored. Up to twelve global memory presets (CrossPoint 84, 88, 124, and 128) or sixteen global memor...

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation 3-4 As a secondary function on HVA models, the Esc button increments the audiolevel of the selected input. In audio adjust mode, the Esc LED indicates apositive (+) gain value. A more detailed explanation of audio leveladjustment is included ...

3-5 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation Front Panel Operations The following paragraphs detail the power-up process and then provide sampleprocedures for creating ties, sets of ties, and configurations; changing aconfiguration; viewing ties, sets of ties, and configurations; saving a preset;reca...

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation 3-6 blinking selections, or toggled off by pressing the associated outputbutton. Example 1: Create a set of video and audio ties See figure 3-4 and the following steps for an example in which input 5 is tied tooutputs 3, 4, and 8. This exampl...

3-7 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation output 3, output 4, and output 8; and audio input 5 tied to audio output 3,output 4, and output 8. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 INPUTS ENTER OUTPUTS 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 PRESET VIEW ESC RGBHV AUDIO 12 8 CONTROL I/O ESC RGBHV A B ENTER E C C 1 3 8 4 5 C D B F B LED key...

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation 3-8 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 INPUTS ENTER OUTPUTS 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 PRESET VIEW ESC RGBHV AUDIO 12 8 CONTROL I/O AUDIO 5 8 ENTER E 4 D 3 LED key: = off, = on, Press Press Figure 3-7 — Example 3, step D: Removing an audio tie E Press and release th...

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation 3-10 that the selected output LED, the tied input LED (input 5), and the outputLEDs light for all of the outputs that are tied to the input. E Press and release the RGBHV button to toggle the Video LED off (figure 3-10).If audio is broken awa...

3-11 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation blink to indicate the mute or return to their previous state to indicate theunmute. 5 . Press and release the View button to return to normal switcher operation. 1. You can mute video and audio, video-only, or audio-only outputs.Pressing and releasing the...

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation 3-12 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 INPUTS ENTER OUTPUTS 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 PRESET VIEW ESC RGBHV AUDIO 12 8 CONTROL I/O 3 4 D 3 4 3 4 E F D E Hold Hold Hold Press VIEW F Hold B B B LED key: = off, = on, = blinking, Figure 3-12 — Example 5, step D: Mutin...

3-13 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation A Press and release the Esc button. The Esc LED flashes once. B Press and hold the Preset button for approximately 2 seconds until the Preset LED begins to blink, then release the Preset button. C Press and release the input 1 button. The input 1 LED flas...

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation 3-16 If another input button is pressed and released, the level value for the currentinput is saved and level value for the newly selected input is displayed. E Press and release the Audio button. The Audio LED stops blinking and theView ( ) ...

3-17 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation General checks 1 . Ensure that all devices are plugged in and powered on. The switcher isreceiving power if one of the input LEDs is lit. 2 . Ensure an active input is selected for output on the switcher. 3 . Ensure that the proper signal format is suppli...

Operation, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation 3-18 Worksheet example 2: Drawing ties Figure 3-20 continues from worksheet example 1 by showing the video and audioties that make up the configuration of preset 3, a solid ink line shows video ties,and a dashed pencil line shows the audio ti...

3-19 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation Worksheet example 3: Test configuration The A/V system in our fictional organization needs to be fine tuned on a regularbasis. Figure 3-21 shows a typical test configuration, with an Extron video testgenerator (input 12) generating a test pattern to all m...

3-21 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Operation 1 2 345 67 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 91 0 1 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 12 13 14 15 16 9 Input sour ces Output destinations Preset # Title: Video: A udio: Fill in the preset n u mber and use colors , or dashes , etc. to mak e connecting lines . Indicate if the configur...

CrossPoint Matrix Switchers 4 Chapter Four Programmer’s Guide Host-to-Switcher Instructions Switcher-Initiated Messages Switcher Error Responses Using the Command/Response Table Command/Response Table

Programmer’s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Programmer’s Guide 4-2 Programmer’s Guide The switcher’s rear panel RS-232/RS-422 connector (figure 4-1) can be connected tothe serial port output of a host device such as a computer, RS-232 capable PDA, orcontrol system. This connection makes...

4-3 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Programmer’s Guide The switcher does not expect a response from the host, but, for example, the hostprogram might request a new status. Switcher Error Responses When the switcher receives an SIS command and determines that it is valid, itperforms the command and sen...

Programmer’s Guide, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Programmer’s Guide 4-4 Command/Response Table Symbol Definitions: = Carriage return/line feed = Carriage return (no line feed) • = Space X1 = Input number 01 – 08 (CrossPoint 84, 88);01 – 12 (CrossPoint 124, 128);01 – 16 (CrossPoint 168, 1616)...

CrossPoint Matrix Switchers 5 Chapter Five Matrix Software Matrix Switcher+ Control Program Button-Label Generator

Matrix Software, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software 5-2 Matrix Software Two software programs accompany the CrossPoint Series switchers: • The Extron Matrix Switchers Control Program (Extron part number 29-015-01), which communicates with the switcher via the RS-232/RS-422 port,pro...

5-3 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software Figure 5-1 — Extron Matrix Switcher+ Control Program window (blank) Figure 5-2 — Sample program window (complete) 4. To make the control program easier to use, assign a device icon to each inputand output. Click on a box that represents an input or o...

Matrix Software, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software 5-4 Go — Activates the selected preset as the current configuration. Save as — Allows the current set of ties to be saved as a preset. Enter the preset number when prompted to do so. Changes – Take — Allows you to save to file any...

5-5 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software Using emulation mode Emulation mode allows you to set up the software without attaching the switcherto the computer. To use emulation mode, do the following: 1. Start the program as described in step 1 on page 5-2. 2. Choose Emulate, and click OK. 3....

CrossPoint Matrix Switchers A Appendix A Specifications Specifications Part Numbers

Specifications, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Specifications A-2 Specifications Video Routing .......................................... 84 Series .................... 8 x 4 matrix 88 Series .................... 8 x 8 matrix124 Series ................... 12 x 4 matrix128 Series .................

A-3 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Specifications Audio — audio models only Routing .......................................... 84 Series .................... 8 x 4 stereo matrix 88 Series .................... 8 x 8 stereo matrix124 Series ................... 12 x 4 stereo matrix128 Series ..............

Specifications, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Specifications A-4 168/1616 Series ................... 10.5" H x 17.0" W x 9.7" D (6U high, full rack width) (26.7 cm H x 43.2 cm W x 24.6 cm D)(Depth excludes connectors. Width excludes rack ears.) Product weight 84/88/124/128 Series ...

A-5 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Specifications Cables When using signals with a scanning frequency of 15-125 kHz and running distancesof 100 feet or more, use high resolution BNC cables to achieve maximumperformance. Bulk cable Extron Part Part # RG6 super high resolution cable Bulk RG6-1, 500’ 22...

CrossPoint Matrix Switchers B Appendix B Reference Information Hardware Upgrades Button Labels

Reference Information, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Reference Information B-2 Reference Information Hardware Upgrades This appendix contains procedures for performing hardware maintenanceprocedures such as swapping the RS-232 and RS-422 ports, installing a newfirmware update, and replacing t...

Reference Information, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Reference Information B-4 Closing the switcher 1 . Reinstall any cables removed. To plug a self latching cable into the desired receptacle, align the holes in the connector with the pins in thereceptacle, and press evenly until the receptac...

B-5 CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Reference Information 8. If the switcher was removed from a rack, remove its power cord, reattach theswitcher to the rack, and reconnect the power cord. 9 . Reconnect the input and output cables. Installing a firmware update The IC that contains the firmware for the...

Reference Information, cont’d CrossPoint Matrix Switchers • Reference Information B-6 If you choose to check for proper operation before putting the cover backon, ensure that tools and hands are outside the switcher and then performstep 11. After recognizing the new IC, the switcher should power upn...