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Contents Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System 1 RGB 320 Switching Interface SystemUser’s Manual Chapter One Introduction to Switching Interface What is a Switching Interface? Features Specifications

Chapter 1 • Introduction to the RGB 320 Switching Interface System RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron What is a Switching Interface? Extron’s RGB 320 combines an interface and a switcher with six inputs and twooutputs. It was designed as a system solution for installation en...

Chapter 1 • Introduction to the RGB 320 Switching Interface System Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System • horizontal shift (from RGB 322, RGB 324 & RGB 340)• vertical shift (from RGB 324 & RGB 340)• video level (from RGB 324 & RGB 340)• audio level (from RGB 324 &a...

Chapter 1 • Introduction to the RGB 320 Switching Interface System Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System 2 RGB 320 Switching Interface SystemUser’s Manual Chapter Two Rear Panel Connections Connecting the RGB 320 Switching Interface Rear Panel Connectors Choosing Cables Composi...

Chapter 2 • Installing the RGB 320 Switching Interface Components Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System 2-2 L R 1 OUTPUTS AUDIO 2 3 4 5 6 L R A L R B REMOTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 L R L R L R L R L R A B S Rear Panel Connectors Each of the six inputs has the following connectors: • 5 BNCs...

Installing RGB 320 Switching Interface Components • Chapter 2 RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron 2-3 Tip Sleeve Ring (-) Tip (+) Sleeve Ring (-) L R 2 Input L R A L R B Output L R 2 Input Left Right Gnd Tip Sleeve(s) Tip Unbalanced Output (high impedance) See warning. See wa...

Chapter 2 • Installing the RGB 320 Switching Interface Components Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System Inputs Output(s) Choosing Cables for Remote Inputs With the RGB 320 as the center of a computer video interface system, the inputconnectors have specific functions, and the c...

Installing RGB 320 Switching Interface Components • Chapter 2 RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron 2-5 Buffer Input Cables Computer video signals coming through a buffer unit (RGB 322/324/326/340) usethe red, green, blue, horizontal and vertical sync connectors. The audio,comm...

Chapter 2 • Installing the RGB 320 Switching Interface Components Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System 3 RGB 320 Switching Interface SystemUser’s Manual Chapter Three Operating the RGB 320 Panels Controlling the RGB 320 Interface Input Buffer Control (RGB 322/324/326/340) Usin...

Operating the RGB 320 Panels • Chapter 3 RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron Controlling the RGB 320 Interface The RGB 320 can be controlled from the front panel, from an input buffer, from anexternal RS-232 device or from Extron’s Windows® based control software. Thisinclude...

Chapter 3 • Operating the RGB 320 Panels Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System Front Panel Controls There are panel controls for adjusting four functions for the selected input. Thesewill be explained later in this chapter. Although the knobs can be turned endlessly(no physical...

Operating the RGB 320 Panels • Chapter 3 RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron Using the RGB 320 Front Panel Buttons Of the seven buttons on the front panel shown in Figure 3-4, the left-most button(A/V Mode) determines what will be selected (audio, video or both), and the othe...

Chapter 3 • Operating the RGB 320 Panels Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System 3-4 Making Input Adjustments from the RGB 320 Front Panel When adjustments are being made from the front panel, an input buffer or an RS-232 device, the results are displayed on the LCD screen. Other...

Operating the RGB 320 Panels • Chapter 3 RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron Diagnostic LEDs The front panel has six diagnostic LEDs. The right-most pair monitor +15 and -15voltages, and the middle pair monitors +8 and -8 voltages. If any of these fourLEDs are not lit, the sy...

Chapter 3 • Operating the RGB 320 Panels Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System 4 RGB 320 Switching Interface SystemUser’s Manual Chapter Four Using Windows® Control Program Installing Windows® Software Control Normal Windows Control Panel Executive Mode Panel RGB 320 Help

Using Windows ® Control Software RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron 4-1 PC with Windows® Operating System Installing Windows® Control Software This chapter is dedicated to using Extron’s “Windows Control Program forRGB 320 via RS-232” software. Extron supplies this software ...

Using Windows ® Control Software Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System 4-2 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Normal Windows Control Panel Figure 4-3 shows an example of the normal Windows control panel. In addition tothe six input switches,...

Using Windows ® Control Software RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron RGB 320 Help Double-click on the Help icon (or press F1 at any time) to open the Help window.Below is an example of what this might look like. As with all Windows® help files, clicking on the underlined word...

Using Windows ® Control Software Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System A Appendix A Programming the RGB 320 Remote Control Port (RS-232 and Contact Closure) Host-to-RGB 320 Instructions Command/Response Table RGB 320-Initiated Messages RGB 320 Switching Interface SystemUser’s M...

RS-232 Programming • Appendix A RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron A-1 Remote Control Port (RS-232 and Contact Closure) Figure A-1 shows the RS-232 port connector. This is used to connect to a host, orto an external controlling device, such as a computer or control panel, th...

RS-232 Programming • Appendix A RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron RGB 320-Initiated Messages When a local event takes place, such as a front panel operation, the RGB 320responds by sending a message to the host. These RGB 320-initiated messagesare listed below. (C) COPYRIGH...

Appendix A • RS-232 Programming Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System B Appendix B Reference Material Related Product Lists Glossary of Terms RGB 320 Switching Interface SystemUser’s Manual

Reference and Glossary • Appendix B RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron Related Parts Monitor Breakout Cables MBC VGA/XGA HR 26-162-01 MBC Mac/Quadra 26-018-02 MBC SUN Sparc HR 26-424-01 Laptop Breakout Cables LBC VGA HR 3’ 26-224-02 LBC VGA HR 6’ 26-224-01 LBC VGA HR 12’ 26-...

Appendix B • Reference and Glossary Extron • User’s Manual • RGB 320 Switching Interface System Glossary of Terms For a complete glossary, see Extron’s web site (http://www.extron.com) AC – Alternating current. The flow of electrons that changes direction alternately. AC reset – The status that chan...

Reference and Glossary • Appendix B RGB 320 Switching Interface System • User’s Manual • Extron Index A Adjustments from front panel 3-4warning (making too soon) 3-4 Attenuation audio/video level 1-3RS-232 programming A-2defined B-2 Audio follow feature 1-3front panel indicators 3-3defined B-2 Audio...