Page 2 - Precautions
This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance(servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerousvoltage within the product's enclosure that may present a risk of ...
Page 3 - SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Quick Start; Installation; CAUTION
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Quick Start QS-1 Quick Start — SWP123 Installation Step 1 Turn off power to the switcher and all otherdevices that will be connected. Step 2 Mount the switcher in a rack, or install the fourrubber feet (included) and place the switcher ona desktop. Step 3 Attach VGA, S...
Page 4 - Quick Start — SWP123, cont’d; Operation
Quick Start — SWP123, cont’d QS-2 SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Quick Start Step 9 Power up the input and output devices, thenconnect power to the switcher. See theappropriate chapters in this manual for furtherdetails. Operation Selecting an input Press the desired Input Select button on the front...
Page 5 - SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Table of Contents; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 • Introduction
i SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ................................................................................. 1-1 About the SWP123 Presentation Switcher .................................................. 1-2 SWP123 Switcher Features ....
Page 6 - Table of Contents, cont’d; ii; Chapter 5 • Remote Control; Remote Control from a Network; Appendix A • Specifications; Updating the Firmware
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Table of Contents Table of Contents, cont’d ii 68-939-01 Rev. B 05 05 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. Running the control program .......................................................................................
Page 7 - Chapter One; Introduction; About the SWP123 Presentation Switcher; SWP123 Presentation Switcher
1 Chapter One Introduction About the SWP123 Presentation Switcher SWP123 Switcher Features SWP123 Presentation Switcher
Page 8 - SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Introduction
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Introduction Introduction About the SWP123 Presentation Switcher The Extron SWP123 is a presentation switcher featuring three independentaudio/video (A/V) switchers and a master audio switcher in one enclosure.They include a 4 x 1 composite video/stereo audio switcher,...
Page 11 - Chapter Two; Mounting the Switcher
2 Chapter Two Installation Mounting the Switcher Rear Panel Connectors Connecting the SWP123 Switcher SWP123 Presentation Switcher
Page 12 - SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Installation; Tabletop use
Installation SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Installation Mounting the Switcher The SWP123 is housed in rack-mountable, 2U high, 19" wide metal enclosures.The switcher may also be placed on a table or desk top. Tabletop use The switcher comes with rubber feet for tabletop use. Attach a self-adhes...
Page 13 - Rear Panel Connectors
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Installation 2-3 Rear Panel Connectors Figure 2-2 — Rear panel of the SWP123 1 Microphone input — 3-pin female XLR connector for an external microphone 2 +24V Phantom Power On/Off — This switch turns the phantom power (24V) to the microphone input connector (3-pin fema...
Page 14 - Connecting the SWP123 Switcher
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Installation Installation, cont’d 14 Serial Port A (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 connector) — A 3.8 mm, 5-pole captive screw connector for input from a computer or third-party controllerusing Serial Control Protocol commands or ICS100 Control Software toremotely control the sw...
Page 15 - Audio input and output; Connecting the unbalanced audio input
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Installation 2-5 Figure 2-3 — SWP123 installation example Audio input and output The SWP123 switcher accepts only unbalanced audio input on RCA connectors,but provides either unbalanced or balanced audio output on 3.8 mm, 5-polecaptive screw connectors. Follow the inst...
Page 17 - MVP 104GX Installation; Chapter Three; Front Panel Features
MVP 104GX Installation 3 Chapter Three Operation Front Panel Features Front Panel Operation Decoder Loop Function SWP123 Presentation Switcher
Page 18 - SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Operation; Video/Audio Select groups; Master Audio Select group
Operation SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Operation 3-2 Front Panel Features Figure 3-1 — Front panel details of the SWP123 Video/Audio Select groups The controls for the three independent switchers are grouped by input type. 1 VGA/Audio input select buttons — These buttons select inputs 1 through 4 ...
Page 19 - SWP123 Presentation Switchers • Operation; Miscellaneous controls and features; Front Panel Operation; Selecting A/V inputs to output; Separate switcher mode; Blanking the output from a group
SWP123 Presentation Switchers • Operation 3-3 Miscellaneous controls and features 9 Microphone Talk Over button — This button turns on the microphone mixer to provide microphone talk-over for the Master Audio. The LED,when lit, indicates that the microphone mixer is turned on. 10 Mic Level — Use the...
Page 20 - Microphone controls
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Operation Operation, cont’d 3-4 Master Audio functions Master Audio is a separate audio output from the A/V groups. Master Audiocan route audio from any of the groups or from a microphone to the MasterAudio output. Master Audio volume and individual audio input attenua...
Page 21 - Decoder Loop Function; Wiring the decoder loop
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Operation 3-5 4. Stop speaking into the microphone. The main program audio shouldrecover to the previous level after approximately two seconds. If not,increase the threshold by turning the Talk Over Threshold Adjust potcounterclockwise. +24V Phantom Power switch If a c...
Page 23 - Chapter Four; Windows; Installing the Windows
MVP 104 Operation 4 Chapter Four Windows ® -Based Control Program Installing the Windows ® -based ICS100 Control Software Using the Software SWP123 Presentation Switcher
Page 24 - SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-Based Control Program; Running the control program; Specifying your switcher model
Windows-Based Control Program, cont’d SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-Based Control Program 4-2 The ICS100 Control Software, which can be used to control the SWP123Presentation Switcher, requires Windows 95/98, NT, or later. The programprovides control of the switcher ’s functions from a PC. ...
Page 25 - SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-based Control Program; Using the Control Panel; Defining input icons and labels
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-based Control Program 4-3 Using the Control Panel You can use the Control Panel to select the input for each group, update thesoftware to reflect hardware changes, blank a selected output, or change theoutput volume level. To open the Control Panel, select Cont...
Page 27 - Setting audio gain (input to Master Audio output); Enabling/disabling front panel control
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-based Control Program 4-5 Setting audio gain (input to Master Audio output) Adjusting the input volume allows you to equalize the audio levels of the variousinputs so that the audio levels do not change dramatically when switchinginputs. 1. From the ICS100 Inte...
Page 28 - Resetting the unit; ICS100 Control Program Help
Windows-Based Control Program, cont’d SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Windows-Based Control Program 4-6 Resetting the unit 1. From the Options menu, select Reset Unit. 2. To partially reset the switcher (restore all parameters to factory default,except input volume settings) select Partial Reset from...
Page 29 - MVP 104 Windows Control Program; Chapter Five
MVP 104 Windows Control Program 5 Chapter Five Remote Control Remote Control Port (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) Host-to-Switcher Communications Remote Control from a Network CTL120-3 IR Remote Control SWP123 Presentation Switcher
Page 30 - SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control; DIP switch settings
Remote Control SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control 5-2 Remote Control Port (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) The SWP123 Presentation Switcher RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 portconnector is used to connect to a host or external controlling device, suchas a computer or control system, which can generate the pro...
Page 31 - Using the command tables; Command
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control 5-3 Host-to-Switcher Communications The SWP123 switcher accepts Serial Control Protocol commands throughthe RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 port. These commands consist of one or morecharacters per command field. They require a beginning character ([) and anending ...
Page 32 - Remote Control, cont’d; Setup commands
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d Setup commands Use these commands to configure the switcher. If you are using a third-partycontrol system, you should place these commands in the start-up section of theprogram. Command Description Request information [ARC] Request...
Page 33 - Switching commands
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control 5-5 Switching commands These commands can initiate only a one-input-to-one-output switch. Command Description Execute switch [MSxOooIii] Executes the selection of an input for the specified group. x = 1 to switch VGA x = 2 to switch S-video x = 3 to swit...
Page 34 - Volume commands
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 5-6 Volume commands Use these commands to control volume levels for both inputs and outputs. Inputlevels are typically adjusted to minimize drastic changes in volume when switchingbetween inputs. Command Description Mute/un-mute [M...
Page 36 - Enabling remote control of the switcher over a network
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 5-8 Command Description Enable/disable microphone talk over [MTOx] Sets microphone talk-over state. x = 0 to disable microphone talk over; 1 to enable microphone talk over. x = ? to request current state. x = (left blank) to toggle...
Page 38 - Adjusting response time
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 5-10 b. Enter the IP Address and Port number of the server PC. c. Click OK . The connection is visible in the main window. d. Click OK again. The client PC can now be used to control the switcher. Adjusting response time The user o...
Page 39 - Switching input devices
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control 5-11 CTL120-3 IR Remote Control The CTL120-3 IR remote control sends infrared commands to the built-in infraredreceiver in the SWP123 switcher to control various functions. The illustrationbelow shows the location and function of each button on the remot...
Page 40 - Resetting the component code
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Remote Control Remote Control, cont’d 5-12 4. Press and release the ENT (ENTER) button to execute the switch. Resetting the component code If, for any reason, the component device code is erased, reset the code with thefollowing instructions: 1. Press and release the S...
Page 41 - MVP 104 Programmer’s Guide; Appendix; Specifications
MVP 104 Programmer’s Guide A Appendix Specifications SWP123 Presentation Switcher
Page 42 - SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Specifications; Video; Video output; Sync
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Specifications Specifications A-2 Video Gain ................................................ UnityBandwidth VGA signals ...................... 450 MHz (-3 dB)S-video signals .................. 350 MHz (-3 dB)Composite video signals 500 MHz (-3 dB) Differential phase e...
Page 43 - Audio — master
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Specifications A-3 Output level .................................. TTL: 4 V to 5 Vp-p, unterminatedInput impedance .......................... 510 ohmsOutput impedance ....................... 75 ohmsMax input voltage ........................ 5 Vp-pMax. propagation delay...
Page 44 - Specifications, cont’d; Master audio output
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Specifications A-4 Specifications, cont’d Microphone volume range ........ -55 dB to +9 dBMicrophone DC power ............... 24 V Master audio output Gain ................................................ -55 dB to +9 dBNumber/signal type ................... 1 stereo, ...
Page 45 - Reference Information
MVP 104 Programmer’s Guide B Appendix Reference Information Updating the Firmware Part Numbers SWP123 Presentation Switcher
Page 46 - SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Reference Information
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Reference Information Reference Information B-2 Updating the Firmware Firmware is programming that is inserted into programmable read-only memoryon a programmable ROM chip in your switcher, thus becoming a permanent partof it. Firmware controls many of the features of ...
Page 47 - Part Numbers; SWP123 switcher part numbers; Optional accessories; Cables; Bulk cable
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Reference Information B-3 Part Numbers SWP123 switcher part numbers Extron part Replacement part number SWP123 Presentation Switcher 60-663-01 IEC power cord3.8 mm, 5-pole captive screw connectors (5)Adjustment toolsTweekerWindows-based ICS100 Control ProgramUser’s man...
Page 48 - Reference Information, cont’d
SWP123 Presentation Switcher • Reference Information Reference Information, cont’d B-4 Pre-cut cables BNC-5 Mini HR cable is used for RGBHV cable runs. Either type can also beused for composite video, S-video, or RGsB. All Extron BNC cables have maleconnectors on both ends. A plenum version of the B...