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 - Quick Start — SVS 100; Installation; Connecting the SVS 100
Quick Start — SVS 100 Installation Step 1 Turn off power to the SVS 100 and all otherdevices that will be connected. Step 2 If the SVS 100 is to be rack or table/wallmounted, position the brackets and insert themounting screws, as shown on the right. Step 3 Using Inputs 1, 2, 3, and 4, attach up to ...
Page 4 - Quick Start — SVS 100, cont’d; Input
Quick Start — SVS 100, cont’d Front PanelOperation The SVS 100 displays anassortment of menus on its LCDscreen. By rotating the encoderknob, the Effects, Genlock, PictureControls, and Audio operationscan be adjusted. Input Press an input button to select avideo input source. Effects Pressing the eff...
Page 5 - SVS 100 Table of Contents; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 • Introduction
i SVS 100 Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ................................................................................. 1-1 About the SVS 100 ............................................................................................... 1-2 SVS 100 Features ...........
Page 6 - Table of Contents, cont’d; ii; Chapter 5 • Serial Communication; Special Applications
SVS 100 Table of Contents Table of Contents, cont’d ii 68-496-01 A Printed in the USA 12 00 Chapter 5 • Serial Communication ................................................................................. 5-1 Remote Control Port (RS-232/RS-422) ........................................................
Page 7 - Chapter One; Introduction; Seamless Video Switcher
1 Chapter One Introduction About the SVS 100 SVS 100 Features Seamless Video Switcher
Page 11 - Chapter Two; Cabling and Rear Panel Views
SVS 100 Introduction 2 Chapter Two Installation Mounting the SVS 100 Cabling and Rear Panel Views Genlock and Vertical Interval Switching Seamless Video Switcher
Page 12 - Table or wall mounting
Installation SVS 100 Installation Mounting the SVS 100 The SVS 100 Seamless Video Switcher comes with two sets of mounting brackets.One set is for mounting the switcher under a table or against a wall, and the otherset is for rack mounting. Table or wall mounting The table/wall mounting brackets ext...
Page 13 - Rack mounting; Power connection; AC power connector; Video input and output connections; Input 1 and Input 2, S-video buffered outputs
SVS 100 Installation 2-3 Rack mounting Rack mount the switcher as follows: 1 . Attach the rack mount brackets to the switcher with eight #8 machinescrews, provided (see figure 2-1). 2 . Insert the switcher into the rack, align the holes in the mounting bracketwith those of the rack. 3 . Secure the s...
Page 14 - Output A and Output B, composite video outputs; Audio input and output connections; Audio output
SVS 100 Installation Installation, cont’d Figure 2-3 — Switched video outputs, and audio inputs and outputs 6 Output A and Output B, composite video outputs — Connect composite video display, recording, or transmission devices to these BNC connectors. The outputs of the two connectors are identical ...
Page 15 - Genlock connections; Genlock In connector; Genlock Out connector; Genlock and Vertical Interval Switching
SVS 100 Installation 2-5 Connect the sleeve to ground (Gnd). Connecting the sleeve to a negative(-) terminal will damage the audio output circuits. By default, the audio output follows the video switch. Audio breakaway,commanded via the Windows-based control program or underRS-232/RS-422 control, al...
Page 16 - Genlock setup
SVS 100 Installation Installation, cont’d 2-6 If the genlock connectors are used only for vertical interval switching, nohorizontal or subcarrier phase adjustments are required, and the Burst Lock LEDon the front panel does not light (see Genlock controls and indicators in chapter 3). Genlock setup ...
Page 17 - Oscilloscope displays
SVS 100 Installation 2-7 rotating the encoder knob (see Encoder knob in the next chapter). Adjustthe horizontal phase until there is no (0°) difference between thecomposite video output’s horizontal sync phase and the genlock signal’shorizontal phase. See the Oscilloscope displays section. 7 . Set t...
Page 19 - Chapter Three; Operation; Front Panel Controls and Indicators
MVP 104 Installation 3 Chapter Three Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators Optimizing the Video and Audio Inputs Seamless Video Switcher
Page 20 - LCD; Input selection controls and indicators; Input 1, Input 2, Input 3, and Input 4 input selection buttons and LEDs
Operation SVS 100 Operation 3-2 Front Panel Controls and Indicators The front panel (see figure 3-1 and figure 3-2) features all of the direct accesscontrols and indicators, including video input selection, switching effects,picture controls, genlock controls, top and bottom blanking, audio level, a...
Page 21 - Effects controls and indicators; Effect button and LED; Transition button and LED; Duration button and LED
SVS 100 Operation 3-3 Effects controls and indicators 3 Effect button and LED — This button enables the Effect menu which is displayed on the LCD. Withthe menu enabled, the Effect LED is lit. Rotate theencoder knob to scroll through the variousswitching effects menus. See Table A. Effectsinclude cut...
Page 24 - Contrast button and LED; Top and Bottom Blanking buttons and LEDs; Audio button; Audio button and LED; Encoder knob
SVS 100 Operation Operation, cont’d 3-6 by rotating the encoder knob while observing the output and the LCDsetting. The brightness can be increased or decreased from 0 to 50 (default is23). 12 Contrast button and LED — This button enables the adjustment for the contrast, or range of lightand dark va...
Page 25 - Output video type
SVS 100 Operation SYSTEM RESET 3-7 X-MODE DISABLED X-MODE ENABLED Executive Mode The Executive mode allows all front panel controls to be disabled, except forthe Input buttons. Pressing the Top and Bottom Blanking buttonssimultaneously for two seconds will enable the Executive mode. While inthe Exec...
Page 27 - Chroma setting; Optimizing the Video and Audio Inputs
SVS 100 Operation 3-9 Chroma setting After selecting an input’s VCR mode (aspreviously described), the chroma setting foran input may be selected by pressing theAudio button. Setting the chroma for aninput will toggle the color On (Y) orOff (N). Press the input button(s) to set thechroma. Optimizing...
Page 29 - Chapter Four; Windows; Installing Windows-based Control Software
MVP 104 Operation 4 Chapter Four Windows ® -based Control Program Installing Windows-based Control Software Using the Software Seamless Video Switcher
Page 30 - -based Control Program; Installing the Windows-based Control Software
Windows ® -based Control Program SVS 100 Windows ® -based Control Program 4-2 The MVP and SVS Control Program (Extron part number 29-047-01), which isused by the SVS 100, requires Windows 95/98, NT, or later. It providesremote control of SVS 100 functions. Installing the Windows-based Control Softwa...
Page 33 - MVP 104 Windows Control Program; Chapter Five; Serial Communication
MVP 104 Windows Control Program 5 Chapter Five Serial Communication Remote Control Port (RS-232/RS-422) Host-to-SVS 100 Communications Seamless Video Switcher
Page 34 - SVS 100 Serial Communication; SVS 100-initiated messages; DB9 Pin Locations
Serial Communication SVS 100 Serial Communication 5-2 Remote Control Port (RS-232/RS-422) The SVS 100 RS-232/RS-422 port connector is used to connect to a host orexternal controlling device, such as a computer or control system which cangenerate the proper command codes and recognize the SVS 100 res...
Page 35 - Using the command/response table; Effect type
SVS 100 Serial Communication 5-3 Symbol definitions: = CR/LF • = space = Video inputs, 1 - 4, 0 = none (black) = Audio inputs, 1 - 4, 0 = none (mute) = Audio gain, 0 thru 9 (dB) = Audio attenuation, 1 thru 15 (dB) = Numerical value, -15 thru +9 = User presets, #1 thru 128 = Audio switch mode (how au...
Page 36 - Serial Communication, cont’d; COMMAND/RESPONSE TABLE; COMMAND
SVS 100 Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d COMMAND/RESPONSE TABLE COMMAND ASCII RESPONSE DESCRIPTION Input Selection Select video and audio* ! C Video and audio input Select audio only* $ A Audio input (0 = mute audio) Select video only* & V Video input (0 = black video) * The res...
Page 38 - SVS 100 Communication; Example responses to commands; SVS 100 error responses; — Invalid input number
SVS 100 Communication Serial Communication, cont’d COMMAND ASCII RESPONSE DESCRIPTION 5-6 Example responses to commands 1. Response to Request general information (I) command: T2222•V1•A2•Dur9•Eff02*01 Video type detected (T) = 2222 (PAL on all four inputs)Video input selected (V) = 1 (video input 1...
Page 39 - MVP 104 Programmer’s Guide; Appendix; Reference Information
MVP 104 Programmer’s Guide A Appendix Reference Information Special Applications Configuring the SVS 100 for RS-422 Specifications Seamless Video Switcher
Page 40 - Saving and Recalling Input Configuration Presets
SVS 100 Appendix Reference Information A-2 Special Applications Saving and Recalling Input Configuration Presets The SVS 100 is capable of storing up to 128 input configurations which can berecalled just prior to switching from one input to another. This save/recallcapability is only available throu...
Page 41 - Removing the top cover
SVS 100 Appendix A-3 3 2 * 3 0 ! In this example, input #32 is being switched to output #30 (with audiofollowing video) 3 . The last SIS command to the SVS 100 will select an input: 1! In this example, Input #1 is selected as the current input (with audiofollowing video). Configuring the SVS 100 for...
Page 42 - Reference Information, cont’d; Relocating the ribbon cable and setting the jumper
SVS 100 Appendix A-4 Reference Information, cont’d Relocating the ribbon cable and setting the jumper If the SVS 100 is currently configured for RS-232 communication, the ribbon cablemust be relocated and the jumper must be reset for RS-422 communication. Seefigure A-3. 1. Disconnect the ribbon cabl...
Page 44 - Specifications — SVS 100; Video input and loopout
SVS 100 Appendix A-6 Specifications — SVS 100 Video input and loopout Number/signal type ................... 8 composite video, 4 S-videoConnectors .................................... 8 BNC female .......................... composite video 4 4-pin mini-DIN female ...... S-video Nominal level .........
Page 45 - General; Specifications are subject to change without notice.
SVS 100 Appendix A-7 Program control .......................... Extron’s control program for Windows® Extron’s Simple Instruction Set ™ – SIS ™ General Power ............................................ 100VAC to 240VAC, 50/60 Hz, 40 Watts, internalTemperature/humidity ............. Storage -40° to ...
