Page 2 - Precautions
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 dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may pres...
Page 3 - 注意; FCC Class A Notice
安全须知 • 中文 这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中有重要的操作和维护说明。 这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴 露的危险电压，有触电危险。 注意 阅读说明书 • 用 户 使 用 该 设 备 前 必 须 阅 读 并 理 解 所 有 安 全 和 使 用 说 明 。 保存说明书 • 用户应保存安全说明书以备将来使 用。 遵守警告 • 用户应遵守产品和用户指南上的所有安 全和操作说明。 避免追加 • 不要使用该产品厂商没有推荐的工具或 追加设备，以避免危险。 警告 电源 • 该 设 备 只 能 使 用 产 品 上 标 明 的 电 源 。 设 备 必 须 使 用 有 地 线 的 供 电 系 统 供 电 ...
Page 5 - SW4 3G HD-SDI • Quick Start Guide; Quick Start Guide — SW4 3G HD-SDI; Installation
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Quick Start Guide QS-1 Quick Start Guide — SW4 3G HD-SDI SmMan_main_template_V4_051605 Installation Step 1 Turn off all of the equipment and disconnect it from the power source. Step 2 (Optional) Mount the switcher on one of the rack options. Step 3 Connect the video input cable(s). ...
Page 6 - Quick Start Guide — SW4 3G HD-SDI, cont’d; normal
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide — SW4 3G HD-SDI, cont’d QS-2 See chapter 3, “Serial Communication,” for Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) commands to communicate with the switcher via RS-232. Step 6 Power up the input and output devices, then connect power to the switcher by connec...
Page 9 - SW4 3G HD-SDI • Table of Contents; Table of Contents; Chapter One • Introduction
i SW4 3G HD-SDI • Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ................................................... 1-1 About this Manual .................................................................... 1-2 Features ..................................................................
Page 10 - Table of Contents, cont’d
ii SW4 3G HD-SDI • Table of Contents Table of Contents, cont’d 68-1571-01 Rev. A 07 08 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners.
Page 11 - Chapter One; Introduction; About this Manual
SW4 3G HD-SDI 1 Chapter One Introduction About this Manual Features
Page 12 - SW4 3G HD-SDI • Introduction
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Introduction Introduction 1-2 About this Manual The Extron SW4 3G HD-SDI switcher is a four-input, two parallel output, multi-rate switcher. It allows up to four SDI or HD-SDI video input sources to be switched to two identical outputs on female BNC connectors.The SW4 HD-SDI supports...
Page 15 - Chapter Two; Installation and Operation
SW4 3G HD-SDI 2 Chapter Two Installation and Operation Installation Overview Rack Mounting Rear Panel Connections Front Panel Controls and Indicators Selecting Auto-input Switch Mode Locking the Front Panel Resetting
Page 16 - SW4 3G HD-SDI • Installation and Operation; Installation Overview; UL rack mounting guidelines; Elevated operating ambient temperature
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation 2-2 Installation Overview To install and set up the SW4 3G HD-SDI switcher, 1 Mount the switcher on a 6" or 9.5" deep rack shelf, if desired. 2 Connect up to four video inputs to the switcher ’s BNC input connectors 1 thro...
Page 17 - Mechanical loading; Rack mounting instructions
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Installation and Operation 2-3 3 . Mechanical loading — Mount the equipment in the rack so that a hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading. 4 . Circuit overloading — Connect the equipment to the supply circuit and consider the effect that circuit overloadi...
Page 18 - Installation and Operation, cont’d; Rear Panel Connections; Power connector; SDI; SDI Outputs 1 and 2
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-4 Use 2 mounting holes onopposite corners. (2) 4-40 x 3/16"Screws Using screws longerthan 3/16” will damage theunit and void the warranty. 1U Universal Rack Shelf Front false faceplate uses 2 screws. 1/2 Rack Width F...
Page 20 - Auto Switch Active LED
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-6 Front Panel Controls and Indicators AUTO SWITCH ACTIVE SW4 3G HD-SDI MULTI-RATE SDI SWITCHER 1 MODE 2 NORMAL 3 AUTO 4 RATE NOT RECOGNIZED 270 Mbps 1.485 Gbps 2.97 Gbps 1 7 3 2 5 4 6 SW4 3G HD-SDI switcher front panel a...
Page 21 - Connecting an Input to the Outputs; Selecting Auto-input Switch Mode
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Installation and Operation 2-7 g Input 1 through 4 LEDs — The Input LEDs indicate the selected input. Connecting an Input to the Outputs To create a tie between an input and the outputs, 1 . Select the operation mode for the switcher (the default mode is normal ). • Use auto-input sw...
Page 22 - on; off
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-8 AUTO SWITCH ACTIVE SW4 3G HD-SDI MULTI-RATE SDI SWITCHER 1 MODE 2 NORMAL 3 AUTO 4 RATE NOT RECOGNIZED 270 Mbps 1.485 Gbps 2.97 Gbps Turning on auto-input switch mode The Auto Switch Active LED lights, indicating that a...
Page 23 - Locking the Front Panel; o toggle executive mode on and off; Resetting
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Installation and Operation 2-9 Locking the Front Panel To prevent front panel input buttons being pressed accidentally or by unauthorized users, you can place the switcher in executive mode.T o toggle executive mode on and off , press the Input 1 button and the Input 4 button simulta...
Page 25 - Chapter Three; Serial Communication; Setting Up RS-232 Communication
SW4 3G HD-SDI 3 Chapter Three Serial Communication Setting Up RS-232 Communication Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS) Commands Updating the Firmware
Page 26 - SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication; Using Simple Instruction Set (SIS) Commands
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication Serial Communication 3-2 Setting Up RS-232 Communication The SW4 3G HD-SDI switcher can be configured and controlled by SIS (Simple Instruction Set) commands via the switcher ’s RS-232 port. This port is used to connect the switcher to a host or external controll...
Page 27 - Switcher-initiated messages; Error responses
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication 3-3 Switcher-initiated messages When a local event such as a front panel operation or error condition occurs, the switcher responds by sending a message to the host. The switcher-initiated messages are listed below:(c) Copyright 2008, Extron Electronics, SW4 3G H...
Page 28 - Serial Communication, cont’d; Using the command/response table; Symbol definitions
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3-4 Using the command/response table The “Command/response table for SIS commands” begins on page 3-5. The symbols used throughout the table represent variables in the command/response fields. Lower- and uppercase letters are intercha...
Page 29 - Command/response table for SIS commands; Command; Input selection
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication 3-5 Command/response table for SIS commands Command ASCII Command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional Description Input selection Select an input X! ! In X! ] Select input X! . For X! : 1 = input 1. 2 = input 2. 3 = input 3. 4 = input 4. Vid...
Page 30 - View input signal presence and re-clocker rate; Information requests; Command/response table for SIS commands, continued
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3-6 Command ASCII Command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional Description View input signal presence and re-clocker rate Request status of all inputs 0L S X@ X@ X@ X@ * X$ ] Each X@ response is the signal status ...
Page 31 - Updating firmware
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication 3-7 Command ASCII Command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional Description Updating firmware Upload firmware E Upload ] ...goUpl ] Upl ] appears after the upload is complete. Resetting Reset switcher to factory settings E Zxxx } Zpx ] Reset t...
Page 32 - Downloading the firmware; Download
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3-8 Updating the Firmware Extron periodically updates product firmware in conjunction with the release of new software revisions. When updating any Extron software to the latest revision level, be sure to read the supplied release not...
Page 33 - Loading the firmware to the switcher; Extron Electronics > Firmware Loader > Firmware Loader
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication 3-9 Loading the firmware to the switcher To load a new version of firmware to your SW4 3G SD-HDI, use the Extron Firmware Loader software. Your computer ’s serial port must be connected to the switcher ’s RS-232 serial port. See “Rear Panel Connections,” in chapt...
Page 34 - OK
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3-10 7 . Click OK . The firmware selection screen appears. 8 . Click Browse to open the Choose Firmware File window, and locate the firmware file that you downloaded. (By default, the firmware file is placed at c:\Program Files\ Extro...
Page 35 - Upload
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication 3-11 9 . On the Choose Firmware File window, double-click on the new firmware file to open it. The Choose Firmware File window closes, and the path to the selected firmware file is displayed in the “Select a firmware file” field on the firmware file selection scr...
Page 36 - Exit
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3-12 When the firmware upload process is completed, the message “Transfer Complete!” is displayed, and the new firmware version number appears in the Current Unit Information field. C If the Firmware Loader utility exits before the st...
Page 37 - Appendix A; and Accessories; Specifications
SW4 3G HD-SDI A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications Part Numbers
Page 38 - Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories; Video; Video output; Control/remote — switcher
Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories SW4 3G HD-SDI • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-2 Specifications Video Gain ................................................ UnityResolution....................................... 8 or 10 bits, automaticOperation standards ......................
Page 39 - General; Specifications are subject to change without notice.
SW4 3G HD-SDI • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-3 General Power ............................................. 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 4 watts, internal Temperature/humidity ................ Storage: -40 to +158 °F (-40 to +70 °C) / 10% to 90%, noncondensing Operating: +32 to +122 °...
Page 40 - Part Numbers; Included parts; Optional accessories; Accessories
Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories SW4 3G HD-SDI • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-4 Part Numbers Included parts These items are included in each order for an SW4 3G HD-SDI switcher: Included parts Part number SW4 3G HD-SDI 60-956-01 IEC power cord(1) Female 3.5 mm, 3-pole cap...
Page 41 - Extron’s Warranty
Extron’s Warranty Extron Electronics warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase. In the event of malfunction during the warranty period attributable directly to faulty workmanship and/or materials, Extron Electronics will,...
