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Precautions Safety Instructions • English Warning Power sources • This equipment should be operated only from the power source This symbol is intended to alert the user of important indicated on the product. This equipment is intended to be used with a main power operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in system with a grounded (neutral) conductor.
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Quick Start Guide — MSW 4V SDI rs Installation Step 1 Turn all of the equipment off and AUTO SWIC disconnect it from AUTO SWIC the power source. 1U Rack Shelf 1/4 Rack Width False Front Step 2 Face Plate...
Quick Start Guide — MSW 4V SDI rs, cont’d Step 6 Power up the input and output devices, then connect power to the MSW. Turn on the mini SDI switcher by connecting the external power supply. See the appropriate chapters in this manual for further details.
Appendix A • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories ...A-1 Specifications ...A-2 Parts ...A-5 Included parts ...A-5 Optional accessories ...A-5 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. TOC-ii MSW 4V SDI rs • Table of Contents MSW 4V SDI rs 68-1191-01.A 09.06 Chapter One Introduction About.this.Manual Features...
-2 32 N TA I rs Digital Broadcast Extron .5 A MSW 4V SDI rs Switcher Digital Broadcast Digital Camcorder Figure 1-1 — Typical setup for the MSW 4V SDI rs mini SDI switcher MSW 4V SDI rs • Introduction...
Installation and Operation Installation The 1U high, quarter rack width MSW 4V SDI rs can be mounted on a rack shelf, under a desk, or on a tabletop. Rack mounting For optional rack mounting, mount the MSW on any of the following rack shelves: •...
MSW 4V SDI POWER .5A MAX Figure 2-4 — MSW 4V SDI rs rear panel SDI Inputs (1 through 4) connectors — Connect up to four SDI video sources to these BNC connectors. SDI Outputs (A and B) connectors — Connect one or two SDI display devices to these BNC connectors.
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Installation and Operation, cont’d See chapter 3, “Serial Communication” for Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands to communicate with the MSW 4V SDI rs via RS-232. Contact connector — Connect a remote contact closure device to the MSW for remote control...
Installation and Operation, cont’d Front Panel Controls and Indicators Figure 2-7 shows the front panels of the MSW 4V SDI rs. MODE NORMAL AUTO AUTO SWITCH A/V SWITCHER Figure 2-7 — MSW 4V SDI rs front panel Input selection Input 1 through 4 LEDs — The Input LEDs identify the selected input.
Installation and Operation, cont’d MSW 4V SDI rs Chapter Three Serial Communication Using.Simple.Instruction.Set.(SIS ).Control Windows-based.Control.Program Updating.the.Firmware MSW 4V SDI rs • Installation and Operation 2-10...
Pauses of 10 seconds or longer between command ASCII characters result in a timeout. The command operation is aborted with no other indication. MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication ) Control RS-232 communication Wire the RS-232 connectors as shown below.
Input signal status: 0 = no signal detected, 1 = signal detected On/off status: 0 = off, 1 = on Switch mode: 1 = normal, 2 = auto Input number response (1 through 4) MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication • MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication...
MSW’s RS-232 port. Figure 3-3 — Comm port selection window MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication The Extron Universal Switcher Control Program window (figure 3-4) displays the selected input and panel mode (Front-Panel [normal] or Auto-Switch).
Go to www.extron.com and click the Download tab. From the sidebar menu, click the Firmware link. Find the MSW 4V SDI rs on the alphabetical list (you may need to click the “Next” arrow). Click the Download link for the product and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
From within the Universal Switcher Control Program, • Click on the Help entry on the task bar, or • Press the F1 key. MSW 4V SDI rs • Serial Communication 3-10 MSW 4V SDI rs A ppendix A Specifications, Part Numbers,...
Specifications are subject to change without notice. MSW 4V SDI rs • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Parts Included parts These items are included in each order of an MSW 4V SDI rs mini switcher: ™ Optional accessories These items are optional accessories that can be used with the MSW 4V SDI rs mini switcher: MSW 4V SDI rs •...