Receiver Connections And Indicators - Extron electronics FOXBOX 4G Tx User Manual

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Installation and Operation, cont'd

Fiber optic connectors and LEDs —

These units output continuous invisible light,

which may be harmful and dangerous to the eyes;

use with caution. For additional safety, plug the

attached dust caps into the optical transceivers

when the fiber optic cable is unplugged.

Ensure that you use the proper fiber cable for your

transmitter/receiver pair. Typically, singlemode fiber has

a yellow jacket and multimode cable has an orange jacket.

Only one fiber optic cable, transmitter Tx to receiver

Rx, is required for video, audio, and serial command

transmission. But, if you connect only one fiber optic

cable, or if your transmitter is configured to daisy-chain

the optical signal, system functionality is reduced.

You will not receive RS-232 reports from the controlled

device, and some Windows-based control program

functions and RS-232 commands will not work. To

receive responses from the controlled device and for full

functionality, you need to install both fiber optic cables

and leave the FOXBOX receiver in normal configuration

(the receiver's Mode DIP switch 1 down).

Tx (required) — For all one-way video,

audio, and serial communications from the

transmitter to the receiver, connect a fiber

optic cable to the Tx LC connector.

Connect the free end of this fiber optic cable

to the Rx connector on the FOXBOX 4G Rx

receiver (item

on figure 2-6) or to any

other compatible Extron FOX device.

Rx (optional) — Connect a fiber optic cable

for all one-way return serial communications

from the receiver to the transmitter.

Connect the free end of this fiber optic cable

to the Tx connector on a FOXBOX 4G Rx

receiver in normal configuration (item

figure 2-6) or to any other compatible Extron

FOX device.

Tx Link and Rx Link LEDs — When lit, the

link is active (light is received).

FOXBOX 4G Tx/Rx • Installation and Operation

2-8

OPTICAL

Tx Rx

Transmitter

Receiver

OPTICAL

Tx RX

Configuration port — Connect a controlling device, such as

a PC, to this port via a 2.5 mm mini jack TRS RS-232 cable for

RS-232 protocol control of all FOXBOX functions. See "Front

panel Configuration ports", on page 2-16, for more details on

the adapter cable. See chapter 3, "Remote Control", for SIS

commands and Windows

-based program control.

The TRS RS-232 cable is included with the Tx models.

DC power connector — Plug the included external 12 VDC

power supply into this connector. See "Power supply wiring,"

on page 2-17, to wire the connector.

Indicators —

Power LED —

This LED lights to indicate that power is

applied to the unit

Over Temp LED — This LED lights to indicate that the unit is

operating at a dangerously high temperature (approximately

167° F [75° C]) and that equipment damage is imminent.

RGB (FOXBOX 4G VGA) or DVI (FOXBOX 4G DVI) LED —

This LED lights when the transmitter detects a signal on its

video input, as follows:

RGB LED — Horizontal sync (H) (for RGBHV video) or

Green (Sync on green) (G) (for RGsB or RsGsBs video)

DVI LED — DVI video input

Audio LED — This LED lights when the transmitter detects a

low level audio signal for a short period of time. It goes dark if

the audio signal drops below the minimum threshold for a short

period of time.