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Setup Guide
Mini Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers
MTPX Plus Series
68-1560-01 Rev. B
03 10
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- Page 1 Setup Guide MTPX Plus Series Mini Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers Extron USA - West Extron USA - East Extron Europe Extron Asia Extron Japan Extron China Extron Middle East Headquarters 68-1560-01 Rev. B +800.633.9876 +800.3987.6673 +800.7339.8766 +81.3.3511.7655 +400.883.1568 +971.4.2991800 +800.633.9876 Inside USA / Canada Only Inside Europe Only Inside Asia Only...
- Page 2 Precautions Safety Instructions • English Extron Warranty 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 Extron Electronics warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship system with a grounded (neutral) conductor.
- Page 3 安全须知 • 中文 警告 电源 • 该 设 备 只 能 使 用 产 品 上 标 明 的 电 源 。 设 备 这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中 必 须 使 用 有 地 线 的 供 电 系 统 供 电 。 第 三 条 线 有重要的操作和维护说明。...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ............ 1-1 About this Manual ..............1-2 About the MTPX Plus Switchers ..........1-2 Twisted Pair (TP) Cable Transmission Distance ....1-4 TP Skew Equalization ..............1-5 Chapter Two • Installation ............ - Page 5 Table of Contents, cont’d Installing and Starting the Control Program ....4-15 MTPX Plus Series Matrix Switcher Installing the program............4-15 First-time connection considerations........4-16 LAN port connection.............4-16 USB port connection.............4-16 Starting the program............4-17 Optimizing the video............4-18 Setting the MTP transmitter Pre-Peak feature....4-19 Setting MTPX level and peaking using the MTP signal generator................4-19...
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Page 6: About This Manual
About this Manual The switchers are available in the following matrix sizes: • MTPX Plus 816 (8 inputs by 16 outputs) This setup guide allows you to easily and quickly set up and configure your Extron MTPX Plus Twisted Pair (TP) Matrix •... -
Page 7: Twisted Pair (Tp) Cable Transmission Distance
Introduction, cont’d Twisted Pair (TP) Cable Transmission Distance The recommendations shown on the preceding page apply equally for a transmission line consisting of a Do not connect this device to a computer data or single transmitter, the switcher, and a receiver; and for telecommunications network. a transmission line that encompasses a transmission daisy chain. For example, the maximum suggested range The maximum distance is determined by the frequency and for 1024 x 768 video output by the switcher is 550 feet resolution of the signal that is input to the transmitter or to (168 m) with Pre-Peak on whether the transmission line one of the local inputs of the matrix switcher. The table below consists of the transmitter, switcher, and a single receiver specifies the recommended maximum transmission distances or a transmitter, the switcher, and three daisy-chained... -
Page 8: Chapter Two • Installation
Introduction, cont’d MTPX Plus Series Matrix Switcher Chapter Two Installation Rear.Panel. Front.Panel MTPX Plus Series • Introduction Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com. -
Page 9: Rear Panel
Installation Rear Panel Inputs Turn off power to the input and output devices, and disconnect their power cords. LOCAL INPUTS LOCAL OUTPUT CONTROL TP inputs — Connect up to 8, 16, or 32 (depending on RS - 232 OUTPUT INSERT Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx LOCAL... -
Page 10: Rs-232 Output Inserts
Installation, cont’d RS-232 output inserts Local audio outputs — Connect audio devices, such as audio amplifiers or powered speakers to these two, four, or eight RS-232 Output Insert connectors — For bidirectional RS-232 3.5 mm, Mono Audio (local audio) Outputs 5-pole captive screw data that is routed to a specific (unswitchable) TP output, connectors to receive unamplified, mono line level audio. -
Page 11: Power
Installation, cont’d MTPX Plus Series Matrix Switcher Ethernet port — If desired, connect a network WAN or LAN hub, a control system, or a computer to the Ethernet RJ-45 port. • Network connection — Wire as a patch (straight) cable. •... -
Page 12: Creating A Tie
Front Panel Operation Saving or Recalling a Preset The key shown at right applies = lit, = blinking, = unlit to all drawings in this chapter. A "preset" is a configuration that has been stored. Save a preset — Press and hold the Preset button until it Creating a Tie flashes. -
Page 13: Setting The Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes)
Front Panel Operation, cont’d Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes) Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between mode 2 and mode 1 The matrix switcher has three levels of front panel security lock that limit the operation of the switcher from the front panel. The If the switcher is in Lock mode 0 or mode 1, this procedure three levels are: selects mode 2. -
Page 14: Defining The Audio/Rs-232 Wire Pair And Configuring The Remote Port
Front Panel Operation, cont’d Defining the Audio/RS-232 Wire Pair To change an input’s audio/RS-232 wire pair configuration, press and release the input button to toggle and Configuring the Remote Port the configuration for that input. To enter Configuration mode, simultaneously press and Press hold the Enter, Preset, View, and Esc buttons. -
Page 15: Viewing Ties And Muting Outputs
Front Panel Operation, cont’d Increase/decrease the level or volume by pressing the MTPX Plus Series Matrix Switcher > < Esc ( ) and View ( ) buttons. button decreases button increases the level or volume. the level or volume. VIEW Press and release the Audio button to exit. -
Page 16: Selected Sis ™ Commands
Remote Control and Optimizing the Video Selected SIS Commands ™ Number of connections A switcher can have up to 200 simultaneous TCP connections, You can use Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands for including all HTTP sockets and Telnet connections. When operation and configuration of the switchers. -
Page 17: Command/Response Table For Selected Sis Commands
Command/response table for selected SIS commands Command ASCII command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Create ties N • Commands can be entered back-to-back in a string, with no spaces; for example; 1*1!02*02&003*003%4*24$. • The matrix switchers support 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numeric entries (1*1!, 02*02&, or 003*003%). N The & tie command for RGB and the % tie command for video can be used interchangeably. N The & read tie command for RGB and the % read tie command for video can be used interchangeably. Tie input to output video and • • Tie the video and audio from input audio output Example:... - Page 18 Command ASCII command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Input signal level and peaking and auto calibrate Set input signal level Set a specific pre-peak level for the TP Ipek Ipek input. Increment input peaking Increase the input pre-peaking level by 1. +Ipek Ipek Decrement input peaking...
- Page 19 Command ASCII command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Output skew adjustment Set all output skew adjustment Set a specific skew adjustment for the TP Oseq Oseq values output. values are listed in RGB order. Example: Set output 2’s skew settings as follows: 2*0*0*4Oseq Oseq02*0*0*4 Red = 0 ns...
- Page 20 Command ASCII command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Audio or RS-232 mute commands Audio or RS-232 mute Mute output audio (audio off). Audio or RS-232 unmute Unmute output audio (audio on). X1$] Read audio or RS-232 mute 1 = mute on, 0 = mute off.
- Page 21 Command ASCII command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Audio output volume X1(] Set the audio volume to a specific •Vol value Example: 1*50v Set output 1 volume to 79%. Out01•Vol50 X1(] Increment volume Increase volume by 1 step. •Vol Example: Out01•Vol51...
- Page 22 Command ASCII command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) IP setup EX2^ X2^] Set IP address X2^] Read IP address EX2^ X2^] Set subnet mask X2^] Read subnet mask EX2^ X2^] Set gateway IP address X2^] Read gateway IP address EX2&...
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Page 23: Installing And Starting The Control Program
Installing and Starting the Control Program Another way to operate the switcher, to set the skew adjustments, the level and peaking, and the output pre-peaking (see "Optimizing the video", beginning on page 4-18), is via the Windows -based Matrix Switchers Control Program. ®... -
Page 24: First-Time Connection Considerations
Remote Control and Optimizing the Video, cont’d Follow the on-screen instructions. The installation Activate the connected USB port for your device as program creates a C:\Program Files\Extron\ follows: Matrix_Switchers directory and an “Extron Electronics\ If you have not installed the latest Matrix Switchers Matrix Switchers” group folder. It installs the following Control Program, click Cancel and install the program. -
Page 25: Optimizing The Video
Remote Control and Optimizing the Video, cont’d Choose the comm (serial) port that is connected to the Setting the MTP transmitter Pre-Peak feature switcher or IP [LAN]. For inputs from MTP T 15HD products only — If the cable between the MTP transmitter and the MTPX Plus is 300 feet For a comm port, check the baud (91 m) or longer, turn on the Pre-Peak switch on the transmitter. -
Page 26: Manually Setting The Mtpx Level And Peaking
Remote Control and Optimizing the Video, cont’d Manually setting the MTPX level and peaking Adjust the skew setting of the leftmost video signal to the right until all three colors are properly converged. If you choose not to auto calibrate, or if you want to fine tune the adjustment, you can manually set the values as follows: Connect an oscilloscope (preferred) or a monitor (acceptable) to local output (VGA output) 1. -
Page 27: Selecting Mtpx Plus Pre-Peak
Remote Control and Optimizing the Video, cont’d A 2-nanosecond adjustment is very fine. Up to 10 The Extron VTG 300 or VTG 400 are recommended to nanoseconds of delay may be necessary before you detect a provide the test pattern. change in the display. Tie the local input receiving the test pattern signal to the Adjust the leftmost video signal to the right until all three output connected to the MTP receiver to be optimized. colors are converged. -
Page 28: Configuring For Network Communication
Remote Control and Optimizing the Video, cont’d Configuring for Network Communication You must ping the MTPX Plus switcher as shown in step 5 for the IP address change to take place. The response should The first time you connect a PC to a switcher via its LAN show the new IP address, as shown in the following figure. port, you may need to temporarily change the IP settings on your PC in order to communicate with the controller. Then, Execute a ping command by entering “ping”... - Page 29 Remote Control and Optimizing the Video, cont’d Start the Web browser program. Click in the browser’s Address field. Enter the Matrix IP address in the browser’s Address field. 192.168.254.254 is the factory-specified default value for this field. Press the keyboard Enter key. The switcher checks to see if it is password protected.
- Page 30 Remote Control and Optimizing the Video, cont’d MTPX Plus Series • Remote Control and Optimizing the Video 4-28 Refer also to the MTPX Plus User’s Manual at www.extron.com.