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The switcher is housed in a rack-mountable, 2U high metal enclosure with mounting flanges
for standard 19-inch racks. A rack mounting kit is included with the switcher.
The switcher has an internal 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 15 watts power supply that
provides worldwide power compatibility.
Definitions
The following terms, which apply to all Extron matrix switchers, are used throughout this
guide:
Tie — An input-to-output connection
Set of ties — An input tied to two or more outputs. (An output can never be tied to more
than one input.)
Configuration — One or more ties or one or more sets of ties
Current configuration — The configuration that is currently active in the switcher (also
called "configuration 0")
Global memory preset — A configuration that has been stored. Up to 32 global memory
presets can be stored in the memory. Preset locations are assigned to the input buttons and
(where necessary) to the output buttons. Up to 26 presets can be selected from the front
panel for either saving or retrieving. When a preset is retrieved from memory, it becomes the
current configuration. Presets can also be saved and recalled via any of the serial ports or the
LAN port. Preset numbers larger than 26 are accessible only via RS-232 and Ethernet control.
Features
Video —
Bandwidth —
Computer video group (inputs 1 through 8, outputs 1 through 6) — The switcher
inputs and outputs RGBHV (VGA), RGBS, RGsB, RsGsBs, or Y, R-Y, B-Y video on 15-pin
HD connectors.
Low resolution video group (inputs 9 through 14, outputs 7 through 12) — The
switcher inputs and outputs NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, or SECAM S-video, composite
video, or both on BNC connectors.
Inputs 9 and 10 (the first two low resolution group video inputs) are composite
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video only.
Input 9 is a genlock reference. All other low resolution inputs are synced to input 9.
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Inputs 11 through 14 (the remaining low resolution group video inputs) can accept
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either S-video or composite video.
Outputs 7 and 8 (the first two low resolution video group outputs) are composite
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video outputs only. If the tied input is S-video, the switcher encodes it to composite.
If the tied input is composite video, the switcher passes it through unprocessed.
Outputs 9 and 10 (the third and fourth low resolution video group video outputs)
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are S-video outputs only. If the tied input is S-video, the switcher passes it through
unprocessed. If the tied input is composite video, the switcher decodes it to S-video.
Outputs 11 and 12 (the fifth and sixth low resolution group video outputs) are
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pass-through outputs only; the output is the same format (S-video or composite
video) as the selected input.
Computer video group — The switcher provides a minimum of 300 MHz (-3 dB)
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video bandwidth, fully loaded.
Low resolution video group — The switcher provides a minimum of
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150 MHz (-3 dB) video bandwidth, fully loaded.
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