Introduction; Before You Begin; What This Guide Covers; Conventions Used In This Guide - Extron electronics HC 404 User Manual

Introduction

This section covers the following basic information you should know about this guide and
the product before installation:
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Before You Begin

What This Guide Covers

This user guide provides instructions for an experienced installer to install an Extron HC 404
Meeting Space Collaboration System. The guide provides detailed information and best
practices recommendations about cabling, instructions for front panel operation, a brief
overview of the configuration process, details on reset modes, and reference information.
Configure the AV settings for transmitter and receiver using Extron Product Configuration
Software (PCS). The scaler and EDID settings for the receiver can also be selected using
the front panel controls and built-in on-screen display (OSD). Configure the control functions
using Extron Global Configurator software running in Global Configurator Professional
(GC Professional) or Global Configurator Plus (GC Plus) mode. If touchpanels are part of the
system, use GUI Designer software to design the graphic interface layout. All the software is
available on the Extron website, www.extron.com.
This guide does not contain instructions on detailed software-related setup steps or
details of configuration within the software: those are covered in the Product Configuration
Software Help file, the Global Configurator Help file and help files for related programs, such
as Toolbelt. The software help files describe how to use each program to download drivers,
add AV devices to a configuration, configure basic functions, and set up schedules, macros,
e-mail alerts, touchpanel button configurations, and the like.

Conventions Used in This Guide

Throughout this guide the HC 404 system is also referred to as "the system" or the
"HC 404." The system consists of a pair of products–the HCT 103 transmitter (also referred
to as "the transmitter") and the HCR 102 switching scaling receiver (also referred to as "the
receiver")–connected by shielded twisted pair cable.
Global Configurator software is referred to as "GC," in Global Configurator Professional
mode ("GC Professional") or Global Configurator Plus mode ("GC Plus").
The GlobalViewer Enterprise application is sometimes referred to as "GVE."
Product Configuration Software is also referred to as "PCS."
Before You Begin
About the HC 404 System
About Global Configurator
PC System Requirements
HC 404 System • Introduction 1