Fiber.cable.transmission.modes - Extron electronics FOX 4G Matrix 3200 User Manual

Introduction, cont'd
The switcher can be operated remotely by any of the following connected to either
serial port or the LAN port:
• a control system
• a PC
• an Extron MKP 2000 remote control panel
• an Extron MKP 3000 remote control panel
• (RS-232/RS-422 only) an Extron MCP 1000 remote control panel
• (RS-232/RS-422 only) an Extron MKP 1000 remote keypad
The matrix switchers are housed in a rack-mountable, 4U (FOX 4G Matrix 3200) or
8U (FOX 4G Matrix 7200) high metal enclosures with mounting flanges for standard
19-inch racks.
Fiber cable transmission modes
Two versions of FOX 4G matrix switcher fiber optic I/O boards are documented in
this manual. They are categorized by the type of fiber optic cable, multimode or
singlemode, which defines the effective range of transmission:
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N All transceiver modules on a fiber optic I/O board, as delivered from Extron, are
N You can mix multimode and singlemode fiber optic I/O boards in a FOX 4G
1-4 FOX 4G Matrix Switchers • Introduction
Multimode — Long distance, up to 300 m (985 feet)
Singlemode — Very long distance, up to 30 km (18.75 miles)
configured the same; either all multimode or all singlemode.
matrix switcher, but you must ensure that you connect the proper transmission
mode fiber cables to the board.