Extron electronics FOX 4G Matrix 3200 User Manual page 24

Installation, cont'd
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2-6 FOX 4G Matrix Switchers • Installation
Fiber optic connectors and LEDs —
This unit outputs 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 I/O board. Typically, singlemode
fiber has a yellow jacket and multimode cable has an orange jacket.
stream on one connector in a block and receive a return optical stream on the
second connector in the same block, the FOX 4G matrix switcher uses one
connector on the block as an input and the second connector on the same block as
a separate output.
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Input connector — For all one-
way video, audio, and serial
communications output by a
transmitter, connect a fiber optic cable
to the Input LC connector.
Connect the free end of this fiber optic
cable to the Optical 1 LC connector
on a FOX 500 Tx transmitter
other compatible fiber optic device.
or the serial return, (receiver-to-
transmitter) function, connect the free end to
the Optical 2 connector on a receiver
Input LED — When lit, the link is
active (light is received).
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Output connector — For all one-
way video, audio, and serial
communications output to a receiver,
connect a fiber optic cable to the
Output LC connector.
Connect the free end of this fiber optic
cable to the Optical 1 LC connector on
a FOX 500 Rx receiver
compatible fiber optic device
or the serial return, (receiver-to-
transmitter) function, connect the free end to
the Optical 2 connector on a transmitter
Output LED — Light is always
output, even when no input is
tied to the output. This LED is
always lit.
BNC connectors —
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Multi-rate SDI Input connectors — Connect HD-SDI, SDI, or 3G-SDI
video inputs to these BNC connectors.
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Multi-rate SDI Output connectors — Connect digital displays to these
BNC connectors.
FOX 500 Tx
Transmitter
or to any
.
1b
FOX 4G Matrix
Switcher
or to any other
.
FOX 500 Rx
.
Receiver
Figure 2-4 — Optical connections
OPTICAL
1 2*
*
OPTIONAL FOR
RETURN DATA
IN
OUT 1a
OPTICAL
2* 1
*
OPTIONAL FOR
RETURN DATA