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- Page 1 NETWORK 1275 Danner Dr Tel:330-562-7070 TECHNOLOGIES Fax:330-562-1999 Aurora, OH 44202 INCORPORATED www.networktechinc.com ® VEEMUX Series SM-nXm-15V-LC Video Matrix Switch Installation and Operation Manual MAN156 Rev Date 8/1/2012...
- Page 2 Network Technologies Inc, 1275 Danner Drive, Aurora, Ohio 44202. CHANGES The material in this guide is for information only and is subject to change without notice. Network Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction..................................1 Basic Operation ................................1 Supported Web Browsers............................1 Ordering Information..............................1 SM-nXm-15V-LC............................... 1 Materials ..................................2 Cables..................................2 Default User Name and Passwords ..........................2 Features and Functions..............................3 Installation..................................4 To Mount to a Rack ..............................4 Connect the Sources and Monitors .......................... - Page 4 Support ................................33 Reboot ................................. 33 Device Discovery Tool ..............................34 Infrared Remote Control ............................. 35 Materials ..................................35 Buttons..................................36 Operation ................................... 37 Changing Ports ............................... 37 Channel Surfing..............................37 Jump To Input..............................38 Jump To Output..............................38 Connect All ................................38 Save and Recall..............................
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Page 5: Introduction
Ordering Information The SM-nXm-15V-LC is built to a specific size ranging from 2, 4 or 8 monitors and 4 to 8 video sources. The “n” in the part number represents the number of video sources. Select a switch built for 4 or 8 video sources. The “m” in the part number represents the number of outputs (monitors). -
Page 6: Materials
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Materials Materials Supplied with this kit: • NTI SM-nXm-15V-LC Video Matrix switch • IEC Line cord, country specific • Infrared Remote Control with 2-AAA batteries • CT6182 DB9 Female-to-RJ45 Female adapter • CB5021- 5 foot CAT5e-SF-5-Gray patch cable •... -
Page 7: Features And Functions
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS LABEL CONNECTOR/LED DESCRIPTION Menu Buttons Buttons for navigating LCD menu None LCD Display Displays port connections and menu for control of the VEEMUX Green/Red LED Illuminates green to indicate proper power to the unit and normal operation Illuminates red during system boot-up or while in standby IR In... -
Page 8: Installation
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH INSTALLATION To Mount to a Rack Attach the ears to the switch using the #6-32x3/16" flat Phillips-head screws (6) provided as shown in the illustration below. The holes in the ears should line up with pre-threaded holes in the sides of the NTI switch. Tighten the screws securely. -
Page 9: Connect The Sources And Monitors
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Connect the Sources and Monitors Turn OFF power to all video sources (inputs) that will be connected to the VEEMUX before connecting or disconnecting any cables. Connect a VEXT-xx-MM cable from the video port of a video source to a 15HD female video connector labeled VIDEO 1 on the VEEMUX. -
Page 10: Connect Rs232
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Connect RS232 RS232 control can be achieved using a separate user terminal or CPU with a terminal program. To make a terminal connection, a DB9M-to-RJ45F adapter and 5 foot CAT5 patch cable have been supplied if needed. Figure 5- Connect user terminal for RS232 control Connect to the Ethernet If the Telnet Interface (page 16) or Web Interface (page 21) will be used, an Ethernet connection to the Local Area Network (LAN) -
Page 11: Power Up
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Power Up Plug the VEEMUX into an AC power outlet. Turn ON power to the VEEMUX. Turn ON power to the video sources and monitors connected to the VEEMUX. Figure 7- Connect Power to VEEMUX... -
Page 12: Control Options
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH CONTROL OPTIONS The VEEMUX video matrix switch has four methods of control: • Front Panel LCD with Keypad • Directly via an RS232 Interface • Remotely via Ethernet • Infrared Remote. Every unit comes standard with the Front Panel LCD with Keypad, RS232, and Infrared Receiver built in. With the RS232 option, there are no external devices to be purchased. -
Page 13: Lcd Menus
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH LCD Menus 1. Under the “Serial” menu are two parameters: 1- Baud rate 2- Address These parameters are used when the VEEMUX is controlled through an RS232 connection (page 10). If you select Baud rate, use the arrow keys to toggle through the available baud rates. -
Page 14: Rs232 Control
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH RS232 Control RS232 enables the VEEMUX to be remotely controlled via RS232. To control the VEEMUX via RS232 the user has three options: • write a program that runs on a PC using the Command Protocol (page 12) •... -
Page 15: Figure 8- Rs232 Connection With Matrix-Y-1 Cable
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH RS232 Matrix-Y-1 Matrix-Y-1 Matrix-Y-1 Serial Port Note: The maximum combined RS232 cable length between the RJ45 RJ45 RJ45 CPU and any NTI switch cannot TO DB9 TO DB9 TO DB9 exceed 15 feet. SERIAL SERIAL SERIAL ADAPTER ADAPTER... -
Page 16: Command Protocol
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Command Protocol CPU controller commands supported by the unit are defined below. All commands must be terminated with a <CR> (carriage return). When a command is sent, the entire string is echoed back along with a response from the addressed unit as shown in the Command Definitions table (below). -
Page 17: Autostatus
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Command Definitions (Continued) Command Good Response Description String Gs SW,OP *<CR>DWT<CR> Read scan mode dwell time setting for an Output port DWT values: 000-255 000= scan is disabled for the port Sa SW,OP *<CR> Set scan list of individual output to all inputs Sc SW,OP *<CR>... -
Page 18: Sertest- Rs232 Interface Test Program
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH SerTest- RS232 Interface Test Program This software allows a user to test the functions of an NTI server switch, matrix switch or Multi-user/Multi-platform switch RS232 interface. The program SERTEST along with the NTI Switch Control Program (above) is installed from the CD packaged with this switch. -
Page 19: Setup Options
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Setup Options Selection Description select Com port current: - select PC serial port (COM1:) - the current PC serial port is displayed in parentheses select Baud rate current: - select PC serial port baud rate (9600) - the current baud rate is displayed in parentheses set unit Address current:... -
Page 20: Ethernet Control
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH ETHERNET CONTROL Telnet Interface-Port 2000 The Telnet Interface enables the user to control the switch using telnet client through an Ethernet connection. The telnet server listens on ports 2000 and 2005. Port 2000 is for an operator telnet session (must be enabled-see page 26) while port 2005 is intended for a software control type session (see page 17). -
Page 21: Telnet Interface-Port 2005
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH S- nn,mm *<CR> Remove input mm from Scan List of output nn *<CR>oooxoxxxooooxxx< Sx nn Display the Scan List of output nn (o=skip x=don't skip) CR> <Ctrl>-<X> Good Bye. Quit telnet session (see note 4 below) Connection to host lost. -
Page 22: Command Detail
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Command Detail RU-Read Unit Size Command: Byte 1 Byte2 Byte3 ‘R’ ‘U’ <CR> (0x52) (0x55) (0x0D) Response: Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5 Byte 6 Byte 7 Byte 8 Byte 9 ‘r’... -
Page 23: Ss_01- Enable Auto Status Mode
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH SS_01- Enable Auto Status Mode Command: Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5 Byte 6 ‘S’ ‘S’ Space ‘0’ ‘1’ <CR> (0x53) (0x53) (0x20) (0x30) (0x31) (0x0D) Response: Byte 1 Byte 2 <CR>... -
Page 24: Terminate Telnet Session
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Terminate telnet session Command: Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 ‘X’ ‘X’ <CR> (0x58) (0x58) (0x0D) Response: Byte 1 Byte 2 <CR> ‘∗’ (0x0D) (0x2A) The unit will respond with ‘*’<CR> and close the connection, terminating the telnet session. The unit is then available for future connections. -
Page 25: Web Interface
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Web Interface A user may control the connections of the VEEMUX using a Web Interface via any web browser (see page 1 for supported web browsers). With the VEEMUX connected to a LAN through an Ethernet cable, a user can access the web interface controls inside the VEEMUX. -
Page 26: Video Switch Page
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH With a successful login, the main menu and Video Switch page will appear. Blank video to an output Enable Sequences Figure 11- Main menu and Video Switch page From the menu the user can choose from several links to either view the status of the switch or change the configuration of it. As described on the following pages, each link will enable different areas of control. - Page 27 NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH To quickly clear the selected radio buttons press the Clear Changes button. This will only work if the Submit button has not already been pressed with the selections made. To quickly connect all outputs to a single input, click on the desired input. FYI: See page 29 for an example of using the Outputs Scanning Sequences feature.
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Page 28: Administration
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Administration The Administration section provides links to pages for all configuration options in the VEEMUX switch. The administration section is broken up into 8 topics: System Assign the switch name and serial port communication settings Network Assign all network settings for connection to LAN Video Input Names... -
Page 29: Network Configuration
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Network Configuration ON the Network Configuration page, under Administration, the user can configure the VEEMUX web interface connection. This will provide access to control of the VEEMUX from any web-accessible computer. Figure 13- Network Configuration page Mode –... -
Page 30: Video Input Names
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH If telnet is going to be used to control the VEEMUX, place a checkmark in the “Enable Telnet” block. If you wish to disable non-secure web access to the VEEMUX, remove the checkmark from “Allow HTTP Access”. With this box empty, only secure shell web access will be allowed. -
Page 31: Video Output Names
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Video Output Names From the Administration menu, the Output Names page can be displayed. This page enables the Administrator to change the names of the output ports displayed on the Switch page. Figure 15- Video Output Names page To change an Output Name, enter the name of the port for the desired output port number, and press "Save". -
Page 32: Scanning Sequences
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Scanning Sequences From the Administration menu, the Scanning Sequence page can be displayed. The Scanning Sequence page displays the configuration of an automatic switching sequence from input (video source) to input for each output (monitor). The page displays: output number being configured the Scanning Sequence function status for that output... - Page 33 NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Example of using Outputs Scanning Sequences Problem: A synchronous scan is desired for all outputs with a dwell time of 3 minutes per input, and no two outputs should be looking at the same input at any given time. Solution: 1.
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Page 34: Change Password
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Change Password From the Administration menu, the Change Password page can be displayed. This page enables the administrator to change the password used to access the VEEMUX. (This password is also used for the telnet interface.) Be sure to make note of the new password exactly as it is case sensitive. -
Page 35: Update Firmware
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Update Firmware From the Administration menu, the Update Firmware page can be displayed. The Update Firmware page shows the current version of the firmware and enables the Administrator to update the firmware to the latest version available. The latest version can be found at http://www.networktechinc.com/download/d-vmtx.html. -
Page 36: Standby Mode
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Standby Mode From the menu, the user can quickly place the VEEMUX in Standby Mode. When in Standby, the VEEMUX will still be powered- ON but all functions will stop. The VEEMUX will be in a power-saving ready-to-use state. Figure 19- VEEMUX in Standby Mode By simply selecting “Standby”... -
Page 37: Support
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Support The Support link on the menu drops down to two choices, Manual and Downloads. The Manual link will open the pdf manual for the VEEMUX. The Downloads link will open the firmware downloads page for the SM-8X8-15V-LC Video Matrix Switch at NTI. -
Page 38: Device Discovery Tool
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH DEVICE DISCOVERY TOOL In order to easily locate the VEEMUX on a network, or to change network settings, the NTI Device Discovery Tool may be used. A link to the Discovery Tool is provided on the web page that appears when you insert the instruction manual CD provided into your CD ROM drive. -
Page 39: Infrared Remote Control
INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL The IRT-UNV Infrared Remote Control allows the user to remotely and intuitively control up to 15 NTI SM-nXm-15V-LC video matrix switches providing the ability to route connections, save and recall switch configurations, and put the switch into Standby. -
Page 40: Buttons
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Buttons The IRT-UNV Infrared Remote Control user interface consists of a keypad with 29 buttons. The buttons have the following functions: • Numerical Values (0-9) Selects port numbers (for IN, OUT) Selects memory locations (for saved configurations) •... -
Page 41: Operation
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH • SCAN Pressed to toggle the scan enable/disable feature for the selected port Must be preceded by an output port number (1 or 2 digits), or the * (Asterisk) button to toggle all ports Note: If the dwell time for a port is set for 0 seconds, it will not be scanned (page 28) •... -
Page 42: Jump To Input
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Jump To Input With the output port selected, a user knowing the desired input port number can enter it using the Numeric keys (0-9). Just as with using the “OUT” button, pressing the “IN” button after the number will force the command immediately. If the “IN” button is pressed prior to the port number, the “ENTER”... -
Page 43: Multiple Switch Control
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH Multiple Switch Control All compatible NTI matrix switches will work with the same IRT-UNV IR Remote control. As a result, a user with multiple NTI matrix switches may find that, if the switches are installed too close together, both switches may respond to an IR command intended only for one switch. -
Page 44: Rs232 Connection Cable
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH RS232 CONNECTION CABLE Pinout for Matrix Y-1 Cable Wiring Schematic of Matrix-Y-1 cable 9D Male 9D Female 9D Male (Unit #1) (Source) (Unit #2) Not connected to source connector Jumper Jumpers Arrows indicate signal direction. SPECIFICATIONS General Information DESCRIPTION... -
Page 45: Troubleshooting
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution No Video Check power – power ON, power cable connected Check video cabling – make sure cables are secured Check connections – make sure you’re connected to an active input SAFETY STATEMENTS Grounding These products have protective earth ground terminals and are built with full attention to consumer safety. -
Page 46: Warranty Information
NTI VEEMUX VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH WARRANTY INFORMATION The warranty period on this product (parts and labor) is two (2) years from the date of purchase. Please contact Network Technologies Inc at (800) 742-8324 (800-RGB-TECH) or (330) 562-7070 or visit our website at http://www.networktechinc.com for information regarding repairs and/or returns.
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