Installation; Connecting The P3-100 To A P3 Video Data Link - Martin P3-100 System Controller Installation And Safety Manual User Manual

Installation

The P3-100 System Controller is designed to be rack-mounted in a central control room for fixed installations
or flight-cased for touring applications. The 2U enclosure and 19" rack mounting complies with IEC 60297.
The unit has been qualified to operate in a dry environment within a temperature range of 0° C to 50° C
(32° F to 122° F). Do not allow it to become wet or expose it to moisture. Do not use it if the ambient
temperature is outside the specified range.
Particular attention must be paid to cooling; do not allow the airflow to the heatsinks be restricted. A rack fan
cooling unit to maintain the correct ambient temperature should be considered when multiple units are
stacked together.
Before applying power to the P3-100:
• Carefully review "Safety Information" on page 3.
• Check that the local AC power voltage is within the ranges listed on the P3-100's serial number label.
Monitor
The P3-100 has EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) functionality and automatically adapts monitor
resolution to fit the monitor connected to it. It accepts 1024x768, 1280x1024 and 1600x1200 monitors. The
use of an SXGA (1280 x 1024) or better is recommended.
If no monitor is connected or the connected monitor cannot be recognized, the P3-100 defaults to 1024x768.
Media source
As a media source, we recommend the use of a media server from the Martin Maxedia™ series. Maxedia
products offer fast processors, advanced features, DVI output and an intuitive user interface. Besides a
Maxedia media server, any DVD player, video camera or other analog video source with an S-video,
composite video or component video output can be used as a media source.

Connecting the P3-100 to a P3 video data link

1. See Figure 3 on page 10 for a system layout diagram.
2. See Figure 2 on page 8. On the P3-100's rear connections panel:
- Connect the Ethernet data cable from the video panels to Ethernet port 2 (G). Note that Ethernet port 1
(H) is available for future data connection options only and cannot send a P3 signal to video panels.
- Connect a monitor to the VGA monitor port (I).
- Connect a mouse and keyboard to two of the USB ports.
- Connect either a DVI-D video source to the DVI-I port or an analog video source to the analog video
BNC connectors (using RCA phono-to-BNC adapters if necessary).
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