CrossPoint™ 450 Plus Series MAV Plus series Large Scale Matrix Switchers 68-521-03 Rev.
Precautions Safety Instructions • English Warning This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. Power sources • This equipment should be operated only from the power source indicated on the product. This equipment is intended to be used with a main power system with a grounded (neutral) conductor. The third (grounding) pin is a safety feature, do not attempt to bypass or disable it.
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Table of Contents Chapter One • Introduction . ..................................................................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ..................................................................................................................... 1-2 About the Matrix Switchers ................................................................................................. 1-2 Features . ..............................................................................
Table of Contents, cont’d Setting RGB delay (systems with wideband BMEs) ............................................................. 3-27 Example 6: Setting the RGB delay for an output ............................................................. 3-27 Using presets . ........................................................................................................................... 3-29 Example 7: Saving a preset .....................................................................................
Switcher-Initiated Messages ................................................................................................ 4-6 Switcher Error Responses ...................................................................................................... 4-7 Using the Command/Response Tables ............................................................................ 4-7 Command/response table for SIS commands . .......................................................................
Table of Contents, cont’d Chapter Six • HTML Operation ................................................................................................. 6-1 Downloading the Startup Page ......................................................................................... 6-2 Status Tab . ....................................................................................................................................... 6-3 System Status page ............................................................
Appendix A • Ethernet Connection . ................................................................................... A-1 Ethernet Link ................................................................................................................................ A-2 Ethernet connection ................................................................................................................. A-2 Default IP address .....................................................................................
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CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers 1 Chapter One Introduction About this Manual About the Matrix Switchers Features
Introduction About this Manual This manual contains installation, configuration, and operating information for the Extron family of full-function, very large CrossPoint™ 450 Plus ultra-wideband and MAV Plus 3248 through 6464 video and audio matrix switchers. About the Matrix Switchers Matrix switchers distribute any input to any combination of outputs. The matrix switchers can route multiple input/output configurations simultaneously.
Some BMEs are equipped with integrated QuickSwitch-Front Panel Controllers (QS-FPC™): • The CrossPoint 450 Plus video BME is available with or without a QS-FPC. • The MAV Plus video BME is always equipped with a QS-FPC. • The CrossPoint 450 Plus sync BME is not available with a QS-FPC. • The MAV Plus audio BME (stereo or mono) is not available with a QS-FPC. • BMEs without a QS-FPC are equipped with blank front panels.
Introduction, cont’d A low resolution video matrix switcher system requires a MAV Plus video BME for each video plane (three BMEs for component video, two BMEs for S-video, or one BME for composite video). To add audio to the system requires a MAV Plus stereo or mono audio BME. N Multiple QS-FPCs are unnecessary and potentially confusing. To avoid confusion, Extron recommends that you lock the redundant QS-FPCs. See "Setting the front panel locks (Executive modes)" on page 3-43.
Features Video (video BMEs) — All switchers input and output video on BNC connectors. • CrossPoint 450 Plus wideband video — These switcher BMEs input and output wideband RGBHV or RGBS video. They can also switch RGsB, RsGsBs, component/HDTV, S-video, or composite video. • MAV Plus low resolution video — These switcher BMEs input and output NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, or SECAM video or HDTV video inputs.
Introduction, cont’d Digital Sync Validation Processing (DSVP™) (CrossPoint 450 Plus sync BMEs) — In critical environments or unmanned remote locations, it may be vital to know that sources are active and switching. The DSVP feature confirms that input sources are active by scanning all sync inputs for active signals. DSVP provides instantaneous frequency feedback for composite sync or separate horizontal and vertical sync signals via the switcher’s serial ports or LAN port.
Switching flexibility — Provides individually buffered, independent matrix switched outputs with audio follow and audio breakaway for systems with audio BMEs. • Tie any input to any or all outputs • Quick multiple tie — Multiple inputs can be switched to multiple outputs simultaneously. This allows all displays (outputs) to change from source to source at the same time.
Introduction, cont’d Labeling — The included Extron Button Label Generator software lets you create labels to place in the front panel I/O buttons, with names, alphanumeric characters, or color bitmaps for easy and intuitive input and output selection. Alternatively, labels can be made with any Brother™ P-Touch™ or comparable labeler. Global memory presets — 64 global memory presets are a time-saving feature that lets you set up and store input/output configurations in advance.
CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers 2 Chapter Two Installation Setup and Installation Checklist Mounting the Switcher Rear Panel Cabling and Features Front Panel Configuration Port
Installation Setup and Installation Checklist Get ready c c Familiarize yourself with the CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus matrix switcher BMEs. Obtain IP setting information for the matrix switcher from the local network administrator. Read appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”. Perform physical installation c c c c c c c c c c If desired, create button labels (page 5-25) and replace them (page B-14). If desired, install the switcher BMEs in a rack (below). Set the BME addresses.
Mounting instructions The matrix switcher BMEs are rack-mountable, 6U (sync and video BMEs) or 7U (audio BMEs) high metal enclosures with 19-inch rack ears. If desired, rack mount the switcher BME as follows: 1. Insert the switcher BME into the rack, aligning the holes in the mounting bracket with those in the rack. 2. Secure the switcher BME to the rack using the supplied bolts. Rear Panel Cabling and Features All connectors for all switcher BMEs are on the rear panel.
Installation, cont’d 4 8 10 9 6 12 7 C 5 Figure 2-2 — MAV Plus 6464 Stereo Audio BME Video or sync input and output (video and sync BMEs) N The switchers do not alter the input video or sync signal in any way. The signal output by the BME is in the same format as the input. The switcher can connect to as many as 64 video sources and output to as many as 64 video devices, depending on the model.
Sync termination switches (systems with sync BMEs) c Sync termination switches — The CrossPoint 450 Plus sync 12345678 75 matrix switcher BMEs have sync termination switches on the rear panel for inputs 1 through 16. The switches provide 510 a way to condition non-TTL sync levels greater than 5 Vp-p, 10 12 14 16 enabling the sync to be properly passed from input to 9 11 13 15 selected output(s). 75 Each switch provides the option of selecting either 510 ohms 510 or 75 ohms.
Installation, cont’d C The captive screw audio connector can easily be inadvertently plugged partially into one receptacle and partially into an adjacent receptacle. This misconnection could damage the audio circuits. Ensure that the connector is plugged fully and only into the desired input or output. N The length of exposed wires is critical. The ideal length is 3/16 inch (5 mm).
N The length of exposed wires is critical. The ideal length is 3/16 inch (5 mm). • If the stripped section of wire is longer than 3/16 inch, the exposed wires may touch, causing a short circuit between them. • If the stripped section of wire is shorter than 3/16 inch, wires can be easily pulled out even if tightly fastened by the captive screws. The volume level for each output can be individually set via the front panel or via Ethernet or RS-232/RS-422 control.
Installation, cont’d g BME COMM interconnect ports — If the matrix switcher system consists of more than one BME, the BMEs must be connected together in a daisy chain using Extron-supplied RJ-45 cables. Connect the first daisy chain from BME 0’s BME Comm Out connector to the nearest BME’s BME Comm In connector (figure 2-9). In a rack where BMEs are arranged so that their physical location matches the BME address numbering, this would be BME 1.
RS-232/RS-422 1 5 6 9 RS232/RS422 Remote RS-232/RS-422 connector — Connect a host device, such as a computer, touch panel control, or RS-232 capable PDA to the switcher via this 9-pin D connector on BME 0 only for serial RS-232/RS-422 control (figure 2-10).
Installation, cont’d Ethernet i Ethernet port — If desired, for IP control of the system, connect the matrix switcher to a PC or to an Ethernet LAN via this RJ-45 connector on BME 0 only. You can use a PC to control the networked switcher with SIS commands from anywhere in the world. You can also control the switcher from a PC that either is running the Extron Windows-based control program or that has downloaded HTML pages from the switcher.
Reset button j Rx Reset button — The Reset button initiates four levels of reset on the matrix switcher. Use an Extron Tweeker or a pen to press and hold the button while the switcher is running or while you power up the switcher for different reset levels. RESET See "Performing soft system resets (reset modes 3, 4, and 5)" in chapter 3, "Operation", for details. • Events (mode 3) reset — Hold Reset for 3 seconds, then release and press it again to toggle events monitoring on and off.
Installation, cont’d Extron BBG 6 A Black Burst Color Bar Audio Generator OUT Connect to MAV Plus 6464. Tee connector Terminate cable or connect to another device. Extron MAV Plus 6464 Matrix Switcher Figure 2-12 — Simple external sync connection example Figure 2-13 shows another configuration, in which the timing source passes through three video cameras and a video scan converter before connecting to the switcher.
Front Panel Configuration Port m Configuration port — This 2.5 mm mini stereo jack (figure 2-14) serves the same serial communications function as the rear panel Remote port, but it may easier to access. The optional 9-pin D to 2.5 mm stereo mini TRS RS‑232 cable, part #70-335-01 (figure 2-15) can be used for this connection.
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CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers 3 Chapter Three Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators QS-FPC Front Panel Operations Rear Panel Operations Optimizing the Audio (Systems with Audio BMEs) Troubleshooting Configuration Worksheets
Operation N The operation of the CrossPoint 450 Plus switcher BMEs and MAV Plus switcher BMEs is very similar. There are two exceptions: • The video selection button is labeled “RGBHV” on the CrossPoint 450 Plus switcher BMEs and “Video” on the MAV Plus switcher BMEs. Throughout this manual, the terms “RGBHV button” and “Video button” are used interchangeably. • The MAV Plus switcher BMEs do not offer RGB delay switching.
Front Panel Controls and Indicators The QS-FPC front panel controls (figure 3-1) are grouped into two sets. The input and output buttons are grouped on the left side of the panel. The control buttons and I/O (video and audio) selection buttons are grouped on the right side of the panel. N While the number of inputs and outputs varies depending on the size of the matrix, all of the switchers in this family have the same 64 input buttons by 64 output buttons front panel arrangement (figure 3-1).
Operation, cont’d Input and output buttons Primary functions Action Select an input or output for a tie being created. Indications Blinking: potential tie/untie Lit: current tie Amber: video and audio tie Green: video only tie Red: audio only tie 1 2 3 through up to 64 Secondary functions I/O Grouping Action 1 Action 2 Indication Presets Action Input 1 and Output 1: Select I/O Group mode. Assign an input or output to the selected group. Lit: Input or output is assigned to the selected group.
a b Input buttons — The input buttons have one primary function (•) and six secondary (❏) functions: • Select and identify an input. ❏ (Input 1 only) With the Output 1 button, select I/O Group mode. See "I/O grouping" on page 3-23. ❏ Assign an input to the selected group in I/O Group mode and light to indicate its assignment. See “I/O grouping” on page 3-23. ❏ Select a preset. See "Using presets" on page 3-29.
Operation, cont’d Control buttons Primary functions Action Indication Save changes Select Preset mode Select View mode Cancel/escape Blinking: save needed Blinking: Save preset Lit: Recall preset View mode selected Flashes once ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC Secondary functions I/O Grouping Action Indication Port configuration Select group 1. Select group 2. Select group 3. Select group 4. Lit: group selected. Lit: group selected. Lit: group selected. Lit: group selected. Select 9600 baud.
d e Preset button — The Preset button has two primary functions (•) and three secondary (❏) functions: • Activates Save Preset mode to save a configuration as a preset and Recall Preset mode to activate a previously-defined preset. • Blinks when Save Preset mode is active and lights steadily when Recall Preset mode is active. ❏ In the I/O Group mode, selects group 2 and indicates the selection. See "I/O grouping" on page 3-23.
Operation, cont’d f Esc (>) button — The Esc (>) button has two primary functions (•) and six secondary (❏) functions: • Cancels operations or selections in progress and resets the front panel button indicators. N The Esc (>) button does not reset the current configuration, the RGBHV (CrossPoint 450 Plus switchers) or Video (MAV Plus video switchers) button and Audio selection button, any presets, or any audio gain or attenuation or volume settings.
I/O control buttons Primary functions Action Indication Select video. Select audio. Green when selected Red when selected RGBHV AUDIO VIDEO or Secondary functions Front panel locks RGB delay Action 1 With Enter, select Lock mode 2 or toggle between mode 0 and mode 2. Action 2 Select Lock mode 1 or toggle between mode 2 and mode 1. Action Indication Resets Action Port configuration Audio Action Indication Action Indication Select RGB Delay mode.
Operation, cont’d h Audio button — The Audio button has one primary function (•) and five secondary (❏) functions • (Systems with audio BMEs) Selects and deselects audio for a configuration that is being created or viewed and lights to indicate that audio is available for configuration or viewing. ❏ (Systems with audio BMEs) Selects the Audio mode, in which you can adjust the input audio level and the output audio volume.
Button labels The numbered translucent covers on the input and output buttons can be removed and replaced to insert labels behind them. Input and output labels can be created easily with the Extron Button Label Generator software, which is shipped with every Extron matrix switcher. Each input and output can be labeled with a name, alphanumeric characters, or a color bitmap for easy and intuitive input and output selection (figure 3-3).
Operation, cont’d Definitions The following terms, which apply to Extron matrix switchers, are used throughout this manual: Tie — An input-to-output connection Set of ties — An input tied to two or more outputs. (An output can never be tied to more than one input.) Configuration — One or more ties or one or more sets of ties. Current configuration — The configuration that is currently active in the switcher (also called configuration 0) Global memory preset — A configuration that has been stored.
Creating a configuration Change the current configuration using the front panel buttons as follows: 1. Press the Esc button to clear any front panel button indications that may be lit. 2. Select to configure video, audio, or both by pressing the RGBHV (CrossPoint 450 Plus switchers) or Video (MAV Plus video switchers) button, Audio button, or both. 3. Select the desired input and output(s) by pressing the input and output buttons. Input buttons and output buttons light or blink green to indicate ties.
Operation, cont’d Example 1: Creating a set of ties In the following example, input 5 video and audio are tied to outputs 3, 4, and 8. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your actions. N This example assumes that there are no ties in the current configuration. 1. Clear all selections: Press and release the Esc button. Press the Esc button to clear all selections. CONTROL ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC The button flashes once. 2.
5. Confirm the change: Press and release the Enter button. Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change. ENTER All input buttons and output buttons return to unlit or background illumination. The Enter button returns to unlit or background illumination. The current configuration is now input 5 video and audio tied to output 3, output 4, and output 8. Input 5 video and audio tied to outputs 3, 4, and 8.
Operation, cont’d Example 2: Adding a tie to a set of ties In the following example, a new video tie is added to the current configuration. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your actions. N This example assumes that you have performed example 1. 1. Clear all selections: Press and release the Esc button. Press the Esc button to clear all selections. CONTROL ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC The button flashes once. 2.
Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change. ENTER All input buttons and output buttons return to unlit or background illumination. The Enter button returns to unlit or background illumination. The current configuration is now: • Input 5 video tied to output 1, output 3, output 4, and output 8 • Input 5 audio tied to output 3, output 4, and output 8 Input 5 video tied to outputs 1, 3, 4, and 8. Input 5 audio tied to outputs 3, 4, and 8.
Operation, cont’d Example 3: Removing a tie from a set of ties In the following example, an existing audio tie is removed from the current configuration. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your actions. N This example assumes that you have performed example 1 and example 2. 1. Clear all selections: Press and release the Esc button. Press the Esc button to clear all selections. CONTROL ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC The button flashes once. 2.
5. Confirm the change: Press and release the Enter button. Press the Enter button to confirm the configuration change. ENTER All input buttons and output buttons return to unlit or background illumination. The Enter button returns to unlit or background illumination. The current configuration is now: • • Video — Input 5 video tied to output 1, output 3, output 4, and output 8 Audio — Input 5 audio tied to output 3 and output 8 Input 5 video tied to outputs 1, 3, 4, and 8.
Operation, cont’d Viewing a configuration The current configuration can be viewed using the front panel buttons. The View-only mode prevents inadvertent changes to the current configuration. View-only mode also provides a way to mute video and audio outputs (see "Muting and unmuting outputs" on page 3-32. View the current configuration as follows: 1. Press the Esc button to clear any front panel button indications that may be on. 2. Press and release the View button.
Example 4: Viewing video and audio, audio only, and video only ties In the following example, the ties in the current configuration are viewed. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your actions. N This example assumes that you have performed example 1, example 2, and example 3. 1. Clear all selections: Press and release the Esc button. Press the Esc button to clear all selections. CONTROL ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC The button flashes once. 2.
Operation, cont’d 4. Select an input: Press and release the input 5 button. The output buttons for outputs that are tied to input 5 light the appropriate color: Amber for audio and RGBHV or video ties (audio follow) Green for RGBHV or video ties (audio breakaway) Red for audio ties (audio breakaway) Press and release the Input 5 button. The button lights amber.
7. Exit View-only mode: Press and release the View button to exit View-only mode. Press the View button to exit View-Only mode. All input buttons and output buttons return to unlit or background illumination. VIEW The View button returns to unlit or background illumination. I/O grouping I/O grouping is a matrix switcher feature that lets you subdivide the front panel controls of the matrix into as many as four smaller functional sub-switchers (figure 3-4) and limit tie creation.
Operation, cont’d Suggested applications for the I/O grouping feature include: • Segregating specific video formats to prevent an input in one video format from being inadvertently applied to an output device that supports another video format • Segregating input and output devices that are in separate rooms • Isolating video so that it is not displayed on specific output devices for operational security reasons The I/O groups can be set on the front panel or by using either serial port or the Ethe
Example 5: Grouping inputs and outputs In the following example, several switcher inputs and outputs are assigned to groups. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your actions. 1. Clear all selections: Press and release the Esc button. Press the Esc button to clear all selections. CONTROL ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC The button flashes once. 2. Select I/O Group mode: Press and hold the Input 1 and Output 1 buttons for approximately 2 seconds and then release the buttons.
Operation, cont’d 5. Select a different I/O group: Press and release the Preset button to select group 2. Press and release the Preset button to select group 2. The button lights to indicate the selection. C O NT R O L ENTER PRESET Group # 1 6. 2 VIEW ESC 3 4 Assign inputs and outputs: Press and release the input 5 through 8 and output 5 through 8 buttons. Press and release the Input 5 through Input 8 buttons. The selected buttons light.
Setting RGB delay (systems with wideband BMEs) A switcher that includes a CrossPoint 450 Plus Sync BME can briefly blank the RGB (video) output while it switches to the new input’s sync source, and then switches the RGB signals. This allows a brief delay for the display to adjust to the selected input’s sync timing before displaying the new picture, which appears without glitches.
Operation, cont’d 2. Enter RGB Delay mode: Press and hold the RGBHV button for approximately 2 seconds until it blinks. Press and hold the RGBHV button until it blinks. RGBHV 3. RGBHV 2 seconds Select an output: Press and release the Output 17 button. The Input 1 through Input 10 buttons display the selected output's RGB delay. Each lit input button indicates 0.5-second of delay. In this example, the lit input buttons display 3.5 seconds of RGB delay. 1 Press and release the Output 17 button.
5. Exit RGB Delay mode: Press and release the RGBHV button. Press the RGBHV button to exit RGB delay mode. I/O The RGBHV button stops blinking and returns to unlit or background illumination. RGBHV AUDIO The Audio button lights red. All input buttons and output buttons return to unlit or background illumination. Using presets The current configuration (configuration 0) can be saved as a preset in any one of 64 preset memory addresses. Presets can be saved and recalled from the front panel.
Operation, cont’d Example 7: Saving a preset In the following example, the current configuration is saved as a preset. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your actions. 1. Clear all selections: Press and release the Esc button. Press the Esc button to clear all selections. CONTROL ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC The button flashes once. 2. Select Save Preset mode: Press and hold the Preset button for approximately 2 seconds until it blinks.
Example 8: Recalling a preset In the following example, a preset is recalled to become the current configuration. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your actions. 1. Clear all selections: Press and release the Esc button. Press the Esc button to clear all selections. CONTROL ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC The button flashes once. 2. Select Recall Preset mode: Press and release the Preset button. Lit (Preset Assigned) PRESET 1 Press and release the Preset button.
Operation, cont’d Muting and unmuting outputs Individual outputs can be muted or unmuted as follows: N Mutes are protected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. You can view the status of the output (muted or unmuted) in Lock mode 2 but you cannot change it from the front panel. See “Setting the front panel Locks (Executive modes)” on page 3-43. 1. Press the Esc button to clear any input button indications, output button indications, or control button indications that may be on. 2.
Select video and audio: If necessary, press and release the RGBHV (CrossPoint 450 Plus switchers) or Video (MAV Plus video switchers) button and the Audio button. 3. I/O VIDEO Press the RGBHV or Video button to toggle on and off. The button lights when selected. AUDIO Press the Audio button to toggle on and off. The button lights when selected.
Operation, cont’d 5. Unmute the outputs: One at a time, press and hold the Output 3 button and then the Output 4 buttons for approximately 2 seconds until each button lights steadily. The output 3 and output 4 signals are unmuted. Unmute outputs one at a time. 3 Press and hold the Output 3 button. 2 seconds 3 The button returns to its previous indication (either lit, background illuminated, or unlit) to indicate that the output is unmuted. 4 Press and hold the Output 4 button.
Viewing and adjusting the input audio level (systems with audio BMEs) In systems that include a MAV Plus audio BME, the audio level of each input can be displayed and adjusted through a range of -18 dB to +24 dB, in 0.5 dB increments, to ensure that there is no noticeable volume difference among sources (figure 3-5). The audio level can be adjusted from the front panel or under serial port or Ethernet port control. The default audio level is 0 dB.
Operation, cont’d Example 10: Viewing and adjusting an input audio level In the following example, an audio level is viewed and adjusted. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your actions. 1. Clear all selections: Press and release the Esc button. Press the Esc button to clear all selections. CONTROL ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC The button flashes once. 2. Enter Audio mode: Press and hold the Audio button for approximately 2 seconds until it blinks. AUDIO 3.
4. Change the input level: Press and release the View (<) button once to decrease the input audio level by 0.5 dB. Press and release the View (<) button several more times to decrease the input audio level by 0.5 dB per button press. Note the output button indications that change each time the View (<) button is pressed. The figure below shows the result of pressing the View (<) button a total of 17 times. Note that the level is now displayed in red to indicate a negative (attenuation) level.
Operation, cont’d Viewing and adjusting the output volume (systems with audio BMEs) On MAV Plus audio BMEs, the audio level of each local output can be displayed and adjusted through a range of 100% (no attenuation) to 0% (maximum [76 dB] attenuation). The audio level can be adjusted from the front panel or under serial port or Ethernet control. The default volume is 100% (no attenuation). N Output volume is protected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected.
Reading the displayed volume N This section is a detailed look at reading the output volume display on the switcher’s front panel. If you do not need to read the exact value of the volume setting, skip this section. There is a maximum of 76 dB of volume attenuation available. The attenuation is adjustable in steps of 0.5 dB, except for the first step from full attenuation, which is 34.5 dB.
Operation, cont’d Audio volume adjustment settings Highest dB of Output Highest dB of Output Highest dB of Output Highest dB of Output # input attenuation volume # input attenuation volume # input attenuation volume # input attenuation volume button lit button lit button lit button lit None 76 0% 1 63.5 4.75% 17 47.5 28.75% 33 31.5 52.75% 49 15.5 76.75% 1 63 5.5% 17 47 29.5% 33 31 53.5% 49 15 77.5% 2 62.5 6.25% 18 46.5 30.25% 34 30.5 54.25% 50 14.5 78.
Example 11: Viewing and adjusting an output volume level In the following example, the audio output volume is viewed and adjusted. The steps show the front panel indications that result from your actions. See the table on the previous page. 1. Clear all selections: Press and release the Esc button. Press the Esc button to clear all selections. CONTROL ENTER PRESET VIEW ESC The button flashes once. 2. Enter Audio mode: Press and hold the Audio button for approximately 2 seconds until it blinks.
Operation, cont’d 4. Change the volume: Press and release the Esc (>) button once to increase the volume by 1.5%. Press and release the Esc (>) button several more times to increase the volume by 1.5% per button press. Note the input button indication changes that occur each time the Esc (>) button is pressed and released. N You can press and hold the Esc (>) or View (<) button to ramp the level up or down by 3 dB per second to the high or low limit.
Setting the front panel locks (Executive modes) N In a system with multiple front panel controllers, Extron recommends locking (setting Lock mode 1) the front panel of BMEs other than BME 0 to prevent confusion. The front panel security lockout limits the operation of the switcher system from the front panel controller. When the switcher is locked, all of the front panel functions are disabled except for the View-Only mode functions (see "Viewing a configuration" on page 3-20).
Operation, cont’d Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between mode 2 and mode 1 N If the switcher is in Lock mode 0 or mode 1, this procedure selects mode 2. If the switcher is in Lock mode 2, this procedure selects mode 1. Change the Lock mode as shown: Press and hold the RGBHV or Video and Audio buttons simultaneously to turn on Lock mode 2 or to toggle between mode 1 and mode 2. I/O VIDEO AUDIO I/O 2 seconds VIDEO AUDIO The RGBHV or Video and Audio buttons blink twice to indicate the mode change.
Background illumination The buttons on the front panel can be set to provide amber background illumination at all times or the background illumination can be turned off. To toggle the background illumination on or off, press and hold the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons simultaneously for approximately 2 seconds. Press and hold the Input 1 and Input 2 buttons simultaneously to toggle background illumination mode on or off.
Operation, cont’d Selecting the rear panel Remote port protocol and baud rate N The rear panel Remote port protocol and baud rate are protected when front panel Lock mode 2 is selected. You cannot select Serial Port Selection and Configuration mode. See “Setting the front panel Locks (Executive modes)” on page 3-43. The switcher's rear panel Remote port can support either RS-232 or RS-422 serial communication protocol, and can operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200 baud rates.
Rear Panel Operations The rear panel has a Reset button that initiates four levels of resets (numbered 1, 3, 4, and 5 for the sake of comparison with an Extron IPL product). The Reset button is recessed, so use a pointed stylus, ballpoint pen, or small screwdriver to access it. See the following table for a summary of the modes. Review the reset modes carefully. Using the wrong reset mode may result in unintended loss of flash memory programming, port reassignment, or a controller reboot.
Operation, cont’d Performing soft system resets (reset modes 3, 4, and 5) Perform a soft reset of the switcher as follows: 1. Use an Extron Tweeker or other small screwdriver to press and hold the rear panel Reset button until the rear panel Reset LED and the front panel View and Esc buttons blink once (events reset), twice (system reset), or three times (absolute reset). Press and hold the Reset button. Rx Release, then immediately press and release.
Performing a hard reset (reset mode 1) The hard reset function restores the switcher to the base firmware that it was shipped with. After a hard reset, events do not automatically start, but user settings and files are restored. Perform a hard reset as follows: N The hard reset restores the factory-installed firmware. The switcher reverts to that factory firmware the next time power is cycled off and on unless a firmware update is performed before the power cycle. 1.
Operation, cont’d Troubleshooting General checks This section gives recommendations on what to do if you have problems operating the switcher. 1. Ensure that all devices are plugged in and powered on. The switcher is receiving power if one of the front panel Power Supply LEDs is lit green. 2. Check to see if one or more outputs are muted. 3. Ensure an active input is selected for output on the switcher. 4. Ensure that the proper signal format is supplied. 5.
Worksheet example 1: System equipment Figure 3-6 shows a worksheet for a switcher configured as a 48-input by 32-output matrix in a fictional organization with the system hardware annotated. Inputs 10 and 11 have no connections in this organization, so they have been crossed out on the worksheet. Inputs 49 through 64 do not exist on this model, so they are crossed out. Similarly, outputs 7, 14, 15, 16, and 33 through 64 are crossed out on the worksheet.
Operation, cont’d Worksheet example 2: Daily configuration Figure 3-7 continues from worksheet example 1 by showing the ties that make up the configuration of preset 1. Black lines shows one configuration, green lines a second configuration, and red lines a third configuration.
Worksheet example 3: Test configuration The A/V system in our fictional organization needs to be fine tuned on a regular basis. Figure 3-8 shows a typical test configuration, with an Extron video test generator (input 12) generating a test pattern to all outputs that have connected monitors and wall boxes. An audio CD (input 5) is used for evaluating the audio outputs.
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CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers • Operation 3-55 18 34 50 17 33 49 Title: 51 35 19 3 51 35 19 3 52 36 20 4 52 36 20 4 53 37 21 5 53 37 21 5 54 38 22 6 54 38 22 6 55 39 23 7 55 39 23 7 57 41 25 9 57 41 25 9 Output destinations 56 40 24 8 56 40 24 8 58 42 26 10 58 42 26 10 59 43 27 11 59 43 27 11 60 44 28 12 60 44 28 12 Blank configuration worksheet Fill in the preset number and use colors, or dashes, etc.
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CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers 4 Chapter Four Programmer’s Guide Serial Ports Ethernet (LAN) Port Host-to-Switcher Instructions Switcher-Initiated Messages Switcher Error Responses Using the Command/Response Tables Special Characters
Programmer’s Guide Serial Ports The switcher's BME 0 has two serial ports that can be connected to a host device such as a computer running the HyperTerminal utility, an RS-232 capable PDA, or a control system. These ports make serial control of the switcher possible. The serial ports are: • The rear panel Remote RS-232/RS-422 port, a 9-pin D female connector • The front panel Configuration (RS-232) port, a 2.
Front panel Configuration port The front panel Configuration port is hard configured as RS-232 only. The port can operate at the 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 baud rate, but Extron recommends leaving this port at 9600 baud only. N This port is independent of the rear panel Remote port and is not affected by changes to the rear panel port’s protocol. This front panel port’s protocol can be changed via an SIS command only.
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d Ethernet (LAN) Port The rear panel Ethernet connector on the switcher can be connected to an Ethernet LAN or WAN. Communication between the switcher and the controlling device is via telnet (a TCP socket using port 23). The TCP port can be changed if necessary, via SIS. This connection makes SIS control of the switcher possible using a computer connected to the same LAN or WAN.
Establishing a connection Establish a network connection to a CrossPoint 450 Plus or MAV Plus switcher as follows: 1. Open a TCP socket to port 23 using the switcher’s IP address. N If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-specified default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this field. The switcher responds with a copyright message that includes the copyright year, product name, firmware version, part number, and the current date and time.
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d Host-to-Switcher Instructions The switcher accepts SIS (Simple Instruction Set) commands through either serial port and the LAN port. SIS commands consist of one or more characters per command field. They do not require any special characters to begin or end the command character sequence. Each switcher response to an SIS command ends with a carriage return and a line feed (CR/LF = ]), which signals the end of the response character string. A string is one or more characters.
Vmtnn•x] The switcher initiates the Vmt message when a channel output mute is toggled on or off from the front panel. nn is the output number, • is a space, and x is the mute status: 1 = on, 0 = off. Amtnn•x] The switcher initiates the Amt message when an audio output mute is toggled on or off from the front panel. “nn” is the output number, • is a space, and “x” is the mute status: 1 = on, 0 = off. Exen] The switcher initiates the Exe message when executive mode is toggled on or off from the front panel.
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d Command/response table for SIS commands Symbol definitions ] = CR/LF (carriage return/line feed) (hex 0D 0A) } = Carriage return (no line feed, hex 0D) • E X! X@ X# X$ X% X^ X& X* X( X1) = Space character = Escape key (hex 1B) = Input number (for tie) 00 – (maximum number of inputs for your model) (00 = untie) = Output number 00 – (maximum number of outputs for your model) (00 = untie) = Mute, Lock mode, power supply 0 = off/mode 0/not OK 1 = on/mode 1/OK 2 = mode 2 = Inpu
Command/response table for SIS commands Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Create ties • Commands can be entered back-to-back in a string, with no spaces. For example: 1*1!02*02&003*003%4*24$. • The quick multiple tie and tie input to all output commands activate all I/O switches simultaneously. • The matrix switchers support 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numeric entries (1*1!, 02*02&, or 003*003$).
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command Response Additional description Video mute X@*1B VmtX@*1] Mute output X@ RGB (video off). Video unmute X@*0B VmtX@*0] Read video mute X@B Global video mute 1*B Global video unmute 0*B X#] Vmt1] Vmt0] Unmute output X@ RGB video on). 1 = mute on, 0 = mute off. (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Video mute commands Mute all RGB outputs. Unmute all RGB outputs.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command Response (host to switcher) Additional description (switcher to host) Audio output volume N The table below defines the value of each audio volume step. N You can set the output volume to whole dB values only, using the X@*X*V command. The increment and decrement level (X@+V and X@-V) commands increase and decrease the volume in steps of 0.5 dB only.
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command Response Additional description Audio mute X@*1Z AmtX@*1] Mute output X@ audio (audio off). Audio unmute X@*0Z AmtX@*0] Read audio mute X@Z X#] Unmute output X@ audio audio on). 1 = mute on, 0 = mute off.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Save, recall, and directly write presets (continued) EX1),X@1,X@2, ... X@nMR} Write room outputs • The maximum number of rooms (X1)) is 10. N See notes below. MprX1),X@1,X@2, ... X@n] • A room can contain a maximum of 16 outputs (X@s). • An output can belong to only one room.
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command Response (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Additional description View ties, gain, volume, mutes, and presets N The & view tie command for RGB and % view tie command for video can be used interchangeably. View video and audio X@! X!] Input X! video and audio is output tie tied to output X@.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command Response (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Additional description View ties, gain, volume, mutes, and presets (continued) EX(*X@*2VC} View global preset audio configuration X!n•X!n+1•...•X!n+15•Aud] Show preset X(’s audio configuration. Show the input (X@) tied to 16 sequential outputs, starting from output X@.
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Digital Sync Validation Processing (DSVP) View DSVP (individual sync frequency) Example: X$LS X1$,X1$] EX@*X1^D} E13*7D} OutX@•DlyX1^*1] EX@D} E14D} X1^] 05] Listed as horizontal frequency, vertical frequency. 2LS Input 2 frequency is ] 031.5,060.00 31.5 kHz (horizontal) and 60 Hz (vertical). N The matrix switcher returns 000.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response Additional description Each X1& entry is the group number assigned to an input position, starting from input 1. n is the highest-numbered input for this model. (switcher to host) I/O Grouping (continued) Read input grouping EI} X1&1X1&2X1&3...X1&n] Example: MAV Plus 4848 EI} See below.
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Lock (executive) modes N See “Setting the front panel locks (Executive modes)” in chapter 3, “Operation”, for more Lock mode information. Lock all front panel functions 1X Enable Lock mode 1. Exe1] 2X Exe2] Enable Lock mode 2. 0X Exe0] Enable Lock mode 0. X X#] EZZ} EZA} Zpz] Unmute all outputs.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description See appendix B for numbers. Information requests (continued) N nn-nnn-nn] Example: N 60-768-41] Example: Q 1.23] 0Q X2)-X2!-X2!] Request BME part number CrossPoint 450 Plus 6464 with front panel controller.
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description File Directory N The response to the "View File Directory" command differs, depending on whether the command is sent via an RS-232/RS-422 or Telnet connection or sent via a Web browser connection. View file directory EDF} filename1,date/time,length] List user-supplied files.
Command/Response Table for IP-Specific SIS Commands Symbol definitions X3) = Matrix name (Up to 240 characters) N The following characters are invalid in the name: {space} ~ , @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ ; : \ | and ?.
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d Command/response table for IP-Specific SIS commands Command ASCII command Response EX3)CN} ECN} E•CN} Ipn•X3)] X3)] Ipn•X3)] EX3@CT} ECT} EX3$CZ} IptX3@] X3#] IpzX3$] E8.
Command/response table for IP-Specific SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII command (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description IP setup commands (continued) N You must have first set an e-mail recipient for the e-mail account number (X4!), using the Set e-mail recipient (CR) command, before you can assign events to monitor with the Set e-mail events for recipient (EM) command (see previous page). Set e-mail events for EX4!,X4#,X4$,X4$, ...
Programmer’s Guide, cont’d 4-24 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers • Programmer’s Guide
CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers 5 Chapter Five Matrix Software Matrix Switchers Control Program Button Label Generator Program
Matrix Software Two software programs accompany the matrix switcher BMEs: • The Extron Matrix Switcher Control Program, which communicates with the switcher BME 0 via the RS-232/RS-422 port, Configuration port, and the Ethernet port, provides an easy way to set up ties and sets of ties. • The Extron Button-Label Generator, which allows you to design and print labels for the buttons on the optional front panel. Both programs are compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and later.
3. Scroll to the desired program and click Install (figure 5-2). Figure 5-2 — Software installation 4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Matrix Software, cont’d Using the Matrix Switcher Control software Many items found in the Matrix Switchers Control Program are also accessible via front panel controls (see chapter 3, ”Operation”) and under SIS control (see chapter 4, “Programmer’s Guide”). The Matrix Switcher Help Program provides information on settings and on how to use the control program, itself. 1.
3. If you selected IP [LAN] in step 2, the IP Connection window appears (figure 5-4). Figure 5-4 — Address and password entry a. Examine the Matrix IP Address field in the IP Connection window. The field displays the last Extron IP address entered. If the IP address is correct, proceed to step 3b. If the address is not correct, either click in the Extron IP Address field and enter the IP address or click on the scroll down button ( ) and select from among the recently used addresses. Proceed to step 3b.
Matrix Software, cont’d 4. Use the program to operate the switcher as follows: • To create a tie, drag an input box to one or more output boxes. To remove a tie, drag the output box to its tied input box or to the trash can. • To set up audio in Follow mode (audio and video have the same tie configuration), select the Follow box at the bottom of the window. To set up audio in breakaway mode (audio and video have different tie configurations), deselect the Follow box.
• H For quick display of information on a specific input or output device, position the pointer tool over that device in the control program window. The program opens an inset that details the connections to that device, the audio level, the frequency of the video signal input from or output to that device, and, for the CrossPoint switchers only, the switching interval (RGB delay). See the inset box in figure 5-6. You can print a map of the current configuration by clicking File > Print Tie Map.
Matrix Software, cont’d IP Settings/Options window The IP Settings/Options window (figure 5-7), accessible by clicking Tools > IP options, provides a location for viewing and, if connected via either serial port or if you are logged on via the Ethernet port as an administrator, editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. See appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”, for basic information about IP addresses. None of the fields on this screen can be edited while you are logged on as a user.
Address and Name fields The Matrix IP Address field contains the IP address of the connected matrix switcher. This value is encoded in the flash memory in the switcher. The Gateway IP Address field identifies the address of the gateway to the controlling PC to be used if the matrix switcher and the mail server are not on the same subnet. The Subnet Mask field is used to determine whether the matrix switcher is on the same subnet as the controlling PC when you are subnetting.
Matrix Software, cont’d Date, Time (local), and GMT (offset) fields The Date field displays the current date in the Greenwich Mean Time zone. The Time (local) field displays the current time in the local time zone. The GMT field displays the amount of time, in hours and minutes, that the local time varies from the GMT international time reference. N Rather than the following procedure, your can click the Sync Time to PC button to set the switcher to your computer’s internal time.
Sync Time to PC button Clicking the mouse on the Sync Time to PC button causes the computer you are operating to send its internal time to the switcher in a set time command. Use Daylight Saving check box Click in the Use Daylight Saving check box to turn Daylight Saving Time on and off for North America.
Matrix Software, cont’d E-mail Addressee fields The eight E-mail Addressee fields permit the administrator to identify the e-mail addresses of the personnel to whom the matrix switcher e-mails notification of its failure and repair status. The following figure shows a typical e-mail from the switcher. Miles Standish From: Sent: To: Subject: CP-450-MAV-Plus-FF-FF-09@folklore.
Updating firmware The firmware upgrade utility provides a way to replace the firmware that is coded on the switcher’s control board without taking the switcher out of service. Update the switcher firmware as follows: 1. Visit the Extron Web site, www.extron.com, click the Download tab, and then click the Firmware link (figure 5-8). 1 1 2 3 3 Figure 5-8 — Location of firmware upgrade files 2. Select the appropriate firmware file to download and click Download. 3.
Matrix Software, cont’d 4 4 5 Folder where firmware is installed 6 Figure 5-9 — Downloading firmware upgrade files 5-14 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers • Matrix Software
7. Connect a Windows-based computer to either switcher serial port or the switcher LAN port. See chapter 2, “Installation”, for more details. 8. Start the Matrix Switchers Control Program and connect to the matrix switcher. See “Using the Matrix Switcher Control software” in this chapter, steps 1 through 4, starting on page 5-4. 9. Click Tools > Update firmware. If you are connected via the LAN port, the Select Files window appears (figure 5-10). See “Ethernet-connected firmware upload”, below.
Matrix Software, cont’d Serial-port-connected firmware upload 10. If the Firmware Loader (figure 5-12) appeared, proceed to step 14. If you have not updated firmware for the matrix switcher before, and if the Add Device window (figure 5-11) appears, select the RS-232 tab. If you have updated firmware for this model in the past, click Cancel. The Firmware Loader window appears. Proceed to step 14. Figure 5-11 — Add Device window 11.
14. Navigate to and select the new firmware file. The Choose Firmware File window closes. N When downloaded from the Extron Web site, the firmware is placed in a subfolder of C:Program Files\Extron\Firmware. C The firmware file must have a .s19 extension. Other file types can cause the switcher to stop functioning. Figure 5-13 — Choose Firmware File window 15. In the Firmware Loader window, click Begin. The Total Progress and Progress status bars show the progress of the upload.
Matrix Software, cont’d Uploading HTML files You can create customized HTML pages for the switcher to display. The HTML Files List window (figure 5-15), accessible via the Tools menu, provides a way to view the contents of the switcher’s file system and upload custom HTML pages to the switcher. Figure 5-15 — HTML Files List window Upload HTML pages as follows: N The files listed in figure 5-15 are shown for example only and may not be present on your switcher.
Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trash can The buttons, drop boxes, and trash can on the right side of the Matrix Switchers Control Program window perform the following functions: Power — Unavailable for matrix switchers, because the switcher power cannot be controlled via software. Executive Mode — Allows you to lock out front panel operations, except for the view-only mode functions.
Matrix Software, cont’d Tools menu Assign Device Icons — Displays the complete set of input and output device icons. You can drag any of these icons to the input and output boxes. Edit Device Palette — Allows you to add your own device icon graphics. RGB delay settings — Displays the switching interval setting for each input and allows you to change them. Audio-Input gain settings — Displays the audio gain level setting for a single input or for all inputs and allows you to change it.
Hardware status — Provides an overall view of the status of the matrix switcher, including the power supply voltages, the temperature status, the Remote RS-232/RS-422 port configuration, and the installed and updated firmware status (figure 5-16). Green — Proper operation. Red — Component has failed. White — Component is not installed. Figure 5-16 — Status window Name presets — Allows you to assign a name to each of the 64 global memory presets and 100 room presets.
Matrix Software, cont’d Preferences menu Immediate Changes — Causes configuration changes to take effect immediately. Hold/Verify Changes — Delays implementation of configuration changes until the Changes – Take button is pressed. Ties as Lines — Displays ties as lines (below). Ties as Crosspoints — Displays ties as a matrix of inputs and outputs (figure 5-17). Ties that have been made are indicated as amber or green boxes. Ties that will take effect when you click the Take button are indicated by +.
Icons in I/O Boxes — Erases any numbers in the I/O boxes in the Control Program window (figure 5-6). You can place icons in the boxes. Numbers in I/O Boxes — Erases any icons in the I/O boxes in the Control Program window and fills each box with the associated input or output number. Catch FPC/others changes — When checked, sets the switcher to report all configuration and setting changes to the serial port or Ethernet connection that turned this selection on.
Matrix Software, cont’d Using Emulation mode Emulation mode allows you to set up the software without connecting the switcher to the computer. To use Emulation mode, do the following: 1. Start the Matrix Switcher Control Program. 2. Choose Emulate, and click OK. 3. Choose an emulation file to open, and click OK. The file DEMO.MTX provides a sample of a completed matrix setup. Selecting the file NEW.INI or clicking Cancel provides a blank setup to get you started. 4.
Button Label Generator Program The Button Label Generator software creates labels that you can place in the translucent covers above and below the input and output pushbuttons. You can create labels with names, alphanumeric characters, or even color bitmaps for easy and intuitive input and output selection. See Appendix B, “Reference Information”, for the procedure for removing and replacing the translucent covers.
Matrix Software, cont’d Using the Button Label Generator software 1. To run the Button Label Generator program, click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics > Button Label Generator > Button Label Generator. The Button Label Generator window appears (figure 5-20). Figure 5-20 — Button Label Generator window 2. In the Systems selection box, choose the Matrix Switchers 6464 option to match the button label size and quantities for your matrix switcher. 3.
CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers 6 Chapter Six HTML Operation Downloading the Startup Page Status Tab Configuration Tab File Management Tab Control Tab Special Characters
HTML Operation The switcher can be controlled and operated through BME 0's LAN port, connected via a LAN or WAN, using a Web browser such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer®. The browser’s display of the switcher’s status or operation has the appearance of Web pages. This chapter describes the factory-installed HTML pages, which are always available and cannot be erased or overwritten. N If your Ethernet connection to the matrix switcher is unstable, try turning off the proxy server in your Web browser.
7. The switcher checks several possibilities, in the following order, and then responds accordingly: a. Does the address include a specific file name, such as 10.13.156.10/file_name.html? If so, the switcher downloads that HTML page. b. Is there a file in the switcher’s memory that is named “index.html”? If so, the switcher downloads “index.html” as the default startup page. c. If neither of the above conditions is true, the switcher downloads the factory-installed default startup page, “nortxe_index.
HTML Operation, cont’d DSVP page (systems with a sync BME only) You can view a snapshot-in-time of the input frequencies of connected inputs on the Digital Sync Validation Processing (DSVP) page (figure 6-3). Click the DSVP link to the left of the Status page to download the DSVP page. The DSVP page automatically updates itself every 30 seconds to show the latest input frequencies changes or if an input has been disconnected.
Configuration Tab System Settings Page The switcher BME 0 downloads the System Settings page (figure 6-4) when you click the Configuration tab. The screen consists of fields in which you can view and edit IP administration and system settings. See appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”, for basic information about IP addresses and subnetting.
HTML Operation, cont’d IP Settings fields The IP Settings fields provide a location for viewing and editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. After editing any of the settings on this page, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. Unit Name field The Unit Name field contains the name used as the “from” information when the switcher BME 0 e-mails notification of its failed or repaired status. This name field can be changed to any valid name, up to 24 alphanumeric characters.
Date/Time Settings fields The Date/Time Settings fields (figure 6-5) provide a location for viewing and setting the time functions. Figure 6-5 — Date/Time Settings fields To sync BME’s clock to the connected PC, click the Local Date/Time button and then click the Submit button. N Use of the Local Date/Time button has no effect on the Zone and Daylight Savings Time functions. For more control of the date and time settings, change the settings as follows: 1. Click the desired value’s drop box.
HTML Operation, cont’d Passwords page Access the Passwords page (figure 6-6) by clicking the Passwords link on the System Settings page. System Settings Refresh Email Settings Firmware Upgrade Figure 6-6 — Passwords page The fields on the Passwords page are for entering and verifying administrator and user passwords. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to up to 12 uppercase and lower-case alphanumeric characters.
Email Settings page Reach the Email Settings page (figure 6-7) by clicking the Email Settings link on the System Settings page. The Email Settings page has fields for setting up the switcher’s e-mail notification capabilities. For the e-mail settings and for each row of the e-mail notification settings, click the Edit button to make the fields available for editing. The button changes to Save. After editing the settings associated with the Edit/Save button, click the Save button.
HTML Operation, cont’d Email address fields The eight Email Address fields identify the e-mail addresses of the personnel to whom the CrossPoint or MAV switcher BME 0 e-mails notification of its failure and repair status. Standard e-mail address conventions (nnnnn@xxx.com) apply. The check boxes and drop boxes associated with each address field permit the operator to specify criteria under which the BME will e-mail recipients.
6. Click the Firmware Upgrade link (figure 6-9). 6 7 10 9 Figure 6-9 — Firmware upgrade 7. Click the Browse button. A Choose File window appears. 8. Navigate to the folder where you saved the firmware upgrade file. Select the file. N Valid firmware files must have the file extension “.S19”. Any other file extension is not a firmware upgrade. N The original factory-installed firmware is permanently available on the matrix switcher BME.
HTML Operation, cont’d File Management Tab File Management Page To delete files such as user-supplied HTML pages from the switcher BME or to upload your own files to the switcher, click the File Management tab. The switcher BME downloads the file management HTML page (figure 6-10). Figure 6-10 — File Management page N The files listed in figure 6-10 are shown for example only and may not be present on your switcher. To delete a file, click the Delete button adjacent to the unwanted file.
Control Tab Set and View Ties page You can create ties on the Set and View Ties page (figure 6-11). Access the Set and view Ties page by clicking the Control tab. Refresh or Select a Different Output Group for Ties RGBHV & Audio Settings* Global Presets * If no audio BME is installed in your system, this link reads “RGBHV Settings” or “Video Settings”.
HTML Operation, cont’d Creating or deleting a tie Make or break a tie as follows: 1. Click the Video Only, Audio Only, or Video & Audio button to select video, audio, or both for switching (audio breakaway or audio follow). Each mouse click on a button toggles the other two buttons off. 2. Move the mouse over the matrix of input and output selection buttons. Click a button to: • Create a pending tie (if a tie does not exist) of the input and output associated with that button.
RGBHV and Audio Settings page N The control options on this page vary, depending on the configuration of the matrix switcher system. The RGB and Audio Settings page provides the means to: • Systems with MAV Plus audio BMEs only — Set the system's audio parameters (input audio gain and attenuation and output volume). • Systems with CrossPoint 450 Plus sync BMEs only — Set the RGB delay (switching interval). • Mute and unmute all video and audio outputs as applicable to the system.
HTML Operation, cont’d Change the input gain and attenuation (systems with audio BMEs) Users can set each input’s level of audio gain or attenuation (-18 dB to +24 dB) from the RGB and Audio Settings page. Audio levels can be adjusted so there are no noticeable volume differences between sources. Change an input’s audio level setting as follows: 1. Click the Input drop box. A drop-down scroll box appears (figure 6-13). Figure 6-13 — Input selection drop box 2.
Mute and unmute one or all outputs Mute one or all outputs as follows: 1. To select an individual output to mute or unmute, click the Output drop box. A drop-down scroll box appears (figure 6-15). Figure 6-15 — Output selection drop box 2. Click and drag the slider or click the scroll up button until the desired output is visible. button or scroll down 3. Click the desired output. 4. Click the Video Only, Audio Only, or Video & Audio button to select video, audio, or both for muting.
HTML Operation, cont’d Change the RGB delay (systems with CrossPoint 450 Plus sync BMEs) The RGB delay interval defines how long the screen is blanked when switching to a new input for the selected output. This value can be set from 00 to 5 seconds in 0.5-second increments. Change the RGB delay as follows: 1. Click the Output drop box. A drop-down scroll box appears (figure 6-17). Figure 6-17 — Output selection drop box 2.
Change the output volume level (audio models) Users can set each output’s volume level through a range of zero steps of attenuation (full attenuation, minimum volume) to 64 steps of attenuation (no attenuation, full volume) from the RGB and Audio Settings page. Change an output’s audio level setting as follows: 1. Click the output drop box. A drop-down scroll box appears (figure 6-19). Figure 6-19 — Output selection drop box 2.
HTML Operation, cont’d Audio volume adjustment settings dB of Number of steps attenuation 6-20 Output volume Number of steps dB of attenuation Output volume Number of steps dB of attenuation Output volume 00 76 0% 01 63 5.5% 23 41 38.5% 45 19 71.5% 02 62 7% 24 40 40% 46 18 73% 03 61 8.5% 25 39 41.5% 47 17 74.5% 04 60 10% 26 38 43% 48 16 76% 05 59 11.5% 27 37 44.5% 49 15 77.5% 06 58 13% 28 36 46% 50 14 79% 07 57 14.5% 29 35 47.
Global Presets page You can save and recall global presets from the Global presets page (figure 6-21). Access the Global Presets page by clicking the Global Presets link on the left of the Set and View Ties page. Set and View Ties RGBHV & Audio Settings* Refresh * If no audio BME is installed in your system, this link reads “Video Settings”. Figure 6-21 — Global Presets page Saving a preset Save the current configuration (configuration 0) as a preset as follows: 1. Click the Save Preset button. 2.
HTML Operation, cont’d Recalling a preset To recall a global preset to be the current configuration, click the button associated with the desired preset. Special Characters The HTML language reserves certain characters for specific functions. The switcher does not accept these characters as part of preset names, the switcher’s name, passwords, or locally created file names. The switcher rejects the following characters: {space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ semicolon (;) colon (:) | \ and ?.
CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers A Appendix A Ethernet Connection Ethernet Link Subnetting — A Primer
ETHERNET Ethernet Link The rear panel Ethernet connector on the CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus switcher BMEs can be connected to an Ethernet LAN or WAN. This connection makes SIS control of the switcher possible using a computer connected to the same LAN. Although for normal system control, the connection is to BME 0, you can connect to and communicate with any BME (for example, you connect to other BMEs to perform a firmware upgrade).
4. At the DOS prompt, type ping {IP address} and then press computer returns a display similar to as shown below. Enter . The The line Pinging ... reports the actual numeric IP address, regardless of whether you entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name. C:\>ping 192.168.254.254 Pinging 192.168.254.254 with 32 bytes of data: Reply Reply Reply Reply from from from from 192.168.254.254: 192.168.254.254: 192.168.254.254: 192.168.254.
Ethernet Connection, cont’d 4. At the PC, access the MS-DOS command prompt (see “Pinging to determine the Extron IP address“, steps 1 through 3), then enter the arp –s command. Type in the desired new IP address for the unit (obtained in step 1) and the unit’s MAC address (from the unit’s rear panel), for example arp –s 10.13.197.7 00-05-A6-03-69-B0 and then press {Enter}. The computer returns the command prompt (C:\).
Connecting as a Telnet client The Microsoft Telnet utility is available from the command prompt. Telnet allows you to input SIS commands to the BME from the PC via the LAN port and the LAN. Access the DOS prompt and start Telnet as follows: 1. On the Windows task bar, click on Start > Run. 2. At the Open prompt, type command. 3. Click the OK button. 4. At the DOS prompt, type telnet and then press a display similar to as shown below. Enter .
Ethernet Connection, cont’d Escape character and Esc key When Telnet is first started, the utility advises that the Escape character is ‘Ctrl+]’. Many SIS commands include the keyboard E key. Consequently, some confusion may exist between the Escape character and the Escape key. The Telnet Escape character is a key combination, the Ctrl key and the ] key pressed simultaneously, that returns you to the Telnet prompt while leaving the connection to the BME intact.
Subnetting — A Primer It is not the purpose of this manual to describe TCP/IP protocol in detail. However, some understanding of TCP/IP subnetting (a subnet is a subset of a network — a set of IP devices that have portions of their IP addresses in common) is necessary in order to understand the interaction of the BME and the mail server gateway.
Ethernet Connection, cont’d Determining whether devices are on the same subnet To determine the subnet, the local device’s IP address is compared to the remote device’s IP address (below). Each address’s octets are compared or not compared, depending on the value in the related subnet mask octet. • If a subnet mask octet contains the value 255, the related octets of the local device’s address and the remote device’s IP address are unmasked.
CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers B Appendix B Reference Information CrossPoint 450 Plus Specifications MAV Plus Specifications Part Numbers and Accessories Removing and Installing Button Labels
Reference Information CrossPoint 450 Plus Specifications Video Routing ������������������������������������������� Gain ������������������������������������������������ Bandwidth �������������������������������������� 0 - 10 MHz �������������������������� 0 - 130 MHz ������������������������ Crosstalk ����������������������������������������� Switching speed ���������������������������� 64 x 64, 64 x 48, 64 x 32, 48 x 64, 48 x 48, 48 x 32, 32 x 48, or 32 x 64 matrix Unity 450 MHz (-3 dB), fully loaded No
Control/remote — switcher Serial control port �������������������������� 1 RS-232 or RS-422 female 9-pin D connector (rear panel) 1 RS-232 2.5 mm phone jack (front panel) Baud rate and protocol 9-pin D connector �������������� 9600 (default), 19200, 38400, 115200 baud (adjustable); 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity 2.
Reference Information, cont’d MAV Plus Specifications Video — video BMEs Routing ������������������������������������������� Gain ������������������������������������������������� Bandwidth �������������������������������������� 0 - 10 MHz �������������������������� 0 - 130 MHz ������������������������ Crosstalk ����������������������������������������� Switching speed ���������������������������� 64 x 64, 64 x 48, 64 x 32, 48 x 64, 48 x 48, 48 x 32, 32 x 48, or 32 x 64 matrix Unity 150 MHz (-3 dB), fully
Audio input — audio BMEs Number/signal type ��������������������� 32, 48, or 64 stereo balanced/unbalanced or 32, 48, or 64 mono balanced/unbalanced Connectors Stereo models ��������������������� (32, 48, or 64) 3.5 mm captive screw connectors, 5 pole Mono models ��������������������� (32, 48, or 64) 3.
Reference Information, cont’d Enclosure type ������������������������������� Metal Enclosure dimensions Video BMEs ������������������������ 10.5" H x 17.0" W x 14.1" D (6U high, full rack wide) (26.7 cm H x 43.2 cm W x 35.8 cm D) Audio BMEs ����������������������� 12.25" H x 17.0" W x 14.1" D (7U high, full rack wide) (31.1 cm H x 43.2 cm W x 35.8 cm D) Product weight per BME 32 x 48 through 64 x 64 Series video BMEs 18.0 lbs (8.2 kg) 32 x 48 through 64 x 64 Series stereo audio BMEs 19.0 lbs (8.
Part Numbers and Accessories CrossPoint 450 Plus system part numbers N The part numbers below are for complete RGBHV (five BMEs) systems with or without stereo audio (a sixth, stereo audio, BME) only. A front panel controller is incorporated into one of the BMEs in the system. For custom systems, such as RGBS video, mono audio, or no front panel controller, see "BME part numbers" to order individual BMEs.
Reference Information, cont’d MAV Plus system part numbers N The part numbers below are for composite video (one BME) switchers with or without stereo audio (a second, stereo audio, BME) only. A front panel controller is incorporated into the video BME. For S-video and component video systems, systems with mono audio, or audio only switchers, see "BME part numbers" to order individual BMEs.
BME part numbers N The complete system part numbers listed on the preceding pages are for either: • RGBHV systems (three wideband video and two sync BMEs) • Composite video switchers (one video BME) Any of the above matrix switchers is available as a complete system with or without stereo audio (an extra, stereo audio, BME). For custom systems, such as RGBS video, S-video, component video, or systems with mono audio, see the part numbers on the following pages and order the required BMEs for your system.
Reference Information, cont’d CrossPoint 450 Plus wideband video BMEs BME Part number CrossPoint 450 Plus 3248 WB 60-761-40 CrossPoint 450 Plus 3248 WB FPC 60-761-41 CrossPoint 450 Plus 3264 WB 60-762-40 CrossPoint 450 Plus 3264 WB FPC 60-762-41 CrossPoint 450 Plus 4832 WB 60-763-40 CrossPoint 450 Plus 4832 WB FPC 60-763-41 CrossPoint 450 Plus 4848 WB 60-764-40 CrossPoint 450 Plus 4848 WB FPC 60-764-41 CrossPoint 450 Plus 4864 WB 60-765-40 CrossPoint 450 Plus 4864 WB FPC 60-765-41 Cros
MAV Plus stereo audio BMEs BME Part number MAV Plus 3248 stereo audio 60-761-15 MAV Plus 3264 stereo audio 60-762-15 MAV Plus 4832 stereo audio 60-763-15 MAV Plus 4848 stereo audio 60-764-15 MAV Plus 4864 stereo audio 60-765-15 MAV Plus 6432 stereo audio 60-766-15 MAV Plus 6448 stereo audio 60-767-15 MAV Plus 6464 stereo audio 60-768-15 MAV Plus mono audio BMEs BME Part number MAV Plus 3248 mono audio 60-761-10 MAV Plus 3264 mono audio 60-762-10 MAV Plus 4832 mono audio 60-763-10 M
Reference Information, cont’d Optional accessories These items can be ordered separately: Accessory Part number MKP 1000 remote keypad Black 60-239-02 White 60-239-03 WT (water-tight), black 60-239-52 WT (water-tight), white 60-239-53 MCP 1000M (master) 60-298-01 MKP 2000 X-Y remote control panel Black 60-682-02 White 60-682-03 MKP 3000 Black 60-708-02 White 60-708-03 MKP 3000 L (lecturn mounted) 60-709-22 Button cap and diffuser kit (set of 3 button cap assemblies) 70-352-01 Cables
MHR mini high resolution cable Part number MHRHF-5/300 m halogen-free 1000'/300 m spool 22-126-03 MHRHF-5/150 m halogen-free 500'/150 m spool 22-126-02 MHR-5/1000 non-plenum 5-conductor 1000'/300 m spool 22-020-03 MHR-5/500 non-plenum 1-conductor 500'/150 m spool 22-020-02 MHR-5P/1000 plenum 5-conductor 1000'/300 m spool 22-103-03 MHR-5P/500 plenum 1-conductor 500'/150 m spool 22-103-02 BNC male mini HR crimp connectors, qty.
Reference Information, cont’d Removing and Installing Button Labels Page B-15 provides strips of blank button labels. If desired, copy them or cut them out, write button information in each button area as desired, and put them in the switcher’s input or output buttons’ windows. You can also create labels using the Button Label Generator software (see chapter 5, “Matrix Software”).
Button label blanks CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers • Reference Information B-15
Reference Information, cont’d B-16 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers • Reference Information
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