ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher 68-1077-01 Rev.
Precautions Safety Instructions • English This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock. Caution Read Instructions • Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using the equipment.
FCC Class A Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Table of Contents Chapter One • Introduction . ..................................................................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ..................................................................................................................... 1-2 About the Integration Seamless Switchers . .............................................................. 1-2 Features . .................................................................................................
Table of Contents, cont’d Output Configuration menu ............................................................................................. 3-11 Resolution and refresh rate submenu ......................................................................... 3-12 Output Type submenu .................................................................................................. 3-13 Sync Polarity submenu ..................................................................................................
Toggling background illumination on and off . .................................................................. 3-37 Using front panel security lockouts (executive modes) . .................................................... 3-38 Rear Panel Reset Button ....................................................................................................... 3-39 Performing soft system resets ................................................................................................
Table of Contents, cont’d Using the Command/Response Tables .......................................................................... 4-11 Command/response table for SIS commands . ........................................................ 4-12 Command/Response Table for IP SIS Commands .................................................. 4-35 Symbol definitions ................................................................................................................... 4-35 Special Characters .........
Button Label Generator ........................................................................................................ 5-27 Using the Button Label Generator software ....................................................................... 5-27 Special Characters .................................................................................................................... 5-28 Chapter 6 • HTML Operation ..........................................................................................
Table of Contents, cont’d Chapter 7 • Modifications . .......................................................................................................... 7-1 Opening the Switcher .............................................................................................................. 7-2 Installing an Optional SDI/HD-SDI Input Board ........................................................ 7-3 Installing an Optional Output Board ....................................................................
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher 1 Chapter One Introduction About this Manual About the Integration Seamless Switchers Features
Introduction About this Manual This manual contains installation, configuration, and operating information for the Extron ISS 506 family of 6-input Integration Seamless Switchers with audio. About the Integration Seamless Switchers The Extron ISS 506 is a family of scaling, video and stereo audio seamless switchers.
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Introduction, cont’d The ISS receives and outputs the stereo audio on 5-pole captive screw connectors. The audio can be switched with cross fading (that is, the previous audio channel fades out and then the new audio channel fades in). For upscaling, the ISS 506 converts the horizontal and vertical sync timing and the number of lines of the lower-resolution video input to match the native resolution of the display. This produces an undistorted, brighter picture than an unscaled input would.
Audio outputs — The ISS outputs the selected unamplified, line level, balanced or unbalanced stereo or mono audio on 5-pole captive screw connectors. Operational flexibility — Operations such as input selection, transitions, and picture adjustments, and volume control can be performed on the front panel or via the Ethernet or serial link. The serial links allow remote control via a PC or control system. The Ethernet link allows multiple remote links with two levels of password protection.
Introduction, cont’d Transitions — Control the type of switch that occurs between the preview and program outputs. The Cut button creates an instant switch between the preview and program outputs. The Wipe and Dissolve buttons switch with a masking effect. Test patterns — The switcher features built-in test patterns to aid in monitor or projector setup and evaluation. Blue mode — The switcher can be set to output the blue video signal only, to help installers calibrate the monitor or projector.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher 2 Chapter Two Installation Mounting the Switcher Cabling and Rear Panel Views Front Panel Configuration Port Configuration
Installation Mounting the Switcher Four uninstalled rubber feet are included with the seamless switcher. If you are going to rack mount the switcher, mount it before you cable it (see “Rack mounting”, below), and do not install the rubber feet. If you are not rack mounting the seamless switcher, see “Tabletop placement”, below. Tabletop placement For tabletop placement, install the self-adhesive rubber feet/pads (provided) onto the four corners of the bottom of the seamless switcher.
Mounting instructions For optional rack mounting, do not install the rubber feet. Mount the ISS 506 in a rack as follows: 1. Attach the included MBD 249 rack/through-desk mounting brackets to the unit, using eight machine screws supplied with the mounting kit (figure 2-1). Use the lower screw holes in the brackets. MBD 249 2-U Rack Mount Bracket (use four lower holes) Figure 2-1 — Mounting the seamless switcher 2.
Installation, cont’d Cabling and Rear Panel Views All connectors are on the rear panel (figure 2-2).
d Input 6 video connectors — Connect either an S-video, a composite video, or an SDI/HD-SDI video source to these connectors (figure 2-5). 6 VID SDI 6 VID YC S-Video 6 SDI VID SDI YC Composite Video YC SDI or HD-SDI Video (Optional SDI/HDSDI Input Board Only) Figure 2-5 — Connections for input 6 video formats N The SDI/HD-SDI video input is available only on the ISS 506 DI/DVI, the ISS 506 DI/SC, and the ISS 506 DI/HD-SDI.
Installation, cont’d Output connections Video output connections N The two Program Video outputs, consisting of one set of five BNC connectors and a 15-pin HD connector, output identical video signals at the same resolution, refresh rate, and sync format. The Program connectors (f and g) output the video image for the program monitor or projector. The Preview connectors (h) output the video image for the local monitor.
9a DVI output connector (optional) — If the optional DVI output board (figure 2-9) is installed, connect a DVI/HDMI-compatible video display to this DVI connector. This connector outputs the program image only. For an HDMI-compatible display, connect the display through a DVI-to-HDMI adapter, part #26-497-01 (DVI [male] to HDMI [female] adapter) or 26-498-01 (DVI [female] to HDMI [male] adapter).
Installation, cont’d Audio output connections j Preview and Program audio output connectors — Connect audio devices, such as an audio amplifier or powered speakers, to these 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw connectors. The connectors output the selected unamplified, line level audio. See figure 2-12 to properly wire an output connector. Use the supplied tie-wrap to strap the audio cable to the extended tail of the connector. NO GROUND HERE.
Choosing a network cable Ethernet links use Category (CAT) 3, 4, 5, 5e, or 6, unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair (STP) cables, terminated with RJ-45 connectors. Ethernet cables are limited to 328' (100 m). N Do not use standard telephone cables. Telephone cables do not support Ethernet or Fast Ethernet. N Do not stretch or bend cables. Transmission errors can occur. The cable used depends on your network speed.
Installation, cont’d Serial port connection l RS-232/422 port — Connect a host device, such as a computer or touch panel control, to the ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher via this 9-pin D connector for serial RS-232 or RS-422 control (figure 2-14).
Front Panel Configuration Port TRANSITION PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS TAKE ADJUST SIZE BRIGHT/ CONT DETAIL POSITION COLOR/ TINT ZOOM PIP MENU VOLUME NEXT ADJUST TITLE CONFIG ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher 14 Figure 2-15 — Front panel configuration port n Configuration port — This 2.5 mm mini stereo jack serves the same serial communications function as the rear panel Remote port, but it is easier to access than the rear port after the matrix switcher has been installed and cabled.
Installation, cont’d Configuration The ISS can be configured using either the front panel controls, the SIS, the HTML pages, or the Windows-based Control program. See chapter 3, “Operation”; chapter 4, “SIS Programming and Control”; chapter 5, “Scaler Software”, and chapter 6, “HTML Operation”.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher 3 Chapter Three Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators Front Panel Operations Rear Panel Reset Button Optimizing the Video Optimizing the Audio Troubleshooting
Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators All of the switcher’s controls and indicators, with the exception of the Reset button, are on the front panel (figure 3-1). The buttons can be set to provide amber background illumination all the time or the background illumination can be turned off (see “Toggling background illumination on and off”, on page 3-37. The program and preview input selection buttons can be labeled with text and/or graphics.
e Take button — Pressing the Take button causes the ISS to switch the input that was selected as the preview output with the program output, using the effect that was selected by the lit Effect button (f). The Take button blinks for the duration of the switching effect.
Operation, cont’d h Status display — The 16-column by 2-line LCD window displays configuration menus and status information. See “Menu system overview”, below, and “Front Panel Operations”, later in this chapter, for details. i Menu button — The Menu button enters and moves through the main menu system in the ISS. See “Menu system overview”, below, and “Front Panel Operations”, later in this chapter, for details. Next button — The Next button steps through the submenus in the ISS menu system.
Power on Initializing Please Wait... 10 sec. Extron ISS 506 Vn.nn 2 sec. Integration SeamlessSwitcher 2 sec. Default Cycle 30 sec. Menu Auto Image Menu Effects Configuration Menu 30 sec. Menu 30 sec. Input Configuration Advanced Configuration Menu 30 sec. Menu 30 sec. View Comm Settings Menu User Presets 30 sec. Menu Menu Output Configuration 30 sec. Logo Capture 30 sec. Menu Menu 30 sec.
Operation, cont’d Auto Image menu Figure 3-3 shows an overview of the Auto Image menu, the Select output submenu, and the available settings. Default Cycle Menu Auto Image 30 sec. Next 30 sec.
Default Cycle 30 sec. Menu 30 sec. Input #1 RGB Menu 30 sec. Next Audio #1 Level 0 dB 30 sec.
Operation, cont’d Audio Level submenu Rotate the Adjust [ knob while the Input format submenu is active to select an input to configure. Rotate the Adjust { knob to select the audio gain or attenuation value, from -18 dB to +24 dB. The default for each input is a 0 dB audio level. Film Mode submenu The Film Mode submenu lets you turn PAL film mode (2:2 pulldown detection) on and off for each input. The PAL film mode should be used for a PAL video source that originated from film.
This early scaling results in a blank border on the left side and cropping on the right side, and looks as if the image is shifted to the right. Similarly, if the vertical start adjustment is set to less than the amount of actual blanking, the ISS starts scaling before the first line of the active image. This early scaling results in a blank border on the top and cropping on the bottom, and looks as if the image is shifted down.
Operation, cont’d These lines appear as fuzzy vertical bars when an alternating pixels pattern is applied. When the total pixels setting is improperly adjusted, the entire image can have a noisy or darkened appearance. Adjusting the phase corrects this. As an approximate setting, multiply the active pixels setting (see “Active Pixels and Active Lines submenus”, below) by a factor of 1.3.
Adjust the Active Pixels variable to increase and decrease the number of active pixels, shifting the starting period horizontally on the screen. Adjust the Active Lines variable to increase and decrease the number of lines. N Figure 3-7 shows an image whose active area is improperly set, as indicated by the dashed lines.
Operation, cont’d Resolution and refresh rate submenu Rotate the Adjust [ knob while this submenu is active to select one of the available output resolutions. See the table below. Rotate the Adjust { knob while this submenu is active to select one of the available refresh (vertical scanning) rates. See the table below. Frequency (Hz) Resolution 24 25 30 50 59.
Output Type submenu Rotate either Adjust knob while this submenu is active to select the output video type (RGBHV, RGsB, component [YUV] with tri-level sync, or component [YUV] with bi-level sync). Sync Polarity submenu The display or projector may require a particular combination of horizontal (H) and vertical (V) sync signal polarities. Select the appropriate combination of positive or negative H and V sync by rotating either Adjust knob.
Operation, cont’d Dissolve Configuration submenu The Dissolve Duration submenu displays and allows you to set the duration of the dissolve effect that is applied when you are switching the preview output to the program output or switching among picture-in-picture window inputs. Use either Adjust knob to select the effect duration from 0.1 seconds to 5.0 seconds in 0.1 second steps. The default is 0.5 seconds.
WIPE RIGHT SOFT WIPE CURTAIN IN SOFT WIPE RIGHT HARD WIPE CURTAIN IN HARD WIPE LEFT SOFT WIPE CURTAIN OUT SOFT WIPE LEFT HARD WIPE CURTAIN OUT HARD WIPE UP SOFT WIPE SQUARE IN SOFT WIPE UP HARD WIPE SQUARE IN HARD WIPE DOWN SOFT WIPE SQUARE OUT SOFT WIPE DOWN HARD WIPE SQUARE OUT HARD WIPE CENTER IN SOFT WIPE PLUS IN SOFT WIPE CENTER IN HARD WIPE PLUS IN HARD WIPE CENTER OUT SOFT WIPE PLUS OUT SOFT WIPE CENTER OUT HARD WIPE PLUS OUT HARD Figure 3-10 — Wipe effects PIP Border Color su
Operation, cont’d Logo Capture menu Figure 3-11 is a flowchart that shows an overview of the Logo Capture menu, the submenus, and the available settings. See “Capturing a logo” on page 3-30 for more details on using this menu. Default Cycle Menu 30 sec. Auto Image 30 sec. Next Image Source Menu < Prog > Prev Menu 30 sec. Next Capture Start X=0001 Y=0001 30 sec. Next Capture Size X=1024 Y=0768 Input Configuration Menu Variable depends on the input.
Capture Start submenu The Capture Start submenu displays and allows you to set the starting point of the logo to be captured. Use this submenu, along with the Capture Size submenu to define the area to be saved as a logo. Rotate the Adjust [ knob while this submenu is active to position a line in the X (horizontal) axis. Rotate the Adjust { knob to position a line in the Y (vertical) axis. The point where the two lines intersect is the starting point of the logo.
Operation, cont’d User Presets menu Figure 3-12 is a flowchart that shows an overview of the User Presets menu, the Save User Preset and Erase User Preset submenus, and the available settings. Default Cycle Menu 30 sec. Auto Image Menu Input Configuration Menu Output Configuration Menu Next 30 sec. Next Save Program Menu < N/A > 1 2 3 30 sec.
N The User Preset is tailored for the selected output rate. If you change the output rate and then recall a preset for the earlier rate, the adjustments recalled in the preset have no effect on the video output. However, if you then change back to the earlier output rate, the effects of the adjustments appear on the screen if they were not overwritten for the old output rate. User presets are recalled using the Input buttons. See “Recalling a user preset”, later in this chapter.
Operation, cont’d Auto Image submenu The Auto Image submenu provides a means to turn the auto imaging on or off for individual input selections. If auto imaging is set to on, the ISS always sizes and centers the selected input to fill the screen when a new frequency is input. If auto imaging is set off, the ISS sizes and centers the selected input only when it is commanded using the Auto Image main menu (a different menu path). See “Auto Image menu”, on page 3-6.
Split Color Bars (8) Crosshatch Crosshatch 4x4 Split Grayscale Ramp Alt Pixels Crop 1.33 Aspect Ratio 1.78 Aspect Ratio 1.85 Aspect Ratio 2.35 Aspect Ratio Figure 3-14 — Test patterns Blue Mode submenu The Blue Mode submenu lets you turn the blue-only mode feature on and off. Blueonly mode helps in the setup of the color and tint of the incoming video signal. In the blue-only mode, only the sync and blue video signals are passed to the display.
Operation, cont’d Preview Switch Mode submenu The Preview Switch Mode submenu lets you set the way the preview output responds to the cut or take operation. • Stay mode — For either a cut or take operation, the video and audio signals on the preview output are applied to the program output (figure 3-15) and also continue on the preview output until another input is selected. The video input switches between the switcher’s two internal scalers.
View and Edit Communications Settings menu Figure 3-16 is a flowchart that shows an overview of both the View User Communications Settings and the Edit User Communications Settings menus, the submenus, and the available settings. View Settings 30 sec. Default Cycle 30 sec. 30 sec. Next Serial Port Menu 9600 RS232 MAC Address nnnnnnnnnnnn Next DHCP Mode Off Next Gateway Address 254.254.000.000 Next Menu 30 sec. 30 sec. Auto Image IP Address 254.254.000.000 Menu 30 sec. Next Subnet Mask 254.
Operation, cont’d MAC Address display The read-only MAC Address display shows the hardcoded, factory assigned hardware address. DHCP Mode submenu The DHCP Mode submenu displays the on or off status of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) method of IP addressing. If DHCP is on, the switcher ignores any entered IP addresses and obtains its IP address from a DHCP server (if the network is DHCP capable).
Scan Converter Configuration menu Figure 3-17 is a flowchart that shows an overview of the Scan Converter Configuration menu, the submenus, and the available settings. The Scan Converter Configuration menu is displayed only if an optional scan converter output board is installed. N If no scan converter output board is installed, the main menu sequences directly from the View Communications Settings menu to the Exit menu. Default Cycle Menu 30 sec. H Menu 2048 Size 30 sec. V Next 30 sec.
Operation, cont’d Output Format submenu The Output Format submenu displays and allows you to change the format of the scan converted output. When this submenu is active, rotate either Adjust knob to select among RGsB, low resolution component video (YUV), or composite video and S-video. N The scan converter output board outputs S-video and composite video simultaneously when Composite/S-video is selected.
Exit menu From the Exit menu (figure 3-18), press the Next button to return to the default display cycle, or press the Menu button to return to the Auto Image menu. 30 sec.
Operation, cont’d The selected preview and program inputs, the picture adjustments, and other current settings are saved in nonvolatile memory. When power is applied, the latest configuration is retrieved. N The ISS requires some time to save any new settings. Wait at least 5 minutes before removing power from the switcher or the settings may be lost. Power on 10 sec. Default Display Cycle Initializing Please Wait... Extron ISS 506 Vn.nn 2 sec. Integration SeamlessSwitcher 2 sec. Prog #1 48.
Selecting an input to be the preview output and switching it to the program output N In this example, the switcher is set to Swap mode. See “Preview Switch Mode submenu”, earlier in this chapter. 1. Press and release a preview input button (figure 3-20). Press and release the Preview 3 button. The Preview 3 button lights to indicate that input 3 is selected and the video is scaled and output as the preview output. N The Program 6 button indicates that input 6 is selected as the program output.
Operation, cont’d Take button — The ISS switches the input selected as the preview output to the program output using the effect selected by one of the Effect buttons (figure 3-22). TRANSITION CUT TAKE EFFECTS WIPE PIP DISSOLVE TITLE Press and release the Take button. If the Wipe or Dissolve effect is selected (lit): The Preview 3 button goes out and the Program 3 button lights. The Program 6 button goes out and the Preview 6 button lights.
Capturing a logo The ISS can capture an on-screen image to use as a logo. N A logo is a bitmap image that can be superimposed on top of the preview and/or program output. Capture a displayed image as a logo as follows: 1. Press the Menu button until the LCD window displays the Logo Capture Menu (figure 3-24). Default Cycle Press 5 times MENU Step 1 30 sec. Press NEXT Logo Capture Step 2 Press 30 sec. Press 30 sec.
Operation, cont’d Press the Next button (figure 3-25). The Capture Size submenu appears. 6. Default Cycle Press Press 30 sec. NEXT From Figure 3-24 Step 6 Capture Size X=1024 Y=0768 0000 through nnnn* Step 7 0000 through nnnn* Rotate the knobs to move the lower-right corner of the image area to be captured. Press 30 sec. NEXT Step 8 Save Cap to File 9.BMP 30 sec. NEXT Step 10 Saving 9.BMP yy% Done N The front panel is disabled until the % Done report reaches 100%.
Configuring a logo Once a bitmap is captured or uploaded via the LAN port, you can assign it to one of the two logo locations. After it is assigned, you can position it and remove (key out) unwanted portions of the image (such as backgrounds). Assign the bitmap to a logo and configure the logo as follows: 1. Press and hold the Next button (figure 3-26). While holding Next, press and release the Logo 1/Black or Logo 2/Black button (the logo to which you want to assign a bitmap). Release the Next button.
Operation, cont’d 6. Rotate the Adjust { knob to select (< >) how you will remove (key out) unwanted portions of the bitmap. Level — The ISS keys out all material whose luminance level is below a variable threshold. RGB — The ISS keys out all material of a specific color (red, green, and/or blue) that is below a variable threshold. 7. Press the Next button. The Key submenu appears (figure 3-27). 30 sec. Level Logo #1 Pre Lev 000 Press 30 sec.
Configuring a title The ISS can display the input that is selected to be the preview output as a title. N A title is preview output superimposed over the program output. Remove (key out) unwanted portions of the title (such as backgrounds) as follows: 1. Ensure that the video that you want to be the title is connected to one of the inputs. 2. Press the Preview Input button for the input that has the desired title video. The title video appears on the preview output (figure 3-28).
Operation, cont’d Adjusting the picture The picture adjustments allow you to fine tune the image quality of the selected input. When you press one of the Picture Adjustment buttons (Color/Tint, Brightness/Contrast, Size, Position, or Detail) once, the corresponding image adjustment menu appears on the LCD screen. Press the button again to cycle though the available menus for that adjustment, the preview and program outputs, and selected effect, if applicable.
Adjust an image as follows (figure 3-29). 1. Press the desired input button to select the input to adjust. N The adjustments are made to the input signal that is switched to the output (preview or program) shown in the LCD window. N Color adjustments are available only for component video, S-video, and composite video inputs. Tint adjustments are available only for S-video and composite NTSC video inputs. 2.
Operation, cont’d Using front panel security lockouts (executive modes) There are four levels of front panel security lockout that limit the various aspects of the operation of the ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher from the front panel. • Complete — All front panel functions locked. • Volume only — Locks all front panel functions except the Volume control knob. • Switching only — Allows input selection, Logo/Black selection, Freeze, Cut, Take, and volume control. All other controls are locked.
Rear Panel Reset Button The switcher’s Reset button is on the rear panel (figure 3-32). PREVIEW RGB/R-Y, Y, B-Y B/ B-Y RGB/R-Y, Y, B-Y LAN RS232/422 RESET PREVIEW R 12 Figure 3-32 — ISS 506 rear panel Reset button l Reset button and LED — Use the Reset button and LED to perform four levels of system resets. See below. Performing soft system resets The ISS 506 has three soft resets available that restore various tiers of switcher settings to their default settings.
Operation, cont’d Perform a soft reset of the switcher as follows: 1. Use an Extron tweeker or other small screwdriver to press and hold the Reset button until the Reset LED blinks once (for events reset), twice (for IP settings), or three times (for absolute reset) (figure 3-33). 2. Release the Reset button and then immediately press and release the Reset button again. Nothing happens if the second momentary press does not occur within 1 second. LAN Events Reset Press and hold the Reset button.
Performing a hard reset 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 for a single power cycle. The switcher reverts to the current firmware the next time power is cycled off and on unless a firmware update is performed before the power cycle. 1.
Operation, cont’d 3. Select an input. Use the ISS’s size and center functions to adust the crop or aspect ratio output to fill the screen. N If the input source is a DVD, set the DVD player to output a 16:9 aspect ratio before sizing the image using the ISS’s size function to correct the aspect ratio. See “Setting up a DVD source”, below.
Troubleshooting The following tips may help you in troubleshooting. • Some symptoms may resemble others, so you may want to look through all of the examples before attempting to solve the problem. • Be prepared to backtrack in case the action taken does not solve the problem. • It may help to keep notes and sketches in case the troubleshooting process gets lengthy. This will also give you something to discuss if you call for technical support.
Operation, cont’d Specific problems The table below shows some common operating problems and their solutions. 3-44 Problem Cause Solution No image appears. The image is flashing. The input signal is incompatible. Connect an input device that is compatible with the ISS. The input is improperly Use the Input Format submenu configured. to select the correct input format. Freeze mode was entered via an SIS command when the image was black.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher 4 Chapter Four SIS Programming and Control Serial Links Ethernet Link Symbols Switcher-Initiated Messages Host-to-Switcher Instructions Switcher Error Responses Using the Command/Response Tables Command/Response Table for SIS Commands Command Response Table for IP SIS Commands Special Characters
SIS Programming and Control Serial Links The switcher 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: • A rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port on a 9-pin D female connector • A front panel Configuration (RS-232) port on a 2.
Front panel Configuration port N This port is hardwired for RS-232 only. N This port is independent of the rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port. A front panel Configuration port connection and a rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port connection can both be active at the same time. The optional 9-pin D to 2.5 mm mini jack TRS RS‑232 cable, part #70-335-01 (figure 4-2) can be used for connection to the Configuration port. 6 feet (1.
SIS Programming and Control, cont’d Ethernet Link The rear panel Ethernet connector on the switcher (figure 4-3) 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 or WAN.
Symbols Symbols (X/ values), defined below, are used throughout the discussions of the switcher-initiated messages that begin on the next page and the command/ response table that begins on page 4-12. The symbols represent variables in the switcher-initiated messages and the command/response table fields.
SIS Programming and Control, cont’d X3& = PIP audio setting 1 = follow main window 2 = follow PIP window X3* = Border color: 0 1 2 3 4 = None = Red = Green = Blue = White 5 6 7 8 X4$ = Frequency: nnn.
Title Eff3*X^*nnn*1*X&] The operator has pressed the Effect Title button on the front panel. Eff3 indicates “title”. X^ is the key threshold. “nnn” has no meaning in this response. The “1” after nnn indicates that this effect is selected. X& is the title status (displayed or not displayed). PIP Eff4*X#*X%*1*X&] The operator has pressed the Effect PIP button on the front panel. Eff4 indicates “PIP”. X% is the PIP switching subeffect. The “1” after X% indicates that this effect is selected.
SIS Programming and Control, cont’d Cutting or dissolving in swap mode The switcher issues the following reports when you swap the preview and program outputs in stay mode: Tke1*X*] The switcher has received the front panel Take command. Bsy1] The switcher is performing the selected effect (wipe or dissolve). Reconfig1] The input to the program output has changed (to the input that had been switched to preview output).
Picture adjustments X@ColX2&] A front panel color adjustment has occurred. X@ is the output (program or preview) switched to the adjusted input and X2& is the color variable. X@TinX2&] A front panel tint adjustment has occurred. X@ is the output (program or preview) switched to the adjusted input and X2& is the tint variable. X@BrtX2&] A front panel color brightness adjustment has occurred. X@ is the output (program or preview) switched to the adjusted input and X2& is the brightness variable.
SIS Programming and Control, cont’d RGB delay DlyX#] A front panel RGB delay adjustment has occurred. RGB delay affects input selections for the preview output only. X# is the delay value, in 0.1 second steps. X# can be as much as 50 = 5.0 seconds. Test pattern TstX2**X2(] A test pattern has been turned on or off from the front panel for one or both outputs. X2* is the on/off status for either or both outputs and X2( is the test pattern selected.
Host-to-Switcher Instructions The switcher accepts SIS commands through its serial ports and/or its 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.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control N Links are presented in some of the commands below to redirect you to take you to descriptions of comparable front panel operations for more details about the operation. Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description X@*X!! 1*2! X@*X!! 1*2! OutX@•InX!•All] Out1•In2•All] Select video and audio input X! to the X@ output. Input 2 video and audio selected to the program output.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) (host to switcher) URL Encoded (Web) (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Wipe effect, duration, and subeffect ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control N The “n” variable in the wipe effect and wipe subeffect and duration responses below has no meaning.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description Set the PIP effect 4*4*# 4*4*# Eff4*X#*X%*1*X&] Select the PIP effect for “cut” and “take” operations. Set PIP switching subeffect and duration 4*4*X#*X%# 4*4*X#*X%# Eff4*X#*X%*X$*X&] Set the effect duration to X#, and set the PIP subeffect to X%.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description Set preview switch “stay” mode 20*1# 20*1# Psm1] Set preview switch “swap” mode 20*0# 20*0# Psm0] View preview switch mode 20# Set preview monitor output to remain unchanged when you issue the cut or take command. Set preview monitor output and program output to swap inputs on the cut or take command. View preview switch mode.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description View selected video and audio input X@! X@! X!] Input X! video and audio are selected for the X@ output. View selected video input X@& X@$ X@& X@$ X!] X!] Input X! video is selected for the X@ output. X!*X1)\ 4*5\ X!*X1)\ 4*5\ TypX!*X1)] Typ4*5] Specify input X! video type. Specify input 4 video type as YUVi.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description Video mute on X@*1B X@*1B X@Vmt1] Set the X@ video output to black. The button for the input selected for the X@ output blinks red and amber. Video mute off X@*0B X@*B X@*0B X@*B X@Vmt0] X1%] Set the X@ video output to the selected input. X@*1F X@*0F X@F X@*1F X@*0F X@F X@Frz1] X@Frz0] X1%] Output a “frozen” video image.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description X@*X1&/ X@+/ X@-/ X@/ X@*X1&/ X@+/ X@-/ X@/ X@VphX1&] X@VphX1&] X@VphX1&] X1&] Specify the vertical position of the X@ output. (host to switcher) (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Vertical shift Set a specific vertical position Increment Decrement View the vertical shift position Shift the X@ picture down by one line.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) (host to switcher) URL Encoded (Web) (host to switcher) Response Additional description X@PhsX!*X2)] X@PhsX!*X2)] X@PhsX!*X2)] X2)] Specify the pixel sampling phase. TpxX!*X2!] Specify the number of total pixels. (switcher to host) Pixel phase N The pixel phase adjustment is available only for RGB, YUV-HD, and YUVp inputs.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) (host to switcher) URL Encoded (Web) (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description Film mode (PAL 2:2 pulldown) N The film mode selection is only available for RGBcvS, YUVi, S-video, composite video, and SDI inputs. Enable film mode 18*X!*1# 18*X!*1# FlmX!*1] Auto sense for 3:2 or 2:2 film mode. Disable film mode 18*X!*0# 18*X!*0# FlmX!*0] Lock de-interlacer to 2:2 pulldown.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description (host to switcher) (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Auto Image ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Enable Auto Image 55*X!*1# 55*X!*1# ImgX!*1] Auto Image input X! when selected. Disable Auto Image 55*X!*0# 55*X!*0# ImgX!*0] View Auto Image status 55*X!# 55*X!# Do not Auto Image input X! selections.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description X@*X2&^ X@+^ X@-^ X@^ X@*X2&^ X@+^ X@-^ X@^ X@ConX2&] X@ConX2&] X@ConX2&] X2&] Set the X@ output contrast value to X2&. X@*X2&Y X@+Y X@-Y X@BrtX2&] X@BrtX2&] X@BrtX2&] Set the X@ output brightness value to X2&.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description Turn blue screen mode on 8*1# 8*1# Blu1] Turn blue screen mode off 8*0# 8*0# Blu0] Output sync and blue video only on both outputs. Output red, green, and blue video and sync.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description X@*1Z X@*0Z X@*Z X@*1Z X@*0Z X@*Z AmtX@*1] Silence the X@ audio output. AmtX@*0] Enable the X@ audio output. (host to switcher) (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Audio mute Audio mute on Audio mute off View audio mute status X1%] Logo Image Capture Audio mute is X1% for the X@ output.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description Set a specific horizontal size 6*X1^: 6*X1^: 6HszX1^] Increment horizontal size 6+: 6+: 6HszX1^] Set the logo’s horizontal width to X1^. Make the logo one pixel wider. Decrement horizontal size 6-: 6-: 6HszX1^] Make the logo one pixel narrower. View the horizontal size value 6: 6: X1^] Show the horizontal size of the logo.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description E2*•RF} W2•*RF| Imr2*] Assign a black screen to the front panel Program Logo 2 and Preview Logo 2 buttons. EX3%RF} WX3%RF| X3$] (host to switcher) (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Image recall (continued) Assign black screen to the Logo 2 buttons View the logo button setting N If a black fill is assigned to a logo button, X3$ is replaced with •.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description Set a specific horizontal position 5*X3%*X1&H 5*X3%*X1&H 5HphX3%*X1&] Specify the horizontal position of logo X3%. Increment right 5*X3%+H 5*X3%+H 5HphX3%*X1&] Shift logo X3% one pixel to the right. Decrement left 5*X3%-H 5*X3%-H 5HphX3%*X1&] Shift logo X3% one pixel to the left. View horizontal position 5*X3%H 5*X3%H X1&] View logo X3%’s horizontal setting.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description 3*X1&/ 3+/ 3VphX1&] Specify the vertical position of the PIP window. Increment 3*X1&/ 3+/ 3VphX1&] Shift the PIP window down one line. Decrement 3-/ 3-/ 3VphX1&] Shift the PIP window up one line. View vertical position 3/ 3/ X1&] View the PIP window’s position setting.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description Set a specific horizontal size 4*X1^: 4*X1^: 4HszX1^] Increment horizontal size 4+: 4+: 4HszX1^] Set the PIP image’s horizontal size to X1^. Make the PIP image one pixel wider. Decrement horizontal size 4-: 4-: 4HszX1^] Make the PIP image one pixel narrower. View the horizontal size value 4: 4: X1^] Show the horizontal size of the PIP image.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) (host to switcher) URL Encoded (Web) (host to switcher) Response (switcher to host) Additional description PIP window configuration N The variables must be entered, and are returned, in the following order: horizontal position*vertical position*horizontal size*vertical size. Set PIP window’s size and Set the size and position of the PIP window E3,X1&*X1&*X1^*X1^XY} position output with a single command.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description Specify a vertical position 7*X1&/ 7*X1&/ 7VphX1&] Increment up 7+/ 7*/ 7VphX1&] Specify the vertical position of the scan converted output. Move the scan converted output up one pixel. Increment down 7-/ 7-/ 7VphX1&] Move the scan converted output down one pixel. View the vertical position 7/ 7/ X1&] Show the vertical position of the first line.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) (host to switcher) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Scan converter flicker filter N The command (d) is case sensitive. Set flicker filter level 7*X4!d Specify the flicker filter level. 7+d 7*X4!d 7+d 7DvzX4!] Increment flicker filter level 7DvzX4!] Increase flicker filter level by one step.
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response I I Integration Seamless Switcher] 1I 1I ISS 506 Series] X@*0I X@*0I (host to switcher) (host to switcher) Additional description (switcher to host) Information requests Request product name ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control General information Response description: Example: VidX!•AudX!•TypX1)•StdX4#•BlkX1%•HrtX4$•VrtX4$•PreX1%X1%X1%•ExeX4%] X! X! X1) Vid
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) (host to switcher) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Information requests (continued) Query part number N N 60-742-xx] See appendix B for part numbers. View internal temperature 20S 20S X4&] Display temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
Command/Response Table for IP SIS Commands Symbol definitions X7) = Switcher name (Up to 240 alphanumeric characters) N The following characters are invalid in the name: {space} ~ , _ @ = ` [ ] { } < > ‘ “ ; : | \ and ?.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control Command ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response EX7)CN} ECN} E•CN} WX7)CN| Ipn•X7)] (host to switcher) (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Additional description Interface ports configuration Set switcher name Read switcher name Reset switcher name to factory default Set time and date Read time and date Set GMT offset View GMT offset Set Daylight Savings Time Read Daylight Savings Time Set IP address Read IP address Read har
Command/response table for SIS commands (continued) Command ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • SIS Programming and Control ASCII (Telnet) URL Encoded (Web) Response Additional description Read e-mail recipient EX8!CR} WX8!CR| X8@,] You must first have set an e-mail recipient for the e-mail account number (X8!), using the separate Set e-mail recipient (CR) command. Set e-mail events for recipient Example: EX8!,X8#,X8$,X8$, ... X8$Em} WX8!,X8#,X8$,X8$, ...
SIS Programming and Control, cont’d 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 (spaces are accepted in names)} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; (semicolon) : (colon) | \ and ?.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher 5 Chapter Five Switcher Software ISS 506 Control Program Button Label Generator Special Characters
Switcher Software ISS 506 Control Program The Windows-based Extron ISS 506 Control Program, which communicates with the switcher via the RS-232/RS-422 port, the Configuration port, and the LAN port, provides an easy way to configure and operate the ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher. The program is compatible with Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Updates to this program can be downloaded from the Extron Web site (www.extron.com).
4. Follow the on-screen instructions. By default, the Windows installation of the Matrix Switchers Control Program creates a C:\Program Files\ Extron\ ISS506, and it places four icons into a group folder named “Extron Electronics\Matrix Switchers.” The four installed icons are: • ISS 506 Control Pgm • Uninstall ISS 506 • Check for ISS Updates • ISS 506 Help N The ISS 506 can support remote control via the front panel Configuration port, the rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port, and/or the LAN port.
Switcher Software, cont’d Using the software Many items found in the ISS 506 Control Program are also accessible via front panel controls (see chapter 3, “Operation”) and under SIS control (see chapter 4, “SIS Programming and Control”). The ISS 506 Help Program provides information on settings and on how to use the control program itself. Use the software as follow: 1. To run the ISS 506 Control Program, select Start > Programs > Extron Electronics > ISS 506 > ISS 506 Control Pgm.
When the program starts satisfactorily, the Extron ISS 506 Control Program Control window (figure 5-4) appears. 4. If you selected RS-232 in step 2, click the Port drop box and select the comm port that is connected to the ISS 506 switcher’s front panel Configuration port or rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port. a. Check the baud rate displayed in the comm port selection window. If you need to change the baud rate, click on the Baud button and double-click on the desired baud rate.
Switcher Software, cont’d • The Program and Preview Freeze, input selection, and Logo/Black buttons work exactly as similar buttons on the front panel. For audio breakaway switching (audio or video switched separately from each other), click the desired Select A/V button (Video, Audio, or Both). • The Auto Image buttons perform the same function as selecting the Auto Image function in the menu system. • The Effect Type radio buttons work the same way as the Effects buttons on the front panel.
• The Picture radio button selects picture control adjustments that provide the same functions as the Picture Adjustment buttons on the front panel (figure 5-6). See chapter 3, “Operations“ for more information about these settings. Picture Controls Input Sampling Figure 5-6 — Picture control and Input Sampling buttons • The Input Sampling radio buttons (figure 5-6) select input sampling controls that provide the same functions as the Input Configuration menu.
Switcher Software, cont’d I/O Configuration window The I/O Configuration window (figure 5-7) provides a location for viewing and changing input and output configuration settings. The input configuration settings work similar to selections made on the front panel via the Input Configuration menu. The output configuration settings work similar to selection made via the Output Configuration menu. See chapter 3, “Operations“ for more information about these settings.
Logo Setup/Capture window The Logo Setup/Capture window (figure 5-8) consists of two areas: the logo capture area (on the right) and the logo setup area (on the left). See chapter 3, “Operation”. Logo Setup Area Logo Capture Area Figure 5-8 — Logo Setup/Capture window Capturing a logo Capture a logo as follows: N For best results, freeze the input with the image that you want to capture. 1.
Switcher Software, cont’d 4. Click in the Enter logo name field, type in a name for you logo, and click the Start Capture button. The program displays a window that shows the progress of the capture (figure 5-9). Depending on the size of the logo, this can take a few minutes. Figure 5-9 — Capturing Logo window N The program does not allow you to enter a dot (period) and automatically assigns the *.bmp extension. 5.
N As a simpler alternative, if you selected the Key Type Color radio button, you can click the Pick Color button. The program pops up a window containing the logo and a color picker cursor (figure 5-11). Click the color picker cursor on the area that has the color that you want to key out. The ISS 506 Control Program automatically sets the R, G, and B values for the key color to match the selection.
Switcher Software, cont’d Advanced Setup window The Advanced Setup window (figure 5-12) provides a location for viewing and changing most advanced configuration settings. The advanced settings work similar to selections made on the front panel via the Advanced Configuration menu. See chapter 3, “Operation”. Figure 5-12 — Advanced Setup window • The portion of the screen to the right of the Test Pattern area is blank when the Test Pattern Off radio button is selected.
Scan Converter Setup window N The Scan Converter Setup tab and window are available only if your ISS has the optional scan converter output board installed (either included as delivered [ISS 506 SC or ISS 506 DI/SC] or installed after purchase [part #70-486-01]. The Scan Converter Setup window (figure 5-14) provides a location for viewing and changing the optional scan converter output board’s configuration settings.
Switcher Software, cont’d System Settings IP settings window The IP settings window (figure 5-15) provides a location for viewing and, if it is connected via the RS-232/RS-422 link or if you are logged on via the LAN 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.
Gateway field The Gateway field identifies the address of the gateway to the mail server to be used if the switcher and the mail server are not on the same subnet. Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit octets separated by dots (periods). Each octet can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes, up to 3 digits total per octet, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.
Switcher Software, cont’d System Settings RS-232 window Figure 5-16 — System Settings RS-232 window Only the baud rate can be changed in the ISS 506 Control Program System Settings window; all other settings - Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Flow Control, and Port Type, are displayed only. The port type variable for the rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port can be changed from the front panel, using the menu system. See “View and Edit Communications Settings menu“, in chapter 3, “Operation“.
System Settings Date/Time window Figure 5-17 — System Settings Date/Time window Sync Date & Time to PC button Click in the Sync Date & Time to PC check box and then the Submit button to have the computer you are operating send its internal time to the switcher in a set time command. Date field The Date field displays the current date in the Greenwich Mean Time zone. If necessary, adjust the date as follows: 1. Click in the date field and highlight the desired portion (month, day, and/or year) 2.
Switcher Software, cont’d Time (local) field The Time (local) field displays the current time in the local time zone. If necessary, click on the Sync Date & Time to PC button to set the switcher to your computer’s internal time or else adjust the time manually as follows: 1. Click in the time field and highlight the desired portion (hours:minutes: seconds [HH:MM:SS] (00:00:00 to 23:59:59). The graphic cursor becomes a text cursor in the set time field. 2.
N Editing the Administrator Password field while connected via the LAN port does not affect your current login. The administrator password requirement takes affect at the next login. Extron recommends assigning an administrator’s password to qualified and knowledgeable personnel only. N An administrator password must be created before a user password can be created. N The following characters are invalid in passwords: {space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?. Edit this field as follows: 1.
Switcher Software, cont’d 6. Start the ISS 506 Control Program. See “Using the software”, steps 1 through 4, starting on page 5-4. 7. Click Tools > Update firmware. The Extron Firmware Loader port configuration window appears (figure 5-21). Figure 5-21 — Firmware Loader port selection and configuration 5-20 8. If necessary, click either the RS-232 or TCP/IP tab to select the type of interface you are using. 9. Enter the appropriate parameters for the type of interface that you are using.
10. Click the OK button. The Extron Firmware Loader appears (figure 5-22). Figure 5-22 — Firmware loading 11. Click Browse. The open file window appears. 12. Navigate to the folder where you saved the firmware upgrade file. Select the file and click Open. The Firmware Loader returns to the top. N Valid firmware files must have the file extension “.S19”. Any other file extension is not a firmware upgrade for your ISS. 13. Click Upload.
Switcher Software, cont’d Uploading images N The IP Link File Manager must be installed on your computer to perform this operation. Extron recommends that you install this program when you install the ISS 506 Control Program. If you did not, you can downloaded it from the Extron Web site, www.extron.com, and installed it separately. You can upload your own images to use as logos. Upload image files to the ISS as follows: 1.
Figure 5-24 — IP Link File Manager program window 5. Check to see that the ISS contents include the directory “nortxe-graphics“. If the “nortxe-graphics“ directory is present in the ISS, proceed to step 6. If the “nortxe-graphics“ directory is not present in the ISS, create the folder as follows: a. Right-click the ISS’s IP address in the IP Link Interfaces (right) section of the window. b. Click Add Directory. c. 6.
Switcher Software, cont’d 7. Delete images from the ISS by clicking on them, pressing the PC’s Delete key, and clicking Yes in the advisory box that appears. Windows menus File menu Reselect Connection ... — Disconnects computer from the ISS without closing the ISS 506 Control Program. The Communication Type Selection windows (figure 5-3) reappears. File Manager ... — Calls the IPL File Manager program, with which you can upload or delete image files. See “Uploading images”, on page 5-22.
Tools menu Unit Info ... — Opens a window (figure 5-26) that provides basic information about the status of the ISS, including the model name and number, the installed daughterboards, the firmware version and build, and the internal temperature. Figure 5-26 — Unit Information window System Settings ... — Opens the System Settings IP Settings window. See “System Settings windows”, on page 5-13.
Switcher Software, cont’d Data View/Trace Window ... — Calls the trace log window (figure 5-26), which shows the serial communications, in ASCII and Hex, between the controller and the ISS. Reference to this window can be helpful when writing your own control scripts. Figure 5-26 — Trace log window Unit reset — Resets the ISS 506 to factory default values. N This unit reset does not change IP settings. Update firmware ... — Calls the Extron Firmware Loader. See “Updating firmware”, on page 5-19.
Using the help system For information about program features, you can access the help program in any of the following ways: • From the Extron Electronics program folder or group, double-click on the ISS 506 Help icon (shown at right). • From within the ISS 506 Control Program, click Help > Contents on the menu bar. • From within the ISS 506 Control Program, press the F1 key.
Switcher Software, cont’d Figure 5-29 — Extron’s Button Label Generator window 2. Under System selection, choose SGS 408 (this selection matches the button size of the ISS 506). 3. Using normal Windows controls, create and print the labels that are placed in the label windows on the front panel of the switcher. 4. Press the Clear All button to create new labels as many times as necessary to make all of the button labels that you need.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher 6 Chapter 6 HTML Operation Downloading the Startup Page System Status Tab Configuration Tab File Management Tab Control Tab Special Characters
HTML Operation The switcher can be controlled and operated through its LAN port, connected via a LAN or WAN, using a web browser such as Microsoft’s 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 seamless 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: • 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. • If not, 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.
HTML Operation, cont’d Configuration Tab System Configuration page The ISS 506 switcher downloads the System Configuration page (figure 6-3) when you click the Configuration tab. The screen consists of fields in which you can view and edit IP administration and system settings. The Email Alerts and Passwords pages can be accessed by clicking the appropriate link. See appendix A, “Ethernet Connection”, for basic information about IP addresses and subnetting.
IP Address field The IP Address field contains the IP address of the connected switcher. This value is encoded in the switcher’s flash memory. Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subfields, properly called octets, separated by dots (periods). Each octet can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes, up to 3 digits total per octet, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid. The factory-installed default address is 192.168.254.
HTML Operation, cont’d 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for other variables that need to be changed. 4. If appropriate, select the Daylight Saving radio button to turn on the daylight savings time feature. N When daylight saving time is turned on, the switcher automatically updates its internal clock between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time in the spring and fall on the date that the time change occurs in the country or region selected.
To select and output a test pattern, use the Test Pattern dropbox in the Advanced Configuration area to select the desired pattern (Color Bars; crosshatch; 4 x 4 crosshatch; split grayscale; ramp; alternating pixels; crop; or film aspect ratios of 1.78, 1.85, and 2.35), and then click the radio button that specifies the output (Off [no test pattern is output], program output, preview output, or both outputs).
HTML Operation, cont’d Use the and buttons to increment and decrement the horizontal and vertical shift; horizontal and vertical size; and the flicker, horizontal, and encoder filters (or use the dropboxes for the filters). Passwords page Access the Passwords page (figure 6-7) by clicking the Passwords link on the System Settings page.
Email Alerts page Reach the Email Alerts page (figure 6-8) by clicking the Email Alerts link on the System Configuration page. The Email Alerts screen enables you to set up the ISS 506 to automatically send e-mail alert messages when settings are changed on the ISS 506. You may enter up to 64 e-mail addresses to alert recipients that an event has occurred. You can also specify that SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) authorization is needed for the ISS to accept incoming e-mail.
HTML Operation, cont’d To set up e-mail addresses for notification, do the following for each recipient of e-mail alerts: 1. Click the Edit button at the end of the address row. The Edit button changes to Save. 2. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient, and the file name on your PC (*.eml extension) that contains the message. 3. Click the Save button to save the changes. The Save button changes back to Edit.
Update the switcher firmware as follows: N The Firmware Upgrade page is only for replacing the firmware that controls all switcher operation. To insert your own HTML pages, see “File Management Page”, on page 6-12. 1. Visit the Extron web site, www.extron.com, and click the Download tab (figure 6-10). Figure 6-10 — Location of firmware upgrade files 2. Click the Firmware link. 3. Select the appropriate firmware file to download and save it to your computer.
HTML Operation, cont’d File Management Tab File Management page To delete files such as logo bitmaps from the switcher or to upload your own HTML files to the switcher, click the File Management tab. The switcher downloads the File Management HTML page (figure 6-11). Figure 6-11 — File Management page N The files listed in figure 6-11 are shown for example only and may not be present on your switcher. To delete a file, check the associated Delete button.
Control Tab User Control page You can perform most of the front panel operations on the User Control page (figure 6-12). Access the User Control page by clicking the Control tab. The User Control page emulates the front panel of the ISS and displays the current input selections and other settings available through the menu system. Additional functions (audio breakaway and output mutes) are not available from the front panel. See chapter 3, “Operation,” for descriptions of most of the settings on this page.
HTML Operation, cont’d Preset page You can save and recall user presets and input presets from the Presets page (figure 6-13). Access the Presets page by clicking the Presets link on the User Control page.
Input presets N User presets consist of: • • • • • • • • Film mode Program phase Horizontal start Horizontal active pixels Horizontal size Brightnesss and contrast Horizontal position Color • • • • • • • • Total pixels Preview phase Vertical start Vertical active pixels Vertical size Detail Vertical position Tint There are 128 presets associated with each input.
HTML Operation, cont’d Logos page You can assign images to either logo and set the variables associated with the logo function from the Logos page (figure 6-15). You can also upload your own images to serve as logos and delete unwanted images. Access the Logos page by clicking the Logos link on the User Control page.
Figure 6-16 — Add Image field Deleting an image Delete an unwanted image as follows: 1. In the Image Index Field, click the unwanted image. 2. Click the Delete button. The computer deletes the selected image from the ISS. Assigning (recall) a logo Assign a bitmap image to one of two logos as follows: 1. In the Image Index field, click the desired image. 2. Click the Logo 1: Assign or Logo 2: Assign link to assign the selected image to the selected logo.
HTML Operation, cont’d 4. Watch the logo on the connected output device while you slowly drag the slider up and down (figure 6-17) to key out unwanted material, such as the background, from the logo. Figure 6-17 — Set Logo Recall slider 5. Watch the logo on the connected output device while you click the Horizontal Position and Vertical Position + ( ) and minus ( ) buttons to move the logo into the desired position on the screen.
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher 7 Chapter 7 Modifications Opening the Switcher Installing an Optional SDI/HD-SDI Input Board Installing an Optional Output Board Closing the Switcher Button Labels
Modifications The ISS 506 can be modified to install or remove optional boards that change the input and/or output formats that the switcher can process.
4. Lift the top cover straight up approximately 5 inches until you can access the fan power cord. C Do not touch any electronic components inside the ISS. Doing so could damage the switcher. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage IC chips even though you cannot feel it. You must be electrically grounded before proceeding with maintenance. A grounding wrist strap is recommended. 5. Disconnect the fan power cord from connector J46 on the main board. 6. Lift the top cover out of the way. 7.
Modifications, cont’d 3. From the inside of the switcher, pop the cover out of the rear panel connector port (c). 4. See figure 7-3. Tip the input board up and guide its output connector through the rear panel connector port (d). 5 5 4 5 Figure 7-3 — Input board installation 5. See figure 7-3. Align the connectors on the main board and input board (e). Gently apply pressure to carefully mate the board with the main board. 6. See figure 7-4.
Secure the input board to the back panel with the included hex nut (figure 7-5). 7. UT Y TP U DO TE ER VID B-Y B NV CO AN C SC R-Y R / Y, -Y, M RA OG PR I SD VID 6 B-Y /C O U T P U YC T S S R R-Y L D L FIXE LE RIAB VA B-Y W VIE E PR V M RA H OG PR T SE RE B/R RG B/ B-Y G /Y VID /Y N LA 22 2/4 23 RS IEW -Y EV , B PR -Y, Y B/R RG / Y/ G R L R R R-Y L 6 R Figure 7-5 — Secure the input board to the rear panel 8. Close and reinstall the switcher.
Modifications, cont’d Installing an Optional Output Board You can install one of three optional output boards in the ISS. With the board installed, the switcher outputs low resolution (scan converted) video, HD-SDI video, or DVI video on the appropriate connectors in parallel with the program output. Extron recommends that you send the unit to Extron for service and updates.
3. On the main board (figure 7-7), locate connectors J1, J2A, and J2B (b); the standoff (c); and the rear panel connector port (d). 4 2 J2A J2B 3 2 J1 Figure 7-7 — Output board installation location N The HD-SDI and low resolution (scan converter) output daughterboards use connectors J2A/J2B and J1. The DVI output board uses J2A/J2B only. 4. Align one or both connector extension(s) with J1 and J2A/J2B on the main board (e).
Modifications, cont’d See figure 7-9. Align the connector(s) on the output board with those on the extension(s) (f). Gently apply pressure to carefully mate the output board with the extension(s). 5. 6 6 6 6 7 7 Figure 7-9 — Output board installation Continue to apply pressure until the connector extension(s) are fully mated with the main board (g). Mated connectors are straight on the top and bottom of the connector extension.
6. See figure 7-10. Secure the output board to the standoff on the main board with the included screw (h). 8 Figure 7-10 — Secure the output board to the standoff 7. Secure the output board to the back panel with the two screws (i) removed in step 2 (figure 7-11). 9 9 LORES OUT C VID R-Y/ R Y/ G LAN Y B-Y/ B RS232/422 RESET Figure 7-11 — Secure the output board to the rear panel 8. Close and reinstall the switcher. See “Closing the switcher”, on page 7-10.
Modifications, cont’d Closing the Switcher 1. Reconnect the fan power cord to connector J46 on the main board. 2. Replace the top cover on the ISS. 3. Fasten it with the screws that were removed in “Opening the Switcher“, step 3. 4. Rack mount the switcher if desired and reconnect all cables. Button Labels Page 7-11 provides strips of blank button labels.
Button label blanks ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • Modifications 7-11
Modifications, cont’d 7-12 ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • Modifications
ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher A Appendix A Ethernet Connection Ethernet Link Subnetting — A Primer
Ethernet Connection Ethernet Link The rear panel Ethernet connector on the ISS 506 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. LAN LINK ACT Ethernet connection The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover cable and must be properly terminated for your application (figure A-1). • Crossover cable — Direct connection between the computer and the ISS 506.
Ping the switcher as follows: 1. On the Windows task bar, click Start > Run. 2. At the Open prompt, type command. 3. Click the OK button. 4. At the DOS prompt, type ping {IP address} and then press Enter. The computer returns a display similar to figure A-2. 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.
Ethernet Connection, cont’d Microsoft (R) windows 2000 (TM) Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client Telnet Client Build 5.00.99203.1 Escape Character is 'CTRL+]' Microsoft Telnet> Figure A-3 — Telnet screen Telnet tips It is not the intention of this manual to detail all of the operations and functionality of Telnet; however, some basic level of understanding is necessary for operating the ISS 506 via Telnet. Open Connect to the ISS 506 using the Open command.
Local echo Once connected to the ISS 506, by default, Telnet does not display your keystrokes on the screen. SIS commands are typed in blindly and only the SIS responses are displayed on the screen. To command Telnet to show keystrokes, at the Telnet prompt, type set local_echo and then press Enter before you open the connection to the switcher. With local echo turned on, keystrokes and the switcher’s responses are displayed on the same line.
Ethernet Connection, cont’d 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 ISS 506 and the mail server gateway.
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 (figure A-6). 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. Unmasked octets are compared (indicated by ? in figure A-6).
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ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher B Appendix B Reference Information Specifications Part Numbers and Accessories
Reference Information Specifications Video input Number/signal type ��������������������� 4 RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, RGBcvS, component video (interlaced or progressive), S-video, composite video 1 component video (interlaced), S-video, composite video 1 S-video, composite video, or optional digital component video (SDI or HDSDI) Connectors ������������������������������������� 4 x 5 female BNC 1 x 3 female BNC, 1 female BNC, 1 female 4-pin mini DIN 1 optional BNC for SDI/HDSDI Nominal level ��������������������
Scaled resolution ��������������������������� 640x4801,2,3,4,5,6, 800x6001,2,3,4,5,6, 852x4801,2,3,4,5, 1024x7681,2,3,4, 1024x8521,2,3,4,1024x10241,2,3, 1280x7681,2,3,4, 1280x10241,2,3, 1360x7651,2,3, 1365x7681,2,3, 1365x10241,2, 1366x7681,2,3, 1400x10501,2, 1600x12001,2, HDTV 480p2,10, 576p1,5, 720p1,2,8,9,10, 1080p1,2,7,8,9,10, 1080i1,2,10, 1864x10501,2, 1280x8001,2,3, 1440x9001,2,3, 1680x10501,2, 1080p Sharp1,2, and 1920x12002* 1 = at 50 Hz ; 2 = at 60 Hz; 3 = at 72 Hz ; 4 = 96 Hz; 5 = 100 Hz; 6 = 120 H
Reference Information, cont’d Audio output Number/signal type ��������������������� 3 stereo, balanced/unbalanced (2 program, 1 preview) Connectors ������������������������������������� (3) 3.5 mm captive screw connector, 5 pole Impedance �������������������������������������� 50 ohms unbalanced, 100 ohms balanced Gain error ��������������������������������������� ±0.
Part Numbers and Accessories ISS 506 part numbers The following ISS 506 models are available: Switcher model Part number ISS 506 60-742-01 ISS 506 DI/DVI (SDI/HD-SDI input and DVI output) 60-742-12 ISS 506 SC (scan converted output) 60-742-03 ISS 506 DI/SC (SDI/HD-SDI input and scan converted output) 60-742-13 ISS 506 DI/HD-SDI (SDI/HD-SDI input and HD-SDI output) 60-742-14 Included parts These items are included in each order for an ISS 506: Included parts Replacement part number IEC power co
Reference Information, cont’d B-6 ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • Reference Information
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