Contents
Introduction............................................................ 1
About this Guide ................................................ 1
About the Media Presentation
Matrix Switcher ................................................. 2
Definitions .......................................................... 3
Features .............................................................. 3
Installation .............................................................. 6
Setup and Installation Checklist ........................... 6
Get Ready ....................................................... 6
Perform Physical Installation ............................ 6
Install Software ............................................... 6
Rear Panel Cabling and Features ......................... 7
Video Input and Output .................................. 7
Audio input and output .................................. 9
Serial Ports .................................................... 11
Ethernet Connection ..................................... 12
Reset Button and LED ................................... 13
Power ........................................................... 13
Front Panel Configuration Port .......................... 14
Operation ........................................................15
Front Panel Controls and Indicators ................... 15
Input and Output Buttons and LEDs .............. 16
Control Buttons and LEDs ............................. 18
I/O Controls .................................................. 21
Input and Output Label Panels ...................... 22
Front Panel Operations ...................................... 22
Front Panel Security Lockouts ........................ 23
Power ........................................................... 23
Creating a Configuration .............................. 24
Viewing a Conguration ............................... 31
Muting and Unmuting Video and
Audio Outputs ............................................. 34
Using Global Presets...................................... 36
Selecting Composite Video or S-video ........... 39
Viewing and Adjusting
the Input Audio Level ................................... 41
Viewing and Adjusting
the Output Volume ...................................... 44
Setting the Front Panel Locks
(Executive Modes) ........................................ 47
Performing a System Reset
from the Front Panel .................................... 49
Selecting the Baud Rate
of the RS-232 Primary Port ........................... 50
Rear Panel Operations ....................................... 51
Performing Soft System Resets
(Modes 3, 4, and 5) ..................................... 52
Performing a Hard Reset ............................... 53
Optimizing the Audio........................................ 53
Troubleshooting ................................................ 54
Conguration Worksheets ................................ 54
Worksheet Example 1:
System Equipment ....................................... 54
Worksheet Example 2:
Daily Configuration ...................................... 55
Worksheet Example 3:
Test Configuration ....................................... 56
Blank Conguration Worksheet .................... 57
Programming Guide ........................................... 58
RS-232 Ports ..................................................... 58
Rear Panel Remote Ports ............................... 59
Front Panel Configuration Port ...................... 59
Ethernet (LAN) Port ........................................... 60
Ethernet Connection ..................................... 60
Default IP Addresses...................................... 60
Establishing a Connection ............................. 61
Connection Timeouts .................................... 61
Number of Connections ................................ 61
Using Verbose Mode ..................................... 61
Host-to-Switcher Instructions ............................ 62
Switcher-initiated Messages .............................. 62
Switcher Error Responses .................................. 63
Using the Command and Response Tables ........ 63
Command and Response Table
for SIS Commands ....................................... 64
Command and Response Table
for IP-Specific SIS Commands ....................... 72
Special Characters............................................. 73
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