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User’s Manual
GSS 100
Graphic Still Store
Extron Electronics, Asia Extron Electronics, Japan
Extron Electronics, USA Extron Electronics, Europe
1230 South Lewis Street Beeldschermweg 6C 135 Joo Seng Road, #04-01 Kyodo Building
68-974-01 Rev. C
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Precautions Safety Instructions � English Warning FCC Class A Notice Power sources � This equipment should be operated only from the power source This symbol is intended to alert the user of important indicated on the product. This equipment is intended to be used with a main power operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in system with a grounded (neutral) conductor. The third (grounding) pin is a safety Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f
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警告 安全须知 • 中文 电源 • 该设备只能使用产品上标明的电源。 设备必须 这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中 使用有地线的供电系统供电。 第三条线（地线）是 安全设施，不能不用或跳过 。 有重要的操作和维护说明。 拔掉电源 • 为安全地从设备拔掉电源， 请拔掉所有设 备后或桌面电源的电源线，或任何接到市电系统的 这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有 电源线。 露的危险电压，有触电危险。 电源线保护 • 妥善布线， 避免被踩踏，或重物挤压。 维护 • 所有维修必须由认证的维修人员进行。 设备内 注意 部没有用户可以更换的零件。 为避免出现触电危险 阅读说明书 • 用户使用该设备前必须阅读并理解所有 不要自己试图打开设备盖子维修该设备。 安全和使用说明。 通风孔 • 有些设备机壳上有通风槽或孔， 它们是用来 保存说明书 • 用户应保存安全说明书以备将来使用。 防止机内敏感元件过热。 不要用任何东西挡住通 风孔。 遵守警告 • 用户应遵守产品和用户指南上的所有安全 和操作说明。 锂电池 • 不正确的更换电池会有爆炸的危险。必须使用 与厂家推荐的相同或相近型号的电池
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Quick Start Guide — GSS 100 Install and operate the GSS 100 Graphic Still Store as follows: Step 1 Turn all of the equipment off or disconnect it from the power source. Step 2 Mount the GSS in a rack or furniture, or place it on a desktop. Step 3 Connect video output RGBHV cables for RGBHV or R G B H/HV V RGBS video. RGBS If desired, connect a R G B H/HV V pass-through RGBHV or RGBS video input. Step 4 Connect an RJ-45 cable between the GSS’s LAN port and a computer or a computer network. S
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Table of Contents Quick Start Guide — GSS 100, cont’d Using the Menu System — Use the Menu and Next buttons to Chapter 1 • Introduction............................................................ 1-1 navigate through the menu system. Use the Adjust/Select knob to About the GSS 100 Graphic Still Store................................ . 1-2 make changes. Features......................................................................................... 1-3 3 sec. 3 sec. Extron Version Power Defa
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Table of Contents, cont’d Firmware Upgrade Page......................................................... 5-14 Chapter 4 • SIS™ Control.......................................................... 4-1 File Management Page........................................................... 5-16 Simple Instruction Set Control............................................... 4-2 Symbols................................................................................... 4-2 Control Page...........................
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Table of Contents, cont’d GSS 100 Graphic Still Store Chapter One 1 Introduction About.the.GSS.100.Graphic.Still.Store Features All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. 68-974-01.Rev. C 11.06 iv GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • Table of Contents
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Introduction Approximate image space for *.bmp files About the GSS 100 Graphic Still Store The Extron GSS 100 is a portable graphic still store with 16 MB Resolution 640x480 800x600 1024x768 of memory, into which you can load up to 6 XGA (1024 x 768) Size 900 kB 1400 kB 2400 kB bitmap images (*.bmp) or 32 or more (depending on the Image space 17 11 6 compression rate) XGA jpeg (*.jpg) still images. The GSS can then output them in an RGB video format. The GSS provides a Resolution 1280x10
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Introduction, cont’d GSS 100 Graphic Still Store Chapter Two 2 Installation Mounting.the.GSS Rear.Panel.Connections 1-4 GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • Introduction
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Installation Installation instructions Mounting the GSS 1. If feet were installed on the bottom of the GSS 100, remove Tabletop/desktop placement them. For tabletop or desktop placement only, install the self-adhesive 2. Place the GSS 100 on one half of the 1U (one unit high, one rubber feet (provided) onto the four corners of the bottom of the unit wide) rack shelf (part #60-190-01). Align the front of enclosure. the GSS with the front of the shelf, and align the threaded holes on the
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Installation, cont’d Remote connections Rear Panel Connections All connectors are on the rear panel (figure 2-2). LAN port — Connect the GSS to a PC or to an Ethernet LAN, d via this RJ-45 connector. You can use the GSS’s embedded 2 HTML pages to upload still images from the PC to the GSS and to control the GSS. You can also use a PC to control the GSS 100-240V .3A MAX RGB PASS-THRU R G B H/HV V with SIS commands. LAN RS-232 RESET Ethernet connection indicators — The Link and Activi
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Installation, cont’d Patch (straight) cable Reset button Side 1 Side 2 Reset button — The Reset button initiates three levels of reset to f Pin Wire color Pin Wire color the GSS. Press and hold the button while the GSS is running or while you power up the GSS for different reset levels. 1 White-orange 1 White-orange Side Clip Down 2 Orange 2 Orange • Events (mode 3) reset — Hold the Reset button for Pins 12345678 RJ-45 approximately 3 seconds (the Reset LED blinks once), 3 White-green 3 W
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Installation, cont’d GSS 100 Graphic Still Store Chapter Three 3 Operation Front.Panel.Controls.and.Indicators Front.Panel.Operations 2-8 GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • Installation
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Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators Front Panel Operations Figure 3-1 shows the controls and indicators on the front panel Plug in all system components and turn on the input device of the GSS 100. See Front Panel Operations for details on using (such as a desktop or laptop computers) and the output monitor. these controls and indicators. Use the LAN port to upload one or more still images to the GSS. Select either the pass-through input or one of the stored still GSS 100 ima
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Operation, cont’d If the displayed file name is too large (more than eight N Muting the video output characters, including the file extension) for the LCD, the To toggle the video output mute on and off, press and hold the LCD shifts the file name to the left when it displays the Take button for approximately 3 seconds (figure 3-5). When name in the default display cycle (figure 3-3). the video output is muted (video is not output), an asterisk (*) appears and blinks in the LCD default
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Operation, cont’d Adjust/Select knob — When in a submenu, rotate the Duration submenu Adjust/Select knob to scroll through the submenu options Rotate the Adjust/Select knob while in the Duration submenu and select a setting. See the flowcharts in this chapter and to select the duration for the dissolve effect (if it is selected), specific sections for explanations of knob adjustments. between 0.0 and 5.0 seconds in 0.1 second increments. The default duration is 1.0 seconds. To return to
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Operation, cont’d RGB Delay submenu Resolution 50 60 72 96 100 120 The GSS can briefly blank the RGB (video) output while it Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz switches between the stored image and the pass-through image. 640 x 480 • • • • • • This allows the change in display to appear without a glitch. RGB delay is also known as Triple-Action Switching or video 800 x 600 • • • • • • mute switching. 852 x 480 • • • • • Rotate the Adjust/Select knob while in the RGB Delay 1024 x 768 • • • • submenu to
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Operation, cont’d • On/still (auto-switch on and slide show off — Activates Advanced menu the automatic sync detection and auto-switches to the Figure 3-10 is a flowchart that shows an overview of the still image. If sync is lost, the GSS switches to the last Advanced menu and the available settings. displayed image that was output and outputs that image until sync is restored or you select another image to 3 sec. Menu Menu 10 sec. 10 sec. Power Default display. {scroll} on Auto Sw N
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Operation, cont’d Baud Rate menu Front panel absolute reset The Baud Rate menu is read-only without further action. The The GSS 100 can be reset from the front panel, resetting the menu shows the selected baud rate for the GSS’s RS-232 port. unit to its factory default conditions and deleting all uploaded The default setting is 9600. images. Reset the GSS by pressing and holding the Menu and Next buttons while applying power to the unit (figure 3-11). To change the baud rate, press and
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Operation, cont’d GSS 100 Graphic Still Store Chapter Four 4 ™ SIS Control Simple.Instruction.Set.Control 3-14 GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • Operation
