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User’s Manual
MMX 32 VGA A
Mini Matrix Switcher
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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 operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions power system with a grounded (neutral) conductor. The third (grounding) pin is Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a in the litera
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MMX 32 VGA A • Table of Contents i
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ................................................................ 1-2 About the MMX 32 VGA A ................................................ 1-2 Features ...................................................................................... 1-3 Chapter 2 � Installation and Operation ......................... 2-1 Mounting the MMX 32 VGA A ....................................
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Table of Contents, cont’d Appendix A � Specifications , Part Numbers, MMX 32 VGA A and Accessories.............................................................................. A-1 Specifications ......................................................................... A-2 Included Parts ......................................................................... A-5 Optional Accessories........................................................... A-5 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the p
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Introduction About this Manual Features This manual discusses how to install and operate the Extron Inputs — The MMX VGA A has three female 15-pin HD input MMX 32 VGA A matrix switcher. connectors, each with a 3.5 mm stereo jack. Outputs — The unit routes computer video and audio signals to About the MMX 32 VGA A two outputs: one female 15-pin HD connector with a 3.5 mm stereo jack and one set of five female BNC The Extron MMX 32 VGA A is a compact, three-input, connectors with one 5-pole 3.5 m
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Introduction MMX 32 VGA A Chapter Two 2 Installation and Operation Mounting the MMX 32 VGA A Rear Panel Features and Cabling Front Panel Features and Operation 1-4 MMX 32 VGA A � Introduction
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OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 MMX 32 VGA A OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 MMX 32 VGA A Installation and Operation Use 2 mounting holes on Mounting the MMX 32 VGA A opposite corners. The MMX 32 VGA A can be set on a table, mounted on a rack shelf, or mounted under a desk, podium, or tabletop. Tabletop use Four self-adhesive rubber feet are included with the switcher. For tabletop use, attach one foot at each corner of the bottom of the unit, and place the unit in the desired location. False Front
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OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 MMX 32 VGA A Installation and Operation, cont’d Rack mounting instructions 4. Drill 3/32" (2 mm) diameter pilot holes, 1/4" (6.3 mm) deep in the mounting surface at the marked screw On the standard rack shelf, the switcher mounts in one of four locations. locations to the rear of the rack or in one of four locations to the front of the rack. 5. Insert #8 wood screws into the four pilot holes. Tighten each screw into the mounting surface until just less than 1. Remo
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AA LR Installation and Operation, cont’d 7 Tally Power connector — This 2-pole captive screw connector Outputs provides power to light the LEDs on Extron MMX 32 AAP 2 Video output 1 — Connect an output monitor or other VGA (part #70-277-01, -11, or -21) or MMX 32 MAAP (part #70-277-12, device to this female 15-pin HD connector. or -22) contact closure remote control panels. Connect the 5V and Gnd (-) 2-pole captive screw connector on the AAP or 3 Audio output 1 — Connect speakers to this 3.5 m
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Installation and Operation, cont’d Do not tin the stripped power supply leads before Executive mode installing the captive screw connector. Tinned wires are Putting the switcher into executive mode locks the front panel. not as secure in the captive screw connectors and could While the switcher is in executive mode, the user can select be pulled out. inputs only through a remote device. To verify the polarity before connection, plug in the power To activate executive mode, press the following b
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Installation and Operation, cont’d MMX 32 VGA A Chapter Three 3 Remote Control RS-232 Control Contact Closure Control 2-10 MMX 32 VGA A � Installation and Operation
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Remote Control The switcher’s rear panel Remote connector can be connected to Simple Instruction Set control the serial port output of a host device such as a computer or Host-to-switcher instructions control system, or to a contact closure device such as the Extron MMX 32 AAP panel (part #70-277-01, -11, or -21) or The switcher accepts SIS commands through the remote MMX 32 MAAP panel (part #70-277-12 or -22). connector. SIS commands consist of one or more characters per command field. They d
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Remote Control, cont’d Using the command/response table The SIS command/response table begins on the next page. Lower case letters are acceptable in the command field only where indicated. Symbols are used throughout the table to represent variables in the command/response fields. Symbol definitions and an ASCII-to-hexadecimal (HEX) conversion table are provided below. Command and response examples are shown throughout the table. Symbol definitions = Carriage return/line feed = Carriage retur
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Remote Control, cont’d Loading firmware using an SIS command Firmware can be uploaded two ways: 1. Using the Universal Switcher Control Program. Esc 2. Using the upload SIS command entered via a communications utility such as HyperTerminal. Extron recommends that you upload firmware using the Universal Switcher Control Program (see Updating the firmware on page 3-12) and reserve this SIS procedure for correcting firmware that has been corrupted and is unable to respond to the Universal Switcher
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Remote Control, cont’d The firmware upload can take several minutes. If HyperTerminal’s echo function is turned off, you will have no indication that the upload is progressing. If desired, turn on the echo function as follows (figure 3-2): Click File > Properties > Settings > ASCII Setup... and then click the Ok button twice. Figure 3-3 — Select the firmware upgrade file Figure 3-2 — Turn on the echo function 3. Press and release the keyboard’s Esc key and then type upload. The computer resp
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Remote Control, cont’d Windows-based control program The Universal Switcher Control Program is compatible with Windows 3.1/3.11 and later. It provides remote control of the input selection for each output (including audio breakaway) and audio gain and attenuation adjustments. Updates to this program can be downloaded from the Extron Web site (http://www.extron.com). Installing the software The program is contained on a single 3.5" diskette and can be run from the floppy drive, or it can be inst
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Remote Control, cont’d Updating the firmware Using the help system Firmware updates periodically become available on the Extron For information about program features, you can access the help Web site. To load a firmware update: program in any of the following ways: 1. Download the update file from the Extron Web site � From the Extron Electronics program group, double-click (www.extron.com). the Signal Enhancement Products Help icon. 2. Run the Universal Switcher Control Program. � From within
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Remote Control, cont’d Tally Power connector Connecting an MMX 32 AAP or MMX 32 MAAP control panel 4 5 VDC pole — Connect this pole of the captive screw connector to the 5 VDC pole of the Tally Pwr connector on the Each Extron MMX 32 AAP and MMX 32 MAAP contact closure MMX 32 VGA A. remote control panel can control one output on the switcher. To connect a panel to the switcher, wire the captive screw GND pole — Connect this pole of the captive screw connector 5 connectors on the rear of the pane
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Remote Control, cont’d MMX 32 VGA A Appendix A A Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications Included Parts Optional Accessories 3-16 MMX 32 VGA A � Remote Control
