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MPS 112 and MPS 112CS
Media Presentation Switchers
68-706-01 Rev. F
11 04
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Precautions Safety Instructions • English Warning This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance Power sources This equipment should be operated only from the power source indicated on the product. This equipment is intended to be used with a main power system with a grounded (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. (neutral) conductor. The third (grounding) pin is a safety feature, do not attempt to bypass or This symbol is inte
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Quick Start — MPS Series Installation Mounting Screws (2 Plcs) Step 1 Each Side Turn off power to the MPS switcher and all other devices that will be connected. Optional Furniture Mounting Bracket Step 2 Select your mounting option and install the or appropriate brackets. Mount the switcher. #8 Screw (4 Plcs) Each Side Extron Step 3 MPS 112 Media Presentation Attach up to four VGA, four S-video, and four Switcher Supplied Rack Mounting Bracket Video (composite) input devices (up to four of each
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Quick Start — MPS Series, cont’d Optimizing the audio 1. Finish installation and wiring as described on 4. Stop speaking into the microphone; the main the previous page, turn on all equipment, and program audio should recover to the previous provide an input signal to the MPS switcher. level after approximately four seconds. If not, increase the threshold by pressing and holding 2. Reset program audio volume by pressing and the Mix button and turning the Mic Volume holding the Mode button, then
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ................................................................................. 1-1 About the MPS Series ......................................................................................... 1-2 MPS Series Features ............................................................................................ 1-2 Chapter 2 Installation .......................................................................................................... 2-1 Mou
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Table of Contents, cont’d ® Chapter 4 Windows -based Control Program ..................................................... 4-1 Installing the Windows-based Control Software ............................................... 4-2 Using the Software ............................................................................................................ 4-2 Uploading Firmware Updates ....................................................................................... 4-3 Chapter 5 Programmer
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MPS Series Chapter One 1 Introduction About the MPS Series MPS Series Features
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Introduction About the MPS Series The Extron MPS 112 and MPS 112CS are media presentation switchers featuring three A/V switchers and a program audio switcher with microphone pre-amplifier and mute controls in one product. The A/V switchers include a four input, one output VGA/audio switcher, a four input, one output S-video/audio switcher, and a four input, one output composite video/audio switcher. The MPS 112 and MPS 112CS accept microphone input and will mix the microphone signal with the
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MPS 112 Series Chapter Two 2 Installation Mounting the Switcher Rear Panel Connectors Connecting the MPS Switcher
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Installation Mounting the Switcher The MPS 112 and MPS 112CS are housed in 1U high, 17.4" wide metal enclosures that are rack- or desk-mountable. The appropriate rack/desk mounting kit (#70-077-03) is included with the switchers. The switchers may also be surface- mounted under a table, desk, or podium, or on a wall, using an optional Extron 1U enclosure under-desk mounting kit (#70-222-01). Rack mounting Rack mount the switcher as follows: 1. Attach the supplied rack mounting brackets to the
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5. Align the mounting screws with the slots in the brackets and place the switcher against the surface, with the screws through the bracket slots. 6. Slide the switcher slightly forward or back, then tighten all four screws to secure the switcher in place. Through-desk mounting Mount the switcher through a desk or podium as follows: 1. Attach the supplied mounting brackets to the switcher with the machine screws provided (figure 2-1). 2. Cut the proper sized hole in the mounting surface. 3. Hold
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Installation, cont’d S-video output — One female 4-pin mini DIN for S-video output. 5 VGA input group — Four female 15-pin HD connectors for VGA input 6 (numbered 1 to 4). VGA output — One female 15-pin HD connector for VGA output. 7 8 RS-232 remote — One female 9-pin D connector for a host computer or third party controller using Extron’s Simple Instruction Set (SIS) or control software for Windows. (VGA) audio input group — Four 3.5 mm, female, stereo mini jacks for audio 9 input. See Audio i
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Attach up to four VGA, four S-video, and four video (composite) input 3 devices to the MPS switcher. 4 Connect the switcher’s VGA, S-video and video (composite) outputs (up to three, one of each video format) to a projector’s inputs. 5 For stereo audio input, connect up to 12 audio sources to the switcher’s audio inputs of the VGA, S-video, or video (composite) groups (up to 4 for each group). See the following Audio input and output section for connections. 6 For stereo output, connect an aud
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Installation, cont’d Audio input and output Connecting the RCA audio connectors 1. Use pre-made RCA audio cables, or cut bulk audio cable, terminate the RCA plugs on the cable as shown in figure 2-5. 2. Plug RCA connectors into the MPS switcher. Tip (Signal) Right Channel (Red Jacket) Sleeve (Gnd ) Left Channel (White Jacket) Tip (+) Sleeve ( ) Figure 2-5 — RCA audio connector Connecting the 3.5 mm mini-plugs 1. Use pre-made Extron 3.5 mm audio cables, or cut bulk audio cable, solder the 3.5 m
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Connecting the 3-pole captive screw microphone connector (MPS 112CS) 1. Use a pre-made 3-pole captive screw microphone cable, or cut bulk microphone cable, and attach the 3-pole captive screw connector to the cable. 2. Plug the 3-pole captive screw connector into the MPS 112CS. Tip Tip Ring Sleeve Sleeve Unbalanced Mic Input Balanced Mic Input Figure 2-8— 3.5 mm, 3-pole captive screw microphone connector Program audio output (MPS 112CS) Balanced or unbalanced program audio output is available on
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Installation, cont’d Remote connection The cable used to connect the RS-232/Remote port to a computer or control system may need to be modified by removing pins or cutting wires. If unneeded pins are connected, the switcher may hang up. For RS-232 control, use a control cable with only pins 2, 3, and 5 connected. Otherwise, either cut the wires to the other pins in hard-shelled connectors or remove the unneeded pins from molded plugs. See chapter 5, Programmer’s Guide, for definitions of the S
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MPS 112 Series Chapter Three 3 Operation Front Panel Features Front Panel Operation
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Operation Front Panel Features 1 2 3 4 MPS SERIES MEDIA PRESENTATION SWITCHER VGA / AUDIO S-VIDEO / AUDIO VIDEO / AUDIO PROGRAM AUDIO MIC 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 VOLUME VOLUME MODE SINGLE SEPARATE PROG VOL RESET MIC VOL RESET MIC POWER ON/OFF MUTE MIX 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 6 7 5 Figure 3-1 — Front panel details of the MPS switcher (MPS 112 shown) 1 Executive Mode indicator LED — This red LED lights when Executive mode is turned on. Video/audio group buttons The controls for the three independent sw
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Switcher Mode controls 12 Separate Switcher mode — This is the secondary function of this button. Press and release this button while pressing and holding the Mode button ( 14 ) to select the Separate Switcher mode. The associated LED indicates if the Separate Switcher mode is on (when lit) or off. When the Mode button is released, the LED resumes input indication. 13 Single Switcher mode — This is the secondary function of this button. Press and release this button while pressing and holding
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Operation, cont’d View mode To view the switcher’s current mode and microphone power settings, press and hold the Mode button for more than 2 seconds. The LEDs on the front panel change from input indication to setting indication. To change a setting, continue to hold the Mode button and press the button that corresponds to the setting you want to change. Figure 3-3 shows the front panel buttons and LEDs that are active during View mode. Release the Mode button and the front panel LEDs resume
