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SWP123
Presentation Switcher
68-939-01 Rev. B
05 05
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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 — SWP123 Installation Step 1 Turn off power to the switcher and all other devices that will be connected. Step 2 Mount the switcher in a rack, or install the four rubber feet (included) and place the switcher on a desktop. Step 3 Attach VGA, S-video, or composite video input devices to the designated groups on the switcher, using appropriate connectors (see illustration on next page). Rack mounting the SWP123 Step 4 Connect up to three VGA, S-video, or composite video output devices
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Quick Start — SWP123, cont’d To adjust the A/V Volume Step 9 Press the A/V Volume increment ( ) or Power up the input and output devices, then decrement ( ) button to raise or lower the connect power to the switcher. See the appropriate chapters in this manual for further volume, respectively. details. To mute the Master Audio Press the Mute button. Operation To turn on the microphone Selecting an input Press the Microphone Talk Over button. Press the desired Input Select button on the front pa
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ................................................................................. 1-1 About the SWP123 Presentation Switcher .................................................. 1-2 SWP123 Switcher Features ............................................................................... 1-2 Chapter 2 Installation ......................................................................................................... 2-1 Mounting the Switcher ...........
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Table of Contents, cont’d Running the control program ......................................................................................... 4-2 Specifying your switcher model ..................................................................................... 4-2 Using the Control Panel ................................................................................................... 4-3 Defining input icons and labels .......................................................................
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SWP123 Presentation Switcher Chapter One 1 Introduction About the SWP123 Presentation Switcher SWP123 Switcher Features
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Introduction About the SWP123 Presentation Switcher The Extron SWP123 is a presentation switcher featuring three independent audio/video (A/V) switchers and a master audio switcher in one enclosure. They include a 4 x 1 composite video/stereo audio switcher, a 4 x 1 S-video/ stereo audio switcher, a 4 x 1 VGA/audio switcher, and a 3 x 1 Master Audio switcher. The SWP123 accepts microphone input and mixes the microphone signal with the main audio in “talk over” mode. The SWP123 also features a
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RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 remote control — Allows third-party remote control of switchers using Serial Control Protocol or ICS100 Control Software. Rack-mountable — The 2U high, full rack wide, metal enclosure is rack-mountable. IR control — Enables user to select inputs/outputs and adjust volume using optional CTL 120-3 IR Remote Control. Internal Universal power supply — Operates with AC power from 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz for worldwide compatibility. SWP123 Presentation Switcher Introduction 1-3
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Introduction, cont’d This page was intentionally left blank. SWP123 Presentation Switcher Introduction 1-4
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SWP123 Presentation Switcher Chapter Two 2 Installation Mounting the Switcher Rear Panel Connectors Connecting the SWP123 Switcher
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Installation Mounting the Switcher The SWP123 is housed in rack-mountable, 2U high, 19" wide metal enclosures. The switcher may also be placed on a table or desk top. Tabletop use The switcher comes with rubber feet for tabletop use. Attach a self-adhesive rubber foot to each corner of the bottom of the unit if you intend to use it on a tabletop. If you intend to mount the switcher in a rack, do not install the rubber feet. Rack mounting Rack mount the switcher as follows: 1. If the rubber feet
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Rear Panel Connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SWP123-2 AUDIO [VGA] AUDIO [S-VIDEO] AUDIO [COMPOSITE] 100-240V 0.4A 50/60Hz MASTER AUDIO L L L L OUTPUT L L L L OUTPUT L L L L OUTPUT OUTPUT +24V TALK OVER + PHANTOM THRESHOLD + + + R POWER ADJUST R R R - - - - 11 OFF + R R R R R R R R R R R R - - - - L L L L + + + + INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 ON MIC INPUT 12 FUSE: 1.6A 250V MADE IN U.S.A. TIME DELAY COMPOSITE VIDEO VGA S-VID
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Installation, cont’d Serial Port A (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 connector) — A 3.8 mm, 5-pole 14 captive screw connector for input from a computer or third-party controller using Serial Control Protocol commands or ICS100 Control Software to remotely control the switcher. Rx+ Rx+ Rx- Rx- Tx+ Tx+ Tx- Tx- Gnd Gnd RS-232/422/485 5-pole captive screw connector/socket 15 Composite Video output — One female BNC connector for composite video output Composite Video input — Four female BNC connectors for compo
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Control System Extron SWP123-2 Presentation Switcher Sound System Microphone Projector Document Camera Computer Video Camera VCR DVD Laptop Figure 2-3 — SWP123 installation example Audio input and output The SWP123 switcher accepts only unbalanced audio input on RCA connectors, but provides either unbalanced or balanced audio output on 3.8 mm, 5-pole captive screw connectors. Follow the instructions and illustrations below to correctly connect audio input and output. Connecting the unbalanced a
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Installation, cont’d Connecting the unbalanced audio output 1. Wire a 3.8 mm, 5-pole captive screw connector as shown in figure 2-5. Tip See Caution Sleeve (s) See Caution Tip Figure 2-5 — Unbalanced audio output connector Connect the sleeve to ground (Gnd). Connecting the sleeve to a negative CAUTION (-) terminal will damage the audio output circuits. Pay extra attention to the Right channel audio wiring. The “+” and “-” layout is different from most other Extron products. 2. Plug the 5-pole
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SWP123 Presentation Switcher Chapter Three 3 Operation Front Panel Features Front Panel Operation Decoder Loop Function MVP 104GX Installation
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Operation Front Panel Features 1 3 4 7 8 2 13 2 4 BLANK 13 2 4 BLANK VGA S-VIDEO VIDEO MIC VGA / AUDIO SELECT S-VIDEO / AUDIO SELECT MASTER AUDIO SELECT 13 2 4 BLANK MUTE MICROPHONE TALK OVER VOLUME MIC LEVEL SWP123-2 Presentation Switcher COMPOSITE VIDEO / AUDIO SELECT 13 6 12 10 9 5 11 Figure 3-1 — Front panel details of the SWP123 Video/Audio Select groups The controls for the three independent switchers are grouped by input type. VGA/Audio input select buttons — These buttons select inputs
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Miscellaneous controls and features Microphone Talk Over button — This button turns on the microphone 9 mixer to provide microphone talk-over for the Master Audio. The LED, when lit, indicates that the microphone mixer is turned on. Mic Level — Use the increment ( ) and decrement ( ) buttons to adjust 10 the volume of the microphone. Mute — This button mutes the Master Audio output. The LED, when lit, 11 indicates that the Master Audio output is muted. AV Volume — Use the increment ( ) and dec
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Operation, cont’d Master Audio functions Master Audio is a separate audio output from the A/V groups. Master Audio can route audio from any of the groups or from a microphone to the Master Audio output. Master Audio volume and individual audio input attenuation does not affect microphone volume. Selecting an input for the Master Audio switcher Select audio input from any of the A/V groups or from the microphone by pressing one of the Master Audio Select buttons (VGA, S-video, Video, or Mic). An
