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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SVSI N2000 SERIES ENCODERS/DECODERS

DIGITAL MEDIA DISTRIBU TION & SWITCHING SOLU TION

NMX-ENC-N2122, NMX-DEC-N2222, NMX-DEC-N2212, NMX-ENC-N2135, AND NMX-DEC-N2235

Summary of Contents for AND NMX-DEC-N2235

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL SVSI N2000 SERIES ENCODERS DECODERS DIGITAL MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SWITCHING SOLUTION NMX ENC N2122 NMX DEC N2222 NMX DEC N2212 NMX ENC N2135 AND NMX DEC N2235...

Page 2: ...outlet 10 PROTECT the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 ONLY USE attachments accessories spec...

Page 3: ...tween the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for h...

Page 4: ...ing IP Addresses 22 Option 1 Assigning IP Addresses Individually using the Settings page 22 Option 2 Assigning IP Addresses to Multiple Units using CSV files 22 Switching and Scaling Options 24 Seamle...

Page 5: ...ration Options 46 Settings Page 47 Decoder Setup Section 48 Advanced Settings 50 RS232 Settings 52 Network Setup Section 52 Status Section 53 Change Password 53 Software Section 54 Audio Downmixer Set...

Page 6: ...on Units can still be powered locally by 12VDC This allows easy rack mountable high density installations All units can be PoE powered except the N2212 Decoder Infrared IR emitter connection allows co...

Page 7: ...e Front and Rear Panel Descriptions table on page 8 for more details FIG 5 Front Panel N2135 N2235 1 12VDC Input not needed with PoE 2 Status Indicators 3 RJ45 Auto Sensing Gigabit Ethernet Switch Por...

Page 8: ...on Press to initiate a warm restart which causes the processor to reset but not lose power A reset does NOT affect the current settings ID button Recessed pushbutton Press to send notification out on...

Page 9: ...al Phoenix connector Provides IR output only 33 to 60 kHz An emitter may be necessary not included Not available on the N2212 Decoder RS232 3 pin terminal Phoenix connector which provides a serial con...

Page 10: ...Introducing Your New N2000 Series Devices 10 N2000 Series User Manual FIG 9 IR and Serial Transmitter Port FIG 10 Built In Scaling Through Encoders and Decoders...

Page 11: ...Introducing Your New N2000 Series Devices 11 N2000 Series User Manual FIG 11 Basic Networked AV...

Page 12: ...Introducing Your New N2000 Series Devices 12 N2000 Series User Manual FIG 12 Multi Switch Enterprise Network...

Page 13: ...units If not using PoE connect either the P0 or P1 port to the network using the appropriate cable Daisy chain configuration Once network connection is established to one unit you can daisy chain addi...

Page 14: ...nd Connecting Encoders to the Network and Configuring Stream Settings on page 19 for more information on these connections FIG 1 Installing Mounting Wings Rack Mounting N2000 Series Stand Alone Units...

Page 15: ...gure 4 FIG 4 Fully Populated Card Cage 6 For proper airflow cover any unused card slots with faceplate blanks Blanks are sold separately part number N9210 7 Make sure the Card Cage s power cord is plu...

Page 16: ...eo and audio quality at bandwidths appropriate to any network segment or link Matrix switches as large as 1200x800 have been constructed on a house network using SVSI equipment Alternatively many cust...

Page 17: ...t 17 N2000 Series User Manual 3 Double click the wired interface to your AV network and then click the Properties button 4 Scroll down in the list to the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 option Hi...

Page 18: ...o When using such a display use the AUDIO port for separate transmission of sound and turn HDMI Audio off on the Settings page to avoid video display issues Power is supplied via a PoE enabled switch...

Page 19: ...m Settings 1 Using a Cat 5 cable connect your SVSI Encoder s P0 port to a PoE enabled switch In non PoE applications connect a 12V regulated power supply N9312 to the two pin terminal block plug conne...

Page 20: ...Login page is only displayed if N Able s stored username password does not match the unit s username password A default system will match 5 The Settings page is displayed see Figure 9 6 Change the Str...

Page 21: ...d to the network Auto IP checks the network for available IP addresses in the 169 254 xxx xxx range and then makes an appropriate static assignment to each unit It may be beneficial in some applicatio...

Page 22: ...o Multiple Units using CSV files N Able has the ability to export and import CSV files Once units are auto discovered in N Able the CSV file can be exported into Excel where parameters such as IP addr...

Page 23: ...iate AV source s This connection from an Encoder HDMI IN port female to an input source is accomplished using either an HDMI cable or DVI I through adapter 1 Connect the source you would like to use f...

Page 24: ...eing transmitted out to the display device Seamless Switching The N2000 Series supports seamless switching capability if the scalers in the Encoders are all set to the same resolution and refresh rate...

Page 25: ...dant power supplies Graphical presentation of video network connections Full configuration control assign fixed IP addresses for each SVSI component adjust variable bit rate for each video stream etc...

Page 26: ...mmon cell for the desired Encoder Decoder streaming combination 9 Click the Take button to make the change to your matrix The radio button turns green to indicate the connection was successful WARNING...

Page 27: ...on the Decoder s KVM page to Let the Decoder know the Encoder passwords it needs to establish communication Assign Encoder hotkeys Add remove Encoders from the Decoder s list Passwords By default KVM...

Page 28: ...an access all other main pages by clicking the links in the top navigation bar Figure 1 shows the navigation bar and provides hot links to the sections of this chapter which describe each main page FI...

Page 29: ...al sections and also has links to other dialog boxes for additional configuration options Refer to the following sections for detailed descriptions Encoder Setup Section on page 30 Advanced Settings o...

Page 30: ...alphanumerically TX Enable Enable to broadcast the AV signals Disable to turn off stop broadcasting Stream View edit the current transmit stream number To better understand this setting think of Encod...

Page 31: ...sion of audio data onto the network Audio Source Set the audio source to be disabled enabled or selected automatically see note The AUTO setting always corresponds to HDMI audio as long as there is an...

Page 32: ...automated processes from N Able or N Command from occurring This does not prevent a control system from making changes or a user from manually making changes Input Level Gain Left Right Select a PRE...

Page 33: ...w often in seconds the unit transmits status packets Discovery Packet Transmit Enable the SVSI multicast discovery service which is used to identify units This is useful for larger network integration...

Page 34: ...erface Default is 8 RS232 Parity Select the appropriate parity for the RS232 serial interface Default is no parity none RS232 Stop Bits Select the appropriate number of stop bits for the RS232 serial...

Page 35: ...IP Shows the IP address of the currently connected device or displays Disconnected if no connection exists Port 50001 can only accept a single external connection at a time If a device is currently sh...

Page 36: ...ions are described in Table 6 FIG 9 Software Section TABLE 6 Settings Page Software Section Option Description Serial Displays the serial number of the N2000 Encoder MAC Address Displays the MAC addre...

Page 37: ...DMI connection Selecting Auto bases audio output on the settings of the connected source device YCbCr 4 2 2 Output For color conversion Can force to RGB output based on connected device s reported set...

Page 38: ...tion table on page 30 for more information TABLE 8 Crop Pan Zoom Page Options Option Description X1 Y1 Set pixel coordinates of viewing area top left X2 Y2 Set pixel coordinates of viewing area bottom...

Page 39: ...ostPlay Page Options Option Description Edit Playlist Select a playlist from the drop down menu to view edit the images currently used in the chosen image playlists If more than one image appears in t...

Page 40: ...image and audio files to the N2000 Encoder database You can also use the Fill field to customize the background color used behind HostPlay images that do not take up the entire screen Delete Images De...

Page 41: ...e delete test events to be performed when the Encoder powers on Visit our website for more details on Application Programming Interface API commands Video Cable Connected Event Create delete test even...

Page 42: ...e sending commands from the Serial page will always return a No Data message and fail to send the commands FIG 15 Serial Page TABLE 12 Serial Page Options Option Description Serial Code Create select...

Page 43: ...network Enabled by default When disabled the unit works like a non KVM unit and ignores any keyboard or mouse activity Multiaccess Enable to allow multiple Decoders to access this Encoder at the same...

Page 44: ...ide of the screen Use the Encode button to translate the changes into a new EDID and click Set EDID Option 4 Connect a compatible display to the Encoder s HDMI Out port and click Set EDID to Pass thru...

Page 45: ...ge LLDP Page Click the LLDP link at the top of any of the main web pages to access the page shown in Figure 20 The LLDP page displays information from the Link Layer Discover Protocol LLDP packet whic...

Page 46: ...access the GUI main pages by clicking the links in the top navigation bar Figure 1 shows the navigation bar and provides hot links to the sections of this chapter which describe each main page FIG 1...

Page 47: ...l sections and also has links to other dialog boxes for additional configuration options Refer to the following sections for detailed descriptions Decoder Setup Section on page 48 Advanced Settings on...

Page 48: ...smit stream number To better understand this setting think of Decoders dialing up channels on a cable box rather than a traditional AV matrix Each decoder can dial in a different active channel Audio...

Page 49: ...ed Settings on page 50 for details on the options available from this link RS232 Settings Refer to RS232 Settings on page 52 for details on the options available from this link Allow SVSI Multicast Di...

Page 50: ...ommand from occurring This does not prevent a control system from making changes or a user from manually making changes Input audio for LocalPlay Select to enable the input audio when the Live Local m...

Page 51: ...default Discovery Interval secs Determine how often in seconds the unit transmits discovery packets Serial Master Enable Enable this device to be the master to the designated slave Serial Slave Addre...

Page 52: ...AUTO IP an IP Address in the range of 169 254 xxx xxx with Netmask of 255 255 0 0 and Gateway address of 169 254 1 1 will be automatically assigned to the N2000 Decoder by the control software When se...

Page 53: ...e If a device is currently showing the port occupied by a control system or other device then other connections will be rejected However connection attempts from the same IP will override the current...

Page 54: ...Displays the MAC address of the network interface of the N2000 Decoder Firmware Version Displays the date code for the currently running version of the N2000 Decoder internal firmware Web Version Dis...

Page 55: ...source Center Gain slider Set percentage of audio on center channel mixed into left and right output when downmixing Front Gain slider Set percentage of audio on front left and right channels mixed i...

Page 56: ...tion table on page 48 for more information TABLE 9 Crop Pan Zoom Page Options Option Description X1 Y1 Set pixel coordinates of viewing area top left X2 Y2 Set pixel coordinates of viewing area bottom...

Page 57: ...from the drop down menu to view edit the images currently used in the chosen image playlists If more than one image appears in the list a transition time can be set for each image Save Click to save t...

Page 58: ...commands See Table 11 for option descriptions FIG 13 IR Page Delete Image s Delete the selected image file from the playlist Delete Audio Delete the selected audio file from the playlist TABLE 10 Loca...

Page 59: ...lete test events to be performed when the Decoder powers on Visit our website for more details on Application Programming Interface API commands Video Cable Connected Event Create delete test events t...

Page 60: ...e sending commands from the Serial page will always return a No Data message and fail to send the commands FIG 15 Serial Page TABLE 13 Serial Page Options Option Description Serial Code Create select...

Page 61: ...ault password for stream encryption To successfully communicate the Decoder must know and match the Encoder password FIG 16 Security Page KVM Page Click the KVM link at the top of any of the main web...

Page 62: ...B connection to Encoders with the same or higher permission level See the section Advanced KVM Setup With Added Security Features on page 27 for more information Import KVM CSV Click the Choose File b...

Page 63: ...to view the EDID information of the connected output display FIG 18 EDID Page TABLE 15 EDID Page Options Option Description EDID Display Shows the EDID of the display that is connected to the Decoder...

Page 64: ...ink at the top of any of the main web pages to access the page shown in Figure 19 The Logs page displays a command log that lists all TCP and UDP messages the unit receives It also displays the web br...

Page 65: ...lick the LLDP link at the top of any of the main web pages to access the page shown in Figure 20 The LLDP page displays information from the Link Layer Discover Protocol LLDP packet which identifies t...

Page 66: ...io on all Decoders verify audio settings are correct on Encoder If there is no audio on a single Decoder verify audio settings are correct on Decoder Device has been discovered in N Able but the confi...

Page 67: ...oder stream on the network is set to HostPlay or does NOT have a valid input video signal Seeing this screen means that the Decoder CAN communicate with the Encoder across the network It is a good way...

Page 68: ...ceiving the stream from the intended Encoder However the video signal being sent to the Encoder is not supported Please refer to the AMX website need link for the listing of supported resolutions Disp...

Page 69: ...ideo source but is not set up to pass it Please call SVSI Technical Support to enable this feature Displayed when Decoder Notes is receiving a stream from an Encoder it can not decrypt Make sure the D...

Page 70: ...ponsibility for errors or omissions AMX also reserves the right to alter specifications without prior notice at any time The AMX Warranty and Return Policy and related documents can be viewed download...

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