Extron electronics FOX 4G Matrix 14400, User Manual

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FOX 4G Matrix 14400 Switcher • Installation
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Fiber optic connectors and connection status LEDs —
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This unit outputs continuous invisible light, which may be harmful and
dangerous to the eyes; use with caution. For additional safety, plug the
attached dust caps into the optical transceivers when the fiber optic cable is
unplugged.
N
Ensure that you use the proper fiber cable for your I/O board. Typically, singlemode
fiber has a yellow jacket and multimode cable has an orange jacket.
N Unlike most Extron transmitters and receivers , which output an optical stream
on one connector in a block and receive a return optical stream on the second
connector in the same block, the FOX 4G Matrix 14400 uses one connector on the
block as an input and the second connector on the same block as a separate output.
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Input connector — For all one-
way video, audio, and/or serial
communications output by a
transmitter, connect a fiber optic
cable to the Input LC connector.
Connect the far end of
this fiber optic cable to the
Optical 1 LC connector on a
FOX 500 Tx transmitter
or to any
other compatible Extron fiber optic
device.
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Or, f
or the serial return, (receiver-
to-transmitter) function, connect the
far end of the cable to the Optical 2
connector on a receiver
.
Input LED — When lit, the link
is active (light is received).
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Output connector — For all
one-way video, audio, and/or
serial communications output
to a receiver, connect a fiber
optic cable to the Output LC
connector.
Connect the far end of
this fiber optic cable to the
Optical 1 LC connector on a
FOX 500 Rx receiver
or to any
other compatible Extron fiber optic
device .
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Or, f
or the serial return, (receiver-to-
transmitter) function, connect the far
end to the Optical 2 connector on a transmitter
.
Output LED — Light is always output, even when no input is tied to
the output. This LED is always lit.
OUT
IN
OPTICAL
2* 1
*
OPTIONAL FOR
RETURN DATA
LINK LINK
OPTICAL
Extron
Fiber Optic
Transmitter
Extron
Fiber Optic
Receiver
FOX 4G
Matrix 14400
Switcher
1 2*
*
OPTIONAL FOR
RETURN DATA
LINK LINK
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Figure 2-3 — Optical connections