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FOX 500 Tx/Rx • Operation

Operation, cont’d

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FOX 500 Tx/Rx

4

Chapter 4

Remote Control

Rear.Panel.Remote.RS-232.Ports

Front.Panel.Configuration.Port

Simple.Instruction.Set.Control

Windows

®

-Based.Program.Control

Front panel security lockout (executive mode)

The front panel security lockout limits the operation of the 

receiver from the front panel.  When the receiver is locked, the 

Menu and Next buttons are disabled.
To toggle the lock on and off, press and hold the Menu button 

and the Next button for approximately two seconds (figure 3-9).

MENU

NEXT

MENU

NEXT

Exe Mode

Disabled

Exe Mode

Enabled

Press and 

hold the Menu and Next 

buttons simultaneously to toggle the 
front panel lock on or off.

2 seconds

Release the

Menu and Next

buttons.

The LCD indicates 
the front panel lock 
(enabled or disabled).

Figure 3-9 — Toggle front panel lock on or off

If the user pushes either button when the receiver is locked, the 

LCD displays Exe Mode Enabled.

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Summary of Contents for FOX 500 Rx

Page 1: ...4 01 PM Industrial Bldg Singapore 368363 800 7339 8766 65 6383 4400 FAX 65 6383 4664 Extron Electronics Japan Kyodo Building 16 Ichibancho Chiyoda ku Tokyo 102 0082 Japan 81 3 3511 7655 FAX 81 3 3511 7656 www extron com 2007 Extron Electronics All rights reserved User s Manual High Resolution Fiber Optic Transmitters and Receivers 68 1308 01 Rev A 01 07 FOX 500 Tx Rx im Vertrieb von CAMBOARD Elect...

Page 2: ...tem Servicepersonal durchgeführt werden Die internen Komponenten des Gerätes sind wartungsfrei Zur Vermeidung eines elektrischen Schocks versuchen Sie in keinem Fall dieses Gerät selbst öffnen da beim Entfernen der Abdeckungen die Gefahr eines elektrischen Schlags und oder andere Gefahren bestehen Schlitze und Öffnungen Wenn das Gerät Schlitze oder Löcher im Gehäuse aufweist dienen diese zur Verme...

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Page 4: ...onnector Step 5 If you want the FOX 500 to pass serial signals such as for serial control of a projector connect the master device to the transmitter and the slave device to the receiver via three poles of the RS 232 Over Fiber captive screw connector on both units N For RS 232 responses from the receiver to the transmitter you must install fiber cable Optical 2 See Step 8 Step 6 For serial contro...

Page 5: ... Optical 2 light link The receiver s Alarm port reports the status of the Optical 1 light link Step 8 Connect the Optical 1 required and Optical 2 optional fiber cables between the transmitter and receiver N Only Optical 1 is required for video audio and serial command transmission Optical 2 is required only to send serial data such as commands from the receiver to the transmitter and passed respo...

Page 6: ...d messages 4 4 Error responses 4 6 Timeout 4 6 Using the command response table 4 6 Windows Based Program Control 4 16 Installing the software 4 16 Starting the progra m 4 16 Status are a 4 18 Memory Preset are a 4 18 Mute are a 4 19 Video Adjustment are a 4 19 Output Configuration are a 4 20 Advanced Configuration are a 4 20 Audio Adjustment are a 4 21 Audio Output Level are a 4 22 Firmware upgra...

Page 7: ...00 240V 0 3A 50 6 0 Hz AU DIO INP UT S INP UT LO OP TH RU RG B INP UT R G B H V OR L R RS 232 PAS S THR U Tx Rx NA RS 232 CON TRO L ALA RM OPT IONA L FOR RET URN DATA LINK LINK Tx Rx 1 2 RG B OP TIC AL 1 2 FO X 50 0 Rx AU DIO OU TP UT RG B OU TP UT S R G B H V L R RS 232 OVE R FIBE R Tx Rx NA REM OTE RS 232 ALA RM 1 2 OPT IONA L FOR RET URN DATA LINK LINK Tx Rx 1 2 RG B 100 240V 0 3A 50 6 0 Hz OP ...

Page 8: ...t signal Windows based control program For RS 232 remote control from a PC the Extron Windows based control software provides a graphical interface and drag and drop point and click operation Simple Instruction Set SIS The transmitter and receiver both use Extron s SIS for easy remote control operation Audio level The audio output can be set to either the consumer level 10 dBV or professional leve...

Page 9: ... Introduction Introduction cont d 1 6 FOX 500 Tx Rx 2 Chapter Two Installation Mounting the Unit Connections im Vertrieb von CAMBOARD Electronics www camboard de Tel 07131 911201 Fax 07131 911203 ce info camboard de ...

Page 10: ...the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern 5 Reliable earthing grounding Reliable earthing of rack mounted equipment should be maintained Particular attention should be given to supply connections other ...

Page 11: ...hen tighten all four screws to secure the unit in place figure 2 2 Through desk mounting Mount the unit through a desk or podium using the optional Extron MBD 129 through desk mounting kit part 70 077 02 as follows 1 If rubber feet were previously installed on the bottom of the unit remove them 2 Secure the brackets to the unit with the provided machine screws figure 2 3 Leave the screws slightly ...

Page 12: ...tor The connector is included with FOX 500 but you must supply the audio cable See figure 2 5 to wire a captive screw connector for the appropriate input type and impedance level Use the supplied tie wrap to strap the audio cable to the extended tail of the connector L R Unbalanced Stereo Input Balanced Stereo Input Ring Sleeve s Tip Sleeve Tip Sleeve Tip Tip Ring Do not tin the wires Figure 2 5 C...

Page 13: ...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 transmitter receiver pair Typically singlemode fiber has a yellow jacket and multimode cable has an orange jacket N Only one fiber optic cable Optical 1 is required for video ...

Page 14: ...wire is shorter than 3 16 wires can be easily pulled out even if tightly fastened by the captive screws The volume level for the output can be set to either the consumer level 10 dBV or the professional level 4 dBu via the front panel or Ethernet or RS 232 control See chapter 3 Operation and chapter 4 Remote Control for details Receiver rear panel connections All connectors except the Configuratio...

Page 15: ...tached dust caps into the optical transceivers when the fiber optic cable is unplugged N Ensure that you use the proper fiber cable for your transmitter receiver pair Typically singlemode fiber has a yellow jacket and multimode cable has an orange jacket N Only one fiber optic cable Optical 1 is required for video audio and serial command transmission But if you connect only one fiber optic cable ...

Page 16: ... RS 232 port becomes inactive and the front panel Configuration port is active Alarm outputs connection REMOTE RS 232 ALARM Tx Rx 1 2 Pin 1 and pin 2 are shorted together when no light is detected Do not tin the wires Figure 2 10 Alarms connector N The length of exposed wires is critical The ideal length is 3 16 5 mm If the stripped section of wire is longer than 3 16 the exposed wires may touch c...

Page 17: ... 232 port becomes inactive and the front panel Configuration port is active This port is RS 232 only with the following protocols 9600 baud no parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit no flow control N The maximum distances from the transmitter or receiver to the controlling device can vary up to 200 feet 61 m Factors such as cable gauge baud rates environment and output levels from the unit and the controll...

Page 18: ...ble Optical 1 and the fiber optic cable Optical 2 is installed Link 2 LEDs This LED lights on the transmitter when the transmitter detects light on the fiber optic cable Optical 2 This LED lights on the receiver when the transmitter detects light on the fiber optic cable Optical 2 and the fiber optic cable Optical 1 is installed c Status display The 12 column by 2 line LCD displays configuration m...

Page 19: ... Next button N From any menu or submenu after 30 seconds of inactivity the receiver saves all adjustment settings and times out to the default FOX 500 LCD display Picture Control menu Figure 3 3 is a flowchart that shows an overview of the Picture Control menu its submenus and the available settings N The Horizontal Start and Total Pixels Pixel Phase submenus are only available when both fiber cab...

Page 20: ...The Gain submenu is only available when both fiber cables are installed between the transmitter and receiver ADVANCED CONFIG Menu Menu 30 sec 18 0 dB to 10 0 dB Menu Next Menu Menu Menu AUDIO CONFIG 30 sec 30 sec OUTPUT LVL CONS PRO Next Menu Menu MUTE OFF ON Next Next OUTPUT CONFIG PICTURE CONTROL MEMORY PRESETS Menu EXIT MENU PRESS NEXT Menu FOX 500 nn nk nnHz This submenu is only available when...

Page 21: ... submenu Rotate the Adjust knob while in the Save submenu to select either the displayed preset number 01 through 30 or N A NA for no preset Press the Next button to save the current settings Select N A and press the Next button to exit the submenu without saving the settings Clear Presets submenu Rotate either Adjust knob to select Yes and press the Next button to erase all presets Select No and ...

Page 22: ... the receiver to output a selected test pattern The test pattern will turn off if the input signal rate is changed or disconnected or if power is removed The size of the test pattern depends on the size of the active input signal Any picture adjustments made on the input affect the test patterns as well Exit menu From the Exit menu figure 3 8 press the Next button to return to the default display ...

Page 23: ...ggle the lock on and off press and hold the Menu button and the Next button for approximately two seconds figure 3 9 MENU NEXT MENU NEXT Exe Mode Disabled Exe Mode Enabled Press and hold the Menu and Next buttons simultaneously to toggle the front panel lock on or off 2 seconds Release the Menu and Next buttons The LCD indicates the front panel lock enabled or disabled Figure 3 9 Toggle front pane...

Page 24: ...mit Tx Ground Receive Rx Transmit Tx Bidirectional REMOTE RS 232 ALARM Tx Rx 1 2 Do not tin the wires Figure 4 1 Remote connector pin assignments Front Panel Configuration Port N The front panel configuration ports parallel the rear panel Remote RS 232 ports If a front panel configuration connection is made on either unit that unit s rear panel Remote RS 232 port becomes inactive and the front pan...

Page 25: ... 2006 E xtron E lectronics FOX 500 Rx Vx xx 60 xxx xx The connected unit issues the appropriate copyright message above when it first powers on Vx xx is the firmware version number 60 xxx xx is the connected unit s part number Reconfig The unit sends the Reconfig message whenever the video input signal to the transmitter is changed HphX The unit sends the Hph message whenever the output s horizont...

Page 26: ...mand because the command is invalid or it contains invalid parameters the unit returns an error response to the host The error response codes are E10 Invalid command E11 Invalid preset number E13 Invalid parameter E14 Invalid command for this configuration Timeout Pauses of 10 seconds or longer between command ASCII characters result in a timeout The command operation is aborted with no other indi...

Page 27: ... centering to X Increment position Vph X Shift the image up one line Decrement position Vph X Shift the image down one line Show position X Horizontal start N When the controlling PC is connected to the receiver the FOX 500 can perform this command only if the fiber 2 cable is connected The unit returns the E14 error if fiber 2 is not connected Set a start position X Hst X Set the horizontal locat...

Page 28: ...I Command host to unit Response unit to host Additional description Audio input gain and attenuation N The set gain G and attenuation g commands are case sensitive N When the controlling PC is connected to the receiver the FOX 500 can perform this command only if the fiber 2 cable is not connected The unit returns the E14 error if fiber 2 is not connected Set input audio gain to dB value X1 G Aud ...

Page 29: ...tinued Command ASCII Command host to unit Response unit to host Additional description Test pattern N You must have a video input connected and fiber cable Optical 1 connected between the transmitter and receiver for the receiver to output a selected test pattern The test pattern will turn off if the input signal rate is changed or disconnected or if power is removed Output Color Bars 1J Tst1 Set ...

Page 30: ... 1 23 sample value only Request part number N 60 746 nn See appendix A for part numbers Show link 1 status 1S X1 0 light link not received at receiver 1 light received Show link 2 status 2S X1 0 light link not received at transmitter 1 light received Show input video status 3S X1 0 video is not input to the transmitter 1 video is input Show input audio status 4S X1 0 audio is not input to the tran...

Page 31: ...wo icons into a group folder named Extron Electronics FOX 500 The two installed icons are FOX 500 Control Pgm Uninstall FOX 500 Starting the program Start the Extron FOX 500 Control Program as follows 1 Click Start Programs Extron Electronics FOX 500 FOX 500 Control Pgm The Communication Setup window appears figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Communication Setup window 2 Select the Com port to which your trans...

Page 32: ...nnected the FOX 500 model multimode or singlemode and the video input frequency Memory Preset area The Memory Preset area provides a means to save and recall memory presets Memory presets are saved values of the horizontal and vertical position and sizing information See Memory Presets menu in chapter 3 Operation for more information on presets Mute area Click the Video Mute and or Audio Mute radi...

Page 33: ...ystem you can still toggle the front panel lock in the control program s Advanced Configuration area but the program cannot report the lock s status The program indication changes figure 4 6 to show that the Executive mode is control only without and indication of the current mode The Set executive mode On or Off message is displayed for approximately 1 second Figure 4 6 Alternate Advanced Configu...

Page 34: ... that unit s serial ports by calling the Extron Firmware Loader utility from the Windows based control program N When firmware upgrades are available they are unique to the unit a transmitter firmware upgrade for the Tx unit and a receiver upgrade for the Rx unit You must connect directly to the unit to be updated Upload replacement firmware as follows 1 Visit the Extron web site www extron com cl...

Page 35: ... Any other file extension is not a firmware upgrade for your FOX 500 c Click Upload The File Loader reports This process could take several minutes Please wait and then displays a scroll bar that shows the status of the upload d When the Firmware Loader reports Transfer complete click the Exit button 6 Cycle the FOX 500 unit s power 7 If necessary repeat this entire procedure on the other unit of ...

Page 36: ...e Control Remote Control cont d 4 26 FOX 500 Tx Rx A Appendix A Reference Information Specifications Part Numbers im Vertrieb von CAMBOARD Electronics www camboard de Tel 07131 911201 Fax 07131 911203 ce info camboard de ...

Page 37: ...s and kinks Nominal peak wavelength 850 nm for FOX 500 Tx Rx MM 1310 nm for FOX 500 Tx Rx SM Transmission power 5 dBm typical Maximum receiver sensitivity 18 dBm typical Optical budget 13 dB maximum N These transceivers are class 1 laser products They meet the safety regulations of IEC 60825 FDA 21 CFR 1040 10 and FDA 21 CFR 1040 11 Video Number signal type 1 VGA UXGA RGBHV RGBS RGsB RsGsBs input ...

Page 38: ...ffered outputs 1 balanced stereo 1 unbalanced stereo Connectors 1 3 5 mm captive screw connector 5 pole 1 3 5 mm mini stereo jack Impedance 50 ohms unbalanced 100 ohms balanced Nominal level 4 dBu 1 23 Vrms 10 dBV 316 mVrms Maximum level Hi Z 19 dBu unbalanced at 1 THD N Maximum level 600 ohm 15 dBm unbalanced at 1 THD N Control remote Serial control ports on each unit transmitter and receiver Con...

Page 39: ...ally serial numbered paired half is also returned The FOX 500 is available in singlemode SM and multimode MM models each of which includes a transmitter Tx and a receiver Rx FOX 500 Models Part number FOX 500 Tx Rx SM 60 746 02 FOX 500 Tx SM 60 746 12 FOX 500 Rx SM 60 746 22 FOX 500 Tx Rx MM 60 746 01 FOX 500 Tx MM 60 746 11 FOX 500 Rx MM 60 746 21 Included parts These items are included in each o...

Page 40: ... audio 3 to 50 0 9 m to 15 2 m molded 26 490 nn VGA A M M BK with audio 3 to 50 0 9 m to 15 2 m backshell 26 490 nn MHR 5 BNC mini high resolution male to male 3 to 100 0 9 m to 30 4 m 26 260 nn MHR 5P BNC mini high resolution plenum male to male 3 to 100 0 9 m to 30 4 m 26 378 nn M59 5 BNC mini 59 flex male to male 3 to 100 0 9 m to 30 4 m 26 499 nn RG6 5 BNC super high resolution male to male 3 ...

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