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Summary of Contents for MGP 464 Pro 3G-SDI

Page 1: ...User Guide MGP Pro Series Signal Processors Multi Graphic Processors 68 2469 01 Rev C 08 19 ...

Page 2: ...oducto avisa al usuario de la presencia de importantes instrucciones de uso y mantenimiento recogidas en la documentación proporcionada con el equipo Para obtener información sobre directrices de seguridad cumplimiento de normativas compatibilidad electromagnética accesibilidad y temas relacionados consulte la Guía de cumplimiento de normativas y seguridad de Extron referencia 68 290 01 en el siti...

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Page 4: ...er NOTE For more information on safety guidelines regulatory compliances EMI EMF compatibility accessibility and related topics see the Extron Safety and Regulatory Compliance Guide on the Extron website VCCI A Notice この装置はクラスＡ情報技術装置ですこの装置を家庭環境で使用すると電波妨害を引き起こすことがありますその場合には使用者が適切な対策を講ずるよう要求されることがありますＶＣＣI Ａ Battery Notice This product contains a battery Do not open the unit to replace the ba...

Page 5: ...s guide the character 0 is the number zero and O is the capital letter o Computer responses and directory paths that do not have variables are written in the font shown here Reply from 208 132 180 48 bytes 32 times 2ms TTL 32 C Program Files Extron Variables are written in slanted form as shown here ping xxx xxx xxx xxx t SOH R Data STX Command ETB ETX Selectable items such as menu names menu opti...

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Page 7: ...ditional Functions 39 Freeze Mode 39 HDCP Authorization 39 Locking the Front Panel Executive Mode 40 Resetting 40 Remote Configuration and Control 42 Control Connections 42 Serial Ports 42 Ethernet Port 43 SIS Control 43 MGP Pro initiated Messages 43 Error Responses 44 Telnet and Web Communications 44 Entering SIS Commands 45 Symbol Definitions 45 Command and Response Table for MGP Pro SIS Command...

Page 8: ...ce Information 98 Mounting the MGP Pro 98 Tabletop Use 98 Rack Mounting 98 Rack Mounting Procedure 99 IP Address 99 What is an IP Address 99 Choosing IP Addresses 100 Subnet Mask 101 Pinging for the IP Address 101 Connecting as a Telnet Client 102 Subnetting a Primer 104 Updating the Firmware 106 Determining the Firmware Version 106 Downloading the Firmware 109 Uploading the Firmware to the MGP Pr...

Page 9: ...high performance graphics scaling with customizable picture in picture functionality The MGP Pro models can display up to four windows The MGPs accept RGB HDTV component S video and composite video signals on 4 fully configurable inputs and 15 virtual inputs They have 1 scaled output The processors can switch among inputs and provide a full range of picture controls for each window Configurations ...

Page 10: ...together seamlessly mute and unmute close and open the windows Freeze control Freeze control freezes locks a window to the current image 3 2 pulldown detection for NTSC video and 2 2 film detection for PAL These advanced film mode processing features help maximize image detail and sharpness for video sources that originated from film When film is converted to NTSC video the film frame rate has to ...

Page 11: ...orized use in non secure environments or accidental changes to the unit settings RGB and video scaling All sources are scaled to a single output rate Window captioning Each picture in picture window can be labeled with a text label of up to 16 characters The label can be positioned and sized as desired and background text and border colors can be selected LockIt HDMI cable lacing brackets One brac...

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Page 13: ... MGP 464 Pro DI Connect up to four input sources to the HDMI and the BNC connectors as desired MGP 464 Pro 3G SDI Connect up to four input sources to the two 3G HD SDI connectors the two HDMI connectors and the four BNC connectors in any desired combination Sources can be connected to HDMI 3G HD SDI and RGB connectors at the same time The MGP processes the signal for which the input is configured ...

Page 14: ...two HDMI input connectors In all other respects the rear panels are identical for all models Figure 2 MGP 464 Pro DI Rear Panel Figure 3 MGP 464 Pro 3G SDI Rear Panel A BNC inputs 1 through 4 E Reset button I HDMI background input B Virtual inputs inputs 5 through 19 F Reset LED J HDMI inputs C Remote RS 232 422 connector G BNC output connectors K 3G HD SDI inputs D LAN connector H HDMI output L A...

Page 15: ...column One S video input and optionally one composite video input NOTE The S video must always be connected to the top two BNC connectors The Y connector must be on top the C connector in the middle A composite video source can be connected to the bottom BNC connector One interlaced component video source must be connected to all three BNC connectors in the column VID Y VID B Y C VID R Y 5 6 7 VID...

Page 16: ...ot used 6 Not used 7 Not used 7 Rx Receive data 8 Not used 8 Tx Transmit data 9 Not used 9 Not used Figure 6 RS 232 422 Connector Pin Configuration NOTE The cables used to connect the RS 232 422 port to a computer or control system may need to be modified by removing pins or cutting wires If unneeded pins are connected the processor may cease functioning D LAN connector Plug an RJ 45 network cable...

Page 17: ... Wiring the LAN Connector If desired configure the LAN port by using SIS commands see the LAN port setup commands beginning with the Set IP address command on page 68 or by using the Comm IP Configuration menu on the front panel see Comm IP Configuration Menu on page 29 The LAN port default settings are IP address 192 168 254 254 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway IP address 0 0 0 0 DHCP off E Reset ...

Page 18: ... Pro windows are displayed in front of this HDMI image When an HDMI background is used the MGP Pro output is locked to the input rate of the HDMI background This input is not scaled NOTES This input connector can be used only to receive the background image To process HDMI input signals use an MGP Pro DI or 3G SDI model Connecting a DVI source to this HDMI connector requires an adapter cable J HDM...

Page 19: ...n the illustration at right 1 3 Locate the small corner notch on the lens cap and slide the screwdriver between the lens cap and the diffuser see figure 9 1 4 Using a rotating motion of the screwdriver carefully pry the two pieces apart 2 TEXT Separate the two piece button here at the corner Pry the two pieces apart Diffuser Base Button Label Clear Lens 1 2 Figure 9 Replacing a Button Label 5 Lift...

Page 20: ...rols A computer a touch screen panel or any other device that can send and receive serial communications through either serial port or the LAN port Settings can be adjusted through the host computer using SIS commands or the Windows based control software A computer or other device using an Ethernet connection and IP protocol Telnet or a web browser This section discusses the functions available t...

Page 21: ...s using the currently selected window transition effect The Window Configuration menu lets you select a transition effect for example dissolve curtain or square wipe with which the window will open or close the default effect is cut see Window Configuration Menu on page 24 C Virtual video input selection buttons Press these buttons to select inputs 5 through 19 These inputs can be configured via r...

Page 22: ...NEXT to step through its submenus see Menus Configuration and Adjustments J Config port This configuration port on a 2 5 mm TRS connector is an alternative to the RS 232 422 port on the MGP Pro rear panel However unlike the rear panel port it supports only RS 232 see C Remote RS 232 422 connector on page 8 for a description of the rear panel serial port Both of the MGP Pro serial ports are used fo...

Page 23: ...t Cycle Example NOTE From any menu or submenu the MGP Pro saves all adjustment settings and times out to the default screens after 20 seconds of inactivity Window Select Buttons The MGP 464 Pro front panel contains four Window Select buttons Use these buttons in conjunction with the Input buttons to specify which window displays an input or use them with the picture control buttons to specify whic...

Page 24: ...put to be displayed 2 Press the button for the input you want to display For example If you have a computer connected to input 1 and you want to display the computer output in window 4 press Window Select button 4 then press input button 1 Muting an Input To mute the currently selected input turn off its signal and close the window on the display press its Input button again The button backlight b...

Page 25: ...ly pressing the MENU button you cycle through the main menu options Press the MENU button repeatedly until the desired menu is displayed 3 Submenu options When the Main menu item that you want to configure is displayed on the LCD screen press the NEXT button I to cycle through the submenu options of the displayed menu 4 Adjustments With a desired submenu option displayed rotate the horizontal and ...

Page 26: ...MGP Pro Series Operation 18 Main menu flow Figure 13 Main Menu Flow ...

Page 27: ...olution of the incoming video If the estimate proves inaccurate the Auto Image function makes measurements to more accurately set up the input sampling Figure 14 Auto Image Menu Flow To perform an Auto Image adjustment 1 Press the MENU button once to display the Auto Image menu see figure 10 I on page 13 2 Press the NEXT button I once to display the available options 3 Rotate the horizontal or ver...

Page 28: ...ge of the active video Input 1 Horz Start 0128 Input Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Horizontal Start Select a horizontal start pixel position for the left edge of the active video Input Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 1 PxPhs Win 1 16 Input Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Pixel Phase 1 Adjust the pixel sampling point for window 1 for each input Input 1 Total Pxl 1688 Input Input 1 Input 2 I...

Page 29: ... of the total video input display area to the left edge of its active area Select input 1 2 3 or 4 Shows the current horizontal start point for the displayed input Increase or decrease the distance in pixels from the left edge of the total video display area to the left edge of its active area Default is 128 Pixel phases 1 through 4 The point at which pixels are sampled for the selected window The...

Page 30: ...ons or rotate the vertical ADJUST knob to select one of the available refresh rates see table 1 on the next page for a list of the resolutions and refresh rates NOTE The sync type and polarity options are available for the RGB output while the background timings are used If available the output of the MGP Pro is locked to the HDMI background rate until you select a different resolution or disconne...

Page 31: ... x 1200 X X 480p X X 576p X X 720p X X X 1080i X X X 3 1080p X 3 X X X X X 1280 x 800 X X X 1360 x 768 X X 1440 x 900 X X X 1680 x 1050 X Sharp 1080p1 X 1920 x 1200 X X 1080p CVT X 2048 x 1080 X X X X X X LIVE BCKGD2 Rate Resolution and clock of the incoming background input 1 An HDTV 1080p rate specifically tailored to Sharp Professional displays such as G655u 2 When LIVE BCKGD is selected as the...

Page 32: ...Lvl is selected The default is H V HDMI Format submenu Rotate either ADJUST knob to select the digital format of the HDMI output If you select AUTO the MGP Pro detects the EDID from the connected display and determines if it supports the transmission of the ancillary data containing the information frame To manually specify whether the data is transmitted select the DVI RGB 444 or HDMI RGB 444 opt...

Page 33: ...LCD screen 4 Repeat steps 1 and 2 as desired for each additional window whose priority you want to change Window Border submenus Use these submenus one for each window to select colored borders for the windows Turn either ADJUST knob to display the available options Red Green Blue White Magenta Cyan Yellow and Black You can also select Off which specifies no border The defaults are Red for window ...

Page 34: ...fuzzy or a hard sharp leading edge Curtain wipe A curtain wipe causes the new window to appear to unroll over the other one in one of two ways In from the left and right edges to the center of the window Out from the center to the right and left edges of the window A curtain wipe can have a soft fuzzy or a hard sharp leading edge Effect Duration submenu Use this submenu to set the amount of time t...

Page 35: ...16 MB of user storage space that can be used for saved backgrounds and uploaded user web pages The number of images that you can save depends on the size in kBytes of the image bitmap file and the resolution Table 2 shows examples of the number of images you can store based on resolution Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1400 x 1050 1600 x 1200 1080p Image Size kB 900 00 1406 2...

Page 36: ... file with the same file name 5 Press the Detail button the top button located at the immediate left of the LCD screen The LCD screen displays SAVE BKGR MEM Saving Busy The time the MGP Pro takes to save an image varies depending on the image file size For example a 1024x768 pixel image takes about 150 seconds to save A very large image combined with a high output resolution could take as long as ...

Page 37: ...ONFIGURATION is displayed 2 Press NEXT repeatedly to cycle through the screens displaying the current settings for the serial port MAC address DHCP mode IP address gateway address and subnet mask 3 Press MENU to return to the COMM IP CONFIGURATION screen Making changes to the serial port and IP configuration To make changes to the serial port configuration IP address DHCP mode gateway address and ...

Page 38: ...ing the baud rate Set DHCP Mode Set DHCP to On or Off NOTE DHCP must be off before you can edit the IP addresses Set IP Address Set the IP address Set Gateway Addr Set the gateway address Set Subnet Mask Set the subnet mask NOTE The MAC address has no screen in this mode because it cannot be edited Advanced Configuration Menu Use the ADVANCED CONFIGURATION menu to set the background color turn blu...

Page 39: ...ckground and stored images or background colors NOTE The live background input does not support the 1080i resolution Blue Mode submenu Blue Mode causes only sync and blue video signals to be passed to the display This can aid in the setup of the color and tint of video inputs on the MGP Pro While the Blue Mode submenu is displayed rotate either ADJUST knob to turn Blue Mode on and off Test Pattern...

Page 40: ...s available from the submenu vary depending on the selected output rate For example if a 4x3 output rate is selected the 4x3 side by side crop and aspect ratio patterns appear If a 16x9 output rate is selected the 16x9 side by side crop and aspect ratio patterns appear ASPECT RATIO FILL WINDOW submenu Rotate either ADJUST knob to select the aspect ratio of the image relative to the window in which...

Page 41: ...y tailored to Sharp Professional displays such as the G655u Internal Temperature screen The Internal Temp submenu displays the current internal temperature of the unit The MGP Pro displays the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius This is an information only screen and no adjustments can be made on it Factory Default submenu This submenu lets you reset the MGP Pro to the default settings w...

Page 42: ...ese buttons the button for the most recently selected window lights indicating that the window is being adjusted To adjust the picture controls 1 Press the Window Select button to select the window you want to adjust 2 Press the Input button for the input that you want to adjust if it is not currently selected 3 Press the button for the desired picture control Window Image Size sizing Bright Cont ...

Page 43: ...ither ADJUST knob Window Image Position WINDOW_n CNTR H nnnn V nnnn Position the upper left corner of window n on the display in relation to the display center Default 0000 the output rate For H Horizontal ADJUST knob For V Vertical ADJUST knob Press button twice IMAGE nn START H nnnn V nnnn Position the upper left corner of the image of input nn within the window in relation to the window center ...

Page 44: ...s that save information for all the windows Use the Preset Recall Save and Enter buttons on the front panel to save and recall presets Window presets can also be saved recalled and named using the Windows based control software see the software help file or by SIS commands via the serial interface or an Ethernet connection see Remote Configuration and Control on page 42 The following settings can ...

Page 45: ...ADJUST knob to select a window preset number to recall 4 Press the Enter button to recall the preset you selected The LCD screen shows a message indicating that the preset was recalled in the example on the right preset 1 was recalled If you want to exit this menu without recalling a preset repeatedly press the Preset Recall Save button until you see the Window Preset Enter to Exit message 5 Press...

Page 46: ...3 4 2 1 3 4 1 2 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 2 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 1 4 3 1 2 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 4 All Fullscreen Preset 1 Preset 7 Preset 2 Preset 3 Preset 4 Preset 5 Preset 6 Preset 8 Preset 9 Preset 10 Preset 11 Preset 12 Preset 13 Preset 14 Preset 15 Preset 16 Preset 17 Preset 18 Preset 19 Pres...

Page 47: ...ut is sent from the switcher to any of the four MGP inputs Additional Functions Freeze Mode The front panel Freeze button is the first button on the left Press this button to freeze the current image in the currently selected window You can also freeze the windows using the control software or SIS commands via an RS 232 or RS 422 connection If you switch inputs while a window is frozen the freeze ...

Page 48: ...d You can also enable and disable executive mode by using the SIS commands or the Windows based control software via the serial or LAN ports see Remote Configuration and Control starting on page 42 for more information NOTE If you place the MGP Pro in executive mode by using SIS commands or the Windows based control software you have an additional type of executive mode available In executive mode...

Page 49: ...e 4 enables you to set IP address information using ARP and the MAC address It does not replace any user installed firmware 5 Reset to Defaults Hold in the Reset button until the Reset LED blinks three times once after approximately 3 seconds again after 6 seconds and then again after 9 seconds Then within 1 second press Reset momentarily for less than 1 second Performs a complete reset to factory...

Page 50: ...400 or 115200 baud rates Serial Ports The MGP Pro has two ports for serial control both of which enable use of SIS commands and the Windows based control program These serial ports can be connected to the serial port of a host device such as a computer running the Extron DataViewer utility an RS 232 capable PDA or a control system This connection makes software control of the MGP Pro possible The ...

Page 51: ...ed the factory specified defaults are IP address 192 168 254 254 Gateway address 0 0 0 0 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 SIS Control The MGP Pro accepts SIS Simple Instruction Set commands through the RS 232 422 port on the rear panel the RS 232 front panel Config port and the LAN port SIS commands consist of one or more characters per command field They do not require any special characters to begin or e...

Page 52: ...umber of users connected has been exceeded E27 Invalid event number E28 Bad filename File not found Telnet and Web Communications SIS commands can also be issued via an IP connection using either Telnet port 23 or a web browser port 80 The ASCII and URL commands listed in the tables in this section perform the same functions but are encoded differently to accommodate the requirements of each port ...

Page 53: ...he commands Telnet Web Browser Escape key hex 1B W must not be encoded Carriage return hex 0D Pipe character must not be encoded NOTE With Telnet you can use either the Escape E commands or the W commands and the carriage return or the pipe character With the web browser you are required to use the W commands and the pipe character In either method the data string shown in braces as data in the co...

Page 54: ...e default is to match the output resolution X 0 X1 0 EDID resolutions are available only at 50 Hz and 60 Hz If another rate is selected the MGP Pro issues an E13 code All input EDID resolutions have available refresh rates of 50 Hz and 60 Hz only except 576p has 50 Hz only 480p Sharp 1080p and 1080p CVT have 60 Hz only Set input EDID resolution and rate E A X X1 EDID Edid A X X1 Set EDID resolutio...

Page 55: ...ssolve 3 Soft wipe up 4 Soft wipe down 5 Soft wipe right 6 Soft wipe left 7 Soft wipe center in 8 Soft wipe center out 9 Soft wipe square in 10 Soft wipe sq out 11 Soft wipe curtain in 12 Soft wipe curtain out 13 Hard wipe up 14 Hard wipe down 15 Hard wipe right 16 Hard wipe left 17 Hard wipe center in 18 Hard wipe center out 19 Hard wipe square in 20 Hard wipe square out 21 Hard wipe curtain in 2...

Page 56: ...ct next lower contrast level View contrast level X X View current contrast level setting for window X Brightness Specific value X X Y X Brt X Set the brightness level for window X to X Increment brightness value X Y X Brt X Select next higher brightness level Decrement brightness value X Y X Brt X Select next lower brightness level View brightness level X Y X View current brightness level setting ...

Page 57: ...indow shift amount 1 X X2 View the amount of vertical shift KEY X Window number 0 All windows available only for 1 Window 1 3 Window 3 freeze and window mute 2 Window 2 4 Window 4 X2 Image or window position Zero location is 2048 and limits are the output resolution Horizontal Shift Image Set a specific value 2 X X2 H X Ihp X2 Set the horizontal centering of the image in window X to X2 Increment h...

Page 58: ...ctive area The maximum size is double the active output area Horizontal Size Image Set a specific value 2 X X2 X Ihs X2 Set the width of the image in window X to X2 Increase horizontal size of image 2 X X Ihs X2 Widen the image Decrease horizontal size of image 2 X X Ihs X2 Narrow the image View horizontal size of image 2 X X2 View the width of the image Vertical Size Image Set a specific value 2 ...

Page 59: ...The variables must be entered in the following order horizontal position X2 vertical position X2 horizontal size X2 vertical size X2 For the image in window X set the position horizontal and vertical to X2 and the size width and height to X2 View image size and position E X I Y X X2 X2 X2 X2 View the position and size of the image in window X KEY X Window number 0 All windows available only for 1 ...

Page 60: ...28 X2 Image or window position Zero location is 2048 and limits are the output resolution X2 Window size The minimum size is 1 16 the size of the output active area The maximum size is double the active output area X2 Window priority 1 4 where 1 is top priority and 4 is lowest priority Input Presets Recall input preset 3 X X1 Rpr 3 X1 Recall input preset X1 to window X Save input preset 3 X X1 Spr...

Page 61: ...input X Horizontal Start Set a specific value X X1 Hst X X1 Set the horizontal position of the first active pixel in the active window input X to X1 Increment horizontal start value X Hst X X1 Increase the horizontal start location value for input X Decrement horizontal start value X Hst X X1 Decrease the horizontal start location value for input X View horizontal start setting X X1 View the horiz...

Page 62: ... value for the input X to X1 Increment active lines value 13 X Aln X X1 Select the next higher active lines value Decrement active lines value 13 X Aln X X1 Select the next lower active lines value View active lines setting 13 X X1 View the current active lines setting for input X KEY X Input number 1 20 20 live background for HDCP status only X1 Advanced picture settings value Range is the auto s...

Page 63: ...View the currently selected test pattern KEY X Test pattern 0 Off none 5 Ramp 10 Quad Split 4 x 4 1 Colorbars 6 Alt Pixels 11 PIP Images 4 x 3 or 6 x 9 PIP columns 2 X Hatch 16 x 12 7 White Field 12 1 78 Aspect 4 x 3 16 x 9 3 4 x 4 X Hatch 8 Crop 13 1 85 Aspect 4 x 3 16 x 9 4 Grayscale 9 Side By Side 4 x 3 crop 14 2 35 Aspect 4 x 3 16 x 9 Executive Mode NOTE In all front panel lock modes RS 232 RS...

Page 64: ...l border in window X View text border color 14 X X3 View the border color X3 of the text label in window X KEY X Window number 0 All windows available only for 1 Window 1 3 Window 3 freeze and window mute 2 Window 2 4 Window 4 X Windows text position 0 None 2 Bottom center 4 Top left 6 Top right 1 Bottom left 3 Bottom right 5 Top center X3 Label text size 1 small 2 medium 3 large X3 Label border c...

Page 65: ...ound setting red green and blue in that order View custom color 22 Ubk X2 X2 X2 View the red green and blue values of the custom screen background color KEY X2 Red green or blue color value 0 255 Background Image Save image E 0 filename MF Ims filename Save the current output image to memory under the designated name NOTE The filename must be no more than 16 characters including the bmp extension ...

Page 66: ...etting E VTPO X3 View the current output colorspace for the HDMI output KEY X3 HDMI output format 0 Auto based on sink EDID 2 HDMI 444 RGB 0 255 InfoFrames 1 DVI 444 RGB 0 255 no InfoFrames Default 0 HDCP Input Authorization HDMI inputs only Set HDCP authorized device On E E X 1 HDCP Hdcp E X 1 Select HDCP authorization for input X Set HDCP authorized device Off E E X 0 HDCP Hdcp E X 0 Deselect HD...

Page 67: ...dow number 0 All windows available only for 1 Window 1 3 Window 3 freeze and window mute 2 Window 2 4 Window 4 X Input video format 1 RGB 4 YUVi 6 Composite video 2 YUV HD 5 S video 7 HDMI or 3G HD SDI 3 RGBcvS X Test pattern 0 Off none 6 Alt Pixels 11 PIP Images 1 Colorbars 7 White Field 4 x 3 or 6 x 9 PIP columns 2 X Hatch 16 x 12 8 Crop 12 1 78 Aspect 4 x 3 16 x 9 3 4 x 4 X Hatch 9 Side By Side...

Page 68: ...t of the first response character before terminating the command Default 10 100 ms Max 32767 X11 Time in tens of milliseconds that the MGP Pro will wait between characters being received via a serial port before terminating the current command or receive operation Default 20 200 ms Max 32767 X11 Message length delimiter value or byte count via the serial port L Length of message to be received byt...

Page 69: ... If X10 and X11 are not specified the defaults are used KEY X10 IPort number 01 99 always 2 digits 01 rear panel port 02 front panel port X10 Time in tens of milliseconds that the MGP Pro waits until receipt of the first response character before terminating the command Default 10 100 ms Max 32767 X11 Time in tens of milliseconds that the MGP Pro will wait between characters being received via a s...

Page 70: ...ut commands apply Anything else returns an E13 error code The response contains leading zeros Firmware Version Requests NOTE An asterisk after the version number in these commands indicates which version is currently running A caret indicates bad checksum or invalid load Question marks indicate that the firmware version is not loaded Query firmware version Q or 1Q Q or 1Q X10 With tagged response ...

Page 71: ...desc UL date time With tagged response verbose modes 2 and 3 Ver04 X10 plus web ver desc UL date time Use this command to find out which version of the firmware if any was uploaded into the unit after it left the factory Example 4Q 4Q 2 02 1 66 MGP464 Series Mon 14 Jan 2008 17 03 46 GMT In this example the factory firmware version is 2 02 also known as kernel version 1 66 for an MGP 464 Pro dated ...

Page 72: ... n bytes used out of n kBytes With tagged response verbose modes 2 and 3 Inf04 n bytes used out of n kBytes Show amount of user memory used and total available user memory Event Control Read event buffer memory27 E X12 X12 X12 X12 E W X12 X12 X12 X12 E X13 Read the contents of a specific section of a memory buffer for event number X12 Write event to memory buffer24 27 E X12 X12 X12 X12 X12 E W X12...

Page 73: ... Enm nn With tagged response verbose modes 2 and 3 Enm nnnnn nn 2 digit number nnnnn 5 digit number KEY X12 Event number range 0 99 X12 Event buffer 0 receive 1 user 2 NVRAM X12 Event buffer offset range 0 to max buffer size X12 Event data to write X13 Number of bytes to read E mail Commands Configure e mail events24 X13 X13 X13 CR W X13 X13 X13 CR Ipr X13 X13 X13 When event X13 occurs end e mail ...

Page 74: ...IP Setup Commands Set unit name24 E X10 CN W X10 CN Ipn X10 Change the processor name to X10 a name of your choosing For X10 The name can consist of up to 24 alphanumeric characters and the minus sign or hyphen The first character must be a letter the last character cannot be a minus sign Case does not matter Set unit name to factory default24 E CN W 20 CN Ipn X13 X13 is the name the processor was...

Page 75: ...19 33 Set daylight saving time24 E X12 CX W X12 CX Ipx X12 Set daylight saving time X12 on your MGP Pro Daylight saving time DST is a 1 hour offset that is observed in the USA and parts of Europe and Brazil Example California uses GMT 8 00 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November and 7 00 GMT from November to March DST should be turned off in Hawaii American Samoa Guam Puert...

Page 76: ...e suppressed Set gateway address24 E X10 CG W X10 CG Ipg X10 Set IP address X10 nnn nnn nnn nnn for your gateway Leading zeros are optional Read gateway address E CG W CG X10 View the gateway IP address for your unit KEY X10 IP address nnn nnn nnn nnn Leading zeros in each of the four fields are optional in setting values and are suppressed in returned values X11 Hardware MAC address xx xx xx xx x...

Page 77: ...ted via Ethernet verbose mode is disabled in order to reduce the amount of communication traffic on the network If you want to use the verbose mode other than mode 0 with an MGP you must set this mode to On each time you reconnect to the MGP Read verbose mode E CV W CV X11 KEY X11 Verbose response mode 0 Clear none default for Telnet connections 1 Verbose mode is on enabled default for RS 232 or R...

Page 78: ...ling it by resetting it to 0 can be done only to ports numbered 1024 or higher Reset Telnet port map24 E 23MT W 23MT Pmt 00023 Disable Telnet port map24 E 0MT W 0MT Pmt 00000 Read Telnet port map HTTP E MT W MT port Set web port map24 E port MH W port MH Pmh port Reset web port map24 E 80MH W 80MH Pmh 00080 Set the web port to the standard port number 80 Disable web port map24 E 0MH W 0MH Pmh 0000...

Page 79: ...ate3 filesize3 file n filename n date n filesize n file n 1 filename n 1 date n 1 filesize n 1 Unit Telnet responses filename x 1 date time length filename x 1 date time length filename x 1 date time length filename x 1 date time length space_remaining bytes left Stream Files via Port 80 Load file to user flash memory Use POST on port 80 followed by the delimited data to be written to the flash fi...

Page 80: ... password 4 to 12 alphanumeric characters The password is case sensitive Special characters spaces or symbols are not allowed NOTE The factory configured passwords for all accounts on this device have been set to the device serial number Passwords are case sensitive Directory Commands Change create directory E path directory CJ W path 2F directory 2F CJ Dir path directory NOTE A directory does not...

Page 81: ...nts the IP address and the subnet mask to the factory default values The IP address is reset to 192 168 254 254 and the subnet mask is set to 255 255 0 0 identical to reset mode 5 Absolute reset retaining IP24 E ZY W ZY Zpy Same as Absolute system reset EZQQQ except that IP settings including IP address subnet mask gateway address unit name DHCP setting and port mapping Telnet web Direct Access ar...

Page 82: ...set video color and tint levels Picture controls Position and size the windows and the images within the windows zoom in or out on the images and windows and make fine adjustments to contrast brightness color tint and sharpness Presets Create save and recall window and input presets Window configuration Set window priority border color text label colors size and location plus transition effects fo...

Page 83: ...ron com if you need an ID number see your Extron representative 7 Follow the instructions on the subsequent screens to complete the software program installation By default the configuration program files are stored on your computer at C Program Files x86 Extron IN1606 and IN1608 Series If there is not already an Extron folder in your Program Files x86 folder the installation program creates it as...

Page 84: ...ol Pgm The Communication Type Selection window appears see figure 27 2 On the Communication Type Selection window select the tab for the communication method you want to use between your computer and the MGP Pro NOTE Most items in the MGP Pro Series control program can also be configured via the front panel or via the MGP Pro web pages Virtual inputs 5 through 19 cannot be configured from the fron...

Page 85: ...accounts on this device have been set to the device serial number Passwords are case sensitive RS232 Select your computer communication port from the Port menu and the baud rate from the Speed baud menu All other parameters are preset Figure 28 MGP Series Control Program Main Window MGP 464 Pro 4 For information on configuring the MGP Pro using the software see the help file To access the help fil...

Page 86: ...HTML pages using a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer NOTE Administrators have access to all of the web pages and are able to make changes to settings Users can access the pages on the System Status and Background tabs only Accessing the Web Pages To access the MGP Pro HTML web pages 1 Start the web browser program 2 Enter the MGP Pro IP address in the browser Address field NOTE If yo...

Page 87: ... user password in the Password field NOTES The factory configured passwords for all accounts on this device have been set to the device serial number Passwords are case sensitive A user name entry is not required c Internet Explorer only if desired select the Remember my password check box to have the system input your password the next time you enter the IP address d Click OK 5 If you entered the...

Page 88: ...settings of your MGP Pro Changes must be made via the Configuration web pages the MGP Series Control Program SIS commands or the MGP Pro front panel Personnel who have user access can view this page but cannot access the Configuration pages They see only the Status and Background tabs Figure 31 shows a typical MGP Pro System Status web page Figure 31 System Status Page ...

Page 89: ...ns describe the changes you can make from these pages System Settings Page On the System Settings page see figure 32 you can set IP parameters for the MGP Pro Figure 32 System Settings Page To change your system settings 1 On the Configuration tab select System Settings from the sidebar menu at the left edge of the screen 2 Select or enter the new information in the desired fields 3 When you have ...

Page 90: ...control IP Address field The IP Address field contains the IP address of the connected MGP Pro This value is encoded in the MGP Pro flash memory Valid IP addresses consist of four 1 2 or 3 digit numeric subfields separated by dots periods Each field can be numbered from 000 through 255 Leading zeros up to 3 digits total per field are optional Values of 256 and above are invalid The factory install...

Page 91: ...e 3 Click on the desired variable NOTES If setting the time set the local time The Zone variable allows you to then enter the offset from Greenwich Mean Time GMT The Zone field identifies the standard time zone that has been selected and displays the amount of time in hours and minutes that the local time varies from the GMT international time reference 4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 for other variabl...

Page 92: ...Page Assigning a password To assign passwords 1 Enter the administrator password in the Administrator Password field 2 In the Re enter Admin Password field enter the same password again to confirm it 3 If you want to assign a user password enter it in the User Password field NOTE You cannot assign a user password unless an administrator password has been assigned The factory configured passwords f...

Page 93: ...rrently installed on your MGP Pro Using the LCD screen Watch the LCD window as you connect the MGP Pro to a power source The first information displayed on the screen is the firmware version along with the product name Using the System Status web page Select the Status tab on the MGP Pro web page to display the System Status page The firmware version is displayed in the System Description panel Us...

Page 94: ...fichier avec n importe quelle autre extension n est pas une mise à jour de firmware pour cet appareil et l appareil pourrait arrêter de fonctionner 4 Open the firmware file see figure 36 1 The file extension must be S19 Its name appears below the Current Firmware Version on the Firmware Upgrade page 5 Click the Upload button on the Firmware Upgrade page to start the firmware update process While t...

Page 95: ... are allowed To upload files from the server 1 Click the Browse button to the right of the file name field 2 Browse to locate the file that you want to upload and open it The file name and directory path are displayed in the file name field on the File Management page 3 Click the Upload File button The selected file name appears in the Files column on the File Management page Files are listed sepa...

Page 96: ...ck the Delete All button Display files by file extension The Filter by File Extension menu shown at right lists the extensions of the files that have been uploaded to the MGP Pro From this menu you can choose to display only files with a selected extension Select All to show all files Using the Background Page The Image Settings screen on the Background page lets you select a background for the ou...

Page 97: ... Background Input Using a bitmap image You can upload a bitmap image including one that was saved via background capture from your computer to the MGP Pro and select an uploaded image as the background for the output screen NOTE The MGP Pro supports only 24 bit bitmap files as backgrounds The background file names must have a bmp extension The MGP Pro has 16 MB of memory to store captured or loade...

Page 98: ...plete a thumbnail image of the uploaded file is displayed in the Image Index panel Selecting a background image To select an uploaded image to be displayed as the background on the output screen 1 In the Image Index panel click the thumbnail of the image you want to display A larger version of the selected image appears to the right 2 Click Take to select that image for the output background ...

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Page 100: ...cribed in Installation Overview on page 5 with the exception of step 3 In place of step 3 on page 5 do the following Connect the four or two fully configurable inputs of the MGP Pro to four or two of the matrix switcher outputs see figure 41 Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 5 Input 6 Input 64 Input 1 Output 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Output 6 Output 64 Matri...

Page 101: ...ix switcher IP address d Click Connect To Matrix button The matrix size of the switcher is displayed to the right of the button and its input output ties are shown in the Matrix Status section e From the drop down menu in the MGP Input 1 field select the number of the matrix switcher output to which you connected the MGP Pro input 1 in step 1 f Repeat step e for MGP Pro inputs 2 through 4 making s...

Page 102: ...n the switcher to greater than or equal to 1 0 second 2 Create a tie on the matrix switcher from desired input X to the output number that corresponds to MGP Pro window Y in which input X will be displayed 3 Immediately within 1 second recall the input preset with the same number as switcher input X that you selected in step 2 preset X to MGP Pro window Y NOTE Input presets cannot be recalled via ...

Page 103: ...utput screen 4 video windows on output display Output display with the 4 windows from unit C and the 4 windows from unit B laid on top HDMI output from first MGP output to live background input HDMI out Live BKG in 1B 2B 3B 4B Output display with the 8 windows from unit C and unit B and the 4 windows from unit A laid on top HDMI output from second MGP output to live background input HDMI out 1A 2A...

Page 104: ...ter which is the input source The second diagram shows the display with one MGP Pro attached The third diagram shows the display connected to two MGPs Setting up MGPs for Daisy chaining To set up one to three MGPs in a daisy chain formation 1 Connect input sources to the MGP Pro to be displayed in the windows 2 Connect the HDMI output of the first MGP Pro the unit farthest from the display to the ...

Page 105: ...irst MGP Pro either manually or by selecting a window preset c Save the configuration for the first MGP Pro as a window preset for future use d Unmute the windows for the second MGP Pro in the chain and configure them as desired Save this window configuration as a preset NOTE The default presets provided with the MGP Pro have no background selected For the second and third MGPs in the chain you mu...

Page 106: ...reater than room ambient temperature Therefore install the MGP in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature Tma 122 ºF 50 ºC specified by Extron Reduced air flow Install the equipment in the rack so that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised Mechanical loading Mount the equipment in the rack so that uneven mechanical loading doe...

Page 107: ...Figure 46 Rack Mounting an MGP Pro IP Address What is an IP Address An IP address is a 32 bit binary number that is used to identify each device on an Ethernet network This number is usually represented by four decimal numbers called octets each in the range of 0 through 255 and separated by dots for example 198 123 34 240 This is called dotted decimal notation An IP address is divided into two pa...

Page 108: ...e for each IP address Host identifier must be unique for each address Applying these rules to Class C addresses the first three decimal values of your IP address must all be the same while the last value is used to uniquely identify each device The following is an example of a valid Class C addressing scheme Device IP Address Computer running the Windows based control software 208 132 180 41 MGP P...

Page 109: ... Ethernet interface between the computer and the MGP Pro Ping can also be used to determine the actual numeric IP address from an alias and to determine the web address Ping the MGP Pro as follows 1 For Windows XP or earlier From the Windows Start menu select Run The Run window opens For Windows 7 or later Click Start on the Windows taskbar 2 For Windows XP or earlier In the Open text field enter ...

Page 110: ...r later Click Start on the Windows taskbar 2 For Windows XP or earlier In the Open text field enter command For Windows 7 or later In the Search programs and files field enter command 3 Click OK or press Enter A command window opens 4 At the prompt enter telnet The computer returns a display similar to figure 48 Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client Escape Character is CTRL Microsoft Telnet Figure 48...

Page 111: ...ressing these keys displays the Telnet prompt while leaving the connection to the MGP Pro intact Local echo Once your computer is connected to the MGP Pro by default Telnet does not display your keystrokes on the screen SIS commands are entered blindly and only the SIS responses are displayed on the screen To command Telnet to show all keystrokes enter set local_ echo at the Telnet prompt before y...

Page 112: ... addresses and octets and subnet masks and octets Gateways The MGP Pro can communicate with the e mail server that it uses for e mail notification directly if they are on the same subnet or the communication can be routed via a gateway a computer that provides a link between different subnets Local and remote devices The local and remote devices are defined from the point of view of the function b...

Page 113: ...P address see figure 51 The octets of each address are compared or not depending on the value in the related subnet mask octet If a subnet mask octet contains the value 255 the related octets of the local device address and the remote device IP address are unmasked Unmasked octets are compared indicated by in figure 51 If the subnet mask octet contains the value 0 the related octets of the local d...

Page 114: ...sec Default Cycle Firmware version number Figure 52 Displaying the Firmware Version at Power up Using a web browser The MGP Pro comes from the factory with a set of default embedded web pages The System Status web page displays the firmware version of your unit along with other information such as your MGP Pro IP address and part number NOTE The firmware update screen examples in this section all ...

Page 115: ...he MGP Pro HTML pages are password protected the browser displays a dialog box requesting a network password Depending on your browser these boxes may appear different Figure 53 shows two examples Figure 53 Examples of Password Requesting Dialog Boxes a Enter the appropriate administrator password in the Password field A User name is not required b If desired select the check box to have the syste...

Page 116: ...ows based Control Software A third way to find out the firmware version is via the MGP Series control software 1 Open the control software see Windows based Control Software on page 74 2 From the Help menu select About The following dialog box appears providing information about the current MGP Pro firmware version see figure 55 1 Figure 55 About MGP Pro Series Control Program Screen 3 When finish...

Page 117: ...bout the changes between different firmware versions The file can be downloaded from the same page as the firmware 5 Click the Download link to the right of the desired device 2 Figure 58 Download Link for MGP Pro Firmware 6 On the login page that appears next fill in the required information to log in to www extron com if you need an ID number see your Extron representative 7 Follow the instructi...

Page 118: ...ile to open the Open window and locate the firmware file on your computer or server see figure 59 1 The file extension must be S19 Figure 59 Choose File to Upload Window ATTENTION Valid firmware files must have the file extension S19 A file with any other extension is not a firmware upgrade for this device and could cause the device to stop functioning ATTENTION Les fichiers firmware valides doive...

Page 119: ...nsion S19 A file with any other extension is not a firmware upgrade for this device and could cause the device to stop functioning ATTENTION Les fichiers firmware valides doivent contenir l extension fichier S19 Un fichier avec n importe quelle autre extension n est pas une mise à jour de firmware pour cet appareil et l appareil pourrait arrêter de fonctionner Figure 60 Open Window with Firmware F...

Page 120: ...on South Africa South Tower 160 Jan Smuts Avenue Rosebank 2196 South Africa This Limited Warranty does not apply if the fault has been caused by misuse improper handling care electrical or mechanical abuse abnormal operating conditions or if modifications were made to the product that were not authorized by Extron NOTE If a product is defective please call Extron and ask for an Application Enginee...

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