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User’s Manual

68-778-01  

Rev. C

10 09

MMX 42/62 Series

Compact Matrix Switchers

Summary of Contents for MMX 42 Series

Page 1: ...e Europe Only 31 33 453 4040 31 33 453 4050 FAX Extron Asia 800 7339 8766 Inside Asia Only 65 6383 4400 65 6383 4664 FAX Extron Japan 81 3 3511 7655 81 3 3511 7656 FAX Extron China 400 883 1568 Inside China Only 86 21 3760 1568 86 21 3760 1566 FAX Extron Middle East 971 4 2991800 971 4 2991880 FAX 2009 Extron Electronics All rights reserved User s Manual 68 778 01 Rev C 10 09 MMX 42 62 Series Comp...

Page 2: ... Netz zu trennen sollten Sie alle Netzkabel aus der Rückseite des Gerätes aus der externen Stomversorgung falls dies möglich ist oder aus der Wandsteckdose ziehen Schutz des Netzkabels Netzkabel sollten stets so verlegt werden daß sie nicht im Weg liegen und niemand darauf treten kann oder Objekte darauf oder unmittelbar dagegengestellt werden können Wartung Alle Wartungsmaßnahmen sollten nur von ...

Page 3: ...Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The Class A limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates ...

Page 4: ...k mounting 2 2 UL guidelines 2 3 Mounting instructions 2 4 Under desk mounting 2 5 Rear Panel Cabling 2 6 Power connection 2 7 Video signal input connections 2 8 Video signal output connections 2 8 Audio signal input connections 2 8 Audio signal output connections 2 9 RS 232 connection 2 10 Chapter Three Operation 3 1 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 3 2 Front Panel Operations 3 3 Creating ties...

Page 5: ...tions 4 2 Switcher initiated messages 4 3 Error responses 4 3 Timeout 4 3 Using the command response table 4 4 Symbol definitions 4 4 Windows Based Program Control 4 7 Installing the software 4 7 Using the software 4 8 Input selection 4 8 Muting the video and audio signals 4 10 Setting audio levels 4 11 Front panel security lockout Executive mode 4 12 Updating the firmware 4 12 Windows menus 4 17 ...

Page 6: ...or audio inputs to either or both outputs Any input can be switched to either or both outputs The RCA models route unbalanced stereo audio and the AV and SVA models route balanced or unbalanced stereo audio The audio switching can either be linked with the video audio follow or independent of the video audio breakaway Adjustable audio gain and attenuation available via RS 232 control compensates f...

Page 7: ...t the inputs and outputs as well as audio follow or breakaway using the front panel buttons RS 232 control The operator can control the MMX 42 62 from a remote computer or other host using a link to the RS 232 port RS 232 control uses the Extron Simple Instruction Set SIS or the Windows based control software Simple Instruction Set The Simple Instruction Set lets a host computer control the MMX wi...

Page 8: ...604 21 RSU 126 6 inch deep universal rack shelf kit part 60 190 10 RSB 126 6 nch deep basic rack shelf part 60 604 11 RSU 129 9 5 inch deep universal rack shelf kit part 60 190 01 figure 2 2 on page 2 4 RSB 129 9 5 inch deep basic rack shelf part 60 604 02 2 4 40 x 3 16 Screws Use 2 mounting holes on opposite corners RSF 123 3 Rack Shelf Kit 1 2 Rack Width Front False Faceplate Figure 2 1 Mounting...

Page 9: ...shelf 3 Install false faceplate s or other unit s to the rack shelf Under desk mounting Mount the unit to a desk or podium using the optional MBU 123 under desk mounting kit part 70 212 01 as follows 1 If rubber feet were previously installed on the bottom of the unit remove them 2 Attach the mounting brackets to the switcher with the machine screws provided figure 2 3 3 Hold the unit with the bra...

Page 10: ... Figure 2 6 MMX 62 AV RCA rear panel 2 1 0 5A MAX 12V POWER OUTPUTS R L R L 2 1 3 4 1 2 INPUTS OUTPUTS MMX 42 SVA RCA TX RX RS 232 2 4 3 1 INPUTS 1 3 5 7 9 10 Figure 2 7 MMX 42 SVA RCA rear panel Power connection a Power connector Plug the external 12 V power supply into this 2 pole captive screw connector The power supply is included with the unit No damage will result if the power connector is w...

Page 11: ...ve Tip L Sleeve Gnd Tip L Ring R Sleeve Gnd Tip Sleeve Unbalanced mono Unbalanced stereo Tip signal Sleeve Gnd Figure 2 10 Phono audio connectors The audio level for each input can be individually set via RS 232 link to ensure that the level on the output does not vary from input to input See chapter 4 Remote Control for details g RCA audio connectors Connect unbalanced stereo audio inputs to thes...

Page 12: ...e MMX switcher via this 3 pole captive screw connector figure 2 13 for remote control using the SIS or Windows based control program DB9 Pinout Female To control equipment 5 1 9 6 Rx Tx Gnd Rx Tx Gnd RS 232 3 pole captive screw connector socket Pin RS 232 Function 1 2 TX Transmit data 3 RX Receive data 4 5 Gnd Signal ground 6 7 8 9 Figure 2 13 Wiring the remote connector The RS 232 protocol of the...

Page 13: ...d audio are selected for display the Audio LED blinks Front Panel Operations Plug in all system components and turn on the input devices such as DVD players and DSS receivers and the output devices Set the input devices to output video using each device s own operating instructions Creating ties A Tie is an input to output connection An input can be tied to both outputs An output can never be tied...

Page 14: ...tween genlocked sources Without the external sync locking feature switching between inputs can result in a brief rolling sync loss or a brief change in the picture size System Reset To reset the unit to factory defaults press and hold the Config button while power is applied This resets the audio input settings to unity 0 dB and connects input 1 to outputs 1 and 2 audio and video The audio and vid...

Page 15: ...is one or more characters Switcher initiated messages When a local event such as a front panel operation or error condition occurs the switcher responds by sending a message to the host The switcher initiated messages are listed below c Copyright 2004 Extron Electronics MMX 42 or 62 Vx xx 60 nnn nn The switcher issues the copyright message and the input selected message when it first powers on Vx ...

Page 16: ...mmand response fields Command and response examples are shown throughout the table The ASCII to HEX conversion table below is for use with the command response table ASCII to HEX Conversion Table Space Symbol definitions CR LF carriage return line feed space X Input 01 through maximum X Input number for tie 00 through maximum Input 0 deselected output X Output number 01 or 02 X Gain attenuation va...

Page 17: ... output X audio is broken away View video output tie X InX Video output X tied to input X View audio output tie X InX Audio output X tied to input X Video mute commands Video mute X 1B VmtX 1 Mute output X video blank screen Video unmute X 0B VmtX 0 Unmute output X video Video mute X B X Output X video mute status is X 0 off 1 on Global video mute 1 B Vmt1 Mute all video outputs Global video unmut...

Page 18: ...dio level X G X Front panel lockout executive mode Lock front panel 1X Exe1 Lock front panel Unlock front panel 0X Exe0 Unlock front panel View front panel lock status X X Show lock status 0 unlocked 1 locked Reset commands Reset all audio levels to 0 dB EZA Zpa Reseat all audio levels to 0 dB Unmute all video outputs EZB Zpb Unmute all video outputs Unmute all audio outputs EZZ Zpz Unmute all aud...

Page 19: ... is compatible with Windows 2000 and Windows XP Installing the software The program is contained on the Extron Software Products DVD Install the software as follows 1 Insert the DVD into the drive The Extron software DVD window figure 4 2 should appear automatically Figure 4 2 Software DVD window N If the window does not self start run Launch exe from the DVD 2 Click the Software tab figure 4 2 3 ...

Page 20: ...ection window 3 The Extron Universal Switcher Control Program window figure 4 5 displays the current ties In figure 4 5 indicates that the video input is selected indicates that the audio input is selected indicates that the input is not selected Figure 4 5 Universal Switcher Control program window Input selection See figure 4 5 The top row of inputs is available for output 1 and the bottom row of...

Page 21: ...it the front panel Input LED for the input tied to that output is off N If an output is muted any tie made from the front panel to that output unmutes it N You can also mute all inputs effectively muting the output by clicking the Mute All check box Setting audio levels To set or changes the levels for audio inputs 1 Place the mouse cursor over the Gain Attenuation tab at the side of the window Th...

Page 22: ...re made available on the Extron Web site www extron com The Firmware Loader software is also available from the Extron site Use the SIS Q command to determine the switcher s current firmware level Downloading the firmware from the Web site To obtain the latest version of firmware for your MMX switcher 1 Visit the Extron Web site www extron com click the Download tab then click the Firmware link on...

Page 23: ...install the Firmware Loader on your computer Unless you specify otherwise the installer program places the Firmware Loader file FWLoader exe in C Program Files Extron FWLoader N If the Extron and FWLoader folders do not yet exist in your Program Files folder the installer creates them 2 In the Universal Switcher Control Program click the tool bar s Firmware Loader button N If the Firmware Loader b...

Page 24: ...ware Loader Windows menus File menu Save Communications Log Opens a Save Log window that allows you to save all SIS commands from the current session to a text txt file Print Preview Communications Log Opens a window that presents a preview of a printed log of all SIS commands from the current session Print Communications Log Prints all SIS commands from the current session Exit Closes the Univers...

Page 25: ... video and audio ties and all video and audio mutes in the window This selection is also available via the tool bar s Refresh button Front Panel Lock Locks or unlocks all Input buttons and the Configuration button See Front panel security lockout Executive mode This selection is also available via the tool bar s Lock button Firmware Loader Calls the Extron Firmware Loader utility if installed on t...

Page 26: ...imum levels Analog 0 5 V to 2 0 Vp p with no offset Impedance 75 ohms Return loss 30 dB 5 MHz DC offset max allowable 1 5 V Video output Number signal type MMX 42 and MMX 62 composite video models 2 composite video MMX 42 SVA 2 S video Connectors MMX 42 and MMX 62 composite video models 2 female BNC MMX 42 SVA 2 female 4 pin mini DIN Nominal level 1 Vp p for Y of S video and for composite video 0 ...

Page 27: ... unbalanced at 1 THD N Maximum level 600 ohm 15 dBm balanced or unbalanced at 1 THD N Control remote switcher Serial control port RS 232 female 3 5 mm captive screw connector 3 pole Baud rate and protocol 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity Serial control pin configurations 1 TX 2 RX 3 GND Program control Extron control configuration program for Windows Extron Simple Instruction Set SIS Gen...

Page 28: ... RSU 126 6 inch deep universal rack shelf kit 60 190 10 RSB 126 6 inch deep basic rack shelf 60 604 11 RSU 129 9 5 inch deep 1U universal rack shelf kit 60 190 01 RSB 129 9 5 inch deep 1U basic rack shelf 60 604 02 MBU 123 Under desk mounting kit 70 212 01 Cables Extron MHR 2 SVM M cable is suitable for S video This cable is terminated with male 4 pin mini DIN connectors on both ends Cable Part nu...

Page 29: ...MMX 42 62 Series Reference Information Specifications Part Numbers Accessories cont d A 8 ...

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