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Modular Extender family 

Quick Start Guide 

 

Section 

6

. Warranty 

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Step 4.

 

Select the desired User EDID memory slot which you want to store the EDID and 
then click the ‘>’ button on the bottom of the window. 

Get information about an EDID 

Left click on 

EDID Info

 and the parameters of the selected EDID appears. 

* EDID Editor will be available in the future. 

5.4.1.  Settings 

In the main menu left click on the 

Settings

 

label the setting menu appears. 

 

The settings menu contains seven major sub configuration menus the 

Core

, the 

Network

 

the 

Status

,

 

the 

System log

,

 

the 

Backup

,

 

the 

USB KVM

 and the 

LOCK.

 

 

Core 

The menu contains general information and status about the core module. 

Network 

Network parameters can be set. See 5.1 section of this document. 

Status 

Software, supply, temperature and module information can be read out. 

System log 

Operational information (warnings, errors) can be read out. 

Backup 

The  extenders  support  eight  preset  settings.  In  this  menu  these  presets  can  be  saved 
and presets can be load. 

USB KVM 

Status  information  about  the  USB  port  and  device  information  about  the  connected 
devices can be read out. 

Lock 

Lock  function  can  be  set.  If  a  module  is  Locked  than  the  mode  function  cannot  be 
changed. 

6. 

Warranty  

In case of defect please call your local representative, or Lightware at 

 

Lightware Visual Engineering 

H-1071 Budapest, Peterdy Street 15, HUNGARY 

 

Tel.: 

+36 1 888 8361 

E-mail: 

[email protected]

 

Summary of Contents for Modex-Rx

Page 1: ...MODEX TX MODEX RX Modular Extender family MODEX Quick Start Guide ...

Page 2: ...GENERAL DESCRIPTION 5 2 1 FRONT VIEW 5 2 2 REAR VIEW 6 3 INSTALLATION 6 4 FRONT PANEL OPERATIONS 7 5 WEB CONTROL USING THE BUILT IN WEBSITE 7 5 1 NETWORK STRUCTURE 7 5 2 IP SETTINGS 8 5 3 ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTION 8 5 4 BUILT IN WEB 9 5 4 1 Main menu 9 5 4 2 Crosspoint menu 9 5 4 3 EDID menu 14 5 4 1 Settings 15 6 WARRANTY 15 7 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY 16 ...

Page 3: ...ting the AV and broadcast industry s formats It is capable of extending digital and analog audio and video USB KVM Ethernet and control signals like RS 232 RS 422 IR etc 1 1 Box contents Quick Start Guide this document MODEX Transmitter or Receiver unit IEC Power cable UTP LAN cable Four rubber foot Infrared transmitter and receiver pair 5 pole male phoenix connector 1 2 Typical applications ...

Page 4: ...ly of each other The MODEX is fully compatible with the 25G hybrid architecture 2 1 Front view USB KVM1 1x USB B connector is on the TX side and 2x USB A connectors are on the RX side USB KVM USB connection to HOST Computer on the TX unit and for two devices e g Keyboard on the RX unit Ethernet Ethernet connection for control and transfer Link status LEDs Audio LED lights green when the audio tran...

Page 5: ...ver Both devices can be accessed and controlled through either Ethernet port Step 5 Optionally for Ethernet extension connect some Ethernet devices e g switch laptop computer etc to the transmitter and to the receiver All connected devices will work as if they are connected to the same network Step 6 Optionally for RS 232 extension Connect a controller unit e g Touch panel to the RS 232 on TX with...

Page 6: ...Manufacturer Product Serial VID PID Host info Port2 Manufacturer Product Serial VID PID Host info EDID Presets Load preset Save preset A Modex might have more than one video or interface module of the same kind The appropriate number of branches of the tree appears in this case 5 Web control Using the Built in website Modex transceivers have several configuration options More settings are availabl...

Page 7: ... 0 1 HTTP port 80 WEB socket 81 Receiver IP address 192 168 0 102 port number 6107 subnet mask 255 255 255 0 gateway 192 168 0 1 HTTP port 80 WEB socket 81 Set a user defined static IP address The IP address Subnet mask Static gateway and the Port number can be set by a user defined value on the front panel LCD menu Settings Network Settings or remotely through the built in website Settings Networ...

Page 8: ...menu to obtain layers of configuration panel supported by the selected Modex extender pair Note USB KVM has no crosspoint configuration panel Note If a layer is not supported by the selected MODEX then there is no label for its properties 5 4 2 1 Video crosspoint In the main menu left click on the Crosspoint label then left click on Video label the video crosspoint appears The inputs are at the to...

Page 9: ...ts but only one of these inputs or outputs can be used in the video crosspoint This is because only one video stream transmission is permitted between the core module and the video module After setting the mode of the video interface module the supported input or output port of the selected mode appears in the video crosspoint and the port property becomes available Port property Left click on the...

Page 10: ...ink can support four audio layers The Embedded audio from Tx to Rx and the Return AUX from Rx to Tx belongs to the Main audio group The Forward Audio from Tx to Rx and Return Audio from Rx to Tx belongs to the S PDIF audio group At the transmitter side the Embedded audio and the Forward Audio appears as an output the Return Audio and the Return AUX appears as an input At the receiver side the dire...

Page 11: ... Main or S PDIF using the mode function After setting the mode of the audio interface module the supported input and or output port of the selected mode appears in the audio crosspoint and the port property window becomes available The Mode function list is continuously expanding with new features and audio functions and it is possible to implement future costumer needs Port property Left click on...

Page 12: ...mation about the selected interface module that contains the infra port Port property Left click on the Port property icon a property window opens In the settings list the carrier frequency at the output ports can be set 5 4 2 4 Serial crosspoint In the main menu left click on the Crosspoint label then left click on Serial label the serial crosspoint appears The inputs are at the top row and the o...

Page 13: ...The Dynamic EDID contains the EDID list of the sinks have been connected to the extenders User EDID contains the user defined EDID list To manipulate EDIDs they can be copied from the left window to the right window Emulate an EDID Step 1 Select if you want to emulate an EDID from the Factory Dynamic or User EDID memories in the left window Step 2 Browse for the desired EDID in the left window and...

Page 14: ...menu contains general information and status about the core module Network Network parameters can be set See 5 1 section of this document Status Software supply temperature and module information can be read out System log Operational information warnings errors can be read out Backup The extenders support eight preset settings In this menu these presets can be saved and presets can be load USB KV...

Page 15: ...story 7 Document revision history Document Release Date Changes Editor Rev 1 1 15 05 2013 Front panel operation has changed section 4 Audio group concept has changed section 5 4 2 2 Peter Petrik Rev 1 0 25 03 2013 initial version Peter Petrik ...

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