Controlling the Switcher
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There are three different options for the RS-232 or RS-485/422 remote control:
A PC that communicates with the switcher directly
A Serial remote control unit
Any RS-232 or RS-485/422 controller, which is programmed according
to the protocol of the switcher
7.1 Using the PC Control Software
To operate interconnected switchers via RS-232 and the Windows®-based control
software, perform the following steps, before connecting the power cables:
1. Set up the dipswitches on each switcher (see section 6.2).
2. Set the jumpers (see section 6.3).
3. Connect the first switcher to the second switcher via the RS-485
communication ports (connect "A" to "A", and "B" to "B"). Similarly,
continue the connection from the second to the third switcher, and so on.
4. Connect the first switcher to the PC'
s COM port, via the null-modem adapter
provided (see section 6.1).
5. Make sure that the RS-232 cable is not more than 30 feet in length.
6. If several machines are looped, interconnect as described in the relevant
sections from 7.2 to 7.5.
7. Connect the power cable of each switcher to the mains and turn the power on
each switcher ON.
8. Activate the computer and the Windows®-based software, then click the
mouse button at the appropriate location on the monitor display to operate all
the switchers simultaneously.
7.2 Adding Outputs
Two
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switchers may be interconnected to function as a 6x2
switcher by connecting the same numbered sources to the same numbered
inputs of both switchers as illustrated in Figure 4. However, before doing so,
each switcher input has an internal jumper that must be properly set up to
avoid double loading.
To create a 6x2 switcher using 2
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machines, do the following:
1. After disconnecting the switcher from the mains voltage, carefully remove the
cover of the first switcher that is to receive the source signals, remove jumpers
J21 to J27 and relocate them in their alternate positions (floating on the pin
remote from the input socket and not connected in any circuit).
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