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ORION LC Installation and Operations Manual
Crosspoint-Switch Installation – 6 x 2
The 6 x 2 configuration allows you to connect six computers to the Orion LC
and display the video on up to 2 DVI monitors.
To configure Orion LC for a 6 input, 2 output Crosspoint switch, set the dip
switches and CATx or fiber cabling as shown below.
The 6 x 2 configuration allows
you to connect 6 computers to
the Orion LC and display the
video (+audio option) on up to 2
DVI monitors.
To configure Orion LC for a 6
input, 2 output Cross-Point
Switch, set the dip switch 1, 3,
and 5 ON and 2 and 4 OFF and
connect the CATx or fiber
cabling as shown.
Connect a DVI MM video cable from
the CPU’s DVI graphic cards to the
DVI-In ports on the transmitters.
Connect 6 CATx or fiber cables from
the transmitters to the six Orion LC
port labeled “T”.
Connect up to 2 CATx or fiber
cables from the Orion LC ports
labeled “R” to the receivers.
Connect a DVI monitor to each
receiver’s DVI output.
Figure 10. Cross Point Switch - 6 x 2
The 6 x 2 configuration allows you to route the video from any of the 6
computers to any connected monitor. In the above example, computer #1’s
video is displayed on 1 monitor, computer #2’s video is displayed on 1
monitor, and computer #3, #4, #5, and #6 are not connected to a monitor.
Issuing serial commands can route any selected computer to any of the
connected monitors.
The serial switching commands for this configuration is:
0x02, 0x47, 0x81, 0x81, 0x03 (Switch output 1 to input 1)
0x02, 0x47, 0x82, 0x82, 0x03 (Switch output 2 to input 2)
(Inputs 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not displayed)