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SMC-9901 User Guide (v4.0) Cabling • 19
Cabling
This chapter provides information on connecting the SMC-9901 to external devices.
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It is not necessary to terminate unused outputs.
Connecting an Audio Mixer to a Ross Video Switcher
The SMC-9901 can be used to allow control of an Audio Mixer from a Ross Video switcher.
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The Serial Interface Cable and MIDI Cables are not provided by Ross Video.
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• setting up your Ross Video switcher to work with the SMC-9901, refer to the Ross Video External Device Setup
Sheet for your particular device.
To connect an audio mixer to a Ross Video switcher using a SMC-9901
1. Connect and secure the 9-Pin , Male , end of the Interface Cable to the RS-422 Serial port on the SMC-9901
Figure 5.1 .
Figure 5.1 Audio Mixer to a Ross Video Switcher using the SMC-9901
2. Install the first MIDI Cable connecting the SMC-9901 to the Audio Mixer as follows:
a. Connect one end of a MIDI Cable to one of the MIDI OUT ports on the SMC-9901.
b. Connect the other end of the MIDI Cable to the MIDI IN port on the Audio Mixer .
3. Install the second MIDI Cable connecting the SMC-9901 to the Audio Mixer as follows:
a. Connect one end of a MIDI Cable to the MIDI IN port on the SMC-9901.
b. Connect the other end of the MIDI Cable to the MIDI OUT port on the Audio Mixer .
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If you are connecting two audio mixers to the SMC-9901, a MIDI Signal-Merging Device must be used to
combine the two MIDI Outputs from the audio mixers to the single MIDI IN on the SMC-9901.
Connecting to Other External Devices
Connect the RS-422 serial, MIDI in, and MIDI out cables to the SMC-9901 according to the designations indicated
on the chassis label (“
Chassis Faceplate Overview ” on page 11).
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It is not necessary to terminate unused outputs.
SERIAL TX
SERIAL RX
MIDI OUT
STATUS
MIDI IN
STATUS
RS-422 SERIAL
MIDI OUT
MIDI OUT
SMC-9901
Serial to MIDI Converter
To Serial Port
on Switcher
To MIDI OUT
on Audio Mixer
To MIDI IN
on Audio Mixer