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Touchscreen Control Panel
It’s Under Control
®
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
Installation & Operation
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
AV
Video
Audio
MENU
SYSTEM MONITOR
Undo
ALL
All
Through
VMX-8
VIDEO MODULAR MATRIX
1
3
5
4
2
No.
Name
Function
1
Power Indicator
Turns red when power on.
2
LCD Screen
Displays real-time operation status.
3
INPUTS(1~8)
Select the input channel.
4
OUTPUTS(1~8)
Select the output channel.
5
MENU
AV:
Simultaneously transfer audio and video signal.
Video:
Only transfer video signal.
Audio:
Not available. NOTE: This button is not supported.
All:
Select all input or output channels.
Through:
Transfer the inputs directly to their corresponding output channels.
Undo:
Cancel the previous operation.
: Backspace - withdraw last button press.
REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION
RS232
TCP/IP CONTROL
1
2
3
4
5
6
No.
Name
Function
1
INPUTS
Input signal card slots, 2 in total, insert necessary input cards.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please remove power cord before installing input signal cards.
2
OUTPUTS
Output signal card slots, 2 in total, insert necessary output cards.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please remove power cord before installing output signal cards.
3
TCP/IP
TCP/IP control port, connect to Ethernet network.
4
RS-232
Serial control port, connect to control system.
5
Power Port
Connect with AC power cord.
6
GND
Ground connection.
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
RS232
TCP/IP CONTROL
4K 40m
PS4
Tranmitter
Control System
Tx Rx
4K 40m
4K 40m
Router
Receiver
HDMI:
HDBaseT:
Control:
Audio:
Display
Receiver
Speaker
Blu-ray
HDTV
Display
Projector
Laptop
Laptop
Speaker
BUTTON CONTROL
Signal Switching:
To assign inputs to outputs press buttons: “Input Channel” + “Switch Mode” +“Output Channel” + “Enter”
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Example: Set input 1 audio and video to output 2: press buttons “1” + “AV” + “2”
UNDO:
Undo previous operation.
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Example: When input 6 is switched to output 6, press “Input 6” + “AV” + “Output 4” to change switching status. Pressing “Undo” will enable input 6 to
reconnect with output 6.
Backspace - withdraws last button press.
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Example: If you press buttons “1”, “AV”, “2”, “ ” in order, then “2” will be canceled.
THROUGH:
Press “Input Channel” + ”Through”
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Example: Pressing buttons “ALL”, “THROUGH” in order switches all inputs to corresponding outputs 1-8 (input 1 to output 1, input 2 to output 2, input 3 to
output 3 … input 8 to output 8).
INPUT SIGNAL CARDS
No.
Model
Description
1
VMX-IM1
1080p seamless HDMI input card with 4 HDMI and 4 external L+R audio ports.
2
VMX-ID1
1080p seamless DVI input card with 4 DVI ports.
3
VMX-IV1
1080p VGA input card with 4 VGA and 4 external L+R audio ports.
4
VMX-IS1
1080p seamless SDI input card with 4 SDI input and 4 loop output ports.
5
VMX-IM4
4K HDMI input card with 4 HDMI, and 4 external L+R audio ports.
6
VMX-IT4
4K HDBaseT input card with 4 HDBT, 4 RS-232 and 4 external stereo audio ports.
7
VMX-IT1
1080p HDBaseT input card with 4 HDBT, 4 RS-232 and 4 external stereo audio ports.
OUTPUT SIGNAL CARDS
No.
Model
Description
1
VMX-OM1
1080p seamless HDMI output card with 4 HDMI and 4 external L+R audio ports.
2
VMX-OM4
4K HDMI output card with 4 HDMI and 4 external L+R audio ports.
3
VMX-OT4
4K HDBaseT output card with 4 HDBT, 4 RS-232 and 4 external stereo audio ports.
4
VMX-OV1
1080p seamless VGA output card with 4 VGA and 4 external L+R audio ports.
5
VMX-OT1
1080p HDBaseT output card with 4 HDBT, 4 RS-232 and 4 external stereo audio ports.
RS-232 CONTROL
To control the VMX-8 using serial communication from a control system, wire the RS-232 output of the control system to the VMX-8 RS-232 DB9 connector.
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Baud rate: 9600, Data bit: 8, Stop bit: 1, Parity bit: none
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DB9 Pinout: Transmit: Pin 2, Receive: Pin 3, Ground: Pin 5
TCP/IP - GUI CONTROL
To control the VMX-8 using TCP/IP protocol from an RTI control system or the web GUI, wire the Ethernet port of VMX-8 TCP/IP connector to the LAN set to the
same network segment. NOTE: IP and gateway can be changed as needed.
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Default IP: 192.168.0.178
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Subnet Mast: 255.255.255.0
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Gateway: 192.168.0.1
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Serial Port: 4001
Web GUI:
Type the IP address
http://192.168.0.178:100
into the browser address bar, then type username and password (both of them are “admin”).
INSTALLATION
Please visit the RTI dealer portal (www.rticorp.com/dealer) for additional instructions and specifications.
NOTE: Features and specifications subject to change without notice.
The VMX-8 does NOT support hot swapping of IO signal cards.
To install/remove an IO card:
1) Unplug the power cord
2) Install a new card: Slowly insert the signal card along the slot of the matrix chassis, and tighten the captive screws.
3) Remove a card: Loosen the captive screws, and then slowly take out the signal card along the slot of the matrix chassis.
4) Reconnect the power cord.
INSTALLING INPUT/OUTPUT SIGNAL CARDS