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User Guide

MGP Pro Series

Signal Processors

Multi-Graphic Processors

68-2469-01 Rev. A

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Summary of Contents for MGP 462 Pro DI

Page 1: ...User Guide MGP Pro Series Signal Processors Multi Graphic Processors 68 2469 01 Rev A 06 13 ...

Page 2: ...n Weitere Informationen über die Sicherheitsrichtlinien Produkthandhabung EMI EMF Kompatibilität Zugänglichkeit und verwandte Themen finden Sie in den Extron Richtlinien für Sicherheit und Handhabung Artikelnummer 68 290 01 auf der Extron Website www extron de Instrucciones de seguridad Español ADVERTENCIA Este símbolo cuando se utiliza en el producto avisa al usuario de la presencia de voltaje pe...

Page 3: ... guide are the properties of their respective owners The following registered trademarks R registered service marks SM and trademarks TM are the property of RGB Systems Inc or Extron Electronics Registered Trademarks AVTrac Cable Cubby CrossPoint eBUS EDID Manager EDID Minder Extron Flat Field GlobalViewer Hideaway Inline IP Intercom IP Link Key Minder LockIt MediaLink PoleVault PowerCage PURE3 Qu...

Page 4: ...device responses mentioned in this guide the character 0 is used for the number zero and O is the capital letter o Computer responses and directory paths that do not have variables are written in the font shown here Reply from 208 132 180 48 bytes 32 times 2ms TTL 32 C Program Files Extron Variables are written in slanted form as shown here ping xxx xxx xxx xxx t SOH R Data STX Command ETB ETX Sel...

Page 5: ...sets 35 Input Presets 38 Additional Functions 38 Freeze Mode 38 HDCP Authorization 38 Locking the Front Panel Executive Mode 39 Resetting 39 Remote Configuration and Control 41 SIS Commands 41 Serial Ports 41 Ethernet Port 42 Communication Software 42 Host to MGP Pro Communications 43 MGP Pro initiated Messages 43 Error Responses 43 Symbol Definitions 45 Command and Response Table for MGP Pro SIS ...

Page 6: ...Setting up MGPs for Daisy chaining 102 Reference Information 104 Mounting the MGP Pro 104 Tabletop Use 104 Rack Mounting 104 Rack Mounting Procedure 105 IP Addressing 105 What is an IP Address 105 Choosing IP Addresses 106 Subnet Mask 107 Pinging for the IP Address 107 Connecting as a Telnet Client 108 Subnetting a Primer 110 Updating the Firmware 111 Determining the Firmware Version 111 Downloadi...

Page 7: ...o four windows the MGP 462 Pro models can display one or two The MGPs accept RGB HDTV component S video and composite video signals on 4 fully configurable inputs and 15 virtual inputs and have 1 scaled output The processors can switch among inputs and provide a full range of picture controls for each window Configurations can be saved as presets and recalled as needed The following models are ava...

Page 8: ...ent effects altogether seamlessly mute and unmute close and open the windows Freeze control Freeze control freezes locks a window to the current image 3 2 pulldown detection for NTSC video and 2 2 film detection for PAL These advanced film mode processing features help maximize image detail and sharpness for video sources that originated from film When film is converted to NTSC video the film fram...

Page 9: ... controls to prevent accidental changes to the unit settings RGB and video scaling All sources are scaled to a single output rate Window captioning Each picture in picture window can be labeled with a text label of up to 16 characters The label can be positioned and sized as desired and background text and border colors can be selected Front panel security lockout executive mode Access to front pa...

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Page 11: ... models connect up to four input sources to the HDMI and the BNC connectors as desired For the MGP 462 Pro 3G SDI connect up to four input sources to the two 3G HD SDI connectors the two HDMI connectors and the four BNC connectors in any desired combination Sources can be connected to HDMI 3G HD SDI and RGB connectors at the same time The MGP Processes the signal for which the input is configured ...

Page 12: ...I Rear Panel HDMI 3G HD SDI 3G HD SDI HDMI A MAX 100 240V 50 60 Hz MGP WINDOWALL PRO SERIES 1 R R Y G Y VID B C B Y H HV V 2 R R Y G Y VID B C B Y H HV V RESET 5 6 7 VID Y VID B Y C VID R Y 8 9 10 VID Y VID B Y C VID R Y 11 12 13 VID Y VID B Y C VID R Y 14 15 16 VID Y VID B Y C VID R Y 17 18 19 VID Y R R Y H HV G Y B B Y V RS 232 422 VID B Y C VID R Y 3 R R Y G Y VID B C B Y H HV V 4 R R Y G Y VID...

Page 13: ...Figure 5 Virtual Input Connector Configuration Examples You can configure these virtual inputs for the desired signal types using the Windows based control software see the control software help file or SIS commands see the Remote Configuration and Control section beginning on page 41 They cannot be configured via the front panel NOTE When you configure a virtual input as S video using two input c...

Page 14: ... through cable to connect to a network or a crossover cable to connect directly to a computer For 10BaseT 10 Mbps networks use a CAT 3 or better cable For 100BaseT maximum 155 Mbps networks use a CAT 5 cable A cable that is wired as T568A at one end and T568B at the other Tx and Rx pairs reversed is a crossover cable A cable that is wired the same at both ends is called a straight through cable be...

Page 15: ...ed see Resetting for details g BNC output connectors Plug an output device into these five BNC connectors as shown in figure 8 R R Y G Y B B Y H HV V RGBHV R R Y G Y B B Y H HV V RGBS R R Y G Y B B Y H HV V RGsB R R Y G Y B B Y H HV V HD YUV Component Video Figure 8 Connecting to BNC Output Connectors h HDMI output Plug an HDMI or DVI output device into this HDMI connector NOTES When two output de...

Page 16: ...the HDMI card installed k 3G HD SDI inputs MGP Pro 3G SDI models only Connect one or two SDI inputs to these SDI BNC input connectors NOTE Standard definition SDI is not supported on these 3G HD SDI inputs l AC power connector Connect the included power cord from this male IEC connector to a 100 250 VAC 50 60 Hz power source Installing or Replacing Button Labels The front panel button caps are pre...

Page 17: ...er Base Button Label Clear Lens Notch Figure 9 Replacing a Button Label 5 Lift out the transparent square label that you want to replace being careful not to damage the circuits beneath it You may need to use the small screwdriver to gently pry the label out 6 Insert one of the new labels you created in step 1 into the clear button cap align the white backing plate with the cap and firmly snap it ...

Page 18: ...host computer using SIS commands or the Windows based control software A computer or other device using an Ethernet connection and IP protocol Telnet or a web browser This section discusses the functions available through the front panel For details on setup and control via RS 232 or RS 422 see the Remote Configuration and Control section beginning on page 41 For Ethernet see the HTML Configuratio...

Page 19: ...isplayed opens or closes with the currently selected window transition effect The Window Configuration menu lets you select a transition effect for example dissolve curtain or square wipe with which the window will open or close the default effect is cut see Window Configuration Menu on page 24 c Virtual video input selection buttons Press these buttons to select inputs 5 through 19 These inputs c...

Page 20: ...e MGP Pro menu system and step through the menus From each menu press Next to step through its submenus see Menus Configuration and Adjustments j Config port This configuration port on a 2 5 mm TRS connector is an alternative to the RS 232 422 port on the MGP Pro rear panel However unlike the rear panel port it supports only RS 232 see Rear Panel Features on page 6 for a description of the rear pa...

Page 21: ...xample NOTE From any menu or submenu the MGP Pro saves all adjustment settings and times out to the default screens after 20 seconds of inactivity Window Select Buttons The MGP Pro front panel contains two MGP Pro or four MGP Pro Window Select buttons Use these buttons in conjunction with the Input buttons to specify which window displays an input or use them with the picture control buttons to sp...

Page 22: ...sition effect cut wipe or dissolve if any is used to close or open the window on the output display see Window Effect submenu on page 25 for information on transition effects To unmute the input press its button again The button backlight stops flashing and returns to a steady light Menus Configuration and Adjustments The MGP Pro menus enable you to configure the processor The menu navigation butt...

Page 23: ...ockwise or counterclockwise to display the parameters available for the selected option 5 Implementation To save and implement the adjustments you have selected do one of the following Press Next to display another submenu option to adjust Press Menu repeatedly until the Exit menu screen appears then press Next Do nothing more and wait until the LCD screen returns to the default cycle Your adjustm...

Page 24: ...MGP Pro Series Operation 18 Menu flow Figure 14 Main Menu Flow ...

Page 25: ...timates the resolution of the incoming video If the estimate proves inaccurate the Auto Image function makes measurements to more accurately set up the input sampling Figure 15 Auto Image Menu Flow To perform an Auto Image adjustment 1 Press the Menu button once to display the Auto Image menu 2 Press the Next button once to display the available option 3 Rotate the horizontal or vertical Adjust kn...

Page 26: ...ositions pixel sampling phase for the four windows except for YUVi S video and composite video inputs total pixels active pixels and active lines for each input Rotate the horizontal Adjust knob to cycle through the four inputs and the vertical Adjust knob to adjust the setting NOTE From any menu or submenu the MGP Pro saves all adjustment settings and times out to the default screens after 20 sec...

Page 27: ...from the left edge of the total video input display area to the left edge of its active area Select input 1 2 3 or 4 Shows the current horizontal start point for the displayed input Increase or decrease the distance in pixels from the left edge of the total video display area to the left edge of its active area Default is 128 Pixel phases 1 through 4 The point at which pixels are sampled for the s...

Page 28: ... or rotate the vertical Adjust knob to select one of the available refresh rates The resolutions and refresh rates are listed in the table on the next page NOTE The sync type and polarity options are available for the RGB output while the background timings are used If available the output of the MGP Pro is locked to the HDMI background rate until you select a different resolution or disconnect th...

Page 29: ...1024 X X 1400 x 1050 X X 1600 x 1200 X X 480p X X 576p X X 720p X X X 1080i X X X 1080p X X X X X X 1280 x 800 X X X 1360 x 768 X X 1440 x 900 X X X 1680 x 1050 X Sharp 1080p1 X 1920 x 1200 X X 1080p CVT X 2048 x 1080 X X X X X X LIVE BCKGD2 Rate Resolution and clock of the incoming background input 1 An HDTV 1080p rate specifically tailored to Sharp Professional displays such as the G655u 2 When ...

Page 30: ...YUV TriLvl is selected The default is H V HDMI Format submenu Rotate either Adjust knob to select the digital format of the HDMI output If you select AUTO the MGP Pro detects the EDID from the connected display and determines if it supports the transmission of the ancillary data containing the information frame To manually specify whether the data is transmitted select the DVI RGB 444 or HDMI RGB ...

Page 31: ...window whose priority you want to change Window Border submenus Use these submenus one for each window to select colored borders for the windows Turn either Adjust knob to display the available options Red Green Blue White Magenta Cyan Yellow and Black You can also select Off which specifies no border The defaults are Red for window 1 Green for window 2 Blue for window 3 and Magenta for window 4 W...

Page 32: ... a hard sharp leading edge Curtain wipe A curtain wipe causes the new window to appear to unroll over the other one in one of two ways In from the left and right edges to the center of the window Out from the center to the right and left edges of the window A curtain wipe can have a soft fuzzy or a hard sharp leading edge Effect Duration submenu Use this submenu to set the amount of time the MGP P...

Page 33: ...00 1406 25 2304 00 3804 00 4306 64 5625 00 6075 00 Total Images 16 11 6 4 3 2 2 To calculate the size of a bitmap file for any image of any specified size use this formula file size in kilobytes horizontal x vertical x 3 54 file header ID Saving a background to memory To save the current image to memory for use as a background 1 Press Menu repeatedly until BACKGROUND CAPTURE is displayed 2 Press N...

Page 34: ...0 seconds Recalling a background from memory To recall an image from memory for use as a background 1 Press Menu repeatedly until BACKGROUND CAPTURE is displayed 2 Press Next repeatedly until RECALL BKGD MEM is displayed 3 Rotate either Adjust knob to select one of background image files to recall for use as the output background To perform no action press the Menu button 4 Press the Next button t...

Page 35: ...d setting Rotate the vertical Adjust knob to adjust the setting 4 When finished editing the settings for the selected item either press Next display the editing screen for the next item or press Menu to exit serial and IP edit mode and display the next menu Advanced Configuration The following screens are provided for editing parameters Serial Config Configure the serial port by switching between ...

Page 36: ...want to return to the recalled background after having changed to a different background color LIVE BKG displays the unscaled image from the live background input as the background on the screen When this option is selected the MGP Pro changes the output rate to match that of the live background source The output rate remains set to the live background rate until the rate is manually switched back...

Page 37: ...8 1 85 ASPECT film aspect ratio 1 85 2 35 ASPECT film aspect ratio 2 35 4x3 4x3 16x9 16x9 Colorbars 8 X Hatch 16x12 4x4 X Hatch Gray Scale Ramp Alt Pixels Crop Side By Side 4x3 crop 1 78 Aspect 1 85 Aspect 2 35 Aspect Side By Side 16x9 crop White Field Quad Split 4x3 4 x3 4 x3 4 x3 PIP Images 4x3 16x9 4 x3 4 x3 4 x3 PIP Images 16x9 Figure 22 Test Patterns Available for the MGP Pro NOTE On the MGP ...

Page 38: ...e digital inputs and the live background input The default is CUSTOM NOTE The selected EDID is assigned to all the configurable inputs including the live background The following EDIDs are available Resolution 50 Hz 60 Hz Match Output 640 x 480 X X 800 x 600 X X 852 x 480 X X 1024 x 768 X X 1024 x 852 X X 1024 x 1024 X X 1280 x 768 X X 1280 x 1024 X X 1360 x 765 X X 1365 x 768 X X 1366 x 768 X X 1...

Page 39: ... position brightness and contrast color and tint detail and magnification zoom See Additional Functions on page 38 for an explanation of these button functions NOTES Picture controls are window dependent You set the values separately for each window For Window Image Size Window Image Position and Window Image Zoom press the button repeatedly to switch between window settings and image settings Adj...

Page 40: ...Adjust image sharpness 000 127 Default 064 Either Window Image Position WINDOW_n CNTR H nnnn V nnnn Position window 1 2 3 or 4 on the output screen in relation to center Default 0000 the output rate For H Horizontal Adjust knob For V Vertical Adjust knob Press button twice IMAGE nn START H nnnn V nnnn Position the image within the window in relation to the window center Default 0000 the output rat...

Page 41: ...o at one time Window Presets The MGP Pro allows up to 128 window presets that save information for all the windows Use the Preset Save Recall and Enter buttons on the front panel to save and recall presets Window presets can also be saved recalled and named using the Windows based control software see the software help file or by SIS commands via the serial interface or an Ethernet connection see ...

Page 42: ...ave To 001 WINDOW PRESET Saving To 001 Recall 001 woINP WINDOW PRESET 001 RECALLED WINDOW PRESET 001 SAVED WINDOW PRESET Recall 001 wINP WINDOW PRESET INPUT 1 ENTER TO EXIT WINDOW PRESET 2 If you want to recall the preset without the input whose number was displayed when the preset was saved Recall xxx woINP proceed to step 3 If you want to recall the input with the preset Recall xxx wINP press th...

Page 43: ... 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 4 All Fullscreen Preset 1 Preset 7 Preset 2 Preset 3 Preset 4 Preset 5 Preset 6 Preset 8 Preset 9 Preset 10 Preset 11 Preset 12 Preset 13 Preset 14 Preset 15 Preset 16 Preset 17 Preset 18 Preset 19 Preset 20 Preset 21 Preset 22 Preset 23 Preset 24 Preset 25 Preset 26 Preset 27 Preset 28 Preset 29 Preset 30 Figure 23 Factory Default Preset Configurations for MGP 464 Pro Model...

Page 44: ...input is sent from the MGP Pro to any of the four MGP Pro inputs Additional Functions Freeze Mode The front panel Freeze button is the first button on the left Press this button to freeze the current image in the currently selected window You can also freeze the windows using the Windows based control software or SIS commands via an RS 232 or RS 422 connection If you switch inputs while a window i...

Page 45: ...ode when the system is in the default cycle To turn executive mode on and off press the Window Image Size and the Window Image Position buttons simultaneously and hold them for at least 2 seconds The default is Disabled You can also enable and disable executive mode by using the SIS commands or the Windows based control software via the serial or LAN ports see the Remote Configuration and Control ...

Page 46: ... Mode 4 enables you to set IP address information using ARP and the MAC address It does not replace any user installed firmware 5 Hold in the Reset button until the Reset LED blinks three times once after approximately 3 seconds again after 6 seconds and then again after 9 seconds then within 1 second press Reset momentarily for less than 1 second Performs a complete reset to factory defaults with...

Page 47: ...l and can operate at 9600 19200 38400 or 115200 baud rates Serial Ports The MGP Pro has two ports for serial control both of which enable use of SIS commands and the Windows based control program The default protocol for these ports is 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity no flow control The MGP Pro serial ports can be connected to the serial port of a host device such as a computer running ...

Page 48: ... Pro via the Ethernet port obtain the IP address of the unit and the subnet mask and gateway address if needed from your network administrator If the IP address has been changed to an address comprised of words and characters you can determine the actual numeric IP address using the ping ICMP utility see IP Addressing on page 105 for more details If the addresses have not been changed the factory ...

Page 49: ...he firmware version number and 60 nnnn nn is the unit part number The current date and time are displayed following the copyright message at power up if the connection is via the Internet Www are the first three letters of the day of the week for example Mon or Fri Reconfig Reconfig Reconfig Reconfig The MGP Pro sends a Reconfig message as each of the four windows is configured via the new connect...

Page 50: ...may be sent back to back without spaces for example 2 2 2 0B Numbers can be entered as 1 digit or as 2 or 3 digits with leading zeros for example 8V 08V 008V There are a few differences in how to enter the commands depending on whether you are using Telnet or a web browser For control via a web browser all non alphanumeric characters must be represented as the hexadecimal equivalent xx where xx re...

Page 51: ...ht 3 Bottom right X Window text 16 characters maximum The following characters can be used Symbols _ space Numerals 0 9 Letters Lowercase a z and uppercase A Z X Picture adjustment range applies to color tint brightness and contrast 0 127 default 64 X Scaler resolution 0 Match output rate EDID command only 1 640 x 480 2 800 x 600 3 852 x 480 4 1024 x 768 5 1024 x 852 6 1024 x 1024 7 1280 x 768 8 1...

Page 52: ...renheit X2 Image or window position Zero location is 2048 and limits are the output resolution Example Front panel displays 50 but the response to the SIS command is 2098 X2 Window size The minimum size is 1 16 the size of the output active area The maximum size is double the active output area X2 Image size The minimum size is 1 16 the size of the input active area The maximum size is double the ...

Page 53: ...een 3 blue 4 white 5 magenta 6 cyan 7 yellow 8 black 9 translucent X4 Label text color 1 red 2 green 3 blue 4 white 5 magenta 6 cyan 7 yellow 8 black X4 Label text background color 0 off no background color 1 red 2 green 3 blue 4 white 5 magenta 6 cyan 7 yellow 8 black 9 translucent X4 Window border color 0 off no border 1 red 2 green 3 blue 4 white 5 magenta 6 cyan 7 yellow 8 black X4 Screen back...

Page 54: ...2767 X11 Time in tens of milliseconds to wait between characters received via the serial port Default 20 200 ms Maximum 32767 X11 Message length delimiter value or byte count via the serial port L Length of message to be received D Delimiter value byte count 1 through 32767 default 0 X11 Hardware MAC address xx xx xx xx xx xx X11 Subnet mask nnn nnn nnn nnn Leading zeros are optional in setting va...

Page 55: ...s of seconds before timeout on IP connections min 1 10 seconds max 65000 650 000 seconds and default 30 300 seconds If no data is received during the timeout period the Ethernet connection is closed Each step is 10 seconds When the unit is connected via RS 232 or RS 422 only the global timeout commands apply anything else returns an E13 error code The response contains leading zeros X13 ASCII digi...

Page 56: ... the procedures EDID Resolution and Refresh Rate Set input EDID resolution and rate E A X X1 EDID Edid A X X1 Set EDID resolution to scaler resolution X and the refresh rate to X1 For X 0 Match output 14 1600x1200 1 640x480 15 480p 2 800x600 16 576p 3 852x480 17 720p 4 1024x768 18 1080i 5 1024x852 19 1080p 6 1024x1024 21 1280x800 7 1280x768 22 1360x768 8 1280x1024 23 1440x900 9 1360x765 24 1680x10...

Page 57: ...o the order entered View priority X X X X Display the priorities of the windows Window Transition Effect Select effect 4 X1 Eff X1 Select transition effect X1 to be used when windows are muted or unmuted For X1 1 Cut default 2 Dissolve 3 Soft wipe up 4 Soft wipe down 5 Soft wipe right 6 Soft wipe left 7 Soft wipe center in 8 Soft wipe center out 9 Soft wipe square in 10 Soft wipe sq out 11 Soft wi...

Page 58: ... higher color level for window X Decrement color value X C X Col X Select the next lower color level for window X View color level X C X View current color level setting for window X Tint Specific value X X T X Tin X Set the tint level for window X to X Increment tint value X T X Tin X Select next higher tint level Decrement tint value X T X Tin X Select next lower tint level View tint level X T X...

Page 59: ...alue 1 X X2 H X Whp X2 Set the horizontal centering of window X to X2 For X2 0 2048 Limits are the output resolution Increment horizontal image shift 1 X H X Whp X2 Shift window X right Decrement horizontal window shift 1 X H X Whp X2 Shift window X left View horizontal window shift amount 1 X H X2 View the amount of horizontal window shift Vertical Shift Window Specific value 1 X X2 X Wvp X2 Set ...

Page 60: ...of the active output area Increase horizontal size of window 1 X X Whs X2 Widen the window Decrease horizontal size of window 1 X X Whs X2 Narrow the window View horizontal size of window 1 X X2 View the width of the window Vertical Size Window Specific value 1 X X2 X Wvs X2 Set the height of window X to X2 Increase vertical size of window 1 X X Wvs X2 Increase the height of the window Decrease ve...

Page 61: ...s must be entered in the following order Horizontal position X2 vertical position X2 horizontal size X2 vertical size X2 For window X set the position horizontal and vertical to X2 and the size width and height to X2 For X2 0 2048 limits are the output resolution For X2 Minimum 1 16 the size of the active output area Maximum size of the active output area View window size and position E X X Y X X2...

Page 62: ...ll window preset with input 2 X1 Rpr 2 X1 Recall window preset X1 with input settings Preset preview E X1 X XY Wxy X1 X X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 View the priority width and height and horizontal and vertical position of window X saved in preset X1 X2 1 4 1 top priority Save preset 2 X1 Spr2 X1 Save the window positions to preset X1 View last recalled preset 1 X1 View last recalled window preset X1 Input Pre...

Page 63: ...ical start location of the first active pixel in the active window displaying input X Horizontal Start Specific value X X1 Hst X X1 Set the horizontal position of the first active pixel in the active window input X to X1 X 1 19 X1 0 255 Default 128 Increment horizontal start value X Hst X X1 Increase the horizontal start location value for input X Decrement horizontal start value X Hst X X1 Decrea...

Page 64: ...Pixels Specific value 12 X X1 Apx X X1 Set the active pixels value for input X to X1 Increment active pixels value 12 X Apx X X1 Select the next higher active pixels value for input X Decrement active pixels value 12 X Apx X X1 Select the next lower active pixels value for input X View active pixels setting 12 X X1 View current active pixels value for input X Active Lines Specific value 13 X X1 Al...

Page 65: ...8 2048x1080 For X1 1 50 Hz 2 60 Hz 3 72 Hz 4 96 Hz 5 100 Hz 6 120 Hz 7 Live background input rate 8 24 Hz 9 59 94 Hz 10 29 97 Hz 11 30 Hz View output rate settings X X1 View the current output resolution X and refresh rate X1 settings View output rate details 0 width height refresh rate View the current output resolution and refresh rate in actual numbers NOTE The output rate detail command can di...

Page 66: ...el lock modes RS 232 RS 422 and Ethernet controls are enabled Disable executive mode 0 X Exe 0 Unlock all front panel controls Enable executive mode 1 X Exe 1 Lock front panel control except for the input buttons Enable executive mode 2 2 X Exe 2 Lock all front panel controls View executive mode status X X3 View executive mode status X3 For X3 0 Unlocked 1 Locked except for input selection buttons...

Page 67: ...tion 6 X X View the text label position X in window X Text size 10 X3 Tsz X3 Set the size of the label text For X3 1 Small 2 Medium 3 Large View text size 10 X3 View the current size X3 of the label text Text border color 14 X X3 X Txb X3 Change the color of the text label border in window X X 0 4 0 all windows For X3 0 Off no border 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 White 5 Magenta 6 Cyan 7 Yellow 8 Black 9...

Page 68: ...r of the border around window X to X4 X 0 through 4 0 all windows For X4 0 Off no border 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 White 5 Magenta 6 Cyan 7 Yellow 8 Black View window border color 9 X X4 View the current border color in window X Screen background color 8 X4 Bkg X4 Set background color X4 for the output screen For X4 0 Off default 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 White 5 Magenta 6 Cyan 7 Yellow 8 Background ima...

Page 69: ... the deinterlacer from using either pull down method View film mode status 18 X X View the current film mode setting for input X For X 0 film mode disabled 1 Film mode enabled Auto Image Run Auto image 55 X Aut X Perform Auto image on window X X is 1 4 for MGP 464 Pro models 1 or 2 for MGP 462 Pro models HDCP Signal Status NOTE These commands are applied only to digital inputs Query input E I X HD...

Page 70: ... E X 1 Select HDCP authorization for input X HDCP authorized device Off E E X 0 HDCP Hdcp E X 0 Deselect HDCP authorization for input X Query HDCP authorization status E E X HDCP X3 With tagged response verbose mode 2 or 3 Hdcp E X X3 View HDCP authorization status X3 for input X For X3 0 HDCP encrypted data blocked 1 HDCP encrypted data allowed default General Information General system informati...

Page 71: ... received D Delimiter value A delimiter of ASCII 0A 10D Byte count for L or a single ASCII character expressed in decimal form for D The byte count can be 0 32767 Default 0 The ASCII decimal can be 0 00255 Default the byte count A 3 byte length 3L The response includes leading zeros X10 Command data section For web encoding for X10 be sure to convert non alphanumeric characters to hex numbers The ...

Page 72: ...Pro will wait until receipt of the first response character before terminating the command Default 10 10 ms Max 32767 X11 Time in tens of milliseconds that the MGP Pro will wait between characters being received via a serial port before terminating the current command or receive operation Default 20 20 ms Max 32767 X11 Message length L or D The letter parameter is case sensitive requires capital D...

Page 73: ...er in these commands indicates which version is currently running A caret indicates bad checksum or invalid load Question marks indicate that the firmware version is not loaded Query firmware version Q or 1Q Q or 1Q X10 With tagged response verbose modes 2 and 3 Ver01 X10 Show the MGP Pro firmware version number X10 to two decimal places Gives the number of the currently running version of the use...

Page 74: ...sion 1 07 for an MGP 464 Pro dated 16 January 2013 Query updated firmware version 4Q 4Q X10 plus web ver desc UL date time With tagged response verbose modes 2 and 3 Ver04 X10 plus web ver desc UL date time Use this command to find out which version of the firmware if any was uploaded into the unit after it left the factory X10 firmware version to two decimal places Example 4Q 4Q 2 02 1 66 MGP464 ...

Page 75: ...quest system memory usage 3I 3I n bytes used out of n kBytes With tagged response verbose modes 2 and 3 Inf03 n bytes used out of n kBytes Show amount of memory used and total available memory for system operations Request user memory usage 4I 4I n bytes used out of n kBytes With tagged response verbose modes 2 and 3 Inf04 n bytes used out of n kBytes Show amount of user memory used and total avai...

Page 76: ... X12 FE W X12 2A X12 X12 X12 FE Ewr X12 X12 Write data string X12 from event X12 buffer X12 offset by X12 Start events 24 27 E 1AE W 1AE Ego Initiate all programmed events Stop events 24 27 E 0AE W 0AE Est Stop all programmed events Read number of events running E AE W AE Enm nn With tagged response verbose modes 2 and 3 Enm nnnnn nn 2 digit number nnnnn 5 digit number E mail Commands Configure e ...

Page 77: ...oosing For X10 The name can consist of up to 24 alphanumeric characters and the minus sign or hyphen The first character must be a letter the last character cannot be a minus sign Case does not matter Set unit name to factory default24 E CN W 20 CN Ipn X13 X13 is the name the processor was shipped with MGP46n xx xx xx a combination of the model and the last three pairs of the hex numbers in the un...

Page 78: ...et daylight saving time X12 on your MGP Pro Daylight saving time DST is a 1 hour offset that is observed in the USA and parts of Europe and Brazil For X12 0 Off or ignore 1 On in northern hemisphere 2 On in Europe 3 On in Brazil Example California uses GMT 8 00 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November and 7 00 GMT from November to March DST should be turned off in Hawaii Ame...

Page 79: ...ministrator password E X12 CA W X12 CA Ipa X13 Set administrator access password X12 X12 4 to 12 alphanumeric characters The password is case sensitive Special characters spaces or symbols are not allowed X13 displayed password With an RS 232 or RS 422 connection the password is displayed With an IP connection masked characters four asterisks are displayed Clear administrator password24 E CA W 20 ...

Page 80: ...called a verbose wordy relationship between the processor and a connected device For a direct RS 232 or RS 422 connection the processor is set for verbose mode by default When the MGP Pro is connected via Ethernet verbose mode is disabled by default in order to reduce the amount of communication traffic on the network If you want to use the verbose mode with a processor connected via Ethernet this...

Page 81: ...tes how much available file space remains Unit web responses HTML sample code var file new array file 1 filename1 date1 filesize1 file 2 filename2 date2 filesize2 file 3 filename3 date3 filesize3 file n filename n date n filesize n file n 1 filename n 1 date n 1 filesize n 1 Unit Telnet text responses filename x date time length filename x date time length filename x date time length filename x da...

Page 82: ...pied into the path Move back to root directory E CJ W 2F CJ Dir Move up one directory E CJ W 2E 2E CJ Dir path directory View current directory E CJ W CJ path directory Reset Zap Erase Commands Erase user supplied web page or file24 28 E filename EF W filename EF Del filename Erase current directory and its files24 28 E EF W EF Ddl Erase current directory and subdirectories24 28 E EF W EF Ddl Eras...

Page 83: ...Description Reset Zap Erase Commands continued Absolute reset retaining IP24 E ZY W ZY Zpy Same as Absolute system reset EZQQQ except that IP settings including IP address subnet mask gateway address unit name DHCP setting and port mapping Telnet web Direct Access are excluded in order to preserve communication with the device recommended after a firmware update ...

Page 84: ...sable blue mode in order to set video color and tint levels Picture controls Position and size the windows and the images within the windows zoom in or out on the images and windows and make fine adjustments to contrast brightness color tint and sharpness Presets Create save and recall window and input presets Window configuration Set window priority border color text label colors size and locatio...

Page 85: ...Screen 3 In the table on the Control Software screen scroll to locate the MGP Pro and click the Install link in the far right column Figure 27 MGP Pro Series Link on the DVD Control Software Screen 4 On the File Download window that appears click Run to begin installing the program ...

Page 86: ... c Program Files Extron MGP464 or MGP462 for Windows XP and earlier or c Program Files 86 Extron MGP464 or MGP462 for Windows 7 and later If there is no Extron folder in your Program Files folder the installation program creates it as well 7 When installation is complete close the Software Products screen You can now start the Windows based control program Downloading the MGP Pro Series Software f...

Page 87: ...er c Program Files Extron MGP464 for Windows XP and earlier or If there is not already an Extron folder in your Program Files folder the installation program creates it as well Starting the Control Program The MGP Pro Series software help program provides information on settings and on how to use the control program itself 1 To run the MGP Pro Series control program do either of the following Doub...

Page 88: ... are using either of the serial ports The front panel TRS configuration port supports only RS 232 The 9 pin rear panel serial port supports both RS 232 and RS 422 3 On the selected tab enter the information required for the type of communication you chose TCP IP Enter your MGP Pro IP address Telnet port the default is 23 and a password if required RS232 Select your computer communication port from...

Page 89: ...P Pro Series main window opens Figure 31 MGP Series Control Program Main Window MGP 464 Pro 5 For information on configuring the MGP Pro using the Windows based software refer to the program help file To access the help file select Contents from the Help pull down menu or press the F1 key ...

Page 90: ...iles to the MGP Pro and select a background image for the display Access these HTML pages using a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer NOTES Administrators have access to all of the web pages and are able to make changes to settings Users can access the pages on the System Status and Background tabs only The screen examples in this section all show MGP 462 Pro web pages The MGP 464 Pro ...

Page 91: ... as described in step 5 If the MGP Pro HTML pages are password protected the browser displays the Connect To dialog box Figure 32 Example of a Connect To Dialog Box a Enter the administrator or user password in the Password field NOTE A User Name entry is not required b If desired select the Remember my password check box to have the system input your password the next time you enter the IP addres...

Page 92: ...your MGP Pro Changes must be made via the Configuration web pages the MGP Pro Series Windows based configuration software SIS commands or the MGP Pro front panel Personnel who have user access can view this page but cannot access the Configuration pages they see only the Status and Background tabs Figure 33 shows a typical MGP Pro System Status web page Figure 33 System Status Page ...

Page 93: ...dge of the screen 2 Select or enter the new information in the desired fields 3 When you have made all the desired inputs click the Submit button at the bottom of the section The new settings appear in the fields IP Settings fields The IP Settings fields provide a location for viewing and editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface After editing any of the settings on this page click the Sub...

Page 94: ...ctory installed default address is 192 168 254 254 but if this conflicts with other equipment at your installation you can change the IP address to any valid value NOTE IP address changes can cause conflicts with other equipment Only local system administrators should change IP addresses Gateway IP Address field The Gateway IP Address field identifies the address of the gateway to the mail server ...

Page 95: ...you to then enter the offset from Greenwich Mean Time GMT The Zone field identifies the standard time zone that has been selected and displays the amount of time in hours and minutes that the local time varies from the GMT international time reference 4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 for other variables that need to be changed 5 Select the appropriate Daylight Saving radio button To turn off daylight sa...

Page 96: ...ng a password To assign passwords 1 Enter the new administrator password in the Administrator Password field 2 In the Re enter Admin Password field enter the same password again to confirm it 3 If you want to assign a user password enter it in the User Password field NOTE You cannot assign a user password unless an administrator password has been assigned 4 Reenter the same user password in the Re...

Page 97: ...ct the Status tab on the MGP Pro web page to display the System Status page The firmware version is in the System Description section Downloading the firmware file To obtain the latest version of MGP Pro Series firmware file and install it on your computer 1 Go to the Extron website www extron com and click the Download tab 2 On the Download Center page click the Firmware link on the left sidebar ...

Page 98: ...ust be S19 Figure 38 Choose File to Upload Window ATTENTION Uploading a file with an extension other than S19 may cause the unit to stop functioning 3 Open the firmware file Its name appears below the Current Firmware Version on the Firmware Upgrade page 4 Click the Upload button on the Firmware Update page to start the firmware update process While the firmware is being uploaded the Upload button...

Page 99: ...ols are allowed To upload files from the server 1 Click the Browse button to the right of the file name field 2 Browse to locate the file that you want to upload and open it The file name and directory path are displayed in the file name field on the File Management page 3 Click the Upload File button The selected file name appears in the Files column on the File Management page Files are listed s...

Page 100: ... to the MGP Pro This menu lets you choose to display only files with the extension you select Select All to display all uploaded files Using the Background Page The Image Settings screen on the Background page lets you select a background for the output display You can choose a background color or you can upload bitmap images to the MGP Pro and select one as the display background You can also spe...

Page 101: ... output screen NOTE The MGP Pro supports only 24 bit bitmap files as backgrounds The background file names must have a bmp extension The MGP Pro has 16 MB of memory to store captured or loaded images see Background Capture Menu on page 27 to calculate the size of an image Uploading an image To upload a bitmap image to the MGP Pro 1 In the Image Index field click Add The Add Image field is displaye...

Page 102: ... select an uploaded image to be displayed as the background on the output screen 1 In the Image Index section click the thumbnail of the image you want to display A larger version of the selected image appears to the right 2 Click Take to select that image for the output background ...

Page 103: ...X 100 240 50 6 0 Hz 1 INP UT 1 DV I D R R Y G Y VID H HV V H HV B C B Y 2 R R Y G Y VID H HV V H HV B C B Y 3 R R Y G Y VID H HV V H HV B C B Y 4 5 R R Y G Y VID H HV V H HV B C B Y R R Y VID Y 6 VID R Y C 7 VID B Y 8 VID Y 9 VID R Y C 10 VID B Y 11 VID Y 12 VID R Y C 13 VID B Y 14 VID Y 15 VID R Y C 16 VID B Y 17 VID Y 18 VID R Y C 19 VID B Y G Y B B Y H HV V INP UT 2 DV I D INP UT 3 DV I D INP U...

Page 104: ...u can perform the required MGP Pro setup operations using either of the following SIS commands see the Remote Configuration and Control section beginning on page 41 The Windows based control software see the software help file Setting Up the MGP Pro to Work with a Matrix Switcher To set up the MGP Pro to work with a matrix switcher 1 Install and connect the MGP Pro as described in Installation Ove...

Page 105: ...e MGP Pro to the matrix switcher as follows a Open the Windows based control software b From the Tools menu select Sync MGP Pro Device to Matrix Switcher The Sync MGP Pro to Matrix Switcher window opens c In the IP Address field enter the matrix switcher IP address d Click Connect To Matrix button The matrix size of the switcher is displayed to the right of the button and its input output ties are...

Page 106: ...atching preset Minimizing synchronization problems when not using the Sync to Matrix feature When operating the system using a manually configured control system for which Sync to Matrix was not used you can avoid synchronization problems that cause unwanted image blanking or scrambling during input switches by doing the following 1 While setting up the matrix switcher and the MGP Pro to work toge...

Page 107: ... On the MGP Pro this is a 4 window configuration The HDMI Output of the first MGP Pro unit B is connected to the HDMI Background input of the second MGP Pro unit A The first diagram in the row shows the output display with one MGP Pro attached The second diagram shows the display with two MGPs attached 2 12 window configuration Three MGPs are daisy chained so that 12 windows are displayed on the o...

Page 108: ...dows from unit A laid on top HDMI out Live BKG in 1B 2B 3B 4B 1A 2A 3A 4A 1B 2B 3B 4B 1 8 window Configuration 1B 2B 3B 4B 1C 2C 3C 4C 1C 2C 3C 4C To display To display To display 2 12 window Configuration 3 8 window Configuration with a Live Computer Background 4 video windows on output display HDMI output from first MGP output to live background input Output rate any factory rate MGP 464 Unit C ...

Page 109: ...set for Live Background This prevents any image scrambling on the display when the system is switching between the live background source and other background images or colors 4 Configure the windows on all the MGPs as follows a Mute the windows on the second and third MGPs to view the windows on the first MGP Pro only b Set the size and position of the four windows on the first MGP Pro either man...

Page 110: ...greater than room ambient Therefore consider installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature Tma specified by the manufacturer Reduced air flow Install the equipment in the rack so that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised Mechanical loading Mount the equipment in the rack so that uneven mechanical loading...

Page 111: ...es Figure 46 Rack Mounting an MGP Pro IP Addressing What is an IP Address An IP address is a 32 bit binary number that is used to identify each device on an Ethernet network This number is usually represented by four decimal numbers called octets each in the range of 0 through 255 and separated by dots for example 198 123 34 240 This is called dotted decimal notation An IP address is divided into ...

Page 112: ...t be the same for each IP address Host identifier must be unique for each address Applying these rules to Class C addresses the first three decimal values of your IP address must all be the same while the last value is used to uniquely identify each device The following is an example of a valid Class C addressing scheme Device IP Address Windows based Control Software computer 208 132 180 41 MGP P...

Page 113: ...thernet link to the MGP Pro Ping to determine Extron IP address The Microsoft Ping utility is available at the command prompt Ping tests the Ethernet interface between the computer and the MGP Pro Ping can also be used to determine the actual numeric IP address from an alias and to determine the web address Ping the MGP Pro as follows 1 From the Windows Start menu select Run The Run window opens 2...

Page 114: ...n The Run window opens 2 In the Open text field enter command 3 Click OK A command window opens 4 At the prompt enter telnet The computer returns a display similar to figure 48 Microsoft R windows 2000 TM Version 5 0 Build 2195 Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client Telnet Client Build 5 00 99203 1 Escape Character is CTRL Microsoft Telnet Figure 48 Telnet Screen Operating using Telnet This guide does...

Page 115: ... SIS commands are entered blindly and only the SIS responses are displayed on the screen To command Telnet to show all keystrokes enter set local_ echo at the Telnet prompt before you open the connection to the MGP Pro With local echo turned on keystrokes and the MGP Pro responses are displayed on the same line Example 1 1 In1 Out1 All where 1 1 is the SIS command and In1 Out1 All is the response ...

Page 116: ...n issue when you are using the controlling computer to set TCP IP and e mail values via SIS commands on the MGP Pro see IP Setup Commands beginning on page 71 and Email Commands beginning on page 70 When you are setting up the variables for e mail notification the MGP Pro is the local device and the e mail server is the remote device IP addresses and octets Valid IP addresses consist of four 1 2 o...

Page 117: ...68 2 25 X X Match Same subnet Different subnet Different subnet Local IP Address Subnet Mask Remote IP Address Match Example 1 Example 2 192 168 254 254 255 255 0 0 X X 190 190 2 25 X X No match Example 3 192 168 254 254 255 255 0 0 X X 192 190 2 25 X X No match Figure 51 Comparing the IP Addresses Updating the Firmware Updates to the Extron MGP Pro Series Multi Graphic Processor firmware are made...

Page 118: ...ear Panel Features on page 6 for details 2 Start a web browser program such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 Enter the MGP Pro IP address in the browser Address field NOTE If your local system administrators have not changed the value use the factory specified default 192 168 254 254 for this field 4 Press the Enter key If the MGP Pro HTML pages are not password protected the browser displays the ...

Page 119: ...ng the Windows based Control Software A third way to find out the firmware version is via the MGP Pro control software 1 Open the control software see Windows based Control Software on page 78 2 From the Help menu select About The following dialog box appears providing information about the current MGP Pro version Figure 55 About MGP Pro Series Control Program Screen 3 When finished viewing the in...

Page 120: ...w firmware version and a set of instructions for updating the firmware are also loaded Uploading the Firmware After you have installed the new firmware on your computer you must upload it to the MGP Pro Firmware uploads can be performed via a Web browser the MGP Pro internal web pages or the Firmware Loader software The computer and the MGP Pro must both be connected to an Ethernet network in orde...

Page 121: ...el menu to display the Firmware Upgrade screen Figure 57 Firmware Upgrade Screen 4 Click Choose File to open the Choose File to Upload window and locate the firmware file on your computer or server The file extension must be S19 ATTENTION Uploading a file with an incorrect extension may cause the unit to stop working Figure 58 Choose File to Upload Window with Firmware File Selected ...

Page 122: ...ber is displayed in the Current Firmware Version field The LCD screen on the unit displays the first screen that appears on power up containing the new firmware version number 7 If you want to further verify that the new version has been loaded click the Status tab and view the current firmware version on the System Status screen Uploading using the Windows based Control Software To update the fir...

Page 123: ...xecutable file to your computer a On the Extron web page click the Download tab b On the Download Center page click Software on the left sidebar menu c Locate the Firmware Loader line and click the Download link at the far right d Follow the instructions on the download screens to save the installer file to your computer 2 If necessary download the latest version of MGP Pro firmware and install it...

Page 124: ...mware File Selection ATTENTION Valid firmware files must have the file extension S19 A file with any other extension is not a firmware upgrade for this product and could cause the MGP Pro to stop functioning NOTES The original factory installed firmware is permanently available on the MGP Pro If the attempted firmware upload fails for any reason the MGP Pro reverts to the factory version When down...

Page 125: ...add the device and to close the Add Device window Figure 63 Firmware Loader Dialog Box with an MGP Added 9 If you want to remove a device from the Devices panel do the following a Click on the names of the devices to be deleted to highlight them b Select Remove Selected Device s from the Edit menu c On the Remove Device s dialog box select or deselect any devices on the list as desired then click ...

Page 126: ... in progress Figure 64 Firmware Upload in Progress 11 The upload is complete when the Remaining Time field shows 00 00 00 the Progress column shows 100 and Completed is displayed above the progress bar and in the Status field Close the Firmware Loader dialog box ...

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