V-MATRIX
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PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WARNINGS
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Please read this manual carefully before using your
VM2128ME
V-Matrix™ Engine. Keep this manual
handy for future reference. These safety
instructions are to ensure the long life of your
VM2128ME
V-Matrix™ Engine and to prevent fire
and shock hazard. Please read them carefully and
heed all warnings.
1.1 GENERAL
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Qualified ALTINEX service personnel, or their
authorized representatives must perform all
service.
1.2 INSTALLATION
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Make sure that the chassis is turned off before
installation.
1.3 FCC NOTICE
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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference that may cause
undesired operation.
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This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated
in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
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Any changes or modifications to the unit not
expressly approved by ALTINEX, Inc. could
void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
ABOUT YOUR VM2128ME
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The core of the V-Matrix is a patent-pending
component called the
VM2128ME
Matrix Engine™.
Using a special three-dimensional board layout, the
Matrix Engine (
VM2128ME
) handles all of the
routing of signals internally. To build a matrix
configuration, the Engine is plugged into a Basic
Enclosure (VM2210BE), which is then populated
with input and output cards.
The cards can be designed to handle a wide array
of signal formats and connector types. Also, a
single Basic Enclosure can be populated with
mixed format cards. The V-Matrix System includes
both 8-input/output high-resolution video cards and
8-input/output balanced audio cards. Used together
with the
VM2128ME
Matrix Engine and Basic
Enclosure, these elements alone enable you to
design a huge number of configurations, with sizes
ranging from 8 x 8 to 128 x 128 (in increments of 8)
and signal formats that include RGBHV, RGBS,
RGsB, Component Video, S-Video, Composite
Video, Stereo Audio and Mono Audio.
The 8-input video cards provide built-in ground
loop isolation (GLI on Board™) through the use of
differential inputs. This is an extremely important
feature because it protects against hum bars and
other interference caused by ground loops, which
notoriously wreak havoc on large-scale matrix
systems. Both the input and output video cards
provide a bandwidth of 350 MHz @ –3dB, allowing
them to pass extremely high-resolution computer
video signals without signal degradation.
All input and output cards are “hot-swappable” with
finger adjustable lock-down screws and secure,
positive engagement card-edge connections.
The modularity of the V-Matrix concept makes it
quick and easy to upgrade or repair. The Basic
Enclosure can be virtually stripped down to its bare
metal essentials and re-built with user-friendly
“pluggable” pieces without removing it from the
rack.
In fact, for mission critical applications, it is quite
feasible to keep a spare
VM2128ME
Matrix Engine
available that can be swapped out through the front
