MSC-FS44FBL Product Manual
1 Getting Started
Congratulations on your purchase of a quality Matrix Switch Corporation product. This section contains a
general overview of device functionality and provides information to get you up and running quickly.
Additional sections in this manual can be consulted for more detailed information on the subsystems and
features of this product.
1.1 Device Connections
The
MSC-FS44FBL
comes with a power supply adapter, a redundant power supply and a documentation CD.
Additional cables and hardware are not usually provided.
•
Power supply adapter
– A 7.5 VDC 2 Amp power supply adapter is provided which is connected to the
5.5mm OD 2.1mm ID twist locking coaxial connector on the device and plugged into a 100-240V
50/60Hz AC power source.
•
Redundant power supply (Optional)
– The additional redundant power supply can be connected via
the second power supply connector, to provide an additional power source in the event that one of the
supplies fails or is disconnected from the power source.
•
Ethernet connector (Optional)
– Connect to a network switch with an Ethernet cable. Required for
accessing the web page interface, TCP/IP Mascot interface or for interfacing with remote control panels.
This device can also be connected directly to a computer or remote panel (supports auto MDI-X
allowing a crossover or straight through Ethernet cable to be used).
•
SDI BNC Video Outputs
– Connect SDI destinations to output connectors using 75 Ohm Coax cable
with BNC connectors designed for high speed SDI video applications. Unused outputs can be left
unconnected. Outputs utilize standard SMPTE levels of 800mV peak-to-peak.
•
SDI SFP Video Inputs
– SFP inputs provide the means to utilize industry standard MSA SFP modules
for flexibility down to a single input. We offer fiber optic and HDMI input SFP modules and many 3
rd
party modules may also be used. See
for more details.
•
Sync Reference (Optional)
– If switching on vertical sync pulse is desired, connect one of the Sync
Reference connectors to a sync pulse signal (NTSC, PAL or tri-level) using 75 Ohm Coax with BNC
connectors and the other Sync Reference connector can be used as a pass-through to additional properly
75 Ohm terminated equipment or a 75 Ohm terminator should be installed. If the sync reference
functionality is not used, both connectors can be left unconnected.
•
RS-232 Serial (Optional)
– If serial control is desired, using the
, connect a D9 female
to male straight through cable to a control system, such as a computer. Use 115200 bps 8N1 as the serial
configuration and enable local echo to see typed characters. See
for additional
details.
•
RS-485 Serial (Optional)
– An RS-485 port is also available utilizing pins on the same D9 connector as
the RS-232 interface. This port is configured as a
control interface by default, but can
also be used to control other routers as additional matrix levels. See
additional details.
1.1.1 SFP Modules
Matrix Switch Corporation offers several SFP modules for fiber optic and HDMI signaling (see Table 2) and
many 3
rd
party MSA compatible modules can be used as well.
NOTE:
MSA transceiver (transmit and receive) modules may be used with the MSC-FS44FBL but only the
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