MSC-HD42L 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-HD42L
comes with a power supply adapter and a documentation CD. Additional cables and
hardware are not usually provided.
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Power supply adapter
– A 5 volt 2 Amp power supply adapter is provided which is connected to the
5.5mm OD 2.5mm ID coaxial connector on the device and plugged into a 100-240V 50/60Hz AC power
source.
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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.
A crossover cable can also be utilized for connecting directly to a computer or remote panel.
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SDI Video Inputs
– Connect SDI sources to input connectors using 75 Ohm Coax cable with BNC
connectors designed for high speed SDI video applications. Unused inputs can be left unconnected.
Inputs with supported standard rate (3G, HD or SD) SDI signals will be auto re-clocked for reduced
jitter. Other non standard rates between 125 Mbit/s and 2.97 Gbit/s will be passed through without re-
clocking or jitter reduction. Adaptive cable equalization on each input can equalize input signals from
Belden type 1694A cables up to lengths of 120m (@3G), 140m (@HD) and 400m (@SD).
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SDI 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.
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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.
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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 9600 bps 8N1 as the serial
configuration and enable local echo to see typed characters.
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External Button Control (Optional)
– This device provides an external button control interface
utilizing unused pins on the D9 serial connector. Refer to
for details.
1.2 Powering Up The Device
This device is not equipped with a power switch and is simply connected to the power supply adapter which is
plugged into a suitable AC power source, to power it up.
Once the device is powered it goes through the following startup sequence:
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5 second startup delay to allow for
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Routing matrix is initialized to Preset 0 state (defaults to source 1 connected to all destinations).
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The button control panel is initialized and buttons are illuminated to show the initial routing status.
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