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ORION LC Installation and Operations Manual
Crosspoint-Switch Installation – 4 x 4
The 4 x 4 configuration allows you to connect four computers to the Orion
LC and display the video on up to 4 DVI monitors.
To configure Orion LC for a 4 input, 4 output Crosspoint switch, set the dip
switches and CATx or fiber cabling as shown below.
The 4 x 4 configuration allows
you to connect 4 computers to
the Orion LC and display the
video (+audio option) on up to 4
DVI monitors.
To configure Orion LC for a 4
input, 4 output Cross-Point
Switch, set the dip switch 1, 3,
and 4 ON and 2 and 5 OFF and
connect the CATx or fiber
cabling as shown.
Connect a DVI MM video cable from
the CPU’s DVI graphic cards to the
DVI-In ports on the transmitters.
Connect 4 CATx or fiber cables from
the transmitters to the 4 Orion LC
port labeled “T”.
Connect up to 4 CATx or fiber
cables from the Orion LC ports
labeled “R” to the receivers.
Connect a DVI monitor to each
receiver’s DVI output.
Figure 8. Cross Point Switch - 4 x 4
The 4 x 4 configuration allows you to route the video from any computer to
any connected monitor. In the above example, computer #1’s video is
displayed on 1 monitor, computer #2’s video is displayed on 1 monitor,
computer #3’s video is displayed on 1 monitor, and computer #4’s video is
displayed on 1 monitor.
The serial switching commands for this configuration is:
0x02, 0x47, 0x81, 0x81, 0x03 (Switch output 1 to input 1)
0x02, 0x47, 0x82, 0x82, 0x03 (Switch output 2 to input 2)
0x02, 0x47, 0x83, 0x83, 0x03 (Switch output 3 to input 3)
0x02, 0x47, 0x84, 0x84, 0x03 (Switch output 4 to input 4)
