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MTPX Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers • Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter One • Introduction ......................................................................................................1-1
About this Manual .....................................................................................................................1-2
About the MTPX Plus Twisted Pair Matrix Switchers ..........................................1-2
Twisted pair (TP) cable advantages ........................................................................................1-4
Transmission distances .........................................................................................................1-4
Skew equalization ...............................................................................................................1-7
Definitions ......................................................................................................................................1-7
Features ............................................................................................................................................1-8
Chapter Two • Installation ........................................................................................................2-1
Mounting the Switcher ..........................................................................................................2-2
UL guidelines .............................................................................................................................2-2
Mounting instructions ..............................................................................................................2-2
Rear Panel Cabling and Settings ......................................................................................2-3
Signal inputs ..............................................................................................................................2-4
RS-232 output inserts................................................................................................................2-6
Signal outputs ............................................................................................................................2-6
RS-232/RS-422 connection ........................................................................................................2-8
Ethernet connection .................................................................................................................2-8
Cabling .................................................................................................................................2-9
RJ-45 connector wiring........................................................................................................2-9
Reset button ............................................................................................................................2-10
Power connection ...................................................................................................................2-10
Front Panel Configuration Port .......................................................................................2-11
Chapter Three • Operation ........................................................................................................3-1
Front Panel Controls and Indicators ...............................................................................3-2
Input and output buttons ........................................................................................................3-3
Control buttons .........................................................................................................................3-5
I/O controls .................................................................................................................................3-8
Button icons ...............................................................................................................................3-9
Front Panel Operations .........................................................................................................3-10
Definitions ................................................................................................................................3-10
Front panel security lockouts ................................................................................................3-11
Power ........................................................................................................................................3-11
Creating a configuration .......................................................................................................3-12
Example 1: Creating a set of video and audio ties ..........................................................3-13
Example 2: Adding a tie to a set of video and audio ties ...............................................3-15
Example 3: Removing a tie from a set of video and audio ties ......................................3-17
Viewing a configuration ........................................................................................................3-19
Example 4: Viewing video and audio (RS-232), audio (RS-232) only, and
video only ties ....................................................................................................................3-20
I/O grouping.............................................................................................................................3-23
Example 5: Grouping inputs and outputs ........................................................................3-25
Chapter One • Introduction ......................................................................................................1-1
