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CHAPTER 2: Introduction
2. Introduction
The ServSwitch
™
Brand Matrix Video Switch is an ideal tool for sharing and/or
switching between the output of as many as four video sources (such as PCs), in
order to display or capture that output at up to four video destinations (such as
monitors).Once you attach all your devices, you can hook the Switch to the
included keypad for manual control, or to a PC for software-controlled sensing
and switching.
The Switch’s features include:
• With its large bandwidth, it can handle even very high resolutions and refresh
rates, up to 1600 x 1280 pixels at up to 85 Hz.
• It includes a serial keypad, so it’s ready to do manual switching almost right
out of the box (you do have to attach the keypad to the Switch first).
• Because it has a universal power supply, you can plug it in almost anywhere if
you have the right input cord. (And it is small and light enough to take almost
anywhere!)
• It’s primarily designed to carry VGA/SVGA video, but it can handle separate
horizontal and vertical sync, composite sync, and sync on green, so with the
right kinds of cables or adapters it can accept all sorts of video from all sorts
of devices.
• All of its input and output signals are buffered, so you’ll get the sharpest
possible images.
• It can drive video signals as far as 150 ft. (45 m) end-to-end, so it’s ideal for use
in auditoriums, conference halls, and similar spaces.
• You can use it in many types of remote or automated systems, because it can be
controlled from most RS-232 source devices.
• Each of its outputs can be blanked, so you don’t have to worry about people
seeing things you don’t want them to.
• Its front-panel LEDs show you right away which video inputs are going to
which outputs.
• To top it off, it can be operated by pressing a couple of buttons, so anybody
can use it without having to be extensively trained.