Extron electronic SW12 VGA ARS Switch User Manual


 
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SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation
Cable Connections
Power connection
When you are ready to apply power to your SW8/12 VGA Ars unit, connect the
female end of the power cord to the AC outlet at the left edge of the rear panel,
andconnectthemaleendofthepowercordtoa120/240VACpoweroutlet.
WhenpowerisappliedallfrontpanelLEDslightforonesecond,thengoout.
TheLEDforthepreviouslyselectedinputthencomesonandremainslituntilthe
current input is de-selected.
100-240V 50/60Hz
1.2A MAX
1
2
3
4
I
N
P
U
T
S
Power connector
Figure 2-6 Power connector
Computer video input connections
Dependingonthemodel(SW8orSW12)thereare8or12videoinputportsonthe
rear panel.
Each15-pinHDfemaleconnectorsupportscomputervideosignalswithresolutions
fromVGA-QXGAandHDTVsignals.
Female
51
15 11
610
Figure 2-7 Video input connectors
SW8/12 VGA Ars switchers monitor each input port for the presence of a
horizontalsyncpulse,whichindicatesthepresenceofavideosignal.When
detected,thevideosignal’spresenceisreportedontheswitcher’sRS-232control
port.Seechapter3,“OperationandControl”forinformationontheSimple
InstructionSet(SIS
) commands which can be used to communicate through the
RS-232port.
TheSIScommand0S requests the switcher to report the status of all inputs at once.
TheSIScommandxSrequeststhestatusofspecicport“x”.