Extron electronic SW12 VGA ARS Switch User Manual


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Installation and Operation, cont’d
SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation
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VSW I AAP connection
TheVSWIAAP(part#70-529-11, -21, -51)isanoptionalArchitecturalAdapterPlate
that provides remote input connection and selection for some Extron switchers.
TheVSWIAAPcanbeconnectedtotheSW8/12VGAArsinputportsforinput
selection control.
TheVSWIAAPisequippedwitha“ShowMe”buttonforinputselection,afemale
15-pinHDVGAconnector,anda3.5mmstereoaudiojack.
VSW I AAP
COMPUTER
AUDIO
SHOW ME
Figure 2-13 — VSW I AAP
Whenthe“ShowMe”buttonispressed,pin5ontheswitcher’s15-pinHDinput
ismomentarilyshortedtoground.Thisoverridestheswitcher’scurrentinput
selection,anddirectsvideoandaudiofromtheVSWIAAP’sconnecteddeviceto
theswitcher’soutputports.
FortheVSWIAAPtooperatewithaswitcher,theVSWIAAPPCBjumpermustbe
setproperly,andtheswitchermustbeconguredviaitsRS-232controlport.
TheVSWIAAPcanbemountedintoanyExtronmountingframewithasingle
spaceAAPopening.
The illustration on the following page shows a typical SW8 VGA Ars switcher
applicationwithfourVSWIAAPunitsconnectedtotheswitcher’sinputports.
TouseaVSWIAAPwithaswitcher:
1. ConrmthatjumperJ5isremovedandjumperJ6isinplaceonthe
VSWIAAP’sprintedcircuitboard.
J5 J6
Figure 2-14 — VSW I AAP jumpers
2. Apply power to the switcher.
3. Connectahostcomputertotheswitcher’sRS-232controlport.
4. Open a hyperterminal session on the host computer, and use a Simple
InstructionSet(SIS
™
)commandtoconguretheswitchertooperatewitha
VSWIAAP(seechapter3,“OperationandControl”).
5. ConnectaVGAcablefromtheVSWIAAP’soutputconnector(ontherearof
theunit)tooneoftheswitcher’sinputports.
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