Document Outline

• Precautions
• FCC Class A Notice
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 • Introduction
  • About this Manual
  • About the Matrix Switchers
  • Features
• Chapter 2 • Installation
  • Setup/Installation Checklist
    • Get ready
    • Perform physical installation
    • Ancillary operations
  • Mounting the Switcher
    • UL guidelines
    • Mounting instructions
  • Rear Panel Views
    • Video or sync input and output (video and sync BMEs)
    • Sync termination switches (systems with sync BMEs)
    • Audio input and output (systems with audio BMEs)
    • BME connection and selection
    • RS-232/RS-422
    • Ethernet
      • Cabling and RJ-45 connector wiring
    • Reset button
    • External sync (systems with MAV Plus Video BMEs)
    • Power
  • Front Panel Configuration Port
• Chapter 3 • Operation
  • Front Panel Controls and Indicators
    • Input and output buttons
    • Control buttons
    • I/O control buttons
    • Power indicators
    • Button labels
  • QS-FPC Front Panel Operations
    • Definitions
    • Power
    • Creating a configuration
      • Example 1: Creating a set of ties
      • Example 2: Adding a tie to a set of ties
      • Example 3: Removing a tie from a set of ties
    • Viewing a configuration
      • Example 4: Viewing video and audio, audio only, and video only ties
    • I/O grouping
      • Example 5: Grouping inputs and outputs
    • Setting RGB delay (systems with wideband BMEs)
      • Example 6: Setting the RGB delay for an output
    • Using presets
      • Example 7: Saving a preset
      • Example 8: Recalling a preset
    • Muting and unmuting video and audio outputs
      • Example 9: Muting and unmuting an output
    • Viewing and adjusting the input audio level (systems with audio BMEs)
      • Example 10: Viewing and adjusting an input audio level
    • Viewing and adjusting the output volume (systems with audio BMEs)
      • Reading the displayed volume
      • Example 11: Viewing and adjusting an output volume level
    • Setting the front panel locks (Executive modes)
      • Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between mode 2 and mode 0
      • Selecting Lock mode 2 or toggling between mode 2 and mode 1
    • Performing a system reset from the front panel
    • Background illumination
    • Selecting the rear panel Remote port protocol and baud rate
  • Rear Panel Operations
    • Performing soft system resets (resets 3, 4, and 5)
    • Performing a hard reset (reset 1)
  • Optimizing the Audio (Systems with Audio BMEs)
  • Troubleshooting
    • General checks
    • Plasma display S-video problem (CrossPoint 450 Plus wideband BMEs only)
  • Configuration Worksheets
    • Worksheet example 1: System equipment
    • Worksheet example 2: Daily configuration
    • Worksheet example 3: Test configuration
    • Blank configuration worksheet
• Chapter 4 • Programmer’s Guide
  • Serial Ports
    • Rear panel Remote port
    • Front panel Configuration port
  • Ethernet (LAN) Port
    • Ethernet connection
    • Default IP addresses
    • Establishing a connection
    • Connection Timeouts
    • Number of connections
    • Using Verbose Mode
  • Host-to-Switcher Instructions
  • Switcher-Initiated Messages
  • Switcher Error Responses
  • Using the Command/Response Tables
    • Command/response table for SIS commands
      • Symbol definitions
      • Command/response table for SIS commands
    • Command/Response Table for IP-Specific SIS Commands
      • Symbol definitions
      • Command/response table for IP-Specific SIS commands
  • Special Characters
• Chapter 5 • Matrix Software
  • Matrix Switchers Control Program
    • Installing the software
    • Software operation via Ethernet
      • Ethernet protocol settings
    • Using the Matrix Switcher Control software
    • IP Settings/Options window
      • Address and Name fields
      • Hardware Address field
      • Use DHCP checkbox
      • Date, Time (local), and GMT (offset) fields
      • Sync Time to PC button
      • Use Daylight Saving checkbox
      • Administrator Password and User Password fields
      • E-mail Addressee fields
    • Updating firmware
      • Ethernet-connected firmware upload
      • Serial-port-connected firmware upload
    • Uploading HTML files
    • Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trash can
    • Windows menus
      • File menu
      • Tools menu
      • Preferences menu
      • Master-Reset selection
    • Using Emulation mode
    • Using the help system
  • Button Label Generator Program
    • Installing the Button Label Generator software
    • Using the Button Label Generator software
• Chapter 6 • HTML Operation
  • Download the Startup Page
  • Status Tab
    • System Status page
    • DSVP page (systems with a sync BME only)
  • Configuration Tab
    • System Settings Page
      • IP Settings fields
        • Unit Name field
        • DHCP radio buttons
        • IP Address field
        • Gateway IP Address field
        • Subnet Mask field
        • MAC Address field
        • Firmware field
        • Model and Part Number fields
      • Date/Time Settings fields
    • Passwords page
    • Email Settings page
      • Mail IP Address field
      • Domain Name field
      • Email address fields
    • Firmware Upgrade page
  • File Management Tab
    • File Management Page
  • Control Tab
    • Set and View Ties page
      • Creating or deleting a tie
    • RGBHV and Audio Settings page
      • Change the input gain and attenuation (systems with audio BMEs)
      • Mute and unmute one or all outputs
      • Change the RGB delay (systems with CrossPoint 450 Plus sync BMEs)
      • Change the output volume level (audio models)
    • Global Presets page
      • Saving a preset
      • Recalling a preset
  • Special Characters
• Appendix A • Ethernet Connection
  • Ethernet Link
    • Ethernet connection
    • Default IP address
      • Pinging to determine Extron IP address
      • Pinging to determine Web IP address
      • Configuring the matrix switcher BME for network use via the ARP command
    • Connecting as a Telnet client
      • Telnet tips
        • Open
        • Escape character and Esc key
        • Local echo
        • Set carriage return-line feed
        • Close
        • Help
        • Quit
  • Subnetting — A Primer
    • Gateways
    • Local and remote devices
    • IP addresses and octets
    • Subnet masks and octets
    • Determining whether devices are on the same subnet
• Appendix B • Reference Information
  • CrossPoint 450 Plus Specifications
  • Part Numbers and Accessories
    • CrossPoint 450 Plus system part numbers
    • MAV Plus system part numbers
    • BME part numbers
      • CrossPoint 450 Plus wideband video BMEs
      • CrossPoint 450 Plus sync BMEs
      • MAV Plus video BMEs
      • MAV Plus stereo audio BMEs
      • MAV Plus mono audio BMEs
    • Included parts
    • Replacement parts
    • Optional accessories
    • Cables
      • Bulk cable
      • Terminated cable assemblies
  • Removing and Installing Button Labels
    • Installing labels in the matrix switcher’s buttons
• Rear cover contacts