Quick start guide — mmx 42/62, cont’d, Operation – Extron electronic MMX 42 User Manual
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MMX 42/62 Series Matrix Switchers • Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide — MMX 42/62, cont’d
MMX 42/62 Series Matrix Switchers • Quick Start Guide
connectors appropriate for your
model (BNC or 4-pin mini
DIN).
Step 6
Attach the audio output
cable(s).
Connect up to two
audio output devices to the
switcher using connectors
appropriate for your model (5-
pole, captive screw or RCA - see
illustrations above and at right).
CAUTION
Connect the sleeve
to ground (Gnd). Connecting the
sleeve to a negative (-) terminal will
damage the audio output circuits.
Step 7
If the switcher is to be
connected to a computer or host
controller for remote control,
connect the host’s RS-232
cable
to a 3-pole captive screw
connector and connect it to the
RS-232 port on the switcher.
(See the serial port pinout table
in Chapter 4 - Remote Control).
5
6
2
1
2
4
3
1
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5
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Extron
MMX 62 AV RCA
Matrix Switcher
RS-232 Control
Document Camera
VCR
Preview Monitor
Videoconferencing System
Unbalanced Output
Tip
See Caution
Sleeve
Tip
See Caution
Balanced Output
Tip
Ring
Sleeve (s)
Tip
Ring
Step 8
Power up
the input and
output devices, then connect
power to
the switcher. Turn on the
switcher by connecting the
external power supply. See
the appropriate chapters in
this manual for further
details.
QS-2
QS-3
Operation
Connecting an input to an
output
Step 1
Press and release the Outputs
button (
1
) to select the desired
output. The LED (
2
) for the
selected output lights.
Step 2
Press and release the Config
button (
4
) as necessary to select
either video and audio (audio
follow) or video or audio (audio
breakaway).
Step 3
Press and release the button (
3
)
for the desired input. The LED
for the selected input lights.
To switch to a different
input, repeat steps 1
through 3.
A connection can also be
created by an RS-232
device (see chapter 4,
Remote Control).
If audio and
video are tied from
different inputs (audio
breakaway), and if you
select video and audio for
display, the Video and the
LED for the selected
video input light steadily
and the Audio LED and
the LED for the selected
audio input blink.
CONFIG
OUTPUTS
1
2
4
2
3
1
5
6
INPUTS
MMX SERIES
AUDIO
VIDEO
1
2
3
4
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