Extron Electronics Fox Tx_Rx AV User Guide - Manual (Page 7)

Introduction
This user guide contains information about the Extron
®
FOX Tx/Rx AV family of signal
transmitters and receivers, with information on how to install and operate these units.
In this guide, unless otherwise specified, the terms “FOX Tx/Rx AV” and “FOX AV” refer to
the features or operation of all four units. The terms “FOX Tx AV” and “transmitter” refer to
both the multimode (MM) and singlemode (SM) transmitters and “FOX Rx AV” or “receiver”
refer to both the MM and SM receivers.
About the FOX Tx/Rx AV
The FOX Tx AV and FOX Rx AV are a high performance, low resolution video, audio, and
data (RS-232) transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) pairs. Signals are transmitted over fiber optic
cable at rates up to 2 Gbps.
There are four different units:
z z FOX Tx AV MM (multimode transmitter)
z z FOX Tx AV SM (singlemode transmitter)
z z FOX Rx AV MM (multimode receiver)
z z FOX Rx AV SM (singlemode receiver)
The MM models have 850 nm multimode small form-factor pluggable (SFP) modules and
carry signals up to 2 km (6562 feet). The SM models have 1310 nm singlemode SFP modules
and carry signals up to 30 km (18.6 miles). The transmitter is connected to the receiver using
the appropriate fiber optic cable (SM or MM).
WARNING: The FOX Tx/Rx AV outputs continuous invisible light (Class 1 rated), which
may be harmful and dangerous to the eyes; use with caution.
Do not look into the rear panel fiber optic cable connectors or into the
fiber optic cables themselves.
NOTES: The transmitter and receiver must be compatible. Both must be MM or both
must be SM. It is not possible to mix types.
Plug the attached dust caps into the optical transceivers when the fiber optic
cable is unplugged.
FOX Tx/Rx AV Features
The FOX Tx/Rx AV video units are compatible with the Extron Fiber Matrix units. However,
they are not compatible with the following Extron products:
z z FOXBOX
z z FOX 500 (RGB) and FOX 500 DVI
z z FOX 500 DA6
z z FOX 3G HD-SDI
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