Sennheiser VGA44 User's Manual
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1. AN A AUSTRALIAN MONITOR AUDIO VISUAL VGA44 4X4 VGA MATRIX SWITCHER INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETV INFORMATION Save the carton and packing material even if the equipment has arrived in good condition Should vou ever need to ship the unit use only the original factory packing Read all documentation before operating your equipment Retain all documentation for future reference Follow all instructions printed on unit chassis for proper operation Do not spill water or other liquids into or on the unit or operate he unit while standing in liquid Make sure power outlets conform to the power requirements listed on the back of the unit Do not use the unit if the electrical power cord is frayed or broken The power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords and plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance Always operate the unit with the AC ground wire connected to the electrical system ground Precautions should be taken so that the means of grounding of a piece of equipment is not defeated Mains voltage must be correct and the same as that printed on the rear of the unit Damage caused by connection to improper AC voltage is not covered by any warranty Have gain controls on amplifiers turned down during power up to prevent speaker dam2. red output to ground or to another hot red output Non use periods The power cord of equipment should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time Service Information Equipment should be serviced by qualified service personnel when The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the equipment C The equipment has been exposed to rain D The equipment does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance E The equipment has been dropped or the enclosure damaged THIS SAFETY INFORMATION IS OF A GENERAL NATURE AND MAY BE SUPERSEDED BY INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS MANUAL VGA44 manual indd 2 12 3 07 2 24 54 PM INTRODUCTION AND CONTENTS The AMAV VGA44 is an 4x4 VGA Matrix Switcher supporting resolutions INTRODUCTION of up to 2048x2048 Designed for the demanding commercial audio visual market the VGA44 provides comprehensive video switching in an elegant rack mount package The VGA44 provides four VGA video input sources and four VGA video destination outputs each featuring a 15 pin high density FRONT amp REAR PANEL D connector Any input source is routable to any combination of outputs ADVANCED FEATURES controllable by either front panel control IR remote control or RS232 serial control The VGA44 offers the flexibility and features demanded by any OPERATION quality AV app
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4. age if there are high signal levels at the inputs Power down amp disconnect units from mains voltage before making connections Never hold a power switch the ON position if it won t stay there itself Do not use the unit near stoves heat registers radiators or other heat producing devices 20 Do not block fan intake or exhaust ports Do not operate equipment on a surface or in an environment which may impede the normal flow of air around the unit such as a bed rug weathersheet carpet or completely enclosed rack If the unit is used in an extremely dusty or smoky environment the unit should be periodically blown free of foreign matter Do not remove the cover Removing the cover will expose you to potentially dangerous voltages There are no user serviceable parts inside Do not drive the inputs with a signal level greater than that required to drive equipment to full output Do not connect the inputs outputs of amplifiers or consoles to any other voltage source such as a battery mains source or power supply regardless of whether the amplifier or console is turned on or off Do not run the output of any amplifier channel back into another channel s input Do not parallel or series connect an amplifier output with any other amplifier output Australian Monitor Inc is not responsible for damage to loudspeakers for any reason Do not ground any red hot terminal Never connect a hot
5. hing commands This allows you to set up a scene before soft powering on the unit and enabling the video outputs The unit will still return status and change messages in response to commands sent while in System Power Off mode SBSYSMON SBSYSMOF Put system into Standby Soft Power Off Bring unit out of Standby Soft Power On Unit will respond with SBALOFAK Unit is in Standby SBALONAK Unit is no longer in Standby Example Put Unit in Standby Soft Power SBSYSMOF Send SBALOFAK Revd VGA44 INSTALLATION amp OPERATION MANUAL VGA44 manual indd 5 ADVANCED FEATURES FRONT PANEL LOCK am Note Hard resetting the unit will unlock the Front Panel controls SBSVSMLK When front panel is locked changes can only be made by RS232 SBSYSMUK Front Panel Unlock Unit will respond with SBSYSLOK Front Panel has been Locked SBSYSULK Front Panel has been Unlocked Example Lock Front Panel Buttons SBSYSMLK Send SBSYSLOK Revd UNIT RESET SBSYSMLK Reset every output to Input 1 Unit will respond with SBRSTACK Unit has reset each Output to Input 1 Example Reset all outputs to Input 1 SBALLRST Send SBRSTACK Revd PAGE 5 12 3 07 2 24 59 PM OPERATION Before making any connections to the VGA44 observe the OPERATION following 2 Connect all audio video sources and destination equipment gt Before making any connections to the VGA44 observe the followi
6. lication SPECIFICATIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONAL Caution WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE VGA44 INSTALLATION amp OPERATION MANUAL VGA44 manual indd 2 AUS EUR USA Copyright 23 Feb 2007 This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operational and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance To prevent electric shock do not use this polarised plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot fully insert PAGE 3 12 3 07 2 24 54 PM FRONT amp REAR PANEL FRONT PANEL B POWER ST 2 E dips A AUSTRALIAN MONITOR AUDIO VISUAL POWER ON SWITCH This power switch turns the unit on and off The inbuilt LED will i
7. lluminate red to indicate that the switcher is ON and is receiving power SOURCE SELECT BUTTONS A separate UP and DOWN source select button is provided for each destination output A 7 segment LED display will indicate the input source number assigned to a destination output Any input source can be assigned to any number of destination outputs IRSENSOR The IR sensor receives IR commands from the sup plied remote control To use the supplied remote control point the remote control at the IR sensor RACK EARS The VGA44 features rack ears for mounting within 19 Rack REAR PANEL RS 232 DC 12 SOURCE INPUT CONNECTORS Four source inputs are provided each featuring e One VGA video input on a 15 pin high density D connector PAGE 4 VGA44 manual indd 4 DESTINATION OUTPUT CONNECTOR Four destination outputs are provided each featuring e One VGA video output on a 15 pin high density D connector The selected input source is routed to the respec tive destination output 5232 Serial 5232 control port to allow for interfacing to a PC Crestron or similar third party control system DC POWER INLET The VGA44 VGA matrix switcher is fitted with a DC power plug pack input connector Please ensure that the plug pack used is of an approved type and is of sufficient current carrying capacity with the correct voltage a
8. nd connector polarity VGA44 INSTALLATION amp OPERATION MANUAL e 12 3 07 2 24 53 PM RS232 The AMAV switcher can be controlled via the RS232 serial control port to allow for interfacing to a PC Crestron or similar third partv control svstem The serial communication parameters are 9600 baud 8 bit No Paritv and 1 stop bit this is often referred to as 9600 8N1 When the unit recognises a complete command it will perform the requested action there is no delimiter character required The unit does not send out a message when a value is changed from the front panel or by IR control If the unit needs to be controlled from the front panel in addition to the RS232 control you would need to regularly poll the units status to ensure the control system accurately reflected the current settings COMMANDS To Switch Inputs to Outputs SBIOXOQV Where X is Output Number 1 4 and Y is Input Number 1 4 Unit will respond with SBUD XOY Where X is Output Number 1 4 and Y is Input Number 1 4 Example Send Input 1 to Output 4 5 101004 Send SBUD 104 Revd STANDBY MODE Note Turning the unit System Power Off over RS232 will blank the displays leaving only the Power Switch LED on Hard resetting the unit when in System Power Off mode will return the unit to normal operation and unlock the front panel Even while the unit is turned off by RS232 it will continue to accept and act upon switc
9. ng a MET gt Power up all source and destination audio visual sources 2 Ensure the mains voltage supplv matches the label on the supplied plug pack 1096 gt Power up the VGA44 VGA matrix switcher gt Ensure that the power switch is OFF gt For each destination output select the appropriate input source by using the front panel UP and DOWN select button the supplied IR remote control gt Ensure that all system grounds earth are connected to common point or through the RS232 serial communications port Avoid powering equipment within a system from multiple power sources that may be separated by large distances REMOTE CONTROL The AMAV VGA44 matrix switcher ships with a remote control The remote control has the following functionalitv POWER i Source Select Buttons e Four separate input assignment buttons are provided for each of the Neuri JINPUF INPUTS INPUTS four VGA outputs The last selected input source will be routed to L the destination output Input sources be assigned to multiple destination outputs INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 ii Power Button imm imm im Toggles the unit into and out of standbv mode In standbv mode the Output 3 i matrix switcher will stop video routing Standbv mode is indicated bv pur e META Mm the illumination of the front panel p
10. ower LED only LJ Output 4 INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 C VGA44 4x4 VGA Matrix Switcher el Oo PAGE 6 VGA44 INSTALLATION amp OPERATION MANUAL VGA44 manual indd 6 12 3 07 2 24 53 PM VIDEO INPUTS SPECIFICATIONS 4x VGA video HD 15 pin connectors VIDEO OUTPUTS 4x VGA video HD 15 pin connectors VIDEO BANDWIDTH gt 450MHz VIDEO RESOLUTION 2048x2048 Maximum VIDEO CROSSTALK gt 60dB CONTROL Front Panel IR Remote RS232 RS232 CONTROL 9600 Baud No Parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit POWER 12V DC centre ve outer 450mA DIMENSION H X W X D 44mm x 440mm x 200mm SHIPPING DIMENSIONS H X W X D SHIPPING WEIGHT 98mm x 510mm x 283mm 2 2 kg VGA44 INSTALLATION amp OPERATION MANUAL VGA44 manual indd 7 e PAGE 7 12 3 07 2 28 09 PM AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND www australianmonitor com au SYDNEY NSW amp ACT SALES 1 Clyde Street Silverwater NSW 2128 Private Bag 149 Silverwater NSW 1811 Phone 02 9647 1411 Fax 02 9648 3698 Email nsw audiotelex com au vic audiotelex com au MELBOURNE VIC amp TAS SALES Middleborough Road Box Hill VIC 3128 PO Box 151 Blackburn Phone 03 9890 7477 Fax 03 9890 7977 BRISBANE QLD SALES 42 Commercial Road Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 PO Box 871 Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 Phone 07 3852 1312 Fax 07 3252 1237 Email qld audiotelex com au
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