Magenta MultiView AK500 C7 Quick Reference Manual

Summary of MultiView AK500 C7

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    Multiview ak500 c7 receiver quick reference & setup guide magenta research 128 litchfield road, new milford, ct 06776 usa (860) 210-0546 fax (860) 210-1758 www.Magenta-research.Com.

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    Magenta multiview™ series 2 © 1998-2010 by magenta research all rights reserved. Magenta research 128 litchfield road new milford, ct 06776 usa this document and the magenta research products to which it relates, and the copyright in each, is the property of magenta research. Neither the document no...

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    3 contents chapter page 1. Specifications...................................................................................................2 2. Introduction ........................................…..........................................................3 2.1 overview................................

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    Magenta multiview™ series 4 1. Specifications cable required: category 7 ftp compliance: ce; fcc class a, ic class/class a video support: all supported vesa modes to wuxga (2048x1536), rgbhv, rgb, composite (ntsc, pal, secam), s-video, component video, widescreen modes, hdtv modes including 1080p, 1...

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    5 chapter 2: introduction 3 2. Introduction 2.1 overview the magenta multiview series extends video, audio and serial signals over category 7 ftp cable. This manual covers magenta multiview series ak500 c7 receivers. This receiver has been specifically designed to be used with cat7 cable. Video perf...

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    Magenta multiview™ series 6 3. Setup and installation 3.1 data mode configuration (sa/sap versions) sa series offer rs232 serial and stereo audio. The serial signal is 3 wire tx, rx and does not support full modem signals. Baud rates for the sa series are defaulted at 9600. Simplex modes are support...

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    7 chapter 3: setup & installation 5 4. Connect the cat7 cable to the transmitter. 5. Apply power on the transmitter. The led should light and, if there’s a local monitor attached, a video image should appear on the monitor’s screen. At the receiver end: 1. Connect the video output hd15 connector to ...

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    Magenta multiview™ series 8 6 3.3.3 connections on the single-port vga sa and sap the multiview™ video system sa/sap series supports rs-232, video and stereo audio signals over cat5 cable. Sap offers pollable serial modes so a bi-directional serial session can be established with a receiver in a dai...

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    9 chapter 3: setup and installation 7 3.4 video adjustment 3.4.1 cable distance compensation settings before performing the adjustment procedure below, be certain that the multiview ak500 c7 receiver is connected to the cat7 cable that will be used in your particular installation. This is because th...

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    Magenta multiview™ series 10 8 4. Troubleshooting 4.1. Common problems in most cases, nearly every issue with the multiview™ system can be resolved by checking the cat7 termination and making sure that it’s pinned to the tia/eia 568b wiring specification. However, there may be other problems that ca...

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    11 chapter 4: troubleshooting 9 problem: serial communication doesn’t work correctly. Solution: • are the serial devices connected properly? Are the serial parameters correct for source/destination devices? • are the serial cables terminated correctly? If a null-modem cable is used, it must be place...

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    Magenta multiview™ series 12 10 appendix a. Cabling pinouts table a-1. Hd15 video connector. Note: typically channel 1 is left audio and channel 2 is right audio. *sa series receiver units use channel 1 for right audio and channel 2 for left audio. *sa series transmitter units use channel 2 for righ...

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    13 11 appendix a. Cabling pinouts table a-3. Db9 male serial connector table a-4. T568b cat7 pinout pin 3 wire (sa) simplex 1 2 rx 3 tx tx 4 5 ground ground 6 7 8 9 appendix a: cable pinning.

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    Magenta multiview™ series 14 12 appendix b. Setting sync signal output termination in some cases, it may be necessary to disable the 75-ohm termination of the video outputs on the multiview™ units. This can be done by opening the case of each unit and installing jumpers on the circuit board. The set...

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    15 . 13 notes.

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    Magenta multiview™ series 16 14 appendix c. Ak500 c7 configuration settings note: ak500 c7 receivers are typically pre-configured at time of order and will have factory configuration indicated on the top of the unit by an x in the appropriate checkbox. The factory configuration may be changed or che...

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    17 appendix c: ak500 configuration settings 15 table c-1: multiview ak500 c7 configuration jumper settings configuration option (all options utilize 4th pair, except special configurations): jp1 jp3 jp4 jp5 jp6 jp7 jp8 jp9 jp10 jp11 jp 13 jp17 with left/right line level audio in 1-2 out 1-2 in in ou...

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    Magenta multiview™ series 18 16 appendix d. Rackmounting units the rackmount kits include brackets for mounting a single transmitter, single receiver, or a single dual daisychainable receiver. Figure d-1 shows the 1-unit rackmount bracket , which can be used to mount a single unit on a wall. Figure ...

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    19 appendix f: pollable serial mode 17 appendix e. Pollable serial mode the sap pollable serial daisychainable receivers with video, audio and rs232 serial feature the ability to open a bi-directional session between a pollable transmitter and a single pollable receiver in a daisychain installation....

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    Magenta multiview™ series 20 18 appendix f. Pollable serial mode address chart.

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    21 appendix f: pollable serial mode 19 appendix f. Pollable serial mode address chart (cont.).

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    Magenta multiview™ series 22 20 notes.

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    23 . 21 notes.

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    Magenta multiview™ series 24 magenta research 128 litchfield road, new milford, ct 06776 usa (860) 210-0546 fax (860) 210-1758 www.Magenta-research.Com pn 5310242-01, rev 01, feb-2010