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Magenta MultiView II AK600 Quick Reference & Setup Manual
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. 1 multiview ak600 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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2 magenta multiview™ series © 1998-2008 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 1 contents chapter page 1. Specifications...................................................................................................2 2. Introduction ........................................…..........................................................3 2.1 overview...................
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4 magenta multiview™ series 1. Specifications cable required: category 5, 5e, 6 shielded or unshielded twisted pair compliance: ce; fcc class a, ic class a video support: all supported vesa modes to wuxga (1920x1200), rgbhv, rgb, composite (ntsc, pal, secam), s-video, component video, widescreen mod...
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. 5 chapter 1: specifications 3 2. Introduction 2.1 overview the magenta multiview series extends video, audio and serial signals over ordinary category 5 cable. This manual covers magenta multiview series ak600 receivers. These units are field configurable for various video, audio and serial option...
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6 magenta multiview™ series 3. Setup and installation 3.1 data mode configuration ak600 232 serial receivers are configured in full modem bidirectional serial modes. If you are using the daisy chain option or a multi-output transmitter (t4,t5) a multiview™ cat5 matrix switch or multiview™ cat5 distr...
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. 7 chapter 3: setup & installation 5 4. Connect the cat5 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 out hd15 connector to t...
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8 magenta multiview™ series 6 3.3.3 connections on the single-port vga/rs-232 the single-port multiview™ cat5 video system with rs-232 supports video and full- modem serial (rs-232) signals over cat5 cable. You can also use the transmitters and receivers to make video-only connections without serial...
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. 9 3.3.4 connections on the single-port vga sa and sap the single-port multiview™ cat5 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 daisy chain....
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10 magenta multiview™ series 8 3.4 video adjustment 3.4.1 cable distance compensation settings in order to get the highest quality video signals from your multiview cat5 video system, please follow the instructions and diagrams below: an image adjustment utility is available for download from: http:...
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. 11 chapter 3: setup and installation 9 3.4.2 skew compensation settings the ak600 receiver is available with an optional skew compensation module to adjust for signal timing differences due to differing pair lengths within the cat5 cable. Using the delay signals, skew may be compensated from 2 to ...
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12 magenta multiview™ series 10 4. Troubleshooting 4.1. Common problems in most cases, nearly every issue with the multiview cat5 video system can be resolved by checking the cat5 termination and making sure that it’s pinned to the tia/eia 568b wiring specification. However, there may be other probl...
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. 13 11 chapter 4: troubleshooting 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 pl...
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14 magenta multiview™ series 12 appendix a. Cabling pinouts table a-1. Hd15 video connector. Table a-2. Phoenix connection 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 transmitte...
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. 15 13 appendix a: cabling pinouts appendix a. Cabling pinouts table a-3. Db9 male serial connector table a-4. T568b cat5 pinout db9 for rs232 pin full duplex 3 wire (sa/sap) simplex 1 dcd 2 rx rx 3 tx tx tx 4 dtr 5 ground ground ground 6 dsr 7 rts 8 cts 9 ri.
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16 magenta multiview™ series 14 appendix b. Ak600 configuration settings note: ak600 receivers are typically pre-configured at time of order and will have factory configuration indicated on the bottom of the unit. The factory configuration may be changed or checked by using the following jumper loca...
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. 17 15 appendix b: ak600 configuration settings table b-1: multiview ak600 configuration jumper settings configuration option (all options utilize 4th pair): jp1 jp2 jp3 jp4 sw1 sw2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 rgbhv computer video (see note below on daisy chaining) with left/right line level audio 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-...
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18 magenta multiview™ series 16 appendix c. Serial daughterboard (sdb) settings the single-port serial transmitters and single-port and dual daisy chainable serial receivers contain an internal serial daughterboard (sdb) that can be configured for various serial modes. Multi port cat5 transmitters d...
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. 19 17 appendix c. Serial daughterboard (sdb) settings, cont table c-2. Receiver sdb jumper settings *jp3 and jp4 are out for all modes except mode 5. In mode 5, jp3 and jp4 should be jumpered across pins 2-3. Notes: • mode 1 is required when using multi output transmitters and when daisy chaining ...
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20 magenta multiview™ series 18 appendix d. Setting sync mode the ak600 has the capability for fixed and agile sync. The default sync mode setting is for agile sync which replicates the source sync polarity signals. However some displays require a fixed sync polarity that is not possible to change a...
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. 21 19 appendix e: skew compensation module appendix e. Skew module the ak600 receivers have an optional skew compensation module that can be installed or removed. To install the skew compensation module: 1 remove top cover. 2 remove the 3 jumpers from j16 pins 1-2, 4-5, 7-8. 4 insert the skew asse...
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22 magenta multiview™ series 20 appendix f. Rackmounting units the rackmount kits include brackets for mounting a single transmitter, single receiver, or a single dual daisychainable receiver. Figure f-1 shows the 1-unit rackmount bracket , which can be used to mount a single unit on a wall. Figure ...
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. 23 21 appendix g. 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. Each pollable receiver must ha...
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24 magenta multiview™ series 22 appendix g. Pollable serial mode address chart.
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. 25 23 appendix g. Pollable serial mode address chart (cont.) appendix f: pollable serial mode.
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26 magenta multiview™ series 24 notes:.
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. 27 25 notes:.
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28 magenta multiview™ series magenta research 128 litchfield road, new milford, ct 06776 usa (860) 210-0546 fax (860) 210-1758 www.Magenta-research.Com pn 5310214-01, rev 02, may-2008.