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Magenta MultiView II XRTx Installation And User Manual
Summary of MultiView II XRTx
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Document # 5310260-01 rev-02 (08/22/2012) multiview ii xrtx transmitter installation and user guide tm.
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Multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide ii © 1998-2012 by magenta research, ltd. All rights reserved. Magenta research, ltd. 128 litchfield road new milford, ct 06776 usa this document and the magenta research ltd. Products to which it relates, and the copyright in each, is the property of ma...
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Precautions multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide iii precautions safety instructions ● english this symbol calls attention to important information. This symbol is intended to alert the user of important maintenance (servicing) and operating information. This symbol is intended to alert th...
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Contact information multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide iv contact information for sales or technical support, contact your nearest magenta research sales office. Region contact details north, central and south americas: magenta research, ltd corporate headquarters 128 litchfield road new...
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Table of contents multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide v table of contents page chapter 1 about this manual ...................................................................................................................... 1 chapter 2 product overview .....................................
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About this manual multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 1 chapter 1 about this manual this manual describes the magenta multiview™ ii xrtx transmitter (hereafter referred to simply as “xrtx”) and contains the following information: • product overview (chapter 2) • product specifications (ch...
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Product overview multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 2 chapter 2 product overview the xrtx is a video transmitter compatible with the entire magenta multiview™ family of products. It extends an analog video signal over standard cat5 cable (also cat5e and cat6). There are user-configurable...
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Specifications multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 3 chapter 3 specifications this section describes the following specifications: • general specifications • vga interface specifications • ddc support • auxiliary signal support • cat5 cable compatibility 3.1 general specifications the fol...
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Specifications multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 4 item description enclosure steel, black powder-coat finish. Power input voltage: +5 vdc @ 1.2 amps max. Consumption: 6 watts maximum size 1.2"h x 4.2"w x 4.3"d (3.1 x 10.4 x 10.9 cm) weight 1.0 lb. (0.45 kg) mtbf 100,000 hours 3.2 vga i...
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Specifications multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 5 3.3 ddc support for best compatibility with source devices (e.G. A pc), an extension device (xrtx in this case) should provide an appropriate ddc profile with the proper resolution and timing information. This helps ensure best compatib...
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Specifications multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 6 3.4 auxiliary signal support the xrtx is available in three factory-configured models and two user-configurable units, which allow different types of signals to be passed over the 4 th -pair on the cat5 cable. These are configured diffe...
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Specifications multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 7 3.4.2 auxiliary signal support: (232) version the xrtx-232 comes equipped with an internal hardware (232) option module, enabling full-duplex rs-232 serial. This includes hardware handshaking signal support. Note that the (232) module i...
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Specifications multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 8 3.4.4 auxiliary signal support: (sap) version the xrtx-sap comes equipped with an internal hardware (sap) option module, enabling full-duplex rs-232 serial (no hardware handshaking signals) and stereo audio. Note that the (sap) module i...
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Specifications multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 9 standard cat6 cable, due to the manufacture method, will require the addition of our skew-compensation module option. Some cat6 cable can exhibit much greater skew than standard cat6 and may require skew compensation beyond what the sta...
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Installation multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 10 chapter 4 installation cat5/5e/6 cabling for the magenta multiview™ ii series must be pinned to the tia-eia t568b wiring specification. Figure 3: t568b cat5 specification we also highly recommend that all cat5 cables be pre-terminated an...
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Installation multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 11 4.2 installation procedure all units must be the same type for all auxiliary features to function correctly. For example, an “xrtx-232” transmitter must be connected to a multiview™ ii “-232” type receiver for the serial interface to fun...
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Installation multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 12 to install the xrtx at the receiver end (these steps are generic - refer to the appropriate receiver manual): 1. Connect the video output connector to the display, and attach any audio (aux i/o) and/or serial connections (ioio) depending...
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Installation multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 13 4.3 configuration this section describes how to configure the following settings: • user-configurable settings • ddc settings 4.3.1 user-configurable settings the xrtx has a number of configurable operating parameters, and the factory-de...
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Installation multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 14 4.3.2 ddc settings these settings are accessed in normal operating mode (cfg indicator is off). The multiview™ ii xrtx features the ability to send ddc display identifiers to the video source in order to determine display capabilities. T...
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Installation multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 15 4.4 sync settings the xrtx is factory-configured for auto-detecting the proper sync-mode (replisync-i normal/stretched). This mode is generally compatible with all existing multiview™ and multiview™ ii receiver products that support repl...
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Installation multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 16 4.5 4 th pair settings the xrtx provides several options for using the 4 th -pair signals (pairs 1-3 are generally used for video). Note that any connected multiview™ or multiview™ ii receiver must be configured with a matching 4 th -pai...
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Installation multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 17 4.6 video coupling settings the video input for the xrtx can be configured for ac coupling (with or without dc-restore function), dc coupling, or auto-detect. Perform the procedure below while the transmitter is in the normal operating s...
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Troubleshooting multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 18 chapter 5 troubleshooting in most cases, nearly every issue with the multiview™ ii 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, ...
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Troubleshooting multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 19 problem solution • when using sap units, a maximum of 12 units may be daisy chained within the rated cable length of the receiver if using standard cat5/6 or a maximum of 8 units may be daisy chained within the rated cable length of t...
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Connector pinouts multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 20 appendix a connector pinouts serial port (ioio) connector pinout (232/sa/sap versions only) the xrtx’s serial port connector is configured to look like a standard 9-pin “dce” serial port. Therefore, in most applications a straight t...
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Connector pinouts multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 21 auxiliary i/o (aux-i/o) connector pinout table 17: 4-pin phoenix pins xrtx xrtx-232 xrtx-sa xrtx-sap pin# (a) audio (s) simplex serial spdif audio composite video - sa audio* sap audio 1 (sig1) left channel tx signal + signal + - le...
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Connector pinouts multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 22 dc power connector magenta provides ready-to-use power supplies for multiview™ ii products. However, if there is a reason a substitute power supply must be used, then the following information is important for maintaining product re...
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Connector pinouts multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 23 rj45 (multiview link) wiring standard t568b cat5 specification figure 8: t568b cat5 table 18: t568b cat5 pins pin # color pair 1 white / orange stripe 2 2 orange solid 2 3 white / green stripe 3 4 blue solid 1 5 white / blue stripe ...
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Connector pinouts multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 24 vga input/output (optional) connector pinout the xrtx’s vga port connectors are standard hd-15 female connectors (three-row, 15-pin). Figure 10: hd-15 female connector table 19: hd-15 connector pins pin rgbhv rgbs rgsb com- svhs yuv...
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Option module settings: xrtx-232 multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 25 appendix b option module settings: xrtx-232 the (232) option module has internal jumper settings that can be configured for various serial modes and cat5 cable lengths. To access the (232) module board: 1. Make sure t...
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Option module settings: xrtx-232 multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 26 table 21: receiver (232) module jumper settings mode type baud (max) jp1 jp2 1 simplex (one way) (to 1500 ft) 115k 1-2 see notes 3-4 see notes 5-6 in 7-8 out 9-10 out 1-2 in 3-4 out 5-6 out 7-8 out 9-10 in 2 full dupl...
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Option module settings: xrtx-sap multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 27 appendix c option module settings: xrtx-sap the sap option module allows a bi-directional session to be established between a sap-equipped transmitter (xrtx-sap), and a specific sap-equipped receiver even in a multipl...
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Option module settings: xrtx-sap multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 28 sap addressing chart addr addr addr addr on 6 on 7 on 6 7 on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 off 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 off 1 2 3 4 5 8 off 1 on 1 6 on 1 7 on 1 6 7 on 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off 2 3 4 5 7 8 off 2 3 4 5 6 8 off 2 3 4 ...
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Option module settings: xrtx-sap multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 29 sap addressing chart (cont’d) addr addr addr addr 8 on 6 8 on 7 8 on 6 7 8 on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 off 1 2 3 4 5 7 off 1 2 3 4 5 6 off 1 2 3 4 5 off 1 8 on 1 6 8 on 1 7 8 on 1 6 7 8 on 2 3 4 5 6 7 off 2 3 4 5 7 off 2 3 4 5 6...
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Mounting kits multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 30 appendix d mounting kits the following table shows several kits available for mounting the xrtx. Table 22: xrtx mounting kits mounting kit # description 2211053-01 rigid-mount bracket. This mounts a single device to a surface (wall/desk...
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Mounting kits multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 31 note: when installing xrtx devices in an area susceptible to elevated operating temperatures (near the maximum specified operating temperature), it is important to give careful consideration to maintaining adequate air flow. Within a ra...
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System design drawings multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 32 appendix e system design drawings the following drawings are available from magenta research as an aid in system design and configuration. You may download them from the magenta website (www.Magenta-research.Com) . There is no ...
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Regulatory compliance information multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 33 appendix f regulatory compliance information federal communications commission and industry canada radio frequency interference statements this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to t...
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Index multiview™ ii xrtx installation and user guide 34 index about this manual, 1 configuration 4 th -pair modes, 16 ddc modes, 14 factory defaults, 13 general modes, 13 sync modes, 15 video coupling modes, 17 video termination modes, 17 contact information, iv default settings, 13 drawings, 32 fro...