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Magenta Research Voyager Installation And User Manual

Manual is about: Magenta Voyager Fiber Optic Signal Distribution Platform

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    Installation and user guide document # 5310238‐01‐02 (12/02/2011), rev 1.01.

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    Installation and user guide ii © 1998‐2011 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 magenta research ltd...

  • Page 3: Precautions

    Installation and user guide iii precautions safety instructions ● english this symbol is intended to alert the user of important maintenance (servicing) and operating information. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of un‐insulated dangerous voltages or other conditions in or a...

  • Page 4: Contact Information

    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 milford, ct 06776 usa main: 800‐805‐0...

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    Contents installation and user guide v contents about this manual ....................................................................................................................... 1 introduction ......................................................................................................

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    Contents installation and user guide vi led status indicators ............................................................................................................. 26 front panel ....................................................................................................................

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    About this manual installation and user guide 1 about this manual this manual contains information about the magenta voyager series of video extension products. This includes the following primary components: • voyager vg‐tx2 : transmitter core module, equipped with 2 sfp optical ports. • voyager vg...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Introduction installation and user guide 2 introduction magenta’s voyager series is a modular video extension system. It is field‐configurable to handle a wide variety of digital and analog video formats, extending their reach using readily available it‐grade fiber‐optic cable. The system is based o...

  • Page 9: Voyager Applications

    Voyager applications installation and user guide 3 voyager applications the voyager extension products can be utilized in a variety of system topologies to suit specific needs. This includes basic point‐to‐point extension, daisy‐chained extension, switched video (by adding a vg‐matrix switch), and a...

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    Voyager applications installation and user guide 4 hdmi daisy-chained, duplex, with rs232 serial this configuration example shows a daisy‐chained duplex mode extension application for hdmi video. If the source content is protected (with hdcp), then it will remain protected to the local port, and all...

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    Voyager applications installation and user guide 5 hdmi daisy-chained, simplex, with rs232 serial this configuration example shows a daisy‐chained simplex mode extension application for hdmi video. This configuration will not support hdcp‐protected content, since the hdcp authentication data from ea...

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    Voyager applications installation and user guide 6 application notes hdmi with hdcp-protected content – hdcp key limit when the video source is protected hdmi content (with hdcp), there may be a limit to the total number of display devices allowed for a particular source device (pc, bluray player, e...

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    Voyager applications installation and user guide 7 rs232 port settings and addressable-receiver operation the default rs232 port settings are: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, one stop bit, no parity (9600/8/n/1). The baud rate and stop‐bit settings are configurable using the magui utility. The default behav...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 8 specifications common specifications the following tables list the specifications common to all voyager extension products. Subsequent sections detail the specifications for each individual voyager module. Table 1. Voyager family, common specifications. I...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 9 core modules: vg-tx2, vg-rx2 the voyager core modules provide the main video‐processing and fiber‐optic interface logic. It supports 2 sfp+ fiber‐optic modules. It also provides power for all the video and aux option modules. The vg‐tx2 and vg‐rx2 core mo...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 10 fiber-optic modules each voyager vg‐tx2 core module has two sfp+ ports, meant for insertion of 1 or 2 fiber‐optic modules. The voyager extension products can use three types of fiber‐optic modules: • module type = “mmf sfp”. O multi‐mode: up to 2km (6600...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 11 video module: hdmi-tx the hdmi‐tx module accepts hdmi video (and dvi, via a plug‐adapter or cable‐adapter) as an input signal. There is also a local‐output port which is often used for a local hdmi (or dvi) display for test or debugging purposes. Table 6...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 12 video module: hdmi-rx the hdmi‐rx module provides hdmi video (and dvi, via a plug‐adapter or cable‐adapter) as an output signal. This module supports 1 display output. Table 7. Voyager hdmi‐rx module specifications item description dc input power provide...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 13 video module: dvi-tx the dvi‐tx module accepts dvi video as an input signal. There is also a local‐output port which is often used for a local dvi display for test or debugging purposes. Table 8. Voyager dvi‐tx module specifications item description dc i...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 14 video module: dvi-rx the dvi‐rx module provides dvi video as an output signal. This module supports 1 display output. Table 9. Voyager dvi‐rx module specifications item description dc input power provided by the core module. However, power consumption of...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 15 video module: vga-tx the vga‐tx module is essential for systems that still contain one or more analog sources, along with modern digital sources. Both types of video (analog and digital) can coexist and thus minimize capital equipment costs by extending ...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 16 table 10. Voyager vga-tx module specifications item description dc input power provided by the core module. However, power consumption of this module alone is approximately 1.5 watts. Video support video input formats (vga video input port): • maximum re...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 17 aux module: isa the isa auxiliary module provided interfaces for rs232 serial, line‐level stereo (analog) audio, and ir remote‐ controls. The same module can be used at the transmitter or receiver end. The signal directions at the audio and ir interface...

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    Specifications installation and user guide 18 item description audio interface discrete left and right line‐level audio. This module can function as an input (for tx) or output (for rx) device. The audio signal direction is under software control, and is selected automatically by the type of core mo...

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    Installation installation and user guide 19 installation the voyager extension products come pre‐configured and will usually work with no configuration adjustments. Simply plug in the cables and power‐up! In the event an adjustment is needed, all available configuration settings are modified under s...

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    Installation installation and user guide 20 fiber-optic cable recommendations to ensure maximum performance and compatibility, new installations should be designed to incorporate the appropriate type of fiber‐optic cabling. For existing or retrofit installations which may already have older or lower...

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    Installation installation and user guide 21 fiber-optic cable terminology when specifying and using fiber‐optic cable and systems, often there is considerable confusion surrounding various common terms relating to them. Single‐mode vs multi‐mode: these terms refer to the type and size of glass fiber...

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    Installation installation and user guide 22 mixing single and multi‐mode fiber in one system: since voyager transmitters and receivers support a daisy‐chained configuration, each fiber‐optic link can be chosen to use either single‐ or multi‐mode fiber, depending on the required distance for that leg...

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    Installation installation and user guide 23 transmitter & receiver earth-grounding the vg‐tx2 and vg‐rx core modules have an earth‐ground screw on the rear. This is provided for certain installations which may require (by local electrical code), or may otherwise benefit from, using a locally‐ suppli...

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    Installation installation and user guide 24 transmitter/receiver installation the following figure shows a typical voyager transmitter (or receiver) and some associated cabling. Figure 4. Typical voyager tx/rx, front and rear view (hdmi-tx & isa option version shown here) general installation proced...

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    Installation installation and user guide 25 voyager modular construction one of the features of the voyager extension products is their modular construction. In most cases you should receive your voyager products already assembled and ready to use. However, in the event a change in the configuration...

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    Installation installation and user guide 26 led status indicators front panel the following describes the behavior of the led status indicator on the front of the voyager transmitter and receiver core modules: table 13. Voyager transmitter & receiver front‐panel status leds led behavior description ...

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    Installation installation and user guide 27 rear panel the following describes the behavior of the led status indicator on the rear of the voyager transmitter and receiver core modules: table 14. Voyager transmitter & receiver rear‐panel status leds led description optical‐1 (tx) and optical‐2 (tx) ...

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    Installation installation and user guide 28 detail of led indicator blink/flash patterns off: 0% on (always off). Fast‐flash: 1.6hz, 50% duty cycle (300ms on/off) on ┌──────┐ ┌ off ─┘ └──────┘… 300ms 300ms slow‐flash: 0.4hz, 50% duty cycle (1250ms on/off) on ┌────────┐ ┌ off ─┘ └────────┘… 1250ms 12...

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    Front panel user interface installation and user guide 29 front panel user interface the core module front‐panel is equipped with a simplified led and pushbutton interface. The led indicators in particular serve multiple functions. Edid management functions vg‐tx2: when you press button f1, the a, b...

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    Front panel user interface installation and user guide 30 initiate local or remote* edid copy from transmitter: this will replace the stored/programmed edid with the local display edid, or the remote display edid if no local display is connected. A) make certain a proper display is connected to the ...

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    Troubleshooting installation and user guide 31 troubleshooting this section lists some common problems and their solutions. Table 15. Troubleshooting problem solution pwr indicator does not light. • check that the ac/dc power supply is plugged into a proper and working ac‐ mains outlet. • check that...

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    Appendix a: electrical pin descriptions installation and user guide 32 appendix a: electrical pin descriptions this section details some of the i/o connectors on voyager products. Core module: power connector magenta provides ready to use power supplies for all voyager products. However, if there is...

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    Appendix a: electrical pin descriptions installation and user guide 33 isa module: serial port the isa module’s serial port connector is configured to look like a standard 9‐pin “dce” serial port. In comparison, a typical pc computer would have a 9‐pin “dte” serial port. Therefore, in most applicati...

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    Appendix a: electrical pin descriptions installation and user guide 34 serial interface reference information examples of “dte” devices:  serial port on a pc.  serial port on a control device (crestron/extron).  typically uses a db9‐m connector. Examples of “dce” devices:  serial port on a voyag...

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    Appendix a: electrical pin descriptions installation and user guide 35 this table shows the typical connections between a pc (or control system) and a voyager‐tx (isa module), without any hardware‐handshaking (minimal connections): db9‐m: typical pc serial port (dte pinout) typical connections pc to...

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    Appendix a: electrical pin descriptions installation and user guide 36 this table shows the typical connections between a voyager‐rx (isa module) and a serial‐enabled display device, without any hardware‐handshaking (minimal connections): db9‐f: voyager isa serial port (dce pinout) typical connectio...

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    Appendix a: electrical pin descriptions installation and user guide 37 isa module: analog-audio port the following figure shows the 3.5 mm (1/8”) audio connections. Figure 8. Audio port connector the following table describes the audio pins and their corresponding signals. Table 17. Audio pins and s...

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    Appendix a: electrical pin descriptions installation and user guide 38 isa module: ir port the following figure shows the 3.5 mm (1/8”) ir connections. Figure 9. Ir-port connector (ir-receiver version) the following table describes the ir interface pins and their corresponding signals. Table 18. Ir‐...

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    Appendix b: mounting options installation and user guide 39 appendix b: mounting options there are several mounting options for the voyager link products, as detailed in the table below: part # model name description 2390017‐01 voyager rigid‐ mount kit wall‐mount or desk‐mount for vg‐ tx2, ‐tx4 and ...

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    Appendix b: mounting options installation and user guide 40 part # model name description 2390022‐01 voyager vc x10, fwd‐mount, 4u, rackmount kit  mounts up to 10 voyager (video/core) or (core/aux) assemblies in a 19” rack.  this rackmount plate is 4u high.  the (video/core) assemblies mount with...

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    Appendix b: mounting options installation and user guide 41 voyager rigid-mount kit this bracket can be used alone, or in pairs. Every voyager core module has two #4‐40 threaded holes on each side (front & rear) for attaching this bracket. Two attachment screws are provided in each bracket kit.  us...

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    Appendix c: system design drawings installation and user guide 42 appendix c: 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 charge...

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    Appendix d: regulatory compliance information installation and user guide 43 appendix d: 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 the fol...

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    Appendix e: default internal edid profile details installation and user guide 44 appendix e: default internal edid profile details the factory‐default magenta magic™ edid profile supplied by the voyager vg‐tx2 transmitter (with hdmi‐ tx, dvi‐tx or vga‐tx video modules attached) contain entries for t...

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    Appendix f: vga-tx image scaling details installation and user guide 45 appendix f: vga-tx image scaling details the vga-tx module accepts a wide range of video formats and aspect-ratios. All are automatically converted to 1080p (16:9) format, using a non-linear scaling algorithm as depicted below (...

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    Index installation and user guide 46 index about this manual, 1 applications, 3 audio/serial connections, 37, 38 connector pinouts, 32 audio port, 37 ir port, 38 power jack, 32 serial port, 33 connector signals, 32 contact information, iv ddc profiles, 44 drawings, 42 edid management, 29 edid profil...