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CVG-606xl 6x6 Video/Audi o Matrix Switcher CVG-808xl 8x8 Video/Audi o Matrix Switcher USER MANUAL.
1 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 A Word on Video/Audio S witchers 3 1.2 Factors Affecting Quality of Results 3 2 SPECIFICATIONS 4 3 HOW DO I GET STARTED? 4 4 UNPACKING AND CONTENTS 5 4.1 Optional Accessories 5 5 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MATRIX SWITCHER 5 5.
2 12 TROUBLESHOOTING 14 12.1 Power and Indicators 14 12.2 Video Signal 14 12.3 Audio Sign al 15 12.4 Contro l 15 12.5 Sw itching Malfunctions 16 13 COMMUNICATION PROTOC OL 16 FIGURES FIGURE 1: CVG-606.
3 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulati ons on purchas ing your Matrix Switcher. This user ma nual describes the following pr oducts: CVG- 606 xl CVG- 808 xl 1.1 A Word on Video/Audio Switchers A video/audio sw itcher usually sw itches between sever al sources (inp uts) and one or more ac ceptors (outputs).
4 2 SPECIFICATIONS CVG-606X L CVG-808X L Configuration 6x6 8x8 Input Type 6 composite vide o, 1 sync/vi deo genlock wi th sync select switch, 6 stereo audio 8 composite vid eo, 1 sync/video genl ock w.
5 4 UNPACKIN G AND CO NTENTS The items contained in your CVG a ccessory package are listed below. Please sa ve the original box an d packaging ma terials for possible fu ture transportati on and shipment of the machine.
6 Figure 1: C VG-606 xl Front/Rear Panel Features Table 1: CVG-606xl Front Panel Features No. Featu re Function 1. Power Switch Illuminated switch : supplies power to the unit. 2. OUTPU T SELEC TOR buttons Select the desir ed output that t he input signal is switche d to.
7 No. Featu re Function 7. STO illuminat ed button Should be pressed, followed by a n input or output push button to store the current status in the non-vola tile memory. F or example. Press STO follow ed by INPUT 4 button to stor e Setup # 4 in the non-v olatile memory.
8 No. Feature Function Operation of the machine from a re mote PC may be done using the control softwa re (provided with t he machi ne) . 9. Setup DIP switch es Allow proper conf iguration of the cont.
9 9.2.2 Selecting an Input Input sel ection on the Matrix Switche rs is made by pressi ng any of the butto ns marked “ 1 ” through “ 8” (CVG - 808 XL ), or "1" to "6" (CVG-606 XL ) on the fron t panel. These bu ttons correspon d to input conne ctions as marked on the back panel.
10 9.3.1 Selecting the Sync Sou rce Input sync selectio n is made using the " S ync Select ” button locate d on the back pane l. For an external sy nc operation, press the “ Sync Select ” button. For a n in ternal sync operation, release t he “ Sync Select ” button.
11 communica tion between Ma trix Switchers is always via RS-485 (see exa mple in Figure 5). The RS-232 port is either a DB-9 (9-pin port) or DB- 25 (25-pin port). The ca ble connecting your swi tcher to the PC should be wired as shown in Figure 4. A 9-25 pi n adapter or 9-9 pin null-mode m adapter is included for your co nvenience.
12 10 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS 10.1 Basic Video-Audio Setup One of the most commo n video f ormats is co mposite vid eo. Figu re 7 describ es a typical co mposit e video setu p using the CV G-808 XL in t his case.
13 The examples below detail the building of RGB matri ces. The same princip les may be use d for YC (2 switchers), YUV (3 switchers), RGBS (4 s wit che rs), an d R GBHV ( 5 swi tch ers) .
14 12 TROUBLESHOOTING NOTES 1. Please note that if the output sign al is disturbed or interrupted b y very strong externa l electromagne tic interfe rence, it should ret urn and stab ilize when such interferenc e ends. If not, turn the power switc h off and on again to reset t he machine.
15 Problem Remedy Noise bars are "rolling" up or down in the output image or: Low Frequency Hum in the audio output Hum bars (ground loop) are caused by a difference in the ground potential of any two or more devices connecte d to your signal pat h.
16 12. 5 Switching Malfunctions Problem Remedy The switcher succeeds in switching a number of sources then fails to switch one. Malfunction in the particular source or cable assem bly. NOTE The most com mon failure m ode in transfe rring the signa l of an audio source is a break in the connecting wire.
17 number which was sw itched. For disc onnect, set as 0. For other ope rations, these bi ts are defined acc ording to the ta ble. 3 rd BYTE: Bit 7 - Defined as "1".
18 NOTES ON THE ABOVE TA BLE: NOTE 1 - Wh en the master sw itcher is reset, (e.g. wh en it is turn ed on), th e reset code i s sent to th e PC. If thi s code is sent to the sw itchers, it w ill reset ac cording to the present pow er down settings. NOTE 2 - These are bi-directional definitions.
19 TABLE OF HEX CODES FOR THE MASTER C VG-808xl The table bel ow shows the “HEX” codes for switching the ma ster CVG-808xl. The table is als o valid for the CV G-606xl if the las t two rows and co lumns are ignored.
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