Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MT104-100/103 Altinex
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MULTI - TASKER™ MANUAL PART NUMBER: 400 - 0082 - 005 MT104 - 10 0/103 TM 6- IN, 1 - OUT VIDEO SWITCHER CARD FOR MULTI - TASKER™ USER’S GUIDE.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 1 1 TA BLE OF CONTENTS Page PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WA RNINGS .............. 2 GENERAL .......................................................... 2 INSTALLATION ................................................. 2 CLEANING .
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 2 2 PRECA UTIONS / SA FETY WA RNINGS 1 Please read this manual carefully before using your MT104 - 100/103 . Keep this manual handy for future reference. These safety instructions are t o ensure the long life of your MT104 - 100/103 and to prevent fire and shock hazard.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 3 3 AB OUT YOUR MT10 4- 100/103 2 MT 104 - 100 & MT104 - 103 6- in 1 - out MT Switcher Cards The MT104 - 100 and MT104 - 103 are 6 -i n 1 - out Video Switcher Cards. These MT Video SW cards enable 6 composite video sources to be connected and switched to a single display or recording device.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 4 4 ELECTRICA L MT104 - 100 /103 Input Signals Analog +/ - 1.5V (1.5 Vp - p) Or Digital +5V Impedance 75 Ohms Type Differential Return Loss - 38dB @ 50MHz Maximum DC Offset 10mV Output Signals Gain 1.05 (+/ - 5%) Impedance 75 Ohms Propagation Delay (Sync) 4nS max.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 5 5 Use the MT104 - 100/103 card for RGBHV switching. One card is needed for each channel, for a total of 5 Video SW Cards: one card for R, one card for G, one card for B, one card for H and one card for V. Connect IN 1 of the R signal card to the R signal from a laptop, video camera, etc.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 6 6 DIA GRA M 2 : C- VIDEO CONFIGURA TION.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 7 7 6 IN 1 OUT BNC SW + SIGNAL DETECT + EXPANDABLE + OUTPUT DISABLE DIA GRA M 3 : INTERNA L VIEW 6 IN 1 OUT BNC SW + OUTP UT DISABLE.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 8 8 INSTA LLING YOUR MT10 4- 100 6 Step 1. Slide the MT104 - 100 /103 into an available slot in t he Multi - Tasker™ Enclosure in order to connect to the bus. Make sure that the MT104 - 100 /103 card fits into place.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 9 9 The Card ID is an assigned value. It is equal to the enclosure slot number in which the card is installed. The value can range from 1 to 4 up to 1 to 20 depending on the enclosure. Card ID 0 (C0) is used for the controller.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 10 10 Example: A Multi - Tasker™ has a front panel with part number MT101 - 101 and contains an MT10 4-100 . Send the command [?] and receive the following feedback: [+MT101 - 101U 0 +MT10 4-1 00 C0 1] MT 101 - 101U 0 1 = Panel Number and Unit ID MT 10 4-1 00 C0 1 = An MT10 4-1 00 is in slot 1 5.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 11 11 Example: A ll of the inputs on the MT104 - 100/103 card are OFF . T he card is in slot #5 of U nit 3: 1) [ON1C5U3]: Turns ON only input 1 of the MT 104 - 100/ 103 card. 2) [ON3C5U3]: Turns ON only input 3 (input 1 is now OFF ).
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 12 12 PATH OPTION [OFF…..P]: S ets P ath This command will set the path for the output, but it is not active until the switch command, [SW ], is executed. Commands ending in "P" are not executed imm ediately.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 13 13 14. [A UTO] – MT 104 - 100 Only This command is used to enable o r disable the auto - switching feature. In auto - switch mode, the first input with a signal detected will be connected to the output. Use this where only one active source is expected at a time.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 14 14 690 - 0122 - 019 = Version 019 or later. 690 - 0123 - 005 = Vers ion 005 or later. 690 - 0124 - 019 = Version 019 or later.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 15 15 Example: There are two, 20 slot enclosures to be connected together during normal operation. The first unit will use the C ard ID defaults which are equal to their slot numbers. The second unit will have the same Unit ID, but will have the card ID's offset by 20.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 16 16 Command Format: [RMCn 1 Cn 2 …GkUi] Cn = Card ID (n= # from 1 to max slots) Gk = Group number (k = # from 1 - 8) Ui = Unit ID (i = # from 0 - 9) Example: Group 1 consists of the cards located in slots numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 17 17 7.3 SUMMA RY OF COMMA NDS Card Commands 1) [VER] Receives softw are version 2) [C] R eceives status of the card 3) [C n S] Save card settings 4) [?] Show syste.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 18 18 7.4.2 USING MENU MODE SUGGESTION: Before using the menu mode, it is best to disable the automatic feedback feature. The values and current settings will be displayed in the menu mode, but the automatic feature will display after each setting cha nge making the menus difficult to read.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 19 19 MT 10 4- 100 /103 MAIN MENU PRESS KEY TO SELECT 1: CONTROL 2: SETUP 3: STATUS 4: HELP ESC: GO BAC K KEY = MT 10 4- 100 /103 EXPANDED MENUS 1.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 20 20 1. Select Input 2 Follow the keystrokes below to select Input 2 as the source input. Enter List available cards 04 Select MT10 4- 100 in slot # 4 1 Select CONTROL Menu 4 Select SW ITCH control 2 Select Input 2 ESC Return to CONTROL Menu ESC Return to the MAIN M enu 2.
MULTI - TASKER™ 400 - 0082 - 005 21 21 Cause 2 The card and its serial device are not communicating. Solution 1: Turn the system OFF and then ON again.
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