Magenta MultiView AK500 C7 Quick Reference Manual

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4 1. Specifications Cable Required: Category 7 FTP Compliance: CE; FCC Class A, IC Class/class A Video Support: all supported VESA modes to WUXGA (2048x1536), RGBHV, RGB, Composite (NTSC, PAL, SECAM), S-Video, Component Video, widescreen modes, HDTV modes including 1080p, 1080i, 720p Resolution and Refresh Rate: At 500 ft. (152 m) or less: a maximum of 2048x1536 Required Source Impedance: Video OUT: 75 ohms; Audio models: Audio OUT (if any): 600 ohms maximum SPDIF audio models: 75 Ohm. Requi ...

3 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview The Magenta MultiView Series extends video, audio and serial signals over Category 7 FTP cable. This manual covers Magenta MultiView Series AK500 C7 Receivers. This receiver has been specifically designed to be used with CAT7 Cable. Video performance will be degraded if used on Cat5/6 cable. The AK500 C7 is compatible with all standard MultiView transmitters, DA’s and switches These units are field configurable for various video, audio and serial options. See Appendix C for configuration settings. SA series feature video, stereo audio and RS-232 signals on a single cat5. SAP series units are ...

6 3. Setup and Installation 3.1 Data Mode Configuration (SA/SAP versions) SA series offer RS232 serial and stereo audio. The serial signal is 3 wire TX, RX and does not support full modem signals. Baud rates for the SA series are defaulted at 9600. Simplex modes are supported without jumper or other changes by simply using the TX signal only. SA units require no configuration. SAP series offer pollable RS232 serial in addition to stereo audio. The serial signal is 3 wire TX, RX and does not support full modem signals. Baud rates for the SAP series are defaulted at 9600. Simplex modes are supported without jumper or other ch ...

5 4. Connect the CAT7 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 OUTPUT HD15 connector to the display unit, and attach any audio (AUX I/O) and/or serial connections (IOIO) depending on the model of MultiView™ CAT7 Video System. 2. Connect the CAT7 cable to the LINK INPUT connection. If daisy chaining units, connect the output CAT7 cable to the LINK OUTPUT connection. 3. Apply power. The LED should light and video should appear on the displ ...

8 6 3.3.3 CONNECTIONS ON THE SINGLE-PORT VGA SA and SAP The MultiView™ 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. The Magenta MultiView T4, T5 transmitters do not support SA/SAP versions. In order to utilize the full potential of the Magenta MultiView SA/SAP series, all transmitters and receivers must be SA/SAP versions. You cannot connect a standard RS232 or L/R audio version to an SA/SAP version to get a single serial or audio signal. Video modes are ...

7 3.4 Video Adjustment 3.4.1 Cable Distance Compensation Settings Before performing the adjustment procedure below, be certain that the MultiView AK500 C7 Receiver is connected to the CAT7 cable that will be used in your particular installation. This is because the adjustments are specific to the type and length of UTP cable being used. In order to get the highest quality video signals from your MultiView AK500 C7, please follow the instructions and diagrams below: An image file is available for download at www.magenta-research.com/test to assist in these settings. If the image file cannot be downloaded, use a util ...

10 8 4. Troubleshooting 4.1. Common Problems In most cases, nearly every issue with the MultiView™ System can be resolved by checking the CAT7 termination and making sure that it’s pinned to the TIA/EIA 568B wiring specification. However, there may be other problems that cause the system to not perform as it’s designed. Below are solutions to the most common installation errors. Problem: No video signal at the transmitter local port or at the receiver. Solution: • Check that both units are powered. • Ensure EQ adjustment is set correctly — turn knob slowly. Th ...

9 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 placed at the receiver end. • When using RS-232 transmitters or receivers in daisy chains, Catx switches, Catx distribution amps, or Multi-output trans ...

12 10 Appendix A. Cabling Pinouts Table A-1. HD15 video connector. 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 TRANSMITTER units use Channel 2 for Right audio and channel 1 for Left audio. Pin RGBHV (VGA) RGBS RGsB Com- posite SVHS (Y/C) YUV 1 Red + Red + Red + C+ V+ 2 Green+ Green+ Green+ C+ Y+ Y+ 3 Blue+ Blue+ Blue+ U+ 4 — — — 5 Gnd Gnd Gnd 6 Red- Red- Red- C- V- 7 Green- Green- Green- C- Y- Y- 8 Blue- Blue- Blue- U- 9 — — — 10 Gnd Gnd — 11 Gnd Gnd — 12 — — — ...

Table A-3. DB9 Male Serial connector Table A-4. T568B CAT7 pinout Pin 3 wire (SA) Simplex 1 2 RX 3 TX TX 4 5 Ground Ground 6 7 8 9 APPENDIX A: Cable Pinning ...

14 12 Appendix B. Setting Sync Signal Output Termination In some cases, it may be necessary to disable the 75-ohm termination of the video outputs on the MultiView™ units. This can be done by opening the case of each unit and installing jumpers on the circuit board. The settings disable/enable the 75-ohm termination on individual units. For instance, changing a transmitter termination affects the local monitor port only; it doesn’t affect the receivers. Conversely, changing a receiver affects the output port of the receiver, not the transmitter. The following diagrams show the jumper locations for each type of assembly. ...

16 14 Appendix C. AK500 C7 Configuration Settings Note: AK500 C7 receivers are typically pre-configured at time of order and will have factory configuration indicated on the top of the unit by an X in the appropriate checkbox. The factory configuration may be changed or checked by using the following jumper location diagram as well as Table C-1 for jumper settings. Figure C-1. AK500 C7 Jumper locations. Note: JP12 is always jumpered 1-2 ...

15 Table C-1: MultiView AK500 C7 Configuration Jumper Settings Configuration Option (all options utilize 4th pair, except special configurations): JP1 JP3 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP9 JP10 JP11 JP 13 JP17 With Left/Right Line Level Audio IN 1-2 out 1-2 IN IN out out All IN 1- 2 1-2 With SDPIF Digital Audio IN 1-2 out 1-2 IN out IN out All IN 1- 2 1-2 With Simplex Serial (receive only) IN 1-2 IN 1-2 out out out IN All IN 1- 2 1-2 With Composite Video IN 1-2 out 1-2 IN out IN out All IN 1- 2 1-2 With SA/SAP series (requires separate daughterboard installed) IN 2-3 out 2-3 out out out out All IN 2- 3 2-3 Composite, ...

18 16 Appendix D. Rackmounting Units The Rackmount Kits include brackets for mounting a single transmitter, single receiver, or a single dual daisychainable receiver. Figure D-1 shows the 1-Unit Rackmount Bracket , which can be used to mount a single unit on a wall. Figure D-2 shows the 4-Unit Rackmount Bracket, which holds four units in a 19" x 1U rack. Not shown are brackets for 8 units and brackets for AK series receivers and T4 transmitters. The 8-Unit Rackmount Bracket holds the mounted units like the 4-Unit Rackmount Bracket but is 2U high instead of 1U high, stacking 4 slots directly above 4 slots. The 3-Unit AK rec ...

17 Appendix E. 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 have a unique address set first. Once this has been done, a special command (discussed below) is sent to the transmitter to specify the receiver to open a session with. Once this has been done, serial communication can occur between the RS232 source and display. The transmitter is always addressed 0. Reference the SAP II, SAP Com ...