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RS422 Ports
The RS422 ports allow the server to be remotely controlled through remote panels or third-
party control devices.
When a remote panel is used, it should be connected on the first RS422 port.
The RS422 connectors layout is as follows:
Config Layout Description
All 6 connectors
Controls and Communications
This rear panel part presents some or all of the following connectors according to your
configuration:
• The Ref Video connectors allow the server to receive or send back the analog
genlock reference signal.
• The XNet2 connectors allow the interconnection of EVS servers, and/or XStore in an
XNet2 network. The IN connector of a server is connected to the OUT connector of
another server, and so on to form a closed loop network.
• The Multiviewer connectors allow a monitor to be connected directly to the server,
and to display PGM and REC channels as configured in the Multicam Configuration
window, in the Monitoring tab, Multiviewer page. See the Multicam Configuration
manual for a description of the configuration parameters.
The following connectors layouts are available according to your configuration:
Config Layout Description
222 • Ref Video
• XNet2
444 • Ref Video
• XNet2
• Multiviewer
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441
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