Setup guide

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Refer also to the FOX 4G Matrix 14400 User’s Manual at www.extron.com.
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Refer also to the FOX 4G Matrix 14400 User’s Manual at www.extron.com.
Figure 1-1 — Typical FOX 4G Matrix 14400 application
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Compatible optical signals are digital signals from
270 Mbs through 4.25 Gbps that are sent and received via
fiber optic small form factor pluggable (SFP) modules. The
FOX 4G Matrix 14400 supports all compatible optical
signals, whether transmitted or received by an Extron
fiber optic system component or not.
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The FOX transmitter-to-receiver communications,
including the serial link, occupy one matrix switcher input
and output.
This matrix switcher can also support the FOX return
(receiver-to-transmitter) serial communications, but
returning this signal stream to the transmitter occupies a
separate matrix switcher input and output.
The matrix switcher can be remotely controlled via its Ethernet
LAN port or either of two serial ports using either Extron’s
Windows-based Matrix Switchers Control Program or the
Simple Instruction Set (SIS).
The switcher has two internal, hot-swappable 100 VAC to
240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 400-watt power supplies that provide
worldwide power compatibility and reliability.
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The FOX 4G Matrix 14400’s fiber optic I/O boards
output continuous invisible light, which may be
harmful and dangerous to the eyes; use with caution.
Do not look into the rear panel fiber optic
cable connectors or into the fiber optic cables
themselves.
Plug the attached dust caps into the optical
transceivers when the fiber optic cable is
unplugged.
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For more information on any subject in this guide, refer to
the FOX 4G Matrix 14400 User’s Manual, available on
the Extron CD or at www.extron.com.
About this Setup Guide
This setup guide helps you to easily and quickly set up and
congure your Extron FOX 4G Matrix 14400. Step by step
instructions show you how to:
Connect the hardware
Perform basic operations
Use selected Simple Instruction Set (SIS
) commands
Load and start the Windows
®
-based Matrix Switchers
Control Program
Connect to the built-in HTML pages, which you can use
to operate the switcher
Replace the I/O boards, power supplies, and fans.
About the FOX 4G Matrix 14400
The FOX 4G Matrix 14400 (gure 1-1) is a congurable matrix
switcher that distributes optical signals. Fiber optic I/O boards
route signals that are compatible with all Extron FOX 500,
FOXBOX, FOX 2G, and FOX HD-SDI ber optic product lines.
The matrix switcher routes any input signal to any combination
of outputs. The matrix switcher can route multiple input/
output congurations simultaneously.
The Extron proprietary ber optic signal, generated by Extron
FOX ber optic transmitters, can include video, stereo audio,
and transmitter-to-receiver RS-232 serial communications. The
video component of the signal can be RGB video, Digital Visual
Interface (DVI) video, SDI/HD-SDI video, or low resolution
video, depending on the transmitter and receiver.
FOX 4G Matrix 14400 • Introduction
Introduction
FOX 4G Matrix 14400 • Introduction