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Precautions Safety Instructions • English This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock. Caution Read Instructions • Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using the equipment.
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Quick Start Guide — GSS 100 Install and operate the GSS 100 Graphic Still Store as follows: Step 1 Turn all of the equipment off or disconnect it from the power source. Step 2 Mount the GSS in a rack or furniture, or place it on a desktop. Step 3 Connect video output cables for RGBHV or RGBS video. If desired, connect a pass-through RGBHV or RGBS video input. RGBHV R G B H/HV V R G B H/HV V RGBS Step 4 Connect an RJ-45 cable between the GSS’s LAN port and a computer or a computer network.
Quick Start Guide — GSS 100, cont’d Using the Menu System — Use the Menu and Next buttons to navigate through the menu system. Use the Adjust/Select knob to make changes. Power on Extron GSS 100 3 sec. Version n.nn 10 sec. Switch Effect Menu Menu Menu Default Cycle 10 sec. Output Config 10 sec. Slide Show 3 sec. Menu 10 sec. Advanced Menu Menu 10 sec. Menu Exit Menu Next Switch Effect — Select the cut or dissolve effect for the transition between images.
Table of Contents, cont’d Chapter 4 • SIS™ Control .......................................................... 4-1 Simple Instruction Set Control ............................................... 4-2 Symbols ................................................................................... 4-2 Symbol definitions . ............................................................ 4-3 GSS-initiated (unsolicited) messages ..................................... 4-4 Power-up .............................................
Table of Contents, cont’d GSS 100 Graphic Still Store 1 Chapter One Introduction About the GSS 100 Graphic Still Store Features All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. 68-974-01 Rev.
Introduction About the GSS 100 Graphic Still Store The Extron GSS 100 is a portable graphic still store with 16 MB of memory, into which you can load up to 6 XGA (1024 x 768) bitmap images (*.bmp) or 32 or more (depending on the compression rate) XGA jpeg (*.jpg) still images. The GSS can then output them in an RGB video format. The GSS provides a pass-through RGB video input, in addition to the stored images, and allows you to switch the output between the input and one of the stored images.
Introduction, cont’d GSS 100 Graphic Still Store 2 Chapter Two Installation Mounting the GSS Rear Panel Connections 1-4 GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • Introduction
Installation Mounting the GSS Tabletop/desktop placement For tabletop or desktop placement only, install the self-adhesive rubber feet (provided) onto the four corners of the bottom of the enclosure. Installation instructions 1. If feet were installed on the bottom of the GSS 100, remove them. 2. Place the GSS 100 on one half of the 1U (one unit high, one unit wide) rack shelf (part #60-190-01).
Installation, cont’d Rear Panel Connections Remote connections d All connectors are on the rear panel (figure 2-2). 2 100-240V .3A MAX R RGB PASS-THRU G B H/HV V LAN RS-232 RESET R G 50/60 Hz 1 OUTPUT B H/HV V 4 3 6 5 Figure 2-2 — GSS 100 graphic still store rear panel Power connection a AC power connector — Plug a standard IEC power cord into this connector to connect the GSS to a 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 or 60 Hz power source.
Installation, cont’d Patch (straight) cable Side 1 Wire color Pin Side Clip Down Pins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RJ-45 connector Side 2 Wire color 1 White-orange 1 White-orange 2 Orange 2 Orange 3 White-green 3 White-green 4 Blue 4 Blue 5 White-blue 5 White-blue 6 Green 6 Green 7 White-brown 7 White-brown 8 Brown 8 Brown f Reset button — The Reset button initiates three levels of reset to the GSS.
Installation, cont’d GSS 100 Graphic Still Store 3 Chapter Three Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators Front Panel Operations 2-8 GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • Installation
Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators Front Panel Operations Figure 3-1 shows the controls and indicators on the front panel of the GSS 100. See Front Panel Operations for details on using these controls and indicators. GSS 100 IMAGE MENU TAKE NEXT ADJUST/ SELECT Take button — Press this button to select either the passthrough input or one of the stored images. LCD display — The 8-column by 2-line LCD screen displays output and configuration menus and status information.
Operation, cont’d N Viewing File.jpg If the displayed file name is too large (more than eight characters, including the file extension) for the LCD, the LCD shifts the file name to the left when it displays the name in the default display cycle (figure 3-3). Viewing le.jpg Viewing jpg Figure 3-3 — File name indication Valid image files must be uploaded to the GSS for them to be available for output. See chapter 5, HTML Control and IPL File Manager, to upload images.
Operation, cont’d Adjust/Select knob — When in a submenu, rotate the Adjust/Select knob to scroll through the submenu options and select a setting. See the flowcharts in this chapter and specific sections for explanations of knob adjustments. To return to the default screens, let the GSS remain idle for 10 seconds until the selected screen times out, or press the Menu button until the Exit Menu appears, then press the Next button.
Operation, cont’d Resolution 50 Hz 60 Hz 72 Hz 96 Hz 100 Hz 120 Hz 640 x 480 • • • • • • 800 x 600 • • • • • • 852 x 480 • • • • • 1024 x 768 • • • • 1024 x 852 • • • • 1024 x 1024 • • • 1280 x 768 • • 1280 x 1024 • • 1360 x 765 • • 1365 x 768 • • 1366 x 768 • • 1365 x 1024 • • 1400 x 1050 • • 480p • • 576p • • 720p • • 1080i • • 1080p • • RGB Delay submenu The GSS can briefly blank the RGB (video) output while it switches between
Operation, cont’d Advanced menu Figure 3-10 is a flowchart that shows an overview of the Advanced menu and the available settings. Menu 10 sec. Auto Sw Next Off Default Cycle Power on Menu 10 sec. 10 sec. 3 sec. {scroll} Name nn-nn-nn 10 sec. Next Name (Display Only) (Changeable under RS-232/Ethernet control; scrolls to the left if greater than 8 characters.
Operation, cont’d Baud Rate menu The Baud Rate menu is read-only without further action. The menu shows the selected baud rate for the GSS’s RS-232 port. The default setting is 9600. To change the baud rate, press and release the Take button. The baud rate display starts blinking, and can be adjusted by rotating the Adjust/Select knob. N The baud rate is also selectable using SIS commands or the HTML pages. See chapter 4, SIS™ Control, and chapter 5, HTML Control and IPL File Manager.
Operation, cont’d GSS 100 Graphic Still Store 4 Chapter Four SIS™ Control Simple Instruction Set Control 3-14 GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • Operation
SIS™ Control The GSS 100’s rear panel RS-232 connector (figure 4-1) can be connected to the serial port of a host device, such as a computer or control system. Communications with the GSS are via Extron’s Simple Instruction Set™ (SIS™) or Extron’s Windowsbased control program.
SIS™ Control, cont’d X1^ = Event data to write X1& = Number of bytes to read X1* = Event status fields: Event type Event state Event paused Error status RcvBuff_startptr RcvBuff_endptr UsrBuff_startptr UsrBuff_endptr X1( = ASCII digit(s) representing the numeric value of the data element read from the event buffer (leading zeroes are supressed) X2) = Port number X2! = Baud rate 00 to 99 (00 = all ports) X2@ = Parity Odd, even, none, mark, space N 300, 600, 1200, 1800,
SIS™ Control, cont’d Auto-switch and slide show control PasX@] The GSS initiates the Pas message when a front panel change in the pass-through configuration takes place. AutX$] The GSS initiates the Aut message when a front panel change in the auto-switch and slide show on/off status takes place. SliX#] The GSS initiates the Sli message when a front panel change in the slide display duration takes place.
4-8 Response (switcher to host) ASCII Command (host to switcher) Additional description GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • SIS™ Control 2*X## 2# 1! 0! ! X#] SliX#] X@] Chn1] Chn0] Set the display time for each image to X# seconds. The display time for each image is X# seconds. Pass-through mode is X@. Display the pass-through input. Display the previously selected stored image. Set the duration of the dissolve effect to X#. The dissolve duration is X#.
4-10 RteX%•X^] (switcher to host) (host to switcher) X%*X^= Response ASCII Command Additional description GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • SIS™ Control X@] Vmt1] Vmt0] X#] Dly] Video mute on. Video mute off. Video mute status. Set the RGB delay (video mute) before displaying the RGB pass-through input to X#.
4-12 Response (switcher to host) ASCII Command (host to switcher) Additional description GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • SIS™ Control N Q Request for part number Query firmwre vesion Zpf] Zpx] Zpq] Zpy] EZxxx} EZqqq} EZY} Master reset Absolute reset Absolute reset retaining IP (switcher to host) (host to switcher) EZfff} Response ASCII Command Erase all files Reset Command Resets all user settings to their default values. This reset does not reset IP settings or delete loaded image files.
4-14 Response (switcher to host) ASCII Command (host to switcher) Additional description GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • SIS™ Control (switcher to host) (host to switcher) Ddl] Ddl] E/EF} E//EF} E01*9600,N,8,1CP} Set RS-232 port timeout View RS-232 port timeout Set global IP timeout View global IP timeout E0*X2%TC} E0TC} E1*X2%TC} E1TC} character of the extension. X/ is the the first character of the file extension.
SIS™ Control, cont’d Command/Response Table for IP SIS Commands Symbol Definitions X3! = Device name N (Up to 240 characters) The following characters are invalid in the name: {space} ~ , @ = , ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?. X3! = Default name “GSS-100-” + last 3 pairs of MAC address X3@ = Time and date (set) MM/DD/YY•HH:MM:SS where: X3# N The following characters are invalid in a domain name: {space} + ~ , = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.
4-18 (switcher to host) (host to switcher) GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • SIS™ Control IpxX3%] X3$] X3%] IpiX3^] X3^] X3&] X3*] IpsX3^] X3^] IpgX3^] X3^] Ipa•X3(] X3(] Ipa•] ECZ} EX3%CX} ECX} EX3^CI} ECI} ECH} ECC} EX3^CS} ECS} EX3^CG} ECG} EX3(CA} ECA} E•CA} Read GMT offset Set Daylight Savings Time Read Daylight Savings Time Set IP address Read IP address Read hardware address Read # of open connections Set subnet mask Read subnet mask Set gateway IP address Read gateway address Set administrator pas
SIS™ Control, cont’d 5 GSS 100 Graphic Still Store Chapter Five HTML Control and IPL File Manager Configuring the Hardware Accessing the HTML Pages System Status Page System Settings Page Video Settings Page Passwords Page E-mail Alerts Page Firmware Upgrade Page File Management Page Control Page Image Settings Page Special Characters Installing the IPL File Manager and Uploading Images 4-20 GSS 100 Graphic Still Store • SIS™ Control
HTML Control and IPL File Manager The GSS can be configured through its Ethernet port, connected via a LAN or WAN and using a web browser such as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. The browser’s display of the GSS’s configuration has the appearance of web pages. This chapter describes the factory-installed HTML pages, which are always available and cannot be erased or overwritten. N If your Ethernet connection to the GSS is unstable, try turning off the proxy server in your Web browser.
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d 6. Execute a ping command using the GSS’s new IP address as follows: C:\> ping 10.13.170.15 {Enter} After you send this command, the GSS changes to to the new address and starts responding to the ping requests (figure 5-1). The GSS’s IP address is updated to the new address and you can reconnect using either Telnet or the Web to verify that the update was successful. C:\>ping 10.13.170.15 3.
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d Accessing the HTML Pages Access the GSS using HTML pages as follows: 1. Start the Web browser program. 2. Click in the browser’s Address field. 3. Enter the GSS’s IP address in the browser’s Address field. N If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-specified default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this field.
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d System Settings Page You can change most of the IP parameters on the System Settings page (figure 5-4). Click the Configuration tab or the System Settings link on the sidebar at the left of the Video Settings page, Passwords page, Email Alerts page, or Firmware Upgrade page to access the System Settings page. IP Settings section Unit Name field The Unit Name field contains the locally-assigned name of the GSS.
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d Gateway IP Address field N Video Settings Page This field is grayed out and uneditable if DHCP is on. Access the Video Settings page (figure 5-5) by clicking the Configuration tab and then the Video Settings link on the left side of the System Settings page. The Gateway IP Address field identifies the address of the gateway to the server that is to be used if the GSS and the server are not on the same subnet.
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d Passwords Page E-mail Alerts page Access the Passwords page (figure 5-7) by clicking the Configuration tab and then the Passwords link on the left side of the System Settings page. Access the E-Mail Alerts page (figure 5-8) by clicking the Configuration tab and then the Email Alerts link on the left side of the System Settings page. This page provides a way to set the GSS to automatically send e-mail alert messages when settings are changed on the GSS.
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d 4. Set up e-mail addresses for notification for each recipient of e-mail alerts as follows: a. Click the Edit button at the end of the address row. The Edit button changes to Save. Update the GSS firmware as follows: N b. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient, and the name of the file (*.eml extension), stored in the GSS, that contains the message. c. Click the Save button to save the changes. The Save button changes back to Edit. 1.
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d N N Valid firmware files must have the file extension “.S19”. Any other file extension is not a firmware upgrade file. Upload your own files as follows: 1. Click the Browse button. The Choose File window appears. The original factory-installed firmware is permanently available on the GSS. If the attempted firmware upload fails for any reason, the GSS automatically reverts to the factory-installed firmware. 2.
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d Image Settings Page Uploading (adding) an image Click the Images tab to access the Image Settings page. Upload an image to the GSS 100 as follows: You can upload and delete stored images and select a stored image for display on the Image Settings page (figure 5-13). You can also select the pass-through input for display. 1. Click the Add button. The Add Image field appears (figure 5-14).
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d Deleting a stored image Delete a stored image from the GSS 100 as follows: 1. Select (click) the thumbnail of the image to be deleted. 2. Click the Delete button. A confirmation message appears. 3. Click the Ok button. Selecting a stored image Select a stored image for the GSS 100 to output as follows: 1. Select (click) the thumbnail of the image to be displayed. The file name and a larger image appear in the Selected Image field. 2. Click the Take button.
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d Uploading image files 4. After you have set up the progam for the GSS that is connected to your computer, you can now upload image files to the GSS. These files can be *.bmp and *.jpg files. • Computer System (left section) — Displays your computer’s file system. In this section you can browse to locate files on your PC hard drive or a server to which you have access. Use the IP Link File Manager program to upload files to the GSS as follows: 1.
HTML Control and IPL File Manager, cont’d 6. Upload images to the GSS as follows: N The only valid file formats for uploaded image files are *.bmp and *.jpg. Valid file names are up to 240 alphanumeric characters with no spaces. Progressive *.jpg images are not supported. Bitmap (*.bmp) images must be formatted as 24-bit RGB. a. In the Computer System (left) section of the IP Link File Manager window, navigate the folder that contains the file(s) that you want to upload to the GSS. b.
Reference Information Specifications Max input voltage ......................... 5.0 Vp-p Max. propagation delay................ 20 ns Polarity............................................ Selectable Video input Number/signal type...................... 1 VGA–UXGA RGBHV, RGBS pass-through Connectors ..................................... 5 female BNC Nominal level................................. 0.7 Vp-p for RGB Minimum/maximum levels......... Analog: 0.3 V to 1.5 Vp-p with no offset Impedance . ...........
Reference Information, cont’d Control/remote — video processor Serial control port . ........................ RS-232, 9-pin female D connector Baud rate and protocol.................. 300 to 115200 baud (configurable) Default settings (adjustable: 9600 baud; 8 data bits; 1 stop bit; no parity Serial control pin configurations.. 2 = TX, 3 = RX, 5 = GND Ethernet control port..................... 1 RJ-45 female connector Ethernet data rate...........................
Reference Information, cont’d Assorted connectors BNC connectors Part # BNC Mini HR crimp connectors, qty. 50 100-074-51 SHR male crimp connectors, qty. 50 100-075-51 BNC bulkhead connectors, qty. 50 (for custom wall plates) 100-076-51 Pre-cut cables BNC-4 Mini HR cable is used for RGBS cable runs, and BNC-5 Mini HR cable is used for RGBHV cable runs. Either type can also be used for composite video. N All Extron BNC cables have male connectors on both ends.
