User’s Manual RCP 2000 Remote Control Panel www.extron.com Extron Electronics, USA Extron Electronics, Europe Extron Electronics, Asia Extron Electronics, Japan 1230 South Lewis Street Anaheim, CA 92805 USA 714.491.1500 Fax 714.491.1517 Beeldschermweg 6C 3821 AH Amersfoort The Netherlands +31.33.453.4040 Fax +31.33.453.4050 135 Joo Seng Road, #04-01 PM Industrial Building Singapore 368363 +65.6383.4400 Fax +65.6383.4664 Kyodo Building 16 Ichibancho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0082 Japan +81.3.3511.
FCC Class A Notice 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.
Quick Start Guide — RCP 2000 Step 1 Turn the equipment off and disconnect it from the power source. Make sure that the ISS 108/408 or SGS 408 and all attached devices are turned off and, if applicable, disconnected from the power source. Step 2 Set the RCP 2000 on a table or other flat surface. Step 3 SGS Switcher: Attach one of the RS-232 cables provided with the RCP 2000 between the RS-232 Remote port on the rear panel of the SGS and the To Switcher port on the rear panel of the RCP 2000.
Quick Start Guide — RCP 2000, cont’d Six sizes of male-to-male RS-232 cables are provided with the RCP 2000, any of which can be used to connect the SGA or ISS switcher’s RS-232 port to the RCP 2000’s To Switcher (RS-232) port. If you require a length of cable other than what is provided, you can make your own communication cable (see Making an RCP Communication Cable in chapter 2). Additionally, you can connect the RCP 2000 to the ISS via Ethernet using a network cable (not provided).
Table of Contents, cont’d Accessing and using the Web pages .................................... 4-4 Logon and system status ................................................. 4-4 Establishing or changing system settings ............................. 4-5 Firmware upgrade ................................................................. 4-7 File management ................................................................... 4-8 RCP 2000 Remote Control Panel Network Switcher Control ..........................
Introduction, cont’d Introduction The Extron RCP 2000 remote control panel provides complete remote control of a seamless switcher. The RCP controls the input selection, transition effect (cut, dissolve, or wipe), transition duration (automatic or T-bar manual control), and picture controls (color, tint, contrast, brightness, sizing, and centering) that are available on the ISS 108/408 or SGS 408 seamless switcher.
Installation, cont’d Installation Rear Panel Connectors 120-240VAC 3 50/60 Hz ISS Switcher: Attach one of the RS-232 cables provided with the RCP 2000 between the RS-232 port on the rear panel of the ISS and the To Switcher port on the rear panel of the RCP 2000; or attach a network cable between the ISS and RCP 2000 rear panel Ethernet ports. ETHERNET TO SWITCHER RS-232 RESET ACT 1.2A MAX. 2 1 3 LINK 4 5 4 Continue the procedure for installing the ISS 108/408 or SGS 408.
Installation, cont’d RCP 2000 to ISS 108/408, SGS 408 RS-232 link Application Example The following diagram is an example of the RCP 2000 connected to an ISS 408, along with various input and output devices. Both ends of the RS-232 cable must be terminated with a 9-pin male D connector. See figure 2-3 for RS-232 pin assignments.
Installation, cont’d • When connecting the RCP 2000 directly (no intermediate device present, such as a network hub) to the ISS 108/408, you must use a crossover cable. See the table on the next page for RJ-45 crossover cable connections. RCP 2000 Remote Control Panel RJ-45 Ethernet Crossover Cable • Pin RCP 2000 end Signal Wire color 1 White-orange Transmit + Intermediate hub, etc.
Operation, Operationcont’d Top Panel Controls 1 LAMP Black — Causes a black screen to be displayed. The black screen can be switched by applying a cut or another effect. A black input cannot be frozen. 10 PICTURE CONTROLS H 11 V 12 DIMMER 2 3 COLOR TINT CONT BRIGHT SIZE CENTER DETAIL PROGRAM FREEZE BLACK 1 – 12 — Selects the corresponding input to be displayed. Normally, you will not use these buttons during a show.
Operation, cont’d Wipe button (SGS only) — Causes the preview image to appear to unroll over the program image horizontally or vertically. The different wipe effects include standard, curtain, plus, square, and title window. Take button — Initiates the switch selected through the switching effect buttons. For further information, see Applying and Changing a Switching Effect, later in this chapter.
Operation, cont’d Detail adjustments To apply a horizontal or vertical filter to improve the sharpness of an image, do the following: 1. Press and release the Detail button. The button lights. 2. Various levels of detail adjustment are available, depending on the input signal format. • To change the vertical filter (if available), rotate the V adjustment knob. Choose the filter that provides the most improvement to the image detail.
Operation, cont’d Curtain wipe Square wipe A curtain wipe causes the preview image to appear to unroll over the program image in two directions simultaneously. A curtain wipe can have either hard (sharp) or soft (fuzzy) edges.
Operation, cont’d If you want to control the effect by hand, move the T-bar at the desired rate.
Operation, cont’d RESET MODE 3 Mode 3 — Pressing and holding the Reset button until the front panel LCD display shows “Reset Mode 3” (10 seconds), then immediately pressing the button momentarily (for less than one second) causes an absolute system reset to factory defaults. The LCD screen displays “Unit reset” when the Mode 3 reset is complete. Nothing happens if the second, momentary press does not occur within one second.
Remote Control, Remote Controlcont’d Manual IP Setup The RCP 2000 unit ships with default server (ISS) and client (RCP) IP addresses, as well as Subnet Mask and Gateway Address, already set. These default IP addresses can be changed to conform to the IP address format required for your network or designated by your network administrator.
Remote Control, cont’d Network IP Setup and Control Once the IP addresses have been changed, if required, you can contact and control the RCP 2000 by using Web pages that are resident, in firmware, on the RCP unit. Establishing or changing system settings The System Settings screen is used to review the configuration of the RCP unit and to access the Web pages for the controlled switcher. The System Settings screen can be accessed from the initial (System Status) screen.
Remote Control, cont’d Firmware upgrade Also available on the Configuration tab is the Firmware Upgrade screen. This screen is used to check and, if necessary, upgrade the firmware for the RCP unit. To check and/or upgrade the firmware, follow these steps: 1. From the Configuration tab, click on Firmware Upgrade from the menu column on the left side of the screen. The Firmware Upgrade screen (figure 4-5) is opened. Figure 4-5 — Firmware Upgrade screen Figure 4-4 — System Settings screen 2.
Remote Control, cont’d File management The File Management screen is used to upload new files (for custom or updated Web pages) to the RCP unit and to delete existing files from the unit. The File Management screen can be accessed from the initial (System Status) screen. To upload new files or delete existing files: 1. Select the File Management tab. The File Management screen (figure 4-6) opens. Figure 4-6 — File Management screen 4-8 2. To upload new files to the RCP unit, click the Browse button.
Remote Control, cont’d RCP 2000 Remote Control Panel Figure 4-7— ISS Control screen Using network switcher control To use network switcher control, follow these steps: 1. Set the level of control desired: video/audio, video only, or audio only. 2. Select the Program (output) that you want to switch. 3. Select the Preview (input) that you want to switch to. 4. Set the parameters of the switch (for example, Dissolve Speed or RGB Delay), and click the appropriate button to execute the switch (e.g.
Specifications, Parts, and Accessories, cont’d Specifications, Parts, and Accessories Specifications Control/remote — control panel Serial control port ........................ Baud rate and protocol ............... Serial control pin configurations Ethernet control port ................... Ethernet data rate ........................
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