User`s manual

Sierra Video

Remote Panel

The remote panel may be installed in 19 inch bays with 114mm depth (~140mm including

connectors) and has the same control functions as the main frame.

It is also fitted with rack mount ears but does not use forced cooling.

Preset configurations already stored in the SM-xx can be recalled by briefly pressing the

desired pre-set button (1–10 on the right side of the panel), which will illuminate. A

current multi-viewer configuration may be stored as one of ten user presets by

depressing the chosen button number for

at least three seconds.

A SV-Remote control panel may be set either to address single or multiple SM-xx units.

When addressing multiple units (‘collective mode’), only the preset storage and recall

buttons are operative and all systems will respond in parallel, eg., store or recall preset 1-

10. Other control keys and the keyboard socket cannot be used in collective mode.

Connection

Communications between the SV-Remote and SM-xx are handled via the LAN. Where

there is a requirement for two or more control panels in different areas, additional SV-

Remote units can be cascaded from the first via RS422.

Network Connection and Setup

Should the Remote Panel to be connected via the LAN, the network settings are

configured entirely by the SM-xx. Multiple Remote Panel configurations can be present

on the same network, therefore a SM-xx does not automatically acquire remote units that

it finds on the network; this has to be done manually from the SM-xx menu or web

interface. With the SM-xx and Remote Panel connected to the network, the following

steps must be carried out to initialize communications:

Note: If installing multiple Remote Panels, it is a good idea to connect them one at a

time to the network, because they will all have the same default IP address and will

therefore not be distinguishable from one another.

Once the first Remote Panel has been connected to SM-xx via the LAN, any additional

remote units may be cascaded from the first, by means of a pin-to-pin RS422 cable. The

DATA OUT port of the first unit is connected to the DATA IN port of the second unit.

Connections between multiple Remote panel units;

Signal Remote Panel Data In Remote Panel Data Out

GND 4, 5, 9 4, 5, 9

RX+/RX- 2 2

TX+/TX- 3 3

RX-/RX+ 7 7

TX-/TX+ 8 8

Uploading Graphic Files

Graphics files may be uploaded to the frame and assigned as tile objects for display.

They might be used for channel identification purposes and up to four images may be

displayed at any one time.