Extron Electronics Annotator User Guide - Manual (Page 17)

Step 5 — Connect touch panel devices
Via USB A ports — Connect a touchpanel device to either port as desired. For most
devices no configuration is needed.
Via RS-232 ports — Connect a touchpanel device to either port as desired.
RS-232 driver configuration is necessary and can be done using the Signal Processing
Products Control Program.
See the “Signal Processing Products Control Program”
section for details.
Step 6 — Connect control devices
LAN Ethernet port — Connect to an Ethernet LAN or WAN via this RJ-45 connector
o to control the processor from a remote location, using a PC’s Internet browser. See
the ”Ethernet Connections” section for network cable termination method. Ethernet
connection indicator LEDs marked indicate the status of the Ethernet connection. The
green LED lights when connected to an Ethernet LAN, and the amber LED flickers as
the devices communicate.
Remote ports — For serial RS-232 or RS-422 control, connect a host computer or
control system via the 9-pin D connector p. RS-232 protocol (default values):
• 9600 baud • 1 stop bit • no parity • 8 data bits • no flow control.
NOTE: See “SIS Communication and Control” section for definitions of the
SIS commands and “ Signal Processing Products Control Program ”
section to install and use the control software.
Step 7 — Connect power
AC power connector — Plug in a standard IEC power cord from a 100 to 240 VAC,
50 - 60 Hz power source into this receptacle
a .
Powering Up
When applying power to the Annotator, the unit undergoes a start-up self testing
sequence (see image below) and then the LCD displays the default display cycle.
Default display cycle
When in use but not in any menu mode, the LCD screen defaults to cycling through the
input/output configuration currently installed. The displayed content may vary, depending
on the input video signal type. See the figure below for a typical default display cycle.
3
sec.
10
sec.
Apply
Power
Extron
Annotator v1.xx 1
sec.
2 sec.
2
sec.
Default Display Cycle
Input #2
60.0kHz 75.0Hz 1024x768 60.0Hz
Output Rate
Menu and Next buttons
remain lit.
All buttons flash in sequence
(green, red, amber).
MENU NEXT
1
sec.
All input buttons
flash consecutively (amber).
2 1
1
sec. 2 1
Last active input
button remains lit.
= unlit = lit = flashing
Key
3
sec.
Loading OSD file
complete
Sorting graphics
files
Boot-up sequence
complete
Extron
Annotator v1.xx
3
sec.
NOTE: The input and output rates shown in the default display
cycle may differ, depending on the type of video signal active.
Figure 4. Typical Default Cycle
The default display cycle shows the output resolution and the refresh rates for the
currently selected input.
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