Extron Electronics FOX SW8 User Guide - Manual (Page 7)

FOX SW8 • Introduction 1
Introduction
The topics covered in this section are:
• About this Guide
• About the FOX SW8
• Features
WARNING: Risk of serious physical injury: The FOX SW8 outputs continuous
invisible light, which may be harmful 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 cable is
unplugged.
About this Guide
This guide contains information about two models of Extron FOX SW8 ultra-high
performance fiber optic switchers.
NOTE: Many products are compatible with the FOX SW8. They will be identified where
appropriate, but not specifically described in this guide.
About the FOX SW8
The FOX SW8 is available in two transmission modes, singlemode and a multimode, which
define the transmission range of the switcher:
• FOX SW8 MM — An 8-input, 1-output multimode switcher, with a range of up to
2000 m (6561 feet) on each input and the output
• FOX SW8 SM — An 8-input, 1-output singlemode switcher, with a range of up to
30 km (18.75 miles) on each input and the output
NOTES:
• The multimode and singlemode switchers are physically and functionally
identical with the exception of the effective range of transmission.
In this guide, the terms “FOX SW8” and “switcher” refer to a switcher of either
transmission mode.
• The FOX SW8 MM and the FOX SW8 SM are not interchangeable.
The switcher accepts up to eight proprietary input optical signals from compatible
Extron fiber optic transmitters (Txs) (see
figure 1 , on the next page). The optical signal can
include video, audio, and one-way (transmitter-to-receiver [Rx]) RS-232 communications.
Seven of the inputs are looped through and output for local use.