Introduction, About this guide, About the fox matrix switchers – Extron Electronics FOX Matrix 14400 User Guide User Manual
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Introduction
WARNING: Risk of serious physical injury — The FOX matrix switchers fiber optic
I/O boards output continuous invisible light that may be harmful to the eyes. Use with
caution.
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Do not look into the fiber optic cable connectors or into the fiber optic cables.
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Plug the attached dust caps into the optical transceivers when the fiber cable is
unplugged.
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About the FOX Matrix Switchers
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About this Guide
This guide contains installation, configuration, and operating information for the Extron
FOX Matrix 320x Switcher and FOX Matrix 14400 Switcher. These customizable matrix
switchers support up to 320 (FOX Matrix 320x) or 144 (FOX Matrix 14400) inputs and
outputs.
NOTE: In this guide, “FOX matrix switcher” and “switcher” refer to either switcher model
unless otherwise specified.
About the FOX Matrix Switchers
, on the next page, for a FOX Matrix 14400 example)
distribute optical and electronic input signals to one or more optical and electronic outputs.
The matrix switchers can route multiple input/output configurations simultaneously. The
switchers are configurable, assembled from individual input/output (I/O) boards, each of
which supports 16 inputs by 16 outputs in a combination of the following types of board:
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Singlemode and multimode fiber optic 16x16 I/O boards — These
non-pathologically-compliant fiber optic boards route signals that are compatible with all
Extron FOX 500, FOXBOX, and PowerCage FOX fiber optic product lines.
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FOX 3G I/O 1616 SM P board — This pathologically-compliant fiber optic board
passes digital signals in broadcasting applications, while addressing the compatibility
issues of passing pathological signals generated from 3G-SDI, HD-SDI, and SDI signals
over fiber optic systems.
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BNC 3G/HD/SD-SDI 16x16 I/O board — This pathologically-compliant board
supports and passes 3G-SDI, HD-SDI, and SD-SDI signals in their native (electronic)
format.
FOX Matrix 320x and FOX Matrix 14400 • Introduction
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