Extron Electronics FOXBOX Tx_Rx DVI Setup Guide - Manual

This guide provides instructions for an experienced installer to set up and operate
Extron
®
FOXBOX Tx/Rx VGA, FOXBOX VGA/YUV, and FOXBOX DVI transmitters and
receivers.
NOTES: • The FOXBOX DVI receiver can accept inputs from any FOX 500 or FOXBOX
non-Plus transmitter, including VGA models.
• The FOXBOX VGA receiver can accept inputs from any FOX 500 or
FOXBOX non-Plus transmitter, including DVI models.
Installation
FOXBOX Rx VGA Rear Panel
FOXBOX Rx DVI Plus Rear Panel Front Panel
Front Panel
DVI OVER TEMP AUDIO CONFIG
AUDIO DVI-D OUTPUT RS-232
OVER FIBER ALARM
Tx Rx 1 2
12V
1.0A MAX
POWER
MODE
FOXBOX Rx DVI Plus FOXBOX Rx DVI Plus OPTICAL
Rx Tx
LINK LINK
FOXBOX Rx VGA
RGB OVER TEMP AUDIO CONFIG
OPTICAL
Rx Tx
LINK LINK
AUDIO
RGB OUTPUT
FOXBOX Rx VGA
RS-232
OVER FIBER ALARM
Tx Rx 1 2
12V
1.0A MAX
POWER MODE
NOTE: The figure to the right shows receivers.
Transmitters have a similar appearance.
Step 1 — Mounting
Turn off or disconnect all power sources to the
unit and mount the transmitter and receiver as required.
Step 2 — Input and Output Connections
a. Connect an RGB, YUV, or DVI video source, as applicable to the model, to the input connector
AUDIO DVI-D OUTPUT
AUDIO RGB OUTPUT
on the transmitter and an RGB, YUV, or DVI display to the output connector on the receiver.
b. Connect an unbalanced stereo or mono audio input and an audio output device to the 3.5 mm
mini jack audio ports on both units.
c. If you want the FOXBOX units to pass serial data or control signals, such as serial control of a projector, ALARM
Tx Rx 1 2
RS-232
OVER FIBER
connect the master device to the transmitter and the slave device to the receiver using the first three poles
of the RS-232 Over Fiber/Alarm 5-pole captive screw connectors on both units.
NOTE: For RS-232 responses (from the receiver to the transmitter), you must install the cable in step 3b and leave
the receiver in the normal (rather than daisy chain) configuration (Mode DIP switch 1 down).
d. For remote monitoring of the status of the optical links, connect a locally constructed or obtained device to RS-232
OVER FIBER ALARM
Tx Rx 1 2
the two Alarm poles of the RS-232 Over Fiber/Alarm 5-pole captive screw connectors on the unit to be
monitored. The two poles are shorted together when no light is detected.
NOTES: • The Alarm port on the transmitter reports the status of the Rx light link to the unit.
• The Alarm port on the receiver reports the status of the Tx light link to the unit.
Step 3 — Throughput Connections
NOTE: You can connect the transmitter and one or more receivers (see the two fiber cable connection drawings below)
in one of three ways:
• One way (transmitter to receiver) only, perform step 3a.
• Two way (transmitter to receiver and return), perform steps 3a and 3b.
• One way (transmitter to receiver) with daisy chain (receiver to receiver), perform steps 3a and 3c.
a. Connect a fiber cable between the Tx port on the transmitter and the Rx port on the receiver. OPTICAL
Tx Rx
LINK LINK
OPTICAL
Tx Rx
LINK LINK
and
Transmitter
Receiver
3a
3b
b. If you want the receiver to send return serial data (such as responses from a controlled device) to
the transmitter, connect a fiber cable between the Tx port on the receiver and the Rx port on the
transmitter.
c. If you want a receiver to daisy chain the optical signal to another receiver (up to 10 receivers in a
daisy chain):
z
Connect the Tx port on the receiver to the Rx port on another receiver.
z
Set the Mode DIP switch 1 up on each receiver that is daisy chaining the signal.
OPTICAL
Tx
Rx
LINK
LINK
From Transmitter or
Daisy Chaining Receiver
MODE
1 2
Receiver Receiver
3a 3c
OPTICAL
LINK
LINK
Tx
Rx
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FOXBOX Tx/Rx VGA, VGA/YUV, and DVI • Setup Guide