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Daisy Chain Capability

FOX Rx AV receivers have a loop-out mode that allows a signal to be passed along a daisy
chain of to up to ten receivers, with a display device attached to each receiver. The loop-out
mode is set using RS-232 commands (see

SIS Commands

on page 13).

All receivers in the daisy chain must be compatible, that is they must all be SM or all be MM
models, connected with the appropriate fiber optic cable. Each receiver receives a signal at
its Rx fiber optic port and passes the signal to the next unit through its Tx port.

NOTES: In daisy chain mode, the Tx port passes audio and video signals to the

next receiver in the daisy chain. As a result, the Tx port is not available for
bidirectional communication and system configuration with SIS commands is
limited.

When multiple receivers are in daisy chain mode, RS-232 commands issued
through the transmitter pass to every receiver but commands issued through
a receiver apply only to that receiver. Configuring each receiver independently,
matches each output signal to the unique needs of the display device.

FOX Rx A

V

Y/V

ID

O

U

T

P

U

T

S

OVER FIBE

R

REMOTE

Tx

Rx

Tx

Rx

AU

DIO

L

R

ALARM

1

2

R-Y

B-Y

/C

S-V

ID

OPTICAL

POWER

12V

0.6

A

MA

X

Rx

Tx

RS-232

FOX Rx A

V

Y/V

ID

O

U

T

P

U

T

S

OVER FIBE

R

REMOTE

Tx

Rx

Tx

Rx

AU

DIO

L

R

ALARM

1

2

R-Y

B-Y/C

S-V

ID

OPTICAL

POWER

12V

0.6

A

MA

X

Rx

Tx

RS-232

FOX Rx A

V

Y/V

ID

O

U

T

P

U

T

S

OVER FIBE

R

REMOTE

Tx

Rx

Tx

Rx

AU

DIO

L

R

ALARM

1

2

R-Y

B-Y

/C

S-V

ID

OPTICAL

POWER

12V

0.6

A

MA

X

Rx

Tx

RS-232

FOX Tx A

V

Y/VID

I

N

P

U

T

S

OVER FIBER

REMOTE

Tx Rx

Tx Rx

AUDIO

L

R

ALARM

1

2

R-Y

B-Y/C

S-V

ID

OPTICAL

PO

WE

R

12V

0.6A MA

X

Rx

Tx

RS-232

1

3

1

4

2

3

1

4

2

3

1

4

2

2

3

100

LIN

K

AC

T

COM

IR

INP

UT

RE

LA

Y

TX

RX

R

IPL 250

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ON

OF

F

DIS

PLA

Y

MU

TE

SC

RE

EN

UP

SC

RE

EN

DO

WN

VC

R

DV

D

DO

C

CA

M

LAP

TO

P

PC

Extron

FOX Tx AV

Fiber Optic

Transmitter

Extron

FOX Rx AV

Fiber Optic Receiver

RS-232

Video

Video

RS-232

Up to 30 km (18.75 miles)

on singlemode fiber

SM Model

Audio

Projector

Extron

FOX Rx AV

Fiber Optic Receiver

RS-232

Video

Projector

Extron

FOX Rx AV

Fiber Optic Receiver

RS-232

Video

Projector

DVD/VCR

Combo

Up to 30 km (18.75 miles)

singlemode fiber

To Next

Receiver

Up to 30 km (18.75 miles)

singlemode fiber

TCP/IP

TouchLink

Control

System

Figure 6.

FOX Rx AV in Daisychain Mode

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