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Extron Electronics PowerCage FOX SR HDMI User Guide User Manual

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PowerCage FOX SR HDMI Scaling Receiver • Installation and Operation

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Rx — For all one-way video, audio, and serial communications from the transmitter
to the receiver, connect a fiber optic cable to the Rx LC connector.
Connect the free end of this fiber optic cable to the Tx connector on a
PowerCage FOX or FOXBOX transmitter or to any other compatible Extron fiber
optic device.

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Tx (optional) — Connect a fiber optic cable to the Tx LC connector for either of
the following functions:
Normal configuration — For all one-way return serial communications from the
receiver to the Rx connector on a compatible transmitter ( see figure

3

on page 5).

Daisy chain configuration — For daisy-chained video, audio, and serial
communications to the Rx connector on another receiver ( see figure

4

on page 5).

NOTE: The Tx connector emits light in either case and the Rx port receives light.

Connect the free end of this fiber optic cable to either of the following:

The Rx connector on a compatible transmitter or to any other compatible
Extron FOX device

The Rx connector on another receiver in the daisy chain

Tx Link and Rx Link LEDs — When lit, the link is active (light is received).

b

HDMI output connector — Connect a video display to this HDMI connector .

HDMI

See “

HDMI connectors

“ on the next page for pin assignments and to use the

LockIt HDMI Cable Lacing Bracket to secure the connector to the receiver.

c

Audio switch — This switch mutes (Off) and unmutes (On) the embedded audio

ON

AUDIO

OFF

output on the HDMI output connector. The audio on the captive screw audio
output always remains active regardless of the setting of this switch.

d

Audio output connector — Connect audio devices, such as an audio

L

R

AUDIO

amplifier or powered speakers to this 5-pole, 3.5 mm captive screw
connector to output the transmitted, unamplified, line level audio (see “

Audio

output connector

“ on page 10 to wire a captive screw connector for the

appropriate output type and impedance level).

e

RS-232 Over Fiber port — If you want the receiver to pass serial

1 2

REMOTE

RS-232

Tx Rx

ALARM

command signals to a slave device, for serial control of a projector for
example, connect the slave device to the receiver via the first three leftmost
poles (Tx, Rx, and _) of this 5-pole captive screw connector ( see “

RS-232

connectors

“ on page 9 to wire this connector).

NOTES:

If you connect only one fiber optic cable (see

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, above), or you

configure the receiver for daisy-chaining, you will not receive reports
from the controlled device. To receive responses from the controlled
device, you must install two fiber optic cables and leave link 2 enabled
(via an

SIS command

[see page 18] or using the

Signal Processing

Product Control Program

[see page 24]).

The PowerCage FOX can pass RS-232 commands and responses at rates

up to 115200 baud.

f

Alarm outputs port — For remote monitoring of the status of fiber optic

1 2

REMOTE

RS-232

Tx Rx

ALARM

link 1, connect a locally-constructed or furnished monitoring device to the
receiver via the two rightmost poles (1 and 2) of this 5-pole captive screw
connector. When the receiver does not detect a light link on fiber cable Rx,
pin 1 and pin 2 of this port are shorted together (see “

Alarm outputs connection

“ on

page 9 to wire this connector).