Extron Electronics SW8_12 VGA Ars User Guide - Manual (Page 19)

Installation and Operation, cont’d
SW8/12 VGA Ars • Installation and Operation 2-10
VSW I AAP connection
The VSW I AAP (part #70-529-11, -21, -51) is an optional Architectural Adapter Plate
that provides remote input connection and selection for some Extron switchers.
The VSW I AAP can be connected to the SW8/12 VGA Ars input ports for input
selection control.
The VSW I AAP is equipped with a “Show Me” button for input selection, a female
15-pin HD VGA connector, and a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack.
VSW I AAP COMPUTER
AUDIO
SHOW ME
Figure 2-13 — VSW I AAP
When the “Show Me” button is pressed, pin 5 on the switcher’s 15-pin HD input
is momentarily shorted to ground. This overrides the switcher’s current input
selection, and directs video and audio from the VSW I AAP’s connected device to
the switcher’s output ports.
For the VSW I AAP to operate with a switcher, the VSW I AAP PCB jumper must be
set properly, and the switcher must be configured via its RS-232 control port.
The VSW I AAP can be mounted into any Extron mounting frame with a single
space AAP opening.
The illustration on the following page shows a typical SW8 VGA Ars switcher
application with four VSW I AAP units connected to the switcher’s input ports.
To use a VSW I AAP with a switcher:
1 . Confirm that jumper J5 is removed and jumper J6 is in place on the
VSW I AAP’s printed circuit board.
J5 J6
Figure 2-14 — VSW I AAP jumpers
2 . Apply power to the switcher.
3 . Connect a host computer to the switcher’s RS-232 control port.
4 . Open a hyperterminal session on the host computer, and use a Simple
Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) command to configure the switcher to operate with a
VSW I AAP (see chapter 3, “Operation and Control”).
5 . Connect a VGA cable from the VSW I AAP’s output connector (on the rear of
the unit) to one of the switcher’s input ports.