Presenter Control ORDERCODE 100801
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DMT DMT Presenter Control™ Product Guide Warning..…...................................................................................………………………………………….................... 2 Safety-instructions…………………………………………………………………………………………...................... 3 Operating Determinations…………………………………………………………………………………................... 4 Description of the device.............................................................……….………………………………….................. Features…….……………………………………………………………………………………….……...…...........
WARNING FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP! Unpacking Instructions Immediately upon receiving this product, carefully unpack the carton and check the contents to ensure that all parts are present, and have been received in good condition. Notify the dealer immediately and retain packing material for inspection if any parts appear damaged from shipping or the carton itself shows signs of mishandling. Save the carton and all packing materials.
WARNING CAUTION! Keep this device away from rain and moisture! Unplug mains lead before opening the housing! FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP! SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Every person involved with the installation, operation and maintenance of this device has to: be qualified follow the instructions of this manual CAUTION! Be careful with your operations.
Repairs, servicing and electric connection must be carried out by a qualified technician. WARRANTY: Till one year after date of purchase. OPERATING DETERMINATIONS If this device is operated in any other way, than the one described in this manual, the product may suffer damages and the warranty becomes void. Any other operation may lead to dangers like short-circuit, burns, electric shock, lamp explosion, crash etc.
Description of the device Features The Presenter Control is used for switching one of six program sources to a beamer or large screen and at the same time enabling remote control and/ or automated control of several functions. The presenter control is easy to operate. It is therefore ideally suited to be used in conference rooms, multimedia rooms, college or classrooms. AC 90-230V - 50-60Hz Combined 6 x 1 VGA/ video - audio matrix switching module. 6.3mm jack MIC input. 2 x Video out (RCA). 2 x RGB out.
Overview Remote IR Wireless remote Fig. 2 1) Computer. Pressing this button enables you to select the computer input. The LED will light if the computer input is selected. 2) DVD. Pressing this button enables you to select the DVD input. The LED will light if the DVD input is selected. 3) Aux 1. Pressing this button enables you to select the Aux 1 input. The LED will light if the Aux 1 input is selected. 4) IR receiver. Use in combination with an infrared remote control. 5) System ON.
14) Light Up/Down. Pressing these buttons let’s you control an external dimmer by means of an analog control voltage (DC 0-10V). 15) Laptop. Pressing this button enables you to select the Laptop input. The LED will light if the Laptop input is ` selected. 16) DVD Backwards. It is possible to control an optional DVD player using the Presenter Control. For more details see the chapter on DVD IR remote control on page 20. 17) DVD Start.
Backside Fig. 4 27) DVD video input. Connect with S-video Out terminal of a S-video device. 28) VCR video input. Connect with the Audio Out terminal of a S-Video/YCbCr device. 29) Aux 2 video input. Connect with Video Out terminal of a video device. 30) Projector video output. This output will contain the video program signal. 31) Monitor video output. This output will continuously show the DVD output. This way the operator has a preview facility to find the desired program material on the DVD player.
49) Monitor VGA Output. Connect with the VGA in terminal of a monitor. This output will continuously show the computer’s VGA signal. 50) Projector VGA Output. Connect with the VGA in terminal of a projector. This output will contain the VGA program signal. 51) Projector RS232 terminal. Connect with the RS232 terminal of a projector. 52) Computer serial port. Connect with the RS232 port of your PC/ laptop to program the Presenter Control. 53) Projection screen control terminal.
Installation Remove all packing materials from the Presenter Control. Check that all foam and plastic padding is removed. Connect all cables. Set up examples Programming the device 1. Connect the Computer serial port (52) on the rear panel of the Presenter Control with the corresponding serial port of your PC/ Laptop using the supplied programming/ communication cable. 2.
Controlling an electric Projection screen with the Presenter Control Fig. 8 Light control with the Presenter Control Fig. 9 Switch detection with the Presenter Control Fig. 10 Attention: 1. Switches have to be NC types. They must be closed when the door is closed. 2. If the “small door” switch is not used. Short the input. 3. If the “Big door” is opened, the unit ignores the “small door” switch.
Connecting audio equipment with the Presenter Control Fig. 11 Connecting video equipment Fig. 12 Connecting VGA equipment Fig.
Mic input and audio output Fig. 14 Infrared transmission Connect the supplied IR LED to the terminal. Be sure to check the polarity of the LED. (white = +, black = -). Attach the LED to the receive window on the device to be controlled. Fig.
Software Installation If you wish to use the automation or remote functions Host, please install the Presenter control Setup Program. Minimum system requirements: Intel Pentium 200Mhz or up. Windows 2000/ XP. 128M Memory. 30Mb Hard Disk. Attention: Presenter control software is compatible with WIN2000/XP. The program may not function properly under other operating systems. Installation procedure: Be sure to turn off the power supply to all equipment as well as the computer.
If the connection is set up properly, the setup program will start the main interface (figure 18). Fig. 18 Curriculum schedule The first tab is called Curriculum Schedule. Use this tab to automate your Presenter Control. You can program the Presenter Control to start up and shut down (according the sequence referred to on page 6). You can program up to 10 events each day. Projector setup After selecting the projector setup tab, following window will appear. Fig.
First check if your projector is listed in the Existing projector list, if so please select the desired projector and click the icon “programming”. Now the setup program will transmit the right RS232 code to the Host. If your projector is not in the list, you have to setup the control protocol yourself, using the projectors information. Presenter control will support Projectors which are controlled by either serial port or IR-remote control.
Example 1 Projector Code: Power on Power off Input select RGB Input select DVI (analog) Input select DVI (digital) Input select video Input select S-video Input select vieuwer Picture mute on Picture mute off Sound mute on Sound mute off On screen mute on On screen mute off 02H 00H 02H 01H 02H 03H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 02H 02H 03H 01H 01H 09H 02H 03H 00H 00H 02H 01H 02H 0AH 02H 02H 02H 02H 02H 02H 02H 02H 02H 02H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H
Example 2 Power-on command of the projector is POWR___1 (Enter) (_ signifies space) Then in the command field should contain: \50\4f\57\52\20\20\20\31\0d (upper/lower case is insensitive). Also see the ACII table in appendix 3. Infrared remote control If it is impossible to obtain the Control Code of a projector, but the projector can be controlled by infrared control, please select the “Infrared Remote Control” button. See figure 22. Fig.
Fig.23 Now, press the corresponding button on the projector’s remote control. After successful sampling of the infrared code, a pop up window shall appear asking you to confirm. Therefore, please check the projectors action. If ok, then confirm. If not ok, press “No” and start all over again. Fig. 24 Possible causes for problems during infrared learning mode Check the connections of the learning cable. Check if the infrared LED is correctly placed next to the infrared receiving window of the projector.
DVD IR remote control It is possible to control a DVD player with your Presenter Control by using it’s infra red remote control. Just like with a projector as described in the former chapter. Once programmed, you can use the bottom row of the of the remote control to control your DVD player. 1. Connect the IR LED to the IR LED terminal (37) as shown in figure 15 on page 12. 2. Select the “Study by remote control” tab. Now a window as shown in figure 25 will pop up. Fig.
Sending the program to the Host. Connect the programming cable, check if connected properly and click the “programming” button. Now the data will be send to the host. The transmission speed shall be shown in the transmission process. When programming is completed successfully, the Presenter control will restart automatically. A pop-up window as shown in Figure 27 will appear. Confirm and the setup program will be closed. Fig.
Maintenance The DMT Presenter Control requires almost no maintenance. However, you should keep the unit clean. Disconnect the mains power supply, and then wipe the cover with a damp cloth. Do not immerse in liquid. Do not use alcohol or solvents. Keep connections clean. Disconnect electric power, and then wipe the connectors with a damp cloth. Make sure connectors are thoroughly dry before linking equipment or supplying electric power.
Product specification Power supply: AC 90-230V - 50-60Hz Signal inputs: Video: (RCA) 3 lines RGB signal: 3 lines Audio: 6 stereo lines (3,5 mm jack) 1 mic (6,35 mm jack) Signal outputs: Video: (RCA) 2 lines RGB signal: 2 lines Audio: 1 stereo line (3,5 mm jack) Control inputs: RS-232 interface: 2 lines Control panel interface: 1 line Door detection: 2 lines Remote control interface: 1 line Infrared interface: 1 line Power supply connection: Electric screen: 1 line Lighting system: 1 line Projector: 1 line A
Appendix 1: Pin definition of programming cable, Infrared learning cable and projector remote cable. Programming cable. Fig. 1 Infrared learning cable. Fig. 2 Projector remote cable. This cable depends on the remote connector of your projector. This cable has to be bought separately or custom made. The projector RS232 terminal (47) connections are shown in fig. 3. Fig.
Appendix 2: Block diagram of the Multimedia centralized control system.
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