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TPX 88 Matrix Switchers • Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................................................................1-1
About the TPX 88 Manual...............................................................................................1-2
About the TP A/V System ................................................................................................1-2
TP cable advantages ..........................................................................................................1-2
Transmission distances .......................................................................................................1-5
About Both TPX Switcher models ..............................................................................1-6
About the TPX 88 A Switchers .....................................................................................1-7
Features ...................................................................................................................................1-8
Chapter 2 • Installation..........................................................................................................2-1
Mounting the Switcher....................................................................................................2-2
Cabling and Rear Panel Views......................................................................................2-3
Termination of TP cable.....................................................................................................2-4
Cable testing ................................................................................................................2-5
Equalizing pair skew with Skew Equalizers ..................................................................2-6
Equalizing pair skew with skew compensation cables..................................................2-6
Audio outputs connectors (TPX 88 A only) ......................................................................2-7
Remote port configuration ...............................................................................................2-8
Chapter 3 • Operation .............................................................................................................3-1
Front Panel Controls and Indicators .........................................................................3-2
Definitions..........................................................................................................................3-2
Input and output buttons .................................................................................................3-2
Control buttons..................................................................................................................3-3
I/O controls (TPX 88 A only) ..............................................................................................3-4
Audio controls (TPX 88 A only) .........................................................................................3-4
Button icons .......................................................................................................................3-5
Operations..............................................................................................................................3-5
Power .................................................................................................................................3-5
I/O grouping.......................................................................................................................3-6
Creating a configuration...................................................................................................3-7
Example 1: Creating a set of video and audio ties........................................................3-8
Example 2: Adding a tie to a set of video and audio ties .............................................3-9
Example 3a: Removing an audio tie from a set of ties (TPX 88 A only) ......................3-10
Example 3b: Removing a tie from a set of ties (TPX 88 only)......................................3-12
Viewing a configuration .................................................................................................3-13
Example 4a: Viewing ties (TPX 88 A only)...................................................................3-13
Example 4b: Viewing ties (TPX 88 only) ......................................................................3-16
Using presets ....................................................................................................................3-17
Example 5: Saving a preset .........................................................................................3-17
Example 6: Recalling a preset .....................................................................................3-18