MTP SW6 • Intoduction
Introduction
The MTP switcher has image enhancement features that allow
you to correct for long distance transmissions and skew:
• Level and Peaking controls enhance the TP signals
received on the inputs.
• A Pre-Peaking control enhances the TP output for
optimum display.
• Delay controls correct for skew delay (misconvergence)
commonly encountered when using CAT 5, 5e, or 6 TP
cables for RGB video, and component video transmission.
N
Skew correction should not be necessary when Extron
Enhanced Skew-Free A/V UTP cable is used and the
transmission distance is less than 1,000' (300 m).
Bidirectional RS-232 signal from a dedicated source (rather
than from the selected input) can be directly inserted into
the signal set routed to the TP output. You can even route
RS-232 on a link that is normally audio, such as to an
MTP R 15HD RSA D receiver, which can autodetect whether
the signal input to it includes an audio component or an
RS-232 component.
The MTP switcher is housed in a rack-mountable, 1U high, half
rack-width metal enclosure. This switcher is shipped with an
external 12 V power supply that accepts 100 to 240 VAC, 50 Hz
or 60 Hz input and provides worldwide power compatibility.
RS-232 function
When the TP link includes RS-232 signals, they are
unidirectional (switcher to receiver).
N
The RS-232 Insert signal path is bidirectional.
The RS-232 link:
• Supports software ow control (XON, XOFF).
N
Hardware flow control is not supported.
• Supports full duplex and half duplex operation.
• Supports any baud rate (up to 38,400), data bits, parity,
stop bits, and data format without conguration.
N
Higher rates are possible, but performance will vary as a
function of baud rate and TP cable length.
About the MTP SW6 Switcher
The Extron MTP SW6 is a 6-input, 1-output mini twisted pair
(MTP) switcher that is compatible with the entire line of Extron
MTP transmitters and receivers.
The Extron MTP transmitters and receivers are a system for
long-distance distribution of video and either audio or RS-232
communications. The MTPs transmit and receive over Extron’s
Enhanced Skew-Free A/V UTP cable or over CAT 5, 5e, or 6
shielded twisted pair (STP), unshielded twisted pair (UTP), or
foil shielded twisted pair (FTP) cable.
The MTP switcher receives up to six sets of signals from
compatible MTP devices on RJ-45 connectors (gure 1-1). You
can select one input to output to a compatible MTP device on an
RJ-45 connector. The signal sets are comprised of high or low
resolution video signals (RGB, bi-level or tri-level component
video, S-video, or composite video) and can also include either
RS-232 serial signals or audio.
REMOTE
123456
INPUT
PRE-PEAK
ON
OFF
OUTPUT
MONO AUDIO OUTPUT
L
R
POWER
12V
0.5A MAX
MTP SW6
RS-232
INSERT
Tx Rx
SPARE
COMPUTER IN
AUDIO IN
AUDIO IN
MTP T 15HD A
COMPUTER IN
HPA SERIES
AUDIO POWER AMPLIFIER
12
LIMITER/PROTECT
SIGNAL
OVER
TEMP
AUDIO IN
MTP T 15HD A
COMPUTER
IN
FULL HIGH DEFINITION 1080P VIDEO OUTPUT
Flat Panel Display
Control
System
Laptop
Laptop
Extron
MTP SW 6
Mini Tw isted Pair
Switcher
Extron
MTP T 15HD A D
Transmitter
Extron
MTP T 15HD A WM
Transmitter
Extron
MTP T 15HD A AAP
Transmitter
Extron
MTP T SV A
Transmitter
Extron
MTP U R RSA SEQ
Universal Receiver
RS-232
RGBHV
YUV
YUV
S-video
Audio
S-video
DVD
Extron
SI 28
Surface-mount
Speakers
Extron
HPA 502
Audio Power
Amplier
Blu-ray Player
Figure 1-1 — Typical MTP SW6 application
N
The remote power capabilities of certain MTP models
are not supported by this switcher.
