Honeywell VideoBloX User manual

900.0855 - 10/06 – Rev 1.00
User Manual
VideoBloX
Matrix Switcher Chassis Only

History
Issue Date Revisions
Document 900.0855
1.0 October 2006 Initial Release
Rev 1.00 900.0855
10/06

VideoBloX User Manual
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Contents
Compliances and Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CANADIAN COMPLIANCE STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
EUROPEAN COMPLIANCE STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1 INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SYSTEM OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
RACK MOUNT SYSTEM CHASSIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
REMOVING A MODULE FROM A VIDEOBLOX CHASSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
INSTALLING A MODULE IN A VIDEOBLOX CHASSIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 REAR CHASSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
POWER SUPPLY MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4U, 8U, 12U Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2U Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Main Input Power Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Low Voltage Input Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chassis Sync In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CHASSIS EXPANSION DRIVER BOARD, HVBCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Control Expansion Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Communications Expansion Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Control Expansion and Communication Connector Pin-Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CONNECTING MULTIPLE CHASSIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Two Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Three Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
DIP SWITCH SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RESET PUSH BUTTON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SYNC PHASE ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
LED INDICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 VIDEO INPUT MODULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
CROSS LINK VIDEO INPUT MODULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
VideoBloX Switching System with 128 Video Outputs (2 chassis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
VideoBloX Switching System with 192 Video Outputs (3 Chassis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
DIP SWITCH SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
HVB16M16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
HVB16M32 and HVB16M64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
LED INDICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Video Input Gain Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
FUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4 VIDEO OUTPUT MODULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
DIP SWITCH SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
VIDEO OUTPUT GAIN ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
OUTPUT RANGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5 TITLED VIDEO OUTPUT MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
DIP SWITCH SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
VIDEO OUTPUT GAIN ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
RESTORING FACTORY DEFAULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
DAUGHTER BOARD SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MODULE BOARD SETTING, VIDEO OUTPUTS 1-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MODULE BOARD SETTING, VIDEO OUTPUTS 1-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
MODULE BOARD SETTING, VIDEO OUTPUTS 17-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
MODULE BOARD SETTING, VIDEO OUTPUTS 33-48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
MODULE BOARD SETTING, VIDEO OUTPUTS 49-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6 AUDIO INPUT MODULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
DIP SWITCH SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
CONFIGURATION JUMPERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Phantom Power Jumpers and 20dB Pad Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Low Pass and High Pass Filter Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Gain Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
CMRR Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
CONNECTING A MICROPHONE TO THE AUDIO INPUT MODULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
7 AUDIO OUTPUT MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
8 CHASSIS INTERLINK INPUT AND OUTPUT MODULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
DIP SWITCH SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
CONNECTIONS, HVB32RJ45X8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Appendix A BINARY ADDRESS VALUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Appendix B CONNECTING TO MAXPRO-Net SERVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
DIP Switch Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
VideoBloX Chassis Power Supply Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
HVBMATPIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
LED OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Figures
Figure 1-1 VideoBloX Matrix Switcher Front View (HVB12U shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 1-2 VideoBloX Matrix Switcher Rear View (HVB4U shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Figure 1-3 Location of Phillips Screw and Pulling Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Figure 1-4 Removing a Module from the VideoBloX Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 2-1 Power Supply Module (HVB4U, HVB8U, HVB12U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 2-2 Power Supply Module, HVB2U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 2-3 Connecting Communication Signals between Two Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 2-4 Connecting Communication Signals between Three Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 2-5 Chassis DIP Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 2-6 System Reset Push Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 2-7 Sync Phase Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 3-1 Video Input Modules (2 front panel options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 3-2 Video Input Module (Standard - 16 BNC Inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 3-3 Video Input Module (Looping BNC Inputs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 3-4 Type A, B and C Cross-Link Looping Input Termination Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 3-5 VideoBloX Matrix Switcher with 128 Video Outputs (2 Chassis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 3-6 VideoBloX Matrix Switcher with 192 Video Outputs (3 Chassis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 3-7 DIP Switches SW1 - SW3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 3-8 Video Input Gain Enable/Disable (SW2) and Termination (SW1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 3-9 Video Gain Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 4-1 8 and 16 Channel Video Output Modules - Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 4-2 8 and 16 Channel Video Output Rear Panel Termination Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 5-1 .Front and Rear Views of Titled Video Output Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Figure 5-2 Location of Video Output Daughter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Figure 6-1 Front and Rear Views of Audio Input Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 6-2 Phantom Power Jumpers and 20dB Pad Jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 6-3 Low Pass and High Pass Filter Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 6-4 CMRR Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 6-5 Connecting a Microphone to an Audio Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Figure 7-1 Front and Rear Views of 8 and 16 Channel Audio Output Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 8-1 HVB32LKO Chassis Interlink Output Module with Rear Terminal HVBRJ45X8 . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 8-2 HVB32LKI Chassis Interlink Input Module with Rear Terminal HVBRJ45X8 . . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 8-3 Jumper JP1 - JP4 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Figure 8-4 DIP Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Figure 8-5 RJ45 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Figure B-1 Connecting Redundant MAXPRO-Net Servers to VideoBloX Matrix Switcher . . . . . . . . 57
Figure B-2 Connecting a Single MAXPRO-Net Server to VideoBloX Matrix Switcher . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Tables
Table 1-1 VideoBloX Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 2-1 Connector Pin-Outs, Female DB9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 2-2 DIP Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Table 2-3 Chassis Sync Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Table 2-4 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Table 3-1 Video Input Modules (Single Chassis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 3-2 HVB16M16 DIP Switch SW1 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 3-3 HVB16M16 DIP Switch SW2 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 3-4 HVB16M32 and HVB16M64 DIP Switch SW1 Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 3-5 HVB16M32 and HVB16M64 DIP Switch SW2 Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 3-6 HVB16M32 and HVB16M64 DIP Switch SW3 Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 4-1 Video Output Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Table 5-1 Titled Video Output Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 5-2 DIP Switch S1 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Table 6-1 DIP Switch S1 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table 6-2 DIP Switch S2 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table 8-1 DIP Switch S1 and S2 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Table 8-2 DIP Switch S3 and S4 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Table A-1 Binary Address Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Table B-1 VideoBloX Chassis DIP Switch S1 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Table B-2 HVBMATPIT DIP Switch S1 - S3 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Compliances and Safeguards
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
INFORMATION TO THE USER: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate
the equipment.
CANADIAN COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Caution Users of the product are responsible for checking and complying with
all federal, state, ad local laws and statutes concerning the monitoring
and recording of video and audio signals. Honeywell video systems
shall not be held responsible for the use of this product in violation of
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Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate
the equipment.
EUROPEAN COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Caution Users of the product are responsible for checking and complying with
all federal, state and local laws and statutes concerning the
monitoring and recording of video and audio signals. Honeywell
Video Systems shall not be held responsible for the use of this
product in violation of current laws and statutes.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
1. READ INSTRUCTIONS - All safety and operating instructions should be read before
the unit is operated.
2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS - The safety and operating instructions should be retained
for future reference.
3. HEED WARNINGS - All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should
be adhered to.
4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS - All operating and use instructions should be followed.
5. CLEANING - Unplug the unit from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid
cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
6. ATTACHMENTS - Do not use attachments not recommended by the product
manufacturer as they may result in the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons.
7. WATER AND MOISTURE - Do not use this unit near water or in an unprotected
outdoor installation, or any area which is classified as a wet location.
8. ACCESSORIES - Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket,
or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious
damage to the equipment. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table
recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any mounting of the
product should follow the manufacturer's instructions and should use a mounting
accessory recommended by the manufacturer. Wall or shelf mounting should follow
the manufacturer's instructions and should use a mounting kit approved by the
manufacturer.

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9. A product and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive
force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn.
10. VENTILATION - Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are
provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the equipment and to
protect it from overheating. These openings must not be blocked or covered. The
openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or
other similar surface. Equipment should never be placed near or over a radiator or
heat register. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation, such as a
bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer's
instructions have been adhered to.
11. POWER SOURCES - This product should be operated only from the type of power
source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power
supplied to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company. For
products designed to operate from battery power or other sources, refer to the
operating instructions.
12. GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION - The power supply supplied with this unit may be
equipped with a polarized alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade wider
than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety
feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If
the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.
13. OVERLOADING - Do not overload outlets and extension cords as this can result in a
risk of fire or electric shock.
14. POWER-CORD PROTECTION - Power supply cords should be routed so that they are
not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying
particular attention to cords and plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where
they exit from the monitor.
15. OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY - Never push objects of any kind into this unit through
openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could
result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the unit.
16. SERVICING - Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing
covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to
qualified service personnel.
17. DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE - Unplug the unit from the outlet and refer servicing
to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:
a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.
b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the unit.
c. If the unit has been exposed to rain or water.
d. If the unit does not operate normally by following the operating instructions.
Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an
improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often
require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the unit to its normal
operation.
e. If the unit has been dropped or the enclosure has been damaged.
f. When the unit exhibits a distinct change in performance - this indicates a need for
service.
18. REPLACEMENT PARTS - When replacement parts are required, be sure the service
technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the
same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire,
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19. SAFETY CHECK - Upon completion of any service or repairs to this unit, ask the
service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the unit is in proper
operating condition.
20. LIGHTNING AND POWER LINE SURGES - For added protection of this unit during a
lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time,
unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the cable system. This will prevent
damage to the unit due to lightning and power-line surges.
21. HEAT - The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
22. INSTALLATION - Do not install the unit in an extremely hot or humid location, or in a
place subject to dust or mechanical vibration. The unit is not designed to be
waterproof. Exposure to rain or water may damage the unit.
23. WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING - The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling
only as recommended by the manufacturer.
EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS
Caution Caution. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle advises
the user that failure to take or avoide a specified action could result in
loss of data or damage to the equipment.
WARNING! Warning: The exclamation point within an octagon advises
users that failure to take or avoid a specified action could
result in physical injury to a person or irreversible damage to
the equipment.

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WARNINGS
WARNING! To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this
product to rain or moisture.
WARNING! Do not insert any metallic object through the ventilation
grills.
WARNING! This unit must be properly grounded to a good earth ground.
Non-observance of this practice may result in a static
electricity build-up that may result in an electric shock when
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INTRODUCTION
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
VideoBloX is a range of compatible building blocks for use in video surveillance and
monitoring systems. An entire system consists of a suitable mix of the following
components / modules:
Figure 1-1 VideoBloX Matrix Switcher Front View (HVB12U shown)
• Matrix chassis which are supplied complete with built in power supply units. These
chassis are available in industry standard 19-inch 2U, 4U, 8U and 12U rack mount
enclosures. The 2U chassis is powered by a low voltage power supply, while all
other chassis may be powered from low voltage supply or main input power supply.
• Video input modules. These provide protection and signal conditioning for 16 video
inputs as well as matrix switching of these inputs. All video inputs to the system are
via these modules.
• Video output modules. These provide protection and signal conditioning for up to
16 video outputs. The units are available in 8 channel and 16 channel versions, each
of which may optionally include independent video titling on each output.

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FEATURES
The entire system is based on a modular approach allowing for flexibility in configuring
video switching systems to suit a wide variety of applications.
• 4080 video inputs to 2048 video outputs
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
The configuration of a video surveillance / monitoring control system is highly dependent
on the operational requirements of the system. The modular building block approach
allows for different system configurations to be readily set up to suit differing application
requirements.
Each system must contain at least one VideoBloX chassis. It is possible to interconnect
more than one chassis either at the same location or at different locations with suitable data
and video interlinks between the various racks. The form of interlink is dependent on the
system type and could be hard wired, fiber optics, radio, microwave or other. If there are a
large number of video sources at a location which is remote from the monitoring location,
then it is generally more cost effective to distribute the matrix switching system by locating
a subchassis at the remote site(s). This principle can be repeated for any number of remote
sites.
Generally, all VideoBloX modules have their own on board local power supply units. All
signal lines that run to the field are protected against limited over-voltages. Where any
processing is required, this is done to the greatest possible extent in a distributed manner,
with each module taking care of its own housekeeping. Local supply voltages are
monitored and the module will be reset if the supply falls below the minimum threshold.
Each module has a DIP switch which is used to set the module address and indications
which show the critical system operating parameters (power and communications). A
broad range of diagnostics for each module is provided.

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RACK MOUNT SYSTEM CHASSIS
VideoBloX is housed in an industry standard 19" rack mountable chassis. Various chassis
heights are available to allow for different sized systems. The number of modules, which
may be fitted, is shown in the following table:
VideoBloX modules are mounted from the front of the chassis. The modules are fitted
horizontally to allow for vertical system expansion. All modules (except the power supply
module) are position independent. Two thumb screws for removing modules from the
chassis are provided with each chassis. Refer to REMOVING A MODULE FROM A
VIDEOBLOX CHASSIS.
Modules are "hot-swappable" and may be removed and reinserted with the power on. The
power supply module is fitted vertically beside the other modules. This module may not be
removed with the power switched on and is not position independent.
Figure 1-2 VideoBloX Matrix Switcher Rear View (HVB4U shown)
A separate termination card is inserted at the rear of the chassis. Termination cards for BNC
input/output, D type connectors, alarm connectors, etc. are available. Although modules
are position independent, it is necessary to match the module with the termination card.
All commonly used adjustments are accessible from the front. Adjustments / switch settings
which are made once at the time of installation, or when major reconfiguration is carried out,
are accessed by removing a module. Refer to REMOVING A MODULE FROM A VIDEOBLOX
CHASSIS.
Table 1-1 VideoBloX Chassis
Model No. Chassis Height Max Modules Typical size
HVB2U 2U 3 32 into 8
HVB4U 4U 7 80 into 16 or 64 into 32
HVB8U 8U 15 192 into 32 or 160 into 64
HVB12U 12U 23 320 into 32 or 288 into 64

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The VideoBloX chassis incorporates the following components:
• Backplane: The backplane provides for distribution of power and control signals as
well as 64 audio or video (or mixed) signals. The distance between modules is 1/2U.
• Cooling System: VideoBloX is equipped with fans, which provide forced cooling to
ensure reliable operation for a fully populated chassis in ambient temperatures up to
104 degrees fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius). Highly efficient, switch mode power
supplies are used throughout, which minimizes the power dissipated internally.
• Termination card mounting slots: Located on the rear of the VideoBloX chassis
allowing for different style termination cards to be fitted.
• Module mounting slots: Located on the front of the VideoBloX chassis allowing for
insertion of the full range of VideoBloX modules, except the power supply unit.
• Power supply slot: Allowing for insertion of the power supply module accessible from
the front of the VideoBloX chassis.
REMOVING A MODULE FROM A VIDEOBLOX CHASSIS
The modules are removed from the front of the VideoBloX chassis. Perform the following
procedure to remove a module from the VideoBloX chassis.
WARNING! If removing the power supply module, remove power to the
unit. All other cards are hot swappable.
1. Remove the two 3mm Phillips screws on the ends of the module to be removed.
2. Thread the two pulling tools into the inner threaded holes on the module to be
removed.
Figure 1-3 Location of Phillips Screw and Pulling Tool
3. Pull the module using both hands with thumbs as leverage.
2 x Pulling Tool
2 x 3mm Phillips Screw
(removed)

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Figure 1-4 Removing a Module from the VideoBloX Chassis
INSTALLING A MODULE IN A VIDEOBLOX CHASSIS
Perform the following procedure to insert a module in a VideoBloX Chassis.
WARNING! If installing a CPU or combo CPU module, ensure the power
is off. Once installed, connect power.
1. Align the module with both sets of rails located on the sides of the chassis. The card
requires minimal force to seat the connectors.
2. Once seated, the card’s power LED lights.
3. Insert and tighten the two 3mm Phillips screws on each end of the module.

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