RFX9600 Starter’s Guide Before You Start The Pronto Serial Extender is an important element of the Pronto System and makes it possible to control A/V equipment via RF in the entire house. In addition, it can be connected to A/V equipment via RS232 and allows you to use power sensing for reliable power on/off switching.
RFX9600 Starter’s Guide Unpacking the Extender Pronto Serial Extender Front Panel Power LED Ethernet LED Back Panel 4 dipswitches for the IR outputs Power input 4 IR ports Ethernet input (RJ45) 4 groups of 4 LEDs each for the • IR ports; •...
RFX9600 Starter’s Guide 2 Mini-jack IR Cables Power Adapter Configuration Cable 2 Dual IR Emitters Crossed Ethernet cable Mounting Kit Installing the Extender Mounting the Extender in a Rack Warning Keep the Extender away from heat sources such as amplifiers. Fit the mounting plate on the Extender with the screws. Attach the Extender to a rack, using the screws, washers and...
Attaching the Extender to Infrared Controlled A/V equipment For the Extender to transmit an IR signal, you need to connect it to the A/V component via the IR Output on the back of the Extender. In contrast to previous Philips Extenders, the RFX9400 has no IR blaster.
Using the Sensor Inputs When the Control Panel sends out a macro to switch multiple A/V components on or off, discrete codes are normally used to ensure the state of the component. In some cases, only toggle codes are available: one command toggles between the on and off state, and there is no separate command for switching the component on and switching it off.
RFX9600 Starter’s Guide Connecting to Relay-controlled Equipment Connecting to Serial Equipment There are two ways to connect serial equipment to the Extender: Note For most A/V components a standard female to male or female RS232 cable can be used. Use standard wiring and Phoenix connectors. Use a serial cable.
Tip In case you experience communication problems when using the RS232 wiring solution illustrated above, make sure that the GND pin on the Extender is grounded correctly on the side of the A/V component. Connecting to a Lutron RadioRa Lighting System .. Connect.the.Lutron.Lighting.System.to.the.Extender.via.the.RS232.port..Refer.to. chapter.‘Connecting to Serial Equipment’ on.page 7. .. Open.ProntoEdit Professional. .. Open.the.configuration file. . Insert.the.Lutron Lighting System.in.the.configuration.file.. Note If there are multiple Extenders, add these Extenders to the configuration file via the System Properties before configuring the Lutron Lighting System. . Open.the.Lutron Lighting System Properties. ..
Before you can add the MCE PC in the Pronto Network as a Music Server, you need to install specific software on the MCE PC. You can purchase this software via our website www.pronto. philips.com. You find more instructions in the Downloads section. Note You need to buy one license for each MCE PC you want to add to the Pronto Network.
. Set.the.Extender ID switch.to.1.or.to.an.ID.that.is.not.yet.used.by.another.Extender.in. the.Pronto.Network. .. Set.the.Configuration switch.to.1 for use: Configuration switch: 1 .. Plug.in.the.Extender’s.power adapter. The Extender will start up. After startup, the Power and Ethernet LEDs are green. The Busy LED blinks green when it’s processing a code or a macro. Configuring the Extender You can connect the Extender directly to the PC for configuration.
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RFX9600 Starter’s Guide .. Make.sure.you.have.the.IP address and netmask.at.hand,.and.follow.the.onscreen. instructions. . When.the.configuration.is.completed,.disconnect.the.Extender.from.the.computer.and. reconnect.it.to.the.router.with.a.straight.Ethernet.cable..Set.the.Configuration.switch. to.1.for.use. Configuration through a router .. The.Extender.is.already. connected.to.the.router... Connect.the.router.to.the.PC.. as.well. .. Set.the.Configuration switch.to.3 for configuration: The Extender will restart. After start-up, the Power and Ethernet LEDs are green and the Busy LED is red/green blinking.
Support Troubleshooting What Do the LEDs Indicate? LEDs Ethernet LED Colors Green blinking The Extender’s IP address is being determined. Green The Extender is functioning normally. Red/green blinking Refer to the topic ‘There is an IP conflict’ on page 12. Refer to the Refer to the topic ‘The IP address Red blinking cannot be determined’...
To perform a reset, unplug the power adapter from the Extender. Wait a few seconds, and plug it in again. Firmware Update When an update of the Extender firmware is available, this will be announced on the Philips Pronto website: www.pronto.philips.com. Note You can always see the current version of the firmware in the Configuration Tool.
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You may have to refresh the browser before the Configuration Tool appears. .. Select.Firmware Update.in.the.left.navigation.pane. The Firmware Update page opens. .. Follow.the.onscreen.instructions. When you are asked to browse to the update file, you need to select the ZIP file you downloaded earlier from the website.
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