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  • Page 1 MatriX LE version 4.00 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    THANK YOU Thank you for choosing Analog Way. By following these simple steps, you should be able to operate the Smart MatriX LE (SMX100). powerful TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1-1. SMART MATRIX LE OPERATING MODE 1-2. USEFUL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-1.
  • Page 3 OPERATING THE SMART MATRIX LE 4-1. THE SMART MATRIX LE FRONT PANEL Overview On/Off button Menu screen Menu scroll knob Control section 4-2. THE SMART MATRIX LE MENU Menu navigation Home menu 4-3. WORKING WITH THE SMART MATRIX LE Operating modes...
  • Page 4 6-4. TRIPLE REMOTE KEYPAD - Ref. TRK-800 EXAMPLES AND TIPS 7-1. ABOUT EXAMPLES 7-2. EXAMPLE 7-3. EXTERNAL PROGRAMMING WARRANTY AND SERVICES INFORMATION 8-1. ANALOG WAY LIMITED WARRANTY 8-2. SERVICES AND RMA CONTACT INFORMATION HOW TO CONTACT US INFORMATION ON DISPOSAL...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    (chroma key), or its brightness or luminance levels (Luma Key). Keys are typically used for titles, logos and special effects. Smart MatriX LE allows to use a live source with green or blue background and to key it over any other live input.

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: All of the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated and should be maintained for further reference. Please follow all of the warnings on this product and its operating instructions. •...
  • Page 7 INSTRUCTIONS DE SECURITE Afin de mieux comprendre le fonctionnement de cet appareil nous vous conseillons de bien lire toutes les consignes de sécurité et de fonctionnement de l’appareil avant utilisation. Conservez les instructions de sécurité et de fonctionnement afin de pouvoir les consulter ultérieurement. Respectez toutes les consignes marquées dans la documentation, sur le produit et sur ce document.
  • Page 8 INSTRUZIONI DI SECUREZZA Allo scopo di capire meglio il funzionamento di questa apparecchiatura vi consigliamo di leggere bene tutti i consigli di sicurezza e di funzionamento prima dell’utilizzo. Conservare le istruzioni di sicurezza e di funzionamento al fine di poterle consultare ulteriormente. Seguire tutti i consigli indicati su questo manuale e sull’apparecchiatura.
  • Page 9 SICHERHEITSHINWEISE Um den Betrieb dieses Geräts zu verstehen, raten wir Ihnen vor der Inbetriebnahme alle Sicherheits und Betriebsanweisungen genau zu lesen. Diese Sicherheits- und Betriebsanweisungen für einen späteren Gebrauch sicher aufbewahren. Alle in den Unterlagen, an dem Gerät und hier angegebenen Sicherheitsanweisungen einhalten.
  • Page 10 INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD Para comprender mejor el funcionamiento de este aparato, le recomendamos que le acuidadosamente todas las consignas de seguridad y de funcionamiento del aparato antes de usarlo. Conserve las instrucciones de seguridad y de funcionamiento para que pueda consultarlas posteriormente. Respete todas las consignas indicadas en la documentación, relacionadas con el producto y este documento.

  • Page 11: Unpacking And Inspection

    2-4. CABLE AND ADAPTOR INFORMATION A large choice of cables and adaptors are compatible with the Smart MatriX LE. To find which are to be used in your setup, please refer to the Hardware Specifications chapter. Please contact your distributor for a list of...

  • Page 12: Hardware Specifications

    2-5. HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS Description of the input formats supported by the device. • SDTV Standard Size Frame Frequency Line Frequency NTSC 525/480i 59.94Hz / 60Hz 15.735 KHz 625/576i 50Hz 15.625 KHz SECAM 625/576i 50Hz 15.625 KHz • EDTV Standard Size Frame Frequency Line Frequency 480p...
  • Page 13 • COMPUTER FORMATS The Smart MatriX LE recognizes the following computer formats (Subsampled formats will be displayed with a degraded quality. For a pixel clock > 165 MHz). Format Size Reduced Blankings Subsampling 640x480 800x480 800x480 SVGA 800x600 WVGA 848x480...

  • Page 14: Input Specifications

    Input specifications • ANALOG COMPUTER Connectors: Inputs #1 to #4: female HD15. Inputs #5 & #6: female DVI-I (analog pins). Line frequency: Up to 130 kHz (165 MHz Max pixel rate). Resolution: Up to 1600x1200 @ 165Mhz, 1920x1200px (RB, Max V size: 1200px, Max H size 2048px). Sync.
  • Page 15 • S.VIDEO Connectors: Inputs #1 to #4: female HD15. Inputs #5 & #6: female DVI-I (analog pins). Standard: PAL/SECAM: 15.625 kHz - 50Hz - 625 lines. NTSC (3.58 - 4.43 MHz): 15.734 kHz/60Hz/525 lines. Levels: Y = 1 Vp/p (0.7 V Luma + 0.3 V Sync.). C = 0.3 Vp/p (Chroma Burst).

  • Page 16: Output Specifications

    AUDIO SETTINGS Settings Availability ∞ GAIN YES: from - to + 18dB Balanced Audio YES: Left and Right • Connector: Balanced or unbalanced mono/stereo inputs MCO male connectors Inputs #1 to #6: Balanced & unbalanced connection (all pin MCO male connector). Inputs DVI #1 to DVI #2: Balanced &...
  • Page 17 • DVI (Digital Video Interface) OUTPUTS Connector: Outputs #1 & #2: female DVI-I (digital pins). Signal: Digital Visual Interface (DVI)-TMDS single link. FORMAT RATIO REFRESH RATE Resolutions: 640 x 480 4 : 3 50Hz 60Hz 72Hz 75Hz 800 x 600 4 : 3 50Hz 60Hz 72Hz 75Hz 848 x 480...

  • Page 18: Communication Specifications

    Communication specifications • COMMUNICATION PORTS REMOTE RS-232 Connector: DB 9 female Protocol: RS232 Data Rate: 9600 Bauds, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity bit, no flow control by default. DTR & RTS needed for upgrade. • LAN Connector: RJ45 Protocol: TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) or...

  • Page 19: Pin Outs

    Pin outs • STANDARD VGA 1- Red 6- Red Return 11- ID Bit 0 2- Green 7- Green Return 12- ID Bit 1 3- Blue 8- Blue Return 13- H Sync 4- ID Bit 2 9- No Pin 14- V Sync 5- Test (Gnd) 10- Sync Return 15- ID Bit 3...

  • Page 20: Hdcp Compliance

    This feature is particularly needed when HDCP is used with long cable to be sure that the communication is well handled. NOTE : as part of our policy of continuous improvement, Analog Way reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvements without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units.

  • Page 21: Connecting The Smart Matrix Le

    3-1. CONNECTING THE SMART MATRIX LE The Smart MatriX LE can be set up with up to 10 different sources, and will drive up to 2 digital DVI sources, 2 SD/HD-SDI sources and 6 analog computer/video sources simultaneously. The versatility of the Smart MatriX LE will allow for almost any event configuration and cater for all your projection needs.

  • Page 22: The Smart Matrix Le Rear Panel

    Analog Way DVI/HD15 adaptor cable to use DVI and analog signals simultaneously). The Output #1 and #2 (6) will allow for the Smart MatriX LE high resolution digital and analog signals to be viewed on screen and/or on a Preview monitor (see also Output Specifications in this chapter).
  • Page 23 Inputs #1 to #6 UNIVERSAL COMPUTER & VIDEO INPUTS: Universal Inputs accept computer sources (RGBHV, RGBS, and RGsB (SOG) signals), standard TV/VIDEO sources (Composite video, S.VIDEO), Component video (YUV, RGBS & RGsB (SOG)), and HDTV sources (480p, 720p & 1080i). HD15: 1x Universal Analog input on female HD15 connector.

  • Page 24: Outputs #1 And #2

    RGBS Source DVI Inputs #1 and #2 DVI & ANALOG SOURCES: DVI Inputs #1-#2 on the Smart MatriX LE accept 1 live source in Digital format. DVI-I : 1x digital (DVI) and 1x analog input on female DVI-I universal connector.
  • Page 25 AUDIO SWITCHER: Audio Stereo Switcher card features 10 inputs and 2 outputs. An additional auxiliary input can be mixed with any other input. Master Volume and individual input level can be adjusted. Each input and output offers balanced or unbalanced connections. It should be noted that the management of the audio output follows the selection of video layers.

  • Page 26: Operating The Smart Matrix Le

    Overview The highly intuitive front panel of the Smart MatriX LE was designed by Analog Way engineers to simply and quickly meet all of your event needs. Within minutes, you will be able to enjoy its full potential and easily parameter most of its functions, without having to be an expert audio-visual engineer, leaving room for what is most important to our users: concentrating on their event.

  • Page 27: On/Off Button

    -- > Hold for 3 seconds for stand-by mode. Menu screen The Menu Screen of the Smart MatriX LE is the visual interface to your Smart MatriX LE menu. It gives users a constant indication of available menu options, parameters of any selected object, system information, and everything you need to know to control the device.

  • Page 28: The Smart Matrix Le Menu

    (4) to access that menu function. Pressing the [ENTER] button when a selection has been made sets the value to that selection in the Smart MatriX LE memory. When all settings have been made, press the [EXIT/ MENU] button to exit sub-menus and return to the main menu.

  • Page 29: Working With The Smart Matrix Le

    Analog Way engineers have developed a handy, user friendly way of identifying machine status on the front panel, via the use of color codes on the buttons of the machine. All new Analog Way machines use the same codes, for quick recognition of the status of any device of the range, at any given time.

  • Page 30: Settings In Native Matrix Mode

    HDCP. Source output selection Once your inputs have all been configured, the output settings of the Smart MatriX LE must be set according to the machines plugged on your Smart MatriX LE main and preview outputs (video projector, preview monitor...).

  • Page 31: Output Selection Settings

    Output selection settings To set up the outputs, go in the Output #1 Output #2 menu and choose first the appropriate format/reso- lution and then the appropriate rate for your screens by using the knob button and the Enter button. Output# →...

  • Page 32: Working With Cut, Fade Or Transitions

    The Smart MatriX LE has 4 scalers, to understand how your effect will be performed, you need to know how many scalers are used on your outputs. Don’t forget that you always need one free scaler to perform clean transition.
  • Page 33 Once your keying mode is selected, the Smart MatriX LE provides you some keying advance setting: For Luma Key: Luma Keying is used to key from a particular luminous intensity. It produces a hard edged key based on intensity, which is most suitable for titling effects. You can choose to key things that are extremely dark or extremely bright and keep everything in between, or invert to key only things that are of a me- dium intensity.
  • Page 34 Manual Setting: Select Chroma Key menu -- > Manual Settings menu R,G,B: These controls allow you to manually select a hue, defined by its Red, Green, and Blue values as you can find in Windows (Paint software). Tolerance: The Tolerance parameter allows you to expand your key color selection to include colors which are similar to the selected value.

  • Page 35: Home Menu

    HOME MENU MATRIX MODE [OUT 1] [OUT 2] Format : 1920 x 1080 Format : 1920 x 1080 Internal : 60Hz Internal : 60Hz Current Layer : Live [OUT 2] [OUT 1] Live : Input 3 Live : Input 3...
  • Page 36 (i1) displayed when plug is not SDI (i10) displayed when plug is not DVI-D Config status INPUT (i2) displayed when type is analog video (i11) displayed when plug is analog Autoset all (i3) displayed when plug is analog (i4) displayed for input ln1, ln2, ln8, DVI1 &...
  • Page 37 (o1) Sync w/OUT 1 OUTPUT 1 Output status OUTPUT 2 (o1) only for Preview out/Output2 (o2) depending on output format (o3) computer & HDTV only (o4) Interlaced output only Output format 640x480 800x600 848x480 16/9 1024x768 1280x720 16/9 1280x768 15/9 1280x800 16/10 1280x1024...
  • Page 38 PRESET Preset mgmt (p1) Both Outputs (p1) available only on Matrix Mode Current Output Output 1 Output 2 Step Back Save Preset Main Save from Preview Memory 1 Save to Memory 2 Memory 3 Memory 4 Load Preset Main Save from Preview Memory 1 Save to...
  • Page 39 Layer zoom (b3) H Pos LAYER (A3) V Pos (b1) Not available for Background Frame & Live H Size (b2) Not available for Logos V Size (b3) Not available for Frames & logos Transparency Border Style None (b3) Edge Adjust H Size V Size Transparency...
  • Page 40 CONTROL Versions Vers.: 3.00 BETA l1=xxxx l2=xxxx l3=xxxx l4=xxxx (L1) UDP only 0=xxxx (L2) Confirmation asked MM K=xxxx (L3) Only for User 1 & User 2 MF K=xxxx (L4) Visible if Sync. Loss is activated CA V=xxxx FA V=xxxx TH V=xxxx CS V=xxxx RS232/LAN RS232...

  • Page 41: Remote Control Software

    REMOTE CONTROL SOFTWARE 5-1. THE SMART MATRIX LE RCS RCS presentation The RCS will give you a powerful tool to exploit all the features of your SMX100 at distance. By LAN, or RS- 232, you will be able to do exactly the same manipulation as you could do from the front panel. User-friendly and easy to use, you will take the hand quickly with it.

  • Page 42: Software Overview

    The status section allows for easy monitoring of the connection status. The RCS software for your Smart MatriX LE can be viewed as the software version of the Smart MatriX LE front panel menu section. It allows you to quickly access all of the Smart MatriX LE functions via a single page interface, and easily edit your settings directly from your laptop or PC.

  • Page 43: Serial Connection

    3. Click on the “Connections” tab and select LAN as the connection type. 4. In the “Remote Address” field, enter the IP address of the Smart MatriX LE you wish to control (see also “Working with the Smart MatriX LE”, p.28).

  • Page 44: Working With The Rcs

    4. In the scroll-down menu of the Type column, select the signal type connected to that plug. 5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for all sources connected to the rear panel of your Smart MatriX LE. 6. Click on the “Inputs” tab to return to the main screen.
  • Page 45 Layer transitions & effects The Smart MatriX LE offers a wide variety of transitions between the scenes you create for your shows and events. It allows for live recall of 4 user presets, each of which you can edit at any given time.
  • Page 46 Working with Audio The Smart MatriX LE allows to work with up to 10 stereo inputs, 1 auxiliary input, and 2 stereo embedded SDI audio inputs (via the SDI BNC connectors), all accessible via the Audio menu of the Smart MatriX LE, and which can be affected to one or both of the 2 independent symetrical/asymetrical outputs of the device.

  • Page 47: Optional Remote Control Systems

    Di- VentiX II, Eikos, Eikos LE, OPS300, OPS200, Pulse, Pulse LE, SmartVu and SmartVu LE, Smart MatriX, Smart MatriX LE, Smart Edge and Smart Quad. Axion2: The Axion2 is an ergonomic and reliable remote controller for rental &...

  • Page 48: Orchestra - Ref. Orc50

    Di- VentiX II, Eikos, Eikos LE, OPS300, OPS200, Pulse, Pulse LE, SmartVu and SmartVu LE, Smart MatriX, Smart MatriX LE, Smart Edge and Smart Quad. Orchestra: The Orchestra is an ergonomic reliable remote controller for rental &...

  • Page 49: Remote Keypad - Ref. Rk-300

    Triple Screen Presentation using 1 Eikos LE (with Mosaic Pre- *NOTE*: for further information concerning our optional remote controllers, please connect to our website on: view), 1 SmartVu LE, 1 Smart MatriX LE controlled by www.analogway.com the TRK-800 Remote Keypad...

  • Page 50: Triple Remote Keypad - Ref. Trk-800

    OPS 300, OPS 200, Pulse, Pulse SmartVu SmartVu LE, Smart MatriX, Smart MatriX LE, Smart Edge, Smart Quad. RK-300: Remote Control Keypad designed to control Analog Way’s new Seamless Switchers > Very User-friendly Remote Control Keypad > Controls different Switchers >...

  • Page 51: Examples And Tips

    7-1. ABOUT EXAMPLES Application notes are intended to make the use of the Smart MatriX LE as easy as possible, by providing visual help in setting up your equipment. In an effort to make the use of our machines the most pleasant experience possible, the Analog Way team is constantly aiming to create easy to follow examples, update information, and furnish our website with useful user information.

  • Page 52: Example

    Example Triple Screen Presentation using 1 Eikos LE (EKS400) with Mosaic Preview, 1 SmartVu LE, 1 Smart MatriX LE controlled by the TRK-800 Remote Keypad...

  • Page 53: External Programming

    1. First establish a RS-232 communication between the Remote Control Software and the Smart MatriX LE, in order to setup the LAN parameters of the product. 2. In the “Control” - “Smart MatriX LE LAN Setup” menu, configure...

  • Page 54: Warranty And Services Information

    WARRANTY 8-1. ANALOG WAY LIMITED WARRANTY Analog Way products have a 3 year warranty on parts and labor, back to factory. This warranty does not include faults resulting from user negligence, special modifications, electrical surges, abuse (drop/crush), and/or other unusual damage.

  • Page 55: Contact Information

    If the product is used for business purposes and you want to discard it: Please contact your Analog Way dealer who will inform you about take-back of the product. You might be charged for the costs arising from take-back and recycling.
  • Page 56 Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice The illustrations and screens described in this manual may be exaggerated or simplified for easy recognition and may be slightly different from the actual unit. ANALOG WAY SAS 33 rue du Saule Trapu Parc du Moulin...

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