User manual REVOX RECONNECT M203 - PIONEER INTERFACE

of of Re:connect M 203 Pioneer Interface Dominating Entertainment. Revox of Switzerland. M203 Pioneer Re:connect Attention Software Update !!! Unlike the software for the M203 Single RS232 interface, the M203 software for the Pioneer controller is premium-priced and therefore copy protected. Under no circumstances should you load any other software than the M203 Software Pioneer when carrying out an update. If a different software is loaded, the Pioneer software is then blocked and has to be reloaded at the Revox Head Office in Villingen, Germany. 1 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Table of Contents Attention Software update Table of contents M203 interface Installation Connection Plan Connection M51 Link IN M51 Link OUT RS 232 IR-LINK Setup key Slot selection Serial Port Mode Serial Interface RS-232 Link RS-232 Filtered Video Controller Connection plan Pioneer Controller Gefen HDMI Switcher Setup # 1 Select Device Auto Standby Overview video products Gefen HDMI-Switcher 4x1/ 4x2 Gefen HDMI-Switcher 6x2 Pioneer 50 " models Pioneer 60 " models Activating the Pioneer interface Setup # 2 1. Selecting audio source Unknown audio sources 2. Assigning video input Disable Setup #2 Reset Technical data Guarantee Included in delivery 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 2 M203 Pioneer Re:connect M203 Interface Increasingly, there is a demand for plasma screens with a larger diagonal size than the 42 inches, offered by the Revox Re:ception plasma 42 HD. With the Re:connect M203 Pioneer, Revox offers an interface, which can transfer control commands to a 50" or 61" plasma screen from Pioneer over the RS232 interface. This not only significantly increases the user comfort for the Revox M51 Source Management System, when used in combination with third-party televisions, it also gives you the option of using the interface to control a screen with a diagonal greater than 42 inches. Installation The M203 interface can be installed easily and quickly. There are two types of fixing available. 1) The four outside fixing holes are used for a permanent installation. 2) Revox recommends using the two slots on the side for a variable installation. Connection plan Connection to the M51 Connection to further external M51- Interfaces IR-/ wall-mounted remote control M204/ M218 RS232 seriell interface Slotted hole Serial interface activity display Setup button 3 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Connection: M203 with M51 Socket: M51 LINK IN The M203 interface is connected to the M51 LINK socket on the back of the M51 with the telephone cable supplied. If you want to use a different cable for some reason, you should use only a noncrossed, 4-core telephone cable with an RJ11 plug (6P4C modular). Cables up to 100 metres in length can be used. Connection: M203 with external interfaces Socket: M51 LINK OUT The M51 LINK can be used to connect additional external interfaces to the M203 interface. These could, for example, be the M201 IR interface, a M200 Domotic interface, a M202 Ethernet interface or simply an additional M203. You should use only a noncrossed, 4-core telephone cable with an RJ11 plug (6P4C modular) for this connection. Connection: M203 with seriell interface Socket: RS232 The M203 Interface can be used with other (TV) devices, which also have a serial interface. This enables the integration of a large number of Pioneer televisions into the Revox World. Which models are supported and how the integration is achieved described, starting from page 6. The M203 Interface is also suitable as an interface to domestic facility management systems such as AMX or Crestron, which have a special Revox protocol. Even a Windows PC with the M230 control program can be connected to the serial interface on the M203. You will find further information from Page 5. Serial cables with a maximum length of 10 metres can be used. 4 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Connection: M203 with IR controller Socket CONTROL: IR- LINK The connection to an IR receiver or a wall-mounted remote control is done through the 3-pin, screw-fixable Phoenix plug connection. Revox recommends the use of a 2-core screened cable (microphone cable), where the screening is used as ground. This cable may be a maximum of 30 metres in length. Please ensure that you use the correct polarity when setting up as otherwise you might damage your equipment. Symbols: + Pos. voltage. 20V (DC) IN IR Signal Ground The maximum number of IR receivers that can be switched in parallel per M203 is 3. Setup key Using the Setup key, you can call the M203 menu, which appears in the M51 display. Using the Softkeys you can get to pages #1 and #2 5 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Slot Selection If a second M203 (M200) is connected to the M51 Link output, a different address must be assigned through the slot selection so that both M203s don't occupy the same slot address. This would cause errors. In the case of a double assignment, neither of the two M203s would be shown in the M51 Version list. Slot addresse: #11 or #12 Serial Port Mode The function of the serial interface (Serial Port) can be configured for the following applications: · RS-232 Link · RS-232 Filtered Video Control of: · Gefen HDMI Switcher 4x2, 4x1 · Gefen HDMI Switcher 6x2 · Pioneer PDP 5000 EX · Pioneer PDP 506 FDE · Pioneer PDP 506 XDE - Cabel · Pioneer PDP 506 XDE - DVBT · Pioneer PDP 507 XA · Pioneer PDP 507 XD · Pioneer PDP 60 MXE20 · Pioneer PDP 615 EX (Status quo February 2007) Important: Only one M203 may be connected to the M51 Link for the address selection. You should separate the one M203 from the M51 Link while assigning the address to the other. If the addresses are correctly set, both M203s (M200) will appear in the M51 version list. You will find further information on this topic in the M51 manual in the Introduction chapter under the Version function. 6 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Serial Interface RS-232 Link. Standardised serial interface (RS232 protocol) for connection to a PC or another serial interface. RS-232 Filtered. Data-reduced RS232 protocol. Only M51-specific data is transferred, so-called display and broadcast messages. Application: You should select this setting if you want to use the M230 control program for PCs or if you want to access the Revox System through domestic facility management equipment such as Crestron and AMX. Application: Simple controllers with low data traffic requirements. 7 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Video Controller. If a video controller for a plasma TV was selected on page #1 Port Mode, a second menu page, Setup # 2 is available. This page enables you to selectively switch on and/or between video inputs on a Pioneer plasma TV or an HDMI Switcher from the Gefen company, dependant on the selected M51 source. and the sound from the SAT receiver is transmitted over the M51. The convenient integration can of course also be used for the M51's integrated DVD player. In this case, you only need to establish a video connection between the M51 and the TV. Please refer to the picture on the next page ­ Connection : Video 1). IR Link The infrared interface IR Link was integrated especially for the video controller. Connect the small M204 IR receiver, which is available in four different models, to the IR Link and locate it near to the TV. Now you can locate the M51 in a concealed location or outside the normal range of your remote control, without having to forego any of the convenience of using the remote control. Example: A SAT receiver can conveniently be integrated through the automatic selection of the video input on the TV by the M51. Its picture output is connected, for example, to the S-Video input on the plasma TV, while the audio signal is connected to the Optical digital input on the M51. Please also refer to the picture on the next page. If you now select the source SAT (Optical) at the M51, the plasma TV automatically transmits the SAT receiver picture over the S-Video input An M218 wall-mounted remote control, with integrated IR receiver, can be connected instead of the M204 IR receiver. 8 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Connection plan: Pioneer controller A 9 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Connection plan: HDMI switcher A Note The HDMI output on the M51 is only available if the DVS module is installed ® Gefen : Registered trademark of the Gefen Company/US 10 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Setup #1 ­ Select device Using the softkeys Port Mode ± on page 1, select the TV model or the HDMI Switcher that you want to control through the RS232 interface. Auto Standby The Auto Standby function enables the Plasma TV to remain switched on, even in the case of selected audio sources that do not activate a video input at the Plasma TV, e.g. the M51 radio tuner. You will find an exact description of the individual products and their specific cabling, starting from page 10. When you select a video device, the menu point Auto Standby appears automatically. This is described in the following section. On the other hand, this menu point does not appear in Serial Port Mode RS232 Link and RS232 Filtered, because it is only used to control video devices. Auto Standby: ON The Plasma TV switches itself off automatically as soon as an audio source is selected, which either cannot activate a Plasma input, e.g. Tuner, or which is disabled. Auto Standby: OFF After the Plasma TV has been switched on, it remains on permanently until the M51 is switched off, irrespective of which audio source is selected at the M51. 11 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Overview Video products Gefen HDMI Switcher 4x2 (Switcher 4x1) Control software for the HDMI Switcher 4x1 and 4x2 from the Gefen Company (www.gefen.com) The HDMI inputs on the HDMI switcher are activated, dependant on the M51 source. If there is no assignment, the HDMI input that was last selected remains active. Setting is done on page #2 in the M203 Setup. Product features: - 4 HDMI inputs - 1 HDMI outputs (4x1) - 2 HDMI outputs (4x2), whereby both outputs can be operated in parallel - Resolution up to 1080p - HDCP-enabled - Optical audio digital output A crossed Sub-D cable (plug ­ plug) is required for the transmission. 9 pin pin 2 pin 3 pin 5 9 pin pin 3 pin 2 pin 5 Gefen HDMI Switcher 6x2 Control software for the HDMI Switcher 6x2 from the Gefen Company (www.gefen.com) The HDMI inputs on the HDMI switcher are activated, dependant on the M51 source. If there is no assignment, the HDMI input that was last selected remains active. Setting is done on page #2 in the M203 Setup. Product features: - 6 HDMI inputs - 2 HDMI outputs, whereby both outputs can be operated in parallel - Resolution up to 1080p - HDCP-enabled - Optical audio digital output A crossed Sub-D cable (plug ­ plug) is required for the transmission. 9 pin pin 2 pin 3 pin 5 9 pin pin 3 pin 2 pin 5 Gefen products are freely available through specialist retail outlets. Gefen products are freely available through specialist retail outlets. 12 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Pioneer Plasma TV PDP 5000 EX PDP 506 FDE PDP 506 XDE - Cabel PDP 506 XDE - DVBT PDP 507 XA PDP 507 XD The Pioneer models listed above require a crossover serial cable, also known as a null modem cable, as the control cable between the M203 and the plasma television. For this reason, you should use the enclosed crossover adapter with the supplied Revox 1:1 cable. Connection type: Plug - socket 9 Pin Pin 5 Pin 2 Pin 3 5 9 4 8 3 7 Pioneer Plasma TV PDP 615 EX PDP 60 MXE20 The Pioneer models listed above require a normal serial 1:1 cable, as the control cable between the M203 and the plasma television. The supplied Revox 1:1 cable conforms to this configuration and can be used directly, without an adapter. Connection type: Plug - socket 9 pin Pin 5 Pin 2 Pin 3 5 9 4 8 3 7 2 6 1 9 pin Pin 5 Pin 3 Pin 2 2 6 1 9 pin Pin 5 Pin 2 Pin 3 Stecker - Sub-D 9 pol Stecker - Sub-D 9 pol 5 9 4 8 3 7 2 6 1 5 9 4 8 3 7 2 6 1 Buchse - Sub-D 9 pol Buchse - Sub-D 9 pol 13 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Activating the Pioneer RS232 interface Models: PDP 506 / PDP 507 The RS232 interface must be activated in the Integrator menu, so that these Pioneer models can receive the commands from M203 Pioneer. Please take note of the sequence of activation on the RS232 mode. Under certain circumstances, the Integrator menu doesn't appear the first time. If this happens, please repeat the process. 1) 2) 3) Switch on / switch over the plasma television to TV mode Place the plasma television in standby mode Press and release the HOME MENU button on the Pioneer remote control Follow this without delay, by pressing and releasing the (Power) button Deactivate the SR+ mode in the Integrator menu that now appears. This activates the RS232 mode at the same time Confirm the change by pressing the HOME MENU button Switch the device off and restart 4) 5) 6) 7) Model: PDP 5000EX With the PDP 5000 EX, the RS232 interface is activated in the normal user menu (HOME MENU ­ Setup ­ SR+). Models: PDP 615EX / PDP 60MXE With the PDP 615EX and PDP 60MXE models, the RS232 interface is already activated. No further activation settings are required. 14 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Setup #2 - Setup 1. Selecting audio source To start with, using the Source ± softkey, select the M51 audio source that later should activate a particular video input on the television/ HDMI Switcher. Unknown audio sources During the initial configuration, unknown sources can be present, caused by the swap or the de-installation of modules. Assignment example Using the Source+ and Sourcesoftkeys, you can step forwards and backwards respectively, through a loop of audio inputs, which are currently available on the M51. If the name of an audio source has been changed, the modified name also appears in the list. This feature offers a high degree of user comfort, as well as giving a better overview. An "Unknown" Source must be deleted manually. You will find more information about this in the next section. It can take a few seconds for the M203 interface to identify all the sources, after switching the M51 on. Any unknown sources should be deleted by pressing the Disable softkey twice and then pressing the Delete softkey. 15 M203 Pioneer Re:connect 2. Assigning video inputs In the second step, a video input from the television / HDMI Switcher is assigned to the selected M51 audio source, using the Input ± softkey. Using the Input± softkey, you can step through a loop of video inputs that are available to the television. The softkey Store appears as confirmation each time the Input is changed. Press Store if you want to save your changes. Otherwise the original setting is retained. The following display appears, if a video input is called by one or more audio sources: Assignment example As the televisions that can be selected from have different video inputs, only those video inputs that the corresponding device has, are actually displayed. This example shows you that, as well as the currently displayed audio source (DVD), a further audio source has also been assigned to this video input (here CVBS). Using the Source ± softkeys, you can search for the audio source that also calls this video input. Several audio sources are always required if, for example, the M300/M301 Video switch is used, which bundles several video sources together to one video input on the television. z.B.: S-Video RGB YUV VGA ... 16 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Disable Using the Disable function, you can undo or disable the assignment of an audio source to a video input. Setup #2 Reset If you want to return the settings in Setup #2 menu to the factory settings, simply press and hold the Disable softkey until the Setup- #1 page appears again. To do this, select the required audio input using the Source ± softkeys and then press the Disable softkey. The Store softkey then appears that you need to press to confirm your change. This resets all input assignments and restores the factory settings. If you don't press Store, the original setting is retained. 17 M203 Pioneer Re:connect Technical data IR-LINK: + IN Dimensions: Weight: Power consumption: Max. cable length: Max. cable length: E & OE Product subject to technical modifications. Description: Version M203-2 0.71 Positive voltage 10-20V (DC) IR signal Ground (GND) 113 x 25 x 50 mm (WxHxD) 150 g 35 mA (without IR receiver) 100 m (M203- M51) 30 m (M203 - IR receiver) Guarantee The guarantee period is 24 months from the date of purchase. Your dealer should be your first contact if you need service. If he can't give you the help you need, send your M203 interface carriage free and without any accessories to your national Sales Office. Please supply a complete description of the problem and a full return postal address. Included in delivery M203 interface M51 Link cable ( 2 m ) Serial PC cable (1:1 ­ length 3 m) RS232 Cross adapter Manual 18 M203 Pioneer Re:connect GERMANY Revox GmbH, Am Krebsgraben 15, D-78048 VS-Villingen Telefon +49 7721 8704 0, Fax +49 7721 8704 29 info@revox.de, www.revox.de SCHWEIZ Revox Schweiz AG, Wehntalerstrasse 190, CH-8105 Regensdorf Telefon +41 44 871 66 11, Fax +41 44 871 66 19 info@revox.ch, www.revox.ch Zentralservice Revox GmbH, Am Krebsgraben 15, D-78048 VS-Villingen Telefon +49 7721 8704 43, Fax +49 7721 8704 49 info@revox.de Manual M203 Pioneer interface / Part no.: 10.30.3074 19