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MKP 2000 Remote Control Panel • Introduction
MKP 2000 Remote Control Panel • Introduction
Introduction
This manual provides installation and operation instructions for
the Extron MKP 2000.
About the MKP 2000 Remote Control Panel
The MKP 2000 is a network-ready remote control panel that can
control any Extron matrix switcher. The MKP’s RS-232 ports
allow it to communicate with other devices (another MKP or a
matrix switcher) locally and its Ethernet port allows it to
communicate with multiple devices.
An MKP 2000 user can remotely create ties by specifying an
input and then an output to be tied to the input. The MKP can
also be dedicated to a specific group of inputs and outputs
when configured using the built-in Web pages.
The MKP 2000 is mounted in a two-gang wall plate that can be
installed in a wall, conference table, podium, or other
convenient location.
Although the matrix switcher system can have up to 128 inputs
and 128 outputs, a conference room may have 3 input devices
and 2 output devices, a training room next door may have 4
input devices and 1 output device, and so on. Typically, each
room will have one or more MKP control panels assigned to it,
with each MKP limited to the inputs and outputs that it can
control. In the example in Figure 1-1, the “presentation room”
(top center) has one output device, projector (C) and four input
devices: a video camera (13), a laptop computer (12) and two
PCs (11 and 14). The “Media Room” contains the matrix
switcher, as well as other inputs (1-6) and possibility some
control device(s).
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Figure 1-1 — Typical MKP 2000 applications
An overflow crowd in the video conference room and/or the
training room may need to see a lecture going on in the
presentation room. In this case, the video camera (input 13)
must be available to those other rooms, so the MKPs in the
video conference and training rooms will be programmed to
allow selection of input 13 for displays in those rooms, in
addition to any video sources and/or displays in those rooms.
RS-232 connection to the switcher
Any number of MKP 2000s can be connected to a matrix
switcher through its RS-232 port, but one MKP must be
designated as the primary controller. Other MKPs can be daisy
chained through the primary MKP remote control panel.
Ethernet connection to the switcher
Any number of MKP 2000s can be connected to a matrix
switcher as part of an Ethernet local area network (LAN).