Connecting to an automation system
Figure 2-31: Connecting Spectrum X to an automation system
1. Locate the DSUB 60 cable supplied with the Spectrum X.
2. Attach the 60 pin connector of the DSUB cable to the DSUB connector on the Spectrum X.
3. Attach two DB-9 connectors from the DSUB cable to customer-supplied DB-9 Male to Male extension
cables. These will be used for playout. Then connect the other ends of the extension cable to Play
ports of the automation system chassis.
4. Attach the GPIO connector on the DSUB cable to a DB-9 splitter cable.
5. Connect the DB-9 connections to the graphics control ports on the automation system.
Related information
on page 114
Connecting a MediaPort 7000 module to an automation system
If you are using an automation system, connect any MediaPort 7000 modules you wish to control with
automation.
NOTE:
All automation systems differ in their array of control connectors and their methods
of interfacing with the Spectrum system. The following steps provide one example. Refer to
your automation system’s installation guide for interconnection details
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