Magenta Research has extended its video/audio/serial over UTP cable reach to an industry-best 2,000 feet (610 meters) with the introduction of the MultiView XR-2000 Receiver. Signals are sent over a single, uninterrupted cable—no repeaters or splitters needed!
The MultiView XR-2000 Receiver is specified to deliver WUXGA computer video (1920 x 1200) at 610m of Cat5/6, and features optional 65 nanoseconds (AkuComp II) of color skew correction to enable the use of most standard Cat5/5e UTP cables and reduced-skew Cat6 cables. The receiver is also compatible with VESA-standard video formats such as 1080p, 1080i and 720p HDTV, plus component video, S-video and composite video modes. Standard features include a choice between left/right audio or SPDIF audio or simplex serial capability, plus the inclusion of an RJ-45 link out in order to allow subsequent receivers to be connected in a “daisy-chain” configuration.
A new XR-2000 feature, introduced earlier with Magenta’s Infinea DVI Series, and being introduced in a MultiView receiver for the first time, is display-addressable duplex serial control (-SAP models). -SAP models enables bidirectional communication with individual displays, even when the receivers are daisy-chained together for signal distribution efficiency. A single computer Com port is all that is required for communication with up to a dozen different displays and/or projectors, or even more when using Magenta’s new Octet™ 1x8 digital signage transmitter.
The XR-2000 is also field-configurable for various video formats and signal combinations. Additional XR-2000 versions offer video + stereo audio + duplex RS-232 (-SA) and the previously mentioned video + stereo audio + pollable duplex RS-232 version (-SAP).
The MultiView XR-2000 improves upon the high-performance, high-reliability features that are already a staple of the MultiView Series and now offers vastly improved ease-of-use with the introduction of a single button to control all EQ and skew adjustments. Of course the XR-2000 also boasts Magenta’s patented RepliSync technology for the digitization of horizontal and vertical sync signals, full ESD (electro-static discharge) protection on all input/output circuitry and 9-pole signal optimization algorithms that result in the clearest video images over UTP cable.
