Philips LTC 8100 Series Installation Instructions Manual page 57

included. Obviously, the maximum physical number of camera
inputs or monitor outputs being used as Trunk lines cannot
exceed the capacity of the system involved. 8 (LTC 8100) 16
(LTC 8200) LTC 8300 Series Main site switcher can receive up
to 32 Trunk lines. An LTC 8500 Main site switcher can receive
up to 64 Trunk lines. An LTC 8600 Main site switcher can
receive up to 128 Trunk lines. TC8700 and LTC 8800 switchers
can receive up to 256 Trunk lines.
A single Main site switcher can control multiple satellite sites. An
TC8300 Main site can control up to 32 remote sites, 8 (LTC
8100) and 16 (LTC 8200). A TC8500 Main site can control up
to 64 remote sites. A TC8600 Main site can control up to 128
remote sites. TC8700, TC8800 and LTC 8900 Main sites can
control up to 256 remote sites. If full matrix switching is required
at the Main site, the number of Trunk lines from each satellite
site must equal the number of monitors connected to the Main
site switcher. Multiple, independently controlled Main site
systems can be combined to provide large numbers of monitor
outputs at the Main site. The various system capacities are listed
in the table below for your reference:
Max.
System Camera
Type Inputs
LTC 5112 12
LTC 5124 24
LTC 8100 Series 8
LTC 8200 Series 16
LTC 8300 Series 32
LTC 8500 Series 64
LTC 8600 Series 128
TC8700 Series 368
LTC 8800 Series 56
LTC 8900 4096
Since the Allegiant series switchers can act as Main site switchers,
they provide additional 'logical' camera numbers used for
identifying the location of the various satellite camera inputs in
the system. If desired, these 'logical' camera numbers can also be
used to provide titles which would appear on the Main site's
monitors for any of the various remote cameras. Since each
camera anywhere in the system must have its own unique camera
number, the 'logical' camera numbers together with the 'physical'
camera inputs make up the total system 'camera' capacity. In
practice, there is also a trade off between the total number of
Main site cameras and the number of inputs which are used as
Trunk lines. The more inputs used as Trunk lines, the less there
are available for use as direct camera inputs. In any case, the
maximum number of system cameras (camera inputs at all sites
plus Trunk lines) for the LTC 8300 Series is 288, LTC 8100 is
Max.
Monitor Max. No. of
Outputs Satellite Sites
2 Not Applicable
4 Not Applicable
2 8
5 16
6 32
8 64
16 128
32 256
64 256
512 256
264, and LTC 8200 is 272. The LTC 8500 maximum number is
320. The maximum number for the LTC 8600 is 1152. The
maximum for TC8700 and LTC 8800 systems is 2304. The
maximum number for the LTC 8900 is 4608.
The Main site system must be programmed either the appropriate
Master Control Software for Windows package (LTC 8059/00)
or the LTC 8850/00 Graphical User Interface software package
to identify camera trunk line inputs as well as remote satellite
cameras. All systems must be configured so that there are no
duplicate camera numbers anywhere in the system. Allegiant
systems must be configured with either the appropriate Master
Control Software for Windows package (LTC 8059/00) or the
LTC 8850/00 Graphical User Interface software package; see the
appropriate installation manual for configuring LTC 5112 and
LTC 5124 switchers.
NOTE: LTC 5112 AND LTC 5124 SERIES SWITCHERS
CAN ONLY ACCEPT 2 DIGIT CAMERA NUMBERS.
THESE SWITCHERS CAN NOT BE USED IN SITES
WHERE THE CAMERA NUMBERS WOULD EXCEED 99.
THE STARTING CAMERA NUMBER SHOULD NOT BE
CHANGED IN LTC 5112/LTC 5124 SITES WHERE LOCAL
PAN/TILT/ZOOM EQUIPPED CAMERAS WILL BE USED
SINCE THE LTC 5135 CONTROLLER FOLLOWER CAN
ONLY ADDRESS NUMBERS FROM 1 TO 24.
Any alarm inputs to the main site which have been programmed
to activate cameras located at satellites will operate in the 'normal'
way except when limited by the number of Trunk lines available.
The software will automatically determine Trunk usage
depending upon the priority level of operators currently viewing
satellite cameras. Note that alarm inputs applied at a satellite site
will NOT activate alarm video at the Main site. If the application
requires alarms located at a satellite to activate video at the Main
site, then the Main site's LTC 8540/00 Alarm Interface unit must
be remotely located. Up to 4 LTC 8540/00 Alarm Interfaces may
be remoted using a LTC 8713 Alarm Port expander accessory
unit located at the Main switcher site in TC8700 and LTC 8800
systems. Up to 2 LTC 8540/00 Alarm Interfaces with a LTC
8713 Alarm Port expander can be used in a LTC 8600 system.
One LTC 8540/00 can be used in LTC 8500 systems. Since the
LTC 8100, LTC 8200, and LTC 8300 Series contains an integral
alarm interface, the remote alarm interface application would not
apply with this model.
A unique time and date synchronizing feature provided in the
Time Event table of the Master Control Software for Windows or
the Graphical User Interface software package may be
programmed into the main site switcher. This permits periodic
synchronizing of the time and date to all switchers in the system
based on the main site's clock.
A conceptual diagram of a satellite switching system is included in
this manual for your reference.
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