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Contributor: Paul Broome
Company: Sensormatic VPD

Multiplexer Application & Troubleshooting Guide


Introduction

Can you get anything out of an applications and troubleshooting guide if you are not the technical type? I hope so. There are many technical explanations in this book which are designed to be understood by anyone who wants to know more about what multiplexers do. Each application reviewed in this text provides information which can help them sell and support the product. If you knew all this information, you would be viewed as a knowledgeable source of product information.
What information is covered in this book?

WHAT IS A MULTIPLEXER?

CHAPTER 1

  • How do multiplexers display cameras on a monitor?
  • How do multiplexers record to tape?
  • What's the difference between simplex and duplex?
  • What's the difference between activity detection and motion detection?

THE NUTS AND BOLTS:

CHAPTER 2

  • A discussion of what the multiplexer is expecting to see at its inputs and outputs.

LOOKOUT!

CHAPTER 3

  • A discussion of what to expect from devices connected to a multiplexer.

HOW'S THAT AGAIN?

CHAPTER 4

  • A discussion of some phenomenon's associated with multiplexer technology.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

CHAPTER 5

  • Isolating problems in a system.
  • Isolating multiplexer problems on the workbench.

UNDOCUMENTED MUTIPLEXER FUNCTIONS:

CHAPTER 6

  • A list of multiplexer resets.
  • A list of functions

TYPICAL MULTIPLEXER APPLICATIONS

CHAPTER 7

  • A listing of the most common multiplexer applications

ADDITIONAL MULTIPLEXER APPLICATIONS

CHAPTER 8

  • A listing of additional multiplexer capabilities worth consideration
APPLICATION DIAGRAMS:
  • Drawings showing typical multiplexer applications.