Breakout cable
Connector Description
RS-422 #5 Use for Oxtel and EAS. Shown as Serial 2 in SystemManager or
Spectrum Management
RS-422 #6 Use for Oxtel and EAS. Shown as Serial 3 in SystemManager or
Spectrum Management
GPIO Use for graphics control or EAS
Reference In Use for Reference video
For instructions on configuring a serial connection to control graphics, see "Configuring a Spectrum X and
ChannelPort Channel" in the Harmonic SystemManager User Guide.
For instructions on configuring GPIO, see "Configuring Spectrum X GPIO Triggers" in the Harmonic
SystemManager User Guide.
Table 4-12: MFIO connector use
MFIO connector Function in Standard
Channel mode
Function in Enhanced
Channel mode
MF# 1 Channel A AES In / Channel
A LTC In
AES In / LTC In
MF #2 Channel A LTC Out LTC Out
MF #3 Channel B AES In / Channel
B LTC In
Unused
MF #4 Channel B LTC Out Unused
Use the Attach Devices page in SystemManager to configure LTC or AES audio for a connector. For
instructions, see "Attaching Devices and Setting Conversion Options"in the Harmonic SystemManager
User Guide.
Related information
Breakout cable: GPIO connector pinout on page 120
Breakout cable: RS-422 connector pinout on page 118
115 Spectrum System 8.4 Installation Guide