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ATEN Technology VS-0404 manual

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  • Page 1

    User Manual VS-0404 Read this guide thoroughly and follow th e inst allation and operation procedures carefull y in order to prevent any damage to the units and/or any devices that connect to them. This package cont ains:  1 Video Matrix Switch  1 VGA/Audio Cable (1.8m)  1 Power Ad ap t er  1 Quick St art Guide  1 User Manual If anyt[...]

  • Page 2

    Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Th ese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against ha rmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, use s and can radiate radio frequency energ y , and if not ins[...]

  • Page 3

    - 3 - Over view The VS-0404 Video Matrix Switch combines the capability of a video switcher and signal splitt er . It duplicates and enhances the video and audio signals from up to four input sources (computers), and routes them to up to four output devices (monitors, projectors, etc.). The VS-0404 provides fast, flexible, reliable solu tio ns for [...]

  • Page 4

    - 4 - Fe at u r e s  Front panel push button switches select the combination of video input to video output.  Duplicates and enhances video signals up to 65 m (max.)  Cascadable  Audio enabl ed Inst alla tion R equirements  A VGA, SVGA, XGA or Multi sync monitor capable of the highest resolution that you will be using on any computer[...]

  • Page 5

    - 5 - Hardware Over view VS-0404 F ront View No. Description Function 1 Input Select Switch es Each switch corresponds to an out put port. Pressing the switch cycl es through the input sources to select which input source’ s signal will be sent to the switch’ s corresponding output port. 2 Input Port LEDs The input source LEDs ar e built into t[...]

  • Page 6

    - 6 - VS-0404 R ear V iew No. Description Function 1 Video / Audio Output Port s The video and audio cables from the moni to r and speakers plug in he re (bottom row). 2 Power Jack The Power Adapter cable plu gs in here. 3 Video / Audio Input Ports The video and audio cables from the computer’s video and audio output port s plug in here (top row)[...]

  • Page 7

    - 7 - Hardware Inst alla tion Before y ou Begin Single St age Setting up the VS-0404 is simply a matter of plugging in the cables. Refer to the Single Stage Installation Diagram: (the numbers in the diagram corresp ond to the numbered steps) and do the following: 1. Use a high density HDB-15 male/female VGA cable to con- nect the computer ’s vide[...]

  • Page 8

    - 8 - 5. Plug the power adapter th at came with the VS-0404 into an AC power source, the n plug the power adap ter cable into the switch’s Power Jack. 6. Power on the attached equipment. Single S t age Inst al lation Diagr am : 5 3 4 1 2 vs0404.fm Page 8 Friday, March 3, 2006 3:13 PM[...]

  • Page 9

    - 9 - Cascading T o provide video display to additional monitors, up to four additional video splitters can be cascaded from the VS-0404’s video ouput ports. T o cascade a video splitter , use a high density HDB-15 male/ female VGA cable to connect any available video out port on the VS-0404 to the video in port of the cascaded video splitter, as[...]

  • Page 10

    - 10 - Oper a tion The VS-0404 operates according to the following parameters: For example, if you want the data from Input Port 2 , to be output to Output Port 4 , press the switch that correspon ds to Output Port 4 until the switch’ s LED 2 lights to indicate that it is receiving data from Input Port 2 .  Each front panel switch corresponds [...]

  • Page 11

    - 11 - Specifica tions Model VS-0404 PC - Monitor Connection 4 - 4 Connectors Out 4 x HDB-15 (female) 4 x 3.5mm Mini S tereo (female) In 4 x HDB -15 (m ale) 4 x 3.5mm Mini S tereo (female) Power DC Jack LEDs Power 1 (blue) Source 4 (gre en) Input 4 x 4 (green) Port Selection Switches 4 VGA Resolution 1920 x 1440@60Hz VGA DDC2B Support All Port s Si[...]

  • Page 12

    - 12 - VGA Pin As signments Get ting Help If you need to contact A TEN technical support with a problem, visit our w ebsite at www.aten.com . Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Red Video 6 Analog Ground 1 1 ID0 2 Green Video 7 Analog Ground 12 ID1 3 Blue Video 8 Analog Ground 13 Horizont al Sync 4 ID2 9 NC 14 V ertical Sync 5 Ground 10 Ground 15 ID[...]