Atlona AT-HD-V216 manual

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    www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 User Manual 2x16 HDMI Switcher AT-HD-V216[...]

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    1 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 1. Introduction .................................................. 2 2. Features .................................................. 2 3. Specification .................................................. 2 4. Package Contents .................................................. 3 5. Panel[...]

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    2 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 Atlona Technologies’ AT-HD-V216 is a 2x16 HDMI Switcher designed to work as a switcher for any High Defini¬tion Video application. With 2 HDMI Inputs and 16 HDMI Outputs, the AT-HD-V216 is capable of switching High Defini- tion signal from two sources to sixteen displays. This swit[...]

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    3 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 • 2x16 Switcher Unit (AT-HD-V216) • Instruction Manual • IR Remote Control • Universal AC/DC power adapter: 12VDC • 19 inch Ear mount pair • IR Extender receiver • RS232 package (RS232 DVD Drive & Cable) 1. Front Panel 1. POWER SWITCH. The power [...]

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    4 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 2. Rear Panel • DC POWER INLET . Power Input: 12VDC • IR EXTENDER CONTROL. Support one of IR Extender’ extend distance maximum 300 Meters • RS232 CONNECTION. RS232 Remote: DB-9Pin Female connector. RS232 control via this DB-9Pin Female connector for serial RS-232 cont[...]

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    5 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 2. The IR Extender Components Setup RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE CONNECT a PC or CONTROL SYSTEM Pin RS-232 Definition 1 - Not used 2 TX Transmitter 3 RX Receiver 4 - Not Used 5 GND Ground 6 - Not used 7 - Not used 8 - Not used 9 - Not used RS-232 SERIAL INTERF ACE[...]

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    6 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 RS-232 Atlona Technologies’ switcher can be controlled via the RS-232 serial control port to allow for interfac¬ing to a PC, The serial communication parameters are 9600 baud, 8 bit, No Parity and 1 stop bit - this is often referred to as 9600 8N1. When the unit recognizes a comple[...]

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    7 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 APPLICATIONS[...]

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    8 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 Safeguards Precautions FCC regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment, not expressly approved by the manufacturer, could void the user’ s authority to operate this equipment. Operate this product using only the included external power supply. [...]

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    9 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 WARRANTY Limited Warranty Atlona Technologies warrants that (a) its products (the AT-HD-V216) will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of 3 years from the date of receipt and (b) that the product will be free from defects in materia[...]

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    10 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 ATLONA PRODUCT REGISTRATION Thank you for purchasing this Atlona product. - We hope you enjoy it and will take an extra few moments to register your new purchase. Registration creates an ownership record if your product is lost or stolen and helps ensure you’ll receive notification[...]