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Atlona AT-VGA0505 manual

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  • Page 1

    www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 User Manual 5x5 Pr ofessional VGA with Audio Matrix Switch AT-VGA0505[...]

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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. Package Contents ................................................................ 2 4. Specifications ..................[...]

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    2 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 Atlona Technologies AT-VGA0505 is an 5 input 5 output commercial VGA with audio ma- trix switcher. The AT-VGA0505 is one of the world’ s advanced matrix switchers. It is capable of be- ing controlled though RS-232 via software included or via a third party control system. Switch- er[...]

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    3 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 *Component and composite inputs/outputs can be done by using VGA-to-component breakout cables to connect to the VGA sockets. For S-Video inputs/outputs, please find a VGA-to-S-video adapter to connect to the VGA sockets. SPECIFICATIONS[...]

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    4 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 Front Panel 1. SOURCE CHANNEL: Display of selected input source channel 2. : press the button to select input source channel in descending sequence 3. : press the button to select input source channel in ascending sequence 4. : press the button to select output display channel in desc[...]

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    5 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 Left Side Right Side 9. INPUT1 — INPUT5: Stereo audio input channels 10. OUTPUT1 — OUTPUT5: Stereo audio output channels 11. INPUT1 — INPUT5: Analog video input channels 12. OUTPUT1 — OUTPUT5: Analog video output channels 13. +5V DC: Connect to 5V DC power supply unit 14. RS-2[...]

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    6 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 CHANNEL CONTROL Method A: Operation by Control Softwar e via RS-232 serial port 1 Scan This button will trigger the automatic search over all the available COM ports (1-255). If the matrix is detected, a successful message window will show up. Otherwise, an error message will show up [...]

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    7 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 4 Quick Setup Buttons — Provide fast channel setup for the matrix. 5 Input Channel Selection Click on the Input Channel 1-5 buttons to select the input channel. Then a pop-up menu will show up on the selected input channel for you to choose the desired output channel.[...]

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    8 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 Select the input channel to do bitmap and label change. Bitmap Path: Select the icon for each channel. Please notice that only pictures in BMP format are supported. Description: Channel description. 6 Output Channel Selection Click on the Output Channel 1- Output Channel 5 buttons to [...]

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    9 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 Method B: Operation by ASCII codes via RS-232 serial port Command Set for Windows Super Terminal: COMMAND ACTION COMMAND ACTION COMMAND ACTION A1 Input 1 Output 1 C1 Input 1 Output 3 E1 Input 1 Output 5 A2 Input 2 Output 1 C2 Input 2 Output 3 E2 Input 2 Output 5 A3 Input 3 Output 1 C3[...]

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    10 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 How to operate Method A: Assign ouput X to play input Y 1. Press first then use or to select the output channel “X”. 2. Once you see the LED displays the desired output channel “X” then press and then use or to select the input channel “Y”. 3. Once you reach the desire in[...]

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    11 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 INST ALLATION[...]

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    12 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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    13 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-VGA0505) 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 materi[...]

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    14 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[...]