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Black Box 2-Port and 4-Port Audio/Video Splitters manual

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    1000 P ark Drive • Lawrence, P A 15055-1018 • 724-746-5500 • F ax 724-746-0746 © Copyright 2008. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserv ed.[...]

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    CUSTOMER SUPPOR T INFORMA TION Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBO X (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500 ) FREE technical support 24 hours a day , 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 Mailing address: Black Box Corporation , 1000 Park Dri ve, Lawrence, P A 15055-1018 W eb site: www .blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com A[...]

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    1 FCC AND IC RFI ST A TEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTR Y CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy , and if not instal led an d used prope rly , that is , in s trict accord ance w ith th e manu factur er’ s instructions, may cause inter ference to [...]

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    2 2-POR T AND 4-PORT AUDIO/VIDEO SPLITTERS NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY ST A TEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. T odas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. [...]

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    3 NOM ST A TEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde s[...]

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    4 2-POR T AND 4-PORT AUDIO/VIDEO SPLITTERS TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB T echnologies, Inc. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the pr oper ty of the trademark owners.[...]

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    5 Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications .................................................................................................... 6 2. Overview ............................................................................................................ 7 2.1 Introduction .................................................................[...]

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    6 2-POR T AND 4-PORT AUDIO/VIDEO SPLITTERS 1. Specifications Distance (Maximum): 213.2 ft. (65 m) Input/Output Signals: Pin Number Signal 1 Red video 2 Green video 3 Blue video 4 ID2 5, 10 Ground 6, 7, 8 Analog Ground 9 Not connected 11 ID0 12 ID1 13 Hor izontal sync 14 V er tical sync 15 ID3 Pixel Frequency: 400 MHz Resolution (Maximum): 2048 x 15[...]

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    7 2. Over view 2.1 Introduction With t he 2-P ort an d 4-Po rt Aud io/Vid eo Spl itters , you can tr ansmit audio and vi deo signals from one PC to two or four monitors and headphones located up to 213.2 feet (65 m) away at a maximum resolution of 640 x 480, or up to 32 feet (10 m) away with a maximum resolution of 2048 x 1536. Use the splitters in[...]

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    8 2-POR T AND 4-PORT AUDIO/VIDEO SPLITTERS Figure 2-2. Fr ont panel: 4-por t splitter . T able 2-1. Front panel components. Number Component Description 1 P ower LED Lights when power is on 2.3 Back Panel The back panels of the 2- and 4-port splitters are shown in Figures 2-3 and 2-4. T able 2-2 describes the components. Figure 2-3. Back panel: 2-p[...]

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    9 Figure 2-4. Back panel: 4-port splitter . T able 2-2. Back panel components. Number Component Description 2 P ower input receptacle Plug in the included 7.5 V A C, 800 mA power adapter 3 HD15 F connector Video in por t 4 HD15F connector Video out por ts 5 3.5-mm stereo F A udio in por t connector 6 3.5-mm stereo F A udio out por ts connectors NO [...]

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    10 2-POR T AND 4-PORT AUDIO/VIDEO SPLITTERS 3. Installation 3.1 Basic Installation Follow these steps and refer to Figure 3-1 to install the audio/video splitter . 1. T urn off the PC and monitor . 2. Connect the HD15 cable to the PC’ s video output port and the splitter’s video input port. 3. Connect the 3. 5-mm a udio ca ble to the PC’ s au[...]

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    11 3.2 Cascaded Installation Y ou can cascade the splitters up to two levels. Mix or match 2-port and 4-port splitters. Instructions follow for cascading a 2-port splitter and a 4-port splitter . See Figure 3-2. 1. Connect a HD15 male/ male vi deo cable b etween the f irst-l evel s plitte r’ s video output port and the second-level splitter’ s [...]

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    12 2-POR T AND 4-PORT AUDIO/VIDEO SPLITTERS 3.3 Supported Resolutions/Distances T able 3-1. Suppor ted resolutions/distances. Resolution Frequency Distance 640 x 480 60 Hz 213 ft. (65 m) 800 x 60 60 Hz 164 ft. (50 m) 1024 x 768 60 Hz 131 ft. (40 m) 1280 x 1024 60 Hz 98 ft. (30 m) 1600 x 1200 60 Hz 49 ft. (15 m) 2048 x 1536 60 Hz 32 ft. (10 m) NO TE[...]

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    13 4. T roubleshooting 4.1 Calling Black Box If you determine that your 2-Port or 4-Port Audio/Video Splitter is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit. It contains no user -serviceable parts. Contact Black Box T echnical Support at 724-746-5500. Before you d o, mak e a re cord o f the history of the p roblem . W e w ill be able[...]