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    B L A C K B O X ® Share a V GA displa y output ( moni tor , projector , or T V) between mul tiple devic e V GA in puts. Both models have serial and 3.5-mm audio. 4 x 1 and 8 x 1 VGA Switches with Audio Or der to ll-fr ee in th e U.S .: C all 87 7 - 877- BBOX ( out sid e U.S . call 724 -7 4 6- 550 0 ) FREE t echnical su pport 24 ho urs a d ay , 7 d[...]

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    Page 2 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com FCC and IC RF I S tatements and NOM Statement FE DERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMIS SION AND INDUS TRY CA NADA RA DIO FREQUENC Y INTERFERENCE S T A TEMEN TS Th is equ ip me nt gen er a te s, uses , a nd can r ad ia t e r ad io-f r equ en cy ene r gy , and if not installed and used properly , that is, i n strict acc orda[...]

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    Page 3 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOM S tatemen t 5. El apa rato el éctrico no deb erá ser usado cerc a del a gua—por ejempl o, cer ca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alber ca, etc. 6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante. 7. El aparato el?[...]

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    Page 4 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOM S tatemen t 18. Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando: A: El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido dañado; u B: Objectos han caído o líquido ha sido derramado dentr o del aparato; o C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o D: El aparato par ece no operar normalmente o muestra un c[...]

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    Page 5 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T rademark s Us ed in this Manual T rademar ks Use d in th is Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are r egistered trademarks of BB T echnologies, Inc. Xbox is a register ed trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Wii is a registered trademark of Nintendo of America, Inc. Any other trademarks mentioned in this[...]

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    Page 6 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T ab le of Content s T able of Content s 1 . Specific a tions ............................................................................................. 7 2 . O verview ............................................................................................. 8 2. 1 Introducti on ............................[...]

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    Page 7 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 . Specificatio n s Maximum Vide o Res olution — 1 92 0 x 1 08 0 , WUXGA (1 9 20 x 1 2 0 0) Numb er of A / V Input s — Vid eo: A VS W - V GA4 X 1 A: (4); A VS W- V G A8 X 1 A: (8); A u d io : A VS W- V GA 4 X 1 A: ( 4); A VS W- V G A8 X 1 A: (8) Numb er of A / V Outp uts — V i de [...]

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    Page 8 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2. Ove rview 2. 1 Introdu ction The 4 - an d 8- P ort V GA S wi t ch es ena bl e us ers to q ui ck ly and eas i ly sha r e a si n gle V GA d is pl a y wit h se ve r al sou rc es fr om you r de vi ce in pu ts to one out pu t dev ic e (mon ito r , pro ject or , or T V). Y ou ca n se lect t he [...]

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    Page 9 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view AV S W - VG A 8 X1A : • 8 x 1 VGA Video S witch with Audio • Un ivers a l power supply with power cor d • IR remote control • Seri al cable ( DB9 F to 2 .5-mm plug) • 1 9 " rackmount kit w t h moun ting hardware • ( 1) s e t of foot pads • Scr ew pack • This user ’ s m[...]

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    Page 10 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 Figure 2 - 2. A VSW-VGA4X 1 A back panel. T able 2 - 1 . A VS W- VGA4X 1 A component s. Number Component Descri ptio n 1 LEDs L ights whe n the corres pondin g inpu t is s elec ted. 2 Push but tons Pre ss to sele ct input 1 , 2, 3, o r 4. 3 LED L ights when power is o n. 4 Sen[...]

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    Page 11 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.4 .2 A V SW-VGA8X 1 A Front an d Back Panels Fi gu r e 2 -3 sho ws the fro n t pa ne l of the A VSW -V GA8X 1 A . Fig u re 2 - 4 sho ws the back panel. T able 2- 2 describes its componen ts . 1 5 3 4 2 Figure 2 -3 . AVSW-VGA8X 1 A front panel. 1 1 1 2 6 7 8 9 1 0 Figure 2 - 4. A VS W- VGA[...]

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    Page 12 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 -2 . AVSW-V GA8X 1 A components. Number Component Descri ptio n 1 LEDs L ights whe n the corres pondin g inpu t is s elec ted. 2 Push but tons Press to se lec t inpu t 1 , 2, 3, 4. 3 LED L ights when power is o n. 4 S b utton Pre ss an d hol d the “S ” but ton, th en pre ss t h[...]

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    Page 13 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 3. Ins tallation Before installation , power of f all d e vices th at wil l be connec t ed t o thi s system. Mak e su re t hat all devices you will connect are properly groun ded. Pl ac e ca bl es a wa y f ro m fl uo re sc en t l ig h ts, a ir con d it ion ers , a nd m ac hi ne s th at a[...]

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    Page 14 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion T able 3- 1 . C onnection pattern, A VS W- VGA4X 1 A. Number Component Descri ptio n 1 Power supply Ap ply t he pro per p ower to the unit. 2 Video out put C onne ct s to the di splay. 3 Video so urc e (inp ut) Connec ts to th e vid eo s ource. 4 Serial connector Plug the serial cab le i[...]

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    Page 15 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Cha pter 4: Oper at io n (A VSW- V GA4X 1 A) 4. O peration (A VSW - VGA4X 1 A) 4. 1 Front-Panel Indic ators and Pu sh But t ons Figure 4- 1 . A V SW-VGA4X 1 A . T able 4- 1 . Front -panel indicat ors. Pro duc t Co de Indi cator Descri ptio n AV S W -VG A 4 X1A Powe r LED Lig hts g reen when the v ideo swi tch is [...]

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    Page 16 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Cha pter 4: Oper at io n (A VSW- V GA4X 1 A) Figure 4 - 2. Re mote control. 4. 3 Serial Control The vid eo swi tc h ’ s bu i lt -in se ri al in t erf ac e al lows use rs to co nt r ol t he swi t ch through a PC , seri al c ontroller devices, or home theate r systems. C onfigu re the control ler’s serial port [...]

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    Page 17 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Cha pter 4: Oper at io n (A VSW- V GA4X 1 A) T o se lect a sou rc e devi ce vi a ser i al in te rfa c e , sel ect th e n um be r th at co rr es pon ds to th e port it is co nn ecte d t o (see Fig u re 4 - 3). Figure 4 - 3. Serial inter face screen. NOTE: Use a DB9 F-to-2 . 5 -mm cable for the serial connection.[...]

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    Page 18 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Cha pter 5: Operat io n (A VSW- VGA 8X 1 A) 5. Op erat ion (AVSW-VGA8X 1 A) 5. 1 Front - P anel In dicators and P ush But tons T o se lect So ur ce Po rts 1–4, si mp ly pre ss th e c or re spo nd in g f ro n t -pa ne l bu tto n ( K 1– K 4 ) on the s wit ch. T o se lect So ur ce Po rt 5, pr ess and hol d th e [...]

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    Page 19 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Cha pter 5: Operat io n (A VSW- VGA 8X 1 A) T able 5-3 . Si ngle -color (yellow) L E Ds next to but t ons 1– 8. LED Number Color Descript ion 1 Ye l l o w The v ideo por t on Sourc e 1 is sele cte d. 2 Ye l l o w The v ideo por t on Sourc e 2 is sele cte d. 3 Ye l l o w The v ideo por t on Sourc e 3 is sele cte[...]

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    Page 20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Cha pter 5: Operat io n (A VSW- VGA 8X 1 A) Figure 5 - 1 . Remot e c ontrol .[...]

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    Page 21 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 6 : T roubles hooti ng 6. T rouble shooting 6. 1 Cont acting Black Box If y ou det er mi ne th at you r V GA swit c h is mal f un ctio ni ng, do no t att em p t to al te r or rep ai r th e u ni t. It c on tai ns no use r -servic eab le pa rts. C on tact B la ck Box T echnical S uppor t at 72 4 - 7 4 6-550[...]

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    Page 22 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOT ES[...]

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