Tripp Lite B156-002-DVI manual

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    1 Owner ’s Manual DisplayP ort Multi-Display Splitter/Expanders Models: B156-002, B156-002-DVI, B156-002-HDMI 1111 W . 35th Street, Chicago, IL. 60629 • www .tripplite.com/support Copyright © 2013 T ripp Lite. All rights reserved. Product Features 2 P ackage Contents 2 Mounting Instructions 3 Installation Instructions 4 Troubleshooting 5 W arr[...]

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    2 Product F eatures P ackage Contents • Split or expand a DisplayPort signal on two DisplayP ort (B156-002), DVI (B156-002-DVI), or HDMI (B156-002-HDMI) monitors • Supports video resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz (or 3840 x 1080 @ 60Hz when monitors are set to extended mode) • Supports 30-bit Deep Color (10-bits per channel) •?[...]

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    3 Mounting Instructions The B156-002, B156-002-DVI, and B156-002-HDMI come with mounting hardware that allows them to be mounted in a variety of ways. The following images show the different ways the included mounting brackets can be attached for different mounting methods. Note: The images below show a B140-1A0, but the mounting hardware installat[...]

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    4 Installation Instructions Note: The installation diagram shows a B156-002, but installation will be the same for the B156-002-DVI and B156-002-HDMI. 1 Make sure the DisplayPort source is powered off . 2 Connect the source to the input port on the splitter using a P580- Series DisplayPort cable (or a P583-Series Mini DisplayP ort to DisplayPort Ca[...]

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    5 Installation Instructions 5 Repeat step 3 to connect a monitor to the Output 2 port on the splitter . 6 T urn on the power to the source and connected monitors. The Orange port LEDs will illuminate to indicate that a signal is being received and video will appear on the connected monitors. 7 The connected monitors can be set to display in Mirror [...]

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    6 Troubleshooting 4 What length cables are you using? The B156-Series splitters have been tested at a maximum distance of 16 ft. between the source and splitter , and 35 ft. (25 ft. for B156-002) between the splitter and connected monitors. Exceeding these lengths can decrease performance 5 What type of cabling are you using? Inferior cabling can r[...]

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    7 W arranty & W arranty Registration 1- Y ear Limited W arranty TRIPP LITE warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of initial purchase. TRIPP LITE’s obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing (at its sole option) any such defective products.[...]

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    8 12-10-018•93-323C_RevB 1111 W . 35th Street, Chicago, IL. 60629 • www .tripplite.com/support WEEE Compliance Information for Tripp Lite Customers and Recyclers (European Union) Under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive and implementing regulations, when customers buy new electrical and electronic equipment fro[...]