HomeTech BVR-20 manual

B VD -20 ™ Component Video/Digital Audio Driver B VH-20 ™ Component Video/Digital Audio Hub Driver B VR -20 ™ Component Video/Digital Audio Receiver T hank you for choosing an AudioControl Active- Balanced product for your video and audio distribution needs. Y ou are installing one of the most innovative custom installation products available[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 2 ® Balanced Video Series Here are some of the cool features for your new balanced video and audio products: • Allows Simple Distribution of High-Quality Component V ideo and Audio signals up to 1000 feet (305 meters) • Uses Standard, Inexpensive, T wisted-Pair Cat-5 type Cabling • 300 MHz of video bandwidth - com[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 3 ® A Quick T our Of The BVD-20, BVH-20 and B VR -20 1 Power Light 2 Power Connector 3 Cable Compensation Control 4 Component V ideo Inputs 5 Component V ideo Outputs 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 Digital Audio/Composite V ideo Input 7 Digital Audio/Composite V ideo Output 8 Audio/V ideo Output 9 RJ-45 Input  RJ-45 Out[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 4 ® Installation Information Mounting The BVD-20 / BVH-20 / BVR-20 The small size and low power draw of these units allow them to be mounted in almost any dry , indoor location. Pick mounting locations close to the audio or video components that will be connected to the BVD-20, BVH-20 or BVR-20. This keeps the unbalance[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 5 ® Grounding If you use a shielded Cat-5 cable, then you need to be careful about ground loops. In most instances only connect the shield at the receive end of the balanced line and NOT on the other end. This provides a ground/drain path for noise picked up by the shield, but it prevents a continuous ground path betwee[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 6 ® Note: Y ou cannot split or “Y-off” the video signal coming out of your BVD-20 into multiple BVR-20s as the video signal will be compromised. Use the BVH-20 to drive multiple BVR-20s. Video Wiring: The BVD-20, BVH-20 and BVR-20 have 4 high band- width inputs and outputs that are capable of extending component vid[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 7 ® System Examples System 1: Theater processor sending component video to video projector/plasma display via BVD-20 to BVR-20 to projector .[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 8 ® System 2 : Sat Receiver sending component video and digital audio via BVH-20 to multiple BVR-20s[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 9 ® System 3: DVD server sending component video and digital audio to processor via BVD-20 and BVR-20[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 10 ® Adjusting the Controls Properly setting the controls on your BVD-20, BVH-20 and BVR-20 will give you the maximum performance. Although they do come “pre-set” from the factory with many of the internal enhancements at optimum levels, we have no way of knowing the exact length of cabling that you will be using. T[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 11 ® Troubleshooting “No Picture or Sound.” 1.Make certain the BVD-20, BVH-20 and BVR-20 both show power lights. 2.V erify that the RJ-45 termination on both ends of the Cat-5 is correct. W e all know this is easy to get wrong. 3.V erify that the Signal Present LEDs are lit on the BVR-20. This test requires a full c[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 12 ® “There is hum in the audio signal.” 1.V erify that the Cat-5 cable is properly terminated on both ends. 2.Make certain that the system is wired with twisted-pair cabling. 3.Make certain there is not a cut in the wiring allowing a conductor to short to ground (i.e. shield, conduit, cold water pipe, plenum). 4.If[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 13 ® and now a wor d fr om the legal department... CONDITIONAL FIVE YEAR W ARRANTY Custom electronics installations are an invisible element of many modern homes. Y ou don’t appreciate what they do for you unless something goes wrong. AudioControl recognizes this fact and engineers the most bullet-proof components we [...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 14 ® AudioControl professional. This warranty is transferable. Y ou do not have to be the original owner , but you do need a copy of the original sales slip. 4. Y ou cannot let anybody who isn’t: (A) the AudioControl factory or (B) somebody authorized in writing by AudioControl to service your BVD-20 / BVH-20 / BVR-20[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 15 ® Repair Information In the unlikely instance that you ever need to have your AudioControl component repaired. Please contact our factory for return instructions. Repairs are handled quickly at our factory . Y ou are responsible for paying the freight charges to our factory . If your unit is under warranty , we’ll [...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 16 ® Block Diagrams BV D -20 / BVH-20 B VR -20[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 17 ® EIA-568 RJ-45 Pin Connection Diagram Pair 1 White-Blue (W-BL) V ideo 4 – : Audio/V ideo Blue (BL) V ideo 4 + : Audio/V ideo Pair 2 White-Orange (W-O) V ideo 1 + : Component Y Orange (O) V ideo 1 – : Component Y Pair 3 White-Green (W-G) V ideo 2 + : Component P B Green (G) V ideo 2 – : Component P B Pair 4 Whi[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 18 ® BV D -20 / BVH-20 / B VR -20 Specifications All specifications are measured with supplied 1 10 to 24 V AC wall lug transformer . As technology advances, AudioControl reserves the right to continuously change our specifications, like our weather . V ideo Channels Component V ideo Bandwidth 300 MHz @ -3 dB Component [...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 19 ® ©2004, AudioControl, a division of Electronic Engineer- ing and Manufacturing, Inc. All rights reserved. AudioControl, For Those Who Consider Perfection Possible, BVD-10, BVR-10, BVD-20, BVH-20 and BVR-20 are all trademarks of Electronic Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. This literature was conceived, de- signed[...]

A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 20 ® ©2004 All Rights Reserved P/N 9130770 ® For Those Who Think Perfection Possible ® 22410 70th A venue W est Mountlake T errace, W A 98043 Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www .audiocontrol.com[...]