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VS172 / VS174 2/4-Port DVI Dual Link Splitter with Audio RS-232 Control T ool User Manual www.aten.com[...]
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VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control T ool 2 FCC Information This is an FCC Class A product. In a dom estic environment this product may cause radio interference in which ca se the user may be required to take adequate measures. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC R[...]
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VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control Tool 3 RS-232 Control T ool Operation Overview The VS172 / VS174 2/4-Port DVI Dual Link Split ter with Audio has a built- in bi-directional RS-232 seri al interface that allows system control through a high-end controller, PC, and/or home autom ation / home theater software package. RS-232 serial operations in a VS172 /[...]
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VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control T ool 4 GUI Main Page The RS232 Control Tool is a convenient and intu itive method to manage the RS-232 commands in your VS172 / VS174 installa tion from one screen. To invoke the GUI, simply cl ick on the icon in your file system. The interface appears, and opens on the Switch Port page by default, as below: The variou[...]
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VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control Tool 5 Switch Port On the Switch Port page, the following actions are possible: Select the Output port from the drop-down menu (options are Po rts 1–4 and default *). Addit ional drop-down me nus are added for every cascaded unit (up to three). Tu r n t h e Display On or Of f. Click Refresh to detect the c[...]
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VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control T ool 6 Switch Port Commands These actions can also be performed by keying the command into the text box, and clicking Send . The formula for Switch Port commands are as follows: Switch Command + Output + Port + Control [Enter] For example, to switch output port to port 02, type the followi ng: sw o02 on [Enter] The fol[...]
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VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control Tool 7 EDID Mode On the EDID Mode page, the following actions are possible: Click on Port 1(*) to implement the EDID of th e connected display to Port 1, and pass it to the video source (default). Click Auto to implement the EDID of all connected displays. Th e VS172 / VS174 uses the best resolution for all disp[...]
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VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control T ool 8 Mute On the Mute page, the following actions are possible: Select an Output port from the drop-down menu. Click ON to mute the selected port. Click OFF to enable the audio of the selected port. Click Send to send the command. Mute Command Enable or disable audi o coming from the output port(s) us[...]
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VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control Tool 9 Read Info On the Read Info page, the following actions are possible: Select an Output from the drop-down menu. Click V ersion to view the current firmware version. Click EDID to see which EDID setting is implemented to device 01. Click Vi d e o to view the v ideo status (on /off). Click Audio [...]
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VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control T ool 10 Reset On the Reset page, the following actions are p ossible: Select an Output port from the drop-down menu. Click Reset to reset the VS172 / VS174 to default factory settings. Click Send to send the command. Reset Comma nd The formula for the Reset command is as follows: Reset Command + Out put + P[...]
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VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control Tool 11 RS-232 Setting The controller’s seri al port should be conf igured as follows: To select the serial port, do the following: Select the port and baud rate from the drop-down menus and click CONNECT . V erification After entering a command, a verificatio n message appears at the end of the command line as fo[...]
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