Atlona AT-HDMI-V42 manual

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    www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 User Manual 4x2 HDMI™ v1.3 Switcher AT-HDMI-V42[...]

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    1 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................. 2 2. FEATURES .................................................. 2 3. OPERATION CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS .................................................. 2 3.1 FRONT PANEL ..............................................[...]

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    2 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 The is a high performance HDMI™ v1.3 Switcher with remote control. It allows your various HDMI™ source to share two HDTV display. Simply pressing one button to select your desired HDMI™ source for display on the HDTV. Each product in this series is compatible to HDMI™ v1.3 spe[...]

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    3 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 1. Power: Press the button to turn on/off the unit. 2. Direct input selector: Press 1, 2, 3 or 4 to select the desired input source. The connection between splitter and remote controller with RS-232 modem cable. ns definition of modem cable Splitter Remote Controller PIN Definition PI[...]

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    4 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 5.1 RS-232 transmission format: Baud Rate: 9600 bps Data bit: 8 Bits Parity: None Stop Bit: 1 bit 5.1 RS-232 transmission format: RS-232 command Operation POWER 00 Select power OFF POWER 01 Select power ON PORT 01 Select port 1 PORT 02 Select port 2 PORT 03 Select port 3 PORT 04 Selec[...]

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    5 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 CONNECTION AND INST ALLATION HDTV 1 HDTV 2 HDTV 1 HDTV 3 HDTV 2 STB[...]

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    6 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 Safeguards Precautions FCC regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment, not expressly approved by the manufacturer, could void the user’ s authority to operate this equipment. Operate this product using only the included external power supply. [...]

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    7 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 WARRANTY Limited Warranty Atlona Technologies warrants that (a) its products (the AT-HDMI-V42) will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of 3 years from the date of receipt and (b) that the product will be free from defects in materi[...]

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    8 www.atlona.com Toll free: 1-877-536-3976 Local: 1-408-962-0515 ATLONA PRODUCT REGISTRATION Thank you for purchasing this Atlona product. - We hope you enjoy it and will take an extra few moments to register your new purchase. Registration creates an ownership record if your product is lost or stolen and helps ensure you’ll receive notification [...]