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Avenview DVI-VIDEOWALL-9X manual

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    www.avenview.co m 1 9 Display Video Wall Processor Model # : DVI-VIDEOWALL- 9X © 2010 Avenview Inc . All rights reserved . The contents of this do cument are provided in co nnection with Aven view Inc. (“Avenview ”) products. Avenv iew makes no r epresentations or wa rranties with respect to the accur acy or completeness o f the contents of th[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 2 Table of Conte nts Section 1: Getting Started ...................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Important Safeguards ............................................................................................................ 4 1.2 Safety Instructi ons ..[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 3 1.10.1 DVI- IN ................................................................................................................................ 18 1.10.2 DVI-OUT ............................................................................................................................. 18 1.11 General Troublesh ooting .........[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 4 Section 1: Getting S tarted 1.1 Important Safe guards Please read all of these instr uctions carefully before you use the d evice. Save this manual for futu re reference. What the warr anty does not cover  Any produ ct, on which the serial number has b een defaced, modified or removed.  Damage, deterioration or malfunction[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 5 1.3 Regulatory Notices Federal Communica tions Commissio n (FCC) This equipment has been te sted and fou nd to comply with Part 15 of th e FCC rules. The se limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interferen ce in a residential installation . Any changes or modificat ions made to this equip ment may[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 8 1.5 Package Contents Before you start the in stallation of the con verter, please check the package con tents. - DVI -VIDEOWALL- 9X x 1 - RS232 to USB Adapter x 1 - Rack-mounting K it x 2 - UL AC Power Cord x 1 - Installation Software CD x 1 - DVI to VGA Adapter x 1 - Component to VGA Adap ter x 1 - DVI to DVI & VGA breakou [...]

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    www.avenview.co m 9 1.7 Panel Description 1.7.1 DVI-V IDEOWALL-9X Front Pan el 1 1. LED: Shows current con figuration 1.7.2 DVI-V IDEOWALL-9X Rear P anel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. AC Power 2. RS232 Connector 3. RS485 Connector 4. S-Video/Compo site Input Connector 5. DVI Input Conn ector 6. DVI Local Outpu t Connector 7. DVI Output Conn ectors 1 – 9[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 10 1.7.3 Inputs an d Outputs The Avenview DVI -VIDEOWALL-9X can a ccept inputs from HDMI, DVI, CVB S, YPbPr, VGA and a ccepts both graphics and video signals, wh ich come from co mputers and N TSC/PAL video sources resp ectively. There is a concept of main chann el and sub chan nel for this device. You can pick up one of the d igi[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 11 1.8 Installation To setup Avenview DVI -VIDEOWALL - 9X follow the steps outlined below for conn ecting to a device. 1. Use the best quality DVI, VGA, Composite, S -Video cable s. 2. Turn OFF DVI-VIDEOW ALL-9X an d all devices that are to b e connected to it. 3. Connect 9 Monitors (or pro jectors, TV or oth er display devices) t[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 12 1.9 Operation and Software 1. 9.1 System Requireme nts The Avenview DVI -VIDEOWALL- 9X includ es Software Contro l program which runs un der Windows XP / 20 00 / Vista / 7. Connect the provide RS -232 to USB adapter to DVI-VI DEOWALL -9X and USB Port to y our Windows based system that will be used t o configure the DVI -VIDEOWA[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 13 1.9.3 Softw are Operation 1.9.3.1 State Overall State and Format Setti ngs: 1. Save and Read: The current layout of the nine outputs can be saved to a file. The file can be upload ed in the future to resume the settings. 2. Display Setting: The main and sub sources, both can be adjusted to 16:9 or 4:3 a spect ratio. The brightn[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 14 1.9.3.2 Settings Setting for correct COM Port for Serial Contro l and the Device n umber for identification. 1.9.3.3 Connect Makes connection to attach ed device via RS232 to USB Adapter. 1.9.3.4 Disconnect Disconnects the attached d evi ce. 1.9.3.5 Input Resolution Here you can set the resolutio n of Inpu t. It can take up to [...]

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    www.avenview.co m 15 1.9.4 Setup Individ ual Output Cha nnel There are totally 9 chan nel outputs for DVI -VIDEOWALL - 9X , an d each outpu t can be independently setup to display any area of the input video. E ach output can b e with different output resolutions to adapt different combinations of monitor s or projectors. To select each individual [...]

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    www.avenview.co m 16 For each display, user s can define which area of th e input video is to be displayed. Fu ndamentally, setup the X Total and Y Total first, a nd then define the up per-l eft (X Start, Y Start) and bottom -right (X End, Y E nd) corners for each display chann el. The control pan el to achieve this goal is as shown. This area demo[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 17 1.9.5 CASCADING The Avenview DVI -VIDEOWALL-9X can b e cascaded with as many as 255 DVI -VIDEOWALL- 9X devices. To cascade two DVI -VIDEOWALL-9X, conn ect a DVI cable fr om Local Output o f Unit 1 to DVI Input o f Unit 2.[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 18 1.10 Supported Resolutions 1.10 .1 DVI- IN Supported Mode Resolution Supported Mode Resolution 480P/525P 720x483 @60Hz MAC 832x624 @75Hz 480P (16:9) 960x483 @60Hz VESA 1024x768 @60Hz 576P/625P 720x756 @50Hz MAC 1024x768 @60Hz (HDTV) 720p 1280x720 @50Hz VESA 1024x768 @70Hz (HDTV) 720p 1280x720 @60Hz IBM 1024x768 @72Hz (HDTV) 108[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 19 1.11 General Tr oubleshooting Problem Possible Solution No Power  Check if AC Power Cord is firmly plugged into DVI -VIDEOWA LL- 9X  If you are recovering fro m Power Outage, leav e the d evice OFF for a while and then p ower it ON again. Off-Center Scre en Image, Odd Colors or No Picture  Make sure all cables are in g[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 20 Section 2 : Specif ications Item Desc ripti on Model DVI -VIDEOWALL- 9X Unit Descri ption 9 Display Video Wall Proc essor Video Format Support HDMI, DVI, VGA, Compo nent, S-Video, Co mposite (Only one Digital and one Analog can be in put simultaneously) Dual Out put Support DVI & VGA Local Outp ut Yes Video Bandwi dth DVI ([...]

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    www.avenview.co m 21 Noti ce 1. If the DVI or HDMI de vice requires the EDID informatio n, please use E DID Reader/Write r to retrieve and provide DVI/HD MI EDID information . 2. All HDMI over CAT5 t ransmission distan ces are measured using Be lden 1583A CAT5e 125MH z LAN cable a nd ASTRODESIGN Video Sign al Generator VG -859C. 3 3. The transmissi[...]

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    www.avenview.co m 22 Disclaimer While eve ry precaution ha s been taken in t he preparation o f this document, Avenview Inc . assumes no li ability with r espect to the operati on or use of Avenvi ew hardware, soft ware or other pr oducts and documentat ion describe d herein, for any act or omission of Avenview c oncerning such pr oducts or this do[...]