Black Box AC1056A-2 manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® Br o ad ca st a c ri sp , cl ea r VG A si gn al f r om o ne P C to two, four , or eight VGA monitors. Use for trade shows, training, even public information systems. Compact Video Splitters AC1056A-2 AC1056A-4 AC1056A-8 Ord er tol l-free in t he U.S.: Call 8 77-87 7-BBOX (outs ide U .S. cal l 724- 746-55 00) F REE techn ical s up[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 2 FCC and IC R FI State men ts / NOM St atem ent FEDER AL CO MM UN IC A T IO NS CO MM IS SI ON A ND I N DUS T RY C A NA DA R AD IO F REQU ENC Y IN TER FERE NCE S TA TEME NT S This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency en ergy , and if not ins ta lle d a nd use d pro per ly, th at i s, in str ic [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 3 NOM Stat ement 4. T oda s las i nst rucc ion es d e op era ció n y uso d eb en s er s egu idas . 5. El apara to el éctrico no d eberá ser usado cerca del agua — por ejemplo , cerca de la t ina d e bañ o, lavab o, só tan o mo jad o o cerc a de un a alb erc a, etc. 6. El apara to el éctrico debe ser usad o ?[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 4 NOM Stat ement 1 6 . El cable d e c o rriente de berá ser descone ctado del cuando el equipo n o sea usa do p or un l arg o per io do d e tie mp o. 1 7 . Cu idado debe ser t omado de tal manera que objec tos l iquidos no sean der rama do s so bre la c ubi er t a u ori fic io s de ve ntila ció n. 18. Ser v ic io [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 5 T rade mark s Us ed in thi s Manual T rademarks Used in this Manual Bla ck B ox and th e D oub le Di amo nd log o are reg is tere d t rad ema rk s o f BB Techno lo gie s, In c. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the proper ty of the trademark owner s.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 6 T able of Content s T abl e of Co nte nt s 1 . Specifications ....................................................................................................... 7 2. O ve r vi e w .............................................................................................................. 8 2. 1 Introduction[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 7 Chap ter 1: S pe cific ation s 1. Spe cific at ion s Number of V GA Outputs — AC 1056A-2: (2) ; AC 1056 A- 4: (4); AC 1056 A- 8: (8 ) Signal Bandwidth — A C 1 056A- 2, A C 10 56A-4: 35 0 MHz; AC 105 6A-8: 300 MH z Signal T ype — VGA, SVGA, Mu lti-sync Ca bl e L en gt h — AC 1056A- 2 : (1 ) 5 -ft. (1 .5 -m)[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 8 Chap ter 2 : O ver v iew 2. O ver vie w 2. 1 In tro du c tio n The Compact Video Split ter (2 -, 4 -, or 8- por t) broadcasts and bo osts one VGA sign al sou rce to 2, 4, or 8 VGA mo nito rs . U se it for pre se nta tio ns, ex hib it s, demonstrations, trade shows, monitor testing, or business me etings. There’s[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 Chap ter 2 : O ver v iew 2. 3 Ha rdw are D es crip tio n 2. 3. 1 AC1056 A-2 Figures 2 -1 and 2- 2 show the front and back panels of the AC 1056A- 2. T able 2- 1 describes its components. 5 2 Fig ure 2- 1. AC1 05 6A -2 fr ont pan el. 1 Fig ure 2-2. AC 1056 A-2 bac k p ane l. T able 2- 1 . AC 1056A-2 components. Com[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 10 Chap ter 2 : O ver v iew 2. 3. 2 AC1056 A- 4 Fig ures 2-3 an d 2- 4 sh ow the fro nt and ba ck p ane ls of the AC1 05 6A - 4 . Table 2-2 describes its components. 5 2 Fig ure 2-3. AC 1056A - 4 fro nt p ane l. 1 1 1 1 Fig ure 2- 4. AC 105 6A - 4 bac k p ane l.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 11 Chap ter 2 : O ver v iew T able 2- 2. AC 1056A-4 component s. Component Des cription 1 (4 ) HD 15 connectors Outputs 2 (1 ) HD1 5 connector Input 3 Pow er LED ( not sh ow n, on top of uni t) Lig ht s w he n t he spl it ter is pow ere d b y the 5-V DC power adapter 4 Active LED ( not shown, on top of uni t) Lights[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 12 Chap ter 2 : O ver v iew 2 1 1 5 Fig ure 2-6 AC1 0 56A - 8 ba ck pan el. T able 2-3 . AC 1056A- 8 components. Component Des cription 1 (8 ) HD1 5 connectors (o n b ack of uni t) Outputs 2 (1 ) HD1 5 connector (on bac k of un it) Input 3 Pow er LED ( on fro nt of u nit ) Lig ht s w he n t he spl it ter is pow ere [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 13 Chap ter 3 : I ns tallati on 3. In s ta llatio n 1 . For the 2-por t model (AC 1056A-2), you’l l need two H D 15 male-to-male output cables (one of these c ables is included). Y ou’ll also need one input cable (includ- ed). For the 4 -por t model (AC 1056A- 4) , you’ll need four output cables (three of thes[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 14 Chap ter 3 : I ns tallati on / Chap ter 4 : Op eration 2. Y ou’ ll a lso nee d to conne ct th e C ompa c t Vi deo Spl itter’ s in put c onnector to t he VGA sour ce. Use an HD1 5 male- to-male cabl e (inc lud ed) for this conn ec tio n. 3. C onnec t the included power supply cord’ s barrel connec tor to the[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 15 Appe ndix : T roubleshooting Appen dix. T roubleshooting A . 1 Co nt ac tin g Bla ck Box If y ou det ermin e tha t you r C ompa c t Vi deo Spl itter is malfu nctioni ng, do not attemp t to alter or repair the unit. It contains no user-serviceable part s. Contact Black Box at 72 4 -7 46 -5500 or in fo @ blackbox. [...]

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    Chapte r Page 900 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com B L A C K B O X ® Gr eat te ch s upp ort is ju st 30 se con ds awa y at 724-746-5500 or blackbox.com. Black Box T ech Support: FREE! Live. 24/7. T ec h s upp or t t he way it should be. AC1056A-2, versio n 2 Ab ou t Bla ck Box Bla ck B ox prov id es an ex te nsi ve r ang e of n et wo rkin g a nd infra [...]