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    The q ui ck est w a y to e x te nd V GA video pl u s f our US B de vi ces a nd spe ak ers up t o ne ar ly 1 0 0 0 feet from y our comput er . Ma ki ng f u l l u se o f a s i ng le len gt h o f ca t eg ory 5, 5 e , 6, 7 or 7 a twist ed p a i r ca bling. ServSwitch Wizard VGA/USB ™ A CU5050 A-R2 Ord er toll-fre e in the U.S . : Call 87 7 - 877-BBOX[...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 2 T r ademark s Us ed in this Manual Black Box a nd the Double Diamond logo are regi stered trademarks, and Ser vSwitc h is a tradema rk, of BB T echnologies, Inc. Mac is a registered tr ademark of Apple C o mput er , Inc. Linux is register ed trademark o f Linus T orvalds. Wi[...]

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    FC C an d IC RF I S tat emen ts 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 3 Feder al Co mmun ica ti ons Comm issi on and I ndustr y Canad a Rad io F requenc y Int erferenc e S tatements This equipmen t generates, u ses, and can radia te radio-frequency energy , and if not installed and used properly , that is, in strict accordan ce with the man ufa[...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 4 Ins trucciones de Seguridad ( Norma s Oficiales M exicanas Elec trical Safe ty S tatement ) 1 . T odas las instrucc iones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas ant es de que el aparat o eléctrico sea operado. 2 . Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán[...]

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    T able of Content s 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 5 Contents 1 . Specific ations .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 2. Ov e r v ie w ...............................................................[...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 6 1 . Spec if ica t i ons Approvals: C E, FC C Hardware C ompatibility: All compute rs with VGA analog video and USB in terfaces Soft ware C ompatibility : Operates with all kno wn soft ware and operati ng sys te ms incl uding Windows® , Linux® , Unix ® , BSD , all Sun® OS[...]

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    Cha pt er 2 : Ove r vi ew 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 7 2. O ver view Thank you f or choosing the Serv Swit ch Wizard V GA- USB extender s which pr ovide a very ef fective way to put d istance bet ween your c omputer a nd its peripherals. The compact c asi ngs and ease of u se of the modules belie the ingenui ty of their operation. Us[...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 8 3. Inst al l ati on 3. 1 Mount ing t he modu les – desk or r ack The modules can be situated on a desk or altern atively , for lar ger installation s, mount ed within an option al rack moun t chassi s. 3. 1 . 1 Desk mount Apply the supplied self-adhesive ru bber feet to th[...]

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    Cha pt er 3 : Instal l at i on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 9 3. 1 . 2 Ra ck mount Note: T he module switches are no t acc essible once it is i nserted into the r ack, theref ore , check all settings bef ore insertion. 1 Place the rack securing plate (available as a separate kit) onto the front of the module and secure it with the two [...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 10 3. 2 Connections Installation of the modules is stra ightforward and requir es minim al con figur ation in most cases. • C onnections atthe local module • C onnections atthe remotemodule IM PORT A NT: The Ser vSwitch Wi zard V GA- USB can[...]

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    Cha pt er 3 : Instal l at i on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 11 4 Optionally connect a local vid eo monitor t o the video out feed- through con nec tor on the local module as shown in Fi gure 3-5: Figure 3-5. Option ally attaching a local video monitor 5 Attach the connector of the categor y 5, 5e , 6, 7 or 7 a link cable (up to 1 00 [...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 12 3. 2.2 Connec tions at the remot e module 1 Place the remot e module adjacen t to the u ser location. 2 Attach the lead from the video monitor to the video out socke t on the remote modu le as shown in Figure 3- 7 : Figure 3- 7 . Attaching the V GA video monitor cable 3 A[...]

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    Cha pt er 3 : Instal l at i on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 13 4 Optionally attach the lead from your stereo speak ers to the aud io output sock et on the remot e module as shown in Figur e 3-9 : Figure 3 -9. Opt ionally at ta ching stere o spea k ers 5 Attach the connector of the categor y 5, 5e , 6, 7 or 7 a link cable (up to 1 00 [...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 14 6 Attach the output connector of the power adapte r to the ‘POWER’ socket o f the remot e module as shown in Figur e 3- 1 1: LINK POWER OUT T O LOC AL ON W i z a r d V G A / U S B V M EXTENDER To p o w e r supply Figure 3- 1 1 . Attaching the power adapte r 7 Attach t[...]

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    Cha pt er 3 : Instal l at i on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 15[...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 16 3. 2.3 Dual user config ur ati on Y ou c an c ombine two Ser v S witch Wizard V GA- USB extender sets to create a du al user con figur ation. S uch an in stallation would allow a si ngle comput er to be con trolled fr om two dif fe rent position s, with each position rece[...]

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    Cha pt er 3 : Instal l at i on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 17 LOC AL OUT IN IN S e B LOC AL OUT IN IN S e B LINK AL POWER OUT T O REMO TE ON S e r v S w i t c h W i z a r d V G A / U S B ™ L A C K B O X K V M EXTENDER Audio, USB and video from the PC Audio crosslink from first to second local module Video crosslink from first to[...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 18 3.3 Video displ a y ( DDC) inf orma ti on The Display Da ta Ch annel (or DDC) is an i ndustr y standard scheme which a llows video monitors to declare their capabil ities to the compute r’ s video adapter cir cuitry , allo wing the latter to op timise their o utputs acc[...]

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    Cha pt er 3 : Instal l at i on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 19 3.3. 1 DDC indicat ions When power is first applied to the local module ( either fr om the comput er’ s USB port or an optional power adapter ) it w il l search f or val id DDC data on its vid eo out con nec tor . During thi s process, the green in dicator (built int o [...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pa g e 20 What is sk ew and wh y is c ompensat ion needed ? The twisted pair cabling supported by the ServSwitch Wizard VGA-USB modules consists of four pairs of wires per cable, three of which are used to convey red, green and blue video signals to the remote video monitor. Due to [...]

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    Cha pt er 3 : Instal l at i on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 21 This flash sequence indicates that you are at Standby level Num Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock The indicators on the keyboard linked to the remote unit will begin to flash in sequence. Also, the gr een indicator adj acent t o the CA T x link socket wi ll flash . Note: Durin[...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 22 3.4 Video com pensati on (cont i nued) Once you ha ve ent ered video c ompensati on standby le vel , you can choose which adjustments to mak e . General ly you should set the cable ty pe and cable length options fi rst. T hen , if necessar y , use the vide o gai n and color[...]

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    Cha pt er 3 : Instal l at i on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 23 3.4.6 T o adj ust colo r sk ew Y ou w il l only need to use these adjustments if the video image is not sharp a fter adjusting the cable ty pe and length . Before ente ring video compensation mode, displ ay the suggested screen con ten t (see T est images while compen satin[...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 24 4. Oper a t io n 4. 1 General use In use, the Serv Swit ch Wizard V GA- USB modules should be tra nsparen t - the system and its p eriphe rals sho uld operate exactly as normal, t he only differenc e being that the y are now up t o 30 0 metres apa r t. In some installatio[...]

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    Cha pt er 4 : Operat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 25[...]

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    Ser v Switch Wizar d VGA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pa g e 26 App endix A . T roubles hooti ng A . 1 S tatus indicator s The green indicators buil t int o the lin k connectors on each module provide useful f eedback regardi ng the con nec tion and power st atus: Dur ing star t up (of th e local mod ule) • One very shor t?[...]

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    Ap pe ndice s 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 27 App endix B. Saf et y Infor mation • For usein dr y , oilfree indoorenvironments only . • Do notuse tolinkb etween build ings. • Ens urethatall tw istedpair in ter connect cables areinstalled incomplian[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om About Bl ack B ox Black Box Network Ser vices is your sourc e for mor e than 1 1 8 ,00 0 networking and in frastructure products. Y ou’ll fi nd every thing from cabinets and racks and power and su rge prot ec tion pr oduct s to media c onverters and Ethernet switches a ll supported by free , live 2 4 / 7 T e ch[...]