Black Box AVU4001A manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® Extend analog video up to 50 0 feet ( 1 52 .4 m) o ver twisted -pair cable. Streamlines HD digital signage setup. Wizard Multimedia Extender LP Or der to ll-fr ee in th e U.S .: C all 87 7 - 877- BBOX ( out sid e U.S . call 72 4-746 -55 00 ) FREE tech nical support 2 4 hours a da y, 7 days a week: Call 724- 746-5500 or f ax 724 -[...]

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    Page 2 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A FCC and IC RF I S tatement s / EMC Notic e Fed er al Commu n ic at ion s Commission and Indu str y Canada Radio Frequ ency I nterfere nce S ta t em ents Th is eq ui pm en t gen er at es , use s, a nd ca n r adi at e r adi o-f req ue ncy en er gy , and if not installed and used properly , that is, i n [...]

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    Page 3 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A NOM S tatement Ins trucciones de S eguridad 1. T odas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para refer encia futura. 3. T odas las advertencias en el aparato[...]

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    Page 4 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A NOM S tatement 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobr e o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y r eceptáculos donde salen del aparato. 14. El equipo eléctrico debe ser limpiado únicam[...]

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    Page 5 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A T rademark s Us ed in this Manual / T able of Contents T rademar ks Use d in th is M anua l Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are register ed tradema rk s, and Ser vSwitch is a trademark, of BB T echnologies, Inc. Any other tradema rk s mentioned in this manual are ackno wled ged to be the propert[...]

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    Page 6 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 . Spe cifications Cab le Re quirement s : Foi l t w ist ed-pa ir ( FTP) cab le , CA T5 o r hi gh er ; fo r cab le r un s gr ea t er th an 1 64 ft. (50 m); lo w-s k ew ca ble ma y al so be r equ ir ed t o pre ve nt vide o co lor dist ortio n Dis tance ( Maxim um) : 500 ft. [...]

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    Page 7 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A Chap ter 2 : Over view 2. Ove rview 2. 1 Int rod uc t io n Simplify HD signage setup with this U SB -line- power ed, CA T x-based VGA ex ten der . The Black Box W izar d Multimedi a Ex ten der LP en ables you to extend a nalog video ov er a maxi mu m of 500 fe et ( 1 5 2 .4 m) o f twist ed-pa ir cab l[...]

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    Page 8 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.5 Hard w are De scription 2.5. 1 Lo cal Unit Figure 2 - 1 shows the local unit . T able 2 - 1 describes its c omponent s. HD 1 5 connector US B T ype A connector RJ -45 connector Figure 2 - 1 . Local unit. T able 2 - 1 . Local unit componen t s. Component Descripti on HD 1 5 c[...]

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    Page 9 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.5. 2 Remote Unit Figure 2 -2 shows the remote unit. T able 2 -2 de scri bes its components. HD 1 5 connector RJ -45 connector Figure 2 - 2. Remote un it. T able 2 -2 . Remote un it componen t s. Component Descripti on HD 1 5 con nec tor Links to video input por t R J- 45 c onn[...]

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    Page 10 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A Chapter 3 : Connec t ing Y our Wizard Multimedi a Ex tender LP 3. Conne cting Y our W i zard Multime di a E xten der LP Loca l unit: 1 . C onnect the HD 1 5 V GA video plug to t he video card in the host computer . 2 . C onnect the U SB T ype A connec t or to a vacan t USB por t on the c omputer . NO[...]

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    Page 11 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A Chapter 3 : Connec t ing Y our Wizard Multimedi a Ex tender LP Vid eo an d US B co nn ectio ns to the host c omputer Vid eo co nn ecti on to the displ ay screen Figure 3- 1 . C onnec ting the local an d remot e extenders together via R J- 45 cable.[...]

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    Page 12 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A Chapter 4 : Video Sharpne ss Ad jus tment 4. V ideo Sharpne ss Adjus tment The rem ot e mod ul e ha s a vi deo ad ju stm en t to co nt rol pict ur e sh ar pne ss on the display scre en. T o adjust vide o sharpness: 1 . On the co mpu te r , dis pl ay a su itab le h igh c ont ra st i mag e , ide al ly [...]

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    Page 13 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A Chapter 5 : DDC Informati on 5. DDC information DDC in fo rm at ion is no t se nt f rom t he rem ot e un it . In ste ad , th e loca l un it hold s a sta nd ar d set of DDC deta il s wh ic h ar e su ita bl e fo r most di spl ay scr een s. If the sta nd ar d deta il s ar e not sui tab le , tem por ari [...]

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    Page 14 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A Chapter 6 : Po wer Control 6. Power Control IMPORT ANT : Do no t co nn ect the loca l un it , via the CA T x cabl e , to an ythi ng oth er than the remot e un it. Low v oltag e power f or the remote unit i s fed via one of the pairs within the cable . The loca l un it a lw ays perfo rm s a ch eck bef[...]

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    Page 15 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com AV U 40 0 1A NOT ES[...]

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    B L A C K B O X ® Black Box T ech Support: FREE! Live. 24/7. T ech support the way it should be. Great tech support is just 30 seconds away at 724-746-5500 or blackbox.com. 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Abo ut Black Bo x Black Box Network Services is your source for mor e than 118,000 networking and infrastructure pr oducts. Y ou’ll find everythin[...]