Black Box MediaCento HX Transmitter and Receivers manual

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    Chapte r Or de r toll -f re e in th e U.S . : C all 8 77- 87 7- BBOX ( o ut si de U. S . ca ll 724 -746 - 550 0 ) • FRE E te chn ica l su pp or t 24 h our s a d ay, 7 day s a we ek : Ca ll 724 -746 - 550 0 o r fa x 724 -746 - 0 746 • Ma ilin g ad dre s s : Bla ck Bo x Co rpo rat ion , 10 0 0 Par k Dr ive , La wr enc e, PA 1505 5 -1 018 Web s it[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 2 T rad emar ks U se d in thi s M anual T ra de mar k s Use d in thi s Ma nual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks, and iC OMPEL a nd Medi aC en to are t rad ema rks, of BB T echno logi es, Inc . Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the proper ty of the tra[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 3 FCC and IC RFI Sta teme nt s / NO M State ment FEDER AL CO MM UN IC ATIO NS CO MM ISS IO N AN D IN DUS T RY C AN A DA RA DI O FREQ UEN C Y IN TE RFERE NCE S T A TEME NT S This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency en ergy , and if not installed and used properly , that is, in strict accordance[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 4 NOM Stat ement 5. El apar ato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cer ca del agua — por ejemplo, cerca de la tina de baño, lavabo , sótano mojado o cerca de una alberca, etc. 6. El apar ato eléctrico debe ser usado únicament e c on carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricant e. 7 . El apar ato e[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 5 NOM St atem ent / S afet y No tice 1 7 . Cu idado debe ser t omado de tal maner a q ue objectos liqu idos no sean der rama do s sob re la cu bie r ta u or ifi cio s de ve ntila ció n. 18. S er v ici o por p er so nal ca lif ica do d ebe rá se r prov is to cuan do : A: El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido dañ[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 6 T able of Contents T a ble of C ont ent s 1 . Specifications ............................................................................................... 7 2. O ver v iew ............................................................................................... 9 2. 1 Introduction .........................[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 7 Chap ter 1: Sp ecifi catio ns 1. Spe cific ati ons Aud io Sup p or t — Sur ro und so und (up t o 7 . 1c h) or s ter eo dig ita l a ud io Equali zation — VSP X-HDMI 1 X4- TX: Bu il t -in; VSPX-HDM I- CSRX : 8- level digital output signal equalization ESD Prot ection — (1) human body model: ±1 9 kV (air -gap [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 8 Chap ter 1: Sp ecifi catio ns Indicators — V SPX- H DM I1 X4 -T X: (2 ) L EDs : (1) RED Po wer, (1) GR EEN Sig nal ; VSPX-HDM I- R X: (2) R J- 45 LEDs: Power; VSPX-HDM I- CSRX : (6 ) LEDs : (1 ) RED Power , (1) GREEN HDMI / DVI, (2) R J - 45 Signal in s tatus, (2) R J- 45 Signal out power T em pe rat ure Tolera [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view 2. O ver v iew 2. 1 Intro du c tion Th e V SPX- H DM I1X4-T X t rans mit ter wo rk s w ith the V SPX- H DM I - R X o r V SPX- HDMI - CSRX receiver to ex tend high-definition video and high- quality audio to different locations over a long distance . The transmitters are cascadable, enabling[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 10 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view 2. 2 . 2 Addi tion al Fea ture s fo r VS PX-H DM I1 X 4 -TX • R ege ner ates th e H DM I signa l. • HDMI lo cal output for monitoring. • Su pp or t s d efaul t H DM I E DI D and can le arn th e ED I D of dis pla ys. • Ex tends up to 66 feet (20 m) of input HDMI cable. • Outputs v[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 11 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view 2. 3 W hat ’s I nclu de d Y our pac kag e sh oul d in clud e t he foll owi ng i tems . I f a ny thin g is mi ssin g o r damaged, contact Black Box T e chnical Support at 724- 7 4 6-5500 or inf o @ blackbox.c om. 2.3. 1 VSPX -HDMI 1 X4 - TX • (1) 1X4 Transmit ter ( V SPX- H DM I1 X4 -T [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 12 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view 3 4 5 6 Fig ure 2-2 . Transmi tt er’s bac k pa nel . 7 8 9 10 Fig ure 2-3. T ransm it ter ’s top pa nel.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 13 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view T ab le 2 - 1 . Tra nsmitter’s components. Number Component Descri pti on 1 Powe r L ED ON wh en pow er t o th e u nit is o n. OF F w hen p ower is of f. 2 Signal LED ON w hen HDMI sou rc e sig na l is detec ted. OF F w hen no H DM I s ignal is de tec ted . 3 +5 V DC pow er connector Co [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 14 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view 2. 4. 2 R ece iver ( VS PX- HDM I - R X ) Figures 2 -4 and 2-5 show the fron t and back panels of the receiver . T able 2-2 describes its components. 1 2 3 4 Fig ure 2-4 . R ece ive r’s f ront pan el. 5 6 Fig ure 2-5. Re cei ver ’s ba ck pan el.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 15 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view T ab le 2 -2 . Receiver’s components. Number Component Descri pti on 1 Interlocking pow er jack Connec t s to + 5 VD C p owe r su ppl y unit. 2 Powe r L ED Lig hts w hen pow er is o n. 3 R J- 45 connector Interco nnec t. 4 Powe r L ED Lig hts w hen pow er is o n. 5 8 -p osi tio n s wi tc[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 16 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view 2. 4. 3 C as ca dab le Re cei ver ( V SPX- H DMI - CS R X ) Fig ures 2- 6 a nd 2-7 sh ow the fro nt an d b ack pan els of the ca sc ada ble re ceiv er. T ab le 2 -3 describes its components. 1 Figure 2 -6. Cascadable receiver’s front panel. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 1 1 2 9 1 0 Figure 2 - 7 . Casc[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 17 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view T ab le 2 -3 (Con tinued). Cascadable receiver’s components. Number Component Descri pti on 3 1 6- level ro tary contr ol sw itch Adju st the 16- le vel equa liza tio n co ntrol corresponding to the transmission distance of receiving HDMI signals. For surrou nd sound audio output, adjust[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 18 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view T ab le 2 -3 (Con tinued). Cascadable receiver’s components. Number Component Descri pti on 9 Link L ED Light s w hen a link is pres ent. 10 Link L ED Light s w hen a link is pres ent. 11 Powe r L ED Lig hts w hen pow er to t he p or t is on. 12 Powe r L ED Lig hts w hen pow er to t he p[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 19 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view Diagram Format Rule Size: 0.013 i CO M P E L ™ HDMI output monitor V SP X- H D M I1X4 -T X VSP X- HD MI - CS R X VSP X- HD MI - CS R X HDMI output monitor Fig ure 2-9. Conn ec ti on diag ram #2.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 20 Chap ter 2 : Ove r view Diagram Format Rule Size: 0.013 Lo cal H DM I output monitor i CO M P E L ™ V SP X- H D M I1X4 -T X VS PX -HDMI-RX VS PX -HDMI-RX HDMI monitor HDMI monitor VSP X- HD MI - CS R X HDMI monitor VS PX -HDMI-RX HDMI monitor CA T x cable 1 30 ft . ( 4 0 m ) CA T x cable 1 30 ft . ( 4 0 m ) CA [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 21 Chapter 3 : Configurat ion 3. Configur ation 3. 1 Switch S et ti ng s on th e T ra ns mit te r Fig ure 3-1 sh ows th e V SPX- H DM I1X4-T X t rans mit ter bo ard ’s s witc h l oc atio ns. T ab le 3- 1 describes the switches’ settings. 1 2 3 4 Fig ure 3-1 . Swi tche s o n t he trans mit ter bo ard . T ab le 3-[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 22 Chapter 3 : Configurat ion 3.2 EDID Learn ing 1 . Power on the transmitter . Connect the display that you want to learn the EDID to the HDM I output connector . 2. T o learn the display’ s EDID for the source device connected to the HDM I output on the transmitter , set EDI D mode to the left position. Power on[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 23 Chap ter 4 : In s tallation 4. I ns t allatio n To broa dc ast H DM I s igna ls to fou r re mote di spla ys wit h a lo ca l p or t, foll ow these instruc tions. 1. T urn of f al l d evi ces , in clud ing sou rces and di spla ys . 2. Connect an HDMI source (such as a Blu-ray disc player) to the HDMI por t on the t[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 24 Chap ter 5 : Pin Defi nitions 5. Pin D ef initio ns 5. 1 H DM I Fig ure 5 - 1 . H DM I f emal e co nne c tor. T ab le 5-1 . HDM I connector pinout. Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 TM DS Data 2+ 11 TM DS Clock Shi eld 2 TM DS Data 2 S hiel d 12 T M DS Clo c k 3 T M DS Da t a 2- 13 CEC 4 TM DS Data1+ 14 Reserved (not conne[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 25 Chap ter 5 : Pin Defi nitions 5. 2 R J - 45 / C AT x Fig ure 5 -2. R J - 45 conn ec tor. T ab le 5-2. R J- 45 CAT x TI A / EI A-568B connector pinout. Pin T568 A Pair T5 6 8A C olo r T568 B Pair T5 6 8B C olo r 1 3 W hite- Gre en 2 White - Orange 2 3 Green 2 O range 3 2 W hite- Orange 3 W hite -G reen 4 1 Blu e 1[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 26 Chapter 6 : Per formance Guide 6. Performance Gu ide for HDMI Over Category 5/ 6 Cable T ransmission T ab le 6-1 . Cable per formance guide. Performan ce Rating T yp e of C AT5 / 6 C abl e Wiring S hielding C AT 5 C AT 5 e C AT 6 Solid Unshielded (U TP) *** ***** ***** Sh iel ded (STP) *** *** **** Str an de d Un[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 27 Chapter 7: T roubles hooting 7 . T roubleshooting 7 . 1 C ont ac ti ng Bla ck Box If you determine that your transmitter , receiver , or cascadable receiver is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit. It contains no use r-se r vice abl e p ar t s. Conta ct Bla ck Box Technic al Sup por t at 724[...]

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