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  • Page 1

    1 THE SER VSWITCH ™ F AMIL Y W elcome to the Ser vSwitch TM Family! Thank you for purchasing a BLACK BOX ® ServSwitch ™ Brand video switch! We appreciate your business, and we think you’ll appreciate the many ways that your new video switch will save you money, time, and effort. * Our ServSwitch family is all about breaking away from the tra[...]

  • Page 2

    2 SER VSWITCH ™ BRAND MA TRIX VIDEO SWITCH TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks, and ServSwitch is a trademark, of Black Box Corporation. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. SGI is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphi[...]

  • Page 3

    3 FCC/IC ST A TEMENTS, EU DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTR Y CANADA RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interfer[...]

  • Page 4

    4 SER VSWITCH ™ BRAND MA TRIX VIDEO SWITCH NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL-SAFETY ST A TEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas 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 referencia futura.[...]

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    5 NOM ST A TEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde s[...]

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    6 SER VSWITCH ™ BRAND MA TRIX VIDEO SWITCH Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ............................................................................................. 7 2. Introduction ............................................................................................... 9 3. Installation .......................................[...]

  • Page 7

    7 CHAPTER 1: Specifications 1. Specifications Compliance — CE; FCC Part 15 Subpart J Class A, IC Class/classe A Standards — VGA, SVGA, XGA, or XGA-2 video Interfaces — Video: VGA; Serial: EIA/TIA RS-232, pinned according to TIA-574, DTE Supported Video Types — RGBHV (VGA, SVGA, XGA, or XGA-2), RGBS, or RGsB (“sync on green”) Resolution [...]

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    8 SER VSWITCH ™ BRAND MA TRIX VIDEO SWITCH Connectors — On Switch itself: (8) HD15 female for video: (4) to CPUs’ video ports (or other sources), (4) to monitors (or other destinations); (1) DB9 male for serial; (1) 5-pin DIN female for power; On power-supply transformer: (1) IEC male inlet for power Maximum Altitude — 10,000 ft. (3048 m) T[...]

  • Page 9

    9 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction The ServSwitch ™ Brand Matrix Video Switch is an ideal tool for sharing and/or switching between the output of as many as four video sources (such as PCs), in order to display or capture that output at up to four video destinations (such as monitors).Once you attach all your devices, you can hook the Swit[...]

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    10 SER VSWITCH ™ BRAND MA TRIX VIDEO SWITCH 3. Installation To set up your ServSwitch ™ Brand Matrix Video Switch system, take these steps: 1. Making sure that the Switch is powered off, find its input ports. (These are the top row of HD15 connectors on its rear panel, shown in Figure 3-1, labeled “CPU 1” through “CPU 4”.) Run cabling f[...]

  • Page 11

    11 CHAPTER 3: Installation 3. If you’ll be using the included keypad to control the Switch, plug it into the Switch’s DB9 male RS-232 port. If you’ll be using a PC (or some other RS-232 DTE device with a DB9 male serial port) to control the Switch, run DB9 null- modem cable such as our product code EYN257H-FF from the Switch to that device. I[...]

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    12 SER VSWITCH ™ BRAND MA TRIX VIDEO SWITCH 4. Operation 4.1 The Switch’ s LEDs The LEDs on the ServSwitch ™ Brand Matrix Video Switch’s front panel, shown in Figure 4-1, indicate which of the Switch’s outputs are displaying the video from which inputs, and which outputs have been blanked and aren’t showing anything. The inputs are the [...]

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    13 CHAPTER 4: Operation 4.2 Switching Manually With the Keypad To switch a given output to display a given input (or to blank an output), press “[ out ][.][ in ][Enter]” on the Switch’s keypad, where: •[ out ] is the number of the output channel (1 through 4, or “*” for all outputs); • [.] is the keypad’s decimal-point/Delete key; ?[...]

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    14 SER VSWITCH ™ BRAND MA TRIX VIDEO SWITCH 4.3 Switching With (or Through) a Serial Device To control the Matrix Video Switch through an attached PC or other serial device, the serial device has to be able to communicate with the Switch. (You’ll need to set the device to 1200 bps, 8 data bits, and no parity; the number of stop bits is irreleva[...]

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    15 CHAPTER 5: T roubleshooting 5. T roubleshooting 5.1 Calling Black Box If you determine that your ServSwitch™ Brand Matrix Video Switch is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit . It contains no user- serviceable parts. Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. Before you do, make a record of the history of the pr[...]

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    ADDENDUM – Advanced Features ò ò ò ò ò ò ò ò Scan Mode 16 The ACL0404A has a “Scan Mode” whereby each output automatically cycles through and displays all inputs at a customer specified rate. Activating the Scan Mode There are 2 types of scan modes: individual scan and all scan . To enter individual scan mode, a simple key sequence is[...]