Black Box VX-HDMI-FO manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® E xt en d vi de o, 3 D vi de o (1 08 0i ), a nd a ud io s i g n a l s up t o 16 00 m et er s fr o m an A /V s o u r ce via multimode fiber optic cable. Us ing du ple x m ult imo de c abl e a nd 108 0p vi de o, ext end th e d is ta nce up to 800 meters. 3D HDMI Fiber Extender VX-HDMI-FO Ord er tol l-free in t he U.S.: Call 8 77-87[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 2 T rade mark s U se d i n t his Manu al T rademarks Used in this Manual Bla ck Box and th e D ou ble D iam ond lo go ar e re gis te red tra de mar ks of 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 3 FCC and I C R FI State me nt s 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 A DI O FREQU ENC Y IN TER FER ENC E STA TEM EN TS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency en ergy , and if not ins ta lle d and us ed pro pe rly, t hat is, in s tri c t a ccor danc e w[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 4 NOM Stat ement 4. T oda s las i nst ruc cio nes d e op er aci ón y us o de be n ser s eg uid as. 5. El apara to el éctrico no deberá ser usad o cer ca del agua— por ejemplo, cerca de la t ina d e bañ o, lava bo, só ta no mo jad o o cerc a de u na alb er ca, e tc. 6. El apara to el éctrico debe ser usad o ?[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 5 NOM Stat ement 1 6 . El cable d e corrien te deberá ser de sconect ado del cuando el equ ip o no sea usa do p or un l arg o pe rio do d e ti emp o. 1 7 . Cu idado debe ser t omado de tal manera que objec tos l iquidos no sean der ram ado s so bre l a cub ier t a u or ifi cio s de v enti lac ión . 18. Ser v ici o[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 6 T able of Content s Cha p ter Pag e 1 . Specifications ............................................................................................... 7 2. Ov er vi ew ..................................................................................................... 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 cifi ca tion s 3D Vi deo S upported — Ye s Ca bl e — 50 /12 5 -µ o r 62.5 /125µ dup le x mult im od e fib er o ptic c ab le Ex ten si on Di s ta nc e — 2560 feet (80 0 m), appro x. 0. 5 mi. (1 080p); 5 12 0 f eet ( 1600 m) , ap prox. 1 mi . ( 1080i) Us er Co nt rol s ?[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 8 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 2. O ver view 2. 1 In tro du c tio n The 3D HDM I Fiber Ex tender consists of a Local and a Remote Unit. It enables users to e x ten d v id eo, 3D vi de o (1080 i ) , a nd audi o sign als up to 5 120 fee t (160 0 m, approx. 1 mi.) from an A / V source via duplex multi mode fiber optic cable[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 Chap ter 2 : O ver view • (10 ) s mall s crew s • ( 8 ) sm all rare ea r th mag net s for m ount ing • Q uic k I ns ta ll G uid e 2. 4 Sys te m Re qui rem en ts Y o u w ill ne ed to sup pl y t he foll ow ing ite ms : • H DCP com pli ant mo nito rs wi th H DM I i nter fa ce for the H DCP vi de o s our ce ?[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 10 Chap ter 2 : O ver view T able 2- 1 . Lo cal and remote units components. L1 R1 SC -SC fiber inte r face Connect the multimode optical fib er cable to this p or t . L2 — HDMI connector Conne c t to th e H D MI s ourc e. — R2 Conne c t to th e H D MI m oni tor. L3 R3 Power supply Apply the p roper power to th [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 11 Chap ter 3 : I ns t allation 3. In s t allati on C AUT I ON : D o not sta re into the be am or lo ok di re ct ly into the e nds of a ny f ib er opt ic ca bles. Yo u migh t be exposed to i nvi sibl e las er rad iati on. Th e las er beam can injure the eye. 3. 1 Pr ep arin g for I ns t alla tion • D ete rmi ne wh[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 12 Chap ter 3 : I ns t allation 3. 2 I ns t allati on Ste ps 1. Conne ct th e vid eo s ource to th e l oc al uni t. 2. Conn ec t th e m oni tor to the lo c al unit an d /o r re mot e u nit. 3. Use an SC -to-SC duplex multimode fiber optic cable to link the SC -SC fiber port s on the Lo c al and Re mote U nit s tog e[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 13 Chap ter 4 : O pe ration 4. O p erat ion The LEDs on the Ex tender Units show the real-time status indicating the linking and communication between the local and the remote unit. The LED indicator on the top of the un it sho ws th e s t atus . The quality of the output signal depends upon the quality of the video[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 14 Chap ter 5 : ED ID Co nfigura tion ( Lo c al Unit On ly) 5. ED ID C onfi gura tio n ( Lo c al Uni t Onl y) In some cases, display problems may occur because of incorrect EDID communication between the display monitor and the unit or inappropriate EDID data programmed by display manufacturers. Press the “EDID Co[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 15 Chap ter 5 : ED ID Co nfigura tion ( Lo c al Unit On ly) Mo de 1 : A uto M ixi ng + ED ID Co nf ig St e p 1. Press and hold the “EDID config” button for three seconds. Ste p 2 . Relea se the button righ t afte r the Video OK LED fl ashes yello w qui ckly . Step 3. When the LED flas hes ye llow t wice , it has[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 16 Chap ter 5 : ED ID Co nfigura tion ( Lo c al Unit On ly) T able 5 -2 . L ED Indicator functions. Press “EDID con fig ” bu t to n fo r Video OK LED indicator Stat us 3 seconds Y e llo w: Fl ash qu ick ly Auto mi xin g ( vi de o ) an d Copy lo cal mo nit or EDI D (audio ) 6 seconds Y e llo w: Fl ash sl ow ly Co[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 17 Ap pe ndix : In s talling D uple x Multim od e Fiber C ab le Ap pe nd ix . In s talli ng Du pl ex Mu ltim od e Fib er O pti c C abl e 1 . We recommend that you use OM3 multimode fiber optic cable (50 /1 25 and 62.5 /125) te rm inate d wit h S C d upl ex co nne c tor s t o in terco nne c t the lo ca l u nit and re[...]

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