Minicom Advanced Systems 5UM40066 - V1 8/01 manual

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    CAT5 AV Splitter 5UM40066 - V1 8/01 Audio & Video Splitter User Guide[...]

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    T able of Contents Introduction 1 The C A T5 AV Spl i tter 1 Features 2 Overview 3 Installi ng the A V Spli tter sy stem 5 Connecting the Cent ral unit 5 Connecting the remote units 8 Operating the A V Spli tter sy stem 10 A djusting the screen picture 10 The Long Range Remote unit – A djusting the brightness 10 A djusting the volume 11 Technical[...]

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    1 Introduct ion Minicom Advan ced Sys tems Ltd (Minicom ) is a leading man ufacturer of KVM sw itches f or multiple server control. Minicom also m anuf actures interactiv e sys tems for Co mputer Equi pp ed Le arning E nviro nments. I t is al so the w orld leader i n the dev elopm ent an d deploym en t of cutting e dge CAT 5 t echno logy. The CA T5[...]

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    2 Features • Pure hardw are Plug and Play • Two Re mote models to choose f rom • Compatible w ith all major brands of Sound cards • Cascadable • Supports hig h resolu tion mon itors (1280x 1024) • Transm its audi o and video s igna ls along CA T5 cable • Individu al picture adjustm ent[...]

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    3 Ov erv iew The AV Splitter system consists of: A Central u nit – either a 2 or 4 port m od el Plus the follow ing: • VGA cable • Stereo Plug cable • Pow er adapter - ei ther 110V or 220V • Power cord R e m o te or R e m o te L o n g R a n g e un i ts Plus the follow ing: • Pow er adapter - ei ther 110V or 220V • Power cord Use CAT5 [...]

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    4 Computer 9 VAC OFF ON MONITOR TO CENTRAL UNIT AUDIO OUT PICTURE Monitor Speakers 9 VAC OFF ON MONITOR TO CENTRAL UNIT AUDIO OUT PICTURE Monitor Speakers 9 VAC OFF ON MONITOR TO CENTRAL UNIT AUDIO OUT PICTURE Monitor Speakers Remote unit Central unit Remote unit Remote unit Remote unit 9 VAC OFF ON LOCAL MONITOR VIDEO IN 1 TO REMOTE UNIT AUDIO OUT[...]

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    5 Installing the A V Splitter sy stem Before installing the sy stem do the follow ing: • Place cables aw ay f rom f luorescent ligh ts, air conditioners, and mach ines that are likely to generate electrical noise. • Ensure th at the distance f rom th e Central un it to each Rem ote unit does not exceed th e max imu m cable length. Connecting th[...]

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    6 Connect the follow ing to both models of the Central u nit back panel: • Monitor’s cable • VGA cable • CAT5 cables • Speakers (optional) • Stereo Plug cable • Power adapter Figure 3 below illustrates th e back panel connections of the 4- port m odel.[...]

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    7 9 VAC O FF ON LOCAL MONITOR VIDEO IN 1 TO REMOTE UNIT AUDIO OUT 23 4I N RJ-45M to ports 1-4 Mouse Keyboard Monitor MiniDIN6M to computer's Keyboard port MiniDIN6M to computer's Mouse port DIN4M to Power port Power cord To wall socket Power adapter D HDD15M to Local Monitor port RJ-45M to Remote units 1-4 Speakers HDD15F to Video In port[...]

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    8 Connecting the remote units Connect the f ollowi ng to each rem ote unit’ s back panel: • Monitor’s cable • CAT5 cable • Speakers • Power adapter Figure 4 below illustrates the Rem ote unit and Rem ote Long ra nge unit b ac k pane l co nnecti ons. Note! The Re mote Long Ra nge unit a lso ha s a br ightness adjuster (not illustrated in[...]

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    9 9 VAC OFF ON MONITOR TO CENTRAL UNIT AUDIO OUT PICTURE DIN4M to Power port Power cord To wall socket Power adapter D Monitor HDD15M to Monitor port RJ-45M to CAT5 cable port RJ-45M to Central unit Speakers Aux Out plug to Audio Out port CAT5 cable AV Splitter Remote unit Figure 4 The Remote unit back panel connecti ons[...]

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    10 Operating the A V S plitter sy stem To prepare the sys tem f or operation: 1. Connect the A V Splitter system . 2. Sw itch on th e compu ter. 3. Sw itch on the AV Splitter un its. The computer screen im age and au dio sound will be broadcast to all the remote u nits. A djusting the screen picture When the pictu re on a remote s creen needs adjus[...]

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    11 A djusting the v olume Use the Windows v olume control to adjust the volum e of all Remote un its simultan eously. Or adjust the individual speakers at each rem ote un it.[...]

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    12 T ech nical Sp ecifications Resolution Up to 1280 x 1024 - 75 Hz Dimensions Central unit 30 mm x 7 8 mm x 2 2 4 mm Remote unit 30 mm x 7 8 mm x 1 5 7 mm Remote Lo ng Range uni t 30 mm x 1 1 0 mm x 1 9 0 mm Weight Cent ral un it - 450g Rem ote u nit - 260g Rem ote L ong R ange unit 575g Power supply Extern al 110V or 220V 2 x 9VAC 2A Operating te[...]

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    13 Vide o Interface Video Sig nal: A nalog Sign al Red Green Blue 0.7V p-p/75 Ω positive Sync: TT L Compatible Horizontal: Sync. positive/negative Vertical: Sync. positive/negative Impedan ce: 75 Ohm s Horizontal frequ ency : Vertical frequency : 30-100 KHz 43-100 KHz Audio specs Frequency response 20Hz – 16KHz (- 3db) V in V out m ax 2vp- p[...]

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    Headquarter s Minicom Adva nce d Systems Ltd. Jerus al em Israe l Tel: +972 2 651 8593 Fax: +972 2 651 8971 USA Minicom Adva nce d Systems Inc. New Jersey, USA T el: t o ll fr e e: +1 888 486 2154 Tel: +1 908 486 2100 Fax: +1 908 486 7788 Ge rman Eu ro pe Min i com Advan ced System s Gmb H Zurich , Switzerland Tel: +41 1 455 6220 Fax: +41 1 455 622[...]