Black Box 8x8 DVI-D Matrix Switches manual

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72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 2 FCC and I ndus tr y Canada Statem ent s Feder al Co mmun icati ons Commissi on and Industr y Canada Ra dio F requenc y Interferenc e S tatements This e quipmen t g enerat es, uses, and can radiat e radio -frequency energy , and if not installed and used properly , that is, in stric t ac co rda nc e with [...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 3 NOM Statemen t Instrucc iones de Segur idad ( Normas Ofic iales Mexica nas Electrica l Safety Statemen t ) 1 . T o das las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán s er leídas antes de que el aparato eléc trico s ea o perado. 2 . L as instrucc i ones de seguridad y op eración deb erán ser gua[...]

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72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 5 T able of Content s T able of C ontents 1 .0 Specif ications .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 2.0 Safet y .......................................................[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Cha pter 1: Speci ficat ions Pa ge 6 1 .0 Sp ecifications Specif icatio n s — Video Bandwidth — 1 6 5 MH z, al l d ig i ta l Clock Jit ter — < 0. 1 5 Tbit Dis ta nce ( M aximu m ) — In pu t: < 3 6 m , 1 9 2 0 x 1 2 00 @ 60 H z; Out put: < 7 m , 1 92 0 x 1 200 @ 60 Hz Error in DC O f f set — 1 [...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Cha pter 1: Speci ficat ions Pa ge 7 Spe cifications — Control Baud Rate and Protocol — Baud rate: 9 60 0 ; data bits : 8 ; stop bits : 1 ; parit y bit: none Control Application — S wit ch 2 .0 Se rial Contro l Por t — RS- 23 2 Serial C ontrol Poling Protocol — 2 = TX, 3 = RX, 5 = G ND Speed — Full /[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Cha pter 2 : Safety Pa ge 8 2.0 Saf et y T o ensure user safety , please comply with the following items during the installation, maint enance , and op eration of the 8X8 DVI - D Matrix Switch . 1) The Matrix Switc h must b e in s table position. Us e o nly the power supply that comes with unit. Using an unautho[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Chapter 3 : I ntroduc tion Pa ge 9 3.0 Introduction 3. 1 About the 8X8 DVI- D Matr ix Swit ch The 8X8 DVI - D Matrix Swit ch is a high-p erformance professional computer and audio signal s witch that can be used for cross switching multiple computer and audio signa ls. Ind ependent DVI and balance / unbalanc e I[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Chapter 3 : I ntroduc tion Pa ge 1 0 3. 3 Fr on t a nd R ea r Vi ews: Figure 3- 1 . Fron t of the Matrix Switc h Figure 3-2 . Back of the Matrix Switch A VSW- DVI8x8[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Cha pter 4 : Instal lat ion Pa ge 1 1 4.0 Ins tallat ion The 8X 8 DVI-D Mat rix S wit ch ha s a du rab le me tal ca sin g and can be stac k ed wit h ot he r devi ces . It is al so r ack mo unt able an d can be installed on a standard 1 9 inch rack. It is recommended to leave a 1 U space bet ween the units to all[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Cha pter 4 : Instal lat ion Pa ge 1 2 4. 1 Connec ti ng using Input and Output T erm inals The 8X 8 DVI-D Mat rix S wit ch ma y rec eiv e si gna ls fr om D VD pla ye rs, c om put ers, gr ap hics wo rkstat ion s, an d ot her d igi tal non- HDCP signals. T he switch can provide output to projectors, vide o recorde[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Cha pter 4 : Instal lat ion Pa ge 1 3 Figure 4 - 4. R S - 232 DB9 connec tor . T able 4 -2 . Pinni ng for the RS - 232 connector . Number Pin Fun c tion 1 Not u sed Not u sed 2 Tx T ransmit 3 Rx Receive 4 Not u sed Not u sed 5 Ground Ground 6 Not u sed Not u sed 7 Not u sed Not u sed 8 Not u sed Not u sed 9 Not [...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Cha pter 4 : Instal lat ion Pa ge 1 4 4. 2 Connecting and Set ti ng up Audi o (A VSW- DVI8X8 only) The 8X8 DVI - D Matrix Swit ch with Audio feat ures t wo ty pes of connections: balanced and unbalanc e d. The balanced connection transmits a pair of balanced signals along t wo c ables. Because interferenc e will[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Chapter 5 : O pe rat ion an d Control Pa ge 1 5 5.0 Oper at ion a nd Cont rol 5. 1 RS -23 2, L AN, and Thi rd - Pa r t y Contr ol The unit c an b e con trolled one of four ways: • Using control s on the front panel • With the Remote C o ntr ol unit that is provided with the Matrix Swit ch • Using a PC and [...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Chapter 5 : O pe rat ion an d Control Pa ge 1 6 T able 5 - 1 , contin u ed. Con trols for O peration of the Matrix Swit ch using the Front Panel buttons. S TAT US Inq uirin g s tat us b ut ton : To in quire ab out the pre se nt s tat us. Ex amp le 1: To inqu ire the st atus of out put chan nel 7 . Op erati on : [...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Chapter 5 : O pe rat ion an d Control Pa ge 1 7 5.3 Ent ering a Sequence of Commands on the Fron t Contr ol Panel Figure 5 - 1 . Press the but ton for input channel number “ 1 “ . The LC D displays: ” 1 ” . Fi gur e 5- 2. Pr ess th e butt on f or swi tch in g mode “ A V“ . The L C D di spl ays “ B [...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Chapter 5 : O pe rat ion an d Control Pa ge 1 8 Fi gur e 5- 7 . Pr ess th e ” En ter ” butt on t o ex ecu te th is seq uen ce o f com ma nds. The L C D dis pla ys, ” Swi tc h OK “ . Fi gur e 5- 8. Di spl ay fe edba ck on L C D : The video si gn al of ou tpu t ch ann el 4 is tr an sfe rre d fr om the i np[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Chapter 5 : O pe rat ion an d Control Pa ge 1 9 5.5 Operat ion of the Appli c at ion Sof t wa re Video Matrix Switchi ng Sof t ware is a compatible application that can be used with this series of M atrix Switches. Requiremen t s to run the sof tware : • Operating sy stem : Window s ® 98/2 000 / NT , W in do [...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Chapter 5 : O pe rat ion an d Control Pa ge 2 0 5.6 O pera ting the Uni t th rough the R S - 232 Connection T able 5 -2 . Operating the Matrix Switc h through an R S - 232 Con ne ction Command T ypes Com ma nd Co d es Func ti ons System Com m an d / *Ty p e ; Acq uires t he mo de l‘s inform atio n. /+ xxxxxxxx[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om Chapter 5 : T roubles hooting Pa ge 2 1 6.0 T roubleshooting 6. 1 Contacting B lack Bo x If you d etermine that your Matrix Swit ch is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit. It contain s no user - ser viceable part s. C ontac t Black Box T echnical Suppor t at 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 or inf o @ b[...]

72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbox.c om No te s Pa ge 22 A VSW- DVI8x8[...]

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