Minicom Advanced Systems AVDS manual

USER MAN UAL MODEL: AVDS CAT 5 Audio/Video Display Syste m P/N: 29 00 - 30 0281 Re v 2[...]

AVD S – Conte nt s i Conte nts 1 Introduct ion 1 2 Getting S tarted 2 2.1 Achi eving the Best Performance 2 2.2 Safety In struc t i ons 3 2.3 Recycl ing Kramer Product s 3 3 Overview 4 3.1 The Multi - Funct ional AVDS S ystem 4 3.2 Remote and Power Remote Units 6 3.3 Remote Long Units 7 4 Connecting the A VDS Cables 9 4.1 Connecti ng an Opti ona [...]

AVD S - I ntr oduct ion 1 1 Intr oduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordabl e solutions to the vast range of problems that confront video, audio, pres entation, and broadcasting professional s on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded [...]

2 AVD S - G ettin g Star ted 2 Getting Start ed W e rec om me nd t hat you: • Unpack the equipment careful ly and save the original box and packaging materials f or possible future shipment • Review the contents of this user manual Go to http ://www .kra merelectr onic s.com to check for up - to - date user m anuals, applicat ion programs, and [...]

AVD S - G ettin g Star ted 3 2.2 Safety Instructions Caution: There are no operator servic eable parts inside the unit Wa rni ng: Us e only the Kramer Electronics input power wall adapter that is provided with the unit Wa rni ng: Di sconnect the power and unplug the unit from the wall before install ing 2.3 Recy cli ng Kramer Products The Waste Ele[...]

4 AVD S - O ver view 3 Ove rvi ew The AV D S CAT 5 Audio/Video Display S ystem f rom Mi ni com broadcasts real - tim e high - resoluti on video and mono audio signals to hundreds of remote display monitors and speakers . This table defines the AV D S syste m models: Kramer Mode l Kramer Pa rt Numb er Full De scr ipt ion AVDS - B (0VS 22014 ) 50 - 0[...]

AVD S - O ver view 5 With both applicati ons broadcast the video up to resolutions of 1920x1080 @ 60Hz , 1080p depending on the cable length. Figure 1 illustrate s the Broadcaster unit and Figure 2 the Line Splitter . Fig ure 1 Broadc aster U nit Fig ure 2 Line Spl itter www.minicom.com Headset Speaker Sound Card VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT SYSTEM 12VDC CON[...]

6 AVD S - O ver view 3.2 Remote and Power Rem o te U ni t s Note! Any reference to Remote unit s refers to both Remote and Power Remote units unless stat ed otherwise. Both types of Remote units can be up to 110m (360ft) away from the Broadcaster. The two Remote unit types differ as follows: The Remote units: • Receive power from the connected sh[...]

AVD S - O ver view 7 3.3 Remote Long Units AVDS RL t ransmits ful l HD video and m ono audio t o a plasma/ LCD screen loc ated up to 250m ( 825ft ) away over CAT 5/6/7 cable. The AVDS RL displays rich multimedia cont ent to a single screen in real - time, over a long distance (wi t h s kew correction capabil ity), without degradati on to video or s[...]

8 AVD S - O ver view Fig ure 6 Power Remot e Unit Fig ure 7 Remote Long – S ide 1 Fig ure 8 Remote Long – S ide 2 The Rem ote Lo ng s ystem port LED S in dicat e the f ollowi ng: System Port LED Indic ation when l it 1 The Rem ote Lo ng det ects a vide o sign al from the B roa dcaste r/Tra nsmitte r 2 Power AUDIO PICTURE IN SYSTEM VIDE O IN Sid[...]

AVD S - C onne cti ng t he AVDS C abl es 9 4 Connecti ng the AVD S Cables Figure 9 illustrates t he AVDS c ables with their connections . Fig ure 9 AVDS C ables 4.1 Connecting an Optional Remote Computer You have the option to connect the Remote units (not a Remote Long unit) to a computer, which can be worked on locally. To do so you need to conne[...]

10 AV DS - Con nec t in g the AVDS Cabl e s 4.5 Connecting the Power S upply Broadcaster and Line Splitt ers • Connect the Broadcaster and Line Splitt ers to the power supply w it h the 12V DC, 2A f rom the AC/DC adapter provided Power Remote • Connect the Power Re mote to t he powe r supply with 6 V DC, fro m th e AC/DC Power adapter provided [...]

AVD S - E xpa ndin g the AVD S S ystem 11 5 Expandi ng the AVDS S y stem You can expand the AVDS system to 512 Remote units by having up to two l evels of Line Splitters. Each Line Splitt er on level 1 can have eight Remote units or Line Splitters c onnected to it. Each Line Splitter on level 2 can connect to eight Remote units. ( Fi gure 10 illust[...]

12 AV DS - Ex pan ding th e AVDS S ystem Fig ure 10 Expan ded A VDS[...]

AVD S - E xpa ndin g the AVD S S ystem 13 5.1 The AVDS C onfiguration for a CBT A pplication Figure 11 illus trates the AVDS configuration f or comput er based training with the Control unit and the optional remote com puters. Fig ure 11 CBT Application Audio cable Video cable Video cable Power / Remote Broadcaster Unit Broadcaster computer Line Sp[...]

14 AV DS - Ex pan ding th e AVDS S ystem 5.2 A VDS Detai led C onnections Figure 12 ill ustrates the detailed connections of the AVDS units. Fig ure 12 AVDS Detail ed C onnecti on[...]

AVD S - O perati ng t he AVD S S ystem 15 6 Opera ting the A V DS S ystem Once connected the AVDS system broadcasts to a ll rem ote monitors/speak ers. 6.1 The C ontrol U nit Figure 13 illustrates t he Control unit . Fig ure 13 Contr ol U nit The control unit performs the f ollowing funct ions: Master to A ll Press the MASTER TO ALL button to send [...]

16 AV DS - Oper ating the AV DS S ystem adjust the picture qualit y For the Remote Long unit • To enter the tuning mode, hold down the Remote Long’s EQ/SKEW knob (see Figure 8 ) for 4 seconds, the RGB LE D turns red. During the tuning procedur e the RGB LED goes through a cycle of six different colors, with each color representi ng a different [...]

AVD S - Tech nical S pe cifi cati ons 17 7 Technical Specifications Broadca ster Li ne S pli tter Remote Power Remote Remote Long INPUTS : 1 VGA on a 15 - pi n HD con nect or 1 TP on an RJ - 45 connect or 1 mono a udio o n a 3.5mm mini jack 1 mic/he adph one on a 3. 5mm m ini jack 1 contr ol port on a 8- pin mi ni - DIN connect or 1 TP on an RJ - 4[...]

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