Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BVR-20 HomeTech
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B VD -20 ™ Component Video/Digital Audio Driver B VH-20 ™ Component Video/Digital Audio Hub Driver B VR -20 ™ Component Video/Digital Audio Receiver T hank you for choosing an AudioControl Active- Balanced product for your video and audio distribution needs.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 2 ® Balanced Video Series Here are some of the cool features for your new balanced video and audio products: • Allows Simple Distribution of High-Quality Component V ide.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 3 ® A Quick T our Of The BVD-20, BVH-20 and B VR -20 1 Power Light 2 Power Connector 3 Cable Compensation Control 4 Component V ideo Inputs 5 Component V ideo Outputs 1 1 .
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 4 ® Installation Information Mounting The BVD-20 / BVH-20 / BVR-20 The small size and low power draw of these units allow them to be mounted in almost any dry , indoor location. Pick mounting locations close to the audio or video components that will be connected to the BVD-20, BVH-20 or BVR-20.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 5 ® Grounding If you use a shielded Cat-5 cable, then you need to be careful about ground loops. In most instances only connect the shield at the receive end of the balanced line and NOT on the other end.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 6 ® Note: Y ou cannot split or “Y-off” the video signal coming out of your BVD-20 into multiple BVR-20s as the video signal will be compromised.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 7 ® System Examples System 1: Theater processor sending component video to video projector/plasma display via BVD-20 to BVR-20 to projector .
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 8 ® System 2 : Sat Receiver sending component video and digital audio via BVH-20 to multiple BVR-20s.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 9 ® System 3: DVD server sending component video and digital audio to processor via BVD-20 and BVR-20.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 10 ® Adjusting the Controls Properly setting the controls on your BVD-20, BVH-20 and BVR-20 will give you the maximum performance. Although they do come “pre-set” from the factory with many of the internal enhancements at optimum levels, we have no way of knowing the exact length of cabling that you will be using.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 11 ® Troubleshooting “No Picture or Sound.” 1.Make certain the BVD-20, BVH-20 and BVR-20 both show power lights. 2.V erify that the RJ-45 termination on both ends of the Cat-5 is correct. W e all know this is easy to get wrong.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 12 ® “There is hum in the audio signal.” 1.V erify that the Cat-5 cable is properly terminated on both ends. 2.Make certain that the system is wired with twisted-pair cabling. 3.Make certain there is not a cut in the wiring allowing a conductor to short to ground (i.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 13 ® and now a wor d fr om the legal department... CONDITIONAL FIVE YEAR W ARRANTY Custom electronics installations are an invisible element of many modern homes. Y ou don’t appreciate what they do for you unless something goes wrong.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 14 ® AudioControl professional. This warranty is transferable. Y ou do not have to be the original owner , but you do need a copy of the original sales slip.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 15 ® Repair Information In the unlikely instance that you ever need to have your AudioControl component repaired. Please contact our factory for return instructions. Repairs are handled quickly at our factory . Y ou are responsible for paying the freight charges to our factory .
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 16 ® Block Diagrams BV D -20 / BVH-20 B VR -20.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 17 ® EIA-568 RJ-45 Pin Connection Diagram Pair 1 White-Blue (W-BL) V ideo 4 – : Audio/V ideo Blue (BL) V ideo 4 + : Audio/V ideo Pair 2 White-Orange (W-O) V ideo 1 + : C.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 18 ® BV D -20 / BVH-20 / B VR -20 Specifications All specifications are measured with supplied 1 10 to 24 V AC wall lug transformer . As technology advances, AudioControl reserves the right to continuously change our specifications, like our weather .
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 19 ® ©2004, AudioControl, a division of Electronic Engineer- ing and Manufacturing, Inc. All rights reserved. AudioControl, For Those Who Consider Perfection Possible, BVD-10, BVR-10, BVD-20, BVH-20 and BVR-20 are all trademarks of Electronic Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc.
A CTIVE -B AL ANCED S ERIES 20 ® ©2004 All Rights Reserved P/N 9130770 ® For Those Who Think Perfection Possible ® 22410 70th A venue W est Mountlake T errace, W A 98043 Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www .
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