Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VS164 ATen
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VS162 / VS164 USER MANUAL DVI Video Splitter.
FCC Information This equipme nt has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits for a Class B d igital d evice, purs uant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Ru les. These lim its are designed t o provide rea sonable pr otection aga inst harmful interfer ence in a residenti al installa tion.
- 3 - VS162 / VS164 User Manu al Online Registr a tion Telephone Suppor t Technic al Suppor t For international online technical support – i ncluding troubleshooting, documentation, and software updates: http://support. aten.com For North American technical support: International http://suppo rt.
- 4 - Pa c k a g e C o n t e n t s The VS162 / VS164 Video S plitter package contains the following items: 1 VS162 / VS164 Video S pli tter 1 Power Adapter 1 User Instructions* Check to make sure t hat all the components are present and that nothing got damaged in shipping.
- 5 - Over view The 2-port VS162 and 4-port VS164 video splitters char t a new direction in multimedia functionality by combining DVI qua lity video and audio . They take the signals from an audio/video source and replicate them to tw o (VS162) or four (VS164) a udio/ video outputs.
- 6 - Fe at u r e s Connects computers with DVI graph ics to multiple DVI compatible monitors or projectors Fully compliant with the DVI-di gital and DVI-analog Supports DDWG (Digital Disp.
- 7 - System Requirements Consoles A DVI display that matches the computer ’s DVI display card that is capable of the highest resolutio n that you will be using on the DVI output.
- 8 - Components Fr o n t Vi e w No. Component Description 1 Activity LED Lights t o indicate that there is a working DVI connection to the computer 2 Power LED Lights t o indicate that the VS 162 / VS164 is receiving power and is up and running.
- 9 - Rea r Vie w No. Component Description 1 Power Jack The power adapter cable plugs in here. 2 A/V Inpu t Section The cables from your source device’ s DVI video and speaker p orts plug in here. 3 A/V Outp ut Section The cables from your DVI monitors and speakers plug in here.
- 10 - Inst alla tion Single St age Refer to the installati on diagram on the next page (the numbers in the diagram correspond to the numbers of the steps) and do the following: 1. Use a male-to-male DVI cable to connect your source device’s DVI port to the VS162 / VS164’s V ideo In port.
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- 12 - Casc ading To provide even more audio/video display, ad ditional units can be cascaded from the VS16 2 / VS164’s A/V Out ports. Simply use additional male to male DVI and audio cables to con nect an A/V Out port on the parent splitter to the A/V In port of t he child splitter.
- 13 - Specifica tions Function VS162 VS164 Computer Connections 2 4 Connectors Video In 1 x DVI port (F) Audio In 1 x Audio jack Video Out 2 x DVI ports (F) 4 x DVI ports (F) Audio Out 2 x Audio jacks 4 x Audio jacks Power 1 x DC jack LEDs Activity 1 Power 1 Resolution Up to 1920 x 1200; DDC2B Power Consumption DC5.
- 14 - DVI Pin As signments Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 TMDS Data2- 16 Hot Plug Detect 2 TMDS Data2+ 17 TMDS Data0- 3 GND 18 TMDS Data0+ 4N . C . 1 9 G N D 5 N.C. 20 N.C. 6 DDC Clock 21 N.C. 7 DDC Data 22 TMDS Clock Shield 8 Analog V e rtical Sync. 23 TMDS Clock+ 9 TMDS Data1- 24 TMDS Clock- 10 TMDS Data1+ C1 Analog Red 1 1 GND C2 Analog Green 12 N.
- 15 - T roubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause Actio n Erratic behavior . Unit not receiving enough power . Use a DC 5.3V power adap ter if you are not already using one . If you are already us ing a powe r adapter, check that it matches the syst em specifications (DC 5.
- 16 - Limited W arr an ty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM TH E DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, DISK OR ITS DOCUMENTATION.
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