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VS172 / VS174 2/4-Port DVI Dual Link Splitter with Audio RS-232 Control T ool User Manual www.aten.com.
VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control T ool 2 FCC Information This is an FCC Class A product. In a dom estic environment this product may cause radio interference in which ca se the user may be required to take adequate measures.
VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control Tool 3 RS-232 Control T ool Operation Overview The VS172 / VS174 2/4-Port DVI Dual Link Split ter with Audio has a built- in bi-directional RS-232 seri al interface that allows system control through a high-end controller, PC, and/or home autom ation / home theater software package.
VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control T ool 4 GUI Main Page The RS232 Control Tool is a convenient and intu itive method to manage the RS-232 commands in your VS172 / VS174 installa tion from one screen. To invoke the GUI, simply cl ick on the icon in your file system.
VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control Tool 5 Switch Port On the Switch Port page, the following actions are possible: Select the Output port from the drop-down menu (options are Po rts 1–4 and default *). Addit ional drop-down me nus are added for every cascaded unit (up to three).
VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control T ool 6 Switch Port Commands These actions can also be performed by keying the command into the text box, and clicking Send .
VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control Tool 7 EDID Mode On the EDID Mode page, the following actions are possible: Click on Port 1(*) to implement the EDID of th e connected display to Port 1, and pass it to the video source (default). Click Auto to implement the EDID of all connected displays.
VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control T ool 8 Mute On the Mute page, the following actions are possible: Select an Output port from the drop-down menu. Click ON to mute the selected port. Click OFF to enable the audio of the selected port. Click Send to send the command.
VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control Tool 9 Read Info On the Read Info page, the following actions are possible: Select an Output from the drop-down menu. Click V ersion to view the current firmware version. Click EDID to see which EDID setting is implemented to device 01.
VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control T ool 10 Reset On the Reset page, the following actions are p ossible: Select an Output port from the drop-down menu. Click Reset to reset the VS172 / VS174 to default factory settings. Click Send to send the command.
VS172 / VS174 RS-232 Control Tool 11 RS-232 Setting The controller’s seri al port should be conf igured as follows: To select the serial port, do the following: Select the port and baud rate from the drop-down menus and click CONNECT .
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