Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VSC-VPLEX4 Black Box
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B L A C K B O X ® D i s p l a y s t a n d a r d s i n g l e- o r d u a l- l i n k D V I i n p u t acr os s four outp ut monitor s . Ea ch ou tpu t can be d riv en as D VI or a nal og RG B, a nd can r epr ese nt an a rbi tr ar y cr op re gio n of th e ori gi nal i np ut i mag e .
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72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 4 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com NOM Statemen t Instrucc iones de Segur idad ( Normas Ofici ales Mexican as Electrica l Safety Statemen t ) 1 . T o das las instrucciones d e seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléc trico sea operado.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 5 Saf et y Instruc ti ons Saf et y Ins tructio ns T o preven t damage to your Vid eoPle x4 or injur y to per sonnel operating the equipment, read the following safety prec autions prior to op eration .
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 6 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com T able of Content s T able of C ontents 1 . Specific ations .............................................................................................................
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 7 Cha pter 1: Specif icati ons 1 . Sp ecifications T echnica l Spec ificat ions Approv als FC C, TU V , C E, U L ® , CSA , RoH S, WEEE Ar bit r ary Ups calin g Up to 6 4 X non -integer s cale fac tor s allowed Co olin g This unit contains a cooling fan.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 8 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Chapte r 2 : O ver view 2. Over vie w 2. 1 Intr oduc tion The Vid eoPle x4 is a s tandalone displa y wall control ler that accepts a st andard single- or dual- link DVI input and c an flexibly display this across four output monitors.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 9 Chapte r 2 : O ver view Fi gur e 2 - 2 . Div ide th e in put si gna l in to qu adr an ts an d dis pla y ea ch qu arte r on se par at e dis pl ays wi th op tio nal fra me r at e c onv ers ion (i n thi s cas e 30 to 60 Hz ).
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 1 0 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Chapte r 2 : O ver view Figure 2 -3. Duplicate the input signal x 2 and display one output on a single landscape display and divid e the second output int o third s, rotate to p or trait, upsc ale, and split bet ween three displays.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 1 1 Chapte r 2 : O ver view Fi gur e 2 -5 . C ro p the in put si gna l in to Vid eoPle x4 an d di spl ay x2 qu arte rs la nds cape an d x 2 qu arte rs portr ai t.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 1 2 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Chapte r 2 : O ver view Figure 2 - 6. Cr op the input signal , rotate through 9 0 º , 1 8 0 º , or 27 0 º ; display in landscap e and p or trait.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 1 3 Chapte r 2 : O ver view Fit ting th e Vid eoPle x4 P SU Blades Figure 2 - 7 .
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 1 4 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Chapte r 2 : O ver view NO TE: Whe n the V ideoPle x4 is connec ted to a P C by a USB cable and the V ideoP lex4 cont rol application is ac tive, all three lights flash to identify which unit is being controlled.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com P age 1 5 Cha pter 3 : Set ti ng Up the VideoPlex 4 3. Set ti ng Up the VideoP lex4 • Mak e sure the power supply for the DVI source is disconnec ted. • C onnec t the cable from the DVI source to the input s ocket on the rear of the V ideoP lex4.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 1 6 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Cha pter 4 : Conf igur ing the V ideoP lex4 4. Conf iguri ng the VideoPle x4 4. 1 F ac tor y Defa ult Set ti ngs The Vid eoPle x4 st ore s a nu mber of pa ra met ers t o con fi gur e its op era tio n.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 1 7 Cha pter 4 : Conf igur ing the V ideoP lex4 Bu t, if th e inp ut r esol uti on ch an ges t o 1 600 x 1 2 0 0, the n for th e same ou tpu t mon ito r , the Vide oPlex 4 wo uld up scal e fr om an 80 0 x 6 0 0 region and would reprogram it s scale fac tors to 2.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 1 8 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Cha pter 5 : Opera ti ng Instructions 5. Opera ting Instructions 5. 1 DVI Input When the Vid eoPle x4 is powered up succ e ssfully and the Power , Input, and Status LED indicators are lit, a DVI input mode has bee n det ected an d is w orki ng nor ma lly .
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com P age 1 9 Chapter 6 : Vide oPlex4 Co ntrol Ap plication 6. VideoPlex 4 Contr ol Applicat ion 6. 1 Applicat ion Instal lati on NOTE: D o not plug the Video Plex4 into a USB por t until the driver installa tion is complet e.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 2 0 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Chapter 6 : Vide oPlex4 Co ntrol Ap plication The main control dialog is divided int o the following groups: • C onnec tion Diagra m • DVI - D Input • Input Captur e Re gions • D ev ice • Monitor Output s 6.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com P age 2 1 Chapter 6 : Vide oPlex4 Co ntrol Ap plication T o boost the e quali z ation hardware , click on the “Settings ” but ton. The follo w ing dialog is displayed . Figure 6 - 4.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 22 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Chapter 6 : Vide oPlex4 Co ntrol Ap plication Figure 6 -5. DVI - D input dialog box. The DVI - D Input dialog displays the resolution of the current mo de for referenc e and allows the timings of the EDI D preferr ed mode to be edited.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 23 Chapter 6 : Vide oPlex4 Co ntrol Ap plication 6.6 Input Capt ure Regi ons Ea ch ou tpu t of th e Vide oPlex 4 can select a di f f ere nt reg ion of th e in put so ur ce i mag e.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 2 4 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Chapter 6 : Vide oPlex4 Co ntrol Ap plication 6. 7 Predefin e d Regi ons Y ou can use the preset but tons to selec t the t wo m ost popular configu rations: Quar ter or Replicate .
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Page 2 5 Chapter 6 : Vide oPlex4 Co ntrol Ap plication Figure 6 - 8 . M onitor output s s creen. Individual monitor outputs c an be configu red by clicking on the corresponding M odif y button.
72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Pa ge 2 6 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | bl ackbox. com Chapter 6 : Vide oPlex4 Co ntrol Ap plication The sou rc e of mod e select ion co ntr ol s whet her th e VideoP lex .
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