Black Box AC2000A - Manuals

Page 3 - TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL

1 DVI, Audio & RS-232 Extender with EDID Management 1 TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and its logo are registered trademarks of Black Box Corporation. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines C...

Page 7 - Contents; GUI

5 DVI, Audio & RS-232 Extender with EDID Management 5 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 6 2. INSTALLATION.................................................................................... 7 2.2 I NPUTS & O UTPUTS ......

Page 9 - NOTE

7 DVI, Audio & RS-232 Extender with EDID Management 7 2. Installation 2.1 Required Cables The video cables are DVI male to male. The audio cables are 3.5mm mini-stereo. When connecting to a PC’s serial port for remote control of the DVI extender, an RS-232 to PC cable is required (Customer provi...

Page 10 - The Green PWR LED will indicate when the

8 Model AC2000A 8 The AC2000A-R does not require a separate power supply; the power is supplied by the sender unit via the UTP cabling. Be sure to connect A and B link cables correctly! The Green PWR LED will indicate when the cables are correctly configured. Once the cabling is correctly connected,...

Page 11 - Front Panel Buttons; EDID Routing

9 DVI, Audio & RS-232 Extender with EDID Management 9 3. Operation The AC2000A-S allows multiple control methods, such as front-panel buttons, RS232 serial commands, or GUI software. 3.1 Front Panel Buttons The EDID ROUTING button is used to select what EDID information will be sent to the video...

Page 12 - HyperTerminal (generally found in; Note on RS-232 port availability on your PC; Connect direct to COM1, COM2, or any available COM port; BlackBox

10 Model AC2000A 10 3.2 RS-232 The AC2000A-S can be controlled via a serial device. From the serial port, you have full control over the operation of the front-panel buttons plus many more capabilities. Terminal emulator or ASCII software is required. An example is Microsoft Windows  HyperTerminal ...

Page 13 - LEARN; is used to store EDID information from either DVI-Local or UTP-

11 DVI, Audio & RS-232 Extender with EDID Management 11 When successful, the main menu similar to below will be displayed. MENU - Version 1.0 ----------------------------------------- 1 = DVI Local | R = Read EDID Info 2 = UTP Remote | B = Blank 3 = Emulate Default | U = Un-blank 4 = Emulate Lea...

Page 14 - Or

12 Model AC2000A 12 3.2.2.3 Enable output boost: Output boost can be enabled for the output signal equalization over a long cabling when desired. Command ........................................... Response ASCII e or E (Hex 65 or 45)................. Enable boost (1=DVI – 2=UTP) ASCII 1 (or Hex 31)...

Page 15 - Status Report

13 DVI, Audio & RS-232 Extender with EDID Management 13 3.2.2.6 Blank output: To blank the video output. Command ........................................... Response ASCII b or B (Hex 62 or 42) ................ Blank output (1=DVI – 2=UTP) ASCII 1 (or Hex 31) .......................................

Page 17 - Figure 3 - COM Configuration

15 DVI, Audio & RS-232 Extender with EDID Management 15 3.3.2 Running the GUI software The communication parameters might need to be configured when running this AC2000A software for the first time. Please refer to the COM Configuration window for setup. Figure 2 - Main To open the COM Configura...

Page 20 - HDTV; Resolution

18 Model AC2000A 18 4. Connection Chart The AC2000A-S will support the following resolutions and maximum cable lengths. Cable Type Cat5e Cat6 PC 640x480 200 ft 300 ft 800x600 200 ft 300 ft 1024x768 200 ft 300 ft 1280x1024 150 ft 200 ft 1366x768 150 ft 200 ft 1600x1200 100 ft 150 ft 1920x1080 100 ft ...

Page 21 - Calling Black Box; makes and models of computers and monitors, etc.; Shipping and Packaging; If you need to transport or ship your AC2000A:

19 DVI, Audio & RS-232 Extender with EDID Management 19 5. Troubleshooting Make sure that all of the connections to the units are solid, and check the state of the LED’s on the front of the unit. Do not open or try to repair the unit yourself. There are no customer repairable items in the unit a...