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JANUARY 2003

ACUDLY

ServSwitch™ Brand CAT5 Extender

Delay Line Module

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Page 1: ... 746 5500 FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com JANUARY 2003 ACUDLY ServSwitch Brand CAT5 Extender Delay Line Module ...

Page 2: ...you have just two PCs and need an economical alternative to keeping two mice keyboards and monitors on your desk Or do you need to share many computers including a mix of IBM PC RS 6000 Apple Macintosh Sun Microsystems and SGI types among multiple worldwide users with different access levels Do you have to send video from one computer to two different local monitors Or do you need to send video fr...

Page 3: ...nges or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limite...

Page 4: ... following harmonized standards EN55022 1994 EN55024 1998 EN61000 3 2 1995 and EN61000 3 3 1995 When you use this product in environments that have high levels of electromagnetic interference you might experience some slight disturbance in the operation of the product and the attached cabling and devices If this occurs contact Black Box Technical Support as directed in Chapter 5 To maintain compli...

Page 5: ...ricante 7 El aparato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más allá a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación Todo otro servicio deberá ser referido a personal de servicio calificado 9 El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posición no interfiera ...

Page 6: ...r una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilación 18 Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando A El cable de poder o ...

Page 7: ...hapter Page 1 Specifications 7 2 Introduction 8 3 Installation 9 4 Configuration 10 5 Troubleshooting 13 5 1 Calling Black Box 13 5 2 Shipping and Packaging 13 Appendix A Alternative Methods for Skew Correction 14 Appendix B Extender Compatibility and Pinouts 15 ...

Page 8: ...eo source to video destination will vary depending on the type and construction of the cables but can be up to 1000 ft 305 m patch cabling should be kept as short as possible Video Delay Three independent lines introducing 0 to 36 ns of delay for each color user selectable in 3 ns increments User Controls 12 Bottom mounted pairs of 2 terminal slide switches Indicators None Connectors 2 Right side ...

Page 9: ...nt twist ratios of the three wire pairs cause the pairs to differ significantly in total end to end length which makes the RGB components of each pixel spread out arrive at the monitor at different times This effect known as delay skew causes visual effects such as smearing and color fringing When you install the Delay Line Module in series with your CAT5 CAT5e or CAT6 cable it can correct many sk...

Page 10: ...ector marked Interconnect Then run the included patch cable from the Module s RJ 45 connector marked Extender to the RJ 45 connector on the extender unit from which you unplugged the main cable You can place the Delay Line Module at either end of the main cable However you will probably find it easier to make adjustments to your video extension system if you place the Module next to your extender ...

Page 11: ... required delay For example to delay blue by 15 ns move blue s 6 and 9 ns switches in the direction of the arrow to the delay position Keep in mind that both switches on each delay section must be set to the same position We recommend that you adjust these switches while viewing a suitable image until you get an acceptable picture Note that while you adjust these switches you may lose the picture ...

Page 12: ...kew problem in your extender system that can be alleviated with the Delay Line Module you will see color fringing on the edges of each character The wider the fringe the more delay will be required Colors that are fringing on the right hand side of your typed characters are arriving before those on the left A common example If each character has a green fringe on the right and a magenta reddish pu...

Page 13: ...lay Color of Right Hand Fringe Red Delay Green Delay Blue Delay Red Adjust Leave as is Leave as is Green Leave as is Adjust Leave as is Blue Leave as is Leave as is Adjust Yellow Adjust Adjust Leave as is Magenta reddish purple Adjust Leave as is Adjust Cyan turquoise Leave as is Adjust Adjust ...

Page 14: ...ion including the nature and duration of the problem when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem that is what type of cables what model of extender what type of PC and monitor or other video source and video destination devices etc any particular application that when used appears to create the problem or make it worse and the results of any testing you ve already done 5 2 Shipp...

Page 15: ... the three similar pairs to send RGB in this situation a Delay Line Module might not be required The most accurate way to determine which type of cable construction you have is to measure a 300 foot 100 m length of the cable with a cable scanner Alternatively strip back 4 inches 10 cm of the cable sheath and look at how the pairs are twisted If you have a 2 2 cable two pairs will be twisted more l...

Page 16: ...VM extender on the market that uses three pairs for R G and B video signals and the fourth pair for data However as there is no industry standard extender pinout different manufacturers might use different pairs for sending video and data The Delay Line Module can be made to work with extenders other than those listed above by using custom patch cables or just simply noting that the color names pr...

Page 17: ...ires should be arranged this way Pins Wire Colors Function Pair 1 White Orange Blue video pair 2 2 Orange White 3 White Green Green video pair 3 6 Green White 4 Blue White Red video pair 1 5 White Blue 7 White Brown Data pair 4 8 Brown White The type of data carried on pair 4 pins 7 and 8 will differ from one extender to another and is irrelevant to the Delay Line Module These pins are passed stra...

Page 18: ...from the use of the information contained herein The manufacturer reserves the right to change the specifications functions or circuitry of the product without notice The manufacturer cannot accept liability for damage due to misuse of the product or due to other circumstances outside the manufacturer s control And the manufacturer will not be responsible for any loss damage or injury arising dire...

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