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VideoEase™
VGA 1x4 Distribution Hub
(500150, 500151)

Installation Guide

P/N: 94-000624-A  SE-000605-A

Summary of Contents for VideoEase 500150

Page 1: ...VideoEase VGA 1x4 Distribution Hub 500150 500151 Installation Guide P N 94 000624 A SE 000605 A ...

Page 2: ...8 3 4 Installation Procedure 9 4 Troubleshooting 12 5 Product Warranty Policy 14 Copyright Notice Copyright 2008 MuxLab Inc All rights reserved Printed in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission of the author Trademarks MuxL...

Page 3: ...to be distributed to up to four 4 displays via Cat5E 6 cable for more cost efficient cabling The hub works in conjunction with the Active VGA Balun II Kit 500140 and Active VGA Balun II Receivers 500142 At least one 1 500140 is required to support one 1 display Up to three 3 additional 500142 may be added to support up to three 3 additional displays ...

Page 4: ... Plug and Play DDC1 DDC2 compliant Remote power pass thru Up to 600 ft 180m via Cat5E 6 1920 x 1440 Up to 600 ft 180m via Cat5E 6 1080p Modular RJ45 on input and output Ground loop isolation on every port Works with Active VGA Balun II 500140 500142 Supports VGA and RGB YPbPr ...

Page 5: ... SVGA 1000 ft 305m 1024 x 768 XGA 1000 ft 305m 1280 x 1024 SXGA 850 ft 260m 1600 x 1200 UXGA 800 ft 245m 1366 x 768 WXGA 850 ft 260m 1680x1050 WSXGA 850 ft 260m 1920x1200 WUXGA 600 ft 180m RJ45 Pin Configuration Reverse Polarity Sensitive Use EIA TIA 568 A or B straight through wiring Red Pin 7 R Pin 8 T Green Pin 3 R Pin 6 T Blue Pin 1 R Pin 2 T DDC Remote Power Pin 4 R Pin 5 T Gain Adjustment Ga...

Page 6: ...lation Procedure 3 1 Parts List The VGA 1x4 Distribution Hub 500150 comes with the following parts Please verify that all pieces are present before proceeding Base Unit One 1 External Power Supply One 1 AC Power Cord North American or Continental Europe Installation Guide ...

Page 7: ...n Guide Page 7 3 2 Product Overview The external connections and diagnostic indicators of the VGA 1x4 Distribution Hub are detailed in the following diagrams Please familiarize yourself with them before installing the components Figure 1 Hub Membrane ...

Page 8: ...lay screen 3 One 1 Active VGA Balun Receiver 500142 is required for each additional display 4 Consult the Technical Specifications to determine whether the Hub and the Active VGA Baluns are within MuxLab distance limitations for Remote Power If so then only the Hub needs to be powered 5 If extended distance is required beyond the limits of Remote Power verify that each Active VGA Balun is powered ...

Page 9: ... Power feature connect a power supply that comes with the Active VGA Balun II Kit to the Active VGA Balun II Transmitter The green power LED should be ON 4 Connect a length of Category 5E 6 or better UTP cable between the Active VGA Balun II Transmitter and the VGA 1x4 Hub Note DDC is on port 1 5 Connect an Active VGA Balun Receiver to each display 6 If the distance is within MuxLab specification ...

Page 10: ...n the VGA 1x4 Hub and each Active VGA Balun II Receiver 9 The Active VGA Balun II features gain compensation switches For more information please refer to the Active VGA Balun II Installation Guide 10 The following diagram shows the final configuration Figure 2 Typical Configuration VGA Figure 3 Typical Configuration RGB YpbPr ...

Page 11: ...Guide Page 11 3 5 Cascadability In order to distribute one 1 VGA source to more than four 4 displays the VGA 1x4 Hub may be cascaded to up to two 2 levels In other words one master hub may feed up to four 4 slave hubs as shown in the following diagram ...

Page 12: ...Power LED Probable Cause Possible Solution No Image OFF No power Check power connections No Image ON Wiring Check continuity Check correct wiring Smearing ON Exceed cable length Reduce cable length Adjust contrast and brightness Ghosting ON Impedance mismatch Check cabling Try different VGA card or display Wrong colors ON Swapped pairs Check wiring Loss of detail ON Exceed cable length Reduce cabl...

Page 13: ... When contacting your nearest MuxLab dealer or MuxLab Technical Support please have the following information ready Unit model number Cabling layout Include model of video source and display used cable length and type Description of problem List of tests performed ...

Page 14: ...number RMA issued by its Customer Service Department and a proof of purchase date If this product is delivered to MuxLab by mail you agree to assume risk of loss or damage in transit to prepay shipping charges to the warranty service location and to use the original shipping container or equivalent THE ABOVE LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE ONLY WARRANTY COVERING YOUR MUXLAB PRODUCT THERE ARE NO OTHER WARR...

Page 15: ...dit replace R M A customer will be liable to pay replacement invoice if defective products are not returned Product more than six months old including shelf life The defective unit must be returned prepaid to MuxLab and then the unit will be repaired or if repair is not possible replaced by an equivalent unit and returned to the customer within one 1 month of receiving any returned product There i...

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