DDC Ghost
User Guide
Adder Technology Limited,
Technology House,
Trafalgar Way, Bar Hill,
Cambridge, CB3 8SQ,
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1954 780044
Fax: +44 (0)1954 780081
© 2008 Adder Technology Limited • Release 1.0e • January 2008 • Part No. ADD0074
All trademarks are acknowledged. Documentation by Corporate Text & Design (www.ctxd.com)
Adder Corporation,
29 Water Street,
Newburyport, MA 01950,
United States of America
Tel: +1-888-932-3337
Fax: +1-888-275-1117
Adder Asia Pacific
6 New Industrial Road,
Hoe Huat Industrial Building
#07-01, Singapore 536199
Tel: +65 6288 5767
Fax: +65 6284 1150
Safety information
• For use in dry, oil free indoor environments.
• Not suitable for use in hazardous or
explosive environments or next to highly
flammable materials.
• Warning – the optional power adapter
contains live parts.
• No user serviceable parts are contained
within the module or the power adapter
- do not dismantle.
• Do not use the power adapter if the
power adapter case becomes damaged,
cracked or broken or if you suspect that it
is not operating properly.
• Replace the power adapter with a
manufacturer approved type only.
• If you use a power extension cable with
the optional power adapter, make sure the
total ampere rating of the devices plugged
into the extension cable do not exceed
either the cable’s ampere rating or that of
the wall outlet.
Warranty
Adder Technology Ltd warrants that this
product shall be free from defects in
workmanship and materials for a period of
two years from the date of original purchase.
If the product should fail to operate correctly
in normal use during the warranty period,
Adder will replace or repair it free of charge.
No liability can be accepted for damage due
to misuse or circumstances outside Adder’s
control. Also Adder will not be responsible
for any loss, damage or injury arising directly
or indirectly from the use of this product.
Adder’s total liability under the terms of this
warranty shall in all circumstances be limited
to the replacement value of this product. If
any difficulty is experienced in the installation
or use of this product that you are unable to
resolve, please contact your supplier.
DDC Ghost module
Video cable
(15 pin D-type male
to 15 pin D-type
male)
What you may additionally need
What’s in the box
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COMPUTER
MONIT
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Mains to 5VDC power adapter (if power cannot be obtained
from the controlling computer via the video cable)
Adder P/N: PSU-IEC-5VDC
Additional video cable (15 pin D-type male to 15 pin D-type male)
Adder P/N: VSC18
The DDC Ghost module is designed to
attach in-line with a VGA connection
in order to present Extended Display
Identification Data (EDID) to the video
controller independently of the actual
monitor, switch or extender unit. Video
signals are passed straight through the
DDC Ghost.
The Extended Display Identification Data
(EDID) information stored within the DDC
Ghost can either be cloned from a monitor
or used with a standard set of information
(see Standard EDID Information).
DD
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COMPUTER
MONIT
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EDID
data
Video
signals
Black
connector
(to monitor)
Blue
connector
(to computer)
Optional
power
input
Control button
and indicator
Email: support@adder.com
Web: www.adder.com
European EMC directive
89/336/EEC
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a class B computing
device in accordance with the specifications
in the European standard EN55022. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception. However, there
is no guarantee that harmful interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the
user is encouraged to correct the interference with one or
more of the following measures: (a) Reorient or relocate
the receiving antenna. (b) Increase the separation between
the equipment and the receiver. (c) Connect the equipment
to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected. (d) Consult the supplier or an
experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC statement
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and if not installed and
used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to
radio communications. It has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in
accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of part 15
of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable
protection such interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area may cause interference, in
which case the user at his own expense will be required
to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct
the interference. Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.