DVI Splitter
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2. Installation
1. Your package includes the Splitter box, a power supply, an input
cable, and this Manual. You may need to purchase additional long
DVI cables for connection your monitors. Black Box sells high
quality DVI cables and adapters at various lengths.
2. Make sure the PC, the Splitter, and the monitors are all turned off
3. Plug the monitor’s cables into the DVI OUT ports of the Splitter
(Note that at least one monitor needs to be connected to the output
A of the Splitter)
4. Plug a male-to-male extension cable from PC’s DVI port to the
Splitter
(Note that a DVI-I input cable is provided with the Splitter.
Referring to figure 3, the DVI-I cable has the analog pins
surrounding the ground blade. Since the Splitter is DVI-I, its
connectors have all the sockets, and since most PCs have DVI-I
output connectors with all the pin sockets, in most cases you can
use the supplied cable to make the connection to your video
source. However, if your video source is purely digital DVI-D,
then the connector may not have the sockets for the additional
analog pins in which case you will not be able to use the supplied
Figure 1.
Example of DVI Cable
Figure 2.
Example of DVI-to-VGA Adapter
Figure 3.
Basic DVI Connector Types
