CONNECTING THE CAT5•8000
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Connect the computer’s VGA output ports (supports up to three displays) to the
CAT5•8000 Sender unit using the supplied VGA male to female cables.
Connect the computer’s stereo audio mini-jack output to the CAT5•8000 Sender
unit using the supplied stereo audio mini-jack cable.
Connect the USB from the computer to the CAT5•8000 Sender unit using the
supplied USB A to B cable. The A side of the USB cable needs to be connected
to a free USB A port on the computer, while the B side needs to be connected
to the B connector on the CAT5•8000 Sender unit.
Optionally, you can connect the RS-232 to the CAT5•8000 Sender unit using a
user supplied RS-232 cable. This cable must be a straight-through patch cable.
A null-modem cable will not work for this application.
Connect the CAT5•8000 Sender unit to the CAT5•8000 Receiver unit using four
user supplied CAT5e cables. Termination of the cabling must adhere to the TIA/
EIA-568-B standard. See page 9 for more details.
Connect the displays to the CAT5•8000 Receiver using user supplied VGA
cables. Up to 4 displays can be connected to the CAT5•8000 Receiver. Video
Out 1 and 2 on the CAT5•8000 Receiver correspond to Video In 1 and 2 on
the CAT5•8000 Sender. Both VGA output ports labeled as Video Out 3 on the
CAT5•8000 Receiver corresponds to Video In 3 on the CAT5•8000 Sender. The
second Video Out 3 VGA output port is a mirrored output for Video In 3 and is
for the connection of an additional display.
Connect amplifi ed speakers to the CAT5•8000 Receiver unit using a user
supplied stereo audio mini-jack cable.
Connect USB peripherals to the CAT5•8000 Receiver unit using user/device
supplied USB cables. The connection to the CAT5•8000 Receiver unit must be
USB A type.
Optionally, connect a RS-232 peripheral to the CAT5•8000 Receiver unit with a
user supplied RS-232 cable.
Plug both supplied 5V DC power supplies into the CAT5•8000 Sender and
Receiver units.
Power all monitors fi rst, and then power on the computer.
Note:
There is a second stereo audio mini-jack input and output for an
additional audio signal to be transmitted to the remote location. It is not
necessary to connect these audio ports for the CAT5•8000 to function properly.
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