Black Box ACU3009A, CAT5 KVM Micro Extender, ACU3001A General Questions About the Micro Extender

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SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 KVM MICRO EXTENDER

8.2 General Questions About the Micro Extender

Is it possible to use an interconnection cable longer than 50 meters (160 feet)?

The standard-from-the-factory Micro Extender has been designed to produce acceptable results with SVGA resolutions at the maximum cable length of 50 m (160 ft.). You can try running cable farther, but not very far beyond 50 m the video quality begins to degrade rapidly. If you need to run longer distances, please contact Black Box Technical Support; they might be able to suggest more powerful alternative equipment.

Can Micro Extender Units be daisychained to allow operation across a distance greater than 50 meters (160 feet)?

We do not recommend doing this, because the Micro Extenders’ video equalization can’t be fine-tuned and can easily break down over the length of a daisychain.

Can the Micro Extender be used between buildings?

No. Ground loops could destroy the Extender and attached equipment.

Can I rackmount the Micro Extender?

The Micro Extender is designed for desktop use. You could set it on a rack shelf, but there are not currently any rackmount or wallmount kits available for it.

Is the Micro Extender VESA DDC compatible?

No. It cannot carry the special DDC data lines.

Can the Micro Extender be used with RGB video?

As long as the video has sync on green (the composite sync signal superimposed on the green color signal), there should be no problem.

Which cable type is better: UTP (unshielded twisted-pair) or STP (shielded twisted pair)? In electrically quiet environments, UTP cable will give the best quality video over long distances because it has less capacitance per unit length. However, STP is usually better in electrically noisy environments, because it resists interference more strongly.

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Contents ACU3001A ACU3009A Welcome to the ServSwitchTM Family Servswitch Brand CAT5 KVM Micro Extender RADIO-FREQUENCY Interference Statements European Union Declaration of Conformity NOM Statement Servswitch Brand CAT5 KVM Micro Extender Contents Contents Quick Start Guide Cable Required SpecificationsSpecifications Humidity Tolerance Introduction Compatibility Adjustable video equalization Key FeaturesComplete Package Checklist of System ComponentsCables You’ll Need Switches Whose User Ports Are a Set of Separate Interfaces Servswitch Brand CAT5 KVM Micro Extender Switches Whose CPU Ports Are a Set of Separate Interfaces Switches Whose CPU Ports Are Compatible Composite Interfaces To Connect the Local Unit to the Remote Unit DIP Switch 1 Video Distance ConfigurationDIP Switch 2 Scroll-Lock Handling Test-Placing the Extender System Optional InstallationAttaching Devices CPU Attaching a Switch with Multiple User-Port ConnectorsServSwitch Multi EXP KV160A-R2 Attaching user equipment to the Remote Unit Attaching a Switch with Multiple CPU-Port Connectors Or EHN230 Finishing Your Installation Servswitch Brand CAT5 KVM Micro Extender Keyboard and Mouse Emulation OperationNormal Operation and Keyboard Typematic Rate Correcting the PS/2 Mouse If It Gets Out of Sync Scroll-Lock ResetOperation Servswitch Brand CAT5 KVM Micro Extender Operation Common Problems TroubleshootingPC always comes up with Keyboard Error Troubleshooting Mouse is behaving erratically Picture is not sharp, or is badly smeared Extender doesn’t seem to work correctly with my LCD panel Get black & white instead of color videoPower Is the Micro Extender Vesa DDC compatible? General Questions About the Micro ExtenderCan the Micro Extender be used between buildings? Can I rackmount the Micro Extender?Troubleshooting Shipping and Packaging Calling Black BoxColor Appendix Cable Pinning/PairingPage
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