Compact CAT5 Audio/Video Splitter
3.Shaking image or periodically blanking monitor
Although CAT5 cable uses twisted pairs to transmit the signals from the splitter to the receivers to reduce the amount of EMI coupled noise from other external sources, a strong electromagnetic noise field can cause instability in the signal.
Usual sources of this form of noise coupling are high current AC lines or other high-density data and/or control cables that run adjacent to and parallel with a substantial length of the CAT5 cable. To eliminate this, either place a distance between the CAT5 cables from the splitter and the interfering source, or use shielded CAT5 cables. Note that separating the CAT5 cable from the EMI source by a few inches is often sufficient to eliminate this problem.
4.The PC does not recognize a Plug-and-Play monitor
If the PC’s Operating System is setup to detect a plug-and-play monitor (usually in Display Properties Advanced Settings), it may have trouble finding a monitor if no local monitor is hooked up to the splitter. Only the ID information of the local monitor is passed to the PC. If the PC does not produce an image due to this, either connect a monitor to the local VGA output port, or disable the plug-and-play monitor detection in the PC’s operating system.
5.Faint shadows or ghosts at the remote monitor
Your splitter has multiple RJ45 output connectors. When a long CAT5 cable is plugged in any of the outputs, the unit expects a receiver unit at the far end for proper termination. Therefore it is a good idea to unplug the un-terminated CAT5 cables from the splitter unit. Please refer to item 1 above for other possible causes.
