Installation

1.Turn off the PCs and monitors.

2.Connect the HD-15 video extension cable between the VGA card of PCs and the “Video In” ports of video matrix.

3.Connect the HD-15 video extension cables between the monitors and the “Video Out” ports of video matrix.

4.Connect the power cord and turn on the video matrix.

5.Turn on the PCs and monitors.

6.Control front panel switch to obtain the image either come from PC A (Linked LED “A ” on) or PC B (Linked LED “B ” on) or just switching off. (Linked

LED “A B ” off)

Note:

ƒAll the “Video Out” ports will connect with the “Video In” port of A while turning on the video matrix.

ƒIf you install the DDC monitor for the video matrix, the rest of monitors must be the same resolution as the DDC monitor.

ƒThrough the functionality of DDC monitor, the “Video In” port of A will connect with the “Video Out” port 1 and the “Video In” port of B will connect with the “video out” port 2.

ƒAvailable monitors include the VGA, SVGA, XGA, Multisync, and exclude the CGA, EGA, Mono.

Operation for cascade:

1.The function to display image on more monitors, you request to attach another video matrix or the standard video splitter.

2.Connect the HD-15 male/male video extension cable between the “Video Out” port of the former video matrix and the “Video In” port of the latter video matrix.

Note:

Even though you are allowed to cascade the video matrix with varied ports, the image might become unstable if cascade too many tiers of video matrixes.

P.S.: The example cascades the 4 and 8 ports video matrix; however, you can cascade the video matrix with demanded port.

Trademarks:

All the companies, brand names, and product names referred to this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks belonging to their respective companies.

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Black Box Black Box Video Matrix, AC509A, AC508A specifications Installation, Operation for cascade, Trademarks

Black Box Video Matrix, AC508A, AC509A specifications

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