REMOTE UNIT CONFIGURATION & OPERATION
4.Remote Unit Configuration & Operation
Cat5/5e cables are specifically designed for networking applications and not for transmitting analog video. Your CATx KVM extender includes, and requires, advanced technology to enable its use at high screen resolutions. This section describes how to optimize the video signal, configure the Extender system and operate the Remote Unit.
4.1Video Configuration Overview
To get the best out of your extender system it is essential that you configure it correctly and tune the video signal. Tuning is necessary because of distortions that occur in a video signal when it is transmitted over lengthy CAT5/5e cables. Generally, you only need to carry out this procedure after installation.
When you have installed your extender system, run an application that requires a high screen resolution. Examine the video image on the remote console’s monitor. You may see some of the following distortion effects:
Smearing | Loss of Sharpness |
Black smearing at the | Blurring and lack |
right edge of large | of detail, edges |
horizontal objects such | appearing too |
as title bars. | bright and sharp. |
Color Separation or Skew | Brightness |
Displacement of | Image appears |
individual colors | brighter or darker |
(caused by timing | than the original. |
differences in RGB |
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signal reception). |
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The Remote Unit’s Focus control allows you to correct smearing and loss of sharpness effects. The Brightness control adjusts video image brightness.
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