CHAPTER 2: Introduction
2. Introduction
The ServSwitch™ Brand Matrix Video Switch is an ideal tool for sharing and/or switching between the output of as many as four video sources (such as PCs), in order to display or capture that output at up to four video destinations (such as monitors).Once you attach all your devices, you can hook the Switch to the included keypad for manual control, or to a PC for
The Switch’s features include:
•With its large bandwidth, it can handle even very high resolutions and refresh rates, up to 1600 x 1280 pixels at up to 85 Hz.
•It includes a serial keypad, so it’s ready to do manual switching almost right out of the box (you do have to attach the keypad to the Switch first).
•Because it has a universal power supply, you can plug it in almost anywhere if you have the right input cord. (And it is small and light enough to take almost anywhere!)
•It’s primarily designed to carry VGA/SVGA video, but it can handle separate horizontal and vertical sync, composite sync, and sync on green, so with the right kinds of cables or adapters it can accept all sorts of video from all sorts of devices.
•All of its input and output signals are buffered, so you’ll get the sharpest possible images.
•It can drive video signals as far as 150 ft. (45 m)
•You can use it in many types of remote or automated systems, because it can be controlled from most
•Each of its outputs can be blanked, so you don’t have to worry about people seeing things you don’t want them to.
•Its
•To top it off, it can be operated by pressing a couple of buttons, so anybody can use it without having to be extensively trained.
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