Black Box AC3000A-R2 Quick Start Manual
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HD View
Combines video, audio, and serial functions
for distributing real-time multimedia content
from a player to multiple screens up to 2000
feet (600 m) away.
This manual includes information for these product codes:
AC3000A-R2, AC3008A-R2, AC3016A-R2, AC3003A-R2,
and AC3004A-R2.
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Support
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Quick Start Guide
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U.S. call 724-746-5500) FREE technical support 24
hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax
724-746-0746 Mailing address: Black Box Corporation,
1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site:
www.blackbox. com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com
AC3000A-R2–AC3016A-R2
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  • Page 1 Customer Support U.S. call 724-746-5500) FREE technical support 24 Information hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: www.blackbox. com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
  • Page 2 Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks, and HD View is a trademark, of BB Technologies, Inc. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter Page System Overview ............4 Transmitter ............5 Receivers ............... 6 Line Splitter Long Range (LR) ....... 8 LEDs ..............9 Pre-Installation Guidelines........10 Connecting the Cables ..........11 Transmitter Connections ........12 Receiver/Receiver LR Connections ..... 12 Connecting CATx Cables ..........
  • Page 4: System Overview

    Chapter 1: System Overview 1. System Overview Figure 1-1 provides an overview of the system, showing a Transmitter, Long-Range (LR) Line Splitter, and different Receiver types. HD View Serial ext. cable Transmitter Player CATx cables to Audio cable receivers or line computer splitters Video cable...
  • Page 5: Transmitter

    Transmitter 1-port, 8-port, and 16-port models, except for the number of system ports. The AC3000A-R2 has one system port, the AC3008A-R2 has eight System ports, and the AC3016A-R2 has sixteen system ports. Table 1-1 describes the transmitter’s components.
  • Page 6: Receivers

    Chapter 1: System Overview Table 1-1. Transmitter Unit—8-port components. Number Component Description Power LED Lights when power is on Power connector Links to 12-VDC power Connects to serial RJ-11 connector download cable Links to stereo audio Audio input HD15 connector Links to video in RJ-45 connectors Link to system cables...
  • Page 7 Chapter 1: System Overview Figure 1-4. AC3003A-R2 back view. Table 1-2. AC3003A-R2 receiver components. Number Component Description Power connector Links to 12-VDC power RJ-11 connector Tuning RJ-45 connector Links to system cable Links to video cable HD15 connector output Links to mono audio Audio connector output DB9 connector...
  • Page 8: Line Splitter Long Range (Lr)

    Chapter 1: System Overview 1.3 Line Splitter Long-Range (LR) NOTE: With the LR Splitter, the maximum distance is 2000 feet (600 m). The last cascaded LR line splitter must not be further than 1000 feet (300 m) from the transmitter. Add Line Splitters LR to use for clusters or to increase the number of Receivers in the system.
  • Page 9: Leds

    Chapter 1: System Overview Table 1-3. Line Splitter (AC3002A-R2) components. Number Component Description Power LED Lights when power is on Power connector Links to 12-VDC power RJ-11 connector Tuning RJ-45 connector System in RJ-45 connectors Link to system out cables 1.4 LEDs Table 1-4 explains the functions of all the LEDs of the units in the system.
  • Page 10: Pre-Installation Guidelines

    Chapter 1: System Overview Table 1-4 (Continued). LED functions. Unit Function Lights green when power is on. Lights yellow when a link is established. This LED will blink yellow intermittently. Receiver, RJ-45 system port— Blinks yellow constantly to Receiver LR Green/Yellow indicate bidirectional RS-232 communication.
  • Page 11: Connecting The Cables

    Chapter 2: Connecting the Cables 2. Connecting the Cables The figures below illustrate the versatility of the HD View system. Figure 2-1 shows a basic installation with a Receiver and Receiver—LR. Receivers can be up to 328 feet (100 m) away from the Transmitter.
  • Page 12: Transmitter Connections

    Chapter 2: Connecting the Cables Receiver NEC display with expansion (AC3003A-NEC) and AC3003A-NEC 330 ft. (100 m) 330 ft. (100 m) AC3002A-R2 Transmitter/ 1000 ft. (300 m) Receiver Broadcaster (AC3002A-R2) Figure 2-3. Installation. 2.1 Transmitter Connections 1. Connect the video cable to the transmitter’s Video In port and the computer’s Video card.
  • Page 13: Connecting Catx Cables

    Chapter 3: Connecting CATx Cables 3. Connecting CATx cables 3.1 Connecting the Transmitter Connect CATx cables to the System ports of the Transmitter and the System In ports of Receivers/LR or Line Splitter LR. 3.2 Connecting a Line Splitter LR Connect CATx cables to the System Out ports of the Line Splitter LR and the System In ports of Receivers/LR.
  • Page 14: Updates On Revision 3

    LR Receiver AC3002A-R2 LR Line Splitter AC3008A-R2 8-Port Transmitter AC3016A-R2 16-Port Transmitter AC3000A-R2 1-Port Transmitter AC3003A-R2 Standard Receiver 4.1 Changes that Apply to All the Items Listed in Table 4-1 1. The new power supply is 12-VDC, standard polarity. The power jack is different compared to older versions, so you can’t connect a new power supply to old version of the...
  • Page 15 RS-232 port. AC3008A-R2, Omits local Does not have a local AC3016A-R2 Audio port. Audio port. ⁄ shelf size AC3000A-R2 enclosure Omits local Does not have a local AC3000A-R2 RS-232 port. RS-232 port. Omits local Does not have a local AC3000A-R2 Audio port.
  • Page 16 Chapter 4: Updates on Revision 3 Table 4-2 (Continued). Changes per item. Unit All connectors are on AC3003A-R2 enclosure one panel. Has one stereo audio AC3003A-R2 Audio output output. SKEW, Equalization, and Supports full Luminance can be set AC3003A-R2 tuning. either by utility or a video tuning unit.
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