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  • Page 1 User Manual Sequoia Dual One of a kind multiviewier Revision 1.0.0, (December, 2014)

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    To assist us in making improvements to this user manual, we welcome any comments and constructive criticism. Please email us at: sales@avitechvideo.com. WARNING Do not attempt to disassemble the Sequoia Dual. Doing so may void the warranty. There are no serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. TRADEMARKS All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.1 Getting the Sequoia Dual Ready .................. 8 2.1.1 Basic Setup When Connecting a Regular Display or Touch-screen Display ..........................8 2.1.2 Basic Setup When Cascading the Sequoia Dual ........... 10 3. Basic Operations ........................12 3.1 Host Mode ........................13 3.1.1 Pop-up Selections................... 13 3.1.2...

  • Page 4: Warranty

    Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. Avitech is not responsible for any radio or Limitation of Liability television interference caused by using other than recommended Avitech’s liability under this warranty shall not exceed the purchase...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    The Sequoia Dual also supports a variety of video formats from HDMI, DVI-I to VGA and YPbPr. Additionally, its scalability through cascading with other Sequoia devices makes the Sequoia Dual an ideal solution to both individual users and corporate applications.
  • Page 6 12 V DC/5A Power Adapter Standard Power Cord (USA customer only) Rubber Foot (4 pcs) USB A/B Cable (Optional) Male to Dual Female Y Splitter Audio Cable HDMI to DVI Adapter (optional) (length 1.8 m – optional) ® VGA to DVI Adapter (optional) HDMI Cable (length 1.8 m –...

  • Page 7: Product Features

    , DVI-I, VGA and YPbPr inputs. Featuring two DVI-I and two HDMI input ports, and one HDMI output port, a single Sequoia Dual can connect up to four computers, four videos, or any combination of four inputs. It can simultaneously display any two of the four inputs on a single display, and allows instant switching of inputs through its on-screen user interface.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    1.3 Specifications Input Automatic sensing  HDMI/DVI-D mode:  1920×1200, 50Hz/60Hz  1920×1080, 50Hz/60Hz  1680×1050, 50Hz/60Hz  1600×1200, 50Hz/60Hz  1400×1080, 50Hz/60Hz  1360×765, 50Hz/60Hz  1280×1024, 50Hz/60Hz/75Hz HDMI or DVI  1280×960, 50Hz/60Hz  1024×768, 50Hz/60Hz/75Hz  800×600, 50Hz/60Hz/75Hz ...
  • Page 9 “RGB” and “YPbPr”, select “RGB” (selecting the other ones may lead to corrupted displays). 5. It is suggested to always reboot the Sequoia Dual after switching to a different monitor (especially one that supports different optimal resolution); this will ensure the Sequoia Dual to select the correct output...

  • Page 10: Connections To The Sequoia Dual

    1.4 Connections to the Sequoia Dual Figure 1-1 Sequoia Dual Components...
  • Page 11 Use these ports for operation and control in Host and Remote (keyboard/mouse) mode. Connects to a computer with its own keyboard and mouse to control the Sequoia Dual (The Hook Utility needs to be installed on that computer to USB Type B perform such control) USB Type A Connects to a USB 2.0 hub, USB flash disk, etc.

  • Page 12: System Configuration

    2.1 Getting the Sequoia Dual Ready To control your Sequoia Dual directly, connect a keyboard and mouse to the USB type A ports its front panel. Alternatively, to control your Sequoia Dual on a computer, use a laptop (or desktop) computer with its own keyboard and mouse and connect to your Sequoia Dual’s USB type B port...
  • Page 13 Windows' on-screen steps to initialize the USB connection. Step 2. Connect the male end of a male to dual female Y splitter audio cable to your Sequoia Dual’s source 1 audio port on its rear panel. Connect the two dual female ends of the male to dual female Y splitter audio cable to the first computer’s audio ports (mic in and audio out).

  • Page 14: Basic Setup When Cascading The Sequoia Dual

    It should be noted that only the keyboard and mouse are cascaded; in other words, when cascading, one set of keyboard and mouse can be used to control five Sequoia Dual (or other Sequoia series) by “surfing” the Host cursor across five displays and switch over control to any of the connected computers.
  • Page 15 Step 1. Perform step 1 – 4 for your first Sequoia Dual as outlined in the previous section (2.1.1) “Basic Setup When Connecting to a Regular or Touch-screen Display.” Step 2. Repeat the above-mentioned steps for your second and third Sequoia Dual to be cascaded.

  • Page 16: Basic Operations

    Your Sequoia Dual can only enter Remote mode to take control of a computer when the correct USB type B port on your Sequoia Dual's rear panel is properly connected to the USB type A port of that computer (using a standard USB A/B cable).

  • Page 17: Host Mode

    (left): select HDMI-L port input signal (right): select HDMI-R port input signal  When your Sequoia Dual detects that a particular computer’s USB port is not connected, the Login pop-up icon on the corresponding window will be grayed-out. 3.1.2 Functions The Sequoia Dual allows free window resize/reposition and selection of any video and audio inputs directly through its on-screen user interface.

  • Page 18: Remote Mode

    Table 3-1 Host Mode Functions The minimum window size for the Sequoia Dual to process and display: width = 348 pixel, height = 162 pixel. 3.2 Remote Mode The following hot-keys are available when utilizing your Sequoia Dual under Remote mode.

  • Page 19: Appendix A Using The Mouse Right-Click Menu

    Appendix A: Using the Mouse Right-click Menu The mouse right-click menu contains a collective of display and feature settings for the Sequoia Dual such as customization of the user interface, video/audio source selections, remote monitoring, presets save/load, and port selections for file/folder transfer across computers. The menu, as shown in the figure below, can be called upon right-clicking anywhere on the on-screen interface when the Sequoia Dual is in Host mode.
  • Page 20 Picture In Picture, or Picture By Picture layout, or Full Screen for Source 1 window. Set the frame rate and display resolution of your Sequoia Dual's display. Resolution The supported frame rates and display resolutions can be referred in 1.3, Specifications.
  • Page 21 Sequoia Dual's display. Step 5. When your Sequoia Dual is in Host mode, you can control it through that remote computer's keyboard and mouse. It should be noted that this control is only limited to Host mode control; you will not be able to control other computers through the Sequoia Dual's Remote mode with that remote computer.
  • Page 22 This swapping Swap with feature allows the image of the computer controlled by the Sequoia Dual active window (Remote mode) to always be displayed on a particular window.
  • Page 23 Sequoia Dual to a computer when its corresponding window is set to window to full full screen (in other words, if this feature is turned on, your Sequoia Dual screen will automatically enter Remote mode to a computer when its corresponding window is set to full screen).
  • Page 24 Or, click Backup to save presets to a USB device. A pop-up window will appear upon clicking Backup only when a USB device is connected to your Sequoia Dual's USB type A port (for mouse and keyboard) on the front panel. This enables presets to be stored externally, allowing them to be transferred to other Sequoia Dual as well.
  • Page 25 Alternatively, click Load latest to load the window layout that was last saved using Save to latest. This layout will also be the master layout which gets loaded when your Sequoia Dual is powered on. Or, click Load factory default for the default layout if desired.
  • Page 26 Right-click Menu display, that window jumps back to align with the display instead. Align to width/height: set the selected window to have the same width/height as the other one. Window position does not alter in this case. Note: Align to width/height will not be effective when Keep aspect ratio is turned on.
  • Page 27 Right-click Menu Font fg & bg color: change a label’s foreground/background color by performing the followings: Step 1. In Basic colors on the top-left corner of the pop-up window, click to select a desired color. Step 2. Adjust the Hue, Saturation, and Brightness Values. Step 3.
  • Page 28 Right-click Menu adjustment until the image is aligned vertically.  Use the slider to change the Width/Height value if the image(s) is deformed.  Use the slider to change the Red/Green/Blue Gain value if the image(s) is off-colored. Note: 1. The values of H_Start plus Width must not exceed that of H_Total. 2.
  • Page 29 Width and height of the selected window  Video input ports selected for the two windows  Resolution and frame rate of the Sequoia Dual's display  Audio port selected for the Sequoia Dual's audio output Table A-1 Mouse Right-click Menu Description...

  • Page 30: Appendix B Using The Go! Bridge Utility

    Instant switching of inputs through your Sequoia Dual's user interface is supported in Host mode; thus, any two of the four connected computers can be displayed and controlled on a single monitor.
  • Page 31 Step 3. Click this icon on the top-right corner of the Go! Bridge's interface, and then select Open Dock to open up the Dock panel as shown below. Multiple files/folders can be placed onto the Dock panel so that those destined for the same destination can be transferred at the same time. Figure B-3 Dock Panel...
  • Page 32 Step 4. To manage files or folders on Go! Bridge's Main panel, or add them to the Dock panel, right-click the desired file or folder on the Main panel, and then on the pop-up menu, select any of the followings: ...
  • Page 33 Step 5. To manage files or folders added to the Dock panel, right-click the desired file or folder on the Dock panel, and then in the pop-up menu, select any of the followings:  Copy – copy the selected file/folder to paste to another destination. After copying the file/folder, select ...
  • Page 34 Click the view icon as shown below to bring up the list of the default directory, the devices of the other computer, and recent path(s) previously browsed. Figure B-6 View Button...
  • Page 35 Click the add folder icon as shown below to add a new folder to the present directory of the other computer. You can also designate the name of the new folder. Figure B-7 Add New Folder and Designate the Name Click the monitor icon to switch from the main panel display (window mode) to icon mode.

  • Page 36: Appendix C Using The "Surfer"Feature

    This appendix discusses different “Surfer” scenarios for single and cascaded Sequoia Dual. It should be noted that “Surfer” is a Remote mode feature, and the following scenarios presume that your Sequoia Dual is in Remote mode.
  • Page 37 Figure C-1 “Surfer” Feature on Uniform Dual Layout “Surfer” Feature on Non-adjoining Dual Layout  The figure below shows an allowed control switching action upon moving the mouse cursor toward the border of a non-adjoining window (indicated by the arrow and line indicator). Moving the cursor from Source 1 window to Source 2 window transfers keyboard and mouse control from the former window to the later one (transfer occurs upon the cursor leaves the right edge of Source 1 window).
  • Page 38 Figure C-2 “Surfer” Feature on Non-uniform, Non-adjoining Dual Layout In the case of a source window overlaid with the other one, switching of control will occur when the mouse cursor has left the area where the two windows overlay (toward the targeted window). “Surfer”...
  • Page 39 “Surfer” Feature on Cascaded System  The figure below shows a sample of 3-Sequoia Dual cascaded system. The “Surfer” feature is confined within each Sequoia Dual only (refer to the above-mentioned illustrations on using the “Surfer” feature within each Sequoia Dual). ...

  • Page 40: Appendix D Using The Top Menu

    (in the order of preset 1, 2, and 3). Presets that are replaced are still stored in the Sequoia Dual and can be accessed by the mouse right-click menu. Switching between presets under the top menu can also be achieved when the “lock” function is enabled.

  • Page 41: Appendix E Using The Touch-Screen

    Finish the calibrating process by tapping the red dots shown on four corners of the display. When done with the calibration, you will be able to operate your Sequoia Dual as you regularly would with a mouse by performing tapping actions on the display.
  • Page 42 Figure E-2 Touch-screen: Exit Remote Mode while in Full Screen When the Sequoia Dual returns from Remote mode to Host mode, the Host cursor will reappear where it last located before that Remote mode; it will not reappear where the double-tapping action outside the active...
  • Page 43 E.6 Switch Control Between Windows  To switch windows while in full screen Remote mode, press within an inch of the left or right edge of the touch-screen display and hold for approximately 1.5 seconds (Refer to Figure E-3).  To switch windows while in non-full-screen Remote mode, simply long press within the area of the targeted window for approximately 1 second.

  • Page 44: Appendix F Using The Touch-To-Mouse Utility (For Windows Xp Only)

    Appendix F Using the Touch-to-Mouse Utility (for Windows XP only) The Touch-to-Mouse Utility is designed for using a touch-screen display to control a remote computer that runs on Windows XP. To start the Touch-to-Mouse Utility, perform the following steps: Step 1. Copy the file “Sequoia USB Touch Tool.exe” to the designated computer. Step 2.

  • Page 45: Appendix G Resetting To The Factory-Default State

    To reset your Sequoia Dual to its factory-default state, perform the following steps: Step 1. Power-off the Sequoia Dual. Step 2. Push number 2 (middle) dip switch located on Sequoia Dual’s rear panel downwards to the ON position. Figure G-1 Push down the Number 2 (Middle) Dip Switch Step 3.

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