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AC1140A Video and Audio over Ethernet Standalone Transmitter
AC1140C Video and Audio over Ethernet PC Card Transmitter
AC1141A Video and Audio over Ethernet Receiver
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Mail order: Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
Web site:
Conductor Software
www.blackbox.com
E-mail: info@blackbox.com
NOVEMBER 2008
AC1140A
AC1140C
AC1141A
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- Page 1 Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBXX SUPPORT FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days-a-week. Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 INFORMATION Mail order: Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: www.blackbox.com E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
- Page 2 Trademarks and Logos. This License does not authorize Licensee to use any Black Box name, trademark or logo. Licensee agrees to: (i) not do anything harmful to or inconsistent with Black Box’s rights; and (ii) assist Black Box in protecting those rights, including assigning to Black Box any rights acquired by Licensee.
- Page 3 License by operation of this paragraph unreasonably compromises the rights or increase the liabilities of Black Box or its licensors, Black Box reserves the right to terminate the License and refund the fee paid by Licensee, if any, as Licensee's sole and exclusive remedy.
- Page 4 While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in these instructions is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Black Box reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described herein at any time without prior notice.
- Page 5 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
- Page 6 Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM) Electrical Safety Statement INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. 3.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF FIGURES ..................................VIII SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................1 FRONT AND BACK VIEWS OF AC1140C AND AC1141A ..................1 QUICK START GUIDE..............................4 CONDUCTOR SOFTWARE............................5 ..................7 CONFIGURING TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS WITH CONDUCTOR HOST P & LOCAL PLAY CONTENT ........................13 EMCAST ..................................14 .................................15 ONDUCTOR ASKS... -
Page 8: Table Of Figures
TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 - AC1140C front panel connections ......................1 Figure 2 - AC1140C rear panel connections......................2 Figure 3 - AC1141A front panel connections......................2 Figure 4 - AC1141A rear panel connections ......................3 Figure 5 - Default "LocalPlay" content ........................4 Figure 6 - "Conductor"... -
Page 9: System Requirements
FRONT AND BACK VIEWS OF AC1140 AND AC1141 The AC1140A stand-alone transmitter can be plugged into any DVI or HDMI source. The AC1140C PC Card transmitter installs in a PCI or PCIe slot in the host computer. The PCI/e tab is for mechanical support only and does not provide electrical connection. -
Page 10: Figure 2 - Ac1140C Rear Panel Connections
Table 3 - AC1140 Front Panel Connections Left to Right Function DVI Input DVI-D connection to graphics card or digital video source USB connection to host for diagnostics, configuration and scheduling Network output Gigabit Ethernet connection for video and data Audio In 3.5-mm stereo audio connector from sound card or other audio source... -
Page 11: Figure 4 - Ac1141A Rear Panel Connections
Table 5 - AC1141 Front Panel Connections Connector Function Power +5VDC @ 1.5A through supplied AC adapter Reset Push-button – resets internal processor Diag USB connection to host for diagnostics P0-P2 Gigabit Ethernet ports for video and data (internally connected) Figure 4 - AC1141 rear panel connections Table 6 - AC1141 Back Panel Connections Back Panel Connection... -
Page 12: Quick Start Guide
QUICK START GUIDE Your AC1140A or AC1140C transmitter comes with the Conductor Software CD, a USB cable for connecting to the host, and an audio cable for hooking up an audio source (e.g.– a sound card or CD player). The AC1140A stand-alone transmitter comes with an additional power adapter. The AC1141A receiver comes with power adapter and DVI-HDMI adapter. -
Page 13: Conductor Software
CONDUCTOR SOFTWARE AC1140A and AC1140C transmitter comes with a software CD for installing Conductor on a Windows- based computer. Load the CD into a CD drive on the host and the installation process should start automatically. - Page 14 applications during installation and automatically associates the appropriate command-line option for full-screen mode and looping among others. 5. Schedule a particular transmitter or receiver for LivePlay or LocalPlay at a certain time. By default, each receiver comes up in LivePlay mode on power-up if there is no LAN connection. 6.
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Page 15: Configuring Transmitters And Receivers With Conductor
Figure 6 - "Conductor" software window CONFIGURING TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS WITH CONDUCTOR Important: Any AC1140 and AC1141 transmitter/receiver pair can be used as a DVI extender out of the box without Conductor installed. However, once Conductor is installed and receivers are assigned, these assignments will be remembered upon next power-up. -
Page 16: Figure 8 - Receiver Information Window
Figure 8 - Receiver Information Window Popup Menus Popup menus can be activated by right clicking on a transmitter or receiver. The following figures show the menus. Figure 9 - Transmitter Popup Menu Figure 10 - Receiver Popup Menu... - Page 17 The “Audio” command allows you to turn the audio on or off for the selected device. This can also be done by selecting the “Audio ON” or “Audio OFF” buttons on the main window. The “Media Source” command allows you to turn change the media being displayed by the selected device. On a transmitter, “Host Play”...
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Page 18: Figure 11 - Conductor Menu
Figure 11 - Conductor Menu The Security command is used to control access to the host play, local play and EMCast media. Figure 12 - Security Dialog Enabling security for a feature forces the user to enter password before changes can be made to the selected content. -
Page 19: Figure 13 - Conductor Options
Figure 13 - Conductor Options The first option allows you to control how the media source for receivers are controlled. If this option is turned on, then when you change the media source of a transmitter (Host Play to Live Play or Live Play to Host Play), then all of it’s receivers will also update to display this data. -
Page 20: Figure 14 - System Menu
The system menu contains commands that affect the entire video network or system. Figure 14 - System Menu The “All Host Play” command instructs all transmitters to play their local play content. The F6 key also initiates this command. The “All Local Play” command instructs all receivers to play their local play content. The F7 key also initiates this command. -
Page 21: Host Play & Local Play Content
HOST PLAY & LOCAL PLAY CONTENT HostPlay and LocalPlay are powerful features of the Video and Audio over Ethernet system. It allows you to upload your own media content to either a transmitter or a receiver. You may upload both images and audio. -
Page 22: Emcast
Images may be ordered using the up and down arrow buttons. You may choose to use the current audio, no audio or select a new audio file. Only 16 bit, 2 channel, 44 kHz wave files can be used for audio. Conductor will allow you to select a MP3 file for conversion but due to copyright protection, this may not always work correctly. -
Page 23: Conductor Tasks
When the system is signaled to broadcast the data, the EMCast media is played from the local transmitter and broadcast to all receivers on the network. If there are receivers on the network that are assigned to other transmitters, these receivers will still play the EMCast media of the local transmitter. This is also true if the receivers are playing local play content. -
Page 24: Figure 18 - Scheduled Tasks Dialog
The “Stop Scheduler” command will stop the task scheduler and prevent any scheduled tasks from executing. The “Serial Commands” command will open a dialog displaying the list of defined serial commands. From this dialog you can add, remove and edit serial commands. Scheduled Tasks Dialog The scheduled tasks dialog shows the list of tasks currently defined. -
Page 25: Figure 19 - Task Dialog
Figure 19 - Task Dialog Each task should be uniquely named but this is not a requirement. Select an action to perform and then select the appropriate target. Current actions include enabling local play, host play, live play and turning the audio on or off. -
Page 26: Using Cameras For Live Feeds
Figure 20 - Serial Commands The Add and Edit buttons will display the Serial Command Dialog. This dialog will allow you to name the serial command (must be unique) and enter the command data in either HEX or ASCII format. The Delay option tells the system to wait for the specified time after sending the RS232 command. - Page 27 2. By connecting a fire wire, USB, or Ethernet camera directly to the host PC and extending the controlling application onto the remote monitor through the graphics card DVI output. If the camera is not HD or does not have an HDMI output, video scaling adapters can be used to convert from S-Video, composite, or component to DVI or HDMI.
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Page 28: Appendix A Troubleshooting
Click on “Refresh Network” connection. to detect any recently installed components. If still no connection, reset unit by pushing pink Reset button and waiting several seconds for unit to boot. For technical support, contact Black Box technical support at 724-746-5500. - Page 29 © Copyright 2008. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved. 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055‐1018 • 724‐746‐5500 • Fax 724‐746‐0746 ...