Configuring Transmitters And Receivers With Conductor; Figure 6 - "Conductor" Software Window; Figure 7 - Transmitter Information Window - Black Box AC1140A Quick Start Manual

Figure 6 - "Conductor" software window

4.1

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. The factory defaults that allow each receiver to
attach to any transmitter as a generic DVI extender are lost. Factory defaults can be restored by right-
clicking an assigned transmitter or receiver in the left-hand column and selecting the [Factory Settings]
option in the Conductor software (see Figure 7 below). Do not un-assign a receiver in the left-hand column
by clicking the right arrow since this will return it to LocalPlay mode instead of LivePlay. Once factory
defaults are reset, all previous configuration information is lost.
Refer to Figure 6 above for the following discussion. Conductor searches the network for all hardware
installed on the video LAN and lists the transmitters on the left and unassigned receivers on the right.
Initially all receivers are unassigned. Receivers can be assigned to transmitters be selecting the desired
transmitter on the left, the desired receiver to connect on the right, and clicking the left arrow button.
Selecting the assigned receiver on the left and clicking the right arrow will un-assign that receiver from a
particular transmitter. You may also select the receiver and drag-n-drop it onto the desired transmitter.
Once assignments are made, this information will be remembered by the devices. If you exit the conductor
software and restart it, the configuration will be retained.
When moving the mouse over the transmitters and receivers, an information window will appear that
displays the device name, serial number, IP address, MAC address, video source (Live Play for DVI stream
and Local Play or Host Play for pre-recorded local content) and audio status (on/off). These values can be
changed by activating the popup menu for the device. To do this, select a device and right click with the
mouse. The menu will display and you can change the name, change the media and audio status or open the
properties dialog for the device. You can change various settings using the property dialog as well.

Figure 7 - Transmitter Information Window

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