Edid Copy - Cablematic VGA CAT5 Extender User Manual

EDID Copy

In some cases users may suffer from display problems due to incorrect EDID
communication between the display monitor and the PC graphics card or
inappropriate EDID data programmed by display manufactures. The
Transmitter Unit provide "EDID Copy" feature that allows the Unit to read the
necessary EDID information from the attached video display and then provide
it at all times to the attached computer. If no new EDID information is available
from a display, a default profile in the Transmitter Unit is automatically
provided instead.
To efficiently achieve EDID communication when the computer is booting up,
users are required to implement the EDID Copy on the Unit before the
operations begin as described below:
Use (Load) default setting :
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When using a monitor (without EDID compliant) for display. The Unit will
automatically select viable EDID data from the Unit's default EDID profile to
set the EDID information up. Users can achieve this EDID Copy by
performing the following steps:
Step 1. Press and Hold the button "EDID Copy" on the Unit.
Step 2. Plug in the provided power cord to power up the Unit. Release the
button "EDID Copy" RIGHT AFTER one confirmation beep. The
power LED lighting steady GREEN indicating that the EDID copy
(communication) is completed.
Step 3. Connect the monitor(s) to the output port on the Unit and power on
the monitor. The Unit is ready to operate now.
Copy (new) monitor EDID (for Port 1 or Local Port only):

When using an EDID compliant monitor for display, the Unit's EDID Copy
function will enable the EDID communication between the monitor and Unit
for optimal video quality. Users can achieve this EDID communication by
following the instructions below:
Step 1. Plug in the provided power cord to power "ON" the Unit.
Step 2. Connect the monitor (EDID compliant) to the Local output "Port 1"
on the Unit.
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