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AUGIST 2000
ACL8500A
ACL8501A
Customer Support Information:
ACL8502A
FREE tech support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746.
ACL8503A
Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Dr., Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
World-Wide Web: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com
© Copyright 2000. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved.
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- Page 1 FREE tech support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746. ACL8503A Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Dr., Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 World-Wide Web: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com © Copyright 2000. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Page 2 No matter how large or small your setup is, no matter how simple or how complex, we’re confident we have a ServSwitch system that’s just right for you. The ServSwitch ™ family from Black Box—the one-stop answer for all your KVM- switching needs!
- Page 3 TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks, and ServSwitch is a trademark, of Black Box Corporation. Apple, Mac, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. RCA is a registered trademark of GE.
- Page 4 FCC/IC RFI STATEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND 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 J of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference...
- Page 5 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This equipment complies with the requirements of the European EMC directive 89/336/EEC.
- Page 6 NOM STATEMENT 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.
- Page 7 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM 10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos (incluyendo amplificadores) que producen calor. 11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se indique en el aparato.
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Page 8: Table Of Contents
3.5 Powering the System and Making Adjustments ..25 Troubleshooting ..............26 4.1 Things to Check ............26 4.2 Calling Black Box ............28 4.3 Shipping and Packaging ..........29 Appendix A: Rackmounting System Components ..... 30 Appendix B: Available Video Adapters ........34... -
Page 9: Specifications
SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM 1. Specifications Compliance — CE; FCC Part 15 Subpart J Class A, IC Class/ classe A Standards — VGA, SVGA, XGA, or XGA-2 video Interface — Supported Video Types — RGBHV (VGA, SVGA, XGA, or XGA-2), RGBS, RGsB (“sync on green”), TV (NTSC, PAL, SECAM), and Y/C (S-Video) Resolution and... - Page 10 CHAPTER 1: Specifications On Hub (ACL8500A): Connectors — (9) Front-mounted RJ-45 female: (1) for video input from Local Module, (8) for video output to Remote Modules; (1) Rear-mounted 6-pin DIN female for power; On Local Module (ACL8501A): (1) Left-side-mounted HD15 male for video input from source device;...
- Page 11 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM Maximum Altitude — 10,000 ft. (3048 m) Temperature Tolerance — Operating: 32 to 104˚F (0 to 40˚C); Storage: –4 to +140˚F (–20 to +60˚C) Humidity Tolerance — Up to 80% noncondensing Enclosure — Hub: Steel; Local and Remote Modules: Aluminum MTBF —...
- Page 12 CHAPTER 1: Specifications Hub: 1.5"H x 6.75"W x 7.2"D Size — (3.8 x 17.2 x 18.3 cm); Local Module: 1.2"H x 4.5"W x 2.75"D (3 x 11.5 x 7 cm); Remote Modules: 1.2"H x 5.5"W x 2.75"D (3 x 14 x 7 cm) Hub: 2 lb.
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Page 13: Introduction
SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview The ServSwitch™ Brand CAT5 Broadcast Video System is a simple but powerful set of products that you can use to distribute computers’ video output to as many as 128 displays using standard Category 5 structured cabling. -
Page 14: Features And Benefits
CHAPTER 2: Introduction • VGA and multisync monitors can be plugged directly into the regular Remote Module (ACL8502A) and the Dual Remote Module (ACL8503A). (Other types of monitors and video devices can be attached with adapters or adapter cable.) The Remote Modules adapt the video back onto standard cable. - Page 15 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM of display device—including LCD panels, video projectors, and plasma displays—just as long as the display device can accept the type of sync that the source device outputs. • The Local and Remote Modules don’t have to be plugged into AC power—they get all their power through the cable from the Hubs they’re attached to—so you can place them anywhere.
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Page 16: Applications
CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2.3 Applications The ServSwitch Brand CAT5 Broadcast Video System is ideal for use in many different environments: • At airports and other transportation terminals, you can distribute arrival/departure information, baggage-claim carousel information, and much more. • In today’s courtrooms, you can present computer- based evidence on LCD panels at each juror’s position, at the judge’s bench, and elsewhere in the courtroom. - Page 17 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM • In television studios, everyone will be able to see what’s going out to your viewers. • At hotels and conference centers, you can post displays of daily schedules and public messages at all of your useful locations.
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Page 18: The System Illustrated
CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2.4 The System Illustrated Figures 2-1 through 2-7 show where all of the connectors and controls are on the various components of the ServSwitch Brand CAT5 Broadcast Video System. Numbered ports are for video output “IN” port is for video input Fig. - Page 19 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM RJ-45 is for video output to HD15 is for video output to Hub and power input from local monitor Fig. 2-4. The right side of the Local Module. Video and power input from Hub Fig.
- Page 20 CHAPTER 2: Introduction Figure 2-8 shows a ServSwitch Brand CAT5 Broadcast Video System installation that uses all of the System components. Regular Remote Module Dual Remote Module Local monitor Primary Local Regular Remote Remote Module Modules monitors PC CPU with attached keyboard and mouse Secondary Regular Remote...
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Page 21: Installation
Module or Remote Module, you should have received the Module and an install sheet. If you didn’t receive everything, or if anything arrived damaged, contact Black Box right away. 3.2 What Else You Will Need You’ll need these things to be in place before you can install your Video System: •... -
Page 22: Placement
CHAPTER 3: Installation • Monitors that can display the video you’re distributing (they must support its resolution, refresh rate, etc.). • Video adapters, cables, or converters as necessary. 3.3 Placement Place the System’s Local Module and its Remote Modules on flat surfaces, or rackmount them, as close as possible to the associated video-source device and video- destination devices. -
Page 23: Connecting Your Devices
SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM 3.4 Connecting Your Devices To install your ServSwitch Brand CAT5 Broadcast Video System, take the steps listed in this section. Call Black Box Technical Support if you need any special adapters or cables. 1. Run a short VGA-extension cable (such as our product code EVNPS05-MF) from the HD15 male port labeled “VGA Input”... - Page 24 CHAPTER 3: Installation 3. Run a Category 5 cable from the RJ-45 socket on the Local Module (the connector marked “Link to HUB”) to the RJ-45 socket marked “IN” on the (first) Hub. As you run CAT5 cable, make sure that you don’t run it too far—no more than 1000 ft.
- Page 25 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM We recommend that you avoid installing more than two “layers” of Hubs or more than one “layer” of Dual Remote Modules. That is, it’s OK to run from your first Hub to as many as eight Dual Remote Modules or secondary Hubs, and from each of your secondary Hubs to as many as eight Dual Remote Modules.
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Page 26: Powering The System And Making Adjustments
CHAPTER 3: Installation 3.5 Powering the System and Making Adjustments Plug the output cord of the included power supply into the power connector on the back of each of the Hubs in your Video System. Attach the input cord to the power- supply transformer’s IEC 320 male inlet, and plug its other end into a working AC-power (mains) outlet. -
Page 27: Troubleshooting
SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM 4. Troubleshooting 4.1 Things to Check If you’re having difficulty with your ServSwitch Brand CAT5 Broadcast Video System, make sure that: • Your video-source device (computer, etc.) is plugged into a working outlet, is ON, and is operating properly. - Page 28 (e) terminated with standard RJ-45 connectors; (f) wired straight-through and pinned and paired in accordance with EIA/TIA-568B. If none of these suggestions solves the problem, call Black Box Technical Support as described in Section 4.2.
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Page 29: Calling Black Box
None of its components contain user-serviceable parts. Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. Before you do, make a record of the history of the problem. We will be able to provide more efficient and... -
Page 30: Shipping And Packaging
If you need to transport or ship any Video System component: • Package it carefully. We recommend that you use the original container. • Before you ship it back to Black Box for repair or return, contact us to get a Return Authorization (RA) number. -
Page 31: Appendix A: Rackmounting System Components
SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM Appendix A: Rackmounting System Components For the ServSwitch Brand CAT5 Broadcast Video System’s Hub, we offer a Rackmount Kit for mounting a single Hub in a 19" equipment rack; our product code for this Kit is RMK8500. For the Local and Remote Modules, we offer a Rackmount Kit for mounting as many as six Modules in a 19"... - Page 32 APPENDIX A: Rackmounting System Components Now take these steps, referring to Figure A-1 on page 32 and Figure A-2 on page 33: 1. Unscrew the two side screws on the end of the Hub or side of the Module that you want to face forward.
- Page 33 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM 5. Insert and tighten the screws through the plate, though bracket, and back into the unit’s case. 6. Secure the Kit bracket to the rack using your own screws, bolts, cage nuts, etc. Fig. A-1. Rackmounting the Hub front forward.
- Page 34 APPENDIX A: Rackmounting System Components Fig. A-2. Rackmounting a Local or Remote Module (Dual Remote Module shown, with left side facing forward).
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Page 35: Appendix B: Available Video Adapters
SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM Appendix B: Available Video Adapters We offer four different nonpowered video adapters for use with the ServSwitch Brand CAT5 Broadcast Video System. All of them are designed to be attached between the System’s Local Module and the video-source device, so they have an HD15 female connector on the Local Module side. - Page 36 APPENDIX B: Available Video Adapters • The universal generic adapter (product code FA8500BNC) has five BNC female connectors— three color leads and two sync leads. It can support computers that output RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, etc., on multiple BNCs, such as some IBM ®...
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Page 37: Appendix C: Pinout Of Category 5 Cable
SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 BROADCAST VIDEO SYSTEM Appendix C: Pinout of Category 5 Cable The Category 5 cable you will run throughout your ServSwitch™ Brand CAT5 Broadcast Video System should be terminated with RJ-45 plugs and should be wired according to the EIA/TIA-568B standard. Looking into the RJ-45 sockets on any Hub or Module, or looking at the cable plug from behind, Pin 1 should be on the left and Pin 8 on the right, and the wires should be arranged... - Page 38 NOTES...
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