FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications.
VS162 / VS164 User Manual Online Registration International http://support.aten.com North America http://www.aten-usa.com/product_registration Telephone Support International 886-2-8692-6959 China 86-10-5255-0110 Japan 81-3-5615-5811 Korea 82-2-467-6789 North America 1-888-999-ATEN ext 4988 United Kingdom 44-8448-158923 Technical Support For international online technical support – including troubleshooting, documentation, and software updates: http://support.aten.com...
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Overview The 2-port VS162 and 4-port VS164 video splitters chart a new direction in multimedia functionality by combining DVI quality video and audio. They take the signals from an audio/video source and replicate them to two (VS162) or four (VS164) audio/ video outputs.
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Features Connects computers with DVI graphics to multiple DVI compatible monitors or projectors Fully compliant with the DVI-digital and DVI-analog Supports DDWG (Digital Display Working Group) standard for DVI Compliant monitors Speaker enabled for audio enjoyment Cascadable to 3 levels – provides up to 8/64 video signals Cascade distance: Source to Device - 1.8m, Device to Device - 5m, Device to Display - 5m Installs in minutes...
An audio out port (optional – for audio accompaniment to the display) Cables Two (VS162) or four (VS164) sets of DVI cable are required to properly operate this DVI Switch (not included). Note: 1. Cables are not included in this package. Since the...
Front View Component Description Activity LED Lights to indicate that there is a working DVI connection to the computer Power LED Lights to indicate that the VS162 / VS164 is receiving power and is up and running. - 8 -...
Rear View Component Description Power Jack The power adapter cable plugs in here. A/V Input The cables from your source device’s DVI video and Section speaker ports plug in here. A/V Output The cables from your DVI monitors and speakers Section plug in here.
1. Use a male-to-male DVI cable to connect your source device’s DVI port to the VS162 / VS164’s Video In port. 2. Use a male-to-male audio cable to connect your source device’s speaker port to the VS162 / VS164’s Audio In port.
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Cascading To provide even more audio/video display, additional units can be cascaded from the VS162 / VS164’s A/V Out ports. Simply use additional male to male DVI and audio cables to connect an A/V Out port on the parent splitter to the A/V In port of the child splitter.
Specifications Function VS162 VS164 Computer Connections Connectors Video In 1 x DVI port (F) Audio In 1 x Audio jack Video Out 2 x DVI ports (F) 4 x DVI ports (F) Audio Out 2 x Audio jacks 4 x Audio jacks...
DVI Pin Assignments Signal Signal TMDS Data2- Hot Plug Detect TMDS Data2+ TMDS Data0- TMDS Data0+ N.C. N.C. N.C. DDC Clock N.C. DDC Data TMDS Clock Shield Analog Vertical Sync. TMDS Clock+ TMDS Data1- TMDS Clock- TMDS Data1+ Analog Red Analog Green N.C.
Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause Action Erratic behavior. Unit not receiving Use a DC 5.3V power adapter if you enough power. are not already using one. If you are already using a power adapter, check that it matches the system specifications (DC 5.3V), and that it is functioning properly.
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