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Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500) Customer FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax Support 724-746-0746 • Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, Information PA 15055-1018 • Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
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FCC and 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 inter ference 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...
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NOM Statement 5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por ejemplo, cerca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alberca, etc. 6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante.
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NOM Statement 18. Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando: A: El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido dañado; u B: Objectos han caído o líquido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato; o C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o D: El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempeño;...
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Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners.
• Terminal IP connectivity • Scalability 2.3 What’s Included Your package should include the following items. If anything is missing or damaged, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or info@blackbox.com. HDV-HDMI-TZ-K: • HD View HDMI Transmitter • Power adapter •...
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• 3.5-mm monitoring cable • DB9 serial cable • Power adapter • This user’s manual HDV-HDMI-TZ-A-K: • 5-foot (1.5-m) HDMI cable, male/male black jacket • 6-foot (1.8-m) CAT5 cable, 24 AWG • 6-foot (1.8-m) DisplayPort cable • DB9 serial cable HDV-HDMI-RZ-A-K: •...
2.4 Hardware Description 2.4.1 Transmitter Figures 2-1 and 2-2 show the transmitter’s front and back panels. Table 2-1 describes its components. Figure 2-1. HDV-HDMI-TZ front panel. 8 4 8 9 6 9 Figure 2-2. HDV-HDMI-TZ back panel. Table 2-1. Transmitter front- and back-panel components.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.4.2 Receiver Figure 2-3 shows the receiver’s back panel. Table 2-2 describes its components. 7 4 7 8 5 8 Figure 2-3. HDV-HDMI-RZ back panel. Table 2-2. Receiver back-panel components. Number Component Description 1.65-mm connector Links to 12-VDC power in. HDMI connector Used for HDMI 3.1 communication to the display.
(up to 330 feet [100 m]) Figure 3-1. Media distribution to a single display. Figures 3-2 and 3-3 illustrate all the connections to the HDV-HDMI-TZ series and HDV-HDMI-RZ products. Not all the connections are always needed. This section explains the basic connections. Sections 3.3.1–3.3.4 explain the circumstances that require additional connections.
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Chapter 3: Installation Ethernet cable CAT5e cable to network to receiver system port Power Serial cable DP cable HDMI cable connector to player to player to player Figure 3-2. Transmitter connections. Ethernet cable CAT5 cable from to remote peripheral transmitter system port network device HDMI cable to display...
Chapter 3: Installation 3.3.1 Connecting the Player and the Screen Connect the player to the transmitter HDMI port using an HDMI-to-HDMI cable (Type A, male/male) or connect a DP cable to the DP port (DisplayPort male/ male). If both are used and active, the HDMI will take priority. Connect the screen to the receiver HDMI port using an HDMI-to-HDMI cable (Type A, male/male).
Chapter 4: Operation 4. Operation 4.1 Serial Control To enable serial control of remote displays: 1. Connect a serial (DB9 male/female) cable between the player and the transmitter. 2. Connect a serial (DB9 female/female) cable between the receiver and the screen. Figure 4-1 illustrates the connections.
Chapter 4: Operation 4.2 Terminal IP Connectivity To extend a network from the transmitter side to the remote terminal side: 1. Connect a standard Ethernet cable (10-/100BASE-T cable, wired straight-through to conform to T568B standard) between the player side network and the transmitter.
Chapter 4: Operation 4.3 Scalability Cascade a receiver with a transmitter to increase the system distance. Cascading to Increase the Distance Cascade up to six distribution systems to increase the distance up to 2000 feet (600 m). Figure 4-3 illustrates a two-hop cascaded system. Ethernet/IP switch Ethernet cable HDMI cable...
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Chapter 4: Operation Figure 4-4 illustrates a hop cascaded system up to 2000 feet (600 m). Player System cable (up to 2000 ft. [609 m]) T = Transmitter R = Receiver Figure 4-4. Six-hop cascaded system. Page 18 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com...
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