ATEN Technology VS-0404 User Manual

User Manual

VS-0404

Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and
operation procedures carefully in order to prevent any damage to
the units and/or any devices that connect to them.

This package contains:

 1 Video Matrix Switch
 1 VGA/Audio Cable (1.8m)
 1 Power Adapter
 1 Quick Start Guide
 1 User Manual

If anything is damaged or missing, contact your dealer.
Copyright

Manual Part No. PAPE-1269-100G
Printing Date: 03/2006

ATEN and the ATEN logo are trademarks of ATEN International Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

© 2006 ATEN

®

International Co., Ltd.

Note: 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. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna;
 Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver;

 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that which the receiver is connected;

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television

technician for help.

This product is RoHS compliant.

Overview

The VS-0404 Video Matrix Switch combines the capability of a
video switcher and signal splitter. It duplicates and enhances the
video and audio signals from up to four input sources
(computers), and routes them to up to four output devices
(monitors, projectors, etc.).

The VS-0404 provides fast, flexible, reliable solutions for
installations that require audio-visual information from multiple
sources to be delivered to multiple destinations – such as:

 Broadcasting information to public locations (news, airline and

train schedule and arrival/departure information)

 Sporting events
 Theater and lecture overflow rooms
 Classroom and company training facilities

Clearly marked front panel switches and LED indicators make it
easy to link sources with desired output devices, creating a matrix
of presentation possibilities.

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Features

 Front panel push button switches select the combination of

video input to video output.

 Duplicates and enhances video signals up to 65 m (max.)
 Cascadable
 Audio enabled

Installation Requirements

 A VGA, SVGA, XGA or Multisync monitor capable of the

highest resolution that you will be using on any computer in
the installation for each output port you will be using.

 Speakers for each output port you will be using.
 A video cable with HDB-15 connectors (male on one end and

female on the other end) for each computer you will be
installing.*

 An audio cable for each computer you will be installing.

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Hardware Overview

VS-0404 Front View

31 & 2

No. Description Function

1 Input Select Switches Each switch corresponds to an output port.

2 Input Port LEDs The input source LEDs are built into the Selection

3 Source LEDs Each of these LEDs corresponds to an input port.

4 Power LED Lights to indicate that the unit is receiving power.

Pressing the switch cycles through the input
sources to select which input source’s signal will
be sent to the switch’s corresponding output port.

Switches. Each switch has four numbered LEDs
that correspond to the four input source ports. A
lit LED indicates which input source is the
currently selected one.

A lit LED indicates data transmission from the
source connected to its corresponding input port.

4

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VS-0404 Rear View

1

2

No. Description Function

1 Video / Audio

Output Ports
2 Power Jack The Power Adapter cable plugs in here.
3 Video / Audio

Input Ports

The video and audio cables from the monitor and
speakers plug in here (bottom row).

The video and audio cables from the computer’s
video and audio output ports plug in here (top row).

3

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Hardware Installation

Before you Begin

1. Make sure that the power to all the devices you will
be connecting up has been turned off.

2. Make sure that all devices you will be connecting
up are properly grounded.

Single Stage

Setting up the VS-0404 is simply a matter of plugging in the
cables. Refer to the Single Stage Installation Diagram: (the
numbers in the diagram correspond to the numbered steps) and
do the following:

1. Use a high density HDB-15 male/female VGA cable to con­nect the computer’s video port to any available video input
source port on the VS-0404.

2. Use a male/male audio cable to connect the computer’s
speaker port to the audio input source port that corresponds
to the video input source port you connected in step 1.

3. Connect the monitor to any available video output port on the
VS-0404.

4. Connect the speakers to the audio output port that
corresponds to the video output port you connected in step 3

Note: 1. Repeat steps 1 - 4 for any other ports you wish to set up.

2. When connecting computers to the switch, we strongly
recommend you use custom VGA/Audio Combination
Cables like the one provided with this package –
see Installation Requirements, p. 4, for details.

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5. Plug the power adapter that came with the VS-0404 into an
AC power source, then plug the power adapter cable into the
switch’s Power Jack.

6. Power on the attached equipment.

Single Stag e In stallation Diagram:

3

5

1

2

4

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Cascading

To provide video display to additional monitors, up to four
additional video splitters can be cascaded from the VS-0404’s
video ouput ports.

To cascade a video splitter, use a high density HDB-15 male/
female VGA cable to connect any available video out port on the
VS-0404 to the video in port of the cascaded video splitter, as
shown in the diagram below:

VS-0404

Cascaded
Video
Splitter

VIDEO IN

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Operation

The VS-0404 operates according to the following parameters:

 Each front panel switch corresponds to an

output port.

 Each switch selects the input source that will

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display on the device connected to its

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corresponding output port.

2

1

 Pressing a switch takes you from the currently

selected input port to the next one (1 to 2; 2 to 3;
3 to 4; 4 to 1). Press a switch as many times as
necessary to select the desired input port.

 The built-in LEDs light to indicate which input

port is the selected one.

For example, if you want the data from Input Port 2, to be output
to Output Port 4, press the switch that corresponds to Output Port
4 until the switch’s LED 2 lights to indicate that it is receiving data
from Input Port 2.

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Specifications

Model VS-0404

PC - Monitor Connection 4 - 4
Connectors Out 4 x HDB-15 (female)

In 4 x HDB-15 (male)

Power DC Jack

LEDs Power 1 (blue)

Source 4 (green)

Input 4 x 4 (green)
Port Selection Switches 4
VGA Resolution 1920 x 1440@60Hz
VGA DDC2B Support All Ports
Signal Type VGA / SVGA / XGA
Sync Range Sync Positive/Negative
Power Supply DC 5.3V; 2.4A
Power Consumption DC 5.3V; 12W
Cable Distance 65 meters maximum (VS-0404 to monitor)
Environment Operating Temp 0°~ 50°C

Storage Temp -20°~ 60°C

Humidity 0 ~ 80% RH, Non-condensing
Physical

Properties

Housing Metal

Weight 0.89 kg

LxWxH 26.0 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm

4 x 3.5mm Mini Stereo (female)

4 x 3.5mm Mini Stereo (female)

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VGA Pin Assignments

Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Red Video 6 Analog Ground 11 ID0
2 Green Video 7 Analog Ground 12 ID1
3 Blue Video 8 Analog Ground 13 Horizontal Sync
4 ID2 9 NC 14 Vertical Sync
5 Ground 10 Ground 15 ID3

Getting Help

If you need to contact ATEN technical support with a problem,
visit our website at www.aten.com.

Limited Warranty

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE
PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM THE DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE
OF THE PRODUCT, DISK OR ITS DOCUMENTATION.

The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or
statutory with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and specially
disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular
purpose.

The direct vendor also reserves the right to revise or update the device or
documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity of such revisions,
or update. For further inquires please contact your direct vendor.

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