ATEN Technology VS481 User Manual

User Manual

VS481

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 User Manual  1 Quick Start Guide  1 VS481 HDMI Switch  1 HDMI Cable (1.8m)  1 IR Remote Control Unit  1 Power Adapter

If anything is damaged or missing, contact your dealer.

Manual Part No. PAPE-1286-100G

Printing Date: 05/2007

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pur suant 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 a nd can radiate radio fre quency 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 det ermined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is enc ouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

 Reorient or relocate the re ceiving antenna;  Increase the separation betwee n the equipment and receiver;  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that which the receiver is conn ected;

 Consult the dealer or an experi enced radio/television technician

for help.

This product is RoHS compliant.

Overview

The VS481 4 Port HDMI Switch allows you to quickly and easily share your HDMI display device with 4 HDMI input sources (one is conveniently located on the front).

The VS481 allows convenient switching between digital devices such as DVD players, satellite receivers, video cameras, and computers (Mac and PC). The VS481 allows you to select the desired input source via a remote control unit and pushbuttons located on the switch.

Features

 Low cost solution for home theater integration.  Easy switching between four digital video signals (e.g., DVD

and satellite receiver) by remote control or front panel switches.

 LED indication of video source channels.  Supports high resolution: Supports HDTV resolution of 480p,

720p, 1080i and 1080p & Supports VGA, SVGA, SXGA (1280x1024) and UXGA(1600x1200).

 Plug-and-play. No software installation required. Installs in

minutes.

 HDCP Compliant  HDMI 1.2 Compliant  Backward compatible with all DVI devices (requires a DVI/

HDMI adapter)

 Remote control or front panel pushbutton source selection

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System Requirements

Source Device(s)

 HDMI Type A output connector(s)

Note: A DVI/HDMI adapter is required when connecting a DVI

source device.

Load Device

 A display device or receiver with an HDMI Type A input

connector

Cables

 4 HDMI cables

Note: Not all cables are included in this package. We strongly

recommend that you purchase high quality cables of appropriate length since this will affect the quality of the audio and video display. Contact your dealer to purchase the correct cable sets.

Software

The following operating systems are supported:

 Microsoft Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000,

Windows XP, and later

 Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, and later  Mandrake Linux 9.0 and later  SUSE Linux 8.2 and later  Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, X, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and later

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