Black Box AVSC-VGA-HDMI User Manual

Upscales analog video signals from a PC/
Component source to digital HDMI outputs.

Also converts an analog audio signal to a digital format, then outputs it to

HDMI.

Includes a comprehensive OSD menu.

VGA to HDMI Converter Scaler with Local VGA Out

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Customer

Support

Information

May 2010

AVSC-VGA-HDMI

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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 J of Part 15 of FCC rules,
which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case
the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be
necessary to correct the interference.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emis sion from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation
of Industry Canada.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les
limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le
Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique publié par Industrie Canada.

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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.

3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de
operación deben ser respetadas.

4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas.

5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por ejemplo,

erca 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.

7. El aparato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como sea
recomendado por el fabricante.

8. Servicio—El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más allá

lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación. Todo otro servicio deberá ser
referido a personal de servicio calificado.

9. El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posición no

interfiera su uso. La colocación del aparato eléctrico sobre una cama, sofá,
alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilación, no se debe
colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios
de ventilación.

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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12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la
polarización del equipo no sea eliminada.

13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no
sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos,
poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen
del aparato.

14. El equipo eléctrico debe ser limpiado únicamente de acuerdo a las
recomendaciones del fabricante.

15. En caso de existir, una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las
lineas de energia.

16. El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea
usado por un largo periodo de tiempo.

17. Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean
derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilación.

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; o

E: El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido dañada.

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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.

UL is a registered trademark of Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc.

Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be
the property of the trademark owners.

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Contents

1. Specifications ..............................................7

2. Overview .................................................. 8

2.1 Introduction ............................................. 8

2.2 Features ................................................ 8

2.3 What’s Included .......................................... 8

2.4 Hardware Description ...................................... 9

2.4.1 Front Panel ......................................... 9

2.4.2 Rear Panel ......................................... 10

3. Connection Diagrams ........................................ 11

3.1 PC to HDTV Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.2 Component to HDTV Connection .. .......................... 11

4. OSD Operation ............................................. 12

5. Supported Resolutions ....................................... 13

6. Resetting the Unit . .......................................... 14

7. Safety Information . .......................................... 15

7.1 Safeguards .............................................. 15

7.2 Precautions ............................................. 15

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Chapter 1: Specifications

1. Specifications

Chassis Material: Aluminum

Color: Black

Connectors: Input ports: (1) VGA, (1) 3.5-mm stereo audio jack, (1) TOSLink

(optical fiber);
Output: (1) HDMI, (1) 3.5-mm stereo audio jack, (1) TOSLink (optical fiber);
(1) VGA (local monitor)

Operating Temperature: 32 to 118.4° F (0 to 48° C)

Power Supply: 5V/2.6A DC (US/EU standards, CE/FCC/UL® certified)

Size: 1"H x 3.9"W x 6.1"D (2.5 x 10 x 15.4 cm)

Weight: 0.7 lb. (0.34 kg)

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2. Overview

2.1 Introduction

This VGA to HDMI Converter Scaler with Local VGA Out is designed to upscale
analog video signals from a PC/Component source to digital HDMI outputs of
wide-range HDTV and PC resolutions, up to 1080p/WUXGA. Besides video
upscaling, the scaler also converts digital/analog audio signal to digital/analog for­mat, then outputs it to HDMI, combining the video, TOSLink (optical fiber), and
phone jack (L/R audio) simultaneously. This unit has a comprehensive OSD menu
that allows the user to select a variety of output resolutions and adjust for best
picture quality.

2.2 Features

• HDMI 1.2, HDCP 1.1, and DVI 1.0 compliant.

• Local VGA output connects to a local PC/Component monitor

• Scales any PC/HD resolutions to PC (VGA–WUXGA)/HD (480i–1080p).

• Automatically detects the connected display’s factory setting and outputs the

corresponding resolution and refresh rate when you select the NATIVE output.

• Adjusts the output picture’s contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, sharpness,

RGB (color tone) level, and aspect ratio size.

• Supports high-resolution output: PC: VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, UXGA, WXGA,

WSXGA, WUXGA; SD/HD: 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p.

• Supports stereo LPCM analog/digital audio input and stereo LPCM analog/
digital output. Simply select from the audio input sources in the OSD menu,
then output the audio to HDMI, TOSLink, and a phone jack simultaneously.

2.3 What’s Included

• (1) VGA to HDMI Converter Scaler with Local VGA Out

• (1) power supply

• (4) power supply adapters: US, UK, EU, AU

• (1) 3.5-mm stereo audio cable

• (1) VGA cable

• (1) HD15 M to [3] RCA M Component cable

• This user’s manual

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Chapter 2: Overview

2.4 Hardware Description

2.4.1 Front Panel

Figure 2-1 shows the VGA to HDMI Converter Scaler’s front view. Table 2-1
describes the components numbered in the illustration.

1 2 3 4 5 5 6

Figure 2-1. The PC/Component to HDMI Scaler front-panel view.

Table 2-1. Front-panel components.

Number Component Description

1 HDMI Output Connect the HDMI output port to the

HDMI input port of your display such as
HDTV.

2 TOSLink (Optical Fiber) Connect the optical output port to the

Output digital optical input port of your

audio distribution system.

3 Audio Output Connect the audio output port to the

audio input port of your audio
distribution system.

4 Menu Button Press the MENU button to bring up

OSD operation menu.

5 +/- Buttons a. On the first tier of OSD menu, use

the + and – buttons to move up/

down to highlight item for selection.

b. Once the desired option is selected,

use the + and – buttons to toggle

between setting values.

6 Power LED Lights when power is on.

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2.4.2 Back Panel

Figure 2-2 shows the VGA to HDMI Converter Scaler’s rear view. Table 2-2 describes
the components numbered in the illustration.

7 8 9 10 11

Figure 2-2. The VGA to HDMI Converter Scaler back-panel view.

Table 2-2. Back-panel components.

Number Component Description

7 VGA output Connects to local PC/Component

monitor.

8 VGA input Connect the VGA input to the VGA/

Component output port of your source
equipment.

9 Audio Input Connect the 3.5-mm stereo audio jack

input port to the analog audio output
port of your source equipment.

10 TOSLink (Optical Fiber) Connect the optical input port to the
Input digital optical output port of your

source equipment.

11 Power Plug the 5-VDC power supply into the

unit and connect the adapter to AC
wall outlet.

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Chapter 3: Connection Diagrams

3. Connection Diagrams

Figures 3-1 and 3-2 show typical applications of an installed scaler.

3.1 PC to HDTV Connection

VGA to HDMI Converter

Scaler with Local VGA Out

(AVSC-VGA-HDMI)

HDMI cable

PC

TV

Monitor

Receiver

VGA cable

VGA cable

Figure 3-1. PC to HDTV connection.

3.2 Component to HDTV Connection

VGA to HDMI Converter

Scaler with Local VGA Out

(AVSC-VGA-HDMI)

HDMI cable

DVD player

TV

Monitor

Receiver

Component to VGA

cable

VGA cable

Figure 3-2. Component to HDTV connection.

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4. OSD Operation

Table 4-1 describes the OSD menu options.

Table 4-1. OSD menu options.

1st Tier Operation 2nd Tier Operation Adjustment

CONTRAST — 0–100 of contrast level

BRIGHTNESS — 0–100 of contrast level

FINETUNE HUE 0–100 of hue level
SATURATION 0–100 of saturation level
SHARPNESS 0–100 of sharpness level

EXIT Back to 1st tier

COLOR RED 0–100 of red color level
GREEN 0–100 of green color level
BLUE 0–100 of blue color level

EXIT Back to 1st tier

SIZE — FULL/OVERSCAN/UNDERSCAN/

LETTERBOX/PANSCAN

OUTPUT — NATIVE/VGA/SVGA/XGA/SXGA/

UXGA/480i/480p/720p@60Hz/
1080i@60Hz/1080p@60Hz/576i/
576p/720p@50H /1080i@50Hz/
1080p@50Hz/WXGA /WSXGA /
WUXGA

AUDIO — HDMI/EAR PHONE/OPTICAL

OSD HPOSITION 0–100 of OSD horizontal position
VPOSITION 0–100 of OSD vertical position
TIME 0–100 of OSD existing time (seconds)
BACKGROUND 0–100 of OSD transparent level

EXIT Back to 1st tier

INFORMATION — SOURCE (input interface)

INPUT (input resolution)

OUTPUT (output resolution
VERSION (firmware version)

EXIT — Close OSD menu

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Chapter 5: Supported Resolutions

5. Supported Resolutions

Table 5-1 describes the supported resolutions.

Table 5-1. OSD menu options.

VGA Input/Output HDMI Output

PC SD/HD PC

480I/576I (NTSC/PAL) √ √ —

480P/576P √ √ —

720P@(50/ 60) √ √ —

1080I@(25/30) √ √ —

1080P@(50/60) √ √ —

VGA@(60/72/75/85) √ √ —

SVGA@(56/60/72/75/85) √ — √

XGA@(60/70/75/85) √ — √

SXGA@ (60/75/85) √ — √

UXGA@60 √ — √

WXGA@60(1280x800) √ — √

WSXGA@60(1680x1050) √ — √

WUXGA@60(1920x1200) √ — √

NOTE: If a PC is connected to the VGA input, the local output will only support

PC resolutions. If HD/SD source connected to the VGA input, local output
will support only HD/SD resolutions.

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6. Resetting the Unit

To reset the unit, follow these steps.

1. Press and hold the “Menu” button for five seconds.

2. Disconnect the power plug from the unit while holding the “Menu” and wait

another five seconds.

3. Connect the power plug back in and continue holding the “Menu” for another

five seconds.

4. Release the “Menu” and allow up to 10 seconds for the unit to connect to the

display.

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Chapter 7: Safety Information

7. Safety Information

7.1 Safeguards

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or
moisture.

If the wall plug does not fit into your local power socket, hire an electrician to
replace your obsolete socket.

Do not modify the wall plug. Doing so will void the warranty and safety features.

Install this equipment near the socket outlet. The device should be easily accessible
in case you need to disconnect it.

7.2 Precautions

FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this
equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.

Operate this product using only the included external power supply. Using other
power supplies could impair performance, damage the product, or cause fires.

If an electrostatic discharge occurs, this device may automatically turn off. If this
happens, unplug the device, and plug it back in.

Protect and route power cords so they will not be stepped on or pinched by
anything placed on or against them. Be especially careful of plug-ins, or cord exit
points from this product.

Avoid excessive humidity, sudden temperature changes, or temperature extremes.

Keep this product away from wet locations such as bathtubs, sinks, laundries, wet

basements, and swimming pools.

Use only accessories recommended by Black Box to avoid fire, shock, or other
hazards.

Unplug the product before cleaning. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Do not use
cleaning fluid or aerosols, which could enter the unit and cause damage, fire, or
electrical shock. Some substances may also mar the finish of the product.

Never open or remove unit panels or make any adjustments not described in this
manual. Attempting to do so could expose you to dangerous electrical shocks or
other hazards. It may also cause damage to your unit. Opening the product will
void the warranty.

Do not attempt to service the unit. Instead disconnect it and contact Black Box
Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or [e-mail].

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