Digital Extender DS-41R User Manual

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User’s Manual Total Digital Connectivity Solutions

DVI Switcher DS-41R(New)

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2. Any of the products may be changed without any notice in order to improve the function of the product.

3. The design and specification of the product may be changed without any prior notice.

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Table of Contents

1. BASIC UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE PRODUCT ................................................................................. 3

1-1 CAUTIONS FOR SAFETY............................................................................................................................. 3

1-2 PACKAGE INCLUDES.................................................................................................................................. 3

1-3 DESCRIPTION, GENERAL SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................ 4

1-4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND RELIABILITY SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................. 4

2 MAIN FEATURES........................................................................................................................................ 5

3 VIDEO CONNECTION................................................................................................................................6

VIDEO CONNECTION............................................................................................................................... 6

RS232 CONTROL CONNECTION............................................................................................................ 6

4 DVI PIN DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................. 7

5 TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................................................................8

6 WARRANTY INFORMA TION................................................................................................................... 9

RETURNS..................................................................................................................................................... 9

1. Basic understandings of the product

1-1 Cautions for safety

• All the safety and user manual should be read before the appliance is operated.

• The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

Unplug this product from the wall outlet b• efore clean. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol

cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

• Do not use this equipment near wet place.

•

This product should be operated only from the type of power sources indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your local power company. For equipment intended to operate from battery power, or other source, refer to the user manual.

• Do not use any damaged power cords or plugs, or loosed outlets, th ay

shock or fire.

is m cause electrical

• Do not put heavy articles such as other equipments on this product.

•

Keep it away from liquid, inflammable substances.

yo malfunctioning of product or have any question regard to operation

If u experience any of the product, please contact our custom

RTcomUSA, Inc.

Tel: 973-383-4878 Fax: 973-383-1160

info@digitalextender.com

Declaration of Conformity

According to Council Directive 73/23/EEC (February 19, 1973) on the Harmonization of the Laws of Member States relating to Electrical Equipment; Council Directive 89/336/EEC (May 3, 1989) on Electromagnetic Compatibility; Council Directive 93/68/EEC (July 22, 1993)-Amending Directives 89/336/EEC (MC) and 73/23/EEC (Low Voltage Equipment Safety), and/or CPU Boards and Power Supplies used Cou

orner Rd. Sparta, NJ 09871 973-383-4878, declares under sole responsibility, that the product identifies with 93/66/EEC of

e Council Directive Low Voltage Equipment Safety. Each product marketed is identical to the representative unit tested and

th found to be compliant with the stand

1-2

Package Includes

Each DVI Switcher packa

z DVI Switcher(DS-21R or DS-41R) Unit z 5V Power Adapter z User’s manual

ge includes the following items;

ncil Directive 93/68/EEC withDS-21R,DS-41R, RTcomUSA, Inc., 286 Houses

ards.

er service center.

1-3 Description, General Specification

Digitalextender DVI switcher allows number of digital video sources to share one video display. Our unique switch allows easy switching between different digital video & HDMI sources with remote control unit or with a manual switching button place on the unit itself. Perfect for home theater systems. No more hassles of manually plugging in DVI connectors to view multi video sources (e.g., DVD, Satellite receiver, computer,).

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Model Name DS-21R/DS-41R

Input Signal

Output Signal

Resolution

Receptacle

HDCP Support Pass-through

Power Consumption

Dimension

Weight DS-21R: 664g / DS-41R: 941g

DS-41R : 330X105X30 mm

DVI-D / HDMI (TMDS )Single Link

Supports up to WUXGA(1920x1200)

(Pixel clock must not exceed 165Mhz)

External Power - 5V Power Adapter(Included)

1-4 Environmental and Reliability Specifications

z The DS-21R/DS-41R switcher recommended environmental operating limits are a

temperature range from 10°C, non-condensing humidity levels from 10-80% and altitude ceiling of 3,000 meters (9,840 feet).

z Environmental limits for transportation are established as a temperature range of 25°C to

60°C, non-condensing humidity levels from 5-95%, and an altitude ceiling of 15,000 meter(49,200feet)

z Environmental limits for storage are established as a temperature range of -20°C to 45°C,

non-condensing humidity levels from 5-95%, and an altitude ceiling of 3,000meters(9,840 feet)

HDTV Signals up to 1080p

DVI 24 Pin Female / RS-232 9pin Male

Min1.0 W Max 1.6 W

DS-21R : 230X105X30 mm

2 Main Features

1. High Quality Picture - No Signal Loss and Digital Noise Free Our switchers are built to deliver the highest quality picture preserving the native resolutions of the video sources without any signal loss. At the same time, the digital noises that may affect the picture quality will be eliminated. Due to the nature of the digital signals and passing through multiple stages of connection when using swit chers, it is important to eliminate the digital noises and boost the signal strength to preserve/ enhance the video signal quality.

2. Signal Amplification for signal reliability and long length signal transmission. Our 5V power adapter supplies adequate power to amplify the video signals from different video sources. This is necessary as the overall length 33ft from the video source to the displays is longer when using the switches (distance from the video source to the display). In most cases, the overall distance that the DVI signal will need to travel is over 10ft. Due to the nature of DVI signals, amplification is necessary to warrant the video quality and reliability. (Without amplification, there may be occasional blackouts or blinking effects) With this amplification feature.

3. Compact and Practical Design Our switchers have all of the DVI ports, power supply jack and RS232 port in the back of the unit allowing it be mounted on any racks or with any other components. In the front, there will be a remote control sensor, selector manual switch, RS232 LED indicators and channel indicators.

4. Remote Control Unit with Discreet Channel selections Remote Control Units with discreet channel selection feature is included in our switches. The channel buttons on the remote control unit will allow you to change video sources easily and quickly.

5. RS232 Control Our switches also feature RS232 Control. Our switches are capable of being controlled by a remote computer. This is extremely helpful for many applications where you need to automatically switch the video inputs. Example: If you connect a PC to our switcher, you can program it to automatically switch the sources. If you want to display input 1 for 1 hour and then switch to input 2, you can do this with the PC. The RS232 LED indicators in the front will allow you to check the communication between the PC and the switch. Most other products require additional control box for this function.

*Control program does not included.

3 Video Connection

VIDEO CONNECTION

1. Connect your video source’s DVI output port to the DVI switch’s DVI input port using standa rd

DVI cables(not included). Make sure all your DVI sources and the display is turned off before connecting the cables)

2. Connect your DVI display’s DVI input port to DVI switch’s DVI output port. Make sure your DVI

display is turned off before connecting the cables)

3. Plug the 5V power supply into the switch’s power input port.

4. Plug the 5V wall mount power supply into the wall outlet.

5. Turn on your display.

6. Turn on your video sources.

7. Use your remote control unit to switch channels. Or use the select button on the front panel of

the switch to change channels.

RS232 CONTROL CONNECTION

RS232 connection allows the user to interface the DVI LINK switch with a serial port on a computer or other control device. The computer or other control device may require additional software for various control functions.

RS232 Control Information Our DS-21R and DS-41R use pin#2 and #3 and the assignm ents are as follows;

Control computer's RS232 pin# 2 is connected to our DVI switch's pin#3 Control computer's RS232 pin# 3 is connected to our DVI switch's pin#2

Baud rate: 9600, Data bits: 8, Stop Bits: 1, Parity: None, Flow control: None The control protocols are as follows; Channel 1 request is ascii code "@001*" and the response back to the computer is "!"

Channel 2 request is ascii code "@002*" and the response back to the computer is "!" Channel 3 request is ascii code "@003*" and the response back to the computer is "!" Channel 4 request is ascii code "@004*" and the response back to the computer is "!"

4 DVI Pin Description

P n Symbol Functional Description i

1. CH2-: TMDS Data Signal Channel 2 Negative

2. CH2+: TMDS Data Signal Channel 2 Positive

3. GND: TMDS Data Signal Channel 2/4 Shield

4. CH4-: TMDS Data Signal Channel 4 Negative

5. CH4+: TMDS Data Signal Channel 4 Positive

6. DDC Clock: DDC Clock line for DDC2B communication

7. DDC Data: DDC Data line for DDC2B communication

8. N.C.

9. CH1-TMDS: Data Signal Channel 1 Negative

10. CH1+ TMDS: Data Signal Channel 1 Positive

11. GND TMDS: Data Signal Channel 1/3 Shield

12. CH3-TMDS: Data Signal Channel 3 Negative

13. CH3+ TMDS: Data Signal Channel 3 Positive

14. 5 V: 5 V Input for Transmitter from Host

15. GND: Ground

16. Hot plug Detect Signal is driven by monitor to enable the system to identify the presence of a monitor

17. CH0-: TMDS Data Signal Channel 0 Negative

18. CH0+: TMDS Data Signal Channel 0 Positive

19. GND: TMDS Data Signal Channel 0/5 Shield

20. CH5-: TMDS Data Signal Channel 5 Negative

21. CH5+: TMDS Data Signal Channel 5 Positive

22. GND: TMDS Clock Signal Shield

23. CLK-: TMDS Clock Channel Negative

24. CLK+: TMDS Clock Channel Positive

5 Troubleshooting

Problem Solution

Switch will not operate Make sure the 5V power is plugged in the back of the unit.

Check to see if the power LED light is on.

No picture(or snow) Or Poor picture

Remote control unit will not operate Make sure the included batteries are correctly installed.

1. In case your video source is HDCP enabled, make sure your video display (Monitor) must HDCP compliant.

2. If you are using copper based DVI cable, overall length of the cables (length of the cable from video source to switch and length of the cable from switch to display) should not exceed 33ft. Exceedin g 33ft. with copper based cables will result in no or poor picture quality. To extends over 33ft, please use fiber optical DVI extension cables such as RTcomUSA Inc.’s Model OC cables.

3. Use high quality DVI cables.

4. If you are using computers, try other refresh rate settings. Most HDTVs have refresh rate of 48Hz and computer’s video cards are usually set at higher refresh rate (60Hz).

5. Make sure all DVI connectors are tightly secured to all DVI ports.

loose screws on the DVI connectors will result in no or poor picture.

6. Turn off all equipments(video source, switcher and HDTV) and

restart all equipments.

Make sure the 5V power is plugged in the back of the unit. Check to see if the power LED light is on. Try rebooting the switch by unplugging and re-plugging in the AC plug of the 5V power adapter.

Programming Universal Remote Control

Our remote control units use unique codes. To program your own universal remote control, make sure to use “Learn” feature of your universal remote control unit. Refer to the universal remote control unit’s user manual

6 Warranty Information

1 (One) Year Warranty

RTcomUSA warrants this DVI Switcher to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase from RTcomUSA or its authorized resellers.

If a product does not work as warranted during the applicable warranty period, RTcomUSA shall, at its option and expense, repair the defective product or part, deliver to customer an equivalent product or part to replace the defective item, or refund to customer the purchase price paid for the defective product.

All products that are replaced will become the property of RTcomUSA. Replacement products may be new or reconditioned.

Any replaced or repaired product or part has a ninety (90) day warranty or the reminde r of the initial warranty period, whichever is longer.

RTcomUSA. shall not be responsible for any software, firmware, information, or memory data of customer contained in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned to RTcomUSA for repair under warranty or not.

Warranty Limitation and Exclusion

RTcomUSA shall have no further obligation under the foregoing limited warranty if the product has been damaged due to abuse, misuse, neglect, accident, unusual physical or electrical stress, unauthorized modifications, tampering, alterations, or service other than by RTcomUSA or its authorized agents, causes other than from ordinary use or failure to properly use the product in the application for which said product is intended.

RETURNS

All returns MUST have an RMA number. Please contact your local dealer or RTcomUSA, Inc where you purchased this product to obtain te RMA number.

RTcomUSA Service Dept. Tel:973-383-4878, Fax:973-383-1160, info@digitalextender.com