Digital Extender HDC User Manual

User Manual Total Digital Connectivity Solutions

HDMI to DVI Converter
HDC

Cautions:

1. Digital Extender® logo is our own trademark of RTcom USA.,Inc.

2. HDMI is a trademark of hdmi.org

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

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

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Unpacking

Each HDMI to DVI Converter package includes the following items;

- HDC Unit

- 5V Power Adapter: 1 pcs

- User manual

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1. Description, General Specification 4

2. Environmental and Reliability Specifications 5

3. Main Features 6

4. Video Connection 7

5. Mechanical Specification 8

6. Technical Specification 9

7. Warranty Information 10

8. Troubleshooting 11

Contents Page

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1 Description, General Specification

z HDMI to DVI Converter (HDC) is designed to convert HDMI to DVI+

digital Audio

z Owing to its compact size and low power design, HDC easily sends

HDMI full HD (1920x1080p) to DVI monitors, PDP, and projectors

z Once HDC is installed, DVI displays, which have been commonly

used at company, house, and factory, can also show signals from full
HD sources such as Blu-ray player and PS3.

z HDCP Compliant

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Model Name HDC

Input Signal

Digital Video and Audio combined signal (HDMI)

Output Signal

Digital Video (DVI), Digital Audio (SPDIF)

Resolution

Receptacle

Interface

Power Consumption

DC 5V Power Adapter(Included)

Dimension

Weight 0.3 Kg

VGA~WUXGA
480p~1080i/p

DC Power Jack

HDMI 19 Pin Female

DVI 29 Pin Female

HDMI Ver 1.3

DDWG DVI 1.0

Coaxial Audio

Max 5 W

90x103x30 mm

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2 Environmental and Reliability Specifications

Recommended environmental conditions for the operation are
temperature range of 10°C~40°C, non-condensing humidity levels of 10%­80%, and altitude ceiling of 3,000 meters (9,840 feet).

Environmental limits for transportation are temperature range of ­25°C~60°C, non-condensing humidity levels of 5%~95%, and altitude
ceiling of 15,000 meters (49,200feet)

Environmental limits for storage are established at temperature range of ­20°C~45°C, non-condensing humidity levels of 5%~95%, and altitude
ceiling of 3,000 meters (9,840 feet)

The HDMI to DVI Converters expected to function for more than 50,000
hours of use at a 90% confidence level. The device is tested according to
the identical standards for testing LCD monitors.

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3 Main Features
High Quality Picture - No Signal Loss and Digital Noise Free

Our HDC is designed 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 stack of connection, it
is important to eliminate the digital noises and boost the signal strength to
preserve/enhance the video signal quality, which HDC does.

Signal Amplification for signal reliability and long length signal
transmission.

HDC uses external DC 5V power to run an internal chipset, which was designed
to transmit high quality visual signal to long distance.

Compact and Practical Design

z The HDC is designed compactly and practically allowing customers more

ease and convenience

Full HD without changing display

z With previously used DVI display user can enjoy full HD from new source

device without quality degradation

HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)

z HDC fully supports HDCP
z Currently every digital visual product sends high resolution signal with

HDCP signal. You cannot see the picture if the product is not compliant to
HDCP.

Compliance to HDMI Ver 1.3a

z HDC fully supports the latest HDMI Ver 1.3a with deep color 36bit

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4 Video Connection

Step 1: Ensure the digital video source and display is turned off
Step 2: Connect the HDMI, DVI, and Coaxial audio cable
Step 3: Connect power adapter jack
Step 5: Turn on the display
Step 6: Turn on the source test for 720p

EDID data saving

EDID Default is set as 1080P@60Hz. If you want to change the EDID data,
please follow these steps.

Step 1: Connect HDC DVI output port to display or AV Receiver
Step 2: Turn on the display and push EDID S/W for 2~3 seconds
Step 3: EDID LED is illuminated for about 2 second if EDID was saved
correctly

z If EDID was not saved correctly, EDID LED blinks 5~6 times. Please try

again after checking the connection of cables and the power of display
and HDC

z EDID saving is to display the best resolution between the video source

and the display

z If you use digital Audio should EDID save from AV Receiver or HDMI

display

z If your AV receiver does not have HDMI port, you should save EDID from

display it supports multi-channel audio

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5 Mechanical Specification

Dimension: 90x103x30 mm, 0.3kg

Front part

DC 5V: DC 5V power input port
POWER LED: display the status of power
VIDEO LED: display the status of signal input
HDMI In: HDMI Input port
EDID S/W: EDID SAVE operation switch
EDID LED: display the status of EDID operation

Rear part

DVI OUT: DVI –D output port
AUDIO OUT: digital audio (SPDIF) output port

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6 Technical Specification

Data transmission speed: 2.25 Gbps (Single Link)
Digital Video Bandwidth: 25~165 MHz
Resolution: Up to WUXGA (1920*1200)@60Hz
480P~1080i/P

Input/output signal standard: Digital RGB, TMDS, S/PDIF Audio
Input connector type: HDMI Female 19P
Output connector type: DVI-D Female 29P / RCA JACK
Power consumption: 5 Watts Max.
Power supply: DC 5V, 2A

Connecting a HDMI Soutce or HDMI Matrix

Digital Audio up to 8 channel audio at 192Khz

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7 Warranty Information

1 (One) Year Warranty

RTcom USA warrants this HDMI to DVI Converter 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 RTcom USA or its authorized resellers.

If a product does not work as warranted during the applicable warranty period,
RTcom USA 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 RTcom USA.
Replacement products may be new or reconditioned.

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

RTcom USA. 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 RTcom USA for repair under warranty or not.

Warranty Limitation and Exclusion

RTcom USA 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 RTcom USA 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.

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8 Troubleshooting

The HDMI to DVI Converter is designed for years of trouble free please refer
to the troubleshooting chart below if experiencing trouble with the device.

Problem Solution

No picture(or
signal)

1. Ensure the power LED is illuminated.

2. Check if cable is properly connected to source or
display.

3. Set HDMI source 720p then test

4. Make sure that the set up of EDID for max resolution
of display(Default 1080p@60Hz )ref to 5. Video

Connection

5. Reboot system

Poor picture or
noise

No Sound or multi
channel audio

1. Make sure that saved EDID in HDC is same as that
of HDTV or AV receiver

2. Restart the system

3. Turn off DC power adapter, disconnect cable,
reconnect the cable and turn on.

4, Check HDMI cable length, we recommend that the

length of HDMI cable on HDC input port be up to15m
and output cable length be up to 10m

5, Check electric ground level of power for HDMI

Devices

1. Check whether or not audio cable is connected

2. Save EDID data from HDMI display or AV receiver,
which is supports multi channel audio

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