Rose electronic CRYSTALVIEW PRO CAT5 User Manual

™

CrystalView Pro

DIGITAL CAT5 KVM EXTENDER

CAT5

INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS

MANUAL

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Rose Electronics warrants the CrystalView Pro CAT5 to be in good working order for one year from
the date of purchase from Rose Electronics or an authorized dealer. Should this product fail to be in
good working order at any time during this one-year warranty period, Rose Electronics will, at its
option, repair or replace the Unit as set forth below. Repair parts and replacement units will be either
reconditioned or new. All r eplaced parts become the property of Rose Electronics. This limited
warranty does not include service to repair damage to the Unit resulting from accident, disaster,
abuse, or unauthorized modification of the Unit, including static discharge and power surges.

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prepay shipping charges to the warranty service location, and to use the original shipping container or
its equivalent. You must call for a return authorization number first. Under no circumstances will a unit
be accepted without a return authorization number. Contact an authorized repair center or Rose
Electronics for further information.

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REMEDY SHALL BE REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR AS PROVIDED ABOVE. IN NO EVENT WILL
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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 interferen ce when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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Rose Electronics Part # MAN-CRVP5 - 1.1
Printed In the United States of America – Revision 1.2

FCC/IC STATEMENTS, EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

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 interference to radio communication.
It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device in accordance with the specifications 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 B limits for radio noise
emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation
of Industry Canada.

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

CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This equipment is in conformity with the
Council Directives 89/336/EEC
The Declaration of Conformity is based upon
compliance of the product with the following
standards:

EN55022 UTP 1999 class A
EN55024:
IEC61000-4-2: 2001
IEC61000-4-3: 2001
IEC61000-4.4: 2001
IEC61000-4-5: 2001 (Cat5 device only)
EN61000-3-2 2001
EN61000-3-3 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Disclaimer...................................................................................................... 1

System introduction....................................................................................... 1

Features.................................................................................................... 2

Compatibility............................................................................................. 2

DVI or VGA............................................................................................... 3

PC model....................................................................................................... 4

Rack model.................................................................................................... 5

CrystalView Pro CAT5 cables ....................................................................... 6

Device Control - OSD.................................................................................... 7

Select graphic source menu..................................................................... 8

Installation.................................................................................................... 14

Transmitter to Receiver cabling.............................................................. 15

SET-UP instructions (Mixed DVI and VGA) ........................................... 16

Applying power....................................................................................... 18

Operating instructions.................................................................................. 19

Frame Rates................................................................................................ 19

Troubleshooting........................................................................................... 20

Service Information...................................................................................... 22

Safety........................................................................................................... 23

Figures

Figure 1. PC model........................................................................................ 4

Figure 2. Input select menu........................................................................... 8

Figure 3. Scale mode menu .......................................................................... 8

Figure 4. Brightness/Contrast menu.............................................................. 9

Figure 5. Color / Color temp menu.............................................................. 10

Figure 6. Image menu.................................................................................. 11

Figure 7. Tools menu................................................................................... 12

Figure 8. Save menu ................................................................................... 13

Figure 9. Typical cabling configurations...................................................... 14

Figure 10. Pixelclock/Phase examples........................................................ 17

Tables

Table 1.transmitter to receiver cabling ........................................................ 15

Appendices

Appendix A. General specifications............................................................. 25

Appendix B. Parts and cables ..................................................................... 26

Appendix C. Firmware updates................................................................... 26

Appendix D. Rack mount instructions.......................................................... 27

Appendix E. Rack mount illustration............................................................ 27

INTRODUCTION

Disclaimer

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, the
manufacturer assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither
does the manufacturer assume any liability for damages resulting from the
use of the information contained herein. The manufacturer reserves the
right to change the specifications, functions, or circuitry of the product
without notice.

The manufacturer cannot accept liability for damages due to misuse of the
product or other circumstances outside the manufacturer’s control. The
manufacturer will not be responsible for any loss, damage, or injury arising
directly or indirectly from the use of this product.

System introduction

Thank you for choosing the Rose Electronics CrystalView Pro CAT5 KVM
station extender. The CrystalView Pro CAT5 is a very versatile CAT5 KVM
extender. It supports the latest digital DVI as well as analog VGA. All
combinations of DVI and VGA monitors and video cards are supported.
With this flexibility, you can connect a VGA video card to a DVI monitor, or a
DVI video card to a VGA monitor.

The system consists of two Units, a transmitter and a receiver. The
transmitter connects to your CPU or a Rose switch and the receiver
connects to a keyboard, video monitor and mouse or KVM station. The
transmitter and receiver are connected together with CAT-5 industry
standard cable. The receiver can be up to 330 feet from the transmitter
using CAT5 cable.

The PC model is available with transmitter and receiver KVM access. The
transmitter KVM version allows an additional KVM station to be connected
to the transmitter unit.

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Using the CrystalView Pro CAT5 to remotely access your computer has
several advantages over conventional CAT-5 extenders. The CrystalView
Pro CAT5 transmits data digitally which provides a clear, sharp picture.
Computers used in hazardous industrial environments can be a ccessed
remotely, keeping the users safe and unexposed to any hazards.

Features

 Perfect image quality at resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 using CAT-5

cable

 Extend a KVM station from a CPU using:

CAT-5 for distances up to 1,000 feet (300m)

 Supports PS/2 keyboards and mouse.
 The CrystalView Pro CAT5 uses a microprocessor to emulate the

keyboard and mouse. The keyboard and mouse on the receiver do not
have to be connected for the PC to boot; only the transmitter Unit must
be connected to the PC.

 On-screen display for adjusting brightness, contrast, saturation,

pixelclock, phase, and other parameters

 Compatible with Rose Electronics family of KVM switches such as

ServeView, UltraView and UltraMatrix.

 Compatible with Windows, Windows NT, OS/2, Unix, Linux and other

operating systems.

 Fully automatic KVM sharing on a first-come first-serve basis using the

transmitter access model.

 On the transmitter access model, the computers video is displayed on

both KVM stations monitors.

 Rack mount kits available in 19”, 23” and 24” sizes.

Compatibility

Computers PCs (all operating systems)
Monitors Digital DVI

Analog VGA, SVGA, XGA, RGB (Sync-on-

green)
Keyboards PS/2 type keyboards
Mouse PS/2

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DVI or VGA

The CrystalView Pro CAT5 is designed to work with any combination of
VGA and DVI video cards and monitors. The ideal configuration is using a
DVI video card, a TFT monitor and DVI video cables. With this
configuration, no adjustments are needed. A set-up procedure may be
needed if you are using a VGA video card and a TFT, DVI monitor or a DVI
video card and a VGA monitor. The installation section of this manual
describes these procedures for different combinations of equipment and
cables.

Package contents

The package contents consist of the following:

 The transmitter and receiver Units
 Power adapter for transmitter and receiver units.

 Installation and operations manual.

CPU adapter cables and CAT5 cables are usually ordered separately. If the
package contents are not correct, contact Rose Electronics or your reseller,
so the problem can be quickly resolved.

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MODELS

PC model

Receiver

Transmitter
(Local KVM
access)

Transmitter
(No local KVM
access)

Shown with serial and audio options

Figure 1. PC model

Connectors:

Receiver unit

 DVI-I – DVI/VGA – KVM stations video monitor connection.
 (2) MiniDin-6 – KVM stations keyboard / mouse connection.
 Link – RJ45
 4-pin square – Power
 RJ11 – Programming
 DB9 – Serial data input
 (2) 3.5mm stereo audio input/output

Transmitter unit (With Local KVM access)

 DVI-I – DVI/VGA – CPU video connection.
 DVI-I – DVI/VGA – KVM stations video monitor connection.
 (4) MiniDin-6 – (2) CPU keyboard and mouse connections /

(2) KVM keyboard and mouse connections.

 Link – RJ45
 4-pin square – Power
 RJ11 – Programming
 DB9 – Serial data input
 (2) 3.5mm stereo audio input/output

Transmitter unit (No Local KVM access)

 DVI-I DVI/VGA – CPU video connection.
 (2) MiniDIN-6 – CPU keyboard and mouse connections
 Link – RJ45
 4-pin square – Power
 RJ11 – Programming
 DB9 – Serial data input
 (2) 3.5mm stereo audio input/output

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Rack model

The rack models consist of 1 to 10 independent units mounted in a single
rack mountable chassis. Each unit is individually configured and connected
to a corresponding remote or local unit. Transmitters and receivers can be
installed in the same chassis.

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CABLES

CrystalView Pro CAT5 cables

Transmitter unit to CPU cable

CPU cables connect from the transmitter to a CPUs keyboard, video monitor
and mouse ports.

Receiver to KVM station cable

The keyboard, video monitor, and mouse cables on a KVM station can
connect directly to the receiver or a transmitter with local KVM access.

CrystalView Pro CAT5 to Rose switch cable

To connect a transmitter to a Rose switch such as a ServeView, UltraMatrix
or UltraView, use a CPU adapter cable, Rose cable part number CAB­CX0606Cnnn.

Transmitter unit to Receiver unit cable

The transmitter is connected to the receiver with up to 1,000 feet of Cat-5
cable

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