Vision TECHCONNECT TC2-HDMIW20 Owner's Manual

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TECHCONNECT TC2-HDMIW20
OWNERS MANUAL

www.visionaudiovisual.com/techconnect/tc2-hdmiw20

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Where applicable Vision products a re certified and comply with all known local regulations to a
‘CB Certification’ standard. Vision commits to ensure all products are fully compliant with all
applicable certification standards for sale in the EU and other participating countries.

The product described in this ow ner manual is in compliance with RoHS (EU directive
2002/95/EC), and WEEE (EU dir e ctive 2002/96/EC) standards. This product should be returned
to the place of purchase at the end of its us eful life for recycling.

WARNINGS

CAUTION: TO R ED U CE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR
BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the
user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be
of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point w it h in an equilateral trian gle, is intended to alert t h e u ser t o the presence of
important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the
appliance.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE
THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

All products are designed and imported into the EU by ‘Vision’ who is wholly owned by ‘Azlan
Logistics Ltd.’, Registered in England Nr. 04625566 at Lion House, 4 Pioneer Business Par k,
Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4GH. WEEE Registration: GD0046SY

DECLARATION OF ORIG I N

All Vision products are made in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

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USE ONLY DOMESTIC AC OUTLETS

Connecting the unit to an outlet supp lying a higher voltage may create a fire hazard.

HANDLE THE POWER CORD WITH CARE

Do not disconnect the plug from the AC outlet by pulling the cord; always pull the plug itself.
Pulling the cord may damage it. If you do not intend to use your unit for any consider able
length of time, unplug the unit. Do not place furniture or other heavy objects on the cord, and
try to avoid dropping heavy objects on it. Do not tie a knot in the power cord. Not only could
the cord be damaged, but a short circuit could also be caused with a consequent fire hazard.

PLACE OF INSTALLATION

Avoid installing this product under the following conditions:

• Moist or humid places

• Places exposed to direct sunlight or close to heating equipment

• Extremely cold locations

• Places subject to excessive vibration or dust

• Poorly ventilated places
Do not expose this product to dripping or splashing. DO NOT PLACE OBJECTS FILLED WITH

LIQUIDS ON OR NEAR THIS PRODUCT!

MOVING THE UNIT

Before moving the unit, be sure to pull out the power cord from the AC outlet and disconnect
the interconnection cords with other units.

WARNING SIGNS

If you detect an abnormal smell or smoke, turn this product off immediately and unplug the
power cord. Contact your re seller or Vision.

PACKAGING

Save all packing material. It is es sential for shipping in the event the unit ever needs repair.
IF ORIGINAL PACKAGING IS NOT USED TO RETURN THE UNIT TO THE SERVICE CENTRE,

DAMAGE IN TRANSIT WILL NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY.
TRADEMARK

HDMI, the HDMI Logo and High-Definition Multimedia Inte rface are trademarks of HDMI
Licensing LLC.

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SPECIAL WARNINGS

Never use this product near an aircraft or medical facility. I t can cause interference.

Use of product in the following locations may result in abnormal video and aud io outp ut:

• Product installed in the walls made of concrete

• Product situated near refrigerator. Microwave oven, or other metal items

• A cluttered room where the wireless signals may be blocked

This product has been tested and manufactured to comply with each country’s safety rules,
however there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in some scenarios. If
interference happens, adjust distance between transmitter and receiver. Optimal range
between transmitter and receiver is between 2 and 7 meters line of sight.

This product may interfere 5GHz wireless devices. If interference occurs configure your
5GHz router to 2.4 GHz band only.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Clas s B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This e quipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and may in extreme cases cause harmful interference to radio
communications. If this happens the user should try:

• Relocating the receiving antenna

• Increasing the separation between the equipment and receiver

• Connect the equipment to a different power circuit.

RADIATION EXPOSURE STATEMENT:

This equipment complies with IC radiation ex posure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should b e installed and operated with minimum dis ta nce 20cm
between the radiator and your body.

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INTRODUCTION

This product transmits uncompressed 1080p (60 Hz) video and audio content to a display
wirelessly. It uses 4.9 GHz~ 5.9 GHz frequencies and it adjusts frequency automatically to avoid
interference. It has built-in Omni-directional antennas and transmits up to 20 meters (66 feet)
LOS (Line of sight) with no latency.

TRANSMITTER (“Tx”)

1. Current Source indicator

2. Source select button

3. Power standby button (blue = on / red = off / purple = Tx on Rx off)

4. Power Input (5V/2A/10W with 3.5x1.35 r ound connector)

5. HDMI Inputs (type A)

6. HDMI loop-though Output (type A) (source select affects this output. Only ac tive when Tx
powered on)

7. IR OUT plug IR blaster cable in here

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RECEIVER (“Rx”)

1. Mini-USB power input (5V/2A/10W)

2. HDMI output (type A)

3. Current Source indicator

4. Source select button

5. Power Button (blue when on, red when in standby)

REMOTE CONTROL

1. Power Button

2. IR button (toggles IR blaster fre quency 38/47/56kHz to match source device frequency.
The default setting is 47kHz. On screen display shows current frequency)

3. INFO button (press to show onscreen diagnostics information. Press again to turn off)

4. Source select button

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WALL MOUNTIN G

The Tx and Rx can be wall mounted.
DRY WALL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. DRILL 2 X HOLES IN WALL

2. INSERT PLASTIC RAWL PLUGS INTO HOLES

3. INSERT SCREWS INTO PLUGS. LEAVE HEADS PROTRUDING

4. HOOK INTO PLACE

47mm / 1.8”

141mm / 5.55”

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INSTALLATION

Connecting Rx

1. PLUG IN TO POWER

2. CONNECT TO DISPLAY with included HDMI cable

3. TURN DISPLAY ON and select correct input

Connecting Tx

1. CONNECT INPUTS from source devices

2. [OPTIONAL] CONNECT OUTPUT to local display if there is one

3. PLUG IN TO POWER power button backlight changes from red to blue

When the Tx is powered on the Rx will automatically come out of standby. If the transmitter is
powered off the receiver will switch to Standby after 10 minutes automatically.

Connecting IR Blasters

It is possible to point your source remote control at the Rx, and it will relay the IR signal back to
the source/s wirelessly.

1. CONNECT IR EMITTER TO TX Cable has 3 x IR emitter diodes inline to control up to three
source devices. Position them directly over the IR receivers on the source equipment.

NOTE 1:

The IR sensors support 36~56kHz (NEC, RC5, RC6) signal protocol. The default setting

is 47kHz. Some devices may not be supp orted.

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OPERATION

1. CHECK REMOTE CONTROL Ensure the 2 x AAA batteries are loaded into the remote
control.

2. TURN POWER ON When mains power is tur ne d on the Tx and Rx will automatically turn
on.

• They can be powered on in any order

• If both in standby both need to be turned on ma nua lly

3. TURN POWER OFF

• Pressing Rx or Remote control power button turns Rx off, b ut leaves Tx on so
that the pass-through on Tx continues to work.

ON

• Pressing Tx power button will turn both off.

OFF

As soon as they are both on the blue power light will flash for 15-20 seconds while the link is
established, then it will stay on.

NOT WORKING?

If you don’t have an image ensure:

1. Even when there is no link an on screen d isplay will be output from the receiver.

2. The computer is set to duplicate or extend the desktop (Control Panel\Appearance and
Personalisation\Display\Screen Resolution)

3. Change source on Tx

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INFO

Press INFO button on remote control to see on screen display:

• Signal Quality

• Source

• Channel

• Resolution

NOTE: The status of the Tx HDMI output cannot be displayed on the on screen display.

Press INFO button again to turn on screen display off.

STATUS INDIC ATORS

Rx Power

LED

Rx Status

LED

Rx OSD Display

Standby

Power saving

Solid Red

off

Boot up

15~20 seconds for

system boot up.

Flashing

Blue

Flashing

Searching

available
channels

If system can’t

establish link over 80s
after initialization.

Flashing

Blue

Flashing

Wireless

linked

Mode

No input from selected

source

Solid Blue

Flashing

(Quickly)

Video format not

recognized

Solid Blue

Flashing

(Slowly)

Video format

recognized

Solid Blue

Solid Blue

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NOTE 1: If link does not establish the transmitter may be out of ra ng e. Adjus t distance betw een
Tx and Rx. The maximum vid eo tr ansmission ra nge for 1 080 p content is up to 20 m (66 feet) in
line of sight (LOS). The minimum range is 2m (6.5 feet).

NOTE 3: If no video displayed and on screen display says “Not Supported Format” adjust
resolution and frame rate on source device.

SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS

Supported Resolutions

Resolution

640x480p @ 59.94 / 60Hz

480p

720x480p @ 59.94Hz

720x480p @ 60Hz

720x576p @ 50Hz

576p

1280x720p @ 50H z

720p

1280x720p @ 59.94 / 60Hz

1920x108 0i @ 50H z

1080i

1920x108 0i @ 59. 9 4 / 60H z

1920x108 0p @ 50Hz

1080p / 60

1920x108 0p @ 59.94 / 60Hz

1920x1080p @ 23.98 / 24Hz

1080p / 24 1920x1080p @ 25Hz

1920x1080p @ 29.97 / 30Hz

640x480 @ 59.94 / 72.8 09H z (DVi only)

VGA

800x600 @ 60. 3 17 / 72.188Hz (DVi only)

SVGA

1024x768 @ 60 / 70.069Hz (DVi only)

XGA

1280x768 @ 60 Hz

(DVi only)

WXGA

1280x1024 @ 60 Hz (DVi only)

SXGA

1600x1200 @ 60 Hz (DVi only)

UXGA

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If Tx LED continues to flash slower than “no signal” mode), and there is no video or video is
poor, then the resolution is not supported.

Supported Mandatory CEA 3D Video Format Timings

1280x720p @ 50Hz Top-and-Bottom

1280x720p @ 50Hz Frame packing

1280x720p @ 59.94 / 60Hz Top-and-Bottom

1280x720p @ 59.94 / 60Hz Frame packing

1920x1080i @ 50Hz Side-by-Side (Half)

1920x1080i @ 59.94 / 60Hz Side-by-Side (Half)

1920x108 0p @ 23.98 / 24Hz Top-and-Bottom

1920x1080p @ 23.98 / 24Hz Frame packing

If the RX status LED continues to flash slower than “no signal” mode or on screen display shows

RX

check if display supports 3 D for m at. Try switching the 3D video format on the s ource.

SUPPORTED AUDIO BIT RATES

• Digital Audio from HDMI inputs: Up to 6Mbit/s bit-rate

• Supports AC3 and DTS

• Supports 2-channel PCM audio: 16~24 bits audio sample with 32~96KHz sampling ra te

2-channel PCM

32KHz

44.1KHz

48KHz

96KHz

16 bits

YES

YES

YES

YES

24 bits

YES

YES

YES

YES

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TROUBLESHOOTING
If your system is not operating prope rly, please refer to the following information.

Problem

Correction

Power indicators not
lighting up

• Check if the power plugs of transmitter/receiver are properly
inserted into a functioning pow e r outlet.

No video displayed on
display

First steps

• Check the HDMI connection on th e Tx

• Check the HDMI cable on the RX

• Select the HDMI as input source on source

• Check the POWER and INFO lights on Rx

Power LED flashing blue

OSD displayed (4 levels looping)

• Ensure the transmission range is correct.

POWER LED solid blu e + slow flashin g SOURCE LED

OSD displayed

• Check video resolution and frame rate on source and adjust.

• Connect source directly to display to check it works.

POWER LED solid blu e + S TATUS LED flashing quickly

OSD displayed

• Tx is plugged in to source device properly and powered on.

• Check display setting for your PC have been set to clone mode,

Projector out mode or dual display mode to

enable external

display.

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Poor image quality or
intermittent video

• Check video resolution on source device is compatible

• Ensure the transmission dis tance is less than 20m (66 feet) line of

sight

No audio

• Check audio system is not muted and corr e ct input is selected

• Check PC audio settings to ensure output is set to HDMI out

• Check PC audio volume

• Ensure bit rate of audio from the source device can be supported

No audio and/or video
when PC resuming
from sleep.

• Try re-connecting Tx

• Reboot Tx to re-synchronize the disp lay setting

• Please try to reboot your PC (or laptop)

IR Blaster not
controlling source

• Check location of I R emitter. It should b e line-of-sight of receiver
on source device.

• Press IR button on remote to change frequency

No 3D video output

OSD displayed :

RX

• Check the display supports 3D

• If Rx is connected to AV Receiver c he ck it supports 3D

• Check the video output setting of Source

• 3D video format not support ed. Switch 3D video format to HDMI

1.4a mandatory 3D format.

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SPECIFICATIONS

TRANSMITTER DIMENSIONS: 182 x 97 x 32 mm / 7.2″ x 3.8″ x 1.3″(length x width x height)
RECEIVER DIMENSIONS: 95 x 95 x 32 mm / 3.7″ x 3.7″ x 1.3″ (length x width x height)

PRODUCT WEI GHT: 400 g / ,88 lbs (set)
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL: Plastic
COLOUR: White

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Maximum Video Format Supported: 1920×1 20 0 / 10 80 P @ 60H z 3D
Data transfer rate 40 Mhz channel: 3Gbps (1080P @ 60Hz)
Data transfer rate 20 Mhz channel: 1.5Gbps (1080P @ 30Hz)
Video: HDMI 1.3 with HDCP 1.2
Audio: Up to 6 Mbps AC3 and DTS, 2 Channel PCM @ 24 bits up to 96kHz
Operating Temperature Range: 0-40°C
Operating Humidity Range: < 80 % RH ( no condensation)
Transmitter Power Consumption: 10 watts
Receiver Power Consumption: 7.5 watts
Latency: < 1ms
Maximum distance: 20 m (66 feet)
Encryption: 128 bit AES

TRANSMITTER CONNECTIVITY:
2 x HDMI (type A) inputs
1 x HDMI (type A) output
1 x IR OUT Minijack
1 x DC power (round pin type)

RECEIVER CONNECTIVITY:
1 x HDMI (type A) output
1 x DC Power (Mini USB-B)

TRANSMITTER POWER SU PPLY: 100-240v AC 50/60Hz 5 volt / 2 amp / 10 watt. DC cable hard­wired to transformer with round power connector.
Transformer integrated into plug. Includes interchangeable plugs: UK/EU/US/AU. DC tail
length: 1.2 m. Transformer dime nsions: 64 x 41 x 33 mm / 2,5″ x 1,6″ x 1,3″
RECEIVER PO W E R SUPP LY: 100-240v AC 50/60Hz 5 volt / 2 amp / 10 watt. USB-A socket.
Transformer integrated into plug. Includes interchangeable plugs: UK/EU/US/AU. Transforme r
dimensions: 64 x 41 x 33 mm / 2,5″ x 1,6″ x 1,3″

ACCESSORIES INCLUDED:
1 x USB-A to 1.35 round pin cable 1.0 m (3.3 ft) for transmitter PSU (black)
1 x USB-A to mini-USB-B cable 450 mm (18″) for receiver PSU (black)
1 x Remote Control with 2 x AAA batteries included (black)
1 x IR Emitter cable 1.5 m (4.9 ft) – three diodes (black) for transmitter
1 x HDMI Cable 1.5 m / 4.9 ft (black)

WARRANTY : 2-year return to base
COMPLIANCES: RoHS, WEEE, CE/EMC
ORDER PART CODE: TC2-HDMIW20 [SAP: 322 3 89 3]

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WARRANTY

This product comes with a 2-year return to base warranty, effective from the da te of purchase.
This warranty applies only to the orig ina l purchaser and is not transfera ble. For the avoidance of
doubt, this will be taken from the informa tion held by the appointed national distributor at the
point of sale. If the product is DOA (dead on arrival), you have 21 days from purchase date to
notify the national distributor via your AV reseller. The liability of the manufacturer and its
appointed service company is limited to the cost of repair and/or replac e m e nt of the faulty unit
under warranty, except for death or injury (EU85/374/EEC). This warranty protects you against
the following:

• Failure of any components, including the power supply.

• Damage when the product is first removed from its packaging if reported within 24 hours of
purchase.
If you find you do have a problem with this product, you should contact the AV reseller you
purchased this product from. The original purchaser is responsible for shipment of the product
to the manufacturer’s appointed service centre for repair.
We will endeavour to return repaired units within 5 working days, howe ve r this may not always
be possible, in which case it will be returned as soon as practicably possible. In line with our
WEEE commitments, the manufacturer e ndeavours to replace the faulty parts of the product
rather than replacing the whole unit. This warranty does not protect this product against faults
caused by abuse, misuse, incorrect installation, unstable or faulty power input, which might be
caused by ignoring the guidelines set out in this manual.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Because we are committed to improving our products, the details above
may change without prior warning. This User Manual is published without warranty and any
improvements or changes to the User Manual necessitated by typogra phical errors, inaccuracies
of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made at any
time and without notice. Such cha nges will be incorporated into new editions of the User
Manual.