Thinklogical Velocity RGB-9 User manual

Video Extension System

–

9

Product Manual

Thinklogical Inc.

100 Washington Street

Milford, Connecticut 06460 U.S.A.

Telephone (203) 647

-

8700

Fax (203) 783

-

9949

www.thinklog

ical.com

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Copyright Notice

9.

Thinklogical

™

, a subsidiary of Logical Solutions

™

, Incorporated

100 Washington Street

Milford, Connecticut 06460 U.S.A.

Telephone (203) 647

-

8700

Fax: (203) 783

-

9949

All trademarks and service marks are property of their respective owners.

Subject:

VelocityRGB Video

Extension System

-

9

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:

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, 2009

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

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5

1.1

CONTENTS

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5

1.2

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

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5

1.3

MODELS………...…………………………………………………………………………………....

6

1.4

LASER

INFORMATION……………………………………………………………………………

.

7

2.

SYSTEM FEATURES

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7

2.1

G

ENERAL

S

YSTEM FEATURES

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7

2.2

B

ASIC OPERATION

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8

2.3

TECHNICAL

S

PECIFICATIONS

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9

3.

C

ONNECTING THE

RGB

E

XTENDER

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1

0

3

.1 Fiber Cable

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1

0

3

.2

RGB Video Extender

Transmitter

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1

0

The CPU and

the TX Connector

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1

0

Modifying the Analog RGB Video Parameters

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1

0

3

.3

RGB Video Extender

Receiver

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1

3

3.4

AC

P

OWER

……………

.

…

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3

3.4

.1

T

X AND

RX

...

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3

4.0

O

RDER OF

I

NSTALLATION

E

VENTS

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1

4

4.1

F

IRMW

ARE

U

PGRADES

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1

4

4.2

F

RONT

P

ANEL

U

SAGE

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1

4

4.2.1

General Front Panel Usage

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1

4

4.2.2

Saving Changes

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1

8

4.3

.

3 Restoring Factory Defaults

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4.3.4

Naming the Transmitter Unit

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2

0

4.3.

5 Modifying an Existing Video Modeline

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2

5

. REGULATORY AND SAF

ETY

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2

6

5

.1

S

AFE

TY

R

EQUIREMENTS

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2

6

5

.1.1 Symbols Found on Product

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2

6

5

.1.1.1 Class 1M Laser Labeling

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2

6

5

.2

R

EGULATORY

C

OMPLIANCE

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6

5

.2.1 North America

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2

7

5

.2.2 Australia & New Zealand

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2

7

5

.2.3 European Union

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2

7

5

.2.3.1 Declaration of Conformity

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2

7

5

.2.3.2 Standards with

which the Products Comply

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2

8

5

.2.4 Supplementary Information

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5

.2.5 Product Serial Number

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6

. HOW TO CONTACT US

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0

6

.1

C

USTOMER

S

UPPORT

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6

.1.1 Website

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.1.2 Email

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.1.3 Telephone

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1

6

.1.4 Fax

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...

3

2

6

.2

P

RODUCT

S

UPPORT

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3

2

6

.2.1 Warranty

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3

2

6

.2.2 R

eturn Authorization

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3

2

6

.2.3 Our Address

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3

2

APPENDIX A

-

QUICK

START GUIDE

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MAY 2009

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1

Introduction

Contents

When you receive your Thinklogical

™

Velocity

RGB

-

9

Video

Extender, you should find the

following items:



RGB Video Extender Transmitter



RGB Video Exten

der Receiver



HD15M to HD15M cable, 2M (CBL000020

-

002MR)



Universal AC Power adapters (PWR

-

000022

-

R)



CD Product Manual

1.2

Product Overview

Industry standard RGB video formats up to

165

MHz are

supported over multi

-

mode or single

-

mode

fiber. Resolutions

which fit into the

165

MHZ bandwidth will be flawlessly transported

from end to end. The V

elocity RGB

-

9 harnesses advanced fiber optic technology which means

that image quality is not compromised with problems such as frame

dropping or content loss.

Powe

red by Thinklogical's cutting edge, patent

-

pending MRTS (

M

ulti

R

ate

T

ransmission

S

ystem) technology, this digital video extension system transports every frame of a video

stream seamlessly, with no compression, or dropped frames. In addition, all high spee

d

peripherals function with no latency. Leveraging

standard SFP+ transceivers, the system allows

for the usage of either multi

-

mode or single

-

mode fiber optic cable.

Each system consists of a transmitter and a receiver connected by multi

-

mode or single mo

de

fiber optic cable. The transmitter unit connects to an analog video source with a suitable cable

and the receiver unit provides connections to the display device. A +5V DC power supply is

required on both the transmitter and receiver.

The Velocity RGB

-

9 requires two fibers. The transmitter supports RGB video formats up to

165MHz. In

addition

, the Velocity RGB

-

9 has a local RGB video display port on the transmitter

and is compatible with all Thinklogical Velocity fiber video receivers (except Dual

-

Link D

VI

versions), whether RGB or DVI. The receiver converts the video

signal back from optical to RGB

formats. The Velocity RGB

-

9 receiver with dual RGB outputs is offered for distributing the video

source to two displays, eliminating the need for an external

distribution amp.

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1.3

TheModels

VEL

-

AV0S09

-

SCRX

Velocity 9 RGB Video Extender Receiver,

RGB, Local Display, AUX VGA

Output, Serial, Audio, Single Mode, SC/APC

V

EL

-

AV0S09

-

SC

T

X

Velocity 9 RGB Video Extender Transmitter

,

RGB, Local Display & VGA Port,

Serial, Audio, Single Mode, SC/APC

VEL

-

AV0S09

-

NKRX

Velocity 9 RGB Video Extender Receiver, RGB, Local Display, AUX VGA

Output, Serial, Audio, SM, Neutrik

®

LC/APC

VEL

-

AV0S09

-

NKTX

Velocity

9 RGB Video Extender Transmitter, RGB, Local Display & VGA Port,

Serial, Audio, SM, Neutrik

®

LC/APC

VOP

-

S05

Velocity 9 AV+ Optics Option for Transmitter or Receiver, Single Mode, Dual Fiber,

10KM, SC/APC

VOP

-

S11

Velocity 9 AV+ Optic

s Option for Transmitter or Receiver, Single Mode, Dual Fiber,

10KM, Neutrik

®

LC/APC

VEL

-

AV0M09

-

LCRX

Velocity 9 RGB Video Extender Receiver, RGB, Local Display, AUX VGA

Output, Serial, Audio, Multi

-

Mode, LC

VEL

-

AV0M09

-

LCTX

Velocity 9 RGB Video Extender T

ransmitter, RGB, Local Display, Local VGA

Port, Serial, Audio, Multi

-

Mode, LC

VEL

-

AV0M09

-

SCRX

Velocity 9 RGB Video Extender Receiver, RGB, Local Display, AUX VGA

Output, Serial, Audio, Multi

-

Mode, SC

VEL

-

AV0M09

-

SCTX

Velocity 9 RGB Video Extender Transmit

ter, RGB, Local Display, Local VGA

Port, Serial, Audio, Multi

-

Mode, SC

VEL

-

AV0M09

-

STRX

Velocity 9 RGB Video Extender Receiver, RGB, Local Display, AUX VGA

Output, Serial, Audio, Multi

-

Mode, ST

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VEL

-

AV0M09

-

STTX

Velocity 9 RGB Video Extender Transmitter, RG

B, Local Display, Local VGA

Port, Serial, Audio, Multi

-

Mode, ST

VEL

-

AV0M09

-

NKRX

Velocity 9

RGB Video Extender Receiver,

RGB, Local Display, AUX VGA

Output, Serial, Audio, M

ulti

-

Mode, Neutrik

®

LC

VEL

-

AV0M09

-

NKTX

Velocity 9 RGB Video Extender Transmitter,

RGB, Local Display & VGA

Port, Serial, Audio, Multi

-

Mode, Neutrik

®

LC

VOP

-

M04

Velocity 9 AV+

Optics Option for Transmitter or Receiver, Multi

-

Mode, Dual Fiber,

50M or 350M or 1000M, LC or Neutrik

®

LC

VOP

-

M01

Velocity 9 AV+

Optics Option for Transmitter o

r Receiver, Multi

-

Mode, Dual Fiber,

50M or 350M or 1000M, SC or ST

1.4

Laser Information

CAUTION:

In order to avoid possible exposure to laser

energy, it is good practice to

attach the fiber optic cables prior to apply

ing power to the

RGB Video

Extender

.

If the fiber optic cable should become disconnected, DO NOT

attempt to look into the cable or the panel mounted connector.

2.

System Features

2.1.

G

eneral System

F

eatures

The

RGB Video Extender

is designed for high resolution video extension application

s. Each

RGB Video Extender

system includes the following common features:



Extends video up t

o 1000 meters

(3280 feet)

using mult

i

-

mode fiber



All copper cabling is industry standard



Units are stand alone and rack mountable (brackets included)



Local RGB Dis

play port on transmitter



RGB supported to 1

60

0 x 1200



Front LCD with user adjustable settings



Flawless image quality, with no frame dropping



Small package



Standard VGA (HD15) Copper Connectors

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2.2

Basic operation

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2.3

T

echni

cal

S

pecifications

Storage Temperature

-

20 to 70

o

C (

-

4 to 158

o

F), 10 to 90% RH, non

-

condensing

Supply Voltage

100

-

240 VAC, 50

-

60 Hz, Universal

(supplied)

Power Consumption

Transmitter: <15 Watts, typical

Receiver: <15 Watts, typical

Heat Dissipat

ion

< 60 BTU’s per hour

Panel Connectors

Refer to Section

3.2

and

3.3

to view Rear Panels

Optical Cable

Multi

-

mode, 50 µ

m, SC, ST or LC type

connectors (Fiber Cable is either customer supplied or can be

ordered from

Thinklogical

)

Front Panel Display

T

ransmitter and Receiver: 2 x 24 Liquid Crystal Display

Operating Temperature

and Humidity

0 to 50

o

C (32 to 122

o

F

)

, 5 to 95% RH, non

-

condensing

Enclosure Dimensions

Approx.

6.49

in x

10

in x 1.

19

in high

(

16.5

cm x

25.4

cm x

3.016

cm high)

Weight

T

ransmit

ter: 4 lbs (1.82 kg), Receiver: 4 lbs (1.82 kg)

Shipping Weight

Pair: 9 lbs (4.09 kg)

Copper Cables

(Supplied with system)

(1

)

CBL

000020

-

002M

R

HD15 (M) to HD15 (M) Cable, 2M

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3.

Connecting the RGB Extender

3

.1 Fiber Cable

Fiber optic cable must

run between the location of the Transmitter unit (near your CPU) and the

Receiver unit (near your desktop devices). The standard multi

-

mode fiber optic cable must be

50

m

icron, terminated with an SC

, ST

or LC type fiber optic connector and no longer than

3280

running feet (1000 meters). Be careful not

to

kink or pinch the fiber optic cable as it is being

installed, and keep all bend radii to no less than 3 inches (76.2mm).

Please refer to the Quick

Start Guide included in

Appendix A

on page 3

3

.

3

.2

RGB

Video Extender

Transmitter

If a

DVI

-

A

connection

from the source

is required, standard adapters are

available from

Thinklogical

and

third

party suppliers to make other combinations.

(See Table 3)

FIG

URE

7

:

V

elocity

RGB

-

9 T

ransmitter

The CPU and the TX Connector

Video connections to the CPU are made between the video output card of the CPU and the TX

VGA

connector labeled “FROM CPU” (closest to fiber connectors). The additional video

connector is for a local administrator t

o view the video output at the TX unit.

The analog VGA inputs are converted to a fiber optic suitable form and transmitted to the RX

unit.

Modifying the Analog RGB Video Parameters

It is possible for one resolution to have different video timings, which c

ould cause a less than

perfect display on the remote side. For example, take 1280x1024x60 Hz. The VESA standard

has 1688 pixels in one line, whereas a SGI format has 1680 pixels. The transmitter lookup table

is configured for the VESA standard, but can b

e easily modified to support the SGI format.

(Refer to Section 7.2.6 for step by step

instructions.)

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FIGURE 1

4

FIGURE

1

5

FIG

URE

14

:

1280x1024x60 on an SGI compu

ter with the

PLLDIV set at 1688

(default value).

Notice the columns.

FIGURE

15

:

1280x1024x60 on an SGI computer with the PLLDIV modified to 1680.

The following table (pg. 12) lists supported analog (VGA) resolutions

:

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Supported Analog VGA Resolutions

Resolution

Vertical

Freq(Hz)

Horizontal

Freq(kH

z)

Pixel Clock

Freq(M

H

z)

Video Standard

Pixels

Lines

640

480

60

31.5

25.175

Industry Standard

640

480

72

37.9

31.5

VESA

640

480

75

37.5

31.5

VESA

640

480

85

43.3

36

VESA

720

400

70

31.5

28.32

Industry Standard

800

600

56

35.1

36

VESA

800

600

60

37.9

40

VESA

800

600

72

48.1

50

VESA

800

600

75

46.9

49.5

VESA

800

600

85

53.7

56.25

VESA

1024

768

60

48.4

65

VESA

1024

768

70

56.5

75

VESA

1024

768

75

60

78.75

VESA

1024

768

85

68.7

94.5

VESA

1024

768

96

77.5

103.5

SGI Octane

1152

864

56

50.9

80

.05

SGI PIP

1152

864

75

67.5

108

VESA

1152

900

66

61.8

94.5

Sun

1152

900

76

71.8

108

Sun

1280

768

60

47.8

79.5

VESA

1280

960

60

108

VESA

1280

960

85

85.9

148.5

VESA

1280

960

96

95.3

159.2

SGI Prism

1280

1024

60

64

108

VESA

1280

1024

60

64.8

108

.88

Discreet

1280

1024

72

76.9

129.25

SGI Octane

1280

1024

72

78.6

135.738

HPUX

1280

1024

75

80

135

VESA

1280

1024

76

81.1

135

Sun

1280

1024

76

81.9

140.25

SGI

1280

1024

85

91.1

157.5

VESA

1280

1024

96

102

163.277

SGI Onyx2

1400

1050

60

65.3

121.75

VESA

1400

1050

60

67.1

128.91

SGI

1600

1200

60

75

162

VESA

1920

1080

60

68

163.3

SGI Onyx2

1920

1080

60

67.5

148.5

CEA

-

861

-

E

1920

1154

50

59.3

136.36

SGI Octane2

1920

1154

60

71.1

163.64

SGI Octane2

1920

1200

48

59.8

143.62

SGI Tezro

1920

1200

48

61.9

148.442

SGI Onyx3

1920

1200

50

64.6

154.78

SGI Tezro

1920

1200

60

74

154

VESA

2048

1152

60

71.1

156.75

VESA

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3

.

3

RGB

Video Extender

Receiver

The receiver connects to your display/monitor video Input using a VGA, H

D15 (if monitor has a

VGA/HD15 connector).

These cables are provided with unit

.

Standard adapters are available

from

Thinklogical

and third party suppliers if necessary to make other connections.

FIG

URE

2

:

V

e

locity RGB

-

9

R

eceiver

3.4

AC

Power

Two

power supplies

(PN: PWR

-

000022

-

R) are included. The

power

supply has

a

universal

power rating (1 00

-

240VAC, 50

-

60Hz) and also has interchangeable wall plugs for various

AC

power receptacles found throughout the world. Use the appro

priate plug for your

country/location.

3.4.1.

Transmitter and

Receiver

AC Power Supply

Two

power supply

adapters (part number PWR

-

000022

-

R)

are included.



Universal Input: 100

–

240 VAC 50/60Hz Nominal



Continuous Short Circuit Protection



Over Voltage Pr

otection



Optional AC adaptors to fit various international standards

AC Power Supply (PN: PWR

-

000022

-

R) shown with

interna

tional AC

adaptor

s

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4.

Order of Installation Events

Reference

the

Quick Start Guide in

Appendix A

on page 3

3

.

4.1

Firmware Upgrades

Firmware upgrades are

available

from Thinklogical. P

leas

e call

us

for technical assistance at

(203) 647

-

8700.

4.2

Front Panel Usage

e

n

t

e

r

V

e

l

o

c

i

t

y

r

g

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V

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d

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T

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v

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r

LCD Navigation Pad

LCD System Information

and Programming

FIGURE 28

: Velocity

RGB

Video Exten

sion System

–

9,

LCD DISPLAY

4.3.1

General Front Panel Usage

Once the unit is pow

ered up, the initial display is shown as follows:

T

his displays the device typ

e and revision of the base unit.

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Velocity TX9

vxx.xx

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By pres

sing the arrow

(down)

keys, the

RGB Video Extender

allows you to enter into the

main menu.

All mai

n root menu items are displayed with an *.

They are as follows:

Once an * root menu item is

displayed, you can then use the

(left)

or

(right)

arrow keys

to

review settings or m

ake changes, if allowed. The

RGB Video Extender

menu functionality is

as follows:

*

System

*DDC

*Video

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Some menu options may not be available on some models

Display

Modifi

able

Description

*System

LS Connected

NO

An indication of the fiber status from the TX to RX.

T

X

Ctrl Name

TX

Only

Name entered on TX unit is displayed on RX unit.

Load Defaults

YES

Loads factory default video configurations.

Store Values

YES

Store video configurations.

TX Control

NO

Revision of the TX control

firmware

.

RX Control

NO

Revision of the RX control

firmware

.

FPGA Version

NO

Revision of the

FPGA code

Serial Number

YES

Serial Number of unit.

Aud Re

set En

YES

Resets the audio sync circuitry

SFP Loss of Signal

NO

An indication of fiber status on the extender Receive channel. Value =

0 if signal is received, 1 if signal is missing.

Debug Values

YES

Factory Use

Only

.

Display

Mo

difiable

Description

*DDC

–

To be implemented at a later date

DDC PROM Emula. Mode

YES

Options are Dynamic, Static and Passthru.

In

Dynamic

mode, the DDC of the monitor connected to the RX is read

and

stored on the TX. The CPU is informed of a chang

e in DDC and

the monitor is

read. This is useful when the CPU can be turned on

without a connection to the

RX.

Static

mode is used to maintain the

current DDC regardless of monitor changes

at the RX.

Pass

-

thru

acts

as a wire between the TX and RX and no em

ulation takes place.

Load Default DDC

YES

Loads the

default EDID table into the TX and change

s

the mode to

S

tatic.

Acquire DDC

YES

Gets the EDID

table

from the monitor attached to the RX and stores it

in the TX.

Force DDC mode

YES

Set

s the EDID Video Input Signal Type to either analog or digital.

* Video

VGA Connected

N

O

An indication of whether VGA video is input to the TX

Resolution

input

N

O

Active pixels x active lines vertical rate

Hor. Freq

N

O

Horizontal freque

ncy

Auto Phase

Y

ES

Automatically adjust the Sampling Phase to the best setting

PLL Total

Y

ES

The total pixel count in one line.

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Consists of Horizontal active pixels + Horizontal blanking pixels

DE Start

Y

ES

Horizontal back porch (Hpb)

of video, measured in pixels

DE Width

Y

ES

Total active pixels in one line

Line Start

Y

ES

Vertical back porch (Vbp) of video, measured in lines

Line Width

Y

ES

The number of visible lines

NativeH

NO

For use by Tech support to determine

horizontal frequency input

U

se the following formula to calculate the frequency:

NativeH * 16

NativeV

NO

For use by Tech support to determine vertical frequency input

Use the following formula to calculate the frequency:

(10,000,000/NativeV)/16

Video 1

cnt

N

O

Internal use only.

Video 2 cnt

N

O

Internal use only.

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4.3

.2 Saving Changes

Save

video configurations so that after powering up, the device can recall customer video settings.

U

sing the down

arrow, scroll down to

*System

as shown below.

Using the

right arrow, scroll right until

Store Values

is displayed as shown below then press

enter

.

Using the

up arrow

or

down arrow

scr

oll until

Y

es

appears as shown below. Then press

enter

.

*System

Store Values

Yes/No=

NO

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VelocityTX9

vxx.xx

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Using the

right arrow

or

left arrow

, scroll until you

return to the

*System

menu option. Using

up

arrow

or

down

arrow

,

scroll until you get

back

to the

Thinklogic

al

screen

.

4.3

.3 Restoring Factory Defaults

Load

factory default video configurations.

Using the

down arrow

, scroll down to

*System

as shown below.

Using the

right arrow

button,

scroll right until

Load Defaul

ts

is disp

layed as shown below. Then

press

enter

.

Using the up

arrow

or down

arrow

scroll until

Y

es

appears as shown below. Then press

enter

.

Store Values

Yes/No =

YES

*System

Load Defaults

Yes/No=

NO

20

JUNE

2009

REVISION

B

Follow the steps in

Section

4.3

.2 Saving Changes

to

save your changes.

4.3.

4

Naming the Transmitter Unit

Modify the name of the unit through the Transmitter. The name entered on the Transmitter will

display

on the Receiver unit.

Using the arrow down button, scroll down to

*System

as shown below

.

Using the right arrow, scroll right until

Tx Ctrl

is displayed as shown below. Then press

enter

.

*System

Tx Ctrl

Name=

TXUnit01

Load Defaults

Yes/No=

YES

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