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NETWORK 1275 Danner Dr Tel:330-562-7070
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NTI
®
XTENDEX Series
EXTENDERS
Installation and Operation Manual
ST-C5KVM2ARS-1000S
Keyboard, Mouse, Video,
Audio and RS232
Extender
ST-C5V2ARS-1000S
Video, Audio and RS232
Extender
Man060 Rev. 2/6/08
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TRADEMARK XTENDEX is a registered trademark of Network Technologies Inc in the U.S. and other countries. COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2008 by Network Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Network Technologies Inc, 1275 Danner Drive, Aurora, Ohio 44202. CHANGES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................1 Materials..........................................................................................................................................................................2 Features and Functions........................................................................................
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders INTRODUCTION The XTENDEX Series CAT5 Extender (XTENDEX) is designed to enable one CPU to be controlled by two users, one local and one remote. Extended components may include a standard monitor (or touchscreen monitor when RS232 is supported), PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, microphone, and speakers, The remote user can be located as much as 1000 feet away from a PS/2 CPU via Category 5/5e/6 unshielded twisted-pair cable. The local user will be located near the CPU
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders MATERIALS Materials Included with this kit: NTI XTENDEX Local Unit NTI XTENDEX Remote Unit 2- 120VAC at 60Hz-9VDC/1.0A AC Adapters --or-- 230VAC at 50Hz-9VDC/1.5A AC Adapters CD with a pdf file of this owner's manual and test patterns for color skew adjustment 2- DB9M-RJ45F Serial Adapter RJ45 Female-DB9 Male (models with RS232 support only) 2- 5 foot
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders 1 2 3 4a 5a 5b 5c 15 6 7 R NTI Network Technologies Inc XTENDEX (Front View) (Rear View) ST-C5KVM2ARS-1000S Local Unit 11b 11c 11a 8a 9 10 1 2 3 4a 5a 5b 5c 20 15 R NTI Network Technologies Inc XTENDEX (Front View) (Rear View) ST-C5V2ARS-1000S Local Unit 11b 11c 11a 8a FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. Green LED- power indicator- illuminates when power has been supplied to the unit 2. Yellow
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders 11b. Audio Plug- lime 3.5mm stereo audio plug- for connecting to CPU audio line out (models with audio support only) 11c. Audio Plug- pink 3.5mm stereo audio plug- for connecting to CPU microphone jack (models with audio support only) 12. Keyboard Connector- purple female 6 miniDIN- for connecting the remote user's keyboard 13. Mouse Connector- green female 6 miniDIN- for connecting the remote user's mouse 14a. RS232 Connector- 9D male- for connecting
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders LIMITATIONS • Hot-plugging of devices is supported provided devices were originally connected at power-up. • In order for two users to share a PS/2 CPU, the user in control must pause for at least 3 seconds before another user can take control. After the 3 second pause, either user can take control of the CPU. For models with RS232 support: • The RS232 ports on the Local and Remote Units will support serial devices other than touchscreen monitors as follow
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders INSTALLATION Installing The Local Unit 1. Plug the cables of the Local Unit into the back of the CPU. (See Fig. 1.) a) Connect the blue 15HD cable end to the VGA port on the back of the CPU. b) Connect the purple 6 pin miniDIN cable end with the keyboard symbol on it to the keyboard port on the back of the CPU. (KVM models only) (Keyboard) c) Connect the green 6 pin miniDIN cable end with the mouse symbol
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders (PURPLE-KEYBOARD) R NTI Network Technologies Inc XTENDEX (GREEN-MOUSE) AUDIO CONNECTORS (BLUE- VIDEO) ST-C5KVM2A-1000S Local Unit ONE WILL BE MARKED "line (Front View) o ut","speaker", "headphones" OR WITH THIS SYMBOL (LIME- SPEAKERS) PS/2 CPU (PINK-MICROPHONE) 3.5mm Stereo Plug Figure 2- Connect the Local Unit with audio support to the CPU 2. Make connections for a local user
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders d) If the Local Unit has RS232 support, connect the local user's RS232 cable from a touch screen monitor to the RJ45 port on the Local Unit using the DB9M-to-RJ45 adapter and patch cable provided. e) If the Local Unit has audio support, connect the cable from the local speakers to the 3.5mm stereo audio jack with the speaker symbol on the Local Unit. (See Fig. 4) Connect a microphone to the
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders Installing The Remote Unit 1. Position the Remote Unit such that the CAT5 cable, the monitor cable, device cables, and the AC adapter power connector can each reach the Remote Unit without putting strain on the cables. 2. Connect the monitor cable to the female 15HD video connector on the Remote Unit. 3. Connect the device(s) to the Remote Unit (see Fig. 6)(KVM models only). a. Connect the keyboard to the purple female 6 pin
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders ST-C5KVM2A-1000S Remote Unit Rear View Microphone Stereo Speakers Figure 7- Connect speakers and microphone to the Remote Unit Note: When two microphones are connected (one at local and one at remote), only one can be active at a time. See mode charts on pages 12 and 13 for active microphone selection. Connect the CAT5 cable ST-C5KVM2ARS-1000S Remote Unit
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders Plug-in and Boot Up 1. Plug the power cord from the monitor into the power outlet. 2. Connect each AC adapter power connector to the 9VDC ports on the Remote and Local Units Plug each AC adapter into a power outlet. The green LED on the RJ45 connector of both the Remote and Local Units should illuminate, indicating that a proper pow
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders VIDEO ADJUSTMENTS Automatic Video Quality Adjustment Video quality is broken down into “general video quality” for brightness and sharpness of the images, and “color skew” for how the colors align with each other on the monitor. All general video quality adjustment is done automatically while color skew is adjusted manually as described in the following sections. Test patterns for color skew adjustment are provided on the CD (see below). The automatic genera
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders A momentary press of either the “+” (plus) or “-“ (minus) buttons button will make a minor change in the image. If either button is pressed and held, the changes made will be gradual and continuous. Ultimately, the image quality should improve to a satisfactory level. Once the adjustment is made, it should not be necessary to change it again, as the new settings are stored in memory and become the default settings with each startup. If the image still lacks
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders FYI: Video quality will be limited by several factors. Some factors include the quality and type of CAT5 cable being used, the length of cable run, the quality of the monitor, the resolution setting of the monitor, and the quality of the video card used in the video source. If the desired level of image clarity cannot be achieved by making the adjustments described in this section, consider the following possible adjustments that can be made: • Improve th
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Models with VGA Video Video Compatibility VGA,SVGA, XGA, SXGA,UXGA Video Coupling DC Video Connectors HD15 male to CPU HD15 female to monitor Input / Output Impedance 75 Ohms Input Horizontal Frequency Range 15kHz to 130kHz Input Vertical Frequency Range 30 Hz to 150 Hz Sync Types Supported Separate and composite TTL Level Video Maximum I/O Levels 1.45Vp-p Models with Keyboard/Mouse support Keyboard/Mouse Connectors Female 6 pin
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders INTERCONNECTION CABLE WIRING METHOD The connection cable between the remote and local is terminated with RJ45 connectors and must be wired according to the EIA/TIA 568 B industry standard. Wiring is per the table and drawing below. Pair 3 Pair 2 Pair 1 Pair 4 Pin Wire Color Pair Function 1 White/Orange 2 T 2 Orange 2 R 3 White/Green 3 T T R T R T R T R 4 Blue 1 R 1 2 3 5 White/Blue 1 T 4 5 6 7 8 + - + - + - + - 6 Green 3 R 7 White/Brown 4 T 8
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NTI XTENDEX Extenders Problem Cause Solution The picture on the monitor The video cable was not attached to With the cables all properly connected, reboot the CPU. is black and white, rather the CPU when it was booted. than color A constant vertical wobble CAT5 cable is too close to a strong Reroute CAT5 cable if possible. appears down the screen power source. Monitor sometimes loses • Electrical power system is very • Make sure the interconnection cable is not near any sync, causi
