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User Manual
SCREENCAST AV 4
F7D4515 8820-00863 Rev. A01
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Table Of CO nTenT s Getting s tarted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . .O .th .e .r . In .formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . Introduction ............................................ 1 FCC Statement ......................................... 24 What’s in the Box? ....................................... 2 Belkin International, Inc., Limited 2-Year Product Warranty...... 25 Product Pictures .......................
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GeTTInG sTaRTeD Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ScreenCast AV wireless system. We built the ScreenCast AV system with a simple goal: to give people the chance to spend less time staring at their audio/ video components and more time watching their HDTV. Don’t get us wrong—we love our AV products. But we also like the idea of the living room being more about living and less about electronics. And, yes, there are great custom installers out there who build amazing AV systems that
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GeTTInG sTaRTeD What’s in the box? • S c r e en C a s t AV W i r e le s s Tran sm it t er • Sc r ee n C a s t AV W i r eles s R e c ei v e r • Tw o P o w er A d ap t er s ® • H igh S peed H D M I Cable • R em o t e C on tr o l ( b a t t er y i n c lu d e d ) • I R E m i t t e r • W a l l - M o u n t K i t • M a n u a l o n C D 2
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nee D HIGH Res IMaGes GeTTInG sTaRTeD screenCast aV 4 Transmitter Transmitter: A. Video source select button • A l l o w s y ou t o c y c le b e t w e en v id e o pr o du c t s that you have connected B. Pairing button for syncing with other ScreenCast receivers • A l l o w s y ou t o a d d a d d it i ona l S c r e en C a s t r e c e i v er s C. HDMI inputs 1/2/3/4 • T h i s i s w h e r e y o u c o n n e c t y o u r H D M I s o u r c e d e v i c e
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GeTTInG sTaRTeD screenCast aV 4 Receiver Receiver: A. Video source select button • A l l o w s y o u t o c y c l e b e t w e e n AV s o u r c e p r o d u c t s t h a t you have connected B. Pairing button for syncing with other ScreenCast transmitters • A l l o w s y ou t o a d d a d d it i ona l S c r e en C a s t tran sm it t er s C. HDMI output to HDTV D. U S B p o r t • T h is is f o r f u t u r e p r od u c t u p gr a d es . E . R e se
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Gene Ral Inf ORMaTIOn Your HDTV Your audio/Video source Components To get the most out of your ScreenCast AV system, we recommend ScreenCast AV is designed specifically for products enabled with an HDMI-enabled 1080p TV. HDMI technology like Blu-ray disc players, gaming systems, and cable or satellite receivers. If you have a 720p or 1080i TV it will still work, but you will lose some of the video quality that ScreenCast AV can provide. Consider this as At this time, ScreenCast AV does n
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Gene Ral Inf ORMaTIOn General Info on Range screenCast aV Receiver ScreenCast AV can reach up to 100 feet (30m) line-of-sight and The receiver should be placed next to your HDTV since you will need approximately 30 feet (10m) through barriers like walls, cabinets, to connect it to your HDTV via the included HDMI cable. and doors. You can choose to either wall-mount your receiver next to your HDTV n ote: Please remember that every home is different and that with the included wall-mount kit,
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Gene Ral Inf ORMaTIOn screenCast aV Transmitter Controlling Your Video sources The role of the transmitter is to wirelessly send the content from There are two options for controlling the AV source products your AV source devices like Blu-ray disc players or satellite/cable c o n n e c t e d t o t h e S c r e e n C as t AV s y s t e m: H D M I - C E C a n d I R . boxes to your TV. These approaches can be used in conjunction with one another, or you can use IR alone. The tr
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Gene Ral Inf ORMaTIOn HDMI-CeC H D M I - C E C i s a r e l a t i v e l y n e w s t a n d a r d t h a t a l l o w s f o r d e v i c e s connected to one another via HDMI to interact and control one another. In this version of ScreenCast we have implemented l i mi t ed H D M I - C E C f u n c t io nal i t y t o si mple “ s t a nd b y ” c o mma nd s . I f y o u a c t i v a t e H D M I - C E C o n y o u r T V a n d s o u r c e d e v i c e , ScreenC
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seTTInG THe PRODUCT UP set Up the screenCast aV Transmitter a . b . HDMI figure a figure b Connect your ScreenCast AV transmitter to the included Connect the cable labeled “IR emitter” to the back of the transmitter. power supply and plug the power supply into an available Then route the four ends to the front of your video sources. power outlet. Press the power button to turn it on. These will relay remote control commands from the ScreenCast receiver. You will complete the setup of these in
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seTTInG THe PRODUCT UP set Up the screenCast aV Receiver figure C C D Connect your ScreenCast AV receiver to your HDTV via an HDMI cable. Connect your ScreenCast AV receiver to the included power supply and plug the power supply into an available power outlet. Press the power button to turn it on. HDMI figure D (Optional Wall-Mount) The receiver can be wall-mounted with the included hardware and placement guide. If you are wall-mounting, make sure that the IR lens on the receiver can be
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seTTInG THe PRODUCT UP n ame Your Video s ources set Your TV’s Input to HDMI After the language choice, ScreenCast will show you each of your video sources in turn. This will give you a chance to pick a useful T u r n y o u r T V o n . U s i n g t h e r e m o t e t h a t c a m e w i t h y o u r T V , s e t t h e name from a list of common video source names. After this step, input to the HDMI port to which the ScreenCast is connected. You you are done with setup
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Daily Use with yoUr screencast remote anD on-screen Display s witching Video s ources I f y o u c h o o s e a d i f f e r e n t v i d e o s o u r c e a n d p r e ss “ O K ,” S c r e e n C as t will begin switching. The screen will show you that it is in the process of connecting, like the example below. When you touch any button on your ScreenCast remote, the on-screen display will wake and show a screen like the one above. In this screen, you have the choice to exit, to
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sCReenCas T aV seTTInGs Press any button on the ScreenCast AV remote to wake the n aming/Renaming Video sources on-screen display, and then move the pointer to Settings and p r e ss t h e “ O K ” b u t t o n . T h e S e t t i n g s m e n u b e l o w w i l l s h o w. This option gives you the ability to choose different names for your video sources. You can rename all four sources, just like you did during setup. You also have the choice to rename just one of the sources. T
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sCReenCas T aV seTTInGs Renaming a ll Video s ources Renaming One Video s ource If you choose to rename all sources, you will then see the If you decide to just rename one source, that source will be shown and following message: you can choose a useful name from the list of common source names. C l i ck “ O K ” a n d f o l l o w t h e o n - scr e e n i n s t r uc ti o n s . For ease of use, the names on the list are pre-populated with a variety of standard device types; please cho
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sCReenCas T aV seTTInGs n aming/Renaming Transmitters ScreenCast AV can support up to eight transmitters. So in addition You will then see the screen below, which will show you a list of the to the 4-port AV transmitter that came with this product, you might transmitters that have been connected to your receiver. Select the add other ScreenCast AV transmitters. For example, you might tran sm it t er y ou wi sh t o r enam e an d th en se le c t “ O K ” on th e r em o t e .
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sCReenCas T aV seTTInGs a dding/Deleting a Transmitter a dding a Transmitter ™ ScreenCast AV is part of the WHDI family, so it is possible to In the Settings menu, select “Add or Delete a transmitter.” On the connect a variety of other ScreenCast transmitters to your screen that shows next, you will choose “Add a transmitter.” ScreenCast AV receiver. Some of those transmitters have a single video source, while others have multiple sources. When a transmitter gets added, all of its sourc
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sCReenCas T aV seTTInGs If connection was successful, you will see a screen similar to the one below. n ote: It is possible to initiate connection with a new transmitter by pressing the “Pair” button on the back of the receiver. The “Pair” button might be labeled “Connect” on some models. After pressing the button on the receiver, walk to the transmitter and press the same If connection failed, you will see a screen like the one below: Pair/Connect button there. Tip: To improve the ran
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sCReenCas T aV seTTInGs Deleting a Transmitter To delete a transmitter, you will see a menu like this. Select the Once deleted, you will see the following screen. transmitter you wish to delete. You can reconnect the transmitter using the instructions From your list of transmitters, select the device you want to delete in the “Adding a Transmitter” section. a n d p r e ss “ O K .” You will then see a screen asking you to confirm your choice, showing the name of the transmitter in the qu
