Specifications

20 HDVI5 Component Video Switch
21HDVI5 Component Video Switch
Input Cable Length Tuning
Th e DVI / HDMI S p e cification is ver y spe c i f i c on its oupu t s pecifica-
tions and lit t l e can be done i n the way of pre - e m p his on the ou t p u t
to drive longer cabl e s w ithout falli n g o utside of the s p ecifications.
It i s up to the DVI /HD M I re ce i ver to ad j u s t fo r c able length d i f fer-
ence by applying equa l i z ation in the inp u t s to compensate fo r t he
losses that occur w i t h var ying length c a b l es.
Th e HDVI5 allows for 15 levels of equ a l i z ation. Using high q u a l ity
DVI or DVI to HD M I c o nversion cabl e s, the H D V I5 can compensate
fo r cables of up to 2 0 m e ters (65f t ) , on its inputs a n d still reliably
re ce i ve a s t a b le, s park le free image at 1080 p.
Output cable l e n gths are ver y much a func tion of t h e m onitor's
re ce i ver's c a b abilities. The H D V I5 uses source termination to com-
pensate fo r all lengths o f o utput cables, and to he l p i n cases where
the receive r m ay not have fo l l owed the s p ecifications proper l y.
To t u n e an HDVI5's i n p u t to a cable leng t h . . .
Step 1: Place the HDVI5 into the Cable Length Adj Mode
Press the d e s i re d input and ho l d t he button for 4 seconds,
until the HDVI5 e n ter s t h e Cable Le n gth Adj Mode.
Step 2: Enter the Cable Length Adj Mode
Use the 'A1' and 'A2' bu t to n s t o t u ne cable len g t h .
'A1' adjusts for shor ter cabl e s.
'A2' adjusts for longer c a b l es.
'SEL' switches to Ba n d w idth settings ( S ee nex t page).
Shor t cables a re ind i c a te by on l y Red LEDs be i n g lit.
Medium le n g t h cables are indcated by only B l u e LEDs lit.
Lon g c ables are indicated by Blue & R ed LEDs being l i t.
When a cable's t u n i ng is too shor t, t h e d isplay will begin to spar k le,
eve n t u ally going bl a n k . The best results are to star t l o n g, and u s e a
length a step or t wo above a ny no t i c a ble ar tifac ts on the s c reen.
Overcompesating a shor t c a b le by tuning it as a long cable ca n l e ad
to re f l ectio n s o n the line a n d d ecre ase its noise m a rgi n .
Note: Each inpu t c an be tuned i n d ividually and a l l settings are
saved in no n - volatile mem o r y a n d a re not affec ted by a
power fai l u re.
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1 2 3 4 5 SEL A1 A2
Step 1: Place the HDVI5 into the Cable Length Tuning Mode
Step 2: Adjust cable length settings
1 2 3 4 5 SEL A1 A2
Toggle between cable length
and bandwidth settings
Decrease Cable Length
Increase Cable Length
Exit Setup Mode
Press and hold the desired channel until
the HDVI5 enters the cable length tuning
mode.