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User Manual

VS481

Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and

operation procedures carefully in order to prevent any damage to

the units and/or any devices that connect to them.

This package contains:

1 User Manual

1 Quick Start Guide

1 VS481 HDMI Switch

1 HDMI Cable (1.8m)

1 IR Remote Control Unit

1 Power Adapter

If anything is damaged or missing, contact your dealer.

Manual Part No. PAPE-1286-100G

Printing Date: 05/2007

ATEN and the ATEN logo are trademarks of ATEN International Co., Ltd. All rights

reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC

Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy,

and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction

manual, may cause interference to radio communications. However,

there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation.Ifthis equipment does causeharmful interference toradio

or television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna;

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver;

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that which the receiver is connected;

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician

for help.

This product is RoHS compliant.

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Overview

The VS481 4 Port HDMI Switch allows you to quickly and easily

share your HDMI display device with 4 HDMI input sources (one

is conveniently located on the front).

The VS481 allows convenient switching between digital devices

such as DVD players, satellite receivers, video cameras, and

computers (Mac and PC). The VS481 allows you to select the

desired input source via a remote control unit and pushbuttons

located on the switch.

Features

Low cost solution for home theater integration.

Easy switching between four digital video signals (e.g., DVD

and satellite receiver) by remote control or front panel

switches.

LED indication of video source channels.

Supports high resolution: Supports HDTV resolution of 480p,

720p, 1080i and 1080p & Supports VGA, SVGA, SXGA

(1280x1024) and UXGA(1600x1200).

Plug-and-play. No software installation required. Installs in

minutes.

HDCP Compliant

HDMI 1.2 Compliant

Backward compatible with all DVI devices (requires a DVI/

HDMI adapter)

Remote control or front panel pushbutton source selection

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System Requirements

Source Device(s)

HDMI Type A output connector(s)

Note: A DVI/HDMI adapter is required when connecting a DVI

source device.

Load Device

A display device or receiver with an HDMI Type A input

connector

Cables

4 HDMI cables

Note: Not all cables are included in this package. We strongly

recommend that you purchase high quality cables of

appropriate length since this will affect the quality of the

audio and video display. Contact your dealer to

purchase the correct cable sets.

Software

The following operating systems are supported:

Microsoft Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000,

Windows XP, and later

Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, and later

Mandrake Linux 9.0 and later

SUSE Linux 8.2 and later

Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, X, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and later

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Hardware Overview

VS481 Front View

#Description Function

1 HDMI IN (Type A) Plug the cable from a HDMI source device

into this port (number 4).

2 Port Selection But-

tons Pressing a port selection button routes the

source from the corresponding input port

to the output port for display.

3 IR Receiver The IR receiver receives signals from the

IR remote control.

4 Port LEDs The are two Port LEDs next to each port

selection button. The ON LINE LED (top)

and the SELECTED LED (bottom).

The ON LINE LED (orange) lights to

indicate that the device attached to the

corresponding port is powered on.

The SELECTED LED (green) lights to

indicate that the port is selected.

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VS481 Rear View

#Description Function

1 Power Jack The power adapter cable plugs in here.

2 HDMI Out (Type

A) The cable from the HDMI display device

plugs in here.

3 HDMI IN (Type A) The cables from the HDMI source devices

can plug into any of the three available

ports.

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IR REMOTE CONTROL

#Description Function

1 Port Up / Port

Down Buttons Press the Port Up button to cycle forward

through ports (1 to 2; 2 to 3; 3 to 4; 4 to 1).

Press the Port Down button to cycle

backward through the ports (4 to 3; 3 to 2; 2

to 1; 1 to 4).

2 Port Selection

Buttons Press a button to bring the focus directly to

its associated port.

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Hardware Installation

Before you Begin

Installation of this HDMI switch is simply a matter of plugging in

the appropriate cables.

To install the switch, refer to the installation diagram on the next

page as you perform the following three steps:

1. Use a HDMI cable to connect the HDMI input port on the

video display device to the HDMI output port on the rear of

the switch.

2. Use HDMI cables to connect the HDMI output ports on the

source device(s) to the HDMI input ports on the switch. The

fourth HDMI input port is located on the front of the switch.

3. Plug the provided power adapter into an appropriate AC

power source; plug the power adapter cable into the Power

Jack on the HDMI Switch.

This completes the installation. You may now turn on the display

and source devices.

1. Ensure that all equipment to be connected is

powered off.

2. Make sure that all devices you will be connecting up

are properly grounded.

3. Unplug the power cords of all the computers that

have the Keyboard Power On function.

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Installation Diagram

(HDMI)

HDTV

(HDMI)

DVD Player

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Source Device Selection

The VS481 HDMI switch offers easy and flexible source device

selection either with the front panel pushbuttons, or with the

remote control.

Note: Whenever the VS481 HDMI switch is powered on, it

automatically selects port 1. You may choose one of the

two methods listed below to select a different port.

Manual Selection

Toselectasourcedevice,pressthe pushbuttonthatcorresponds

to the port it is connected to.

The fourth HDMI input port is located on the front of the switch.

Note: The SELECTED LED (green) light indicates which port is

currently selected.

Remote Control Selection

To select a source device with a remote control, press the

number button that corresponds to the port it is connected to.

Alternatively, you may also cycle through the available source

devices by pushing the Port Up and Port Down buttons on the

remote control unit.

Use the Port Up button to select the next available port in an

ascending order (from left to right on the front view panel).

Use the Port Down button to select the next available port in a

descending order (from right to left on the front view panel).

Note: 1. The maximum range of the remote control unit is 10

meters (30 feet).

2. Aim the remote control unit at the IR receiverlocated on

the front panel of the HDMI Switch. For optimum

performance, make sure there is a clear line-of-sight

between the remote control unit and the IR receiver.

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