SP Controls CatLinc - Manual (Page 3)

INTRODUCTION
The CatLinc™ family of products allows connection between two devices*
utilizing CAT5, CAT5e, or CAT6 shielded twisted pair cable (STP), foil
shielded twisted pair cable (FTP), or unshielded twisted pair cable (UTP). It
is strongly recommended that you use shielded twisted pair cable (STP) or
foil shielded twisted pair cable (FTP) with your CatLinc product, such as
standard, off-the-shelf preterminated CAT5 networking cable.
The Transmitter and Receiver units have been designed for easy installation
and they are among the smallest in the industry.
CatLinc VGA
The CatLinc VGA allows VGA (or RGBHV) connection between two devices
using CAT5, CAT5e, or CAT6 twisted pair cable. Connection is made to
devices using standard male HD-15 connectors.
The CatLinc VGA Transmitter actively buffers and amplifies the source sig-
nal, eliminating the need for the interfaces or distribution amplifiers that are
often required with VGA signals.
CatLinc VGA can extend a VGA signal up to 91m/300ft over standard CAT5
cable. At typical distances this product will provide excellent image quality
for all resolutions. It can be used for longer runs, but the image quality may
be reduced. A Distance/Resolution chart (Page 4, Table 1) indicates sup-
ported resolutions based on CAT5 cable length.
A single screwdriver adjustment at the Receiver allows fine-tuning for best
picture detail (see page 3).
CatLinc VGA/VGA-L CatLinc VGA/VGA-L
TRANSMITTER RECEIVER
DETAIL ADJUSTMENT
INDICATES POWER
IS PRESENT
INDICATES POWER IS PRESENT
(Figure 1) (Figure 2)
INDICATES VIDEO
IS PRESENT
INDICATES SIGNAL
IS PRESENT
*Exception: the CatLinc VGA-L can connect three devices. Also, any Catlinc signal
can be split from on Transmitter to as many as 8 Receivers using the CatLinc DA-8.
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