Rockwell Automation 6176M-xxxx Standard Industrial Monitors Installation Instructions - Manual (Page 16)

16 Industrial Standard Monitors
Rockwell Automation Publication 6176M-IN001E-EN-P - August 2012
Connect to an Analog Video Source
All monitors support analog video. Your monitor is shipped with a high-quality analog video
cable. Use this video cable to connect a computer to the monitor.
Follow these steps to connect the monitor to an analog video source.
1. Connect one end of the 1.8 m (6 ft), analog video cable to the female, HD-15 video
input connector on the monitor.
2. Connect the other cable end to the VGA port on the computer or to the video generator
VGA port, if used.
Connect to a Digital Video Source
All monitors support digital video. Use a digital video cable to connect a computer to the DVI
connector on the monitor. This cable is not supplied, but can be purchased as an accessory.
Follow these steps to connect the monitor to a digital video source.
1. Connect one end of the digital video cable to the female, DVI video input connector on
the monitor.
2. Connect the other cable end to the output of any digital DVI video source.
Cat. No. Description
6189V-VGACBL2 Analog video cable, 1.9 m (6.3 ft)
6189V-PCIDVI Dual analog/digital video card, PCI
TIP
You can use a cable with a maximum length of 15 m (50 ft) at lower monitor resolutions,
provided it is a high-quality video cable. Video amplifiers are available for longer distances.
TIP You can connect the monitor to a video generator that does not conform to VGA standards if
the generator provides analog RGB video signals (0.714V above reference black into 75
Ω)
and separate horizontal and vertical sync signals. Depending on the signal, the monitor may
or may not function properly.
Cat. No. Description
6189V-DVICBL2 Digital video cable, 1.8 m (6 ft)
6189V-DVICBL5 Digital video cable, 5 m (16.4 ft)
6189V-PCIDVI Dual analog/digital video card, PCI
TIP For a DVI cable longer than 5 m (16.4 ft), use a DVI cable extension. However, DVI cables
longer than 5 m (16.4 ft) exceed the DVI maximum cable length specification.