Luxi Electronics DIY-30BS10 - Manual (Page 8)

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HD DIY user manual ribbon wires Revision: 2.00 Date: 1/26/2015
US patents: 8002572, 8500489, 8507796 issued; others issued or pending in multiple countries
Testing
After finishing termination on both ends of the HDMI cable,
use a Luxi HHT-200 HDMI continuity tester to test the
cable and to make sure all pins are connected correctly.
If some pins get crossed or shorted, cut off the end with
problem and re-terminate it.
Once pass the continuity test, connect the cable in the
system to perform a signal test. If you see a normal
picture on the screen and hear normal sound, the cable is
good.
Max cable length
The max cable length depends on many factors such as the signal data rate (resolution), source device
signal quality, TV sensitivity and the compatibility between them. As a rule of thumb, this DIY ribbon
wires typically should work for up to 12 m (40’) at 1080p signal rate. If the cable run is longer than 12 m
(40’) or you do not get a picture after the continuity test, insert a Luxi EHD-111 HDMI Extender at the TV
end in between the cable and the TV to extend the distance. The max distance with extender is up to 28
m (93’) with 1080p signal.
Troubleshooting
The Luxi DIY components are well designed and made. As long as the wires are inserted into the correct
holes per the color coding on page 1, and drain wires are properly inserted to prevent sliding to the
adjacent holes to create a potential short, and the wire slacks are reduced to minimum by sliding the wire
holders as far as you can, the performance should be guaranteed by the design and better than the
equivalent factory soldered HDMI cables.
If the terminated wires passed the HDMI tester test, all the connections in the system are secure and the
all devices are powered up, but there’s no picture or sound on the TV, try the simple steps below for
troubleshooting:
1) Lower the source device (Blu-ray player, cable STB etc.) resolution to one step lower, e.g. from
1080p to 1080i; if the picture or sound comes out on the TV, then most likely the problem you had
before was bandwidth/cable length related. Insert the Luxi HDMI Extender between the cable
and the TV to fix the problem.