Specifications

DVI Switch
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2. Installation
1. Your package includes the Switcher box, a power supply and this
Manual. You need to purchase input cables for connection to your
video sources. Black Box sells high quality DVI cables and
adapters at various lengths.
2. Make sure the PCs , the switch, and the monitor are all turned off
3. Plug the monitor's cable into the DVI OUT port of the Switch
4. Plug male-to-male extension cables from PCs DVI ports to the
Switch
(A note about cables: A DVI-I cable has the analog pins
surrounding the ground blade. Since the Switch is DVI-I, its
connectors have all the sockets, and since most PCs have DVI-I
output connectors with all the pin sockets, you can use either a
DVI-D or a DVI-I cable to connect to your video source. However,
a DVI-D cable does not bring in the analog signals to the switch
and hence you will not be able to use an analog monitor on the
output. Furthermore, it does not make any difference if the cable is
Single or Dual Link. The Switch is Single-Link and you can
physically plug either a Dual or a Single Link cable into it)
Figure 1.
Example of DVI Cable
Figure 2.
Example of DVI-to-VGA Adapter
Figure 3.
Basic DVI Connector Types