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X10 Pro Audio / Video Extender System
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This product has been discontinued.
Allows multi-room audio/video by converting A/V to 2.4GHz for high quality transmissions. Includes Video Sender and Video Receiver. If the audio/video signal originates from a satellite receiver, then remote control of that receiver may be possible.
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Controls and Connections
CONNECTING UP
HOOKING UP THE VIDEO SENDER
1. Connect one set of Audio/Video cables to the VIDEO and AUDIO jacks
of your Video Sender. Take care to match the colors of the plugs on the
cable with the jacks on the Video Sender.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the Audio/Video OUT jacks on
your primary TV (the one you want to send the picture FROM). Take care
to match the colors of the plugs on the cable with the jacks on the TV. If
the jacks on the TV are colored differently, connect the yellow plug to
the jack labelled VIDEO, the red plug to the jack labelled AUDIO RIGHT
and the white plug to the jack labeled AUDIO LEFT.
Note: If your TV does not include Audio/Video OUT jacks, you will
need to remake the connections as shown in diagram b) using the TV
antenna (coaxial) connections to link up the DSS Receiver/Cable Box/VCR
to your TV.
3. Plug the Video Sender's Power Supply (the smaller of the two power
supplies) into a convenient 120 volt wall outlet and plug its jack into the
Video Sender.
4. Position the Video Sender in a convenient location such as on top of the
TV and orient the antenna so that the flat side points in the direction of
the room where you will be installing the Video Receiver.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERAL A/V COMPONENTS
If you have two or more A/V components
(e.g. DSS, VCR, Cable Box, Video Disk etc.)
that you want to watch in another room,
they will probably already be hooked up
to the local TV in series (see the diagram to
the right). To connect the Video Sender
you just need to identify the last
component in the chain and connect its
LINE OUT jacks to the Video Sender's LINE
IN jacks.
If the last component in the chain does not
have spare LINE OUT jacks, reconnect the
local TV to the last component in the chain
using coaxial cables to connect the VHF/
UHF ports, then use the A/V connections
for the Video Sender.
Point the small tubular antenna up if you
intend to use the IR Extender feature.
HOOKING UP THE VIDEO RECEIVER
1. Connect a set of Audio/Video cables to the A/V OUT jacks of your Video
Receiver. Connect the other end to your secondary TV.
2. Plug the Video Receiver's Power Supply (the larger of the two power
supplies) into a 120 volt wall outlet and plug its jack into the Video
Receiver.
3. Position the Video Receiver in a convenient location such as on top of
the TV and orient the antenna so that the flat side points in the direction
of the room where you set up the Video Sender.
IF YOUR TV DOES NOT HAVE A/V CONNECTORS
You can use the supplied
coaxial cable to connect the
TV OUT socket on the Video
Receiver to the Antenna input
on your TV. If you already
have an antenna connected
to your TV, you will need to
use a TV antenna splitter.
Set your TV and the TV
Channel switch on the Video
Receiver (on bottom) to the same channel (3 or 4).
IF YOUR SECOND TV IS ALREADY HOOKED UP TO A DSS RECEIVER OR OTHER A/V DEVICE
If your DSS Receiver or other A/V
component is connected to the TV using
A/V cables, you can connect the Video
Receiver to the free LINE IN jacks on the
component. If there are no LINE IN jacks,
you will need to use a TV antenna splitter
as described earlier.
IF YOU WANT TO USE YOUR VIDEO SENDER TO TRANSMIT FROM YOUR STEREO SYSTEM ONLY
Just hook up the Video Sender using only the red and white jacks for the
right and left channels of the audio signal.
Leave the yellow (video) jacks
unconnected.
FINE TUNING YOUR VIDEO SENDER
The Wireless Video Sender usually works best with the flat faces of the
antennas on the Sender and Receiver unit facing each other (i.e. in "Line of
sight" - see diagram below). Sometimes, however, reflections and other
effects in the home may affect the signal so that some adjustment of either
the Sender or Receiver antenna may be necessary to get the best the signal.
IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING ANY SIGNAL AT ALL
Check that the CHANNEL slide switch (labeled 1 to 4) on both units (on
bottom) is set to the same number.
If you are using coaxial TV connections from the Video Receiver, check that
the TV is tuned to the same channel as the TV Channel switch on the
bottom of the Video Receiver (3 or 4).
IF THE SIGNAL IS POOR, OR THERE IS INTERFERENCE
Try changing the channel on both units. Do this by adjusting the CHANNEL
slide switch on the bottom of each Video Sender unit to any position from
1-4. Make sure both units are set to the same channel.
THE REMOTE EXTENDER FEATURE
The Remote Extender feature allows certain brands of universal remotes to
control some models of RCA DSS Receivers from another room. For example,
you can change channels on your Satellite Receiver while viewing in another
room.
To use the Remote Extender Function you need to use the included Remote
Extender Cable. Connect this cable to the IR jack on the Video Sender.
Connect the other end of the cable to the IR Control input on the RCA DSS
Receiver (DSS II or later model).
Point the small tubular antenna on the Video Sender up.
To operate the controls on the RCA DSS Satellite Receiver from another
room, just press the appropriate buttons on the remote. The remote sends
RF signals directly to the Video Sender, even through walls. The Video
Sender passes these signals through the Remote Extender cable to the RCA
DSS Satellite Receiver.
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