Niles Audio NILES C5-VGA User Manual

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I N S T A L L A T I O N   G U I D E
C5-VGA
FOR PLACING VGA VIDEO DEVICES EXTENDED 
DISTANCES FROM THE VGA VIDEO SOURCE 
C A T - 5   V G A   B A L U N
CONGRATULA
TIONS!
Thank you for choosing the 
C5-VGA Balun
 from Niles. With proper installa
tion and operation,
 
you’ll enjoy years of trouble free use.
Niles manufacturers the industry’
s most complete line of custom installation components and 
accessories for audio/video systems. To see the complete assortment,
 visit our website at 
www.nilesaudio.com.
INTRODUCTION
The C5-VGA is a stand-alone device that transforms a 
VGA video signal to and from CAT-5 
twisted pair cabling. It has two sets of simple connections.
 The first is a DB-15HD connector 
that connects to the 
VGA video source or VGA video display device.
 The second is a shielded 
CAT-5 connector for the CA
T-5 twisted pair connection.
 The C5-VGA is normally used as a pair
Both ends are identical. The circuitr
y is passive so there is no need for a power supply
The C5-VGA allows a computer monitor or other 
VGA video device to be located an extended 
distance from the system it is to be connected to. Doing so with conventional monitor cabling 
is both expensive and prone to signal degradation.
 By using a pair of these devices and a run 
of CAT-5 the problem can be solved inexpensively and without signal loss and the introduction 
of noise. In addition,
 in today’s retrofit market an installer cannot al
ways successfully run a 
wire from point A to point B.
 There exists ho
wever an abundance of twisted pair cabling in 
many homes.
 By using a pair of these devices with an existing wire an installer may be able to 
complete a job that he otherwise could not.
FEATURES
• Shielded CAT-5 Connector
• DB-15HD Connector
• Universal Mounting Holes
• Ten-y
ear limited warr
anty
SPECIFICATIONS
• Overall dimensions:
 4.75" W x .85" H x 2" D
• Bandwidth:  0 – 50 MHz,
 -3 dB
• Tr
ansmission Distance:  
CAT-5 STP:
  
 
  640 x 480 pixels (15 MHz):
 > 330' (> 100 m)
 
 
  800 x 600 pixels,
 60Hz refr
esh, (30 MHz):
 > 330' (> 100 m)
 
 
  1024 x 768 pixels,
 75Hz refr
esh, (60 MHz):
 > 250' (> 75 m)
 
 
1280 x 1024 pixels, 75Hz r
efresh,
 (100 MHz): > 160' (> 50 m)
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