Intelix AVDA-8-F - Manual (Page 4)

6. Connect the cable coming from the audio/video source to the Input located on the back of the
AVDA-8.
7. Connect, one at a time, the twisted pair cables coming from the audio/video destinations into
the front-panel ports. Power on the source and destination equipment and send an
audio/video signal from the source. Verify the presence and quality of the audio and video.
Cascading Multiple Distributors
The AVDA-8 may be cascaded with another distributor to distribute a baseband audio/video
source to more than eight destinations. The following picture shows the location of the Looping
Output.
For example, an audio/video presentation from a VCR or DVD source may be distributed to
multiple classrooms via pre-installed Cat 5 twisted pair cable. Due to the active electronics in the
distributor, the number of distributors that may be cascaded is eight (8).
In order to cascade the first AVDA-8 to a second AVDA-8, prepare a 4-pair Cat 5 cable from the
Looping Output of the first distributor to the Input Port of the second distributor. The cable must
be configured as straight-thru and terminated with RJ45 modular plugs on both ends.
Note: The Distribution Ports and Looping Outputs do not amplify the signal. The maximum
distance from the source to the most distant distributor or monitor may be up to 2500 feet
depending on the type of audio/video signal being transmitted. The use of cross-connect blocks
and patch panels is also supported. Each cross-connect results in an effective loss of distance of 5
to 10 feet. When splicing connections onto a cross-connect block, please ensure that the
individual wires remain twisted right up within 0.5” of the cross-connect.
Another way of expanding the audio/video distribution network is to cascade the distributors in a
tree topology. Each of the nine outputs is identical and any of these ports may be connected to the
Input Port of another distributor. In the example below, nine distributors may be used to distribute
an audio/video program to up to 64 audio/video monitors in a classroom or corporate training
environment.
Looping Output