ARTHUR HOLM DynamicCableRetract User manual

User Guide
Danish craftmanship
Mediterranean soul
Technology Serving Design
DynamicCableRetract
HDMI and USB-C motorised cable retraction system

TABLE OF CONTENTS
REGULATIONS AND SECURITY 5
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 7
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 9
POWER AND CONTROL 12
CONTROLS 13
AHnet PROTOCOL 14
AHlink 17
INFORMATION ON DISPOSAL 20
WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 21

WELCOME
Thank you for purchasing an ARTHUR HOLM product.
Please, read this installation and operating instructions carefully and keep
them in a safe place for future reference.
We remain at your entire disposal if you have any suggestions.
Henrik Holm
General Manager
[email protected]

ABOUT US
The Company
Arthur Holm has its origins in the Danish furniture designer Jorgen Alex
Jensen, who was active during the sixties and the seventies. His design
inspiration and his concept of ergonomics have been continued by his
family, the design force behind Arthur Holm product range. The result of
combining Scandinavian design tradition with Mediterranean creativity,
exibility and emotion is a wide product range built on more than 25 years
of craftsmanship.
Arthur Holm offers a professional product range where tomorrow’s
technology is shaped into valued materials with design exibility and
customisation, specially created to enhance communication and
collaboration in reception, conference and meeting areas.
The art of customisation
Arthur Holm offers a range of ingenious products whose designs are based
on quality materials and the latest technology. Products which endow
meeting and conference rooms with silent, ergonomic, innovative and
aesthetic solutions that integrate into the furniture, hang from the walls as
works of art or are used as interactive points of information.
The world of Arthur Holm
Arthur Holm offers a selection of unique, elegant, versatile, exible and
ergonomic products that are being used in meeting and conference
rooms, reception areas, auditoriums and public zones of leading
companies throughout the world.
The numbers speak for themselves! We currently own 33 product
patents,have presence in over 45 countries with products and solutions
inmore than 25,000 installations.
It will be our pleasure to work with you, designing your unique and
personalised environment. Our broadcast electronic engineers will
provide the latest technology while our design team will offer you the most
exclusive appearance.
Our team puts its heart, passion and pride in all our designs.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Plugs
• Do not dismantle any part of the device power connector.
• Disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet when the device is not
going to be used for an indenite period of time.
Power and extensions cords
• Use the appropriate power cord with the correct plug type.
• Do not overload wall outlets or power cords.
• Make sure the total ampere passed through an extension cord does not
exceed the maximum allowed by the cable used.
• Do not place anything on the power cord.
• Do not locate this product where a person may walk or trip over the
cord.
REGULATIONS AND SECURITY
ATTENTION: Do not disassemble or modify the device in any way.
This symbol warns of the presence of dangerous un-insulated
voltages inside some of the components, of sufcient magnitude
to expose people to risk of electronic shock.
This symbol draws attention to important use and maintenance
instructions in the manual that accompanies the unit.
This symbol indicates that the equipment conforms to the norms
established by the European Community.
This symbol indicates D.C. current.

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Wiring connected to hazardous voltage requires installation by
qualied personnel or the use of ready-made exible cables.
For your security, your equipment must be connected to an
electrical outlet with grounding connection protection.
Since the plug is used to disconnect the device, the operating
electrical outlet must be in an easily accessible place.
Environment
• Install the equipment on an elevated, at surface.
• Install the equipment in a ventilated area.
• Avoid exposing the equipment to:
∙Rain or water
∙Excessive heat, cold or humidity
∙Area exposed to direct sunlight
∙Dirty areas
∙Equipment generating strong magnetic elds
• Avoid placing open containers of liquid, near the equipment.
• Keep a minimum distance of 30 mm in order to have good ventilation.
• Never place above the device any sources of ames such as lighted
candles, etc.
• If you are using the device in extreme weather conditions and/or
tropical climates, the equipment should be installed in a room which
ensures a reasonable level of temperature and humidity.
• To prevent damage the equipment must be rmly anchored to the
surface, as shown on the installation instructions.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
General
The Arthur Holm DynamicCableRetract is a compact robust motorised
retractable cable solution that eject and retract HDMI and USB-C
cables by a touch of a button. The system has been designed to blend
discreetly with the furniture and to give the user a professional AV
solution with a long-life span. The Dynamic retractable cable can be
locally or remotely controlled through RS-422 or through the AHlink app
that provides wireless access to the setup menu, basic control, serial
number and factory settings, making the installation and service of the
DynamicCableRetract easy and straight forward.
Highlights
• Motorised cable retraction solution
• HDMI and USB-C cables
• Minimalistic design
• Designed to be discreet
• Capacitive sensor to deploy and retract the cable
Box Contents
Before the installation of your retractable monitor, please check the
contents of the shipping box, it must contain the following items:
• DynamicCableRetract
• Mounting tools
• Power supply 100-240Vac, 50-60Hz. Output 12V
• User Manual
CAUTION: Never use this equipment on horizontal position

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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
Available Models
MODEL DESCRIPTION
AHDCRHDMI
Motorised cable dispenser including a
600 mm HDMI cable. The cable ejects
or retracts by a push of a button; the
controlled movement and tension provide
a long cable lifespan. A vertical dispenser
head raises up from the table surface and
delivers the cable. The dispenser head has a
stainless steel sand blasted top plate with a
capacitive touch sensor.
AHDCRUSB
Motorised cable dispenser including a
600 mm USB-C cable. The cable ejects
or retracts by a push of a button; the
controlled movement and tension provide
a long cable lifespan. A vertical dispenser
head raises up from the table surface and
delivers the cable. The dispenser head has a
stainless steel sand blasted top plate with a
capacitive touch sensor.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Pattern Hole
Pattern hole dimensions for milling are specied in the general dimensions
for each reference.
The milling of the furniture has to be done from below.
Attention
Manipulation of the product should be avoided, no stress should
be applied to the product except from the instructions given in
this document. Cutting, drilling, soldering, adding of electrical and
mechanical components can cause danger and should be avoided
by all mean. Not complying with these direction will result in a lost
of the Arthur Holm warranty. Albiral Display Solution S.L. shall not be
held liable for any loss or injury incurred as a result of modications
made to goods by anyone other than the supplier or the supplier's
authorised representative without the supplier's written permission. Such
modications shall be deemed to terminate any further guarantee
obligations.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Mounting table bracket using mounting jig
Mounting the brackets

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Hanging and Centring the AH Retractable Cable
Centring Cover plate

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POWER AND CONTROL
12V D.C.: Power supply input connector.
Service: Used for rmware upgrade.
Termination: Activate (ON) the termination. Only on the last unit of the
RS422 bus.
AHnet: RJ45 CAT6 connector for addressable RS422 control. There is a loop
through connector to use as signal RS422 output. Up to 30 monitors can be
connected on the same RS422 bus.
Address: Congure the AHnet unit address on RS422 bus, to individual
control the unit using RS422 AHnet protocol.
Below the unit, do you have two green GPO connectors from cover plate
GPO free button.

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CONTROLS
Press the capacitive button located on the top frame to eject or to
retract the HDMI/USB-C cable. Once the cable is moving, you can
press this button again if you wish to stop the movement to achieve a
concrete length.

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AHnet PROTOCOL
Communications protocol
COMMUNICATION RS422
CONNECTION RJ45
WIRING CAT-6
Speed and conguration
BAUD RATE 38400
DATA BITS 8
PARITY NONE
STOP BITS 1
Wiring Diagram
1. Data TX +
2. Data TX –
3. Data RX +
4. NC
5. NC
6 .Data RX –
7. NC
8. NC
Connection
PINS 1 & 2 The units respond
PINS 3 & 6 The units receive instructions
Protocol to control the device by addressable RS422 bus.
You can connect up to 30 units on the same RS422 bus.
You can use an AH Interface Ethernet, to control the RS422 bus.
The units should have a set address and the address must start by 1.
Maximum cable length between ends: 500 m/1640 ft.
RJ-45

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AHnet PROTOCOL
AHnet protocol
Uses 5 bytes communication:
BYTE 0 START BYTE
BYTE 1 ADDRESS BYTE
BYTE 2 COMMAND BYTE
BYTE 3 VALUE 1
BYTE 4 VALUE 2
Commands
COMMAND DESCRIPTION RESPONSE
FA XX 08 01 00 GO UP FB XX 08 01 00
FA XX 08 00 00 GO DOWN FB XX 08 00 00
FA XX 08 05 00 BUTTON LOCK FB XX 08 05 00
FA XX 08 04 00 BUTTON UNLOCK FB XX 08 04 00
FA XX 14 00 00 INQUIRY CONTROL BYTE FB XX 14 CB1 CB2
XX Number of the device address. Up to 30 units for each RS422
BUS
CB1 Response in 8 bites of the device status
CB2 Not implemented

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AHnet PROTOCOL
CB1
To send an order to all the devices, you must use the address:
F7 Hex. (Byte1)
In this case, the units do not send a reply.
Use shielded (FTP) RJ45 cables for RS422 BUS.

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AHlink
AHlink is used to control and set-up the unit.
By default, the AHlink signal on the unit is deactivated. To activate the
AHlink signal, press during 5 seconds the Up and Down HDMI cable
button.
The unit automatically deactivate the AHlink signal if there is no device
(mobile or tablet) connected more than 2 minutes.
To control and set up your AH product with AHlink, please download it
from the App Store (IOS system) or from Google Play (Android system)
and execute it in your handled device.
It is recommended on to select
Auto Connect and select Portrait
on Orientation. To connect it,
select Scan for local devices.

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AHlink
If your AH device does not
appear on the screen, the
AHlink signal might no longer be
active.
The AHlink name always begins
with the characters “AH”
followed by the four last MAC
AHLink address. You must select
the AH device.
After selecting the AH device,
the rst page will upload on
your screen. This page is used
for the basic installation setup.
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AHlink
SERIAL
Serial number of the unit
VER
Firmware version
CONTROL: Move the HDMI cable Up and
Down
COMMAND: Shows the last AHnet RS422
command received
SENSOR STATUS: Sensor status information
- S1: Active when the HDMI cable is inside
- S2: Active when the cable cover trap is open
- S3: Deactivated when the cable is at the
maximum outside position
AHNET ADDRESS: AH address settings
PASSWORD: Access to the factory's settings

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INFORMATION ON DISPOSAL FOR USERS OF WASTE ELECTRICAL &
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
This symbol on the products and/or accompanying
documents means that used electrical and electronic
products should not be mixed with general household
waste.
For proper treatment, recovery and recycling, please
take these products to the designated collection
points, where they will be accepted on a free
of charge basis. Alternatively, in some countries,
you may be able to return your products to your
local retailer upon the purchase of an equivalent
new product.
Disposing of this product correctly will help save valuable resources
and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the
environment, which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste
handling. Please contact your local authority for further details of your
nearest designated collection point.
Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste, in
accordance with national legislation.
For business users in the European Union
If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment, please contact
your dealer or supplier for further information.
Information on disposal in countries outside the European Union
This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this
product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the
correct method of disposal.