ARTHUR HOLM DB2Share User manual

User Guide
Danish craftmanship
Mediterranean soul
Technology Serving Desing
DB2Share
HDCP compliant retractable monitors including DynamicShare

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EC REGULATIONS AND SECURITY 6
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 6
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 8
CONTROLS 11
OSD MENU 13
INPUT CONNECTORS 16
DYNAMICSHARE 18
DYNAMICSHARE INSTALLATION 19
AHNET PROTOCOL 21
EXTERNAL SHARE CONTROL SYSTEM 25
INFORMATION ON DISPOSAL 28
WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 29

WELCOME
Thank you for purchasing an ARTHUR HOLM product.
Our product range has been designed for a seamless integration and for
a maximum reliability.
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 that would
help us improve our products.
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, who is 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 in reception,
collaboration, 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, huddle rooms, control rooms, 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 monitor power connector.
• Disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet when the monitor 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.
EC 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.

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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
Applications
Arthur Holm’s DB2Share is a motorised retractable communication
solution that creates minimum impact on the furniture’s design. It is
easy to integrate, intuitive to use (one simple operation sensor located
on top of the monitor) and almost invisible when not in operation (no
cover plate, neatly streamlined into the furniture). This solution provides
full control to view and share documents and videos with a motorised
retractable HDMI cable that raises as an extension of the slick design of
the monitor.
By touching the monitor, users can select the HDMI input and share
it. Monitors are equipped with 2 HDMI-HDCP compliant inputs and
1 output, allowing the daisy chain of a maximum of 20 devices. The
monitor contains an Interactive Setup Display allowing the control,
set-up and diagnose of the monitors. The monitors provide RS-422 I/O
allowing the remote control of movements, speeds, safety settings,
brightness, contrast and backlight. The monitors are also equipped with
AH-AMMC: Auto mechanical calibration movement system.
Features
• The smallest impact on the table surface.
• Includes a retractable HDMI cable and on-glass touch buttons.
• Front double sided anti-reective 2 sides coating 2 mm glass.
• Energy saving, low consumption video controller.
• AH-AMMC Auto mechanical movement calibration.
• Wireless connectivity for set-up and control.
• No cover plate required.
• 20 mm. max thickness.

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Model
AH17DB2Share
HDCP compliant vertically retractable aluminium 17,3" Full HD monitor
with 20 degrees of adjustable inclination. The monitor allows its
installation to be ush with the desk when the monitor is in recessed
position. A motorised retractable HDMI cable rises as an extension of
the monitor. Monitors are equipped with 2 HDMI-HDCP compliant inputs
and 1 output, allowing the daisy chain of a maximum of 20 devices.
It provides full control to view and share HDMI signals by pushing the
touch buttons integrated on the glass of the screen, below the viewing
area.
AH22DB2Share
HDCP compliant vertically retractable aluminium 21,5" Full HD monitor
with 20 degrees of adjustable inclination. The monitor allows its
installation to be ush with the desk when the monitor is in recessed
position. A motorised retractable HDMI cable rises as an extension of
the monitor. Monitors are equipped with 2 HDMI-HDCP compliant inputs
and 1 output, allowing the daisy chain of a maximum of 20 devices.
It provides full control to view and share HDMI signals by pushing the
touch buttons integrated on the glass of the screen, below the viewing
area.
Accessories & Options
• TS17DB2: Multi-touch screen for AH17DB2Share
• TS22DB2: Multi-touch screen for AH22DB2Share
• CABDB2 : Anodised in black.
• GFDB2: Gold nish.
• BFDB2: Bronze nish.
• CPDB2: Painted.
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
Box Contents
Before the installation of your monitor, please check the contents of the
shipping box, it must contain the following items:
• Monitor
• Power cord
• Power supply 100-240Vac, 50-60Hz. Output 12V
• User Manual
Important note: This device can only work with the power supply
included in the shipping box. This power supply can not be replaced by
any other rather than the original one.
CAUTION: Never use this monitor on horizontal position
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CONTROLS
Remote control
POWER Switch ON/OFF the monitor
MENU Activates the OSD menu on screen
UP Cursor control up on the OSD menu
DOWN Cursor control down on the OSD menu
LEFT Cursor control left on the OSD menu
RIGHT Cursor control right on the OSD menu
OK Selects the function on the OSD menu.
Monitor address
Below the monitor, there is a screen to set-up the monitor. Press the UP
or DOWN buttons to change the function. Press the OK button to select
the function. Change the parameter using the UP or DOWN buttons
and press OK again to save the changes.
AHNET ID Selects the number AHnet ID to RS422 to externally
control the monitor movements and the image settings.
UsetheMASTERunittoexternallycontroltheDynamicShare
system
INPUT SELECT Selects the input source signal (DVIA, DVI1 or DVI2). Not
applicable to this device.
BRIGHTNESS Conguration of the monitor brightness level
CONTRAST Conguration of the monitor contrast level
BACKLIGHT Conguration of the monitor backlight level
STATUS INFORMATION List of the monitor status to service

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CONTROLS
IR sensor
The IR sensor is located on the lower side of the screen.
Monitor movement controls
1. Open / Close / Tilt button
Up and Down control movements button. When the monitor is up,
permanent press this button to make the monitor tilt up and down
in a cycle. Release the button when the monitor is at the desired
angle.
1. Close / Tilt button
Located on the screen’s glass. Down control movement button.
When the monitor is up, permanent press this button to make the
monitor tilt up and down in a cycle. Release the button when the
monitor is at the desired angle.
1. DynamicShare control buttons. Located on the screen’s glass.
VIEW button: Selects on a cycle the input source to be shown on the
screen. The user is able to select between the HDMI retractable cable
signal, the HDMI input signal located at the bottom of the monitor or
the HDMI looped signal. Note that the user will only be able to select
the input when a valid HDMI signal source is present on the input
connector.
SHARE button: Press this button to send and share the local signal
showed on the screen to the rest of the monitors.
1. Open / Close HDMI retractable cable
Controls the HDMI retractable cable movements.

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OSD MENU
Accessing the menu system
• With the OSD off, push the MENU button to activate the main OSD
menu.
• Press the UP and DOWN buttons to move from one function to another.
Please refer to the following sections below to view a complete list of
all the functions available for the monitor.
• Press the OK button to enable the item.
• When a function is selected, press the LEFT and RIGHT buttons in order
to change the parameter of the function.
Press the MENU button to access to the main menu.
Picture
Picture Mode: Adjusts the mode of the image
∙Dynamic
∙Standard
∙Mild
∙User: Contrast - Brightness - Colour - Sharpness - Tint
Colour Temperature: Adjusts the colour of the image
∙Cool
∙Medium
∙Warm
∙Use: Red - Green - Blue
Aspect Ratio: Adjusts the image aspect on screen
∙4:3
∙16:9
∙Just scan

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OSD MENU
Picture
Noise Reduction: Adjusts the image noise lter
∙Off
∙Low
∙Medium
∙High
∙Default
Screen: (Only for analogue signals)
∙Auto Adjust
∙Horizontal Position
∙Vertical Position
∙Size
∙Phase
Backlight: Adjusts the backlight screen level
Colour Range: Adjusts the colour range
∙0 - 255
∙16 - 235

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OSD MENU
Option
Language: OSD language selection
Restore Factory Default: Adjusts the parameters to the initial factory
parameters
Blending: OSD window transparency
∙Low
∙Medium
∙High
∙Off
OSD Duration: Adjusts the time that the OSD menu window remains on
screen
Software Update (USB): Used for rmware upgrade mirror
Mirror:
0. Image with no ip
1. Vertical ip
2. Horizontal ip
3. Rotate

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INPUT CONNECTORS
Monitor input connectors
12V D.C.: Power supply input connector. XLR-4 connector.
- 1,2: Ground
- 3,4: 12Vdc
GPI: Monitor external contact close control. SubD9 female.
1. GPI1 +
2. GPI1 –
3. GPI2 +
4. GPI2 –
5. GPI3 –
6. GPI3 +
7. N.C.
8. +12Vdc (600mA max.)
9. Ground:
- Use GPI1 (1:12Vdc, 2: Ground) to open the monitor
- Use GPI3 (6:12Vdc, 5: Ground) to close he monitor
Service: Used for rmware upgrade.
Termination: Activate (ON) the termination ONLY, on the last monitor of
the RS422 bus.
AHnet: RJ45 CAT5 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. Externally controls the monitor
movements and the screen parameters.

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INPUT CONNECTORS
DynamicShare connectors
HDMI LOOP OUT: Connect a HDMI cable to the next HDMI LOOP IN monitor
in order to create a daisy chain loop installation.
HDMI LOOP IN: Connect a HDMI cable from the previous HDMI LOOP OUT
monitor, in order to create a daisy chain loop installation.
RS422 RJ45 IN connector: Only used on the MASTER unit to externally
control the SHARE system using AHnet commands.
RS422 RJ45 OUT connector: Not used.
Ethernet RJ45 connector: Only used on the MASTER unit to externally
control the DynamicShae system using Web API commands.
Connect RS422 signals on RS422 connectors, only. Be careful
not to connect network cables or PoE signals. It will seriously
damage the monitor.
The HDMI retractable cable is internally connected to the HDMI2.

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DYNAMICSHARE
DynamicShare is equivalent to multiple HDMI selectors connected to
multiple cascade HDMI distribution ampliers in a daisy chain topology,
allowing the user to display local sources privately, without affecting
the other users in the loop.
DynamicShare HDMI connection:
The HDMI loop daisy chain connection allows sharing a local signal to
all monitors. Two buttons located on the screen’s glass frame, select the
image to be display on the screen.
Each monitor has two local HDMI input signals: HDMI1 is located below
the monitor and HDMI2 is the retractable HDMI cable.
VIEW push button: This button selects the input signal to show on the
screen (local HDMI signal or the shared signal). Pressing the VIEW button
for 5 seconds will activate the private mode (the button should turn
green). When in private mode, the monitor remains excluded from the
shared input and it will always display the local signal source.
SHARE push button: Press this button to share the signal previously
selected by the VIEW button. The button should then turn red, indicating
that the monitor is sharing the input. Press this button again to stop
sharing the signal.

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DYNAMICSHARE INSTALLATION
One of the units is set-up as the MASTER unit. By connecting through a
web browser, the use can access the internal web conguration. The
factory IP address is 192.168.0.125. In AHnet control, please click on
REBUILD LOOP. All the units should appear on the device list. The MASTER
unit will assign a SHARE ID number to externally control the system. (It will
take some minutes depending on the number of devices).

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DYNAMICSHARE INSTALLATION
Every time that the share system is initiated, the MASTER unit checks the
HDMI loop. It takes about 3 minutes to complete the check-up. During
this process, the MASTER unit checks the loop's is properly working.
When the MASTER unit is checking the loop, the LEDs indicators of all
units are ashing.