SY Electronics XSQ Technology Skew62 User manual
Skew62
Quick Installation Guide
Please Note: Skew62 is designed to eliminate the ‘skew effect’ and may be used with ANY
brand of Cat5/6 KVM or VGA extender product. XSQ™ technology is included in all CatX
300m receivers.
Important: There are many package options available with CatX products. For a full list of all
the appropriate cables and accessories supplied with each CatX product, please see the
back page of this Quick Installation guide
S.Y.Electronics Ltd
Unit 7, Worrall Street
Salford
Lancashire M5 4TH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 161-868-3450
Fax: +44 (0) 161-868-3459
www.syelectronics.co.uk
Installation
Unit Diagrams
Skew62 (Front panel)
S & Q Skew correction controls
+5V +5V DC socket (centre pin positive)
Fig 2.1
Skew62 (Rear panel)
VGA in Male 15way HDD connector
Monitor Female 15way HDD connector
Fig 2.2
Connecting to the power supply
Skew62 requires a separate power supply.
Connecting Skew62 to any brand of Cat5/6 extender
Skew62 is designed to connect to any brand of Cat5/6 extender. This is
because it connects to the VGA output of ANY receiver unit.
The Output display may then be connected to the ‘Monitor’ output connector of
the Skew62.
Skew62 Controls
When the Skew62 and Cat5/6 Receiver unit have been connected to each other, and
the Skew62 unit is powered, the units are ready for operation.
To make the adjustment of the output Video display convenient for the installer, the
Skew62 should always be connected to the Cat5/6 receiver unit.
Skew correction controls
The ‘S’ and ‘Q’ ‘Skew’ correction controls can be adjusted by hand or using a small
screwdriver.
Skew Correction using XSQ™ technology
CAT 5e and CAT 6e cables contain 4 twisted pairs, which are used to transmit the
VGA signal from the Tx to the Rx units of CatX. Three of the four pairs are used to
transmit the Red, Green and Blue components of the VGA signal. There is a
difference in the number of twists per unit length of each pair in a UTP cable. This
causes a ‘shift’ between the different colours to the right or left, when displayed on the
Monitor attached to the Rx unit. This effect is most likely to occur when using Cat6
cable over longer distances (greater than 120m). For this reason Skew correction
controls are only included on 300m CatX Rx units
S.Y.Electronics Ltd has created XSQ™ technology as the skew correction system to
eliminate the ‘skew’ effect. XSQ™ technology uses two controls (S& Q) for a quick
and simple way to eliminate any skew effect on your output display.
Using the Skew control
In order to ensure that you have correctly adjusted the skew controls, it is highly
recommended that you download our bitmap test pattern (Fig 2.6) from the
www.pcswitch.co.uk website and use your CatX products to output this on a display
attached to an Rx unit. For the best results set the output display to 1024 x 768 at
72Hz.
Bitmap test pattern
Begin by turning the Sof the skew adjustment controls to the left and right and note
which colour on the test pattern (Red, Green or Blue) shifts to the left or right as you
do so. Repeat this for the Qcontrol.
Now you can use the S and Q control in turn to accurately align the three colours
(red, Green and Blue) so that the left and right edge form a perfect straight line.
Once this adjustment has been made, the test pattern should look the same as it does
in Fig 2.1 and it should only be necessary to alter these controls if the units are
reconnected using a different length of CAT5/6 cable.
Appendix D -Package Contents
Cat5/6 VGA extender product options
CatX packages (Tx and Rx sets): -
CatX Video (CatX Video Tx & Rx)
CatXQ Video (CatX Video Tx & CatXQ Rx)
CatX Video Lite (CatX Video Lite Tx & CatX Video Lite Rx)
1 x 2.0m Cat5 patch lead
1 x 12V DC power supply
1 x VGA (male to female) 0.5m cable
1 x Quick Installation guide
Single Receiver Packages
CatX Video Rx
CatX Video Rx 2
1 x Quick Installation guide only
No PSU or other cables are included
All Twin CatX Rx (2 receiver units) packages: -
Twin pack CatX Video Rx
Twin pack CatX Video Rx 2
1 x Quick Installation guide
No PSU or other cables are included
All Single CatXQ Rx (receiver) unit packages: -
CatXQ Video Rx
CatXQ Video Rx 2
1 x 12V DC power supply
1 x Quick Installation guide
All Twin CatXQ Rx and CatXQ Video Rx 2 (receiver) unit packages: -
2 x 12V DC power supply
1 x Quick Installation guide
Cat5/6 VGA Distribution product options
All multiple transmitter packages: -
CatX Video Tx 2
CatX Video Tx 4
1 x 2.0m Cat5 patch lead
1 x 12V DC 0.42A power supply
1 x VGA (male to female) 0.5m cable
1 x Quick Installation guide
CatXQ Video Tx 8
1 x 2.0m Cat5 patch lead
1 x 12V DC 1.2A power supply
1 x VGA (male to female) 0.5m cable
1 x Quick Installation guide
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