What's in the box?
Latest hardware revision:
Standalone VGA Grid can now capture more HD content than ever before. The newest Standalone VGA Grid comes with
With this combination of available input ports and applicable DVI, SDI or S-Video adapters/converters you can bring in signals from nearly any source. This hardware upgrade also provides audio capture support for HDMI and SDI in addition to pre-existing support for 3.5 mm analog audio input ports.
Standalone VGA Grid systems running firmware 4.0.2 also feature a current generation Skylake motherboard.
Previous hardware revisions
Previous versions of Standalone VGA Grid came with
Unpacking the box
The following list applies only to new devices with the latest hardware revision:
- One Ethernet cable
- Power cable
The following table will help you identify the cables
The cables included with your purchase are not proprietary. If desired, you can use other cables, purchased separately, to capture your sources.
Description of Included Cables (Images are for cable type identification, actual cable appearance may vary.)
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VGA to DVI cable | Connects a VGA source to the system’s DVI port(s). Roughly 3 feet (or 1 meter) in length. |
 | DVI (male) to HDMI (female) adapter | Connects an HDMI source to the system’s DVI port(s). |
| DVI-I cable (single link) | Connects a DVI source to the encoder’s DVI port(s). Roughly 3 feet (or 1 meter) in length. |
 | Composite to S-Video cable | Connects a composite output from an analog sources to the system’s S-Video port(s). |
| SDI cable | Connects an SDI source to the system via BNC connectors. Roughly 3 feet (or 1 meter) in length. |
 | RJ-45 Ethernet cable | Connects the system to your network. |
Front and back panel view for the VGA Grid
Rackmount Standalone VGA Grid Front and Back Panel Descriptions
| Label | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Power Button (behind door) | Unlock the door to reveal the power button. Press to turn on; press and release to turn off the system. Press and hold for 4 seconds for a forced system shutdown. |
 | Reset (behind door) | Unlock the door to reveal the reset button. Cycles the power off then on, like a computer reset button. |
 | Power LED | Indicates the system is powered on. |
 | Hard Drive LED | Blinks when the system is recording or accessing the hard drive. |
 | USB Ports (behind door) | Unlock the door to reveal two USB ports. For connection of external hard drives, flash drives or control interfaces. |
 | USB Ports | For connection of external hard drives, flash drives or control interfaces. |
 | USB Ports | For connection of external hard drives, flash drives or control interfaces. |
 | RJ-45 Ethernet | Auto-sensing gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T network port. |
 | Audio In (blue) | Connect amplified line in audio sources to the system. |
 | Audio In (pink) | Connect unamplified microphone audio sources to the system. |
 | Audio In (4 or 6) | Connect audio sources to the system. |
 | S-Video ports (4 or 6) | Connect analog video sources (S-Video, composite etc) to the system. |
 | DVI-I Dual Link (4 or 6) | Connect analog or HD video sources to the system. |
 | SDI ports (4 or 6) | Connect digital SDI sources to the system. |
