Making a new cable: Repairing one end of an existing cable:
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1. 1 2 Use the blade to slice along the cable 1 5 Un twist the two ribbons cut off the filler in the overall jacket then peel off the overall jacket middle 1 3 Fold back the braids HD DIY user manual ribbon wires Revision 2 00 Date 1 26 2015 US patents 8002572 8500489 8507796 issued others issued or pending in multiple countries LU X r Website www luxielectronics com Phone 1 949 654 2047 Flectronics Email xlu luxielectronics com Address Irvine CA USA 1 7 Use the tip of the blade to lift a section of the 1 9 Carefully slice off the last wire on the opposite side aluminum foil on each ribbon from the red or black stripe on the wider ribbon Here s how the ribbons look like now Note The newer ribbon wires changed the red stripes to black and wire stripes for easy matching with black and white wire holders respectively HD DIY user manual ribbon wires Revision 2 00 Date 1 26 2015 US patents 8002572 8500489 8507796 issued others issued or pending in multiple countries LUXr Website www luxielectronics com Phone 1 949 654 2047 Electronics Email xlu luxielectronics com Address Irvine CA USA Step 2 ribbon threading 2 4 Important Slide wire holders as far as they can go for best performance 2 1 First identify the embossed arrow on the outer side of each wire holder Se SS oe a amp 2 5 Insert one wire holder all the way into No 1 hole of the hand tool foll2. LUXr Website www luxielectronics com Phone 1 949 654 2047 Electronics Email xlu luxielectronics com Address Irvine CA USA HD DIY Field Termination User Manual For terminating HDMI ribbon wires Thank you for purchasing the Luxi Electronics patented HD DIY Do It Yourself field termination products If you are an experienced installer with the DIY products you can just print out this first page with wire color coding picture for your reference If you are new to the DIY products please make sure you read through all the pages before performing the termination Making a new cable Luxi Electronics is the patent owner of these HDMI ribbon wires and the matching DIY connectors and the only manufacturer of these products thus the color coding is consistent and product compatibility is guaranteed Just follow the instructions below Repairing one end of an existing cable Since this HDMI ribbon wires are new there should be no existing HDMI cables in the installations using the HDMI ribbon wires thus the repair cannot be made by these DIY connectors for ribbon wires Please refer to the Luxi HDMI DIY connectors for regular wires for repair purpose HD DIY user manual ribbon wires Revision 2 00 Date 1 26 2015 US patents 8002572 8500489 8507796 issued others issued or pending in multiple countries LUXr Website www luxielectronics com Phone 1 949 654 2047 Flectronics Email xlu luxielectronics com Address
3. Irvine CA USA Identifying the components First make sure you have all the necessary parts for the field termination r d i E gt G z Y Luxi HDMI Cables As shown in the picture above you need the Luxi HDMI DIY connector components 5 piece for ribbon cables Luxi connector clamshell 2 piece Luxi raw HDMI ribbon cables a Luxi hand tool and a blade Be familiar with the component names as show below HDMI connector has a wider side with 10 pins and a narrower side with 9 pins We call the wider side the top side For the two wire holders the top wire holder is black bottom on is white the side with many slots is the inner side this is the side which will be pushed onto the sharp pins of the connector core Top metal Top clamshell shell Top wire Connector holder core pn metal shell chh hi Bottom wire holder HD DIY user manual ribbon wires Revision 2 00 Date 1 26 2015 US patents 8002572 8500489 8507796 issued others issued or pending in multiple countries LUXr Website www luxielectronics com Phone 1 949 654 2047 Electronics Email xlu luxielectronics com Address Irvine CA USA Step 1 wire preparations 1 1 Use a blade to cut around a circle of the HDMI cable overall jacket about 4 cm 1 1 2 1 4 Remove the overall aluminum foil now the 2 from the end ribbons inside the HDMI cable are exposed A i i i A k hi e 4 x
4. es amp LUX Website www luxielectronics com Phone 1 949 654 2047 Flectronics Email xlu luxielectronics com Address Irvine CA USA 3 6 Use the hand tool s No 3 dies to crimp the 3 9 Place the top clamshell onto the bottom clamshell strain relief tabs onto the cable jacket with and press them together until you hear or feel al T wt wis xO ground wires make sure it s a tight crimp clicks 3 10 Peel of the plastic protection skin from the 3 7 Trim off the excessive drain wires clamshells gt 3 8 Place the metal shells into the bottom Congratulations You ve just made a beautiful HDMI clamshell termination HD DIY user manual ribbon wires Revision 2 00 Date 1 26 2015 US patents 8002572 8500489 8507796 issued others issued or pending in multiple countries r i Fa LUXr Website www luxielectronics com Phone 1 949 654 2047 i i i i i 5 J Electronics Email xlu luxielectronics com Address Irvine CA USA Testing After finishing termination on both ends of the HDMI cable use a Luxi HHT 200 HDMI continuity tester to test the cable and to make sure all pins are connected correctly If some pins get crossed or shorted cut off the end with problem and re terminate it 4 f 2 Z m3 gt 4 gt 5 r 6 2 7 gt 8 9 Once pass the continuity test connect the cable in the system to perform a signal test If you see a normal picture on the screen and hear
5. normal sound the cable is good Max cable length The max cable length depends on many factors such as the signal data rate resolution source device signal quality TV sensitivity and the compatibility between them As a rule of thumb this DIY ribbon wires typically should work for up to 12 m 40 at 1080p signal rate If the cable run is longer than 12 m 40 or you do not get a picture after the continuity test insert a Luxi EHD 111 HDMI Extender at the TV end in between the cable and the TV to extend the distance The max distance with extender is up to 28 m 93 with 1080p signal Troubleshooting The Luxi DIY components are well designed and made As long as the wires are inserted into the correct holes per the color coding on page 1 and drain wires are properly inserted to prevent sliding to the adjacent holes to create a potential short and the wire slacks are reduced to minimum by sliding the wire holders as far as you can the performance should be guaranteed by the design and better than the equivalent factory soldered HDMI cables If the terminated wires passed the HDMI tester test all the connections in the system are secure and the all devices are powered up but there s no picture or sound on the TV try the simple steps below for troubleshooting 1 Lower the source device Blu ray player cable STB etc resolution to one step lower e g from 1080p to 1080i if the picture or sound comes out on the TV then mos
6. owing the marked orientation and 2 2 Slide top ribbon in the direction of the arrow perform a pre crimp repeat for the other one with the red stripe line up with the arrow side 2 6 During the pre crimp a recessed blade would cuts off the wires and a tiny slice of the wire holder this is normal HD DIY user manual ribbon wires Revision 2 00 Date 1 26 2015 US patents 8002572 8500489 8507796 issued others issued or pending in multiple countries LUXr Website www luxielectronics com Phone 1 949 654 2047 Electronics Email xlu luxielectronics com Address Irvine CA USA kuc final mblin Step 3 al assemb g 3 3 Slide the connector core into the top metal shell push up with your thumbnail until you hear or feel 3 1 Pre clip the top and bottom wire holders a click onto the connector core you may have to twist one ribbon as much as 180 degree to make it facing the right way this is normal O 3 4 Place the bottom metal shell onto the top metal shell line up the 4 notches push together until you hear or feel clicks 3 2 Insert the connector core with both wire holders all the way into No 2 hole of the hand tool and perform crimp 3 5 Use the finger tips to gently bend the strain relief tabs inward be careful not to be cut HD DIY user manual ribbon wires Revision 2 00 Date 1 26 2015 US patents 8002572 8500489 8507796 issued others issued or pending in multiple countri
7. t likely the problem you had before was bandwidth cable length related Insert the Luxi HDMI Extender between the cable and the TV to fix the problem HD DIY user manual ribbon wires Revision 2 00 Date 1 26 2015 US patents 8002572 8500489 8507796 issued others issued or pending in multiple countries LUXr Website www luxielectronics com Phone 1 949 654 2047 k Electronics Email xu luxielectronics com Address Irvine CA USA 2 If after lowering the source device resolution and there s still no picture or sound on TV then most likely the problem in the system is caused by the DDC line communication error also known as handshaking or copyright errors Insert a Luxi Communicator in between the cable and TV to fix the problem See the HDMI troubleshooting guide on Luxi website for more details Technical support Please contact your distributor or directly to Luxi Electronics for technical support Re order part numbers You can re order these parts from the authorized Luxi distributors Part number _ Model_ Description __ S O HDMI Extender F M pigtail T grip sli HDMI Communicator F M pigtail optional 5 V power supply not included HD DIY user manual ribbon wires Revision 2 00 Date 1 26 2015 US patents 8002572 8500489 8507796 issued others issued or pending in multiple countries
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