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Gefen CAT5-1600A manual

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    CONTENT S 1 Intr oduc ti on 2 O peration Notes 3 Features 4 S ender Unit La y ou t 5 S ender Unit Descriptions 6 Receiver Unit La y ou t 7 Receiver Unit Descriptions 8 C onnectin g the C A T5-1600A Extender 9 DIP S witch C on f i g uratio n 12 Network C able Wirin g Dia g ram 1 3 S peci fi cations 14 W arrant y[...]

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    1 INTRODUCTIO N C on g ratulations on y our purchase o f the C A T5-1600A Extender . Y our complete s atis f action is ver y important to us. G efen G e f en is a unique product line caterin g to the g rowin g needs f or innovative home theater solutions. We specialize in total inte g ration f or y our home theater , while also f ocusin g on g oin [...]

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    2 OPERA TION NOTE S READ THESE NOTES BEFOR E OPERA TING THE CA T5-1600A EXTENDER • The C A T5-1600A extends V G A and Audio up to 1000 f eet ( 300 meters ) . • C A T -5 cables should not exceed 330 f eet ( 100 meters ) when extendin g US B.[...]

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    3 FEA TURE S Features • Extends an y V G A and Audio device up to 1000 f eet ( 300 meters ) • Extends U S B devices up to 330 f eet ( 100 meters ) • S upports resolutions up to 1920x1200 @ 60H z • Local and Pass-Throu g h EDID Modes • S upports U S B 2. 0 • Backward-compatible with U S B 1.1 devices • C olor , Bri g htness, and Focus [...]

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    4 SENDER UNIT LA YOU T Fron t Back 7 8 9 6 5 4 3 2 1[...]

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    5 SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION S 1 P ower Indicato r This LED will turn RED once the lockin g power suppl y has been properl y co nn ec t ed . When the C AT- 5 link is established between the S ender and R eceiver units, the LED will be G REEN. When the S ender unit is in S tandb y M ode or Power S avin g Mode, this LED will be RED. ( Power S avin g Mod[...]

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    6 RECEIVER UNIT LA YOU T Fron t Back 10 4 3 2 1 8 7 5 6 9 1 1[...]

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    7 RECEIVER P ANEL DESCRIPTION S 1 R GB Equalization Trim Pots ( Trim Potentiometers ) Ad j usts the Red, G reen, and Blue color components to correct color c onver g ence / diver g ence due to var y in g distances and / or skew variations f ound in di ff erent brands o f C AT- 5 cable. T urn the controls to achieve the best color and picture. S ee [...]

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    8 CONNECTING THE CA T5-1600A EXTENDER How to Connect the CA T5-1600 A 1. C onnect the S ender Unit to the computer usin g the included V G A and U S B c ables. I f audio is bein g used, connect the included 3.5mm mini-stereo c able between the audio source and the audio input on the S ender Unit. 2. C onnect the local V G A monitor to the Local Mon[...]

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    9 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Sender Uni t The C A T5-1600A contains two ( 2 ) DIP switches on the bottom o f the S ender Unit and the Receiver Unit. The f ollow in f ormation outlines the f unctionalit y o f each DIP s wit c h : DIP Switch 1 - Green Mode ( Default = ON ) • OFF - Enable G reen Mod e F I f DIP switch 1 is set to the O FF position,[...]

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    10 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t The C A T5-1600A Receiver Unit contains two ( 2 ) DIP switches on the bottom o f the unit. A sin g le trim pot ( potentiometer ) is also located next to the DIP switch bank. The f ollow in f ormation outlines the f unctionalit y o f each DIP switch and the trim pot : DIP Switch 1 - Green Mode ( Default [...]

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    1 1 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N DIP Switch 2 - EDID Mode ( Default = OFF ) • OFF - Pass-Through Mode F I f DIP switch 2 is O FF , then the downstream EDID in f ormation is copied to the input. • ON - L oca l EDID N When DIP switch 2 is set to the O N position, then the EDID is copied f rom the Local Monitor output on S ender Unit. Trim Pot - Po[...]

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    12 NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA M G e f en recommends the TIA / EIA-568-B wirin g option. Please adhere to the table below when fi eld-terminatin g the C A T -5 cable f or use with G e f en products. P in Color 1 O ran g e / Whit e 2 O ran ge 3 G reen / Whit e 4B l ue 5 Blue / Whit e 6 G ree n 7 Brown / Whit e 8 Br o w n C A T -5 cablin g comes in [...]

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    1 3 SPECIFICA TION S Video Ampli fi er Bandwidth ....................................................................... 350 MHz Input Video S i g nal.....................................................................................1.2 V p- p Input Sy nc S i g nal............................................................................... 5 [...]

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    1 4 W ARRANTY G e f en warrants the equipment it manu f actures to be f ree f rom de f ects in material and workmanship. I f equipment f ails because o f such de f ects and G e f en is noti fi ed within two ( 2 ) y ears f rom the date o f shipment, G e f en will, at its option, repair or replace the e quipment, provided that the equipment has not [...]

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    R e v A 5 20600 Nordho ff S t. , C hatsworth C A 9 1 3 1 1 1- 800 -545- 6900 8 1 8 -77 2 - 9 1 00 f ax: 8 1 8 -77 2 - 9 1 20 www .ge f en.com support @ ge f en.co m Pb This product uses UL listed power supplies.[...]