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Gefen CAT5-5600HD manual

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    ® CAT5-5600HD EXT-CAT5-5600HD User Manual www.gefen.com[...]

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    ASKING FOR ASSIST ANCE T echnical Support : T elephone (818) 772-9100 (800) 545-6900 Fax (818) 772-9120 T echnical Support Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday , Paci fi c T ime Write T o: Gefen LLC c/o Customer Service 20600 Nordhoff St Chatsworth, CA 9131 1 www .gefen.com support@gefen.com Notice Gefen LLC reserves the right to make changes [...]

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    CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Operation Notes 3 Features 4 Sender Panel Layout 5 Sender Panel Descriptions 6 Receiver Panel Layout 7 Receiver Panel Descriptions 8 Connecting and Operating the CA T5-5600HD 8 Wiring Diagram 9 Adjusting the Signal Quality 10 DIP Switch Configuration 13 Network Cable Wiring Diagram 14 Rack Mount Installation 15 Speci fi c[...]

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    1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the CA T5-5600HD. Y our complete satisfac- tion is very important to us. Gefen Gefen is a unique product line catering to the growing needs for innovative home theater solutions. We specialize in total integration for your home theater , while also focusing on going above and beyond customer expect[...]

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    OPERA TION NOTES 2 READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE CA T5-5600HD • CA T -6a cables can be used up to 200 feet (60 meters). • CA T -5e cables can be used up to 150 feet (45 meters). • Shielded (STP) CA T -5e/CA T -6a is recommended. However , unshielded (UTP) CA T -5e/CA T -6a is acceptable. NOTE: Shielded cable has an adv[...]

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    3 FEA TURES Features • Extends two DVI sources to 200 feet (60 meters) up to 1080p or 1920x1200 (using CA T -6a cables) • Extends USB 2.0 up to 200 feet (60 meters) • Backward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices • Works with any computer using DVI and USB • Supports the DDWG standard for DVI compliant monitors • Rack-mountable (includes rac[...]

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    4 SENDER P ANEL LA YOUT Front Panel Back Panel 2 1 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 3[...]

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    5 SENDER P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS 1 Power / Link 2 Indicator When power is applied to the Sender Unit, this LED will glow bright red. Once a DVI source is connected to the DVI 2 input, this LED will glow bright green. 2 Link 1 Indicator When power is applied to the Sender Unit, this LED will glow bright red. Once a DVI source is connected to the DVI 1 i[...]

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    6 RECEIVER P ANEL LA YOUT Front Panel Back Panel 3 4 10 11 12 13 2 7 8 6 9 1 5[...]

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    7 RECEIVER P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS 1 Power / Link 2 Indicator When power is applied to the Receiver Unit, this LED will glow bright red. Once a link has been established between the Sender Unit and the Receiver Unit, the LED glows bright green. 2 Link 2 EQ Trim Pot The EQ trim pot is used to equalize the signal on the DVI 2 output. See page 9 for detai[...]

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    CONNECTING AND OPERA TING THE CA T5-5600HD How to Connect the CA T5-5600HD 1. Connect the DVI source to the Sender Unit using the included DVI cable. Another DVI cable can be used to connect a second DVI source to the Sender Unit. 2. Connect the included USB cable from the computer to the Sender Unit. 3. Connect the DVI display(s) and USB devices t[...]

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    9 CONFIGURING THE CA T5-5600HD Adjusting the Signal Quality The CA T5-5600HD has two EQ trim pots on the front of the Receiver Unit to compensate for the extension distance and cable skew found in different CA T -5e / CA T -6a cabling brands. EQ 1 corresponds to DVI 1 and EQ 2 corresponds to DVI 2. If there is no output video or if output video con[...]

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    10 DIP SWITCH CONFIGURA TION Sender Unit The Gefen CA T5-5600HD contains DIP switches on the bottom of the Sender Unit. Each DIP switch performs a dif ferent function. DIP Switch 1 - Green Mode (Default = ON) • OFF - Enable Green Mode When DIP switch 1 on the Sender Unt is set to the OFF position, the CA T5- 5600HD is placed in Green Mode. In thi[...]

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    11 DIP SWITCH CONFIGURA TION Receiver Unit The Gefen CA T5-5600HD contains DIP switches on the bottom of the Sender Unit. Each DIP switch performs a dif ferent function. DIP Switch 1 - EDID Mode (Default = ON) • OFF - Local EDID Mode When DIP switch 1 on the Sender Unt is set to the OFF position, the CA T5- 5600HD uses the built-in Internal EDID [...]

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    12 DIP SWITCH CONFIGURA TION Receiver Unit DIP Switch 2 - Color Depth (Default = OFF) • OFF - 8-bit Color Disables Deep Color in the EDID. Deep Color management is only available when Local EDID is being used (DIP 1 = OFF). • ON - 12-bit Color Set DIP switch 2 to the ON position to enable Deep Color support. In Pass- through EDID Mode, setting [...]

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    13 NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRAM Gefen recommends the TIA/EIA-568-B wiring option. Please adhere to the table below when fi eld-terminating the CA T -5e / CA T -6a cable for use with Gefen products. Pin Color 1 Orange / White 2 Orange 3 Green / White 4 Blue 5 Blue / White 6 Green 7 Brown / White 8 Brown CA T -5e / CA T -6a cabling comes in stranded[...]

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    14 RACK MOUNT INST ALLA TION Rear of unit Front of unit Rack mount ears are provided for installation of this unit into a 1U rack mount space. 1. Locate the side screws on the unit. 2. Remove the front 2 screws that are located closest to the front of the unit. 3. Using the removed screws, screw the rack mounting bracket into the unit. 4. Repeat th[...]

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    15 SPECIFICA TIONS Maximum Pixel Clock................................................................................165 MHz Input Video Signal.....................................................................................1.2 V p-p Input DDC Signal................................................................................5 V p-p (TTL) D[...]

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    16 W ARRANTY Gefen warrants the equipment it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship. If equipment fails because of such defects and Gefen is noti fi ed within two (2) years from the date of shipment, Gefen will, at its option, repair or replace the equipment, provided that the equipment has not been subjected to mechanica[...]

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