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Gefen EXT-DVIRS232-1FO manual

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    ® Extender f or DVI and R S23 2 O v e r O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ne Fiber O p tic Cabl e E XT -DVIR S 2 3 2-1F O User M a nu a l w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w . g efen.[...]

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    ASKING FOR ASSIST ANC E T echnical Su pp or t : T elephone ( 818 ) 772-910 0 ( 800 ) 545-690 0 Fax ( 818 ) 772-912 0 T echnical Su pp ort Hours : 8 :00 AM to 5:00 PM Monda y thru Frida y Paci fi c Tim e Write T o : G e f en, LL C c/ o C ustomer S ervic e 2 0600 Nordho ff S t C hatsworth, C A 9131 1 www . g e f en.com s upport @g e f en.com Notic e[...]

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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 Extender f or DVI and R S 232 O ver O ne Fiber O ptic C abl e 8 Wirin g Dia g ram 9 DIP S witch C on fi g uratio n 9 S ender U ni t 1 1 Receiver U ni t 12 C alibrat[...]

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    1 INTRODUCTIO N C on g ratulations on y our purchase o f the Extender f or DVI and R S 232 O ver O ne Fiber O ptic C able. Y our complete satis f action is ver y important to us. G efen G e f en delivers innovative, pro g ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions that harness inte g ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo g [...]

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    2 OPERA TION NOTE S READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING TH E E XTENDER FOR DVI AND RS232 OVER ONE FIBER OPTIC CABL E • When HD C P content is passed-throu g h, DVI can onl y be extended up to 1000 f eet ( 300 meters ) . • RS -2 3 2 data is bi-directional f or direct commands and echo f unction or s tatus in f ormation. S ee pa g e[...]

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    3 FEA TURE S Features • Extends DVI up to 1640 f eet ( 500 meters ) • S upports HD resolutions up to 1080p Full HD • S upports VE S A resolutions up to 1920 x 120 0 • RS -232 port f or automatio n • Lockin g power supplies P acka g e Includes ( 1 ) S ender unit ( EXT -DVIR S 232-1F OS) ( 1 ) Receiver unit ( EXT -DVIR S 232-1F O R ) ( 1 ) [...]

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

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    5 SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION S 1 P ( Power Indicator ) This two-color LED will turn bri g ht red once the included 5V D C lockin g power s uppl y has been properl y connected to the unit and the lockin g power suppl y h as been connected to an available wall outlet. This LED will turn bri g ht g reen once the S ender unit and Receiver unit are communi[...]

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

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    7 RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION S 1 R S-232 C onnect an R S -232 cable f rom this port to the R S -232 device. 2 DVI Ou t C onnect a DVI displa y to this DVI port. C alibration Indicato r This LED will alternate f rom red to g reen durin g the calibration procedure. The LED will turn solid g reen once the calibration procedure has been completed. S ee [...]

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    8 EXT -DVIRS232-1FO RS-232 CABLE DVI CABLE FIBER OPTIC CABLE (Up to 1640 ft) Sender Computer Receiver DVI Display d How to Connect the E xtender for DVI and RS232 Over One Fiber O p tic Cabl e 1. C onnect the computer ( or other DVI source ) to the S ender unit usin g the included Lockin g Dual Link DVI cable. 2. C onnect the DVI displa y to the Re[...]

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    D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N 9 D IP Switches O n the bottom o f the S ender unit and Receiver unit are a bank o f f our ( 4 ) DIP s witches. These DIP switches provide control over EDID, Deep C olor , and unit C alibration. It ma y be necessar y to remove the strip o f tape to expose the DIP switches. T o chan g e the DIP switch settin g s, move the[...]

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    10 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N D IP 2 - Dee p Color • O FF - Enables Deep C olor support ( 12-bit color ) Enables Deep C olor support. In Pass-throu g h EDID Mode, settin g DIP 2 to the O FF position has no e ff ect since all EDID in f ormation is passed throu g h. • O N - Forces 8 -bit C olor Disables Deep C olor in the EDID. Deep C olor mana [...]

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    1 1 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver uni t D IP 1 - Not Used • R eserved f or f uture expansion. D IP 2 - Not Used • R eserved f or f uture expansion. D IP 3 - Calibration Mod e • O FF - Enables C alibration Mode Enables C alibration Mode. Make sure to set DIP switch 3 on both the S ender unit and Receiver unit when calibratin g the Exten[...]

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    12 CALIBRA TION PROCEDUR E Calibratin g the Sender unit and Receiver uni t 1. M ake sure DIP switch 3 on both the S ender unit and the Receiver unit are in the O FF position ( see pa g es 9 and 1 1 ) . 2. C onnect one end o f the fi ber cable to the S ender unit. C onnect the other e n d of th e fi be r cab l e t o th e R ece iv e r u nit. 3 . C [...]

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    1 3 RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL RS232 Settings g Bits per second ............................................................................................ 19200 Data bits ............................................................................................................... 8 Parit y ............................................................[...]

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    1 4 SPECIFICA TION S M aximum Pixel C lock................................................................................ 1 65 MHz Input Video S i g nal................................................................................ 1.2 V olts p- p Input DD C S i g nal........................................................................... 5 vo[...]

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    W ARRANTY 15 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 b[...]

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    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 R e v A 2 This product uses UL listed power supplies. Pb[...]