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    www .gefen.com f Firewire 800 Extender Plus EXT -FW -1394BP User Manual[...]

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    T echnical Support : T elephone (818) 772-9100 (800) 545-6900 Fax (818) 772-9120 T echnical Support Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday thru Friday . Write T o: Gefen Inc. c/o Customer Service 20600 Nordhoff St Chatsworth, CA 9131 1 www .gefen.com support@gefen.com Notice Gefen Inc. reserves the right to make changes in the hard ware, packaging and an[...]

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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 Firewire 800 Extender Plus 9 Wiring Diagram 10 Speci fi cations 1 1 Warranty[...]

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    1 Congratulations on your purchase of the Firewire 800 Extender Plus. Y our com- plete satisfaction is very important to us. Gefen Gefen delivers innovative, progressive computer and electronics add-on solutions that harness integration, extension, distribution and conversion technologies. Gefen’s reliable, plug-and-play products supplement cross[...]

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    READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE FIREWIRE 800 EXTENDER PLUS • The fi ber optics cable must be treated carefully when connectors are exposed. They are susceptible to dust which can contribute to loss of pixels. • The Firewire 800 Extender Plus is housed in a metal box for better RF shielding. • Only LC terminated multi-mo[...]

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    3 Features • Extends Firewire devices up to 1640 (500 meters) feet • T ransfer Rates of 100/200/400/800 Mbps • Compliant with IEEE 1394a and 1394b • Allows remote devices to operate in real-time, connected to the source • Works with Apple and PC computers • Uses fi ber optics to ensure long distance performance • Daisy chain multiple[...]

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    4 Front Panel Back Panel 45 6 12 3 SENDER P ANEL LA YOUT[...]

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    5 1 Status LED This LED will become active once a stable link has been established between the sending and receiving units. 2 Power LED This LED will become active once the included power adapter has been connected. 3 Fiber Optic TX and RX Inputs Connect a LC terminated fi ber optic cable for both the transmit (TX) and receive (RX) signals between[...]

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    6 Front Panel Back Panel 34 1 56 2 RECEIVER P ANEL LA YOUT[...]

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    7 1 Fiber Optic TX and RX Ports 1 Connect a LC terminated fi ber optic cable for both the transmit (TX) and receive (RX) signals between the Firewire 800 sending and receiving units. Optionally , this port can be used for extension to another Receiving unit to extend the signal. 2 Fiber Optic TX and RX Ports 2 Connect a LC terminated fi ber optic[...]

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    8 How to Connect the Firewire 800 Extender Plus 1. Connect the supplied Firewire cable from the computer ’s Firewire port into one of the fi rewire ports on the Firewire 800 Extender Plus Sending unit. The other port can be used for a local Firewire device. 2. Connect one pair of LC terminated fi ber optic cables from the Firewire 800 Extender [...]

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    9 CPU Firewire Extender Sender Firewire Extender Receiver Digital Video Camrecorder Fiber Optics Cable WIRING DIAGRAM[...]

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    10 Input Connector T ype ................................................................................... 1394b Output Connector T ype .................................................................................1394b Power Consumption Each Side .................................................... 36 W atts (max.) Power Supply ..............[...]

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    Rev X1 20600 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth CA 91311 1-800-545-6900 818-772-9100 fax: 818-772-9120 www.gefen.com support@gefen.com[...]