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® 1:3 Splitter for HDMI ® 1.3 EXT-HDMI1.3-143 User Manual www.gefen.com[...]
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ASKING FOR ASSIST ANCE Rev B2 2.1M 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 , Paci fi c Time 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 righ[...]
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CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Operation Notes 3 Features 4 Panel Descriptions 5 Panel Descriptions 6 Connecting and Operating The 1:3 Splitter For HDMI 1.3 7 EDID Management 9 Speci fi cations 10 W arranty[...]
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1 Congratulations on your purchase of the 1:3 Splitter For HDMI 1.3. Y our complete 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-pl[...]
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2 OPERA TION NOTES READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE 1:3 SPLITTER FOR HDMI 1.3 • By default, display information from the display connected to HDMI output port 1 is sent back to the source. Therefore, the other display connected to the 1:3 Splitter for HDMI 1.3 must be capable of accepting the timings, resolutions and audio fo[...]
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3 FEA TURES HDMI 1.3 Features • 225 MHz (up to 12 bit YUV 444 supported @ 1080p) • Deep Color • Color Space Conversion • Dolby T rueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio • Lip-Sync • CEC Pass-Through Features • Simultaneously displays a single Hi-Def source on up to three (3) HDTV displays without signal loss • Maintains sharp HDTV resolutions[...]
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4 Front Panel Back Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 P ANEL LA YOUT[...]
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5 1 Power LED Indicator This LED indicator will become active once the included 5V DC power adapter has been properly connected. 2 Internal EDID LED Indicator This LED indicator will become active when the internal EDID has been selected. This is a built-in EDID. 3 External EDID LED Indicator This LED indicator will become active when the external [...]
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6 How to Connect the 1:3 Splitter For HDMI 1.3 1. Connect the supplied cable from the HDMI source into the 1:3 Splitter for HDMI 1.3 input. 2. Connect the cables from your displays (monitor or projector) into the HDMI outs of the 1:3 Splitter for HDMI 1.3. Up to 3 displays are supported. 3. Plug the 5V DC power supply into the 1:3 Splitter for HDMI[...]
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7 EDID MANAGEMENT EDID Mode Selection 1. EXTERNAL MODE : See page 8 for details on using the External EDID. 2. INTERNAL MODE : T o use this mode, press the EDID button on the rear panel until the front- panel LED marked “Int” turns bright green. This mode will use a preset EDID, from the factory , that is stored in the Gefen 1:3 Splitter for HD[...]
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8 EDID MANAGEMENT External EDID Management The 1:3 Splitter for HDMI 1.3 features EDID Management. Before the source can send video or audio signals, the source device reads the EDID (Extended Display Identi fi cation Data) from the output devices connected to the Splitter . The EDID contains information about what type of A/V data that the source[...]
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9 Video Ampli fi er Bandwidth ....................................................................... 225 MHz Input Video Signal .............................................................................. 1.2 V olts p-p Input DDC Signal ......................................................................... 5 V olts p-p (TTL) Single Link Rang[...]
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Rev B2 2.1M 20600 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth CA 91311 1-800-545-6900 818-772-9100 fax: 818-772-9120 www.gefen.com support@gefen.com[...]