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www.gefen.com ® RS-232 Extender EXT-RS232 USER'S 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 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 in the hard ware, [...]
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Features Panel Descriptions Connecting and Operating the RS232 Extender Speci fi cations W arranty 1 2 3 4 5 6[...]
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Gefen RS232 extender . Y our complete satisfaction is very important to us. Gefen’s line of KVM (Keyboard Video & Mouse), ADC, DVI, USB, switches, extenders, converters and splitters is designed to make computer use more comfortable, more productive and less expensive. KVM switches allow access to multi[...]
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FEA TURES Features • Extends any RS232 compliant device up to 1000 feet (300 meters) from the computer • Only one CA T -5e cable needed for extension • Perfect for digital signage applications • Supports the full 9-pin RS-232 communications standard Includes: (1) RS232 Extender Sender Unit (1) RS232 Extender Receiver Unit (1) 6 foot DB9 ser[...]
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P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS, CONTINUED 3 Connectors 1. Sender RS-232 Port (attach computer to this port) 2. Receiver RS-232 Port (attach graphics tablet, mouse/keyboard or other RS-232 accessory here) 3. CA T5 Ports -- connect Sender and Receiver together here with CA T5/CA T5e/CA T6 cable (RJ45 Connector) 4. 5V DC power supply input on Sender (supplies po[...]
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CONNECTING AND OPERA TING THE RS232 EXTENDER How to Connect the RS232 Extender 1- Connect the supplied RS232 cable from the RS-232 port on the computer/source device to the input port on the RS232 extender send unit. 2- Connect the CA T5 cable from the send unit to the receive unit. 3- Connect your RS-232 device into the RS232 extender receiver uni[...]
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SPECIFICA TIONS 5 RS232 Input Connector ................................................................................ DB-9 female RS232 Output Connector ................................................................................. DB-9 male Link Connector .......................................................................................[...]
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REV B1 2 0600 Nordhoff St. , Chatsworth CA 9131 1 1-800-545-6900 818-772-9100 f a x: 818-772-912 0 www.gefen.co m support@gefen.co m P b This product uses UL listed power supplies .[...]