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www.gefen.com ® 1x8 VGA CAT-5 Distribution A m plifier EXT-VGA-CAT5-148S 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 through Friday PST (Paci fi c Standard T ime) Write T o: Gefen Inc. C/O Customer Service 20600 Nordhoff St. Chatsworth, CA 9131 1 support@gefen.com www .gefen.com Notice Gefen Inc. reserves the right to make changes [...]
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction / Operation Notes 2. Features 3. Sender Panel Descriptions 4. Receiver Panel Descriptions 5. Connecting and Operating the 1X8 VGA CA T5 Distribution Ampli fi er 6. How to Adjust the Picture 7. Network Cable Wiring Diagram 8. Speci fi cations 9. W arranty[...]
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1 READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE 1X8 VGA CA T5 DA SYSTEM • Use industry standard Category-5 (CA T -5) cable to operate the 1x8 VGA CA T5 DA system. CA T -5e cable is preferred. • Please connect all the cables between the computer and the 1x8 VGA CA T5 DA system before powering up the 1x8 VGA CA T5 DA Sender unit. • The [...]
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FEA TURES Features • Distributes easily up to eight VGA displays • Extends each display up to 330 feet • Maintains 1920 x 1200 and 1080p resolutions • Distributes and extends VGA or Component • Installs in seconds Includes: (1) 1x8 VGA CA T5 DA (Distribution Ampli fi er) (1) 6’ VGA cables (M-F) (1) 5V DC 6A Power Supply (1) Users Manua[...]
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SENDER P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS 3 Connects to 5VDC power supply Video CA T5 Out 1-4 VGA Input Power LED Video CA T5 Out 5-8[...]
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RECEIVER P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS 4 Video CA T5 In VGA Out Power LED Brightness T rim Pot[...]
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CONNECTING AND OPERA TING THE 1X8 VGA CA T5 Distrib. Amp. How to Connect the 1x8 VGA CA T5 DA to your devices 1. Connect the supplied VGA cable from the VGA video source into the 1x8 VGA CA T5 DA Sender "VGA In". 2. Connect a CA T -5e* cable from the "CA T5 Video Outs" on the 1x8 VGA CA T5 DA Sender to the "CA T5 Inputs&quo[...]
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HOW TO ADJUST THE PICTURE 6 The fi rst step in adjusting the video quality is to display text and a graphic on your monitor (i.e. desktop icons). Then set your computer to the resolution that you will be using most frequently . The dip switches are used to set the focus and sharpness of the picture to the best possible setting. Set the dip switche[...]
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NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRAM 7 12345678 Gefen has speci fi cally engineered their products to work with the TIA/EIA-568-B speci fi cation. Please adhere to the table below when fi eld terminating cable for use with Gefen products. Failure to do so may produce unexpected results and reduced performance. Category 5 cabling comes in stranded and so[...]
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SPECIFICA TIONS 8 Video Ampli fi er Bandwidth: ............................................................................350 MHz Input Video Signal: ...................................................................................1.2 volts p-p Input Sync Signal: ..............................................................................5 vo[...]
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9 W ARRANTY 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 be[...]
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20600 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth CA 91311 1-800-545-6900 818-772-9100 fax: 818-772-9120 www.gefen.co m support@gefen.co m Pb Rev X1[...]