Gefen EXT-HDMI-CAT5X manual

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    HDMI ® CAT5 Extreme EXT-HDMI-CAT5X USER MANUAL www.gefen.com ®[...]

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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 Paci fi c Time Write T o: Gefen, LLC C/O Customer Service 20600 Nordhoff St. Chatsworth, CA 9131 1 support@gefen.com www .gefen.com Notice Gefen, LLC reserves the right to make changes in the hard ware[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction / Operation Notes 2. Features 3. HDMI CA T5 Extreme Sender Panel Descriptions 4. HDMI CA T5 Extreme Receiver Panel Descriptions 5. Connecting And Operating The HDMI CA T5 Extreme 6. Dip Switch Usage Guide 7. Wiring Diagram 8. Network Cable Wiring Diagram 9. Mounting Plate Installation 10. Speci fi cations 1 1. W [...]

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    The HDMI CA T5 Extreme extends your HDTV display up to 200 feet (60m) away from your HDTV source using two CA T -5 cables. It is equipped with HDMI® (high de fi nition multimedia interface) connectors and is capable of supporting DVI (digital visual interface) equipment when used with a HDMI to DVI Adapter , providing greater fl exibility and op[...]

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    FEA TURES Features Extends high de fi nition displays up to 200 feet (60 meters) from the source at 1080i Extends high de fi nition displays up to 150 feet (45 meters) from the source at 1080p Improved compensation for cable skew Eliminates equipment noise in the viewing environment Supports resolutions up to 1080p, 2K, and 1920 x 1200 Audio and [...]

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    HDMI CA T5 EXTREME SENDER P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS 3 Front Panel Back Panel HDMI In RJ-45 Input Port - Video RJ-45 Input Port - DDC Power LED Indicator 5V DC Power Input[...]

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    HDMI CA T5 EXTREME RECEIVER P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS 4 Front Panel Back Panel HDMI Out RJ-45 Input Port - DDC RJ-45 Input Port - Video Power LED Indicator 5V DC Power Input[...]

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    CONNECTING AND OPERA TING THE HDMI CA T5 EXTREME 5 Connect your source to the HDMI CA T5 Extreme sender unit using the supplied HDMI cable. Connect your display to the HDMI CA T5 Extreme receiver unit using a user supplied HDMI cable. Connect the HDMI CA T5 Extreme sender and receiver units together using a user supplied CA T -5e cable. Plug the in[...]

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    6 DIP SWITCH USAGE GUIDE The sender and receiver of the HDMI CA T5 Extreme both contain a set of DIP SWITCHES located underneath each unit. Peeling back the silver sticker on the bottom of each unit will reveal the DIP SWITCH bank. These service switches are used to boost and equalize the signal to best match the conditions in your setup. (*Note: A[...]

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    WIRING DIAGRAM 7 HDMI CA T5e HDM I[...]

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    8 NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRAM 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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    9 MOUNTING PLA TE INST ALLA TION[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS 10 Video Ampli fi er Bandwidth ............................................................................ 165 MHz Input Video Signal ................................................................................... 1.2 V olts p-p Input DDC Signal .............................................................................. 5 V[...]

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