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Gefen EXT-HDMI1.3-CAT6-4X manual

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    ASKING FOR ASSIST ANC E Rev C3 T echnical Su pp or t : T elephone ( 818 ) 772-910 0 ( 800 ) 545-690 0 Fax ( 818 ) 772-912 0 T echnical Su pp ort Hours : 8 :00 AM to 5:00 PM Monda y thru Frida y P ST Write T o : G e f en, LL C . c/ o C ustomer S ervic e 2 0600 Nordho ff S t C hatsworth, C A 9131 1 www . g e f en.com s upport @g e f en.com Notic e G [...]

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    CONTENT S 1 Intr oduc ti on 2 O peration Notes 3 F ea t u r es 4 S ender Unit La y ou t 5 S ender Unit Descriptio n 6 R eceiver Unit La y ou t 7 R eceiver Unit Descriptions 8 IR Remote Descriptio n 9 IR Remote Installatio n 10 IR Remote C on fi g uratio n 11 C onnectin g And O peratin g The 4x C A T 6 Extender For H DMI 12 Usin g an 4x4 Matri x 13[...]

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    1 INTRODUCTIO N C on g ratulations on y our purchase o f the 4x C A T6 Extender f or HDMI. Y our c omplete satis f action is ver y important to us. G efen G e f en delivers innovative, pro g ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions that harness inte g ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo g ies. G e f en’s reliable, plu[...]

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    2 OPERA TION NOTE S READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE 4X CA T6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI • C A T -6a cables can be used up to 200 f eet ( 60 meters ) . • S hielded (S TP ) C A T -6a is recommended. However , unshielde d ( UTP ) C A T -6a is acceptable. NOTE : S hielded cable has an advanta g e b y providin g immunit y to Electroma g[...]

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    3 FEA TURE S Su pp orted HDMI 1.3 Features • 225 MHz ( up to 12 bit YUV 444 @ 1080p ) • Deep C olor • Dolb y T rueHD and DT S -HD Master Audi o • Lip- Sy nc • C E C Pass-Throu gh Features • Extends HDMI 1.3 at 1080p up to 200 f eet ( 60 m ) • Extends DVI at 1920x1200 up to 200 f eet ( 60 m ) when usin g a passive H DMI-to-DVI adapter [...]

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    4 SENDER P ANEL LA YOU T Front Panel Back Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10[...]

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    5 SENDER P ANEL DESCRIPTION S 1 S tandby Button S ets the 4x C A T6 Extender f or HDMI into S tandb y Mode. 2 I R Senso r R eceives si g nals f rom the IR Remote C ontrol. 3 P ower Indicato r This LED will turn bri g ht red once the lockin g power suppl y has been properl y co nn ec t ed . 4 I R Blaster ( 4 ) U sed to connect the IR Blaster to the [...]

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    6 RECEIVER P ANEL LA YOU T Front Panel Back Panel 1 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 9 10[...]

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    7 RECEIVER P ANEL DESCRIPTION S 1 C ontrol Button s When connected to an y 4x4 Matrix f or HDMI, these remote buttons on the R eceiver unit can switch between the 4 Hi-De f inputs connected to the 4x4 Ma trix fo r HDMI. 2 I R Senso r C ontrol the Receiver unit b y pointin g the IR Remote C ontrol to the IR S ensor . 3 EQ Trimpo t U sed to equalize [...]

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    8 IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIO N 1 Activity Indicato r This LED will be activated momentaril y each time a button is pressed. 2 Input Source Selection Buttons ( 1 - 4 ) These buttons are used to select which input source is routed to the HDTV displa y . 1 2 RMT -4-IR Remote ( Optional )[...]

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    9 RMT -4-IR REMOTE INST ALLA TIO N Installin g the RMT -4-IR Batter y T o use the RMT -4-IR Remote, remove the batter y cover on the back o f the r emote to reveal the batter y compartment. Insert the included batter y into the open batter y slot. The positive ( + ) side should be f acin g up. Ensure that both DIP switches are set to the O FF posit[...]

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    10 RMT -4-IR REMOTE CONFIGURA TIO N Settin g the IR Remote Channel on the RMT -4-IR In th e e v e nt th a t IR co mm a n ds f r o m o th e r r e m o t e co ntr o l s co n fl i c t with th e s upplied RMT -4-IR Remote, chan g in g the remote IR channel will fi x this issue. The RMT -4-IR Remote has a bank o f DIP switches f or settin g the Remote [...]

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    1 1 CONNECTING THE 4X CA T6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI How to Connect the 4x CA T6 Extender for HDMI ( Matrix Mode ) 1. U sin g an y 4x4 Matrix f or HDMI as a source, connect an HDMI cable f rom H DMI O ut 1 on the 4x4 Matrix to HDMI In 1 on the 4x C AT 6 Extender f or H DMI S ender unit. T o ensure correct operation o f the 4x C A T6 Extender with the 4x4 [...]

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    12 How to O p erate the 4x CA T6 Extender for HDMI ( usin g an 4x4 Matrix ) The f ront panel o f each Receiver unit f or the 4x C A T6 Extender f or HDMI c ontains a set o f LED indicators which corresponds to an input ( source ) on the 4x4 Matrix device. A blue LED indicates which input has been routed f rom the 4x4 Matrix. O n the top o f each Re[...]

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    1 3 How to Connect the 4x CA T6 Extender for HDMI with RS-232 control t o the 4x4 Matrix for HDMI and to the controlled devic e 1. Follow steps 1 - 6 on How to C onnect the 4x C A T6 Extender f or HDMI ( see p a g e 1 1 ) . 2. C onnect an R S -232 cable f rom the R S -232 serial port on the controllin g device to the R S -232 In port on the rear o [...]

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    1 4 14 How to Connect the 4x CA T6 Extender for HDMI ( Stand-alone Mode ) The 4x C A T6 Extender f or HDMI is dependent upon an external 4x4 Matrix to mana g e all the zone switchin g . When used as a stand-alone, without the 4x4 M atrix attached, the product f unctions as a one-to-one extender f or each HDMI u nit. Four parallel extenders are used[...]

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    15 CONNECTING AND OPERA TING TH E 4 X CA T6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI Routin g Sources usin g the Optional RMT -4-IR Remote Uni t ( Matrix Mode ) There are a total o f 4 buttons on the RMT -4-IR remote, which represent each o f th e 4 bu tt o n s o n th e R ece iv e r u nit. Example 1 : R oute the source connected to HDMI In 3 (f rom the 4x4 Matrix ) on t [...]

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    1 6 How to O p erate the 4x CA T6 Extender for HDMI ( Stand-alone Mode ) When the 4x C A T6 Extender f or HDMI is used without an 4x4 Matrix, it can onl y be used as a n HDMI e xt e n de r. H DMI cab l e T o Displa y C AT 6 O ut 2 f r o m Ext e n de r In 2 The LED on the f ront panel will show which HDMI is active on the S ender unit. Example: C on[...]

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    17 CONNECTING AND OPERA TING TH E 4 X CA T6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI How to E q ualize the 4x CA T6 Extender for HDMI ( Matrix Mode / Stand-alone Mode ) The 4x C A T6 Extender f or HDMI Receiver unit has an equalization trimpot t o c ompensate f or variances that can be f ound in di ff erent C A T -6a cable brands. I f there is no output video or i f outp[...]

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    1 8 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N NOTE : B y de f ault, DIP 1 is s et to the O N positio n D efault settin g s for DIP switches DIP S witc h P os iti on 1 O FF 2 O FF 3 O FF 4 O FF D IP Switch Location ( Matrix Mode / Stand-alone Mode ) O n the bottom o f each Receiver unit, there are f our ( 4 ) DIP switches. E ac h DIP s witch per f orms a di ff er[...]

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    19 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N D IP Switches ( Matrix Mode / Stand-alone Mode ) D IP 1 - EDID Mana g emen t • O FF - Local EDID When Local EDID mode is used, the EDID will be assembled b y cop y in g all video and audio f eatures o f the connected device. Deep C olor support will be manuall y controlled: I f Deep C olor is supported b y the displ[...]

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    2 0 54321 9876 12345 6789 Only Pins 2 (RX), 3 (TX), and 5 (Ground) are used on the RS-232 serial interface RS-232 Settin g s Bits per second ................................................................................................. 19200 Data bits ...............................................................................................[...]

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    21 RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL INTERF AC E Routin g Sources usin g RS-232 Receiver Uni t ( Matrix Mode ) 1. Prepare the Receiver unit b y connectin g an R S -232 cable f rom the computer or other controllin g device to the R S -232 serial port on the back o f the R eceiver unit ( see pa g e 6 - 7 ) . 2. C on fi g ure the controller usin g the R S -232 s[...]

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    2 2 Functions Syntax y The s y ntax f or each f unction is alwa y s the same : #C haracter as the start fl a g → Function name → S pace ( _ ) as f unction name e nd fl a g → Parameter 1 → S pace → Parameter n → C arria g e Return ( r ) → S ample : # FunctionName_param1_param2_param3_param4... r Sy ntax is N O T case sensitive. C[...]

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    23 M Command The M command displa y s the current routin g status o f the matrix. Syntax y : m Pa r a m e t e r s : N o n e Fiber O p tic Extender Status F0 Command The F0 command returns the state o f pin 18 on the HDMI inputs. Syntax: y f Pa r a m e t e r s : N o n e N o t es : “ Hi g h” is returned i f +5V is present on HDMI input. “ Low?[...]

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    24 RS-232 SERIAL COMMAND S G eneral Functions S impli fi ed s y ntax was used f or command implementation f or f aster operation with the device: # character – isn’t needed, the command name is reduced to 1 letter . Th e co mm a n ds a r e n o t case - se n s itiv e . Function D escri p tion # RMTIRADD R outin g comman d # L OC KP O WER R oute[...]

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    2 5 IP CONTROL The G e f en 4x C A T6 Extender f or HDMI supports IP-based control usin g an inte g rated Web inter f ace. T o access this f eature, an IP address, subnet, g atewa y , and port number need to be set on the 4x C A T6 Extender f or HDMI ( D efault IP: 192.168.0.70 Subnet: 255.255.255.0 Gatewa y : 192.168.0.1 Port: 80 ) . C onsult the [...]

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    26 IP CONTROL IP CONFIGURA TIO N Th e IP CONFIGURA TION p a g e is used to set the IP settin g s that will be used to access the Web inter f ace. The f ollowin g items can be con fi g ured f rom this menu. • IP Address ( De f ault: 192.168.0.70 ) • S ubnet ( De f ault: 255.255.255.0 ) • G atewa y ( 192.168.0.1 ) • Port ( De f ault: 80 ) T [...]

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    2 7 IP CONTROL BACKUP / REST OR E Th e Backu p/ Restore p a g e is used to backup and restore complete setup c on fi g urations. Note: This f eature will be implemented in a f uture release.[...]

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    28 IP CONTROL P OWER MANAGEMEN T Th e P OWER MANAGEMEN T p a g e is used to set optional +5V power on an input to power speci fi c optional devices. The current status o f this f eature f or e ach input can be viewed on this pa g e. T o set this f eature f or each input f ollow the steps below . 1. S elect the +5V option, either “O n” or “Of[...]

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    2 9 NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA M G e f en recommends the TIA / EIA-568-B wirin g option. Please adhere to the table below when fi eld-terminatin g the C A T -6 cable f or use with G e f en products. P in Color 1 O ran g e / Whit e 2 O ran ge 3 G reen / Whit e 4B l ue 5 Blue / Whit e 6 G ree n 7 Brown / Whit e 8 Br o w n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C A T -6 c[...]

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    FIRMW ARE UPDA T E 3 0 Firmware U p date Procedur e T o be g in the update procedure, the unit ’ s Boot Loader must be activated. T o activate the Boot Loader , f ollow the procedure outlined below : 1. C onnect an R S -232 cable f rom the computer to the R S -232 port on th e 4x C AT 6 Extender f or HDMI. 2. R un the terminal emulation pro g ram[...]

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    31 FIRMW ARE UPDA T E 1 1. C onnect the R S -2 3 2 cable to the Receiver unit. 12. R epeat steps 4 - 7 and upload RHDMID C A T6x4_e_x_x.bin. 1 3 . R epeat step 1 1 - 13 f or each Receiver unit.[...]

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    3 2 Video Ampli fi er Bandwidth ....................................................................... 225 MHz Input Video S i g nal.....................................................................................1.2 V p- p Input DD C S i g nal................................................................................5V p-p ( TTL ) M axi[...]

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    33 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 b[...]

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    34 L ICENSIN G l wIP is licenced under the B S D licence : C op y ri g ht ( c ) 2001-2004 S wedish Institute o f C omputer S cience. All ri g hts reserved. R edistribution and use in source and binar y f orms, with or without modi fi cation, are permitted provided that the f ollowin g conditions are met : 1. R edistributions o f source code must r[...]

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    R e v C3 20600 Nordho ff S t. , C hatsworth C A 9 1 3 1 1 1- 800 - 5 4 5 - 6900 8 1 8 -77 2 - 9 1 00 fa x: 8 1 8 -77 2 - 9 1 20 www . g e f en.com su pp ort @g e f en.co m Pb This product uses UL listed power supplies.[...]