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® USB 400 FO EXT-USB-400FON 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 PST 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 w[...]
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CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Operation Notes 3 Features 4 Sender Unit Panel Layout 5 Sender Unit Panel Descriptions 6 Receiver Unit Panel Layout 7 Receiver Unit Panel Descriptions 8 Connecting And Operating The USB 400 FO Extender 8 Wiring Diagram 9 T roubleshooting The USB 400FO Extender 14 Speci fi cations 15 W arranty[...]
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1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the USB 400 FO. 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-plat[...]
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READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE USB 400 FO This equipment provides outstanding extension facilities for any device or USB application that requires a peripheral connection over a distance, such as a USB camera or USB hard drive, keyboard, and mouse. The USB 400 FO works like a USB hub with extension capabilities over a distanc[...]
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3 FEA TURES Features • “Extreme USB” technology is used to extend the range of USB 2.0 devices up to 1640 feet (500 meters) using 50/125 m fi ber-optic cables • Receiver unit is also a USB 2.0 four-port hub • Provides support for both low-speed and high-speed USB devices • Fully backward-compliant with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 speci fi[...]
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4 SENDER UNIT P ANEL LA YOUT Front Panel Back Panel 1 23 4 6 5 7[...]
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5 SENDER UNIT P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS 1 Power Indicator LED turns bright blue when power is supplied. 2 Link Indicator This LED turns bright green when a valid ExtremeUSB® link is established between the Sender Unit and Receiver Unit. 3 Host Indicator This LED turns bright green when the USB 400 FO system is properly enumerated on the host PC. The LED[...]
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6 RECEIVER UNIT P ANEL LA YOUT Front Panel Back Panel 3 456 8 7 1 2[...]
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7 RECEIVER UNIT P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS 1 USB Port (1-4) USB device input ports. 2 USB Indicator (1-4) This LED indicates when a USB device is connected to the Device Port. Solid green when device is plugged in and active. Off when device is in a suspend mode or Receiver unit is powered off. Orange when the Receiver unit detects an overcurrent conditio[...]
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8 CONNECTING AND OPERA TING THE USB-400FON EXTENDER Connecting the USB 400 FO Extender 1. Connect the included USB cable between USB port on the host computer and the Sender Unit. 2. Connect two (2) LC- fi ber cables between the Sender Unit and the Receiver Unit. 3. Connect the USB devices to the Receiver Unit. IMPORT ANT : The Sender Unit must be[...]
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9 TROUBLESHOOTING V erifying Installation on PC or Macintosh Computers 1. For Windows users (2000, XP , V ista, Windows 7), open the Device Manager to con fi rm that the USB 400 FO has installed correctly . Expand the entry for Universal Serial Bus controllers by clicking the + sign. If the USB 400 FO has been installed correctly , you should fi [...]
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10 TROUBLESHOOTING THE USB 400 FO EXTENDER PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Link LEDs on Sender unit and Receiver unit are off. There is no connection between the Sender unit and Receiver unit. 1. Ensure that a multimode fi ber optic cable with crossover is connected between the Sender and Receiver units. 2. Connect a fi ber optic crossover patch cord betw[...]
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11 TROUBLESHOOTING THE USB 400 FO EXTENDER PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION USB 400 FO units were working, but the Host LED on Sender/Receiver units are suddenly blinking The Receiver unit is in suspend mode. The operating system may put the USB 400 FO in suspend mode when computer is put into Suspend/Standby state or when no USB devices are attached. 1. Rec[...]
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12 TROUBLESHOOTING THE USB 400 FO EXTENDER PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION USB device is attached to Receiver USB port but Receiver device LED is off A USB device must have the appropriate driver installed on the computer operating system 1. Install the required USB device driver on the computer operating system prior to attaching the USB device to the Rece[...]
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13 SPECIFICA TIONS USB Maximum T ransfer Rate....................................................................480Mbps USB Connector (Sender).........................................................................(1) T ype B USB Connector (Receiver) .....................................................................(4) T ype A Link Connector .[...]
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W ARRANTY Gefen warrants the equipment it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship. If equipment fails because of such defects and Gefen is noti fi ed within two (2) years from the date of shipment, Gefen will, at its option, repair or replace the equipment, provided that the equipment has not been subjected to mechanical, [...]
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*ma-USB-400FON* Rev A6 Pb 20600 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth CA 91311 1-800-545-6900 818-772-9100 fax: 818-772-9120 www .gefen.com support@gefen.com This product uses UL listed power supplies.[...]