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Gefen GEF-HDCAT5-ELRPOL manual

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    Ex te n de r f o r HDMI ELR wi t h P O L over CA T 5 GEF-HDCA T5-ELRPO L U ser Ma nu al 1080P ® w ww . g efen p ro.co m[...]

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    ASKING FOR ASSIST ANC E Rev A 8 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 , Paci fi c Tim e For 24 / 7 support, see the back o f the product f or the support number Write T o : G e f en, LL C . c/ o C ustomer S ervic e 2 0600 No[...]

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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 Descriptions 6 Receiver Unit La y ou t 7 Receiver Unit Descriptions 8 C onnectin g the Extender f or HDMI ELR with PoL over C AT 5 8 Wirin g Dia g ram 9 DIP S witch C on f i g uratio n 9 S ender U ni t 1 1 Receiver U ni t 15 Firmware Updat e 1 6 N[...]

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    1 C on g ratulations on y our purchase o f the Extender f or HDMI ELR with PoL over C A T5. Y our complete satis f action is ver y important to us. G efenPRO In the realm o f video distribution, certain f eatures are invaluable in a commercial or broadcast environment. Accommodations such as a build-in power suppl y and fl at black rack-mount encl[...]

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    READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI ELR WITH POL OVER CA T5 • The Extender f or HDMI ELR with PoL over C AT 5 units are housed in a metal box f or better RF shieldin g . • C AT- 5 cables should not exceed 330 f eet. • S hielded C A T -6 with metal RJ-45 connectors are recommended to sa f e g uard a g ainst [...]

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    3 HDMI Features • 225 MHz ( up to 12-bit YUV 444 @ 1080p ) • Deep C olor • x.v . C olor • Dolb y® T rueHD and DT S -HD Master Audio™ • Lip- Sy nc Features • Extends HDMI at 1080p Full HD and 1920x1200 up to 330 f ee t • Extends R S -232 up to 330 f eet over a sin g le C AT 5 • S upports hi g h bit-rate audio f ormats ( Dolb y T r[...]

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    4 SENDER UNIT LA YOU T Back Fron t 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 4[...]

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    5 SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION S 1 P ower Indicato r This LED will g low bri g ht red once power has been applied to the unit. 2 1 10 / 220 V AC Power Receptacle C onnect the included A C power cord to the power receptacle. 3 Fuse Drawe r Each power receptacle houses a f use drawer . Within each f use drawer are two ( 2 ) 250 V f uses. O ne f use is act[...]

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    6 RECEIVER UNIT LA YOU T Back Fron t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

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    7 RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION S 1 I R Senso r R eceives si g nals f rom the Hi-De f source IR remote control. The IR si g nals are s ent back to the source device, when usin g an IR Blaster on the S ender . 2 P ower Indicato r This LED will g low bri g ht red once power has been applied to the unit. 3 5 V DC Locking Power Connecto r C onnect an optio[...]

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    8 1. C onnect the Hi-De f source to the S ender Unit usin g the included HDMI cable. 2. U se an HDMI cable to connect the HDTV displa y to the Receiver Unit. 3 . C onnect the Ethernet device / router to the Ethernet input port on the S ender u nit usin g a C A T -5, C A T -5e or C A T -6 cable. C onnect the Ethernet output port on the Receiver Unit[...]

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    9 Sender Uni t The G e f enPR O Extender f or HDMI ELR with PoL over C AT 5 co nt a in s tw o DIP s witches on the bottom o f the S ender Unit. Each DIP switch per f orms a di ff erent fu n c ti o n. DIP Switch 1 - Green Mode ( Default = OFF ) • OFF - Enable G reen Mod e F When DIP switch 1 on the S ender Unt is set to the O FF position, the S en[...]

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    10 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Sender Uni t DIP Switch 2 - Field-Upgrade Mode (Default = OFF) • ON - Enable Field Upgrade Mode (V ALENS chip) Allows the fi rmware to be up g raded on the Receiver unit. I f DIP switch 6 and / or 7 are in the O N position, R S -232 cannot be extended. S ee pa g e 15 f or details on up g radin g the fi rmware. •[...]

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    1 1 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t The G e f enPR O Extender f or HDMI ELR with PoL over C AT 5 contains ei g ht DIP s witches on the bottom o f the Receiver Unit. Each o f these DIP switch per f orms a d i ffe r e nt fu n c ti o n. S ee the next pa g e f or a description o f the DIP switches. DIP s wit c h es l oca t ed o n th e bottom[...]

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    12 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t DIP Switch 1 - EDID Mode ( Default = OFF ) • ON - Pass-Through Mode N DD C and HPD are passed throu g h. Both the connection status and the f ull video capabilities o f the monitor are used b y the source devic e . • OFF - L oca l EDID M ode F Local EDID is used instead o f the EDID f rom the displa[...]

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    1 3 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t DIP Switch 4 - Not Used • R eserved f or f uture expansion. DIP Switch 5 - Not Used • R eserved f or f uture expansion. DIP Switch 6 - Field-upgrade Mode (Default = OFF) • ON - Enable Field Upgrade Mode (Cortex chip) Allows the fi rmware to be up g raded on the Receiver unit. I f DIP switch 6 an[...]

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    1 4 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t DIP Switch 8 - Green Mode ( Default = OFF ) • OFF - Enable G reen Mod e F When DIP switch 1 on the Receiver Unt is set to the O FF position, the R eceiver Unit is placed in G reen Mode. In this mode, the unit is not powered u nless +5V is detected on pin 18 o f the HDMI cable. G reen Mode consumes l [...]

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    15 FIRMW ARE UPDA T E Firmware U p date Procedur e The latest fi rmware update can be f ound on the G e f en Web site under S upport > D o wnl oads . S ender U ni t 1. S et DIP switch 1 and 2 on the S ender unit to the O N position. 2. C onnect an R S -232 cable f rom the S ender unit to the computer containin g th e fi rmw a r e . 3 . R eboot[...]

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    1 6 NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 G e f en recommends the TIA / EIA-568-B wirin g option. Please adhere to the table below when fi eld terminatin g 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 C A T -5, C A T -5e, an[...]

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    17 T ROUBLESHOOTIN G C able recommendation s S olid core C AT- 5 e cable rated at 350 MHz and terminated in 568 a or 568 b is th e m inimum requirement. For resolutions g reater than 1280x1024 or 1080i, G e f e n r ecommends solid shielded C AT- 6 cables. N o vide o M ake sure that DIP switch 2 on the S ender Unit is set to the O FF position. Also [...]

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    1 8 M aximum Pixel C lock .............................................................................. 22 5 MHz Input Video S i g nal .................................................................................... 1.2V p-p Input DD C S i g nal ............................................................................... 5V p-p ( TTL ) H DM[...]

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    19 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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