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    Ex te n de r f o r HDMI ELR wi t h P O L 2 over CA T 5 GEF-HDCA T5-ELRPOL 2 U ser Ma nu al 1080P ® w ww . g efen p ro.co m[...]

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    ASKING FOR ASSIST ANC E R ev A5 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 IR Remote C ontrol 8 RMT -2IR Remote C ontrol 9 Installin g the Batter y 9 S ettin g the IR C hannel 1 0 C onnectin g the Extender f or HDMI ELR PoL 2 over C AT 5 1 1 Wirin g Di[...]

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    1 C on g ratulations on y our purchase o f the Extender f or HDMI ELR PoL 2 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 enclosu[...]

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    READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI ELR WITH POL 2 OVER CA T5 •T h e Extender for HDMI ELR with PoL 2 over CA T5 u nit s a r e h oused in a 5 m etal 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[...]

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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 • 3 DT V 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 ( [...]

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

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    5 SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION S 1 P owe r This 2-color LED indicator will g low bri g ht RED when there is no HDMI source c onnected and will g low bri g ht G REEN when an HDMI source is present. 2 1 10 / 220 V A C C onnect the included A C power cord to this power receptacle. 3 Fuse Drawe r Each power receptacle houses a f use drawer . The f use drawe[...]

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    6 RECEIVER UNIT LA YOU T Back Fron t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1[...]

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    7 RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION S 1 L ocal This LED indicator will g low bri g ht g reen when the Receiver unit is switched to u se the Local HDMI input. 2 S elec t S witches between the HDMI input on the S ender unit and the Local HDMI In p ort on the Receiver unit. 3 IR This IR window receives si g nals f rom the Hi-De f source IR remote control. The[...]

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    8 IR REMOTE CONTROL RMT -2IR Remote Control ( not included ) 1 Activity Indicato r This LED will be activated momentaril y each time a button is pressed. 2 I nput Source Selection Buttons ( 1 - 2 ) These buttons f unction the same as the S elect button on the Receiver unit. Press button 1 to switch to the remote input ( source connected to the S en[...]

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    9 IR REMOTE CONTROL Installin g the Batter y The Remote C ontrol unit ships with two batteries. O ne batter y is required f or operation and the other batter y is a spare. 1. R emove the batter y cover on the back o f the IR Remote C ontrol unit. 2. Insert the included batter y into the open batter y slot. The positive ( + ) side o f the batter y s[...]

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    1. C onnect the Hi-De f source to the S ender unit usin g the included HDMI cable. 2. O ptionall y connect a secondar y Hi-De f source to the Receiver unit. C onnectin g a secondar y Hi-De f source to the Receiver unit provides the abilit y to switch between the a Hi-De f source connected to the S ender unit and the Hi- De f source connected to the[...]

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    1 1 CONNECTING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI ELR WITH POL 2 OVER CA T5 Wirin g Dia g ram for the Extender for HDMI ELR with PoL 2 over CA T5 GEF-HDCAT5-ELRPOL2 CAT -5 LINK C ABLE (Up to 330 ft) ETHERNET CABLE HDMI CABLE Sender 100BASE- T Router HD Display Receiver 5 V DC POWER 120 V AC POWER RS-232 Controller RS-232 CABLE Set T op Box 120 V AC Device Digit[...]

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    12 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Sender Uni t Th e Extender for HDMI ELR with PoL 2 over CA T5 co nt a in s tw o DIP s wit c h es o n 5 the bottom o f the S ender Unit. Each DIP switch per f orms a di ff erent f unction. 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[...]

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    1 3 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 4 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t Th e Extender for HDMI ELR with PoL 2 over CA T5 contains eight DIP switches 5 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. DIP Switch 1 - EDID Mode ( Default = OFF ) • ON - Pass-Through Mode N DD C and HPD are passed throu g h. Both the co[...]

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    15 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t DIP Switch 2 - Hot Plug Detect (Default = OFF) • ON - N H PD Pass-Throu gh H PD f ollows upstream HPD towards the source. The HPD si g nal will re fl ect the connection status between the displa y device and the source device. I f the source or monitor is temporaril y disconnected then reconnected, t[...]

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    1 6 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t 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 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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    17 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 8 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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    19 19 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. Al[...]

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    2 0 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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    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 been[...]

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