Gefen Monitor Switcher manual

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    1x4 DVI Monitor Switcher 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 . Write T o: Gefen Inc. C/O Customer Service 20600 Nordhoff St Chatsworth, CA 9131 1 Notice Gefen Inc. reserves the right to make changes in the hard ware, packaging and any accompanying doc u men ta ti[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Features Panel Desciptions Connecting and Operating the 1x4 DVI Monitor Switcher RMT4-IR Installation Speci fi cations W arranty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7[...]

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    Congratulations on your purchase of the ex•tend•it 1x4 DVI Monitor Switcher . Y our com- plete satisfaction is very important to us. Gefen’s line of DVI switches, extenders, and splitters are designed to make your A/V equipment use more comfortable, more productive and less expensive. The 1x4 DVI Monitor Switcher allow access to multiple DVI [...]

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    FEA TURES Features • Connects a DVI/HDMI source to multiple DVI or HDMI compatible monitors or projectors • Maintains highest single link video resolution (1920x1200x60hz) • Supports DDWG standard for DVI compliant monitors • Installs in minutes Includes: (1) 1x4 DVI Monitor Switcher (1) 6’ DVI-D cables (m-m) (1) 5VDC Power Supply (1) RMT[...]

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    P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS 3 LED Indicators IR Eye DVI out 1 5v Power DVI out 2 Contact Closure DVI out 3 DVI In DVI out 4 IR Extender Port[...]

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    CONNECTING AND OPERA TING THE 1X4 DVI MONIT OR SWITCHER How to Connect the 1x4 DVI Monitor Switcher to your devices 1 Connect the supplied DVI cable from the DVI source into the 1x4 DVI Monitor Switcher Input. 2 Connect the cables from your displays (monitor or projector) into the DVI Outputs of the 1x4 DVI Monitor Switcher . 3 Plug the 5v power su[...]

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    RMT4-IR INST ALLA TION 1. Remove battery cover from the back of the RMT4-IR remote. 2. V erify that dip switches 1 & 2 are in the down (OFF) position. 3. Insert the battery , hold the battery so that you can see the positive side facing up. The side that is not marked must be facing down. 4. T est the RMT4-IR remote by pressing ONL Y one button[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS 6 Video Ampli fi er Bandwidth ................................................................................. 1.65 GHz Input Video Signal ......................................................................................... 1.2 volts p-p Input DDC Signal ........................................................................[...]

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    Gefen Inc. warrants the equipment it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship. If equipment fails because of such defects and Gefen Inc. is noti fi ed within two (2) year from the date of shipment, Gefen Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace the equipment, provided that the equipment has not been subjected to mechanic[...]