Gefen Pro GEF-DVI FM1500 User manual

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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
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 DVI FM1500
O
ptical Extender with Recordable EDID
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
EDID Pro
g
rammin
g
10
S
peci
fi
cations
11 Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
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ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the DVI FM1500
O
ptical Extender wit
h
R
ecordable EDID. Your complete satis
f
action is ver
y
important to us
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T
he GefenPRO DVI FM1500 O
p
tical Extender with Recordable EDI
D
The
G
e
f
enPR
O
DVI FM1500
O
ptical DVI Extender with Recordable EDID
e
xtends a DVI source up to 3280
f
eet
(
1000 meters
)
usin
g
sin
g
le-mode
(
50
m
icron
)
fi
ber optic cable. Recordable EDID pro
g
rammin
g
provides
f
ast inte
g
ration
and compatibilit
y
with the input video source and the displa
y
. Resolutions up to
1920 x 1200
(
WUX
G
A
)
at 60 Hz are supported.
How It Works
C
onnect the
S
ender unit to the DVI source.
C
onnect the Receiver unit to the
DVI displa
y
. Use a sin
g
le strand o
f
SC
-terminated
fi
ber optic cable to connect
the
S
ender unit to the Receiver unit. Use the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to
c
onnect the
S
ender unit to an available electrical outlet.

2
OPERATION NOTES
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATIN
G
T
HE DVI FM1500 OPTICAL EXTENDER WITH RECORDABLE EDI
D
• The DVI FM1500
O
ptical Extender with Recordable EDID can use both
s
in
g
le-mode and multi-mode
SC
-terminated optical
fi
ber cables.
• When usin
g
multi-mode
fi
ber optic cables, DVI can be extended t
o
1640
f
eet
(
500 meters
)
.
• The DVI FM1
500
S
ender unit has a de
f
ault built-in EDID o
f
1
9
2
0
x 12
00
.
I
f
the
S
ender unit is pro
g
rammed with another EDID
(
see pa
g
e 9
)
, the
de
f
ault EDID will be erased.
O
nce the de
f
ault EDID is erased, it cannot be
res
t
o
r
ed
.

3
FEATURE
S
Features
• Extends DVI up to 3280
f
eet
(
1000 meters
)
usin
g
sin
g
le-mode
fi
ber optic
cab
l
e
• Extends DVI up to 1640
f
eet
(
500 meters
)
usin
g
multi-mode
fi
ber optic cabl
e
•
S
upports resolutions up to 1920 x 1200
(
WUX
G
A
)
•
O
ptical si
g
nal transmission provides
g
ood immunit
y
to electroma
g
netic
int
e
r
fe
r
e
n
ce
• Virtual EDID pro
g
rammin
g
f
eature provides quick installation and
c
ompatibilit
y
between source and displa
y
•
U
ses sin
g
le-mode or multi-mode
fi
ber optic cabl
e
• Full
y
supports DVI 1.0
S
peci
fi
cations and DD
C
2B via virtual DD
C
•
S
ender module does not require power i
f
the DVI source provides su
ffi
cient
p
ower on pin 14 o
f
the DVI connector
(
most sources do
)
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
G
e
f
enPro DVI FM1500 -
S
ender uni
t
(
1
)
G
e
f
enPro DVI FM1500 - Receiver uni
t
(
1
)
5V D
C
power suppl
y
(
1
)
Q
uick
S
tart
G
uid
e

4
SENDER UNIT LAYOU
T
Sender uni
t
Fr
o
n
t
T
op
B
ac
k
5
4
3
2
1

5
SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S
1
S
tatu
s
This LED indicator will slowl
y
blink bri
g
ht
g
reen, indicatin
g
that there is a valid
c
onnection between the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit.
2
P
owe
r
This LED indicator will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen, when power is applied to the
S
ender
u
nit.
3
DVI Inpu
t
C
onnect this part o
f
the
S
ender unit to the DVI source.
4
S
C Fiber Connecto
r
C
onnect an
SC
-terminated
fi
ber cable
f
rom this
SC
connector to th
e
SC
-connector on the Receiver unit.
5
5V DC Power Supply Connecto
r
C
onnect the optional 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to this receptacle onl
y
i
f
the source
does not suppl
y
enou
g
h volta
g
e to power the
S
ender unit. In most situations,
the power suppl
y
will not be required.

6
RECEIVER UNIT LAYOU
T
Receiver uni
t
Fr
o
n
t
T
op
B
ac
k
5
4
3
2
1