Gefen Pro GEF-DVI FM1500 User manual

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VI FM1500 O
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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
g
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

7
RECEIVER 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 Receiver
u
nit.
3
DVI Outpu
t
C
onnect this part o
f
the Receiver unit to the DVI displa
y
.
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
S
ender unit.
5
5V DC Power Supply Connecto
r
C
onnect this cable to the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
.

How to Connect the DVI FM1500 O
p
tical Extender with Recordable EDI
D
1.
C
onnect the
S
ender unit to the DVI source
.
2.
C
onnect the Receiver unit to the DVI displa
y
.
3
.
C
onnect the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit to
g
ether usin
g
an
SC
-terminated
multi-mode
(
or sin
g
le-mode
)
fi
ber optic cable.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for th
e
D
VI FM1500 O
p
tical Extender with Recordable EDI
D
8
CONNECTING THE DVI FM1500
OPTICAL EXTENDER WITH RECORDABLE EDI
D
GEF-DVI-FM1500
DVI Display
Sender
Receiver
FIBER OPTIC CABLE
DVI Source
®
STOP:
B
e
f
ore continuin
g
, connect the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
t
o
th
e
R
ece
iv
e
r
u
nit.
I
f
EDID pro
g
rammin
g
is required, then skip to the EDID
Pro
g
rammin
g
Procedure on the next pa
g
e.
IMPORTANT:
I
n m
os
t
cases
the
S
ender module will n
ot
require a
t
power suppl
y
as lon
g
as the DVI source provides su
ffi
cient power
on pin 14 of the DVI connector. If
y
ou are unsure that the source
will suppl
y
enou
g
h power to the
S
ender unit, it is recommended that
the included power supplies be connected to
bo
t
h
the
S
ender and
R
eceiver unit when powerin
g
the DVI FM1500
O
ptical Extender
.

V
irtual EDID Pro
g
rammin
g
Procedur
e
I
f
a
n EDID
is not required
by the DVI source, then EDID programming will not be
d
n
ecessar
y
. EDID pro
g
rammin
g
is
required
if the maximum resolution of the
d
displa
y
does not support 1920 x 1200
(
WUX
G
A
)
.
1. Power on the DVI displa
y
.
2.
C
onnect the 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to the power receptacle o
f
the
S
ender unit.
M
ake sure that the Power LED is
O
N and that the
S
tatus LED is blinkin
g
s
lowl
y
.
3
. Press and hold the EDID PR
G
M button on the
S
ender unit usin
g
a small
p
ointed ob
j
ect. The
S
tatus LED will turn
O
FF.
Sender uni
t
4.
C
onnect the
S
ender unit to the displa
y
(
not to the source
)
.
5
. The
S
tatus LED on the top o
f
the
S
ender unit will be
g
in to blink rapidl
y
,
indicatin
g
that the EDID is bein
g
read
f
rom the displa
y
and stored in the
S
ender unit. A
f
ter about 10 seconds, the
S
tatus LED will blink slowl
y
to
indicate that the EDID pro
g
rammin
g
procedure was success
f
ul.
6
. Disconnect the
S
ender unit
f
rom the displa
y
.
7. Disconnect the power suppl
y
f
rom the
S
ender unit.
8
.
C
onnect the 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to the Receiver unit and connect the
R
eceiver unit to the displa
y
.
9
.
C
onnect the
S
ender unit to the DVI source.
9
E
DID PROGRAMMIN
G
IMPORTANT: The DVI FM1
500
S
ender unit has a de
f
ault built-in
EDID o
f
1920 x 1200. 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 th
e
de
f
ault EDID is erased, it cannot be restored.
Pr
ess
a
n
d
h
o
l
d
th
e
EDID
PR
G
M button.

10
SPECIFICATION
S
M
aximum Pixel
C
lock................................................................................1
65
MH
z
Input Video
S
i
g
nal................................................................................1.2 volts p-
p
Input DD
C
S
i
g
nal...........................................................................5 volts p-p
(
TTL
)
DVI
C
onnector
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
..........................................DVI-D, 19-pin, mal
e
Fiber
O
ptic
C
onnector
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
.................................................
SC
t
y
p
e
Power
S
uppl
y
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
................................................................5V D
C
Power
C
onsumption..........................................................2.5 Watts
(
max.
)
per uni
t
O
peratin
g
Temperature.............................................................................0 ~ 50
°C
Dimensions
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
..................................1.54” W x 0.57” H x 2.68” D
S
hippin
g
Wei
g
ht..............................................................................................2 lbs.

1
1
WARRANTY
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rom de
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ects in material
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equipment
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ails because o
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y
ears
f
rom the date o
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shipment,
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quipment, provided that the equipment has not been sub
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ected to mechanical,
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lectrical, or other abuse or modi
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cations. Equipment that
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ails under conditions
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f
parts and labor in
eff
ect at the time o
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repair.
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uch repairs are warranted
f
or ninet
y
(
90
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da
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rom
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reshipment to the Bu
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or
fi
tness
f
or an
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p
articular purpose, all o
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disclaimed.
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or shippin
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char
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C
opper cables are limited to a 30 da
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warrant
y
and cables must be in their
ori
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inal condition.
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ormation in this manual has been care
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checked and is believed to
be accurate. However,
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es. The technical in
f
ormation contained herein re
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ardin
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f
eatures and
s
peci
fi
cations is sub
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g
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