Gefen Pro GEF-HD-2-3GSDIS User manual

HDMI
to
3GS
DI
Sca
l
e
r
GEF-HD-2-3GSDI
S
U
ser
Ma
nu
al
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CONTENT
S
1
Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
F
ea
t
u
r
es
4 Front Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Front Panel Descriptions
6
Back Panel La
y
ou
t
7 Back Panel Descriptions
8
C
onnectin
g
The HDM
I
T
O
3GS
D
I
S
caler
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
IR Remote
C
ontrol
1
0
IR Remote
C
ontrol Installatio
n
11 IR Remote
C
ontrol
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
12
M
enu
Sy
stem
12
G
eneral Men
u
1
3
Patterns Men
u
13
O
utput Men
u
15 Input Men
u
1
6
Picture Men
u
18 La
y
out Men
u
18 Aspect Men
u
2
0
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial Inter
f
ac
e
21 R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ontrol
3
4
S
upported Video and
G
raphics Formats
3
7 Rack Mount
S
a
f
et
y
In
f
ormatio
n
3
8 Mountin
g
Plate Installatio
n
3
9 Appendix A
40
S
peci
fi
cations
41 Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the HDMI to 3
GS
DI
S
caler. Your complete
s
atis
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 enclosures set
G
e
f
enPR
O
apart
f
rom our traditional
p
roducts.
C
omplex distribution units allow
f
or pro
f
essional DVI, 3
G
-
S
DI, and
H
DMI si
g
nals to be routed and converted easil
y
and seamlessl
y
, while bein
g
backed up b
y
a renowned and dependable technical support team.
G
e
f
en invites
y
ou to explore the
G
e
f
enPR
O
product line and hopes that
y
ou
fi
nd the solution
that
fi
ts
y
our needs.
T
he GefenPRO HDMI to 3GSDI Scaler
The
G
e
f
enPR
O
HDMI to 3
GS
DI
S
caler converts
f
rom HDMI source to sin
g
le
l
ink or dual link
S
DI
f
ormats on the output. Resolutions scaled up to 1080p,
1920x1200 and 2K with
g
enlock and up to 8 channels o
f
audio is supported.
The built-in
S/
PDIF audio output can be used to send di
g
ital audio to a
s
eparate A
/
V receiver. This product uses the VXP scaler which provides hi
g
h-
p
er
f
ormance scalin
g
plus additional
f
eatures: Adaptive video interlacin
g
with ed
g
e
interpolation, advanced noise reduction, alpha blendin
g
, ima
g
e enhancement,
and a
f
ull
y
-inte
g
rated menu s
y
stem. This product supports
S
DI, HD-
S
DI, and
3G
-
S
DI
S
MPTE 42
5
-A and 42
5
-B
f
ormats. The
G
e
f
enPR
O
HDMI to
3GS
DI
S
caler provides superior 3
G
-
S
DI video packa
g
ed in a sin
g
le rack mount unit with
an internal power suppl
y
.
How It Works
C
onnect a Hi-De
f
source to the
G
e
f
enPR
O
HDMI to
3GS
DI
S
caler with the
s
upplied HDMI cable.
C
onnect the 3
G
-
S
DI device to the BN
C
video connectors
on the output. Use another coax cable to connect an external clock to the
R
e
f
erence-In BN
C
connector.
C
onnect a di
g
ital audio cable between the
S/
PDIF connector on the product and the A
/
V receiver. Appl
y
power to the source
and 3
G
-
S
DI device and appl
y
power to the product. The Hi-De
f
source will be
c
onverted to 3
G
-
S
DI. Use the IR remote control unit to navi
g
ate the built-in menu
sy
stem to control the scalin
g
f
eatures on the 3
G
-
S
DI output.

OPERATION NOTE
S
2
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE HDMI TO 3GSDI SCALER
• The built-in
G
UI
(G
raphical User Inter
f
ace
)
or
O
n-
S
creen Displa
y
(OS
D
)
p
rovides convenient operation o
f
the
S
caler. The supplied IR Remote
c
ontrol operates the
OS
D.
S
ee pa
g
es 12 - 19
f
or details on the
OS
D
fu
n
c
ti
o
n
s
.
• The IR Remote
C
ontrol unit’s IR channel must be identical to that o
f
the
S
caler.
S
ee pa
g
e 31
f
or details on con
fi
g
urin
g
the IR
C
hannel on the HDMI
to
3GS
DI
S
caler.
• The HDMI to 3
GS
DI
S
caler supports man
y
input and output resolutions. For
a complete list o
f
supported
f
ormats, see pa
g
es 34 - 35.
•
S
upports
S
MPTE standards 259M, 292M,
S
MPTE 274M,
S
MPTE 296M,
IT
U
-R BT.
656
and IT
U
-R BT.
60
1. Handles
3G
-
S
DI
S
MPTE 42
5
-A and 42
5
-B
/
f
ormats 1
080
P
50/59
.
9
4
/60
.
• Internal so
f
tware
(fi
rmware
)
ma
y
be up
g
raded via the built-in
S
erial or U
S
B
p
orts. Note that so
f
tware updates per
f
ormed on the U
S
B port will be quicker
due to its hi
g
her data trans
f
er rate.

3
FEATURE
S
Su
pp
orted HDMI Features
:
• 22
5
MHz Video Bandwidt
h
• 10-bit Deep
C
olor
• x.v.
C
olor
•
U
p to 7.1 channels o
f
LP
C
M
• Dolb
y
Di
g
ita
l
®
and DT
S
™ encoded audi
o
Features
:
•
S
upports resolutions up to 1080p, 1920 x 1200, and 2
K
• Fr
a
m
e
r
a
t
e
co
nv
e
r
s
i
on
•
S
upports black burst
(
bi-level s
y
nc
)
and tri-level s
y
nc
g
enloc
k
•
3G
-
S
DI
(S
MPTE 424M
/
425M, up to 3.0
G
bps
)
•
H
D-
S
DI
(S
MPTE 292M, up to 1.485
G
bps
)
•
S
DI
(S
MPTE 259M, up to 360 Mb
/
s
)
•
S
upports 3
G
-
S
DI
S
MPTE 425M-AB
• Level A: 4:2:2
@
1080p
/
50
/
59
/
60 and 4:4:4 at all other resolutions
• Level B: 4:2:2
@
1080p
/
50
/
59
/
6
0
• A
d
v
a
n
ced
n
o
i
se
r
educ
ti
o
n
a
n
d
de
t
a
il
e
nh
a
n
ce
m
e
n
t
• Full
y
inte
g
rated sprite based multi-plane
OS
D controller
• Pattern
g
eneration o
f
color bars, and cross-hatch patterns
• Four aspect ratio modes
(
Full
S
creen, Panoramic, Letter
/
Pillar Box, Extract
/
C
rop
)
Monitor
S
upported Mode disables incompatible menu choices
• Film Mode
(
produces a pro
g
ressivel
y
scanned output ima
g
e
f
rom an
interlaced scanned input ima
g
e accountin
g
f
or cadence
(
e.
g
. 3:2
/
2:2 pull-
down
)
•
C
on
fi
g
uration o
f
clean aperture size and positio
n
• Built-in on-screen displa
y
(OS
D
)
menu s
y
stem
•
C
ontrolled via IR remote or R
S
-2
3
2 commands
• Field-up
g
radeable
fi
rmwar
e
•
Rac
k-m
ou
nt
ab
l
e
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
G
e
f
enPR
O
HDMI to 3
GS
DI
S
caler
(
1
)
6
f
t. Lockin
g
HDMI
C
able
(
M-M
)
(
1
)
IR Remote
C
ontol
(
1
)
A
C
power cor
d
(
1
)
S
et o
f
Rack Ears
(
1
)
User Manual

4
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
Front Panel
1
2
3

5
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S
Front Panel
1
I
R Windo
w
R
eceives si
g
nals
f
rom the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit.
2
3
GSDI Indicato
r
This LED will
g
low blue when 3
GS
DI si
g
nals are detected on the output.
3
P
ower Indicato
r
This LED will
g
low red when the unit is powered.

6
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
Back Panel
1
4
6
75
3
8
10
2
9