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Rev A
2

CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4 Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Panel Descriptions
6
C
onnectin
g
the 1:8 DVI Distribution Ampli
fi
er
6
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
7 EDID Mana
g
emen
t
8
EDID Modes
10
S
peci
fi
cations
11 Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the 1:8 DVI Distribution Ampli
fi
er. Your
c
omplete satis
f
action is ver
y
important to us.
G
efen
G
e
f
en delivers innovative, pro
g
ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions
that harness inte
g
ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo
g
ies.
G
e
f
en’s reliable, plu
g
-and-pla
y
products supplement cross-plat
f
orm computer
sy
stems, pro
f
essional audio
/
video environments and HDTV s
y
stems o
f
all sizes
with hard-workin
g
solutions that are eas
y
to implement and simple to operate.
T
he Gefen Extender for HDMI 1.3 Over One Fiber with IR
The 1:8 DVI Distribution Ampli
fi
er is the per
f
ect solution
f
or an
y
one who needs
to send one source o
f
di
g
ital hi
g
h de
fi
nition video to multiple displa
y
s at the
s
ame time. It supports all DVI equipment, such as computers, HD-DVD pla
y
ers
and satellite set top boxes and all DVI displa
y
s. DVI
(
Di
g
ital Visual Inter
f
ace
)
is a common connector used throu
g
hout the industr
y
to connect di
g
ital video
displa
y
s to video sources. In operation, the di
g
ital video source is connected to
the distribution ampli
fi
er on one side.
O
n the other side, ei
g
ht video outputs are
available to be used in part or in
f
ull.
O
nce the unit is connected and powered,
y
our video source is routed to up to ei
g
ht di
g
ital displa
y
s at the same time.
For home theater applications, the unit is HD
C
P
(
hi
g
h bandwidth di
g
ital content
p
rotection
)
compliant, makin
g
it e
ff
ective
f
or use with all HDTV displa
y
s. HD
C
P
is a standard
“
ke
y
” encoded into the DVI si
g
nal to prevent video data
f
rom bein
g
p
irated. HD
C
P was stron
g
l
y
endorsed b
y
the entertainment industr
y
. I
f
a source
device is HD
C
P coded and is connected to a HDTV displa
y
or pro
j
ector via DVI
without the proper HD
C
P decodin
g
mechanism, the picture is rele
g
ated to
“
snow”
or in some cases, a ver
y
low
(
480p
)
resolution. In order to see protected content,
the source, the displa
y
and an
y
device in between must be equipped with DVI
c
onnections that can enable HD
C
P usin
g
“
so
f
tware ke
y
” decodin
g
.
How It Works
S
impl
y
connect
y
our DVI video source to the 1:8 DVI Distribution Ampli
fi
er input
u
sin
g
the supplied DVI cable. Then connect up to ei
g
ht DVI displa
y
s to the unit
’
s
e
i
g
ht DVI outputs.
O
nce connected and powered,
y
our video source will be seen
on all ei
g
ht displa
y
s at the same time.

2
OPERATION NOTE
S
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE 1:8 DVI DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER
• When usin
g
the 1:8 DVI Distribution Ampli
fi
er, it is important to use devices
/
displa
y
s that have similar or compatible resolutions
/f
eatures. This will ensure
that the sin
g
le video
/
audio si
g
nal produced b
y
the source device is accepted
b
y
all o
f
the connected output devices
/
displa
y
s.
S
ee pa
g
e 7
f
or more
in
fo
rm
a
ti
o
n.

3
FEATURE
S
Features
• Distributes easil
y
up to ei
g
ht DVI
/
HDMI displa
y
s
•
M
aintains 480i, 480p, 720p, 720i, and 1080i, 1080p resolutions
•
M
aintains hi
g
hest DVI sin
g
le link video resolutio
n
•
M
aintains hi
g
hest DVI di
g
ital audio si
g
nal
•
S
upports HD
C
P compliant devices
• DVI or DVI to HDMI cables are used to connect the inputs and switcher
outpu
t
• In
s
t
a
ll
s
in
seco
n
ds
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
1:8 DVI Distribution Ampli
fi
er
(
1
)
6
f
t. DVI cable
(
M-M
)
(
1
)
24VD
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
Rack Ears
(
1
)
Q
uick
S
tart
G
uid
e

4
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
Fron
t
Back
1
2
4
3

5
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
DVI Out
(
1 - 8
)
C
onnect a DVI displa
y
to each o
f
these DVI ports.
2
P
owe
r
This LED indicator will
g
low bri
g
ht red when the included power suppl
y
is
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
th
e
1:8 DVI Distribution Amplifier
and theAC power cord is
r
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
a
n
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
ou
tl
e
t.
3
DVI In
C
onnect the computer
(
or other DVI source
)
to this DVI port.
4
2
4 VD
C
C
onnect the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to this power receptacle and
c
onnect theA
C
power cord to an available electrical outlet.

6
How to Connect the 1:8 DVI Distribution Am
p
lifer
1.
C
onnect a computer
(
or other DVI source
)
to the DVI input on the back panel
of
th
e
1:8 DVI Distribution Amplifier
using the included DVI cable.
r
2.
C
onnect up to ei
g
ht DVI displa
y
s to the DVI outputs on the
f
ront panel o
f
the
1
:8 DVI Distribution Ampli
fi
er
.
3
.
C
onnect the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to the power receptacle on the
back panel o
f
the 1:8 DVI Distribution Ampli
fi
er
.
C
onnect the opposite end o
f
the A
C
power cord into an available electrical outlet.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the 1:8 DVI Distribution Amplifier
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