Gefen EXT-2DVI-CAT6DL User manual

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2x Dual Link
DVI Extende
r
over CAT-
6
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Rev A
2

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 2x Dual Link DVI Extender over
C
AT-6
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
DIP
S
witch
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
11 Ad
j
ustin
g
the
S
i
g
nal
Q
ualit
y
12 Network
C
able Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
13
S
peci
fi
cations
14 Warrant
y

1
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the 2x Dual Link DVI Extender over
C
AT-6.
Your complete satis
f
action is ver
y
important to us.
G
efen
G
e
f
en delivers innovative and 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
c
omputer s
y
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 2x Dual Link DVI Extender over CAT-
6
The 2x Dual Link DVI Extender over
C
AT-6 extends an
y
dual link DVI source,
to two displa
y
s up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
awa
y
. Dual-link resolutions up t
o
3
840 x 2400 are supported usin
g
f
our
C
AT-6 cables. Extendin
g
dual-link
r
esolutions over standard DVI cables have a limitation o
f
15
f
eet. Exceedin
g
this distance requires additional repeaters and
/
or boosters. The 2x Dual Lin
k
DVI Extender over
C
AT-6 provides an eas
y
-to-install solution, usin
g
C
AT-6
cab
l
es
.
How It Works
Place the 2x Dual Link DVI Extender over
C
AT
6
S
ender unit next to the source.
U
se the included DVI cables to connect the DVI source
(
s
)
to the
S
ender unit.
C
onnect the Receiver unit to the DVI displa
y
s usin
g
DVI cables.
C
onnect
the
S
ender unit to the Receiver unit usin
g
f
our
C
AT-6 cables up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
.
C
onnect the included lockin
g
power supplies to the
S
ender and
R
eceiver units, then connect both power cables to available electrical outlets.
INTRODUCTIO
N

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE 2X DUAL LINK DVI EXTENDER OVER CAT-
6
• The 2x Dual Link DVI Extender over
C
AT-6 was desi
g
ned
f
or use with hi
g
h
q
ualit
y
C
AT-6a
(
au
g
mented
)
cablin
g
. This unit will either not per
f
orm to
s
peci
fi
cation or re
f
use to operate completel
y
i
f
cablin
g
other than
C
AT-6a is
used
.
• When
fi
eld terminatin
g
C
AT-6a cablin
g
please adhere to the TIA
/
EIA-568-B
s
peci
fi
cation shown on pa
g
e 12.
• The 2x Dual Link DVI Extender over
C
AT-
6
has a maximum distance
r
atin
g
based on the bandwidth
(
i.e. resolution and color
)
o
f
the video bein
g
transmitted. When used with hi
g
h qualit
y
C
AT-6a cablin
g
,
y
ou can expect a
m
aximum extension ran
g
e o
f
200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
at 3840 x 2400 or 1080p
r
esolution. Lower qualit
y
cablin
g
or older standards such as
C
AT-5 cables
will
s
h
o
rt
e
n th
e
m
a
xim
u
m
ac
hi
e
v
ab
l
e
e
xt
e
n
s
i
o
n
d
i
s
t
a
n
ce
.
• For
C
AT-5e cables, the maximum distance is 150
f
eet at 1080p Full HD or
2
560
x 1
600
.
2
OPERATION NOTE
S

3
Features
• Extends Dual Link DVI on two Dual Link DVI displa
y
s up to 200
f
ee
t
(
60 meters
)
over
f
our
C
AT-6a cables
•
S
upports Dual Link resolutions up to 3840 x 240
0
• EDID mana
g
ement
f
or Local and Pass-throu
g
h modes
• Lockin
g
Power
S
upplies
•
Rac
k-m
ou
nt
ab
l
e
A
pp
lication
•
C
omputer Extension over
C
AT-6 up to 3840 x 240
0
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
2x DVI Dual Link Extender over
C
AT-6 -
S
ender uni
t
(
1
)
2x DVI Dual Link Extender over
C
AT-6 - Receiver uni
t
(
2
)
6
f
t. Dual-Link DVI cable
(
M-M
)
(
2
)
5V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
upplies
(
1
)
S
et o
f
Rack Ears
(
1
)
Q
uick
S
tart
G
uid
e
FEATURE
S

4
Front Panel
Back Pane
l
SENDER UNIT LAYOU
T
1
2
5
3
6
4
7
8

5
1
P
owe
r
This LED indicator will
g
low bri
g
ht red once the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power
s
uppl
y
is properl
y
connected between the unit and an available electrical outlet.
2
L
ink
1
.
1
This port is used to send the si
g
nal
f
rom DVI In 1 to the Receiver unit usin
g
C
AT-
6
a cable.
3
DVI In
1
C
onnect a dual-link cable
f
rom this connector to the a DVI
(
di
g
ital onl
y)
source.
4
L
ink
1
.2
This port is used to send the si
g
nal
f
rom DVI In 1 to the Receiver unit usin
g
C
AT-
6
a cable.
5
L
ink 2.
1
This port is used to send the si
g
nal
f
rom DVI In 2 to the Receiver unit usin
g
C
AT-
6
a cable.
6
DVI In 2
C
onnect a dual-link cable
f
rom this connector to the secondar
y
DVI
(
di
g
ital onl
y)
source.
7
L
ink 2.2
This port is used to send the si
g
nal
f
rom DVI In 2 to the Receiver unit usin
g
C
AT-
6
a cable.
8
5V D
C
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power suppl
y
to this receptacle.
SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S

6
RECEIVER UNIT LAYOU
T
Front Panel
Back Panel
2
1
3
6
4
75
8
9

7
1
EQ
The E
Q
ad
j
ustment or Trim Pot is used to equalize the si
g
nal to compensate
f
or
the extension distance and the qualit
y/
skew variances that are
f
ound in di
ff
erent
C
AT-6a cablin
g
brands.
2
P
owe
r
The LED power indicator will become active once the included 5V D
C
power
s
uppl
y
is properl
y
connected beten the unit and an open wall power socket.
3
L
ink 2.
1
This port is used to receive the si
g
nal
f
rom DVI In 2 on the
S
ender unit usin
g
C
AT-
6
a cable.
4
DVI Ou
t
This connector hooks up the Receiver to a DVI-D compliant monitor at the
re
m
o
t
e
des
tin
a
ti
o
n.
5
Link 2.2
This port is used to receive the si
g
nal
f
rom DVI In 2 on the
S
ender unit usin
g
C
AT-
6
a cable.
6
L
ink
1
.
1
This port is used to receive the si
g
nal
f
rom DVI In 1 on the
S
ender unit usin
g
C
AT-
6
a cable.
7
DVI Ou
t
This connector hooks up the Receiver to a DVI-D compliant monitor at the
re
m
o
t
e
des
tin
a
ti
o
n.
8
Link
1
.2
This port is used to receive the si
g
nal
f
rom DVI In 1 on the
S
ender unit usin
g
C
AT-
6
a cable.
9
5V D
C
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
between this input and an open wall
p
ower socket.
RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S

8
CONNECTING THE 2X DUALLINK DVI EXTENDER OVER CAT-
6
How to Connect the 2x Dual Link DVI Extender over CAT-
6
1.
C
onnect the included dual-link DVI cables between the DVI outputs on each
c
omputer and the DVI input connectors on the 2x Dual Link DVI Extender
over
C
AT-
6
S
ender uni
t
.
2.
C
onnect
f
our
C
AT-
6
a cables between the
S
ender and Receiver units.
Note that each connector on the
S
ender and Receiver unit is identi
fi
ed
b
y
Link 1.1, Link 1.2, Link 2.1, and Link 2.2. When connectin
g
the
C
AT-6
c
ables, make sure that the connectors on the
S
ender unit are connected to
the correspondin
g
connectors on the Receiver unit
(
e.
g
. Link 1.1 --> Link 1.1,
Link 1.2 -> Link 1.2, and so on
)
.
NOTE: When
fi
eld-terminatin
g
C
AT-6a cablin
g
please adhere to th
e
TIA
/
EIA-568-B speci
fi
cation. Please see pa
g
e 12
f
or more in
f
ormation.
3
.
C
onnect two dual-link DVI cables
f
rom the Receiver unit to each o
f
the tw
o
dual-link displa
y
s.
4.
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power supplies
(
two are included
)
to the
S
ender and Receiver units.
C
onnect the A
C
power cord
f
rom each power
s
uppl
y
to available electrical outlets.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the 2x Dual Link DVI Extender over CAT-
6
Computer
Computer CAT-6 CABLE
DUAL LINK DVI CABLE
1
Receiver
Sender
Dual Link DVI Display
Dual Link DVI Display
e
ceiver
2

9
D
IP SWITCH CONFIGURATIO
N
D
IP Switch Location
O
n the bottom o
f
both the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit is a bank
f
our
(
4
)
DIP
s
wit
c
h
es
.
The DIP switches on the
S
ender unit allow the mana
g
ement o
f
EDID,
fi
ber optic
e
xtenders, and HD
C
P. The DIP switches on the Receiver unit do not provide an
y
f
unction and reserved
f
or
f
uture expansion.
Sender uni
t
D
IP Switch 1 - EDID Mana
g
emen
t
• ON - Pass Through EDID
DD
C
and HPD are passed throu
g
h. Both the connection status and the
f
ull video capabilities o
f
the monitor. All audio and video
f
eatures o
f
the
c
onnected devices are passed to the source device.
• OFF
(
default
)
- Local EDID
When Local EDID mode is used, the EDID will be assembled b
y
cop
y
in
g
all
video and audio
f
eatures o
f
the connected output device.
Th
e
fou
r DIP
s
wit
c
h
es
o
n th
e
S
ender uni
t

10
D
IP SWITCH CONFIGURATIO
N
D
IP Switch 2: +5V for Fiber O
p
tic Extenders
• ON - Enable +5V
Enable +5V
f
or DVI
fi
ber optic extenders.
• OFF
(
default
)
- Disable +5V
Disable +5V
f
or DVI
fi
ber optic extenders.
D
IP Switch 3: DVI Su
pp
ort
*
DIP switch 3 is onl
y
f
unctional when DIP switch 1 is set to
O
FF
(
Local EDID
)
.
• ON - DVI Mode
I
f
a DVI connection is used, set DIP 3 to the
O
N position. DVI is supported
b
y
disablin
g
HD
C
P pass-throu
g
h.
• OFF (default) - HDCP Pass-Through
I
f
HDMI is connected, set DIP 3 in the
O
FF position.
D
IP Switch 4: Not used
•
R
eserved
f
or
f
uture expansion.
IMPORTANT
:
A
f
ter chan
g
in
g
DIP switch 1 or DIP switch 3, the
S
ender unit must be power-c
y
cled
f
or the chan
g
es to take e
ff
ect.

1
1
ADJUSTING THE SIGNAL QUALITY
Ad
j
ustin
g
the Si
g
nal Qualit
y
The 2x Dual Link DVI Extender over
C
AT-6 Receiver unit has two trim pot
(
trim
p
otentiometers
)
to compensate
f
or the extension distance and the qualit
y/
skew
variances that are
f
ound in di
ff
erent
C
AT-6a cablin
g
brands. E
Q
1 ad
j
usts the output
s
i
g
nal
f
or DVI 1 and E
Q
2 ad
j
usts the output si
g
nal
f
or DVI 2. I
f
there is no output
video or i
f
output video contains video arti
f
acts and
/
or video noise such as snow
,
u
se the steps below to ad
j
ust the trim pot.
1. Insert a small
fl
at-headed tool into each o
f
the trim pots on the
f
ront panel o
f
th
e
Rece
iv
e
r
u
nit.
2. Each trim pot has 8 set positions. Turn the trim pot in a clockwise
f
ashion
u
ntil it clicks to the next position.
C
ontinue ad
j
ustin
g
the trim pot b
y
tr
y
in
g
all
8
positions until the issue is resolved.
3
.
C
are
f
ull
y
remove the ad
j
ustment tool.
Trim P
ot
Trim P
ot
NOTE
:
An
y
time a cable is chan
g
ed-out or replaced, the trim pots on
the Receiver unit will need to be ad
j
usted.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
G
e
f
en has speci
fi
call
y
en
g
ineered products to work with the TIA
/
EIA-568-B
s
peci
fi
cation. Please
f
ollow the table below when
fi
eld terminatin
g
cable
f
or
u
se with
G
e
f
en products. Failure to do so ma
y
produce unexpected results and
r
educed per
f
ormance.
This product was desi
g
ned
f
or use with
C
AT-6a
(
au
g
mented
)
cablin
g
onl
y
. This
u
nit will either not per
f
orm to speci
fi
cation or re
f
use to operate completel
y
i
f
c
ablin
g
other than
C
AT-6a is used.
Each cable run must consist o
f
a sin
g
le undivided se
g
ment o
f
C
AT-6a cablin
g
f
rom
S
ender to Receiver. Punch-down blocks or splices will not work.
P
in Color
1
O
ran
g
e
/
Whit
e
2
O
ran
ge
3
G
reen
/
Whit
e
4Bl
ue
5
Blue
/
Whit
e
6
G
ree
n
7
Brown
/
Whit
e
8
Br
o
w
n
12
NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA
M

1
3
M
aximum Pixel
C
lock...........................................................................2 x 1
65
MHz
Input Video
S
i
g
nal......................................................................................1.2V p-
p
Input DD
C
S
i
g
nal.................................................................................5V p-p
(
TTL
)
Video Input
C
onnector
(S
ender
)
....................
(
1
)
DVI-I, 29-pin,
f
emale
(
di
g
ital onl
y)
Video
O
utput
C
onnector
(
Receiver
)
..............
(
2
)
DVI-I, 29-pin,
f
emale
(
di
g
ital onl
y)
Link
C
onnectors
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
........................................................
(
4
)
RJ-4
5
Power
S
uppl
y
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
..................................................5V D
C
, lockin
g
Power
C
onsumption.................................................................10W per unit
(
max.
)
O
peratin
g
Temperature..............................................................................0 - 40
°C
Dimensions........................................................................
8
.4
”
W x 1.7
”
H x 4.
3
.
”
D
SPECIFICATION
S

1
4
G
e
f
en warrants the equipment it manu
f
actures to be
f
ree
f
rom de
f
ects in material
and workmanship.
I
f
equipment
f
ails because o
f
such de
f
ects and
G
e
f
en is noti
fi
ed within two
(
2
)
y
ears
f
rom the date o
f
shipment,
G
e
f
en will, at its option, repair or replace the
e
quipment, provided that the equipment has not been sub
j
ected to mechanical,
e
lectrical, or other abuse or modi
fi
cations. Equipment that
f
ails under conditions
other than those covered will be repaired at the current price o
f
parts and labor in
eff
ect at the time o
f
repair.
S
uch repairs are warranted
f
or ninet
y
(
90
)
da
y
s
f
rom
the da
y
o
f
reshipment to the Bu
y
er.
This warrant
y
is in lieu o
f
all other warranties expressed or implied, includin
g
without limitation, an
y
implied warrant
y
or merchantabilit
y
or
fi
tness
f
or an
y
p
articular purpose, all o
f
which are expressl
y
disclaimed.
1. Proo
f
o
f
sale ma
y
be required in order to claim warrant
y
.
2.
C
ustomers outside the U
S
are responsible
f
or shippin
g
char
g
es to and
f
rom
G
e
f
en.
3
.
C
opper cables are limited to a 30 da
y
warrant
y
and cables must be in their
ori
g
inal condition.
The in
f
ormation in this manual has been care
f
ull
y
checked and is believed to
be accurate. However,
G
e
f
en assumes no responsibilit
y
f
or an
y
inaccuracies
that ma
y
be contained in this manual. In no event will
G
e
f
en be liable
f
or
direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential dama
g
es resultin
g
f
rom
an
y
de
f
ect or omission in this manual, even i
f
advised o
f
the possibilit
y
o
f
such
dama
g
es. The technical in
f
ormation contained herein re
g
ardin
g
the
f
eatures and
s
peci
fi
cations is sub
j
ect to chan
g
e without notice.
For the latest warrant
y
covera
g
e in
f
ormation, re
f
er to the Warrant
y
and Return
Polic
y
under the
S
upport section o
f
the
G
e
f
en Web site at www.
g
e
f
en.com.
P
RODUCT REGISTRATIO
N
P
lease re
g
ister
y
our product online b
y
visitin
g
the Re
g
ister Product pa
g
e
u
nder the Su
pp
ort section of the Gefen Web site
.
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