Gefen EXT-2DVI-CAT6DL User manual

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2x Dual Link
DVI Extende
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over CAT-
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EXT-2DVI-
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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.
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e
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en’s reliable, plu
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-and-pla
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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