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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4
S
ender Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Receiver Panel La
y
ou
t
6
Panel Descriptions
7
C
onnectin
g
the 4x4 DVI Extender
S
7 4x4 DVI Extender
S
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
8
Manual Equalization Procedur
e
9
DIP
S
witch Location Dia
g
ram
10 Network
C
able Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
11 R
ac
k M
ou
nt In
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
on
12 Mountin
g
Plate Installatio
n
13
S
peci
fi
cations
14 Warrant
y

1
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
th
e
4x4 DVI Extender
S
Ext
e
n
de
r. Y
ou
r
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 4x4 DVI Extender
S
Th
e
4x4 DVI Extender
S
Extender is the per
f
ect solution
f
or an
y
one who needs to
s
end multiple
(
up to
f
our
)
DVI video sources to multiple
(
up to
f
our
)
DVI displa
y
s
in r
e
m
o
t
e
l
oca
ti
o
n
s
a
t th
e
sa
m
e
tim
e
.
Th
e
4x4 DVI Extender
S
Extender has 4 DVI video inputs. The DVI sources are
s
ent to up to
f
our DVI
C
AT5 M
S
receivers via industr
y
standard
C
AT-5,
C
AT-
5
e or
C
AT-6 cables. Distances o
f
up to 300
f
eet
f
or 1080i video, and 150
f
eet
f
or 1080p video are possible.
S
i
g
nal auto-equalization is set b
y
de
f
ault and will
p
rovide optimal ima
g
e reproduction
f
or cable runs o
f
130
f
eet or less. Manual
e
qualization is available
f
or cable runs at
g
reater distances.
How It Works
C
onnect
y
our DVI video sources to the 4x4 DVI Extender
S
inputs usin
g
the
s
upplied DVI cables. Run two
C
AT-5,
C
AT-5e or
C
AT-6 network cables
f
rom the
4x4 DVI Extender
S
Extender to each o
f
the DVI
C
AT5 M
S
Receivers. Lastl
y
,
c
onnect up to
f
our DVI displa
y
s to the DVI
C
AT5 M
S
receivers at the remote
loca
ti
o
n
s
.
INTRODUCTIO
N

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE 4X4 DVI EXTENDER
S
•Th
e
4x4 DVI Extender
S
Extender and DVI
C
AT
5
M
S
R units are housed in a
m
etal box
f
or better RF shieldin
g
.
• The maximum cable extension is 300
f
eet
(
91 meters
)
f
or video resolutions
o
f
1
080
i and below.
• The maximum cable extension is 150
f
eet
(
45 meters
)
f
or video resolutions
o
f
1080p.
•I
f
EMI is present an
y
where near the RJ-45 video cable runs, it ma
y
be necessar
y
to use shielded RJ-45 cable. This is to prevent possible
inter
f
erence
f
rom de
g
radin
g
the video si
g
nal. Usin
g
shielded cable, however,
will reduce the maximum distance that the R
J
-4
5
cable can be run.
• Extensions under 130
f
eet can use Auto E
Q
(
which is on b
y
de
f
ault
)
.
Extensions over 130
f
eet will require
y
ou to manuall
y
E
Q
y
our si
g
nal
(
see
p
a
g
e 8
)
.
•E
ac
h
cab
l
e
r
u
n m
us
t
be
o
n
e
co
ntin
uous
r
u
n fr
o
m
o
n
e
e
n
d
t
o
th
e
o
th
e
r. N
o
s
plices or use o
f
punch down blocks.
•
H
i
g
h qualit
y
C
AT-6a cablin
g
should be used
f
or maximum per
f
ormance.
• Do not use stranded or low
/
no skew cablin
g
.
S
olid core cablin
g
should be
u
sed
f
or maximum per
f
ormance.
2
OPERATION NOTE
S

3
Features
• Easil
y
distribute
f
our DVI sources to
f
our remote DVI displa
y
s
• Extends video si
g
nals up to 300
f
eet over
C
AT-5,
C
AT-5e or
C
AT-6a network
cab
l
e
•
M
aintains 1920 x 1200, 1080p, and 2k resolution vide
o
•
H
D
C
P-complian
t
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
4x4 DVI Extender
S
-
S
ender uni
t
(
4
)
DVI
C
AT5 M
S
- Receiver uni
t
(
4
)
6
f
t. DVI cable
(
M-M
)
(
4
)
5V D
C
Power
S
upplies
(
1
)
24V D
C
power suppl
y
(
4
)
Mountin
g
Plates
(
1
)
S
et o
f
Rack Ears
FEATURE
S

4
SENDER PANEL LAYOU
T
Fron
t
1
Back
2
3

5
RECEIVER PANEL LAYOU
T
Fron
t
Back
1
2
3
4
5
6

6
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S
Sender Uni
t
1
C
AT-5 Video / DDC
(
1 - 4
)
C
onnect a pair o
f
C
AT-5 cables
f
rom each set o
f
RJ-45
j
acks
(
Video
/
DD
C)
on
the
S
ender unit to the respective RJ-45
j
acks on the DVI
C
AT5 M
S
Receiver
u
nit.
2
2
4V D
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.
3
DVI In
(
1-4
)
C
onnect up to
f
our computers
(
or other DVI sources
)
to each o
f
these DVI ports
on the
S
ender unit.
Receiver Uni
t
1
DD
C
C
onnects a
C
AT-5 cable between a DD
C
j
ack on a DVI
C
AT5 M
S
Receiver unit
and a DD
C
j
ack on the
S
ender unit.
2
V
ide
o
C
onnects a
C
AT-5 cable between a Video
j
ack on a DVI
C
AT5 M
S
Receiver unit
and a Video
j
ack on the
S
ender unit.
3
EQ
U
sed to ad
j
ust the output si
g
nal. Re
f
er to the
DVI CAT5 MS User Manual
fo
r
l
m
o
r
e
in
fo
rm
a
ti
o
n.
4
DVI Ou
t
C
onnect a DVI displa
y
to the DVI
O
ut port.
5
+
5 Vd
c
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to this power receptacle and connect
the power cord to an available electrical outlet.
6
P
owe
r
This LED indicator will
g
low bri
g
ht red when the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
is
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
th
e
DVI CAT5 MS
R
ece
iv
e
r
u
nit.
S

7
CONNECTING THE 4X4 DVI EXTENDER
S
How to Connect the 4x4 DVI Extender
S
1.
C
onnect
y
our sources
(
up to
f
our
)
to the
4x4 DVI Extender S
DVI inputs
S
u
sin
g
the supplied DVI cables.
2.
C
onnect up to
f
our displa
y
s to the DVI output ports on each DVI
C
AT5 M
S
Rece
iv
e
r
u
nit.
3
.
C
onnect both CAT-5
(
CAT-5e or CAT-6
)
cables
(
DDC and Video
)
between
th
e
4x4 DVI Extender S
Extender and each DVI CAT5 MS Receiver unit.
S
NOTE: I
f
fi
eld terminatin
g
network cable, please adhere to the TIA
/
EIA-568-B
s
tandard. Please see pa
g
e 10
f
or more in
f
ormation.
4.
C
onnect the 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to the 4x4 DVI Extender
S
.
5
.
C
onnect the 5V D
C
power supplies to each o
f
the DVI
C
AT
5
M
S
Receiver
u
nit.
6
. Power on the displa
y
s.
7. P
o
w
e
r
o
n th
e
sou
r
ces
.
NOTE: I
f
an ima
g
e is not bein
g
shown on the displa
y
, please check all cablin
g
f
or
p
roper connections and
f
ollow the steps outlined below and in the next section.
4
X4 DVI EXTENDER S CONFIGURATIO
N
The 4x4 DVI Extender
S
and DVI
C
AT
5
M
S
R receivers have built-in auto
e
qualization that will automaticall
y
tune out an
y
unwanted video noise. This
f
eature is reliable with premium cable runs up to a maximum o
f
130
f
eet. It ma
y
be necessar
y
to disable this
f
eature i
f
there is either no video bein
g
displa
y
ed on
initial start-up, there is video noise in the ima
g
e, or the cable run exceeds 130
f
eet. First, veri
fy
that all the proper connections have been made and that all
devices are powered on be
f
ore attemptin
g
to disable auto equalization. Please
f
ollow the section on the next pa
g
e to manuall
y
equalize the video si
g
nal.

8
M
ANUAL EQUALIZATION PROCEDURE
Th
e
4x4 DVI Extender S
Extender and DVI CAT5 MSR receiver units both have
S
s
ets o
f
DIP switches located on the underside o
f
their casin
g
s. There is a piece o
f
s
ilver metallic tape that must be removed to expose these DIP switches. The 4x4
DVI Extender S
Extender unit carries 4 banks of 4 DIP switches. Each DVI CAT5
S
MS
R receiver carries one bank o
f
4 DIP switches. Dip switches 1 and 2 on both
the sendin
g
and receivin
g
units are used in this procedure. Dip switches 3 and 4
are not used. B
y
de
f
ault, DIP switch 2 on each bank o
f
the 4x4 DVI Extender
S
Extender should be in the
O
N position, and all DIP switches on each DVI
C
AT5
MS
R receivin
g
unit should be in the
O
FF position
(
Auto E
Q
O
n
)
. To turn o
ff
auto
e
qualization, turn DIP switch 1 on the receivin
g
units to the
O
N position
(
Auto E
Q
o
ff)
. With these settin
g
s, please
f
ollow the steps below to equalize the picture.
1. Insert a small
fl
at head tool into the trim pot on the receiver unit.
2. Turn the trim pot in a clockwise
f
ashion until it comes to a stop. Do not
f
orce
the trim pot be
y
ond this point. Doin
g
so ma
y
render the trim pot useless.
3
.
S
lowl
y
turn the trim pot counter-clockwise in millimeter increments until the
ima
g
e stabilizes and all video noise disappears.
4.
C
are
f
ull
y
remove the ad
j
ustment tool.
NOTE: I
f
y
our cable run is be
y
ond 130
f
eet, or the steps above do not produce
an
y
video, it ma
y
be necessar
y
to increase the boost
f
rom the sendin
g
unit. Use
the chart below to increase the senders to medium boost b
y
chan
g
in
g
the 4x4
DVI Extender S
Extender’s DIP switches. Once a new boost setting is set, repeat
S
s
teps 1 throu
g
h 4
f
rom above. I
f
this still does not produce and ima
g
e, increase
the boost to hi
g
h and repeat the E
Q
process.
Sender Dip Switch Settin
g
s
Setting Switch 1 Switch 2
Med
i
u
m B
oost
O
FF
O
FF
No Boost
(
De
f
ault
)
O
FF
ON
H
i
g
h Boos
t
ON
O
FF
N
O
T
US
ED
ON
ON
Receiver Dip Switch Settin
g
s
Setting Switch 1 Switch 2
M
anual E
Q
ON
O
FF
Auto E
Q
(
De
f
ault
)
O
FF
O
FF

9
D
VI CAT5 MSR
Remove Tape
Equalization
Trim Pot
Auto EQ Dip Switches
1432
1432
Boost Dip Switches
Remove Tape
FRONT
4
x4 DVI Extende
r
S
r
D
IP SWITCH LOCATION DIAGRA
M

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
G
e
f
en has speci
fi
call
y
en
g
ineered their products to work with the TIA
/
EIA-568-B
s
peci
fi
cation. Please adhere to 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.
C
AT-5,
C
AT-5e, and
C
AT-6 cablin
g
comes in stranded and solid core t
y
pes.
G
e
f
en recommends usin
g
solid core cablin
g
.
C
AT-6 cable is also recommended
fo
r
bes
t r
esu
lt
s
.
Each cable run must be one continuous run
f
rom one end to the other. No splices
or use o
f
punch down blocks.
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
10
NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA
M

1
1
Rear of unit
Front of unit
R
ack mount ears are provided
f
or installation o
f
this unit into a 1U rack mount
space
.
1. L
oca
t
e
th
e
s
i
de
sc
r
e
w
s
o
n th
e
u
nit.
2.
Re
m
o
v
e
th
e
f
r
o
nt 2
sc
r
e
w
s
th
a
t
a
r
e
l
oca
t
ed
c
l
oses
t t
o
th
e
f
r
o
nt
of
th
e
u
nit.
3
.
U
sin
g
the removed screws, screw the rack mountin
g
bracket into the unit
.
4.
Repeat the procedure on the opposite side of the unit.
ppp
1
2
3
4
RACK MOUNT INSTALLATIO
N

12
1
2
3
Remove the rubber
feet covering the screws
off the bottom of the
unit.
Remove the screws.
Line up the mounting
plates and screw it on to
the unit.
Mounting Plate Installation
M
OUNTING PLATE INSTALLATIO
N

1
3
Video Ampli
fi
er Bandwidth ..............................................................4 x 165 MHz
Input Video
S
i
g
nal ................................................................................ 1.2 V p-p
Input DD
C
S
i
g
nal ........................................................................... 5V p-p
(
TTL
)
S
in
g
le Link Ran
g
e ..............................................................1080p
/
1920 x 1200
DVI Connector T
y
pe ...................................... DVI-I 29 Pin Female
(
di
g
ital onl
y)
Link
C
onnector .......................................................................................... R
J
-4
5
Power
C
onsumption ......................................................................... 60W
(
max
)
Transmitter Power
S
uppl
y
...................................................................... 24V D
C
R
eceiver Power
S
uppl
y
........................................................................... 5V D
C
Dim
e
n
s
i
o
n
s
..............................................................17
”
W x 1.7
5”
H x
5
.
8
7
5”
D
S
hippin
g
Wei
g
ht ........................................................................................10 lbs
.
SPECIFICATION
S

1
4
WARRANTY
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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