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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4
S
ender Module La
y
ou
t
5
S
ender Module Descriptions
6
Receiver Module La
y
ou
t
7 Receiver Module Descriptions
8
C
onnectin
g
the DVI 1F
O
Extender
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
EDID Pro
g
rammin
g
10
S
peci
fi
cations
11 Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the DVI 1F
O
Extender. Your complete
s
atis
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 DVI 1FO Extender
The DVI
fi
ber optic module extender with Virtual EDID extends DVI up to 3300
f
eet
(
1 kilometer
)
to a displa
y
supportin
g
resolutions up to 1920 x 1200
(
WUX
G
A
)
u
sin
g
a sin
g
le-strand 50
/
125um laser-optimized multimode
(O
M3
)
SC
-terminated
fi
ber optic cable.
O
ptical si
g
nal transmission provides
g
alvanic isolation and
immunit
y
to electroma
g
netic inter
f
erence compared to similar copper-based
e
xtension modules. The Virtual EDID
f
eature pro
g
rams the displa
y
EDID into the
S
ender module to ensure
f
ast inte
g
ration and compatibilit
y
between the source
and the displa
y
. The attractive and compact
S
ender and Receiver modules
fi
t
n
eatl
y
behind the equipment
f
or a clean installation, makin
g
it a
g
reat wa
y
to
e
xt
e
n
d
DVI.
How It Works
The
S
ender module plu
g
s into the DVI source. The Receiver module plu
g
s into
the displa
y
.
C
onnect a sin
g
le-strand multimode
SC
-terminated
fi
ber optic cable
f
rom the
S
ender to the Receiver module. Plu
g
the power suppl
y
into the Receiver
m
odule and a vibrant Hi-De
f
picture will appear on
y
our displa
y
.

2
OPERATION NOTES
READ THESE NOTE
S
BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATING THE DVI 1FO EXTENDER
• The
fi
ber optics cable must be treated care
f
ull
y
when connectors are
e
xposed. The
y
are susceptible to dust which can contribute to loss o
f
pixels.
• The DVI 1F
O
Extender works
f
or all DVI displa
y
s and supports resolutions
u
p to 1920 x 1200.
• Extension distance will depend upon the t
y
pe o
f
fi
ber optic cable that is
used:
•
U
p to 3300
f
eet
(
1 kilometer
)
usin
g
sin
g
le-strand
O
M3 multimode
fi
ber.
•
U
p to 1650
f
eet
(
500 meters
)
usin
g
sin
g
le-strand
O
M2 multimode
fi
ber.
•
U
p to 1000
f
eet
(
300 meters
)
usin
g
sin
g
le-strand
O
M1 multimode
fi
ber.
•
S
upports DDW
G
standard
f
or DVI monitors.

3
FEATURE
S
Features
• Extends DVI up to 3300
f
eet
(
1 kilometer
)
over a sin
g
le-strand o
f
O
M3
(
laser-optimized 50
/
125μm
)
multimode
fi
ber optic cabl
e
•
S
upports resolutions up to 1920 x 1200
(
WUX
G
A
)
• Virtual EDID allows EDID cop
y
in
g
f
rom the displa
y
to the sourc
e
• Fiber optic transmission eliminates electroma
g
netic inter
f
erence
(
EMI
)
•
C
ompact
S
ender and Receiver modules provide a clean, eas
y
installatio
n
•
U
se
G
e
f
en
C
AB-1
SC
-xxxx
O
M1 Fiber
O
ptic Link
C
ables
f
or distances
f
rom
30 - 330
f
eet
(
9-100 meters
)
• F
CC
and
C
E compliant
f
or EMI
/
RFI emissio
n
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
DVI 1F
O
Extender -
S
ender modul
e
(
1
)
DVI 1F
O
Extender - Receiver modul
e
(
1
)
5V D
C
Power suppl
y
(
1
)
Q
uick
S
tart
G
uid
e

4
SENDER MODULE LAYOU
T
5
5
T
o
p
Fron
t
Sid
e
Back
4
1
2
3

5
1
S
tatus Indicato
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht blue when the
S
ender module is powered. This LED
is also used to indicate the status o
f
the
S
ender module when pro
g
rammin
g
the
EDID.
S
ee pa
g
e 9
f
or details.
2
5V DC Power Receptacle
C
onnect the optional 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to this receptacle onl
y
i
f
the source
does not suppl
y
enou
g
h volta
g
e to power the
S
ender module.
3
S
C Fiber Connecto
r
C
onnect a sin
g
le strand o
f
O
M3
SC
-terminated multimode
fi
ber optic cable
f
rom
the
S
ender module to the Receiver module.
O
M1 and
O
M2 multimode
fi
ber
c
ables are also supported.
S
ee pa
g
e 2
f
or more in
f
ormation.
4
EDID Programming Button
S
ee pa
g
e 9
f
or more in
f
ormation on usin
g
this
f
eature.
5
DVI Inpu
t
C
onnect this part o
f
the
S
ender module to the DVI port on the computer.
SENDER MODULE DESCRIPTION
S
IMPORTANT: In m
os
t
cases
the
S
ender module will n
ot
require a
t
p
ower suppl
y
as lon
g
as the DVI source provides su
ffi
cient power
on pin 14 o
f
the DVI connector. I
f
the source does not suppl
y
e
nou
g
h power to the
S
ender module, then a power suppl
y
must be
c
onnected to the
S
ender module.

6
RECEIVER MODULE LAYOU
T
4
4
T
o
p
Fron
t
Back
1
2
3