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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
F
ea
t
u
r
es
4
S
ender Unit La
y
ou
t
5
S
ender Panel Descriptions
6
Receiver Panel La
y
ou
t
7 Receiver Panel Descriptions
8
C
onnectin
g
the Extender
f
or HDMI 1.3 over
C
AT-5 with Etherne
t
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
Network
C
able Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
1
0
DIP
S
witches
11 DIP
S
witch
S
ettin
g
s
12
M
ountin
g
Plate Installatio
n
1
3
Terminolo
gy
14
S
peci
fi
cations
15 Warrant
y

1
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the Extender
f
or HDMI 1.3 over
C
AT5 with
Ethernet. Your complete 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 CAT5 with Etherne
t
The Extender
f
or HDMI 1.3 over
C
AT5 with Ethernet extends a Hi-De
f
Displa
y
with
m
ulti-channel di
g
ital audio and Ethernet at resolutions o
f
1080p Full HD and 4K
(
4096 x 2160
@
24 Hz
)
t up to 330
f
eet
(
100 meters
)
usin
g
one
C
AT-5 cable.
DVI-D is supported when used with an HDMI to DVI Adapter, providin
g
g
reater
fl
exibilit
y
and options when inte
g
ratin
g
several home theater components. 3
D
c
ontent can be displa
y
ed when a 3DTV and 3D source are connected.
Extension o
f
Ethernet connectivit
y
enables internet or local area network access
f
or HDTVs, home P
C
s, video
g
ame consoles, DVRs and an
y
device that needs
f
ast 10
/
100Base-T network access, at convenient locations.
The IR back-channel
f
eature lets users control Hi-De
f
S
ources as i
f
the
y
were
l
ocated at the Displa
y
. IR commands are processed b
y
the IR e
y
e on the receiver,
transmitted back over the
C
AT5 extension, and then sent to ori
g
inal A
/
V
S
ource
devices located b
y
the sender unit usin
g
the IR Blaster
(
sold separatel
y)
.
How It Works
C
onnect the
G
e
f
en Extender
f
or HDMI 1.
3
over
C
AT
5
with Ethernet sender
u
nit to the A
/
V and Ethernet
S
ource devices such as in
f
rastructure, routers and
s
witches usin
g
short HDMI and
C
AT5 cables. Do the same operation between
the Extender receiver and the extended HD Displa
y
and an
y
network devices that
y
ou are connectin
g
to. When the Extender sender and receiver units have been
c
onnected to
S
ources, Displa
y
s and network equipment, connect a sin
g
le
C
AT5
e
xt
e
n
s
i
o
n
cab
l
e
be
tw
ee
n
se
n
de
r
a
n
d
r
ece
iv
e
r. Th
e
Ext
e
n
de
r
se
n
de
r
a
n
d
r
ece
iv
e
r
u
nits ma
y
be up to 330
f
eet apart.
Note
:
The Extender
f
or HDMI 1.3 over
C
AT5 with Ethernet is
f
ull
y
HDMI and
H
D
C
P compliant.
INTRODUCTIO
N

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI 1.3 OVER CAT5 WITH ETHERNE
T
• The Extender
f
or HDMI 1.
3
over
C
AT
5
with Ethernet units are housed in a
m
etal box
f
or better RF shieldin
g
.
•
C
AT-
5
cables should not exceed
330
f
eet.
•
S
hielded
C
AT-6 with metal RJ-45 connectors are recommended to sa
f
e
g
uard
a
g
ainst random video
fl
ashes caused b
y
electroma
g
netic inter
f
erence
(
EMI
)
.
• The Extender
f
or HDMI 1.3 over
C
AT5 with Ethernet
f
eatures the abilit
y
to
g
enerate compatible EDID and Hot Plu
g
si
g
nals
f
or troubleshootin
g
p
urposes when dealin
g
with di
ffi
cult inter
f
acin
g
issues between
S
ource
devices and Displa
y
s. Re
f
er to pa
g
es 9 and 10
f
or details.
•
H
D
C
P content is not supported when the unit is in DVI mode.
S
ee pa
g
e 10
fo
r
de
t
a
il
s
.
2
OPERATION NOTE
S

3
HDMI 1.3 Features
• 225 MHz
(
up to 12-bit YUV 444
@
1080p
)
• Deep
C
olor
• Dolb
y
TrueHD and DT
S
-HD Master Audi
o
• Lip-
Sy
nc
•
C
E
C
Pass-Throu
gh
Features
• Extends HDMI1.3 at 1080p60 over Ethernet up to 330
f
eet alon
g
with
Eth
e
rn
e
t
a
n
d
IR
co
mm
a
n
ds
• Built-in IR extender
f
unction allows IR remote control o
f
S
ource devices
f
rom
r
emote viewin
g
location b
y
sendin
g
IR commands received in the vicinit
y
o
f
the Displa
y
back to the
S
ource devices
• 3DTV Pass-Throu
gh
•
S
upports hi
g
h bit-rate multi-channel audio
f
ormats
(
Dolb
y
TrueHD
/
DT
S
M
aster Audio
)
embedded in the HDMI 1.3 si
g
nal
• Full
y
HDMI and HD
C
P complian
t
• Extends Ethernet protocol
f
rom a network switch to a device up to 330
f
eet
a
w
ay
• Lockin
g
power connectors on the Extender units and power supplies
f
or
secu
r
e
co
nn
ec
ti
o
n
s
• Eliminates equipment noise in the viewin
g
environment
• All-di
g
ital si
g
nal transmission over the
C
AT-5 cable
f
or zero si
g
nal loss
• Built-in auto video si
g
nal equalization
• EDID and Hot Plu
g
si
g
nal
g
eneration
f
eatures
f
or troubleshootin
g
di
ffi
cult
S
ource-Displa
y
inter
f
acin
g
issues.
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
Extender
f
or HDMI 1.3 over
C
AT5 with Ethernet -
S
ender
(
1
)
Extender
f
or HDMI 1.3 over
C
AT5 with Ethernet - Receiver
(
1
)
6
f
t. HDMI lockin
g
cable
(
M-M
)
(
2
)
Mountin
g
Plates
(
2
)
5V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
Q
uick
S
tart
G
uid
e
FEATURE
S

4
SENDER UNIT LAYOU
T
Back
Fron
t
3
2
1
6
4
5

5
SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S
1
5V D
C
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power suppl
y
to this connector.
O
nl
y
use
the power suppl
y
shipped with this unit.
2
P
owe
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht red once the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power suppl
y
h
as been properl
y
connected to the unit and the lockin
g
power suppl
y
has been
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
a
n
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
w
a
ll
ou
tl
e
t.
3
HDMI In
C
onnect an HDMI cable
f
rom this port to the Hi-De
f
source.
4
L
in
k
C
onnects the
S
ender unit to the Receiver unit usin
g
C
AT-5 cablin
g
.
5
Etherne
t
C
onnects the
S
ender to the network usin
g
Ethernet cablin
g
.
6
I
R Blaste
r
C
onnect an IR Blaster cable
(G
e
f
en part
#
EXT-2IREMIT
)
f
rom this port to the
H
i-De
f
source to control the source
f
rom the viewin
g
location.

6
RECEIVER UNIT LAYOU
T
Fron
t
Back
3
4
1
2
5
7
6

7
RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S
1
IR
This IR sensor receives si
g
nals
f
rom the Hi-De
f
source IR remote control. The
IR si
g
nals are sent back to the source device, when usin
g
an IR Blaster on the
S
ender.
2
HDMI Ou
t
C
onnect a lockin
g
HDMI cable
f
rom this port to an HDTV displa
y
.
3
P
owe
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht red once the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power suppl
y
h
as been properl
y
connected to the unit and the lockin
g
power suppl
y
has been
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
a
n
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
w
a
ll
ou
tl
e
t.
4
5V D
C
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power suppl
y
to this connector.
O
nl
y
use
the power suppl
y
shipped with this unit.
5
Ext I
R
C
onnect an IR Extender
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR
)
cable
f
rom this port
t
o
th
e
Hi-D
ef
sou
r
ce
t
o
e
xt
e
n
d
th
e
IR
co
ntr
o
l.
6
Etherne
t
C
onnects the receiver unit to the network device.
7
L
in
k
C
onnects the Receiver unit to the
S
ender unit usin
g
C
AT-5 cablin
g
.