Gefen EXT-HDMI1.3-CAT6-4X User manual

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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 Unit Descriptio
n
6
R
eceiver Unit La
y
ou
t
7
R
eceiver Unit Descriptions
8
IR Remote Descriptio
n
9
IR Remote Installatio
n
10 IR Remote
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
11
C
onnectin
g
And
O
peratin
g
The 4x
C
A
T
6
Extender For
H
DMI
12 Usin
g
an 4x4 Matri
x
13 Usin
g
an 4x4 Matrix with R
S
-232
C
ontrol
14
C
onnection Without an 4x4 Matrix
(S
tand-alone Mode
)
15 Usin
g
The
O
ptional RMT-4IR Remote Uni
t
16 Usin
g
S
tand-alone Mod
e
17 Equalizin
g
the
S
i
g
nal
(
Matrix and
S
tand-alone Mode
)
18 DIP
S
witch
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
2
0
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ontrol Inter
f
ac
e
21
C
ontrollin
g
the Receiver Unit with R
S
-23
2
22 R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ommands
2
5
IP
C
ontrol
2
5
View Matrix
S
tatus
26 IP
C
on
f
i
g
uratio
n
27 Backup
/
Restor
e
28 Power Mana
g
emen
t
29 Network
C
abel Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
30
Firmware Updat
e
32
S
peci
fi
cations
33 Warrant
y
34 Licensin
g

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI. Your
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 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI
The
G
e
f
en 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI sends
f
our independent HDMI 1.3
s
i
g
nals, with Deep
C
olor support, over a sin
g
le
C
AT-6a cable to distances up to
200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
.
The
G
e
f
en 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI supports HDMI 1.3
f
eatures such as
1080p Full HD and multichannel audio
f
ormats includin
g
Dolb
y
TrueHD and DT
S
-
H
D M
as
t
e
r A
ud
i
o
.
The
G
e
f
en 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI di
g
ital transmission method insures
100
%
si
g
nal inte
g
rit
y
over this sin
g
le cable extension solution.
With IR Back
C
hannel and R
S
-232 support, control o
f
the 4x4 Matrix and Hi-De
f
s
ources, at an
y
o
f
the 4 individual zones, is at
y
our
fi
n
g
ertips. Each Receiver unit
allows control
f
or Matrix switchin
g
and sendin
g
IR commands back to the source
l
ocated up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
awa
y
. The 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI adds
IP
C
ontrol to the connected
G
e
f
en 4x4 Matrix
f
or convenient access to switchin
g
and routin
g
o
f
the connected sources usin
g
a web browser.
How It Works
Th
e
G
e
f
en 4x
C
AT
6
Extender
f
or HDM
I
can be connected in two wa
y
s
:
1
)
Matrix Mode: As a
C
ontrol and Extender s
y
stem
f
or an
y
G
e
f
en 4x4 Matrix unit.
Extend up to 4 o
f
the
G
e
f
en 4x4 Matrix outputs up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
awa
y
with IR, R
S
-232, or IP
C
ontrol at an
y
o
f
the remote locations. Also supports the
IR Back
C
hannel
f
or remote control o
f
the extended Hi-De
f
sources.
2
)
S
tand-alone Mode: As a stand-alone Extender s
y
stem.
C
onnect up to 4 Hi-
De
f
sources to an
y
o
f
the available inputs.
S
impl
y
extend the connected Hi-De
f
s
ources up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
with IR Back
C
hannel.

2
OPERATION NOTE
S
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE 4X CAT6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI
•
C
AT-6a cables can be used up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
.
•
S
hielded
(S
TP
)
C
AT-6a is recommended. However, unshielde
d
(
UTP
)
C
AT-6a is acceptable.
NOTE
:
S
hielded cable has an advanta
g
e b
y
providin
g
immunit
y
to
Electroma
g
netic Inter
f
erence
(
EMI
)
, cell phones and A
/C
motors.

3
FEATURE
S
Su
pp
orted 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 HDMI 1.3 at 1080p up to 200
f
eet
(
60 m
)
• Extends DVI at 1920x1200 up to 200
f
eet
(
60 m
)
when usin
g
a passive
H
DMI-to-DVI adapter.
• 3DTV Pass-Throu
gh
•
C
olor
S
pace
C
onversio
n
• IR Remote
C
ontrol
• Built-in IR Extender and IR Back
C
hannel
•
RS
-2
3
2 serial control
• IP
C
ontrol
(S
ender unit
f
eature
)
• Audio and video are transmitted di
g
itall
y
f
or zero si
g
nal loss
•
S
upports multichannel di
g
ital audio
f
ormats includin
g
Dolb
y
TrueHD and
DT
S
-HD Master Audi
o
•
M
etal enclosure provides better RF shieldin
g
•
C
ompensation
f
or cable skew
•
M
aintains settin
g
s on Power-
O
n stat
e
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
4x
C
AT6 Extender
S
ender Uni
t
(
4
)
4x
C
AT6 Extender Receiver Units
(
4
)
1
f
t. HDMI
C
ables
(
M-M
)
(
1
)
R
S
-232
S
erial
C
able
(
M-F
)
(
1
)
24V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
4
)
5V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
upplies
(
1
)
S
et o
f
Rack Ears
(S
ender Unit
O
nl
y)
(
1
)
User Manual

4
SENDER PANEL LAYOU
T
Front Panel
Back Panel
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

5
SENDER PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
S
tandby Button
S
ets the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI into
S
tandb
y
Mode.
2
I
R Senso
r
R
eceives si
g
nals
f
rom the IR Remote
C
ontrol.
3
P
ower Indicato
r
This LED will turn bri
g
ht red once the lockin
g
power suppl
y
has been properl
y
co
nn
ec
t
ed
.
4
I
R Blaster
(
4
)
U
sed to connect the IR Blaster to the
S
ource device.
5 CAT6 Output Jack
(
4
)
C
onnects the
S
ender unit to the Receiver unit usin
g
C
AT-6.
6
R
S-232 Serial Port
(
Input
)
The 4x4 Matrix ma
y
be switched remotel
y
usin
g
serial communications with
an
y
o
ffi
ce computer or a control automation device b
y
connectin
g
to this port.
Please see pa
g
e 20
f
or details.
7
L
ocking HDMI Port
(
4
)
C
onnect a HI-De
f
source to this HDMI port.
8
I
P Control
C
onnect to this port to control the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI usin
g
IP
C
ontrol.
S
ee pa
g
e 25
f
or more in
f
ormation.
9
R
S-232 Serial Port
(
Output
)
C
onnects to the R
S
-232 control device. The 4x4 ma
y
be switched remotel
y
u
sin
g
this port.
S
ee pa
g
e 20
f
or details.
10
2
4V DC Power Connecto
r
C
onnects the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to this receptacle.

6
RECEIVER PANEL LAYOU
T
Front Panel
Back Panel
1
3
4
2
5
6
7
8
9
10