Gefen EXT-HDMI1.3-CAT6-8X 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
out - Fron
t
5
S
ender Unit Descriptio
n
6
S
ender Unit La
y
out - Bac
k
7
S
ender Unit Descriptio
n
8
Receiver Unit La
y
out - Fron
t
9
Receiver Unit Descriptio
n
10 Receiver Unit La
y
out - Bac
k
11 Receiver Unit Descriptio
n
12 IR Remote Descriptio
n
1
3
IR Remote Installatio
n
14 IR Remote
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
15
C
onnectin
g
And
O
peratin
g
The 8x
C
A
T
6
Extender For
H
DM
I
16 Usin
g
an 8x8 Matri
x
17 Usin
g
an 8x8 Matrix with R
S
-232
C
ontrol
18
C
onnection Without an 8x8 Matrix
(S
tand-alone Mode
)
19 Usin
g
The
O
ptional RMT-8IR Remote Uni
t
20 Usin
g
S
tand-alone Mod
e
21 Equalizin
g
the
S
i
g
nal
(
Matrix and
S
tand-alone Mode
)
22
C
ontrollin
g
the Receiver Unit with R
S
-232
(
Matrix Mode
)
23 DIP
S
witch
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
2
5
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ontrol Inter
f
ac
e
2
6
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial Functions -
S
ender
U
ni
t
26 EDID Mana
g
emen
t
28 IP
C
on
f
i
g
uratio
n
3
1
G
eneral Functions
3
7 R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ommands -
S
ender
U
ni
t
3
7
C
ommands
4
0
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial Functions - Receiver
U
ni
t
40 EDID Mana
g
emen
t
4
3
G
eneral Functions
4
9
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ommands - Receiver
U
ni
t
4
9
C
ommands
5
1 IP
C
ontrol
5
1 View Matrix
S
tatus
5
2 IP
C
on
f
i
g
uratio
n
5
3 Backup
/
Restor
e
5
4 Power Mana
g
emen
t
55
Network
C
able Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
5
6 Firmware Updat
e
5
8
S
peci
fi
cations
5
9 Warrant
y
6
0 Licensin
g

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the 8x
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 8x CAT6 Extender for HDMI
The
G
e
f
en 8x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI sends ei
g
ht 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 8x
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 8x
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 8x8 Matrix and Hi-De
f
s
ources, at an
y
o
f
the 8 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 8x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI adds
IP
C
ontrol to the connected
G
e
f
en 8x8 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
8
x
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 8x8 Matrix unit.
Extend up to 8 o
f
the
G
e
f
en 8x8 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 Hide
f
sources.
2
)
S
tand-alone Mode: As a stand-alone Extender s
y
stem.
C
onnect up to
8
H
i 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.

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE 8X 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.
OPERATION NOTE
S
2

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.
•
3
DTV 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
)
8x
C
AT6 Extender
S
ender Uni
t
(
8
)
8x
C
AT6 Extender Receiver Units
(
8
)
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
(
8
)
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 UNIT LAYOU
T
2
3
1
Fron
t

5
Fron
t
1
S
tandby Button
S
ets the 8x
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
.
SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTIO
N

6
SENDER UNIT LAYOU
T
2
5 7
3
6
8
1
4
Back

7
SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S
Back
1
R
S-232 Serial Port
(
Input
)
The 8x8 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.
S
ee
p
a
g
e 25
f
or details.
2
I
P Control
C
onnect to this port to control the
8
x
8
HDMI Matri
x
usin
g
IP
C
ontrol.
S
ee pa
g
e
5
1
f
or more in
f
ormation.
3
R
S-232 Serial Port
(
Output
)
C
onnects to the R
S
-232 control device. The 8x8 ma
y
be switched remotel
y
u
sin
g
this port.
S
ee pa
g
e 25
f
or details.
4
I
R Blaster
(
8
)
U
sed to connect the IR Blaster to the
S
ource device.
5 CAT-6 Output Jack
(
8
)
C
onnects the
S
ender unit to the Receiver unit usin
g
C
AT-6.
6
L
ocking HDMI Port
(
8
)
C
onnect a Hi-De
f
source to this HDMI port.
7
I
R Extender Por
t
U
sed to extend the IR
S
ensor ran
g
e o
f
the
S
ender unit.
8
2
4V DC Power Connecto
r
C
onnects the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to this receptacle.

8
RECEIVER UNIT LAYOU
T
Fron
t
3
1
5
4
2

9
RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S
Fron
t
1
C
ontrol Buttons
(
1 - 8
)
When connected to an
y
8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI, these remote buttons on the
R
eceiver unit can switch between the 8 Hi-De
f
inputs connected to the 8x8
Ma
trix
fo
r HDMI.
2
I
R Senso
r
C
ontrol the Receiver unit b
y
pointin
g
the IR Remote
C
ontrol to the IR
S
ensor.
3
EQ Trimpo
t
U
sed to equalize the si
g
nal to compensate
f
or distance and skew variations
f
ound in various brands o
f
C
AT-
6
cable.
4
I
nput Indicators
(
HDMI In 1 - HDMI In 8
)
Displa
y
s the current input o
f
the 8x8 Matrix.
5
P
ower Indicato
r
This LED will turn bri
g
ht red once the power suppl
y
has been properl
y
co
nn
ec
t
ed
.
6
I
R Extender Por
t
U
sed to extend the IR
S
ensor ran
g
e o
f
the Receiver unit.
7
C
AT-6 In Connecto
r
C
onnect the
C
AT-
6
cable
f
rom the
S
ender unit to the R
J
-4
5
connector.
8
HDMI Ou
t
C
onnect the HDMI cable
f
rom the HDTV displa
y
to the HDMI
O
ut.
9
R
S-232 Inpu
t
C
onnects a controllin
g
device to this port.
10
5V DC Locking Power Connecto
r
C
onnects the included 5V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
uppl
y
to this receptacle.

10
RECEIVER UNIT LAYOU
T
Back
3
6
5
4
2
1

1
1
RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S
Back
1
C
ontrol Buttons
(
1 - 8
)
When connected to an
y
8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI, these remote buttons on the
R
eceiver unit can switch between the 8 Hi-De
f
inputs connected to the 8x8
Ma
trix
fo
r HDMI.
2
I
R Extender Por
t
U
sed to extend the IR
S
ensor ran
g
e o
f
the Receiver unit.
3
C
AT-6 In Connecto
r
C
onnect the
C
AT-
6
cable
f
rom the
S
ender unit to the R
J
-4
5
connector.
4
HDMI Ou
t
C
onnect the HDMI cable
f
rom the HDTV displa
y
to the HDMI
O
ut.
5
R
S-232 Inpu
t
C
onnects a controllin
g
device to this port.
6
5V DC Locking Power Connecto
r
C
onnects the included 5V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
uppl
y
to this receptacle.

12
1
Activity Indicato
r
This LED will be activated momentaril
y
each time a button is pressed.
2
Input Source Selection Buttons
(
1 - 8
)
These buttons are used to select which input source is routed to the
HDTV displa
y
.
IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIO
N
RMT-8IR Remote
(
Optional
)
1
2

1
3
RMT-8IR REMOTE INSTALLATIO
N
Installin
g
the RMT-8IR Batter
y
1.
R
emove the batter
y
cover on the back o
f
the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit.
2. Insert the included batter
y
into the open batter
y
slot. The positive
(
+
)
side o
f
the batter
y
should be
f
acin
g
up.
3
.
R
eplace the batter
y
cover.
The Remote
C
ontrol unit ships with two batteries.
O
ne batter
y
is required
f
or
operation and the other batter
y
is a spare.
Batter
y
Slo
t

1
4
Settin
g
the IR Remote Channel on the RMT-8IR
In th
e
e
v
e
nt th
a
t IR
co
mm
a
n
ds
f
r
o
m
o
th
e
r r
e
m
o
t
e
co
ntr
o
l
s
co
n
fl
i
c
t with th
e
s
upplied RMT-8IR Remote, chan
g
in
g
the remote IR channel will
fi
x this issue.
The RMT-8IR Remote has a bank o
f
DIP switches
f
or settin
g
the Remote IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l.
The DIP
S
witch bank on the RMT-8IR is located underneath the batter
y
cover
.
RMT-8IR REMOTE CONFIGURATIO
N
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
R
emote
C
hannel
3:
R
emote
C
hannel 1
:
D
efau
l
t
R
emote
C
hannel 2
:
R
emote
C
hannel 4
:
L
eft: Picture o
f
the opened rear batter
y
c
ompartment o
f
the RMT-8IR remote showin
g
the exposed DIP
S
witch bank between the
batter
y
chambers.
The IR channel selected on the RMT-
8
IR Remote must match the IR channel
assi
g
ned to the 8x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI. For example, i
f
y
ou set both DIP
s
witches on the remote to the down position
(
IR channel 1
)
,
y
ou must set the 8x
C
AT
6
Extender
f
or HDMI to use IR channel 1.
Please re
f
er to pa
g
e 36 and 47 on how to chan
g
e the IR channel on the 8x
C
AT6
Ext
e
n
de
r
fo
r HDMI.

15
CONNECTING AND OPERATING TH
E
8
X CAT6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI
How to Connect the 8x CAT6 Extender for HDMI
(
Matrix Mode
)
1.
U
sin
g
an
y
8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI as a source, connect an HDMI cable
f
rom
H
DMI
O
ut 1 on the
8
x
8
Matrix to HDMI In 1 on the
8
x
C
AT
6
Extender
f
or
H
DMI
S
ender unit. To ensure correct operation o
f
the 8x
C
AT6 Extender
with the 8x8 Matrix, make sure all connections are made:
C
onnect HDMI
O
ut 2 on the 8x8 Matrix to HDMI In 2 on the Extender, and so on.
2.
C
onnect the HDMI
O
ut on the 8x
C
AT6 Extender Receiver unit to the displa
y
with a user-supplied HDMI cable.
3
.
U
sin
g
one
C
AT-6 cable, connect
C
AT6
O
ut 1 on the
S
ender unit to
C
AT6 In
o
n th
e
R
ece
iv
e
r
u
nit.
4.
C
onnect additional Receiver units as described above.
5
.
C
onnect the 5V D
C
lockin
g
power supplies to each Receiver unit. Do not
overti
g
hten the lockin
g
connectors. Plu
g
the power cord into an available
w
a
ll
ou
tl
e
t.
6
.
C
onnect the 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to the 8x
C
AT6 Extender
S
ender unit and
p
lu
g
the power cord into an available wall outlet.
EXT
-
HDMI1.3
-
CAT6
-
8X
HD Displays
& Receivers
HDMI CABLE
CAT-6 CABLE
RS-232 CABLE
8x
Hi-Def Sources
8x
8x Extender
Network
RS-232 Controller
8x8 Matrix for HDMI
(not included)
RRRR
R
Sender
8x8 Matrix
RRR
IR Extenders
IR Emitter
IR

1
6
How to O
p
erate the 8x CAT6 Extender for HDMI
(
usin
g
an 8x8 Matrix
)
The
f
ront panel o
f
each Receiver unit
f
or the 8x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI
c
ontains a set o
f
LED indicators which corresponds to an input
(
source
)
on the
8
x8 Matrix device. A blue LED indicates which input has been routed
f
rom the
8
x8 Matrix.
O
n the top o
f
each Receiver unit there are a set o
f
8 push-buttons
which are used to control the switchin
g
o
f
the 8x8 Matrix.
Example 1: Routing Input
(
source
)
3 to
O
utput
(
displa
y)
4.
1.
C
onnect an HDMI cable
f
rom HDMI
O
ut 4 on the
8
x
8
Matrix to HDMI In 4 on
the
8
x
C
AT
6
Extender
f
or HDMI
S
ender unit.
2.
C
onnect an 8x
C
AT6 Extender Receiver unit to Displa
y
4.
3
. Press button 3 on the top o
f
the Receiver unit. Button 3 is shown below.
The In 3 LED will turn bri
g
ht blue, indicatin
g
that Input 3 on the 8x8 Matrix
h
as been routed to Displa
y
4
(
Zone 4
)
.
CONNECTING AND OPERATING TH
E
8
X CAT6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI
Example: HDMI input 3 is routed to HDMI
O
ut 4
(
a sample o
f
the 8x8 Matrix
displa
y
panel is shown below
)
. The ima
g
e shown on Displa
y
4 will be the
H
DMI source
(
3
)
, on the 8x8 Matrix input connected to
O
utput D.
In
3
Button
3
H
DMI
cab
l
e
T
o Displa
y
4
C
AT-
6
f
rom
O
ut 4 on
Ext
e
n
de
r
H
DMI In
3