Gefen GTB-HDBT-POL 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 Descriptions
6
R
eceiver Unit La
y
ou
t
7
R
eceiver Unit Descriptions
8
C
onnectin
g
the Extender
f
or HDMI w
/
P
OL
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
Bi-Directional IR
(C
ontrollin
g
the
S
ource
)
11 Bi-Directional IR
(C
ontrollin
g
the Displa
y)
13 Network
C
able Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
14 Wall Mountin
g
Instructions
15
S
peci
f
ications
16 Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the Extender
f
or HDMI w
/
P
O
L.
Your complete satis
f
action is ver
y
important to us.
About Gefen
We specialize in total inte
g
ration
f
or
y
our home theater, while also
f
ocusin
g
on
g
oin
g
above and be
y
ond customer expectations to ensure
y
ou
g
et the most
f
rom
y
our hardware. We invite
y
ou to explore our distinct product line. Please visit
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ttp:
//
www.
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e
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en.com
f
or the latest o
ff
erin
g
s in Hi
g
h-De
fi
nition si
g
nal solutions
or call us between the hours o
f
8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monda
y
-Frida
y
, Paci
fi
c
S
tandard Time
f
or assistance with
y
our A
/
V needs. We’ll be happ
y
to assist
y
ou.
T
he GefenToolBox Extender for HDMI w/POL
The
G
e
f
enToolBox Extender
f
or HDMI with P
O
L extends HDMI up to 230
f
eet
(
70 meters
)
usin
g
one
C
AT-6 cable or up to 198
f
t
(
60m
)
usin
g
one
C
AT-5e.
R
esolutions up to 1080p Full HD with multichannel di
g
ital audio are supported.
This product provides Bi-Directional IR extension between the
S
ender and the
R
eceiver unit, allowin
g
the trans
f
er o
f
IR commands
f
rom one remote location to
the other. Bi-Directional IR can be used to control A
/
V sources placed near the
S
ender unit and to send IR automation commands to devices placed near the
R
eceiver unit.
G
e
f
en P
O
L
(
Power
O
ver Line
)
technolo
gy
powers the Receiver
u
nit usin
g
the same
C
AT-5e or
C
AT-6 cable that extends the HDMI si
g
nal
f
rom
the
S
ender unit. This
f
eature eliminates the need
f
or an external power suppl
y
at
the Receiver unit which helps simpli
fy
installation.
How It Works
C
onnect the
S
ender unit to the Hi-De
f
source usin
g
an HDMI cable. Use another
H
DMI cable to connect the Receiver unit to the HDTV displa
y
.
C
onnect a sin
g
le
C
AT-6 cable up to 230
f
eet
(
70 meters
)
or
C
AT-5e cable up to 198
f
t
(
60m
)
between the
S
ender and Receiver units.
C
onnect the included 24V D
C
power
s
uppl
y
to the
S
ender unit and plu
g
the power suppl
y
in to an available electrical
outlet. Power to the Receiver unit is delivered
f
rom the
S
ender unit over the
C
AT-
5
e
/
6 cable usin
g
G
e
f
en P
O
L technolo
gy
.
To control the Hi-De
f
source
f
rom the displa
y
location, connect the IR Extender
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR
C)
to the Ext IR connector on the Receiver unit.
C
onnect the IR emitter
(G
e
f
en part no.
G
TB-IREMIT
)
to the IR
O
ut o
f
the
S
ender
u
nit and place the IR emitter over the IR sensor o
f
the Hi-De
f
source. Point the IR
re
m
o
t
e
a
t th
e
IR Ext
e
n
de
r t
o
co
ntr
o
l th
e
Hi-D
ef
sou
r
ce
.
For IR control o
f
a device placed near the Receiver unit
(
such as the displa
y)
,
c
onnect the IR output
f
rom an automation device
(
such as the
G
e
f
en PA
CS
or
M
ini PA
CS)
to the IR In connector on the
S
ender unit.
C
onnect the IR emitter
(G
e
f
en part no.
G
TB-IREMIT
)
to the IR
O
ut on the Receiver unit and attach the
IR emitter to the IR sensor o
f
the displa
y
.

2
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI W/POL
•
C
AT-5e or
C
AT-6 cables should not exceed 230
f
eet
(
70 meters
)
.
•
S
hielded
(S
TP
)
C
AT-5 or
C
AT-6 is recommended. However, unshielded
(
UTP
)
C
AT-5 or
C
AT-6 is acceptable, dependin
g
on cable qualit
y
, but is not
the top choice.
C
are should alwa
y
s be
g
iven to keep these cables awa
y
f
rom
p
ower lines and other electroma
g
netic inter
f
erence sources.
•P
O
L
(
Power
O
ver Line
)
technolo
gy
f
rom
G
e
f
en sends power to the Receiver
u
ni over the same
C
AT-5e
/
6 cable that is used
f
or extendin
g
the HDMI
s
i
g
nal.
•
H
DBaseT
®
technolo
gy
allows HDMI, IR
(
Bi-directional
)
, and power to be
s
ent on one
C
AT-
5
e
/6
cable.
OPERATION NOTE
S
NOTE:
S
hielded cable has an advanta
g
e b
y
providin
g
immunit
y
to Electroma
g
netic Inter
f
erence
(
EMI
)
f
rom cell phones and A
/C
mo
t
o
r
s
.

3
FEATURE
S
HDMI Features Su
pp
orted
•
R
esolutions up to 1080p Full HD
• 12-bit Deep
C
olor
• LP
C
M 7.1 audio, Dolb
y®
TrueHD, Dolb
y
Di
g
ital
®
Plus, and DT
S
-HD
®
Mas
t
e
r A
ud
i
o
™
• 3DTV pass-throu
gh
•
C
E
C
pass-throu
gh
• Lip
Sy
nc pass-throu
gh
Features
• Extends HDMI and 3DTV up to 230
f
eet
(
70 meters
)
over a sin
g
le
C
AT-6 or
u
p to 198
f
t
(
60 meters
)
over a sin
g
le
C
AT-5
e
• Bi-Directional IR remote control o
f
source device and the displa
y
•
G
e
f
en P
O
L
f
eature provides power to the Receiver unit over the
C
AT-6
•
U
ses HDBaseT
®
technolo
gy
• Lockin
g
power connector
• Eas
y
sur
f
ace mountin
g
• Av
a
il
ab
l
e
in Bl
ac
k
a
n
d
Whit
e
fi
ni
s
h
es
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
Extender
f
or HDMI w
/
P
O
L -
S
ender uni
t
(
1
)
Extender
f
or HDMI w
/
P
O
L - Receiver uni
t
(
1
)
6
f
t. Lockin
g
HDMI cable
(
M-M
)
(
1
)
S
in
g
le In
f
rared Emitter
(
1
)
IR Extender with
C
arrier Frequenc
y
(
1
)
24V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
S
et o
f
Mountin
g
Plates
(
Attached
)
(
1
)
Q
uick
S
tart
G
uid
e

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

1
I
R Ou
t
C
onnect the included sin
g
le in
f
rared IR emitter
(G
e
f
en part no.
G
TB-IREMIT
)
f
rom this
j
ack to the IR sesnor window o
f
the source.
2
L
in
k
C
onnect a
C
AT-
5
e
/C
AT-
6
cable
f
rom the
S
ender to the Receiver uni
t
3
2
4V D
C
C
onnect the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to this connector and plu
g
the
A
C
power cord into an available electrical outlet.
O
nl
y
use the power suppl
y
s
hipped with this unit.
4
P
ower/HDCP Indicato
r
This LED will turn on once the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
has been
c
onnected. I
f
HD
C
P is present, the LED will be lit in solid blue. I
f
HD
C
P is not
detected, the LED will
fl
ash blue
/
amber.
5 HDMI Lockin
g
Connector
U
sed to lock the HDMI cable in plac
e
6
HDMI Inpu
t
C
onnect a Hi-De
f
source to this port usin
g
the included lockin
g
HDMI cable.
Please see the Features section on pa
g
e 3
f
or supported HDMI
f
eatures.
7
I
R In
C
onnect a mono or stereo 3.5mm-to-3.5mm cable
f
rom this
j
ack to one o
f
the IR Emitter
j
acks on the
G
e
f
en PA
CS
or
G
e
f
en Mini PA
CS
. IR Emitters or
IR Extenders will not
f
unction i
f
connected to this port.
5
SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S

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

7
RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S
1
I
R Ou
t
Connect a single infrared IR emitter (Gefen part no. GTB-IREMIT) from this
jack to the IR sensor window of the HDTV display.
g(
2
Link
C
onnect a
C
AT-
5
e
/C
AT-
6
cable
f
rom the
S
ender to the Receiver uni
t
3
P
ower/HDCP Indicatio
r
This LED will turn on once the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
has been
c
onnected. I
f
HD
C
P is present, the LED will be lit in solid blue. I
f
HD
C
P is not
detected, the LED will
fl
ash blue
/
amber.
4
HDMI Lockin
g
Connector
U
sed to lock the HDMI cable in plac
e
5
HDMI Outpu
t
C
onnect an HDTV displa
y
to this port usin
g
a lockin
g
HDMI cabl
e
6
I
R EX
T
C
onnect the included IR extender
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR
C)
to this
j
ac
k

8
How to Connect the Extender for HDMI w/POL
1.
U
sin
g
the included lockin
g
HDMI cable, connect a Hi-De
f
source to the
HDMI In
p
ut
p
or
t
on the
S
ender unit.
2.
C
onnect an HDTV displa
y
to the HDMI Out
p
ut
p
or
t
on the Receiver unit usin
g
a
n
o
th
e
r HDMI
cab
l
e
.
3
.
C
onnect a
C
AT-
6
cable
f
rom the
L
ink
j
ack on the
S
ender unit to the
L
ink
j
ack on the Receiver unit up to 230
f
eet
(
70 meters
)
. A
C
AT-5e cable can be
u
sed to extend up to 198
f
eet
(
70 meters
)
.
4. IR
C
ontrol: For details on usin
g
the Bi-directional IR
f
eature, see pa
g
e 9.
5
.
C
onnect the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to the
S
ender unit and plu
g
the
A
C
power cord into an available electrical outlet. Power to the Receiver unit
is delivered
f
rom the
S
ender unit over the
C
AT-5e
/C
AT-6 cable usin
g
G
e
f
en
P
O
L technolo
gy
.
6
. The LED’s
(
on both the
S
ender and Receiver units
)
will turn on, indicatin
g
that both units are powered. IF HD
C
P is present, the LED will be lit in solid
blue. IF HD
C
P is not detected, the LED’s will
fl
ash blue
/
amber.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the Extender for HDMI w/POL
CONNECTING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI W/POL
GTB-HDBT-POL
Sender
Receiver
Hi-Def Source
HD Display
HDMI CABLE
CAT-5e CABLE
(Up To 175 FT)
IR Emitter
IR Emitter
IR Input
EXT-PACS
IR Extender
IR
Ri
NOTE: I
f
terminatin
g
network cables in the
fi
eld, please adhere to
the TIA
/
EIA568B speci
fi
cation
(
see pa
g
e 9
)
.

9
CONNECTING AND OPERATING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI W/POL
How to Connect the Bi-Directional IR
Bi-Directional IR
The Bi-Directional IR
f
eature allows two simultaneous methods o
f
control:
C
ontrol o
f
the source device and control o
f
the displa
y
.
The source device can be controlled
f
rom the viewin
g
location b
y
connectin
g
an IR
Extender
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR
C
)
to the Receiver unit.
The displa
y
can be controlled
f
rom the source location b
y
connectin
g
a PA
CS
/
Mini
PA
CS
to the
S
ender unit.
C
ontrolling the
S
ource
In the example below, we will be settin
g
up IR control
f
or the source
f
rom the displa
y
l
ocation. The
f
ollowin
g
illustrations assume all A
/
V devices have alread
y
been
co
nn
ec
t
ed
. See pa
g
e 8 for details
.
1. For IR control o
f
a source, connect the IR extender to the IR Ext
j
ack
o
n th
e
R
eceiver unit. A
C
AT-5e
/C
AT-6 cable should alread
y
be connected
f
rom the
L
ink
j
ack
o
n th
e
R
ece
iv
e
r t
o
th
e
Link
j
ack on the
S
ender unit.
2.
C
onnect an IR emitter
f
rom the IR Out
j
ack on the
S
ender unit to the IR
se
n
so
r win
do
w
of
th
e
sou
r
ce
de
vi
ce
t
o
be
co
ntr
o
ll
ed
.
C
onnect the IR extender to
j
the IR Ext
j
ack.
C
onnect an IR emitter to
j
the IR
O
ut
j
ack.

10
CONNECTING AND OPERATING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI W/POL
3
. To control the source
f
rom the displa
y
location, point the included IR remote
c
ontrol at the IR Extender connected to the Receiver unit. The IR si
g
nals are
transmitted
f
rom the Receiver to the
S
ender unit over the
C
AT-
5
e
/C
AT-
6
cable.
IR Ext
e
n
de
r
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R
eceiver
U
ni
t
C
AT-
5
e
/C
at-
6
R
eceiver
U
ni
t
S
ender
U
ni
t
S
ourc
e
IR Emitt
e
r
H
DMI
C
abl
e
e
H
DTV Displa
y
S
ource Remot
e

1
1
CONNECTING AND OPERATING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI W/POL
How to Connect the Bi-Directional IR
Bi-Directional IR
C
ontrolling the Displa
y
In the example below, we will be settin
g
up IR control
f
or the displa
y
f
rom the source
l
ocation. The
f
ollowin
g
illustrations assume all A
/
V devices have alread
y
been
co
nn
ec
t
ed
. See pa
g
e 8 for details
.
1.
For IR control o
f
a displa
y
f
rom the source location, connect a
3
.
5
mm-to-
3
.
5
mm mono or stereo cable
f
rom one o
f
the IR Emitter
j
acks
o
n
a
n
au
t
o
m
a
ti
o
n
device, such as the Gefen PACS or Mini PACS, to the IR In
j
ack on the
S
ender
u
nit.
2.
C
onnect an IR emitter
f
rom the IR Out
j
ac
k
o
n th
e
R
ece
iv
e
r
u
nit t
o
th
e
IR
s
ensor window o
f
the HDTV displa
y
to be controlled.
EXT-PA
CS
Sender
Unit
Sender Unit
C
onnect an IR emitter to
j
the IR
O
ut
j
ack.
3
.
5
mm cabl
e

12
CONNECTING AND OPERATING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI W/POL
3
. To control the displa
y
f
rom the source location, point the included IR remote
c
ontrol at the PA
CS
or MIni PA
CS
connected to the
S
ender unit. The IR si
g
nals
are transmitted
f
rom the
S
ender to the Receiver unit over the
C
AT-
5
e
/C
AT-
6
a
cab
l
e
.
R
e
f
er to the PA
CS
or Mini PA
CS
User Manual
f
or more in
f
ormation on usin
g
IR
co
mm
a
n
ds
.
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ender
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ni
t
S
ourc
e
IR Emitt
e
r
S
ource Remot
e
H
DMI
C
abl
e
EXT-PA
CS
S
ender
U
ni
t
R
eceiver
U
ni
t
C
AT-
5
e
/C
AT-
6
H
DTV Displa
y
H
3
.
5
mm cabl
e

1
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
G
e
f
en recommends the TIA
/
EIA-568-B wirin
g
option. Please adhere to the table
below when
fi
eld terminatin
g
cable
f
or use with
G
e
f
en products.
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-6a cable is also recommended.
It i
s
r
eco
mm
e
n
ded
t
o
use
o
n
e
co
ntin
uous
r
u
n
f
r
o
m
o
n
e
e
n
d
t
o
th
e
o
th
e
r. In
so
m
e
c
ases, connectin
g
throu
g
h a patch mi
g
ht not work.
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
NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA
M

1
4
WALL MOUNTING INSTRUCTION
S
The
G
e
f
enToolbox Extender
f
or HDMI w
/
P
OL
s
hould be mounted verticall
y
on
a wall or inside
/
outside a cabinet with wood
/
dr
y
wall screws as shown in the
dia
g
ram above. There should be an inch or two o
f
clearance between the ed
g
es
o
f
the unit and an
y
walls or vertical sur
f
aces to allow
f
or enou
g
h clearance
f
or
co
nn
ec
ti
o
n
a
n
d
d
i
sco
nn
ec
ti
o
n
of
th
e
HDMI
cab
l
e
.
For installation on a dr
y
wall sur
f
ace, use a
#
6 dr
y
wall screw. When installin
g
, it is
reco
mm
e
n
ded
t
o
use
th
e
ce
nt
e
r h
o
l
e
o
n
a
s
t
ud
.

15
SPECIFICATION
S
M
aximum Pixel
C
lock................................................................................22
5
MH
z
Video Input
C
onnector
(S
ender
)
..............
(
1
)
HDMI T
y
pe-A, 19-pin,
f
emale, lockin
g
Video
O
utput
C
onnector
(
Receiver
)
........
(
1
)
HDMI T
y
pe-A, 19-pin,
f
emale, lockin
g
Link
C
onnectors
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
.........................................
(
1
)
RJ-45, shielde
d
Power
/
HD
C
P Indicator LED: ..................................................Bi-color: Blue
/
Amber
IR Extender Port
(
Receiver
)
:.............................................. 3.5mm mini-stereo
j
ac
k
IR
O
ut Port
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
:..........................................3.5mm mini-mono
j
ac
k
IR In port
(S
ender
)
:............................................................. 3.5mm mini-mono
j
ac
k
Power
S
uppl
y
:...........................................................................
(
1
)
24V D
C
, lockin
g
Power
C
onsumption.................................................................24W per unit
(
max.
)
O
peratin
g
Temperature ..............................................+32 to +104
°
F
(
0 to +40
°C)
Dimensions
(
W x H x D
)
........................4.3” x 1.” x 3.2”
(
86mm x 33mm x 83mm
)
S
hippin
g
Wei
g
ht.................................................................................4 lbs.
(
1.8 k
g)

1
6
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
.