Gefen EXT-VGA-2-DVISP User manual

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VGA To DV
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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4
S
ender Panel 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 V
G
A to DVI
S
caler Plus
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
DIP
S
witch
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
1
0
S
ender
U
ni
t
11
S
ender
U
ni
t
12 Ad
j
ustin
g
the
S
i
g
nal
Q
ualit
y
13 Network
C
able Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
14 Firmware Updat
e
15
S
peci
fi
cations
16 Warrant
y

1
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the V
G
A to DVI
S
caler Plus. 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 VGA to DVI Scaler Plus
The V
G
A to DVI
S
caler Plus connects traditional analo
g
video
g
raphic cards
(
V
G
A
)
to DVI compliant di
g
ital monitors. The VGAto DVI Scaler PLUS enables users to
c
onnect laptops or le
g
ac
y
PC computers equipped with HD-15 video connections
to the DVI
(
di
g
ital visual interface
)
video displa
y
format. The VGAto DVI Scaler
Plus will also work with component video sources such as DVD pla
y
ers and set top
boxes. You can even add a converter cable to achieve HDMI video, or
g
o further
and mer
g
e external audio sources with the HDMI si
g
nal to create HDMI video with
e
mbedded di
g
ital audio.
How It Works
S
impl
y
connect the supplied V
G
A
(
M-F
)
cable to the input side o
f
the V
G
A to DVI
S
caler PLU
S
. Then connect the DVI monitor or pro
j
ector to the DVI output o
f
the
V
G
A to DVI
S
caler Box. The converter
g
enerates the compatible analo
g
to di
g
ital
c
onversion si
g
nals to make the connection between the analo
g
input and the
di
g
ital output work. Navi
g
ation throu
g
h the menu is easil
y
done via the buttons in
th
e
f
r
o
nt
of
th
e
u
nit.
INTRODUCTIO
N

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE VGA TO DVI SCALER PLU
S
• The V
G
A to DVI
S
caler Plus provides an auto-ad
j
ust
(
auto-s
y
nc
)
f
eature
e
ach time the V
G
A source is connected to the V
G
A to DVI
S
caler Plus.
The V
G
A to DVI
S
caler Plus will also per
f
orm an auto-ad
j
ust durin
g
a hot-
p
lu
g
event, a power-c
y
cle event, or i
f
the resolution is chan
g
ed.
2
OPERATION NOTE
S

3
Features
• The input is analo
g
P
C
or HDTV si
g
nal in the
f
ormat o
f
either R
G
BHV,
YPbPr or Y
C
b
C
r.
• The output is di
g
ital+analo
g
P
C
or HDTV si
g
nal in the
f
ormat o
f
di
g
ital
RG
BHV bit stream plus analo
g
R
G
BHV, known as DVI-I
(
Inte
g
rated di
g
ital
and analo
g)
.
• The input resolution is automaticall
y
detected while the output resolution
and re
f
resh rate can be selected throu
g
h
OS
D menu and
f
ront panel push
bu
tt
o
n
s
.
• 48 MB
f
rame memor
y
f
or
f
rame rate conversion.
•
O
utput picture ad
j
ustment on bri
g
htness, contrast, color, R
G
B level and H-V
p
osition.
• DVI output enables an all di
g
ital renderin
g
o
f
video without the losses
associated with an analo
g
inter
f
ace and is ideal
f
or use with di
g
ital displa
y
s
uch as L
C
D, Plasma and DLP pro
j
ectors.
•
H
i
g
h per
f
ormance
S
caler that converts and scales analo
g
R
G
B inputs to
DVI-I
(
di
g
ital or analo
g)
outputs
•
O
utput resolution can be easil
y
selected usin
g
the
OS
D
(O
n
S
creen Displa
y)
•
S
upports input
/
output computer resolutions up to 1920x1200
/
2048 x 1080
(
2K
)
at 60H
z
•
S
upports HDTV resolution up to 1080p as input and output.
•
S
upports DDW
G
standard
f
or DVI compliant monitors
• Aspect ratio control
f
or native and
f
ull view modes
•
C
ontrollable b
y
optional IR remote control
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
V
G
A to DVI
S
caler Plus
(
1
)
6
f
t. V
G
A cable
(
M - F
)
(
1
)
5V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
User Manual
FEATURE
S

4
Front Panel
Back Panel
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
5
1
2
3
6
7
4

5
1
DVI Ou
t
C
onnect a DVI cable
f
rom this port to a DVI displa
y
.
2
M
en
u
Press this button to displa
y
/
hide the built-in Menu
Sy
stem.
3
N
avigation
(
-
/
+
)
Press these buttons to chan
g
e values within the Menu
Sy
stem, such as
bri
g
htness, color, output resolutions, etc. These buttons are also used to
n
avi
g
ate the Menu
Sy
stem. Depress and hold the Menu and the - button to
r
eset the
S
caler.
4
IR
N
o
t
used
.
5
V
GA In
C
onnect a V
G
Acable
f
rom this port to the V
G
Asource.
6
5V D
C
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power suppl
y
to this receptacle.
7
P
owe
r
This LED will turn bri
g
ht red once the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
has
c
onnected to the unit and the power suppl
y
has been connected to an available
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
ou
tl
e
t.
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S

6
How to Connect the VGA to DVI Scaler Plus
1.
C
onnect the included V
G
A cable
f
rom the V
G
A source to the V
G
A In
c
onnector on the
S
caler.
2.
C
onnect a DVI cable between the DVI
O
ut connector on the
S
caler and the
DVI displa
y
.
3
.
C
onnect the 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to the V
G
A to DVI
S
caler Plus, then
c
onnect the A
C
power cord
f
rom the power suppl
y
to an available electrical
outlet. The LED on the V
G
A to DVI
S
caler Plus will turn bri
g
ht red indicatin
g
that the unit is powered.
4. Power-on both the V
G
A source and the DVI displa
y
.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the VGA to DVI Scaler Plus
EXT-VGA-2-DVISP
DVI CABLE
VGA CABLE
VGA Source
Scaler
DVI Display
CONNECTING THE VGA TO DVI SCALER PLU
S
WARNING
:
This product should alwa
y
s be connected to a
g
rounded electrical socket.

7
M
ENU SYSTE
M
P
C Menu
To access the P
C
Menu, press the Menu button on the
f
ront panel.
U
se the + or - buttons to hi
g
hli
g
ht the P
C
Menu icon. Press the Men
u
button to enter the P
C
Menu. Use the + or - buttons to scroll throu
g
h each o
f
the parameters. A
f
ter selectin
g
the desired parameter, press the Menu button to
m
ake chan
g
es. Use the + or - buttons to increase or decrease the values. Press
the Menu button to accept the settin
g
s.
Contras
t
Ad
j
usts the
C
ontrast b
y
increments o
f
1. Minimum value: 1, Maximum value:
1
00
.
Bri
g
htness
Ad
j
usts the Bri
g
htness b
y
increments o
f
1. Minimum value: 1, Maximum value:
1
00
.
H-Pos
S
peci
fi
es the horizontal position o
f
the input si
g
nal.
V
-Pos
S
peci
fi
es the vertical position o
f
the input si
g
nal.
Clock
Ad
j
usts the video input clock to brin
g
the picture into
f
ocus.