Gefen EXT-VGA-2-DVISP User manual

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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.

8
M
ENU SYSTE
M
P
has
e
Ad
j
usts the phase to brin
g
the picture into
f
ocus.
Scal
e
S
ets the scalin
g
ad
j
ustment.
O
ptions are: Full,
O
verscan, Underscan, Letterbox
U
.
S
.
(
Underscan
)
, Pan
S
can U.
S
.
(
Underscan
)
, Letterbox Full, and Pan
S
can Full.
E
xi
t
R
eturns control to the Menu
Sy
stem.
Color Menu
To access the
C
olor Menu, press the Menu button on the
f
ront panel.
U
se the + or - buttons to hi
g
hli
g
ht the
C
olor Menu icon. Press the Men
u
button to enter the
C
olor 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.
Color Tem
p.
• Normal
U
se
f
or
g
eneral content.
•War
m
R
ed-shi
f
ts R
G
B values
f
or a warmer video color.

9
M
ENU SYSTE
M
• Cool
Blue-shi
f
ts R
G
B values
f
or a cooler video color.
•
U
ser
Allows individual ad
j
ustment o
f
Red,
G
reen, and Blue color components.
Red
Ad
j
usts the Red value b
y
increments o
f
1. Minimum value: 1, Maximum value:
1
00
.
G
reen
Ad
j
usts the
G
reen value b
y
increments o
f
1. Minimum value: 1, Maximum value:
1
00
.
Blu
e
Ad
j
usts the Blue value b
y
increments o
f
1. Minimum value: 1, Maximum value:
1
00
.
E
xi
t
Exits the
C
olor Menu and returns control to the Main Menu.
Out
p
ut Menu
To access the
O
utput Menu, press the Menu button on the
f
ront panel.
U
se the + or - buttons to hi
g
hli
g
ht the
O
utput Menu icon. Press the Men
u
button to enter the
O
utput Menu. Use the + or - buttons to select an outpu
t
r
esolution. Press the Menu button to set the new output resolution.

10
M
ENU SYSTE
M
O
utput Resolution
s
V
G
A 4
80
i
5
7
6
i WX
G
A
S
V
G
A 480p 576p W
S
X
G
A
X
G
A 720p60 720p50 WUX
G
A
S
X
G
A 1
080
i
60
1
080
i
50
U
X
G
A 1080p60 1080p50 2
K
S
X
G
A+ APPLE NATIVE
*
Exi
t
*
Th
e
Native option will select the native resolution o
f
the connected displa
y
based
on the EDID
f
rom the displa
y
.
I
f
a resolution that is not supported b
y
the displa
y
is selected, then the
output si
g
nal will no lon
g
er be visible. I
f
this occurs, reset the
S
caler
u
sin
g
the procedure outlined on pa
g
e 12.
E
xi
t
Exits the
O
utput Menu and returns control to the Main Menu.

1
1
M
ENU SYSTE
M
OSD Menu
U
se the + or - buttons to hi
g
hli
g
ht the
OS
D Menu icon. Press the Menu button to
e
nter the
OS
D Menu. Use the + or - buttons to hi
g
hli
g
ht the desired parameter.
Press the Menu button to make chan
g
es. Use the + or - buttons to chan
g
e the
values. Press the Menu button to accept the chan
g
es.
H-Position
(
Horizontal Position
)
Ad
j
usts the horizontal position on the Menu
Sy
stem on the screen. Minimum value:
1, Maximum value: 100.
V
-Position
(
Vertical Position
)
Ad
j
usts the vertical position o
f
the Menu
Sy
stem on the screen. Minimum value: 1,
M
aximum value: 1
00
.
T
imeOu
t
Ad
j
usts the amount o
f
time
(
in seconds
)
be
f
ore the
OS
D automaticall
y
closes.
M
inimum value: 1, Maximum value: 100.
Back
g
round
S
ets the transparenc
y
level o
f
the
OS
D back
g
round. Minimum value: 0, Maximum
value:
8
.
Remote Channel
S
ets the IR channel
f
or use with the optional IR Remote
C
ontrol Unit
(G
e
f
en part no.
EXT-RMT-
S
R-IR
)
. Minimum value: 0, Maximum value: 3.
E
xi
t
Exits the
OS
D Menu and returns control to the Main Menu.

12
M
ENU SYSTE
M
Information Menu
To access the In
f
ormation Menu, press the Menu button on the
f
ront panel.
U
se the + or - buttons to hi
g
hli
g
ht the In
f
ormation Menu icon.
Resettin
g
the Scaler
R
esettin
g
the
S
caler will reset the output resolution to the native resolution o
f
the
displa
y
.
S
hould
y
ou need to reset the scaler, do the
f
ollowin
g:
1. Disconnect power
f
rom the
S
caler
.
2. Press and hold the Menu button and the - button while reconnectin
g
power.
3
.A
f
ter power has been connected, release both buttons.
Pr
ess
a
n
d
h
o
l
d
whil
e
c
onnectin
g
power

1
3
M
aximum Pixel
C
lock................................................................................1
65
MHz
M
aximum Video Bandwidth........................................................................
350
Mhz
Input DD
C
S
i
g
nal...........................................................................5 Volts p-p
(
TTL
)
DVI
O
utput
C
onnector........................................................
(
1
)
DVI-I, 29-pin,
f
emale
V
G
A Input
C
onnector...................................................................
(
1
)
HD-15,
f
emale
Power
C
onsumption........................................................................10 Watts
(
max.
)
Power
S
uppl
y
.................................................................................................5V D
C
Dimensions............................................................................
5
.
8”
W x 1
”
H x 4.1
”
D
S
hippin
g
Wei
g
ht..............................................................................................3 lbs.
SPECIFICATION
S

1
4
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
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