Gefen 4x1 DVI Switcher User manual

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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4 Front Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Front Panel Descriptions
6
Back Panel La
y
ou
t
7 Back Panel Descriptions
8
IR Remote
C
ontrol
U
ni
t
8
La
y
out and Descriptio
n
9
Installin
g
the Batter
y
10
S
ettin
g
the IR channel on the Remot
e
11
S
ettin
g
the IR channel on the 4x1 DVI
S
witcher
12
C
onnectin
g
the 4x1 DVI
S
witcher
12 Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
13
O
peratin
g
the 4x1 DVI
S
witcher
1
3
Front Panel Buttons and LED Indicators
13
S
witchin
g
sources usin
g
the
f
ront-panel buttons
14
S
witchin
g
sources usin
g
the IR Remote
C
ontrol Uni
t
15
S
witchin
g
sources usin
g
R
S
-23
2
1
6
R
S
-2
3
2
C
ontrol
17
S
peci
fi
cations
18 Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the
G
e
f
en 4x1 DVI
S
witcher. 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 4x1 DVI Switcher
The rack-mountable
G
e
f
en 4x1 DVI
S
witcher o
ff
ers an economical solution b
y
e
liminatin
g
the need to purchase man
y
displa
y
s
f
or each DVI source in a studio
or lab situation. A plu
g
-and-pla
y
solution, the 4x1 DVI
S
witcher shares one DVI
displa
y
with up to
f
our computers or other DVI video sources, savin
g
space on
y
our desktop. The source computer is selected usin
g
the included IR remote
c
ontrol or throu
g
h R
S
-232 control.
How It Works
The DVI monitor is connected to the switcher’s output. Up to
f
our DVI sources
c
onnect to the switcher
’
s DVI inputs usin
g
included hi
g
h qualit
y
DVI cables.
The included power suppl
y
is connected to the switcher via the lockin
g
power
p
lu
g
and then to a power outlet. The currentl
y
selected computer
’
s video si
g
nal
appears on the shared monitor. Video sources are selected
/
switched usin
g
the
R
MT-4IR remote control, R
S
-232 control, or the input selector push button on the
f
ront panel o
f
the switcher.

OPERATION NOTE
S
2
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE GEFEN 4X1 DVI SWITCHER
• The 4x1 DVI
S
witcher will take an
y
o
f
up to
f
our
(
4
)
DVI sin
g
le-link resolution
inputs and switch them, one at a time, to a DVI output device such as a
displa
y/
monitor or pro
j
ector. Resolutions up to 1920x1200 are supported.
• The 4x1 DVI
S
witcher is housed in a metal box
f
or better RF shieldin
g
.
•
C
omputers must be turned on one at a time and the
S
witcher must be
s
elected to the computer that is bootin
g
up. A
f
terwards, the
S
witcher can be
r
outed to an
y
input.

3
FEATURE
S
Features
•
S
witches easil
y
between an
y
f
our DVI sources
• Maintains hi
g
hest resolution sin
g
le-link DVI at 1920x120
0
• Di
sc
r
e
t
e
IR r
e
m
o
t
e
co
ntr
o
l in
c
l
uded
•
S
erial R
S
-232 remote port
f
or switchin
g
via automated control or P
C
•
S
upports DDW
G
standards
f
or DVI monitors
P
acka
g
e Includes
:
(
1
)
4x1 DVI
S
witcher
(
4
)
6
f
t. DVI cables
(
1
)
IR Remote
C
ontrol Uni
t
(
1
)
5V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
User Manual

4
FRONT PANEL LAYOU
T
Front Pane
l
4
2
1
3

5
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
I
nput Indicators
(
1 - 4
)
Each o
f
these LED indicators
g
lows bri
g
ht blue accordin
g
to the current DVI
input selection
(
see
I
nput Button
s
, below
)
2
IR
R
eceives IR si
g
nals
f
rom the included IR Remote
C
ontrol Unit.
3
I
nput Buttons
(
1 - 4
)
Pressin
g
each o
f
these buttons selects the desired DVI input source
(
1 - 4
)
.
4
P
owe
r
This LED indicator will
g
low bri
g
ht red when the unit is powered..

6
BACK PANEL LAYOU
T
Back Panel
5
2
3
4
1

7
BACK PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
5V D
C
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power suppl
y
to this receptacle.
2
In
1
- In
4
Each o
f
these ports will accept a DVI source device.
3
DVI Ou
t
This port will accept a sin
g
le DVI output device. The currentl
y
selected DVI
input source will be output via this port.
4 RS-232
This port is used
f
or serial communication usin
g
an R
S
-232 control device. For
details, re
f
er to pa
g
e 16.
5 Ext I
R
C
onnect an IR extender
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR
)
cable to this port.