Gefen EXT-DVIKVM-241DL User manual

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EXT-DVIKVM-241D
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e
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en LL
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g
es in the hardware, packa
g
in
g
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accompan
y
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g
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x1 DVIKVM DL Switch is a trademark o
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e
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e
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f
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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
F
ea
t
u
r
es
4 Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Panel Descriptions
6
IR Remote
C
ontrol
6
La
y
out and Descriptions
7 Installin
g
the Batter
y
7
S
ettin
g
the IR channel
8
C
onnectin
g
the 2x1 DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
O
peratin
g
the 2x1 DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
9
S
witchin
g
sources
9
S
witchin
g
usin
g
the IR Remote
C
ontrol
10
S
witchin
g
usin
g
the RMT
2
11
S
witchin
g
usin
g
contact closur
e
12
S
ettin
g
the IR channel
13 Usin
g
the IR Extender
14
S
peci
fi
cations
15 Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the
G
e
f
en 2X1 DVIKVM DL
S
witch. 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 2X1 DVIKVM DL Switch
The 2X1 DVIKVM DL
S
witch allows e
ff
ortless switchin
g
between two cross-
p
lat
f
orm dual link DVI computers usin
g
j
ust one dual link DVI displa
y
and U
S
B
2.0 ke
y
board and mouse. Audio, video and control si
g
nals are switched
f
or each
c
omputer upon selection, providin
g
an eas
y
and e
ff
ective method o
f
accessin
g
two computers
f
rom one workstation without the hassle o
f
networkin
g
.
How It Works
C
onnect a dual link DVI displa
y
and U
S
B 2.0 ke
y
board
/
mouse to the 2X1
DVIKVM DL
S
witch's outputs.
C
onnect both computer's dual link DVI, U
S
B and
audio ports to the inputs on the
S
witcher usin
g
the supplied cables. From there,
s
elect the computer to control usin
g
the IR remote that comes with the
S
witcher.
A contact closure remote control ma
y
also be used. The
S
witcher is compatible
with both Macintosh and P
C
ke
y
boards, mice and monitors.

2
OPERATION NOTE
S
P
LEASE READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE 2X1 DVIKVM DL SWITC
H
• When turnin
g
on or rebootin
g
y
our computers, the DVI DL
S
witcher must
be selected to the computer that is bootin
g
until the computer completes
the boot c
y
cle. This step can be eliminated usin
g
the
G
e
f
en DVI Detective,
which stores the displa
y
s EDID.
•I
f
y
ou loose
y
our picture when switch
f
rom source 1 to source 2 or vice-versa
y
ou will need a DVI Detective
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-DVI-EDIDP
)
.
•I
f
y
ou are experiencin
g
U
S
B dropouts tr
y
usin
g
the switcher
j
ust as a U
S
B
h
ub b
y
onl
y
connectin
g
the U
S
B cables
f
rom
y
our computers to the switcher.
C
onnect
y
our devices to the U
S
B out portion o
f
the switcher and connect
y
our displa
y
to
y
our computer directl
y
.
S
tart
y
our computer up and tr
y
s
witchin
g
. I
f
y
our U
S
B devices do come up normall
y
then
y
ou will need a
DVI Detective to ne
g
otiate the video
/
U
S
B si
g
nals
f
or
f
aster switchin
g
. I
f
the
y
do not come up normall
y
, contact
G
e
f
en Technical
S
upport
f
or assistance.

3
FEATURE
S
Features
•
S
witches easil
y
between an
y
two DVI computers with U
S
B 2.0 and audi
o
• Maintains hi
g
hest resolution sin
g
le link vide
o
•
S
aves time and increase
y
our productivit
y
• Use either P
C
or Mac U
S
B 2.0 ke
y
board
/
mous
e
• Independent E
Q
ad
j
ustments that compensat
e
• Front panel switchin
g
• Parallel remote port
(
RMT-2 not included
)
•
S
upports resolutions up to 1080p, 2K, and 1920 x 1200
(S
in
g
le-Link
)
•
S
upports DDW
G
standards
f
or DVI monitors
Includes
:
(
1
)
2X1 DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
(
2
)
6
f
t. Dual Link DVI cables
(
2
)
6
f
t. U
S
B cables
(
2
)
3.5mm mini-stereo audio cables
(
1
)
IR Remote
C
ontrol uni
t
(
1
)
5V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
Q
uick
S
tart
G
uid
e

4
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
Fron
t
Back
2
1
4
5
9
1
1
6
7
8
10 12
3

5
1
P
owe
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht red once the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power suppl
y
has
been connected and plu
gg
ed into an available electrical outlet.
2
I
R Senso
r
R
eceives IR commands
f
rom the included IR Remote
C
ontrol
U
nit.
3
S
ource Selection Indicator
s
These LED indicators will
g
low bri
g
ht blue dependin
g
upon which input source is
s
elected. Use the
S
elect button to select the input source.
4
S
elec
t
Press this button to to
gg
le between DVI In 1
/
U
S
B In 1 and DVI In 2
/
U
S
B In 2.
5
5V D
C
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to this connector.
6
Audio In 1
/
Audio In 2
C
onnect the included 3.5mm mini-stereo cables
f
rom each computer
/
audio
s
ource to each o
f
these 3.5mm mini-stereo
j
acks.
7
DVI Ou
t
C
onnect a DVI cable
f
rom the extender to an HDTV displa
y
.
8
Audio Ou
t
C
onnect a 3.5mm mini-stereo cable
f
rom this
j
ack to the audio
/
video output
de
vi
ce
.
9
DVI In 1
/
DVI In 2
C
onnect the included DVI cables
f
rom each computer source to each o
f
these
DVI
co
nn
ec
t
o
r
s
.
10
R
emote
U
sed
f
or contact-closure control.
S
ee pa
g
e
##
f
or details.
11
USB Ou
t
C
onnect up to two U
S
B device to these U
S
B ports. Both o
f
these U
S
B ports are
active, dependin
g
upon the U
S
B inputs.
1
2 USB In 1 / USB In 2
C
onnect the included U
S
B cables
f
rom each computer source to these U
S
B
p
orts.
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S

6
IR REMOTE CONTROL
L
a
y
out and Descriptions
1
LED Indicato
r
This LED will be activated momentaril
y
each time one o
f
the two buttons
are pressed.
2
Input Selection
Press these buttons to select the input source.
NOTE: An Activit
y
Indicator that
fl
ashes quickl
y
while holdin
g
down
an
y
one o
f
the 16 buttons indicates a low batter
y
. Replace the IR
R
emote
C
ontrol batter
y
as soon as possibl
e
.
1
2

7
IR REMOTE CONTROL
Installin
g
the Batter
y
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.
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
.
Replace the battery cover.
Settin
g
the IR Channe
l
The IR channel on the IR Remote
C
ontrol must match the IR channel used b
y
the
2
x1 DVIKVM
S
witch.
For example, i
f
both DIP switches on the IR Remot
e
C
ontrol unit are set to IR channel 0
(
both DIP switches down
)
, then the
2
x
1
DVIKVM DL
S
witch
m
ust also be set to IR channel
0
.
S
ee pa
g
e 12
f
or
in
f
ormation on how to chan
g
e the IR channel on the
2
x1 DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
.
R
emote
C
hannel 2
:
R
emote
C
hannel
3:
R
emote
C
hannel 1
:
DIP switches
y
Batter
y
slo
t
C
hannel 0
(
de
f
ault
):
y
1 2
ON
1 2
ON
1 2
ON
1 2
ON
1 2
WARNING:
R
isk o
f
explosion i
f
batter
y
is replaced b
y
an incorrect
t
y
p
e
.
Dispose o
f
used batteries accordin
g
to the instructions.

8
How to Connect the 2X1 DVIKVM DL Switch
1.
C
onnect the included dual-link DVI cables between the DVI outputs o
f
each
c
omputer to the DVI input connectors on the
2
X1 DVIKVM DL
S
witch.
2.
C
onnect the included U
S
B cables
f
rom each computer to the U
S
B In ports
o
n th
e
2
X1 DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
.
3
.
C
onnect the included 3.5mm mini-stereo cables
f
rom each computer
/
audio
s
ource to the 3.5mm mini-stereo
j
acks on the
2
X1 DVIKVM DL
S
witch.
4.
C
onnect the DVI output on the
2
X1 DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
to an HDTV displa
y
u
sin
g
a DVI cable.
5
.
C
onnect a
3
.
5
mm mini-stereo cable
f
rom the
2
X1 DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
t
o
th
e
audio
/
video device or a set o
f
powered speakers.
6
.
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to the
2
X1 DVIKVM DL
S
witch.
Plu
g
the A
C
power cords
f
rom the power suppl
y
to an available electrical
ou
tl
e
t.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the 2X1 DVIKVM DL Switch
EXT-DVIKVM-241DL
Computer
Computer Display
w/USB & Audio
DVI (SL /DL) CABLE
MINI STEREO AUDIO CABLE
USB CABLE
DVI KVM Switcher
Powered
Speakers
CONNECTING THE 2X1 DVIKVM DL SWITC
H

9
OPERATING THE 2X1 DVIKVM DL SWITC
H
Switchin
g
sources
U
se the
S
elect button on the
f
ront panel or the included IR Remote
C
ontrol unit to
s
wit
c
h
be
tw
ee
n
sou
r
ces
.
S
witching using the
f
ront panel
• Press the
S
elect button on the
f
ront panel to to
gg
le between input
1
(
DVI In 1
)
and input 2
(
DVI In 2
)
.
S
witching using the IR Remote
C
ontrol
•
S
elect the desired input b
y
pressin
g
the associated button on the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit, as shown below
:
Press the
S
elect button
p
to switch between in
p
uts
LED in
d
i
ca
t
es
th
e
yp
c
urrentl
y
selected in
p
u
t
LED in
d
i
ca
t
es
a
p
button was
p
resse
d

10
OPERATING THE 2X1 DVIKVM DL SWITC
H
S
witching using the RMT2
(
not included
)
1.
C
onnect the
R
MT2 Remote
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-RMT-2
)
t
o
th
e
Remot
e
j
ack
o
n th
e
2
X1 DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
, usin
g
a 3.5mm mini-stereo cable.
2. Pr
ess
th
e
bu
tt
o
n
o
n th
e
f
r
o
nt
of
th
e
R
MT
2
R
e
m
o
t
e
t
o
s
wit
c
h
be
tw
een
DVI In 1
a
n
d
DVI In 2.
Press button to to
gg
le
p
between input 1 and 2

OPERATING THE 2X1 DVIKVM DL SWITC
H
1
1
Switchin
g
usin
g
Contact Closur
e
1. L
oca
t
e
th
e
DIP
s
wit
c
h
ba
nk
o
n th
e
bo
tt
o
m
of
th
e
2
x1 DVIKVM
S
witc
h
.
2.
S
et DIP switch 3 to the
O
N position to enable discrete contact closure
s
witchin
g
.
S
et DIP
3
to the
O
N
p
p
ositio
n
NOTE: When DIP switch 3 is set to the
O
N position, then the
2
x
1
DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
will no lon
g
er receive IR commands
f
rom the IR
R
emote
C
ontrol unit.
S
et DIP switch 3 to the
O
FF position to
re
-
e
n
ab
l
e
IR
co
ntr
o
l.

12
OPERATING THE 2X1 DVIKVM DL SWITC
H
When discrete contact closure switchin
g
is enabled, the
f
ollowin
g
actions are
v
a
li
d:
•I
f
the remote wire is note shorted, then DVI In 1 will alwa
y
s be selected.
•I
f
the rin
g
is shorted to the sleeve, then DVI In 2 will alwa
y
s be selected.
The dia
g
ram below outlines a t
y
pical 3.5mm mini-stereo TR
S
(
Tip-Rin
g
-
S
leeve
)
co
nn
ec
t
o
r.
T
ermination
P
has
e
Ti
p
Positive
(
+
)
R
in
g
Ne
g
ative
(
-
)
S
leev
e
S
i
g
nal
g
roun
d
Settin
g
the IR channel on the 2x1 DVIKVM DL Switch
Th
e
IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l
o
n th
e
2
x1 DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
m
us
t m
a
t
c
h th
e
IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l
used
b
y
the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit. Use DIP switch 1 an
d
DIP
s
wit
ch
2 t
o
se
t th
e
appropriate IR channel
o
n th
e
2
x1 DVIKVM DL
S
witc
h
.
R
e
f
er to pa
g
e 7
f
or
in
f
ormation on settin
g
the IR channel on the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit.
S
leev
e
R
in
g
Ti
p
R
emote
C
hannel 2
:
R
emote
C
hannel
3:
C
hannel 0
(
de
f
ault
):
R
emote
C
hannel 1
:
1 2
ON
1 2 1 2
1 21 2
ON
ONON
DIP 1
a
n
d
2
co
ntr
o
l
th
e
IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l

1
3
OPERATING THE 2X1 DVIKVM DL SWITC
H
U
sin
g
the IR Extender
(
not included
)
1.
O
n the bottom o
f
the 2x1 DVIKVM DL
S
witch, locate the DIP switch bank
and set DIP switch 4 to the
O
N position.
2.
C
onnect the IR Extender to the Remote
j
ack on the
2
x1 DVIKVM DL
S
witch.
3
. Point the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit at the IR Extender to control th
e
2
x
1
DVIKVM DL
S
witch.
S
et DIP 4 to the
O
N
p
p
ositio
n

1
4
SPECIFICATION
S
M
aximum Pixel
C
lock................................................................................ 1
65
MHz
Video Input
C
onnectors.................................
(
2
)
DVI-I 29 pin,
f
emale
(
di
g
ital onl
y)
Video
O
utput
C
onnector.................................
(
1
)
DVI-I 29 pin,
f
emale
(
di
g
ital onl
y)
Audio Input
C
onnectors...............................................
(
2
)
3.5 mm mini-stereo
j
ac
k
Audio
O
utput
C
onnector...............................................
(
1
)
3.5 mm mini-stereo
j
ac
k
US
B Host
C
onnectors.......................................................
(
2
)
U
S
B T
y
pe B,
f
emal
e
US
B Device
C
onnectors....................................................
(
2
)
U
S
B T
y
pe A,
f
emal
e
IR Remote
C
onnector...................................................
(
1
)
3.5mm mini-stereo
j
ac
k
Power
S
uppl
y
................................................................................................ 5V D
C
Power
C
onsumption..............................................................................10W
(
max.
)
Dimensions
(
W x H x D
)
.......................................................... 7.18" x 1.18" x 2.55"
(
182mm x 30mm x 65mm
)
S
hippin
g
Wei
g
ht................................................................................ 3 lbs.
(
1.4 k
g)

WARRANTY
15
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
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C
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warrant
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and cables must be in their
ori
g
inal condition.
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ormation in this manual has been care
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checked and is believed to
be accurate. However,
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or an
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inaccuracies
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eatures and
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ormation, re
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This product uses UL or
C
E listed power supplies.