Gefen EXT-DVIKVM-241DL User manual

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EXT-DVIKVM-241D
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Us
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)
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)
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echnical Su
pp
ort Hours
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8
:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monda
y
thru Frida
y
.
Write To
:
G
e
f
en LL
C
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o
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ustomer
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ervic
e
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ff
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t
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hatsworth,
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upport
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en.com
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e
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e
f
en LL
C
reserves the ri
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ht to make chan
g
es in the hardware, packa
g
in
g
, and
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y
accompan
y
in
g
documentation without prior written notice.
2
x1 DVIKVM DL Switch is a trademark o
f
G
e
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en LL
C
©
2011
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e
f
en, LL
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hts reserved.
All trademarks are the propert
y
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f
their respective owners.

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