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A1

CONTENT

S

1 Intr

oduc

ti

on

2

O

peration Notes

3

Features

4

S

ender Module La

y

ou

t

5

S

ender Module Descriptions

6

Receiver Module La

y

ou

t

7 Receiver Module Descriptions

8

C

onnectin

g

the DL DVI 2F

O

Extender

8

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

9

EDID Pro

g

rammin

g

10

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

11 Warrant

y

1

INTRODUCTIO

N

C

on

g

ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the DL DVI 2F

O

Extender. 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 DL DVI 2FO Extender

The Dual Link DVI

ﬁ

ber optic module extender with Virtual EDID extends dual-

l

ink DVI up to 3300

f

eet

(

1 kilometer

)

to a displa

y

supportin

g

resolutions up to

3

840 x 2400

(

W

Q

X

G

A

)

usin

g

a two-strand 50

/

125μm laser-optimized multimode

(O

M3

)

L

C

-terminated

ﬁ

ber optic cable.

O

ptical si

g

nal transmission provides

g

alvanic isolation and immunit

y

to electroma

g

netic inter

f

erence compared to

s

imilar copper-based extension modules.

The Virtual EDID

f

eature pro

g

rams the displa

y

EDID into the

S

ender module to

e

nsure

f

ast inte

g

ration and compatibilit

y

between the source and the displa

y.

The attractive and compact

S

ender and Receiver modules

ﬁ

t neatl

y

behind the

e

quipment

f

or a clean installation, makin

g

it a

g

reat wa

y

to extend dual-link DVI.

How It Works

The

S

ender module plu

g

s into the DVI source. The Receiver module plu

g

s into

the dual-link displa

y

.

C

onnect a two-strand multimode L

C

-terminated

ﬁ

ber optic

c

able

f

rom the

S

ender to the Receiver module. Plu

g

the power suppl

y

into the

R

eceiver module and a vibrant Hi-De

f

picture will appear on

y

our displa

y.

2

OPERATION NOTES

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATIN

G

THE DL DVI 2FO EXTENDER

• The

ﬁ

ber optics cable must be treated care

f

ull

y

when connectors are

e

xposed. The

y

are susceptible to dust which can contribute to loss o

f

pixels.

• The DL DVI 2F

O

Extender works

f

or all DVI displa

y

s and supports dual link

r

esolutions up to 3840 x 2400.

•Th

e

S

ender module does not need to be powered externall

y

unless the

s

ource does not suppl

y

enou

g

h power throu

g

h the DVI connector.

• Extension distance will depend upon the t

y

pe o

f

ﬁ

ber optic cable that is

used:

•

U

p to 3300

f

eet

(

1 kilometer

)

usin

g

two-strand

O

M3 multimode

ﬁ

ber

optic cable.

•

U

p to 1650

f

eet

(

500 meters

)

usin

g

two-strand

O

M2 multimode

ﬁ

ber

optic cable.

•

U

p to 1000

f

eet

(

300 meters

)

usin

g

two-strand

O

M1 multimode

ﬁ

ber

optic cable.

•

S

upports DDW

G

standard

f

or DVI monitors.

3

FEATURE

S

Features

• Extends dual-link DVI up to 3300

f

eet

(

1 kilometer

)

over two strands o

f

O

M3

(

laser-optimized 50

/

125μm

)

multimode

ﬁ

ber optic cabl

e

•

S

upports resolutions up to 3840 x 2400

(

dual-link DVI

)

• Virtual EDID allows EDID cop

y

in

g

f

rom the displa

y

to the sourc

e

• Fiber optic transmission eliminates electroma

g

netic inter

f

erence

(

EMI

)

•

S

turd

y

metal die-cast enclosures are per

f

ect

f

or pro

f

essional and industrial

applications

•

C

ompact

S

ender and Receiver modules provide a clean, eas

y

installatio

n

•

U

se

G

e

f

en

C

AB-2L

C

-xxx

O

M1 Fiber

O

ptic Link

C

ables

f

or distances

f

rom

30 - 330

f

eet

(

9 - 100 meters

)

• F

CC

and

C

E-compliant

f

or EMI

/

RFI emissio

n

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

DL DVI 2F

O

Extender -

S

ender modul

e

(

1

)

DL DVI 2F

O

Extender - Receiver modul

e

(

2

)

5V D

C

Power supplies

(

1

)

Q

uick

S

tart

G

uid

e

4

SENDER MODULE LAYOU

T

6

T

o

p

Fron

t

Sid

e

Back

5

1

2

4

3

5

SENDER MODULE DESCRIPTION

S

1

P

ower Indicato

r

This LED will

g

low bri

g

ht blue when the

S

ender module is powered.

2

S

tatus Indicato

r

This LED will

ﬂ

ash bri

g

ht blue durin

g

the EDID pro

g

rammin

g

procedure.

S

ee

p

a

g

e 9

f

or more in

f

ormation.

3

5V DC Power Receptacle

C

onnect the optional 5V D

C

power suppl

y

to this receptacle onl

y

i

f

the source

does not suppl

y

enou

g

h volta

g

e to power the

S

ender module.

4

L

C Fiber Connector

s

C

onnect a two-strand

O

M3 L

C

-terminated multimode

ﬁ

ber optic cable

f

rom

the

S

ender module to the Receiver module.

O

M1 and

O

M2 multimode

ﬁ

ber

c

ables are also supported.

S

ee pa

g

e 2

f

or more in

f

ormation.

5

EDID Programming Button

S

ee pa

g

e 9

f

or more in

f

ormation on usin

g

this

f

eature.

6

DVI Inpu

t

C

onnect this part o

f

the

S

ender module to the DVI port on the computer.

IMPORTANT: In m

os

t

cases

the

S

ender module will n

ot

require a

t

p

ower suppl

y

as lon

g

as the DVI source provides su

fﬁ

cient power

on pin 14 o

f

the DVI connector. I

f

the source does not suppl

y

e

nou

g

h power to the

S

ender module

(

indicated b

y

a

ﬂ

ashin

g

power

indicator

)

, then connect the other included power suppl

y

to the

S

ender module.

6

RECEIVER MODULE LAYOU

T

5

T

o

p

Fron

t

Back

1

2

4

3

7

RECEIVER MODULE DESCRIPTION

S

1

P

ower Indicato

r

This LED will

g

low bri

g

ht blue when the Receiver module is powered.

2

S

tatus Indicato

r

This LED will

ﬂ

ash bri

g

ht blue durin

g

the EDID pro

g

rammin

g

procedure.

S

ee

p

a

g

e 9

f

or more in

f

ormation.

3

5V DC Power Receptacle

C

onnect this cable to the included 5V D

C

power suppl

y

.

4

L

C Fiber Connector

s

C

onnect a sin

g

le strand o

f

O

M3 L

C

-terminated multimode

ﬁ

ber optic cable

f

rom

the

S

ender module to the Receiver module.

O

M1 and

O

M2 multimode

ﬁ

ber

c

ables are also supported.

S

ee pa

g

e 2

f

or more in

f

ormation.

5

DVI Outpu

t

C

onnect this part o

f

the Receiver module to the DVI displa

y

.

CONNECTING THE DL DVI 2FO EXTENDER

8

How to Connect the DL DVI 2FO Extender

1.

C

onnect the

S

ender module to the DVI source.

2.

C

onnect the Receiver module to the DVI displa

y

.

3

.

C

onnect the

S

ender module and Receiver module to

g

ether usin

g

two-strand multimode L

C

-terminated

ﬁ

ber optic cable.

4.

C

onnect the included power suppl

y

to the Receiver module.

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram for the DL DVI 2FO Extender

STOP: I

f

EDID pro

g

rammin

g

is required, then skip to the EDID

Pro

g

rammin

g

Procedure on the next pa

g

e. I

f

an EDID is not

r

equired b

y

the DVI source, then pro

g

rammin

g

is not necessar

y

.

EXT-DVI-FM2500

Dual-Link

DVI Display

Sender

Receiver

FIBER OPTIC CABLE

Dual-Link

DVI Source

IMPORTANT: In m

os

t

cases

the

S

ender module will n

ot

require a

t

p

ower suppl

y

as lon

g

as the DVI source provides su

fﬁ

cient power

on pin 14 o

f

the DVI connector. I

f

the source does not suppl

y

e

nou

g

h power to the

S

ender module

(

indicated b

y

a

ﬂ

ashin

g

power

indicator

)

, then connect the other included power suppl

y

to the

S

ender module.

9

E

DID PROGRAMMIN

G

E

DID Pro

g

rammin

g

Procedur

e

EDID pro

g

rammin

g

is

r

equire

d

if the maximum resolution of the display does not

d

s

upport 2560 x 1600

(

W

Q

X

G

A

)

.

1. Power on the DVI displa

y

(

or other sink device

)

.

2.

C

onnect one o

f

the included 5V D

C

power supplies to the

S

ender module

and make sure that the status indicator is

O

N, as shown below.

3

.

U

se a small pin or paperclip to press the recessed EDID button on the

S

ender module. The blue status indicator LED li

g

ht will blink and then turn

off

.

4.

C

onnect the

S

ender module to the displa

y

(

or the sink device containin

g

the

EDID to be recorded

)

.

5

. The status indicator on the top o

f

the

S

ender module will be

g

in to blink

r

apidl

y

, indicatin

g

that the EDID is bein

g

read

f

rom the displa

y

and stored b

y

the

S

ender module. A

f

ter about 7 - 8 seconds, the status indicator will stop

ﬂ

ashin

g

, indicatin

g

that the EDID pro

g

rammin

g

is complete.

6

. Disconnect the

S

ender module

f

rom the sink.

7. Disconnect the power suppl

y

f

rom the

S

ender module.

8

.

R

e

f

er to the instructions on the previous pa

g

e

f

or in

f

ormation on connectin

g

th

e

DL DVI 2F

O

Extender

.

IMPORTANT: The DL DVI 2F

O

Extender

(S

ender module

)

has

a de

f

ault built-in EDID o

f

2

560

x 1

600

. I

f

the

S

ender module is

p

ro

g

rammed with another EDID, the de

f

ault EDID will be erased.

O

nce the de

f

ault EDID is erased, it cannot be restored.

10

SPECIFICATION

S

M

aximum Pixel

C

lock.......................................................................... 2 x 1

65

MH

z

Video Input

C

onnector

(S

ender

)

.........................................

(

1

)

DVI-D 24-pin, mal

e

Video

O

utput

C

onnector

(

Receiver

)

....................................

(

1

)

DVI-D 24-pin, mal

e

Link

C

onnector

(S

ender

/

Receiver

)

.....................................................

(

2

)

T

y

pe L

C

Power

S

uppl

y

(S

ender

)

.................. 5V

/

1A D

C

(

not needed

f

or most applications

)

Power

S

uppl

y

(

Receiver

)

....................................................................... 5V

/

1A D

C

Power

C

onsumption

(

Receiver

)

........................................................... 1.5W

(

max.

)

O

peratin

g

Temperature........................................................................ 0

°

to +50

°

C

S

tora

g

e Temperature........................................................................ -30

°

to +70

°

C

R

elative Humidit

y

................................................................................... 0

%

to 85

%

Dimensions

(

W x H x D

)

................. 1.54” x 0.59” x 2.83”

(

39mm x 15mm x 72mm

)

S

hippin

g

Wei

g

ht............................................................................... 2 lbs

(

0.91 k

g)

1

WARRANTY

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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

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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

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are responsible

f

or shippin

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char

g

es to and

f

rom

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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,

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y

f

or an

y

inaccuracies

that ma

y

be contained in this manual. In no event will

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f

or

direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential dama

g

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f

rom

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de

f

ect or omission in this manual, even i

f

advised o

f

the possibilit

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such

dama

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es. The technical in

f

ormation contained herein re

g

ardin

g

the

f

eatures and

s

peci

ﬁ

cations is sub

j

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g

e without notice.

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