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CONTENT

S

1 Intr

oduc

ti

on

2

O

peration Notes

3

F

ea

t

u

r

es

4

S

ender Unit La

y

ou

t

5

S

ender Unit Descriptio

n

6

R

eceiver Unit La

y

ou

t

7

R

eceiver Unit Descriptions

8

IR Remote Descriptio

n

9

IR Remote Installatio

n

10 IR Remote

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

11

C

onnectin

g

And

O

peratin

g

The 4x

C

A

T

6

Extender For

H

DMI

12 Usin

g

an 4x4 Matri

x

13 Usin

g

an 4x4 Matrix with R

S

-232

C

ontrol

14

C

onnection Without an 4x4 Matrix

(S

tand-alone Mode

)

15 Usin

g

The

O

ptional RMT-4IR Remote Uni

t

16 Usin

g

S

tand-alone Mod

e

17 Equalizin

g

the

S

i

g

nal

(

Matrix and

S

tand-alone Mode

)

18 DIP

S

witch

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

2

0

R

S

-2

3

2

S

erial

C

ontrol Inter

f

ac

e

21

C

ontrollin

g

the Receiver Unit with R

S

-23

2

22 R

S

-2

3

2

S

erial

C

ommands

2

5

IP

C

ontrol

2

5

View Matrix

S

tatus

26 IP

C

on

f

i

g

uratio

n

27 Backup

/

Restor

e

28 Power Mana

g

emen

t

29 Network

C

abel Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

30

Firmware Updat

e

32

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

33 Warrant

y

34 Licensin

g

1

INTRODUCTIO

N

C

on

g

ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI. Your

c

omplete satis

f

action is ver

y

important to us.

G

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ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions

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ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo

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ies.

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-and-pla

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products supplement cross-plat

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orm computer

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stems, pro

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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 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI

The

G

e

f

en 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI sends

f

our independent HDMI 1.3

s

i

g

nals, with Deep

C

olor support, over a sin

g

le

C

AT-6a cable to distances up to

200

f

eet

(

60 meters

)

.

The

G

e

f

en 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI supports HDMI 1.3

f

eatures such as

1080p Full HD and multichannel audio

f

ormats includin

g

Dolb

y

TrueHD and DT

S

-

H

D M

as

t

e

r A

ud

i

o

.

The

G

e

f

en 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI di

g

ital transmission method insures

100

%

si

g

nal inte

g

rit

y

over this sin

g

le cable extension solution.

With IR Back

C

hannel and R

S

-232 support, control o

f

the 4x4 Matrix and Hi-De

f

s

ources, at an

y

o

f

the 4 individual zones, is at

y

our

ﬁ

n

g

ertips. Each Receiver unit

allows control

f

or Matrix switchin

g

and sendin

g

IR commands back to the source

l

ocated up to 200

f

eet

(

60 meters

)

awa

y

. The 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI adds

IP

C

ontrol to the connected

G

e

f

en 4x4 Matrix

f

or convenient access to switchin

g

and routin

g

o

f

the connected sources usin

g

a web browser.

How It Works

Th

e

G

e

f

en 4x

C

AT

6

Extender

f

or HDM

I

can be connected in two wa

y

s

:

1

)

Matrix Mode: As a

C

ontrol and Extender s

y

stem

f

or an

y

G

e

f

en 4x4 Matrix unit.

Extend up to 4 o

f

the

G

e

f

en 4x4 Matrix outputs up to 200

f

eet

(

60 meters

)

awa

y

with IR, R

S

-232, or IP

C

ontrol at an

y

o

f

the remote locations. Also supports the

IR Back

C

hannel

f

or remote control o

f

the extended Hi-De

f

sources.

2

)

S

tand-alone Mode: As a stand-alone Extender s

y

stem.

C

onnect up to 4 Hi-

De

f

sources to an

y

o

f

the available inputs.

S

impl

y

extend the connected Hi-De

f

s

ources up to 200

f

eet

(

60 meters

)

with IR Back

C

hannel.

2

OPERATION NOTE

S

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE 4X CAT6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI

•

C

AT-6a cables can be used up to 200

f

eet

(

60 meters

)

.

•

S

hielded

(S

TP

)

C

AT-6a is recommended. However, unshielde

d

(

UTP

)

C

AT-6a is acceptable.

NOTE

:

S

hielded cable has an advanta

g

e b

y

providin

g

immunit

y

to

Electroma

g

netic Inter

f

erence

(

EMI

)

, cell phones and A

/C

motors.

3

FEATURE

S

Su

pp

orted HDMI 1.3 Features

• 225 MHz

(

up to 12 bit YUV 444

@

1080p

)

• Deep

C

olor

• Dolb

y

TrueHD and DT

S

-HD Master Audi

o

• Lip-

Sy

nc

•

C

E

C

Pass-Throu

gh

Features

• Extends HDMI 1.3 at 1080p up to 200

f

eet

(

60 m

)

• Extends DVI at 1920x1200 up to 200

f

eet

(

60 m

)

when usin

g

a passive

H

DMI-to-DVI adapter.

• 3DTV Pass-Throu

gh

•

C

olor

S

pace

C

onversio

n

• IR Remote

C

ontrol

• Built-in IR Extender and IR Back

C

hannel

•

RS

-2

3

2 serial control

• IP

C

ontrol

(S

ender unit

f

eature

)

• Audio and video are transmitted di

g

itall

y

f

or zero si

g

nal loss

•

S

upports multichannel di

g

ital audio

f

ormats includin

g

Dolb

y

TrueHD and

DT

S

-HD Master Audi

o

•

M

etal enclosure provides better RF shieldin

g

•

C

ompensation

f

or cable skew

•

M

aintains settin

g

s on Power-

O

n stat

e

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

4x

C

AT6 Extender

S

ender Uni

t

(

4

)

4x

C

AT6 Extender Receiver Units

(

4

)

1

f

t. HDMI

C

ables

(

M-M

)

(

1

)

R

S

-232

S

erial

C

able

(

M-F

)

(

1

)

24V D

C

Power

S

uppl

y

(

4

)

5V D

C

Lockin

g

Power

S

upplies

(

1

)

S

et o

f

Rack Ears

(S

ender Unit

O

nl

y)

(

1

)

User Manual

4

SENDER PANEL LAYOU

T

Front Panel

Back Panel

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

5

SENDER PANEL DESCRIPTION

S

1

S

tandby Button

S

ets the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI into

S

tandb

y

Mode.

2

I

R Senso

r

R

eceives si

g

nals

f

rom the IR Remote

C

ontrol.

3

P

ower Indicato

r

This LED will turn bri

g

ht red once the lockin

g

power suppl

y

has been properl

y

co

nn

ec

t

ed

.

4

I

R Blaster

(

4

)

U

sed to connect the IR Blaster to the

S

ource device.

5 CAT6 Output Jack

(

4

)

C

onnects the

S

ender unit to the Receiver unit usin

g

C

AT-6.

6

R

S-232 Serial Port

(

Input

)

The 4x4 Matrix ma

y

be switched remotel

y

usin

g

serial communications with

an

y

o

fﬁ

ce computer or a control automation device b

y

connectin

g

to this port.

Please see pa

g

e 20

f

or details.

7

L

ocking HDMI Port

(

4

)

C

onnect a HI-De

f

source to this HDMI port.

8

I

P Control

C

onnect to this port to control the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI usin

g

IP

C

ontrol.

S

ee pa

g

e 25

f

or more in

f

ormation.

9

R

S-232 Serial Port

(

Output

)

C

onnects to the R

S

-232 control device. The 4x4 ma

y

be switched remotel

y

u

sin

g

this port.

S

ee pa

g

e 20

f

or details.

10

2

4V DC Power Connecto

r

C

onnects the included 24V D

C

power suppl

y

to this receptacle.

6

RECEIVER PANEL LAYOU

T

Front Panel

Back Panel

1

3

4

2

5

6

7

8

9

10

7

RECEIVER PANEL DESCRIPTION

S

1

C

ontrol Button

s

When connected to an

y

4x4 Matrix

f

or HDMI, these remote buttons on the

R

eceiver unit can switch between the 4 Hi-De

f

inputs connected to the 4x4

Ma

trix

fo

r HDMI.

2

I

R Senso

r

C

ontrol the Receiver unit b

y

pointin

g

the IR Remote

C

ontrol to the IR

S

ensor.

3

EQ Trimpo

t

U

sed to equalize the si

g

nal to compensate

f

or distance and skew variations

f

ound in various brands o

f

C

AT-

6

cable.

4

I

nput Indicators

(

HDMI In 1 - HDMI In 4

)

An LED will Displa

y

s the current input o

f

the 4x4 Matrix.

5

P

ower Indicato

r

This LED will turn bri

g

ht red once the power suppl

y

has been properl

y

co

nn

ec

t

ed

.

6

I

R Extender Por

t

U

sed to extend the IR

S

ensor ran

g

e o

f

the Receiver unit.

7

C

AT6 In Connecto

r

C

onnect the

C

AT-

6

cable

f

rom the

S

ender unit to the R

J

-4

5

connector.

8

HDMI Ou

t

C

onnect the HDMI cable

f

rom the HDTV displa

y

to the HDMI

O

ut.

9

R

S-232 Inpu

t

C

onnects a controllin

g

device to this port.

10

5V DC Locking Power Connecto

r

C

onnects the included 5V D

C

Lockin

g

Power

S

uppl

y

to this receptacle.

8

IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIO

N

1

Activity Indicato

r

This LED will be activated momentaril

y

each time a button is pressed.

2

Input Source Selection Buttons

(

1 - 4

)

These buttons are used to select which input source is routed to the

HDTV displa

y

.

1

2

RMT-4-IR Remote

(

Optional

)

9

RMT-4-IR REMOTE INSTALLATIO

N

Installin

g

the RMT-4-IR Batter

y

To use the RMT-4-IR Remote, remove the batter

y

cover on the back o

f

the

r

emote to reveal the batter

y

compartment. Insert the included batter

y

into the

open batter

y

slot. The positive

(

+

)

side should be

f

acin

g

up. Ensure that both

DIP switches are set to the

O

FF position. Replace the batter

y

cover and the IR

R

emote is read

y

f

or action.

The IR Remote ships with 2 batteries.

O

ne batter

y

is required

f

or operation and

the other batter

y

is a spare.

Battery Slot

I/R Code DIP Switches

10

RMT-4-IR REMOTE CONFIGURATIO

N

Settin

g

the IR Remote Channel on the RMT-4-IR

In th

e

v

e

nt th

a

t IR

co

mm

a

n

ds

f

r

o

m

o

th

e

r r

e

m

o

t

e

co

ntr

o

l

s

co

n

ﬂ

i

c

t with th

e

s

upplied RMT-4-IR Remote, chan

g

in

g

the remote IR channel will

ﬁ

x this issue.

The RMT-4-IR Remote has a bank o

f

DIP switches

f

or settin

g

the Remote IR

c

h

a

nn

e

l.

The DIP

S

witch bank on the RMT-4-IR is located underneath the batter

y

cover.

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

R

emote

C

hannel

3:

R

emote

C

hannel 1

:

D

efau

l

t

R

emote

C

hannel 2

:

R

emote

C

hannel 4

:

L

eft: Picture o

f

the opened rear batter

y

c

ompartment o

f

the RMT-4-IR remote showin

g

the exposed DIP

S

witch bank between the

batter

y

chambers.

Th

e

IR

c

h

a

nn

e

l

se

l

ec

t

ed

o

n th

e

RMT-4-IR R

e

m

o

t

e

m

us

t m

a

t

c

h th

e

IR

c

h

a

nn

e

l

assi

g

ned to the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI. For example, i

f

y

ou set both DIP

s

witches on the remote to the down position

(

IR channel 1

)

,

y

ou must set the 4x

C

AT

6

Extender

f

or HDMI to use IR channel 1.

Please re

f

er to pa

g

e 19 on how to chan

g

e the IR channel on the 4x

C

AT6

Ext

e

n

de

r

fo

r HDMI.

1

CONNECTING THE 4X CAT6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI

How to Connect the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI

(

Matrix Mode

)

1.

U

sin

g

an

y

4x4 Matrix

f

or HDMI as a source, connect an HDMI cable

f

rom

H

DMI

O

ut 1 on the 4x4 Matrix to HDMI In 1 on the 4x

C

AT

6

Extender

f

or

H

DMI

S

ender unit. To ensure correct operation o

f

the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

with the 4x4 Matrix, make sure all connections are made:

C

onnect HDMI

O

ut 2 on the 4x4 Matrix to HDMI In 2 on the Extender, and so on.

2.

C

onnect the HDMI

O

ut on the 4x

C

AT6 Extender Receiver unit to the displa

y

with a user-supplied HDMI cable.

3

.

U

sin

g

one

C

AT-6 cable, connect

C

AT6

O

ut 1 on the

S

ender unit to

C

AT6 In

o

n th

e

R

ece

iv

e

r

u

nit.

4.

C

onnect additional Receiver units as described above.

5

.

C

onnect the 5V D

C

lockin

g

power supplies to each Receiver unit. Do not

overti

g

hten the lockin

g

connectors. Plu

g

the power cord into an available

w

a

ll

ou

tl

e

t.

6

.

C

onnect the 24V D

C

power suppl

y

to the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

S

ender unit and

p

lu

g

the power cord into an available wall outlet.

EXT-HDMI1.3-CAT6-4X

HD Displays

HDMI CABLE

CAT-6 CABLE

RS-232 CABLE

IR

4x

Hi-Def Sources

4x

Network

RS-232 Controller

4x4 Matrix for HDMI

(not included)

Receiver

Sender

4x4 Matrix

IR Extenders

HD Displays

IR Emitter

12

How to O

p

erate the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI

(

usin

g

an 4x4 Matrix

)

The

f

ront panel o

f

each Receiver unit

f

or the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI

c

ontains a set o

f

LED indicators which corresponds to an input

(

source

)

on the

4x4 Matrix device. A blue LED indicates which input has been routed

f

rom the

4x4 Matrix.

O

n the top o

f

each Receiver unit there are a set o

f

4 push-buttons

which are used to control the switchin

g

o

f

the 4x4 Matrix.

Example 1: Routing Input

(

source

)

3 to

O

utput

(

displa

y)

4.

1.

C

onnect an HDMI cable

f

rom HDMI

O

ut 4 on the 4x4 Matrix to HDMI In 4 on

the 4x

C

AT

6

Extender

f

or HDMI

S

ender unit.

2.

C

onnect an 4x

C

AT6 Extender Receiver unit to Displa

y

4.

3

. Press button 3 on the top o

f

the Receiver unit. Button 3 is shown below.

The In 3 LED will turn bri

g

ht blue, indicatin

g

that Input 3 on the 4x4 Matrix

h

as been routed to Displa

y

4

(

Zone 4

)

.

Example: HDMI input 3 is routed to HDMI

O

ut 4

(

a picture o

f

the 4x4 Matrix

displa

y

panel is shown below

)

. The ima

g

e shown on Displa

y

4 will be the

H

DMI source

(

3

)

connected to the 4x4 Matrix.

In

3

Button

3

H

DMI

cab

l

e

T

o Displa

y

4

C

AT-

6

f

rom

O

ut 4 on

Ext

e

n

de

r

CONNECTING AND OPERATING TH

E

4

X CAT6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI

In

p

ut 3

p

1

3

How to Connect the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI with RS-232 control t

o

the 4x4 Matrix for HDMI and to the controlled devic

e

1. Follow steps 1 - 6 on How to

C

onnect the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI

(

see

p

a

g

e 11

)

.

2.

C

onnect an R

S

-232 cable

f

rom the R

S

-232 serial port on the controllin

g

device to the R

S

-232 In port on the rear o

f

the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI

S

ender unit.

3

.

C

onnect another R

S

-232 serial cable

f

rom the R

S

-232

O

ut port on the rear

o

f

the 4x

C

AT Extender

S

ender unit to the R

S

-232 port on the rear o

f

the 4x4

Ma

trix.

NOTE

:

Please re

f

er to pa

g

e 20

f

or details on con

ﬁ

g

urin

g

R

S

-232 control.

Example 1: Routing Input

(

source

)

3 to

O

utput

(

displa

y)

1 using the 4x4 Matrix.

M

ake sure a Receiver unit is connected to

C

AT

6

O

ut 1 on the

S

ender unit.

U

se

the controllin

g

device to send the

f

ollowin

g

command

:

r

1

3

The LED

f

or In 3 will turn bri

g

ht blue and the source

f

rom the 4x4 Matrix

(

In 3

)

will

be displa

y

ed on the HDTV displa

y

connected to this Receiver unit.

S

ee pa

g

e 22

f

or details on routin

g

usin

g

R

S

-232.

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4

14

How to Connect the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI

(

Stand-alone Mode

)

The 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI is dependent upon an external 4x4 Matrix to

mana

g

e all the zone switchin

g

. When used as a stand-alone, without the 4x4

M

atrix attached, the product

f

unctions as a one-to-one extender

f

or each HDMI

u

nit. Four parallel extenders are used.

1.

C

onnect an HDMI cable

f

rom the source device to HDMI In 1 on the back o

f

the

S

ender unit.

2.

C

onnect the Displa

y

to the 4x

C

AT6 Extender Receiver unit with a user-

s

upplied HDMI cable.

3

.

U

sin

g

a sin

g

le

C

AT-6 cable, connect

C

AT6

O

ut 1 on the

S

ender unit to the

C

AT

6

In on the Receiver unit.

4. I

f

additional Receiver units will be used, complete these connections at this

time, as described above.

5

.

C

onnect the 5V D

C

lockin

g

power supplies to each Receiver unit. Do not

overti

g

hten the lockin

g

connectors. Plu

g

the power cord into an available

w

a

ll

ou

tl

e

t.

6

.

C

onnect the 24V D

C

power suppl

y

to the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI and

p

lu

g

the power cord into an available wall outlet.

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Routin

g

Sources usin

g

the Optional RMT-4-IR Remote Uni

t

(

Matrix Mode

)

There are a total o

f

4 buttons on the RMT-4-IR remote, which represent each o

f

th

e

4

bu

tt

o

n

s

o

n th

e

R

ece

iv

e

r

u

nit.

Example

1

:

R

oute the source connected to HDMI In 3

(f

rom the 4x4 Matrix

)

on

t

he

S

ender unit to the displa

y

connected to HDMI

O

ut 2.

Point the Remote at the Receiver unit connected to Displa

y

2, then press button

3

on the RMT-4-IR.

T

able of IR Remote Commands

f

or the O

p

tional RMT-4-IR Remote Uni

t

R

MT-4-IR B

u

tt

on

S

ourc

e

1

2

3

4

The RMT-4-IR remote control unit will allow the selection o

f

an

y

input

(

source

)

on

the 4x4 Matrix unit can be will be routed to an

y

o

f

our Receiver units. Use the

in

f

ormation in the table above when routin

g

the desired input to a displa

y.

1

6

How to O

p

erate the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI

(

Stand-alone Mode

)

When the 4x

C

AT6 Extender

f

or HDMI is used without an 4x4 Matrix, it can onl

y

be

used

as

a

n HDMI

e

xt

e

n

de

r.

H

DMI

cab

l

e

T

o Displa

y

C

AT

6

O

ut 2

f

r

o

m Ext

e

n

de

r

In

2

The LED on the

f

ront panel will show which HDMI is active on the

S

ender unit.

Example:

C

onnect a

C

AT-6 cable to

C

AT6

O

ut 2 and

C

AT6 In, between the

S

ender unit and Receiver unit.

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