Gefen EXT-VGAAUD-2-HDMIS Owner's manual

VGA Audio

HDMI Scaler

EXT-VGAAUD-2-HDMIS

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Rev A7

CONTENTS

1 Introduction

2 Features

3 Panel Layout

4 Panel Description

5 Connecting And Operating The VGA Audio To HDMI Scaler

6 Navigating The OSD

7 PC Menu

8 Color Menu

9 Output Menu

10 OSD Menu

11 Audio Menu

12 Information Menu

13 Specications

14 Warranty

INTRODUCTION

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheVGAAudiotoHDMIScaler.Your

completesatisfactionisveryimportanttous.

Gefen

Gefendeliversinnovative,progressivecomputerandelectronicsadd-onsolutions

thatenhanceintegration,extension,distributionandconversiontechnologies.

Gefen’sreliable,plug-and-playproductssupplementcross-platformcomputer

systems,professionalaudio/videoenvironmentsandHDTVsystemsofallsizes

withhard-workingsolutionsthatareeasytoimplementandsimpletooperate.

The Gefen VGA Audio to HDMI Scaler

ConvertPCaudio/videotofull-screenHDMIwithsimultaneousanalog&digital

audiooutput.

UpscaleananalogvideosignalfromacomputerorVGAsourcetoahighquality

digitalHDdisplay.TheGefenVGAAudiotoHDMIScalersupportsarangeof

videoresolutionsupto1080p.Also,itwilltakedigitalTOSLINKoranalog3.5mm

mini-Stereoaudioasinput,andsimultaneouslyoutputtheaudiosignalinthe

sameformat.Acomprehensiveon-screendisplay(OSD)menuallowsintuitive

controloverarangeofA/Voperations.

How It Works

ConnectaVGAsourcetotheScalerinputwithaVGAcable.Next,connect

theanalogordigitalaudioinput/outputportsusing3.5mmmini-Stereocable.

ConnectTOSLINKoutputfromadigitalaudiosourcetoTOSLINKinputonthe

ScalerusingTOSLINKcable.Finally,connectanHDMI-compliantdisplaytothe

theHDMIoutputport.AudiosignalspasstotheamplierfromtheScalerthrough

theaudiocables,takingeitheranalogordigitalaudioandembeddingitintothe

HDMIoutput.

PoweruptheScalerbyplugginginthe5VDClinefromthepowersupply.Aclear

picturewillbedisplayedonthedisplay.

FEATURES

Features

• ScalesanyPCresolution(VGA~WUXGA)toSD/HDHDMI(480i~1080p)

• Automaticallydetectsandmatchesthenativeresolutionoftheconnected

display

• Providesoutputpictureadjustmentofmanyparametersincludingcontrast,

brightness,hue,saturation,sharpness,RGB(colortone)levelandaspect

ratio.

• Supportsanalogstereoandmulti-channelaudioupto6channels(digital

only)

Package Includes

(1)VGAAudiotoHDMIScaler

(1)6ftMiniStereoAudioCable

(1)6ftSVGAtoSVGACable(M-F)

(1)5VDCPowerSupplyAdaptor

(1)User’sManual

NOTE:ThenumberofaudiochannelsthatareoutputbytheVGAAudioto

HDMIwithScalerdependsontheaudiothatisinput.Inthecaseofananalog

signal,stereoinputpassesthroughunmodiedtothe3.5mmmini-stereooutput,

convertedto2-channelLPCMdigitalaudioontheHDMIandTOSLINKoutput

connectors.InthecaseofdigitalMulti-channelaudioinputformats,suchas

DolbyDigital5.1/AC3andBitstreamAudiothesearepassedunmodiedtothe

TOSLINKandHDMIoutputs,andnottothe3.5mmanalogoutput.

PANEL LAYOUT

Front Panel

Back Panel

1 2 5 63 4 7

PANEL DESCRIPTION

1 I/R Port

UsethisportasthefocuspointfortheRemoteControl

2 L/R Stereo Analog Audio Output

ConnectthePC3.5mmphonejackoutputporttotheanalogaudioinputportof

yourequipment

3 Optical (TOSLINK) Output

Connecttheopticaloutputporttothedigitalaudioinputportofyouramplier

4 HDMI Output

ConnecttheHDMIoutputporttotheHDMIinputportofyourdisplaysuchlike

HDTV

5 Menu Button

PresstheMENUbuttontobringupOSDoperationmenu

6 Decrease Button

OnthersttierofOSDmenu,usethe–buttontomovedownthehighlighted

itemforselection.(Use+and–buttonstotogglebetweensettingvalues.)

7 Increase Button

OnthersttierofOSDmenu,usethe+buttontomoveupthehighlighteditem

forselection.(Use+and–buttonstotogglebetweensettingvalues.)

8 Power LED

WhentheLEDislititshowsthattheunitispowered

9 5V DC Power Receptacle

Plugthe5VDCpowersupplyintotheunithere

10 VGA Input

ConnectthisPCinputD-Sub(15-pinVGA)porttotheVGAoutputportofthe

sourceequipmentsuchasaPC

11 Optical (TOSLINK) Input

Connecttheopticalinputporttothedigitalaudiooutputportofyoursource

equipment

12 L/R Stereo Analog Audio Input

ConnectthePC3.5mmphonejackinputporttotheanalogaudiooutputportof

yoursourceequipment

CONNECTING AND OPERATING

THE VGA AUDIO TO HDMI SCALER

How to Connect the VGA Audio to HDMI Scaler

1. ConnectthevideosourceviaaDE-15connector(VGA)totheVGAinputon

thebackoftheVGAAudiotoHDMIScaler.

2. ConnecttheHDMIoutputfromtheVGAAudiotoHDMIScalertoaHiDefTV

3. Connectthe3.5mmstereoanalogaudioinputtotheanalogaudiooutputportof

theaudiosource.

4. OptionallyconnectaTOSLINKcablefromtheopticalinputoftheVGAAudioto

HDMIScalertotheoutputoftheaudiosource.

5. Connecttheincluded5VDCpoweradaptertothepowerreceptacleonthe

VGAAudiotoHDMIScaler.

6. TheLEDonthefrontoftheunitshouldlightandaclearpictureshould

appearonthedisplaywithaudio.

How to Operate the VGA Audio to HDMI Scaler

TheVGAAudiotoHDMIScalerprovidesanOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD),allowing

youtonavigatethroughthevariousfunctions.

NOTE:IfaVGAinputsignalisnotdetected,a“NoSignal”messagewillbe

displayedonthescreen.InordertoviewtheOSD,asourcemustbeconnected

totheVGAport.

Button    Function

MENU   Display/HideMenu(OSD)

   ItemSelection/Enter

   HoldingdownMENUbuttonduringpower-on

   willresetthescalertotheNativeresolution

   ofthedisplay.

+   MoveMenucursorDOWNinsubmenus

   Increaseparametervalues

-   MoveMenucursorUPinsubmenus

   Decreaseparametervalues

   *Auto-adjustfunction:Holddown-buttonto 

   optimizedisplaysettings.

Navigating the OSD (On-Screen Display)

OncetheVGAAudiotoHDMIScalerisconnectedandvideoisbeingdisplayed,

presstheMENUbuttononthefrontpaneltobringuptheOSD.TheOSDis

comprisedofsixmenus,eachidentiedbyaniconontheleft-handside.As

eachmenuisselected,ahighlightedboxwillappeararoundthemenuicon.The

rstofthesemenusisthePCMenu:

EachtimetheOSDisdisplayedbypressingtheMENUbutton,thePCMenuicon

willbethersticontobehighlighted.



Usethe+and-buttonsonthefrontoftheVGAAudiotoHDMIScalertohighlight

thedesiredmenuicon.Inordertoselecttheavailablefunctionswithinamenu,

presstheMENUbuttonagain.AftertheMENUbuttonispressed,therst

functioninthelistwillbeselected:

CONNECTING AND OPERATING

THE VGA AUDIO TO HDMI SCALER

Toaccessthefunctionparametersinordertochangethevalues,pressthe

MENUbuttonathirdtime:

Usethe+or-buttononthefrontpaneloftheVGAAudiotoHDMIScalerto

changethevalueofeachparameter.The-buttonwilldecreasevaluesormove

backwardthroughalistofoptions.Pressingthe+buttonwillincreaseparameter

valuesormoveforwardthroughalistofoptions.



PC Menu - Options

Function Range Description

Contrast 0-100 Adjustpicturecontrast

Brightness 0-100 Adjustpicturebrightness

H-Position 0-100 Adjuststhehorizonalpositionofthepicture

V-Position 0-100 Adjuststheverticalpositionofthepicture

Clock 0-100 Clockadjustmentforfocus

Phase 0-100 Phaseadjustmentforfocus

Scale Full,Overscan,

Underscan,

PanScan

Imagecontrol-seedetailsbelow

Exit -- ReturntoPCMenu



Full:  Stretchestheimagetollthescreen.

Overscan: Stretchestheimagetojustbeyondtheborderoftheoutput

  resolution(aportionoftheimagemaybecropped).

Underscan: Stretchestheimagetojustwithintheborderoftheoutput

  resolution(ablackborderwillappeararoundtheoutside

  edges).

Pan Scan: Stretchestheimageto4:3aspectratiowithoutunderscan.

CONNECTING AND OPERATING

THE VGA AUDIO TO HDMI SCALER

Color Menu

TheColorMenuallowsforadjustmentofColorTemperature.ColorTemperature

willshiftthecolorlevelsinthepicturetoacoolercolor(blue-shifted)orawarmer

color(red-shifted).Normalsettingisthedefaultsetting.

IndividualRed,Green,andBluevaluescanalsobeadjusted.Inordertoaccess

individualRGBvalues,settheColorTemperaturefunctiontoUser.

Color Menu - Options

Function Range Description

ColorTemp. Warm,Cool,Normal,User Setpredenedcolortemperature

proles

Red 0-100 AdjustRedcolorsaturation

Green 0-100 AdjustBluecolorsaturation

Blue 0-100 AdjustGreencolorsaturation

Exit -- ReturntoColorMenu

CONNECTING AND OPERATING

THE VGA AUDIO TO HDMI SCALER

Output Menu

TheOutputMenuallowstheoutputresolutiontobeadjusted.Thedefaultoutput

resolutionoftheVGAAudiotoHDMIScalerisNATIVEmode.InNATIVEmode,

thescaler’sHDMIoutputwillbeidenticaltothenativemodeofyourdisplay.

What Is Native Mode?



TheNativeModeofadisplayisasinglexedresolution.Thisresolution

representstheoptimaldisplayqualityatwhichadisplaycandisplayapicture.

ThiscanonlyoccurwhentheinputmatchestheNativeResolutionofthedisplay.

Notethatinordertoviewthescaledoutput,thedisplaymustbeabletosupport

thatresolution.Ifthedisplaydoesnotsupporttheoutputresolution,thedisplay

willgoblank.Ifthishappens,unplugtheVGAAudiotoHDMIScaler,press

andholdtheMenubuttonwhileapplyingpowertotheunit.Thisprocedurewill

restorethescalertoNATIVEmode.

Output Menu - Options: Output Resolutions / Equivalent Timings

VGA 640x480 576i 720x576

SVGA 800x600 576p 720x576

XGA 1024x768 720p50 1280x720

SXGA 1280x1024 1080i50 1920x1080

UXGA 1600x1200 1080p60 1920x1080

SXGA+ 1400x1050 NATIVE (DISPLAY)

480i 720x480 WXGA 1280x800

480p 720x480 WSXGA 1680x1050

720p 1280x720 WUXGA 1920x1200

1080i 1920x1080 2K 2048x1080

1080p 1920x1080

CONNECTING AND OPERATING

THE VGA AUDIO TO HDMI SCALER

OSD Menu

ItispossibletochangethewaytheOSDisdisplayedonthescreenthroughthe

OSDMenu.OSDtranparency,I/Rchannel,OSDdelayandpositioningcanbe

managedthroughthismenu.



OSD Menu - Options

Function Range Description

H-Position 0-100 AdjustthehorizontalpositionoftheOSDMenu.

V-Position 0-100 AdjusttheverticalpositionoftheOSDMenu.

TimeOut 0-100 HowlongtheOSDwillbedisplayed(inseconds)

afterpressingtheMENUbutton.

Background 0-100 OSDTransparencysetting.0representshighest

tranparency.Abackgroundsettingof100will

displaytheOSDasopaque.

Remote

Channel

0-3 I/RChannelsetting.NOTE:Thissettingmust

matchtheI/Rsettingoftheremote(notincluded).

Exit -- ReturntoOSDMenu



CONNECTING AND OPERATING

THE VGA AUDIO TO HDMI SCALER

Audio Menu

TheAudioMenuallowsselectionofaudiosources,mutingandaudiodelay.



Audio Menu - Options

Function Range Description

Source L/R,Optical Selecttheexternalaudiosource.

Delay Off,40ms,110ms,150ms Setstheaudiodelay.

Sound On,Off Togglessoundonandoff.

Exit -- ReturntoAudioMenu.



CONNECTING AND OPERATING

THE VGA AUDIO TO HDMI SCALER

Information Menu

TheInformationMenuprovidesdetailsoninputandoutputvideoformatsin

additiontothermwareversion.Notethattherearenoadjustablefunctionsin

thismenu.

Information Menu

Function Range Description

Source -- Displaysthesourcetype.

Input -- Displaysthecurrentinputresolution.

Output -- Displaysthecurrentoutputresolution.

Version -- Displaysthecurrentversionofrmwareused

bytheVGAAudiotoHDMIScaler.



NOTE:InordertoclosetheOSDbeforethetimeout(seepage10),navigateto

thisscreenandpresstheMenubuttonontheVGAAudiotoHDMIScaler.

Alternately,usetheUpandDownbuttonsontheVGAAudiotoHDMIScalerto

navigatetoanothermenu.

CONNECTING AND OPERATING

THE VGA AUDIO TO HDMI SCALER

SPECIFICATIONS

Video Bandwidth......................................................................................165MHz

Video Input Connector..........................................................DE-15Ftype,15-pin

Audio Input Connector (analog).....................1x3.5mmMini-Stereophonejack

Audio Format.................................................2-channelPCMandbitsreamaudio

Audio Input Connector (digital).................................1xTOSLINK(opticalber)

Audio/Video Output Connector..................................1xHDMIType‘’A’’,19-pin

Audio Output Connector (analog)..................1x3.5mmMini-Stereophonejack

Audio Output Connector (digital)..............................1xTOSLINK(opticalber)

Power Supply...............................................................................................5VDC

Power Consumption.......................................................................................13W

Dimensions............................................................................3.9’’Wx1’’Hx6’’D

Shipping Weight..........................................................................................2.0lbs

WARRANTY

Gefenwarrantstheequipmentitmanufacturestobefreefromdefectsinmaterial

andworkmanship.

IfequipmentfailsbecauseofsuchdefectsandGefenisnotiedwithintwo(2)

yearsfromthedateofshipment,Gefenwill,atitsoption,repairorreplacethe

equipment,providedthattheequipmenthasnotbeensubjectedtomechanical,

electrical,orotherabuseormodications.Equipmentthatfailsunderconditions

otherthanthosecoveredwillberepairedatthecurrentpriceofpartsandlaborin

effectatthetimeofrepair.Suchrepairsarewarrantedforninety(90)daysfrom

thedayofreshipmenttotheBuyer.

Thiswarrantyisinlieuofallotherwarrantiesexpressedorimplied,including

withoutlimitation,anyimpliedwarrantyormerchantabilityortnessforany

particularpurpose,allofwhichareexpresslydisclaimed.

1. Proofofsalemayberequiredinordertoclaimwarranty.

2. CustomersoutsidetheUSareresponsibleforshippingchargestoandfrom

Gefen.

3. Coppercablesarelimitedtoa30daywarrantyandcablesmustbeintheir

originalcondition.

Theinformationinthismanualhasbeencarefullycheckedandisbelievedto

beaccurate.However,Gefenassumesnoresponsibilityforanyinaccuracies

thatmaybecontainedinthismanual.InnoeventwillGefenbeliablefor

direct,indirect,special,incidental,orconsequentialdamagesresultingfrom

anydefectoromissioninthismanual,evenifadvisedofthepossibilityofsuch

damages.Thetechnicalinformationcontainedhereinregardingthefeaturesand

specicationsissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Forthelatestwarrantycoverageinformation,refertotheWarrantyandReturn

PolicyundertheSupportsectionoftheGefenWebsiteatwww.gefen.com.

PRODUCT REGISTRATION

Please register your product online by visiting the Register Product page

under the Support section of the Gefen Web site.

20600 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth CA 91311

1-800-545-6900 818-772-9100 fax: 818-772-9120

www.gefen.com [email protected]

Rev A7

ThisproductusesULlistedpowersupplies.

Gefen EXT-VGAAUD-2-HDMIS Owner's manual

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