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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 Descriptions

6

R

eceiver Unit La

y

ou

t

7 Receiver Unit Descriptions

8

C

onnectin

g

the 2x DVIKVM Extender

8

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

9

DIP

S

witch

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

11 Network

C

able Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

12

R

ack Tra

y

Installatio

n

13 Troubleshootin

g

14

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

15 Warrant

y

1

C

on

g

ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the

G

e

f

en

2

x DVIKVM Ext

e

n

de

r

.

Your complete 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 install and simple to operate.

T

he Gefen 2x DVIKVM Extender

Th

e

2

x DVIKVM Ext

e

n

der

extends any two DVI sources and USB to two moni-

r

tors, touch screen displa

y

s, or di

g

ital si

g

na

g

e applications up to 330

f

eet

(

100

m

eters

)

, usin

g

two

C

AT-5e cables. U

S

B 2.0 data rates up to 100 Mbps are sup-

p

orted in addition to backward-compatibilit

y

with U

S

B 1.1. The Receiver unit

allows the connections o

f

up to three U

S

B devices, providin

g

access to printers,

s

canners, cameras, external stora

g

e media, di

g

ital si

g

na

g

e, and automated

c

ontrol s

y

stems. This product uses

G

e

f

en ELR technolo

gy

, allowin

g

DVI and

US

B si

g

nals to travel alon

g

the same

C

AT-5e cables, reducin

g

cablin

g

costs and

p

rovidin

g

easier installation.

How It Works

Pl

ace

th

e

2

x DVIKVM Ext

e

n

der

Sender unit next to the DVI sources. Use the

r

included DVI cables to connect the DVI sources to the

S

ender unit.

U

se the

s

upplied U

S

B cable to connect the U

S

B host

(

source

)

device to the U

S

B port on

the

S

ender unit.

C

onnect the Receiver unit to the displa

y

s with DVI cables.

C

on-

n

ect the U

S

B devices to the Receiver unit. Use two

C

AT-5e cables, each up to

3

30

f

eet

(

100 meters

)

, to connect the

S

ender to the Receiver unit.

C

onnect the

included lockin

g

power supplies to the

S

ender and Receiver units and plu

g

both

p

ower cords into available electrical outlets.

INTRODUCTIO

N

2

OPERATION NOTE

S

P

LEASE READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE 2X DVIKVM EXTENDER

•

C

at-5 or

C

at-6 cables should not exceed 330

f

eet

(

100 meters

)

.

•

S

hielded

(S

TP

)

C

at-5 or

C

at-6 is recommended. However, un-shielded

(

UTP

)

C

at-5 or

C

at-6 is acceptable.

NOTE

:

The shielded 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.

• The

G

e

f

en

2

x DVIKVM Ext

e

n

der

features the ability to generate compatible

r

EDID and Hot Plu

g

si

g

nals when workin

g

with di

ff

erent brands o

f

source

de

vi

ces

a

n

d

m

o

nit

o

r

s

.

• This product supports HD

C

P with HDMI sources.

• Dual-link resolutions are not supported.

3

FEATURE

S

Features

• Extends two DVI sources and U

S

B up to 330

f

eet

(

100 meters

)

•

S

upports resolutions up to 1920 x 1200

(

WUX

G

A

)

•

S

upports 100 Mbps usin

g

U

S

B 2.

0

• Backward-compatible with U

S

B 1.1 devices

• Field-up

g

radeable via mini-U

S

B service por

t

•

S

upports DDW

G

standard

f

or DVI-compliant monitors

•

S

upports an

y

O

peratin

g

Sy

stem

(OS)

• EDID mana

g

ement

f

or rapid inte

g

ration o

f

source and displa

y

devices

•

H

DBaseT

®

C

erti

ﬁ

e

d

•

Rac

k-m

ou

nt

ab

l

e

A

pp

lications

• Ideal

f

or di

g

ital si

g

na

g

e applications

• Ext

e

n

s

i

o

n

of

KVM w

o

rk

s

t

a

ti

o

n

s

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

2x DVIKVM Extender -

S

ender uni

t

(

1

)

2x DVIKVM Extender - Receiver uni

t

(

2

)

6

f

t. DVI cables

(

1

)

6

f

t. U

S

B cabl

e

(

2

)

5V D

C

Lockin

g

Power

S

upplies

(

2

)

A

C

Power

C

ords

(

1

)

Q

uick-

S

tart

G

uid

e

4

SENDER UNIT LAYOU

T

Fron

t

Back

1

3

6

8

1

4

1

2

7

9

10 12 1

3

4

5

1

L

ink 2

This LED

g

lows bri

g

ht blue when the

S

ender Unit and Receiver Unit are

c

onnected usin

g

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

2

DVI 2

This LED

ﬂ

ashes on

(

bri

g

ht blue

)

and o

ff

when a DVI video source is connected

to the

S

ender

U

nit. The

S

ender

U

nit and Receiver

U

nit must also be connected

u

sin

g

a

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

3

P

ower Indicato

r

This LED will turn bri

g

ht blue once the included 5V D

C

lockin

g

power suppl

y

has

been connected and plu

gg

ed into an available electrical outlet.

4

L

ink

1

This LED

g

lows bri

g

ht blue when the

S

ender Unit and Receiver Unit are

c

onnected usin

g

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

5

USB

This LED

g

lows bri

g

ht blue when a U

S

B source is connected to the

S

ender Unt.

6

DVI

1

This LED

ﬂ

ashes on

(

bri

g

ht blue

)

and o

ff

when a DVI video source is connected

to the

S

ender

U

nit. The

S

ender

U

nit and Receiver

U

nit must also be connected

u

sin

g

a

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

7

S

ervice

M

ini-U

S

B service port used

f

or up

g

radin

g

the

ﬁ

rmware

(

primar

y

board

)

.

8

L

ink

1

C

onnects the

S

ender Unit to the Receiver Unit usin

g

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

9

DVI In

1

C

onnect a DVI cable

f

rom the computer to this DVI-I connector.

10

USB In

C

onnects a U

S

B cable

f

rom this port to the computer.

11

S

ervice

M

ini-U

S

B service port used

f

or up

g

radin

g

the

ﬁ

rmware

(

secondar

y

board

)

.

1

2

L

ink 2

C

onnects the

S

ender Unit to the Receiver Unit usin

g

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

13

DVI In 2

C

onnect a DVI cable

f

rom the computer to this DVI-I connector.

14

5V DC Locking Power Connecto

r

C

onnect the included 5V D

C

lockin

g

power suppl

y

to this connector.

SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION

S

6

RECEIVER UNIT LAYOU

T

Fron

t

Back

1

3

6

1

4

1

2

7

8

9

10 12 1

3

4

5

7

RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION

S

1

L

ink 2

This LED

g

lows bri

g

ht blue when the

S

ender Unit and Receiver Unit are

c

onnected usin

g

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

2

DVI 2

This LED

ﬂ

ashes on

(

bri

g

ht blue

)

and o

ff

when a DVI video source is connected

to the

S

ender

U

nit. The

S

ender

U

nit and Receiver

U

nit must also be connected

u

sin

g

a

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

3

P

owe

r

This LED will turn bri

g

ht blue once the included 5V D

C

lockin

g

power suppl

y

has

been connected and plu

gg

ed into an available electrical outlet.

4

L

ink

1

This LED

g

lows bri

g

ht blue when the

S

ender Unit and Receiver Unit are

c

onnected usin

g

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

5

USB

This LED

g

lows bri

g

ht blue when a U

S

B source is connected to the

S

ender Unt.

6

DVI

1

This LED

ﬂ

ashes on

(

bri

g

ht blue

)

and o

ff

when a DVI video source is connected

to the

S

ender

U

nit. The

S

ender

U

nit and Receiver

U

nit must also be connected

u

sin

g

a

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

7

S

ervice

M

ini-U

S

B service port used

f

or up

g

radin

g

the

ﬁ

rmware

(

primar

y

board

)

.

8

L

ink

1

C

onnects the

S

ender Unit to the Receiver Unit usin

g

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

9

DVI Out 1

C

onnect a DVI cable

f

rom the extender to an HDTV displa

y

.

10

USB Ou

t

C

onnect up to three U

S

B device to these U

S

B ports.

11

S

ervice

M

ini-U

S

B service port used

f

or up

g

radin

g

the

ﬁ

rmware

(

secondar

y

board

)

.

1

2

L

ink 2

C

onnects the

S

ender Unit to the Receiver Unit usin

g

C

at-5

/

C

at-6 cable.

13

DVI Out 2

C

onnect a DVI cable

f

rom the extender to an HDTV displa

y

.

14

5V DC Locking Power Connecto

r

C

onnect the included 5V D

C

lockin

g

power suppl

y

to this connector.

8

How to Connect the 2x DVIKVM Extender

1.

C

onnect the included dual-link DVI cables between the DVI outputs on the

c

omputer and the DVI input connectors on the

2

x DVIKVM Ext

e

n

der

Sender

r

u

nit.

2.

C

onnect the included U

S

B cable

f

rom the computer to the

2

x DVIKVM

Ext

e

n

der

Sender unit.

r

3

.

C

onnect up to three U

S

B devices to the

2x DVIKVM Extender

Receiver unit.

r

4.

C

onnect two

C

AT-

5

cables between the

2

x DVIKVM Ext

e

n

der

Sender and

r

R

eceiver units. Note that each connector on the

S

ender and Receiver

u

nit is identi

ﬁ

ed b

y

Link 1 and Link 2. When connectin

g

the

C

AT-5 cables,

m

ake sure that the connectors on the

S

ender unit are connected to the

c

orrespondin

g

connectors on the Receiver unit

(

e.

g

. Link 1 --> Link 1 and

Link 2 -> Link 2

)

.

5

.

U

se two DVI cables to connect two displa

y

s to the Receiver unit.

5

.

C

onnect the included 5V D

C

lockin

g

power supplies to the

2

x DVIKVM

Ext

e

n

de

r

S

ender unit and Receiver unit. Do not overti

g

hten the lockin

g

co

nn

ec

t

o

r

s

. Plu

g

the two

(

2

)

A

C

power cords

f

rom the power supplies to

a

v

a

il

ab

l

e

l

ec

tri

ca

l

ou

tl

e

t

s

.

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram for the 2x DVIKVM Extender

EXT-2DVIKVM-ELR

CAT5 LINK CABLE

(Up to 330 ft)

DVI CABLE

USB CABLE

Sender

Computer

DVI Monitor

USB Keyboard

USB

External HDD

Receiver

CONNECTING THE 2X DVIKVM EXTENDER

NOTE: I

f

terminatin

g

network cables in the

ﬁ

eld, please adhere to

the TIA

/

EIA568B speci

ﬁ

cation

(

see pa

g

e 11

)

.

9

D

IP SWITCH CONFIGURATIO

N

Receiver Uni

t

The

G

e

f

en

2

x DVIKVM Ext

e

n

der

contains two banks of two DIP switches on the

r

bottom o

f

the Receiver Unit

(

the

S

ender Unit does not contain an

y

DIP switches

)

.

Each DIP switch per

f

orms a di

ff

erent

f

unction. Each DIP switch bank controls the

s

ettin

g

s

f

or each DVI input.

D

IP Switch 1 - EDID Mana

g

emen

t

• OFF - Local EDID

When Local EDID mode is used, the EDID will be assembled b

y

cop

y

in

g

all

video and audio

f

eatures o

f

the connected output device.

• ON (default) - Pass Through EDID

Allows all video and audio

f

eatures o

f

the connected devices to be passed

to the source device. B

y

de

f

ault, the unit is shipped with DIP 1 in the

O

N

p

ositio

n

.

Tw

o

DIP

s

wit

c

h

es

l

oca

t

ed

o

n

th

e

bo

tt

o

m

of

th

e

R

ece

iv

e

r

U

nit.

10

D

IP Switch 2* - DVI Su

pp

or

t

• OFF

I

f

an HDMI source is connected, set DIP switch 2 to the

O

FF position.

• ON

(

default

)

For DVI connections,

s

et DIP switch 2 to the

O

N position. DVI is supported

b

y

disablin

g

HD

C

P pass-throu

g

h.

*

DIP switch is onl

y

f

unctional when DIP switch 1 is set to the

O

FF position.

D

IP SWITCH CONFIGURATIO

N

NOTE:

O

nce DIP switch chan

g

es have been made, the unit must

be power-c

y

cled

f

or the chan

g

es to take e

ff

ect.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

G

e

f

en recommends the TIA

/

EIA-568-B wirin

g

option. Please adhere to the table

below when

ﬁ

eld terminatin

g

cable

f

or use with

G

e

f

en products.

P

in Color

1

O

ran

g

e

/

Whit

e

2

O

ran

ge

3

G

reen

/

Whit

e

4Bl

ue

5

Blue

/

Whit

e

6

G

ree

n

7

Brown

/

Whit

e

8

Br

o

w

n

1

NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA

M

C

at-5,

C

at-5e, and

C

at-6 cablin

g

comes in stranded and solid core t

y

pes.

G

e

f

en

r

ecommends usin

g

solid core cablin

g

.

It i

s

r

eco

mm

e

n

ded

t

o

use

o

n

e

co

ntin

uous

r

u

n

f

r

o

m

o

n

e

n

d

t

o

th

e

o

th

e

r. In

so

m

e

c

ases, connectin

g

throu

g

h a patch mi

g

ht not work.

12

RACK TRAY INSTALLATIO

N

Rear of unit

Front of unit

R

ack mount ears are provided

f

or installation o

f

this unit into a 1U rack mount

space

.

1. L

oca

t

e

th

e

s

i

de

sc

r

e

w

s

o

n th

e

u

nit.

2.

Re

m

o

v

e

th

e

f

r

o

nt 2

sc

r

e

w

s

th

a

t

a

r

e

l

oca

t

ed

c

l

oses

t t

o

th

e

f

r

o

nt

of

th

e

u

nit.

3

.

U

sin

g

the removed screws, screw the rack mountin

g

bracket into the unit.

4.

Repeat the procedure on the opposite side of the unit.

ppp

1

2

3

4

1

3

T

ROUBLESHOOTIN

G

C

able recommendation

s

S

olid core

C

at-

5

e cable rated at

350

MHz and terminated in

568

a or

568

b is th

e

m

inimum requirement. For resolutions

g

reater than 1280x1024 or 1080i,

G

e

f

e

n

r

ecommends solid shielded

C

at-

6

cables.

N

o vide

o

M

ake sure that the source is not a dual-link source

(

resolutions

g

reater than

1920 x 1200

)

. I

f

usin

g

a DVI, the source si

g

nal must not be HD

C

P-encr

y

pted.

M

ake sure that DIP switch 2 on the Receiver Unit is set to the

O

N position. The

2

x DVIKVM Ext

e

n

de

r will onl

y

pass HD

C

P content when usin

g

HDMI sources.

I

f

this does not resolve the issue, then make sure that the displa

y

(

sink

)

is

c

ompatible with the source. Ensure that the resolution and timin

g

o

f

the source

device can be used with the displa

y

(

or other sink

)

connected to the Receiver

U

nit. Next, make sure that the

C

at-5 cable, connectin

g

the

S

ender Unit and

R

eceiver Unit is

ﬁ

rml

y

connected to the LINK ports on both units. I

f

this does not

s

olve the issue, tr

y

disconnectin

g

and then reconnectin

g

the power

f

rom both the

S

ender

U

nit and the Receiver

U

nit. Make sure that both units work with shorter

C

at-5e cables

(

15 - 20

f

eet

)

be

f

ore extendin

g

to

g

reater distances.

I

ntermittent loss of vide

o

Flickerin

g

or a blinkin

g

ima

g

e is the result o

f

a loss o

f

s

y

nc between the displa

y

and the source. Tr

y

lowerin

g

the source resolution

(

e.

g

.

f

rom 1080p to 720p

)

. I

f

this solves the issue, then the

C

at-5 cables bein

g

used to connect the

S

ender

U

nit and the Receiver Unit are unable to handle the bandwidth o

f

the hi

g

her

r

esolution and thus

y

ou are losin

g

s

y

nc. Replace the existin

g

C

at-5 cables with

a shielded

C

at-6 cable. Electroma

g

netic Inter

f

erence

(

EMI

)

f

rom

ﬂ

uorescent

l

i

g

hts,

g

enerators, and A

/C

unit motors can also cause intermittent loss o

f

video.

S

hielded

C

at-

6

cable with the drain wire soldered to the connectors will resolve

the issue. Also make sure to eliminate an

y

patch panels and wall plates. Patch

p

anels and wall plates are prone to EMI i

f

the

y

are not shielded properl

y

.

I

mage is tinted green or pin

k

An ima

g

e that is tinted

g

reen or pink is the result o

f

the incorrect color space

bein

g

transmitted. Make sure that the displa

y

and source both support the same

c

olor space.

S

ettin

g

DIP switch 1 on the Receiver Unit, to the

O

FF position, will

u

se the Local EDID. EDID

f

eatures newer than HDMI 1.

3

are removed when

the displa

y

is read. This provides a

g

eneral EDID which is compatible with more

displa

y

s.

1

4

M

aximum Pixel

C

lock............................................................................... 1

65

MH

z

Video Input

C

onnectors

(S

ender

)

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

(

2

)

DVI-I 29-pin,

f

emale

(

di

g

ital onl

y)

Video

O

utput

C

onnectors

(

Receiver

)

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

(

2

)

DVI-I 29-pin,

f

emale

(

di

g

ital onl

y)

US

B Host

C

onnector

(S

ender

)

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

(

1

)

U

S

B T

y

pe B,

f

emal

e

US

B Device

C

onnectors

(

Receiver

)

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

(

3

)

U

S

B T

y

pe A,

f

emal

e

Link

C

onnectors

(S

ender

/

Receiver

)

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

(

2

)

RJ-45, shielde

d

US

B

C

onnector

(S

ender

/

Receiver

)

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

(

2

)

U

S

B Mini-B,

f

emal

e

Power

S

uppl

y

(S

ender

/

Receiver

)

.................................................. 5V D

C

, lockin

g

Power

C

onsumption

(S

ender

/

Receiver

)

............................................. 20W

(

max.

)

O

peratin

g

Temperature......................................................................... 0 to +40

°

C

Dimensions

(

W x D x H

)

(S

ender

/

Receiver

)

............................. 17.1” x 4.2” x 1.7

”

(

434mm x 107mm x 43mm

)

R

ack

S

pace........................................................................ 1U

(

rack ears included

)

S

hippin

g

Wei

g

ht................................................................................... 9 lbs.

(

4 k

g)

SPECIFICATION

S

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

f

en.

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,

G

e

f

en assumes no responsibilit

y

f

or an

y

inaccuracies

that ma

y

be contained in this manual. In no event will

G

e

f

en be liable

f

or

direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential dama

g

es resultin

g

f

rom

an

y

de

f

ect or omission in this manual, even i

f

advised o

f

the possibilit

y

o

f

such

dama

g

es. The technical in

f

ormation contained herein re

g

ardin

g

the

f

eatures and

s

peci

ﬁ

cations is sub

j

ect to chan

g

e without notice.

For the latest warrant

y

covera

g

e in

f

ormation, re

f

er to the Warrant

y

and Return

Polic

y

under the

S

upport section o

f

the

G

e

f

en Web site at www.

g

e

f

en.com.

P

RODUCT REGISTRATIO

N

P

lease re

g

ister

y

our product online b

y

visitin

g

the Re

g

ister Product pa

g

e

u

nder the Su

pp

ort section of the Gefen Web site

.

R

ev

A1

Pb

This product uses UL or

C

E listed power supplies.

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