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CONTENT

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1 Intr

oduc

ti

on

2

O

peration Notes

3

Features

4

S

ender Unit La

y

ou

t

5

S

ender Unit Descriptions

6

Receiver Unit La

y

ou

t

7 Receiver Unit Descriptions

9

C

onnectin

g

the 2x Dual Link DVIKVM Extender

O

ver

C

AT-6a

9

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

10 DIP

S

witch

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

12 Ad

j

ustin

g

the

S

i

g

nal

Q

ualit

y

13 Network

C

able Wirin

g

Dia

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ram

14

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

15 Warrant

y

1

INTRODUCTIO

N

C

on

g

ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the 2x Dual Link DVI KVM Extender

O

ver

C

AT-

6

. Your complete satis

f

action is ver

y

important to us.

G

efen

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en delivers innovative, pro

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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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stems, pro

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essional audio

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solutions that are eas

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to implement and simple to operate.

T

he Gefen 2x Dual Link DVI KVM Extender Over CAT-6

a

The 2x Dual Link DVIKVM Extender over

C

AT-

6

a is a cost-e

ff

ective solution that

allows the extension o

f

ke

y

board, video and mouse to a remote workstation up

to 200

f

eet

(

60 meters awa

y)

. This product is particularl

y

use

f

ul because it is able

to extend dual link resolutions be

y

ond the limitations o

f

standard DVI cables.

Dual-link resolutions up to 3840 x 2400 are supported usin

g

two

C

AT-6a cables

f

or each displa

y

. U

S

B 2.0 data rates up to 480 Mbps are supported in addition to

backward-compatibilit

y

with U

S

B 1.1. The Receiver unit allows the connections

o

f

up to

f

our U

S

B devices, providin

g

access to printers, scanners, cameras,

e

xternal stora

g

e media, di

g

ital si

g

na

g

e, and automated control s

y

stems.

How It Works

Place the 2x Dual link DVIKVM Extender over

C

AT-

6

a

S

ender unit next to the

DVI sources.

U

se the included DVI cables to connect the DVI sources to the

S

ender unit. Use the supplied 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 two

dual-link DVI displa

y

s usin

g

DVI cables.

C

onnect up to

f

our U

S

B devices to

the Receiver unit. Use

ﬁ

ve

C

AT-6a cables, each up to 200

f

eet

(

60 meters

)

, to

c

onnect the

S

ender to the Receiver unit.

C

onnect the included lockin

g

power

s

upplies to the

S

ender and Receiver units and plu

g

both power cords into

a

v

a

il

ab

l

e

l

ec

tri

ca

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ou

tl

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READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATIN

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T

HE 2X DUAL LINK DVIKVM EXTENDER OVER CAT-6

A

•Th

e

2

x Dual Link DVIKVM Extender

O

ver

C

AT-

6a

was desi

g

ned

f

or use with

h

i

g

h qualit

y

C

AT-6a

(

au

g

mented

)

cablin

g

. This unit will either not per

f

orm to

s

peci

ﬁ

cation i

f

cablin

g

other than

C

AT-6a is used.

• When usin

g

C

AT-5e cables, the maximum extension distance is 150

f

ee

t

(

30 meters

)

at 1080p Full HD or 2560 x 1600.

• When

ﬁ

eld terminatin

g

C

AT-6a cablin

g

please adhere to the TIA

/

EIA-568-B

s

peci

ﬁ

cation shown on pa

g

e 12.

•

US

B can be extended up to 330

f

eet

(

100 meters

)

.

2

OPERATION NOTE

S

IMPORTANT

:

When extendin

g

Dual Link resolutions, both

C

AT-6a

c

ables must be exactl

y

the same len

g

th.

3

Features

• Extends two dual-link DVI sources with U

S

B 2.0 up to 200

f

eet

(

60 meters

)

u

sin

g

C

AT-6a cables.

•

S

upports dual-link resolutions up to 3840 x 240

0

•

H

D

C

P-complian

t

•

S

upports 480 Mbps usin

g

U

S

B 2.

0

• Backward-compatible with U

S

B 1.1 devices

•

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 inter

g

ration o

f

source and displa

y

devices

• E

Q

ad

j

ustment trim pots on Receiver unit to equalize the si

g

nal to

c

ompensate

f

or cable len

g

th and the qualit

y/

skew variances

f

ound amon

g

di

ff

erent

C

AT-

5

e

/

C

AT-

6

a cables

•

Rac

k-m

ou

nt

ab

l

e

• Plu

g

and Pla

y

A

pp

lications

• This product is used

f

or dual-displa

y

extended desktop applications.

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

2x Dual Link DVIKVM Extender over

C

AT-6a -

S

ender Uni

t

(

1

)

2x Dual Link DVIKVM Extender over

C

AT-6a - Receiver Uni

t

(

2

)

6

f

t. Dual-Link DVI cable

(

M-M

)

(

1

)

6

f

t. U

S

B

C

able

(

A-B

)

(

2

)

5V D

C

Lockin

g

Power

S

upplies

(

1

)

A

C

Power

C

or

d

(

2

)

S

ets o

f

Rack Ears

(

1

)

Q

uick-

S

tart

G

uid

e

FEATURE

S

4

Front Panel

Back Pane

l

SENDER UNIT LAYOU

T

1

2

8

9

3

4

10

1

7

6

5

1

P

owe

r

This LED indicator will

g

low bri

g

ht red once the included 5V D

C

lockin

g

power

s

uppl

y

is properl

y

connected between the unit and an available electrical outlet.

2

C

AT-6 / Link 1.1

C

onnect a

C

AT-6a cable between this port and the

C

AT-

6

/

Link 1.

1

port on the

Rece

iv

e

r

u

nit.

3

DVI In

1

C

onnect a dual-link cable

f

rom this connector to the DVI

(

di

g

ital onl

y)

source.

4

C

AT-6 / Link 1.2

C

onnect a

C

AT-6a cable between this port and the

CAT-6 / Link 1.2

port on the

2

Rece

iv

e

r

u

nit.

5

USB In

C

onnect the included U

S

B cable between this port and a computer

(

or other

US

B host device

)

.

6

USB Link LED

This LED indicator will

g

low bri

g

ht

g

reen when a

C

AT-6a cable is connected

between the U

S

B Link ports on both the

S

ender and Receiver unit.

7

USB Lin

k

C

onnect a

C

AT-6a cable between this

j

ack and the U

S

B Link

j

ack on the

Rece

iv

e

r

u

nit.

8

C

AT-6 / Link 2.1

C

onnect a

C

AT-6a cable between this port and the

C

AT-

6

/

Link 2.

1

port on the

Rece

iv

e

r

u

nit.

9

DVI In 2

C

onnect a dual-link cable

f

rom this connector to the DVI

(

di

g

ital onl

y)

source.

10

C

AT-6 / Link 2.2

C

onnect a

C

AT-6a cable between this port and the

CAT-6 / Link 2.2

port on the

2

Rece

iv

e

r

u

nit.

11

5V D

C

onnect the included 5V D

C

lockin

g

power suppl

y

to this receptacle.

SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION

S

6

RECEIVER UNIT LAYOU

T

Front Panel

Back Pane

l

3

1

2

4

1

9

7 125

6

1

3

1

4

8

10

7

1

EQ 1

The E

Q

ad

j

ustment

(

trim pot

)

f

or DVI

O

ut

1

.

B

o

th E

Q

1

a

n

d

EQ 2

compensate

2

f

or the extension distance and the qualit

y/

skew variances that are

f

ound in

di

ff

erent brands o

f

C

AT-

6

a cables.

2

EQ 2

The E

Q

ad

j

ustment

(

trim pot

)

f

or DVI

O

ut

2

.

3

P

owe

r

The LED power indicator will

g

low bri

g

ht red once the included 5V D

C

power

s

uppl

y

is properl

y

connected between the unit and an available electrical outlet.

4

L

ink 2.

1

C

onnect a

C

AT-6a cable between this port and the

C

AT-

6

/

Link 2.

1

port on the

S

ender unit.

5

DVI Out 2

C

onnect a dual-link cable

f

rom this connector to the a DVI displa

y

.

6

Link 2.2

C

onnect a

C

AT-6a cable between this port and the

CAT-6 / Link 2.2

port on the

2

S

ender unit.

7

USB Out

(

1 - 4

)

C

onnect up to

f

our U

S

B devices to these ports.

8

USB Out LED

(

1 - 4

)

Each o

f

these LED indicators will

g

low bri

g

ht

g

reen once a U

S

B device is

c

onnected to the U

S

B port.

9

USB Lin

k

C

onnect a

C

AT-6a cable between this

j

ack and the

USB Link

jack on the

k

Rece

iv

e

r

u

nit.

10

Host LED

This LED indicator will

g

low bri

g

ht

g

reen when a

C

AT-6a cable is connected

between the U

S

B Link ports on both the

S

ender and Receiver unit.

11

Link

1

.

1

C

onnect a

C

AT-6a cable between this port and the

C

AT-

6

/

Link 1.

1

port on the

S

ender unit.

1

2 DVI Out 1

C

onnect a dual-link cable

f

rom this connector to the a DVI displa

y

.

RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION

S

8

RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION

S

13

Link

1

.2

C

onnect a

C

AT-6a cable between this port and the

CAT-6 / Link 1.2

port on the

2

S

ender unit.

14

5V D

C

onnect the included 5V D

C

power suppl

y

between this input and an open wall

p

ower socket.

9

CONNECTING TH

E

2

X DUAL LINK DVIKVM EXTENDER OVER CAT-6

A

How to Connect the 2x Dual Link DVIKVM Extender Over CAT-6

a

1.

C

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

c

omputer and the DVI In

co

nn

ec

t

o

r

s

o

n th

e

2

x D

ua

l Link DVIKVM Ext

e

n

de

r

O

ver

C

AT-

6a

S

ender uni

t

.

2.

C

onnect the included U

S

B cable

f

rom the computer

(

or other U

S

B host

device

)

to the

US

B In port on the

S

ender unit.

3

.

C

onnect

ﬁ

ve

C

AT-

6

a cables between the

S

ender and Receiver units.

Each connector on the

S

ender and Receiver unit is identi

ﬁ

ed as

L

ink

1

.

1

,

L

ink

1

.

2

,

L

ink

2

.

1

,

L

ink 2.2

,

and U

S

B Link

.

When connectin

g

the

C

AT-6

c

ables, make sure that the connectors on the

S

ender unit are connected to

the correspondin

g

connectors on the Receiver unit

(

e.

g

. Link 1.1 --> Link 1.1,

Link 1.2 -> Link 1.2, U

S

B Link --> U

S

B Link, and so on

)

.

4.

C

onnect two dual-link DVI cables

f

rom the Receiver unit to each o

f

the tw

o

dual-link displa

y

s.

5

.

C

onnect up to

f

our U

S

B devices to the

USB Out

ports on the Receiver unit.

t

6

.

C

onnect the included 5V D

C

power supplies to the

S

ender and Receiver

u

nits.

C

onnect the A

C

power cord

f

rom each power suppl

y

to available

e

l

ec

tri

ca

l

ou

tl

e

t

s

.

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g

Dia

g

ram for the 2x Dual Link DVIKVM Extender Over CAT-6

a

EXT-2DVI-DLKVM-CAT6

Computer

USB Mouse

USB Keyboard

USB CABLE

CAT-6 CABLE

DUAL LINK DVI CABLE

Dual Link DVI Display

2

Dual Link DVI Display

1

Receiver

Sender

NOTE

:

When

ﬁ

eld-terminatin

g

C

AT-6a cables,

f

ollow th

e

TIA

/

EIA-568-B speci

ﬁ

cation outlined on pa

g

e 13.

IMPORTANT

:

When extendin

g

Dual Link resolutions, both

C

AT-6a

c

ables must be exactl

y

the same len

g

th.

10

D

IP SWITCH CONFIGURATIO

N

D

IP Switch Location

O

n the bottom o

f

both the

S

ender unit and Receiver unit is a bank

f

our

(

4

)

DIP

s

wit

c

h

es

.

The DIP switches on the

S

ender unit allow the mana

g

ement o

f

EDID,

ﬁ

ber optic

e

xtenders, and HD

C

P.

Sender uni

t

D

IP Switch 1 - EDID Mana

g

emen

t

• ON - Pass Through EDID

DD

C

and HPD are passed throu

g

h. Both the connection status and the

f

ull

video capabilities o

f

the monitor. All video

f

eatures o

f

the connected devices

are passed to the source device.

• OFF

(

default

)

- Local EDID

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

y

cop

y

in

g

all

video

f

eatures o

f

the connected output device.

Th

e

fou

r DIP

s

wit

c

h

es

o

n th

e

bottom o

f

the

S

ender unit.

NOTE

:

The DIP switches on the Receiver unit do not provide an

y

f

unction and are reserved

f

or

f

uture expansion.

1

D

IP SWITCH CONFIGURATIO

N

D

IP Switch 2: +5V for Fiber O

p

tic Extenders

• ON - Enable +5V

Enable +5V

f

or DVI

ﬁ

ber optic extenders.

• OFF

(

default

)

- Disable +5V

Disable +5V

f

or DVI

ﬁ

ber optic extenders.

D

IP Switch 3: DVI Su

pp

ort

*

DIP switch 3 is onl

y

f

unctional when DIP switch 1 is set to

O

FF

(

Local EDID

)

.

• ON - DVI Mode

I

f

a DVI connection is used, set DIP 3 to the

O

N position. DVI is supported

b

y

disablin

g

HD

C

P pass-throu

g

h.

• OFF (default) - HDCP Pass-Through

I

f

HDMI is connected, set DIP 3 in the

O

FF position.

D

IP Switch 4: Not used

•

R

eserved

f

or

f

uture expansion.

IMPORTANT

:

A

f

ter chan

g

in

g

DIP switch 1 or DIP switch 3, the

S

ender unit must be power-c

y

cled

f

or the chan

g

es to take e

ff

ect.

12

ADJUSTING THE SIGNAL QUALITY

Ad

j

ustin

g

the Si

g

nal Qualit

y

Th

e

2

x Dual Link DVIKVM Extender

O

ver

C

AT-

6a

Receiver unit has two trim pots

(

trim potentiometers

)

to compensate

f

or the extension distance and the qualit

y/

skew

variances that are

f

ound in di

ff

erent

C

AT-6a cablin

g

brands. E

Q

1

ad

j

usts the output

s

i

g

nal

f

or DVI

O

ut

1

a

n

d

EQ 2

adjusts the signal for

2

DVI

O

ut

2

.

I

f

there is no output

video or i

f

output video contains video arti

f

acts and

/

or video noise such as snow

,

u

se the steps below to ad

j

ust the trim pot.

1. Insert a small

ﬂ

at-headed tool into each o

f

the trim pots on the

f

ront panel o

f

th

e

Rece

iv

e

r

u

nit.

2. Each trim pot has 8 set positions. Turn the trim pot in a clockwise

f

ashion

u

ntil it clicks to the next position.

C

ontinue ad

j

ustin

g

the trim pot b

y

tr

y

in

g

all 8 positions until the issue is resolved.

3

.

C

are

f

ull

y

remove the ad

j

ustment tool.

Trim P

ot

Trim P

ot

IMPORTANT

:

An

y

time a cable is chan

g

ed-out or replaced, the trim

p

ots on the Receiver unit will need to be ad

j

usted.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

G

e

f

en has speci

ﬁ

call

y

en

g

ineered products to work with the TIA

/

EIA-568-B

s

peci

ﬁ

cation. Please

f

ollow the table below when

ﬁ

eld terminatin

g

cable

f

or

u

se with

G

e

f

en products. Failure to do so ma

y

produce unexpected results and

r

educed per

f

ormance.

This product was desi

g

ned

f

or use with

C

AT-6a

(

au

g

mented

)

cablin

g

onl

y

. This

u

nit will either not per

f

orm to speci

ﬁ

cation or re

f

use to operate completel

y

i

f

c

ablin

g

other than

C

AT-6a is used.

Each cable run must consist o

f

a sin

g

le undivided se

g

ment o

f

C

AT-6a cablin

g

f

rom

S

ender to Receiver. Punch-down blocks or splices will not work.

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

3

NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA

M

1

4

M

aximum Pixel

C

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

65

MH

z

Input Video

S

i

g

nal...................................................................................... 1.2V p-

p

Input DD

C

S

i

g

nal................................................................................. 5V p-p

(

TTL

)

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

)

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

(

4

)

U

S

B T

y

pe A,

f

emal

e

Link

C

onnectors

(S

ender

/

Receiver

)

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

(

5

)

RJ-4

5

Power

S

uppl

y

(S

ender

/

Receiver

)

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

C

, Lockin

g

Power

C

onsumption

(S

ender

/

Receiver

)

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

(

max.

)

O

peratin

g

Temperature.............................................. +32 to +104

°

F

(

0 to + 40

°C)

Dimensions:

(

W x H x D

)

................... 17.5” x 2.5” x 5”

(

445mm x 64mm x 127mm

)

R

ack

S

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

(

rack ears included

)

S

hippin

g

Wei

g

ht............................................................................... 9.5 lbs

(

4.3 k

g)

SPECIFICATION

S

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G

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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

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f

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ed within two

(

2

)

y

ears

f

rom the date o

f

shipment,

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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

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s

f

rom

the da

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o

f

reshipment to the Bu

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er.

This warrant

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without limitation, an

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implied warrant

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or merchantabilit

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or

ﬁ

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or an

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p

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which are expressl

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disclaimed.

1. Proo

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o

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sale ma

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be required in order to claim warrant

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.

2.

C

ustomers outside the U

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are responsible

f

or shippin

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char

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f

rom

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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

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checked and is believed to

be accurate. However,

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or an

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the possibilit

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o

f

such

dama

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es. The technical in

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ormation contained herein re

g

ardin

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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

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under the

S

upport section o

f

the

G

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e

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