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Gefen EXT-DVIRS232-1FO User manual

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Rev A
2
CONTENT
S
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
8
C
onnectin
g
the Extender
f
or DVI and R
S
232
O
ver
O
ne Fiber
O
ptic
C
abl
e
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
DIP
S
witch
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
9
S
ender
U
ni
t
11 Receiver
U
ni
t
12
C
alibration Procedur
e
12
C
alibratin
g
the
S
ender unit and Receiver uni
t
12 Troubleshootin
g
Procedur
e
1
3
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ontrol
14
S
peci
fi
cations
15 Warrant
y
1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the Extender
f
or DVI and R
S
232
O
ver
O
ne
Fiber
O
ptic
C
able. 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 implement and simple to operate.
T
he Gefen Extender for DVI and RS232 Over One Fiber O
p
tic Cabl
e
The Extender
f
or DVI and R
S
232 over
O
ne Fiber
O
ptic cable is a complete
s
olution allowin
g
DVI and R
S
-232 to be extended to a monitor, touch-screen
displa
y
, or other DVI device up to 1640
f
eet
(
500 meters
)
f
rom the source.
A sin
g
le strand
SC
fi
ber optic cable is used
f
or the lon
g
distance extension,
p
rovidin
g
excellent protection
f
rom back
g
round electroma
g
netic inter
f
erence
(
EMI
)
, preservin
g
both DVI and R
S
-232 si
g
nal inte
g
rit
y
. Lockin
g
DVI, R
S
-232,
and power connectors ensure secure connections.
How It Works
The
S
ender unit is placed near the DVI source and the Receiver unit near the
Displa
y
.
C
onnect the supplied DVI cable between the
S
ender unit and the DVI
s
ource.
C
onnect a second DVI cable between the Receiver unit and the displa
y
.
C
onnect the R
S
-2
3
2 cable
f
rom the R
S
-2
3
2 source to the
S
ender unit.
C
onnect
the R
S
-2
3
2 cable between the Receiver unit and the R
S
-2
3
2 connection on the
displa
y
side.
C
onnect a sin
g
le strand o
f
multi-mode
SC
-terminated
fi
ber optic
c
able between the
S
ender and Receiver unit.
C
onnect the power supplies to both
the
S
ender and Reciever unit.
2
OPERATION NOTE
S
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING TH
E
E
XTENDER FOR DVI AND RS232 OVER ONE FIBER
OPTIC CABL
E
• When HD
C
P content is passed-throu
g
h, DVI can onl
y
be extended up to
1000
f
eet
(
300 meters
)
.
•
RS
-2
3
2 data is bi-directional
f
or direct commands and echo
f
unction or
s
tatus in
f
ormation.
S
ee pa
g
e 13
f
or in
f
ormation on R
S
-232 settin
g
s.
• When chan
g
in
g
fi
ber optic cables, the calibration procedure must be
r
epeated.
IMPORTANT: Be
f
ore connectin
g
the power supplies to the
S
ender unit
and the Receiver unit, see pa
g
e 12
f
or in
f
ormation on calibratin
g
the
Ext
e
n
de
r.
FEATURE
S
Features
• Extends DVI up to 1640
f
eet
(
500 meters
)
•
S
upports HD resolutions up to 1080p Full HD
•
S
upports VE
S
A resolutions up to 1920 x 120
0
•
RS
-232 port
f
or automatio
n
• Lockin
g
power supplies
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
S
ender unit
(
EXT-DVIR
S
232-1F
OS)
(
1
)
Receiver unit
(
EXT-DVIR
S
232-1F
O
R
)
(
1
)
6
f
t. Dual Link DVI cable
(C
AB-DVI
C
-DL-06MM
)
(
1
)
6
f
t. R
S
-232 cable
(C
AB-DB9-6MF
)
(
2
)
5V
/
2A D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
upplies
(
EXT-P
S
52AULP
)
(
1
)
Q
uick-
S
tart
G
uid
e
4
SENDER UNIT LAYOU
T
Fron
t
Back
1
5
6
2
3
4
5
SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S
1
P
(
Power Indicator
)
This two-color LED will turn bri
g
ht red once the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power
s
uppl
y
has been properl
y
connected to the unit and the lockin
g
power suppl
y
h
as been connected to an available wall outlet. This LED will turn bri
g
ht
g
reen
once the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit are communicatin
g
correctl
y
.
2
C
(
Calibration Indicator
)
This LED will alternate
f
rom red to
g
reen durin
g
the calibration procedure. The
LED will turn solid
g
reen once the calibration procedure has been completed.
S
ee pa
g
e 12
f
or more in
f
ormation on the calibration procedure.
3
DVI In
C
onnect a computer or other DVI source to this DVI port.
4
R
S-232
C
onnect an R
S
-232 cable
f
rom this port to the controllin
g
device.
5
Fibe
r
This connector accepts a sin
g
le strand o
f
SC
-terminated
fi
ber optic cable that
will link the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit to
g
ether. The
G
e
f
en Extender
f
or DVI
and R
S
232
O
ver
O
ne Fiber
O
ptic
C
abl
e
will onl
y
accept multi-mode
fi
ber optic
cab
l
es
.
6
5V D
C
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
uppl
y
to this receptacle.
6
RECEIVER UNIT LAYOU
T
Fron
t
Back
6
5
4
1
2
3
7
RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S
1
R
S-232
C
onnect an R
S
-232 cable
f
rom this port to the R
S
-232 device.
2
DVI Ou
t
C
onnect a DVI displa
y
to this DVI port.
C
alibration Indicato
r
This LED will alternate
f
rom red to
g
reen durin
g
the calibration procedure. The
LED will turn solid
g
reen once the calibration procedure has been completed.
S
ee pa
g
e 12
f
or more in
f
ormation on the calibration procedure.
3
P
ower Indicato
r
This two-color LED will turn bri
g
ht red once the included 5V D
C
lockin
g
power
s
uppl
y
has been properl
y
connected to the unit and the lockin
g
power suppl
y
h
as been connected to an available wall outlet. This LED will turn bri
g
ht
g
reen
once the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit are communicatin
g
correctl
y
.
4
5V DC Locking Power Connecto
r
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
uppl
y
to this receptacle.
5
Fiber Optic Connector (SC-Type)
This connector accepts a sin
g
le strand o
f
SC
-terminated
fi
ber optic cable that
will link the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit to
g
ether. The
G
e
f
en Extender
f
or DVI
and R
S
232
O
ver
O
ne Fiber
O
ptic
C
abl
e
will onl
y
accept multi-mode
fi
ber optic
c
ablin
g
.
8
EXT-DVIRS232-1FO
RS-232 CABLE
DVI CABLE
FIBER OPTIC CABLE
(Up to 1640 ft)
Sender
Computer
Receiver
DVI Display
d
How to Connect the
E
xtender for DVI and RS232 Over One Fiber O
p
tic Cabl
e
1.
C
onnect the computer
(
or other DVI source
)
to the
S
ender unit usin
g
the
included Lockin
g
Dual Link DVI cable.
2.
C
onnect the DVI displa
y
to the Receiver unit usin
g
a Dual Link DVI cable.
3
.
C
onnect an
SC
-terminated
fi
ber optic cable to the
S
ender unit.
C
onnect the
opposite end o
f
the
fi
ber cable to the Receiver unit.
4.
O
PTI
O
NA
L
:
C
onnect an R
S
-232 cable
f
rom the R
S
-232 serial port on the
c
ontrollin
g
device to the R
S
-232 port on the
S
ender unit.
C
onnect another
RS
-232 serial cable
f
rom the R
S
-232 port on the Receiver unit to the R
S
-232
p
ort o
f
the R
S
-232 device.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for th
e
E
xtender for DVI and RS232 Over One Fiber O
p
tic Cabl
e
CONNECTING THE EXTENDER FOR DVI AND RS232
OVER ONE FIBER OPTIC CABL
E
IMPORTANT: Be
f
ore connectin
g
the power supplies to the
S
ender unit
and the Receiver unit, see pa
g
e 12
f
or in
f
ormation on calibratin
g
the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit.
ATTENTION: This product should alwa
y
s be connected to a
g
rounded
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
soc
k
e
t.
D
IP SWITCH CONFIGURATIO
N
9
D
IP Switches
O
n the bottom o
f
the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit are a bank o
f
f
our
(
4
)
DIP
s
witches. These DIP switches provide control over EDID, Deep
C
olor, and unit
C
alibration.
It ma
y
be necessar
y
to remove the strip o
f
tape to expose the DIP switches.
To chan
g
e the DIP switch settin
g
s, move the appropriate DIP switch to its
O
N or
O
FF position usin
g
a small pointed ob
j
ect. Th
e
DIP
s
wit
c
h
es
a
n
d
th
e
ir
fu
n
c
ti
o
n
s
a
r
e
s
h
o
wn
be
l
o
w.
Sender uni
t
D
IP 1 - EDID Mod
e
•
O
FF - 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 device. Deep
C
olor support
will be manuall
y
controlled: I
f
Deep
C
olor is supported b
y
the displa
y(
s
)
,
DIP 2 should be set to the
O
N position
(
see DIP 2 - Deep
C
olor, below
)
. B
y
de
f
ault, the unit is shipped with DIP 1 in the
O
FF position.
•
O
N - Pass-Through EDID
Allows all video and audio
f
eatures o
f
the connected devices to be passed to
the source device without control over Deep
C
olor.
10
D
IP SWITCH CONFIGURATIO
N
D
IP 2 - Dee
p
Color
•
O
FF - Enables Deep
C
olor support
(
12-bit color
)
Enables Deep
C
olor support. In Pass-throu
g
h EDID Mode, settin
g
DIP 2 to
the
O
FF position has no e
ff
ect since all EDID in
f
ormation is passed throu
g
h.
•
O
N - Forces
8
-bit
C
olor
Disables Deep
C
olor in the EDID. Deep
C
olor mana
g
ement is onl
y
available
when Local EDID is bein
g
used.
D
IP 3 - Calibration Mod
e
•
O
FF - Enables
C
alibration Mode
Enables
C
alibration Mode. Make sure to set DIP switch
3
on both the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit when calibratin
g
the Extenders.
S
ee pa
g
e 12
fo
r
de
t
a
il
s
.
•
O
N -
C
alibration Mode Lock
Locks the calibration settin
g
s.
S
et DIP switch 3 on both the
S
ender unit and
R
eceiver unit to the
O
N position a
f
ter the calibration process has completed.
S
ee pa
g
e 12
f
or details on the calibration process.
NOTE: DIP switch 2 is onl
y
f
unctional when DIP switch 1 is set to the
O
FF position.
1
1
D
IP SWITCH CONFIGURATIO
N
Receiver uni
t
D
IP 1 - Not Used
•
R
eserved
f
or
f
uture expansion.
D
IP 2 - Not Used
•
R
eserved
f
or
f
uture expansion.
D
IP 3 - Calibration Mod
e
•
O
FF - Enables
C
alibration Mode
Enables
C
alibration Mode. Make sure to set DIP switch
3
on both the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit when calibratin
g
the Extenders.
•
O
N -
C
alibration Mode Lock
Locks the calibration settin
g
s.
S
et DIP switch 3 on both the
S
ender unit and
R
eceiver unit to the
O
N position a
f
ter the calibration process has completed.
12
CALIBRATION PROCEDUR
E
Calibratin
g
the Sender unit and Receiver uni
t
1.
M
ake sure DIP switch
3
on both the
S
ender unit and the Receiver unit are in
the
O
FF position
(
see pa
g
es 9 and 11
)
.
2.
C
onnect one end o
f
the
fi
ber cable to the
S
ender unit.
C
onnect the other
e
n
d
of
th
e
fi
be
r
cab
l
e
t
o
th
e
R
ece
iv
e
r
u
nit.
3
.
C
onnect the 5V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
upplies to the
S
ender unit and the
R
eceiver unit. Do not overti
g
hten the lockin
g
connectors. Plu
g
the power
co
r
d
int
o
a
n
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
ou
tl
e
t.
The LED indicators on both the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit will alternate
f
rom
r
ed to
g
reen durin
g
the calibration process. The calibration process can take up
to 120 seconds to complete.
A
f
ter the calibration process has
fi
nished, the LED indicators on both the
S
ender
u
nit and the Receiver unit will turn solid
g
reen.
S
et DIP switch 3 to the
ON
p
osition on both the
S
ender unit and the Receiver unit to lock the calibration set-
tin
g
s.
T
roubleshootin
g
•I
f
the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit did not complete the calibration process,
the indicator LEDs on both
S
ender unit and Receiver unit will be red.
C
heck
the
fi
ber connections care
f
ull
y
and c
y
cle the power on both the
S
ender unit
and the Receiver unit and repeat the calibration procedure.
• When the indicator LED at one unit is
G
REEN and the other is RED,
cy
cle power on the unit with the RED indicator. It is also recommended to
cy
cle power on both the
S
ender unit and the Receiver unit to per
f
orm a
f
ull
ca
li
b
r
a
ti
o
n.
•I
f
the calibration procedure continues to
f
ail, contact
G
e
f
en Technical
S
upport under the Askin
g
For Assistanc
e
section at the be
g
innin
g
o
f
this
ma
n
ua
l.
IMPORTANT: Be
f
ore be
g
innin
g
the calibration process, make sure that
the
S
ender unit and Receiver are no
t
powere
d
.
NOTE: I
f
the
fi
ber optic cable is chan
g
ed,
f
ollow steps 1 - 3 to repeat the
c
alibration procedure.
1
3
RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL
RS232 Settings
g
Bits per second ............................................................................................ 19200
Data bits ...............................................................................................................
8
Parit
y
............................................................................................................. Non
e
S
top bits ................................................................................................................
1
Flow
C
ontrol .................................................................................................. Non
e
54321
9876
12345
6789
Only Pins 2 (RX), 3 (TX), and 5 (Ground) are used on the RS-232 serial interface
1
4
SPECIFICATION
S
M
aximum Pixel
C
lock................................................................................ 1
65
MHz
Input Video
S
i
g
nal................................................................................ 1.2 Volts p-
p
Input DD
C
S
i
g
nal........................................................................... 5 volts p-p
(
TTL
)
DVI Input
C
onnectors....................................
(
1
)
DVI-I, 29-pin,
f
emale
(
di
g
ital onl
y)
Link
C
onnector............................................................................................
SC
fi
ber
Power
S
uppl
y
................................................................................................ 5V D
C
Power
C
onsumption.......................................................... 10 Watts per unit
(
max.
)
O
peratin
g
Temp....................................................................................... 0
°
- 40
°
C
Dimensions.......................................................................
3
.4
”
D x
5
.
0”
W x 1.2
5”
H
S
hippin
g
Wei
g
ht.............................................................................................. 4 lbs.
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
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