Gefen EXT-VGA-2-DVISP Owner's manual

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Rev A

8

CONTENT

S

1 Intr

oduc

ti

on

2

O

peration Notes

3

Features

3 Packa

g

e Includes

4 Panel La

y

ou

t

5

Panel Descriptions

6

C

onnectin

g

the V

G

A to DVI

S

caler Plus

6

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

7 Menu

Sy

stem

7 P

C

Men

u

8

C

olor Men

u

9

O

utput Men

u

10

O

utput Resolutions

11

OS

D Men

u

12 In

fo

rm

a

ti

o

n M

e

n

u

12 Resettin

g

the

S

caler

13

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

14 Warrant

y

1

C

on

g

ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the V

G

A to DVI

S

caler Plus. Your complete

s

atis

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 VGA to DVI Scaler Plus

The V

G

A to DVI

S

caler Plus connects traditional analo

g

video

g

raphic cards

(

V

G

A

)

to DVI compliant di

g

ital monitors. The VGA to DVI Scaler PLUS enables users to

c

onnect laptops or le

g

ac

y

PC computers equipped with HD-15 video connections

to the DVI

(

di

g

ital visual interface

)

video displa

y

format. The VGA to DVI Scaler

Plus will also work with component video sources such as DVD pla

y

ers and set top

boxes. You can even add a converter cable to achieve HDMI video, or

g

o further

and mer

g

e external audio sources with the HDMI si

g

nal to create HDMI video with

e

mbedded di

g

ital audio.

How It Works

S

impl

y

connect the supplied V

G

A

(

M-F

)

cable to the input side o

f

the V

G

A to DVI

S

caler PLU

S

. Then connect the DVI monitor or pro

j

ector to the DVI output o

f

the

V

G

A to DVI

S

caler Box. The converter

g

enerates the compatible analo

g

to di

g

ital

c

onversion si

g

nals to make the connection between the analo

g

input and the

di

g

ital output work. Navi

g

ation throu

g

h the menu is easil

y

done via the buttons in

th

e

f

r

o

nt

of

th

e

u

nit.

INTRODUCTIO

N

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE VGA TO DVI SCALER PLU

S

• The V

G

A to DVI

S

caler Plus provides an auto-ad

j

ust

(

auto-s

y

nc

)

f

eature

e

ach time the V

G

A source is connected to the V

G

A to DVI

S

caler Plus.

The V

G

A to DVI

S

caler Plus will also per

f

orm an auto-ad

j

ust durin

g

a hot-

p

lu

g

event, a power-c

y

cle event, or i

f

the resolution is chan

g

ed.

2

OPERATION NOTE

S

3

Features

• The input is analo

g

P

C

or HDTV si

g

nal in the

f

ormat o

f

either R

G

BHV,

YPbPr or Y

C

b

C

r.

• The output is di

g

ital+analo

g

P

C

or HDTV si

g

nal in the

f

ormat o

f

di

g

ital

RG

BHV bit stream plus analo

g

R

G

BHV, known as DVI-I

(

Inte

g

rated di

g

ital

and analo

g)

.

• The input resolution is automaticall

y

detected while the output resolution

and re

f

resh rate can be selected throu

g

h

OS

D menu and

f

ront panel push

bu

tt

o

n

s

.

• 48 MB

f

rame memor

y

f

or

f

rame rate conversion.

•

O

utput picture ad

j

ustment on bri

g

htness, contrast, color, R

G

B level and H-V

p

osition.

• DVI output enables an all di

g

ital renderin

g

o

f

video without the losses

associated with an analo

g

inter

f

ace and is ideal

f

or use with di

g

ital displa

y

s

uch as L

C

D, Plasma and DLP pro

j

ectors.

•

H

i

g

h per

f

ormance

S

caler that converts and scales analo

g

R

G

B inputs to

DVI-I

(

di

g

ital or analo

g)

outputs

•

O

utput resolution can be easil

y

selected usin

g

the

OS

D

(O

n

S

creen Displa

y)

•

S

upports input

/

output computer resolutions up to 1920x1200

/

2048 x 1080

(

2K

)

at 60H

z

•

S

upports HDTV resolution up to 1080p as input and output.

•

S

upports DDW

G

standard

f

or DVI compliant monitors

• Aspect ratio control

f

or native and

f

ull view modes

•

C

ontrollable b

y

optional IR remote control

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

V

G

A to DVI

S

caler Plus

(

1

)

6

f

t. V

G

A cable

(

M - F

)

(

1

)

5V D

C

Power

S

uppl

y

(

1

)

Q

uick-

S

tart

G

uid

e

FEATURE

S

4

Front Panel

Back Panel

P

ANEL LAYOU

T

5

1

2

3

6

7

4

5

1

DVI Ou

t

C

onnect a DVI cable

f

rom this port to a DVI displa

y

.

2

M

en

u

Press this button to displa

y

/

hide the built-in Menu

Sy

stem.

3

N

avigation

(

-

/

+

)

Press these buttons to chan

g

e values within the Menu

Sy

stem, such as

bri

g

htness, color, output resolutions, etc. These buttons are also used to

n

avi

g

ate the Menu

Sy

stem. Depress and hold the Menu and the - button to

r

eset the

S

caler.

4

IR

N

o

t

used

.

5

V

GA In

C

onnect a V

G

A cable

f

rom this port to the V

G

A source.

6

5V D

C

onnect the included 5V D

C

lockin

g

power suppl

y

to this receptacle.

7

P

owe

r

This LED will turn bri

g

ht red once the included 5V D

C

power suppl

y

has

c

onnected to the unit and the power suppl

y

has been connected to an available

e

l

ec

tri

ca

l

ou

tl

e

t.

P

ANEL DESCRIPTION

S

6

How to Connect the VGA to DVI Scaler Plus

1.

C

onnect the included V

G

A cable

f

rom the V

G

A source to the V

G

A In

c

onnector on the

S

caler.

2.

C

onnect a DVI cable between the DVI

O

ut connector on the

S

caler and the

DVI displa

y

.

3

.

C

onnect the 5V D

C

power suppl

y

to the V

G

A to DVI

S

caler Plus, then

c

onnect the A

C

power cord

f

rom the power suppl

y

to an available electrical

outlet. The LED on the V

G

A to DVI

S

caler Plus will turn bri

g

ht red indicatin

g

that the unit is powered.

4. Power-on both the V

G

A source and the DVI displa

y

.

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram for the VGA to DVI Scaler Plus

EXT-VGA-2-DVISP

DVI CABLE

VGA CABLE

VGA Source

Scaler

DVI Display

CONNECTING THE VGA TO DVI SCALER PLU

S

WARNING

:

This product should alwa

y

s be connected to a

g

rounded electrical socket.

7

M

ENU SYSTE

M

P

C Menu

To access the P

C

Menu, press the Menu button on the

f

ront panel.

U

se the + or - buttons to hi

g

hli

g

ht the P

C

Menu icon. Press the Men

u

button to enter the P

C

Menu. Use the + or - buttons to scroll throu

g

h each o

f

the parameters. A

f

ter selectin

g

the desired parameter, press the Menu button to

m

ake chan

g

es. Use the + or - buttons to increase or decrease the values. Press

the Menu button to accept the settin

g

s.

Contras

t

Ad

j

usts the

C

ontrast b

y

increments o

f

1. Minimum value: 1, Maximum value:

1

00

.

Bri

g

htness

Ad

j

usts the Bri

g

htness b

y

increments o

f

1. Minimum value: 1, Maximum value:

1

00

.

H-Pos

S

peci

ﬁ

es the horizontal position o

f

the input si

g

nal.

V

-Pos

S

peci

ﬁ

es the vertical position o

f

the input si

g

nal.

Clock

Ad

j

usts the video input clock to brin

g

the picture into

f

ocus.

8

M

ENU SYSTE

M

P

has

e

Ad

j

usts the phase to brin

g

the picture into

f

ocus.

Scal

e

S

ets the scalin

g

ad

j

ustment.

O

ptions are: Full,

O

verscan, Underscan, Letterbox

U

.

S

.

(

Underscan

)

, Pan

S

can U.

S

.

(

Underscan

)

, Letterbox Full, and Pan

S

can Full.

E

xi

t

R

eturns control to the Menu

Sy

stem.

Color Menu

To access the

C

olor Menu, press the Menu button on the

f

ront panel.

U

se the + or - buttons to hi

g

hli

g

ht the

C

olor Menu icon. Press the Men

u

button to enter the

C

olor Menu. Use the + or - buttons to scroll throu

g

h each o

f

the parameters. A

f

ter selectin

g

the desired parameter, press the Menu button to

m

ake chan

g

es. Use the + or - buttons to increase or decrease the values. Press

the Menu button to accept the settin

g

s.

Color Tem

p.

• Normal

U

se

f

or

g

eneral content.

•War

m

R

ed-shi

f

ts R

G

B values

f

or a warmer video color.

9

M

ENU SYSTE

M

• Cool

Blue-shi

f

ts R

G

B values

f

or a cooler video color.

•

U

ser

Allows individual ad

j

ustment o

f

Red,

G

reen, and Blue color components.

Red

Ad

j

usts the Red value b

y

increments o

f

1. Minimum value: 1, Maximum value:

1

00

.

G

reen

Ad

j

usts the

G

reen value b

y

increments o

f

1. Minimum value: 1, Maximum value:

1

00

.

Blu

e

Ad

j

usts the Blue value b

y

increments o

f

1. Minimum value: 1, Maximum value:

1

00

.

E

xi

t

Exits the

C

olor Menu and returns control to the Main Menu.

Out

p

ut Menu

To access the

O

utput Menu, press the Menu button on the

f

ront panel.

U

se the + or - buttons to hi

g

hli

g

ht the

O

utput Menu icon. Press the Men

u

button to enter the

O

utput Menu. Use the + or - buttons to select an outpu

t

r

esolution. Press the Menu button to set the new output resolution.

10

M

ENU SYSTE

M

O

utput Resolution

s

V

G

A 4

80

i

5

7

6

i WX

G

A

S

V

G

A 480p 576p W

S

X

G

A

X

G

A 720p60 720p50 WUX

G

A

S

X

G

A 1

080

i

60

1

080

i

50

U

X

G

A 1080p60 1080p50 2

K

S

X

G

A+ APPLE NATIVE

*

Exi

t

*

Th

e

Native option will select the native resolution o

f

the connected displa

y

based

on the EDID

f

rom the displa

y

.

I

f

a resolution that is not supported b

y

the displa

y

is selected, then the

output si

g

nal will no lon

g

er be visible. I

f

this occurs, reset the

S

caler

u

sin

g

the procedure outlined on pa

g

e 12.

E

xi

t

Exits the

O

utput Menu and returns control to the Main Menu.

1

M

ENU SYSTE

M

OSD Menu

U

se the + or - buttons to hi

g

hli

g

ht the

OS

D Menu icon. Press the Menu button to

e

nter the

OS

D Menu. Use the + or - buttons to hi

g

hli

g

ht the desired parameter.

Press the Menu button to make chan

g

es. Use the + or - buttons to chan

g

e the

values. Press the Menu button to accept the chan

g

es.

H-Position

(

Horizontal Position

)

Ad

j

usts the horizontal position on the Menu

Sy

stem on the screen. Minimum value:

1, Maximum value: 100.

V

-Position

(

Vertical Position

)

Ad

j

usts the vertical position o

f

the Menu

Sy

stem on the screen. Minimum value: 1,

M

aximum value: 1

00

.

T

imeOu

t

Ad

j

usts the amount o

f

time

(

in seconds

)

be

f

ore the

OS

D automaticall

y

closes.

M

inimum value: 1, Maximum value: 100.

Back

g

round

S

ets the transparenc

y

level o

f

the

OS

D back

g

round. Minimum value: 0, Maximum

value:

8

.

Remote Channel

S

ets the IR channel

f

or use with the optional IR Remote

C

ontrol Unit

(G

e

f

en part no.

EXT-RMT-

S

R-IR

)

. Minimum value: 0, Maximum value: 3.

E

xi

t

Exits the

OS

D Menu and returns control to the Main Menu.

12

M

ENU SYSTE

M

Information Menu

To access the In

f

ormation Menu, press the Menu button on the

f

ront panel.

U

se the + or - buttons to hi

g

hli

g

ht the In

f

ormation Menu icon.

Resettin

g

the Scaler

R

esettin

g

the

S

caler will reset the output resolution to the native resolution o

f

the

displa

y

.

S

hould

y

ou need to reset the scaler, do the

f

ollowin

g:

1.

Ho

l

d

do

wn th

e

M

EN

U

button and remove the power suppl

y

.

Note

:

The MENU button does not work without the source plu

gg

ed in.

2. Wait three seconds and plu

g

the power suppl

y

into the unit.

3

.

O

nce unit is powered on, let

g

o o

f

the

M

EN

U

bu

tt

o

n.

4. A

f

ter three seconds, the scaler will reset to the displa

y

s native resolution.

Pr

ess

a

n

d

h

o

l

d

whil

e

c

onnectin

g

power

1

3

M

aximum Pixel

C

lock........................................................................165MHz

(

DVI

)

Video Ampli

ﬁ

er Bandwidth.............................................................. 350MHz

(

V

G

A

)

Input

Sy

nc

S

i

g

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

(

TTL

)

H

orizontal Frequenc

y

Ran

g

e................................................................. 15 - 70kHz

Vertical Frequenc

y

Ran

g

e..................................................................... 30 - 170Hz

Video Input

C

onnector........................................................

(

1

)

V

G

A HD-15,

f

emal

e

Video

O

utput

C

onnector.....................................................

(

1

)

DVI-I 29 pin,

f

emal

e

Power

S

uppl

y

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

C

Power

C

onsumption............................................................................. 10W

(

max.

)

Operatin

g

Temperature............................................... 0˚ to +40˚C / +32 to +104 ˚F

S

tora

g

e Temperature....................................................-20 to +60˚C / -4 to +140 ˚F

R

elative Humidit

y

......................................................... 20 to 90

%

, non-condensin

g

Dimensions............................................................................

5

.

8”

W x 4.1

”

D x 1

”

H

S

hippin

g

Wei

g

ht.............................................................................................. 3 lbs

SPECIFICATION

S

1

4

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

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N

P

lease re

g

ister

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our product online b

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visitin

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ister Product pa

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e

u

nder the Su

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Pb

This product uses UL listed or

C

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