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

EXT-VGA-2-DVISP
Gefen
Brand
Gefen
Model
EXT-VGA-2-DVISP
Category
Video converters
Type
Owner's manual

Gefen EXT-VGA-2-DVISP connects traditional analog video graphic cards (VGA) to DVI compliant digital monitors, enabling users to connect laptops or legacy PC computers to DVI (digital visual interface) video display format. It supports input/output computer resolutions up to 1920x1200 / 2048 x 1080 (2K) at 60Hz and HDTV resolution up to 1080p. The device features an auto-adjust function to ensure compatibility with different input sources, and OSD (On Screen Display) menu for easy configuration of output resolution, color, and other settings.

Gefen EXT-VGA-2-DVISP connects traditional analog video graphic cards (VGA) to DVI compliant digital monitors, enabling users to connect laptops or legacy PC computers to DVI (digital visual interface) video display format. It supports input/output computer resolutions up to 1920x1200 / 2048 x 1080 (2K) at 60Hz and HDTV resolution up to 1080p. The device features an auto-adjust function to ensure compatibility with different input sources, and OSD (On Screen Display) menu for easy configuration of output resolution, color, and other settings.

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GA to DVI Scaler Plus is a trademark o
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E
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
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
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
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
.
WARRANTY
R
e
v A
8
Pb
This product uses UL listed or
C
E listed power supplies.
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Gefen EXT-VGA-2-DVISP Owner's manual

EXT-VGA-2-DVISP
Gefen
Brand
Gefen
Model
EXT-VGA-2-DVISP
Category
Video converters
Type
Owner's manual

Gefen EXT-VGA-2-DVISP connects traditional analog video graphic cards (VGA) to DVI compliant digital monitors, enabling users to connect laptops or legacy PC computers to DVI (digital visual interface) video display format. It supports input/output computer resolutions up to 1920x1200 / 2048 x 1080 (2K) at 60Hz and HDTV resolution up to 1080p. The device features an auto-adjust function to ensure compatibility with different input sources, and OSD (On Screen Display) menu for easy configuration of output resolution, color, and other settings.

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