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ev
A1
CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4 Module La
y
ou
t
5
Module Descriptions
6
C
onnectin
g
the 3
GS
DI
S
M F
O
Extender
6
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
7 Troubleshootin
g
8
S
peci
fi
cations
9
Warrant
y
1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the 3
GS
DI
S
M F
O
Extender. 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 3GSDI SM FO Extender
The 3
GS
DI
S
M F
O
Extender extends 3
G
-
S
DI over one sin
g
le-mod
e
S
T-terminated
fi
ber optic cable up to 1.25 miles
(
2 kilometers
)
. It supports
S
MPTE-424M
(
3
G
-
S
DI
)
,
S
MPTE-292M
(
HD-
S
DI
)
, and
S
MPTE-259M
(S
DI
)
.
The 3
G
-
S
DI BN
C
connector and the
S
T-terminated
fi
ber optic si
g
nal transmission
p
rovide excellent immunit
y
to electroma
g
netic inter
f
erence compared to copper
based extension modules. The compact desi
g
n makes the small modules ideal
f
or
fi
ttin
g
neatl
y
behind equipment
f
or a clean installation, and a
g
reat wa
y
to
e
asil
y
extend an
y
S
DI si
g
nal.
How It Works
The
S
ender module plu
g
s into the BN
C
connector on the
S
DI source. The
R
eceiver module plu
g
s into the BN
C
input o
f
the
S
DI device up to 1.25 miles
(
2 kilometers
)
awa
y
.
C
onnect one sin
g
le-mode
S
T-terminated
fi
ber optic cable
f
rom the
S
ender to the Receiver module. Plu
g
the power connectors
f
rom the two
p
ower supplies into the lockin
g
connectors on the
S
ender and Receiver modules.
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE 3GSDI SM FO EXTENDER
•Th
e
use
of
a
n int
e
rm
ed
i
a
t
e
c
able or adapter is not recommended.
Additional couplin
g
devices ma
y
deteriorate the si
g
nal transmission.
OPERATION NOTE
S
2
3
FEATURE
S
Features
•
S
upports
S
MPTE-424M
(
3
G
-
S
DI
)
,
S
MPTE-292M
(
HD-
S
DI
)
, an
d
S
MPTE-259M
(S
Dl
)
speci
fi
cations
• Extends 3
G
-
S
DI up to 1.25 miles
(
2 kilometers
)
over one sin
g
le-mod
e
S
T-terminated
fi
ber optic cabl
e
• Lockin
g
power connectors
•
R
obust metal die-cast enclosure
f
or reliable operation in harsh environmen
t
• Fiber optic transmission eliminates electroma
g
netic inter
f
erence
(
EMI
)
•
C
ompact
S
ender and Receiver modules provide a clean, eas
y
installatio
n
• F
CC
and
C
E-compliant
f
or EMI
/
RFI emissio
n
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
3
GS
DI
S
M F
O
Extender
(S
ender Module
)
(
1
)
3
GS
DI
S
M F
O
Extender
(
Receiver Module
)
(
2
)
5V
/
1A D
C
Power
S
upplies
(
1
)
Q
uick-
S
tart
G
uid
e
SMPTE Standards Table
(
Showin
g
Bit Rates for SDI
):
Standard Nam
e
Bit Rates
E
xam
p
le Video
Formats
S
MPTE 424M
3G
-
S
D
I
2.
9
7
0
G
bit
/
s 1080
p
S
MPTE 2
9
2M
H
D-
S
D
I
1.4
85
G
bit
/
s 720p, 1080
i
S
MPTE 2
59
M
S
D-
S
DI 270 Mbit
/
s, 360 Mbit
/
s
14
3
Mbit
/
s and 177
M
bit
/
s
480i, 576
i
4
M
ODULE LAYOU
T
1
5
6
8
4
7
3
2
9
5
M
ODULE DESCRIPTION
S
1
3
G-SDI BNC Input
(
Sender
)
C
onnects the
S
ender module to the
S
DI source.
2
P
ower Indicator
(
Sender
)
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht red when the included power suppl
y
is connected to
the
S
ender module.
3
L
ink Indicator
(
Sender
)
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht blue when connected to an active
S
DI source.
4
S
T-Fiber Connector
(
Sender
)
C
onnect a sin
g
le-strand
S
T-
fi
ber cable between this connector and th
e
S
T-
fi
ber connector on the Receiver module. The
S
T Fiber
C
onnectors o
n
both the
S
ender and Receiver module are identical. Remove the protective
c
overs
f
rom the
S
ender module be
f
ore connectin
g
the
S
T
fi
ber optic cable.
5
3
G-SDI BNC Output
(
Receiver
)
C
onnects the Receiver module to the
S
DI destination.
6
P
ower Indicator
(
Receiver
)
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht red when the included power suppl
y
is connected to
th
e
R
ece
iv
e
r m
odu
l
e
.
7
L
ink Indicator
(
Receiver
)
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht blue when a sin
g
le-strand o
f
S
T-
fi
ber optic cable is
c
onnected between the
S
ender unit and the Receiver unit and when the
S
ender
u
nit is connected to an active
S
DI source.
8
S
T-Fiber Connector
(
Receiver
)
C
onnect a sin
g
le-strand
S
T-
fi
ber cable between this connector and the
S
T-
fi
ber
c
onnector on the
S
ender module. The
S
T-
fi
ber connectors on both the
S
ender
a
n
d
R
ece
iv
e
r m
odu
l
e
a
r
e
i
de
nti
ca
l.
R
emove the protective covers
f
rom the
R
eceiver module be
f
ore connectin
g
the
S
T
fi
ber optic cable.
9
5V DC Power Supply Receptacle (Sender / Receiver)
C
onnect the included power supplies to both the
S
ender and Receiver module
u
sin
g
these receptacles. Note that each power receptacle has three pins that
m
ust be lined up with the holes on the each power suppl
y
.
6
How to Connect the 3GSDI SM FO Extender
1.
C
onnect the
S
ender o
f
the
G
e
f
en
3GS
DI
S
M F
O
Extender to the
3G
-
S
DI
s
ource equipment via the BN
C
connector.
2.
R
emove the protective cover
f
rom the
fi
ber connector o
f
the
S
ender module
a
n
d
co
nn
ec
t
o
n
e
e
n
d
of
th
e
fi
be
r
cab
l
e
t
o
th
e
co
nn
ec
t
o
r.
3
.
R
emove the protective cover
f
rom the
fi
ber connector o
f
the Receiver
m
odule and connect the other end o
f
the
fi
ber cable to the
S
T connector.
4.
C
onnect the BN
C
output connector to the
S
DI destination
(
displa
y)
.
5
.
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power supplies to both the
S
ender and
Rece
iv
e
r m
odu
l
e
.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the 3GSDI SM FO Extender
P
a
n
t
one
426 C
Back
g
r
ound
C
EXT-3GSDI-FOSM
3G-SDI Device
Sender
Receiver
SINGLE MODE ST FIBER OPTIC CABLE
3G-SDI Source
CONNECTING THE 3GSDI SM FO EXTENDER
7
No picture
/
displa
y
shows a blank screen
• Ensure that all
j
acks that are used b
y
the 5V D
C
power supplies are
fi
rml
y
co
nn
ec
t
ed
.
• Ensure that the
S
DI connector is
fi
rml
y
plu
gg
ed in to the
S
DI source and
S
DI
displa
y
. Ensure that the
S
ender and Receiver module parts are connected to
the
S
DI source and
S
DI displa
y
, respectivel
y
.
•
C
heck i
f
the
S
DI source and
S
DI displa
y
are powered on and properl
y
boo
t
ed
.
•
R
eset the s
y
stem b
y
unplu
gg
in
g
and reconectin
g
the
S
ender module or
R
eceiver module. Re-boot the s
y
stem while connectin
g
the 3
GS
DI
S
M F
O
Ext
e
n
de
r.
• Veri
fy
that the
fi
ber cables are not dama
g
ed.
P
icture is distorted or contains nois
e
• Veri
fy
the qualit
y
o
f
the
S
DI source and check the len
g
th o
f
the
fi
ber cable.
The 3
GS
DI
S
M F
O
Extender will work up to a distance o
f
1.25 miles
(
2 kilometers
)
usin
g
one sin
g
le-mode
S
T-
fi
ber optic cable.
T
ROUBLESHOOTIN
G
8
SPECIFICATION
S
Data Rate......................................................................................... 3
G
bps
(
max.
)
R
an
g
e..................................................................... Up to 1.25 miles
(
2 kilometers
)
Input Impedance.............................................................................................. 75
Ω
S
i
g
nal Level............................................................................ 800mVp-p +
/
- 50m
V
S
DI
C
onnector....................................................................................... BN
C
, mal
e
O
ptical
C
onnector...............................................................................................
ST
N
u
m
be
r
of
Fi
be
r
s
..................................................................................................
1
Propa
g
ation Dela
y
(S
ender
)
.......................................................................... 1.5 ns
Propa
g
ation Dela
y
(
Receiver
)
........................................................................ 40 ns
Power
S
uppl
y
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
...................................................
(
1
)
5V
/
1A D
C
Power Bud
g
et................................................................................................ 12 dB
O
peratin
g
Temperature...............................................-4 to +158
°
F
(
-20 to +70
°C)
R
elative Humidit
y
................................................................................... 5
%
to 95
%
Wavelen
g
th
(S
ender unit
)
• 1290 nm
(
min.
)
• 1310 nm
(
t
y
pical
)
• 1330 nm
(
max.
)
Wavelen
g
th
(
Receiver unit
)
• 1100 nm
(
min.
)
• 1310 nm
(
t
y
pical
)
• 1650 nm
(
max.
)
Dimensions
(
W x H x D
)
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
......................... 0.77” x 0.77” x 1.97”
(
20mm x 20mm x 50mm
)
S
hippin
g
Wei
g
ht............................................................................ 1.3 lbs
(
0.58 k
g)
9
WARRANTY
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
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er to the Warrant
y
and Return
Polic
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under the
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upport section o
f
the
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