Gefen 4x CAT6, 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI, EXT-HDMI1.3-CAT6-4x, TV Cables EXT-HDMI1.3-CAT6-4X User manual

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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
F
ea
t
u
r
es
4
S
ender Unit La
y
ou
t
5
S
ender Unit Descriptio
n
6
R
eceiver Unit La
y
ou
t
7
R
eceiver Unit Descriptions
8
IR Remote Descriptio
n
9
IR Remote Installatio
n
10 IR Remote
C
on
g
uratio
n
11
C
onnectin
g
And
O
peratin
g
The 4x
C
A
T
6
Extender For
H
DMI
12 Usin
g
an 4x4 Matri
x
13 Usin
g
an 4x4 Matrix with R
S
-232
C
ontrol
14
C
onnection Without an 4x4 Matrix
(S
tand-alone Mode
)
15 Usin
g
The
O
ptional RMT-4IR Remote Uni
t
16 Usin
g
S
tand-alone Mod
e
17 Equalizin
g
the
S
i
g
nal
(
Matrix and
S
tand-alone Mode
)
18 DIP
S
witch
C
on
g
uratio
n
2
0
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ontrol Inter
f
ac
e
21
C
ontrollin
g
the Receiver Unit with R
S
-23
2
22 R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ommands
2
5
IP
C
ontrol
2
5
View Matrix
S
tatus
26 IP
C
on
f
i
g
uratio
n
27 Backup
/
Restor
e
28 Power Mana
g
emen
t
29 Network
C
abel Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
30
Firmware Updat
e
32
S
peci
cations
33 Warrant
y
34 Licensin
g
1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI. Your
c
omplete 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 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI
The
G
e
f
en 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI sends
f
our independent HDMI 1.3
s
i
g
nals, with Deep
C
olor support, over a sin
g
le
C
AT-6a cable to distances up to
200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
.
The
G
e
f
en 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI supports HDMI 1.3
f
eatures such as
1080p Full HD and multichannel audio
f
ormats includin
g
Dolb
y
TrueHD and DT
S
-
H
D M
as
t
e
r A
ud
i
o
.
The
G
e
f
en 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI di
g
ital transmission method insures
100
%
si
g
nal inte
g
rit
y
over this sin
g
le cable extension solution.
With IR Back
C
hannel and R
S
-232 support, control o
f
the 4x4 Matrix and Hi-De
f
s
ources, at an
y
o
f
the 4 individual zones, is at
y
our
n
g
ertips. Each Receiver unit
allows control
f
or Matrix switchin
g
and sendin
g
IR commands back to the source
l
ocated up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
awa
y
. The 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI adds
IP
C
ontrol to the connected
G
e
f
en 4x4 Matrix
f
or convenient access to switchin
g
and routin
g
o
f
the connected sources usin
g
a web browser.
How It Works
Th
e
G
e
f
en 4x
C
AT
6
Extender
f
or HDM
I
can be connected in two wa
y
s
:
1
)
Matrix Mode: As a
C
ontrol and Extender s
y
stem
f
or an
y
G
e
f
en 4x4 Matrix unit.
Extend up to 4 o
f
the
G
e
f
en 4x4 Matrix outputs up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
awa
y
with IR, R
S
-232, or IP
C
ontrol at an
y
o
f
the remote locations. Also supports the
IR Back
C
hannel
f
or remote control o
f
the extended Hi-De
f
sources.
2
)
S
tand-alone Mode: As a stand-alone Extender s
y
stem.
C
onnect up to 4 Hi-
De
f
sources to an
y
o
f
the available inputs.
S
impl
y
extend the connected Hi-De
f
s
ources up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
with IR Back
C
hannel.
2
OPERATION NOTE
S
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE 4X CAT6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI
C
AT-6a cables can be used up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
.
S
hielded
(S
TP
)
C
AT-6a is recommended. However, unshielde
d
(
UTP
)
C
AT-6a is acceptable.
NOTE
:
S
hielded cable has an advanta
g
e b
y
providin
g
immunit
y
to
Electroma
g
netic Inter
f
erence
(
EMI
)
, cell phones and A
/C
motors.
3
FEATURE
S
Su
pp
orted HDMI 1.3 Features
• 225 MHz
(
up to 12 bit YUV 444
@
1080p
)
• Deep
C
olor
• Dolb
y
TrueHD and DT
S
-HD Master Audi
o
• Lip-
Sy
nc
C
E
C
Pass-Throu
gh
Features
Extends HDMI 1.3 at 1080p up to 200
f
eet
(
60 m
)
Extends DVI at 1920x1200 up to 200
f
eet
(
60 m
)
when usin
g
a passive
H
DMI-to-DVI adapter.
• 3DTV Pass-Throu
gh
C
olor
S
pace
C
onversio
n
• IR Remote
C
ontrol
Built-in IR Extender and IR Back
C
hannel
RS
-2
3
2 serial control
• IP
C
ontrol
(S
ender unit
f
eature
)
Audio and video are transmitted di
g
itall
y
f
or zero si
g
nal loss
S
upports multichannel di
g
ital audio
f
ormats includin
g
Dolb
y
TrueHD and
DT
S
-HD Master Audi
o
M
etal enclosure provides better RF shieldin
g
C
ompensation
f
or cable skew
M
aintains settin
g
s on Power-
O
n stat
e
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
4x
C
AT6 Extender
S
ender Uni
t
(
4
)
4x
C
AT6 Extender Receiver Units
(
4
)
1
f
t. HDMI
C
ables
(
M-M
)
(
1
)
R
S
-232
S
erial
C
able
(
M-F
)
(
1
)
24V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
4
)
5V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
upplies
(
1
)
S
et o
f
Rack Ears
(S
ender Unit
O
nl
y)
(
1
)
User Manual
4
SENDER PANEL LAYOU
T
Front Panel
Back Panel
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
5
SENDER PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
S
tandby Button
S
ets the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI into
S
tandb
y
Mode.
2
I
R Senso
r
R
eceives si
g
nals
f
rom the IR Remote
C
ontrol.
3
P
ower Indicato
r
This LED will turn bri
g
ht red once the lockin
g
power suppl
y
has been properl
y
co
nn
ec
t
ed
.
4
I
R Blaster
(
4
)
U
sed to connect the IR Blaster to the
S
ource device.
5 CAT6 Output Jack
(
4
)
C
onnects the
S
ender unit to the Receiver unit usin
g
C
AT-6.
6
R
S-232 Serial Port
(
Input
)
The 4x4 Matrix ma
y
be switched remotel
y
usin
g
serial communications with
an
y
o
f
ce computer or a control automation device b
y
connectin
g
to this port.
Please see pa
g
e 20
f
or details.
7
L
ocking HDMI Port
(
4
)
C
onnect a HI-De
f
source to this HDMI port.
8
I
P Control
C
onnect to this port to control the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI usin
g
IP
C
ontrol.
S
ee pa
g
e 25
f
or more in
f
ormation.
9
R
S-232 Serial Port
(
Output
)
C
onnects to the R
S
-232 control device. The 4x4 ma
y
be switched remotel
y
u
sin
g
this port.
S
ee pa
g
e 20
f
or details.
10
2
4V DC Power Connecto
r
C
onnects the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to this receptacle.
6
RECEIVER PANEL LAYOU
T
Front Panel
Back Panel
1
3
4
2
5
6
7
8
9
10
7
RECEIVER PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
C
ontrol Button
s
When connected to an
y
4x4 Matrix
f
or HDMI, these remote buttons on the
R
eceiver unit can switch between the 4 Hi-De
f
inputs connected to the 4x4
Ma
trix
fo
r HDMI.
2
I
R Senso
r
C
ontrol the Receiver unit b
y
pointin
g
the IR Remote
C
ontrol to the IR
S
ensor.
3
EQ Trimpo
t
U
sed to equalize the si
g
nal to compensate
f
or distance and skew variations
f
ound in various brands o
f
C
AT-
6
cable.
4
I
nput Indicators
(
HDMI In 1 - HDMI In 4
)
An LED will Displa
y
s the current input o
f
the 4x4 Matrix.
5
P
ower Indicato
r
This LED will turn bri
g
ht red once the power suppl
y
has been properl
y
co
nn
ec
t
ed
.
6
I
R Extender Por
t
U
sed to extend the IR
S
ensor ran
g
e o
f
the Receiver unit.
7
C
AT6 In Connecto
r
C
onnect the
C
AT-
6
cable
f
rom the
S
ender unit to the R
J
-4
5
connector.
8
HDMI Ou
t
C
onnect the HDMI cable
f
rom the HDTV displa
y
to the HDMI
O
ut.
9
R
S-232 Inpu
t
C
onnects a controllin
g
device to this port.
10
5V DC Locking Power Connecto
r
C
onnects the included 5V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
uppl
y
to this receptacle.
8
IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIO
N
1
Activity Indicato
r
This LED will be activated momentaril
y
each time a button is pressed.
2
Input Source Selection Buttons
(
1 - 4
)
These buttons are used to select which input source is routed to the
HDTV displa
y
.
1
2
RMT-4-IR Remote
(
Optional
)
9
RMT-4-IR REMOTE INSTALLATIO
N
Installin
g
the RMT-4-IR Batter
y
To use the RMT-4-IR Remote, remove the batter
y
cover on the back o
f
the
r
emote to reveal the batter
y
compartment. Insert the included batter
y
into the
open batter
y
slot. The positive
(
+
)
side should be
f
acin
g
up. Ensure that both
DIP switches are set to the
O
FF position. Replace the batter
y
cover and the IR
R
emote is read
y
f
or action.
The IR Remote ships with 2 batteries.
O
ne batter
y
is required
f
or operation and
the other batter
y
is a spare.
Battery Slot
I/R Code DIP Switches
10
RMT-4-IR REMOTE CONFIGURATIO
N
Settin
g
the IR Remote Channel on the RMT-4-IR
In th
e
e
v
e
nt th
a
t IR
co
mm
a
n
ds
f
r
o
m
o
th
e
r r
e
m
o
t
e
co
ntr
o
l
s
co
n
i
c
t with th
e
s
upplied RMT-4-IR Remote, chan
g
in
g
the remote IR channel will
x this issue.
The RMT-4-IR Remote has a bank o
f
DIP switches
f
or settin
g
the Remote IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l.
The DIP
S
witch bank on the RMT-4-IR is located underneath the batter
y
cover.
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
R
emote
C
hannel
3:
R
emote
C
hannel 1
:
D
efau
l
t
R
emote
C
hannel 2
:
R
emote
C
hannel 4
:
L
eft: Picture o
f
the opened rear batter
y
c
ompartment o
f
the RMT-4-IR remote showin
g
the exposed DIP
S
witch bank between the
batter
y
chambers.
Th
e
IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l
se
l
ec
t
ed
o
n th
e
RMT-4-IR R
e
m
o
t
e
m
us
t m
a
t
c
h th
e
IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l
assi
g
ned to the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI. For example, i
f
y
ou set both DIP
s
witches on the remote to the down position
(
IR channel 1
)
,
y
ou must set the 4x
C
AT
6
Extender
f
or HDMI to use IR channel 1.
Please re
f
er to pa
g
e 19 on how to chan
g
e the IR channel on the 4x
C
AT6
Ext
e
n
de
r
fo
r HDMI.
1
1
CONNECTING THE 4X CAT6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI
How to Connect the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI
(
Matrix Mode
)
1.
U
sin
g
an
y
4x4 Matrix
f
or HDMI as a source, connect an HDMI cable
f
rom
H
DMI
O
ut 1 on the 4x4 Matrix to HDMI In 1 on the 4x
C
AT
6
Extender
f
or
H
DMI
S
ender unit. To ensure correct operation o
f
the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
with the 4x4 Matrix, make sure all connections are made:
C
onnect HDMI
O
ut 2 on the 4x4 Matrix to HDMI In 2 on the Extender, and so on.
2.
C
onnect the HDMI
O
ut on the 4x
C
AT6 Extender Receiver unit to the displa
y
with a user-supplied HDMI cable.
3
.
U
sin
g
one
C
AT-6 cable, connect
C
AT6
O
ut 1 on the
S
ender unit to
C
AT6 In
o
n th
e
R
ece
iv
e
r
u
nit.
4.
C
onnect additional Receiver units as described above.
5
.
C
onnect the 5V D
C
lockin
g
power supplies to each Receiver unit. Do not
overti
g
hten the lockin
g
connectors. Plu
g
the power cord into an available
w
a
ll
ou
tl
e
t.
6
.
C
onnect the 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
S
ender unit and
p
lu
g
the power cord into an available wall outlet.
EXT-HDMI1.3-CAT6-4X
HD Displays
HDMI CABLE
CAT-6 CABLE
RS-232 CABLE
IR
4x
Hi-Def Sources
4x
Network
RS-232 Controller
4x4 Matrix for HDMI
(not included)
Receiver
Receiver
Receiver
Receiver
Sender
4x4 Matrix
IR Extenders
HD Displays
IR Emitter
12
How to O
p
erate the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI
(
usin
g
an 4x4 Matrix
)
The
f
ront panel o
f
each Receiver unit
f
or the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI
c
ontains a set o
f
LED indicators which corresponds to an input
(
source
)
on the
4x4 Matrix device. A blue LED indicates which input has been routed
f
rom the
4x4 Matrix.
O
n the top o
f
each Receiver unit there are a set o
f
4 push-buttons
which are used to control the switchin
g
o
f
the 4x4 Matrix.
Example 1: Routing Input
(
source
)
3 to
O
utput
(
displa
y)
4.
1.
C
onnect an HDMI cable
f
rom HDMI
O
ut 4 on the 4x4 Matrix to HDMI In 4 on
the 4x
C
AT
6
Extender
f
or HDMI
S
ender unit.
2.
C
onnect an 4x
C
AT6 Extender Receiver unit to Displa
y
4.
3
. Press button 3 on the top o
f
the Receiver unit. Button 3 is shown below.
The In 3 LED will turn bri
g
ht blue, indicatin
g
that Input 3 on the 4x4 Matrix
h
as been routed to Displa
y
4
(
Zone 4
)
.
Example: HDMI input 3 is routed to HDMI
O
ut 4
(
a picture o
f
the 4x4 Matrix
displa
y
panel is shown below
)
. The ima
g
e shown on Displa
y
4 will be the
H
DMI source
(
3
)
connected to the 4x4 Matrix.
In
3
Button
3
H
DMI
cab
l
e
T
o Displa
y
4
C
AT-
6
f
rom
O
ut 4 on
Ext
e
n
de
r
CONNECTING AND OPERATING TH
E
4
X CAT6 EXTENDER FOR HDMI
In
p
ut 3
p
1
3
How to Connect the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI with RS-232 control t
o
the 4x4 Matrix for HDMI and to the controlled devic
e
1. Follow steps 1 - 6 on How to
C
onnect the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI
(
see
p
a
g
e 11
)
.
2.
C
onnect an R
S
-232 cable
f
rom the R
S
-232 serial port on the controllin
g
device to the R
S
-232 In port on the rear o
f
the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI
S
ender unit.
3
.
C
onnect another R
S
-232 serial cable
f
rom the R
S
-232
O
ut port on the rear
o
f
the 4x
C
AT Extender
S
ender unit to the R
S
-232 port on the rear o
f
the 4x4
Ma
trix.
NOTE
:
Please re
f
er to pa
g
e 20
f
or details on con
g
urin
g
R
S
-232 control.
Example 1: Routing Input
(
source
)
3 to
O
utput
(
displa
y)
1 using the 4x4 Matrix.
M
ake sure a Receiver unit is connected to
C
AT
6
O
ut 1 on the
S
ender unit.
U
se
the controllin
g
device to send the
f
ollowin
g
command
:
r
1
3
The LED
f
or In 3 will turn bri
g
ht blue and the source
f
rom the 4x4 Matrix
(
In 3
)
will
be displa
y
ed on the HDTV displa
y
connected to this Receiver unit.
S
ee pa
g
e 22
f
or details on routin
g
usin
g
R
S
-232.
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4
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How to Connect the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI
(
Stand-alone Mode
)
The 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI is dependent upon an external 4x4 Matrix to
mana
g
e all the zone switchin
g
. When used as a stand-alone, without the 4x4
M
atrix attached, the product
f
unctions as a one-to-one extender
f
or each HDMI
u
nit. Four parallel extenders are used.
1.
C
onnect an HDMI cable
f
rom the source device to HDMI In 1 on the back o
f
the
S
ender unit.
2.
C
onnect the Displa
y
to the 4x
C
AT6 Extender Receiver unit with a user-
s
upplied HDMI cable.
3
.
U
sin
g
a sin
g
le
C
AT-6 cable, connect
C
AT6
O
ut 1 on the
S
ender unit to the
C
AT
6
In on the Receiver unit.
4. I
f
additional Receiver units will be used, complete these connections at this
time, as described above.
5
.
C
onnect the 5V D
C
lockin
g
power supplies to each Receiver unit. Do not
overti
g
hten the lockin
g
connectors. Plu
g
the power cord into an available
w
a
ll
ou
tl
e
t.
6
.
C
onnect the 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI and
p
lu
g
the power cord into an available wall outlet.
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Routin
g
Sources usin
g
the Optional RMT-4-IR Remote Uni
t
(
Matrix Mode
)
There are a total o
f
4 buttons on the RMT-4-IR remote, which represent each o
f
th
e
4
bu
tt
o
n
s
o
n th
e
R
ece
iv
e
r
u
nit.
Example
1
:
R
oute the source connected to HDMI In 3
(f
rom the 4x4 Matrix
)
on
t
he
S
ender unit to the displa
y
connected to HDMI
O
ut 2.
Point the Remote at the Receiver unit connected to Displa
y
2, then press button
3
on the RMT-4-IR.
T
able of IR Remote Commands
f
or the O
p
tional RMT-4-IR Remote Uni
t
R
MT-4-IR B
u
tt
on
S
ourc
e
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
The RMT-4-IR remote control unit will allow the selection o
f
an
y
input
(
source
)
on
the 4x4 Matrix unit can be will be routed to an
y
o
f
f
our Receiver units. Use the
in
f
ormation in the table above when routin
g
the desired input to a displa
y.
1
6
How to O
p
erate the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI
(
Stand-alone Mode
)
When the 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI is used without an 4x4 Matrix, it can onl
y
be
used
as
a
n HDMI
e
xt
e
n
de
r.
H
DMI
cab
l
e
T
o Displa
y
C
AT
6
O
ut 2
f
r
o
m Ext
e
n
de
r
In
2
The LED on the
f
ront panel will show which HDMI is active on the
S
ender unit.
Example:
C
onnect a
C
AT-6 cable to
C
AT6
O
ut 2 and
C
AT6 In, between the
S
ender unit and Receiver unit.
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How to E
q
ualize the 4x CAT6 Extender for HDMI
(
Matrix Mode / Stand-alone Mode
)
The 4x
C
AT6 Extender
f
or HDMI Receiver unit has an equalization trimpot t
o
c
ompensate
f
or variances that can be
f
ound in di
ff
erent
C
AT-6a cable brands. I
f
there
is no output video or i
f
output video contains arti
f
acts and
/
or video noise, use the
s
teps below to ad
j
ust the E
Q
trimpot.
1. Insert a small
at-head screwdriver into the trimpot on the
f
ront panel o
f
the
Rece
iv
e
r
u
nit.
2. The E
Q
trimpot can be set to one o
f
ei
g
ht di
ff
erent positions. Turn the
trimpot clockwise until it clicks into the next position.
C
ontinue ad
j
ustin
g
the
trimpot until the si
g
nal shows best results.
E
Q
trimpo
t
/