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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 Descriptions 6 Receiver Unit La y ou t 7 Receiver Unit Descriptions 8 C onnectin g the Extender f.
1 C on g ratulations on y our purchase o f the Extender f or HDMI ELR with PoL over C A T5. Y our complete satis f action is ver y important to us. G efenPRO In the realm o f video distribution, certain f eatures are invaluable in a commercial or broadcast environment.
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE EXTENDER FOR HDMI ELR WITH POL OVER CA T5 • The Extender f or HDMI ELR with PoL over C AT 5 units are housed in a metal box f or better RF shieldin g . • C AT- 5 cables should not exceed 330 f eet.
3 HDMI Features • 225 MHz ( up to 12-bit YUV 444 @ 1080p ) • Deep C olor • x.v . C olor • Dolb y® T rueHD and DT S -HD Master Audio™ • Lip- Sy nc Features • Extends HDMI at 1080p Full H.
4 SENDER UNIT LA YOU T Back Fron t 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 4.
5 SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION S 1 P ower Indicato r This LED will g low bri g ht red once power has been applied to the unit. 2 1 10 / 220 V AC Power Receptacle C onnect the included A C power cord to the power receptacle. 3 Fuse Drawe r Each power receptacle houses a f use drawer .
6 RECEIVER UNIT LA YOU T Back Fron t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8.
7 RECEIVER UNIT DESCRIPTION S 1 I R Senso r R eceives si g nals f rom the Hi-De f source IR remote control. The IR si g nals are s ent back to the source device, when usin g an IR Blaster on the S ender . 2 P ower Indicato r This LED will g low bri g ht red once power has been applied to the unit.
8 1. C onnect the Hi-De f source to the S ender Unit usin g the included HDMI cable. 2. U se an HDMI cable to connect the HDTV displa y to the Receiver Unit. 3 . C onnect the Ethernet device / router to the Ethernet input port on the S ender u nit usin g a C A T -5, C A T -5e or C A T -6 cable.
9 Sender Uni t The G e f enPR O Extender f or HDMI ELR with PoL over C AT 5 co nt a in s tw o DIP s witches on the bottom o f the S ender Unit. Each DIP switch per f orms a di ff erent fu n c ti o n.
10 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Sender Uni t DIP Switch 2 - Field-Upgrade Mode (Default = OFF) • ON - Enable Field Upgrade Mode (V ALENS chip) Allows the fi rmware to be up g raded on the Receiver unit. I f DIP switch 6 and / or 7 are in the O N position, R S -232 cannot be extended.
1 1 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t The G e f enPR O Extender f or HDMI ELR with PoL over C AT 5 contains ei g ht DIP s witches on the bottom o f the Receiver Unit. Each o f these DIP switch per f orms a d i ffe r e nt fu n c ti o n. S ee the next pa g e f or a description o f the DIP switches.
12 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t DIP Switch 1 - EDID Mode ( Default = OFF ) • ON - Pass-Through Mode N DD C and HPD are passed throu g h. Both the connection status and the f ull video capabilities o f the monitor are used b y the source devic e .
1 3 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t DIP Switch 4 - Not Used • R eserved f or f uture expansion. DIP Switch 5 - Not Used • R eserved f or f uture expansion. DIP Switch 6 - Field-upgrade Mode (Default = OFF) • ON - Enable Field Upgrade Mode (Cortex chip) Allows the fi rmware to be up g raded on the Receiver unit.
1 4 D IP SWITCH CONFIGURA TIO N Receiver Uni t DIP Switch 8 - Green Mode ( Default = OFF ) • OFF - Enable G reen Mod e F When DIP switch 1 on the Receiver Unt is set to the O FF position, the R eceiver Unit is placed in G reen Mode. In this mode, the unit is not powered u nless +5V is detected on pin 18 o f the HDMI cable.
15 FIRMW ARE UPDA T E Firmware U p date Procedur e The latest fi rmware update can be f ound on the G e f en Web site under S upport > D o wnl oads . S ender U ni t 1. S et DIP switch 1 and 2 on the S ender unit to the O N position. 2. C onnect an R S -232 cable f rom the S ender unit to the computer containin g th e fi rmw a r e .
1 6 NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 G e f en recommends the TIA / EIA-568-B wirin g option. Please adhere to the table below when fi eld terminatin g cable f or use with G e f en products.
17 T ROUBLESHOOTIN G C able recommendation s S olid core C AT- 5 e cable rated at 350 MHz and terminated in 568 a or 568 b is th e m inimum requirement. For resolutions g reater than 1280x1024 or 1080i, G e f e n r ecommends solid shielded C AT- 6 cables.
1 8 M aximum Pixel C lock .............................................................................. 22 5 MHz Input Video S i g nal .................................................................................... 1.2V p-p Input DD C S i g nal .
19 W ARRANTY 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 with.
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