Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GTB-HD-DCR Gefen
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................1 Operating Notes............. ................................ ................................ .................
1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Daisy Chain HD System. Y our complete satisfaction is very important to us. About Gefen We specialize in total integration for your home theater , while also focusing on going above and beyond customer expectations to ensure you get the most from your hardware.
2 READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE DAISY CHAIN HD SYSTEM • CA T -5e or CA T -6 cables should not exceed 330 feet (100 meters). • Shielded (STP) CA T -5 or CA T -6 is recommended. However , unshielded (UTP) CA T -5 or CA T -6 is acceptable, depending on cable quality , but is not the top choice.
INTRODUCTION 3 HDMI Features Supported • Resolutions up to 1080p Full HD and 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) • 12-bit Deep Color • x.v . Color • LPCM 7.1 Audio, Dolby® T rueHD, Dolby Digital® Plus, and .
Se nde r Un it Lay out 4 INTRODUCTION 5 5 4 2 1 1 6 7 3 2 3 4 7 6 Back Front T op.
Se nde r Un it Des cri pti on s 1 HD MI In Co nne ct a Hi -De f s our ce to thi s H DMI po rt u sin g a n H DMI c abl e. 2 Pw r Th is LED ind ica tor wi ll gl ow b rig ht blu e wh en the in clu de d l ocki ng pow er supp ly is co nne cted to th e p owe r rec epta cle .
6 INTRODUCTION 5 4 5 4 2 1 1 2 6 7 3 3 7 6 Back Front T op Sp lit ter Uni t L ayo ut.
7 Sp lit ter Uni t D esc rip ti ons 1 HD MI Out Co nne ct a n H DTV di spl ay to thi s H DMI po rt u sin g a n H DMI c abl e. 2 Pw r Th is LED ind ica tor wi ll gl ow b rig ht blu e wh en the in clu de d l ocki ng pow er supp ly is co nne cted to th e p owe r rec epta cle .
8 INTRODUCTION 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 7 8 2 3 3 5 4 8 7 Back Front T op Re cei ver Uni t L ayo ut.
9 INTRODUCTION Re cei ver Uni t D esc rip ti ons 1 HD MI Out Co nne ct a n H DTV di spl ay (o r ot her HD MI devi ce suc h a s a n A/V sp lit ter or swi tch er) to th is HDMI po rt usi ng an HD MI c abl e.
10 CONNECTING THE DAISY CHAIN HD SYSTEM 1. Co nne ct a Hi -De f s our ce to the Se nde r u nit usi ng the in cl ude d HD MI cab le. The Daisy Chain HD System can be connected in two ways: ► Daisy-Ch.
1 1 CONNECTING THE DAISY CHAIN HD SYSTEM 3. Ad dit iona l d isp lay s c an be con nec ted to the Sp lit ter un it s ( if u sed ) b y c onne cti ng an HDM I ca ble bet wee n t he HDM I Out por t a nd eac h HD TV dis pla y . 4. Co nne ct a n I R E mit ter ( Gef en p art no .
12 Th e m axim um num ber of l eve ls o f S pli tte r an d/o r R ece ive r uni ts t hat ca n b e co nne cte d w ith in th e D aisy Ch ain HD Sy st em is de pen de nt upon ho w e ach uni t i n t he sys te m i s co nne cte d. Th is numb er is ref err ed to as the de pth .
13 Th e L ink LED in dic ato rs on the Se nde r , S pli tte r , a nd Rec ei ver uni t p rov ide ba si c i nfor mat ion on th e c urre nt sta tus of t he Dais y C hai n H D Sy ste m . Condition Link LED Status 1 • Power connected to Sender , Splitter , and/or Receiver • CA T -5 cable connected (or not connected) to Splitter(s) / Receiver(s).
14 OPERA TING THE DAISY CHAIN HD SYSTEM Th e d efau lt EDI D Th e S ende r u nit co nta in s a def aul t E DID whi ch sup por ts th e f ollo win g: Color Depths Audio Sampling Rates Resolutions / T im.
15 ED ID Prog ram min g P roc ed ure 1. Ma ke sure th at the di sp lay (or ot her A/V de vic e) is co nnec ted to th e Re cei ver un it an d t hat al l o ther Re cei ver / Sp lit ter con nec tio ns h ave be en mad e (se e pa ges 10 - 1 1 ).
16 If th e ED ID is ide nti ca l t o th e E DID th at w as jus t p rog ra mme d, “ EDI D t he same as ho st” wi ll be d isp lay ed on th e s cree n. Ho w t he E DID is ap pli ed Th e p rogr amm ed EDI D w il l b e us ed by all oth er dis pla ys (o r o ther A/ V de vic es) in th e sys tem.
17 OPERA TING THE DAISY CHAIN HD SYSTEM Th e H i-De f s our ce can b e c ontr oll ed fro m th e v iew ing lo ca tio n by co nne cti ng a n I R E xte nde r (G efe n pa rt no. EXT -RMT -EXTIRC) t o e ac h R ecei ver un it. R ef er to t he ill ust rati on bel ow .
18 OPERA TING THE DAISY CHAIN HD SYSTEM De ter mini ng the cu rre nt Mo de Th e E DID swi tch on th e Dai sy C hai n H D S yste m h as two fun cti ons : 1) Fe tch the do wns tre am ED ID and sto re it in th e S ende r u nit . 2) D isp lay th e c ur ren t mo de ( br oad cast or un ica st) of the sy ste m.
19 OPERA TING THE DAISY CHAIN HD SYSTEM De fau lt S ett ing s f or th e D aisy Ch ain HD Sys tem Wh en the Dai sy Cha in HD Sy stem is un pac ked fro m t he box , the uni t w ill be in Bro adc ast Mo de an d w ill be set to a ba ud rate of 96 00. T her efo re, if mul tip le RS-2 32 dev ice s ( e.
20 4. T yp e t he fol lowi ng at the bo ot # p romp t: so cat 5 b 115 200 19 200 5. Pr ess the [E NTE R] key . Th e f oll owi ng in form ati on wil l b e dis play ed in the te rm ina l wi ndo w: Ba ud.
21 OPERA TING THE DAISY CHAIN HD SYSTEM Di agr am s how ing RS -23 2 con trol us ing Br oadc ast Mo de 1. La unc h a ter min al- emu la tio n pr ogr am (e. g. H ype rT erm in al, etc ) a nd con gur e t he ser ial po rt usin g t he set tin gs pr ovid ed on pag e 25 .
22 Be for e se tti ng uni cas t mod e, i t i s i mpo rtan t t o i den tify th e R S-2 32 de vic e in th e s yst em wi th whic h t he com put er wi ll b e c omm uni cati ng.
23 On e d isti nct di ff eren ce in typ ing the co mma nd li ne for uni cas t m od e, is th at the ID and de pth of the un it mus t be spec ie d. In bro adc ast mo de, all un its re ce ive the sa me RS -23 2 da ta and sp eci fy ing a p art icu lar dev ice is un nec es sar y .
24 OPERA TING THE DAISY CHAIN HD SYSTEM Th e d iagr am bel ow ill us tra tes how RS -23 2 co mma nds (b lac k arr ows) fr om the com put er (R S-2 32 c ont rol ler ) i s dis trib ute d t o t he d evi ce tha t w as sp eci ed as par t of th e c omm and li ne in S tep 6.
25 RS-232 SERIAL INTERF ACE DE-9 Connector (Sender / Splitter / Receiver) Only TXD, RXD, and GND are used. RS-232 Settings Baud rate .....................................................................................................................1 15200 Data bits .
26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gefen recommends the TIA/EIA-568-B wiring option. Please adhere to the table below when eld terminating cable for use with Gefen products. CA T -5, CA T -5e, and CA T -6 cabling comes in stranded and solid core types. Gefen recommends using solid core cabling.
27 SURF ACE MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS The GefenT oolbox Daisy Chain HD System should be mounted vertically on a wall or inside / outside a cabinet with wood / drywall screws as shown in the diagram above.
28 SPECIFICA TIONS Maximum Pixel Clock.................................................................................................225 MHz Video Input Connector (Sender).............................................(1) HDMI T ype A 19-pin, female Video Output Connector (Receiver/Splitter).
29 W ARRANTY Gefen warrants the equipment it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship. If equipment fails because of such defects and Gefen is notied within two (2) years fr.
Rev A1 20600 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth CA 91311 1-800-545-6900 818-772-9100 fax: 818-772-9120 www .gefentoolbox.com support@gefentoolbox.com Pb This product uses UL or CE listed power supplies.
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