Gefen DVI-100R, DVI-100S User Manual

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DVI-100 is a trademark of Gefen Inc.

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DVI-100S/R NOTES

1- General known problems with DVI

• DVI is very sensitive to distances over 2 meters (7 feet)

• DVI extension cords (any kind) are not advisable. They can
produce loss of pixels at any length.

• Any unstable connection in the DVI path can cause pixel
loss. Check and make sure that the connection is solid.

• The fiber optics cable must be treated carefully when
connectors are exposed. They are susceptible to dust which
can contribute to loss of pixels.

• Once you 've made the fiber optics connection, you should
leave the DVI-100 send and receive units connected. Don't
touch them!

• The DVI-100 interface works for all DVI monitors. The Apple
Cinema Display is very sensitive to variation in length, connec­tion and extension. Extreme care should be taken when
making the connection to and from the DVI-100 send and
receive units.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

General Information

Introduction ....................................................................1

Operation Notes ............................................................3

DVI-100S Sender Front Panel Layout ...........................5

DVI-100S Sender Back Panel .......................................6

DVI-100S Sender Back Panel Layout ............................7

DVI-100R Receiver Front Panel Layout ........................9

DVI-100R Receiver Back Panel ..................................10

DVI-100R Receiver Back Panel Layout .......................11

DVI-100 Wiring Diagram .............................................13

Specifications ..............................................................15

Warranty ......................................................................17

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the new ex*tend*it DVI-100S/R
series by Gefen, Inc.

LCD monitors provide more defined, high-resolution
images, but also require graphics information to com­plete a conversion from digital to analog for the graphic
card and from analog to digital for the display. The
higher resolutions demand more precise synchroniza­tions, and a method called DVI is emerging as the
standard to handle those conversions. For maximum
performance, however, an LCD monitor must remain
within about six feet from the computer, a limitation due
to the nature of the digital signal which requires data to
transmit directly between the display and the graphic
card. Digital monitors directly communicate digital data
to the pixels addressed unlike analog monitors, which
deal with a fixed resolution rate for a specified monitor
size. To extend past this limit using longer cables, a loss
of pixels, and therefore quality in portions of the visual
image may occur.

Now, with Gefen’s DVI-100, LCD displays can be ex­tended beyond this limitation without risking image
distortion. DVI is quickly becoming the preferred method
for connecting LCD displays to a computer’s video
graphic card, Gefen’s DVI-100 enables that connection
from the display to the computer to be extended up to
300 feet without losing the quality of image because of
the circuitry, which uses a fiber optics cable capable of
exceeding a bandwidth of 2.4 GHZ. The DVI-100 also
extends keyboards, printers and other peripherals using
CAT5 cable.

INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS

The DVI-100 system consists of:

--- (1) DVI-100S sender unit

--- (1) DVI-100R receiver unit

--- (2) 17VAC power supply

--- (1) DVI cable (6FT)

--- (1) User Manual

HOW IT WORKS

In its most basic application, the DVI-100S sender unit
resides next to the computer. Supplied with the system,
straight DVI cable connect the computer to the DVI-100S
sender unit.

The DVI-100R receiver unit is placed next to the monitor
and keyboard, or USB device, at the remote location. The
monitor is connected to the DVI-100R similar to the way it
is connected to the back of the computer (PC or
Macintosh).

Industry standard Fiber optics multimode terminated in SC
connection and one Category 5 (CAT-5) cable are used to
link DVI-100S sender and DVI-100R receiver units to­gether. The USB keyboard and mouse can be extended
using the USB100S/R solution

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