Gefen DVI 1600HD User Manual

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DVI 1600HD

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EXT-DVI-1600HD

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CONTENTS

1 Introduction
2 Operation Notes
3 Features
4 Sender Unit Panel Layout
5 Sender Unit Panel Descriptions
7 Receiver Unit Panel Layout
8 Receiver Unit Panel Descriptions
10 Connecting The DVI 1600HD Extender
11 Operating The DVI 1600HD Extender
12 Specifi cations
13 Warranty

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the DVI 1600HD Extender. Your complete
satisfaction is very important to us.

Gefen

Gefen delivers innovative, progressive computer and electronics add-on solutions
that harness integration, extension, distribution and conversion technologies.
Gefen’s reliable, plug-and-play products supplement cross-platform computer
systems, professional audio/video environments and HDTV systems of all sizes
with hard-working solutions that are easy to implement and simple to operate.

The Gefen DVI 1600HD Extender

The Gefen DVI-1600HD is a perfect solution for extending and managing control
systems at great distances. The DVI-1600HD sends HDMI or DVI at distances
of 200m to 2km along with Audio and RS-232C. The extension of RS232 signals
helps create long-distance control systems for AV integration or touch-panel
systems.

How It Works

The Gefen DVI-1600HD system uses a Sender and Receiver methodology. The
DVI/HDMI/Audio/RS232C source devices are plugged into the Sender module.
At the Receiver, remote devices (including an HD display) plug into the Receiver
module. The proper length of fi ber optic cable is connected between Sender and
Receiver. Power supplies for the modules are plugged into wall sockets and a
crisp, vibrant HD picture results.

When the front panel switch is in the “HDMI” position, the DVI-1600HD sends
HDMI (with HDCP and DDC) at up to 1080p resolution along with Audio and
RS232C signals up to 200m away.

When the switch is in the DVI position, the DVI-1600HD extends DVI at up to
1920x1200 resolution with Audio and RS-232C at distances of up to 2km (6,600
feet). This mode does not support HDCP or DDC.

(Note: Display Data Channel (DDC) and High-Bandwidth Digital Content
Protection (HDCP) are used to ferry copy-protected HDTV content.)

The Gefen DVI-1600HD uses a DVI connector for video, but HDMI can be sent
by using inexpensive adapters or combo cables to split the HDMI signal into
separate DVI video and digital audio, both of which can be fed as combined input
to the DVI-1600HD Sender unit. The result will be HDMI with embedded audio at
the Receiver end.

The digital input jacks can only support D-PCM or PCM stereo audio formats.

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OPERATION NOTES

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE DVI 1600HD EXTENDER

• The DVI 1600HD Extender uses 4 strands of LC terminated fi ber optic cable.

• Single-mode and multi-mode fi ber optic cable types are both supported.

• DVI and HDMI/HDCP modes are available and are selectable via a switch
located on the front panel of the DVI-1600HD sender unit.

• Analog stereo RCA , digital S/PDIF, and digital TOSLINK inputs are all
available for input but only one is selectable for transmission to the receiver.
The selected audio input will be replicated out of all three audio outputs on
the DVI-1600HD Receiver.

• HDMI mode supports HDCP/DDC with resolutions up to 1080p Full HD. Both
single and multi-mode cables are supported. Extension distances of up to
660 feet (200 meters) are supported in HDMI mode.

• DVI mode does not support HDCP or DDC and supports resolutions up to
1920 x 1200. Multi-mode fi ber can support distances of up to 1640 feet.
Single-mode fi ber can support distances of up to 6,600 feet (2 km).

• The DVI-1600HD is HDMI 1.2 compliant.

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