Gefen EXT-DVIKVM-841DL User Manual

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6CONNECTING THE 8X1 DVI KVM DL SWITCHERHow to Connect the 8x1 DVI KVM DL Switcher1. Connectyourcomputers’DVI,USB,andAudiosourcestothe8x1DV

7 8X1 DVI KVM DL REMOTE DESCRIPTIONLED IndicatorInput SelectionButtonsTheRMT-8IRremotecontrolwillallowtheusertochoosewhichof8DVIsources

8 8X1 DVI KVM DL SWITCHER REMOTE INSTALLATIONTousetheRMT-8IRremote,removethebatterycoveronthebackoftheremotetorevealthebatterycompa

9RMT-8IR REMOTE AND 8X1 KVM SWITCHER CONFIGURATIONHow to Resolve IR Code ConictsIntheeventthatIRcommandsfromotherremotecontrolsconictwith

10EDID MODESEDID. What is it, and what is it used for?Undernormalcircumstances,acomputersourcedevice(digitaloranalog)willrequireinformatio

11EDID MODESEDID ModesThediagrambelowillustratesthe4DIPswitchbank.The8DIPswitchbankfunctionsareoutlinedlateronthispage.DIP SWITCH

12DL (DUAL LINK) ONLY MODESDL (Dual Link) Only ModesThe8DIPswitchbank,locatedontheundersideofthe8x1DVIKVMDLSwitchercabbeusedtoset

13RS-232 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONWhat features are available via the RS-232 serial communications port?The8x1DVIKVMDLSwitchercanacceptcommandsthr

14RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL COMMANDSRS-232 FeaturesRS-232remotefunctionsareusedtocontrolofthisproduct’sfeatures.Featuresincludeinputtooutpu

15RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL COMMANDS#EDIDDSTOLO Function The#EDIDDSTOLO functionreadsthedownstreamEDIDandstoresintoalllo-calinputs.Syntax:#EDI

16RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL COMMANDS#DDCTODS FunctionThe#DDCTODSfunctionroutestheinputDDCtothedownstreamEDID(pass-throughmode).Syntax:#DDCTOD

17RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL COMMANDS#LOEDIDTOBA FunctionThe#LOEDIDTOBAfunctionloadsthespeciedEDIDleandstoresitinaspeciedEDIDbank.Syntax

18RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL COMMANDS#LOEDIDTOLO FunctionThe#LOEDIDTOLOfunctionloadsthespeciedEDIDletoaspeciedlocalinput.Syntax:#LOEDIDTOLO

19RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL COMMANDS#PRDSEDID FunctionThe#PRDSEDIDfunctionreadsthedownstreamEDIDandsendsittotheserialport.Syntax:#PRDSEDID

20RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL COMMANDSCommandsSimpliedsyntaxwasusedforcommandimplementationforfasteroperationwiththedevice:#character–isn’t

21RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL COMMANDS2. USING SHORT-CUT CHARACTERS TO CHANGE SETTINGS2.1 HYPERTERMINALtm SETTINGS in Microsoft WindowstmFirst,pleasesetup

22Rear of unitFront of unitRackmountearsareprovidedforinstallationofthisunitintoa1Urackmountspace.1. Locatethesidescrewsontheuni

23SPECIFICATIONSVideoAmplierBandwidth...165MHzx2InputVideoSignal...

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CONTENTS1 Introduction2 OperationNotes3 Features4 PanelLayout5 PanelDescriptions6 Connectingthe8x1DVIKVMDLSwitcher7 8x1DVIKVMDLRe

1INTRODUCTIONCongratulationsonyourpurchaseofthe8x1DVIKVMDLSwitcher.Yourcompletesatisfactionisveryimportanttous.GefenGefendeliversi

2OPERATION NOTESREAD THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OROPERATING THE GEFEN 8X1 DVI KVM DL SWITCHER• The8x1DVIKVMDLSwitcherwilltakeanyofupto

3FEATURESFeatures• Switchesbetweenanyeightduallink(orsinglelink)DVIcomputers• SwitchesUSB2.0,keyboard,mouse,andanalogaudio•

4Back PanelPANEL LAYOUTFront Panel542136897101211

5PANEL DESCRIPTIONS1 External IR PortForconnectionofexternalIRextensiondevicesuchastheGefenIRExtender(part#EXT-RMT-EXTIR).2 IR Receiv