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Audio Embedder 3GSDI Release A4 User Manual EXT-HDBOOST-141 Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective ...
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Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective Important Safety Instructions ii GENERAL SAFETY INFORMA TION 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this product near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the m ...
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Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective Warranty Information 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 from the date of shipment, Gefen will, at its option, repair or replace the equipment, provided that the eq ...
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iv Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective Gefen, LLC c/o Customer Service 20600 Nordhoff St. Chatsworth, CA 9131 1 T elephone: (818) 772-9100 (800) 545-6900 Fax: (818) 772-9120 Email: support@gefen.com Visit us on the W eb: www .gefen.com T echnical Support Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday - Friday , Pacic T ime Booster for HDMI with EDID Detectiv ...
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v • The Gefen Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective extends HDMI up to 150 feet (45 meters) at 1080p Full HD and up to 1 15 feet (35 meters) at 4K x 2K Ultra HD resolution, using standard copper HDMI cables to keep sources and displays in sync. • The Gefen Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective comes pre-programmed with 6 default EDID proles as ...
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vi Features • Extends copper HDMI cables up to 150 feet (45 meters) at 1080p Full HD, and up to 1 15 feet (35 meters) at 4K x 2K Ultra HD • Supports resolutions up to Ultra HD 4K x 2K (3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz), 1080p Full HD, and 2048 x 1536 (QXGA) • HDMI Features Supported: ► HDCP ► 12-bit Deep Color ► LPCM 7.1 audio, Dolby® T rueHD, and D ...
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3GSDI Audio Embedder Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective Table of Contents viii 01 Getting Started Panel Layout ......................................................................................................... 2 Front Panel .................................................................................................... 2 Back Panel ... ...
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Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective 01 Getting Started Panel Layout ......................................................................................................... 2 Front Panel .................................................................................................... 2 Back Panel ............................................... ...
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page | 2 Front Panel ID Name Description 1 DIP switches Use this DIP switch bank to select a pre-programmed EDID. See EDID Programming for more information. 2 HDMI Out Connect the HDTV display to this port using an HDMI cable. 3 WR Write-enable switch. Flip this switch to the “E” position to allow the booster to be programmed with an EDID. Set ...
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Back Panel ID Name Description 1 Prog Press this button to program the unit with the desired EDID. See EDID Programming for more information. 2 HDMI In Connect the Hi-Def source to this port using an HDMI cable. 3 USB Connect a USB cable to provide an alternate power source for the booster . 4 Power This LED will glow bright green when the booster ...
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page | 4 Right Panel ID Name Description 1 EQ Use this 8-position rotary pot to adjust the signal quality , based on the cable type and length. Left Panel ID Name Description 1 5V DC Connect the included 5V DC power supply to this power receptacle. Getting Started 1 1 Panel Layout ...
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Page Title page | 5 Getting Started Installation Connecting the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective 1. Connect the included locking HDMI cable from the Hi-Def source to the HDMI In port on the booster . 2. Use another locking HDMI cable to connect the display (or other sink) to the HDMI Out port on the booster . 3. Connect the included 5V DC power ...
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Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective 02 Operating the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective EDID Programming ............................................................................................... 8 Programming an External EDID .................................................................... 8 Loading an EDID from a Bank ................ ...
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page | 8 Before using the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective, the unit must be programmed with an EDID. Once programmed, the EDID data will be read by the source, providing all the necessary details of the type of signal that the display (or other sink device) can process. There are two ways in which to program the booster: 1) The EDID data can c ...
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page | 9 If the EDID was recorded successfully , then the Power LED will glow solid green. If an error was encountered during the recording process, then the Power LED will ash bright red. If an error is encountered, disconnect the 5V DC power supply from the booster , power-cycle the display , then repeat steps 5 and 6. If an error is encounter ...
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page | 10 Operating the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective Loading an EDID from a Bank 1. Connect the included 5V DC power supply to the booster . 2. Set the WR (write) switch to the E position in order to allow the EDID to be written to the booster . 3. Select the desired EDID bank, using the piano DIP switches. Refer to the chart, below . DIP s ...
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page | 1 1 Operating the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective Storing an EDID to a Bank The Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective can store EDID data in 6 separate EDID banks. Once an EDID is stored in a bank, it can be recalled for later use. Each EDID bank can store up to 256 bytes of EDID data. In order to store an EDID to a bank, use the #edidds ...
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page | 12 Operating the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective HDCP Control In order for the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective to pass HDCP content (e.g. Blu-ray , etc.), DIP switch 4 must be set to the OFF (up) position. This is the factory-default setting. In some cases, computers will enable HDCP if an HDCP-compliant display is detected. T o fo ...
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page | 13 Operating the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective Using the EQ Switch Due to the high data rates supported by the booster over long cables, video artifacts and/or drop-outs may occur . The rotary EQ switch can boost signal gain from 0 dB to 27 dB. Use a small athead screwdriver to rotate the EQ switch to one of the 8 positions. Switch ...
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Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective 03 Advanced Operation Using the Virtual COM Port ................................................................................. 16 Installing the Driver ..................................................................................... 16 Commands ........................................................... ...
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page | 16 Advanced Operation Using the Virtual COM Port Installing the Driver When the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective is connected to a computer running the Windows® operating system, a virtual communications port is created. This feature allows the internal command set to be used to control the booster . Macintosh computers are also support ...
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page | 17 7. Select Browse my computer for driver software on the Update Driver Software dialog. 8. On the following dialog, click the Browse... button and select the location of the .inf le, which was extracted from the .zip le in step 2. Then, click the Next button. Advanced Operation Using the Virtual COM Port ...
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page | 18 Advanced Operation 9. While attempting to install the driver , the following dialog will be displayed: 10. Select Install this software anyway . The driver installation may take a couple of minutes. 1 1. Once the driver has installed, a dialog with the following message will be displayed. Click the Close button to complete the installatio ...
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page | 19 Advanced Operation 9. V erify the installation of the driver by going to Control Panel > Device Manager and clicking Ports . The Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective will be listed, along with the virtual COM port that should be used when issuing commands to the booster . Using the Virtual COM Port Set the terminal program to use the s ...
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page | 20 Advanced Operation Commands Command Description #cdr De-emphasis control; enable/disable CDR bypass #ddcmode Sets the DDC mode #de Sets the de-emphasis on the output #edidbatolo Copies the specied EDID bank to the local input #ediddetolo Set to default EDID on local input #ediddstoba Read downstream EDID and stores in EDID Bank #edidds ...
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page | 21 Advanced Operation #cdr The #cdr command provides de-emphasis control and disables / enables CDR bypass. This feature must be enabled before using the #de command. Syntax #cdr param1 Parameters param1 V alue [0 ... 1] V alue Description 0 CDR disable 1 CDR enable Example #cdr 1 Commands ...
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page | 22 Advanced Operation #ddcmode The #ddcmode command sets the DDC mode. Use this command to enable / disable HDCP with the local EDID or use EDID pass-through (HDCP enabled). Syntax #ddcmode param1 Parameters param1 V alue [0 ... 2] V alue Description 0 Local EDID with HDCP enable 1 Local EDID with HDCP disable 2 EDID pass-through with HDCP e ...
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page | 23 Advanced Operation #de The #de command sets the de-emphasis on the output in order to improve performance when long cables are used on the input. The default setting is param1 = 0. De-emphasis control must be enabled before using this command. See the #cdr command for more information. Syntax #de param1 Parameters param1 V alue [0 ... 3] ...
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page | 24 Advanced Operation #edidbatolo The #edidbatolo command loads the EDID from the specied EDID bank and writes it to the local input. Syntax #edidbatolo param1 Parameters param1 EDID bank [1 ... 6] Example #edidbatolo 2 EDID from bank 2 stored to local #ediddetolo The #ediddetolo command reads the specied default EDID and stores it in ...
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page | 25 Advanced Operation #ediddstoba The #ediddstoba command reads the downstream EDID and stores it to the specied EDID bank. Syntax #ediddstoba param1 Parameters param1 EDID bank [1 ... 6] Example #ediddstoba 3 Downstream EDID stored in bank 3 #ediddstolo The #ediddstolo command reads the downstream EDID and stores it to the local input. S ...
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page | 26 #eq The #eq command adjusts the equalizer setting in order to optimize performance based on the length of cable being used. This command is identical to manual adjusting the EQ rotary switch on the side of the booster . In general, use higher gain settings when using long cables and low gain settings when using short cables. The default s ...
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page | 27 Advanced Operation #eqstat The #eqstat command displays the current equalizer setting. Use the #eq command to adjust the equalizer setting. Syntax #de param1 Parameters None Example #eqstat #eredidbank The #eredidbank command erases the specied EDID bank. Syntax #eredidbank param1 Parameters param1 Bank [1 ... 6] Example #eredidbank 2 ...
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page | 28 Advanced Operation #fadefault The #fadefault command resets the booster to factory-default settings: Setting V alue (default) Related command EQ 0 dB #eq CDR bypass Enable #cdr Clock channel PLL #clkmode De-emphasis control 0 #de Video out Enable #maskout EDID lock Disable #lock_edid Syntax #fadefault Parameters None Example #fadefault Se ...
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page | 29 Advanced Operation #fw_upgrade The #fw_upgrade command is used to update the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective rmware. See the Firmware Upgrade Procedure for details on using this command. Syntax #fw_upgrade Parameters None Example See the Firmware Upgrade Procedure . Commands ...
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page | 30 Advanced Operation #help The #help command displays the list of available commands. The #help command can also be used to provide help on a specic command. Syntax #help [param1] Parameters param1 Command (optional) Notes When asking for help on a specic command, the “#” character must be included as part of the command. Examples ...
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page | 31 Advanced Operation #loedidtoba The #loedidtoba command loads an EDID le and stores it in the specied EDID bank. When uploading the EDID le, use the YModem protocol. This process can be selecting T ransfer > Send le... within Windows® Hyperterminal. Syntax #loedidtoba param1 Parameters param1 EDID bank [1 ... 6] Notes The ? ...
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page | 32 Advanced Operation #loedidtolo The #loedidtolo command loads an EDID le and stores it in the local EDID (local input). When uploading the EDID le, use the YModem protocol. This process can be selecting T ransfer > Send le... within Windows® Hyperterminal. Syntax #loedidtolo param1 Parameters None Notes The “ C ” character ...
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page | 33 #maskout The #maskout command enables / disables the video output. Syntax #maskout param1 Parameters param1 V alue [0 ... 1] V alue Description 0 Enable video (masking OFF) 1 Disable video (masking ON) Example #maskout 1 Video Disabled Advanced Operation Commands ...
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page | 34 Advanced Operation #prbaedid The #prbaedid command displays the EDID stored in the specied EDID bank. Syntax #prbaedid param1 Parameters param1 EDID bank [1 ... 6] Example #prbaedid 5 Block 0: 0x00 0xFF 0xFF 0xFF 0xFF 0xFF 0xFF 0x00 0x10 0xAC 0x35 0x40 0x4C 0x32 0x33 0x32 0x31 0x13 0x01 0x03 0x80 0x41 0x29 0x78 0xEA 0x8F 0x95 0xAD 0x4F ...
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page | 35 #prdsedid The #prdsedid command displays the downstream EDID. Syntax #prdsedid Parameters None Example #prdsedid 1 Block 0: 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 10 AC 54 40 55 34 31 42 0F 14 01 03 80 2C 19 78 EE EE 95 A3 54 4C 99 26 0F 50 54 A5 4B 00 71 4F 81 80 A9 C0 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 30 2A 40 C8 60 84 64 30 18 50 13 00 BB F9 10 00 00 1E ...
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page | 36 Advanced Operation Commands #prloedid The #prloedid command displays the EDID stored in the local input. Syntax #prloedid Parameters None Example #prloedid 3 Block 0: 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 3D CB 73 0A 00 00 00 00 00 14 01 03 80 00 00 78 0A DA FF A3 58 4A A2 29 17 49 4B 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 02 3A 80 18 ...
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page | 37 Advanced Operation Commands #saveloedid The #saveloedid command saves the local EDID as a .bin or .txt le. When saving the EDID to a le, use the YModem protocol. This process can be selecting T ransfer > Receive le... within Windows® Hyperterminal. Once the le is saved, the message “Saving EDID successfully” will be di ...
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page | 38 Advanced Operation #show_ver_data The #show_ver_data command displays the current hardware and rmware version. Syntax #show_ver_data Parameters None Example #show_ver_data EXT-HDBOOST-141 Release version: 2.24 Release date: Oct 23 2013 Release time: 11:54:21 Commands ...
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Advanced Operation #vstat The #vstat command displays the signal loss on the input. Syntax #vstat param1 Parameters None Example #vstat Signal_Detect: ON PLL_LOCK: LOSS Commands ...
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Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective 04 Appendix Default EDID Proles .......................................................................................... 42 Installing the Gefen EDID T ool+ .......................................................................... 45 Installing the Gefen EDID Tool+ ......................................... ...
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page | 42 Appendix Default EDID Proles The Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective comes 6 pre-programmed EDID proles. The details of each default EDID prole is described below . EDID Prole Supported Features 1 640 x 480 @ 60Hz (IBM, VGA) 1920x1080i @ 50Hz - HDTV (16:9, 1:1) [Native] 1280x720p @ 50Hz - HDTV (16:9, 1:1) 720x576p @ 50Hz - ED ...
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page | 43 Appendix Default EDID Proles EDID Prole Supported Features 4 640 x 480 @ 60Hz (IBM, VGA) 1920x1080i @ 59.94/60Hz - HDTV (16:9, 1:1) [Native] 1280x720p @ 59.94/60Hz - HDTV (16:9, 1:1) 720x480p @ 59.94/60Hz - EDTV (16:9, 32:27) 720(1440)x480i @ 59.94/60Hz - SDTV (16:9, 32:27) 1920x1080p @ 59.94/60Hz - HDTV (16:9, 1:1) Audio Format #1 ...
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page | 44 Chapter Default EDID Proles EDID Prole Supported Features 6 720 x 400 @ 70Hz (IBM, VGA) 640 x 480 @ 60Hz (IBM, VGA) 640 x 480 @ 67Hz (Apple, Mac II) 640 x 480 @ 72Hz (VESA) 640 x 480 @ 75Hz (VESA) 800 x 600 @ 60Hz (VESA) 800 x 600 @ 72Hz (VESA) 800 x 600 @ 75Hz (VESA) 832 x 624 @ 75Hz (Apple, Mac II) 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz (VESA) 1024 x ...
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page | 45 Appendix Installing the Gefen EDID Tool+ The Gefen EDID T ool+ is a free downloadable application from Gefen that provides EDID management for select Booster and Detective-based units using an intuitive Windows® interface. Available EDID T ool+ features depend on which Gefen EDID T ool+ compatible product is being used. 1. Extract the co ...
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page | 46 3. The Welcome dialog box will be displayed. 4. Click the Next button. 5. The Software License Agreement dialog will be displayed. Click the radio button next to I accept the agreement , then click the Next button. 6. The Select Destination Location dialog will be displayed. The default installation path is: C:Program Files (x86)Gefen E ...
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page | 47 8. Select the Start Menu Folder where the application icon will be created. The default folder name is Gefen Edid T ool+ . 9. Click the Next button. 10. The Select Additional T asks dialog will be displayed. By default, the Create a deskop icon check box is selected. If a desktop icon is not desired, check this box to deselect this task. ...
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page | 48 Appendix Firmware Upgrade Procedure The following items are required to update rmware: • Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective • Computer running Windows XP • T erminal-emulation program (e.g. HyperT erminal) • USB to Mini-USB cable • Firmware le 1. Download the rmware le from the Gefen Web site. 2. Extract the conten ...
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page | 49 Appendix Specications Supported Formats Resolutions (max.) • 3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD 4K x 2K) • 2048 x 1536 (QXGA) • 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) • 1080p Full HD Electrical Maximum Pixel Clock • 300 MHz EDID Bank Size (each bank) • 256 bytes EDID Write Protect Switch • 1 x slide-type EDID Program Button • 1 x tact-type EDID Progra ...
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