Gefen CAT5-6000 User manual
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AT5•6000
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Front Panel La
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AT5•6000
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Back Panel La
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AT5•6000 Back Panel Function Descriptions
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AT5•6000R Front Panel La
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AT5•6000R Back Panel La
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AT5•6000R Back Panel Functions Descriptions
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READ THE
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E NOTE
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BEFORE IN
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TALLIN
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OR OPERATING THE CAT5•6000
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Industr
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standard Cate
g
or
y
-5
(
CAT-5
)
cables are used to operate CAT5•6000 s
y
stem.
Linkin
g
the CAT5•6000 sender and receiver units to
g
ether requires one CAT-5 cable
to extend the first monitor, USB and audio si
g
nals. A second CAT-5 cable is required
to extend the second monitor si
g
nal. A third CAT-5 cable is required to extend RS-232
si
g
nals, if
y
ou are not usin
g
RS-232
y
ou will not require a third CAT-5 cable.
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When two monitors are used in the local and remote locations, the video monitors
m
ust be a multi-resolution t
y
pe. This pertains to monitors placed remotel
y
, and those di-
vided between local and remote locations. The video monitors will not initialize correctl
y
at start-up if the
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are different t
y
pes.
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The CAT5•6000 units are housed in a metal box for better RF shieldin
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OPERATION NOTE
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INTRODUCTION
Thank
y
ou for purchasin
g
the new ex•tend•it CAT5•6000 series b
y
Gefen, Inc.
The ex•tend•it CAT5•6000 b
y
Gefen allows users the benefits of extendin
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USB, audio,
R
S232, and video si
g
nals be
y
ond the desktop. In a
g
rowin
g
number of applications,
broadcast stations and production facilities need to locate a computer remotel
y
from the
ke
y
board, mouse, and video monitor. A CPU ma
y
need to be shared between several us-
e
rs, for example, or moved to another room because of anno
y
in
g
fan noise.
The CAT5•6000 series can be used to extend computers with nois
y
fans, printers, hard
drives, scanners, cameras, ke
y
boards, mouse, and an
y
other USB or RS232-t
y
pe device.
With the potential to cover the distance of 330 feet, industr
y
standard Cate
g
or
y
5
(
CAT-5
)
c
ables are used for the extension of all the devices.
O
ne can connect additional
C
AT
5
•
6000
series to the same computer, allowin
g
access to the same computer from other locations
up to 330 feet apart
.
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CONTENT
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The CAT5•6000 s
y
stem consists of
:
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(
1
)
CAT5•6000S sender uni
t
---
(
1
)
CAT5•6000R receiver uni
t
---
(
2
)
5 VDC power supplies
---
(
2
)
Video cables
(
6FT
)
---
(
1
)
USB cable
(
06FT
)
---
(
1
)
Audio cable
(
06FT
)
---
(
1
)
User Manual
HOW IT WORK
S
In its most basic application, the CAT5•6000S sender unit resides next to the computer.
S
upplied with the s
y
stem, strai
g
ht VGA, audio, and USB cables connect the computer to
the
C
AT
5
•
6000S
sender unit. You can also connect a R
S
2
3
2 cable to the
C
AT
5
•
6000S
sender unit
(
RS232 cable not included
)
.
The CAT5•6000R receiver unit is placed next to the
m
onitors and device, at the remote location. The monitors and USB devices are connected
to the CAT5•6000R similar to the wa
y
the
y
are connected to the back of the computer
(
PC
or Macintosh
).
Industr
y
standard Cate
g
or
y
5
(
CAT-5
)
cables are used to link CAT5•6000S sender and
C
AT5•6000R receiver units to
g
ether.
HOW IT WORK
S
CAT5•6000S FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
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FRONT PANEL FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
S
P
ower On Indicator - Indicates that the unit is on and plu
gg
ed in
.
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CAT5•6000S BACK PANEL LAYOU
T
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CAT5•6000S BACK PANEL FUNCTION
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P
OWER - 5 VD
C
external power suppl
y
MONITOR 1 - HD15 output connects to the monitor 1
f
or local video
V
IDEO IN 1 - HD15 input
f
rom computer
MONITOR 2 - HD15 output connects to the monitor 2
f
or local video
V
IDEO IN 2 - HD15 input
f
rom computer
A
UDIO IN - Audio Mini Jack input
f
rom computer
CAT5 2 Video 2 -
R
J-45 input extends video input 2 with
C
AT-5 cabl
e
CAT5 1 VIDEO1/USB/AUDIO -
R
J-45 input extends video, U
S
B and audio si
g
nals
with
C
AT-5 cabl
e
CAT5 RS232 -
R
J-45 input extends R
S
232 si
g
nals with
C
AT-5 cabl
e
RS232 IN -
RS
232 input
f
rom computer
U
SB IN -
US
B Input
f
rom computer
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CAT5•6000R FRONT PANEL LAYOU
T
Front Panel Function Descri
p
tions
Bri
g
htness 2 - Trim pot settin
g
s ad
j
ust bri
g
htness settin
g
s based on cable len
g
t
h
Bri
g
htness 1 - Trim pot settin
g
s ad
j
ust bri
g
htness settin
g
s based on cable len
g
t
h
Power On Indicator - Indicates that the unit is on and plu
gg
ed in.
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CAT5•6000R BACK PANEL LAYOU
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