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DXLink Fiber Input & Output Boards

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Warning: Optical Fiber Products

WARNING: DXLink Fiber units use laser transceivers, which are Class 1 Eye Safe per IEC 60825-1/CDRH requirements. While the

Class 1 category indicates that the invisible laser used is safe, we recommend avoiding direct eye exposure when using any

optical fiber products (see the OSHA directive below).

OSHA Directive

The

OSHA Technical Manual

(at https://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iii/otm_iii_6.html) under "VI. Control Measures

and Safety Programs" states: "Direct exposure on the eye by a beam of laser light should

always

be avoided with any

laser,

no matter how low the power

Signal Routing

DXLink Fiber Input Boards route signals to DXLink Fiber Output Boards or to any other type of Enova DGX Output Boards.
DXLink Fiber Output Boards accept signals from all types of Enova DGX Boards. When routing signals between different
board types, the Enova DGX Switcher automatically converts the signal format to match the output board.

IMPORTANT:

These boards are compatible only with other AMX products that support the DXLink Fiber Technology. They

are not compatible with third-party optical distribution amplifiers or multimode to single mode converters.

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The following signals from a DXLink Fiber unit can be sent over DXLink Fiber Boards: HDMI, DVI-D, analog video, and

digital or analog stereo audio.

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Supported analog video input signals include RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, Y/Pb/Pr (converted to RGsB), and an RGBHV

output signal.

DXLink Fiber Boards

must

be used in conjunction with DXLink Fiber units (see the compatibility table on page 135 and the

system setup information on page 140). DXLink Fiber Boards also work in conjunction with AIE Boards (see page 175) or
Audio Switching Boards (see page 164).

HDCP Compliance

If a connected downstream sink is not HDCP compliant, then the DXLink fiber output

will not

send the signal to it. This does

not affect other outputs the source may be routed to. This allows compliant displays to show content from source devices
even if the source devices are switched to non-compliant displays.
Non-compliant displays can easily be identified because they display a dark red image (via HDMI/DVI outputs) or an
orange image (via a DXLink Fiber RX) to indicate that the authentication process failed.

InstaGate Pro Technology

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DXLink Fiber Boards meet HDCP standards and support InstaGate Pro Technology. For complete information on

HDCP functionality for DXLink Fiber Boards, see "HDCP Support on Enova DGX Switchers" on page 98.

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DXLink Fiber Boards provide EDID emulation support with plug-and-play information provided by the Enova DGX

Switcher.

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DXLink fiber input/output connectors incorporate HDMI Technology, are HDCP 1.4 compatible, feature InstaGate

Pro Technology for low-latency switching of HDCP protected content, and support computer video up to
1920x1200 and HDTV up to 1080p. The DXLink fiber connectors also support embedded audio, both linear PCM
(stereo audio) and non-linear PCM (Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, etc.).

DXLink Fiber Hardware Compatibility

This section applies to DXLink Fiber Input or Output Boards and their corresponding TX or RX units. Connections are allowed
between matching hardware (Duplex to Duplex or Simplex to Simplex) as well as between mixed hardware (Simplex to
Duplex or Duplex to Simplex) as long as the constraints of multimode to multimode and single mode to single mode are
maintained.

IMPORTANT:

Compatibility between hardware requires matching model types: multimode to multimode and single mode

to single mode.

Compatible DXLink Fiber Transmitters and Receivers

NOTE:

On the rear of all Transmitter units, the model number is FG1010-36X; on the rear of all Receiver units, the model

number is FG1010-56X.

The multimode and single mode fiber optic transceivers allow for in-the-field replacement.

Part #

Model Name

Model Number

FG1010-362