Gefen EXT-FW-1394BP, User Manual

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How to Connect the Firewire 800 Extender Plus
1. Connect the supplied Firewire cable from the computer’s Firewire port into
one of the fi rewire ports on the Firewire 800 Extender Plus Sending unit. The
other port can be used for a local Firewire device.
2. Connect one pair of LC terminated fi ber optic cables from the Firewire 800
Extender Plus Sender unit to the Optical Port 1 on the Firewire 800 Extender
Plus Receiving unit.
NOTE: Additional Firewire 800 Extender Plus Receiving units can be chained to
reach further distances. To do this, connect another pair of LC terminated fi ber
optic cables from the Optical Port 2 on the Firewire 800 Extender Plus Receiving
unit to the Optical Port 1 on another Firewire 800 Extender Plus Receiving unit.
3. Connect your Firewire devices into the Firewire 800 Extender Plus Receiving
unit at the remote location.
4. Plug the included 12 volt power supply into the Firewire 800 Extender Plus
Receiving unit at the remote location.
5. Restart your computer only after you’ve made all the connections.
* Cable Requirement - 50 or 62.5 micron multi-mode fi ber optics cable
CONNECTING AND OPERATING THE FIREWIRE 800 EXTENDER PLUS