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Audio

Embedder

3GSDI

Release A4

User Manual

EXT-HDBOOST-141

Booster for HDMI

with EDID Detective

Summary of Contents for ULTRA HD EXT-HDBOOST-141

Page 1: ...Audio Embedder 3GSDI Release A4 User Manual EXT HDBOOST 141 Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective...

Page 2: ...or replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only u...

Page 3: ...xpressly disclaimed 1 Proof of sale may be required in order to claim warranty 2 Customers outside the US are responsible for shipping charges to and from Gefen 3 Copper cables are limited to a 30 day...

Page 4: ...or HDMI with EDID Detective is a trademark of Gefen LLC Important Notice Gefen LLC reserves the right to make changes in the hardware packaging and any accompanying documentation without prior written...

Page 5: ...ard 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 profiles as well as 6 user programmable EDID banks T...

Page 6: ...king EQ adjustment for best results with varying cable types and lengths Can record the EDID from a display 6 pre programmed EDID profiles 6 user programmable EDID banks for copying uploading EDIDs Se...

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Page 8: ...e Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective EDID Programming 8 Programming an External EDID 8 Loading an EDID from a Bank 10 Storing an EDID to a Bank 11 HDCP Control 12 Adjusting the Video Signal 13 Using...

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Page 11: ...or HDMI with EDID Detective 01 Getting Started Panel Layout 2 Front Panel 2 Back Panel 3 Right Panel 4 Left Panel 4 Installation 5 Connecting the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective 5 Sample Wiring D...

Page 12: ...e 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 th...

Page 13: ...e 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...

Page 14: ...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 recept...

Page 15: ...the HDMI Out port on the booster 3 Connect the included 5V DC power supply to the power receptacle on the booster 4 Connect the power supply to an available electrical outlet Sample Wiring Diagram STO...

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Page 17: ...ating the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective EDID Programming 8 Programming an External EDID 8 Loading an EDID from a Bank 10 Storing an EDID to a Bank 11 HDCP Control 12 Adjusting the Video Signal...

Page 18: ...lay or other sink device containing the EDID to be recorded 2 Connect an HDMI cable from the sink device to the HDMI Out port on the booster 3 Set all DIP switches to the OFF up position as shown belo...

Page 19: ...d EDID recorded successfully Flashing red Bad corrupt EDID at sink No sink device detected Write protected booster WR D Flashing green EDID is being recorded 7 Set the WR write switch to the D positio...

Page 20: ...example if we wanted to recall the EDID that is stored in EDID bank 4 then we would set the DIP switches to SW1 OFF SW2 OFF SW3 ON 4 Press and hold the Program button on the booster The Power LED wil...

Page 21: ...e from the sink device to the HDMI Out port on the booster The Power LED will glow bright green if the sink device contains a valid EDID If the EDID is corrupt or invalid then the Power LED will flash...

Page 22: ...ay 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 To force the computer to ig...

Page 23: ...26 dB 3 19 dB 7 27 dB The following table provides general guidelines for cable length gauge AWG and timing information Length Gauge AWG Timing 115 feet 35 meters 24 4K x 2K 148 feet 45 meters 24 108...

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Page 25: ...Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective 03 Advanced Operation Using the Virtual COM Port 16 Installing the Driver 16 Commands 20...

Page 26: ...ID Detective from the Gefen Web site 2 Extract the contents of the zip file to the Windows Desktop 3 Connect the USB to Mini USB cable between the detective and the PC 4 After connecting the booster W...

Page 27: ...are on the Update Driver Software dialog 8 On the following dialog click the Browse button and select the location of the inf file which was extracted from the zip file in step 2 Then click the Next b...

Page 28: ...dialog will be displayed 10 Select Install this software anyway The driver installation may take a couple of minutes 11 Once the driver has installed a dialog with the following message will be displa...

Page 29: ...o 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...

Page 30: ...gs eqstat Displays the current equalizer status eredidbank Erases the specified EDID bank fadefault Resets the booster to factory default settings fw_upgrade Updates the booster firmware help Displays...

Page 31: ...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 Value 0 1 Value Description 0 CDR disa...

Page 32: ...command to enable disable HDCP with the local EDID or use EDID pass through HDCP enabled Syntax ddcmode param1 Parameters param1 Value 0 2 Value Description 0 Local EDID with HDCP enable 1 Local EDID...

Page 33: ...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 Synta...

Page 34: ...nput 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 specified default EDID and stores it in...

Page 35: ...fied 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...

Page 36: ...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 setting is param1 0 Use the eqstat command to display t...

Page 37: ...rent equalizer setting Use the eq command to adjust the equalizer setting Syntax de param1 Parameters None Example eqstat eredidbank The eredidbank command erases the specified EDID bank Syntax eredid...

Page 38: ...ory default settings Setting Value 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 Synt...

Page 39: ...fw_upgrade command is used to update the Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective firmware See the Firmware Upgrade Procedure for details on using this command Syntax fw_upgrade Parameters None Example Se...

Page 40: ...param1 Command optional Notes When asking for help on a specific command the character must be included as part of the command Examples help ediddstolo Cmd ediddstolo Reads EDID file from Down Stream...

Page 41: ...ID file use the YModem protocol This process can be selecting Transfer Send file within Windows Hyperterminal Syntax loedidtoba param1 Parameters param1 EDID bank 1 6 Notes The C character will contin...

Page 42: ...he EDID file use the YModem protocol This process can be selecting Transfer Send file within Windows Hyperterminal Syntax loedidtolo param1 Parameters None Notes The C character will continue to be ec...

Page 43: ...t command enables disables the video output Syntax maskout param1 Parameters param1 Value 0 1 Value Description 0 Enable video masking OFF 1 Disable video masking ON Example maskout 1 Video Disabled A...

Page 44: ...0x95 0xAD 0x4F 0x32 0xB2 0x25 0x0F 0x50 0x54 0xA5 0x4B 0x00 0x81 0x80 0xA9 0x40 0xD1 0x00 0xD1 0x40 0x71 0x4F 0x81 0x00 0xB3 0x00 0x01 0x01 0xB0 0x68 0x00 0xA0 0xA0 0x40 0x2E 0x60 0x30 0x20 0x36 0x00...

Page 45: ...1 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 00 00 00 FF 00 43 32 30 31...

Page 46: ...21 00 00 1E 01 1D 80 18 71 1C 16 20 58 2C 25 00 BA 88 21 00 00 9E 00 00 00 FC 00 44 54 52 2D 34 30 2E 32 0A 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 FD 00 17 3D 0F 44 0F 00 0A 20 20 20 20 20 20 01 8D Block 1 02 03 55 71...

Page 47: ...played Syntax saveloedid param1 Parameters param1 Filename bin or txt Example saveloedid myedid bin Waiting for the file to be received press a to abort Notes The saveloedid command is useful for savi...

Page 48: ..._data The show_ver_data command displays the current hardware and firmware version Syntax show_ver_data Parameters None Example show_ver_data EXT HDBOOST 141 Release version 2 24 Release date Oct 23 2...

Page 49: ...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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Page 51: ...Booster for HDMI with EDID Detective 04 Appendix Default EDID Profiles 42 Installing the Gefen EDID Tool 45 Installing the Gefen EDID Tool 45 Firmware Upgrade Procedure 48 Specifications 49...

Page 52: ...1 kHz 32 kHz YCbCr 4 4 4 YCbCr 4 2 2 2 640 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 60...

Page 53: ...Aspect Ratio 1920x1080i 59 94 60Hz HDTV 16 9 1 1 1280x720p 59 94 60Hz HDTV 16 9 1 1 720x480p 59 94 60Hz EDTV 4 3 8 9 720x480p 59 94 60Hz EDTV 16 9 32 27 1920x1080p 59 94 60Hz HDTV 16 9 1 1 Native 1440...

Page 54: ...75 Hz 4 3 Aspect Ratio 1280x800 60 Hz 16 10 Aspect Ratio 1280x960 60 Hz 4 3 Aspect Ratio 1280x1024 60 Hz 5 4 Aspect Ratio 1440x900 75 Hz 16 10 Aspect Ratio 1680x1050 60 Hz 16 10 Aspect Ratio 1600x120...

Page 55: ...iles within the folder setup exe and the user manual for the Gefen EDID Tool 2 Double click the setup exe file to launch the installation Wizard If the following dialog box is displayed then click Yes...

Page 56: ...t 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 EDID Tool 7 Click the Brows...

Page 57: ...Additional Tasks 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 Otherwise click the Next butt...

Page 58: ...ster 4 Launch Hyperterminal and select the Virtual COM Port For more information see Using the Virtual COM Port 5 Type the command fw_upgrade 6 The following will be displayed on the terminal screen f...

Page 59: ...slide type EDID Program Button 1 x tact type EDID Programming Switches 3 x DIP type HDCP Pass through Block Switch 1 x DIP type EQ Level Switch 1 x 8 position rotary type Connectors Video Input 1 x HD...

Page 60: ...t uses UL or CE listed power supplies 20600 Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 1 800 545 6900 818 772 9100 fax 818 772 9120 www gefen com support gefen com Pb Stretch it Switch it Split it Control it Gef...

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