KDS-8F
Quick Start
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KDS-8F Quick Start Guide
This guide helps you install and use your
KDS-8F
for the first time.
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to download the latest user manual and check if firmware
upgrades are available.
Step 1: Check what’s in the box
KDS-8F
4K SDVoE
TM
Fiber Transceiver
12V DC power adapter
4 rubber feet
1 SFP+ module
Quick start guide
Step 2: Get to know your KDS-8F
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Feature
Function
1
POWER LED
Lights when the device is powered ON.
2
T/R LED
Encoder mode: Lights green.
Decoder mode: Lights amber.
3
SOURCE LED
Encoder/Decoder mode: Lights green when the HDMI
TM
input is live and selected.
Encoder/Decoder mode: Lights ORANGE when the DP input is live and selected.
Encoder mode: Light is off when SFP+ source is selected.
4
USB Connectors
Decoder mode: Connect to keyboard, camera, and mouse (KVM).
5
LAN LED
Lights when the 1GbE LAN connection is active.
6
VIDEO LED
Encoder mode: Lights when HDMI input signal is detected.
Decoder mode: Genlock mode – Lights when streaming video is detected.
FastSwitch mode – Lights constantly.
7
LINK Tx and Rx LEDs
Lights to indicate data transmission and reception activity over the SPF+ 10GbE streaming connection.
8
USB LED
Lights constantly when USB connection is active and synced.
9
OSD
Navigation
Buttons
MENU
Press to enter the OSD menu, or to exit menu items.
+
When in OSD: Press to move up or
adjust selections.
When not in OSD:
•
Press and hold both buttons simultaneously for 10
seconds to change the mode from encoder to decoder
or decoder to encoder.
•
Decoder mode: Press one of the buttons to toggle the
video source between SFP+, HDMI IN or DP IN.
-
When in OSD: Press to move down
or adjust selections.
INFO/
ENTER
When in OSD: Press to confirm a selection or to go deeper into a menu item.
When not in OSD: Press to activate the Information OSD.
10
HDMI OUT Connector
Encoder mode: Connect to a video acceptor for local viewing of the video source connected to HDMI IN.
Decoder mode: Connect to a video acceptor for viewing the video streamed from the encoder.
11
HDMI IN Connector
Encoder mode: Connect to a video source for streaming.
Decoder mode: Connect to a video source for a local video input.
12
DP IN Connector
Encoder mode: Connect to a DisplayPort video source for streaming.
Decoder mode: Connect to a DisplayPort video source for a local video input.
13
SFP+ Connector
Connect via a fiber optic cable to another SDVoE
TM
unit or to another device for streaming video.
14
1GbE LAN RJ-45
Connector
Connect to a 1G device.
15
AUDIO 3.5mm Jack
Encoder mode: Connect to an unbalanced analog audio source for embedding audio in the streaming signal.
Decoder mode: Connect to an unbalanced analog audio acceptor for de-embedding audio from the
streaming signal.
16
IR OUT 3.5mm Jack
Connect to a 38kHz IR transmitter for transmitting the IR signal that was extended via the streaming line. For
example, connect to an IR transmitter to control a display.
17
IR IN 3.5mm Jack
Connect to a 38kHz IR sensor for extending the IR signal via the streaming line.
18
SERVICE Mini USB
Connector
Encoder mode: Connect to host (PC).
KDS-8F
4K SDVoE Fiber Transceiver
POWER T/R SOURCE
LAN VIDEO
Tx
Rx
LINK
MENU
-
+
INFO/ENTER
TM
USB
1
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
Tx Rx G
AUDIO
IR OUT
IR IN
RS-232
SERVICE
1GbE LAN
HDMI OUT
HDMI IN
TM
TM
DP IN
SFP+
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