Extron Electronics DFX 100 Series User Guide - Manual (Page 7)

<Product Name> • <Section Title> 1 DFX 100 • Introduction 1
Introduction
This guide describes the function, installation and operation of the DFX 100 Tx transmitter
and DFX 100 Rx receiver. Unless otherwise stated, the terms “DFX 100,” “DVI extender,”
and “extender” refer to both units. The term “transmitter” refers to the DFX 100 Tx and the
term “receiver” refers to the DFX 100 Rx.
This Introduction provides the following information:
• About the DFX 100Tx and DFX 100Rx
• Features
• Application Diagram
About the DFX 100 Tx and DFX 100 Rx
The Extron DFX 100 DVI extender comprises of a transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) pair,
which use one multimode fiber optic cable to transmit a signal up to 984 feet (300 m). The
transmitter accepts a single DVI input and converts it to a proprietary signal that is sent over
the fiber optic cable to the receiver. The receiver converts the signal back to a DVI output.
The extender supports DDC pass-through but does not support HDCP.
Features
DVI Signal Extender — converts the DVI signal to a proprietary format that can be carried
up to 984 feet (300 m) without loss of signal integrity.
NOTE: Although the transmitter input cable and the receiver output cable are terminated
with DVI-I connectors, they are compatible only with a single link DVI-D signal.
Power Supply — Both the transmitter and receiver are powered by a 12 VDC power
supply (provided).
Compatible with other Extron fiber optic products — The DFX 100 is compatible with
Extron fiber DMS I/O boards.
Display Data Channel (DDC) pass-through — ensures that the resolution and refresh
rate of the video input signal matches the capabilities of the display device.