Connecting the firewire 800 extender plus – Gefen Firewire 800 Extender Plus EXT-FW-1394BP User Manual
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Connecting the Firewire 800 Extender Plus
1. Connect the supplied Firewire cable from the computer’s Firewire port into one of the
firewire 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 fiber optic cables from the Firewire 800 Extender
Plus Sender unit to the Optical Port 1 on the 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.
Wiring Diagram
CONNECTING THE FIREWIRE 800 EXTENDER PLUS
NOTE: Additional Firewire 800 Extender Plus Receiving units can
be chained to reach further distances. To do this, connect another
pair of LC terminated fiber 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.
IMPORTANT: When selecting fiber optic cable, use only 50μ or
62.5μ multi-mode fiber optic cable.
Firewire 800 Device
Firewire 800 Device
Receiver 1
Computer
Sender
Receiver 2
(Optional)
FIREWIRE 800
FIBER (2x)
EXT-FW-1394BP
(Up to 1650 ft)