Extron Electronics FOXBOX SR HDMI User Guide - Manual (Page 8)

About the FOXBOX SR HDMI
The FOXBOX SR HDMI is an ultra-high performance scaling fiber optic receiver that accepts a
proprietary optical signal on a single LC connector from a compatible fiber optic transmitter
or daisy-chained receiver located up to 30 km (18 miles) away.
The receiver outputs a single link of HDMI video, digital audio (embedded in the HDMI
output), analog audio, and RS-232 serial commands. The receiver can scale its video output
to one of several resolutions and rates.
NOTE: For HDCP compliance:
• A FOXBOX SR HDMI receiver must be paired with a FOXBOX HDMI or
PowerCage FOX HDMI transmitter.
• You must connect both fiber optic cables between the transmitter and
receiver.
• A signal cannot be daisy-chained and retain HDCP compliance.
• The bidirectional Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) is not supported.
If the receiver is appropriately configured and has a second fiber optic cable installed, it also
can either:
• Receive an RS-232 return from a controlled device and send it to the transmitter via a
proprietary optical signal, or
• Output a daisy-chained signal to another receiver.
If either RS-232 return or daisy-chained communications are implemented, the receiver
outputs a proprietary signal on the second fiber optic cable carrying the signal.
For video resolutions up to 1600 x 1200, 1080p, or 1920 x 1200, the video output of the
receiver is a perfect, pixel-for-pixel recreation of the video signal input from the transmitter.
The single link of HDMI video output by a FOXBOX SR HDMI can be converted to DVI-D
video with the appropriate adapter.
The receiver has built-in color bars, crosshatch, grayscale, alternating pixels, and crop test
patterns, which are available under RS-232 Simple Instruction Set (SIS™) control, to assist in
setting up the display equipment and image and audio adjustments. The receiver has image,
audio, fiber light status, and lost-light alarm indicators.
System Compatibility
The FOXBOX SR HDMI receiver operates interchangeably with all HDMI, DVI, and VGA
transmitters in the Extron FOXBOX, PowerCage FOX, and FOX 500 families, including Plus
and non-Plus units.
NOTES: • Although the receiver can operate with non-HDMI transmitters, the video
output is not HDCP-compliant.
• The receiver is not compatible with the FOX AV, PowerCage FOX AV,
FOX 3G HD-SDI, PowerCage FOX 3G HD-SDI, and FOX 3G DVC transmitters.
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