Extron Electronics PowerCage FOX Tx_Rx HDMI User Guide - Manual (Page 8)

This guide includes instructions for an experienced installer to install, configure, and operate
the equipment.
About the PowerCage FOX HDMI Transmitters and Receivers
The PowerCage FOX HDMI Fiber Optic Extender is an ultra-high performance fiber optic
transmitter and receiver set for long haul transmission of HDCP-compliant HDMI video,
audio, and RS-232 control signals over fiber optic cabling. The transmitter and receiver can
extend HDMI signals up to 30 km (18 miles).
NOTE: For HDCP compliance:
• A PowerCage FOX HDMI or FOXBOX HDMI transmitter must be paired with
a PowerCage FOX HDMI or FOXBOX HDMI receiver.
• 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.
Transmitter
The PowerCage FOX Tx HDMI transmitter accepts HDMI video or DVI-D video (with an
applicable adapter), at resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz. The video input can also
include embedded audio.
The transmitter can also accept an analog audio input on a 3.5 mm mini jack. An internal
DIP switch selects either the embedded audio or the separate analog audio for the unit to
transmit to the receiver.
The transmitter accepts a one-way (transmitter-to-receiver) RS-232 serial communication
signal input (projector control, for example). The transmitter can receive an optional return
(receiver-to-transmitter) stream of serial RS-232 communications (projector responses, for
example).
The transmitter converts the HDMI video, the selected audio, and the RS-232 serial
communication into a proprietary data stream and outputs it as an optical signal on a single
LC connector to a compatible fiber optic receiver. It also can receive a proprietary optical
signal from the receiver consisting of the RS-232 return from a controlled device.
Receiver
The PowerCage FOX Rx HDMI receiver accepts a proprietary optical signal on a single LC
connector from a compatible fiber optic transmitter or daisy-chained receiver and outputs a
single link of HDMI video, digital audio (embedded in the HDMI output), analog audio, and
RS-232 serial commands.
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.
• 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 to the transmitter.
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