Specifications

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

Indistributionnetworkapplications,asingletransmitter(ormultipletransmitters)

maybeconnectedtoseveralreceivers,fordistancesupto250ft.(75m)using

Cat6cable.Cat5cablemayalsobeused,butdistanceswillvarydependingon

thequalityofthecableused.AGigabitEthernet(GbE)switchisusedintheCat6

pathtodistributethevideosignals.

SINGLE TRANSMITTER NETWORK

The2800systemcandistributeasinglesourcesignaltomultipledisplayson

thesamenetworkusingastandardGigabitEthernetswitch(GbE)–amanaged

switchisnotrequired.Inthisapplication,thenumberofdisplaysisonlylimitedby

thenumberofavailableportsontheGbEswitch.

Theexamplebelowdepictsthe2800system

inasingletransmitterHDMInetworkapplication.

Inthisconguration,HDMIcablesconnectthesourceanddisplayequipmentto

the2801Transmitterand2811Receivers.Cat5e/6cablesconnectthe2801and

2811stotheGbEswitch.GbEswitchesmaybecascadedtoaccommodatelarge

HDMInetworksystemsorallowforfuturesystemexpansion.Properlyterminated

Cat6cableswillgenerallyprovidebetterresultsatlongerdistances.AllUTP

cablesshouldbeterminatedtoeithertheEIA568Aor568Bstandardforbest

performance.Correctpairingisessential,andshouldalwaysbecheckedwitha

networkcabletester.TheDIPswitchesonthe2801and2811sshouldallbein

theDOWNposition.

USING THE IR PATHWAY

IRsignalscanbepassedfrom2811Receiversbacktothe2801Transmitterto

controlthesourceequipment.Most3rdpartyIRreceiversarecompatiblewith

thesystemwhenusedwithaconnectingblock.Beadvisedthatenvironmental

conditionssuchasPlasma/LCDtelevisions,uorescentlightingandsunlight

mightadverselyaffecttheperformanceofyourIRreceiversandpreventproper

operationofIRcontrolthroughthe2800system.

28112801

CAT5e/6

2811andTV

CAT5e/6

HDMI

GbESWITCH

NOTE:DIAGRAMS

DO NOT SHOW

POWER SUPPLY

CONNECTIONS

SINGLE SOURCE