Gefen EXT-HDMI1.3-848CPN manual

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CONTENT S 1 Intr oduc ti on 2 O peration Notes 3 F ea t u r es 4 Fr o nt Panel La y ou t 5 Front Panel Descriptions 6 Back Panel La y ou t 7 Back Panel Descriptions 8 C onnectin g the G e f en 8x8 C rosspoint Matrix For H DMI 1. 3 8 Wirin g Dia g ram 9 C ontrollin g the Matrix usin g the Front Panel Buttons 1 0 IR R emote Descriptio n 1 1 IR Re m o[...]

1 INTRODUCTIO N C on g ratulations on y our purchase o f the G e f en 8x8 C rosspoint Matrix f or HDMI 1.3. Y our complete satis f action is ver y important to us. G efen G e f en delivers innovative, pro g ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions that harness inte g ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo g ies. G e f en?[...]

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE GEFEN 8X8 CROSSPOINT MA TRIX FOR HDMI 1. 3 • There is no internal scalin g in the G e f en 8x8 C rosspoint Matrix f or HDMI 1.3. All o f the attached monitors must be able to displa y the resolutions output b y the source devices. For maximum compatibilit y it is recommended that onl y one com[...]

3 FEA TURE S Su pp orted HDMI 1.3 Features • 225 MHz ( up to 12-bit YUV 444 @ 1080p ) • Deep C olor • Dolb y T rueHD and DT S -HD Master Audi o • Lip- Sy nc Features • Displa y s an y o f ei g ht ( 8 ) Hi De f sources on ei g ht ( 8 ) HDTV displa y s, independentl y • M aintains beauti f ul, sharp HDTV resolutions up to 1080p Full HD an[...]

4 FRONT P ANEL LA YOU T Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6[...]

5 FRONT P ANEL DESCRIPTION S 1 M ain LCD Displa y This is a two-line, sixteen-character displa y which displa y s status in f ormation and is also used to mana g e displa y / source routin g . 2 P ower On/Off Button T urn the power on or o ff usin g this button ( the LED will chan g e color f rom red to g reen ) . 3 L ock Button T emporaril y locks[...]

6 BACK P ANEL LA YOU T 1 4 2 3 5 Back Pane l[...]

7 BACK P ANEL DESCRIPTION S 1 HDMI Input Ports ( 1 – 8 ) C onnect a Hi-De f source device to an y o f these input ports. 2 I R Extender Por t U sed to extend the IR S ensor ran g e o f the unit. 3 R S-232 Serial Por t C onnects to the R S -232 control device. The 8x8 C rosspoint Matrix f or HDMI 1.3 m a y be switched remotel y usin g this port. S[...]

8 CONNECTING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MA TRIX FOR HDMI 1. 3 How T o Connect The 8x8 Cross p oint Matrix For HDMI 1. 3 1. U sin g the supplied HDMI cables, connect a Hi De f source to HDMI Input 1 on the 8x8 C rosspoint Matrix. C onnect a second Hi De f source to HDMI Input 2, and so on. 2. C onnect an HDTV displa y to HDMI O utput A on the 8x8 C rosspoin[...]

9 How to Switch between In p uts and Out p uts The main displa y o f the G e f en 8x8 C rosspoint Matrix f or HDMI 1.3 is a sixteen- c haracter , two-line L C D. This displa y shows the current routin g status The fi rst row represents outputs A throu g h H on the back o f the unit. The second r ow represents the inputs to which each output is rou[...]

10 RMT -848IR Remot e 1 LED Button Press Indicato r This LED will be activated momentaril y each time a button is pressed. 2 Display and Source Selection Button s These buttons are used to select which input source is routed to the HDTV displa y . IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIO N 1 2[...]

1 1 Installin g the RMT -848IR Batter y 1. R emove the batter y cover on the back o f the remote. 2. Insert the included batter y into the open batter y slot. The positive ( + ) side o f the batter y should be f acin g up. 3 . R eplace the batter y cover . The remote ships with two batteries. O ne batter y is required f or operation and the other b[...]

12 How to Resolve IR Code Con fl icts In th e e v e nt th a t IR co mm a n ds f r o m o th e r r e m o t e co ntr o l s int e r fe r e with th e s upplied IR remote, chan g in g the remote IR channel will fi x the problem. The IR remote control has a bank o f DIP switches used f or settin g the remote IR c h a nn e l. The DIP switch bank on the I[...]

1 3 Th e IR r e m o t e co ntr o l will a ll o w th e use r t o se l ec t whi c h sou r ce will be r ou t ed t o which output. Each o f the two ( 2 ) outputs are assi g ned a g roup o f f our buttons which correspond to the f our source inputs. Please use the in f ormation below when selectin g the desired source f or each displa y . T able of IR R[...]

1 4 SETTING THE IR CHANNEL ON THE MA TRI X 1. Pr ess th e In p ut - , In p ut + a n d Out p ut - buttons simultaneousl y . 2. The Main L C D Displa y will show the f ollowin g U se the In p ut + a n d In p ut - buttons to switch between O FF and O N states. U se th e t ab l e be l o w t o se t th e co rr ec t IR c h a nn e l. It is important that t[...]

15 RS-232 SERIAL INTERF AC E This f eature allows f or eas y inte g ration into automated s y stems capable o f transmittin g R S -232 commands. Use the settin g s below to con fi g ure the R S -232 p ort o f the user ’ s s y stem. T ransmittin g the appropriate numeric A SC II character will simulate ke y -presses o n th e IR r e m o t e co ntr[...]

1 6 RS-232 COMMAND S S impli fi ed s y ntax was used f or command implementation f or f aster operation with the device. R S -2 3 2 commands are not case-sensitive. Commands Command D escri p tion A R outes the speci fi ed Input to O utput A B R outes the speci fi ed Input to O utput B C R outes the speci fi ed Input to O utput C D R outes the [...]

17 RS-232 COMMAND S A Command R outes the speci fi ed Input to O utput A. Syntax y : A [no s p ace] p aram 1 Pa r a m e t e r s : p aram 1 H DMI Input (S ource ) [1 - 8] Example: p A5 routes Input 5 to O utput A. N o t es: Individual routin g to other outputs ( B - H ) can be accomplished b y usin g a similar sy ntax and substitutin g the A with t[...]

1 8 RS-232 COMMAND S L Command S ets the speci fi ed Input to use S low S witchin g . Syntax y : L [no s p ace] p aram 1 Pa r a m e t e r s : p aram 1 H DMI Input (S ource ) [1 - 8] M Command R eturns the current routin g status o f the matrix in addition to the fi rmwar e v e r s i o n. Syntax y : m Pa r a m e t e r s : N o n e Q Command S ets t[...]

19 RS-232 COMMAND S RS Command R eset the matrix to the de f ault routin g status ( A=1, B=2, C =3, D=4, E=5, F=6, G =7, H=8 ) . The IR address will be set to 0. Syntax y : rs Pa r a m e t e r s : N o n e ST Command The S T command displa y s the current routin g state and the current fi rmwar e v e r s i o n of fi rmw a r e . Syntax y : st Pa r [...]

2 0 RS-232 COMMAND S Y Command The Y command powers on the G e f en 8x8 C rosspoint Matrix f or HDMI 1.3. Syntax y : y Pa r a m e t e r s : N o n e Z0 Command M odi fi es the EDID and f orces 10-bit Deep C olor . Syntax y : Z0 Pa r a m e t e r s : N o n e Z1 Command M odi fi es the EDID and f orces 12-bit Deep C olor . Syntax y : Z1 Pa r a m e t [...]

21 F AST SWITCHIN G Fast Switchin g T echnolo gy Fast S witchin g T echnolo gy ( F S T ) is a G e f en so f tware implementation f or HDMI 1.3 products. F S T was created to improve the len g th y HDMI authentication p rocess, based on the HDMI and HD C P speci fi cations. F S T provides quicker A / V source switchin g and g reatl y improves the o[...]

2 2 F AST SWITCHIN G Chan g in g between Fast Switchin g and Slow Switchin g Modes Each HDMI input can be set to use either Fast S witchin g or S low S witchin g . Fast S witchin g should be used f or the best per f ormance. 1. Pr ess th e M enu button on the f ront panel. The switchin g mode f or each input will be displa y ed under each output. T[...]

23 4. O nce the switchin g mode has been set, press the M enu button to accept the c han g es. The f ront panel shows which inputs are set to S low S witchin g and which inputs are set to Fast S witchin g . Pr ess th e M enu button a g ain to return to the routin g status screen. F AST SWITCHIN G[...]

24 E DID MANAGEMEN T E xternal EDID Mana g emen t The 8x8 C rosspoint Matrix f or HDMI 1.3 f eatures EDID Mana g ement. Be f ore the source can send video or audio si g nals, the source device reads the EDID ( Extended Displa y Identi fi cation Data ) f rom the output devices connected to the S plitter . The EDID contains in f ormation about what [...]

2 5 RACK MOUNT INST ALLA TIO N Rack mount ears are provided for installing the Matrix in a 5U rack space. T o mount the Matrix in the rack, do the following: 1. Locate the 4 side screws on each side of the Matrix. 2. Remove these screws (located closest to the front of the Matrix). 3. Using the 4 removed screws, secure each rack ear plate onto the [...]

26 SPECIFICA TION S Video Ampli fi er Bandwidth ....................................................................... 225 MHz S in g le Link Ran g e.....................................................................1080p / 1920x120 0 Input Video S i g nal.....................................................................................1.2 V[...]

2 7 W ARRANTY G e f en warrants the equipment it manu f actures to be f ree f rom de f ects in material and workmanship. I f equipment f ails because o f such de f ects and G e f en is noti fi ed within two ( 2 ) y ears f rom the date o f shipment, G e f en will, at its option, repair or replace the e quipment, provided that the equipment has not [...]

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