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Black Box 8 x 8 HDMI Matrix Switch manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® S wi tch ( 8 ) HDMI sou rce de vi ces pl us I R to ( 8 ) HDMI displ a ys. S u p p o rts 1 08 0p 3D HD M I o r D V I f o r m a t s + I R wi t h RS- 2 3 2 or IR r emo te c on tr ol . 8 x 8 HDMI Matrix Switch VS W-HDMI 8X8- B Ord er toll-fre e in the U.S. : C al l 877- 877 - BBOX (o utsid e U .S . call 724 - 7 4 6 -550 0 ) FREE tech[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com T rademark s Us e d in this Manual W e ‘ re h er e t o he l p! I f y o u h a ve a n y q ue st io n s a bo ut y o ur a pp l ic a t io n or o ur p rod ucts, co ntact Bl ack B o x T ech S uppo r t at 7 2 4 -74 6 - 5 5 0 0 or go t o blackbox.c om and c li ck o n “T al[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 3 FC C and IC RFI Stat ements Feder al Com mun ications C ommission a nd Industr y Canada R adi o F requency Interferenc e S tatements This e quipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequenc y energy , and if not inst alled and used properly , that is, in stric [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com NOM Statemen t Instrucc iones de Seguri dad ( Normas Ofici ales Mexican as E lec tr ical Sa fety State ment) 1 . T odas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléc trico sea operado. 2 . L as instrucc iones de se guri[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 5 Safe t y Inform ation Safe t y I nforma tion NO TE: THIS SAF ET Y INFORMA T ION IS OF A GE NERAL NA TURE AND MA Y BE SUPE RSE DE D B Y INSTRUCTIONS CONT AINED WITHIN THIS MANUAL . 1 . Save the car ton and p acking material even if the equipm ent has ar rived in go od [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Impor tant Safety Instruc ti ons IMPORT ANT SAF ET Y INSTR UCTIONS T o get th e b es t from this produc t, pl ease read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. T o reduce the risk of ele c tric sho ck, do not remove th e cover from th e un[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 7 T able of Co ntent s T able of C ont ents 1 . Specific ations ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2 . O ver view ...................[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 1: Specif icat ions 1 . Sp ecifications Controls — IR remote contr ol, I R ex ternal por t w ith ( 1 ) 3.5-mm earphone jack, Selec t and Func tion buttons on front panel, RS -23 2 ser ies inter face Digital Audio Sup por t — Mu l t i a ud io f o r m ats 5[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 9 Chapte r 2 : Over v iew 2. Over vie w 2. 1 Intr oduc tion The HD MI 8X8 is a high-p er formanc e 8 x8 matrix routing sw itch for H DM I signal s. This sw itch suppor ts data rates up to 6.7 5 Gbps, en abl ing 1 080p HDMI f orm ats an d UX GA / W UX GA / DVI res ol uti[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 0 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Chapte r 2 : Over v iew • RS -23 2 cable • 1 0 0 –230 V AC , 1 2 V DC, 5A univers al power supply • 1 9 - inch rackm ount brackets • User manual 2.4 Hardw are Descri pti on Figures 2 - 1 and 2- 2 show the front panel of the s witch, and Figure 2- 3 shows i[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 1 Chapte r 2 : Over v iew T ab le 2 - 1 ( C on tin ued). F r on t-p ane l c om po ne n ts. Number Component Descri ption 8 Func t ion Key — O FF Dis ab les ( mu tes ) vid eo to s ele c ted ch anne ls. • P res s the O F F b ut ton fol low ed by any de st inat ion c[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Chapte r 2 : Over v iew T able 2- 2. Rear - panel components. Number Component Connector Connector Descri pton Component D escription 1 DC Pow er Inl et Power jack: DC jack : inne r O I D 2. 1- mm Powe r inpu t: 12 VD C, 5 A Dis ab les ( mu tes ) vid eo to s ele c t[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 3 Cha pter 3 : Ins tal lat ion 3. Ins tall ati on 3. 1 Install ation D iagr am Figure 3- 1 shows a sample application using the 8x8 HDM I Matrix Switch . PC Bl u-ra y Xbo x PS /3 HD sat ell ite rec eiv er PC PC La pto p 8x8 HDMI Matrix Swit ch (VSW- HDMI 8x8- B ) Disp[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 3 : Ins tal lat ion 3.2 IR Ex tender Figure 3-2 . I R ex tender connection. NOTE: When you plug the e xte rnal I R ex tende r int o the s witch, the front p anel IR re ceiver remains ac tive. S T E P 1 S T E P 2 S T E P 3 Figure 3-3. How to set up the I R e[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 1 5 Cha pter 4 : Opera t ion 4. Operat ion 4. 1 EDID Setu p T able 4 - 1 . EDI D function for H DMI matrix s witch. Step Number Ac tion Resul t Ste p 1 Pre ss th e E DI D bu tto n Th e d ispl ay will sh ow th e cu rre ntly s ele c te d E DI D mo de. Ste p 2 Pre ss th e [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 4 : Opera t ion T able 4 - 3. Copy EDID to single input. Step Number Ac tion Resul t Ste p 1 Pre ss th e E DI D bu tto n Th e b ut ton w ill fla sh blue an d the dis pla y w ill sho w the cur rent Em bed de d EDI D Sta tus. Ste p 2 Pre ss one of the De sti [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 7 Cha pter 4 : Opera t ion 4.5 How t o Set Up F as t Speed Start ( FSS) Function T able 4 - 7 . Set ting up F ast Spee d Start ( FSS) function. Step Number Ac tion Resul t Ste p 1 Pre ss th e D es ti nati on #1– 8 b ut ton row, t hen pr es s t he So urce #1– 8 b u[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 4 : Opera t ion 4.8 Fron t - Panel C ont rol F unc ti ons Se e Chapter 2. 4.9 Rem ote C ontr ol Before making any connec tions to the s witch, obser ve the following: • Ma ke su re th at t he vol tage su pp ly ma t ch es th e la bel on th e su ppl ied pl [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 1 9 Cha pter 4 : Opera t ion 4. 1 0 I R Remot e Cus tom a nd Da ta Codes ( NEC S t anda rd) HOW TO SE TU P IR C ODES : C US TOM C O DE : 09 F6 A LL: 09 F6 B0 4 F POWER O N : 0 9F 6 A 1 5E EN TER : 09 F6 B34 C POWER O FF: 09 F6 A 25D EDID : 09 F6 B7 4 8 L O C K : 0 9 F 6[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 20 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 5 : RS - 23 2 Seri al Interfac e 5. RS -23 2 Seria l Int er fac e RS -23 2 SERIA L I NT ERF AC E C ON N ECT A PC O R C O NT ROL S YSTEM. V ERSIO N C O MP A TI BL E V2.0 For a complete list of commands, refer to the ex tended RS -23 2 Protocol Ins truction Ma[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 2 1 Chapter 6 : T roublesho oting 6. T roublesho oting 6. 1 Contacting B lac k Bo x If yo u deter mi ne tha t yo ur 8X8 HDMI Ma trix S wit ch is mal fu nctio ni ng, do not attem pt to al ter or repa ir the uni t. It co nta ins no user -servicea ble par t s. Contact Bla [...]

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