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    Digital Audio Switcher USER MANUAL www.gefen.com[...]

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    T echnical Support : T elephone (818) 884-6294 (800) 545-6900 Fax (818) 884-3108 T echnical Support Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday thru Friday . Write T o: Gefen Inc. C/O Customer Service 6265 V ariel Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367-9897 Notice Gefen Inc. reserves the right to make changes in the hard ware, packaging and any accompanying doc u men [...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Features Panel Descriptions Connecting and Operating the 2x1 Digital Audio Switcher RMT2-IR Installation IR Extender Installation Speci fi cations W arranty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

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    Congratulations on your purchase of the ex•tend•it 2x1 Digital Audio Switcher . Y our complete satisfaction is very important to us. Gefen’s line of HDTV switches, extenders, and splitters are designed to make your A/V equipment use more comfortable, more productive and less expensive. The 2x1 Digital Audio Switcher allows access to multiple [...]

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    FEA TURES Features • Switches easily between any two Digital Audio sources • Optional RMT -2 remote control • T OSLINK cables are used to connect the T OSLINK inputs and 2x1 T OSLINK Digital Audio Switcher output • SPDIF cables are used to connect the SPDIF inputs and 2x1 SPDIF Digital Audio Switcher output • Installs in seconds Includes:[...]

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    P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS Connects to 5VDC power supply Connects to IR extender IR eye Indicates if port 1 or port 2 is selected Selects port 1 or port 2 3 SPDIF Out Optical Out SPDIF 1 SPDIF 2 OPT 2 OPT 1[...]

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    Connecting and Operating the 2x1 Digital Audio Switcher How to Connect the 2x1 Digital Audio Switcher to your devices 1 Connect the digital audio cables from your devices into the 2x1 Digital Audio Switcher inputs. 2 Connect your digital audio receiver to the 2x1 Digital Audio Switcher output. 3 Input 1 and 2 can either be S/PDIF or T OSlink, not b[...]

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    RMT2-IR Installation 1. Remove battery cover from the back of the RMT2-IR remote. 2. V erify that dip switches 1 & 2 are in the down (OFF) position. 3. Insert the battery , hold the battery so that you can see the positive side facing up. The side that is not marked must be facing down. 4. T est the RMT2-IR remote by pressing ONL Y one button a[...]

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    IR Extender Instructions How to Connect the IR Extender to the 2x1 Digital Audio Switcher 1 Open the unit so the circuit board below is accessible. 2 Add a jumper to close the contact between the pins in the white circle 3 Move the jumper in the black circle from the local to the remote pins 4 Plug the IR Extender into the remote jack on the front [...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS 7 Input/Output Connector T ype .............................................................S/PDIF and T OSlink S/PDIF (Digital coax) performance .........................................................................96 kHz Power Consumption ................................................................................ 15 W atts[...]

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    Gefen Inc. warrants the equipment it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship. If equipment fails because of such defects and Gefen Inc. is noti fi ed within one (1) year from the date of shipment, Gefen Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace the equipment, provided that the equipment has not been subjected to mechanic[...]

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    *ma-dviaud-241* 6265 Variel Avenue Woodland Hills, CA 91367 1-800-545-6900 818-884-6294 fax: 818-884-3108 www.gefen.com gsinfo@gefen.com[...]