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Simaudio HDS-8 manual

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  • Page 1

    Owner’s Manual MOON Evolution Series HDS-8 Reference HDMI 1.3a Switcher[...]

  • Page 2

    MOON HDS-8 HDMI 1.3a Switcher Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’s instructions. 8. Do not [...]

  • Page 3

    MOON HDS-8 HDMI 1.3a Switcher Important Safety Instructions (cont’d) The lightning flash with the arrowhead symb ol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffic ient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to pe[...]

  • Page 4

    Table of Contents Congratulations ................................................ 5 Unpacking ........................................................ 5 Introduction ..................................................... 6 Installation & Placement ................................... 6 Front Panel Controls .......................................[...]

  • Page 5

    MOON HDS-8 HDMI 1.3a Switcher Congratulations! Thank you for selecting the MOON HDS-8 HDMI 1.3a Switcher a s a p a r t o f y o u r H o m e - t h e a t e r s y s t e m . T h i s H D M I switcher has been designed to offer stat e-o f-the-art high-end performance in an elegant package, while retaining all the hallmarks on which Simaudio has made its r[...]

  • Page 6

    MOON HDS-8 HDMI 1.3a Switcher Introduction Your MOON HDS-8 HDMI Switcher incorporates many significant design features to achieve its “world class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of the more important features: HDMI 1.3a Supports all available interlaced and progressive scan video resolutions Backward compatible with DVI-D in[...]

  • Page 7

    MOON HDS-8 HDMI 1.3a Switcher Front Panel Controls Figure 1: MOON HDS-8 Front panel The front panel will look similar to Figure 1 (above). The “Standby” button places the HDS-8 into or out of operation. When operational, the blue pilot LED will illuminate. The input buttom allows you to sequentially sele c t fr o m o n e of t he f i ve H D MI i[...]

  • Page 8

    MOON HDS-8 HDMI 1.3a Switcher Connecting the HDS-8 Figure 3: Connecting th e MOON HDS-8 and the MOON CP-8 1. The MOON HDS-8 is intended for use with the MOON CP-8 Reference Surround Preamplifier/Processor. Consequently, this section will desrcibe the reco mmended connection scenario with the CP-8 . However, you may use your HDS-8 with another Surro[...]

  • Page 9

    MOON HDS-8 HDMI 1.3a Switcher Operating the HDS-8 Turning on your MOON HDS-8 for the first time: Prior to turning the HDS-8 on for the first time, make sure that all cables are properly connected to avoid any problems. To power up your HDS-8, flick the main rocker switch labele d “MAIN POWER”, located on the rear panel, to the ‘1’ ( on) pos[...]

  • Page 10

    MOON HDS-8 HDMI 1.3a Switcher Remote Control Operation You can scroll through the HDS-8 ’s HDMI inputs using the WRM-2 remote control that is supplied with the MOON CP-8. This is the only available function for the HDS-8 via the remote control. Press the button labelled “Input” to sequenti ally scroll through the five (5) available HDMI input[...]