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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
F
ea
t
u
r
es
4 Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Panel Descriptions
6
IR Remote
C
ontrol
6
La
y
out and Descriptio
n
7 Installin
g
the Batter
y
7
S
ettin
g
the IR
C
hannel
8
C
onnectin
g
the 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDM
I
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
O
peratin
g
the 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI
9
Main Displa
y
9
Displa
y
in
g
Additional In
f
ormatio
n
10 Determinin
g
the
C
urrent Routin
g
S
tat
e
11 Routin
g
S
ources
14 Lockin
g
/
Unlockin
g
the Front Panel
15 F
S
T - Fast
S
witchin
g
Technolo
gy
16 Determinin
g
the
C
urrent
S
witchin
g
Mod
e
18
C
han
g
in
g
the
S
witchin
g
Mod
e
19
S
ettin
g
the IR
C
hannel on the Matri
x
22 Routin
g
S
ources usin
g
the IR Remote
C
ontrol
24 EDID Mana
g
emen
t
2
5
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ontrol
26 IP
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
27 R
S
-2
3
2
/
Telnet
C
ommands
27 IP
/
Telnet
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
48 Routin
g
/
Namin
g
/
Presets
5
7
S
tatus
63
F
ST
6
6 Maskin
g
78 Firmware Updat
e
79 Rack Mount
S
a
f
et
y
In
f
ormatio
n
8
0
S
peci
fi
cations
8
1 Warrant
y

1
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI. Your
c
omplete 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’s reliable, plu
g
-and-pla
y
products supplement cross-plat
f
orm computer
sy
stems, pro
f
essional audio
/
video environments and HDTV s
y
stems o
f
all sizes
with hard-workin
g
solutions that are eas
y
to implement and simple to operate.
T
he Gefen 8x8 Cross
p
oint Matrix for HDMI
The
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix routes ei
g
ht Hi-De
f
sources at resolutions up
to 1080p Full HD with Deep
C
olor and multi-channel di
g
ital audio to an
y
o
f
ei
g
ht
H
DTV displa
y
s, eliminatin
g
the need to disconnect and reconnect HDMI sources
and displa
y
s. The
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix supports 3DTV pass-throu
g
h and
advanced di
g
ital audio
f
ormats such as Dolb
y®
TrueHD and DT
S
-HD
®
Master
Audio™. Each source is accessible at all times
f
rom an
y
displa
y
b
y
usin
g
the
included IR Remote
C
ontrol, the R
S
-232 port, IP
(
Telnet or Web
S
erver
)
, or b
y
u
sin
g
the
f
ront-panel push settin
g
. This product uses
G
e
f
en F
S
T technolo
gy
.
How It Works
U
sin
g
HDMI cables, connect up to ei
g
ht Hi-De
f
sources to the HDMI inputs on
the matrix.
C
onnect up to ei
g
ht HDTV displa
y
s to the HDMI outputs on the matrix.
3
D content can be displa
y
ed onl
y
when connectin
g
a 3D source.
C
onnect the
included power suppl
y
to the matrix and plu
g
it into an available electrical outlet.
Turn on the matrix b
y
pressin
g
the power switch and then appl
y
power to the
s
ources and to the displa
y
s.
INTRODUCTIO
N

2
OPERATION NOTE
S
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE GEFEN 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI
• There is no internal scalin
g
in the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI
.
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 compatible
/
common resolution be used b
y
all o
f
the source devices.
• The
G
e
f
en
8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI
is a full-featured crosspoint
I
m
atrix
f
or ei
g
ht inputs and ei
g
ht outputs. An
y
source can be connected to
an
y
displa
y
at an
y
time, usin
g
the remote control, R
S
-232, Telnet, or b
y
c
ontrollin
g
it via the buttons on the
f
ront
p
anel.
• 3D content pass-thru is enabled to all outputs when a 3DTV is connected
to
O
utput A. Ensure to power c
y
cle the Matrix once a 3DTV is connected to
O
utput A durin
g
standard operation.

3
HDMI Features Su
pp
orted
•
R
esolutions up to 1080p Full HD and 1920 x 1200
(
WUX
G
A
)
• 12-bit Deep
C
olor
• LP
C
M 7.1 audio, Dolb
y®
TrueHD, Dolb
y
Di
g
ital
®
Plus, an
d
DT
S
-HD
®
Master Audio™
• 3DTV pass-throu
gh
• Lip
Sy
nc pass-throu
gh
•
H
D
C
P-complian
t
Features
• Independentl
y
routes an
y
ei
g
ht Hi-De
f
sources to an
y
o
f
ei
g
ht HDTV displa
y
s
•
G
e
f
en F
S
T speeds up the HD
C
P authentication process
• Independent Fast and
S
low F
S
T switchin
g
f
or each inpu
t
• Advanced EDID Mana
g
ement
f
or rapid inte
g
ration o
f
sources and displa
y
s
• Abilit
y
to save and recall presets
•
S
upports DVI sources and displa
y
s usin
g
HDMI to DVI adapters or cables
• Field-up
g
radeable
fi
rmware via IP
• Front-Panel
S
witchin
g
capabilit
y
• IR Remote
C
ontrol via
f
ront panel sensor and back panel inpu
t
(
usin
g
EXT-RMT-EXTIR
)
•
S
erial
(
R
S
-232
)
control
f
or automatio
n
• IP
C
ontrol via Telne
t
•
Rac
k m
ou
nt
ab
l
e
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDM
I
(
1
)
IR Remote
C
ontrol uni
t
(
1
)
24V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
A
C
Power
C
or
d
(
1
)
Q
uick-
S
tart
G
uid
e
FEATURE
S

4
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
Fron
t
Back
2
4
3
9
10 12
1
1
1
3
1
4
15
5
7
6
8
1

5
1
L
CD 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
N
avigation Button
s
U
sed
f
or routin
g
and ad
j
ustin
g
settin
g
s o
f
the 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI
.
S
ee the in
f
ormation be
g
innin
g
on pa
g
e 11
f
or details on usin
g
these buttons.
3
M
en
u
Press this button to displa
y
routin
g
, switchin
g
mode, and IP address in
f
ormation.
4
I
R Senso
r
R
eceives si
g
nals
f
rom the IR Remote
C
ontrol
.
5
L
ock Indicato
r
This LED turns
g
lows bri
g
ht blue when the
f
ront panel is locked.
6
L
ock Button
Pressin
g
this button temporaril
y
locks the
f
ront panel controls.
7
P
ower Indicato
r
This LED indicator will
g
low bri
g
ht blue when the matrix is powered on.
8
P
ower Button
Press this button to power-on and power-o
ff
the matrix.
9
I
P Control
C
onnect an Ethernet cable to this port to control the 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or
H
DM
I
using IP Control. See page 26 for more information.
I
10
R
S-232
C
onnects to the R
S
-232 control device.
S
ee pa
g
e 25
f
or more in
f
ormation.
11
I
R Ex
t
C
onnect an IR extender cable to this port
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR
)
.
1
2 USB
S
ervice port
f
or manu
f
acturer use onl
y
.
13
Out A - Out
H
C
onnect HDTV displa
y
s to these ports usin
g
HDMI cables.
14
I
n
1
- In 8
C
onnect a Hi-De
f
source to each o
f
these ports usin
g
HDMI cables.
15
2
4V D
C
C
onnect the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to this power receptacle and
c
onnect theA
C
power cord to an available electrical outlet.
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S

6
IR REMOTE CONTROL
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 source is routed to a displa
y
.
The
S
ource and Displa
y
buttons are mapped as
f
ollows
:
L
a
y
out and Description
1
2
NOTE: An Activit
y
Indicator that
fl
ashes quickl
y
while holdin
g
down
an
y
one o
f
the 16 buttons indicates a low batter
y
. Replace the IR
R
emote
C
ontrol batter
y
as soon as possibl
e
.

7
IR REMOTE CONTROL
Installin
g
the Batter
y
The Remote
C
ontrol unit ships with two batteries.
O
ne batter
y
is required
f
or
operation and the other batter
y
is a spare.
1.
R
emove the batter
y
cover on the back o
f
the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit.
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
.
Replace the battery cover.
Settin
g
the IR Channe
l
The IR channel on the IR Remote
C
ontrol must match the IR channel used b
y
th
e
8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI. For example, i
f
both DIP switches on the IR
R
emote
C
ontrol unit are set to IR channel 0
(
both DIP switches down
)
, then the
8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI
must also be set to IR channel
0
.
I
S
ee pa
g
e 73
f
or in
f
ormation on how to chan
g
e the IR channel on the 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or
H
DMI
.
R
emote
C
hannel 2
:
R
emote
C
hannel
3:
R
emote
C
hannel 1
:
DIP switches
y
Batter
y
slo
t
C
hannel 0
(
de
f
ault
):
y
1 2
ON
1 2
ON
1 2
ON
1 2
ON
1 2
WARNING:
R
isk o
f
explosion i
f
batter
y
is replaced b
y
an incorrect
t
y
p
e
.
Dispose o
f
used batteries accordin
g
to the instructions.

8
CONNECTING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI
How to Connect the 8x8 Cross
p
oint Matrix for HDMI
1.
C
onnect up to ei
g
ht Hi-De
f
sources to the HDMI inputs
(
see pa
g
e 4
)
on the
8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI
using HDMI cables.
I
2.
C
onnect up to ei
g
ht HDTV displa
y
s to the HDMI outputs
(
see pa
g
e 4
)
on the
8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI
.
3
.
C
onnect the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to the power receptacle on the
Ma
trix.
4.
C
onnect the A
C
power cord to the power suppl
y
and connect the power cord
t
o
a
n
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
ou
tl
e
t.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI
EXT-HDFST-848CPN
HD Displays
HDMI CABLE
8x
Hi-Def Sources
8x
Matrix
RS-232 CABLE
RS-232 Controller
CAT-5 CABLE
IP Control
Network
IR Extender

9
OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI
M
ain Displa
y
Th
e
M
ain Displa
y
of
th
e
8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI
is a 1
6
-character 2-line
I
displa
y
. This displa
y
shows the current routin
g
status o
f
the matrix and is also
u
sed to displa
y
additional s
y
stem in
f
ormation. When the unit is powered on, the
f
ollowin
g
screen is displa
y
ed
:
A
f
ter a
f
ew moments, the status screen is displa
y
ed. The status screen is shown
be
l
o
w:
D
ispla
y
in
g
Additional Information
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the
M
enu button, on the
f
ront panel, will c
y
cle throu
g
h
other screens such as F
S
T mode and IP in
f
ormation
:











10
OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI
D
eterminin
g
the Current Routin
g
Stat
e
In the example below, the
fi
rst row
(O
UT
)
represents each HDMI output on
the matrix. The bottom row
(
IN
)
represents each HDMI input on the matrix.
To
g
ether, these two rows displa
y
the current routin
g
state.
S
tartin
g
on the bottom row, we can see that Input 3 has been routed to
O
utputs
A, B,
C
, and D.
C
ontinuin
g
on, Input 4 is routed to
O
utput E, Input 6 is routed to
O
utput F, Input 8 is routed to
O
utput
G
, and
fi
nall
y
Input 1 is routed to
O
utput H.
Note that each output
(
A - H
)
speci
fi
ed in the L
C
D displa
y
, corresponds to eac
h
o
f
the HDMI outputs
(
1 - 8
)
on the matrix.
I
f
all inputs are routed to their respective outputs, the
f
ront-panel displa
y
will
appear as
f
ollows
:
This is re
f
erred to as a
“
1-to-1” routin
g
state. This is the
f
actor
y
(
de
f
ault
)
settin
g
fo
r th
e
8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI
.





Routin
g
Sources
S
electing the
O
utpu
t
1. To select the output, press the Out
p
ut -
or
Out
p
ut
+
bu
tt
o
n
o
n
ce
. Th
e
r
outin
g
state
f
or
O
utput A will be displa
y
ed
:
2. Pr
ess
th
e
Out
p
ut -
or
Out
p
ut + button a
g
ain to c
y
cle throu
g
h the routin
g
s
tate
f
or each output.
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the Out
p
ut + button will c
y
cle
throu
g
h each output,
f
rom le
f
t to ri
g
ht
:
1
1
OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI





12
3
.
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the Out
p
ut - button will c
y
cle throu
g
h each output,
f
rom ri
g
ht to le
f
t
:
C
hanging the
S
ource
4.
O
nce the output has been selected, press the In
p
ut -
or
In
p
ut +
bu
tt
o
n.
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the In
p
ut
+
button will increment the input source
value b
y
a
f
actor o
f
1
(
within a ran
g
e o
f
1 - 8
)
. For example, i
f
Input 3 was
ori
g
inall
y
routed to
O
utput D, then pressin
g
the In
p
ut
+
bu
tt
o
n will r
ou
t
e
Input 4 to
O
utput D.
OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI






S
ource chan
g
ed
f
rom
pp
f
rom In
p
ut 3 to In
p
ut 4.

1
3
OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI
5
.
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the In
p
ut - button will decrement the input source
value b
y
a
f
actor o
f
1
(
within a ran
g
e o
f
1 - 8
)
. For example, i
f
Input 3 was
ori
g
inall
y
routed to
O
utput
C
, pressin
g
the In
p
ut - button will route Input 2 to
O
utput
C:
To chan
g
e the routin
g
status o
f
another output, press the Out
p
ut
+
or
Out
p
ut - buttons to navi
g
ate to the desired output. Use the In
p
ut
+
or
In
p
ut - buttons to chan
g
e the source.
6
. Press the Menu button to return to the Routin
g
S
creen.
NOTE
:
I
f
the Menu button is not pressed a
f
ter a routin
g
chan
g
e
h
as been made, then the matrix will automaticall
y
return to the
R
outin
g
S
creen a
f
ter about 20 seconds.
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S
ource chan
g
ed
f
rom
pp
f
rom In
p
ut 3 to In
p
ut 2.
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4
OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI
L
ockin
g
/
Unlockin
g
the Front Panel
To prevent an accidental routin
g
chan
g
e or power-down
(
b
y
pressin
g
the
P
ower
button
)
, the
f
ront-panel buttons on the
8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI
ca
n
be
I
l
ocked. R
S
-2
3
2
/
Telnet commands are also a
ff
ected.
1. Pr
ess
th
e
L
ock button on the
f
ront-panel.
The Lock LED will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen to indicate that the
f
ront-panel buttons
o
n th
e
8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI
h
a
v
e
bee
n l
oc
k
ed
.
I
I
f
an
y
buttons
(
other than the
L
ock button
)
are pressed while the
8
x
8
Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI
is locked, the following message will be
I
displa
y
ed
:
2. Pr
ess
th
e
L
ock
bu
tt
o
n t
o
u
nl
oc
k th
e
8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI
.
L
oc
k LED in
d
i
ca
t
o
r
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15
OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI
Fast Switchin
g
Technolo
gy
Fast
S
witchin
g
Technolo
gy
(
F
S
T
)
is a
G
e
f
en so
f
tware implementation
f
or HDMI
p
roducts. F
S
T was created to improve the len
g
th
y
HDMI authentication process,
based on the HDMI and HD
C
P speci
fi
cations.
F
S
T provides quicker audio
/
video source switchin
g
and
g
reatl
y
improves the
overall audio
/
video s
y
stem behavior and per
f
ormance when more than one
H
DTV displa
y
is used in the s
y
stem setup.
F
S
T allows connectin
g
/
disconnectin
g
or turnin
g
O
N
/
O
FF o
f
HDTV displa
y
s
without havin
g
these activities a
ff
ect other Hi-De
f
sources routed to an
y
other
H
DTV displa
y
in the same s
y
stem.
Fast Mod
e
:
S
ettin
g
the
8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI
t
o
I
Fast Mod
e
will improve
p
er
f
ormance when connectin
g
/
disconnectin
g
Hi-De
f
sources, an
d
p
owerin
g
O
N
/
O
FF HDTV displa
y
s.
NOT
E
: When switchin
g
f
rom Slow Mod
e
t
o
Fast Mod
e
, the HDTV displa
y
s
c
onnected to the Matrix will blink momentaril
y
.
Slow Mod
e
:
Wh
e
n
se
t t
o
Slow Mod
e
, the Matrix will
f
ollow the standard
au
th
e
nti
ca
ti
o
n
p
rocess, based on the HDMI and HD
C
P speci
fi
cations. Slow Mod
e
i
s
r
ecommended when the source does not support multiple devices.
FAST SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY

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6
OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI
D
eterminin
g
the Current Switchin
g
Mod
e
Each HDMI input can be set to Fast Mod
e
or
Slow Mod
e
.
It i
s
r
eco
mm
e
n
ded
that each HDMI input be set to Fast Mod
e
f
or best per
f
ormance.
1.
C
onsecutivel
y
press the
M
enu button on the
f
ront panel until the switchin
g
m
odes screen is displa
y
ed.
The
fi
rst row
(
IN
)
represents each HDMI input on the matrix. The bottom
r
ow
(
M
O
DE
)
represents the current switchin
g
mode o
f
each HDMI input.
S
electing the Inpu
t
2. To chan
g
e the switchin
g
mode on an HDMI input, press the Out
p
ut -
or
Out
p
ut + button once. The switchin
g
mode
f
or Input 1 will be displa
y
ed
:
Th
e
l
e
tt
e
r Findicates that the HDMI input is usin
g
Fast Mode switchin
g
. I
f
the HDMI input is set to
S
low Mode switchin
g
, a letter
S
will be displa
y
ed
u
nder the input.
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