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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
.