Gefen EXT-HDMI1.3-848CPN User manual

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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
F
ea
t
u
r
es
4 Fr
o
nt Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Front Panel Descriptions
6
Back Panel La
y
ou
t
7 Back Panel Descriptions
8
C
onnectin
g
the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix For
H
DMI 1.
3
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
C
ontrollin
g
the Matrix usin
g
the Front Panel Buttons
1
0
IR
R
emote Descriptio
n
1
1
IR
Re
m
o
t
e
In
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
on
12 IR Remote
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
13 Usin
g
the IR Remot
e
13 Routin
g
S
ources to Displa
y
s
14
S
ettin
g
the IR
C
hannel on the Matri
x
1
5
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial Inter
f
ac
e
1
6
R
S
-2
3
2
C
ommands
21 Fast
S
witchin
g
(
F
S
T
)
24 EDID Mana
g
emen
t
2
5
Rac
k M
ou
nt In
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
on
2
6
S
peci
fi
cations
27 Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI
1.3. Your complete 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 1.
3
The
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3 routes hi
g
h de
fi
nition video at
r
esolutions o
f
up to 1080p with multichannel di
g
ital audio
f
rom an
y
ei
g
ht HDMI
s
ources to an
y
ei
g
ht displa
y
s. The 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix supports advanced
di
g
ital audio
f
ormats such as Dolb
y
True HD and DT
S
-HD Master audio. Each
s
ource is accessible at all times b
y
an
y
displa
y
b
y
selectin
g
it with the included
IR remote, b
y
usin
g
the R
S
-232 port or b
y
usin
g
the button switches on the
f
ront
p
anel.
How It Works
C
onnect up to ei
g
ht Hi De
f
sources to the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI
1.3 usin
g
the supplied HDMI cables.
C
onnect up to ei
g
ht HDTV displa
y
s to the
M
atrix
’
s HDMI outputs. 3D content can be displa
y
ed when connectin
g
a 3DTV
and 3D source. Power-on the Matrix and appl
y
power to the sources and to the
displa
y
s. A
/
V sources can now be routed to an
y
combination o
f
displa
y
devices
u
sin
g
the
f
ront panel buttons, the included IR remote control or R
S
-232 control.

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE GEFEN 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI 1.
3
• There is no internal scalin
g
in the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3.
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
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3 is a
f
ull-
f
eatured crosspoint
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 or b
y
controllin
g
it via the
bu
tt
o
n
s
o
n th
e
f
r
o
nt
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.
OPERATION NOTE
S
2

3
FEATURE
S
Su
pp
orted HDMI 1.3 Features
• 225 MHz
(
up to 12-bit YUV 444
@
1080p
)
• Deep
C
olor
• Dolb
y
TrueHD and DT
S
-HD Master Audi
o
• Lip-
Sy
nc
Features
• Displa
y
s an
y
o
f
ei
g
ht
(
8
)
Hi De
f
sources on ei
g
ht
(
8
)
HDTV displa
y
s,
independentl
y
•
M
aintains beauti
f
ul, sharp HDTV resolutions up to 1080p Full HD and 2
K
• 3DTV Pass-Throu
gh
• EDID Mana
g
ement
f
or rapid inte
g
ration o
f
sources and displa
y
devices.
• Fast
S
witchin
g
f
or quick and responsive HDMI si
g
nal routin
g
.
•
S
upports di
g
ital audio
f
ormats includin
g
LP
C
M 7.1 audio, Dolb
y
Di
g
ital Plus,
Dolb
y
TrueHD, and DT
S
-HD Master Audi
o
• IR
C
ontrol
• B
u
ilt-in IR Ext
e
n
de
r
•
RS
-2
3
2 serial control
• Lockin
g
HDMI
C
onnectors
•
Rac
k-m
ou
nt
ab
l
e
•
H
D
C
P-complian
t
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3
(
8
)
6
f
t HDMI cables
(
M-M
)
(
1
)
6
f
t DB9
S
erial
C
able
(
M-F
)
(
1
)
IR Remote
C
ontrol Uni
t
(
1
)
24V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
Rack Ears
(
1
)
User Manual

4
FRONT PANEL LAYOU
T
Front Panel
1
2
3
4
5
6

5
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
M
ain LCD 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
P
ower On/Off Button
Turn the power on or o
ff
usin
g
this button
(
the LED will chan
g
e color
f
rom red to
g
reen
)
.
3
L
ock Button
Temporaril
y
locks the
f
ront panel controls. This prevents inadvertent routin
g
c
han
g
es or power-down. The LED above the button is turns bri
g
ht
g
reen when
the
f
ront panel is locked. Press once to lock the
f
ront panel buttons. Press this
button a
g
ain to unlock the
f
ront panel buttons.
4
I
R Senso
r
R
eceives si
g
nals
f
rom the IR Remote
C
ontrol
.
5
M
enu Button
Pressin
g
this button chan
g
es between routin
g
mode and status mode.
6
N
avigation Button
s
These buttons are used to navi
g
ate between the inputs and outputs o
f
the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3. For details on how these controls
are used, see pa
g
e
9
.

6
BACK PANEL LAYOU
T
1
4
2
3
5
Back Pane
l

7
BACK PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
HDMI Input Ports
(
1 – 8
)
C
onnect a Hi-De
f
source device to an
y
o
f
these input ports.
2
I
R Extender Por
t
U
sed to extend the IR
S
ensor ran
g
e o
f
the unit.
3
R
S-232 Serial Por
t
C
onnects to the R
S
-232 control device. The 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3
m
a
y
be switched remotel
y
usin
g
this port.
S
ee pa
g
e 15
f
or more in
f
ormation.
4
2
4V DC Power Receptacle
C
onnect the included 24V Power
S
uppl
y
to this receptacle.
5
HDMI Output Ports
(
A – H
)
C
onnect HDTV displa
y
s to these HDMI ports.

8
CONNECTING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI 1.
3
How To Connect The 8x8 Cross
p
oint Matrix For HDMI 1.
3
1.
U
sin
g
the supplied HDMI cables, connect a Hi De
f
source to HDMI Input
1 on the 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix.
C
onnect a second Hi De
f
source to HDMI
Input 2, and so on.
2.
C
onnect an HDTV displa
y
to HDMI
O
utput A on the 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix.
C
onnect another HDTV displa
y
to HDMI
O
utput B, and so on.
3
.
C
onnect the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to the 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix and
p
lu
g
the power cord into an available wall outlet.
4. The power button LED will turn bri
g
ht red indicatin
g
that the 8x8
C
rosspoint
M
atrix is in standb
y
mode.
5
. Power on the displa
y
s and the source devices. Turn on the 8x8
C
rosspoint
M
atrix
f
or HDMI 1.3 b
y
pressin
g
the power button on the
f
ront panel. A
vibrant HDTV HD picture should be seen, alon
g
with multichannel di
g
ital
audio
(
i
f
the displa
y
supports audio
)
.
NOT
E
: I
f
the source and displa
y
support 3D then the 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3 will pass throu
g
h the 3D si
g
nal.
O
utput A must be connected
to a
3
DTV.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI 1.
3
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EXT-HDMI1.3-848CPN
8x HD Displays
HDMI CABLE
RS-232 Controller
IP Control
RS-232 CABLE
CAT5 CABLE
IR
IR Extender

9
How to Switch between In
p
uts and Out
p
uts
The main displa
y
o
f
the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3 is a sixteen-
c
haracter, two-line L
C
D. This displa
y
shows the current routin
g
status
The
fi
rst row represents outputs A throu
g
h H on the back o
f
the unit. The second
r
ow represents the inputs to which each output is routed. Each input can have a
value
f
rom 1 to
8
.
Routin
g
sources to a displa
y
1Pr
ess
th
e
Out
p
ut+ button. The displa
y
will chan
g
e to show a sin
g
le output
(
zone
)
and input
(
source
)
.
2Pr
ess
th
e
In
p
ut+ or In
p
ut- button to chan
g
e the input
(
source
)
.
3
Pr
ess
th
e
Out
p
ut+
or
Out
p
ut- button to c
y
cle throu
g
h each o
f
the outputs
(
zones
)
.
4Pr
ess
th
e
M
enu button to return to the routin
g
status screen.
CONTROLLING THE MATRI
X
U
SING THE FRONT PANEL BUTTON
S

10
RMT-848IR Remot
e
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 input source is routed to the
HDTV displa
y
.
IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIO
N
1
2

1
1
Installin
g
the RMT-848IR Batter
y
1.
R
emove the batter
y
cover on the back o
f
the remote.
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
.
R
eplace the batter
y
cover
.
The remote ships with two batteries.
O
ne batter
y
is required
f
or operation and the
other batter
y
is a spare.
Battery Slot
IR Code DIP Switches
IR REMOTE INSTALLATIO
N

12
How to Resolve IR Code Conflicts
In th
e
e
v
e
nt th
a
t IR
co
mm
a
n
ds
f
r
o
m
o
th
e
r r
e
m
o
t
e
co
ntr
o
l
s
int
e
r
fe
r
e
with th
e
s
upplied IR remote, chan
g
in
g
the remote IR channel will
fi
x the problem. The
IR remote control has a bank o
f
DIP switches used
f
or settin
g
the remote IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l.
The DIP switch bank on the IR remote is located underneath the batter
y
cover.
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
R
emote
C
hannel 2
:
R
emote
C
hannel
0:
D
efau
l
t
R
emote
C
hannel 1
:
R
emote
C
hannel
3:
L
eft: Picture o
f
the opened rear batter
y
c
ompartment o
f
the IR remote showin
g
the
e
xposed DIP
S
witch bank between the batter
y
c
h
a
m
be
r
s
.
It is important that the remote IR channel selected on the remote, matches the
IR channel set on the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3. For example,
i
f
both DIP switches on the IR remote are set to IR channel 0
(
toward the
“
1” and
“
2”
)
, the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3 must be set to use IR channel
0
.
S
ee pa
g
e 14 on how to chan
g
e the IR channel on the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint
M
atrix
f
or HDMI 1.
3
.
IR REMOTE CONFIGURATIO
N

1
3
Th
e
IR r
e
m
o
t
e
co
ntr
o
l will
a
ll
o
w th
e
use
r t
o
se
l
ec
t whi
c
h
sou
r
ce
will
be
r
ou
t
ed
t
o
which output. Each o
f
the two
(
2
)
outputs are assi
g
ned a
g
roup o
f
f
our buttons
which correspond to the
f
our source inputs. Please use the in
f
ormation below
when selectin
g
the desired source
f
or each displa
y
.
T
able of IR Remote Commands
f
or the Gefen 8x8 Cross
p
oint Matrix for HDMI 1.
3
S
ourc
e
Displa
y
1
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5
E
6
F
7
G
8
H
Routin
g
Sources to Displa
y
s
Buttons 1 throu
g
h 8 on the IR remote correspond to each HDMI input on the Matrix.
ButtonsAthrou
g
h H correspond to each HDMI output. To route a source to a displa
y
,
p
ress the desired input on the IR remote then press the desired output.
Example:
p
R
oute the source connected to Input
6
to Displa
y
D.
1 Press and release button
6
on the IR remote.
2Pr
ess
a
n
d
r
e
l
ease
bu
tt
o
n D.
The ima
g
e shown on Displa
y
4 will be the Hi-De
f
source connected to HDMI In 6
on the
G
e
f
en 8x8
C
rosspoint Matrix
f
or HDMI 1.3. The number six will be displa
y
ed
u
nder the letter D in the
f
ront panel displa
y
, indicatin
g
that Input 6 has been routed to
Displa
y
D.
U
SING THE IR REMOT
E

1
4
SETTING THE IR CHANNEL ON THE MATRI
X
1. Pr
ess
th
e
In
p
ut -
,
In
p
ut +
a
n
d
Out
p
ut - buttons simultaneousl
y
.
2. The Main L
C
D Displa
y
will show the
f
ollowin
g
U
se the In
p
ut
+
a
n
d
In
p
ut - buttons to switch between
O
FF and
O
N states.
U
se
th
e
t
ab
l
e
be
l
o
w t
o
se
t th
e
co
rr
ec
t IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l.
It is important that the IR settin
g
that is selected match the DIP switch settin
g
s
on the IR remote. For example, i
f
both DIP switches on the IR remote are set
to the down position
(
channel 0
)
, the IR channel
f
or the Matrix must be set to IR
c
hannel 0
(“
IR Address : 0, 1-
O
FF, 2-
O
FF”
)
.
IR ADDRES
S
REMOTE SW
1
REMOTE SW2
0
O
FF
O
FF
1
ON
O
FF
2
O
FF
ON
3
ON
ON
O
nce the correct IR channel has been set, press the
M
enu
bu
tt
o
n.

15
RS-232 SERIAL INTERFAC
E
This
f
eature allows
f
or eas
y
inte
g
ration into automated s
y
stems capable o
f
transmittin
g
R
S
-232 commands. Use the settin
g
s below to con
fi
g
ure the R
S
-232
p
ort o
f
the user’s s
y
stem.
Transmittin
g
the appropriate numeric A
SC
II character will simulate ke
y
-presses
o
n th
e
IR r
e
m
o
t
e
co
ntr
o
l.
RS-232 Settin
g
s
Bits per second .............................................................................................19200
Data bits ...............................................................................................................
8
Parit
y
............................................................................................................. Non
e
S
top bits ................................................................................................................
1
Flow
C
ontrol .................................................................................................. Non
e
Binar
y
Tabl
e
A
SC
II
C
orrespondin
g
R
MT-
8
4
8
I
R
B
u
tt
on
Binar
y
A
SC
II
C
orrespondin
g
R
MT-
8
4
8
I
R
B
u
tt
on
Binar
y
1
1
00
11
0001
AA
0
11
0
1
001
2
2
00
11
00
1
0
BB
0
11
0
0001
3
3
00
11
00
1
1
C
C
0
11
0
00
1
0
44
00
11
0
1
00
DD
0
11
0
00
1
1
5
5
00
11
0
1
01
E
E
0
11
0
0
1
00
6
6
00
11
0
11
0
F
F
0
11
0
0
1
01
7
7
00
11
0
11
1
G
G
0
11
0
0
11
0
8
8
00
11 1
000
H
H
0
11
0
0
11
1
54321
9876
12345
6789
Only Pins 2 (RX), 3 (TX), and 5 (Ground) are used on the RS-232 serial interface

1
6
RS-232 COMMAND
S
S
impli
fi
ed s
y
ntax was used
f
or command implementation
f
or
f
aster operation with
the device. R
S
-2
3
2 commands are not case-sensitive.
Commands
Command
D
escri
p
tion
A
R
outes the speci
fi
ed Input to
O
utput A
B
R
outes the speci
fi
ed Input to
O
utput B
C
R
outes the speci
fi
ed Input to
O
utput
C
D
R
outes the speci
fi
ed Input to
O
utput D
E
R
outes the speci
fi
ed Input to
O
utput
E
F
R
outes the speci
fi
ed Input to
O
utput F
G
R
outes the speci
fi
ed Input to
O
utput
G
H
R
outes the speci
fi
ed Input to
O
utput
H
AB
C
D....
R
outes the speci
fi
ed Input to an
y
combination o
f
O
utputs
L
S
ets the speci
fi
ed Input to use
S
low
S
witchin
g
M
Displa
y
s the current Matrix status
Q
S
ets the speci
fi
ed Input to use Fast
S
witchin
g
RS
R
eset Matrix to
f
actor
y
settin
g
s
XPower-
O
FF the Matri
x
Y
Power-
O
N the Matri
x
Z
0
Enable 10-bit Deep
C
olor
S
uppor
t
Z
1
Enable 12-bit Deep
C
olor
S
uppor
t

17
RS-232 COMMAND
S
A Command
R
outes the speci
fi
ed Input to
O
utput A.
Syntax
y
:
A
[no s
p
ace]
p
aram
1
Pa
r
a
m
e
t
e
r
s
:
p
aram
1
H
DMI Input
(S
ource
)
[1 - 8]
Example:
p
A5
routes Input 5 to
O
utput A.
N
o
t
es:
Individual routin
g
to other outputs
(
B - H
)
can be accomplished b
y
usin
g
a similar
sy
ntax and substitutin
g
the A with the ran
g
e B thou
g
h H. For example, to route
Input 7 to
O
utput E, use the
f
ollowin
g
command
:
E
[no s
p
ace]
7
S
ee the table on pa
g
e 16
f
or details.
ABCD... Multiple Routin
g
Command
R
oute the speci
fi
ed source to an
y
combination o
f
O
utputs
.
Syntax
y
:
p
aram1[
p
aram1a][
p
aram1b][
p
aram1c]...
p
aram
2
Pa
r
a
m
e
t
e
r
s
:
p
aram
1
HDMI
O
utput
(
Displa
y)
[A - H]
p
aram
2
H
DMI Input
(S
ource
)
[1 - 8]
Example:
p
A
BF
G
H
6
routes Input 6 to
O
utputs A, B, F,
G
, and H.
N
o
t
es:
O
nl
y
one source
(
input
)
can be speci
fi
ed at a time
.