Gefen EXT-HDMI1.3-848CPN User manual

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C
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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
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en delivers innovative, pro
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ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions
that harness inte
g
ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo
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ies.
G
e
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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.