Gefen GEF-DVI-848DL-PB User manual

8
x
8
DVI
Dual Link Matrix
w/ Push Button
C
ontrol
s
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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4 Front 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 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matri
x
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
Front Panel Displa
y
10 IR Remote
C
ontrol Unit La
y
ou
t
11 IR Remote
C
ontrol
U
nit Installatio
n
12 IR Remote
C
ontrol Unit
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
13 Usin
g
the IR Remote
C
ontrol Uni
t
14
O
peratin
g
The 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matri
x
14 Routin
g
S
ources
15
Sy
stem Lock Mod
e
16
Cy
clin
g
between In
f
ormation
S
creens
17 Activatin
g
/
Deactivatin
g
S
tandb
y
Mod
e
17
S
avin
g
the Downstream EDID to Local Memor
y
19
S
avin
g
the De
f
ault EDID to Local Memor
y
20
S
avin
g
the current Routin
g
S
tat
e
21 Recallin
g
a Routin
g
S
tat
e
22 Maskin
g
O
utputs
2
3
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ontrol
24 IP
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
2
5
R
S
-2
3
2
/
Telnet
C
ommands
25 EDID Mana
g
emen
t
35 IP
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
43 Routin
g
48 Maskin
g
50
Miscellaneous
59
Web Inter
f
ac
e
59
View Matrix
S
tatus
6
3 Mana
g
e EDID
6
9 Maskin
g
70 IP
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
71 Backup
/
Restor
e
72 Power Mana
g
emen
t
74 Network
C
able Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
75 Firmware Updat
e
77 Rack Mount
S
a
f
et
y
In
f
ormatio
n
78
S
peci
fi
cations
79 Warrant
y
8
0 Licensin
g

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the
G
e
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enPR
O
8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix
with Push Button
C
ontrols with Push Button
C
ontrols. Your complete satis
f
action
is ver
y
important to us.
G
efenPRO
In the realm o
f
video distribution, certain
f
eatures are invaluable in a commercial
or broadcast environment. Accommodations such as a build-in power suppl
y
and
fl
at black rack-mount enclosures set
G
e
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enPR
O
apart
f
rom our traditional
p
roducts.
C
omplex distribution units allow
f
or pro
f
essional DVI, 3
G
-
S
DI, and
H
DMI si
g
nals to be routed and converted easil
y
and seamlessl
y
, while bein
g
backed up b
y
a renowned and dependable technical support team.
G
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en invites
y
ou to explore the
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enPR
O
product line and hopes that
y
ou
fi
nd the solution
that
fi
ts
y
our needs.
T
he GefenPRO 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button Controls
The
G
e
f
enPR
O
8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button
C
ontrols provides
a pro
f
essional-
g
rade solution to route up to ei
g
ht DVI sources to an
y
ei
g
ht DVI
displa
y
s. Dual link resolutions up to 3840x2400 are supported. The
f
ront panel
displa
y
shows the current routin
g
status and the
f
ront panel push buttons are
u
sed to mana
g
e local source routin
g
. Four methods are available
f
or controllin
g
the
G
e
f
enPR
O
8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix:
f
ront panel push buttons, IR remote,
RS
-232 inter
f
ace, or usin
g
IP control with the built-in Web inter
f
ace.
How It Works
C
onnect up to ei
g
ht DVI source devices to the
G
e
f
enPR
O
8x8 DVI Dual Link
M
atrix with Push Button
C
ontrols usin
g
the supplied DVI cables.
C
onnect up to
e
i
g
ht monitors to the DVI outputs. Plu
g
in the power cord and appl
y
power to the
M
atrix. The DVI sources will be routed accordin
g
to the current routin
g
selection.
NOTE
:
The
G
e
f
enPR
O
8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button
C
ontrols onl
y
s
upports DVI-D.

OPERATION NOTE
S
2
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE GEFENPRO 8X8 DVI DUAL LINK MATRIX WITH
P
USH BUTTON CONTROL
S
• The 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button
C
ontrols does not support
H
D
C
P content.
• When the Matrix is used
f
or the
fi
rst time, make sure that a DVI monitor is
p
owered and connected to one o
f
the DVI outputs on the 8x8 DVI Dual Link
M
atrix with Push Button
C
ontrols be
f
ore appl
y
in
g
power. B
y
de
f
ault, the
Local EDID is read
f
rom the connected monitor and is copied to all 8 DVI
inputs once the Matrix has been turned on. I
f
a monitor is not detected b
y
the Matrix at power-on, a de
f
ault
(
internal
)
EDID o
f
640x480 will be used.
This
f
unctionalit
y
can be disabled usin
g
the
S
ecure Local EDID
f
unction
throu
g
h R
S
-232 control.
S
ee pa
g
e 30
f
or more in
f
ormation.
• There is no internal scalin
g
in the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button
C
ontrols. Each monitor attached to the Matrix must be able to displa
y
the
r
esolutions output b
y
the source device
(
s
)
. For maximum compatibilit
y
it is
r
ecommended that onl
y
one common resolution be used b
y
each source
de
vi
ce
.
• Advanced EDID
f
eatures are accessible throu
g
h the R
S
-232 serial command
s
et or usin
g
IP
C
ontrol.
IMPORTANT
:
I
f
th
e
u
nit i
s
in
s
t
a
ll
ed
in
a
c
l
osed
o
r m
u
lti-r
ac
k
assembl
y
, do not block the ventilation holes o
f
the enclosure.

3
FEATURE
S
Features
• Increases productivit
y
•
S
upports resolutions up to 1920x1200
(S
in
g
le Link
)
and 3840x2400
(
Dual
Link
)
• Front panel control buttons
f
or local switchin
g
•
S
erial R
S
-232 inter
f
ace
f
or remote control via a computer or control
au
t
o
m
a
ti
o
n
de
vi
ces
• IP
C
ontrol
• Discrete IR remote control switchin
g
• Advanced EDID mana
g
ement permits upload o
f
custom internal or external
EDID settin
g
s
•
S
upports DDW
G
standards
f
or DVI
• Built-in power suppl
y
•
O
utput maskin
g
comman
d
•
S
tandb
y
mod
e
•
G
roundin
g
pi
n
• IR
S
ensor
• IR Ext
e
n
de
r
•
S
tatus L
C
D
(
shows routin
g
status
)
• Firmware up
g
rade via R
S
-23
2
• Power
O
n
/Off
switc
h
•
Rac
k-m
ou
nt
ab
l
e
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
G
e
f
enPR
O
8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button
C
ontrols
(
8
)
6
f
t. DVI Dual Link cables
(
M-M
)
(
1
)
IR Remote
C
ontrol Uni
t
(
1
)
A
C
Power
C
or
d
(
1
)
User Manual

4
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
Front Panel
4
5
6
1
7
2
8
3
9
10 1
1
12

5
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S
Front Panel
1
Cancel
This button is used to cancel a routin
g
chan
g
e in pro
g
ress.
2
EDID
This button is used to mana
g
e EDID
f
unctions.
S
ee pa
g
es 17 - 19
f
or details.
3
Se
t
This button is used to store and recall EDID and routin
g
f
unctions.
S
ee pa
g
es
14 - 22
fo
r
de
t
a
il
s
.
4 Out
(
1 - 8
)
These buttons are used to select the output when routin
g
a source.
5 Powe
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht red when theA
C
power cord is connected to an
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
ou
tl
e
t.
6 LCD Displa
y
Displa
y
s the current routin
g
status o
f
the Matrix and is also used to mana
g
e
s
ource routin
g
.
7
L
oc
k
This button enables
/
disables the lockin
g
o
f
the
f
ront panel buttons, preventin
g
accidental chan
g
es.
8
P
rese
t
The Preset button is used to select or recall stored preset routin
g
states.
9
M
as
k
This button is used to mask
(
disable
/
enable
)
displa
y
s
f
rom receivin
g
a video
s
i
g
nal
f
rom the Matrix.
10
I
n
(
1 - 8
)
These buttons are used to select the input when routin
g
to a displa
y
.
11
I
R Windo
w
R
eceives si
g
nals
f
rom the IR Remote
C
ontrol
u
nit.
12
P
ower Switch
Powers the Matrix
O
N or
O
FF.

6
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
Back Panel
7
8
1
3
6
5
4
2

7
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S
Back Panel
1
110 / 220 V AC
(
50 / 60 Hz
)
Power Receptacle
C
onnect the includedA
C
power cord
f
rom this receptacle to an available
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
ou
tl
e
t.
2
Fuse Drawer
Each power receptacle houses a
f
use drawer. Within each
f
use drawer are two
(
2
)
250 V
f
uses.
O
ne
f
use is active and the other is a spare.
3
DVI Input Ports
(
1 - 8
)
C
onnect DVI source devices to these ports.
4 Grounding Terminal
Provides a dischar
g
e path to
g
round in case a short circuit occurs between the
“
hot” lead o
f
the power suppl
y
and the enclosure o
f
the Matrix. The
g
roundin
g
wire should be attached
f
rom the
g
roundin
g
terminal to an approved
g
round
p
ath.
5 IP Control Interface
C
onnect to this port to control the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button
C
ontrols usin
g
IP
C
ontrol.
S
ee pa
g
e 24
f
or details.
6 IR Extender Por
t
C
onnect an IR extender cable to this port
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR
)
.
7 DVI Output Ports 1-8
C
onnect DVI monitors to these ports.
8
RS-232 Serial Por
t
C
onnects to the R
S
-2
3
2 control device. The
8
x
8
DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push
Button
C
ontrols ma
y
be switched remotel
y
usin
g
this port.
S
ee pa
g
e 23
f
or more
in
fo
rm
a
ti
o
n.

8
CONNECTING AND OPERATING TH
E
8
X8 DVI DUAL LINK MATRIX WITH PUSH BUTTON CONTROL
S
How to Connect the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button Controls
1.
C
onnect up to 8 DVI Dual Link source devices to the inputs on the rear panel
o
f
the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button
C
ontrols usin
g
the supplied
DVI
dua
l link
cab
l
es
.
2.
C
onnect up to 8 DVI Dual Link monitors to the outputs on the rear panel o
f
the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button
C
ontrols with user-supplied
DVI
dua
l link
cab
l
es
.
3
.
C
onnect the included A
C
power cable to the power receptacle on the rear
p
anel o
f
the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button
C
ontrols and connect
the opposite end o
f
the power cable into an available electrical outlet.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button Controls
GEF-DVI-848DL-PB
Dual-Link DVI
Displays
8x
Dual-Link DVI
Sources
8x
Matrix
RS-232 Controller
Computer
(IP Control)
DVI DUAL LINK CABLE
RS-232 CABLE
ETHERNET CABLE
ATTENTION
:
This product should alwa
y
s be connected to a
g
rounded electrical socket.

9
FRONT PANEL DISPLAY
M
ain Displa
y
Th
e
M
ain Displa
y
o
f
the
G
e
f
enPR
O
8
x
8
DVI Dual Link Matrix is a 1
6
-character
two-line displa
y
. This displa
y
will show the standb
y
screen and will also be
u
sed to aid in per
f
ormin
g
routin
g
commands. When the unit is powered on, the
f
ollowin
g
screen is displa
y
ed
:
A
f
ter a
f
ew moments, the
S
tandb
y
S
creen is displa
y
ed. The
S
tandb
y
S
creen is
s
h
o
wn
be
l
o
w:
D
ispla
y
in
g
Additional Information
Pressin
g
the
C
ancel button, consecutivel
y
, will c
y
cle throu
g
h screens displa
y
in
g
the
f
irmware version and boot loader version, IP address, MA
C
address, and the
IR r
e
m
o
t
e
c
h
a
nn
e
l
:

RMT-8IR
Remote Control Uni
t
1
Activity Indicato
r
This LED will be activated momentaril
y
each time a button is pressed.
2
S
ource / Monitor Selection Buttons
(
1 - 8
)
Th
ese
bu
tt
o
n
s
a
r
e
used
t
o
se
l
ec
t th
e
sou
r
ce
a
n
d
m
o
nit
o
r.
S
ee pa
g
e 13
f
or in
f
ormation on usin
g
the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit.
10
IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIO
N
1
2
NOTE: An Activit
y
Indicator that
fl
ashes quickl
y
while holdin
g
down
an
y
one o
f
the 8 buttons indicates a low batter
y
. Replace the IR
R
emote
C
ontrol batter
y
as soon as possibl
e
.

1
1
IR REMOTE INSTALLATIO
N
Installin
g
the Batter
y
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
.
R
eplace the batter
y
cover
.
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.
E
mpt
y
Batter
y
Slo
t
CAUTION
:
Risk o
f
explosion i
f
batter
y
is replaced b
y
an incorrect
t
y
pe. Use onl
y
3V lithium batter
y
t
y
pe
C
R-2032.

12
IR REMOTE CONFIGURATIO
N
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
C
ontrol unit, chan
g
in
g
the IR channel on the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit will
fi
x the problem. The IR Remote
C
ontrol unit has a bank o
f
DIP
s
witches used
f
or settin
g
the IR channel.
The DIP switch bank 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:
Exposed DIP
S
witch
ba
nk
be
tw
ee
n th
e
batter
y
chambers.
It is important that the IR channel on the Remote
C
ontrol unit, matches the IR
c
hannel set on the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix. For example, i
f
both DIP switches
on the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit are set to IR channel 0
(
both DIP switches down
)
,
then the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix must also be set to IR channel 0.
S
ee pa
g
e 53
f
or in
f
ormation on how to chan
g
e the IR channel on the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix.

1
3
U
SING THE IR REMOTE CONTROL UNI
T
IR Remote Control Ke
y
Mappin
g
Each input and output on the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button
C
ontrols
is represented b
y
a button on the IR Remote
C
ontrol unit. The table below lists the
c
orrespondin
g
inputs and outputs.
Remote Button
M
onitor / Sourc
e
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
55
6
6
77
8
8
Routin
g
Sources usin
g
the IR Remote Control uni
t
Issuin
g
a routin
g
command is a two step process. The
fi
rst step is to select the
m
onitor where the source will be routed. The second step is to select the source.
Example
1
R
oute the source device connected to In 7 to the monitor connected to
O
ut
3
.
1. Press button 3
(
monitor 3
)
on the IR remote control unit.
2. Press button 7
(
source 7
)
on the IR remote control unit.
The source connected to In 7 will be routed to the monitor connected to
O
ut
3
.
Example
2
R
oute the source device connected to In 1 to the monitor connected to
O
ut 1.
1. Press button 1
(
monitor 1
)
on the IR remote control unit.
2. Press button 1
(
source 1
)
on the IR remote control unit.
The source connected to In 1 will be routed to the monitor connected to
O
ut 1.

1
4
OPERATING THE 8X8 DVI DUAL LINK MATRI
X
Routin
g
Sources
In order to chan
g
e current routin
g
state
:
1 Press
S
et Button to activate Routin
g
Mode.
2 Press an
y
Input on the bottom row o
f
buttons
(
1 - 8
)
. The s
y
stem indicates
the current routin
g
status.
3
Press the desired
O
utput button.
O
ne or more
O
utput buttons ma
y
be
se
l
ec
t
ed
.
4 Press the
S
et button to complete the operation. The s
y
stem will remain in
R
outin
g
Mode.
S
elect the Inpu
t
S
elect the
O
utpu
t
Press the
S
et butto
n

15
OPERATING THE 8X8 DVI DUAL LINK MATRI
X
S
y
stem Lock Mod
e
Lockin
g
the Matrix prevents chan
g
es to an
y
o
f
the Matrix settin
g
s. This
f
eature
is use
f
ul in case an
y
o
f
the
f
ront panel buttons are pressed b
y
accident. Lockin
g
the Matrix also prevents chan
g
es usin
g
the IR Remote
C
ontrol Unit.
1 Press the Lock button to activate
Sy
stem Lock Mode.
2 Press the Lock button a second time to deactivate
Sy
stem Lock Mode.
Returnin
g
to Standb
y
Mod
e
Press the
C
ancel button, while in an
y
mode, to return to the
S
tandb
y
Mode
screen
.
Pr
ess
th
e
L
oc
k
bu
tt
on
Press the
C
ancel butto
n

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6
OPERATING THE 8X8 DVI DUAL LINK MATRI
X
C
y
clin
g
between Information Screens
Press the
C
ancel button, while in
S
tatus
C
heck Mode, to c
y
cle throu
g
h the
In
f
ormation
S
creens.
Ca
n
cel
Ca
n
cel
Ca
n
cel
Press the
C
ancel butto
n