Gefen EXT-HDMI1.3-442 User manual

®
4x2 Switcher
for HDMI 1.3
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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
C
onnectin
g
And
O
peratin
g
The 4x2
S
witcher For
H
DMI 1.
3
7I
R
Remote
C
ontrol
7 La
y
out and Descriptio
n
8
Installin
g
the Batter
y
8
S
ettin
g
the IR
C
hannel
10 EDID Mana
g
emen
t
1
0
EDID Mode
S
electio
n
11 External EDID Mana
g
emen
t
12
S
peci
fi
cations
1
3
Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3. 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 4x2 Switcher for HDMI 1.
3
G
e
f
en’s 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3 is equipped with
f
our
(
4
)
HDMI inputs and
two
(
2
)
HDMI outputs. Two inputs accommodate the simultaneous connection o
f
u
p to two hi
g
h de
fi
nition video sources, such as satellite s
y
stems and Blu-Ra
y
p
la
y
ers. 3D content can be displa
y
ed when connectin
g
a 3DTV and 3D source.
Two outputs send the hi
g
h de
fi
nition audio
/
video si
g
nals to up to two HDTV
displa
y
s.
S
witchin
g
is done via the included IR remote.
How It Works
C
onnect all
y
our sources to the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3 inputs. Then connect
u
p to two displa
y
s on the output ports.
O
nce the sources, the switcher and the
displa
y
s are powered and connected,
y
ou then select which source
y
ou want to
view usin
g
the IR remote.

2
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE 4X2 SWITCHER FOR HDMI 1.
3
• B
y
de
f
ault, displa
y
in
f
ormation
f
rom the displa
y
connected to HDMI output port
1 is sent back to the source. There
f
ore, the other displa
y
connected to the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3 must be capable o
f
acceptin
g
the timin
g
s, resolutions
and audio
f
ormats o
f
the displa
y
that is connected to HDMI output port 1. It is
r
ecommended that the displa
y
with the lowest native resolution be connected to
H
DMI output port 1. This is to ensure that a compatible video si
g
nal will be able
to be displa
y
ed on all connected monitors. There is a
g
eneric EDID pro
g
rammed
into the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3 that can be used instead.
S
ee pa
g
e 10
f
or
m
ore details on usin
g
EDID.
OPERATION NOTE
S

3
FEATURE
S
HDMI 1.3 Features
• 225 MHz
(
up to 12 bit YUV 444 supported
@
1080p
)
• Deep
C
olor
• Dolb
y
TrueHD and DT
S
-HD Master Audi
o
• Lip
Sy
nc
•
C
E
C
Pass-Throu
gh
Features
• Easil
y
switch between an
y
f
our
(
4
)
Hi-De
f
sources on up to two
(
2
)
HDTV
displa
y
s without si
g
nal loss
•
M
aintains sharp HDTV resolutions up to 1080p Full HD and 2
K
• 3DTV Pass-Throu
gh
•
C
olor
S
pace
C
onversio
n
• EDID Mana
g
ement
f
or rapid inte
g
ration o
f
sources and displa
y
devices.
•
M
ono-L
O
K™ Lockin
g
HDMI
C
onnectors
•
S
upports the use o
f
DVI sources and DVI displa
y
s with an HDMI-to-DVI
c
onverter cable or adapter
•
H
DMI and HD
C
P complian
t
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
G
e
f
en 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3
(
2
)
6
f
t. HDMI cables
(
M-M
)
(
1
)
IR Remote
C
ontrol Uni
t
(
1
)
5V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
User Manual

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

5
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
P
ower Indicato
r
This LED will become active once the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
is properl
y
c
onnected between the unit and a open wall power receptacle.
2
I
R
(
Infrared
)
Receive
r
This receiver will accept command
f
or switchin
g
between input HDMI devices
u
sin
g
the included RMT-4IR remote control.
3
I
nternal EDID Mode Indicato
r
This LED will become active when the unit is usin
g
the pre-loaded EDID.
S
ee
p
a
g
e 10
f
or more details.
4
External EDID Mode Indicato
r
This LED will become active when the unit is usin
g
the EDID
f
rom the HDMI
deice connected to HDMI output port 1.
S
ee pa
g
e 6
f
or more details.
5
L
ink Indicato
r
This LED will become active when the unit is properl
y
connected to an HDMI
c
apable device on either o
f
the HDMI output ports.
6
I
nput Indicator
s
There is one LED
f
or each o
f
the
f
our input ports. The LED
f
or the currentl
y
s
elected HDMI input will be active.
7
S
/PDIF Digital Audio Outpu
t
C
onnecto
r
This
S/
PDIF output will suppl
y
supported audio
f
ormats
f
or output to an
e
xternal audio decoder or device such as an ampli
fi
er or receiver.
8
EDID Button
This button will to
gg
le between the internal external EDID modes. To determine
which mode is currentl
y
bein
g
used, please note which EDID mode LED is
active on the
f
ront panel o
f
the unit.
9
R
eset Button
This button will reset the unit and
f
orce all devices in the chain to re-transmit
/
re
-r
ead
EDID. It i
s
esse
nti
a
l th
a
t th
e
u
nit
be
r
ese
t
af
t
e
r th
e
EDID m
ode
h
as
bee
n
c
han
g
ed.
10
HDMI Input Ports
1
-
4
C
onnect up to
f
our
(
4
)
Hi-De
f
sources these HDMI input ports.
11
HDMI Output Ports 1-2
C
onnect up to two
(
2
)
HDTV displa
y
s to these HDMI output ports.
1
2 5V DC Power Receptacle
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
between this port and an open wall
p
ower receptacle.

6
How to Connect the 4x2 Switcher for HDMI 1.
3
1.
C
onnect up to two HDMI source devices to the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3
u
sin
g
the supplied HDMI cables.
2.
C
onnect up to
f
our HDMI capable devices to the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3
u
sin
g
the supplied HDMI cables.
3
.
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power adapter to the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI
1.3 power input port.
4. Power on the displa
y
s
fi
rst and then the source.
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g
Dia
g
ram for the Gefen 4x2 Switcher for HDMI 1.
3
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CONNECTING AND OPERATIN
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THE 4X2 SWITCHER FOR HDMI 1.
3

7
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
(
RMT-4IR
)
1
2
NOTE: An Activit
y
Indicator that
fl
ashes quickl
y
while holdin
g
down
an
y
one o
f
the
f
our buttons indicates a low batter
y
. Replace the IR
R
emote
C
ontrol batter
y
as soon as possibl
e
.

8
IR REMOTE CONTROL
Installin
g
the Batter
y
The Remote
C
ontrol unit ships with two batteries
(C
R-2032 lithium batter
y)
.
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
(
+
)
sid
e
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
the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.
3
.
For example, i
f
both DIP switches on the I
R
R
emote
C
ontrol unit are set to IR channel 0
(
both DIP switches down
)
, then
th
e
4x2 Switcher for HDMI 1.3
must also be set to IR channel 0.
3
S
ee the next
p
a
g
e
f
or in
f
ormation on how to chan
g
e the IR channel on the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or
H
DMI
1
.
3
.
R
emote
C
hannel 2
:
R
emote
C
hannel
3:
R
emote
C
hannel 1
:
y
Batter
y
slo
t
DIP switches
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
.
U
se onl
y
C
R-2032 3V lithium batteries.

9
IR CHANNEL CONTROL
U
se the
f
ollowin
g
procedure to set the proper IR channel on the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or
H
DMI 1.
3
.
1
Pr
ess
a
n
d
h
o
l
d
th
e
EDID
bu
tt
o
n.
2 While holdin
g
the
E
DI
D
button, press and release the Rese
t
bu
tt
o
n. Th
e
input LED indicators, on the
f
ront panel, will represent the current IR channel
f
or the
S
witcher: A blinkin
g
LED corresponds to DIP switch set to the
O
N
p
osition. An inactive LED corresponds to a DIP switch set to the
O
FF
p
osition.
In the illustration above, the LED
f
or Input 1 is blinkin
g
and the LED
f
or Input
2 is inactive. This indicates that the
S
witcher is set to IR channel 1.
IMPORTAN
T
: Th
e
se
l
ec
t
ed
IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l m
us
t
be
th
e
sa
m
e
as
th
e
IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l
s
et on the IR Remote
C
ontrol Unit
(
see previous pa
g
e
)
. Re
f
er to the table
below
f
or settin
g
the IR channel on the 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3.
IR
C
hannel Tabl
e
Input LED
1
Input LED
2
IR
C
hannel
O
FF
O
FF
0
O
FF
ON
1
ON
O
FF
2
ON
ON
3
3
C
ontinue holdin
g
the
E
DI
D
button while pressin
g
and releasin
g
the Rese
t
button to c
y
cle to the next IR channel.
4
O
nce the proper IR channel has been selected, release the
E
DI
D
bu
tt
o
n.

10
E
DID MANAGEMEN
T
E
DID Mode Selection
1. EXTERNAL MOD
E
:
S
ee the next pa
g
e
f
or details on usin
g
the External EDID.
2
. INTERNAL MOD
E
:
To use this mode, press the EDID button on the rear panel until the
f
ront-
p
anel LED marked
“
Int” turns bri
g
ht
g
reen. This mode will use a preset
EDID,
f
rom the
f
actor
y
, that is stored in the
G
e
f
en 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI
1.3. This pre-pro
g
rammed standard EDID data structure is compatible with
most A
/
V displa
y
devices. All resolutions and audio
f
ormats speci
fi
ed in
this EDID will be passed to the source device.
S
ee the tables below
f
or a
c
omplete listin
g
o
f
the resolutions and audio
f
ormats listed in this EDID.
NOTE: All other HDMI devices
/
displa
y
s connected to the output ports
M
UST
be compatible with at least one resolution
/
audio
f
ormat speci
fi
ed in this
EDID. It is recommended to set, on the source device, a common resolution
and audio
f
ormat shared b
y
all attached devices
/
displa
y
s. This is to ensure a
c
ompatible si
g
nal is output to all connected devices
/
displa
y
s.
Internal EDID Video Timin
g
s
T
imin
g
Refresh Rat
e
T
imin
g
Refresh Rat
e
1280 x 720
p
50
H
z
720 x 576
p
50
H
z
1280 x 720
p
59
.
9
4
/
60
Hz 1920 x 1080
p
50
H
z
1
9
2
0
x 1
080i
50
H
z
1920 x 1080
p
59
.
9
4
/
60
Hz
1
9
2
0
x 1
080
i
*
59
.
9
4
/
60
Hz 1440 x 480
p
59
.
9
4
/
60
Hz
720 x 480
p
59
.
9
4
/
60
Hz 1440 x 576
p
50
H
z
*
N
a
tiv
e
R
eso
l
u
ti
on
Int
e
rn
a
l EDID A
ud
i
o
F
o
rm
a
t
s
A
udio Forma
t
Su
pp
orted Channels
LP
C
M2
CH
A
C
-
3
2
C
H
/
5
.1
CH
DT
S
2
C
H
/
5
.1
CH

1
1
E
DID MANAGEMEN
T
E
xternal EDID Mana
g
emen
t
The 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3
f
eatures EDID Mana
g
ement. Be
f
ore the source
c
an send video or audio si
g
nals, the source device reads the EDID
(
Extended
Displa
y
Identi
fi
cation Data
)
f
rom the output devices connected to the
S
plitter.
The EDID contains in
f
ormation about what t
y
pe o
f
A
/
V data that the source can
s
end to each output device.
The 4x2
S
witcher
f
or HDMI 1.3 distributes a sin
g
le source to multiple output
devices. This involves readin
g
EDID data
f
rom more than one device.
M
ana
g
ement o
f
the EDID data is important to maintain compatibilit
y
between all
de
vi
ces
.
T
he followin
g
EDID features are copied from Output 1
:
•
S
upported Resolutions
• 3D
S
uppor
t
•A
ud
i
o
F
ea
t
u
r
es
E
DID color features are built based on all attached displa
y
s, usin
g
the
f
ollowin
g
rules
:
• Deep
C
olor will be
e
n
ab
l
ed
if one or more displays are connected to the
d
S
plitter supportin
g
Deep
C
olor.
• xvY
CC
(
x.v.
C
olor
)
is supported i
f
all connected displa
y
s support it.
D
ispla
y
Connections
:
•I
f
a displa
y
is not connected to
O
utput 1, then no EDID chan
g
es are made,
meanin
g
that the previous EDID in
f
ormation will be used. This state will be
in e
ff
ect until a displa
y
is connected to
O
utput 1 and the
S
plitter is power-
cy
cled.
• EDID is built
f
rom
O
utput 1 to the Input. The audio block will be copied
f
rom
O
utput 1. EDID-cop
y
in
g
is per
f
ormed onl
y
when the
S
plitter is reset or
p
ower-c
y
cled.

12
Video Ampli
fi
er Bandwidth ............................................................... 225 MHz
Input Video
S
i
g
nal ...................................................................... 1.2 Volts p-p
Input DD
C
S
i
g
nal ................................................................ 5 Volts p-p
(
TTL
)
H
DMI Input
C
onnectors .......................................
(
4
)
T
y
pe A, 19 Pin, Female
H
DMI
O
utput
C
onnectors ....................................
(
2
)
T
y
pe A, 19 Pin, Femal
e
Power
S
uppl
y
...................................................................................... 5V D
C
Power
C
onsumption .............................................................. 10 Watts
(
max
)
O
peratin
g
Temperature .................................................................... 0 - 40
°C
Dim
e
n
s
i
o
n
s
............................................................... 12
”
W x 1.2
”
H x 4.2
”
D
S
hippin
g
Wei
g
ht .................................................................................... 6 lbs
.
SPECIFICATION
S

1
3
WARRANTY
G
e
f
en warrants the equipment it manu
f
actures to be
f
ree
f
rom de
f
ects in material
and workmanship.
I
f
equipment
f
ails because o
f
such de
f
ects and
G
e
f
en is noti
fi
ed within two
(
2
)
y
ears
f
rom the date o
f
shipment,
G
e
f
en will, at its option, repair or replace the
e
quipment, provided that the equipment has not been sub
j
ected to mechanical,
e
lectrical, or other abuse or modi
fi
cations. Equipment that
f
ails under conditions
other than those covered will be repaired at the current price o
f
parts and labor in
eff
ect at the time o
f
repair.
S
uch repairs are warranted
f
or ninet
y
(
90
)
da
y
s
f
rom
the da
y
o
f
reshipment to the Bu
y
er.
This warrant
y
is in lieu o
f
all other warranties expressed or implied, includin
g
without limitation, an
y
implied warrant
y
or merchantabilit
y
or
fi
tness
f
or an
y
p
articular purpose, all o
f
which are expressl
y
disclaimed.
1. Proo
f
o
f
sale ma
y
be required in order to claim warrant
y
.
2.
C
ustomers outside the U
S
are responsible
f
or shippin
g
char
g
es to and
f
rom
G
e
f
en.
3
.
C
opper cables are limited to a 30 da
y
warrant
y
and cables must be in their
ori
g
inal condition.
The in
f
ormation in this manual has been care
f
ull
y
checked and is believed to
be accurate. However,
G
e
f
en assumes no responsibilit
y
f
or an
y
inaccuracies
that ma
y
be contained in this manual. In no event will
G
e
f
en be liable
f
or
direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential dama
g
es resultin
g
f
rom
an
y
de
f
ect or omission in this manual, even i
f
advised o
f
the possibilit
y
o
f
such
dama
g
es. The technical in
f
ormation contained herein re
g
ardin
g
the
f
eatures and
s
peci
fi
cations is sub
j
ect to chan
g
e without notice.
For the latest warrant
y
covera
g
e in
f
ormation, re
f
er to the Warrant
y
and Return
Polic
y
under the
S
upport section o
f
the
G
e
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en Web site at www.
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e
f
en.com.
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