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Rev A
9

CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4 Panel La
y
ou
t
4 Fr
o
nt P
a
n
e
l
5
Back Panel
6
Panel Descriptions
8
IR Remote
C
ontrol
8
La
y
out and Descriptions
9
Installin
g
the Batter
y
9
S
ettin
g
the IR channel
10
C
onnectin
g
the TV Multi Format
S
witcher
11
O
peratin
g
the TV Multi Format
S
witcher
11
S
electin
g
the Input
S
ourc
e
12
S
ettin
g
the IR channel
14 R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ontrol
1
5
R
S
-2
3
2
C
ommands
1
6
Rack Mount Installatio
n
17
S
peci
fi
cations
18 Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the
G
e
f
en TV Multi Format
S
witcher. 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.
How It Works
The rack-mountable TV Multi Format
S
witcher allows
y
ou to view a wide variet
y
o
f
analo
g
and di
g
ital
S
D and HD video sources with audio at resolutions up to
1080p -- all on one HDMI-compliant displa
y
. An
y
thin
g
f
rom computers, set-top
boxes, satellite boxes, securit
y
cameras, Blu-ra
y
and DVD pla
y
ers to the next
g
eneration o
f
hi-de
f
g
amin
g
consoles
(
includin
g
the Xbox 360 and P
S
3
)
can
s
hare a sin
g
le HDMI-compliant displa
y
.
S
uperior A
/
V si
g
nal qualit
y
is insured b
y
the 3D comb
fi
lter and 3D noise reduction circuitr
y
. The audio dela
y
f
eature and
de-interlacin
g
f
eature
f
or 480i sources improves
S
tandard-De
fi
nition console
g
amin
g
.
The TV Multi Format
S
witcher supports 2
C
omponent, 2
C
omposite, 2
S
-Video,
and 1 V
G
A source -- each with L
/
R analo
g
audio in up to 2 channels. 3 HDMI
s
ources are also supported with embedded di
g
ital audio at up to 7.1 channels.
(
The number o
f
audio channels present in the HDMI output si
g
nal will depend on
what kind o
f
audio is input
)
. An
y
A
/
V source can be selected
f
or viewin
g
at an
y
time usin
g
the included IR remote or the
f
ront-panel selector buttons.
How It Works
Audio
/
video sources connect to the TV Multi Format
S
witcher on its inputs. An
H
DMI-compliant displa
y
is connected to the HDMI output. The 5V D
C
power
s
uppl
y
is connected to the TV Multi Format
S
witcher. The currentl
y
selected
video source will appear on the output displa
y
in vibrant color.
Not
e
:
O
nl
y
A
/
V source switchin
g
(
not scalin
g)
is per
f
ormed with this product.
There
f
ore, when selectin
g
the V
G
A input source
y
ou ma
y
encounter sli
g
ht
s
hi
f
ts o
f
the output ima
g
e. Please consult
y
our
g
raphics card and
/
or displa
y
documentation
f
or options that will allow ad
j
ustin
g
o
f
the ima
g
e position. An
y
o
f
our versatile scalers can be easil
y
added at the HDMI output o
f
this unit, such as
our
G
e
f
enTV 1080P HDMI
S
caler
(G
TV-HDMI-1080P
S
, available separatel
y)
.

2
OPERATION NOTE
S
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE TV MULTI FORMAT SWITCHER
• All analo
g
video inputs will be converted to di
g
ital and will be output throu
g
h
the HDMI outputs.
• All analo
g
audio inputs will be converted to di
g
ital audio and will be output
throu
g
h the HDMI outputs. All di
g
ital audio inputs will be output throu
g
h the
H
DMI outputs.
• The TV Multi Format
S
witcher is compatible with all DVI displa
y
s when used
with an HDMI-to-DVI adapter.
• The TV Multi Format
S
witcher is not a scaler. There
f
ore, the output
r
esolution will be the same as the input resolution.

3
FEATURE
S
HDMI Features Su
pp
orted
:
• 225 MHz
(
up to 12 bit YUV 444
@
1080p
)
• Deep
C
olor
(
x.v.
C
olor
)
at 12-bit resolution
• Dolb
y®
TrueHD and DT
S
-HD
®
Master Audio™
• Lip-
Sy
nc
Features
• The TV Multi Format
S
witcher allows man
y
A
/
V sources to be switched to
one HDTV displa
y
• A
/
V sources include
(
2
)
C
omposite,
(
2
)
S
-video,
(
2
)
C
omponent,
(
1
)
V
G
A
and
(
3
)
HDMI.
•
S
electable de-interlacin
g
o
f
480i
/
576i sources to 480p
/
576
p
• All inputs are
f
ormat converted and output throu
g
h a sin
g
le HDMI outpu
t
• Audio dela
y
f
eature allows a dela
y
o
f
150ms on all analo
g
audio inputs
•
3
D noise reduction
(
DNR
)
and 3D comb
fi
lter
f
or cleaner A
/
V si
g
nals
•
S
witchin
g
is initiated b
y
f
ront panel buttons or b
y
IR remote control
(
included
)
• Automated or remote switchin
g
is also possible b
y
sendin
g
control si
g
nals to
the inte
g
rated R
S
-232 serial communications port with a computer or control
automation device such as
C
restro
n
™
• De-Interlacin
g
f
eatur
e
•
R
ack-mountable
(
hardware kit included
)
•
H
D
C
P-complian
t
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
TV Multi Format
S
witcher
(
1
)
6
f
t. HDMI cable
(
M-M
)
(
1
)
IR Remote control
(
1
)
5V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
S
et o
f
Rack Ears
(
1
)
User Manual

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

5
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
Back Pane
l
9
10
19
1
1
12 1
4
15 1
6
17 1
8
1
3

6
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S
Front Panel
1
HDMI In
1
C
onnect a Hi-De
f
source device to this port usin
g
an HDMI cable.
2
Composite / Audio In 1
C
onnect a
C
omposite source to this input usin
g
3x R
C
Acables.
3
S-Video / Audio In 1
C
onnect an
S
-Video source to this input usin
g
an
S
-Video cable and 2x R
C
A
cab
l
es
.
4 Component / Audio In 1
C
onnect a
C
omponent source to this input usin
g
5x R
C
Acables.
5 I
R
Rece
iv
es
IR
co
mm
a
n
ds
f
r
o
m th
e
in
c
l
uded
IR r
e
m
o
t
e
co
ntr
o
l
u
nit.
6 Powe
r
This LED indicator
g
lows bri
g
ht red when the switcher is connected to anA
C
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
ou
tl
e
t.
7 Source Selection Button
s
Pr
ess
th
ese
bu
tt
o
n
s
t
o
se
l
ec
t th
e
des
ir
ed
sou
r
ce
.
8
Source Selection Indicator
s
These LED indicators will
g
low bri
g
ht blue to indicate the currentl
y
selected
source
.
Back Panel
9 480i
/
576i De-interlace
Pressin
g
this button de-interlaces the video si
g
nal. Improves standard de
fi
nition
s
ources such as
g
amin
g
consoles and broadcast television. This
f
unction onl
y
a
ff
ects input resolutions o
f
480i or 576i.
1
0 Audio Dela
y
Pressin
g
this button will appl
y
a 150ms audio dela
y
to the output audio si
g
nal.
This is use
f
ul
f
or lip s
y
nc and when usin
g
surround speakers connected to an
AVR.
1
1 RS-232 Serial Por
t
C
onnects to the R
S
-232 control device. The TV Multi Format
S
witcher ma
y
be
s
witched remotel
y
usin
g
this port.
1
2 Composite / Audio In 2
C
onnect a
C
omposite source to this input usin
g
3x R
C
Acables.

7
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
3 Component / Audio In 1
C
onnect a
C
omponent source to this input usin
g
5x R
C
Acables.
1
4 S-Video / Audio In 2
C
onnect an
S
-Video source to this input usin
g
an
S
-Video cable and 2x R
C
A
cab
l
es
.
1
5 PC / Audio In
C
onnect a V
G
Acable to the DB-1
5
connector.
U
se a
3
.
5
mm mini-stereo cable
to connect the audio source to the 3.5mm mini-stereo
j
ack.
1
6 HDMI In 2
C
onnect a Hi-De
f
source device to this port usin
g
an HDMI cable.
1
7 HDMI In
3
C
onnect a Hi-De
f
source device to this port usin
g
an HDMI cable.
1
8 HDMI Ou
t
C
onnect an HDTV displa
y
to this port usin
g
an HDMI cable.
1
9 5V D
C
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to this power receptacle.

8
IR REMOTE CONTROL
1
LED Indicato
r
This LED will be activated momentaril
y
each time a button is pressed.
2
CV1
,
CV2
S
elects the
C
omposite 1
(C
V1
)
or
C
omposite 2
(C
V2
)
input.
3
P
C
S
elects the V
G
A input.
4 HD
1,
HD2
,
HD
3
S
elects the HDMI 1
(
HD1
)
, HDMI 2
(
HD2
)
, or HDMI 3
(
HD3
)
input.
5 CO1
,
CO2
S
elects the
C
omponent 1
(CO
1
)
or
C
omponent 2
(CO
2
)
input.
6 SV1
,
SV2
S
elects the
S
-Video
(S
V1
)
or
S
-Video 2
(S
V2
)
input.
L
a
y
out and Descriptions
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
.
1
2
6
5
4
4
3
6

9
IR REMOTE CONTROL
Installin
g
the Batter
y
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.
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
T
V Multi Format
S
witcher.
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 TV Multi
Format
S
witcher must also be set to IR channel
0
.
S
ee pa
g
e 12
f
or in
f
ormation
on how to chan
g
e the IR channel on the
T
V Multi Format
S
witcher.
R
emote
C
hannel 2
:
R
emote
C
hannel
3:
R
emote
C
hannel 1
:
DIP switches
y
Batter
y
slo
t
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
.
Dispose o
f
used batteries accordin
g
to the instructions.

10
How to Connect the TV Multi Format Switcher
1.
C
onnect the HDMI output on the TV Multi Format
S
witcher to the displa
y
u
sin
g
the supplied HDMI cable.
2.
C
onnect up to three HDMI sources to the HDMI inputs.
3
.
C
onnect analo
g
audio
/
video sources to the TV Multi Format
S
witcher usin
g
the
f
ollowin
g
cables
:
•
(
2
)
5 x R
C
A
C
omponent video cables to the
C
omponent inputs.
•
(
2
)
3 x R
C
A
C
omposite video cables to the
C
omposite inputs.
•
(
1
)
V
G
A cable to the DB-15 connector.
•
(
1
)
3.5mm mini-stereo cable to the 3.5mm mini-stereo
j
ac
k
4.
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to the power receptacle on the
TV Multi Format
S
witcher
.
5
.
C
onnect the A
C
power cord to the power suppl
y
and connect the power cord
t
o
a
n
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
ou
tl
e
t.
The TV Multi Format
S
witcher is now powered and read
y
f
or use.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the TV Multi Format Switcher
CONNECTING THE TV MULTI FORMAT SWITCHER
RS-232 Controller
EXT-TV-MFS
COMPOSITE VIDEO CABLE
ANALOG AUDIO (MINI STEREO) CABLE
RS-232 CABLE
ANALOG AUDIO (RCA) CABLE
COMPONENT CABLE
HDMI CABLE
VGA CABLE
S-VIDEO CABLE
Hi-Def
Source
Hi-Def
Source
Hi-Def
Source
Component
Source
Component
Source
S-Video Source
S-Video Source
Composite Source
Composite Source
VGA Source
HD Display

1
1
OPERATING THE TV MULTI FORMAT SWITCHER
Selectin
g
the Input Sourc
e
• To select an input source, press an
y
one o
f
the
f
ront panel buttons. In the
e
xample below, the HDMI1 button has been pressed.
Each button corresponds to a di
ff
erent input on the switcher, as
f
ollows
:
Button In
p
u
t
Button In
p
u
t
C
V
1
C
omposite In
1
C
omp
2
C
omponent In
2
C
V
2
C
omposite In
2
P
C
P
C
/
Audio I
n
S
V
1
S
-Video
1
H
DMI
1
H
DMI In
1
S
V
2
S
-Video
2
H
DMI
2
H
DMI In
2
C
omp
1
C
omponent In
1
H
DMI
3
H
DMI In
3
• The included IR Remote
C
ontrol can also be used to select an input source.
Each button on the IR Remote
C
ontrol corresponds to a button on the
f
ront
p
anel o
f
the switcher. In the example below,
C
omponent In 2 has been
s
elected b
y
pressin
g
the
CO
2 button on the IR Remote
C
ontrol.
LED in
d
i
ca
t
es
th
a
t HDMI In 1
p
is the current in
p
ut source.
LED in
d
i
ca
t
es
a
p
button was
p
resse
d

12
OPERATING THE TV MULTI FORMAT SWITCHER
Settin
g
the IR channe
l
1.
A
f
ter the TV Multi Format
S
witcher is powered, press and hold the
C
V1 and
C
V2 simultaneousl
y
. A
f
ter a
f
ew seconds, the power LED will be
g
in to
fl
ash
r
apidl
y
.
2. The current IR channel will be indicated b
y
the
C
V1 and
C
V2 buttons on
the
f
ront panel. In the illustration above, both LED indicators
f
or
C
V1 and
C
V2 are not on. This indicates that the TV Multi Format
S
witcher is set to IR
c
hannel 0. IR channel 0 is the de
f
ault settin
g
.
3
.
C
onsecutivel
y
press the
S
V1 button will c
y
cle throu
g
h each IR channel, as
fo
ll
o
w
s
.
A
f
ter the
S
V1 button is pressed once, the power LED will
g
low solid red to
indicate that the IR channel on the
S
witcher has chan
g
ed.
gp
Flashin
g
p
ower LED
IR channel
0
IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l
1
IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l
2
IR channel
3

1
3
OPERATING THE TV MULTI FORMAT SWITCHER
O
nce the TV Multi Format
S
witcher is set to the correct IR channel,
s
imultaneousl
y
press and hold the
C
V1 and
C
V2 buttons to reboot the
S
witcher. All o
f
the
f
ront panel LED switchin
g
indicators will
g
low bri
g
ht blue
momentaril
y
, a
f
ter which the
S
witcher will be read
y
f
or use.
IMPORTANT: Th
e
IR
c
h
a
nn
e
l
o
n th
e
TV Multi Format Switcher
m
us
t
r
match the IR channel used b
y
the IR Remote
C
ontrol Unit.
S
ee
p
a
g
e 12
f
or in
f
ormation on how to chan
g
e the IR channel on the IR
R
emote
C
ontrol
U
nit.

1
4
RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL
RS232 Settin
g
s
Bits per second ................................................................................................... 960
0
Data bits ....................................................................................................................
8
Parit
y
.................................................................................................................. Non
e
S
top bits .....................................................................................................................
1
Flow
C
ontrol ....................................................................................................... Non
e
54321
9876
12345
6789
Only Pins 2 (RX), 3 (TX), and 5 (Ground) are used on the RS-232 serial interface
IMPORTANT: When sendin
g
R
S
-232 commands, a carriage return
a
n
d
a
l
in
e
feed
c
h
a
r
ac
t
e
r m
us
t
be
in
c
l
uded
a
t th
e
e
n
d
of
eac
h lin
e
.
C
ommands are n
ot
case-sensitive.
t

15
Commands
Command RS-232 return valu
e
D
escri
p
tion
H
ELP Li
s
t
s
a
ll
co
mm
a
n
ds
Li
s
t
s
a
ll
co
mm
a
n
ds
S
P
O
WER
0
P
O
WER
O
FF Power
O
FF
S
P
O
WER
1
P
O
WER
ON
Power
ON
S
SOU
R
C
E
0
SOU
R
C
E HDMI
1
S
witch to HDMI In
1
S
SOU
R
C
E
1
SOU
R
C
E HDMI
2
S
witch to HDMI In
2
S
SOU
R
C
E
2
SOU
R
C
E HDMI
3
S
witch to HDMI In
3
S
SOU
R
C
E
3
SOU
R
C
E P
C
S
witch to P
C
/
Audio I
n
S
SOU
R
C
E 4
SOU
R
C
E
CO
MP
1
S
witch t
o
C
omponent
/
Audio In
1
S
SOU
R
C
E
5
SOU
R
C
E
CO
MP
2
S
witch t
o
C
omponent
/
Audio In
2
S
SOU
R
C
E
6
SOU
R
C
E
S
V
1
S
witch t
o
S
-Video
/
Audio In
1
S
SOU
R
C
E
7
SOU
R
C
E
S
V
2
S
witch t
o
S
-Video
/
Audio In
2
S
SOU
R
C
E
8
SOU
R
C
E
C
V
1
S
witch to
C
omposite
/
A
ud
i
o
In
1
S
SOU
R
C
E
9
SOU
R
C
E
C
V
2
S
witch to Composite/
A
ud
i
o
In
2
S
A
U
DI
O
DELAY
0
A
U
DI
O
DELAY
O
F
F
Audio dela
y
O
FF
S
A
U
DI
O
DELAY
1
A
U
DI
O
DELAY
ON
A
udio dela
y
ON
S
S
D_IT
O
P
0
4
80
i
/5
7
6
i to
480p
/
576p
ON
En
ab
l
e
de
-int
e
rl
ace
r
S
S
D_IT
O
P
1
4
80
i
/5
7
6
i to
480p
/
576p
O
FF Di
sab
l
e
de
-int
e
rl
ace
r
S
RE
S
ET
1
n
o
v
a
l
ue
Rese
t
s
wit
c
h
e
r
to de
f
ault settin
g
s
R
P
O
WE
R
P
O
WER [
O
N
/
O
FF] The current power stat
e
R
SOU
R
CE
SO
UR
C
E [Input] The active inpu
t
R
A
U
DI
O
DELAY AUDI
O
DELAY [
O
N
/
O
FF] Audio dela
y
settin
g
R
S
D_IT
O
P4
80
i
/5
7
6
i to
480p
/
576p [
O
N
/
O
FF] De-interlacer settin
g
R
FW_VE
R
FIRMWARE
V
ER
S
I
O
N: [version] Th
e
cu
rr
e
nt
fi
rmw
a
r
e
v
e
r
s
i
on
RS-232 COMMAND
S

1
6
RACK MOUNT INSTALLATIO
N
Rear of unit
Front of unit
R
ack mount ears are provided
f
or installation o
f
this unit into a 1U rack mount
space
.
1. L
oca
t
e
th
e
s
i
de
sc
r
e
w
s
o
n th
e
u
nit.
2.
Re
m
o
v
e
th
e
f
r
o
nt 2
sc
r
e
w
s
th
a
t
a
r
e
l
oca
t
ed
c
l
oses
t t
o
th
e
f
r
o
nt
of
th
e
u
nit.
3
.
U
sin
g
the removed screws, screw the rack mountin
g
bracket into the unit
.
4.
Repeat the procedure on the opposite side of the unit.
ppp
1
2
3
4