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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

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

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

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

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

Composite Source

VGA Source

HD Display

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

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

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