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V Multi Format Switcher is a trademark o
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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.