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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4 Panel La
y
ou
t
4 Top
/
Fron
t
5
Le
f
t
S
ide
/
Ri
g
ht
S
id
e
6
Panel Descriptions
7
C
onnectin
g
the 8x8 Matrix
f
or
HD
M
I
7 Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
8
O
peratin
g
the 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDM
I
8
Main Displa
y
9
Determinin
g
the current Routin
g
S
tat
e
10 Routin
g
S
ources
13 Lockin
g
/
Unlockin
g
the Front Panel
14 Fast
S
witchin
g
Technolo
gy
15 Determinin
g
the current
S
witchin
g
Mod
e
18
S
ettin
g
the IR channel on the 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI
2
0
IR Remote
C
ontrol
20 La
y
out and Descriptions
21 Installin
g
the IR Remote
C
ontrol Batter
y
22 Routin
g
S
ources usin
g
the IR Remote
C
ontrol
24 Usin
g
the IR Extender
25 EDID Mana
g
emen
t
2
6
R
S
-2
3
2
S
erial
C
ontrol
27 R
S
-2
3
2
/
Telnet
C
ommands
27 IP
/
Telne
t
3
7 Routin
g
/
Namin
g
/
Presets
4
3
S
tatus
4
5
F
ST
47 Maskin
g
49
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
5
2 Firmware Updat
e
5
3 Wall Mountin
g
Instructions
5
4
S
peci
fi
cations
5
5 Warrant
y
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T
he GefenToolBox 8x8 Matrix for HDMI
The
G
e
f
enToolBox 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI routes ei
g
ht Hi-De
f
sources to an
y
ei
g
ht
H
DTV displa
y
s. Resolutions up to 1080p Full HD and 1920x1200 plus 3DTV are
s
upported, alon
g
with multichannel di
g
ital audio
f
ormats such as Dolb
y®
True HD
and DT
S
-HD
®
Master Audio™.
Th
e
M
a
trix
e
limin
a
t
es
th
e
n
eed
t
o
d
i
sco
nn
ec
t
a
n
d
r
eco
nn
ec
t Hi-D
ef
sou
r
ces
. It
works with an
y
HDMI source that needs to be connected to an HDTV displa
y
.
Each source is accessible at all times
f
rom an
y
displa
y
usin
g
the
f
ront-panel push
buttons, IR remote control, R
S
-232 inter
f
ace, or via Telnet protocol.
How It Works
C
onnect the Hi-De
f
audio
/
video sources to the ei
g
ht HDMI inputs usin
g
the sup-
p
lied HDMI cables.
C
onnect up to ei
g
ht HDTV displa
y
s to the HDMI outputs. 3D
c
ontent can be displa
y
ed when connectin
g
a 3DTV and 3D source.
C
onnect the
p
ower suppl
y
to the matrix and plu
g
the power cable into an available electri-
c
al outlet. Appl
y
power to the sources and displa
y
s. The Hi-De
f
sources will be
r
outed accordin
g
to the current routin
g
selection.
Fast
S
witchin
g
Technolo
gy
(
F
S
T
)
is a
G
e
f
en so
f
tware implementation
f
or HDMI
p
roducts. F
S
T was created to improve the len
g
th
y
HDMI authentication process,
based on the HDMI and HD
C
P speci
fi
cations. F
S
T allows
f
or connectin
g/
dis-
c
onnectin
g
or turnin
g
an
y
o
f
the HDTV displa
y
s on or o
ff
without a
ff
ectin
g
other
displa
y
s within the audio
/
video distribution s
y
stem.
INTRODUCTIO
N
1
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE GEFENTOOLBOX 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
• EDID contains the A
/
V capabilities o
f
a displa
y
device in re
g
ards to video
r
esolutions and audio
f
ormats supported. This in
f
ormation is used b
y
the
s
ource device to determine the
f
ormat o
f
the A
/
V si
g
nal on the outputs.
The
G
e
f
enToolBox 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI incorporates advanced EDID
m
ana
g
ement to ensure compatibilit
y
with all sources and displa
y
devices.
S
ee pa
g
es 25
f
or more details.
• The
G
e
f
enToolBox 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI can detect the presence o
f
Deep
C
olor
(
12-bit si
g
nal
)
automaticall
y
and will disable Deep
C
olor EDID
f
eatures
across all other outputs if
any
f
connected device or displa
y
is not capable
o
f
processin
g
Deep
C
olor. This automatic behavior ensures compatibilit
y
amon
g
all output devices in a mixed-device environment. This
f
eature cannot
be
d
i
sab
l
ed
.
• When powerin
g
the
G
e
f
enToolBox 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI, the Matrix will
u
nder
g
o a momentar
y
initialization sequence. This is normal operation and
m
a
y
take a
f
ew seconds.
OPERATION NOTE
S
2
FEATURE
S
3
Su
pp
orted HDMI Features
• 225 MHz
(
up to 12 bit YUV 444
@
1080p
)
• Deep
C
olor
• Dolb
y®
TrueHD and DT
S
-HD Master Audio™
• Lip-
Sy
nc
Features
•
R
oute an
y
ei
g
ht Hi-De
f
sources to an
y
ei
g
ht HDTV displa
y
s
•
S
upports resolutions up to1080p Full HD and 12-bit Deep
C
olor
•
3
DTV pass-throu
gh
•
S
upports LP
C
M 7.1 audio, Dolb
y
Di
g
ital
®
Plus, Dolb
y®
TrueHD, and DT
S
-
H
D M
as
t
e
r A
ud
i
o
™
• Advanced EDID Mana
g
ement
f
or rapid inte
g
ration o
f
sources and displa
y
s
•
G
e
f
en F
S
T speeds up the HD
C
P authentication process
• Fast and
S
low F
S
T Modes
• Front Panel Push-Button
S
witchin
g
•
S
upports the use o
f
DVI sources and displa
y
s with HDMI-to-DVI cables or
adapters
• IP
C
ontrol via Web
G
raphical User Inter
f
ace and Telne
t
•
RS
-2
3
2 serial control
f
or automatio
n
• IR Remote
C
ontrol
(
handheld remote included
)
• Field-up
g
radable
fi
rmware via built in Web
G
raphical User Inter
f
ac
e
• 24V D
C
Power suppl
y
• W
a
ll-m
ou
nt
ab
l
e
•
U
ses
G
e
f
en Mono-L
O
K HDMI connectors
f
or secure cable connections
• Av
a
il
ab
l
e
in Bl
ac
k
a
n
d
Whit
e
fi
ni
s
h
es
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
G
e
f
enToolBox 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI
(
1
)
IR Remote
C
ontrol
(
1
)
24V D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
A
C
power cor
d
(
1
)
Q
uick
S
tart
G
uid
e
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
4
T
o
p
Fron
t
6
5
2
4
3
1
7
10
121
1
9
8
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
5
1
4
1
3
L
eft Sid
e
Ri
g
ht Sid
e
6
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
Power Indicato
r
This LED indicator will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen when the matrix is powered on.
2
Lock Indicato
r
This LED indicator will
g
low bri
g
ht oran
g
e when the matrix is locked.
3
IR Windo
w
R
eceives si
g
nals
f
rom the IR Remote
C
ontrol
u
nit.
4 Men
u
Pressin
g
this button chan
g
es between routin
g
mode and status mode.
5 Loc
k
Temporaril
y
locks the
f
ront panel buttons. This prevents inadvertent routin
g
c
han
g
es or power-down usin
g
the
f
ront panel buttons. The LED above the
button turns bri
g
ht oran
g
e when the
f
ront panel is locked. Press once to loc
k
the
f
ront panel buttons. Press this button a
g
ain to unlock the
f
ront panel
bu
tt
o
n
s
.
6 Navigation Button
s
These buttons are used to navi
g
ate between the inputs and outputs o
f
the
G
e
f
en
8
x
8
Matrix
f
or HDMI
.
For details on how these controls are used, see
p
a
g
e 10.
7 Powe
r
Turn the power on or o
ff
b
y
pressin
g
this button.
8
RS-232
C
onnects to the R
S
-2
3
2 control device. The
8x8 Matrix for HDMI
may be
I
s
witched remotel
y
usin
g
this port.
S
ee pa
g
e 26
f
or more in
f
ormation.
9 IR Ex
t
C
onnect an IR extender cable
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR
)
to this port.
S
ee pa
g
e 24
f
or more in
f
ormation.
1
0 USB Service Por
t
Rese
rv
ed
fo
r
fu
t
u
r
e
use
.
1
1 IP Control
C
onnect the
8x8 Matrix for HDMI
to a network in order to use IP / Telnet control.
I
1
2 24V D
C
C
onnect the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to this receptacle.
1
3 In
1
- In 8
C
onnect a Hi-De
f
source device to each o
f
these input ports.
1
4 Out 1 - Out 8
C
onnect HDTV displa
y
s or other audio
/
video output devices to these ports.
7
How to Connect the 8x8 Matrix for HDMI
1.
C
onnect up to ei
g
ht
(
8
)
Hi-De
f
sources to the HDMI inputs on the le
f
t side o
f
th
e
8x8 Matrix for HDMI
using the included HDMI cables.
I
2.
C
onnect up to ei
g
ht
(
8
)
HDTV displa
y
s to the HDMI outputs on the ri
g
ht side
of
th
e
8
x
8
Matrix
f
or HDMI
.
3
.
C
onnect the included 24V D
C
power suppl
y
to the power receptacle on the
Ma
trix.
4.
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.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the 8x8 Matrix for HDMI
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IR EXTENDER
IR Extender
IP Control
(Telnet)
CONNECTING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
M
ain Displa
y
Th
e
M
ain Displa
y
o
f
the 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI is a 16 character 2 line displa
y
.
This displa
y
shows the current routin
g
status o
f
the matrix and is also used to
displa
y
additional s
y
stem in
f
ormation. When the unit is powered on, the
f
ollowin
g
s
creen is displa
y
ed
:
A
f
ter a
f
ew moments, the status screen is displa
y
ed. The status screen is shown
be
l
o
w:
D
ispla
y
in
g
Additional Information
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the
M
enu button, on the
f
ront panel, will c
y
cle throu
g
h
other screens such as F
S
T mode and IP in
f
ormation
:
8
OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
9
D
eterminin
g
the Current Routin
g
Stat
e
In the example below, the
fi
rst row
(O
UT
)
represents each HDMI output on
the matrix. The bottom row
(
IN
)
represents each HDMI input on the matrix.
To
g
ether, these two rows displa
y
the current routin
g
state.
S
tartin
g
on the bottom row, we can see that Input 3 has been routed to
O
utputs
A, B,
C
, and D.
C
ontinuin
g
on, Input 4 is routed to
O
utput E, Input 6 is routed to
O
utput F, Input 8 is routed to
O
utput
G
, and
fi
nall
y
Input 1 is routed to
O
utput H.
Note that each output
(
A - H
)
speci
fi
ed in the L
C
D displa
y
, corresponds to each o
f
the HDMI outputs
(
1 - 8
)
on the matrix.
I
f
all inputs are routed to their respective outputs, the
f
ront-panel displa
y
would
l
ook somethin
g
like this
:
S
ometimes, this is re
f
erred to as a
“
1-to-1” routin
g
state. This is the
f
actor
y
(
de
f
ault
)
settin
g
f
or the
8
x
8
Matrix
f
or HDMI
.
Routin
g
Sources
S
electing the
O
utpu
t
1. To select the output, press the Out -
or
Out + button once. The routin
g
state
f
or
O
utput A will be displa
y
ed
:
2. Pr
ess
th
e
Out -
or
Out + button a
g
ain to c
y
cle throu
g
h the routin
g
state
f
or
e
ach output.
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the Out + button will c
y
cle throu
g
h
e
ach output,
f
rom le
f
t to ri
g
ht, startin
g
with
O
utput A
:
OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
10
3
.
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the Out - button will c
y
cle throu
g
h each output,
f
rom
r
i
g
ht to le
f
t, startin
g
with
O
utput H
:
C
hanging the
S
ource
4.
O
nce the desired output has been selected, press the In
+
or
In -
bu
tt
o
n.
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the In
+
button will increment the input source
value b
y
a
f
actor o
f
1
(
within a ran
g
e o
f
1 - 8
)
. For example, i
f
Input 4 was
ori
g
inall
y
routed to
O
utput E, then pressin
g
the In + button will route Input 5
to
O
utput E.
OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
S
ource chan
g
ed
f
rom
pp
f
rom In
p
ut 4 to In
p
ut 5.
1
1
5
.
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the In - button will decrement the input source
value b
y
a
f
actor o
f
1
(
within a ran
g
e o
f
1 - 8
)
. For example, i
f
Input 4 was
ori
g
inall
y
routed to
O
utput E, pressin
g
the
In
- button will route Input 3 to
O
utput E
:
To chan
g
e the routin
g
status o
f
another output, press the
O
ut + or
O
ut -
buttons to navi
g
ate to the desired output. Use the In +
or
In -
bu
tt
o
n
s
t
o
c
han
g
e the source.
6
. Press the Menu button to return to the Routin
g
S
creen.
OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
S
ource chan
g
ed
f
rom
pp
In
p
ut 3 to In
p
ut 5.
NOTE
:
I
f
the Menu button is not pressed a
f
ter a routin
g
chan
g
e
h
as been made, then the
8x8 Matrix for HDMI
will automatically
I
r
eturn to the Routin
g
S
creen a
f
ter about 20 seconds.
12
L
ockin
g
/
Unlockin
g
the Front Panel
To prevent an accidental routin
g
chan
g
e or power-down
(
b
y
pressin
g
the
P
ower
button
)
, the
f
ront-panel buttons on the
8x8 Matrix for HDMI
ca
n
be
l
oc
k
ed
.
I
Lockin
g
the matrix also disables man
y
R
S
-232
/
Telnet commands.
S
ee pa
g
e 26
.
1. Pr
ess
th
e
L
ock button on the
f
ront-panel
:
The Lock LED will
g
low bri
g
ht oran
g
e to indicate that the
f
ront-panel buttons
o
n th
e
8x8 Matrix for HDMI
h
a
v
e
bee
n l
oc
k
ed
.
I
I
f
an
y
buttons
(
other than the
L
ock button
)
are pressed while the The
8
x
8
Matrix for HDMI
is Locked, the following message will be displayed:
I
2. To unlock the 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI, press the
L
ock
bu
tt
o
n
a
seco
n
d
tim
e
.
1
3
OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
L
oc
k LED in
d
i
ca
t
o
r
1
4
OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
Fast Switchin
g
Technolo
gy
Fast
S
witchin
g
Technolo
gy
(
F
S
T
)
is a
G
e
f
en so
f
tware implementation
f
or HDMI
p
roducts. F
S
T was created to improve the len
g
th
y
HDMI authentication process,
based on the HDMI and HD
C
P speci
fi
cations.
F
S
T provides quicker audio
/
video source switchin
g
and
g
reatl
y
improves the
overall audio
/
video s
y
stem behavior and per
f
ormance when more than one
H
DTV displa
y
is used in the s
y
stem setup.
F
S
T allows connectin
g
/
disconnectin
g
or turnin
g
O
N
/
O
FF o
f
HDTV displa
y
s
without havin
g
these activities a
ff
ect other Hi-De
f
sources routed to an
y
other
H
DTV displa
y
in the same s
y
stem.
Fast Mod
e
:
S
ettin
g
the
8x8 Matrix for HDMI
t
o
I
Fast Mod
e
will improve per
f
ormance when
c
onnectin
g
/
disconnectin
g
Hi-De
f
sources, and powerin
g
O
N
/
O
FF HDTV
displa
y
s.
NOT
E
: When switchin
g
f
rom Slow Mod
e
t
o
Fast Mod
e
, the HDTV displa
y
s
c
onnected to the Matrix will blink momentaril
y
.
Slow Mod
e
:
Wh
e
n
se
t t
o
Slow Mod
e
, the Matrix will
f
ollow the standard
au
th
e
nti
ca
ti
o
n
p
rocess, based on the HDMI and HD
C
P speci
fi
cations. Slow Mod
e
i
s
r
ecommended when the source does not support multiple devices.
FAST SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY
D
eterminin
g
the Current Switchin
g
Mod
e
Each HDMI input can be set to Fast Mod
e
or
Slow Mod
e
.
It i
s
r
eco
mm
e
n
ded
that each HDMI input be set to Fast Mod
e
f
or best per
f
ormance.
1.
C
onsecutivel
y
press the
M
enu button on the
f
ront panel until the switchin
g
modes screen is displa
y
ed.
The
fi
rst row
(
IN
)
represents each HDMI input on the matrix. The bottom row
(
M
O
DE
)
represents the current switchin
g
mode o
f
each HDMI input.
S
electing the Inpu
t
2. To chan
g
e the switchin
g
mode on an HDMI input, press the Out -
(
or Out
+
)
button once. The switchin
g
mode
f
or Input 1 will be displa
y
ed
:
Th
e
l
e
tt
e
r F indicates that the HDMI input is usin
g
Fast Mode switchin
g
. I
f
the HDMI input is set to
S
low Mode switchin
g
, a letter
S
will be displa
y
ed
u
nder the input.
OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
15
OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
3
. Pr
ess
th
e
Out -
or
Out + button a
g
ain to c
y
cle throu
g
h the routin
g
state
f
or
e
ach output.
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the Out + button will c
y
cle throu
g
h
e
ach input,
f
rom le
f
t to ri
g
ht, startin
g
with Input 1
:
4.
C
onsecutivel
y
pressin
g
the Out - button will c
y
cle throu
g
h each output,
f
rom
r
i
g
ht to le
f
t
:
NOTE
:
In Routin
g
mode, the Out
+
a
n
d
Out - buttons c
y
cle
throu
g
h each
o
u
t
pu
t
.
In
S
witchin
g
mode, these same buttons are
u
sed to c
y
cle throu
g
h each
i
npu
t
.
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