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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

IR Remote

C

ontrol

6

La

y

out and Descriptio

n

7 Installin

g

the Batter

y

7

S

ettin

g

the IR

C

hannel

8

C

onnectin

g

the 8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or HDM

I

8

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

9

O

peratin

g

the 8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or HDMI

9

Main Displa

y

9

Displa

y

in

g

Additional In

f

ormatio

n

10 Determinin

g

the

C

urrent Routin

g

S

tat

e

11 Routin

g

S

ources

14 Lockin

g

/

Unlockin

g

the Front Panel

15 F

S

T - Fast

S

witchin

g

Technolo

gy

16 Determinin

g

the

C

urrent

S

witchin

g

Mod

e

18

C

han

g

in

g

the

S

witchin

g

Mod

e

19

S

ettin

g

the IR

C

hannel on the Matri

x

22 Routin

g

S

ources usin

g

the IR Remote

C

ontrol

24 EDID Mana

g

emen

t

2

5

R

S

-2

3

2

S

erial

C

ontrol

26 IP

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

27 R

S

-2

3

2

/

Telnet

C

ommands

27 IP

/

Telnet

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

48 Routin

g

/

Namin

g

/

Presets

5

7

S

tatus

63

F

ST

6

6 Maskin

g

78 Firmware Updat

e

79 Rack Mount

S

a

f

et

y

In

f

ormatio

n

8

0

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

8

1 Warrant

y

1

C

on

g

ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the 8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or HDMI. 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 8x8 Cross

p

oint Matrix for HDMI

The

G

e

f

en 8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix routes ei

g

ht Hi-De

f

sources at resolutions up

to 1080p Full HD with Deep

C

olor and multi-channel di

g

ital audio to an

y

o

f

ei

g

ht

H

DTV displa

y

s, eliminatin

g

the need to disconnect and reconnect HDMI sources

and displa

y

s. The

G

e

f

en 8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix supports 3DTV pass-throu

g

h and

advanced di

g

ital audio

f

ormats such as Dolb

y®

TrueHD and DT

S

-HD

®

Master

Audio™. Each source is accessible at all times

f

rom an

y

displa

y

b

y

usin

g

the

included IR Remote

C

ontrol, the R

S

-232 port, IP

(

Telnet or Web

S

erver

)

, or b

y

u

sin

g

the

f

ront-panel push settin

g

. This product uses

G

e

f

en F

S

T technolo

gy

.

How It Works

U

sin

g

HDMI cables, connect up to ei

g

ht Hi-De

f

sources to the HDMI inputs on

the matrix.

C

onnect up to ei

g

ht HDTV displa

y

s to the HDMI outputs on the matrix.

3

D content can be displa

y

ed onl

y

when connectin

g

a 3D source.

C

onnect the

included power suppl

y

to the matrix and plu

g

it into an available electrical outlet.

Turn on the matrix b

y

pressin

g

the power switch and then appl

y

power to the

s

ources and to the displa

y

s.

INTRODUCTIO

N

2

OPERATION NOTE

S

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE GEFEN 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI

• There is no internal scalin

g

in the

G

e

f

en 8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or HDMI

.

All o

f

the attached monitors must be able to displa

y

the resolutions output b

y

the source devices. For maximum compatibilit

y

it is recommended that onl

y

one compatible

/

common resolution be used b

y

all o

f

the source devices.

• The

G

e

f

en

8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI

is a full-featured crosspoint

I

m

atrix

f

or ei

g

ht inputs and ei

g

ht outputs. An

y

source can be connected to

an

y

displa

y

at an

y

time, usin

g

the remote control, R

S

-232, Telnet, or b

y

c

ontrollin

g

it via the buttons on the

f

ront

p

anel.

• 3D content pass-thru is enabled to all outputs when a 3DTV is connected

to

O

utput A. Ensure to power c

y

cle the Matrix once a 3DTV is connected to

O

utput A durin

g

standard operation.

3

HDMI Features Su

pp

orted

•

R

esolutions up to 1080p Full HD and 1920 x 1200

(

WUX

G

A

)

• 12-bit Deep

C

olor

• LP

C

M 7.1 audio, Dolb

y®

TrueHD, Dolb

y

Di

g

ital

®

Plus, an

d

DT

S

-HD

®

Master Audio™

• 3DTV pass-throu

gh

• Lip

Sy

nc pass-throu

gh

•

H

D

C

P-complian

t

Features

• Independentl

y

routes an

y

ei

g

ht Hi-De

f

sources to an

y

o

f

ei

g

ht HDTV displa

y

s

•

G

e

f

en F

S

T speeds up the HD

C

P authentication process

• Independent Fast and

S

low F

S

T switchin

g

f

or each inpu

t

• Advanced EDID Mana

g

ement

f

or rapid inte

g

ration o

f

sources and displa

y

s

• Abilit

y

to save and recall presets

•

S

upports DVI sources and displa

y

s usin

g

HDMI to DVI adapters or cables

• Field-up

g

radeable

ﬁ

rmware via IP

• Front-Panel

S

witchin

g

capabilit

y

• IR Remote

C

ontrol via

f

ront panel sensor and back panel inpu

t

(

usin

g

EXT-RMT-EXTIR

)

•

S

erial

(

R

S

-232

)

control

f

or automatio

n

• IP

C

ontrol via Telne

t

•

Rac

k m

ou

nt

ab

l

e

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or HDM

I

(

1

)

IR Remote

C

ontrol uni

t

(

1

)

24V D

C

Power

S

uppl

y

(

1

)

A

C

Power

C

or

d

(

1

)

Q

uick-

S

tart

G

uid

e

FEATURE

S

4

P

ANEL LAYOU

T

Fron

t

Back

2

4

3

9

10 12

1

3

1

4

15

5

7

6

8

1

5

1

L

CD Displa

y

This is a two-line, sixteen-character displa

y

which displa

y

s status in

f

ormation

and is also used to mana

g

e displa

y

/

source routin

g

.

2

N

avigation Button

s

U

sed

f

or routin

g

and ad

j

ustin

g

settin

g

s o

f

the 8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or HDMI

.

S

ee the in

f

ormation be

g

innin

g

on pa

g

e 11

f

or details on usin

g

these buttons.

3

M

en

u

Press this button to displa

y

routin

g

, switchin

g

mode, and IP address in

f

ormation.

4

I

R Senso

r

R

eceives si

g

nals

f

rom the IR Remote

C

ontrol

.

5

L

ock Indicato

r

This LED turns

g

lows bri

g

ht blue when the

f

ront panel is locked.

6

L

ock Button

Pressin

g

this button temporaril

y

locks the

f

ront panel controls.

7

P

ower Indicato

r

This LED indicator will

g

low bri

g

ht blue when the matrix is powered on.

8

P

ower Button

Press this button to power-on and power-o

ff

the matrix.

9

I

P Control

C

onnect an Ethernet cable to this port to control the 8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or

H

DM

I

using IP Control. See page 26 for more information.

I

10

R

S-232

C

onnects to the R

S

-232 control device.

S

ee pa

g

e 25

f

or more in

f

ormation.

11

I

R Ex

t

C

onnect an IR extender cable to this port

(G

e

f

en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR

)

.

1

2 USB

S

ervice port

f

or manu

f

acturer use onl

y

.

13

Out A - Out

H

C

onnect HDTV displa

y

s to these ports usin

g

HDMI cables.

14

I

n

1

- In 8

C

onnect a Hi-De

f

source to each o

f

these ports usin

g

HDMI cables.

15

2

4V D

C

onnect the included 24V D

C

power suppl

y

to this power receptacle and

c

onnect the A

C

power cord to an available electrical outlet.

P

ANEL DESCRIPTION

S

6

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

1

2

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

.

7

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

(

+

)

side 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

th

e

8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or HDMI.

For example, i

f

both DIP switches on the IR

R

emote

C

ontrol unit are set to IR channel 0

(

both DIP switches down

)

, then the

8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI

must also be set to IR channel

0

.

I

S

ee pa

g

e 73

f

or in

f

ormation on how to chan

g

e the IR channel on the 8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or

H

DMI

.

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.

8

CONNECTING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI

How to Connect the 8x8 Cross

p

oint Matrix for HDMI

1.

C

onnect up to ei

g

ht Hi-De

f

sources to the HDMI inputs

(

see pa

g

e 4

)

on the

8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI

using HDMI cables.

I

2.

C

onnect up to ei

g

ht HDTV displa

y

s to the HDMI outputs

(

see pa

g

e 4

)

on the

8x8

C

rosspoint 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

l

ec

tri

ca

l

ou

tl

e

t.

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram for the 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI

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IR Extender

9

OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI

M

ain Displa

y

Th

e

M

ain Displa

y

of

th

e

8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI

is a 1

6

-character 2-line

I

displa

y

. This displa

y

shows the current routin

g

status o

f

the matrix and is also

u

sed to displa

y

additional s

y

stem in

f

ormation. When the unit is powered on, the

f

ollowin

g

screen 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

:





















10

OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI

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 eac

h

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

will

appear as

f

ollows

:

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

fo

r th

e

8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or HDMI

.









Routin

g

Sources

S

electing the

O

utpu

t

1. To select the output, press the Out

p

ut -

or

Out

p

ut

+

bu

tt

o

n

o

n

ce

. Th

e

r

outin

g

state

f

or

O

utput A will be displa

y

ed

:

2. Pr

ess

th

e

Out

p

ut -

or

Out

p

ut + button a

g

ain to c

y

cle throu

g

h the routin

g

s

tate

f

or each output.

C

onsecutivel

y

pressin

g

the Out

p

ut + button will c

y

cle

throu

g

h each output,

f

rom le

f

t to ri

g

ht

:

1

OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI









12

3

.

C

onsecutivel

y

pressin

g

the Out

p

ut - button will c

y

cle throu

g

h each output,

f

rom ri

g

ht to le

f

t

:

C

hanging the

S

ource

4.

O

nce the output has been selected, press the In

p

ut -

or

In

p

ut +

bu

tt

o

n.

C

onsecutivel

y

pressin

g

the In

p

ut

+

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 3 was

ori

g

inall

y

routed to

O

utput D, then pressin

g

the In

p

ut

+

bu

tt

o

n will r

ou

t

e

Input 4 to

O

utput D.

OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI













S

ource chan

g

ed

f

rom

pp

f

rom In

p

ut 3 to In

p

ut 4.

1

3

OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI

5

.

C

onsecutivel

y

pressin

g

the In

p

ut - 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 3 was

ori

g

inall

y

routed to

O

utput

C

, pressin

g

the In

p

ut - button will route Input 2 to

O

utput

C:

To chan

g

e the routin

g

status o

f

another output, press the Out

p

ut

+

or

Out

p

ut - buttons to navi

g

ate to the desired output. Use the In

p

ut

+

or

In

p

ut - buttons to chan

g

e the source.

6

. Press the Menu button to return to the Routin

g

S

creen.

NOTE

:

I

f

the Menu button is not pressed a

f

ter a routin

g

chan

g

e

h

as been made, then the matrix will automaticall

y

return to the

R

outin

g

S

creen a

f

ter about 20 seconds.



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S

ource chan

g

ed

f

rom

pp

f

rom In

p

ut 3 to In

p

ut 2.



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1

4

OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI

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 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI

ca

n

be

I

l

ocked. R

S

-2

3

2

/

Telnet commands are also a

ff

ected.

1. Pr

ess

th

e

L

ock button on the

f

ront-panel.

The Lock LED will

g

low bri

g

ht

g

reen to indicate that the

f

ront-panel buttons

o

n th

e

8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI

h

a

v

e

bee

n l

oc

k

ed

.

I

f

an

y

buttons

(

other than the

L

ock button

)

are pressed while the

8

x

8

Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI

is locked, the following message will be

I

displa

y

ed

:

2. Pr

ess

th

e

L

ock

bu

tt

o

n t

o

u

nl

oc

k th

e

8x8

C

rosspoint Matrix

f

or HDMI

.

L

oc

k LED in

d

i

ca

t

o

r



15

OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT 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 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI

t

o

I

Fast Mod

e

will improve

p

er

f

ormance when connectin

g

/

disconnectin

g

Hi-De

f

sources, an

d

p

owerin

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

1

6

OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI

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

m

odes screen is displa

y

ed.

The

ﬁ

rst row

(

IN

)

represents each HDMI input on the matrix. The bottom

r

ow

(

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

p

ut -

or

Out

p

ut + 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.

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