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CONTENT

S

1 Intr

oduc

ti

on

2

O

peration Notes

3

Features

4 Matrix La

y

ou

t

4 Fr

o

n

t

5

Bac

k

6

Matrix Descriptions

6

Fron

t

7 B

ack

8

ELR-P

O

L Receiver La

y

ou

t

9

ELR-P

O

L Receiver Descriptions

1

0

IR Remote

C

ontrol

10 La

y

out and Descriptio

n

11 Installin

g

the Batter

y

11

S

ettin

g

the IR

C

hannel

12

C

onnectin

g

the 8x8 Matrix

f

or HDMI

12 Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

13

O

peratin

g

the 8x8 Matrix

f

or HDM

I

13 Main Displa

y

14 Determinin

g

the

C

urrent Routin

g

S

tat

e

15 Routin

g

S

ources

18 Lockin

g

/

Unlockin

g

the Front Panel

19 Fast

S

witchin

g

Technolo

gy

20 Determinin

g

the

C

urrent

S

witchin

g

Mod

e

22

C

han

g

in

g

the

S

witchin

g

Mod

e

23

S

ettin

g

the IR channel on the 8x8 Matrix

f

or HDMI

25 Routin

g

S

ources usin

g

the IR Remote

C

ontrol

27 EDID Mana

g

emen

t

2

8

R

S

-2

3

2

S

erial

C

ontrol

29 IP

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

30

R

S

-2

3

2

/

Telnet

C

ommands

3

0 IP

/

Telnet

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

5

1 Routin

g

/

Namin

g

/

Presets

60

S

tatus

6

6 Maskin

g

77 Firmware Updat

e

78 Rack Mount

S

a

f

et

y

Features

79

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

8

0 Warrant

y

C

on

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ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the

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enPR

O

8

x

8

Matrix

f

or HDMI w

/

4

ELR

O

utputs. Your complete satis

f

action is ver

y

important to us.

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or assistance with

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our A

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ou.

T

he GefenPRO 8x8 Matrix for HDMI w/4 ELR-POL Out

p

uts

The

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 Matrix with

f

our ELR and

f

our HDMI outputs routes up to

e

i

g

ht Hi-De

f

sources at resolutions up to 1080p Full HD with Deep

C

olor and

m

ulti-channel di

g

ital audio to an

y

o

f

ei

g

ht HDTV displa

y

s, eliminatin

g

the need

to disconnect and reconnect HDMI sources and displa

y

s. It

f

eatures extension o

f

our displa

y

s up to 330

f

eet

(

100 meters

)

, usin

g

G

e

f

en’s ELR

(

Extra Lon

g

Ran

g

e

)

and P

O

L

(

Power

O

ver Link

)

technolo

g

ies. ELR extension on

f

our outputs allows

installation o

f

displa

y

s over a sin

g

le

C

AT-5e cable. P

O

L eliminates the need to

e

xternall

y

power the

f

our included ELR receivers. The

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 Matrix

s

upports 3DTV 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

G

UI

)

, or b

y

usin

g

the

f

ront-panel push buttons.

Fast

S

witchin

g

Technolo

gy

(

F

S

T

)

is a

G

e

f

en so

f

tware implementation

f

or

H

DMI products. F

S

T was created to improve the len

g

th

y

HDMI authentication

p

rocess, based on the HDMI and HD

C

P speci

ﬁ

cations. F

S

T allows connectin

g/

disconnectin

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.

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

f

our HDTV displa

y

s to the HDMI outputs on the matrix

and up to

f

our HDTV displa

y

s to the supplied ELR-P

O

L receivers. Use a sin

g

le

C

AT-5e cable to connect each o

f

the receivers to the matrix. An external power

s

uppl

y

is not required because power is delivered b

y

the matrix over the

C

AT-5e

c

ables. 3D content can be displa

y

ed when connectin

g

a 3DTV and 3D source.

C

onnect the included A

C

power cord to the matrix and plu

g

it into an available

e

lectrical outlet. Turn on the matrix b

y

pressin

g

the power switch. Appl

y

power to

s

ources and to the displa

y

s. The Hi-De

f

sources can now be routed to an

y

displa

y

b

y

usin

g

the IR remote control, R

S

-232 port, IP

(

Telnet or Web

G

UI

)

, or

b

y

usin

g

the

f

ront-panel push buttons.

INTRODUCTIO

N

1

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI W/4 ELR-POL OUTPUT

S

• 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

8

x

8

Matr

i

x for HDMI w/4 ELR-POL Outputs

incorporates advanced EDID

s

m

ana

g

ement to ensure compatibilit

y

with all sources and displa

y

devices.

S

ee pa

g

es 36

f

or more details.

• The

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 Matrix for HDMI w/4 ELR-POL Outputs

ca

n

de

t

ec

t

s

the presence o

f

Deep

C

olor

(

12-bit si

g

nal

)

automaticall

y

and will disable

Deep Color EDID features across all other outputs if

any

f

co

nn

ec

t

ed

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

e

nvir

o

nm

e

nt. Thi

s

fea

t

u

r

e

ca

nn

o

t

be

d

i

sab

l

ed

.

OPERATION NOTE

S

2

FEATURE

S

3

Su

pp

orted HDMI Features

•

R

esolutions up to 1080p Full HD

•

H

D

C

P complian

t

• 12-bit Deep

C

olor

• x.v.

C

olor

• LP

C

M 7.1 audio, Dolb

y

Di

g

ital

®

Plus, Dolb

y®

TrueHD, and DT

S

-HD

®

Mas

t

e

r A

ud

i

o

™

•

3

DTV pass-throu

gh

• Lip-

Sy

nc pass-throu

gh

Features

•

R

outes an

y

ei

g

ht Hi-De

f

sources to an

y

ei

g

ht HD displa

y

s, independentl

y

• ELR technolo

gy

allows extension up to 330

f

eet

(

100 meters

)

• P

O

L

f

eature provides power to each ELR receiver

•

H

DBaseT

®

technolo

gy

•

G

e

f

en F

S

T speeds up the HD

C

P authentication process

• Fast and

S

low F

S

T Modes

• 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

• Field-up

g

radeable

ﬁ

rmware via IP or R

S

-23

2

• Front Panel

S

witchin

g

• IR

C

ontrol o

f

the matrix via

f

ront panel sensor and

f

rom each Receiver

(

usin

g

EXT-RMT-EXTIR

C)

•

S

erial

(

R

S

-232

)

and IP

C

ontrol via Web

S

erver and Telne

t

•

R

ack mountable

(

2U tall, rack ears included

)

• Internal power suppl

y

with detachable IE

C

A

C

cor

d

• Back panel master power switc

h

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

8x8 Matrix

f

or HDMI w

/

4 ELR-P

O

L

O

uputs

(

1

)

S

et o

f

Rack Ears

(

Attached

)

(

8

)

Extender

f

or HDMI ELR-P

O

L

(

Receiver Units

)

(

1

)

IR Remote

C

ontrol

(

1

)

A

C

Power

C

or

d

(

1

)

Q

uick-

S

tart

G

uid

e

M

ATRIX LAYOU

T

4

Fron

t





2

4

1

3

5 7

6

8

M

ATRIX LAYOU

T

5

Back

9

10

12 15

1

3

1

6

1

8

1

4

19

17

1

6

M

ATRIX DESCRIPTION

S

Fron

t

1

L

CD Displa

y

This is a two-line, sixteen-character displa

y

that shows status in

f

ormation and is

also used to mana

g

e displa

y

/

source routin

g

.

2

N

avigation Buttons (Input / Output)

U

sed

f

or routin

g

and ad

j

ustin

g

settin

g

s o

f

the

8

x

8

Matrix

f

or HDMI w

/

4 ELR-P

O

L

O

utput

s

.

S

ee the in

f

ormation be

g

innin

g

on pa

g

e 15

f

or details on usin

g

these

bu

tt

o

n

s

.

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

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. When

the matrix is in standb

y

mode, this LED indicator will

g

low bri

g

ht red. The power

s

witch, on the back o

f

the matrix, must be switched to the the

O

N position in

o

r

de

r

fo

r thi

s

LED in

d

i

ca

t

o

r t

o

fu

n

c

ti

o

n.

8

P

ower Button

Press this button to power-on and power-o

ff

the matrix.

7

M

ATRIX DESCRIPTION

S

Back

9

I

P Control

C

onnect an Ethernet cable to this port to control the

8

x

8

Matrix

f

or HDMI w

/

4

ELR-POL Outputs

using IP Control. See page 38 for more information on

s

c

on

ﬁ

g

urin

g

the matrix

f

or IP control.

10

R

S-232

C

onnect an R

S

-2

3

2 cable

f

rom this DB-

9

connector to the R

S

-2

3

2 control

device.

S

ee pa

g

e 28

f

or more in

f

ormation.

11

Grounding Scre

w

U

sed to keep electrical current awa

y

f

rom circuitr

y

1

2

I

R EX

T

C

onnect an IR extender

(G

e

f

en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR

C)

to this

j

ac

k

13

USB

S

ervice port

f

or manu

f

acturer use onl

y

.

14

HDMI Locking Connecto

r

U

sed to lock the HDMI cable in place.

15

HDMI Outputs

(

A - D

)

C

onnect up to

f

our HDTV displa

y

s to each o

f

these ports usin

g

HDMI cables.

16

HDMI Inputs

(

1 - 8

)

C

onnect a Hi-De

f

source to each o

f

these ports usin

g

HDMI cables.

17

ELR-POL Outputs

(

E - H

)

C

onnect a

C

AT-5e

(

or better

)

cable

f

rom each o

f

these

j

acks to the ELR-P

O

L In

j

acks on the ELR-P

O

L Receiver units.

1

8

P

ower Switch

Turn the power

O

N or

O

FF usin

g

this switch.

19

1

10/220 AC Power Receptacle

C

onnect the included A

C

power cord to this receptacle and connect the plu

g

to

a

n

a

v

a

il

ab

l

e

l

ec

tri

ca

l

ou

tl

e

t.

E

LR-POL RECEIVER LAYOU

T

8

T

o

p

Fron

t

Back

2

1

4

3

E

LR-POL RECEIVER DESCRIPTION

S

9

T

o

p

/

Front

/

Back

1

P

ower Indicato

r

This LED indicator will

g

low bri

g

ht blue when the matrix is powered and the

ELR-P

O

L Receiver unit is connected to the matrix usin

g

C

AT-5e

(

or better

)

cab

l

e

.

2

HDMI Ou

t

C

onnect an HDTV displa

y

to the HDMI

O

ut port usin

g

an HDMI cable.

3

HDMI Locking Connecto

r

U

sed to lock the HDMI cable in place.

4

ELR-POL In

C

onnect a

C

AT-5e

(

or better

)

cable

f

rom this

j

ack to one o

f

the ELR-P

O

L

j

acks

o

n th

e

8x8 Matrix

f

or HDMI w

/

4 ELR-P

O

L

O

utput

s

.

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

(

RMT-848IR

)

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

.

IR REMOTE CONTROL

10

1

IR REMOTE CONTROL

Installin

g

the Batter

y

The Remote

C

ontrol unit ships with two batteries

(C

R2032 lithium batter

y)

.

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

8

x

8

Matrix

f

or HDMI.

For example, i

f

both DIP switches on the I

R

emote

C

ontrol unit are set to IR channel 0

(

both DIP switches down

)

, then

th

e

8x8 Matrix for HDMI

must also be set to IR channel 0.

I

S

ee pa

g

es 23 and 72

f

or in

f

ormation on how to chan

g

e the IR channel on the

8

x

8

Matrix

f

or HDMI

.

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

.

U

se onl

y

3V lithium batteries

C

R-2032.

12

How to Connect the 8x8 Matrix for HDMI w/4 ELR-POL Out

p

uts

1.

C

onnect up to ei

g

ht Hi-De

f

sources to the

8

x

8

Matrix

f

or HDMI w

/

4 ELR-P

O

L

Outputs

using HDMI cables.

s

2.

U

sin

g

HDMI cables, connect up to

f

our HDTV displa

y

s to the HDMI outputs

on the matrix, and up to

f

our HDTV displa

y

s to the supplied ELR-P

OL

Rece

iv

e

r

u

nit

s

.

3

.

C

onnect each ELR-P

O

L Receiver unit to the

8

x

8

Matrix

f

or HDMI w

/

4 ELR

-

POL Outputs

using CAT-5e (or better) cables.

s

4.

C

onnect the A

C

power cord to the matrix and connect the plu

g

to an

a

v

a

il

ab

l

e

l

ec

tri

ca

l

ou

tl

e

t.

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram for the 8x8 Matrix for HDMI w/4 ELR-POL Outputs

GEF-HDFST-848-4ELR

HD Display

8x8 Matrix for HDMI w/ELR POL

Extender for HDMI R ELR POL

Router

HDMI CABLE

Hi-Def Source

RS-232 Controller

RS-232 CABLE

CAT-5 CABLE

IR Extender

L

®

NOTE

:

When connected to the matrix, each ELR-P

O

L Receiver

u

nit is powered over the

C

AT-5e cable. No external power

s

upplies are required

f

or the ELR-P

O

L Receiver units.

CONNECTING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI

OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI

M

ain Displa

y

Th

e

M

ain Displa

y

of

th

e

8x8 Matrix for HDMI w/4 ELR-POL Outputs

is a 1

6

s

c

haracter 2 line displa

y

. This displa

y

shows the current routin

g

status o

f

the

m

atrix and is also used to displa

y

additional s

y

stem in

f

ormation. When the unit is

p

owered 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

:

1

3





















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 inputs

(

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

8

x

8

Matrix

f

or HDMI

.









OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI

1

4

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 to c

y

cle throu

g

h the routin

g

state

f

or each

output.

C

onsecutivel

y

pressin

g

the Out

+

button will c

y

cle throu

g

h each

output,

f

rom le

f

t to ri

g

ht.

OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI

15









3

.

C

onsecutivel

y

pressin

g

the Out - 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 desired output has been selected, press the In

p

ut

+

or

In

p

ut -

button.

C

onsecutivel

y

pressin

g

the In

p

ut

+

button will increment the input

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 D, then pressin

g

the In

p

ut

+

bu

tt

o

n will r

ou

t

e

Input 5 to

O

utput D.

OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI

1

6









S

ource chan

g

ed

f

rom

pp

f

rom In

p

ut 4 to In

p

ut 5.

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