GEF-HDFST-848-4ELR

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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
g
uratio
n
30
R
S
-2
3
2
/
Telnet
C
ommands
3
0 IP
/
Telnet
C
on
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
cations
8
0 Warrant
y
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the
G
e
f
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.
About Gefen
We specialize in total inte
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ration
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or
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our home theater, while also
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ocusin
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on
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oin
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above and be
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ond customer expectations to ensure
y
ou
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et the most
f
rom
y
our hardware. We invite
y
ou to explore our distinct product line. Please visit
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or the latest o
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erin
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s in Hi
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nition si
g
nal solutions
or call us between the hours o
f
8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monda
y
-Frida
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, Paci
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tandard Time
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or assistance with
y
our A
/
V needs. We’ll be happ
y
to assist
y
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
HD Display
HD Display
HD Display
HD Display
HD Display
HD Display
HD Display
8x8 Matrix for HDMI w/ELR POL
Extender for HDMI R ELR POL
Router
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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
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

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


D
eterminin
g
the Current Routin
g
Stat
e
In the example below, the
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
nall
y
Input 1 is routed to
O
utput H.
Note that each output
(
A - H
)
speci
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
.
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


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
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


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
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

S
ource chan
g
ed
f
rom
pp
f
rom In
p
ut 4 to In
p
ut 5.
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