Gefen GEF-DVIKVM-848DL-PB User manual

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CONTENT

S

1 Intr

oduc

ti

on

2

O

peration Notes

3

Features

4 Front Panel La

y

ou

t

5

Front Panel Descriptions

6

Back Panel La

y

ou

t

7 Back Panel Descriptions

8

C

onnectin

g

The 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matri

x

8

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

9

Front Panel Displa

y

10 IR Remote

C

ontrol Unit La

y

ou

t

11 IR Remote

C

ontrol

U

nit Installatio

n

12 IR Remote

C

ontrol Unit

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

13 Usin

g

the IR Remote

C

ontrol Uni

t

14

O

peratin

g

The 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matri

x

14 Routin

g

S

ources

15

Sy

stem Lock Mod

e

15 Returnin

g

to

S

tandb

y

Mod

e

16

Cy

clin

g

between In

f

ormation

S

creens

17 Activatin

g

/

Deactivatin

g

S

tandb

y

Mod

e

17

S

avin

g

the Downstream EDID to Local Memor

y

19

S

avin

g

the De

f

ault EDID to Local Memor

y

20

S

avin

g

the current Routin

g

S

tat

e

21 Recallin

g

a Routin

g

S

tat

e

22 Maskin

g

O

utputs

2

3

R

S

-2

3

2

S

erial

C

ontrol

24 R

S

-2

3

2

/

Telnet

C

ommands

24 EDID Mana

g

emen

t

29 IP

/

Telnet

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

37 Routin

g

40 Maskin

g

4

3

Miscellaneous

5

1 Web Inter

f

ac

e

5

1

C

on

ﬁ

g

urin

g

the IP Address

5

2 View Matrix

S

tatus

5

7 Mana

g

e EDID

6

3 Maskin

g

6

4 IP

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

6

5 Backup

/

Restor

e

6

6 Power Mana

g

emen

t

6

8 Network

C

able Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

6

9 Firmware Updat

e

71 Rack Mount

S

a

f

et

y

In

f

ormatio

n

72

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

73 Warrant

y

74 Licensin

g

1

INTRODUCTIO

N

C

on

g

ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix. Your

c

omplete satis

f

action is ver

y

important to us.

G

efenPRO

In the realm o

f

video distribution, certain

f

eatures are invaluable in a commercial

or broadcast environment. Accommodations such as a built-in power suppl

y

and

ﬂ

at black rack-mount enclosures set

G

e

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enPR

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apart

f

rom our traditional

p

roducts.

C

omplex distribution units allow

f

or pro

f

essional DVI, 3

G

-

S

DI, and

H

DMI si

g

nals to be routed and converted easil

y

and seamlessl

y

, while bein

g

backed up b

y

a renowned and dependable technical support team.

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en invites

y

ou to explore the

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product line and hopes that

y

ou

ﬁ

nd the solution

that

ﬁ

ts

y

our needs.

T

he GefenPRO 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matri

x

The

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrol provides

a pro

f

essional-

g

rade KVM solution to route DVI, U

S

B, and Audio

f

rom an

y

ei

g

ht

c

omputers to an

y

ei

g

ht Hi-De

f

workstations. Dual link resolutions up t

o

3

840 x 2400 are supported. Audio can be routed with the video or independentl

y

f

rom the video usin

g

mini-stereo cables to provide

f

ull multimedia content

f

or

di

g

ital si

g

na

g

e applications. The

f

ront panel displa

y

shows the current routin

g

s

tatus and the

f

ront panel push buttons are used to mana

g

e local source routin

g

.

Four methods are available

f

or controllin

g

the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link

M

atrix:

f

ront panel push buttons, an included IR remote, a built-in R

S

-23

2

inter

f

ace, or b

y

usin

g

IP control via the built-in Web inter

f

ace.

How It Works

C

onnect up to ei

g

ht KVM source devices to the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVI KVM Dual

Link Matrix with Front Panel Push Button

C

ontrol usin

g

the supplied DVI cables.

C

onnect up to ei

g

ht monitors to the DVI outputs.

C

onnect the U

S

B devices

(

ke

y

board, mouse device, etc.

)

to the U

S

B input and output connectors.

For audio, connect mini-stereo cables between each audio source and the audio

inputs on the Matrix.

C

onnect the mini-stereo cables between the audio outputs

on the Matrix to the audio device. Plu

g

in the power cord and appl

y

power to the

M

atrix. The DVI, U

S

B and Audio sources will be routed accordin

g

to the current

r

outin

g

selection.

OPERATION NOTE

S

2

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE 8X8 DVIKVM DUAL LINK MATRIX WITH PUSH

BUTTON CONTROL

• The 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix will not pass HD

C

P content

.

• There is no internal scalin

g

in the 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix. All o

f

the

attached monitors must be able to displa

y

the resolutions output b

y

the

s

ource devices. For maximum compatibilit

y

it is recommended that onl

y

one

c

ompatible

/

common resolution be used b

y

all o

f

the source devices.

• Advanced EDID

f

eatures and IP con

ﬁ

g

uration

f

eatures are accessible via the

RS

-232 serial communication port.

S

ee pa

g

e 23

f

or more in

f

ormation.

•

R

outin

g

and EDID

f

eatures can be accessed via a web browser usin

g

the IP

c

ontrol

f

eature, built into the 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix.

• IMPORTANT

:

I

f

the unit is installed in a closed or multi-rack assembl

y

, do

no

t

b

l

oc

k th

e

v

e

ntil

a

ti

o

n h

o

l

es

of

th

e

n

c

l

osu

r

e

.

3

FEATURE

S

Features

•

S

upports resolutions up to 2560x160

0

• Front panel control buttons

f

or local switchin

g

•

S

tatus L

C

D

(

shows routin

g

status

)

• Advanced EDID mana

g

ement permits uploadin

g

o

f

custom internal or

e

xternal EDID settin

g

s

•

S

erial R

S

-232 inter

f

ace

f

or remote control via a computer or control

au

t

o

m

a

ti

o

n

de

vi

ces

• IP

C

ontrol

•

O

utput maskin

g

comman

d

• IR Remote

C

ontrol

• IR Ext

e

n

de

r

• Power

O

n

/Off

switc

h

• Internal power suppl

y

•

G

roundin

g

Terminal

•

S

tandb

y

mod

e

•

S

upports DDW

G

standards

f

or DVI

•

Rac

k m

ou

nt

ab

l

e

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

G

e

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enPR

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8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matri

x

(

8

)

6

f

t. DVI Dual Link cables

(

M-M

)

(

8

)

Audio

C

ables

(

8

)

U

S

B

C

ables

(

1

)

IR Remote

C

ontrol Uni

t

(

1

)

A

C

Power

C

or

d

(

1

)

User Manual

4

P

ANEL LAYOU

T

Front Panel

4

5

6

1

2

3

7

5

P

ANEL DESCRIPTION

S

Front Panel

1

Input Buttons

(

1 - 8

)

U

sed

f

or routin

g

an Input to an

O

utput. Each o

f

these buttons represents an

Input.

S

ee pa

g

e 14

f

or more in

f

ormation on routin

g

DVI sources.

2

IR Windo

w

R

eceives si

g

nals

f

rom the IR Remote

C

ontrol

u

nit.

3

Power Switch

Turn the power on or o

ff

usin

g

this switch.

4 LCD Displa

y

Displa

y

s the current routin

g

status o

f

the Matrix and is also used to mana

g

e

s

ource routin

g

.

5 Power Indicato

r

This LED indicator will

g

low bri

g

ht red when the power is turned on.

6 Output Buttons

(

1 - 8

)

U

sed

f

or routin

g

an Input to an

O

utput. Each o

f

these buttons represents an

O

utput.

S

ee pa

g

e 14

f

or more in

f

ormation on routin

g

DVI sources.

7 Control Button

s

These buttons are used to control other

f

eatures on the product.

S

ee pa

g

es 14

- 22

fo

r

de

t

a

il

s

.

6

P

ANEL LAYOU

T

Back Panel

4

2

1

5

6

7

8

9

101

1

3

7

P

ANEL DESCRIPTION

S

Back Panel

1

RS-232 Serial Por

t

C

onnects to the R

S

-232 control device. The 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix ma

y

be controlled remotel

y

usin

g

this port.

S

ee pa

g

es 23 - 50

f

or details.

2

AC 110 / 220V

(

50/60 Hz

)

Power Cable Receptacle

C

onnect the included A

C

power cord

f

rom this receptacle to an available

e

l

ec

tri

ca

l

ou

tl

e

t.

3

Fuse Drawe

r

Each power receptacle houses a

f

use drawer. Within each

f

use drawer are two

(

2

)

250 V

f

uses.

O

ne

f

use is active and the other is a spare.

4 DVI Input Ports

(

1 - 8

)

C

onnect DVI source devices to these ports.

5 IP Control Interface

C

onnect to this port to control the 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix usin

g

IP

C

ontrol.

S

ee pa

g

e 51

f

or more in

f

ormation.

6 IR Extender Por

t

C

onnect an IR extender cable to this port.

7 USB Output Ports

(

16

)

C

onnect U

S

B devices to these ports

(

two outputs per channel

)

.

8

DVI Output Ports

(

1 - 8

)

C

onnect DVI monitors to these ports.

9 USB Input Ports

(

1 - 8

)

C

onnect U

S

B source devices to these ports

1

0 Audio Output Connector

(

3.5 mm Mini-Stereo

)

C

onnect audio devices to these ports usin

g

3.5 mm mini-stereo cables.

1

1 Audio Input Connectors

(

3.5 mm Mini-Stereo

)

C

onnect audio output devices to these ports usin

g

3.4 mm mini-stereo cables.

8

CONNECTING THE 8X8 DVIKVM DUAL LINK MATRI

X

How to Connect the GefenPRO 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matri

x

1.

C

onnect up to 8 DVI source devices to the DVI inputs on the rear panel o

f

the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix usin

g

the supplied DVI cables.

2.

C

onnect up to 8 DVI monitor to the DVI outputs on the rear panel o

f

the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix with user-supplied DVI cables.

3

.

C

onnect the included A

C

power cable to the power receptacle on the rear

p

anel o

f

the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix.

C

onnect the opposite

e

n

d

of

th

e

cab

l

e

int

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 GefenPRO 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matri

x

GEF-DVIKVM-848DL-PB

DVI Dual Link Displays

USB Keyboards

USB Mice &

PoweredSpeaker

DVI DUAL LINK CABLE

AUDIO CABLE

USB CABLE

8x

DVI Dual Link

Sources

USB Sources

Audio Sources

8x

Matrix

M

atr

i

x

RS-232 Controller

RS-232 CABLE

ETHERNET CABLE

IP Control

WARNING

:

This product should alwa

y

s be connected to a

g

rounded electrical socket.

9

OPERATING THE 8X8 DVIKVM DUAL LINK MATRI

X

Bootin

g

Up / Standb

y

Screen

The

f

ront-panel L

C

D o

f

the 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix is a 16 character 2

l

ine displa

y

. This displa

y

is used to aid in per

f

ormin

g

routin

g

commands, as well

as displa

y

in

g

additional s

y

stem in

f

ormation. When the unit is powered on, the

f

ollowin

g

screens are displa

y

ed

:

A

f

ter a

f

ew moments, the standb

y

screen is displa

y

ed

:













10

IR REMOTE CONTROL UNIT LAYOU

T

1

Activity Indicato

r

This LED will be activated momentaril

y

each time a button is pressed.

2

M

onitor and Source Selection Buttons

(

1 - 16

)

Th

ese

bu

tt

o

n

s

a

r

e

used

t

o

se

l

ec

t whi

c

h

sou

r

ce

i

s

r

ou

t

ed

t

o

a

m

o

nit

o

r.

S

ee pa

g

e 13

f

or in

f

ormation on usin

g

the IR Remote

C

ontrol unit.

RMT-16IR

Remote Control Uni

t

1

2

1

IR REMOTE CONTROL UNIT INSTALLATIO

N

Installin

g

the RMT-16416IR Batter

y

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

.

R

eplace the batter

y

cover

.

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.

Batter

y

Slo

t

WARNING

:

Risk o

f

explosion i

f

batter

y

is replaced b

y

an incorrect

t

y

pe. Dispose o

f

used batteries accordin

g

to the instructions.

12

IR REMOTE CONTROL UNIT CONFIGURATIO

N

How to Resolve IR Code Conﬂ icts

In th

e

v

e

nt th

a

t IR

co

mm

a

n

ds

f

r

o

m

o

th

e

r r

e

m

o

t

e

co

ntr

o

l

s

int

e

r

fe

r

e

with th

e

s

upplied IR Remote

C

ontrol unit, chan

g

in

g

the IR Remote

C

ontrol’s IR channel

will

ﬁ

x the problem. The IR Remote

C

ontrol unit has a bank o

f

DIP switches used

f

or settin

g

the IR channel.

The DIP switch bank is located underneath the batter

y

cover.

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

R

emote

C

hannel 2

:

R

emote

C

hannel

0:

D

efau

l

t

R

emote

C

hannel 1

:

R

emote

C

hannel

3:

L

eft: Picture o

f

the opened rear batter

y

c

ompartment o

f

the IR remote showin

g

the

e

xposed DIP

S

witch bank between the batter

y

c

h

a

m

be

r

s

.

It is important that the IR channel on the Remote

C

ontrol unit, matches the

IR channel set on the 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix. For example, i

f

both

DIP switches on the IR Remote

C

ontrol unit are set to IR channel 0

(

both DIP

s

witches down

)

, then the 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix must also be set to IR

c

hannel 0.

S

ee pa

g

e 47 on how to chan

g

e the IR channel on the 8x8 DVIKVM

D

ua

l Link M

a

trix.

1

3

U

SING THE IR REMOTE CONTROL UNI

T

IR Remote Control Ke

y

Mappin

g

Each input and output on the 8x8 DVIKVM Dual Link Matrix is represented b

y

a

button on the IR Remote

C

ontrol unit. The table below lists the correspondin

g

inputs

and outputs.

Remote Button

M

onitor / Sourc

e

1

2

3

4

55

6

77

8

Routin

g

Sources usin

g

the IR Remote Control uni

t

Issuin

g

a routin

g

command is a two step process. The

ﬁ

rst step is to select the

m

onitor where the source will be routed. The second step is to select the source.

Example

1

R

oute the source device connected to In 7 to the monitor connected to

O

ut

3

.

1. Press button 3

(

monitor 3

)

on the IR remote control unit.

2. Press button 7

(

source 7

)

on the IR remote control unit.

The source connected to In 7 will be routed to the monitor connected to

O

ut

3

.

Example

2

R

oute the source device connected to In 1 to the monitor connected to

O

ut 1.

1. Press button 1

(

monitor 1

)

on the IR remote control unit.

2. Press button 1

(

source 1

)

on the IR remote control unit.

The source connected to In 1 will be routed to the monitor connected to

O

ut 1.

1

4

OPERATING THE 8X8 DVIKVM DUAL LINK MATRI

X

Routin

g

Sources

In order to chan

g

e current routin

g

state

:

1 Press

S

et Button to activate Routin

g

Mode.

2 Press an

y

Input on the bottom row o

f

buttons

(

1 - 8

)

. The s

y

stem indicates

the current routin

g

status.

3

Press the desired

O

utput button.

O

ne or more

O

utput buttons ma

y

be

se

l

ec

t

ed

.

4 Press the

S

et button to complete the operation. The s

y

stem will remain in

R

outin

g

Mode.

S

elect the Inpu

t

S

elect the

O

utpu

t

Press the Set button

Press

the

Set

button

15

OPERATING THE 8X8 DVIKVM DUAL LINK MATRI

X

S

y

stem Lock Mod

e

Lockin

g

the Matrix prevents chan

g

es to an

y

o

f

the Matrix settin

g

s. This

f

eature

is use

f

ul in case an

y

o

f

the

f

ront panel buttons are pressed b

y

accident. Lockin

g

the Matrix also prevents chan

g

es usin

g

the IR Remote

C

ontrol Unit.

1 Press the Lock button to activate

Sy

stem Lock Mode.

2 Press the Lock button a second time to deactivate

Sy

stem Lock Mode.

Returnin

g

to Standb

y

Mod

e

Press the

C

ancel button, while in an

y

mode, to return to the

S

tandb

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