Gefen 4x4 Matrix for HDMI with FST and 3DTV Specification

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CONTENT

S

1 Intr

oduc

ti

on

2

O

peration Notes

3

Features

4 Panel La

y

ou

t

5

Panel Descriptions

6

C

onnectin

g

And

O

peratin

g

The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix wit

h

F

ST

8

IR Remote Descriptio

n

1

0

IR Remote Installatio

n

11 IR Remote

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

12

C

han

g

in

g

the IR

C

hannel

1

3

IR Extender Installatio

n

14 EDID Mana

g

emen

t

14 Understandin

g

EDID

1

5

EDID Mode

S

electio

n

1

6

Audio

C

hannel

S

electio

n

17 External EDID Mana

g

emen

t

18 Internal EDID

S

peci

ﬁ

catio

n

19 F

S

T

S

witchin

g

Technolo

gy

2

0

R

S

-2

3

2

S

erial

C

ontrol Inter

f

ac

e

21 Wall Mountin

g

Instructions

22

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

23 Warrant

y

C

on

g

ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T. Your

c

omplete satis

f

action is ver

y

important to us.

About Gefen

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ou.

Wh

y

GefenToolBox?

The

G

e

f

enToolbox line o

ff

ers portable and eas

y

-to-install solutions

f

or common

A

/

V s

y

stem inte

g

ration setups usin

g

HDMI connectivit

y

.

G

e

f

enToolBox products

are wall-mountable and small in size.

G

e

f

enToolBox products are easil

y

transported in the

ﬁ

eld and are read

y

f

or immediate and simple installations in

workin

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environments. These products come

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nished in a

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loss

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color to blend in

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cab

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t.

T

he GefenToolBox 4x4 Matrix with FS

T

The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T routes HDMI at resolutions up to 1080p

Full HD and 1920x1200

@

60Hz supportin

g

multichannel di

g

ital audio

f

rom an

y

f

our Hi-De

f

sources to an

y

f

our HDTV displa

y

s. The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix

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 HDMI

sou

r

ces

. It w

o

rk

s

with

an

y

HDMI source that needs to be connected to an HDTV displa

y

, supportin

g

di

g

ital audio

f

ormats such as Dolb

y

TrueHD and DT

S

-HD Master Audio. Each

s

ource is accessible at all times

f

rom an

y

displa

y

b

y

selectin

g

it with the included

IR remote, the R

S

-232 port, or usin

g

the

f

ront-panel push buttons.

How It Works

C

onnect the Hi-De

f

A

/

V sources to the

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix’s inputs usin

g

the supplied HDMI cable.

C

onnect up to 4 HDTV displa

y

s to the Matrix’s

f

our

H

DMI outputs usin

g

the provided HDMI cables. 3D content can be displa

y

ed

when connectin

g

a 3DTV and 3D source. Appl

y

power to sources and to the

displa

y

s. A

/

V

S

ources ma

y

now be routed to displa

y

devices b

y

usin

g

the

f

ront

p

anel buttons or the included IR remote control unit.

INTRODUCTIO

N

1

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE GEFENTOOLBOX 4X4 MATRIX WITH FS

T

• 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 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T incorporates advanced EDID

m

ana

g

ement to ensure compatibilit

y

with all sources and displa

y

devices.

Please see pa

g

es 14 - 18

f

or more details.

• The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T 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 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T or i

f

the EDID

M

ode is chan

g

ed

(

see pa

g

es 4 - 5

)

, the Matrix will under

g

o a momentar

y

initialization sequence. This is normal operation and ma

y

take a

f

ew

seco

n

ds

.

OPERATION NOTE

S

2

FEATURE

S

3

Su

pp

orted HDMI 1.3 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

G

eneral Features

• Displa

y

s an

y

o

f

our

(

4

)

Hi-De

f

sources on an

y

f

our

(

4

)

HDTV displa

y

s,

independentl

y

.

•

M

aintains beauti

f

ul, sharp HDTV resolutions up to 1080p and 2K.

•

S

upports 3DTV pass-throu

g

h.

• EDID Mana

g

ement

f

or rapid inte

g

ration o

f

sources and displa

y

devices.

• Fast

S

witchin

g

f

or quick and responsive HDMI si

g

nal routin

g

.

S

ee pa

g

e 19

fo

r

de

t

a

il

s

.

•

S

upports di

g

ital audio

f

ormats includin

g

LP

C

M 7.1 audio, Dolb

y

Di

g

ital Plus,

Dolb

y

TrueHD, and DT

S

-HD Master Audio.

• B

u

ilt-in IR Ext

e

n

de

r.

• IR Remote

C

ontrol.

•

RS

-2

3

2 serial control.

• Lockin

g

HDMI connections.

• Firmware

ﬁ

eld-up

g

radable.

• W

a

ll-m

ou

nt

ab

l

e

.

• This product is HD

C

P-compliant.

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

ST

(

4

)

6-

f

oot Lockin

g

HDMI cable

(

M-M

)

(

1

)

5V D

C

Lockin

g

Power

S

uppl

y

(

1

)

IR remote control

(

1

)

User Manual

P

ANEL LAYOU

T

10

6

4

2

12

1

9

7

4

3

Side Panel

1

Front Panel

5

8

P

ANEL DESCRIPTION

S

1

HDMI Input Ports

1

-

4

C

onnect HDMI source devices to these ports.

2

Fast / Slow Switch

S

witches between Fast and

S

low

S

witchin

g

.

S

ee pa

g

e 19

f

or more in

f

ormation.

3

Audio Channel Selection Switch

This switch will modi

fy

the EDID to speci

fy

the number o

f

supported audio

c

hannels when usin

g

the INTERNAL EDID mode. This settin

g

will not a

ff

ect the

EDID in

f

ormation when usin

g

the EXTERNAL EDID mode.

4 EDID Mode Selection Switch

This switch will control the t

y

pe o

f

EDID used b

y

the Matrix. The options are

EXTERNAL and INTERNAL.

S

ee pa

g

e 15

f

or details.

5 Source Selectors

(

4

)

and Indicator LEDs

(

16

)

The

f

our

(

4

)

black buttons labeled

“O

ut 1 -

O

ut 4” select input sources 1 - 4 to

be mapped to the outputs 1 - 4.

S

ee pa

g

es 6 and 7

f

or more details on how to

use

th

ese

bu

tt

o

n

s

.

6 RS-232 Serial Por

t

C

onnects to the R

S

-232 control device. The 4x4 Matrix

f

or HDMI ma

y

be

s

witched remotel

y

usin

g

this port.

S

ee pa

g

e 20

f

or details.

7 IR Extender Por

t

C

onnect an IR extender cable

(G

e

f

en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR

)

to this port.

S

ee pa

g

e 13

f

or details.

8

USB Service Por

t

M

ini-U

S

B service port used

f

or up

g

radin

g

the

ﬁ

rmware.

9 5V DC Locking Power Connecto

r

C

onnect the included 5V D

C

Lockin

g

Power

S

uppl

y

to this receptacle.

1

0 Power Indicato

r

This LED indicator will

g

low red when the unit is powered.

11

IR Windo

w

R

eceives si

g

nals

f

rom the IR Remote

C

ontrol

u

nit.

1

2 HDMI Output Ports 1-

4

C

onnect HDTV displa

y

s to these ports.

5

6

How to Connect the GefenToolBox 4x4 Matrix with FS

T

1.

U

se one o

f

the provided HDMI cables to connect the source device to the

H

DMI input port o

f

the

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T.

2.

U

se additional HDMI cables to connect up to 4 HDMI cables to the

f

our

(

4

)

displa

y

s.

3

.

C

onnect the included 5V D

C

lockin

g

power suppl

y

to the power receptacle

o

n th

e

M

a

trix.

4.

C

onnect the other end o

f

the power suppl

y

to an available power outlet.

How to O

p

erate the GefenToolBox 4x4 Matrix with FS

T

The top panel o

f

the

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T contains a set o

f

LED

indicators, displa

y

in

g

which input

(

source

)

is routed to which output

(

displa

y)

.

This allows

f

or eas

y

mana

g

ement and viewin

g

o

f

all input and output routin

g

s

t

a

t

es

.

There are

f

our

(

4

)

rows o

f

LED indicators on the

f

ront panel. To the le

f

t o

f

the

LED indicators are

f

our push buttons:

O

ut 1,

O

ut 2,

O

ut 3, and

O

ut 4. The

n

umbers alon

g

the top o

f

the LED matrix represent the currentl

y

selected Input

(

source

)

: 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Example 1: Routing Input

(

source

)

2 to

O

utput

(

displa

y)

3

1. En

su

r

e

th

a

t

a

n HDMI

cab

l

e

i

s

co

nn

ec

t

ed

f

r

o

m th

e

sou

r

ce

t

o

HDMI In 2

a

n

d

an HDMI cable is connected

f

rom the displa

y

to HDMI

O

ut 3 on the Matrix.

2. Press

O

ut 3 Button on the row o

f

black buttons runnin

g

verticall

y

until the

LED under Input 2 is bri

g

ht blue. I

f

the LED does not immediatel

y

appear

u

nder Input 2, continue depressin

g

the

O

ut 3 button until the LED under

Input 2 turns bri

g

ht blue

(

Fi

g

1.1

)

.

Fig

1

.

1

CONNECTING AND OPERATIN

G

THE GEFENTOOLBOX 4X4 MATRIX FOR HDMI WITH FS

T

3

.

O

nce the LED under Input 2 turns bri

g

ht blue, a picture will be displa

y

ed on

the displa

y

connected to

O

ut 3 on the Matrix.

N

o

t

e

th

a

t in Fig

1

.

1

,

O

ut 1,

O

ut 2, and

O

ut 4 have also been routed. In this

c

ase, the displa

y

s connected to HDMI

O

ut 1, HDMI

O

ut 2, and HDMI

O

ut 3 are

r

eceivin

g

video

f

rom the source connected to HDMI In 1.

Example 2: Routing Input

(

source

)

3 to

O

utput

(

displa

y)

1

U

sin

g

Fig

1

.

1

as a startin

g

point, press the

O

ut 1 button two

(

2

)

times. The LED

m

atrix should now appear as

f

ollows

:

Fig

1

.2

LED 3 turns bri

g

ht blue on the row labeled

O

ut 1, indicatin

g

that

O

utput

(

displa

y)

1 is connected to the source on HDMI In

3

.

In Fig.

1

.2, the current state o

f

the matrix is: Displa

y

1 is connected to HDMI

2, Displa

y

2 is connected to

S

ource 1, Displa

y

2 is connected to

S

ource 2, and

Displa

y

4 is connected to

S

ource 1. Note that both Displa

y

2 and Displa

y

4 are

co

nn

ec

t

ed

t

o

th

e

sa

m

e

sou

r

ce

.

CONNECTING AND OPERATIN

G

THE GEFENTOOLBOX 4X4 MATRIX FOR HDMI WITH FS

T

7

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

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.

Routing Sources using the Remote Control unit

gg

There are a total o

f

1

6

buttons on the IR Remote

C

ontrol unit. Each set o

f

c

olored buttons represents one o

f

our

O

utputs on the Matrix: The

ﬁ

rst

f

our

buttons

(

1 - 4

)

represent

O

utput 1. The second set o

f

our buttons

(

5 - 8

)

r

epresent

O

utput 2, and so on. Each numbered button within that set represents

an input: Buttons 1 - 4 represent Inputs 1 - 4 on

O

utput 1. Buttons 5 - 8

r

epresent Inputs 1 - 4 on

O

utput 2, and so on.

IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIO

N

8

1

2

RMT-16IR Remote Control Uni

t

9

IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIO

N

Example

1

:

R

oute the source connected to In 3 to the displa

y

connected to

O

ut 4.

1. Press button 15

(

Input 3

)

on the IR remote control unit.

The source connected to In

3

will be routed to the monitor connected to

O

ut 4.

U

se the table below when selectin

g

the desired source

f

or each displa

y

.

T

able of IR Remote Commands

f

or the GefenToolBox 4x4 Matrix with FS

T

RMT-16IR button Source Display

1

3

10

IR REMOTE INSTALLATIO

N

Installin

g

the IR Remote Control 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

Resolvin

g

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

co

n

ﬂ

i

c

t with th

e

s

upplied IR remote control unit, chan

g

in

g

the remote channel will alleviate this

issue. The IR remote control unit has a bank o

f

DIP switches

f

or settin

g

the

re

m

o

t

e

IR

c

h

a

nn

e

l.

The DIP

S

witch bank on the IR remote control unit is located underneath the

batter

y

cover.

IR REMOTE CONFIGURATIO

N

It is important that the IR channel selected on the remote, match the IR channel

on the

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T

f

or proper operation. For example, i

f

y

ou set both DIP switches on the remote to the down position

(

toward the

“

1” and

“

2”

)

, IR channel 0,

y

ou must set the

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T to use IR

c

hannel

0

.

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:

D

IP Switches

S

ee pa

g

e 12

f

or in

f

ormation on how to chan

g

e the IR channel on the

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T.

CHANGING THE IR CHANNEL

Settin

g

The IR Channel on the Matri

x

U

se the

f

ollowin

g

procedure to set the proper IR channel on the Matrix.

1 Press and hold the

O

ut 1 button

f

or

5

seconds to enter the IR channel

s

election mode. The bank o

f

blue LED indicators will now displa

y

the

c

urrentl

y

selected IR channel.

2 Press the

O

ut 1 button to c

y

cle throu

g

h each IR channel. The currentl

y

s

elected IR channel will b

y

indicated b

y

a

ﬂ

ashin

g

blue LED.

IMPORTAN

T

: Th

e

se

l

ec

t

ed

IR

c

h

a

nn

e

l m

us

t

be

th

e

sa

m

e

as

th

e

IR

c

h

a

nn

e

l

s

et on the IR Remote

(

see pa

g

e 11

)

. Re

f

er to the table below

f

or settin

g

the

IR

c

h

a

nn

e

l.

3

O

nce the proper IR channel has been selected, press and hold the

O

ut 1

button

f

or

5

seconds to con

ﬁ

rm and exit IR channel selection mode. The

c

urrentl

y

selected input source will now be indicated.

IR

C

hannel Tabl

e

Input LED IR

C

hannel

1

0

2

1

3

2

4

3

12

1

3

Back of

Cabinet

Gefen Toolbox Unit

Remote

Set-top Box

IR EXTENDER INSTALLATIO

N

U

sin

g

The IR Extender

An optional IR Extender

(G

e

f

en Part No. EXT-RMT-EXTIR

)

can be used to

e

xtend the IR capabilities o

f

the

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T.

O

ne

s

uch application allows the Matrix to be hidden within or behind a cabinet

(

see

illustration below

)

.

S

impl

y

connect the IR extender to the IR extender port

(

see pa

g

e 4

)

.

IR Ext

e

n

de

r

U

nderstandin

g

EDI

D

The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T

f

eatures automatic and manual EDID

ad

j

ustments to maximize compatibilit

y

o

f

all attached devices. First, it is

n

ecessar

y

to understand EDID and what it is used

f

or.

EDID. What is it and what is it used for

?

U

nder normal circumstances, source devices will require in

f

ormation about a

c

onnected displa

y

device to assess what video resolutions and other

f

eatures are

c

ompatible with the output device. This required in

f

ormation is called the EDID

(

Extended Displa

y

In

f

ormation Data

)

. Almost all t

y

pes o

f

output devices

/

displa

y

s

(

computer monitor, HDTV, A

/

V receiver

)

will transmit EDID to a connected

s

ource. The source will then read this EDID

ﬁ

le and make the necessar

y

ad

j

ustments to the output si

g

nal to ensure that onl

y

compatible resolutions

/

f

eatures are

g

enerated in the output si

g

nal.

Why is EDID so important with the GefenToolBox 4x4 Matrix with FST?

yp

The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T uses complex technolo

gy

that routes

m

ultiple input si

g

nals to multiple outputs. The source devices will require EDID to

r

ead. Multiple devices

/

displa

y

s can be connected to the input and output ports on

the Matrix, each with their own EDID. Mana

g

ement o

f

EDID is ke

y

to ensure that

m

aximum compatibilit

y

is maintained between all devices.

What options do I have to manage the EDID in the GefenToolBox 4x4 Matrix

pg

w

ith FST

?

It is important to understand that the EDID contains much more than

j

ust

l

istin

g

s o

f

supported video resolutions and audio

f

ormats. However, resolutions

and audio

f

ormats are the two ke

y

t

y

pes o

f

in

f

ormation that a user will need to

u

nderstand how to use these EDID mana

g

ement

f

unctions.

C

ommon problems that a user ma

y

encounter while usin

g

the Matrix can be

:

1. Video ma

y

not be visible on all output devices

/

displa

y

s.

2. Audio ma

y

not be heard on all output devices

/

displa

y

s.

These s

y

mptoms usuall

y

arise

f

rom video resolution

/

audio

f

ormat

incompatibilities between the devices

/

displa

y

s connected to the outputs.

The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T can use one o

f

two methods to acquire

and retransmit an EDID to the A

/

V source device rela

y

in

g

in

f

ormation about the

output devices that are connected to it, thus ensurin

g

compatibilit

y

.

E

DID MANAGEMEN

T

1

4

15

E

DID MANAGEMEN

T

E

DID Mode Selection

•

E

XTERNAL MODE:

To use this mode, set the EDID Mode

S

witch on the

f

ront panel to the

E

XT

p

osition. In External EDID mode, the Matrix retrieves EDID data directl

y

f

rom

e

ach connected A

/

V displa

y

device. The EDID data is then compiled and a

n

ew EDID is created based on the hi

g

hest-supported video resolution and

audio capabilities common to all displa

y

s. The new EDID is sent back to the

sou

r

ce

de

vi

ce

.

I

f

insu

fﬁ

cient EDID data is available

f

rom external displa

y

devices or EDID-

r

elated problems are encountered, Internal EDID Mode should be used to

p

rovide a sin

g

le compatible EDID

f

or all connected devices.

• INTERNAL MODE:

Internal EDID mode uses a preset EDID that is stored in the

G

e

f

enToolBox

4x4 Matrix with F

S

T

f

rom the

f

actor

y

. To use this mode, set the EDID Mode

S

witch on the

f

ront panel to the INT position. All resolutions and audio

f

ormats speci

ﬁ

ed in this EDID will be passed to the source device. Man

y

c

ommon resolutions and audio

f

ormats are supported. For a complete listin

g

o

f

the resolutions and audio

f

ormats listed in this EDID please see pa

g

e 18.

N

O

TE: All other HDMI capable devices

/

displa

y

s connected to the output

p

orts MU

S

T be compatible with at least one resolution

/

audio

f

ormat speci

ﬁ

ed

in this EDID. It is recommended to set, on the source device, a common

r

esolution and audio

f

ormat shared b

y

all attached devices

/

displa

y

s. This is

to ensure a compatible si

g

nal is outputted to all connected devices

/

displa

y

s.

1

6

E

DID MANAGEMEN

T

Audio Channel Selection

The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T

f

eatures a switch that will modi

fy

the

s

upported audio

f

ormats listed in the pre-pro

g

rammed EDID. This

f

eature is

u

se

f

ul

f

or limitin

g

the output o

f

the source device to either 2 or multi-channel

aud

i

o

fo

rm

a

t

s

.

NOT

E

: This selector switch will onl

y

a

ff

ect the pre-pro

g

rammed EDID in the

INTERNAL

(

INT

)

EDID Mode.

The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T can use either o

f

the

f

ollowin

g

settin

g

s

f

or audio

f

ormat support

:

•2

C

hannel: This settin

g

will limit the audio

f

ormats listed in the pre-

p

ro

g

rammed EDID to 2 channel LP

C

M. For a

f

ull listin

g

o

f

the audio

f

ormats

in this mode please see pa

g

e 18.

To use this mode, set the Audio

S

election

S

witch on the

f

ront panel to the

2

CH

position.

H

This mode is use

f

ul in scenarios where all output devices

/

displa

y

s are HDTV

m

onitors that onl

y

support 2 channel LP

C

M. This settin

g

will ensure that all

c

onnected devices will receive and produce sound.

•

M

ulti-

C

hannel: This settin

g

will enable all common audio

f

ormats in the pre-

p

ro

g

rammed EDID. For a

f

ull listin

g

o

f

the audio

f

ormats in this mode please

s

ee pa

g

e 18.

To use this mode, set the Audio

S

election

S

witch on the

f

ront panel to the

Multi CH

position.

H

This mode is use

f

ul in scenarios where the output devices

/

displa

y

s are

var

y

in

g

devices

(

i.e. HDTV displa

y

and audio receivers

)

. Please note that

s

ound ma

y

not be heard

f

rom all output devices

/

displa

y

s i

f

a shared common

audio

f

ormat is not used b

y

the source device.

17

E

xternal EDID Mana

g

emen

t

The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T

f

eatures EDID Mana

g

ement. Be

f

ore the

s

ource can send video or audio si

g

nals to the displa

y

, the source devices reads

the EDID

(

Extended Displa

y

Identi

ﬁ

cation Data

)

o

f

each device connected to

an output. The EDID contains in

f

ormation about what t

y

pe o

f

AV data that the

s

ource can send to each displa

y

.

The

G

e

f

enToolBox 4x4 Matrix with F

S

T routes multiple source si

g

nals to multiple

output devices. This involves readin

g

EDID data

f

rom more than one device.

M

ana

g

ement o

f

the EDID data is important to maintain compatibilit

y

between all

de

vi

ces

.

D

ispla

y

Connections

• I

f

a displa

y

is not connected to

O

utput 1, then no EDID chan

g

es are made,

m

eanin

g

that the previous EDID in

f

ormation will be used. This state will be

in e

ff

ect until a displa

y

is connected to

O

utput 1 and the Matrix is power-

cy

cled.

• EDID is copied

f

rom

O

utput 1 to all other outputs. The audio block will be

c

opied

f

rom

O

utput 1. EDID-cop

y

in

g

is per

f

ormed onl

y

when the Matrix is

r

eset or power-c

y

cled.

3

DTV Su

pp

or

t

• 3D si

g

nals are supported i

f

a 3DTV is connected to

O

utput 1.

D

ee

p

Color

• Deep

C

olor will be

d

i

sab

l

ed

if one of more other displays connected to the

d

M

atrix do not support Deep

C

olor.

E

DID MANAGEMEN

T

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