Gefen GEF-DVI-848DL-PB User manual

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C

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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 DVI 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 DVI Dual Link Matri

x

14 Routin

g

S

ources

15

Sy

stem Lock 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 IP

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

2

5

R

S

-2

3

2

/

Telnet

C

ommands

25 EDID Mana

g

emen

t

35 IP

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

43 Routin

g

48 Maskin

g

50

Miscellaneous

59

Web Inter

f

ac

e

59

View Matrix

S

tatus

6

3 Mana

g

e EDID

6

9 Maskin

g

70 IP

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

71 Backup

/

Restor

e

72 Power Mana

g

emen

t

74 Network

C

able Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

75 Firmware Updat

e

77 Rack Mount

S

a

f

et

y

In

f

ormatio

n

78

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

79 Warrant

y

8

0 Licensin

g

1

INTRODUCTIO

N

C

on

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ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the

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8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix

with Push Button

C

ontrols with Push Button

C

ontrols. Your complete 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 build-in power suppl

y

and

ﬂ

at black rack-mount enclosures set

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apart

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rom our traditional

p

roducts.

C

omplex distribution units allow

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or pro

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essional DVI, 3

G

-

S

DI, and

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DMI si

g

nals to be routed and converted easil

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and seamlessl

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, while bein

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backed up b

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a renowned and dependable technical support team.

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ou to explore the

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product line and hopes that

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ou

ﬁ

nd the solution

that

ﬁ

ts

y

our needs.

T

he GefenPRO 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button Controls

The

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrols provides

a pro

f

essional-

g

rade solution to route up to ei

g

ht DVI sources to an

y

ei

g

ht DVI

displa

y

s. Dual link resolutions up to 3840x2400 are supported. The

f

ront panel

displa

y

shows the current routin

g

status and the

f

ront panel push buttons are

u

sed to mana

g

e local source routin

g

. Four methods are available

f

or controllin

g

the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix:

f

ront panel push buttons, IR remote,

RS

-232 inter

f

ace, or usin

g

IP control with the built-in Web inter

f

ace.

How It Works

C

onnect up to ei

g

ht DVI source devices to the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVI Dual Link

M

atrix with Push Button

C

ontrols usin

g

the supplied DVI cables.

C

onnect up to

e

i

g

ht monitors to the DVI outputs. Plu

g

in the power cord and appl

y

power to the

M

atrix. The DVI sources will be routed accordin

g

to the current routin

g

selection.

NOTE

:

The

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e

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8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrols onl

y

s

upports DVI-D.

OPERATION NOTE

S

2

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE GEFENPRO 8X8 DVI DUAL LINK MATRIX WITH

P

USH BUTTON CONTROL

S

• The 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrols does not support

H

D

C

P content.

• When the Matrix is used

f

or the

ﬁ

rst time, make sure that a DVI monitor is

p

owered and connected to one o

f

the DVI outputs on the 8x8 DVI Dual Link

M

atrix with Push Button

C

ontrols be

f

ore appl

y

in

g

power. B

y

de

f

ault, the

Local EDID is read

f

rom the connected monitor and is copied to all 8 DVI

inputs once the Matrix has been turned on. I

f

a monitor is not detected b

y

the Matrix at power-on, a de

f

ault

(

internal

)

EDID o

f

640x480 will be used.

This

f

unctionalit

y

can be disabled usin

g

the

S

ecure Local EDID

f

unction

throu

g

h R

S

-232 control.

S

ee pa

g

e 30

f

or more in

f

ormation.

• There is no internal scalin

g

in the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrols. Each monitor attached to the Matrix must be able to displa

y

the

r

esolutions output b

y

the source device

(

s

)

. For maximum compatibilit

y

it is

r

ecommended that onl

y

one common resolution be used b

y

each source

de

vi

ce

.

• Advanced EDID

f

eatures are accessible throu

g

h the R

S

-232 serial command

s

et or usin

g

IP

C

ontrol.

IMPORTANT

:

I

f

th

e

u

nit i

s

in

s

t

a

ll

ed

in

a

c

l

osed

o

r m

u

lti-r

ac

k

assembl

y

, do not block the ventilation holes o

f

the enclosure.

3

FEATURE

S

Features

• Increases productivit

y

•

S

upports resolutions up to 1920x1200

(S

in

g

le Link

)

and 3840x2400

(

Dual

Link

)

• Front panel control buttons

f

or local switchin

g

•

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

• Discrete IR remote control switchin

g

• Advanced EDID mana

g

ement permits upload o

f

custom internal or external

EDID settin

g

s

•

S

upports DDW

G

standards

f

or DVI

• Built-in power suppl

y

•

O

utput maskin

g

comman

d

•

S

tandb

y

mod

e

•

G

roundin

g

pi

n

• IR

S

ensor

• IR Ext

e

n

de

r

•

S

tatus L

C

D

(

shows routin

g

status

)

• Firmware up

g

rade via R

S

-23

2

• Power

O

n

/Off

switc

h

•

Rac

k-m

ou

nt

ab

l

e

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrols

(

8

)

6

f

t. DVI Dual Link cables

(

M-M

)

(

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

7

2

8

3

9

10 1

1

12

5

P

ANEL DESCRIPTION

S

Front Panel

1

Cancel

This button is used to cancel a routin

g

chan

g

e in pro

g

ress.

2

EDID

This button is used to mana

g

e EDID

f

unctions.

S

ee pa

g

es 17 - 19

f

or details.

3

Se

t

This button is used to store and recall EDID and routin

g

f

unctions.

S

ee pa

g

es

14 - 22

fo

r

de

t

a

il

s

.

4 Out

(

1 - 8

)

These buttons are used to select the output when routin

g

a source.

5 Powe

r

This LED will

g

low bri

g

ht red when the A

C

power cord is connected to an

a

v

a

il

ab

l

e

l

ec

tri

ca

l

ou

tl

e

t.

6 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

.

7

L

oc

k

This button enables

/

disables the lockin

g

o

f

the

f

ront panel buttons, preventin

g

accidental chan

g

es.

8

P

rese

t

The Preset button is used to select or recall stored preset routin

g

states.

9

M

as

k

This button is used to mask

(

disable

/

enable

)

displa

y

s

f

rom receivin

g

a video

s

i

g

nal

f

rom the Matrix.

10

I

n

(

1 - 8

)

These buttons are used to select the input when routin

g

to a displa

y

.

11

I

R Windo

w

R

eceives si

g

nals

f

rom the IR Remote

C

ontrol

u

nit.

12

P

ower Switch

Powers the Matrix

O

N or

O

FF.

6

P

ANEL LAYOU

T

Back Panel

7

8

1

3

6

5

4

2

7

P

ANEL DESCRIPTION

S

Back Panel

1

110 / 220 V AC

(

50 / 60 Hz

)

Power 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.

2

Fuse Drawer

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.

3

DVI Input Ports

(

1 - 8

)

C

onnect DVI source devices to these ports.

4 Grounding Terminal

Provides a dischar

g

e path to

g

round in case a short circuit occurs between the

“

hot” lead o

f

the power suppl

y

and the enclosure o

f

the Matrix. The

g

roundin

g

wire should be attached

f

rom the

g

roundin

g

terminal to an approved

g

round

p

ath.

5 IP Control Interface

C

onnect to this port to control the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrols usin

g

IP

C

ontrol.

S

ee pa

g

e 24

f

or details.

6 IR Extender Por

t

C

onnect an IR extender cable to this port

(G

e

f

en part no. EXT-RMT-EXTIR

)

.

7 DVI Output Ports 1-8

C

onnect DVI monitors to these ports.

8

RS-232 Serial Por

t

C

onnects to the R

S

-2

3

2 control device. The

8

x

8

DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push

Button

C

ontrols ma

y

be switched remotel

y

usin

g

this port.

S

ee pa

g

e 23

f

or more

in

fo

rm

a

ti

o

n.

8

CONNECTING AND OPERATING TH

E

8

X8 DVI DUAL LINK MATRIX WITH PUSH BUTTON CONTROL

S

How to Connect the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button Controls

1.

C

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

o

f

the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrols usin

g

the supplied

DVI

dua

l link

cab

l

es

.

2.

C

onnect up to 8 DVI Dual Link monitors to the outputs on the rear panel o

f

the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrols with user-supplied

DVI

dua

l link

cab

l

es

.

3

.

C

onnect the included A

C

power cable to the power receptacle on the rear

p

anel o

f

the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrols and connect

the opposite end o

f

the power cable into an available electrical outlet.

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram for the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button Controls

GEF-DVI-848DL-PB

Dual-Link DVI

Displays

8x

Dual-Link DVI

Sources

8x

Matrix

RS-232 Controller

Computer

(IP Control)

DVI DUAL LINK CABLE

RS-232 CABLE

ETHERNET CABLE

ATTENTION

:

This product should alwa

y

s be connected to a

g

rounded electrical socket.

9

FRONT PANEL DISPLAY

M

ain Displa

y

Th

e

M

ain Displa

y

o

f

the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8

x

8

DVI Dual Link Matrix is a 1

6

-character

two-line displa

y

. This displa

y

will show the standb

y

screen and will also be

u

sed to aid in per

f

ormin

g

routin

g

commands. When the unit is powered on, the

f

ollowin

g

screen is displa

y

ed

:

A

f

ter a

f

ew moments, the

S

tandb

y

S

creen is displa

y

ed. The

S

tandb

y

S

creen is

s

h

o

wn

be

l

o

w:

D

ispla

y

in

g

Additional Information

Pressin

g

the

C

ancel button, consecutivel

y

, will c

y

cle throu

g

h screens displa

y

in

g

the

f

irmware version and boot loader version, IP address, MA

C

address, and the

IR r

e

m

o

t

e

c

h

a

nn

e

l

:

RMT-8IR

Remote Control Uni

t

1

Activity Indicato

r

This LED will be activated momentaril

y

each time a button is pressed.

2

S

ource / Monitor Selection Buttons

(

1 - 8

)

Th

ese

bu

tt

o

n

s

a

r

e

used

t

o

se

l

ec

t th

e

sou

r

ce

a

n

d

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.

10

IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIO

N

1

2

NOTE: An Activit

y

Indicator that

ﬂ

ashes quickl

y

while holdin

g

down

an

y

one o

f

the 8 buttons indicates a low batter

y

. Replace the IR

R

emote

C

ontrol batter

y

as soon as possibl

e

.

1

IR REMOTE INSTALLATIO

N

Installin

g

the 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.

E

mpt

y

Batter

y

Slo

t

CAUTION

:

Risk o

f

explosion i

f

batter

y

is replaced b

y

an incorrect

t

y

pe. Use onl

y

3V lithium batter

y

t

y

pe

C

R-2032.

12

IR REMOTE 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 channel on the IR Remote

C

ontrol unit will

ﬁ

x the problem. The IR Remote

C

ontrol unit has a bank o

f

DIP

s

witches 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:

Exposed DIP

S

witch

ba

nk

be

tw

ee

n th

e

batter

y

chambers.

It is important that the IR channel on the Remote

C

ontrol unit, matches the IR

c

hannel set on the 8x8 DVI 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 switches down

)

,

then the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix must also be set to IR channel 0.

S

ee pa

g

e 53

f

or in

f

ormation on how to chan

g

e the IR channel on the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix.

1

3

U

SING THE IR REMOTE CONTROL UNI

T

IR Remote Control Ke

y

Mappin

g

Each input and output on the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix with Push Button

C

ontrols

is represented b

y

a button on the IR Remote

C

ontrol unit. The table below lists the

c

orrespondin

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 DVI 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

S

et butto

n

15

OPERATING THE 8X8 DVI 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

y

Mode

screen

.

Pr

ess

th

e

L

oc

k

bu

tt

on

Press the

C

ancel butto

n

1

6

OPERATING THE 8X8 DVI DUAL LINK MATRI

X

C

y

clin

g

between Information Screens

Press the

C

ancel button, while in

S

tatus

C

heck Mode, to c

y

cle throu

g

h the

In

f

ormation

S

creens.

Ca

n

cel

Ca

n

cel

Ca

n

cel

Press the

C

ancel butto

n

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