Gefen 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix User manual

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CONTENT

S

1 Intr

oduc

ti

on

2

O

peration Notes

3

Features

4 Panel La

y

out - Fron

t

5

Panel Descriptions

6

Panel La

y

out - Bac

k

7 Panel Descriptions

8

C

onnectin

g

And

O

peratin

g

The 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matri

x

8

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

9

Front Panel Displa

y

1

0

Front Panel

S

electio

n

11 IR Remote

C

ontrol

U

ni

t

11 La

y

out and Descriptio

n

12 Installin

g

the Batter

y

13

S

ettin

g

the IR

C

hannel

14 IR Remote

C

ontrol Ke

y

Mappin

g

1

5

EDID Mana

g

emen

t

16 IP

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

17 R

S

-2

3

2

S

erial

C

ontrol

1

8

Telnet

/

R

S

-2

3

2

C

ommands

18 EDID Mana

g

emen

t

28 IP

/

Telnet

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

36 Routin

g

41 Maskin

g

4

3

Miscellaneous

5

2 Web Inter

f

ac

e

5

2 View Matrix

S

tatus

5

6 Mana

g

e EDID

6

2 Maskin

g

6

3 IP

C

on

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

6

4 Backup

/

Restor

e

6

5 Power Mana

g

emen

t

6

7 Network

C

able Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

6

8 Firmware Updat

e

70 Rack Mount

S

a

f

et

y

In

f

ormatio

n

71

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

72 Warrant

y

73 Licensin

g

1

INTRODUCTIO

N

C

on

g

ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the

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e

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enPR

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8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix.

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

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.

G

e

f

en invites

y

ou to explore the

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enPR

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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 DVI Dual Link Matri

x

This product simpli

ﬁ

es the process o

f

routin

g

up to ei

g

ht DVI sources to an

y

o

f

ei

g

ht DVI monitors without losin

g

qualit

y

or resolution. The

G

e

f

enPR

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8x8

DVI Dual Link Matrix provides a simple, reliable, and hi

g

hl

y

e

ff

ective method o

f

s

treamlinin

g

an

y

installation usin

g

multiple sources and outputs, takin

g

the hassle

out o

f

mana

g

in

g

multiple connections. Each DVI source is accessible

f

rom an

y

m

onitor b

y

usin

g

the

f

ront-panel buttons, IR remote unit, built-in R

S

-232, or usin

g

IP

C

ontrol.

How It Works

The

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix has ei

g

ht DVI inputs and ei

g

ht DVI

outputs. Usin

g

the supplied DVI dual link cables, connect 8 sources to the DVI

input ports on the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix.

C

onnect the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8

x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix to the monitors. Plu

g

in the power cord and power-on

the

G

e

f

enPR

O

8

x

8

DVI Dual Link Matrix. The connected monitors will show

video accordin

g

to the routin

g

selection.

NOTE

:

The

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e

f

enPR

O

8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix onl

y

supports DVI-D. The DVI

c

onnectors on the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix have all 29 pins.

OPERATION NOTE

S

2

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE GEFENPRO 8X8 DVI DUAL LINK MATRI

X

• The 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix does not support HD

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 be

f

ore appl

y

in

g

power. B

y

de

f

ault, the Local EDID is read

f

rom the

c

onnected 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

u

sin

g

the

S

ecure Local EDID

f

unction throu

g

h Telnet

/

R

S

-232 control

(

see

p

a

g

e 23

)

or via the built-in Web inter

f

ace

(

see pa

g

e 61

)

.

• There is no internal scalin

g

in the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix. Each monitor

attached to the Matrix must be able to displa

y

the resolutions output b

y

the

s

ource device

(

s

)

. For maximum compatibilit

y

it is recommended that onl

y

one common resolution be used b

y

each source device.

• 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 Matri

x

(

8

)

6

f

t. DVI Dual Link cables

(

M-M

)

(

1

)

IR Remote

C

ontrol

(

1

)

A

C

Power

C

or

d

(

1

)

S

et o

f

Rack Ears

(

1

)

User Manual

4

P

ANEL LAYOU

T

Front Panel

2

3

4

5

1

6

5

P

ANEL DESCRIPTION

S

Front Panel

1

Control Button

s

These buttons are used to navi

g

ate the L

C

D menu s

y

stem.

S

ee pa

g

es 9 and

1

0

f

or more in

f

ormation.

◄

- Le

ft

►

- Ri

g

h

t

S

elect -

S

elec

t

2

Cancel Button

This button is used to cancel a routin

g

chan

g

e in pro

g

ress.

3

IR Windo

w

R

eceives si

g

nals

f

rom the IR Remote

C

ontrol

u

nit.

4 Power Indicato

r

This LED indicator will

g

low red when the power is turned on.

5 Power Switch

Turn the power on or o

ff

usin

g

this switch.

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

.

6

P

ANEL LAYOU

T

Back Panel

3

7

8

6

1

4

5

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 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.

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 usin

g

IP

C

ontrol.

S

ee pa

g

e 16

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

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

y

be

s

witched remotel

y

usin

g

this port.

S

ee pa

g

e 17

f

or more in

f

ormation.

8

CONNECTING THE 8X8 DVI DUAL LINK MATRI

X

How to Connect the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matri

x

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 usin

g

the supplied DVI dual link cables.

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 user-supplied DVI dual link cables.

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 and connect the opposite end o

f

the

p

ower cable into an available electrical outlet.

How to O

p

erate the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matri

x

The 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix o

ff

ers a number o

f

control options. The

f

ollowin

g

m

ethods can be used to control basic routin

g

f

unctions

:

1. Front Panel

C

ontrol Buttons - Pa

g

es 9 and 1

0

2. IR Remote

C

ontrol - Pa

g

es 11 - 14

3

. Telnet

/

R

S

-232

S

erial

C

ontrol - Pa

g

es 16 - 5

1

4. Web inter

f

ace

C

ontol - Pa

g

es 52 - 66

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram for the GefenPRO 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matri

x

GEF-DVI-848DL

DVI Dual Link Displays

DVI DUAL LINK CABLE

8x

DVI Dual Link Sources

8x

Matrix

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

2 line displa

y

. This displa

y

will show the standb

y

screen and will also be used to

aid in per

f

ormin

g

routin

g

commands. When the unit is powered on, the

f

ollowin

g

s

creen 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

the Firmware Version

Pressin

g

the

◄

button on the

f

ront panel will displa

y

the current

f

irmware

v

e

r

s

i

o

n

:

D

ispla

y

in

g

the Bootloader Version

Pr

ess

th

e

◄ button to displa

y

the bootloader version

:

Pr

ess

th

e

◄ button once more to return to the

S

tandb

y

S

creen.

NOTE

:

The

C

ancel button can be pressed at an

y

time to return to the

S

tandb

y

S

creen.

10

FRONT PANEL DISPLAY

D

ispla

y

in

g

the Routin

g

Status

From the main screen, press the Selec

t

bu

tt

o

n. Wh

e

n th

e

a

rr

o

w

cu

r

so

r i

s

n

e

xt

to

O

UTPUT, pressin

g

the

◄

or ► buttons on the

f

ront panel will show the current

r

outin

g

state o

f

each input and output. The illustration below shows the routin

g

s

tate o

f

output 1.

Pressin

g

the ► button a

g

ain will displa

y

the routin

g

state o

f

output 2 and so on.

Note that the number displa

y

ed next to INPUT ma

y

be di

ff

erent than the

illustration above, dependin

g

upon the current routin

g

state.

Routin

g

Sources

Example

:

R

oute the source device connected to In 2 to the monitor connected to

O

ut 1.

1. From the

S

tandb

y

S

creen, press the Selec

t

button on the

f

ront panel to

displa

y

the routin

g

status screen.

2. Pr

ess

th

e

Selec

t

button a

g

ain to move the cursor to INPUT.

3

. Press the ► button to set the source to Input 2. The source device

c

onnected to In 2 is now routed to the monitor connected to

O

ut 1.

4. Pr

ess

th

e

Cancel button to return to the standb

y

screen.

NOTE

:

Th

e

Cance

l

button can be used to return to the standb

y

screen at

an

y

time.

1

IR REMOTE CONTROL UNI

T

L

a

y

out and Description

(

RMT-848IR

)

1

L

ED Button Press Indicato

r

This LED will be activated momentaril

y

each time a button is pressed.

2

Display and Source Selection Buttons

These buttons are used to select which source is routed to a displa

y

S

ee pa

g

e 14

f

or in

f

ormation on usin

g

the IR Remote

C

ontrol unit.

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

.

12

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.

IR REMOTE CONTROL UNI

T

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.

1

3

IR REMOTE CONTROL UNI

T

Settin

g

the IR Channe

l

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

C

hannel 2

:

C

hannel

0:

D

e

f

au

l

t

C

hannel 1

:

C

hannel

3:

Batter

y

compartment o

f

the IR remote

s

howin

g

the exposed DIP

S

witch bank

between the 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 46

on how to chan

g

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

1

4

IR REMOTE CONTROL UNI

T

IR Remote Control Ke

y

Mappin

g

Each input and output on the 8x8 DVI 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.

15

E

DID MANAGEMEN

T

EDID. What is it and what is it used for

?

U

nder normal circumstances, a source device

(

di

g

ital and analo

g)

will require

in

f

ormation about a connected device

/

monitor to assess what resolutions

and

f

eatures are available. The source can then tailor its output to send onl

y

r

esolutions and

f

eatures that are compatible with the attached device

/

monitor.

This in

f

ormation is called EDID

(

Extended Displa

y

In

f

ormation Data

)

and a

s

ource device can onl

y

accept and read one EDID

f

rom a connected device

/

m

onitor. Likewise, the source an onl

y

output one resolution

f

or use b

y

a

c

onnected device

/

monitor.

Why is EDID so important with the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix?

yp

The 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix is a complex piece o

f

technolo

gy

that replicates

and switches between multiple inputs and outputs. Each connected source

device will require one EDID to read. EDID mana

g

ement is care

f

ull

y

handled b

y

the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix to provide a sin

g

le EDID

f

or each source to read.

What options do I have to manage the EDID in the 8x8 DVI Dual Link

pg

M

atrix

?

First, it is important to note that each source device can onl

y

output one video

/

audio si

g

nal t

y

pe. This includes resolutions and timin

g

s. When multiple devices

/

m

onitors are used, such as with the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix, it is important to

u

se devices

/

monitors that have similar or compatible resolutions and

f

eatures.

This will ensure that the sin

g

le video

/

audio si

g

nal produced b

y

the source device

is accepted b

y

all o

f

the connected output devices

/

monitors.

The user has the option, throu

g

h utilization o

f

the R

S

-232 serial inter

f

ace, to

c

hoose how the unit will mana

g

e the EDID

f

rom multiple DVI devices

/

monitors.

Th

e

r

efo

r

e

th

e

use

r h

as

so

m

e

co

ntr

o

l

o

v

e

r th

e

r

eso

l

u

ti

o

n

s

a

n

d

fea

t

u

r

es

th

a

t th

e

s

ource devices will output. The 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix has a Local EDID

m

ana

g

ement mode that will control how the EDID in

f

ormation is handled.

How do I change EDID modes in the 8x8 DVI Dual Link Matrix?

g

EDID modes are mana

g

ed via Telnet

/

R

S

-232 control

(

pa

g

es 17 - 27

)

or throu

g

h

the built-in Web inter

f

ace

(

pa

g

es 56 - 61

)

.

1

6

IP CONFIGURATIO

N

Conﬁ

g

urin

g

the IP Address

Th

e

8x8 DVI DL Matrix

supports IP-based control using Telnet or the built-in

x

Web-based

G

UI. To set up IP control, the network settin

g

s

f

or the

8

x

8

DVI DL

Ma

trix

m

ust be con

ﬁ

g

ured via R

S

-232. The de

f

ault network settin

g

s

f

or the

ma

trix

a

r

e

as

fo

ll

o

w

s:

IP A

dd

r

ess

:

192

.1

68

.1.7

2

S

ubnet:

2

55.

2

55.

2

55.

0

G

atewa

y

:

192

.1

68

.1.

2

54

H

TTP P

o

rt:

80

T

e

ln

e

t P

o

rt:

23

1.

C

onnect an R

S

-2

3

2 cable

f

rom the P

C

to the

8

x

8

DVI DL Matrix

.

2. Launch a terminal emulation pro

g

ram

(

e.

g

. H

y

perTerminal

)

and use the

f

ollowin

g

settin

g

s

:

Baud Rate: 1

9

2

00

Data Bits:

8

Parit

y

: Non

e

S

top Bits:

1

Flow

C

ontrol: Non

e

3

.

S

et the IP address

f

or the matrix usin

g

the

#

si

p

add command

(

see pa

ge

34

f

or details

)

.

4.

S

et the subnet mask usin

g

the

#

snetmas

k

command

(

see pa

g

e 35

f

or

details

)

.

5

.

S

et the

g

atewa

y

(

router

)

IP address usin

g

the

#

s

g

atewa

y

co

mm

a

n

d

(

see pa

g

e 32

f

or details

)

.

6

.

S

et the Telnet listenin

g

port usin

g

the

#

set_telnet_por

t

co

mm

a

n

d

(

see pa

g

e 31

f

or details

)

.

7.

S

et the HTTP listenin

g

port usin

g

the

#

set_http_por

t

co

mm

a

n

d

(

see pa

g

e 30

f

or details

)

.

8

. Power-c

y

cle the matrix to reboot and complete all IP settin

g

chan

g

es.

9

.T

y

pe the IP address that was speci

ﬁ

ed in step 3, in a Web browser to access

th

e

W

eb

int

e

r

face

o

r

use

th

e

sa

m

e

IP

add

r

ess

t

o

T

e

ln

e

t t

o

th

e

m

a

trix.

NOTE

:

Dependin

g

upon the network, the IP address, subnet mask,

g

atewa

y

IP, Telnet port, and HTTP port will need to be set.

C

onsult

y

our network administrator to obtain the proper settin

g

s.

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