Gefen EXT-HDFST-848CPN, User Manual

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Page 3: ...pport gefen com Notice Gefen LLC reserves the right to make changes in the hardware packaging and any accompanying documentation without prior written notice 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI is a tradem...

Page 4: ...n 10 Determining the Current Routing State 11 Routing Sources 14 Locking Unlocking the Front Panel 15 FST Fast Switching Technology 16 Determining the Current Switching Mode 18 Changing the Switching...

Page 5: ...o any of eight HDTV displays eliminating the need to disconnect and reconnect HDMI sources and displays The Gefen 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix supports 3DTV pass through and advanced digital audio formats su...

Page 6: ...hat only one compatible common resolution be used by all of the source devices The Gefen 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI is a full featured crosspoint I matrix for eight inputs and eight outputs Any so...

Page 7: ...nd Slow FST switching for each input Advanced EDID Management for rapid integration of sources and displays Ability to save and recall presets Supports DVI sources and displays using HDMI to DVI adapt...

Page 8: ...4 PANEL LAYOUT Front Back 2 4 3 9 10 12 11 13 14 15 5 7 6 8 1...

Page 9: ...Power Indicator This LED indicator will glow bright blue when the matrix is powered on 8 Power Button Press this button to power on and power off the matrix 9 IP Control Connect an Ethernet cable to...

Page 10: ...election Buttons These buttons are used to select which source is routed to a display The Source and Display buttons are mapped as follows Layout and Description 1 2 NOTE An Activity Indicator that fl...

Page 11: ...ote Control must match the IR channel used by the 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI For example if both DIP switches on the IR Remote Control unit are set to IR channel 0 both DIP switches down then the...

Page 12: ...s to the HDMI outputs see page 4 on the 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI 3 Connect the included 24V DC power supply to the power receptacle on the Matrix 4 Connect the AC power cord to the power supply...

Page 13: ...g status of the matrix and is also used to display additional system information When the unit is powered on the following screen is displayed After a few moments the status screen is displayed The st...

Page 14: ...Input 3 has been routed to Outputs A B C and D Continuing on Input 4 is routed to Output E Input 6 is routed to Output F Input 8 is routed to Output G and finally Input 1 is routed to Output H Note th...

Page 15: ...ton once The routing state for Output A will be displayed 2 Press the Output or Output button again to cycle through the routing state for each output Consecutively pressing the Output button will cyc...

Page 16: ...s the Input or Input button Consecutively pressing the Input button will increment the input source value by a factor of 1 within a range of 1 8 For example if Input 3 was originally routed to Output...

Page 17: ...te Input 2 to Output C To change the routing status of another output press the Output or Output buttons to navigate to the desired output Use the Input or Input buttons to change the source 6 Press t...

Page 18: ...2 Telnet commands are also affected 1 Press the Lock button on the front panel The Lock LED will glow bright green to indicate that the front panel buttons on the 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI have b...

Page 19: ...sconnecting or turning ON OFF of HDTV displays without having these activities affect other Hi Def sources routed to any other HDTV display in the same system Fast Mode Setting the 8x8 Crosspoint Matr...

Page 20: ...itching modes screen is displayed The first row IN represents each HDMI input on the matrix The bottom row MODE represents the current switching mode of each HDMI input Selecting the Input 2 To change...

Page 21: ...tively pressing the Output button will cycle through each input from left to right starting with Input 1 4 Consecutively pressing the Output button will cycle through each output from right to left NO...

Page 22: ...tching mode To change the switching mode of another input press the Output or Output button to navigate to the desired input Press the Input or Input button to toggle the switching mode between Fast F...

Page 23: ...trol must be set to the same IR channel Follow the procedure outlined below to set the IR channel on the 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI 1 From the Routing screen simultaneously press the Input Input a...

Page 24: ...20 OPERATING THE 8X8 CROSSPOINT MATRIX FOR HDMI 2 Use the In or In button to change the IR channel IR Channel...

Page 25: ...LCD display In this case the 8x8 Crosspoint Matrix for HDMI is set to IR channel 1 I Therefore the DIP switch 1 on the IR Remote Control must be set to the ON position and DIP switch 2 must be set to...

Page 26: ...a display press the desired output first then press the input Routing Example Route Input 4 to Output C 1 Select Output C by pressing button C on the IR Remote Control The letter C will appear in the...

Page 27: ...HDMI 3 After the input and output have been selected on the IR Remote Control the numbers on the far right hand of the LCD display will disappear and the new routing state will be displayed in the LC...

Page 28: ...data that the source can send to each output device The following EDID features are copied from Output A Supported Resolutions 3D Support Audio Features Display Connections If a device is not connecte...

Page 29: ...d on the RS 232 serial interface IMPORTANT When sending RS 232 commands a carriage return and a line feed character must be included at the end of each line Commands and parameters are not case sensit...

Page 30: ...netmask command see page 31 for details 5 Set the gateway router IP address using the sgateway command see page 32 for details 6 Set the Telnet listening port using the set_telnet_port command see pag...

Page 31: ...user name for the Web interface set_webui_pass Sets the password for the Web interface use_webui_pass Sets the password for the Web interface show_telnet_username Prompts for user name when using Teln...

Page 32: ...MMANDS ipconfig Command The ipconfig command displays all TCP IP settings on the matrix Syntax y ipconfig Parameters None Example p ipconfig IP Configuration is IP 192 168 2 238 SUBNET 255 255 255 0 G...

Page 33: ...of the matrix Dot decimal notation must be used when specifying the IP address Syntax y sipadd param1 Parameters param1 IP address Notes The matrix must be rebooted after executing this command Examp...

Page 34: ...ip Parameters None Notes The matrix must be rebooted after executing this command Example p resetip IP Configuration Was Reset To Factory Defaults After rebooting the matrix the IP settings will be cl...

Page 35: ...notation must be used when specifying the IP network mask The default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Syntax y snetmask param1 Parameters param1 Subnet mask Notes The matrix must be rebooted after execu...

Page 36: ...tation must be used when specifying the IP address The default Gateway IP address is 192 168 1 254 Syntax y sgateway param1 Parameters param1 IP gateway Notes The matrix must be rebooted after executi...

Page 37: ...ters _ must be included when typing the command name The default port setting is 80 Also see the show_http_port on page 33 Syntax y set_http_port param1 Parameters param1 Port 0 65535 Notes The matrix...

Page 38: ...underscore characters _ must be included when typing the command name The default port value is 23 Syntax y set_telnet_port param1 Parameters param1 Port 0 65535 Notes The matrix must be rebooted afte...

Page 39: ...Example p show_ver_data SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE VERSION v2 0J PCB 1707 B show_webui_username Command The show_webui_username command returns the user name required for login The underscore characters _...

Page 40: ...t be included when typing the command name The maximum length of the password is 8 characters Syntax y set_webui_username param1 Parameters param1 User name Notes The matrix must be rebooted after exe...

Page 41: ...must be included when typing the command name The maximum length of the password is 8 characters Syntax y set_webui_pass param1 Parameters param1 Password Notes The matrix must be rebooted after execu...

Page 42: ...e underscore characters _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y use_webui_pass param1 Parameters param1 State 0 1 Value Meaning 0 Disable password 1 Enable force password Notes This c...

Page 43: ...show_telnet_username command returns the user name required for login The underscore characters _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y show_telnet_username Parameters None Example p...

Page 44: ..._ must be included when typing the command name The maximum length of the user name is 8 characters The user name is case sensitive The default Telnet username is Admin Syntax y set_telnet_username pa...

Page 45: ...ded when typing the command name The maximum length of the password is 20 characters The password is case sensitive The default Telnet password is Admin Syntax y set_telnet_pass param1 Parameters para...

Page 46: ...etting is disabled param1 0 The underscore characters _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y use_telnet_pass param1 Parameters param1 State 0 1 Value Meaning 0 Disable password 1 Ena...

Page 47: ...sables the Telnet welcome message on login Syntax y display_telnet_welcome param1 Parameters param1 State 0 1 State Meaning 0 Do not display welcome message 1 Display welcome message Example p display...

Page 48: ...yping the command name Syntax y show_ip Parameters None Example p show_ip IP ADDRESS IS 192 168 1 72 show_mac_addr Command The show_mac_addr command shows the MAC address of the Matrix The underscore...

Page 49: ...mmand name Syntax y show_netmask Parameters None Example p show_netmask NET MASK ADDRESS IS 255 255 255 0 show_gateway Command The show_gateway command shows the current gateway address The underscore...

Page 50: ...s _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y set_http_port Parameters None Example p show_http_port HTTP COMMUNICATION PORT IS 80 show_telnet_port Command The show_telnet_port command sh...

Page 51: ...Syntax y show_telnet_username Parameters None Example p show_telnet_username TELNET User Name Doc_Holiday Is Set show_ver_data Command The show_ver_data command displays the hardware and firmware ver...

Page 52: ...aves the current routing masking state to a preset recall_preset Recalls a routing mask preset set_input_name Specifies a name for an input set_output_name Specifies a name for an output show_input_na...

Page 53: ...is 2 set to 0 then the specified input is routed to all outputs Unlike other commands do not precede the r command with the symbol Syntax y r param1 param2 param9 Parameters param1 Input 1 8 param2 O...

Page 54: ...s Command The s command routes the specified input to all outputs Unlike other commands do not precede the r command with the symbol Syntax y s param1 Parameters param1 Input 1 8 Examples p s 2 INPUT...

Page 55: ...command name Syntax y save_preset param1 Parameters param1 Preset 1 8 Example p save_preset 1 CURRENT ROUTING STATE IS SAVED TO PRESET INPUT 1 recall_preset Command The recall_preset command recalls...

Page 56: ...string length for param2 is 15 characters Special characters and spaces are not 2 permitted If needed use the underscore character _ to separate characters The underscore character _ must be included...

Page 57: ...ing length for param2 is 15 characters Special characters and spaces are not 2 permitted If needed use the underscore character _ to separate characters The underscore character _ must be included whe...

Page 58: ...n typing the command name Syntax y show_input_name param1 Parameters param1 Input 1 8 Example p show_input_name 5 THE NAME FOR INPUT 5 IS Blu_ray show_output_name Command The show_output_name command...

Page 59: ...underscore character _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y show_r param1 Parameters param1 Output A H Notes If the output has been renamed using the set_output_name command then th...

Page 60: ...d all functions are disabled including the front panel RS 232 and Telnet The underscore character _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y lock_matrix param1 Parameters param1 Value 0...

Page 61: ...atrix firmware version show_hpd Displays the HPD status of the specified output show_rsense Displays the RSENSE status of the specified output help Command The help command displays help on the specif...

Page 62: ...displays the current matrix routing status in table format Unlike other commands do not precede the m command with the symbol Syntax y m Parameters None Example p m Out A B C D E F G H In 3 3 4 3 4 6...

Page 63: ...output routing state for the specified output Unlike other commands do not precede the n command with the symbol Syntax y n param1 Parameters param1 Output A H Notes If param1 0 then the routing stat...

Page 64: ...nd The show_fw command displays the current firmware version of the Matrix The underscore character _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y show_fw Parameters None Example p show_fw F...

Page 65: ...character _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y show_hpd param1 Parameters param1 Output A H Notes If the output has been renamed using the set_output_name command then the name as...

Page 66: ...must be included when typing the command name Syntax y show_rsense param1 Parameters param1 Output A H Notes If the output has been renamed using the set_output_name command then the name assigned to...

Page 67: ...t fst_slow Command The fst_slow command sets the specified input to slow switching FST mode The underscore character _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y fst_slow param1 Parameters...

Page 68: ...g FST mode The underscore character _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y fst_fast param1 Parameters param1 Input A H Notes If param1 0 then all inputs are set to fast switching FST...

Page 69: ...Input A H Notes If param1 0 then the FST switching mode status for all inputs are displayed Example p show_fst 2 INPUT 2 IS IN SLOW SWITCHING MODE show_fst 0 INPUT 1 HDTV IS IN FAST SWITCHING MODE IN...

Page 70: ...s the matrix to factory defaults reboot Reboots the matrix set_ir Sets the IR channel of the matrix show_ir Displays the current IR channel of the matrix activeisp Activates ISP mode for firmware upda...

Page 71: ...ommand The mask command masks the specified outputs If param1 is set to 0 then all outputs are masked Syntax y mask param1 param9 Parameters param1 Output A H Examples p mask c f OUTPUTS C F ARE MASKE...

Page 72: ...nd The unmask command unmasks the specified outputs If param1 is set to 0 then all outputs are unmasked Syntax y unmask param1 param9 Parameters param1 Output A H Examples p unmask d OUTPUT F IS UNMAS...

Page 73: ...mand shows the mask status for the specified output The underscore character _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y show_mask param1 Parameters param1 Output A H Example p show_mask...

Page 74: ...power Command The power command toggles the power state on the matrix Syntax y power param1 Parameters param1 State 0 1 Value Meaning 0 Power matrix OFF 1 Power matrix ON Example p power 0 MATRIX IS...

Page 75: ...UT 1 IS ROUTED TO OUTPUT 1 INPUT 2 IS ROUTED TO OUTPUT 2 INPUT 3 IS ROUTED TO OUTPUT 3 INPUT 4 IS ROUTED TO OUTPUT 4 INPUT 5 IS ROUTED TO OUTPUT 5 INPUT 6 IS ROUTED TO OUTPUT 6 INPUT 7 IS ROUTED TO OU...

Page 76: ...TELNET COMMANDS reboot Command The reboot command reboots the matrix Syntax y reboot Parameters None Example p reboot MATRIX WILL REBOOT SHORTLY REBOOT UNIT IN 2 SECONDS EXT_HDFST_848CPN v2 0J A1B2C3D...

Page 77: ...he IR remote control The underscore character _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y set_ir param1 Parameters param1 Channel 0 3 Example p set_ir 2 IR CHANNEL IS SET TO CHANNEL 2 sho...

Page 78: ...74 RS 232 TELNET COMMANDS activeisp Command The activeisp command activates ISP mode for upgrading the firmware Syntax y activeisp Parameters None Example p activeisp...

Page 79: ...echo Command The echo command enables disables serial port terminal echo Syntax y echo Parameters param1 Value 0 1 Value Meaning 0 Disable feedback 1 Enable feedback Examples p echo 1 LOCAL ECHO IS ON...

Page 80: ...ighest resolution supported by the specified display based on the EDID Syntax y show_out_res param1 Parameters param1 Output A H Example p show_out_res c 1080P 60HZ HDMI If no display sink signal is d...

Page 81: ...ecified display based on the EDID The underscore characters _ must be included when typing the command name Syntax y show_out_colordpt param1 Parameters param1 Output A H Example p show_out_colordpt a...

Page 82: ...1 Power on the matrix 2 Connect the Ethernet cable between the matrix and the computer containing the firmware file 3 In a Web browser type in the IP address of the matrix The following page will be d...

Page 83: ...ed ambient temperature 40 C 104 F b Increase the air flow as needed to maintain the recommended temperature inside the rack c Do not exceed maximum weight loads for the rack Install heavier equipment...

Page 84: ...ndby Lock Indicator LED blue USB Port Mini B female Ethernet Port 1 RJ 45 female 10 100 BaseT RS 232 Port 1 DB 9 female IR Extender Port 1 3 5mm mini stereo jack Power Supply 24V DC locking Power Cons...

Page 85: ...le may be required in order to claim warranty 2 Customers outside the US are responsible for shipping charges to and from Gefen 3 Copper cables are limited to a 30 day warranty and cables must be in t...

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