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    4x2 HDMI Switcher USER MANUAL www.gefen.com[...]

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    T echnical Support : T elephone (818) 884-6294 (800) 545-6900 Fax (818) 884-3108 T echnical Support Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday thru Friday . Write T o: Gefen Inc. C/O Customer Service 6265 V ariel Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367-9897 Notice Gefen Inc. reserves the right to make changes in the hard ware, packaging and any accompanying doc u men [...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Features Panel Descriptions Connecting and Operating the 4x2 HDMI Switcher RMT4-IR Installation Dip Switch Guidelines RS-232 Interface Speci fi cations W arranty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9[...]

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    Congratulations on your purchase of the ex•tend•it 4x2 HDMI Switcher . Y our complete satisfaction is very important to us. Gefen’s line of HDTV switches, extenders, and splitters are designed to make your A/V equipment use more comfortable, more productive and less expensive. The 4x2 HDMI Switcher allows access to four HDTV devices, using tw[...]

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    FEA TURES Features • Switches easily between any four HDMI sources • Maintains 480i, 480p, 720p, 720i, and 1080i, 1080p resolutions • Maintains highest HDMI single link video resolution • Maintains highest HDMI digital audio signal • Includes SPDIF output for easy hookup to digital audio systems • Supports HDCP compliant devices • HDM[...]

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    P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS Connects to 5VDC power supply IR eye Indicates which input is selected 3 RS232 Controller Port HDMI In 1 HDMI In 2 IR Extender Port SPDIF Out HDMI In 3 HDMI In 4 HDMI Out 1 HDMI Out 2 Power LED[...]

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    CONNECTING AND OPERA TING THE 4x2 HDMI SWITCHER How to Connect the 4x2 HDMI Switcher to your devices 1 Connect the supplied cables from the HDTV HDMI sources into the 4x2 HDMI Switcher inputs. 2 Connect the cables from your displays (monitor or projector) into the HDMI outs of the 4x2 HDMI Switcher . 3 Connect any Digital Audio System into the SPDI[...]

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    5 RMT4-IR INST ALLA TION 1. Remove battery cover from the back of the RMT4-IR remote. 2. V erify that dip switches 1 & 2 are in the down (OFF) position. 3. Insert the battery , hold the battery so that you can see the positive side facing up. The side that is not marked must be facing down. 4. T est the RMT4-IR remote by pressing ONL Y one butt[...]

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    6 DIP SWITCH GUIDELINES Inside the 4X2 HDMI Switcher is a bank of Dip Switches. Below is a table describing their functions. By default, all switches are set to the Off position. Dip Switch # Name Description 1 Switching Delay Adds a 3 second delay to switching 2 On Board EDID Feeds a Generic HDMI EDID to all Inputs 3 IR Code Dip Switch Corresponds[...]

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    RS-232 INTERF ACE 6 Binary T able ASCII Input Binary 1 1 001 1 0001 2 2 001 1 0010 3 3 001 1 001 1 4 4 001 1 0100 T erminal Settings Bits per second ...................................................................................................... 19200 Data bits ..................................................................................[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS 7 Video Ampli fi er Bandwidth ................................................................................. 1.65 GHz Input Video Signal ......................................................................................... 1.2 volts p-p Input DDC Signal ........................................................................[...]

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    Gefen Inc. warrants the equipment it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship. If equipment fails because of such defects and Gefen Inc. is noti fi ed within two (2) year from the date of shipment, Gefen Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace the equipment, provided that the equipment has not been subjected to mechanic[...]

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    *ma-HDMI-442* 6265 Variel Avenue Woodland Hills, CA 91367 1-800-545-6900 818-884-6294 fax: 818-884-3108 www.gefen.com gsinfo@gefen.com[...]