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    8x1 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 Desciptions Connecting and Operating the 8x1 DVI Switcher RMT -8IR Installation RS-232 Interface Speci fi cations W arranty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

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    Congratulations on your purchase of the ex•tend•it 8x1 HDMI Switcher . Y our complete satisfaction is very important to us. Gefen’s line of HDMI switches, extenders, and splitters are designed to make your A/V equipment use more comfortable, more productive and less expensive. The 8x1 HDMI Switcher allows access to multiple HDMI devices, usin[...]

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    FEA TURES Features • Switch easily between any eight HDMI sources • Extends the range of HDMI compliant device by equalizing and reclocking the HDMI signal • Maintains high resolution video - beautiful, sharp HDTV resolutions up to 1080p, 2k, and computer resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 are easily achieved • Discrete IR remote (included) • [...]

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    P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS 3 LED Indicators for the eight sources IR Eye HDMI Input 1 5v Power HDMI Input 2 RS-232 Port HDMI Input 3 HDMI Out HDMI Input 4 HDMI Input 5 HDMI Input 6 HDMI Input 7 HDMI Input 8 IR Extender Port[...]

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    CONNECTING AND OPERA TING THE 8x1 HDMI SWITCHER How to Connect the 8x1 HDMI Switcher to your devices 1. Connect the supplied HDMI cables from the HDMI sources into the HDMI Switcher Inputs. 2. Connect the cable from your display (HDTV or projector) into the HDMI Out of the 8x1 HDMI Switcher . 3. Connect 5V power supply to the HDMI 8x1 Switcher . Ho[...]

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    RMT8-IR INST ALLA TION 1. Remove battery cover from the back of the RMT8-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. Underneath the unit are a set of dip switches that ne[...]

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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 5 5 001 1 0101 6 6 001 1 01 10 7 7 001 1 01 1 1 8 8 001 1 1000 RS232 Settings Bits per second ...................................................................................................... 19200 Data bits .......................[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS 7 Video Ampli fi er Bandwidth ................................................................................ 1.65 Gbps 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-841* 6265 Variel Avenue Woodland Hills, CA 91367 1-800-545-6900 818-884-6294 fax: 818-884-3108 www.gefen.com gsinfo@gefen.com[...]