Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GTB-MHDMI1.3-144 Gefen
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CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Operation Notes 3 Features 4 Panel Layout 5 Panel Descriptions 6 Connecting And Operating The GefenT oolBox 1:4 Splitter for HDMI 7 EDID Management 7 EDID Mode Selection 8 Au.
1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the GefenT oolBox 1:4 Splitter for HDMI. Y our complete satisfaction is very important to us. About Gefen We specialize in total integration for your home theater , while also focusing on going above and beyond customer expectations to ensure you get the most from your hardware.
2 READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE GEFENTOOLBOX 1:4 SPLITTER FOR HDMI • EDID contains the A/V capabilities of a display device in regards to video resolutions and audio formats supported. This information is used by the source device to determine the format of the A/V signal it outputs.
3 FEA TURES HDMI 1.3 Features • 225 MHz (up to 12 bit YUV 444 @ 1080p) • Deep Color • Dolby T rueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio • Lip-Sync Features • Simultaneously displays a single Hi Def source on up to four (4) HDTV displays without signal loss.
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5 1 HDMI Output Ports 1-4 Connect HDMI-compliant display device(s) to any of these output ports. 2 Audio Channel Selection Switch This switch will modify the EDID to specify the number of supported audio channels when using the INTERNAL EDID mode. This setting will not af fect the EDID information when using the EXTERNAL EDID mode.
6 How to Connect the GefenT oolBox 1:4 Splitter for HDMI 1. Use the supplied HDMI cable to connect the source device to the HDMI input port of the GefenT oolBox 1:4 Splitter for HDMI. 2. Use additional user-supplied HDMI cables to connect up to 4 HDMI- compliant displays to the output ports on the 1:4 Switcher for HDMI.
7 EDID MANAGEMENT EDID Mode Selection 1. EXTERNAL MODE : See page 9 for details on using the External EDID. 2. INTERNAL MODE : In Internal EDID Mode, a generic EDID is used for all connected devices. This is useful when suf fi cient EDID data is unavailable from display devices or EDID-related problems are encountered.
8 EDID MANAGEMENT Audio Channel Selection The GefenT oolBox 1:4 Splitter for HDMI features a switch that will modify the supported audio formats listed in the pre-programmed EDID. This feature is useful for limiting the output of the source device to either 2 or multi-channel audio formats.
9 EDID MANAGEMENT External EDID Management The GefenT oolBox 1:4 Splitter for HDMI features EDID Management. Before the source can send video or audio signals to the display , the source devices reads the EDID (Extended Display Identi fi cation Data) of each device connected to an output.
10 EDID MANAGEMENT Internal EDID Speci fi cations The table below lists the settings that comprise the built-in Internal EDID data structure: Video Data Block Audio Data Block Speaker Allocation xvYC.
11 F AST SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY Fast Switching T echnology Fast Switching T echnology (FST) is a Gefen software implementation for HDMI 1.3 products. FST was created to improve the inherited lengthy HDMI authentication process, based on the HDMI and HDCP speci fi cations.
12 W ALL MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS The GefenT oolBox 1:4 Splitter for HDMI should be mounted vertically in a wall or cabinet with wood/drywall screws as shown in the diagram above.
13 SPECIFICA TIONS Single Link Bandwidth ............................................................................. 225 MHz Pixel Clock / Speed .................................................................................. 165 MHz Maximum Video Resolution .
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