Chapter 4: Operation

4.12 Remote Control

Before making any connections to the switch, observe the following:

•Make sure that the voltage supply matches the label on the supplied plug (±10%).

•Make sure that the power switch is OFF.

•Make sure that all system grounds are connected to a common point.

•Avoid powering equipment with a system from multiple power sources that may be separated by large distances.

•Connect all audio video sources and destination equipment.

•Power on all source and destination audio-visual sources.

•For each destination output, select the appropriate input source by using the front-panel input 1–8 select buttons, the supplied

IR remote control, or through the RS-232 serial communications port.

•Upon power up, the switch will return to its last used setting before it was powered down.

POWER

1

 

 

ON

OFF

1

2

3

4

DESTINATION

5

6

7

8

1

2

3

4

 

SOURCES

 

5

6

7

8

ALL

OFF

EDID

 

LOCK

RECALL

MEMORY

ENTER

8x8 HDMI MATRIX SWITCH

 

 

 

2

 

Table 4-6. IR Remote Control Key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Number

 

in Figure

 

 

 

 

4-1

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Switch Power ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

2

Switch Power OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Destination: 1–8 output selection: Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

the destination button to select the

 

 

 

 

 

output display channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: 1–8 input source selection:

5

4

Press input 1–8 sources with selection

 

 

 

 

 

button

Function Keys:

ALL: function selection button

OFF: function selection button

EDID: function selection button

5LOCK: function selection button

RECALL: function selection button

MEMORY: function selection button

ENTER: function selection button

Figure 4-1. IR remote.

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