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DM-MD8X8 8x8 DigitalMedia

™

Switcher

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Back at the switcher, the digital stereo signal is also converted to analog to

enable sharing with every other room in the house via a Sonnex

Multiroom Audio System or any other audio distribution system. The

DM-MD8X8 also allows surround sound processors and amplifiers to be

located centrally instead of at the display location via optional local

HDMI outputs.

Built-in Ethernet Switch

In addition to transporting digital video and audio, DigitalMedia can also

extend 10/100 Ethernet out to each display and source device via select

DM receivers and transmitters, providing high-speed connectivity for any

room device that requires a LAN connection. Ethernet is also utilized

internally by the Crestron control bus to manage all of the DM devices in

the system and provide display control in each room.

Private Network Mode

To streamline its implementation on a corporate or university LAN, the

DM-MD8X8 employs Private Network Mode to provide a single-point

connection for the complete system. Using Private Network Mode, the

DM-MD8X8 requires just one IP address for the complete DM network

including all connected DM receivers and transmitters.

USB Signal Routing

Along with video, audio, and Ethernet, DigitalMedia also provides for the

routing of USB HID (Human Interface Device) signals, allowing a USB HID

compliant keyboard and/or mouse at one location to control a computer or

media server at another location. USB HID connectivity is provided through

select DM receivers, transmitters, and input cards.

Crestron also offers USB extenders to enable the routing of virtually

any type of USB peripheral to any host device, all managed through the

DigitalMedia system. Connect a USB over Ethernet Extender host module

(USB-EXT-DM-LOCAL

[13]

) to each computer, media server, game system,

annotator, and any other host that you want to control or communicate

with. Then, install a device module (USB-EXT-DM-REMOTE

[13]

) at every

display location to connect keyboards, mice, game controllers, white-

boards, flash drives, Web cameras, and mobile devices. Every module

communicates with the DM switcher over the local Ethernet network or

via a direct connection to the LAN port of a DM transmitter or receiver.

CEC Embedded Device Control

The primary objective of every Crestron system is to enable precisely the

control desired for a seamless user experience. DigitalMedia provides an

alternative to conventional IR and RS-232 device control by harnessing the

CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) signal embedded in HDMI. Through its

connection to the control system, the DM-MD8X8 provides a gateway for

controlling many devices right through their HDMI connections, potentially

eliminating the need for any dedicated control wires or IR emitters.

Through proper CEC signal management, DigitalMedia allows you to take

control of each device as you like.

Easy Setup

Via the front panel or using Crestron Toolbox software, every step of the

DM-MD8X8’s setup process is designed to be quick and easy, configuring

inputs and outputs automatically while letting the installer make intelligent

design decisions along the way. The switcher even tests and measures the

length of each DM cable, automatically making the appropriate calibrations

for optimal signal transmission to every room. With DigitalMedia, an entire

8x8 system can be commissioned in under an hour.

To configure a DM switcher complete with input and output cards, cables,

and other peripherals, please use the DigitalMedia

™

Switcher

Configuration Tool.

Please refer to the DigitalMedia Resources Webpage at

http://www.crestron.com/dmresources/ for additional design tools and

reference documents.

SPECIFICATIONS

Maximum DM 8G

Cable Lengths

Cable Type:

Resolution:

DM-CBL-ULTRA

Ultra

Cable

DM-CBL-8G

DM 8G

Cable

3rd-Party

CAT5e

(or better)

UTP or STP

1080p60 Full HD

330 ft (100 m)

via any DM 8G+ cards

1920x1200 WUXGA

1600x1200 UXGA

2048x1080 2K DCI

@24Hz

2048x1080 2K DCI

@60Hz

330 ft

(100 m)

via “4K”

DM 8G+

cards

230 ft

(70 m)

via “4K”

DM 8G+

cards

165 ft

(50 m)

via “4K”

DM 8G+

cards

2560x1440 WQHD

2560x1600 WQXGA

3840x2160 Ultra HD

4096x2160 4K DCI

Cable Type:

Resolution:

CRESFIBER8G

CresFiber

Multimode Fiber

3rd-Party

OM3

Multimode Fiber

1080p60 Full HD

1000 ft (300 m)

via DM 8G Fiber cards

500 ft (150 m)

via DM 8G Fiber cards

1920x1200 WUXGA

1600x1200 UXGA

2048x1080 2K DCI

@24Hz

Cable Type:

Resolution:

CRESFIBER8G-SM

CresFiber 8G

Single-Mode Fiber

3rd-Party

G.652.D (or better)

Single-Mode Fiber

1080p60 Full HD

7.5 miles (12 km)

via DM 8G SM Fiber cards

1920x1200 WUXGA

1600x1200 UXGA

2048x1080 2K DCI

@24Hz