User guide

SW HDMI Series • Operation 15
Operations
Powering on the Switcher
To power on the SW HDMI:
1. Connect all input and output devices to the rear panel connectors on the switcher (see
Rear Panel Features on page 5 for the rear panel connections).
2. Power on the display.
3. Power on the SW HDMI:
• SW2 and SW4 HDMI: Plug the power supply into the 2-pole captive screw
power connector on the switcher rear panel.
• SW6 and SW8 HDMI: Plug the provided IEC cord into the rear panel IEC
connector and an AC outlet.
After approximately 4 seconds, the following happens:
• The unit performs a self-test, during which the front panel Auto Switch, Input,
Signal, and HDCP LEDs each blink once in sequence from left to right. When the
self-test completes, the LED for the most recently selected input remains lit.
• The switcher reads the available EDID information from the connected output
device and writes it to memory on each input. When power is removed, these
settings remain in memory and are in effect when power is reapplied.
NOTE: If EDID Minder is in automatic mode, the settings revert to the default
EDID unless a display is connected to the HDMI output port (see EDID
Modes on page 17).
4. Power on the input devices.
Selecting an Input
To switch (tie) an input to the output, you have the following options:
• Front panel buttons: Press the desired input button on the front panel (ensure that
auto-input switching is not enabled). The LED corresponding to the selected input
button lights.
• The appropriate front panel input LED lights to indicate the selected input. The
LED remains lit until a new input is selected.
• Only one input can be switched to the output at a time.
• Contact closure: Plug one of the provided 5-pole captive screw connectors into the
rear panel Contact port. Wire either of the following to the port:
• Contact closure device: If a push-button contact closure device is attached to
the Contact port, press the button that is connected to the slot that corresponds
to the desired input.
• Jumper wire: On the connector attached to the Contact port, momentarily short
one of the input pins (1 through 8, depending on your model) to the ground pin
(pin G) using a jumper wire. For example, shorting pin 1 to pin G selects input 1.
Input is switched immediately when the jumper contacts both pins.
NOTE: If an input pin is latched permanently to the ground pin, input
switching by any other method is disabled while those pins are connected.
See Wiring for Input Selection by Contact Closure on page 11 for more
information.