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OPERATING THE 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
Fast Switchin
g
Technolo
gy
Fast
S
witchin
g
Technolo
gy
(
F
S
T
)
is a
G
e
f
en so
f
tware implementation
f
or HDMI
p
roducts. F
S
T was created to improve the len
g
th
y
HDMI authentication process,
based on the HDMI and HD
C
P speci
cations.
F
S
T provides quicker audio
/
video source switchin
g
and
g
reatl
y
improves the
overall audio
/
video s
y
stem behavior and per
f
ormance when more than one
H
DTV displa
y
is used in the s
y
stem setup.
F
S
T allows connectin
g
/
disconnectin
g
or turnin
g
O
N
/
O
FF o
f
HDTV displa
y
s
without havin
g
these activities a
ff
ect other Hi-De
f
sources routed to an
y
other
H
DTV displa
y
in the same s
y
stem.
Fast Mod
e
:
S
ettin
g
the
8x8 Matrix for HDMI
t
o
I
Fast Mod
e
will improve per
f
ormance when
c
onnectin
g
/
disconnectin
g
Hi-De
f
sources, and powerin
g
O
N
/
O
FF HDTV
displa
y
s.
NOT
E
: When switchin
g
f
rom Slow Mod
e
t
o
Fast Mod
e
, the HDTV displa
y
s
c
onnected to the Matrix will blink momentaril
y
.
Slow Mod
e
:
Wh
e
n
se
t t
o
Slow Mod
e
, the Matrix will
f
ollow the standard
au
th
e
nti
ca
ti
o
n
p
rocess, based on the HDMI and HD
C
P speci
cations. Slow Mod
e
i
s
r
ecommended when the source does not support multiple devices.
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