User manual

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE GEFENTOOLBOX 8X8 MATRIX FOR HDMI
• EDID contains the A
/
V capabilities o
f
a displa
y
device in re
g
ards to video
r
esolutions and audio
f
ormats supported. This in
f
ormation is used b
y
the
s
ource device to determine the
f
ormat o
f
the A
/
V si
g
nal on the outputs.
The
G
e
f
enToolBox 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI incorporates advanced EDID
m
ana
g
ement to ensure compatibilit
y
with all sources and displa
y
devices.
S
ee pa
g
es 25
f
or more details.
• The
G
e
f
enToolBox 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI can detect the presence o
f
Deep
C
olor
(
12-bit si
g
nal
)
automaticall
y
and will disable Deep
C
olor EDID
f
eatures
across all other outputs if
any
f
connected device or displa
y
is not capable
o
f
processin
g
Deep
C
olor. This automatic behavior ensures compatibilit
y
amon
g
all output devices in a mixed-device environment. This
f
eature cannot
be
d
i
sab
l
ed
.
• When powerin
g
the
G
e
f
enToolBox 8x8 Matrix
f
or HDMI, the Matrix will
u
nder
g
o a momentar
y
initialization sequence. This is normal operation and
m
a
y
take a
f
ew seconds.
OPERATION NOTE
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