Crestron
DM-MD64X64/DM-MD128X128
DigitalMedia Switchers
Operations & Installation Guide – DOC. 7318D
DigitalMedia Switchers: DM-MD64X64/DM-MD128X128
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A Scaler for Every Display
Scaling capability can be added to any DM system using select DM receivers (sold
separately) with built-in high-definition scalers. By placing an independent
high-performance scaler at every display device, DigitalMedia delivers the most
flexible and user-friendly solution for routing multiple disparate sources to many
different display devices. This “Distributed Scaler Approach” ensures an optimal
image on every screen regardless of the sources that are selected. Distributed scaling
allows a high-resolution computer source to be viewed on any display in the
building. It also allows a high-definition 3D source to be viewed on lower resolution
2D displays without compromising the original signal, letting a theater’s full HD
1080p 3D image be shared with smaller, lesser displays in other rooms.
Built-In Ethernet Switch
In addition to transporting digital video and audio, DigitalMedia can also extend
10/100 Ethernet to each display and source device via select DM receivers and
transmitters (sold separately), 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. Through its Gigabit Ethernet port, the DM switchers provide a
single-point connection to a corporate LAN or home network, requiring just one IP
address for the complete DM system.
USB Switch
Along with video, audio, and Ethernet, DigitalMedia also provides for the routing of
USB HID signals, allowing a USB HID compliant keyboard or mouse at one
location to control a computer or media server in another location, whether just
across the room or in another building. USB HID connectivity is provided through
select DM receivers and transmitters (sold separately).
Crestron also offers USB extenders (sold separately) to enable the routing of
virtually any type of USB peripheral to any host device, all managed through the
DigitalMedia system. Connect a local extender module (USB-EXT-DM-LOCAL) to
each computer, media server, game system, annotator, and any other host for which
communication or control is desired. Install a remote extender module
(USB-EXT-DM-REMOTE) at every display location to connect keyboards, mice,
game controllers, whiteboards, flash drives, cameras, and mobile devices. Every
module communicates with a 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 signal embedded
in HDMI. Through its connection to the control system, the DM switchers provide a
gateway for controlling many devices through their HDMI or HDBaseT connections,
potentially eliminating the need for any dedicated control wires or IR emitters.
Through proper CEC signal management, DigitalMedia allows control of each
device as desired.
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