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IN1608 HDBT Series • Setup Guide

The Extron IN1608 HDBT Scaling Presentation Switcher is an eight input, HDCP-compliant video scaler that accepts a wide variety of audio and 
video formats and provides HDMI and HDBaseT video outputs. This guide allows an experienced user to set up and configure IN1608 HDBT, 
IN1608 SA HDBT, IN1608 MA 70 HDBT, IN1608 IPCP SA HDBT, and IN1608 IPCP MA 70 HDBT scalers. It covers how to perform basic operations 
using the front panel controls and selected Simple Instruction Set (SIS

) commands. 

NOTE:

 

For full installation, configuration, menus, connector wiring, and operation details, see the 

IN1606 and IN1608 Series User Guide

 at  

www.extron.com

. For installation, configuration, and operation details of the IPCP Pro 350 control processor, see the 

IPCP Pro Series 

User Guide

.

Installation

IN1608 Series Rear Panel Connectors

100-240V ~ 1.5 A MAX

1

CONFIGURABLE

HDMI

HDMI

5

8

C

RS-232 IR

RS-232

IR

Tx Rx

Tx Rx

G

Tx Rx

Tx Rx

G

Tx Rx

Tx Rx

G

HDMI

A

B

3

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

AUDIO INPUTS

OUTPUTS

REMOTE

2

6

7

4

Tx Rx

RS-232

G

LAN 1

LAN 2

LAN 3

2x25W(8Ω)/2x50W(4Ω)

RESET

L

1

R

L

R

L

2

R

L

3

R

CLASS 2 WIRING

L

4

R

L

5

R

+48V

+48V

1

2

L

R

VARIABLE

1

2

MIC/LINE

L

6

R

50/60 Hz

RS-232

IR

IN1608 IPCP SA HDBT

OVER DTP

OVER HDBT

AMPLIFIED OUTPUT

G

Tx Rx

G

Tx Rx

G

Tx Rx

3 4 G  

1 2

RTSCTS

COM 1

COM 2

COM 3

DIGITAL I/O

1

S G

S G

2

IR/SERIAL

RELAYS

1   2   C

3   4   C

PWR  OUT  =   6W

eBUS

+V +S -S G

R

SIG

DTP IN

LINK

SIG

DTP IN

LINK

SIG

HDBT OUT

LINK

J

L

A

B

C

D

G

H

E

F

I

K

Power and Input Connections

Output Connections

Control Connections

A

  

 AC power connector

B

   Configurable analog 15-pin HD (VGA) connectors (inputs 1 and 2)

C

   HDMI input connectors (inputs 3 through 6)

D

   DTP input and corresponding RS-232/IR Over DTP connectors 

(inputs 7 and 8)

E

 

  Analog audio input connectors (associated with inputs 1 through 6)

F

   Mic/Line audio input connectors and adjacent phantom power LEDs

G

   

HDBaseT output connector and 
corresponding RS-232/IR Over 
HDBT connector (output C)

H

   

HDMI output connectors  
(outputs A and B)

I

   Analog audio output connectors

J

   Amplified audio output connector 

(SA and MA models only)

K

   Remote RS-232 

connector

L

   IPCP Pro 350 control 

processor (IPCP 
models only)

M

   

LAN connector  
(non-IPCP models 
only)

Figure 1. 

IN1608 Series Rear Panel Connectors (IN1608 IPCP SA HDBT Shown)

The IN1608 IPCP HDBT models feature a built-in Extron IPCP Pro 350 control processor for controlling and monitoring a 
variety of external devices, such as projectors and lights. See the 

IPCP Pro Series Setup Guide

 for more details.

NOTE:

 

The non-IPCP models have a LAN connector next to the Remote RS-232 connector (see 

M

 

to the 

right) instead of the IPCP Pro 350 control processor.

Mounting and Cabling

Step 1 

 Mount the device

a. 

Turn off or disconnect all equipment power sources.

b. 

Mount IN1608 HDBT scaler to a rack using the  
pre-installed rack ears or use an optional mounting kit 
for under-the-desk mounting (see the two images to 
the right). The IN1608 HDBT comes in a 1U, full rack 
width enclosure. All other IN1608 HDBT models come 
in 2U, full rack width enclosures.

Tx Rx

RS-232

G

LAN

2x25W(8Ω)/2x50W(4Ω)

RESET

OUTPUTS

REMOTE

L

R

CLASS 2 WIRING

1

2

L

R

VARIABLE

AMPLIFIED OUTPUT

O

M

IN1608 SA HDBT

#8 Screw

(4) Places

Each Side

MBU 149

Mounting Bracket

Mounting Screws

(2) Places

Each Side

Furniture Mounting

Rack Ears

Rack Mounting

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