TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Please read all instructions before attempting to unpack, install or
operate this equipment and before connecting the power supply.
Please keep the following in mind as you unpack and install this
equipment:
• Always follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of
fi
re,
electrical shock and injury to persons.
• To prevent
fi
re or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain,
moisture or install this product near water.
• Never spill liquid of any kind on or into this product.
• Never push an object of any kind into this product through any
openings or empty slots in the unit, as you may damage parts
inside the unit.
• Do not attach the power supply cabling to building surfaces.
• Use only the supplied power supply unit (PSU). Do not use the
PSU if it is damaged.
• Do not allow anything to rest on the power cabling or allow any
weight to be placed upon it or any person walk on it.
• To protect the unit from overheating, do not block any vents or
openings in the unit housing that provide ventilation and allow
for suf
fi
cient space for air to circulate around the unit.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1
PACKAGE CONTENTS & FEATURES ........................... 2
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................. 3
FRONT PANEL ..................................................................4
REAR PANEL ...................................................................7
TYPICAL APPLICATION ...................................................8
REMOTE CONTROL .......................................................10
IR EXTENDER ................................................................12
EDID FUNCTION ........................................................... 14
ETHERNET SERIAL INTERFACE ..................................18
RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE .........................................19
INTRODUCTION
The SB-5688LCM-A is high-performance 8x8 matrix routing
switcher for HDMI signals. This switcher supports data rates up
to 6.75 Gbps, enabling 1080p HDMI formats and UXGA/WUXGA/
DVI resolution to any HD display. High De
fi
nition Digital signals
can be selected and distributed to any 8 outputs simultaneously.
The Switcher is certi
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ed as being fully HDMI and HDCP compliant,
with RoHS,CE,FCC certi
fi
cation. Support high resolution HDMI
sources routed to HDMI displays, monitors, and projector or audio
receivers. The EDID can be selected between eight (8) different
modes. Control is provided via Front panel push buttons, IR
remote, RS-232 or TCP/IP (not a web-browser). An RS-232 / TCP-
IP Windows GUI interface is provided for matrix routing.
Two unique features of the SB-5688LCM-A is separate audio
Inputs and Outputs.
On any Input, you can use a DVI to HDMI adaptor (not included)
and a spate audio signal. The video will be embedded on the
Output signal. On any Output, you can take advantage of the
SPDIF (coaxial digital) audio output. This is an excellent feature
that allows audio to connect directly to an audio receiver. The S/
PDIF can carry two channels of uncompressed lossless PCM
audio or compressed 5.1/7.1 surround sound such as Dolby Digital
Plus or DTS-HD High Resolution Audio. But, it does not have the
capacity to carry the uncompressed data in the lossless formats of
Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio – as HDMI does.
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