Safety and Notice The MA-1188D 8x8 DVI Matrix has been tested for conformance to safety regulations and requirements, and has been certified for international use. However, like all electronic equipments, the MA-1188D should be used with care. Please read and follow the safety instructions to protect yourself from possible injury and to minimize the risk of damage to the unit.
INTRODUCTION The MA-1188D 8x8 DVI Matrix DVI Matrix provides the most flexible and cost effective solution in the market to route high definition video sources plus multi-channel (up to 7.1 channel) digital audio from any of the eight DVI/HDMI sources to the any eight displays at the same time. This solution is well suited for use in home theater, conference room presentation systems, or other similar setting or application.
SPECIFICATIONS Model Name MA-1188D Technical Role of usage True 8x8 DVI matrix switcher DVI compliance DVI 1.0 HDCP compliance Video support 640x480(VGA)~1920x1200 (WUXGA),480p~1080p [1] Human body model — ±19kV [air-gap discharge] & ±12kV [contact ESD protection discharge] [2] Core chipset — ±2kV PCB stack-up 4-layer board [impedance control —...
USB or RS-232 control must be connected either one at a time. Connecting both types of cables may cause command confusion. PANEL DESCRIPTIONS Front Panel Power: Power control Seven Segment LED Indicators: Control display Push button: Front panel push buttons used to select the number of input source and display channel IR SENSOR: IR sensor for receiving the IR commands from the IR remote Ext.
CONNECTION DIAGRAM HARDWARE INSTALLATION MA-1188D 1. Connect all sources to DVI Inputs on the 8x8 DVI Matrix 2. Connect all outputs to DVI devices 3. Connect the power cord to the 8x8 DVI Matrix 4. Power on the 8x8 DVI Matrix MA-1188D...
DIP SWITCH The MA-1188D has a built-in EDID profiles designed to cover most of the widely used resolutions for the ease of installation. Default EDID Native/preferred timing: 1680 x 1050p at 60Hz (16:9) Detailed timing #1: 1920 x 1200p at 60Hz (16:9) Standard timings supported: 1920 x 1080p at 60Hz 1152 x 870p at 75Hz...
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SW MAIN for firmware update (for technical support only) DIP Switch Position Pin#1 Pin#2 Pin#3 Pin#4 Normal Operation Mode [via RS-232 port] ON [ ] OFF [ ] OFF [ ] OFF [ ] ON [ ] ON [ ] Block A [main] OFF [ ] OFF [ ]...
CHANNEL CONTROL Method A: Push Button 1. Use the “+” or “-” channel button on output port to select which port to be changed. “+”: change selected output port in ascending order “-”: change selected output port in descending order 2.
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FUNCTION KEY SOURCE SEL. 1 Escape System LOCK Enter System LOCK (most buttons, IR control, and RS-232 control SOURCE SEL. 2 become inactive, except Escape System LOCK command ) Method C: Software Control through RS-232 or USB port HDMI Input Source Selection Mapping Area HDMI Output...
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Click Rename button to open the String Table. In the String Table, assign the captions for each input and output port for easy recognition. For example Rename the Input1 to “Blu-ray player”, Input2 to “Sat. receiver,” input3 to “Game console,” input4 to “AV receiver,”...
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Click Save String Table to save the caption setting (turn effective after program restart). Click Set Default to pop up the confirmation message below to erase the captions and reset the string table back to default setting (turn effective after program restart). 2.
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Click this button to close or open COM port. 5. Mapping button: Select All Output elect “set all output”, and then select the source on main menu. You can quickly set all output to the same source. Unselect All Output Release output selection.
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output port one by one, the selected output port will change to gray. The linking line will change to yellow. Group setting First select output ports one by one. Then select the input source. The selected output ports change the setting at the same time. By using Terminal: Baud rate: 9600...
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Output C selects Input 6 Output G selects Input 6 Output C selects Input 7 Output G selects Input 7 Output C selects Input 8 Output G selects Input 8 Output D selects Input 1 Output H selects Input 1 Output D selects Input 2 Output H selects Input 2 Output D selects Input 3...
NOTICE If the DVI or HDMI device requires the EDID information, please use CV-1001 or CV-5005H EDID Reader/Writer to retrieve and provide DVI or HDMI display EDID information. All HDMI over CAT5 transmission distances are measured using Belden 1583A CAT5e 125MHz UTP cable and ASTRODESIGN Video Signal Generator VG-859C.
Also, the technical information contained herein regarding the MA-1188D features and specifications is subject to change without further notice. Support For more info or tech support http://www.siig.com/support April, 2018...
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