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External EDID Management
The4x4 Matrix for HDMI w/4 ELR-POLfeaturesEDIDManagement.Beforethesource
cansendvideooraudiosignals,thesourcedevicereadstheEDID(ExtendedDisplay
IdenticationData)fromtheoutputdevicesconnectedtothematrix.TheEDIDcontains
informationaboutwhattypeofaudio/videodatathatthesourcecansendtoeachoutput
device.
The4x4 Matrix for HDMI w/4 ELR-POLroutesmultiplesourcestomultipleoutputdevices.
ThisinvolvesreadingEDIDdatafrommorethanonedevice.ManagementoftheEDID
dataisimportanttomaintaincompatibilitybetweenalldevices.
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The following EDID features are copied from Output 1:
• SupportedResolutions
• 3DSupport
• AudioFeatures
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Display Connections:
• IfadeviceisnotconnectedtoOutput1,thennoEDIDchangesaremade,meaning
thatthepreviousEDIDinformationwillbeused.Thisstatewillbeineffectuntila
displayisconnectedtoOutput1andtheMatrixispower-cycled.
• EDIDisbuiltfromOutput1totheInput.TheaudioblockwillbecopiedfromOutput1.
EDID-copyingisperformedonlywhentheMatrixisresetorpower-cycled.
Dynamic EDID
The4x4 Matrix for HDMI w/4 ELR-POLalsoincorporatesa“dynamic”EDID.Thisfeature
isusefulifdifferentdisplays(differentmanufacturers,differentmodels,etc)areusedwithin
asetup.
WhenaninputissettoDynamic EDID,theinputwillusetheEDIDofthelastselected
outputduringtheroutingprocess.Theorderinwhichoutputsareroutedareimportant
whenusingDynamic EDID.Seepage74and75forinformationonexamplesusingthe
Dynamic EDIDfeature.
OPERATING THE
4X4 MATRIX FOR HDMI W/ 4 ELR-POL OUTPUTS