Zektor Palladia™ 8X8 - Manual (Page 25)

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Using The HDA800(V2)
The HDMI Switch
The HDMI switch consists of an HDMI channel and an audio channel. These two channels can be
switch independently for full audio/video breakaway options. The commands for doing this are
explained here: “‘HSZ’ Set Zone(s) -- HDMI Switch” on page 34.
There are 8 HDMI zones, and 8 HDMI inputs in the HDMI video section.
For the HDMI audio section there are 8 zone, and 16 sources.
The HDMI Switch’s HDMI Video Sources
The HDMI video section is a full featured 8x8 HDMI switch with EDID and HDCP Key caching.
There are 8 HDMI video sources, which are the HDMI inputs 1-8.
The HDMI Switch’s Audio Sources and Usage
The HDMI switch’s audio section has 16 sources.
Sources 1-8
The audio sources 1-8 are the same as the HDMI video source. Source 1-8 is the audio available on the
HDMI inputs 1-8.
By using the breakaway feature of the HDMI switch, you can play the SPDIF audio from any HDMI
input to any HDMI output. For instance on HDMI zone 1, you play the video of source 3, and the
audio of source 4.
Note: There are caveats to the audio breakaway features of the HDMI switch. Only SPDIF audio can
be broken away from the HDMI video. This includes stereo PCM, Dolby5.1 digital, and DTS digital.
But it does not include any of the high-resolution audio like DolbyHD. To pass any of the newer high-
resolution audio formats, the HDMI video and HDMI audio must point to the same HDMI input.
Sources 9-16
The audio sources 9-16 are the SPDIF digital audio streams from the AUDIO switch’s zones 1-8.
Switching to sources 9-16 allow you to insert the audio from the outputs of the AUDIO zones 1-8 into
the HDMI stream.
Source mappings are:
Source 9: Insert audio from zone 1 of the AUDIO switch into the HDMI stream.
Source 10: Insert audio from zone 2 of the AUDIO switch into the HDMI stream.
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Source 16: Insert audio from zone 8 of the AUDIO switch into the HDMI stream.