Crestron electronic DM-MD8X8 - Manual (Page 63)

Crestron DM-MD8X8 8x8 DigitalMedia™ Switcher
Appendix A: Hardware Hookup for DM Cards
This section contains information for connecting sources and other devices to input
and output cards installed on the DM-MD8X8. For installation instructions, refer to
the latest version of the card’s Installation Guide.
Input Cards
This section contains information on the following input cards:
• DMC-HD HDMI Input Card for DM Switchers below.
• DMC-HD-DSP HDMI Input Card w/DSP for DM Switchers on page 60.
• DMC-VID4 Security Camera Input Card for DM Switchers on page 61.
• DMC-VID-RCA-A RCA Analog Video Input Card w/Analog Audio for
DM Switchers on page 62.
• DMC-VID-RCA-D RCA Analog Video Input Card w/Digital Audio for
DM Switchers on page 62.
• DMC-CATO Quad DM Output Card for DM Switchers on page 64.
• DMC-CATO-HD Quad DM Output Card w/HDMI for DM Switchers on
page 64.
Refer to the following diagrams when connecting sources to DM Input Cards.
DMC-HD HDMI Input Card for
DM Switchers The DMC-HD is an input card for a DigitalMedia Switcher, providing one HDMI
input. The DMC-HD supports HDMI 1.3a with Deep Color, handling sources with
resolutions and frame rates up to 1080p60, HD lossless audio, and color depths up to
12-bit.
Additional connections on the card include an HDMI pass-thru output, a stereo
analog audio pass-thru output, and a USB HID port. The HDMI output passes the
input signal through to feed a local device, or to feed a second DM switcher for
output expansion purposes. The analog audio output breaks out the stereo audio
signal from the HDMI input and passes it through to feed a CNX-PAD8A, AAE, or
other multi-room audio distribution system.
NOTE: For applications requiring the simultaneous distribution of uncompressed
multi-channel surround sound and 2-channel audio, use model DMC-HD-DSP.
The USB HID port allows a remote mouse/keyboard or game controller, connected
at the display location, to control a centralized source device (i.e. computer, game
console, media server, etc.) at the equipment rack.
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