Zektor Palladia™ 8X8 - Manual (Page 24)

24 HDA800(V2) User Guide, Version 1.3, 9/12/13
Using The HDA800(V2)
(Dolby, DTS, etc) cannot be down converted. The switch instead routes the analog audio inputs to the
analog outputs. Volume and Tone settings will only affect the analog outputs.
• The HDA800(V2) will automatically choose between the Coax and Optical inputs based on
the presence of a Coax signal. If there are digital signals present on both the Coax and Optical
inputs, the HDA800(V2) will choose the Coax input over the Optical as its source.
AUDIO Switch Source Usage
Sources 1-9
Sources 1-9 are standard audio inputs. Using these inputs are the same as any of our other audio
switches and they can be used independent of the HDMI switch. Auto conversion is performed on the
Coax/Optical inputs when PCM stereo is present, as described by the “Auto Conversions” section.
Sources 10-17
Sources 10-17 are very similar to sources 1-8, the difference being that the Coax/Optical inputs are
ignored, and instead replaced with the SPDIF audio extracted from the HDMI inputs 1-8.
Auto conversions from digital to analog, are still perform just as they are with the standard inputs (see
the above description of “Audio Conversions”), but the SPDIF source is the HDMI audio extracted
from inputs 1-8. If the SPDIF audio on the HDMI inputs is not PCM stereo, then the analog audio on
the audio inputs 1-8 will be used instead, as described in the “Audio Conversions” section.
Source mappings are:
Source 10: Use the digital audio from HDMI input 1, and the analog audio from the analog input 1.
Source 11: Use the digital audio from HDMI input 2, and the analog audio from the analog input 2.
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Source 17: Use the digital audio from HDMI input 8, and the analog audio from the analog input 8.
Sources 18-25
These sources are “Indirect Sources”, they don’t point directly to a source of audio, they instead point
to an HDMI outputs.
When the AUDIO switch is pointing to a source between 18 and 25, it will play the same audio that is
playing on the HDMI outputs 1-8.
For instance, assume a zone of the AUDIO switch is set to source 18. Internally, the AUDIO switch
will look at where the HDMI switch’s zone 1 is getting its audio, and switch to the same source.
When a command is issued to the HDMI switch that changes zone 1’s audio source, the AUDIO switch
will follow. In other words, when the AUDIO switch is set to source 18, it will become locked to
HDMI zone 1’s audio. Any audio playing on the HDMI zone 1, will be the same audio playing on the
audio switch. Any changes to the HDMI zone’s audio, will also change the AUDIO switch’s audio.
This makes it easy to play whatever audio is playing on an HDMI zone without having to create an
intelligent driver to keep the HDMI switch in sync with the AUDIO switch. Simply set the AUDIO
switch’s source to 18-25 and leave it alone. From then on only the HDMI switch needs to be changed,
the AUDIO switch will automatically follow the HDMI changes.
Source mappings are:
Source 18: Play the same audio as the HDMI switch’s zone 1 is playing.
Source 19: Play the same audio as the HDMI switch’s zone 2 is playing.
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Source 25: Play the same audio as the HDMI switch’s zone 8 is playing.