4X1 Enhanced Powered HDMI Switcher w/ Remote Video Switches

4X1 Enhanced Powered HDMI Switcher w/ Remote The HRM-2214F is a robust new 4x1 HDMI switcher from See The Big Picture bringing new levels of convenience and sophistication to your Home Theater setup. The unit features an elegant matte black finish in a sturdy steel case. There are bright red and green indicator leds to provide status information. This particular unit offers the convenience of bypassing inactive inputs automatically reducing button pushes required to togge through inputs. In fact, it will automatically switch to an active input if the current input is inactive, providing effective autoswitching in most cases. (* some devices may have an always on HDMI port in which case autoswitching is defeated)

The switch comes with a compact IR remote for convenient input switching from the comfort of your couch and also an RS-232 serial interface and PC software for controlling the device from your computer.

* HDTV resolution up to 1080p, PC resolution up to 1600x1200 60hz.
* Compliant with the specification of HDMI 1.2.
* Support RS-232 Control.
* Remote controller for operation.
* Hot pluggable.
* Auto skips over the power-off and unplugged cable.
* Dimensions 200x75x45mm
* Weight 585g

Question: I''''''''m having trouble with a connection to a particular device. What steps should I take to try to correct the problem?

Answer: Review the following

1. Try swapping out the cables.
2. Make sure that the device works with a direct connection to the display without the switcher in between.
3. Make sure you have the switch and television turned on before turning on any source devices. If everything is already on, try turning off and on the source device.
4. Try every port on the switch.
5. Make sure you have the latest firmware loaded on your devices.

Question: I've tried switches from other vendors who said their switch would work with any HDMI equipment but it was incompatible with my setup. How do I know if your switch will work with my equipment?

Answer: The problem with HDMI switchers is there is no one switch that is compatible with every device out there. In fact, even with the same brands, one model of DVD player may work with a particular switch but a different model will not. Also, compatibility is not specific to a single device. Instead it's a 3 way relationship between the source, the switch and the display. So, a particular dvd may work through a particular switch to a certain TV, but not to another TV, but that TV may work through the switch with another DVD player. Given that, you end up with infinite number of possible combinations so it's impossible to know based on brands what devices with work with a particular switch and what won't. The trick is to find a switch that will work with your particular combination of devices. In theory, a switch will work with every device but only if it's connect in turn to another device that it is compatible with. Unfortunately, finding the right switch is a bit of trial and error. The other vendors weren't lying but they didn't give you a complete picture.

Question: Will this switch work with DVI devices as well?

Answer: Yes, you can connect DVI-D devices to the switch using HDMI/DVI cables. The picture quality should be completely unaltered since both HDMI and DVI use the same type of digital video signal. However, you will not get audio support for devices that are connected by DVI. For these devices you will need to connect a separate, secondary audio connection between your devices.

Question: The front toggle button on the switch works fine, but the switch doesn't respond to the remote control. How do I determine if the remote is working or not?

Answer: The easiest way to see if an IR remote control is transmitting a siganl or not is to check it with a digital camera. Even though IR is invisible to the human eye, it can be detected by the electronic sensors on a digital camera. If you have a digital camera or camera phone, point the remote at the cameras lens and look at it through the screen of the camera. Press a button on the remote and you should see a pale purple light pulsing on the front of the remote. If you don't get any light, try replacing the cameras batteries.