HDMI 2.1 Switch 2 In 1 Out
With this switch, you can use 2 players on one TV or monitor. This means you can use 2 game consoles such as PS5 and Xbox Series X alternately without any loss of performance if your display only has one free HDMI socket. You can press the button on the front to switch between the two inputs or use the remote control provided. Automatic switching between the HDMI inputs is possible with most - but not all - devices. It automatically switches to the device that was last switched on. Auto-switching can be switched off.
HDMI 2.1 Audio Extractor
The SW212 has an HDMI 2.1 audio extractor. This means that the sound can be transmitted to a sound system or headphones/headset not only via HDMI, but also via optical SPDIF (Toslink) and analog (3.5 mm jack). Please note that only stereo, DTS and Dolby Digital can be played via Toslink. Only stereo sound is output via the analog output. The same audio format is output everywhere , the switch does not convert the formats. So select a maximum of 5.1 bitstream sound on your game console if you want to use the Toslink connection - or stereo for the jack output. You can either set the formats on your players or use the EDID management of the SW212. So note that audio formats such as PCM 5.1 or Dolby Atmos are only passed through the switch via HDMI and not output via SPDIF/jack. (No sound system could process this via such inputs either)
The internal TV sound of a TV with HDMI-ARC or eARC cannot be extracted with this.
HDMI 2.1 features
The switch supports the HDMI 2.1 features VRR, ALLM, QFT and FVA for gaming as well as video resolutions up to 4K 120Hz 12-bit or 8K 60Hz 12-bit. The maximum data rate can be 48 GBit/s. Also supported are:
- SDR, HDR, HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision
- HDCP 2.3 copy protection (backwards compatible)
- Passthrough for all audio formats, including LPCM 2.0–7.1, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD / Atmos, Dolby MAT, DTS, DTS-HD, DSD.
- HDMI-CEC is passed through.
HDMI cable
Note that the cable length becomes more critical the higher the data rate of the AV signal. For 8K resolution or 4k 120Hz, we recommend a maximum cable length of 2 m at the inputs and output. If you need longer distances, you can use special HDMI cables with fiber optic data lines or active cables. For 4K video, the cables can be up to 6 m long, for Full HD up to 15 m.
scope of delivery
The scope of delivery includes an infrared remote control for switching on/off and switching and a power supply unit.
EDID switch for video and audio formats
The EDID mode can be set if required via the 3 dip switches:
dip
|
video
|
Audio |
111 |
Copy* |
Copy |
001 |
Copy* |
5.1 DTS/Dolby/PCM2.0 |
000 |
Copy* |
7.1 DTS/Dolby/HD/ PCM7.1 |
110 |
4K 60Hz 4:4:4 |
PCM 2.0 |
101 |
FRL12G** 8K HDR |
PCM 2.0 |
100 |
FRL12G** 8K HDR |
5.1 DTS/Dolby/PCM2.0 |
011 |
FRL12G** 8K HDR |
7.1 DTS/Dolby/HD/ PCM7.1 |
010 |
FRL12G** 8K HDR Dolby Vision |
7.1 DTS/Dolby/HD/ PCM7.1 |
*COPY means that the data of the display is copied
**FRL12G enables a maximum data rate of 48 Gbps, based on HDMI 2.1
This also makes it possible to force audio formats on monitors or video projectors that otherwise do not support audio.
Dimensions: 145 x 68 x 18 mm