This splitter cable is for splitting 1 HDMI signal to 2 HDMI signals.

Connector : HDMI Male to (2) HDMI Female
Length : 30 cm

(*) You can only connect one input device - Non-HDCP (i.e. Apple TV Cable box, Satellite receiver) to two output devices(One signal to LCD / Plasma and one signal to another display e.g HDMI Projector/LCD or any HDMI display).

You cannot connect two input devices (i.e. HD PVR and DVD player) to one output device(i.e. TV or projector). For this you will need an HDMI switch - 5 X 1 Enhanced HDMI Switch with built-in Equalizer and Remote Control

Please note that some LCD's / Plasma's will consider a split of the signal to be a copyright violation on HDCP Content, so it may decide that only one display should show at a time or may block the content entirely or drop the signal quality to 480p. This type of situation is considered to be a device compatibility issue and may be fixed by using a firmware update by the individual device manufacturers. For HDCP devices / Players use a powered splitter as recommended below.

HDMI CABLES AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD NEVER BE CONNECTED / DISCONNECTED WHILE YOUR EQUIPMENT IS POWERED ON SINCE THE HDMI PORT CARRIES A LOW VOLTAGE BUT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT WHEN PLUGGED / UNPLUGGED WHILE POWERED ON. The sequence below should be followed when installing new cables or equipment between source/player and LCD / Plasma.

1.) Power-off all equipment (At the wall socket).
2.) Connect all Cables, Splitters, Switches, Extenders within HDMI Distribution Network.
3.) Power on all Splitters, Switches, Extenders within HDMI Distribution Network.
4.) Power on all LCD / Plasma's and set to HDMI input from HDMI Distribution Network.
5.) Power on Sources / Players (Sources negotiates HDCP Handshake via HDMI Network to displays which is set to HDMI input to respond to handshake).

We recommend the setup below for incompatible devices with cable splitters and to strengthen the HDMI signal after it has been split (We have tested cables lengths on our HDMI 24 AWG rated cables up to 10 meters at various resolutions up to 1080i and 100% quality. 24 AWG HDMI and lower rated cables will reach longer lengths when using an HDMI Active Equalizer / Extender. Please note that even with this proposed diagram below some systems will use this splitter as a selector for HDCP content and will select to view the HDMI content on the first HDTV that is powered on and establishes a handshake. If one display is powered off the other display will show the content and vice versa, but this is dependant on the displays in use and results may differ. This will not be the case with non-HDCP content and both displays will view the required video / audio.


This diagram and connections above are also 100% tested for HDMI to DVI Cables. Since DVI only transmits video and no audio, both ends of the HDMI Cable splitter will only display video when a HDMI to DVI converter or cable is used.

For devices incompatible with passive splitters (cable splitters) and HDCP devices, we recommend our active powered switch / splitter (All-in-one solutions) - 4 X 2 True Matrix HDMI 1.3a Powered Switch / Splitter with Remote Controller , HDMI Powered Splitter 1 x 2, HDMI Powered Splitter 1 x 4 and HDMI Powered Splitter 1 x 8. Related Keywords : audio video adapters, hdmi cable splitter, audio cable connectors, split hdmi, hdmi converter, hdmi splitter, hdmi connection, hdmi splitter cable