HDMI™ passive coupler / adapter

• Product series in a slim, robust metal housing, colour: Sharkskin Grey.
• Multi‑purpose passive HDMI™ coupler (female–female) for extending two HDMI™ plug‑to‑plug cables into one longer cable, eliminating the need to purchase additional long HDMI™ cables.
• The adapter can also be used as a gender changer to convert an HDMI™ plug (male) into an HDMI™ receptacle (female).
• Passive HDMI™ adapter supports high‑resolution video transmission up to 8K @ 60 Hz and 4K @ 120 Hz (backward compatible with lower resolutions) and provides a data rate of up to 48 Gbit/s.
• Ideally suited for digital audio and video transmission between TVs/monitors and projectors, game consoles (e.g. PlayStation 5, Xbox) or streaming receivers (e.g. Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV).
• Integrated Ethernet Channel (HEC) allows any HDMI™ device to be connected to a wired network without an additional LAN / internet cable.
• CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) function enables control of multiple HDMI™ devices with a single remote control, e.g. switching on several linked HDMI™ devices with one button press.
• Supports 8K UHD, 3D at 4K UHD and HDR (High Dynamic Range) for excellent, high‑contrast picture quality; also supports the HDCP 2.2 content protection system.
• Supports advanced audio features such as eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) and ARC (Audio Return Channel) for convenient digital audio transmission from the TV to a soundbar or hi‑fi audio system.

Technical specifications

• Connector type: HDMI™ receptacle (Type A, female) ↔ HDMI™ receptacle (Type A, female)
• Contact material: gold‑plated contacts
• Signal transmission: up to 8K/60 Hz (7680 × 4320) Full UHD
• Maximum data rate: up to 48 Gbit/s
• Compatibility: backward compatible with earlier HDMI™ versions and lower resolutions
• Application: HDMI™ cable extension and plug‑to‑socket conversion (gender changer)