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Page 2: ...er No part of this publication may be copied or reproduced without the prior written consent FCC Statement This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15...

Page 3: ...n moisture or install this product near water Do not put any heavy items on the extension cable in case of extrusion Do not remove the housing of the device as opening or removing housing may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Install the device in a place with fine ventilation to avoid damage caused by overheat Keep the module away from liquids Spillage into the housing may result i...

Page 4: ... Procedure 7 3 4 Connection with HDBaseT Receiver 7 4 System Operations 9 4 1 IR Control 9 IR Remote 9 Force Carrier 10 Control Far end Device locally 10 Control Local Device Remotely 11 4 2 RS232 Control 12 RS232 connection 12 Installation uninstallation of RS232 Control Software 13 Basic Settings 13 RS232 Communication Commands 14 4 3 TCP IP Control 23 Control Modes 23 GUI for TCP IP control 24 ...

Page 5: ...www alfatron co za 5 Specification 30 5 1 4K HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 30 5 2 HDBaseT Receiver 31 6 Panel Drawing 32 6 1 4K HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 32 6 2 HDBaseT Receiver 32 7 Troubleshooting Maintenance 33 8 After sales Service 35 ...

Page 6: ...tcher is capable of delivering 4K signals up to 40m 1080p up to 70m and powering the receivers via a single CAT5e cable It is however recommended to use good quality CAT6 cable The Matrix Switcher supports EDID management and is HDCP 2 2 1 4 compliant Audio sources can be selected via RS232 commands and TCP IP at the Matrix Switcher or by 3rd Party control 1 2 Features HDBaseT Matrix Switcher that...

Page 7: ... Power cord Optional 8 x IR receivers 9 x IR emitters 1 x IR remote 1 x RS232 cable Phoenix to DB9 2 x Mounting ears 6 x Screws For 4K HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 14 x Mounting ears 28 x Screws For HDBaseT Receivers 4 x Trapezoidal Plastic pads For 4K HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 28 x Round Plastic pads For HDBaseT Receivers 1 x User manual Note Confirm if the product and the accessories are all included i...

Page 8: ...itch input cycle for the outputs Note Pictures shown in this manual are for reference only different model and specifications are subject to real product 2 Rear Panel No Name Description INPUTS 8 x HDMI inputs Type A female HDMI connector connect the source device with an HDMI cable to any of the HDMI inputs OUTPUTS 7 x HDBaseT outputs The HDBT RJ45 outputs 1 2 4 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ALL 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 9: ...vers and all can be switched simultaneously with the AV signal or separately from switching In default setting the 1 7 IR OUT corresponds with the 1 7 IR IN i e IR OUT1 IR IN1 IR OUT2 IR IN2 IR OUT7 IR IN7 1 x IR ALL OUT Plug in IR emitter to deliver the IR signal to control input source device form any of far end receivers CONTROL RS232 Serial port for unit control 3 pin pluggable terminal block ...

Page 10: ...DCP Blinking GREEN Signal without HDCP LINK HDBT Link status indicator OFF No Link YELLOW Link Successful Blinking YELLOW Link Error HDMI OUT Connect to HDMI display IR IN Plug in the IR receiver this will receive the IR signals from the RCU and send through to the Matrix Switcher and then control the desired source IR OUT Plug in the IR emitter and attached to the fornt of the display this will s...

Page 11: ...ntrol and simplicity Usage Precautions 1 The 4K Home Distribution kit should be installed in a clean and dust free environment 2 Ensure that all plugs power cords and sockets are in good condition without signs of damage 3 All devices should be connected before power on 3 2 Connection Diagram IR Emitter PC Speaker Speaker VCR DVD STB Laptop HDBaseT Receiver IR Emitter HDTV HDTV AVR Amplifier ...

Page 12: ... be controlled via a PC 9 Plug in a Patch lead from the router in to the Ethernet port on Matrix Switcher to control Matrix Switcher by TCP IP protocol 10 Plug in the power supply cord Once all components have been connected and the installation is completed switch on the mains supply at the socket Note 1 Connect HDBT ports of Matrix Switcher and far end HDBaseT Receivers with straight through cab...

Page 13: ...ALFATRON ALF MUH88E 8 PoC Power Supply HDBaseT Receiver PoC ...

Page 14: ... devices CLEAR Withdraw an operation like switching output channel learning EDID data before it comes into effect Meanwhile the matrix will return to the previous status ENTER Confirm operation 1 To convert one input to an output Example Input 1 to Output 3 Press INPUTS 1 OUTPUTS 3 NOTE Default status on first boot up this matrix assigns the IR outputs to the corresponding HDMI input meaning IR ou...

Page 15: ...an the received IR signal be transferred to IR OUT port of the Matrix Switcher b Only if the IR receiver connected to the Matrix Switcher is with IR carrier can the received IR signal be transferred to IR OUT port of the Matrix Switcher If the IR receiver connected to HDBaseT receiver or the Matrix Switcher is without an IR carrier signal send the command 0901 to enter infrared carrier enforcing m...

Page 16: ...trol the device remotely See below Control local device from remote Note Send command 0901 to enter infrared carrier enforcing mode if the IR DVD IR Remote HDTV IR Emitter Receiver HDTV IR IN IR OUT HDMI OUT TP IN LINK HDCP INPUTS OUTPUTS IR IN IR OUT CONTROL AUDIO OUTPUT 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ALL 2 3 4 5 6 7 IR EYE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 HDBT 3 HDBT 4 HDBT 5 HDBT 6 HDBT 7 HDBT 8 HDMI Tx Rx RS232 8 SPDIF L...

Page 17: ...Switcher itself x2 Corresponding to the zone receive IR signal from HDBaseT receiver with IR IN port connects with IR receiver number of the Matrix Switcher Example Send command 3R2 to transfer IR signal received from zone 2 to IR OUT port 3 4 2 RS232 Control RS232 connection Except the front control panel the Matrix Switcher can be controlled by far end control system through the RS232 communicat...

Page 18: ...connect the Matrix Switcher with an input device and an output device Then connect it with a computer which is installed with RS232 control software Double click the software icon to run this software Here we take the software CommWatch exe as example The icon is showed as below The interface of the control software is showed as below PC INPUTS OUTPUTS IR IN IR OUT CONTROL AUDIO OUTPUT 1 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 19: ...mands and are symbols for easy reading and do not need to be typed in actual operation 3 Please remember to end the commands with the ending symbols and 4 Type the command carefully it is case sensitive Baud rate 9600 Data bit 8 Stop bit 1 Parity bit none Command Function Feedback Example System Commands Type Inquire the models information XXXX Lock Lock the front panel buttons on the Matrix Syste...

Page 20: ... 1 2 2 All Through All Switch off all the output channels All Closed x Transfer signals from the input channel x to the output channel x X Through X 01 08 x Switch off the output channel x X Closed X 01 08 x Switch on the output channel x X Open X 01 08 All Switch on all output channels All Open x1 V x2 x3 x4 Transfer the AV signal from the input channel x1 to one or several output channels x2 x3 ...

Page 21: ...OFF STANDBY Enter into standby mode Do not cut off the power supply to HDBaseT receivers press other buttons or send other commands to start STANDBY Y X Z HDCP management command Y is for input value I or output value O X is the number of the port if the value of X is ALL it means all ports Z is for HDCP compliant status the value may be 1 HDCP compliant or 0 not HDCP compliant Y X Z DigitAudioON ...

Page 22: ...rol all far end devices c Y A H under PWON mode send this command to the corresponding HDBaseT receiver to control far end device d Y a h under PWOFF mode send this command to the corresponding HDBaseT receiver to control far end device X is for baud rate its value ranges from 1 to 7 1 2400 2 4800 3 9600 4 19200 5 38400 6 57600 7 115200 is for data max 48 Byte Y X EDIDH x B y Input port y learns t...

Page 23: ...ata via the RS232 port x is the input port when the value of X is 9 it means to upgrade all input ports When the switcher receives the command it will show a message to prompt you to send EDID file bin file Operations will be canceled after 10 seconds Please cut off all connections of HDBaseT ports Please send the EDID file EDID x y Set the EDID data of input port x to built in EDID No y y 1 6 cor...

Page 24: ...command which was sent from port 2 to far end device Port 2 when PWON 9953 Under PWON mode check the command which was sent from port 3 to far end device Port 3 when PWON 9954 Under PWON mode check the command which was sent from port 4 to far end device Port 4 when PWON 9955 Under PWON mode check the command which was sent from port 5 to far end device Port 5 when PWON 9956 Under PWON mode check ...

Page 25: ...was sent from port 6 to far end device Port 6 when PWOFF 9947 Under PWOFF mode check the command which was sent from port 7 to far end device Port 7 when PWOFF 9948 Under PWOFF mode check the command which was sent from port 8 to far end device Port 8 when PWOFF 9961 Check the system locking status System Locked Unlock 9962 Check the power status STANDBY PWOFF PWON 9963 Check the working mode of i...

Page 26: ... 06 07 08 In 07 07 07 07 9976 Check the output resolution Resolution Out 1 1920x1080p Out 2 1920x1080p Out 3 1920x1080p Out 4 1920x1080p Out 5 1920x1080p Out 6 1920x1080p Out 7 1920x1080p Out 8 1920x1080p 9977 Check the status of digital audio of output channels Out 1 2 3 4 Audio Y Y Y Y Out 5 6 7 8 Audio Y Y Y Y 9978 Check the HDCP compliant status of the inputs In 01 02 03 04 HDCPEN Y Y Y Y In 0...

Page 27: ... Channel 1 1 Unlock Channel 2 1 Unlock Channel 3 1 Unlock Channel 8 1 Unlock Channel 1 2 Unlock Channel 2 2 Unlock Channel 8 8 Unlock CEC Commands These commands below are shown for reference only 43 45 43 01 36 2E Turn off the display devices 43 45 43 01 44 6C 2E 43 45 43 01 04 2E Turn on the display devices 43 45 43 01 44 6D 2E 43 45 43 01 44 41 2E Volume up 43 45 43 01 44 42 2E Volume down ...

Page 28: ...t of the Matrix Switcher and set same network segment for the 2 devices users are able to control the device via web based GUI or designed TCP IP communication software Control Modes The Matrix Switcher can be controlled by PC without Ethernet access or PC s within a LAN Controlled by PC Connect a computer to the TCP IP port of the Matrix Switcher and set its network segment to the same as the Mat...

Page 29: ... Step3 Set the Matrix Switcher s network segment to the same as the router Step4 Set the PC s network segment to the original ones Step5 Connect the Matrix Switcher and PC s to the router PC s within the LAN is able to control the Matrix Switcher asynchronously Then it s able to control the device via GUI GUI for TCP IP control The 4K HDBaseT Matrix Switcher provides with built in GUI for convenie...

Page 30: ...ssword Here is a brief introduction to the interfaces Control Interface shown after logging in provide intuitive I O connection switching See the screenshot below The button matrix displays every possible connection between every input and output users can carry on the connections by clicking corresponding button Buttons 1 9 at the right bottom corner provides quick saving and recall for overall s...

Page 31: ... menu Label The name of input and output selection buttons can be modified as you need Configuration Set HDCP Compliance status for every input and manage EDID Network Inquire and configure network settings including MAC address IP address subnet mask and Gateway ...

Page 32: ... GUI Update GUI for 4K HDBaseT Matrix Switcher supports online update in http 192 168 0 178 100 Type the username and password the same as the GUI log in settings modified password will be available only after rebooting to log in the configuration interface After that click Administration at the source menu to get to Upload Program as shown below ...

Page 33: ...e EDID data of one output port Example Input 2 learns EDID data from output 4 Press EDID INPUTS 2 OUTPUTS 4 ENTER All input ports learn EDID data from one output port Example all input ports learn EDID data from output 4 Press EDID ALL OUTPUTS 4 ENTER EDID invoking There are six types of embedded EDID data The chart below illustrated the detailed information of the embedded EDID data No EDID Data ...

Page 34: ...e and the latest upgrade file bin to PC Step2 Connect the USB ports of the Matrix Switcher and the PC via USB cable Step3 Double click the update software icon see as below It will enter the upgrade interface shown as below Step4 Click Connect USB Step5 Click Open to load the upgrade file then click Updata to start firmware upgrading Note To ensure available control the COM number of the PC should...

Page 35: ...mpedance 100Ω Differential HDMI Standard Support 4K 60 4 2 0 HDCP1 4 and is backward compatible with all previous standards Video general Video Signal HDMI or DVI D Transmission Distance 1080P 60Hz 70m 4Kx2K 60Hz 40m Resolution Range Up to 4Kx2K 60Hz EDID Management In built EDID data and manual EDID management Gain 0 dB Bandwidth 10 2Gbit s Switching Speed 200ns Max Audio general Output Signal St...

Page 36: ...sion W H D 436 4mm x 44 0mm x 300 0 mm Net weight 2 9Kg 5 2 HDBaseT Receiver Input Output Input 1 HDBaseT Input Connector Female RJ45 with LED indicators Output 1 HDMI Output Connector Female HDMI Control 1 IR IN 1 IR OUT Control Connector 3 5mm mini jacks General Resolution Range Up to 4K 2K 60Hz Transmission Mode HDBaseT Transmission Distance 1080P 60Hz 70m 4Kx2K 60Hz 40m Bandwidth 10 2Gbps HDMI...

Page 37: ...tcher 6 2 HDBaseT Receiver 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ALL 2 3 4 5 6 7 IR EYE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 HDBT 3 HDBT 4 HDBT 5 HDBT 6 HDBT 7 HDBT 8 HDMI Tx Rx RS232 8 SPDIF L R 8 TCP IP INPUTS OUTPUTS IR IN IR OUT CONTROL AUDIO OUTPUT 436 4 mm 44 0 mm 23 0 mm 74 mm 18 mm 124 mm 120 mm ...

Page 38: ...CP compliance status in GUI The display doesn t support the input resolution Switch for another input source or enable the display to learn the EDID data of the input Cannot control the device via front panel buttons Front panel buttons are locked Send command Unlock or select unlock in GUI interface to unlock Cannot control the device via IR remote The battery has run off Change for new battery T...

Page 39: ... Wrong connection Check to ensure the connection between the control device and the unit Wrong RS232 communication parameters Type in correct RS232 communication parameters Baud rate 9600 Data bit 8 Stop bit 1 Parity bit none Broken RS232 port Send it to authorized dealer for checking Static becomes stronger when connecting the video connectors Bad grounding Check the grounding and make sure it is...

Page 40: ...emoved from the product Damage deterioration or malfunction caused by Normal wear and tear Use of supplies or parts not meeting our specifications No certificate or invoice as the proof of warranty The product model showed on the warranty card does not match with the model of the product for repairing or had been altered Damage caused by force majeure Servicing not authorized Other causes which do...

Page 41: ...re of the product due to insufficient or improper maintenance is not covered 1 4 The Company does not warrant that the product covered hereby including without limitation the technology and or integrated circuit s included in the product will not become obsolete or that such items are or will remain compatible with any other product or technology with which the product may be used 1 5 Only the ori...

Page 42: ...ny costs related to any setting up this product any adjustment of user controls or any programming required for a specific installation of this product 1 13 Please be aware that the Company s products and components have not been tested with competitor s products and therefore the Company cannot warrant products and or components used in conjunction with competitor s products 1 14 The appropriaten...

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