ALFAtron MUH88E, User Manual

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MUH88E Kit 4K Home Distribution Hub
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The IR signal is sent by IR remote, then it is transferred to HDBaseT receiver, then to
corresponding zone of the matrix through the twisted pair, finally it is transferred to IR
OUT port and received by controlled device.
Switching Operation :
Sending command (reference to 4.3 RS232 Control) : [x1]R[x2].
x1: Corresponding to the 8 IR OUT ports of the Matrix Switcher, the IR transmitter
connected to this port can be placed at IR receiving area of output device or the
Matrix 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.
4.3
RS232 Control
RS232 connection
Except the front control panel, the Matrix Switcher can be controlled by far-end
control system through the RS232 communication port. This RS232 communication
port is a 3-pin phoenix connector. User can use the RS232 cable (Phoenix to 9-pin
D-Sub) to connect the RS232 port to PC, see as below:
Installation/uninstallation of RS232 Control Software
 Installation Copy the control software file to the computer connected with the
Matrix Switcher.
 Uninstallation Delete all the control software files in corresponding file path.
Basic Settings
Firstly, 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:
PC
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 R 8 TCP/IP