HEX18GARC-KIT
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The HEX18GARC-KIT allows for a variety of ways to transfer Audio Return from the Receiver back to the Transmitter
unit.
By definition, ARC (Audio Return Channel) and Optical Audio Return, will support up to a maximum of 5.1ch HD
audio pass-through. For ARC via HDMI, CEC will need to be enabled on both the display and the AVR/processor for
the required communication to instigate the ARC channel to be opened. The HEX18GARC-KIT is transparent to this
communication.
eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel), allows for high resolution audio codecs (including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X) to
travel back from an eARC display to an eARC AVR/processor. Both pieces of equipment connected to either side of the
HEX18GARC-KIT must be eARC capable for this function to work, and have CEC enabled.
The HEX18GARC-KIT will also allow for Optical Audio Return to be sent across the HDBaseT
™
link. Please ensure the
correct DIP switch settings on both Transmitter and Receiver are selected for the required audio transmission method.
The HEX18GARC-TX features an anlogue 2ch L/R audio breakout for a 2ch audio return feed from the display connected
at the Receiver.
Please note:
this output port is not audio breakout of the HDMI audio being fed to the HDMI input of
the Transmitter, nor does the Transmitter down mix multi-channel audio codecs.
ARC, eARC, and Optical Audio Return
The HEX18GARC-KIT features a 1Gbps LAN pass-through for bi-directional communication and distribution of data.
The connections are transparent to the HDBaseT
™
link, and the HEX18GARC-KIT does not act as router or DHCP server
for the equipment connected either side.
Ethernet / LAN Pass-through
The HDBaseT
™
chipset used in this HEX18GARC-KIT allows for USB2.0 pass-through, to speeds of up to 350Mbps for
connectivity of a USB Host device to USB peripheral devices on the other side of the HDBaseT
™
link. The USB link is
designed for connection of KVM devices, and as such, may not support all USB2.0 equipment dependng on the type
of USB data transfer. Please ensure that the relevant DIP switches have been set to select whether the Transmitter or
Receiver is acting as the ‘Host’ and ‘Device’ connection.
Where the TX or RX unit is selected as the ‘Host’, the other end of the link must be set to ‘Device’ using the DIP switches
on the individual units. It is not required to download any drivers or software for the HDBaseT equipment to allow for
USB data transfer.
Please note:
it is not possible to have both Host AND peripheral Devices connected at both ends of the HDBaseT
™
link
running simultaneously.
USB Pass-through
The HDBaseT
™
VS3000 chipset used in this HEX18GARC-KIT features ‘Port Duality’ for a 1080p return stream (RX to TX)
to run simultaneously with the 4K stream from TX to RX. At the point of the release of this product to market, the Port
Duality function is still undergoing development by HDBaseT
™,
and will be released at a later date. Blustream expects
to release a firmware update to the HEX18GARC-KIT in the future to implement this feature into the product.
HDMI Input on HEX18GARC Receiver
