HC 404 System • Introduction
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About the HC 404 System
The Extron HC 404 System is an AV presentation solution. It incorporates a built-in control
processor for display control via HDMI Consumer Electronics Control (CEC), RS-232, IR, or
Ethernet. It also includes digital I/O ports.
The HC 404 features four AV inputs and one output. It consists of a three-input switching
transmitter (HCT 103) and a scaling receiver (HCR 102) that has one HDMI input and one
connection from the transmitter. Together they extend video, audio, and control signals up
to 230 feet (70 m) over a single CAT
x
cable. TeamWork kits (which include cables and other
accessories) are also available for these systems.
The HCT 103 transmitter switches between an analog video and two digital (HDMI) video
inputs. If the selected input is HDMI, the extended video signal can be HDCP-compliant.
The HCR 102 receiver incorporates a high performance, HDCP compliant scaler that scales
video to provide a consistent output resolution to a display. It accepts video with resolutions
from 480i up to 1920x1200, 1080p, and 2K, and performs upscaling and downscaling with
multiple output rates up to 1920x1200, including HDTV 1080p/60 and 2K. The receiver
includes an on-screen display, test patterns, and EDID Minder.
The HC 404 system offers two auto-input switching modes, one of which automatically
selects sources based on input signals and also allows manual source selection via buttons.
Auto-switching modes can be enabled or disabled via Extron Product Configuration
Software. The “last connected” auto-switching mode is enabled by default (see
Application Diagram
POWER
12V
0.5A MAX
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
1
TP
HDMI
L
R
AUDIO
HDMI/CEC
SIG
LINK
IN
COM
IR
DIGITAL I/O
1 2
S G
Tx Rx G
G 3 4 G
HCR 102
LAN
POWER
12V
3
2.0A MAX
2
RGB
HDMI
HDMI
AUDIO
4
INPUTS
HCT 103
CONTACT
TALLY
2 3 4 G 2 3 4 +V
REMOTE
SIG
LINK
OUT
Ethernet
PC with
GlobalViewer
Enterprise
ShareLink 200 N
AUDIO
OUT
LAN / PoE
VGA OUT
HDMI OUT
USB 3
POWER
5V
2.3A MAX
TCP/IP
Network
HCR 102
Scaling Receiver
Extron
Show Me
Cables
Display
Extron
ShareLink 200 N
Collaboration
Gateway
HDMI
HDMI
RS-232
HDMI
VGA
Twisted Pair Cable (AV) 230' (70 m)
HDMI
Ethernet
MODEL 80
FLAT PANEL
HCT 103
Switching
Transmitter
Extron
OCS 100W
Wall Mount
Occupancy
Sensor
Wireless
Ethernet
Laptop
Room
Wireless Access
Point
Tablet
Smartphone
TCP/IP
Network
Figure 1.
A Typical TeamWork HC 404 System Application
