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KanexPro MX-HDBASE4X4-4K 4 HDMI Inputs x 4 HDBaseT Out 4K Matrix Switcher

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Page 3: ...operties of the trademark owner No part of this publication may be copied or reproduced without 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 d...

Page 4: ...o rain moisture or install this product near water l Do not put any heavy items on the extension cable in case of extrusion l Do not remove the housing of the device as opening or removing housing may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards l Install the device in a place with fine ventilation to avoid damage caused by overheat l Keep the module away from liquids l Spillage into the housi...

Page 5: ... 5 3 5 Connection with HDMI Twisted Pair PoE Receiver 6 4 System Operations 6 4 1 Front Panel Button Control 6 4 1 1 Switching I O connection 6 4 1 2 EDID Management 7 4 1 3 Inquiry 9 4 1 4 Clear operation 10 4 2 IR Control 10 4 2 1 Usage of IR Remote 10 4 2 2 IR Operations 11 4 3 RS232 Control 15 4 3 1 Connection with RS232 Communication Port 15 4 3 2 Installation uninstallation of RS232 Control ...

Page 6: ...4 3 7 Bi directional RS232 Control 24 4 4 TCP IP Control 25 4 4 1 Control Modes 25 4 4 2 GUI for TCP IP control 27 4 4 3 GUI Update 30 4 5 Firmware Update via USB 30 5 Specification 32 6 Panel Drawing 33 7 Troubleshooting Maintenance 34 8 After sales Service 36 ...

Page 7: ... 1 2 for HDMI input 1 2 HDBaseT outputs 1 4 easy extension to 70m at 1080p and 35m at 4Kx2K on a single CAT5e 6 connection with optional PoE based HDBaseT receivers simultaneously 1 2 Features l Ultra fast 4x4 switching with instant display l Distribute four HDBaseT outputs up to 70m at 1080p 35m at 4Kx2K on a single CAT5e 6 cable l Supports power over Ethernet PoE to all four receivers optional l...

Page 8: ...ler 2 This matrix switcher does not include any receivers please order the receivers separately by contacting your AV dealer or KanexPro directly 2 Product Appearance of the 4x4 Switcher 2 1 Front Panel No Name Description Firmware Micro USB port for updating firmware Power Indicator Illuminate red when power on IR In built IR sensor receive IR signals sent from IR remote LCD Screen Display real t...

Page 9: ... ENTER Confirm operation Press and hold it for 3 seconds to enter in Inquiry mode Notes Pictures shown in this manual are for reference only different model and specifications are subject to real product 2 2 Rear Panel No Name Description IR ALL IN Input port for IR control signal connect with IR receiver and deliver IR signal to all the HDBaseT ports to control the remote devices HDMI INPUTS HDMI...

Page 10: ...output for local monitoring e HDBaseT Works with HDBaseT receivers such as HDMI Twisted Pair PoC Receiver It can extend AV IR and RS232 signal to 70m distances Meanwhile it can provide power for the receivers which support PoC f AUDIO HDMI de embedded stereo audio output IR EYE Connect with extended IR receiver use the IR remote to control 4x4 Matrix Switcher TCP IP TCP IP port for unit control RS...

Page 11: ...cted before power on 3 3 Connection Diagram 3 4 Connection Method 1 Connect HDMI sources e g DVD to HDMI inputs of the Matrix Switcher with HDMI cables 2 Connect auxiliary audio sources to the AUDIO IN ports with audio cables 3 Connect HDBaseT receivers e g HDMI Twisted Pair PoE Receiver to the HDBaseT Output ports with twisted pair 4 Connect HDMI displays e g HDTV to HDMI outputs of the switcher ...

Page 12: ... receiver with straight through cable 2 IR receivers connected to IR IN IR ALL IN should be with carrier If not send command 0900 or 0901 to activate native carrier mode or force carrier mode in the IR matrix launched between Matrix Switcher and far end receivers 3 5 Connection with HDMI Twisted Pair PoE Receiver The Matrix Switcher offers 4 HDBaseT output ports which support PoC solution Connect ...

Page 13: ...convert an input to all outputs Operation input ALL ENTER Example Convert input 1 to all outputs Note Indicators of the pressed buttons will blink green for three times if the conversion is done then it will be off If the conversion failed they will be off immediately 4 1 2 EDID Management The 4x4 Matrix Switcher features EDID management to maintain compatibility between all devices It can be cont...

Page 14: ... information of the embedded EDID data Output Button EDID Data 1 1080P 2D 2CH 2 1080P 3D 2CH 3 1080P 2D Multichannel 4 1080P 3D Multichannel 5 3840x2160 2D 30Hz Press and hold EDID for 3 seconds to enter EDID invoking mode in this mode use output buttons 1 2 to switch among the 5 embedded EDID data Then press ENTER to confirm invoking Format Press and hold EDID for 3 seconds INPUTS OUTPUTS 1 2 ENT...

Page 15: ...he connection status of outputs Y means the corresponding port is connected with output device N means not Correspondence between inputs and outputs Shows the correspondence between the 4 inputs and 4 outputs Check if the input is with HDCP Y means the input signal is with HDCP N means not Check if the output is with HDCP Y means the output signal is with HDCP N means not Check the output resoluti...

Page 16: ...e remotely 3 Control the 4x4 Matrix Switcher locally remotely 4 2 1 Usage of IR Remote Standby button press it to enter exit standby mode Input channels range from 1 4 buttons 5 8 are not available corresponding IR signal switched synchronously when switching input channels Menu buttons ALL EDID and CLEAR same with the corresponding front panel buttons Please refer to 4 1 Front Panel Button Contro...

Page 17: ...the twisted pair finally it is transferred to IR OUT port and received by controlled device Switching Operation 4 IR IN ports correspond with 4 HDMI input ports separately in default mode a Sending command reference to 4 3 RS232 Control x1 R x2 x1 Corresponding to the 4 IR OUT ports of the matrix the IR transmitter connected to this port can be placed at IR receiving area of output device or the m...

Page 18: ...4K HDBaseT 4x4 Matrix Switcher MX HDBASE4X4 4K 12 www kanexpro com OUT port 3 ...

Page 19: ... enforcing mode and then IR signal can be transferred to IR OUT port 3 IR control setting l Control far end output device from local Connect an IR receiver with IR carrier to the IR IN port of the Switcher users can control far end output displayer via its IR remote from local In that case the IR signal is transferred via twisted pair Only the corresponding IR OUT port can emit control signals to ...

Page 20: ...h their IR remote from remote too When using the IR signal received by the HDBaseT receiver will be transmitted to the corresponding IR OUT port of the Switcher See below Control local device from remote PoC Receiver 1 HDTV HDTV Receiver 2 HDTV HDTV Receiver 3 HDTV Receiver 4 HDTV PoC PoC PoC IR Emitter IR Remote IR Emitter IR Emitter IR Emitter PoC Receiver DVD HDTV IR Remote IR Emitter ...

Page 21: ... Ground 6 N u Unused 7 N u Unused 8 N u Unused 9 N u Unused 4 3 2 Installation uninstallation of RS232 Control Software l Installation Copy the control software file to the computer connected with the switcher l Uninstallation Delete all the control software files in corresponding file path 4 3 3 Basic Settings Firstly connect the switcher with an input device and an output device Then connect it ...

Page 22: ...ommands Type Inquire the models information MX HDBASE4X4 4K Lock Lock the front panel buttons on the Matrix System Locked Unlock Unlock the front panel buttons on the Matrix System Unlock Version Inquire the version of firmware VX X X MessageOff Turn off the feedback command from the com port It will only show simple words like SWITCH OK MessageOff Parameter Configuration area Monitoringarea indic...

Page 23: ... output channels respectively like 1 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 04 x Switch off the output channel x X Closed X 01 04 x Switch on the output channel x X Open X 01 04 All Switch on all output channels All Open x1 V x2 Transfer the AV signal from the input channel x1 to one or ...

Page 24: ...ower supply to HDBaseT receivers PWOFF 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...

Page 25: ... control far end device b Y 5 send this command to all HDBaseT receivers to control all far end devices c Y A B C or D d Y E F G or H For items cord send this command it will be saved to the matrix switcher but taken without action to corresponding HDBaseT receiver And its command function will be effective almost at the same time when you send the command PWON for item c or PWOFF for item d Note ...

Page 26: ...rriage return character EDIDMInit Restore the factory default EDID data of every input EDIDMInit EDIDM X B Y Manually EDID switching Enable input Y to learn the EDID data of output X If the EDID data is not available then set it as initialized EDID data EDIDM X B Y EDIDUpgrade x Upgrade EDID data via the RS232 port x is the input port when the value of X is 9 it means to upgrade all input ports Wh...

Page 27: ... Auto HDCP management activate carrier native mode 0801 0900 Switch to carrier native mode Carrier native 0901 Switch to force carrier mode Force carrier 0911 Reset to factory default Factory Default 9951 Check the command sent by port 1 when PWON Port 1 data when PWON 9952 Check the command sent by port 2 when PWON Port 2 data when PWON 9953 Check the command sent by port 3 when PWON Port 3 data ...

Page 28: ...inputs In 1 2 3 4 HDCP N N N N 9974 Check the HDCP status of the outputs Out 1 2 3 4 HDCP N N N N 9975 Check the I O connection status Out 01 02 03 04 In 04 04 04 04 9976 Check the output resolution Out 1 1920x1080 Out 2 1920x1080 Out 3 1920x1080 Out 4 1920x1080 9977 Check the status of digital audio of output channels Out 1 2 3 4 Audio Y Y Y Y 9978 Check the HDCP compliant status of the inputs In...

Page 29: ...ith right specification settings you are able to control the Switcher l Control the 4x4 Matrix Switcher from local Control the 4x4 Matrix Switcher from local l Control the 4x4 Matrix Switcher from remote Control the 4x4 Matrix Switcher from remote 4 3 6 Control 3rd Party Device from Local Connect the 9 pin female RS232 port of the Matrix Switcher with PC by using the RS232 command Y X you are able...

Page 30: ...ectionally l Control far end device from local Connect the RS232 3 pin pluggable terminal block port in any zone to PC and connect the controlled RS232 device 3rd party device to the corresponding same zone as PC receiver see below Control far end device from local l Control the 4x4 Matrix Switcher from remote Connect the RS232 3 pin pluggable terminal block port in any zone to controlled device 3...

Page 31: ...des TCP IP default settings IP is 192 168 0 178 Gateway is 192 168 0 1 and Serial Port is 8080 IP Gateway can be changed as you need Serial Port cannot be changed l Controlled by Single PC Connect a computer to the TCP IP port of the Switcher and set its network segment to the same as the Switcher s Default 192 168 0 178 PC PoC 3rd party Receiver ...

Page 32: ...he routers then PCs within the LAN are able to control the Switcher Follow these steps to connect the devices Step1 Connect the TCP IP port of the Switcher to Ethernet port of PC with twisted pair Step2 Set the PC s network segment to the same as the Switcher s Please remember the PC s original network segment Step3 Set the Switcher s network segment to the same as the router Router Internet PC TC...

Page 33: ...or convenient TCP IP control GUI allows users to interact with the Switcher through graphical icons and visual indicators Type 192 168 0 178 in your browser it will enter the login interface shown as below There are 2 selectable usernames admin default password admin and user default password user Log in as admin can access more configuration interfaces than user Enter username and the right passw...

Page 34: ... by clicking corresponding button Buttons 1 9 at the right bottom corner provides quick saving and recall for overall connection status Users Display or modify credential settings front panel lock and GUI version If there is any modification press Save to restore the settings or press Cancel to withdraw Interface Set title bar label LCD readout and button labels press Save to save the ...

Page 35: ...ASE4X4 4K 29 www kanexpro com settings Configuration Set HDCP Cmpliance status for every input and manage EDID See the screenshot below Network Inquire and configure network settings including MAC address IP address subnet mask and Gateway ...

Page 36: ... the configuration interface After that click Administration at the source menu to get to Upload Program as shown below Select the desired update file and press Apply it will start upgrading then 4 5 Firmware Update via USB The Switcher boasts a USB port for online firmware upgrade on the front panel Follow these steps to upgrade firmware Step1 Copy the upgrade software and the latest upgrade file...

Page 37: ...w kanexpro com It will enter the upgrade interface shown as below Step4 Click Connect USB Step5 Click Open to load the upgrade file and then click Updata to start firmware upgrading Note To ensure available control the COM number of the PC should be 1 9 ...

Page 38: ...ing Speed 200ns Max EDID Management In built EDID data and manual EDID management HDCP Supports HDCP 1 4 auto and manual HDCP management Audio General Output Signal Stereo audio Digital audio Output Connector 4 3 pin pluggable terminal blocks 4 Coax RCA Stereo Output Earphone output distortion 0 1 32Ω 70mW 1KHz 0 1 16Ω 105mW 1KHz support PCM Coax Output Supports PCM Dolby Digital DTS DTS HD Freque...

Page 39: ...10 90 Dimension W H D 437 x 44 x 235mm 1U high full rack wide Weight 2 0Kg 6 Panel Drawing RS232 IR EYE TCP IP HDMI INPUTS IR OUT 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 OUTPUTS HDMI AUDIO HDBaseT HDMI 2 3 4 L R AUDIO L R AUDIO L R AUDIO L R Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx IR IN 1 IR IN IR IN IR IN IR ALL IN COAX HDBaseT HDBaseT HDBaseT DC 24V COAX COAX COAX Tx Rx 436 40 mm 23 10 mm 44 00 mm 31 80 mm ...

Page 40: ... X 1 or change HDCP 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 ...

Page 41: ...a PC through RS232 port Wrong connection Check to ensure the connection between the control device and the unit Wrong RS232communication parameters Type in correct RS232communication 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 groundin...

Page 42: ...l Damage deterioration or malfunction caused by l Normal wear and tear l Use of supplies or parts not meeting our specifications l No certificate or invoice as the proof of warranty l The product model showed on the warranty card does not match with the model of the product for repairing or had been altered l Damage caused by force majeure l Servicing not authorized l Other causes which does not r...

Page 43: ...4K HDBaseT 4x4 Matrix Switcher MX HDBASE4X4 4K 37 www kanexpro com ...

Page 44: ...MX HDBASE4X4 4K HDMI and HDBaseT are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC HDBaseT Alliance respectively in the United States and other countries KanexPro is a trademark of Apogee Inc registered trademarks in the US ...

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