MS-210U4P USER GUIDE
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MS-210U4P USER GUIDE
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Connectivity Overview - TX
Connectivity Overview - RX
Front panel:
• Power - connect to supplied 12V/2A power
supply
• HDBaseT Out - connect to Cat cable to
receiver
• HDMI In - connect to HDMI source
• USB Host - connect to USB host device
• Audio Out - connect to analogue audio
amplification / distribution device
Rear panel:
• IR - connect to either IR transmitter or IR
receiver cables
• RS-232 - use supplied 5-pin phoenix
connector to connect to serial device
Front panel:
• Power - connect to supplied 12V/2A power
supply
• HDBaseT In - connect to Cat cable from
transmitter
• HDMI Out - connect to HDMI sink device
• Audio In - connect to audio device
Rear panel:
• USB - connect USB peripheral devices (x4
Type A connections)
• IR - connect to either IR transmitter or IR
receiver cables
• RS-232 - use supplied 5-pin phoenix
connector to connect to serial device
Understanding the LED’s
This MSolutions extender set includes status LED indicators on both the Transmitter and Receiver
products to show active connections and to further help integrators diagnose potential problems
with the associated cabling.
The RJ45 HDBaseT connections on both the transmitter and receiver units have orange and green
LED’s.
• The orange LED indicates that the unit is linked to the unit on the far side. The LED will be solid
whilst the units are connected and communicating.
• The green LED indicates that the unit is receiving power, from either the local power connection,
or via the CAT cable link from the unit that has the local power supply connected. This LED will
flash continuously under normal operation.
• Internal LED’s that may be seen through venting of the product are not indicative of a working /
non-working unit.
Cabling for HDBaseT
It is important that the interconnecting Cat cable between the MSolutions HDBaseT products is
terminated using the correct RJ45 pin configuration. The link Cat cable must be a ‘straight’ (pin-to-
pin) Cat cable and it is advised that this is wired to the T568B wiring standard as this format is less
prone to EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference).
When installing Cat cables it is advised that the best possible Cat cable quality possible is used.
HDMI distribution products will only work if used with Cat5e standard cable or above. MSolutions
recommends using a Cat6 (or higher) cable for installations, especially when running over longer
distances, in areas of high EMI, or with 4K signal distribution.
The HDMI cable infrastructure should be compliant to High-Speed standards, especially where
4K is being distributed. It is important to understand that where excessive HDMI cable lengths are
used, this brings increased reduction in signal integrity over distance compared to HDBaseT. It is
therefore recommended to use short HDMI cables to ensure the integrity of the signal over the link.
For HDBaseT and HDMI testing capabilities, please refer to the MSolutions MS-TestPro to prove
both Cat and HDMI cables can be used for video signal distribution.
Audio
The MS-210U4P allows for an independent analogue audio signal to be run from RX to TX using
the 3.5mm jack connections. These connections do not embed or de-embed audio from the HDMI
video link.
