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Blackbird™ 4K 4x4 HDBaseT™ Matrix with 3 Receivers

 

 

P/N 39669 

User's Manual 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Blackbird 39669

Page 1: ...Blackbird 4K 4x4 HDBaseT Matrix with 3 Receivers P N 39669 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...iver 9 IR Remote Control 10 EDID 11 SAMPLE CONNECTION DIAGRAM 12 IR PASS THROUGH CONTROL 13 Controlling the Remote Display from the Matrix 13 Controlling a Source Device from the Receiver 14 Controlling a Source Device from All Receivers 15 CONTROL 15 Front Panel Buttons 15 IR Remote Control 16 WEB GUI CONTROL 17 Login 17 Switching Tab 18 Audio Tab 19 Configuration Tab 19 ...

Page 3: ... COMMANDS 28 Device Control 28 Source Switching 30 Preset Setting 30 Audio Control 31 EDID Management 32 HDCP Management 34 Third Party Device Control 35 TROUBLESHOOTING 35 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 37 SPECIFICATIONS 37 Matrix 37 Receivers 38 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE 39 Notice for FCC 39 Notice for Industry Canada 40 ...

Page 4: ...h as a fireplace stove radiator etc Do not leave it in direct sunlight Use only in a well ventilated area Do not use in close confined spaces Prior to operation check the unit and power cord for physical damage Do not use if physical damage has occurred Before plugging the unit into a power outlet ensure that the outlet provides the same type and level of power required by the device Unplug this d...

Page 5: ...Cr 4 4 4 and can transmit 4K video to distances up to 131 feet 40 meters and 1080p video to distances up to 229 feet 70 meters over a single Cat5e 6 Ethernet cable Audio extracted from the HDMI signal can be output using the digital optical S PDIF and balanced stereo analog connectors It supports bidirectional IR extension and features front panel buttons IR remote control RS 232 and Web GUI contr...

Page 6: ...acted to the digital optical S PDIF and balanced stereo analog audio outputs Includes smart EDID management using the 4 pin DIP switch on the rear panel Can be controlled using the front panel controls the included IR remote control or with a computer using an RS 232 or Ethernet connection CUSTOMER SERVICE The Monoprice Customer Service department is dedicated to ensuring that your ordering purcha...

Page 7: ...K 4x4 HDBaseT matrix 3x HDBaseT receivers 2x Mounting ears with 6 screws for the matrix 6x Mounting ears with 6 screws for the receivers 4x Plastic feet 1x IR remote control 4x IR receivers 4x IR transmitters 1x RS 232 cable 3 pin to DB 9 1x 5 pin terminal block 1x AC power adapter 24 VDC 2 71A 1x AC power cord 1x User s manual PRODUCT OVERVIEW Matrix Front Panel 1 FIRMWARE Micro USB port for perf...

Page 8: ...h output channel to a preset Matrix Rear Panel 1 INPUTS Four HDMI inputs for connecting the video source devices 2 IR IN Three 3 5mm jacks for connecting the included IR receivers for IR pass through control of the remote displays 3 IR EYE 3 5mm jack for connecting one of the included IR receivers for local IR control of the matrix 4 IR OUT Four 3 5mm jacks for connecting the included IR transmitt...

Page 9: ... left illuminates orange with there is a valid HDBaseT link with the matrix The LED on the right illuminates green then the video contains HDCP content 2 IR In 3 5mm jack for connecting one of the included IR receivers for IR pass through control of the video source devices 3 IR Out 3 5mm jack for connecting one of the included IR transmitters for IR pass through control of the remote display 4 HD...

Page 10: ... numbered buttons corresponding to the four outputs 4 MENU ALL The ALL button can be used to select all INPUTS for EDID management or all OUTPUTS for switching EDID The EDID button is used to set the EDID for one or more INPUTS to the EDID capabilities of the selected OUTPUT CLEAR The CLEAR button is used to cancel a change in progress ENTER The ENTER button is used to accept the change ...

Page 11: ...s Note that the switch represents 0 when it is down in the Off position and it represents 1 when it is up in the On position The switch settings are applied from left to right 1 to 4 so 0001 has switches 1 2 and 3 in the 0 Off position and switch 4 is in the 1 On position The default DIP switch setting is 0000 Switch Setting Video Resolution Audio Format 0000 Default Enable RS 232 Web GUI and IR R...

Page 12: ...12 SAMPLE CONNECTION DIAGRAM ...

Page 13: ...ng the Remote Display from the Matrix Perform the following steps to connect for control of the remote display from the matrix location 1 Plug one of the included IR Transmitters to the IR Out jack on the receiver then position the emitter so that it can transmit to the IR eye on the display 2 Plug one of the included IR Receivers to the IR IN jack on the matrix that corresponds to the receiver th...

Page 14: ...f the included IR Transmitters into the IR OUT jack on the matrix that corresponds to the source device to be controlled then position it where it can transmit to the IR eye on the source device 2 Plug one of the included IR Receivers into the IR In jack on one of the receivers then position it where it can receive signals from the source device s IR remote control ...

Page 15: ...position it where it can receive signals from the source device s IR remote control Repeat for the other two receivers CONTROL Front Panel Buttons Repeatedly press one of the OUTPUT buttons to cycle through the various inputs for the chosen output The LED corresponding to the selected input illuminates blue Press and hold one of the three PRESET RECALL buttons to save the current input output layo...

Page 16: ...he ALL button in the MENU section for all inputs then press one of the buttons in the OUTPUTS section and finally press the ENTER button in the MENU section to execute the change At any time prior to pressing the ENTER button to execute the change you can press the CANCEL button in the MENU section to cancel the pending change Following are some examples To send input 3 to output 2 first press the...

Page 17: ...included The default IP settings of the matrix are as follows IP Address 192 168 0 178 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 1 Login To access the Web GUI open an internet browser on your computer then type 192 168 0 178 into the address bar and hit enter You will see the following login screen The default User Name and Password are User Name admin Password admin Type the User Name and Passw...

Page 18: ...utput 2 Output 3 and Output 4 columns Use the six numbered buttons in conjunction with the Save and Recall buttons to save and load layout presets Note that Presets 1 3 correspond to the three PRESET RECALL buttons on the matrix front panel o To save a given layout first click one of the numbered buttons then click the Save button o To load a previously saved layout first click one of the numbered...

Page 19: ...tton on the Analog Audio and Digital Audio rows to enable or disable the analog and digital audio outputs Configuration Tab PoC Click the On or Off radio buttons to enable or disable the Power over Cable PoC feature for each of the three HDBT outputs ...

Page 20: ...lly click the Confirm button to send the EDID settings from the selected output to the selected input s Click the All button to select all the inputs then click one of the radio buttons in the Output column and finally click the Confirm button to send the EDID settings from the selected output to all the inputs Click the Cancel button to clear all selections ...

Page 21: ...umn to select one or more inputs then click the User Define radio button Click inside the box with the bin label locate and select the file with your custom EDID settings then click the Apply button to load your custom EDID settings and finally click the Confirm button to send your custom EDID to the selected Input s Note You can create the bin file with custom EDID settings using HDMI EDID progra...

Page 22: ...s sent You can select 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 baud Use the pull down list box next to the Command Ending label to select the termination for your RS 232 command You can select NULL CR LF or CR LF Type your RS 232 command into the Command field then click the Send button to send the command using the selected format baud rate and termination settings See the RS 232 COMMANDS sect...

Page 23: ...ick the Confirm button to change the login password Note that passwords are case sensitive The default password is admin Click the slider under the Front Panel Lock label to lock or unlock the front panel buttons When locked the front panel buttons cannot be used to control the matrix ...

Page 24: ... the change The title is displayed at the bottom of each page in the Web GUI You can type new labels into the Button Labels fields These button labels are displayed on the Switching and Configuration Tabs Click the Confirm button to save the changes Click the Cancel button at any time to cancel any unsaved changes ...

Page 25: ...entry to change between using the Dynamic Host Configuration Profile DHCP to automatically determine your IP address or the Static IP address shown on this page Enter new IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway addresses then click Confirm to save the changes Once changed the Web GUI is accessed using the new address ...

Page 26: ...e and download the new firmware upgrade zip file Note the location to which you downloaded the file 4 Extract the upgrade file from the downloaded zip file 5 In your web browser type http 192 168 0 178 100 into the address bar and hit enter 6 Enter the User Name and Password on the login screen then click the Login button The default User Name is admin and the default Password is admin The followi...

Page 27: ...2 terminal block on the matrix rear panel then plug the other end into an available serial port on your computer Next you need to download and install RS 232 control software A common freeware RS 232 control software is CommWatch exe which this section will use as an example but other software can be used instead The default communications parameters are Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Pari...

Page 28: ...ase sensitive so enter them exactly as shown in the tables below Device Control Command Description Feedback Example PowerON Turns the system on Power ON PowerOFF Puts the system into standby mode Power OFF Name Reports the system name 39669 Type Reports the system model 4x4 HDBT Matrix Version Reports the firmware version V1 0 0 STA Reports the system status STA_OUT Reports the output status OUT ...

Page 29: ...ry default settings Factory Default Lock Locks the front panel buttons Front Panel Locked Unlock Unlocks the front panel buttons Front Panel UnLock GetGuiIP Reports the GUI IP address GUI_IP 192 168 0 178 SetGuiIP xxx xxx xxx xxx Sets the GUI IP address to xxx xxx xxx xxx Example SetGuiIP 192 168 0 176 Feedback SetGUIIP 192 168 0 176 PHDBT x ON Turns on the PoC feature for HDBT output x x 1 3 HDBT...

Page 30: ... video switching IR Follow Video ON IRFollowOFF Disables IR switching to follow video switching IR Follow Video OFF IR x y Switch local IR OUT x to remote IR IN y x 1 4 y 1 3 Example IR1 3 Feedback Local1 IR Out Switch To Remote3 IR IN Preset Setting Command Description Feedback Example PresetSave x Stores the current switching status layout to preset x x 1 6 Preset1 Save Success PresetRecall x Lo...

Page 31: ... 02 Out4 In 02 Audio Control Command Description Feedback Example IISON Turns on the balanced stereo analog audio output IIS Out ON IISOFF Turns off the balanced stereo analog audio output IIS Out OFF SPDIFON Turns on the digital optical S PDIF output SPDIF Out ON SPDIFOFF Turns off the digital optical S PDIF output SPDIF Out OFF ...

Page 32: ...the user defined EDID Note that the new EDID cannot be automatically invoked It can be invoked using the 4 pin DIP switch on the rear panel 0111 RS 232 command or Web GUI Note that when the command is applied the system prompts to upload the EDID file bin The operation will be cancelled after 10 seconds Please disconnect all HDBT connections before sending the command to ensure that the data is su...

Page 33: ... of output x x 1 4 EDIDM x B y Copy the EDID data of output x to input y x 1 4 y 1 4 Example EDIDM1B1 Feedback Input 1 EDID Upgrade OK by 01 EXT EDID EDIDMInit Resets all inputs to the factory default EDID settings All Input EDID Set Default 1080P EDIDSTA xx Reports the EDID status of input xx xx 00 All inputs xx 01 HDMI input 1 xx 02 HDMI input 2 xx 03 HDMI input 3 xx 04 HDMI input 4 Example EDID...

Page 34: ...03 HDCP MAT Display OUT 04 HDCP MAT Display HDCP xx BYP The HDCP content of output xx follows the HDCP version of the source device xx 00 04 x 00 All outputs x 01 HDMI output 1 x 02 HDMI output 2 x 03 HDMI output 3 x 04 HDMI output 4 Notes If the input video has HDCP content the HDCP version of the HDMI output is HDCP 1 4 for a broader video solution If the input video has no HDCP content the HDMI...

Page 35: ...5200 baud Example 3 123456 Sends the command 123456 to the third party device at 9600 baud TROUBLESHOOTING Q1 The video signal is losing color or there is no video output A1 Ensure that the cables are properly plugged in Check that the cable is good by replacing it with a known good one Q2 There is no output image when switching A2 Ensure that the cables are properly plugged in Check that output H...

Page 36: ...he power cord is properly plugged in Verify that the power outlet has power by plugging in another device such as a lamp Q6 EDID management does not work properly A6 Try replacing the HDMI cable with a known good one Q7 The screen on the display is blank when switching A7 Try switching again Manually adjust the EDID data to set a usable video resolution for the video source Q8 The matrix cannot be...

Page 37: ...www monoprice com or through email by sending a message to tech monoprice com Check the website for support times and links SPECIFICATIONS Matrix Model 39669 Video Inputs 4x HDMI Video Outputs 3x HDBaseT 1x HDMI Maximum Video Resolution 4K 60Hz with YCbCr 4 4 4 HDMI Version 2 0 HDCP Version 2 2 Audio Outputs 1x digital optical S PDIF 1x balanced stereo analog Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz 3dB Maxi...

Page 38: ...ission Distance 1080p 60Hz 229 feet 70 meters 4K 60Hz 131 feet 40 meters Bandwidth 18 Gbps Input Power 24 VDC 2 71A AC Adapter Input Power 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Maximum Power Consumption 58 watts Operating Temperature 23 131 F 5 55 C Storage Temperature 13 158 F 25 70 C Operating Humidity 10 90 RH noncondensing Dimensions 17 2 x 1 7 x 9 3 436 x 44 x 237 mm Weight 4 2 lbs 1 9 kg Receivers Video Inpu...

Page 39: ...g REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Notice for FCC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Modifying the equipment without Monoprice s authorization may result in the equipment no longe...

Page 40: ...eiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice for Industry Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB...

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