background image

15 

Display Control 

 

Note that Display Control requires that the connected display is compatible with the 
HDMI® CEC feature. 

 

Click the On button to turn the connected display on. 

 

Click the Off button to turn the connected display off. 

 

Click the Mute button to turn audio muting on or off on the connected display. 

 

Click the Volume- button decrease the volume level on the connected display. 

 

Click the  button to increase the volume level on the connected display. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Blackbird 39671

Page 1: ...Blackbird 4K HDMI 2 0 4x1 Presentation Switch P N 39671 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...VERVIEW 7 Front Panel 7 Rear Panel 8 IR Remote Control 9 SAMPLE CONNECTION DIAGRAM 10 AUTOMATIC SWITCHING MODE 11 EDID MANAGEMENT 11 WEB GUI CONTROL 13 Login 13 Switching Tab 14 Display Control 15 Audio Tab 16 EDID Tab 17 RS232 Tab 18 Interface Tab 19 Access Tab 20 Network Tab 21 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 22 RS 232 CONTROL 23 ...

Page 3: ...EDID Management 25 User define EDID 26 Audio Control 26 Display Control 27 Third party Device Control 27 Button Command Setting 28 TROUBLESHOOTING 32 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 33 SPECIFICATIONS 34 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE 36 Notice for FCC 36 Notice for Industry Canada 37 ...

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: ...on to use specific EDID settings using the 4 pin DIP switch on the rear panel It can be controlled using the front panel buttons and the included IR remote control as well as computer control using the built in Web GUI or using RS 232 control commands It supports the Consumer Electronics Control CEC feature and it can control the display and source devices using the included IR remote control FEAT...

Page 6: ... or via email at support monoprice com Check the website for support times and links PACKAGE CONTENTS Please take an inventory of the package contents to ensure you have all the items listed below If anything is missing or damaged please contact Monoprice Customer Service for a replacement 1x Blackbird 4K HDMI 2 0 4x1 Presentation Switch 2x Mounting ears with 4 screws 4x Plastic feet 1x IR remote ...

Page 7: ...ED next to the button illuminates green See the AUTOMATIC SWITCHING MODE section for a list of rules by which the switch determines the input to switch to 3 DISPLAY CONTROL C Press the ON button to turn the connected display on D Press the OFF button to turn the connected display off E Press the button to turn audio muting on the connected display on or off F Press the button to decrease the audio...

Page 8: ...or playback of balanced stereo analog audio extracted from the output 5 EDID 4 pin DIP switch for setting the EDID 6 IR IN 3 5mm jack for connecting the included IR receiver to accept signals from the included IR remote control 7 RS232 3 pin terminal block for connecting the included RS 232 cable for computer control of the switch using the supported RS 232 commands See the RS 232 COMMANDS section...

Page 9: ...ponding input Press the Manual Auto button to toggle automatic switching mode on or off 3 SOURCE Press the buttons to control the active video source device Page Up Page Down Rewind Fast Forward Pause Play Stop Exit Enter Up Down Left Right Power On Off 4 DISPLAY Press the buttons to control the connected display Power On Off Mute On Off Volume Decrease Volume Increase ...

Page 10: ...10 SAMPLE CONNECTION DIAGRAM ...

Page 11: ...s active If the selected input is inactive the switch will select the first available active input starting from input 1 EDID MANAGEMENT The Extended Display Identification Data EDID is used to inform the video source device of the audio and video capabilities of the connected display Normally this happens automatically However if you want to force a particular EDID setting you can use the 4 pin D...

Page 12: ...z RGB 4 2 0 12 bit 2 channel LPCM 0110 3840x2160p 60Hz RGB 4 2 0 12 bit Multichannel 0111 3840x2160p 60Hz HDR 2 channel LPCM 1000 3840x2160p 60Hz HDR Multichannel 1001 1280x800 60Hz RGB 4 4 4 8 bit 2 channel LPCM 1010 1920x1200 60Hz RGB 4 4 4 8 bit 2 channel LPCM 1011 User defined 1 1100 User defined 2 1101 User defined 3 1110 User defined 4 1111 Enable Web GUI or RS 232 EDID management Note that ...

Page 13: ...cable not included The default IP settings of the switch are as follows IP Address 192 168 0 178 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 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 Password into t...

Page 14: ...14 Switching Tab Click the Auto button to enable automatic switching mode Click one of the four input buttons to directly select that input ...

Page 15: ...e On button to turn the connected display on Click the Off button to turn the connected display off Click the Mute button to turn audio muting on or off on the connected display Click the Volume button decrease the volume level on the connected display Click the Volume button to increase the volume level on the connected display ...

Page 16: ... of the radio buttons on the Digital Audio row to enable or disable the digital optical S PDIF audio output Click one of the radio buttons on the Analog Audio row to enable or disable the balanced stereo analog audio output ...

Page 17: ...he non Pass Through non User defined labels to select those EDID settings then click the Confirm button to save the change The selected EDID settings will be sent to the source devices Click the radio button next to the User defined label then click the filename field next to the label Locate and select your custom EDID file bin then click the Apply button to load the custom settings Finally click...

Page 18: ...t which your RS 232 command is 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...

Page 19: ...change The title is displayed at the bottom of each page in the Web GUI You can type new names for each button into the Button Label fields then click the Confirm button to save the changes The button labels are displayed on the Switching tab Click the Cancel button at any time to cancel any unsaved changes ...

Page 20: ...d into the Password field then click the Confirm button to save the change The new password will be required the next time you login to the Web GUI interface Click the Front Panel Lock slider to lock or unlock the front panel buttons ...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...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 23: ...2 terminal block on the switch 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 24: ...shown in the tables below Device Control Command Description Feedback Example PowerON Turns the system on Power ON PowerOFF Turns the system off Power OFF LOCK Locks the front panel buttons Front Panel Locked UNLOCK Unlocks the front panel buttons Front Panel UnLock Baudrate xxx Sets the baud rate to xxx xxx 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 Example Baudrate2400 Feedback Set Local RS232 B...

Page 25: ...ch to 04 HDMIA Enables automatic switching mode HDMI Out Switch Auto Mode HDMIM Enables manual switching mode HDMI Out Switch Manual Mode EDID Management Command Description Feedback Example EDIDR xxxx Reports the preset EDID xxxx represents the 4 pin DIP switch status EDID_0001 EDIDUSE xxxx Invokes the preset EDID xxxx represents the 4 pin DIP switch status Note When invoking the preset EDID the ...

Page 26: ...DID DIP switch on the rear panel to 1111 3 Send the command EDIDW1101 and receive the feedback Please Send The EDID File 4 Send the EDID file bin If successfully uploaded the feedback is Received The File Length 256 EDID1101 Update OK Audio Control Command Description Feedback Example IISON Enables the balanced stereo analog audio output IIS_OUT_ON IISOFF Disables the balanced stereo analog audio ...

Page 27: ...he connected display CEC_TV_VOLDOWN TVMUTE Toggles audio muting on the connected display CEC_TV_VOLMUTE or CEC_TV_VOLUNMUTE Third party Device Control Command Description Feedback Example y xxx Sends the command xxx to control the third party device at y baud rate xxx ASCII string y 1 2400 baud y 2 4800 baud y 3 9600 baud y 4 19200 baud y 5 38400 baud y 6 57600 baud y 7 115200 baud Example 3 12345...

Page 28: ...N button is pressed sends the command xxx to the third party device at y baud rate y 1 2400 baud y 2 4800 baud y 3 9600 baud y 4 19200 baud y 5 38400 baud y 6 57600 baud y 7 115200 baud z 0 or 1 If z is 0 clears the saved command xxx If z is 1 automatically sends the command xxx to the third party device when the switch is powered on Example CMDON 3 1 455665 Feedback CMD_ON Save Success 455665 ...

Page 29: ... pressed sends the command xxx to the third party device at y baud rate y 1 2400 baud y 2 4800 baud y 3 9600 baud y 4 19200 baud y 5 38400 baud y 6 57600 baud y 7 115200 baud z 0 or 1 If z is 0 clears the saved command xxx If z is 1 automatically sends the command xxx to the third party device when the switch is powered off Example CMDOFF 3 1 455665 Feedback CMD_OFF Save Success 455665 ...

Page 30: ...mand xxx to the third party device at y baud rate y 1 2400 baud y 2 4800 baud y 3 9600 baud y 4 19200 baud y 5 38400 baud y 6 57600 baud y 7 115200 baud z 0 or 1 If z is 0 clears the saved command xxx If z is 1 automatically sends the command xxx to the third party device when the VOLUME DOWN button is pressed Example CMDVOLDOWN 3 1 111 Feedback CMD_VOLDOWN Save Success 111 ...

Page 31: ...mmand xxx to the third party device at y baud rate y 1 2400 baud y 2 4800 baud y 3 9600 baud y 4 19200 baud y 5 38400 baud y 6 57600 baud y 7 115200 baud z 0 or 1 If z is 0 clears the saved command xxx If z is 1 automatically sends the command xxx to the third party device when the VOLUME UP button is pressed Example CMDVOLUP 3 1 111 Feedback CMD_VOLUP Save Success 111 ...

Page 32: ...d y 4 19200 baud y 5 38400 baud y 6 57600 baud y 7 115200 baud z 0 or 1 If z is 0 clears the saved command xxx If z is 1 automatically sends the command xxx to the third party device when the VOLUME MUTE button is pressed Example CMDVOLMUTE 3 1 111 Feedback CMD_VOLMUTE Save Success 111 TROUBLESHOOTING Q1 There is video noise sparkles or snowflakes in the output image A1 Ensure that cables are prop...

Page 33: ...Q5 The switch cannot be controlled by a computer using an RS 232 connection A5 Verify that the proper communications parameters are being used Try using a different COM port on your PC Q6 The front panel buttons on the switch don t work A6 Ensure that the front panel buttons are not locked TECHNICAL SUPPORT Monoprice is pleased to provide free live online technical support to assist you with any q...

Page 34: ... 2 High Dynamic Range 10 HDR10 Supported Consumer Electronics Control CEC Supported Hot Plug Detection HPD Supported Audio Output 1x digital optical S PDIF 1x balanced stereo analog Supported HDMI Audio Formats LPCM 7 1 Dolby Atmos Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Plus DTS X and DTS HD Master Audio pass through Supported Analog Audio Formats PCM Supported S PDIF Audio Formats PCM Dolby Digital DTS DTS H...

Page 35: ...ing Output Load Capability 1kΩ and higher supports 10x paralleled 10kΩ loads Stereo Channel Separation 70dB 1kHz Maximum HDMI Cable Length 4K 60Hz 4 4 4 5m 4K 60Hz 4 2 0 10m 1080p 15m Bandwidth 18Gbps Input Power 12 VDC 1A AC Adapter Input Power 100 240 VAC 50 60Hz Maximum Power Consumption 5 watts Operating Temperature 14 131 F 10 55 C Storage Temperature 13 158 F 25 70 C Operating Humidity 10 90...

Page 36: ...pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will no...

Page 37: ...ronics Standards Association EDID is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standards Association HDCP is a trademark of Digital Content Protection LLC Dolby Dolby Vision Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories MHL is a registered trademark of MHL LLC Blu ray Disc Blu ray and the logos are trademarks of the Blu...

Reviews: