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Stoltzen ATHENA 44

4x4 HDMI 2.0 Matrix with Audio Matrix/

Downscaling/ AOC Supported

Version: ATHENA 44 _2019V1.0

User Manual

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Page 2: ...ils 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 device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm...

Page 3: ... moisture or install this product near water Do not put any heavy items on the extension cable in case of extrusion Do not remove the housing of the device as opening or removing housing may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Install the device in a place with fine ventilation to avoid damage caused by overheat Keep the module away from liquids Spillage into the housing may result in...

Page 4: ...m 6 5 Panel Control 7 5 1 I O Connection Switching 7 5 2 I O Connection Inquiry 7 5 3 LOCK Function 7 5 4 PRESET RECALL Function 7 5 5 CLEAR Button 8 6 IR Remote Control 8 7 GUI Control 9 7 1 Switching Tab 10 7 2 Display Control Tab 11 7 3 Audio Tab 13 7 4 Configuration Tab 14 7 5 RS232 Tab 16 7 6 Tag Tab 17 7 7 Network Tab 18 7 8 Access Tab 18 8 RS232 Control 19 8 1 RS232 Control Software 19 8 2 ...

Page 5: ...2 0 Matrix 8 2 2 Setting Command 21 8 2 3 Query Command 24 8 2 4 CEC Control 27 8 2 5 Command Description and Explanation 28 9 Firmware Upgrade 29 9 1 WebGUI Upgrade 30 10 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 31 11 Customer Service 33 ...

Page 6: ...er not only supports bi directional IR RS232 extension but also has IR RS232 and TCP IP control options 1 1 Features 4x4 HDMI 2 0 Matrix Switcher Supports 4K 60 4 4 4 HDR HDCP2 3 compliant Audio Matrix audio out can de embedded from arbitrary input or output Individual volume adjustment on each L R output Supports 4K to 1080p down scaling on 2 outputs HDMI Output support up to 5V500mA to power Act...

Page 7: ...ital DTS DTS HD Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1dB Max Output level 0 05dBFS THD N 0 05 20 Hz 20 kHz bandwidth 1 kHz sine at 0dBFS level or max level SNR 90dB 20Hz 20 kHz bandwidth Crosstalk Isolation 70 dB 10 kHz sine at 0dBFS level or max level before clipping Noise 90dB Analog Audio Output Output 4 Analog L R Audio Output Connector 4 L R RCA Digital SPDIF Audio Format PCM 2CH Frequency Resp...

Page 8: ...236mm Net Weight 2 6kg Video Resolution Down scaling The product supports video resolution down scaling the 4K input can be automatically degraded to 1080p output for compatibility with 1080p display shown in the below chart Input Output Resolution Refresh Color Space Downscale 1080p Specs 1 3840x2160 60 4 4 4 Support 1080p 60Hz 4 4 4 2 3840x2160 30 4 4 4 Support 1080p 30Hz 4 4 4 3 3840x2160 24 4 ...

Page 9: ...l 4 output selector buttons press the buttons to select output channel ENTER button Confirm operation LOCK button Press this button for 3 seconds to lock unlock all front buttons ALL button Select all outputs to convert an input to all outputs Press INPUTS 1 ALL ENTER CLEAR button Withdraw button PRESET RECALL HOLD TO STORE Press and hold the button 1 4 to save the current switching status to the ...

Page 10: ...udio 4 pairs in total IR EYE Connects with external IR receiver for using the IR remote to control the Matrix Switcher RS232 3 pin terminal block to connect the RS232 control device e g PC or a device to be controlled by RS232 commands FIREWARE USB A port for updating firmware TCP IP RJ45 port to connect the control device e g PC to control the matrix by GUI DC 24V Connect with 24VDC 1 25A power a...

Page 11: ...hes plugs sockets and power cords should be insulated and safe All devices should be connected before power on 4 2 System Diagram DC 24V TCP IP Tx Rx IR EYE RS232 FW L R 1 4 2 3 L R L R L R L R SPDIF SPDIF SPDIF SPDIF DOWN SCALING 1 4 2 3 AUDIO MATRIX OUTPUTS 1 4 2 3 INPUTS OUTPUTS CONTROL HDMI IR Control RS232 Ethernet Audio Laptop Blue Ray Game Console 4K TV 4K TV Down Scaling Laptop Soundbar Am...

Page 12: ...sion is done then it will be off If the conversion failed they will be off immediately 5 2 I O Connection Inquiry Press OUTPUTS button 1 2 3 or 4 to inquiry its corresponding input and then the indicator of the input button will turn blue 5 3 LOCK Function Long press the LOCK button for three seconds all buttons on the front panel disable to work And then long press the LOCK button for three secon...

Page 13: ...UTS Input channel selection buttons same with the corresponding front panel buttons OUTPUTS Output channel selection buttons same with the corresponding front panel buttons Menu buttons ALL Select all inputs outputs To convert an input to all outputs Example Input 1 to all Outputs Press INPUTS 1 ALL ENTER EDID management button 1 One input port follows the EDID data from one output port Example In...

Page 14: ... IP Address 192 168 0 178 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Type 192 168 0 178 in the internet browser it will enter the below log in webpage There are two selectable usernames User Name Password Access Tab admin admin All tabs user user Switching Display Control and Audio tabs Here we login as admin as an example to introduce each GUI tab ...

Page 15: ...e clicking the button on the Input 1 row and Output 1 column directs input 1 to output 1 Use the 6 numbered buttons under scene area to save and load layout presets To save a given layout first click one of the numbered buttons then click the Save button To load a previously saved layout first click one of the numbered buttons then click the Recall button ...

Page 16: ...vices output display devices support CEC they can be controlled via the following Display Control interface 1 Input Source Device Control Select one input source device to be controlled and then press function buttons Note It can not control two or more input source devices simultaneously ...

Page 17: ...en ATHENA 44 4x4 HDMI 2 0 Matrix 12 2 Output Display Device Control Select one output device to be controlled and then press function buttons Note It can not control two or more output devices simultaneously ...

Page 18: ...ected for four digital SPDIF output ports Audio Output Ports Audio Sources Input Breakout Output Breakout SPDIF 1 Analog 1 Audio on Input 1 Audio on Input 2 Audio on Input 3 Audio on Input 4 Audio on Output 1 Audio on Output 2 Audio on Output 3 Audio on Output 4 SPDIF 2 Analog 2 SPDIF 3 Analog 3 SPDIF 4 Analog 4 ...

Page 19: ...A 44 4x4 HDMI 2 0 Matrix 14 2 Audio Volume Four pairs analog L R audio to control their outputs volume 7 4 Configuration Tab 1 EDID Copy Copy the EDID of the selected output device to one or more input source device ...

Page 20: ...the selected input source Upload user defined EDID by the below steps 1 Prepare the EDID file bin on the control PC 2 Select the User defined 3 Click the box and then select the EDID file bin according the tooltip 4 Click Apply to upload the user defined EDID and then click Confirm to save setting ...

Page 21: ...EX command format can be selected Baud Rate Supports 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 Command Ending NULL CR LF or CR LF can be chosen Command Type the command in this box to control the third party device which is connected to the RS232 port of the switcher ...

Page 22: ...Stoltzen ATHENA 44 4x4 HDMI 2 0 Matrix 17 7 6 Tag Tab Modify the title bar label Modify the button labels ...

Page 23: ...4 HDMI 2 0 Matrix 18 7 7 Network Tab Static IP or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Modify the static IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway 7 8 Access Tab Modify the login password Lock or unlock the front panel buttons ...

Page 24: ...ings Firstly connect ATHENA 44 with necessary input devices and output devices Then connect it with a PC installed RS232 control software Double click the software icon to run this software Here we take the software CommWatch exe as example The icon is showed as below The interface of the control software is showed as below Parameter configuration area Monitoring area show the commands and its fee...

Page 25: ... 8 2 1 System Command Command Function Command Example and Feedback SET_RS232_BAUD x Set the baud rate x 3 7 3 9600 4 19200 5 38400 6 57600 7 115200 SET_RS232_BAUD 3 RS232_BAUD 9600 SET_POWER x Power on power off x 0 1 0 OFF 1 ON SET_POWER 1 POWER 1 GET_MATRIX_NAME Get matrix name Athena 44 GET_MATRIX_TYPE Get matrix type 4x4 HDMI Matrix GET_FIRMWARE_VERSION Query control s soft version and video ...

Page 26: ...t YY XX H1 H2 H3 H4 YY O1 O2 O3 O4 OA all outputs SET H1 OA Switch Input 1 to Output 1 Switch Input 1 to Output 2 Switch Input 1 to Output 3 Switch Input 1 to Output 4 PresetSave XX Save the current video switching setting to Preset XX XX 01 09 Preset number PresetSave01 Preset 01 Save Success Preset 01 Sta O1 H1 O2 H1 O3 H1 O4 H1 PresetRecall xx Recall the Preset XX XX 01 09 Preset number PresetR...

Page 27: ...1 4 SET O3 DS ON HDMI OUT 3 Down Scale ON SET XX DS OFF Disable the down scaling function of HDMI output XX XX O1 O2 O3 O4 OA All HDMI Outputs 1 4 SET O3 DS OFF HDMI OUT 3 Down Scale OFF SET HDCP XX ON Set the HDMI output XX to have HDCP 1 4 content XX O1 O2 O3 O4 OA All HDMI Outputs 1 4 SET HDCP O1 ON HDMI Output 1 HDCP 1 4 SET HDCP XX PAS Set the HDCP of HDMI output XX to same as the HDCP of the...

Page 28: ...command applied system prompts to upload the EDID file bin Operation will be cancelled in 10 seconds EDIDUpgrade H1 EDIDUpgrade UD H1 Upgrade OK By RS232 Or GUI User Define EDID Upgrade OK By RS232 Or GUI EDID XX YY The input XX recall the embedded EDID YY XX H1 H2 H3 H4 HA The HA represents all inputs YY 01 09 EDID 01 1920x1080 60 8bit Stereo 02 1920x1080 60 8bit High Definition Audio 03 3840x216...

Page 29: ...1 Local RS232 3 01 123456 123456 XX Turn on HDMI output 5V XX O1 O2 O3 O4 OA All outputs O1 Turn ON 5V On HDMI O1 XX Turn off HDMI output 5V XX O1 O2 O3 O4 OA All outputs O1 Turn OFF 5V On HDMI O1 8 2 3 Query Command Command Function Command Example and Feedback EDIDSTA xx Query The HDMI Inputs EDID Setting xx H1 H2 H3 H4 HA All inputs Note 1 If user defined EDID is empty then use it will show the...

Page 30: ...FF STA_IN Query HDMI input connection 5V IN 1 2 3 4 LINK N N N Y STA_OUT Query HDMI output connection HPD OUT 1 2 3 4 LINK N N N Y STA_VIDEO Query video switching setting Switch Input 1 to Output 1 Switch Input 1 to Output 2 Switch Input 1 to Output 3 Switch Input 1 to Output 4 STA_HDCP Query all HDMI HDCP HDMI Output 1 HDCP BYPASS HDMI Output 2 HDCP BYPASS HDMI Output 3 HDCP BYPASS HDMI Output 4 ...

Page 31: ...ommand Function Command Example and Feedback Switch HDMI Input 2 Audio to Audio Output 2 Analog Output 2 Volume UnMute PresetSta XX Query the switching setting of Preset XX XX 01 09 Preset number PresetSta01 Preset 01 Sta O1 H1 O2 H1 O3 H1 O4 H1 ...

Page 32: ...trol DD The specific command and the common commands are shown in the table below Control the input source DD Description Command Example and Feedback 4A DVD in and out of warehouse CEC H3 04 44 4A DVD in and out of warehouse CEC H3 Send Success 00 Confirm operation Enter 01 UP 02 DOWN 03 LEFT 04 RIGHT 09 Back to submenu 0A Enter main menu 0D Exit menu 6D Power on 6C Power off Control the output d...

Page 33: ...HDMI Inputs HA Video HDMI Output 1 O1 Video HDMI Output 2 O2 Video HDMI Output 3 O3 Video HDMI Output 4 O4 Video All HDMI Outputs OA Audio output ANALOG and SPDIF Audio Output 1 A1 The analog L R and SPDIF audio outputs are same audio source Audio output ANALOG and SPDIF Audio Output 2 A2 Audio output ANALOG and SPDIF Audio Output 3 A3 Audio output ANALOG and SPDIF Audio Output 3 A4 Audio output A...

Page 34: ...sk named of BOOTDISK 4 Double click the U disk a file named of READY TXT would be showed 5 Directly copy the latest upgrade file 08010000 APP bin to the BOOTDISK U disk 6 Reopen the U disk to check the filename READY TXT whether automatically becomes SUCCESS TXT if yes the firmware was updated successfully otherwise the firmware updating is fail the name of upgrade file bin should be confirm again...

Page 35: ...ype the username and password the same as the GUI log in setting modified password will be available only after rebooting to login the configuration interface After that click Administration in the source menu to get to Upload Firmware as shown below Select the desired update file and press Apply it will start upgrading then ...

Page 36: ... 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 37: ...n of the video source automatically compliant with the output resolution Cannot control the device by control device e g a PC through RS232 port Wrong connection Check to ensure the connection between the control device and the unit Wrong RS232 communication parameters Type in correct RS232 communication parameters Baud rate 9600 Data bit 8 Stop bit 1 Parity bit none Broken RS232 port Send it to a...

Page 38: ...r and tear Use of supplies or parts not meeting our specifications No certificate or invoice as the proof of warranty The product model showed on the warranty card does not match with the model of the product for repairing or had been altered Damage caused by force majeure Servicing not authorized by distributor Any other causes which does not relate to a product defect Shipping fees installation ...

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