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Stoltzen ATHENA 44HB 4x4 HDMI 2.0 HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 

 

Preface 

Read this user manual carefully before using the product. Pictures shown in this 
manual are for reference only. Different models and specifications are subject to real 
product. 

This manual is only for operation instruction, please contact the local distributor for 
maintenance assistance. The functions described in this version were updated till July, 
2019. In the constant effort to improve the product, we reserve the right to make 
functions or parameters changes without notice or obligation. Please refer to the 
dealers for the latest details. 

 

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 harmful interference in a commercial 
installation. 

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in 
which case the user at their own expense will be required to take whatever measures 
may be necessary to correct the interference. 

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacture would void 
the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 

             

           

 

 
 

 

Summary of Contents for ATHENA 44HB

Page 1: ...Stoltzen ATHENA 44HB 4x4 HDMI 2 0 HDBaseT Matrix Switcher All Rights Reserved Version ATHENA 44HB_2019V1 0 User Manual...

Page 2: ...st details 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...

Page 3: ...it to rain 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...

Page 4: ...age Precaution 7 4 2 System Diagram 7 5 Button Control 8 5 1 Signal Switching 8 5 2 Panel Button Locking Unlocking 9 5 3 Status Information Inquiry 9 5 4 EDID Management 10 5 5 Audio Setting 12 5 6 Pr...

Page 5: ...8 1 1 Control the Matrix Switcher from Local 38 8 1 2 Control the Matrix Switcher from Remote 39 8 1 3 Control the Remote Third party Device from Local 40 8 1 4 Control the Local Third party Device f...

Page 6: ...different installation scenarios for example with computers for monitoring purposes large screen displays conference systems television education bank security institutions etc 1 2 Features 4x4 HDBase...

Page 7: ...THENA 44HB 4x4 HDMI 2 0 HDBaseT matrix switcher 2x Mounting Ears with 6 Screws 4x Plastic Cushions with 4 Screws 1x IR Receiver 1x IR Remote 1x RS232 Cable 3 pin to DB9 8x 3 pin Terminal Blocks 1x Pow...

Page 8: ...HD Local Audio Sampling Rate Supports 44 1KHz 48KHz 96KHz ARC Audio Sampling Rate Supports 48KHz 96KHz Frequency Response 20Hz 20KHz 3dB Audio Output Impedance 70Ohms Max Input Level L R 2 0Vrms 0 5dB...

Page 9: ...rature 25 70 Relative Humidity 10 90 External Power Supply 100V 240V AC 50 60Hz Power Consumption 65W Max Dimension W H D 436 4mm x 44mm x 356 6mm Net Weight 3 3kg Main Video Resolution Parameters Res...

Page 10: ...trix switcher The IR sensor is on the right side of the LED INPUT Four buttons for input source selection OUTPUT Four buttons for output channel selection Menu Buttons LOCK Lock or unlock the front pa...

Page 11: ...s to connect speakers or amplifiers for HDMI input audio de embedding or HDBaseT output audio de embedding and the four Toslink connectors can also be used for ARC audio output from HDBaseT receivers...

Page 12: ...ords should be insulated and safe All devices should be connected before power on 4 2 System Diagram The following diagram illustrates typical input and output connections that can be utilized with th...

Page 13: ...thout blinking 5 1 Signal Switching Switch an input to an output Operation INPUT OUTPUT MENU Example Switch Input 1 to Output 2 Press INPUT 1 Press OUTPUT 2 Press to confirm Note In default status 4 I...

Page 14: ...ere is no connection between the input port and source device 1 4 HDBaseT output 1 4 Report the connection status of all HDBT output ports Y means the corresponding output port is connected to an HDBa...

Page 15: ...ss to select EDID Management Press enter EDID management tab Press or navigation buttons to select the below items Learn HDBT OUT Learn HDMI OUT Built in EDID To copy the EDID data from one HDBT outpu...

Page 16: ...d as shown as below No EDID Video Audio 1 1080p 2CH 2 1080p HDR MultiCH 3 4K 30Hz HDR 2CH 4 4K 60Hz HDR MultiCH 5 Default 4K 60Hz HDR 2CH 6 4K 60Hz HDR MultiCH User Custom Example Input 1 and 2 invoke...

Page 17: ...output port Audio Output Ports Audio Sources Input Breakout Output Breakout ARC L R OUT 1 In1 Breakout In2 Breakout In3 Breakout In4 Breakout Out1 Breakout Out2 Breakout Out3 Breakout Out4 Breakout L...

Page 18: ...tching routing or load the saved layout preset Note The matrix switcher supports nine presets but only preset 1 4 can be saved and recalled by button control Please manage other preset by GUI control...

Page 19: ...t Example Recall the saved preset 2 Press Press INPUT 2 to select Preset 2 Press to confirm 5 7 IP Address Inquiry Press Press to select IP Address Press Preset Recall Hold 3s to Store Recall Preset 2...

Page 20: ...ings are 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 Acce...

Page 21: ...For example clicking the button on the Input 1 row and Output 2 column directs input 1 to output 2 Use the 9 numbered buttons under scene area to save and load layout presets To save a given layout fi...

Page 22: ...ol If the input source devices HDBaseT output devices and local HDMI output devices support CEC they can be controlled via the following CEC interface 1 Input Source Device Control Select one or sever...

Page 23: ...Stoltzen ATHENA 44HB 4x4 HDMI 2 0 HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 18 2 HDBT Output Device Control Select one or several HDBaseT output devices to be controlled and then press function buttons...

Page 24: ...Stoltzen ATHENA 44HB 4x4 HDMI 2 0 HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 19 3 HDMI Output Device Control Select one or several HDMI output devices to be controlled and then press function buttons...

Page 25: ...0 HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 20 6 3 Audio Setting Audio Source Selection There are eight audio sources can be selected for four analog L R audio output ports and twelve audio sources can be selected for...

Page 26: ...Stoltzen ATHENA 44HB 4x4 HDMI 2 0 HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 21 L R Output Audio Volume Control Adjust L R output audio volume by the volume bar and the three buttons on the right side...

Page 27: ...guration 6 4 1 Down scaling Enable disable video resolution down scaling function of HDMI output 1 4 ports When enable down scaling the 4K input can be automatically degraded to 1080p output for compa...

Page 28: ...tion Passive Automatically follows the HDCP version of source device Active Default If the input video has HDCP content the HDCP version of HDMI output is HDCP 1 4 for a greater display compatibility...

Page 29: ...Copy the EDID data from a single output port to one or several input ports Operation 1 Select one output port 2 Select one or several input ports Press ALL to select all input ports 3 Click Confirm t...

Page 30: ...orts Operation 1 Select a built in EDID 2 Select one or several input ports Press ALL to select all input ports 3 Click Confirm to save setting Upload user defined EDID by the below steps 1 Prepare th...

Page 31: ...1 Select the HDBaseT port which is connected to HDBaseT receiver which must have third party device attached 2 Set the baud rate 3 Typing the commands in the box to control the selected remote third...

Page 32: ...HENA 44HB 4x4 HDMI 2 0 HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 27 6 6 Tag Setting Modify title bar label LCD readout and button labels Click Confirm to save any changes or click Cancel to cancel any changes that have...

Page 33: ...Stoltzen ATHENA 44HB 4x4 HDMI 2 0 HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 28 6 7 Network Setting Static IP or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Modify the static IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway...

Page 34: ...Matrix Switcher 29 6 8 Access Setting Reset the login admin and user password Lock or unlock the front panel buttons Get the GUI and firmware version Click Confirm to save any changes or click Cancel...

Page 35: ...Type 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...

Page 36: ...s Output channel selection buttons Menu buttons ALL Select all inputs or all outputs EDID Enable one or several input sources to manually capture and learn the EDID data of output device CLEAR Cancel...

Page 37: ...1 Control Local Input Device from Local By default there is a one to one correspondence between the IR OUT port on the matrix switcher and the HDMI input When switch an HDMI input the corresponding IR...

Page 38: ...ct three IR receivers to IR IN 2 IR IN 3 and IR IN 4 port and an IR emitter to the IR OUT 3 port the connection diagram shown as below AUDIO MATRIX OUT ARC IR EYE Tx Rx LINK HDCP Receiver Display Tx R...

Page 39: ...ce through IR OUT port Example Switch HDMI input 3 to HDBaseT output 4 Connect an IR receiver to IR IN port on the receiver then connect an IR emitter to the IR OUT 3 on the matrix switcher The third...

Page 40: ...control all local input devices In this case the IR receiver must be connected to the IR IN port on each connected HDBaseT receiver as shown in the diagram below Tx Rx LINK HDCP Receiver Display Remo...

Page 41: ...r location Control remote device through IR IN port Example Switch HDMI input 3 to HDBaseT output 3 Connect an IR receiver to IR IN 3 port on the matrix switcher then connect an IR emitter to the IR O...

Page 42: ...tput devices In this case the IR emitter must be connected to the IR OUT port on each connected HDBaseT receiver as shown in the diagram below Tx Rx LINK HDCP Receiver Display IR Emitter Tx Rx LINK HD...

Page 43: ...l 8 1 RS232 Control Connection 8 1 1 Control the Matrix Switcher from Local To control the matrix switcher from a local PC the 3 pin to DB9 RS232 Cable is used to connect between the matrix and PC The...

Page 44: ...the connection diagram is shown as below Note The command RS232RCM XX ON XX 00 04 needs to be sent to enable or disable this control mode For example send the command RS232RCM00ON to enable the remot...

Page 45: ...below Next connect a PC to the corresponding RS232 port of matrix switcher with 3 pin to DB9 RS232 Cable then connect a third party device e g projector to the RS232 port of the determined HDBaseT rec...

Page 46: ...in the diagram below Next connect a PC to the RS232 port of HDBaseT receiver with 3 pin to DB9 RS232 Cable then connect a third party device e g projector to the RS232 port of matrix switcher The loca...

Page 47: ...e installed in PC Here using CommWatch exe as an example The icon is shown as below Double click the icon to run and its interface is depicted below Please set the parameters of COM number bound rate...

Page 48: ...1 HDBT Power ON KEYPAD_LOCK 0 GET_MATRIX_N AME Get Matrix Name GET_MATRIX_NAME Athena 44HB GET_MATRIX_TY PE Get Matrix Type GET_MATRIX_TYPE HDBaseT Matrix GET_FIRMWARE _VERSION Query Control s soft ve...

Page 49: ...U ON Switch HDMI Input 2 Audio to Analog Output 1 Analog Output 1 Volume Mute Analog Output 1 Volume at 60 Switch HDMI Input 4 Audio to Analog Output 2 Analog Output 2 Volume UnMute Analog Output 2 Vo...

Page 50: ...Output 2 HDCP BYPASS HDMI Output 3 HDCP BYPASS HDMI Output 4 HDCP BYPASS SET_KEYPAD_L OCK X Unlock Lock front keypad X 0 1 0 Unlock 1 Lock SET_KEYPAD_LOCK 1 KEYPAD_LOCK 1 SET_GUI_IP XXX XXX XXX XXX S...

Page 51: ...CU Statue STA_IRRCM IR Remote 01 Control MCU ON IR Remote 02 Control MCU ON IR Remote 03 Control MCU ON IR Remote 04 Control MCU ON STA_IN Query HDMI Input 5V STA_IN IN 1 2 3 4 LINK N N N Y STA_OUT Qu...

Page 52: ...ut 1 Switch HDMI Input 2 Audio to SPDIF Output 2 Switch HDMI Input 3 Audio to SPDIF Output 3 Switch HDMI Input 4 Audio to SPDIF Output 4 STA_IR Query statue of IR outputs STA_IR IR Follow Video ON Swi...

Page 53: ...R Remote 02 Control MCU OFF IR Remote 03 Control MCU OFF IR Remote 04 Control MCU OFF PHDBTON HDBT OUT PoC POWER ON PHDBTON HDBT Power ON PHDBTOFF HDBT OUT PoC POWER OFF PHDBTOFF HDBT Power OFF Preset...

Page 54: ...HDBT O1 HDMI OA HDBT OA Turn on HDMI HDBT output 5V xx HDMI HDBT Output OA all HDMI HDBT Outputs O1 O4 HDBT HDMI Output 1 4 HDMI O1 Turn ON 5V On HDMI O1 HDMI O1 HDBT O1 HDMI OA HDBT OA Turn off HDMI...

Page 55: ...4 ARC from SHE615R ARC1 ARC2 ARC3 ARC4 YY is for SPDIF outputs S1 S2 S3 S4 SA all outputs SET SPDIF H1 S1 SET SPDIF O1 S1 SET SPDIF ARC1 SA Switch HDMI Input 1 Audio to SPDIF Output 1 Switch HDMI outp...

Page 56: ...le bin Operation will be cancelled in 10 seconds Please disconnect HDBT connection before sending command to ensure the data can be received successfully EDIDUpgrade H1 EDIDUpgrade UD H1 Upgrade OK By...

Page 57: ...BT O1 HDBT O4 HDBT output 1 HDBT output 4 CMDON 3 01 123456 Remote 123456 Local HDBT O1 CMD_ON Save Success CMDOFF X HDBT O1 xxx CMDOFF X HDBT OA xxx First into POWOFF statue auto sent data to remote...

Page 58: ...for HDMI O1 HDMI O2 HDMI O3 HDMI O4 HDMI OA all HDMI outputs SET HDMI O1 DS OFF HDMI OUT 1 Down Scale OFF RS232RCM xx ON Open HDBT Remote RX RS232 Control MCU xx 00 04 00 all RX s 01 04 RX1 RX4 RS232...

Page 59: ...to Tv s remote contron eActiveSource 0x82 follower TV switch Broadcst DIRectly address eImageViewOn 0x04 follower TV switch Broadcst eTextViewOn 0x0D follower TV eStandBy 0x36 follower All Broadcst eU...

Page 60: ...6 0x26 CEC_RC_7 0x27 CEC_RC_8 0x28 CEC_RC_9 0x29 CEC_RC_DOT 0x2A CEC_RC_ENTER 0x2B CEC_RC_CLEAR 0x2C 0x2D 0x2F Reserved CEC_RC_CHANNEL_UP 0x30 CEC_RC_CHANNEL_DOWN 0x31 CEC_RC_PREVIOUS_CHANNEL 0x32 CEC...

Page 61: ...ATION 0x57 0x58 0x5F Reserved CEC_RC_PLAY_FUNCTION 0x60 CEC_RC_PAUSE_PLAY_FUNCTION 0x61 CEC_RC_RECORD_FUNCTION 0x62 CEC_RC_PAUSE_RECORD_FUNCTION 0x63 CEC_RC_STOP_FUNCTION 0x64 CEC_RC_MUTE_FUNCTION 0x6...

Page 62: ...O4 SPDIF Audio output SPDIF Audio output 1 S1 SPDIF audio can output the audio from inputs outputs or ARC from x SPDIF Audio output SPDIF Audio output 2 S2 SPDIF Audio output SPDIF Audio output 3 S3 S...

Page 63: ...te IR Input on SHE615R Remote IR input 1 IRRI1 IR inputs on the Receiver SHE615SR Remote IR Input on SHE615R Remote IR input 2 IRRI2 Remote IR Input on SHE615R Remote IR input 3 IRRI3 Remote IR Input...

Page 64: ...le click the U disk a file named of READY TXT would be showed 5 Directly copy one of two upgrade files e g 08010000 APP to the BOOTDISK U disk 6 Reopen the U disk to check the filename READY TXT wheth...

Page 65: ...Stoltzen ATHENA 44HB 4x4 HDMI 2 0 HDBaseT Matrix Switcher 60 10 Panel Drawing UP DOWN BACK PRESET MENU AUDIO MATRIX OUT ARC IR EYE 436 4 mm 44 0 mm...

Page 66: ...connection is good EDID management does not work normally The HDMI cable is broken at the output end Change for another HDMI cable which is in good working condition Static becomes stronger when conn...

Page 67: ...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 p...

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