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IPA400TR/ IPA400TR-P 

4K IP Streaming Extender (with Preview) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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IPA400/ IPA400TR-P_2020V1.0

User Manual

 

Summary of Contents for IPA400TR

Page 1: ...IPA400TR IPA400TR P 4K IP Streaming Extender with Preview All Rights Reserved Version IPA400 IPA400TR P_2020V1 0 User Manual...

Page 2: ...tatement 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 I...

Page 3: ...or install this product near water l Do not put any heavy items on the extension cable in case of extrusion l Do not remove the housing of the device as opening or removing housing may expose you to...

Page 4: ...of IPA Manager 10 5 1 General Information 10 5 2 Device Configuration 11 5 3 Start IPA Manager 12 5 4 Video Routing Tab 13 5 4 1 Video Switching 14 5 4 2 Sending Single Source to All RX Devices 15 5...

Page 5: ...ons and Settings 33 5 11 1 Receiver RX Settings Options 33 5 11 1 1 Analog Audio Output Settings 33 5 11 1 2 HDMI Audio Output Settings 33 5 11 1 3 Display EDID 34 5 11 1 4 Network Setting 35 5 11 1 5...

Page 6: ...ability and flexibility It is ideal for distributing AV over 10 Gigabit Ethernet in enterprises and other large scale installations 1 1 About 10G Network Unlike traditional AV extension technology suc...

Page 7: ...ble HDCP 2 2 compliant l Supports arbitrary Multi view layout l Supports Video Wall mode up to 5x5 screens l Selectable output resolutions up to 4K scaling ability l Transmitter route HDMI audio exter...

Page 8: ...Video Output Connector 1 Type A female HDMI HDMI Output Resolution Up to 4Kx2K 60Hz 4 4 4 8bit Audio Output 1 AUDIO Audio Output Connector 1 3 5mm jack General Control 1 10G LAN 1 IR IN 1 IR OUT 1 RS2...

Page 9: ...Packets are transmitted VIDEO LED The LED illuminates green when the stable video signal is detected ETHERNET LED The LED illuminates green if data are transmitted HDMI IN LED The LED illuminates gree...

Page 10: ...5mm jack to connect an IR receiver for IR routing control IR OUT 3 5mm jack to connect an IR emitter for IR routing control RS232 3 pin terminal block for RS232 routing control Supports point to poin...

Page 11: ...oint to Point In a point to point configuration there is no need for a switch Distribute full uncompressed data up to 4K 60Hz 4 4 4 resolution as well as 1G Ethernet audio and control signals over a s...

Page 12: ...4K IP Streaming Extender 7 4 3 System Diagram The following diagram illustrates typical input and output connections that can be utilized with the IPA400TR IPA400TR P Matrix System...

Page 13: ...GbE compatible Ethernet devices as needed for testing the 1 Gig Ethernet ports of any TX or RX units 8 Optional Connect compatible IR emitter modules to the IR output connectors of any TX or RX 9 Opt...

Page 14: ...4K IP Streaming Extender 9 the IGMP snooping setting is enabled and broadcast setting is disabled using the appropriate configuration software provided the switch manufacturer...

Page 15: ...ch except the management console port of the switch which is not part of the network Before proceeding make sure all the units are powered ON Then ensure that the IP addresses of PC and all the units...

Page 16: ...open up in the Video Switching tab It will discover all the devices on the network and display them inside the application All connected devices on the network will appear as a gray tiles within the a...

Page 17: ...6970 The Control Server currently only listens to port 6970 After connecting to the Control Server the IPA Manager will show discovered devices as tiles There are few things to take note of l The appl...

Page 18: ...display is genlocked to the source as if it is directly connected In cases of the input video having a too large bandwidth to fit into a 10G network link e g 4K 60Hz 4 4 4 the video is slightly compre...

Page 19: ...t a TX by clicking on its associated active tile using the left mouse button b Hold down the left mouse button and drag the TX tile over the RX tile it is to be joined with Then release the mouse butt...

Page 20: ...are joined together left click on the Receiver RX or Transmitter TX tile you want to see the connection status for All the joined tiles will be highlighted in blue 5 4 3 Stopping Starting Video To st...

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Page 22: ...portion is reserved for configuring and setting up the video wall while the bottom half lists all available TX Transmitter and RX Receiver units The video wall size can be adjusted by changing the nu...

Page 23: ...3 Next drag the desired Transmitter TX source tile and drop it onto the tile labeled TX Drop Here 4 The source will now be visible across the whole Video Wall matrix according to your configuration 5...

Page 24: ...4K IP Streaming Extender 19 To delete a preset select one and the click the delete icon to delete it Delete Icon...

Page 25: ...d click the gear icon then type the new name in the textbox and click Y to save 5 5 3 Removing Receiver RX from Video Wall To remove a Receiver RX from the Video Wall click the gear icon on the receiv...

Page 26: ...s To control the receiver s output resolutions click the gear icon on the video wall selection Select Wall Monitors Resolutions and choose the desired resolution from list of available resolutions The...

Page 27: ...routing tab inside the IPA Manager The top portion is reserved for selecting Multi View mode while the bottom half is for selecting TX Transmitter and RX Receiver units 5 8 1 Configuring a Multi View...

Page 28: ...etc Simply put When an RX device is in Genlock Mode it receives both the HDMI video and the HDMI audio signals from a single source The same also applies for all video switching modes when no separate...

Page 29: ...put of the TX to embed it into the HDMI output signal b HDMI Audio Stereo Downmix Select the audio stream from the HDMI input of any TX to embed it into the HDMI output signal If the HDMI audio stream...

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Page 31: ...tter TX section select a TX by left clicking on its associated active tile b Drag and drop the TX tile over the RX tile it is to be joined with c TX and RX are now joined together d Repeat above steps...

Page 32: ...ect the RS 232 Routing tab in the IPA Manager interface 2 Verify which Transmitters and Receivers are joined together Left click on the device tile you want to see the connection status of All joined...

Page 33: ...the tile labeled All Displays in the Receivers section of the RS 232 Routing tab 5 9 2 Sending RS 232 Data from IPA Manager to a Device 1 Click gear icon of the respective transmitter or receiver til...

Page 34: ...4K IP Streaming Extender 29 Note API Server is used to device debug...

Page 35: ...ct the Infrared Routing tab in the IPA Manager interface 2 Verify which Transmitters and Receivers are joined together Left click on the device tile you want to see the connection status of All joined...

Page 36: ...vers section of the RS 232 Routing tab 5 10 2 Sending IR Data from IPA Manager to a Device 1 Click gear icon of the respective transmitter or receiver tile 2 Select Send Receive IR 3 A dialog box open...

Page 37: ...The pronto format is a series of hex numbers that describe everything that is needed to generate the required waveform It includes the carrier frequency the ON OFF period along with data and error ch...

Page 38: ...put on a TX 5 11 1 2 HDMI Audio Output Settings Use this tab to control which audio source is output via HDMI There are four options l HDMI Audio from HDMI Genlock Mode The original HDMI audio stream...

Page 39: ...store the EDID coming from the display connected to the RX unit Use the Save button to save the EDID to a file It is also possible to select and copy the EDID Hex values directly and paste them into a...

Page 40: ...IP address can be set to be either DHCP or Manual l Select DHCP to receive the IP address from a DHCP server or to be auto assigned with an IP from the 169 254 X X range in case there is no DHCP serv...

Page 41: ...32 tab to modify edit the RS232 settings Select the desired port configuration Baud Rate Data Bit Stop Bit and Parity Click the Save button to save the updated RS232 configuration New RS232 settings a...

Page 42: ...s disabled streaming a video from an HDCP protected source to a screen will result in a black image displayed on screen It is also possible to only enable HDCP 1 4 by checking the Disable HDCP 2 2 sup...

Page 43: ...he IP address can be set to either DHCP or Manual l Select DHCP to receive the IP address from a DHCP server or to be auto assigned an address within the 169 254 X X range in case there is no DHCP ser...

Page 44: ...232 tab to modify edit the RS232 settings Select the desired port configuration Baud Rate Data Bit Stop Bit and Parity Click the Save button to save the updated RS232 configuration New RS232 settings...

Page 45: ...ow to update the firmware 1 By default the update folder is in the same directory as the IPA Manager executable and named update If the update folder does not exist it is necessary to create it 2 Copy...

Page 46: ...the Backup and Restore tab in the IPA Manager interface 2 Type in the backup file name and click Browse to select the destination path 3 Click Write Backup to save the system configuration data into...

Page 47: ...4K IP Streaming Extender 42 5 12 3 Security Settings Select the Security tab in the IPA Manager interface to enter the section for modifying the password...

Page 48: ...4K IP Streaming Extender 43 5 12 4 System Logs Select the System Logs tab in the IPA Manager interface to enter the section for inquiring the system logs...

Page 49: ...ing Extender 44 5 13 Routing Table The routing table allows to gather info about the video HDMI audio analog audio and RS232 routing status Video Routing Table HDMI Audio Routing Table Analog Audio Ro...

Page 50: ...4K IP Streaming Extender 45 RS232 Routing Table...

Page 51: ...4K IP Streaming Extender 46 Infrared Routing Table...

Page 52: ...e type the user name and password and then click LOGIN Before starting the GUI control make sure the control PC is connected either directly to the network switch or to the Gigabit Ethernet port on on...

Page 53: ...mm POWER LINK VIDEO ETHERNET HDMI IN HDMI OUT TX RX SDVoE18GHDMITransceiverw Preview ETHERNET IR RS232 AUDIO PREVIEW MULTIVIEW VIDEOWALL SFP DC 12V HDMI IN HDMI OUT AUDIO IN OUT IR IN RS232 Tx Rx IR O...

Page 54: ...same network Please make sure each device has a different IP address in the same LAN l Power supply is normal and as specified l The connection cables are of high quality and the link has been establ...

Page 55: ...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 produ...

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