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HDMI Matrix Switches

HD1600-V2

User Guide

Summary of Contents for HD1600-V2

Page 1: ...HDMI Matrix Switches HD1600 V2 User Guide...

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Page 3: ...ss plugged into a UL rated battery backup and or surge protection device 13 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such...

Page 4: ...I description Added definitions for the EDLO and KSIZI commands Spelling corrections Version 1 2 09 11 2013 Added EDID description Added the ESet menu option Added the ESET serial command Fixed the KS...

Page 5: ...The Error Response 26 The Query Response 26 Using Bitmapped Parameters 27 Reading Writing Bitmapped Parameters 27 Reference for Basic Control Commands 28 Definitions 28 Zone 28 Input 28 Channel 28 Ba...

Page 6: ...6 HD1600 Serial Protocol Version 1 4 10 30 13 EDLO EDID Lock 44 ESET Assign zones to an input source 44 KSIZI Set the number of HDCP keys of a source 45...

Page 7: ...ork is needed we request that you hold on to the original packaging materials Please take this time to verify the contents of the HD1600V2 box The following should be included HD1600V2 HDMI Matrix Swi...

Page 8: ...depending upon the screen selected For instance when one of the source zone switching display is being used these buttons will allow switching between the sources BACK and NEXT Screen dependent button...

Page 9: ...also sent over the Cat5 6 cable and the HDBaseT receiver does not need a separate power supply Local Out These are local HDMI outputs They are not mirrored outputs plugging in an HDMI monitor to one...

Page 10: ...to it These are 100Mbs full duplex channels There are no internal connections between the outputs to send the Ethernet down all 8 zones you will need some type of 8 port Ethernet switch SPDIF Inputs...

Page 11: ...off Through out the manual the above sequence would be shortened to Setup Off Pressing the SELECT knob performs two functions The first is to select a menu option as shown by the OFF example given abo...

Page 12: ...x output To change the HDMI mappings Use the SELECT knob to select the Map HDMI Input Output option HdmiSw To change the HDMI mappings with audio video breakaway While in the HdmiSw screen press the B...

Page 13: ...ven zone to the new source and the mode will change back to the selection mode Zone A represents the ALL zone Setting zone A to a source will set all the zones to the given source Setting a source to...

Page 14: ...llowing you to change the static IP address the IP mask and the IP gateway parameters To change any of the parameters select the parameter you want to change address mask or gate way and press the SEL...

Page 15: ...te the source to each monitor Since there are more monitors than keys this must be done using smaller groups of keys If the source is capable of issuing 3 keys then the switch will authenticate 3 moni...

Page 16: ...menu press the MENU button Use the SELECT knob to select the Assign EDID zones option Setup ESet Use the ZONE buttons to switch between sources Use the SELECT knob to scroll to a zone and the press th...

Page 17: ...ID settings should be locked Once locked all EDID settings will be ignored and displays will not flicker when an A V receiver is powered cycled Note When the EDID settings are locked any EDID changes...

Page 18: ...rrently read into cache All HDCP keys currently read into cache The HDCP count settings The EDID lock setting To save the EDID HDCP settings If the LCD display is not at showing the main menu press th...

Page 19: ...allows the source DVD player Cable Box etc to determine the number of simultaneous monitors allowed to view it s content Some cable box manufacturers only supplied a single HDCP key while some Blu ray...

Page 20: ...different order depending upon what EDID features they want This can be disruptive to all viewers of a source as well as hard to explain to the end user why this is neces sary Or alternatively it req...

Page 21: ...to view and listen to anything played on the Blu ray player Other zones may or may not be able to depending upon their capabilities Scenario 3 You have two 3D displays and one Blu ray player dedicate...

Page 22: ...ge verify that a picture can be seen on all zones There can be a lot of video blanking and flickering at this point and if you have sources that have manual HDCP key count settings this could take a w...

Page 23: ...aneously each port s commands will be buffered until the ending is read at which time the commands will be executed in the order received All responses will be sent to both Serial ports and TCP IP con...

Page 24: ...th USB to RS 232 conversion cables these are all typically straight through cables Be sure to install any drivers that come with the USB to RS 232 cable you are using The RS 232 port is a female type...

Page 25: ...ommand P 0 Response from the A V switch for new setting NOTE Only the characters between and are valid any characters sent before the or after the will be ignored NOTE By default the HD1600V2 adds a c...

Page 26: ...ensitive and in the HD1600V2 all commands are upper case Error 2 One of the parameters given was too large or too small the command will be ignored Error 3 Something was wrong with the command s synta...

Page 27: ...t the bits ASY and IRS to be set to 1 and the rest of the bits set to zero the parameter s value would be calculated as 1 1024 making the parameter value 1025 The command to set those two bits to ones...

Page 28: ...outputs known as zones A single zone consists of the combination of a HDMI video channel and an HDMI audio channel For most commands zones are indicated by using a prefix character Input An input or s...

Page 29: ...P 2 and P 3 commands By issuing a P 3 command lock power on the HD1600V2 will be turned on and locked Only a subsequent P 2 command will turn off the HD1600V2 The P 0 and P 1 commands will be ignored...

Page 30: ...sponse string is sent per zone Or in the case of channel breakaways only one response string per channel is returned The response string is sent as a fixed length string using leading zeroes You can r...

Page 31: ...together the above numbers you can switch any combination of channels without affecting the unselected channels For instance HSZ 1 3 4 would map only the HDMI video from input 4 to zone 3 To map both...

Page 32: ...can have the HD1600V2 always send the channel with the response string This keeps you from having to parse two different types of strings Using the XS command to set the CHN bit will cause the HD1600...

Page 33: ...Muted ch Channel bitmap Range 1 3 MZ Examples The MZ command in its simplest form MZ 1 3 1 mutes all channels of the zones 1 and 3 You can also mute unmute multiple zones using a single command For in...

Page 34: ...isconnect a zone from any source When audio is muted the sound is turned off When video is muted video is turned off leaving a black screen Or possibly blue screen depending upon how your receiver act...

Page 35: ...is would mute the HDMI video and HDMI audio channels on zones 2 and 3 HMZ Query Examples There are two forms of the query response string depending upon whether any channel breakaway options are in af...

Page 36: ...1600V2 always send the channel with the response string This keeps you from having to parse two different types of strings HMZ Query Examples Using the XS command to set the CHN bit will cause the HD1...

Page 37: ...The format of the command is XS settings1 settings2 Set the control bits to settings1 and settings2 XS settings1 settings2 Set bits indicated in settings1 and settings2 to 1 XS settings1 settings2 Res...

Page 38: ...is only sent when requested ACK Enable Disable Acknowledgements Each time a command is sent to the HD1600V2 the HD1600V2 responds with either an error mes sage if there was a problem with the command...

Page 39: ...This command uses a bitmapped parameter to indicate which values are to be saved A bit set to 1 indicates the associated setting should be saved a bit set to 0 indicates the setting should not be save...

Page 40: ...page 27 for more information on using bitmapped parame ters Allows changing the behavior of the front panel LEDs and adjusting their intensities LI mode dim bright off Set mode and intensities LI Que...

Page 41: ...c mode the IP address IP mask and gateway address given by the IPA IPM and IPG commands will be used You can easily switch between the two modes without losing the static address setting In other word...

Page 42: ...y change the TCP IP mask It sets up the static mask that will be used the next time the IPSET 0 command is issued The command format is IPM xxx xxx xxx xxx Set new TCP IP mask IPM Read the current TCP...

Page 43: ...x xxx IP address in standard form Ex 192 168 001 200 IPMX Retrieve the current IP mask in use This command is read only and will return the IP mask being used by the HD1600V2 If DHCP is being used thi...

Page 44: ...tion of the HD1600V2 on page 22 Once your system is validated you should lock the EDID and then save the new HDMI settings in EEPROM so that they won t be lost when power is cycled See SS Save Default...

Page 45: ...e monitor can negotiate an HDCP connection with the source When a second monitor is switch to the source it will be unable to connect In most cases this will also break the video connection to the wor...

Page 46: ...ailable in source 0 Key limits are not checked 1 23 Limit the num ber of HDCP keys to n This setting is lost when power is cycled on the HD1600V2 To save this settings through a power cycle backup the...

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