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HDMI / Video Wall over IP
with PoE

IHD-200PT / IHD-200PR

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Page 1: ...HDMI Video Wall over IP with PoE IHD 200PT IHD 200PR ...

Page 2: ... User s Manual PLANET makes no commitment to update or keep current the information in this User s Manual and reserves the right to make improvements to this User s Manual and or to the products described in this User s Manual at any time without notice If you find information in this manual that is incorrect misleading or incomplete we would appreciate your comments and suggestions FCC Compliance...

Page 3: ...n symbol Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately Trademarks The PLANET logo is a trademark of PLANET Technology This documentation may refer to numerous hardware and software products by their trade names In most if not all cases these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks by their respective companies Revision User s Ma...

Page 4: ...S 25 4 1 SYSTEM 25 4 1 1 Version Information 25 4 1 2 Updating Firmware 25 4 1 3 Updating Firmware 25 4 1 4 Statistics 26 4 2 VIDEO WALL 27 4 2 1 Basic Setup 27 4 2 2 Setup Step Examples 30 4 2 3 Advanced Setup 32 4 2 4 Tearing Delay 34 4 3 NETWORK 36 4 3 1 IP Setup 37 4 3 2 Casting Mode 37 4 4 FUNCTION 37 4 4 1 Video over IP 37 4 4 2 Serial over IP 38 CHAPTER 5 EDID INSTRUCTION 40 5 1 EDID CONFIG...

Page 5: ...e Ethernet infrastructure Besides by supporting PoE function meaning there is no additional power supply needed the IHD 200 PoE series thus reduces the complexity of cable installation The IHD 200 PoE series can distribute HD digital content from multiple sources to practically any number of remote displays on a LAN and deliver ultra high quality 1080P HDMI video broadcast over IP network It not o...

Page 6: ...nology One IHD 200PT in local site can drive multiple IHD 200PR in remote sites without consuming extra network loading Integrating with Gigabit switch built in with IGMP multicast functions there are 16 channels selectable via the IHD 200 PoE series and up to 4 channels can be transmitted simultaneously IGMP is an integral part of IP multicast and a communications protocol used by hosts and adjac...

Page 7: ...to incorrect EDID communication between the display monitor and the transmitting unit or inappropriate EDID data programmed by display manufactures Therefore with EDID COPY function the IHD 200 PoE series allows the system to copy EDID information from EDID compliant displays and assures accurate display performance However owing to a variety of monitor model types EDID data may not be usable to a...

Page 8: ...the network and be remotely managed Just adjust and match video channel setting by the simple DIP switch in both the IHD 200PT and IHD 200PR The video distribution is easily deployed through Plug and Play High Quality Output and Performance The IHD 200 PoE series supports Full HD 1080P HDCP and Blu ray quality which have been commonly used for applications that require real time high video resolut...

Page 9: ...low to add more displays without adding LAN bandwidth loading Video Output Characteristics HDCP compliant and Blu ray ready Supports HDMI with 2ch audio dts HDTV compatible supporting 1080P 1080i 720P 720i Compatible with common screen resolutions from XGA SXGA UXGA WSXGA to the latest Full HD system Easy Installation Management PoE function supported no additional power supply needed Automatic ED...

Page 10: ...iance IEEE 802 3 10Base T IEEE 802 3u 100Base TX IEEE 802 3ab 1000Base T IEEE 802 3af Video Resolution max Full HD 1920 x 1080 WUXGA 1920 x 1200 60 Hz Security HDCP compliant Audio HDMI with 2ch audio dts Maximum Distance Point to point multicast 100 meters Management Interfaces Web LAN Serial System Expandability max IHD 200PT 16 IHD 200PR Broadcast 16000 Video Rx Array max 8 x 8 Resolution Ident...

Page 11: ...ch recommended T3 R3 Reset Button System reset T4 R4 Power Supply DC power input T5 R5 B2 Push Button T6 R6 B1 Push Button Refer to Push Button Control section T7 R7 Rotary DIP Switch Channel ID Select T8 R8 Control Port System control reserved T9 R9 AUX EXT Port Data communication reserved T10 R10 Network Status LED Flashing Connected to Ethernet network T11 Link Power LED Blue Link OK Green Vide...

Page 12: ...the Power Link LED flashes green red blue Re power the unit z Press for 1 sec Select Graphic Mode or Video Mode also deploy to all the IHD 200PT and IHD 200PR of the same channel Default Graphic Mode IHD 200PT z Press for 3 sec Enter Anti Dither Adjustment Mode Level 1 Level 2 Off also deploy to all the IHD 200PT and IHD 200PR of the same channel Default Off z Press for 1 sec Select Graphic Mode o...

Page 13: ...me It helps to quickly extend the image and commercial to the public efficiently in such places as expos food courts boardrooms and any public areas Video wall To bring the image and picture in larger size over video wall the IHD 200PT and IHD 200PR are the ideal solution to distributing one specified image picture or video to multiple screens which are usually applicable for sports department sto...

Page 14: ...ter in the video wall system the rotary DIP switch in the IHD 200PT and IHD 200PR facilitates distinguishing the pair of the transmitter and receiver units in the same channel It further enables the broadcasting system to perform multi functions including Video Extender and Video Wall simultaneously through matching of the IHD 200PT and IHD 200PR ...

Page 15: ...HDMI Video Wall over IP with PoE IHD 200PT IHD 200PR Combining the two functions The selectable 16 channel DIP switch is applied to combine the two main functions as shown in the following diagram ...

Page 16: ...er Units shows the real time status indicating the linking and communication between the Transmitter Sender Unit and the Receiver Unit Users can identify the current status through the LED indicators on the unit The quality of the output signal will depend largely upon the quality of video source cable and display device used Low quality cables degrade output signal causing elevated noise levels P...

Page 17: ...red off before connecting to the Unit Make sure all devices you will connect to are properly grounded Place cables away from fluorescent lights and air conditioners machines that are likely to generate electrical noise Please allow adequate space around the unit for air circulation WARNING ...

Page 18: ... and theoretically you can see all the devices connected to the same hub switch over the same LAN that are shown on the right side of the grid Ast gateway It represents transmitter The four digits after ast gateway depend on the position of the Rotary Switch you ve set Please refer to the form below For example if the position is set up as 7 then you ll see ast gateway1110 Rotary Switch 0 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 19: ... though the name of receivers are the same you can tell the difference by the IP address You can see the information here After PC s IP Setting is complete double click the device s name and then get to the Web UI to do the configuration 3 2 Setting TCP IP on your PC If you are using Windows XP do as follows 1 From the desktop right click My Network Places Properties ...

Page 20: ... Select Use the following IP address IP address You have to set the same network segment between your PC s IP and the transmitter receiver Ex If the transmitter s IP is 169 254 0 157 then you should set 169 254 0 xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253 same as receiver Subnet mask Enter 255 255 0 0 5 If necessary you may enter Advanced to add more that one IP address ...

Page 21: ...ting firmware you only need to set the same network segment between your PC s IP and the transmitter to configure all the receivers If you are using Windows 7 do as follows 1 Click on Start Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center 2 Click Change adapter settings ...

Page 22: ...ith PoE IHD 200PT IHD 200PR 22 3 Right click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties or directly double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 ...

Page 23: ...HDMI Video Wall over IP with PoE IHD 200PT IHD 200PR 23 5 Select Use the following IP address ...

Page 24: ...x If the transmitter s IP is 169 254 0 157 then you should set 169 254 0 xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253 same as receiver Subnet mask Enter 255 255 0 0 6 If necessary you may enter Advanced to add more that one IP address Generally except for updating firmware you only need to set the same network segment between your PC s IP and the transmitter to configure all the receivers ...

Page 25: ...the device s IP in the address bar ex 169 254 xxx xxx If the link is successful user will see the web page as follows 4 1 System 4 1 1 Version Information Here user can see the current date and the firmware version information 4 1 2 Updating Firmware Here is for user to update firmware Some functions or issues may have to be improved by updating the firmware For more details please refer to chapte...

Page 26: ...HDMI Video Wall over IP with PoE IHD 200PT IHD 200PR 26 4 1 4 Statistics Below is the detailed information on ID IP unit status casting mode etc ...

Page 27: ...all Setup tab for Basic Setup first 1 Bezel and Gap Compensation OW Outside Width OH Outside Height VW View Width VH View Height Adjust dimensions mm for the monitors of video wall If you don t need this just set all values OW VW OH VH And please note that the unit is 0 1mm and the value must be an integer ...

Page 28: ...Count If the video wall is 2 x 2 then set up Vertical Monitor Count and Horizontal Monitor Count as 2 maximum 8 x 8 Step 2 Single Host Mode Must check this item for single host application Step 3 Apply To Select All and check Apply button for your settings and all screens will refresh 3 Configuring row and column position for each display ...

Page 29: ...ne zHorizontal Monitor Count The number of monitors on horizontal line zRow Position Set up row position for a monitor For example if the monitor is situated on the 1st row the row position should be 0 if the monitor is situated on the 2nd row the row position should be 1 zColumn Position Set up column position for a monitor For example if the monitor is situated on the 1st column the column posit...

Page 30: ...Monitor Count 1 1 Row Position 0 0 Column Position 0 0 2 1 x 2 video wall If you want to set a 1 x 2 video wall as shown in the following picture you may refer to the following table and see the steps below OSD 0 1 Vertical Monitor Count 1 1 Horizontal Monitor Count 2 2 Row Position 0 0 Column Position 0 1 Step 1 Show OSD Check this item and all monitors will show their number on the screen Step 2...

Page 31: ...f the clients OSD number for the following setting Step 4 For all monitors setup please follow the above steps 1 to 3 After all settings are done you can uncheck OSD item 3 2 x 2 video wall Part 1 Wall Size and Position Layout Part 2 Configuring row and column position for each display ...

Page 32: ...r video wall application it is NOT suggested to set up your screen array as N row x 1 column when horizontal resolution is greater than 1280 pixels 4 2 3 Advanced Setup After the Basic Setup is done users may enter this tab for advanced setting Please note that each monitor should have its own part of the screen section and does not overlap ...

Page 33: ...w OSD Check this item and all monitors will show their number on the screen Step 2 Control Options Single Host Mode Must check this item for single host application Horizontal Scale Up Vertical Scale Up It is NOT suggested to configure these two items for it may result in flickering images ...

Page 34: ...es During video motion screen tearing creates a torn look as edges of objects fail to line up To solve this issue the HDMI over PoE IP Extender provides three ways by 1 Switching to different video resolution 2 Setting up Tearing Delay value via GUI control The typical value is 10000 16000 μs Before setting up Tearing Delay users need to choose control target each or several rows and perform Teari...

Page 35: ...Add more Tx units to the system for each row and set up the ID number for each Rx unit see below To connect multiple Tx units you can use multiple ports HDMI splitter 2 Enter Video Wall Setup 3 Set up Wall Size and position Layout 4 Un check Single Host Mode 5 Set up Vertical Horizontal Monitor Count for example 4 x 4 6 Set up Row Column Position of Tx units ...

Page 36: ...tch position 1 F see Rotary Switch chart b The row column positions of 1st row should be 0 0 The 2nd row is 1 0 The 3rd row is 2 0 and so forth For example The ID number of Tx 1 host is 0000 and the row column position should be 0 0 c Press Apply 7 Set up Row Column Position for each client see Video Wall Setting Basic Setup ...

Page 37: ...cast is a one to one connection between the client and the server Unicast uses IP delivery methods such as Transmission Control Protocol TCP and User Datagram Protocol UDP which are session based protocols 4 4 Function Here user can make settings for IHD 200 PoE series 4 4 1 Video over IP Enable Video over IP If user unchecks this item then it can t work Enable Video Wall If user unchecks this ite...

Page 38: ...2 Serial over IP Enable Serial over IP If user unchecks this item then serial 2 can t be used Operation Mode Type 1 and Type 1 guest modes have to do other commands Type 2 extender transmit and Type 2 guest mode use telnet through port 6752 Usually the API command is for our engineer to use but not for end users Baudrate Setting User can set baudrate here for the unit ...

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Page 40: ...D information from EDID compliant displays in order to assure accurate display performance EDID Copy on Receiver Unit only Step 1 Power off the unit Step 2 Press and hold the button B2 Step 3 Power on the unit Step 4 Release the button after the Network Status LED flashes However owing to a variety of monitor models EDID data may not be usable to all For example if you use an HDMI to DVI converter...

Page 41: ... video mode Video Mode It s usually for the dynamic state video Videos are the main display contents and the pixel update processing is fast The CPU consumption is higher than graphic mode 6 2 Anti Dither User can press Button B2 for 3 seconds till the subtitle appears and then convert three levels of Anti Dither default is Anti Dither off There are 3 levels of Anti Dither It would probably cause ...

Page 42: ...sion After changing modes and Anti Dither adjustment we can improve the display quality Below is the performance from the worst to the best Graphic Mode Graphic Mode Graphic Mode Video Mode Video Mode Video Mode Anti Dither 2 Anti Dither 1 Anti Dither off Anti Dither 2 Anti Dither 1 Anti Dither off WORST BEST ...

Page 43: ...nload for the installation file or download http developer apple com opensource 2 Make sure your computer and units are connected to the same hub switch Then power on and run Bonjour Browser exe prepare to get to the Web UI To know how to use Bonjour Browser exe please refer to 3 1 Using Bonjour Browser exe 7 2 Updating Step Beware if you want to update firmware for transmitter please get to trans...

Page 44: ...oose Update Firmware Step2 Click Choose File and then select the right firmware and final click Upload There are two different kinds of firmware available one for transmitter and the other for receiver The transmitter firmware must be uploaded to the transmitter unit and the receiver firmware must be uploaded to the receiver unit Uploading the ...

Page 45: ...se the unit to malfunction Step 3 The upload will take around 5 minutes After 100 complete the unit will automatically reboot The reboot will take 25 seconds Any interruption during the upload will cause the unit to malfunction Step4 Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 for the 2nd unit 3rd unit and so on ...

Page 46: ...er 8 VESA Mounting Bracket 8 1 How to Install You can use the VESA Mounting Bracket to fix the unit behind the screen or on the wall anywhere you like You can refer to the following pictures 1 VESA Mounting Bracket and screws 2 Provides two ways to install Front ...

Page 47: ...3 Provides two ways to install Back 4 Provides two ways to install Side ...

Page 48: ...e mail to us and we will provide it to you Q2 What kind of switch should user use for this product A We strongly advise user to use the switch which supports IGMP snooping function V2 is fine Gigabit Ethernet As for PoE IHD 200 PoE series has passed Mid span and End span testing By the way the power consumption is 13 5W for each unit Q3 Can I use power line with this product A Yes you can use powe...

Page 49: ...tightened Q5 How can I convert the video source A There are three ways to convert the video source One is to use DIP switch while the other is to set VLAN port and go with HDMI splitter matrix 1 A Tx transmitter supports DIP switch for 16 channels and every time when you convert the source you have to switch DIP of all units to the same number and then reboot all the units 2 You can set VLAN to co...

Page 50: ...Since the commands are just fixed commands you can record those commands into a macro and just double click on specified macro and then the commands will be sent to the switch in a very short time and swap your video source By the way in this setting all the transmitter s and receiver should set as the same group Instructions about the topology above As for Test A we set port1 and port3 to a VLAN ...

Page 51: ... Check the PC BIOS configuration about the video output setting 4 Connect your computer to the HDMI Display DIRECTLY to check if the video signal gets through 5 Slide the Rotary DIP Switch to the correct position 6 Inappropriate EDID data Apply EDID Copy to your display Please refer to the 4 1 EDID Configurations 7 Please reboot or disconnect and connect again Q7 Do I have to use the same screen r...

Page 52: ...hould update every unit For example if there are 3 Rx s user should update for 3 times Q11 I wanted to do Rx individual configuration but why couldn t I see all the Rx s in the drop down list A Please make sure you entered the Web UI of Tx unit Q12 How can I connect two or more Tx s A User can use HDMI splitter with two or more ports to connect Q13 About HDCP issue A The system will disable the vi...

Page 53: ...nction of the screw hole over the HDMI port A Please refer to the following picture Step 1 Unscrew the screw from the device Step 2 Then you will see the screw hole Step 3 Tighten the security screw onto the device Step 4 Plug in the HDMI cable and tighten the screw to secure ...

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