Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HSW44C Cable Electronics
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HSW44C 4x4 HDMI Ma trix Swi t ch with CA T5 Output Instruction Manual Made in Taiwan.
1 Saf ety and Notice The HSW44C 4 x4 HDMI Matrix S witch with CAT5 Output has been tested for c onformance to safety regulations and requirements, and has been c ertified for i nternational use. However, l ike all electronic equipments, the HSW44C should be used with care.
2 The HSW44C 4x4 HDMI Matrix Switch with CAT5 Output provides the most flexible and cost effective soluti on in the market to r oute hig h defi nition video sources plus multi-channel ( up to 7.1-channel) di gital audio from any of the four HDMI sources to the remote displays at the same tim e.
3 Fe a t ure s State-of-the-art Silicon Image (founder of HDMI) chipset embedded for upmost compatibili ty and reliability HDMI 1.2a/1.3c * compliant HDCP compliant Allows any source to be displayed on multi ple displays at the same time Allows any HDMI display to view any HDMI source at any time Supports 7.
4 PCB stack-up 4-layer board [impedance control — differential 100 Ω ; single 50 Ω ] Input 4x HDMI 1x RS-232 1x RJ-45 TMDS 1x RJ-45 DDC 1x IR socket for IR receiver Output 4x RJ-45 TMDS 4x RJ-45.
5 HSW44C 1. Power : Power in dicator LED 2. I R : IR receiver 3. I nput : Input source indicator LED 4. HP1 – HP4 : Connecti on status indicator LED for each output channel 5. Port1 – Port4 : Input source channels mapping LED for each output channel 6.
6 HSMR 1. Source LED: Indicate input source 2. IN : Push button for switching input source channel in sequential order 3. EQ : Adjust the 8-level equalization control for HDMI signals. 0 – 7 = strongest – weakest. It is recommended to switch from 7 to 0 to fi nd the optimal visual experience.
7 SW1-SW4 for EDID/ Audio Note 1 If the HDTV shows video b ut without audio , please try to set audio mo de to ster eo . 2 F actor y def ault of SW1 -SW4: Pin#1-OFF [ ] & Pin#2- OFF [ ] f or 1080p with stereo.
8 SW Main f or firmware upda te (f or technical support only) DIP Switch Position Pin#1 Pin#2 Pin#3 Pin#4 Normal Operation Mode 6 OFF [ ] OFF [ ] ON [ ] OFF [ ] Firmware Update Mode 7 .
9 IR Cable s IR Emitter Cable I R Receiver Cable IR Sock et s HSW44C IR Main : The default location for IR emitter extension cable to transmit all IR command signals rece iv ed from any of the four remote receivers to all of the HDMI sources.
10 Definition o f IR Ea rphone Jack IR Emitter IR Receiver Y ou c an b uy any IR ex tension cab le s in the mar ket that ar e compatib l e to the d efinition of the IR sockets f or the matr ix if necessary f o r r eplacement use.
11 HSW44C as mas ter 1. Connect all sources to HDMI Inpu ts on the HSW44C 4x4 HDMI matrix switch with CAT5 output. 2. Connect each DDC output on the HSW44C to respe ctive DDC input on the remote receiver HSMR. 3. Connect each TMDS output on t he HSW44C to respective TMDS input on the remote receiver HSMR.
12 Sour ce Side Method A: Push B utton Push the switch button on the front panel, the source will be sequentially changed. Method B: IR Rem ote Control a. Please press to enter IR control mode Note If HSW44C receiv es the IR commands, the LED will flash.
13 Displa y Side Method A: Pu sh button Push the switch button s of respective outp ut channels then the output channel will switch from HDMI source 1 to source 4 in sequential order. Method B1: IR r emote cont rol for switching i nput cha nnels Channel select switch mus t be set to zero.
14 Method C: Soft ware Cont rol through RS-2 32 Scan: Pus h this button will tri gger the automatic search over all the available COM ports ( 1-255 ). If the matrix is detected, the message window below will show up. Otherwise, an error message shows up to indi cate no legal device can be found.
15 Open: Open the COM port after scan to establi sh the connection between PC and the matrix. Close: Release the COM port after scan. Quick Setup Buttons: Provide the fast setup between inputs and outputs of the matrix. “Default” button makes input 1, 2, 3, 4 mapped to output 1, 2, 3, 4 respectively.
16 RS RS RS RS - - - - 232 transm 232 transm 232 transm 232 transmission Format ission Format ission Format ission Format Baud rate: 9600 Data bit: 8 Parity: Non e Set Command Set Command Set Command .
17 Warning! There could b e unexpec ted consequences resulted from inappropriate firmware update operation. Please do it with caution . 1. Please unzip the Matrix_Firmw are_Update.
18 6. In the pop-up win dow, please s elect the [Fil e Format] to Binary . 7. Please make sure your PC has direct connection to the RS-232 port of the HSW44 C, as shown i n the picture (left), that in [Communi cation Setting] the onlne status s hould be “Wait to connect”.
19 1. If the DVI or HDMI device requires the EDID information, pl ease use EDID Reader/Writer to retrieve and provide DVI/HDMI EDID informati on. 2. All HDMI over CAT5 transmi ssion distances are measured using Belden 158 3A CAT5e 125MHz LAN cable and ASTRODESIGN Video Signal Generator VG-859C.
20 Cable Electronics, Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for a period of one year from the purchase by the origi nal purchaser. If this product is defective or malfunctions, Cable Electronics will replace or repair thi s unit (at their option) within a reasonable time.
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