LevelOne HVE-6601T manual

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    LevelOne User Manual HVE-6601T/6601R HDMI V ideo W all ov er IP PoE T ransmitter / Receiv er V er 1.0[...]

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    T able of Cont ent s HVE-660 seri es HDMI Vi deo W all over IP P oE T/R ......................................... 3 GET TING THE BE ST RESU L TS ..................................................................... 4 Device App ear ance Descripti on ................................................................... 5 System Compone nts: ..........[...]

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    HVE-660 series HDMI V ideo W all o ver IP PoE T/ R Product Overview The LevelOne HVE-660 Series is an innovative HDMI-over-IP Video Wall Distribution Solution. Designed with transmitting units ( HVE-6601T ) and receiv ing units ( HVE-6601R ), it is ex ceptionally scalable, offering any combin ation up to 9 x 9 matrix video wall arrangement. The HVE[...]

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    GETTING THE BE ST RESUL TS Many factors influence the quality and reliability of an HDMI® signal distribution installation. The follow ing are the main factors to consider , and basic precautions that will ensure the best possible performance. 1. Dedicated netw ork. The HVE-650/660 Series is designed to operate on a dedicated Gig abit Ethernet net[...]

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    Device Appearance Description LED Behavior Function Description Function LED Behavior Description DA T A Blinking Blinking while data tra nsmission On Ethernet link, no data trans fer Off Ethernet no link, no data trans fer Link On /off/blinking Connect status for T or R PWR On /off/blinking Power status Check List of LED St a te and action DEVICE [...]

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    System Com ponent s:  Transmitter Specifications :  1 GIGA LAN(802.3af PoE) : UTP/STP 1000Mbps Ethernet Port  1 HDMI IN: 19-pin type A female  1 DB-F RS232 Port  Power : DC5 V/1A or 802.3af PoE  GROUP ID: 4-pin DIP switch able to set up 16 groups  1 DATA LED  1 LINK LED  1 P WR LED  1 RESET Button  Size: 120 x 90 x [...]

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     Receiver Specifications:  1 GIGA LAN(802.3af PoE) : UTP/STP 1000Mbps Ethernet  1 HDMI Out: 19-pin type A female  1 DB-M RS232 Port  Power jack : DC5V/1A or 802.3af PoE  1 DATA LED  1 LINK LED  1 P WR LED  1 PB (Push Button )1  1 PB (Push Button)2  Size: 120 x 90 x 28 (H) mm, 0.8 k g  Plug and Play Installation ?[...]

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    Inst allation:  HVE-6601T Tra nsmitter (Video Wall) 1. DC5V: Connect it to the external AC adapter which plugs into an electrical outlet. Or via 802.3af PoE PSE to GIGA LAN port. 2. GIGA LAN: Connect directly to a Receiver or to a GIGA (1000Mbps) Ethernet Switch using CAT5e/6 cable. 3. HDMI IN: Connect to an HDMI source device w ith an HDMI M-M [...]

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    source is removed. 6. DATA LED On: All the connections are working. 7. PB : change Link / Unlink; Engineering Mode and Reset to default using this button. Please to see the Push Button Descriptions. 8. GROUP ID: Set up the T ransmitter’s group ID by adjusting the 4 -pin DIP switch, ON means “1”, OFF means “0”, there are 16 groups availabl[...]

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     HVE- 6601 Recei v er (Video Wall) 1. DC5V: Connect to the supplied AC adapter and plug into an electrical outlet. 2. GIGA LAN: Connect directly to a Transmitter or to a GIGA(1000Mbps) Ethe rnet Switch using CAT6 cable. 3. HDMI OUT: Connect to an HDMI display device with an HDMI M-M cable. Use an HDMI -- > DVI adapter if the display is DVI. 4[...]

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     Transmitter & Recei ver IP Address The default setting is for “auto ip” mode and uses the 169.254.xxx.xxx priv ate IP domain range. The IP of target TX/RX board is resolved by its hostname using DNS protocol. The RX’s HDMI GUI will display the RX’s IP address and the connected TX’s IP address. You can see the RX’s HDMI GUI by co[...]

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    Push Button Descriptions : Button State HVE-6601T(Host) HVE-6601R(Client) PB PB1 PB2 Short Press NA NA Video Mode/ Graphic Mode* Long Press (3 sec) NA OSD Shows/ (Column position) Anti- Di ther (1/2/off)* Long Press on Boot (6~8 sec) (PWR & LINK Blinking) Firmware Upgrade Mode* Firmware Upgrade Mode* Update EDID* Long Press on Boot (PWR & L[...]

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    During multicast setup, there maybe monitor/TV that has lower resolution. For example, 1 monitor/TV with 720p resolution with mostly 1080p solutions. Please select the monitor/TV with lowest resolution, to ensure all can be displayed correctl y. For customer that are using 1 pair of Host/Client with Multicast mode, the end user must update EDID cor[...]

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    Following is the system setup figure for 3x3 vid eo wall. Note: ● If you use single E thernet sw itch, the sw itch must support and ena ble IGMP snooping. And sepa rate each row to differen t multi cast group by usi ng different 4-bits DIP sw itch number . Please visit Fi gure 2. Figure 2[...]

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    ● 4bits DIP sw itch can all be 0000 or any number when each row is in different LAN (Ethernet s witch) (Bes t fit in dai sy-chain design) ● Please use Y cabl e of package prov ide to cha in all hosts to gether throu gh S0, S1 port. The chaini ng sequence i s important and is shown in the Figure. S1 is the debug con sole port. S 0 is the serial [...]

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    Inst allation Proce dure (3x3) Using W eb UI: 1. P repare host( HVE - 660 1T ) x 3 and client x 9( HVE - 6601R ). 2. Fo llow Figure 1 to constr uct the who le system. 3. R eboot all devi ces. Ensure tha t all remote displays and all network cables are connected correctly . (Video sou rce is required at this ste p) 4. If the con trol PC ( Window s O[...]

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    8. Once user comple te the 3 steps of “Bas ic Setup”, a basic video w all configuration is do ne.  Step 1: Choose Wall Siz e. a. Set “Vertical M onitor Cou nt” to 3. b. Set “Horiz ontal Monitor C ount” to 3 . c. Press “Apply ” button. d. U ser will notice that all screens w ill re fresh. If any row doesn’t response, chec k the [...]

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    i. This step is used to configu re the bezel and gap compensati on. If user don’t need this, just set all v alues to 0. ii. Follow the pi cture and in put the siz e of the monito r used. Note that is unit is 0.1mm and the value M UST be intege r. 12. Ba sic setup is co mpleted.[...]

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    W eb UI Advanced Setup Explanation: The “Advanced Setup” in web UI is use d to do sp ecial e ffects which is not included in “Basic Setup”. For mos t of cases, “Advanced Se tup” i s never used . User can choose one or more ta rgets to appl y the chan ges to from Step 1. A fter the targets are selected, changes can be applied in Step 2.[...]

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    Followi ng is the explan ation of Step 2:  Reset to Basic Setup ○ Reset the ta rget to the settin g of “Basic Setup” ○ Apply to: host, client  Screen Layout (Row x Column) ○ Change the sc reen lay out ○ Apply to: host, client  Row Position ○ Change the row position of target ○ Apply to: host, client[...]

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     Col umn Position ○ Change the column position of target ○ Apply to: client  Horiz ontal Shift ○ Horizontal shi ft target screen to le ft or right ○ Apply to: client ○ Unit: 8 pix els ○ Note: You can’t shift right when the sc reen touche s the le ft edge  Vertical Shift ○ Vertic al shi ft target screen to up or dow n ○ Ap[...]

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    W eb UI Advanced Usage S cenario:  To enable an ti-dither functi on through w eb interface a. Complete “Basic Setup ” an d video signal is st reaming to remote b. In “advanced setup” sele ct all hosts  From 3x 3 setup chan ge to 1x1 then change back a. Complete “Basic Setup ” b. In “advanced setup”, sel ect all hosts and clien[...]

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    layout. User can use v_shi ft and scale_up to do the fine tune.  Use single host to create a 3x 3 video w all: a. Connect host_r0 -> 3x3 , and set posi tion lay out as 1x 9 with position ID: host_r0, r0c0, r0c1,r0c2,r0c3 ,r0c4..., r0c8 . Complete basic setup. b. In advan ce setup, select host_r0. Set screen lay out to 1x 1. c. Select all cl[...]

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    Link Utility The Link Utility is working with W idows XP Service Pack 2 or later O/S version. It is suggested to operate w ith O/S of : W in dows XP Serv ice Pa ck 3 W in dows Vista Service Pack 2 W in dows 7 Either at the website of h ttp://developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/ or the CD in the package, you may download bonjoursdksetup.exe and[...]

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    Reset Default : W hen cli ck it, the device is reset to default, click Reboot to complete Reboot : click it for rebooting. TV Wall : when the firmware is for TV Wall mode,(Host Name prefix is HVE- 6601 ) , the webpage is showing below: Please refere to How to Setting TV W all docu ment. RS232 over IP Baudrate Setting : default Baud rate is at 9600b[...]

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    Get Information : Click this to show all devices Mac address, IP address, Host Name, Baud rate, Group ID. And save for other configuration profile in .csv file sub-name. No tes: Please remove MAC ID used on other LAN card to prevent the MAC ID conflict. The device will automatically create the IP address o f 169.254.x.x which is assigned to HDMI TX[...]

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    You need to delete the routing information circled by red line. The instruction is: Referencing : route delete 157.0.0.0 MASK 255.0.0.0 157.55.80.1 destination^ ^mask ^gateway[...]

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    How to Download Bonjoursdkset up.exe 1. Log-n the webpage of http://developer.apple.com/opensource/ 2. Drag down the web page and click “Bonjour SDK for W indow s” 3. Apply ID or use the registered ID and password.[...]

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    4. You may see the page while click “ Join now ” . Click the red line circled and get the link. 5. Click “ Get Started ” 6. Select “ Create Apple ID ” and click “ Continue ” . Follow the steps to complete the registration procedure. 7. You may get your Apple ID and password after registration completion. File this Apple ID and passw[...]

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    Click to execute the program or save for future installation.[...]