Cable Electronics HSW44C manual

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. Please read and foll ow the safety i nstructions to protect yourself from po[...]

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. Through l ow cost CAT5/5e/6 LAN cables, n ot only high[...]

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 7.1 channel digital[...]

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 DDC 5x IR socket for IR emitter 1x HDMI HDMI I nput selection Push button / IR remote / RS - 232 Push button / IR remote HDMI source control Controll[...]

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. Port1 Select – Port4 Select : Push button for selecting input channel 7. ON – OFF: Power [...]

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. 4. HDMI Out : Connect to HDTV with a HDMI cable 5. I[...]

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. 3 If y ou encounter any unsolved aud io/video output pr oblem during system installa tion, please tur n an y SW1-SW4 to Pin#1-OF[...]

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 ON [  ] ON [  ] OFF [  ] OFF [  ] Note 6 F actor y def ault f o r SW Main: Pin#1-OFF [  ] , Pin#2-OFF [  ] , Pin#3-ON [  ] , Pin#[...]

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. IR1 : IR emitter extension cable connected here can o nly transmit IR command signals from the remote recei[...]

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. Supporte d IR Data F orma t Data Format Suitabl e Not Recommended NEC  RC5  TOSHIBA MICOM CODE  GRUNDIG CODE ?[...]

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. 4. Connect IR emitter cable(s) t o t he HSW[...]

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. If not, try again. b. Decide which output port to be controlled by pressing F1 to F4 Note If th[...]

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. a. Press Power on bu tton to enable IR control function. Not[...]

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. Notice that successful connection is only established[...]

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. “Channel 1” makes all outputs see input-[...]

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 Set Command Command Code Response D escription Data Check SUM ACK SET 0x08 0x4d 0x41 0x51 0x44 0x05 *0x01~0xff 0x31~0x2f 0xaa SET MA-5144 Device ID 0x[...]

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.zip into your designated folder. 2. Please turn off the power of t he HSW44C and set DIP location of [SW Main] at Pin#1-ON(  ), Pin#2-ON(  ), Pin#3-OFF(  ), &[...]

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”. If the RS-232 con nection is not firmly establish ed, yo u will see the o[...]

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. 3. The transmission length is largely affected by the [...]

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. No ex[...]