AAVARA PB7000 User manual

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Make sure all PB7000 Senders and PB7000 Receivers have
Correct Video Channel setting.
Scenario
1 to 1,1 to Many
Multicast w/ Dip Switch Matching
Multicasting w/ VLAN
Power On Senders and Receivers (Plug-in DC adapter).
Connect all sources to each Sender with HDMI cable.
Plug IR Emitter cable into IR Emitter port on PB7000
Sender for IR Pass Thru function. Place IR Emitter toward
the IR receiving window of video source. Plug IR Receiver
cable into IR Receiver port on PB7000 Receiver, place IR
Receiver toward to IR Remote location.
Connect all displays to Receiver by HDMI cable, or VGA
cable if non-HDCP video source.
Connect all PB7000 Senders and Receivers to Gigabit
Ethernet Switch (8K Jumbo Frame/IGMP enabled) with
Cat5e cables.
If 1 to 1 extender, Connect Sender and Receiver with
Cat5e cable to its RJ-45 directly.
Power On Displays and Video Sources, Play Video.
Multicast w/ Dip Switch Matching
Setting up a unique Video Channel setting on each
PB7000 Sender with video source. Make sure the setting
on each sender won’t be duplicated.
On Video Channel Setting, PB7000 Receivers' Video Chan-
nel selection always match that of the Senders with the
video sources you want to display.
Following Standard Installation procedure to setup all
senders and receivers connected to Gigabit switch.
Receiver Change Video Channel
Change Dip Switch, after two seconds, it will change
video channel automatically.
Use IR Remote control, toward to IR receiver connected
to Receiver, and press Video Channel number button.
MultiCasting with Layer 2 Managed Switch
Make Sure Same Video Channel setting on all PB7000
senders and PB7000 receivers.
Managed Switch with 802.1Q VLAN
Only One Sender is allowed in Each VLAN Group.
Multiple Receivers Ok in Each VLAN Group.
Following Standard Installation procedure to connect all
senders and receivers to managed switch.
Dip Switch
All Same
Refer Instruction below
All Same
Broadcasting & MultiCasting Installation
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Video Mode Switching (By Short Press of Receiver EDID button)
- Video mode(Auto) Smooth Motion, Auto switch between video
mode and Grpahic mode depends on motion of video.
- Graphics mode Fixed at High Video Quality & Sharp Clear Detail,
but High Bandwidth Required.
Display EDID Copy
1. On Receiver web page, Click “Functions” Tab
2. Check “Copy EDID from this Video Output” and Click Apply
3. Reboot Sender and Receiver
Video Channel Matching Cong Example
Video Channel Matching Table
Receiver OSD
Video Channel #
Sender Dip
Switch Setting
Receiver OSD
Video Channel #
Sender Dip
Switch Setting
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Media
Player
Gigabit Switch
(Jumbo Frame/IGMP enabled)
Video
Source
PB7000
Sender
Setting
Receiver
Video Channel
OSD
Receiver Setting
Display
Content
PS3
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1 2 3 4
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PC
Media
Player
Media
Player
PS3 PS3PC PC
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Aavara®PB7000 HDMI USB KVM/Broadcaster Quick Start Guide
* If use IR Remote control to change Video Channel, OSD number will not
match Dip Switch setting.
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ON
1 2 3 4
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Customize RS-232 Baudrate Setting
RS-232 precongured baud rate setting (is 115200-8n1)
It can be changed by following ways to match RS-232
Control Device or Display/TV/Projector:
Launch PB7000 Web page by Web browser, Click " “Func-
tions” Tab.
In Serial Over IP section, change Baudrate setting to
match RS-232 control device or display Rs-232 setting.
Type 1 RS-232 Unicasting
1 Sender to 1 Receiver at Same Video Channel
Select Type 1 Operation Mode, Click Apply Button and
reboot the unit to take effect. Both Sender and Receiver
need to be at same Operation Mode.
Switch between "command mode" and "redirection mode"
by sending "Ctrl+N" (0x0E) control code in RS-232 console.
Press "Ctrl+N" to Stop redirection mode, you will
see a command prompt ">" shows up.
Enter following Unicast command in RS-232 Console as
ast_c [Receiver's ID] [baudrate-8n1]
ie. to connect to Receiver which has hostname Aavara-
client0300000000F2.local & connected Display's RS-232
baudrate 9600bps:
"ast_c 0300000000F2 9600-8n1".
RS-232 Console will show:
====<Start of Aavara-client0300000000F2.local>====
Then, Unicasting mode start to that Receiver.
* Receiver's ID can be found on left bottom corner of Display show when
unit booting.
Type 2 RS-232 Broadcasting (Factory Defaut)
1 Sender to All Receivers at Same Video Channel
Under this mode, the RS232 redirection is automatically
established between Sender and Receivers.
Pre-congured baud rate setting is 115200-8n1(default, can
be changed).
Sender will Keep talking to all Receivers connected in same
network or same VLAN group and same Video Channel.
Once one of Receivers starting RS-232 communication,
other Receivers won't be able to send data at same time.
When that Receiver nishes RS-232 communication, Sender
will keep waiting for a period of time without any data
input then reopen RS-232 talking to other Receivers.
RS-232 Guest Mode
PB7000 provides RS-232 guest mode which allow
installer/user can do RS-232 command pass-thru over IP
directly by Telnet session.
The most easy way to use “Guest Mode” is to congure as
“Type2 guest mode”, then use telnet utility to connect to
the box’s port 6752.
The telnet session will become the RS232 redirection session
immediately.
To Find PB7000 on Ethernet Network
RS-232 Pass-Thru Installation
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* 0000 repesent video channel setting, 0 is Off, 1 is On
* 123456789012 is Receiver's Mac Address
PB7000
Sender Aavara-gateway0000.local
Aavara-client123456789012.local
Receiver
Host Name Rule
To nding and Linking Sender or Receiver by PC/NB with MS
Windows OS, please download the Apple Bonjour SDK from
following URL:
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
* Not needed in Apple Max Os X PC/NB, it's built-in in Mac OS X.
Change PC/NB Ethernet RJ45 port IP setting to
169.254.100.200 or IP address within 169.254.???.??? C
class. And, netmask 255.255.0.0
To Link Sender or Receiver to Switch or to PC directly by
Cat5e cable and Power On. May use third party's Bonjour
Browser software (Google it and download) to nd all
PB7000 senders and receivers on the Ethernet switch
network.
Launch Web Browser with IP address of the unit you like
to cong.
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Aavara®PB7000 HDMI USB KVM/Broadcaster Quick Start Guide
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The HD KVM over IP Scenario is to extend HDMI/DVI, USB, analog audio(optional) over a Gigabit LAN. Video resolutions
support up to 1080p Full HD and 1920 x 1200 DVI. 4 x USB 2.0 ports on Receiver for 1 to 1 Extension which support USB
Keyboard, Mouse, camera, Flash Drive/Portable Hard Drive(need external power). Max. 16 x Senders w/ Server/PC, and 1 or
200 more Receivers can be connected as a massive HD KVM Matrix.
HD KVM Over IP Scenario
1. Use IR Remote of PB7000 (Need to install IR Receiver on PB7000 Receiver's IR Receiver Jack, and Receiver's Dip Switch all
off 0000), press the Target Video Channel Number target to IR Receiver of Receiver to select the Video Channel Number.
2. Change Receiver's Dip Switch to match target Sender Dip Switch setting , Receiver will change Video channel after 2 seconds.
1. Plug-in USB cable (Type B to Type A) between PC/Server and Sender's USB port. And, repeat for all PC/Server and Sanders.
2. Plug-in USB Keyboard and Mouse to Receiver USB ports which with Keyboard & Mouse Icon.
This two USB ports got Keyboard/Mouse emulation for smooth switching between different Sender/PC/Server.
Another two USB ports can be used with USB Flash Drive, USB hub, Webcam, and other USB device.
3. Optional Audio Setup, use 3.5mm stereo audio plug cables to connect between:
- PC/Server's Audio Line Out to Sender's Line In, Receiver 's Audio Line Out to Speaker Line In for Audio from PC to Speaker.
- Mic/Audio out to Receiver's Audio In/Mic In, Sender's Line Out to PC/Server's Mic In (Line In) to for Audio from Receiver to PC.
4. Following same Broadcasting & Multicasting Installation Procedure for whole system setup.
To Switch Video Channel (Switch to other Video Source)
USB KVM Installation
If only one Receiver connected to the Target Sender (1 to 1), USB Link will establish automatically.
If multiple Receiver connected to same sender, Just push the USB button on Receiver about 5 seconds till "Starting USB" message
show on screen.
To Establish USB Connection
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Aavara®PB7000 HDMI USB KVM/Broadcaster Quick Start Guide
Gigabit Ethernet Switch
(Jambo Frame/IGMP enabled)
Sender
Mouse Keyboard
Server/PC 1 Server/PC 3 Server/PC 4 Server/PC 5Server/PC 2
HDMI/DVI
Receiver
USB
CAT5e
IR Receiver
Analog Audio Cable
Video
Channel
PB7000-R
Link
RS-232
IR
Emitter
IR
Receiver
USB Receiver
1 2 3 4
ON
Video
Channel
PB7000-R
Link
RS-232
IR
Emitter
IR
Receiver
USB Receiver
1 2 3 4
ON
Link
RS-232
IR
Emitter
IR
Receiver
Video
Channel
VideoMode
LocalEDID Copy PB7000-S
Sender
1 2 3 4
ON
Link
RS-232
IR
Emitter
IR
Receiver
Video
Channel
VideoMode
LocalEDID Copy PB7000-S
Sender
1 2 3 4
ON
Link
RS-232
IR
Emitter
IR
Receiver
Video
Channel
VideoMode
LocalEDID Copy PB7000-S
Sender
1 2 3 4
ON
Link
RS-232
IR
Emitter
IR
Receiver
Video
Channel
VideoMode
LocalEDID Copy PB7000-S
Sender
1 2 3 4
ON
Link
RS-232
IR
Emitter
IR
Receiver
Video
Channel
VideoMode
LocalEDID Copy PB7000-S
Sender
1 2 3 4
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