Ascale AS?6244C User manual

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AS-6244C
4x4 HDMI over CAT5 Matrix with IR Control Path
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UserManual
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SafetyandNotice
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TheAS‐6244C4x4HDMIMatrixoverCAT5withIRControlPathhasbeentestedfor
conformancetosafetyregulationsandrequirements,andhasbeencertifiedforinternational
use.However,likeallelectronicequipments,theAS‐6244Cshouldbeusedwithcare.Pleaseread
andfollowthesafetyinstructionstoprotectyourselffrompossibleinjuryandtominimizethe
riskofdamagetotheunit.
zFollowallinstructionsandwarningsmarkedonthisunit.
zDonotattempttoservicethisunityourself,exceptwhereexplainedinthismanual.
zProvideproperventilationandaircirculationanddonotusenearwater.
zKeepobjectsthatmightdamagethedeviceandassurethattheplacementofthisunitison
astablesurface.
zUseonlythepoweradapterandpowercordsandconnectioncablesdesignedforthisunit.
zDonotuseliquidoraerosolcleanerstocleanthisunit.Alwaysunplugthepowertothe
devicebeforecleaning.

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TheAS‐6244C4x4HDMIMatrixoverCAT5withIRControlPathprovidesthemostflexible
andcosteffectivesolutioninthemarkettoroutehighdefinitionvideosourcesplus
multi‐channel(upto7.1‐channel)digitalaudiofromanyofthefourHDMIsourcestotheremote
displaysatthesametime.ThroughlowcostCAT‐5cables,notonlyhighqualityvideoandaudio
canbetransmittedtothedisplaysites,butalsouserscanswitchamong4HDMIsourcesusing
thepushbuttonorremotecontrol.Withsinglepowerdesignatthesourcesite,eachremote
moduleiseasilyinstalledwithoutpowersupply.Furthermore,thebuilt‐inIRextensionfunction
makesusersatdisplaysiteaccesstheDVDplayer,PS3oranyHDMIequippeddevicesdirectly!
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Introduction
HDMI cable
HDMIcable
2xCAT5ecable
4xHDTV
4xHDMISource
MA‐6244RX
PS3
Blu‐ra
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DiscPla
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TiVo
HDMICamera
IRcontroller
IRreceiver
MA‐6244RX
MA‐6244RX
MA‐6244RX

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Features
zHDMI1.2acompliant
zHDCPcompliant
zAllowsanysourcetobedisplayedonmultipledisplaysatthesametime
zAllowsanyHDMIdisplaytoviewanysourceatanytime
zSupports7.1channeldigitalaudio
zSupportsdefaultHDMIEDIDandrecordtheEDIDofdisplays
zMainmatrixcentercanbeswitchedwithIRremotecontrolorthroughRS‐232
zAllowstocontrolLocalvideosourcessuchasDVDandTiVobyIRextenderthroughcontrol
lineatremotereceiver
zAllowstocontrolmainmatrixcenterthroughcontrollineatremotereceiver
zExtendsvideosignalupto100feetoverCAT‐5eat1080p
zEachdisplay’sinputsourcecanbeswitchedwithIRremotecontrolorpushbuttonthrough
controllineatremotereceiver
zEasyinstallation
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TechnicalSpecificationsandPackageContent
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AS‐6244C 
PackageContent1xAS‐62444xAS‐6244RX
1xIRemittingcable4xIRreceivingcable
1x5V6Apoweradapter1xUserManual
VideoBandwidth1.65Gbps
MasterAS‐6244Input–4xHDMI/1xRS‐232/
Output–4xRJ‐45TMDS/4xRJ‐45DDC/1xIRsocketforIRemitter
ReceiverAS‐6244RX Input–1xRJ‐45TMDS/1xRJ‐45DDC/1xIRsocketforIRreceiver
Output–1xHDMI
AudioSupport7.1‐channeldigitalaudio
DimensionsAS‐6244–340mmx110mmx45mm(13.4”x4.3”x1.8”)(LxWxH)
AS‐6244RX–80mmx60mmx25mm(3.2”x2.4”x1”)(LxWxH)
WeightAS‐6244–1160g(2.56lb)
AS‐6244RX–160g(0.35lb)

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AS‐6244
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1. Powerindicator
2. IRreceiver
3. InputsourceIndicator
4. Portselectbutton
5. PortsourcechannelmappingLED
6. DisplayscreenIndicator
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7. 5VDCpowerjack
8. RS‐232controlport
9. DIPswitches
10. HDMIInput
11. IRextenderjacks
12. HDMIRJ‐45TMDS/DDCoutput
13. IRExtenderJack
Panel Descriptions
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AS‐6244RX
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1. Pushbutton:Selectinputsourcechannel
2. Pushbutton:Selectinputsourcechannel
3. HDMIOutput:ConnecttoHDTV
4. IRExtender:ForIRreceiverextensioncableplug‐in
5. Rotarycontrolknob:Selectequalizingstrength
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6. 5VDCpowerjack
7. RJ‐45Input:TMDS
8. RJ‐45Input:DDC
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AS‐6244asmaster
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1. ConnectallsourcestoHDMIInputsonthe4x4HDMImatrixmasterAS‐6244
2. ConnecteachDDCoutputontheAS‐6244torespectiveDDCinputontheremotereceiver
AS‐6244RX
3. ConnecteachTMDSoutputontheAS‐6244torespectiveTMDSinputontheremotereceiver
AS‐6244RX
4. ConnectIRemitterextensioncabletotheAS‐6244anddirecttheIRemittertothebuild‐inIR
receiverofthesources
5. Connectthe+5V6ADCpowersupplytotheAS‐6244
6. PowerontheAS‐6244
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MX‐5144RXasreceiver
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1. ConnecteachHDMIoutputtoHDMIdisplays.
2. ConnecttheTMDSinputontheAS‐6244RXtotheTMDSoutputontheAS‐6244.
3. ConnecttheDDCinputontheAS‐6244RXtotheDDCoutputontheAS‐6244.
4. ConnectIRreceiverextensioncableandplacetheIRreceiverattheappropriateposition
thatcanreceivetheIRsignalssentfromtheusers.
5. Usepushbuttontoadjusttheequalizeruntilthepictureandsoundareclear.
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SourceSide
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MethodA:PushButton
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Pushtheswitchbuttononthefrontpanel,thesourcewillbesequentiallychanged.
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MethodB:IRController
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a. PleasepresstoenterIRcontrolmode
b. DecidewhichoutputporttobecontrolledbypressingF1toF4
Note:Ifthesettingiscorrect,thecorrespondingLEDwillflash.Ifnot,pleasepress
outputportselectbuttonorrepeatstepaandb.
F1HDMIoutput#1
F2HDMIoutput#2
F3HDMIoutput#3
F4HDMIoutput#4
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c. Useorkeystoselectinputsource.
Note:Ifthesettingiscorrect,thecorrespondingLEDwillflash.Ifnoresponse,please
waituntiltheLEDstopsflashing,andtryagain.
Leftbuttontoswitchchannelsinincreasingorder(1,2,3,4,1,...)
Rightbuttontoswitchchannelsindecreasingorder(1,4,3,2,1,…)
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MethodC:SoftwareControl
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Scan:PushthisbuttonwilltriggertheautomaticsearchoveralltheavailableCOMports
(1‐255).Ifthematrixisdetected,themessagewindowbelowwillshowup.
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Otherwise,anerrormessageasfollowingshowsuptoindicatenolegaldevicecanbe
found.Noticethatsuccessfulconnectionisonlyestablishedifthereexistsatleast
oneavailableCOMport.
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Open:OpentheCOMportafterscantoestablishtheconnectionbetweenPCandthe
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Close:ReleasetheCOMportafterscan.
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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‐1,samefortheremainingbuttons.
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OutputChannelSetup:Clickonthisbutton,aquickselectiontableofinputswillshowup.
Userscanthereforeeasilyselecttheinputvideoforeachoutput.
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InputChannelSetup:Thebuttonwillbringupthesetupwindowfortheinputsasbelow.
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InputChannel:Selecttheinputchanneltodobitmapandlabelchange.
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BitmapPath:Selectthefigureforeachchannel.NoticethatonlypicturesinBMPformat
aresupported.
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Description:Channeldescription.
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MethodA:Pushbutton
Channelselectswitchmustbesettozero.
Pushtheswitchbutton,theinputsourcewillbesequentiallychangedtonextchannel.
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MethodB:IRController
Channelselectswitchmustbesettozero.
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a.PressPoweronbuttontoenableIRcontrolfunction.
b.Presshotkeyforinputsource:
F1HDMIsource#1
F2HDMIsource#2
F3HDMIsource#3
F4HDMIsource#4
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d. UseLeft/Rightkeystoselectinputsource
Leftbuttontoswitchchannelsinincreasingorder(1,2,3,4,1,...)
Rightbuttontoswitchchannelsindecreasingorder(1,4,3,2,1,…)
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MethodC:Switch
ThismethodwillfixtheinputchannelfortheRXunitandthereforeRXunitcanNOTbe
controlledbytheothermethod.
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SW1select
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Description
0MethodA
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B
1Channel1Only
2Channel2Only
3Channel3Only
4Channel4Only
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SourcesiteHDMIgeneralmachinecontrol:
UserscanusethecorrespondingIRremotetocontrolrespectiveDVDplayeroranyHDMI
compliantdevicesincludingAS‐6244CitselfwithIRcontrolatanydisplaysite.
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AscalewarrantstheAS‐6244C4x4HDMIMatrixoverCAT5withIRControlPathtobefree
fromdefectsinthematerialandworkmanshipfor1yearfromthedateofpurchasefromAscale
oranauthorizeddealer.Shouldthisproductfailtobeingoodworkingorderwithin1year
warrantyperiod,Ascale,atitsoption,repairorreplacetheunit,providedthattheunithasnot
beensubjectedtoaccident,disaster,abuseoranyunauthorizedmodificationsincludingstatic
dischargeandpowersurges.
Unitthatfailsunderconditionsotherthanthosecoveredwillberepairedatthecurrent
priceofpartsandlaborineffectatthetimeofrepair.Suchrepairsarewarrantedfor90days
fromthedayofreshipmenttothebuyer.Iftheunitisdeliveredbymail,customersagreeto
insuretheunitorassumetheriskoflossordamageintransit.Undernocircumstanceswilla
unitbeacceptedwithoutareturnauthorizationnumber.
Thewarrantyisinlieuofallotherwarrantiesexpressedorimplied,includingwithout
limitations,anyotherimpliedwarrantyorfitnessormerchantabilityforanyparticularpurpose,
allofwhichareexpresslydisclaimed.
Proofofsalemayberequiredinordertoclaimwarranty.CustomersoutsideTaiwanare
responsibleforshippingchargestoandfromAscale.Cablesarelimitedtoa30daywarrantyand
cablemustbefreefromanymarkings,scratches,andneatlycoiled.
Thecontentofthismanualhasbeencarefullycheckedandisbelievedtobeaccurate.
However,Ascaleassumesnoresponsibilityforanyinaccuraciesthatmaybecontainedinthis
manual.AscalewillNOTbeliablefordirect,indirect,incidental,special,orconsequential
damagesresultingfromanydefectoromissioninthismanual,evenifadvisedofthepossibility
ofsuchdamages.Also,thetechnicalinformationcontainedhereinregardingtheAS‐6244C
featuresandspecificationsissubjecttochangewithoutfurthernotice.
Limited Warranty