ATEN VM51616H User manual

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VM51616H
16 x 16 HDMI Matrix Switch with Scaler
User Manual

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Compliance Statements
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE
STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC ules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Caution
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Warning
Operation of this equipment in a residential environment could cause radio
interference.
Achtung
Der Gebrauch dieses Geräts in Wohnumgebung kann Funkstörungen
verursachen.
KCC Statement

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Industr Canada Statement
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
HDMI Trademark Statement
The terms HDMI, HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the
HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing
Administrator, Inc.
RoHS
This product is oHS compliant.

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User Information
Online Registration
Be sure to register your product at our online support center:
Telephone Support
For telephone support, call this number:
User Notice
All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual
are subject to change without prior notification by the manufacturer. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or
implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any
warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any of
the manufacturer's software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is.
Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and
not the manufacturer, its distributor, or its dealer), assumes the entire cost of all
necessary servicing, repair and any incidental or consequential damages
resulting from any defect in the software.
The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and/or TV
interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this device. It is the
responsibility of the user to correct such interference.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage incurred in the operation
of this system if the correct operational voltage setting was not selected prior
to operation. PLEASE VE IFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS
CO ECT BEFO E USE.
International http://eservice.aten.com
International 886-2-8692-6959
hina 86-400-810-0-810
Japan 81-3-5615-5811
Korea 82-2-467-6789
North America 1-888-999-ATEN ext 4988
1-949-428-1111

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Product Information
For information about all ATEN products and how they can help you connect
without limits, visit ATEN on the Web or contact an ATEN Authorized
eseller. Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:
Package Contents
The VM51616H package consists of:
1 VM51616H 16 x 16 HDMI Matrix Switch with Scaler
1 power cord
1 mounting kit
1 user instructions
International http://www.aten.com
North America http://www.aten-usa.com

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Contents
ompliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
User Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Package ontents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
ontents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
onventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
1. Introduction
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Source Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Display Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Source Device Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
omponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
VM51616H Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
VM51616H Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. ardware Setup
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
able onnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installation Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3. Front Panel Configuration
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front Panel Pushbuttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Enter Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Port Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Input Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Output Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
L D Menu Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Menu Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
IP Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
IP Address / Subnet Mask / Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Serial Port Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
EDID Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Output Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Security Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
hange Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Play/Stop the Profile Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Breaking Output Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Profile Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Array Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Audio Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
4. Browser Operation
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Understanding Profiles and Profile List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Understanding Display Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
reating a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
onfiguring Video Settings of a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
onfiguring Video Settings in Normal View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Profile Layout Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Display Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Video Wall Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
onfiguring Video Settings in Grid View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
onfiguring Audio Output Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Playing a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Apply Multiple Profiles by Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Apply A Single Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
hange Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Exporting a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Importing a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Profile Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Fan Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Serial Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Port Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
OSD/ E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
HD P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Scaler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Port Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
EDID Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
EDID Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
EDID & EA Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
ustomized Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
ustomized EDID Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
EA Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Video Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Audio Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
HDMI Forum Vendor Specific Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Y B R 4:2:0 Video Data Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Y B R 4:2:0 ompatibility Map Data Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Local Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
onnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Add Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Permission Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
5. CLI Commands
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
onnecting to the Matrix Switch via Telnet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
onnecting to the Matrix Switch via RS-232 98
ommand Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
ommands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Switch Port ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
EDID Mode ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Mute ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
E ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Scaling ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
FrameSync ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Fan Speed ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Echo ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Black Screen ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Read ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Reset ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Baud Rate ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Load Profile ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
OSD ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Array ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Alert ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Schedule ommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Appendix
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Telnet Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
onfiguration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
1. H – all up the command list for help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
2. IP – Set network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
3. LO – Load connections from profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
4. PW – hange password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
5. RI – Read what input is connected to nn output . . . . . . . . . . . 129
6. RO – Read what output is connected to nn input . . . . . . . . . .130
7. SB – Set serial port baud rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
8. SS – Switch input to specified output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
9. TI – Set timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
10. VR – Software version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
ATEN Standard Warranty Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Limited Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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About this Manual
This User Manual is provided to help you get the most from your VM51616H
system. It covers all aspects of installation, configuration and operation. An
overview of the information found in the manual is provided below.
Chapter 1 Introduction introduces you to the VM51616H system. Its
purpose, features and benefits are presented, and its front and back panel
components are described.
Chapter 2 ardware Setup describes how to set up your VM51616H
installation.
Chapter 3 Front Panel Configuration explains the fundamental concepts
involved in operating the VM51616H at the local site via the front panel LCD
display using pushbuttons.
Chapter 4 Browser Operation provides a complete description of the
VM51616H's Browser Graphical User Interface (GUI), and how to use it to
remotely configure and operate the VM51616H.
Chapter 5 CLI Commands provides a complete list of the serial control
protocol commands used when utilizing the S-232 Serial Port so that an extra
source device can be utilized in the installation.
Appendix which provides specifications and other technical information
regarding the VM51616H.
Note:
ead this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit and/or connected
devices.
The product may be updated, with features and functions added, improved,
or removed since the release of this manual. For an up-to-date user
manual, visit http://www.aten.com/global/en/.