ATEN VM5404HA User manual

User Manual
VM5404HA / VM5808HA
HDMI Matrix Switch with Scaler

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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 Rules. 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 Rules. 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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Industry 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.
VCCI Statement
RoHS
This product is RoHS 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 VERIFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS
CORRECT BEFORE USE.
International http://eservice.aten.com
International 886-2-8692-6959
China 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
Reseller. Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:
Package Contents
Check to make sure that all the components are in working order. If you
encounter any problem, please contact your dealer.
The VM5404HA / VM5808HA package consists of:
1 VM5404HA / VM5808HA 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
Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
User Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
1. Introduction
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Source Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Display Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Supported Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Hardware Setup
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3. Front Panel Configuration
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front Panel Pushbuttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Enter Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Port Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Input Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Output Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
LCD Menu Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Menu Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
IP Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
IP Address / Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Serial Port Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
EDID Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
CEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Output Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Array Mode (Local HDMI Out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Security Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Change Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Save to a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Play/Stop the Profile Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Profile Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
4. Browser Operation
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Profile List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adding/Playing a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Deleting a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Exporting a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Profile List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Play Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Profile Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Configuring Video Settings of a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configuring Video Settings in Normal View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Profile Layout Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Display Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Video Wall Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Blank Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Independent Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Grouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Video Wall Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Configuring Video Settings in Grid View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Output Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fan Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Serial Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
OSD/CEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
HDCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Scaler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Port Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
EDID Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
EDID Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
EDID & CEA Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Customized Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Customized EDID Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
CEA Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Video Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Audio Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
HDMI Forum Vendor Specific Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
YCBCR 4:2:0 Video Data Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
YCBCR 4:2:0 Compatibility Map Data Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Detail Timing / Display Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Configuring a Multiview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
5. CLI Commands
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Connecting to the Matrix Switch via Telnet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Connecting to the Matrix Switch via RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Command Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Switch Port Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
EDID Mode Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Mute Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
CEC Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Scaling Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Fan Speed Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Echo Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Black Screen Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Read Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Reset Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Baud Rate Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Save/Load Profile Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
OSD Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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Array Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Alert Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Appendix
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Telnet Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
1. H – Call up the command list for help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
2. GT – Set gateway address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
3. IM – Set IP subnet mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
4. IP – Set IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
5. LO – Load connections from profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
6. PW – Change password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
7. RI – Read what input is connected to nn output . . . . . . . . . . . 112
8. RO – Read what output is connected to nn input . . . . . . . . . . 112
9. SB – Set serial port baud rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
10. SS – Switch input to specified output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
11. SV – Save the current connections into a profile. . . . . . . . . . 113
12. TI – Set timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
13. VR – Software version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
ATEN Standard Warranty Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Limited Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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About this Manual
This User Manual is provided to help you get the most from your VM5404HA
/ VM5808HA 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 VM5404HA / VM5808HA
system. Its purpose, features and benefits are presented, and its front and back
panel components are described.
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup, describes how to set up your VM5404HA /
VM5808HA installation.
Chapter 3 Front Panel Configuration, explains the fundamental
concepts involved in operating the VM5404HA / VM5808HA at the local site
via the front panel LCD display using pushbuttons.
Chapter 4 Browser Operation, provides a complete description of the
VM5404HA / VM5808HA's Browser Graphical User Interface (GUI), and
how to use it to remotely configure and operate the VM5404HA / VM5808HA.
Chapter 5 CLI Commands, provides a complete list of the serial control
protocol commands used when utilizing the RS-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 VM5404HA / VM5808HA.
Note:
Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit or any 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