Atlona AT-HD-V88M User manual

Service
Manual for
ATLONA
8-input to 8-output
HDMI 1.3
Matrix Switcher
AT-HD-V88M

1. RACK EAR GUIDELINES…………………………….3
2. NO POWER ON THE SWITCH……………….…….4
3. IMAGE IS BAD/FLICKERS………………….………4
4. NO IMAGE/NO AUDIO………………….................4
5. IR ISSUES…………………………………...................5
6. EDID LEARNING PROCESS……………………......6
7. HDCP KEYS………………………………....................7
8. UPC/APS……………………………………………………8
9. CONTROLLING VIA RS232………………………….8
10. FIRMWARE UPDATE…………………………………9
11. ADDING MORE OUTPUTS TO THE MATRIX
SWITCHER (8x16, 8x24, 8x32, 8x40)………………9
12. USING OTHER SOURCES WITHOUT HDMI……11

1.RACK EAR GUIDELINES
First, screw “Assembly Screw” to the L-Shape holder to rack frame. Second,
please take the other “Assembly Screw” and screw it to the L-Shape holder.
One on the Right side and one on the left side of the rack. Please do this for both
sides with the L-Shape holder.
Third, Side the unit on top of the L-Shape holder to the rack frame.
Last, Please screw the Assembly screw in front of the rack.
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2. NO POWER ON THE SWITCH
If the unit is not powering on double check the surge protector/ outlet that the unit
is connected to. A Volt Meter can also be used to check the unit and the power
supply needs to be outputting 24VDC/6.25A (Universal)
3. IMAGE IS BAD/FLICKERS
The image flickers, goes in and out, or there is snow like affect, there are multiple
variables for this issue. Check all the HDMI connections and make sure they are
fully connected and the cables should not be loose. If problem persists, try replacing
the HDMI cable. If the distance of the run is pushing the matrix limits, placing a
HDMI Booster such as the
AT-HDMI-EQ will improve performance. Please, also re-establish the EDID
handshake. (Please refer below to the EDID LEARNING SECION)
AT-HDMI-EQ: ATLONA HDMI BOOSTER (EQUALIZER) HDMI 1.3
4. NO IMAGE/NO AUDIO
No Video on one of the TV’s: Most likely one of the TV’s has a lower resolution capability
than others. The switcher has no ability to scale one output to a lower resolution, therefore
the lower resolution settings would have to be forced on the source. Please switch your DVD
Player or another source to the lowest displays optimal resolution. If you don’t want to
sacrifice the quality on all the TV’s, Atlona offers HDMI down Converter to convert the signal
from (example: 1080p 720P)
There is no audio on the TV or receiver. Set the sources to PCM. Audio Receiver only
shows Stereo or PCM –Most of TV’s are only able to handle Stereo or PCM though HDMI,
therefore if you had learned EDID of the TV, than that EDID mode is being used to send
signal to AV Receiver. You can learn EDID of the receiver (see page 4 sec. 4); however if TV
is not able to understand Digital Audio it might “Mute” or output distorted audio.
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5. IR ISSUES
When installing IR’s, the IR TX (Transmitter) is used on Sources. The eye should be
placed over the Source IR eye on most applications. If their signal issues for
example, device is not switching, there is lag, the IR is being over flooded. Place the
IR TX to the side of the IR eye or up or down to fix the issue. NOTE: the IR on the
switch is 36 kilohertz if your source (DVD, blue-ray, cable box is higher the signal will
not pass)
The IR RX (Receiver) should be placed in a visible location for the remote to pick up
the signal.
IR Custom Code
Discrete IR codes for 8x8 HDMI matrix (IR3)
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IR Pin Assignment
6. EDID LEARNING PROCESS
EDID Settings (PLEASE READ, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT):
Please read the instructions.
EDID: Press this button to select the EDID function from the Display. There will be
two selections available shown on the display: 1. Standard Mode and 2. TV Mode
Press the number key to select the desired input first, and then press 1 or 2 to
select the EDID mode. The LED will illuminate while setting the EDID. After the
selection is made, press the enter key to confirm the selection. Standard mode
means the device will use the internal built-in EDID. TV mode means the device will
use TV or Audio Receiver EDID. Factory default setting is on TV mode.
Notes: 1. when the EDID switch is set to TV, the device will detect the first HDMI
output source’s EDID from A to D and record in the unit regardless of the HDMI
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output source from E to H. If the first detected output source is DVI, it will pass along
to the next source, until the first HDMI is detected. The detection priority is HDMI
v1.3 > HDMI v1.2 > DVI. 2. When the EDID is on STD, the device will use the built-in
EDID Video Supports < 1080p 10 bits (max) Audio Supports = PCM2
When any of our HDMI/DVI distribution amplifiers are powered on, they will automatically
go through an Identification cycle, which means that each output will send an EDID call
back request to each one of the display. Once that done, the distribution amplifier will
identify the data received and choose the most appropriate EDID setting. The EDID setting
chosen will be compatible with all the displays.
The reason why we manage EDID the way we do is because we want to make sure that user
will always get signal.
If customer does want to send higher resolution to all the displays which are 1080p and
lower resolution to the 720p display, we do offer a up/down scaler box which would be able
to scale 1080p down to whatever the TV’s native resolution is.
When it comes to our larger matrix switchers, starting at 4x8, we allow users to choose the
EDID. User can even choose 1080p and 7.1 Channel Audio, even though some displays may
not be compatible. In this case no audio or video will appear on the displays that can’t
support it; however since it is a matrix switch some inputs not always have to be selected
and therefore the EDID settings are the way they are.
7. HDCP KEYS
AT-HD-V88M is capable of multiplying the HDCP key to as many outputs as needed,
therefore even your source is only able to output 1 x HDCP, the Atlona box will still be able
to display the image on 8 displays. This is a very commonly asked question. How do we
manage HDCP? Well, a lot of companies do it differently. Some companies use the HDCP
keys from sources and pass them over to displays; however this method would be the
simplest because there is no software is required, but in the same time most sources have
very limited amount of keys. For example if cable box only has one key than only one
display can show the signal. Atlona does it differently, we use one key and copy that key to
all the outputs (decryption/encryption is being done by Silicon Image chip-sets and
therefore we don’t see it). This allows user to use a sources with any amount of key’s even
one and display it on as many as 380 displays at the same time.
The way Atlona does it requires a lot of software writing and it is a very hard way of doing it;
however we think that it is very important that user is capable of viewing as many displays
as needed and not limited to capabilities of the sources.
8. UPC/APS BACK UPS
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The UPC/ APC back ups are meant to be ran with computers and servers. They have been
used in the AV environment, but we advise against using them. They are not meant to be
ran with A/V equipment. The solution would be to get dedicated surge protectors or power
filters.
9. CONTROLLING VIA RS232
The switch can be controlled through RS232 and all and future firmware updates
will be done through RS232. If RS232 is not working double check the settings on
the PC or the control device.
RS-232 Protocols
Pin Assignment
Baud Rate: 9600 bps
Data bit: 8 bits
Parity: None
Flow Control: None
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Commands
10. FIRMWARE UPDATE
The firmware can be updated though service USB port on the back of the switch.
(PICTURE)
11. ADDING MORE OUTPUTS TO THE MATRIX SWITCHER (8x16, 8x24, 8x32, 8x40)
The matrix is only able to have a total of 8 inputs. We have came up with a feasible solution
to be able to expand those 9 inputs to more than 8 out puts.
8x16 Matrix, You can place eight 1x2 splitters at the output of the unit. This will turn it into
an 8x16 matrix switcher.
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AT-HDV12: Atlona 1x2 HDMI Distribution Amplifier (HDMI 1.3) with 3D Support
The Atlona 1x2 HDMI (Ver. 1.3) distribution amplifier is a unique device that allows users to
connect any digital video source, such as: DVD, Satellite, Cable Box, PC, Xbox, PS3 and
more with up to 2 digital HDMI displays.
8x24 and the 8x32 Matrix, You can place eight 1x4 splitters at the output of the unit. This
will turn it into an 8x24 or a 8x32 matrix switcher.
AT-HDV14: Atlona 1x4 HDMI Distribution Amplifier (HDMI 1.3) with 3D Support
The Atlona 1x4 HDMI (Ver. 1.3c) distribution amplifier is a unique device that allows users
to connect any digital video source with up to 4 digital HDMI displays. AT-HD-V14 splits
HDMI signal between up to 4 outputs without signal loss maintaining high resolutions up to
1080p or 1920x1200.
8x40 Matrix, You can place eight 1x5 splitters at the output of the unit. This will turn it into
an 8x40 matrix switcher.
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AT-HDV18: Atlona 1x8 HDMI Distribution Amplifier (HDMI 1.3) with 3D Support
The Atlona 1x8 HDMI (Ver. 1.3) distribution amplifier is a unique device that allows users to
connect any digital video source, such as: DVD, Satellite, Cable Box, PC, Xbox, PS3 and
more with up to 8 digital HDMI displays.
12. USING OTHER SOURCES WITHOUT HDMI.
The solution to it is to contact Atlona for a conversion box to convert any signal you might
have to HDMI. Atlona offers a wide variety of conversion boxes specifically designed for ap-
plication such as this.
AT-HD580: Atlona Composite + S-Video + Dual HDMI input Scaler
The Atlona AT-HD580 is a unique Scaler unit designed to upscale any Standard definition
and High definition video signals to an HDMI output. The AT-HD580 takes Composite AV, S-
Video with Audio and Dual HDMI inputs and scales all of the above signals to High
Resolution HDMI output.
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AT-HD600: Atlona 10-input Switcher / Scan Converter with Single HDMI (1.3) Output
with 3D Support
The Atlona AT-HD600 is a 10-input switcher with a single HDMI output. The Atlona switcher
is able to switch and convert any of the 2 x composite, 2 x S-Video, 2 x component video, 1
x VGA and 3 x HDMI to a single HDMI output. The HD600 can be controlled though IR
remote or RS232
AT-HD560: Atlona Pal HDMI to NTSC HDMI Converter 1080p
Atlona AT-HD560 is an advanced HDMI to HDMI Scaler Box. It accepts HDMI input with a
separate Toslink or analog audio and scale it to HDMI output (at a number of selectable
resolutions and frequencies) with additional Toslink and analog audio output.
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AT-HD520: Atlona Video and S-Video + Audio to HDMI Converter Scaler up to 1080p
The Atlona AT-HD520 is designed to upscale analog video signal from Composite or S-Video
input sources to digital HDMI output with wide-range of HDTV and PC resolutions; up to
1080p. The Atlona Scaler is also capable of converting Pal to NTSC or NTSC to Pal.
AT-HD530: Atlona HDMI/DVI to Composite and S-Video Down-Converter
The Atlona AT-HD530 is designed to down-convert HDMI or DVI digital signal from PC, Mac,
GPS System, Apple TV, Camcorder or Video Game to Analog S-Video or Composite Video
with Audio. The AT-HD530 is featured with HDMI/DVI loop-out.
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AT-HD500: Atlona PC / Laptop to HDMI Converter with built-in Scaler up to 1080p
The Atlona AT-HD500 is designed to take video signal from PC or Laptop and upscale it to
digital HDMI output of wide-range HDTV and PC resolutions, up to 1080p or WUXGA
(1920x1200).
AT-HD570: Atlona HDMI (1.3) Audio De-Embedder with 3D Support
The Atlona AT-HD570 is a professional quality HDMI (1.3) Audio De-Embedder. Unit is
capable of accepting an HDMI input signal and de-embeds the audio signal to either Optical
or Multi-Channel audio outputs.
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AT-COMP-HDMI: Atlona Component Video with Optical to HDMI Converter
Atlona component with digital audio to HDMI converter, converts analog YPrPb or YCrCb
and audio to digital HDMI format. It allows you to connect the component output from DVD
or Set-Top-Box to digital HDMI input of HD ready plasmas, LCD's or DLP TV's. Supports high
resolution up to 1080p.
For more conversion options please click here:
http://www.atlona.com/Converters-with-HDMI-output/
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