BZB Gear FMS-88H2A User manual

8x8 Seamless UHD Matrix
Model No. FMS-88H2A
Warning
Do not expose this device to Rain, Moisture, and Dripping
Only use accessories specified by the manufacture
Unplug this device during Lightning Storms
Product specifications may be subject to technical upgrades without further
notice

1. Introduction
FMS-88H2A is a high-performance seamless UHD matrix switcher with 8x HDMI inputs and 8x
HDMI outputs. Audio extract or insert can also be enabled on this device. IR matrix routing on
this video matrix is followed with video routing
FMS-88H2A key features:
Support HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2
Support seamless switching
Support IR matrix
Support HDMI audio extract
Support external LR audio insert on HDMI stream
Support EDID management
HDMI video output resolution:
3840x2160@60, 3840x2160@30,1920x1080@60,1280x720@60,
1920x1200@60,1360x768@60,1280x1024@60, 1024x768@60
Front panel,RS232,TCP/IP (LAN 10M/100M) control

2. Front Panel Control
OUTPUT/INPUT buttons
Press buttons OUTPUT n + INPUT m+ TAKE by sequence, user can switch matrix routing
Press button POWER , to make the matrix enter or release standby state. When standby,
the power LED will be lighted
Press button LOCK, to lock or un-lock front buttons. When locked, the Lock LED will be
lighted
Press buttons ALL + INPUT m + TAKE by sequence, to switch input m to all the outputs
Press button SAVE + OUTPUT n to save current routing scene as scene n. The maximum
allowable scene No. is 8
Press button RECALL + OUTPUT n to recall routing scene n as current routing
Press buttons RES + OUTPUT n + NEXT + TAKE, to change output resolution of OUTPUT n
port
Resolution option :
3840x2160@60, 3840x2160@30,1920x1080@60,1280x720@60,
1920x1200@60,1360x768@60,1280x1024@60, 1024x768@60
Press buttons EDID + INPUT m + NEXT + TAKE, change the EDID mode of port INPUT m
EDID option: Manual,3840x2160@60, 3840x2160@30, 1280x1024@60
1920x1080@60,1280x720@60,1920x1200@60

3. Back Panel
LAN(10M/100M), RS232 are for PC control
Analog Audio IN/OUT ports are bond with corresponding HDMI ports .
For example, if INPUT HDMI 1 signal is DVI, matrix will use analog AUDIO IN 1 as HDMI 1
audio source
Note, Analog AUDIO IN is only available when the corresponding video input is DVI
signal.
Analog AUDIO OUT n will always output the same audio content with HDMI OUTPUT n
Analog Audio IN/OUT connection
IR IN and IR OUT
IR IN/OUT is for remote control routing, and followed with video routing,
For example, if input HDMI m is routed to output HDMI n1 and n2 ports, then
IR IN n1 and n2 ports will be routed to IR OUT m port. Please refer to bellow
illustration.
Relationship between video and IR routing
Analog Audio

IR extender connectors (not as accessories)

4.PC Tool and RS232/LAN Control
4.1 RS232 connector
RS-232 control, baud rate 9600, DB9 connector
Pins configuration as bellow. User need use the corresponding cable, directly link cable
Baud rate 9600
4.2 Ethernet control and connection
Note：Factory default network setting：
Index
Pin
1
N/u
2
Tx( Matrix →PC )
3
Rx( Matrix ←PC )
4
N/u
5
Gnd
6
N/u
7
N/u
8
N/u
9
N/u

4.3 PC Tool
The PC tool needs no installation, support serial control and network control.
Please note, Fine Tune/OSD CTRL/TV Wall pages are reserved for future used
4.3.1 UART Control
Control steps as follows:
1. Connect PC and device with a straight serial port cable
2. Run PC control tool and switch to "Matrix Switch" page
3. Click to switch "Ctrl Mode" to "UART"
4. Click the combo box which is right to the "Port", select the right COM port (There may be
some COM ports connected to the PC)
5. Click the “Disconnected”button (which is right to "Status") to connect to the device
6. If connected successfully, the "Disconnected" button will show "Connected"

The UI after connected successfully will be as follows:
4.3.2 Network Control
Direct connection via Ethernet cable
Control steps as follows:
1. Connect the PC and device directly via an Ethernet cable
2. Manually setting up the IP address of the PC, and the IP address of the PC and the device
should be in a same network segment (The default IP address of the device is
192.168.0.247, and the default network mask of the device is 255.255.255.0). The
screenshots of setting up the IP address are as follows:

Manually setting up the IP address of the PC
3. Run the PC control software (If the IP address of the PC changed after running the
software, you should close it and run it again)
4. Click to switch "Ctrl Mode" to "Network"
5. Click the "Search Device" button
6. Click the device you want to control in the result list (When you click it, the software will

read the network configuration such as network port and so on of the device
automatically)
7. Click the ‘Disconnected’ button (which is right to "Status") to connect to the device
8. If connected successfully, "Disconnected" button will show "Connected"
The UI after connected successfully will be as follows:
Connection via LAN
Control steps as follows:
1. Connect the PC and the device to a same network router
2. Setting up the IP address of the PC. Either manual(Static) mode or automatic (DHCP) mode
is ok. Just make sure the IP address of the PC and the device are in a same network
segment（When the IP type is obtain automatically, the network router that PC and device
connected to should support HDCP function）

3. Run the PC control software (If the IP address of the PC changed after running the
software, you should close it and run it again)
4. Click to switch "Ctrl Mode" to "Network"
5. Click the "Search Device" button
6. Click the device you want to control in the result list (When you click it, the software will
read the network configuration such as network port and so on of the device
automatically)
7. Click the ‘Disconnected’ button (which is right to "Status") to connect to the device
8. If connected successfully, "Status" button will show "Connected"
4.3.3 Configure the network module of the device
1. Configuration via UART
Step A: Connected to the device via serial port cable at "Matrix Route" page.
Setp B: Switch to "Network setting" page
Setp C: Click "Find via UART" button to read the configuration of the device
Setp D:Modify the IP address or the IP address type
Step E:Click the "Save Config" button to save modification
Setp F:When the software shows a message of "Success", Click "Find Via UART" to load
configuration again to make sure your modification is saved successfully.

2. Configuration via Network
Setp A: Switch to Ctrl Mode to "Network" page
Setp B：Click the "Search Device" button to search devices
Setp C：Click the device you want to configure in the result list (When you click
it, the software will read the network configuration of the device
automatically)
Setp D：Modify the IP address or the IP address type or other configuration.
Step E: Click the ‘Save Config’ button to save data
Step F: When the tool shows message with "Success", Click "Search Device" button to
search and load configuration again to make sure your modification
savedsuccessfully

NOTE：
1. Select the device, will display the matrix's network board information. User can edit the
device’s name, in order to better identify matrix. User can set dynamic IP/ static IP, subnet
mask, gateway and other network information. At the same time, user can also set the
device port. Serial port baud rate is 9600 (the user cannot change the baud rate, otherwise
it will lead to the network control failed).
2. Configuration via UART only support modify IP address or IP address type. If you want to
modify other configuration, please configure it via Network

4.3.4 Matrix Switch
When the PC-tool connect to the matrix via UART or Network, the PC-tool will display the
matrix’s input and output information.
1. User can click the mouse to switch the input; Can edit the input source name
(for example, the user can edit the input 1 name to set-top box); Can also edit
the output name to show which sink is connected (for example, the output 1
users can edit the name to TV)
2. Support scene save (the user can pull down the corresponding drop-down
menu, to save the current input and output relationship to mode X, support 8
different modes)
3. Support scene recalls (the user can drop down the corresponding drop-down
menu, to set the mode X input and output relationship to the matrix)
4. Support one input output to all outputs(the user can drop down the "Allset"
drop-down menu, to set the input X output to all the output ports)
5. Support system reset: click “Reset” button, after the user confirmed, then will
reset the matrix to the factory default settings

4.3.5 Signal Setting
Only the red field can be changed for different output resolution, others are only for read

4.3.6 EDID control
Click the ‘EDID’button on "Matrix Switch" page, open EDID control Window
1. Read EDID：Select the output port, then click the "Read " button to read EDID
2. Write EDID：First read a EDID from output port，or open a EDID file that saved
before，then select the input port，and click the "Write" button
to write EDID
3. Save EDID：After reading EDID successfully，Click "Save" button, and select
the save path and file name for saving.
4. EDID Manual: The written EDID above will be as the manual EDID data. When
user select EDID mode with Manual mode by front panel for one
input port, matrix system will use this data as the EDID data for the
port

5. Control via Web
If do not know the matrix IP address: Click on the Network Settings page, and then click
Search Device, and then select the device that found, click Open Website to open the web
control web site, or can input the IP on the web browser , then enter the username: admin
Password: admin, then can control the matrix switch function use the website;
NOTE: The computer IP and matrix IP must be in the same segment and the same
local area network; For example, the matrix’s IP is 192.168.1.xxx, then the computer
IP must be 192.168.1.yyy; Otherwise need to change the matrix’s IP or the
computer's IP. The browser must support HTML5 feature, which must be IE10 and above.
If the matrix IP address is known: Input the IP on the web browser, then enter the
username: admin Password: admin, then can control the matrix switch function use the
website;
Note: the browser must support HTML5 feature, which must be IE10 and above

6. Electrical parameters
Electrical parameter
Interface
HDMI-A
HDMI /DP /VGA Version
HDMI2.0,HDCP2.2
Bandwidth
18Gbps
Video Resolution
Input
800x600@60Hz,1024x768@60Hz,
1280x768@60Hz,1280x800@60Hz,
1280x1024@60Hz,1360x768@60Hz,
1366x768@60Hz,1400x1050@60Hz,
1440x900@60Hz,1600x1200@60Hz,
1680x1050@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz.
480p,576p,720p,1920x1080i,1920x1080p,
3840x2160@24Hz/25Hz/30Hz/50Hz/60Hz,
4096x2160@24Hz/25Hz/30Hz/50Hz/60Hz.
Output
1920x1080@60Hz, 3840x2160@30Hz,
3840x2160@60Hz, 1280x720@60Hz,
1024x768@60Hz, 1360x768@60Hz,
1600x1200@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz,
HDMI Amplitude
T.M.D.S +/- 0.4Vpp
Differential impedance
100±15ohm
RS232/Ethernet control
Baud rate and protocol
Baud rate：9600, data bit：8，
stop bit：1,no parity checking
Ethernet
IE10.0+,HTML5
Power
Max Consumption
100W, 110-240VAC
Matrix Mechanical dimensions
Size(mm)
430(L)X300(W)X44 (H)
Weight
5Kg
Other
Operating temperature
0 to 40°C
Storage temperature
-20 to 70°C
Permissible humidity
10%-50%

7. Package Contents
Item
Quantity
FMS-88H2A unit
1
FMS-88H2A User Manual
1
Bracket
0
AC Power Cord
1