BZB Gear MXB88H User manual

8x8 Seamless UHD Matrix
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
MXB88H 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
MXB88H 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 below
illustration.
Relationship between video and IR routing
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IR extender connectors (not as accessories)
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4. PC Tool and RS232/LAN Control
4.1 RS232 connector
RS-232 control, baud rate 9600, DB9 connector
Index Pin
1N/u
2Tx( Matrix →PC )
3Rx( Matrix ←PC )
4N/u
5 Gnd
6N/u
7N/u
8N/u
9N/u
Pins configuration as below. User need use the corresponding cable, directly link cable

Baud rate 9600
4.2 Ethernet control and connection
Note：Factory default network setting：
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:
Connect PC and device with a straight serial port cable
Run PC control tool and switch to "Matrix Switch" page
Click to switch "Ctrl Mode" to "UART"
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)
Click the “Disconnected”button (which is right to "Status") to connect to the device
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:
Connect the PC and device directly via an Ethernet cable
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
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)

Click to switch "Ctrl Mode" to "Network"
Click the "Search Device" button
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)
Click the ‘Disconnected’ button (which is right to "Status") to connect to the device
If connected successfully, "Disconnected" button will show "Connected"
The UI after connected successfully will be as follows:
Connection via LAN
Control steps as follows:
Connect the PC and the device to a same network router
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）
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)
Click to switch "Ctrl Mode" to "Network"
Click the "Search Device" button
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)
Click the ‘Disconnected’ button (which is right to "Status") to connect to the device
If connected successfully, "Status" button will show "Connected"
4.3.3 Configure the network module of the device
Configuration via UART
Step A: Connected to the device via serial port cable at "Matrix Route" page.
Step B: Switch to "Network setting" page
Step C: Click "Find via UART" button to read the configuration of the device
Step D: Modify the IP address or the IP address type
Step E: Click the "Save Config" button to save modification
Step 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.
Configuration via Network
Step A: Switch to Ctrl Mode to "Network" page
Step B：Click the "Search Device" button to search devices
Step 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)
Step 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 saved successfully

NOTE：
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).
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
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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, HYPERLINK "mailto:
[email protected]/60Hz" 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
MXB88H unit 1
MXB88H User Manual 1
Bracket 0

AC Power Cord 1
MXB88H Seamless UHD Matrix
Analog Audio
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