Connect Pro HDMX7 User manual

HDMX
With Dual Network Media Interface
Copper (CAT-X)/Fiber
HDMX7
HDMX7D
User Guide
ANY SOURCE TO ANYWHERE
Video/Audio/USB/Control Over A Single Cable
Gigabit Ethernet

What is the HDMX system?
HDMX stands for High-performance Digital Matrix eXtender over IP (Gigabit Ethernet).
It can work as simple KVM console or AV extender with just one transmitter unit (Tx) and one
receiver unit (Rx).
e HDMX can be used in many applications such as digital signage, connecting sources such as Blu-ray
players, game consoles, set-top boxes, or any AV-output devices to a Tx unit and then connecting your
monitors or HDTVs to the Rx unit. Now you can connect the Tx and Rx units to a Gigabit network and
transmit video and audio!
H=High-performance
D=Digital
M=Matrix
X=eXtender
7=serial/class of the product which can be integrated together
All “7” serial HDMX7 and HDMX7D can be interlinked
under the same network, so HDMI units can work with DVI units.
• A low cost, high performance KVM and AV over IP distribution/extending
• Supports HDMI/DVI video and audio, USB keyboards and mice, IR (infrared) and RS-232 (serial)
control
• Works with computers, media players, LCD, LED, plasma screens, and projectors
• Uses low cost CAT-X cable and Ethernet switches
• Built-in ber connection on both Tx and Rx units (requires optional Fiber modules)
• Easy eld installation out of the box with minimal setup
• Easy and exible expansion—just add Tx and Rx units as needed to the network
• Easy to control—switch via the channel switch on unit, IR remote control, or Web interface
Video USB
USB 2.0 x 3
USB 1.1 x 1
Audio RS-232
/serial
Two-
way IR
Dual Network
Interface
CAT-X, Fiber
HDMX7 HDMI yes yes yes yes yes
HDMX7D DVI yes yes yes yes yes
Product line
Over IP
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Use as Point-to-Point Extender:
Extend digital signals up to 100 meters via CAT-X cable or up to 10K meters (6.21 miles) via ber cable
(extends HDMI/DVI video, audio, USB, RS-232, and IR.)
Tx Rx
Source
Display or
Monitor
Console
Direct CAT-X cable or Fiber cable
No Ethernet switch required.
Max. 100 m / 328 .
Max. 10K m/ 6.21 mile
Use as One-to-Many Splitter and Extender:
One Tx unit can be connected to an unlimited number of Rx units with same channel setting, but only
one Rx unit at a time can maintain control to the Tx unit’s source system.
Tx
Rx
Source
Display or
Monitor
Console
Gigabit Ethernet Switch
w/ Jumbo Frames (8K), IGMP V2
Rx
Display or
Monitor
Console
Rx
Display or
Monitor
Console
CAT-X cable or
Fiber cable
Extender Mode
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Tx 1 Rx 1
Source 1 Display or
Monitor
Console
Rx 1
Display or
Monitor
Console
Rx 2
Display or
Monitor
Console
Matrix Mode
Use as Many-to-Many Matrix Switching and Extending:
HDMX will extend HDMI/DVI video, audio, USB, RS-232, IR with LAN switches from multiple Tx
units (up to 16 channels per IP subnet) to multiple Rx units when each have the same channel setting.
For example, if a Tx unit is on Channel 1 it will extend to Rx units on Channel 1, Tx units on Channel
3 will extend to Rx units on Channel 3. Multiple Rx units can be on the same channel at once.
Tx 2
Source 2
Tx 3
Source 3
Rx 3
Display or
Monitor
Console
Channel 1
Channel 3 Rx will be getting content
from Source 3 (Tx 3)
Rx 1
Display or
Monitor
Console
Rx 2
Display or
Monitor
Console
Rx 3
Display or
Monitor
Console
Ethernet Switch
Ethernet Switch
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Transmitter (Tx) Units
204 mm
(8.031 inch)
32 mm
(1.259 inch)
114 mm
(4.488 inch)
HDMX7-TX front and rear view
HDMX7D-TX front and rear view
1. Local USB devices to the Source system
2. Power: glows blue when unit is ON,
Link: network connection status
3. TX: IR Emitter cable LB
RX: IR Receiver cable
4. Reboot Tx unit
5. Switch video quality for special video sources
while the unit is on,
Copy the Local EDID - while powering on,
holding button
6. Set Tx unit Channel (0-16)
7. Conrm Channel Setting (while Tx is on)
Reset Channel to Factory Default, holding the button
while power on.
8. RS-232 connected to Source system
9. Select Network cabling
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
a. c. d. e. f. g.b.
a. c1 d. e. f. g.b1
a. Lan cabling interface, UTP or Fiber
b. HDMI input from the Source system
b1. DVI-D input from the Source system
c. Local HDMI output to local display
c1. Local DVI-D output to local display
d. Analog Audio
LoopBack : output from Audio in
In : Audio in from Source system
Out: Audio out from Source system
e. USB-B , from Source system
f. Connect to locking 5V3A DC switching power unit
g. Grounding Screw
LB
1.53 LB
695 g
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Receiver (Rx) Units
204 mm
(8.031 inch)
32 mm
(1.259 inch)
114 mm
(4.488 inch)
HDMX7-RX front and rear view
HDMX7D-RX front and rear view
1. to output device’s RS-232 port (ex. TV’s RS-232)
2. Power LED : show on/o
Link LED: IP network connectiong status
USB LED: USB control on/o from Rx unit
3. TX: IR Emitter cable
RX: IR Receiver cable
4. Reboot Tx unit
5. Select USB : Requires USB control on Rx .
Receive EDID—while powering on use Rx display’s
EDID to Tx unit
6. USB 2.0 Hub ports for USB devices
7. USB 1.1 port for USB HID devices
Lower USB port is also the USB 2.0 Hub port.
8. Set Rx unit Channel (0-16)
9. Conrm Channel Setting (while Rx is on)
Reset Channel to Factory Default, holding the button
while power on.
10. Select Network cabling
a. Lan cabling interface, UTP or Fiber
b. DVI-I analog output for non-HDCP content only
c. HDMI output to display/monitor
c1. DVI-D output to display/monitor
d. Analog Audio
Microphone in: works only in Extender Mode
Out: Audio out to speaker/ headphone
e. Connect to locking 5V3A DC switching power unit
f. Grounding Screw
a. c. d. e. f.b.
a. c1 d. e. f.b
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
LB
1.52 LB
692 g
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Installation as Single Channel Extender
Tx Rx
Source/
System
1. Ensure both Tx unit and Rx unit are set to the same channel on the channel rotary switch.
2. Ensure both Tx unit and Rx unit are set to the same network connection type—UTP or Fiber.
3. Congure network/IP of Tx and Rx units accordingly—we suggest using DHCP IP mode for
auto-assigement. A more advanced network setup (for Static IP mode) can be setup for special
applications (See page 13)
4. To extend USB devices, enable “USB over IP”.
5. To extend IR control signals connect the IR cable.
6. To extend RS-232 serial devices, enable “Serial Over IP” on both Tx and Rx units, make sure all
three party’s (computer system, Tx unit and Rx unit) RS-232 port baud rate setting are the same.
HDMI/DVI
RS-232
USB
Audio
IR cables
Video
RS-232
USB 2.0
Devices
Local Console
Remote Console
USB Keyboard/
Mouse / HID
USB Keyboard/
Mouse / HID
IR TX
(out)
IR RX
(in)
Special Note for RS-232 (serial) extending
• e baud rate of RS-232 ports from PC systems to Tx unit must be the same to Tx and Rx units.
• e RS-232 or DB-9 (Connector) singles extended are ONLY TxD (Transmitted Data), RxD
(Received Data) and G(Signal Gound).
• If you suspect a wiring error, you could try contacting the manufacturer of your instrument to
see if they sell the correct cable. Sartorius devices, for example, won’t work with a standard RS-232
cable and you need to either purchase a cable from the company or re-wire the connections. If
your instrument is a DTE computer type, you may need a Null Modem adapter.
Straight RS-232 cable TxD to TxD
RxD to RxD
G to G
Null Modem RS-232 cable
(Cross )
TxD to RxD
RxD to TxD
G to G
Pin 3 to Pin 3
Pin 2 to Pin 2
Pin 5 to Pin 5
Pin 3 to Pin 2
Pin 2 to Pin 3
Pin 5 to Pin 5
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Installation as Matrix Multi-Channel Extender
(One to Many or Many to Many)
Supported Ethernet Switches
Cisco SG Series (SG300 or SG500) - Recommended
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Gigabit
Cisco Catalyst 3750 Gigabit
Dell PowerConnect 5400 Series (5424, 5448)
Dell PowerConnect 5500 Series (5524, 5524P, 5548, 5548P)
Dell PowerConnect 6200 Series (6224, 6224P, 6248, 6248P)
Netgear 7000 Series V2 (GSM7224, GSM7228PS, GSM7248, GSM7252PS)
Pakedge SW24-GBM, S24P
For a single- or multi-channel distribution system installation, an L2 Gigabit Managed Switch or
Gigabit Smart Switch that supports IGMP and Jumbo Frames (at least 8K) is required
Tx 1 Rx 1
Source 1 Display or
Monitor
Console
Rx 2
Display or
Monitor
Console
Rx 3
Display or
Monitor
Console
Tx 2
Source 2
Tx 3
Source 3
Gigabit Managed
Switch w/IGMP
Conguring a Multi-Channel System
1. Power on the Gigabit Switch and enable Jumbo Frames (8k) and IGMP v2. IGMP Snooping should
be set for the Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN) being used.
2. Set a unique Source channel on each Tx unit using the Channel rotary switches.
3. Set a default Receiver channel on each Rx unit using the Channel rotary switches.
Note:
e 16 channel IR remote control can be used to switch among dierent channels aer initial setup.
When a unit reboots, the default channel selected on the Channel rotary switch is used.
4. Connect all Tx and Rx units to the Gigabit switch via CAT-X cables or Fiber Optic cables. (See Fiber
Modules and Cables on page 25)
5. Connect all Tx with Sources, and all Rx with Display/TV HDMI/Console cables.
6. Optional: To control the source connected to the Tx, connect the IR emitter (transmitter) cable to
the Tx’s IR TX Jack, and point the IR emitter to the source’s IR input port you want to control.
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7. Optional: Connect IR Receiver cable to the Rx unit’s IR RX Jack, and point toward the IR remote
control.
8. Optional: Connect RS-232 cable to Tx or Rx where RS- 232 controller or Display/TV/device can
take RS-232 command.
9. Optional: Connect USB cables to Tx/Rx for keyboard and mouse control or remote USB drives.
10. Plug-in DC power adapter to all Encoders and Decoders. Power units on.
11. Power on all Video Sources and start playing video.
12. Power on all displays and select HDMI or DVI input. All displays will show the source’s content
according to the channels set on Tx and Rx units.
Note:
You can switch channels shown on the display connected to the Rx using the channel switch (in blue
color), then press Apply button on Rx unit, or with the remote control included with the Rx unit.
13. Login to the web interface to further congure your multi-channel system.
( See Web Interface page 9 ).
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Operation
All Tx and Rx units have a web interface to change settings and perform maintenance funtions. You
may need to adjust the default settings when using certain applications.
Some of these operations can be performed using the buttons on the units
Web Interface
To connect to the web interface, you can connect your laptop directly to an Tx/Rx using a CAT-X
cable, or follow this procedure to connect over the network for multi-channel setups:
1. Connect an Ethernet cable from a computer to the network on which the HDMX7 Tx or Rx unit is
connected.
2. Set the IP Address of your computer in the same IP subnet as the Tx and Rx units.
3. In a web browser, go to the IP address of the HDMX7 Tx or Rx unit accordingly.
You can nd the Tx/Rx IP addresses on the HDMX7 connected display using several methods:
(1) When video is displayed on the Rx unit:
Press the OSD button on the included remote control while the IR Receiver is connected to the
Rx unit. You will see the IP addresses of the Tx and Rx unit shown on the display.
(2) When no video is displayed:
Set the Rx rotary dial to an unused channel number and press the Apply button.
-Turn o the video input to the currently connected Tx unit.
-Look on the bottom right of the screen to see the IP addresses:
Transmitter: Local IP
Receiver: Remote IP
Web Interface Overview
e web interface has three tabs: System, Network and Functions
System Version Information
Update Frimware
Utilites
Network IP Setup
Device Mode
Functions Video over IP
USB over IP
Serial over IP
Extra Setting (Rx only)
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