Digital Extender HS-66M User manual

User Manual
6x6 HDMI Matrix Total Digital Connectivity Solutions
HS-66M
Cautions:
1. Digital Extender® logo is our own trademark of RTcom USA.,Inc.
2. HDMI is a trademark of hdmi.org
3. Any of the products may be changed without any notice in order to improve the function of the product.
4. The design and specification of the product may be changed without any prior notice.
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Table of Contents
1. BASIC UNDERSTANDINGS OFTHE PRODUCT ................................................................................................3
1-1 CAUTIONS FOR SAFETY............................................................................................................................................3
1-2 PACKAGE INCLUDES.................................................................................................................................................4
1-3 FEATURES OF THE PRODUCT....................................................................................................................................4
1-4 NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF EACH PART ...................................................................................................................5
1-5 INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTS AND METHODS........................................................................................................5
2. FUNCTIONS OF THE PRODUCT ...........................................................................................................................6
2-1. SYSTEM OPERATION CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM.....................................................................................................6
2-2THREE STACK CONFIGURATION...............................................................................................................................7
2-3 SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PRODUCT..........................................................................................................................8
3. HOW TO USE .............................................................................................................................................................8
3-1 HOW TO SET CHANNELS ...........................................................................................................................................8
3-2 PRODUCT NUMBER SETTING ....................................................................................................................................9
3-3 RS-232C(COM PORT) COMMUNICATION SETTING ..............................................................................................10
4. COMMUNICATION CODE CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................10
4-1 CONFIGURATION OF RS-232C COMMUNICATION CODE.........................................................................................10
4-2 LAN (TCP/IP) COMMUNICATION SETTING............................................................................................................13
4-3 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT..............................................................................................................................16
5 WARRANTY INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................17
5-1 ONE YEAR WARRANTY ...........................................................................................................................................17
5-2WARRANTY LIMITATION AND EXCLUSION ..............................................................................................................17
5-3 RETURNS................................................................................................................................................................17

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•ll outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
•
•
e power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to
is ma cause electrical shock or
•such as other equipments on this product.
•Keep it away from liquid, magnetic, inflammable substances.
•It is suggested to perform the product three minutes after the power is on for a precise measurement
and analysis.
1. Basic understandings of the product
1-1 Cautions for safety
•All the safety and user manual should be read before the appliance is operated.
•The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.
Unplug this product from the wa
Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
•Do not use this equipment near wet place.
This product should be operated only from the type of power sources indicated on the marking label. If
you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your local power company. For
equipment intended to operate from battery power, or other source, refer to the user manual.
This equipment may be equipped with a 3 wire grounding-type plug, a plug having a third (grounding)
pin. This pin will only fit in to a grounding typ
insert the plug in to the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the
safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.
•Opening in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the equipment
and to protect it from overheating. The openings should never be blocked.
lets, th y
•Do not use any damaged power cords or plugs, or loosed out
fire.
Do not put heavy articles

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1-2 Package Includes
•Main body: HS-66M
W
•
1-
The HS
functio
while m
e next generation standard for A/V connection
•Fu multi output routing
•Su
•En digital signals
EDID data while supporting any HDTV
eo Electronics Standards Association
(VESA) resolution, including projectors with unique resolutions.
•Supports HDTV Signal up to 1080p@60Hz with 36-bit color depth, Dolby® True HD, DTS-HD
•Control through 4 different method
- Select directly with front push button
- Use IR remote controller
- Control method through RS-232C COM port
- Select by LAN (TCP/IP)
•It has an instantaneous noise protection circuit in input and output ports, therefore it can protect
expensive equipment from fault caused by noises (if any).
•Can use up to 24 HDMI sources with a 3 stack configuration
•Power adapter: DC12V, 5A 60
RS232C cable/ LAN cable
•Rack Ears
•User’s manual
•IR Remote Controller
3 Features of the product
-66M HDMI Matrix Router supports the highest quality of HDMI version 1.3 and full matrix routing
ns, it possible to transmit high definition A/V signals from up to six sources to as many as six displays,
aintaining HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) compliance.
.
•Compliant to HDMI v1.3, DVI v1.0 th
lly supports router function, one input to
pports HDCP Complaint at all output channels
hanced quality and color of
•Built in Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) read function, with Electrically Erasable
Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), to save display
with maximum resolutions. The unit also supports non-Vid

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1-4 Names and functions of each part
< FRONT & BACK PANEL >
1-5 s
For installation, we recommend the following environments.
•Below 85 F (30°C) of ambient temperature (Best condition)
onment below 60% of ambient humidity (Best condition)
•Use it in the environment of free of vibrations and dusts and in good ventilation condition
to use UPS)
In tallation environments and methods
•Install and operate in the envir
•Recommend stabilized AC input power (Recommend

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. unctions of the product
nt
2 F
2-1. System operation configuration diagram
The configuration diagram of the matrix operation is shown in following picture.
Any of the HDMI or DVI input signals can be selected to each output port by external RS-232C, LAN or fro
panel button.

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Configuration
nals are controllable manually or from remote computers through RS-232 communication.
2-2 Three Stack
This equipment receives signals (6 input ports) from HDMI output ports or equipments compliant to HDMI
specification and sends out to any of output ports. It can receive up to 24 input signals in a 3 stack
onfiguration and give out to any of 6 output ports.c
The sig
System configuration (As for 3 stacks configuration)
Input: 24 channels
Output: 6 channels
Input and output configuration: [6 : 6] * 4 sets, [6 : 6] * 2 sets, [6 : 6] * 1 set.
Input and output connection: 1 output port can select any of 24 input ports. The connection is the shape of 24
input-24 output -> 12 input-12 output -> 6 input - 6 output.

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2-3 pe
to 2.25 GHz.
Cr 4:2:2
•Dolby® True HD, DTS-HD and DVD-Audio
l: Front panel push button, IR remote controller,
RS-232C port: 9 pin female D connector,
CP/IP): RJ-45 Connector 10/100 Base-T
e: 20 Watt
•
Length *Heig t): 17.7 * 7.87 *2.36 inch (450 * 200 * 60
•ht: 6.77 lb (3.07kg)
How to us
the matrix is switched ON, then preview buttons are displayed with 2 steps as follow.
tialization is completed.
-
S cifications of the product
•Type of signals: TMDS signals, digital R.G.B. & Audio
•Data transmission band: up
•Resolutions: Up to 1080p@60Hz,1080i/720p@120Hz, 2k,
bCr, 4:4:4, 16/20/24/30/36-bit YCbCr, 4:2:2, 8/10/12-bitYCb
•12/24/30/36-bit, RGB YC
•Router contro
LAN (T
•Input-output port: 6 input / 6 output
•Input-output connector: HDMI 19 pin female
•Power source: AC/DC Adapter 100-240 VAC / DC12V, 5A
•Power consum
19” standard rack type case (2U)
•Size (Width *
Weig
h mm)
3. e
3-1 How to set channels
If
If each preview button is lit, then the ini
1. Initialization display
----------- INPUT ----------------- --------- CONTROL -----------
1 2 3 4 5 6 C P EDIDREATE REVIEW ENTER CANCEL
C PRE E CAN EDIRE NT
1 2 3 4 5 6
----------- OUTPUT -----------------
2. C nn
Aft he
----------- ---------- CONTROL -----------
ha el display and input selection
er t initialization is completed, preview is lit.
INPUT -----------------
1 CREATE PREVIEW ENTER CANCEL EDID2 3 4 5 6
CRE PRE ENT CAN EDI
1 2 3 4 5 6
----------- OUTPUT -----------------

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he functions of the switches are as follow.
Matrix power on/off
he matrix
el
tus of current connection
NT) key: save current selection
ection
peration by Push button
nels are displayed in sequence
to be set # →Output button (Multiple selection) set ## →Enter (ENT)
* if u w
Ex utput same pictures
Cre
Sa
on
DID (EDI h is connected with display) →Input #button to be
set(one o play and save them to matrix.
or, DVI monitor) of which power should be on
**If yo
Swit
Create ->IN Enter
3-2 Product number setting
- Produ
sed.
FF, 4 OF
FF, 4 ON, 5 OFF, 6 OFF, 7 OFF, 8 OFF,
od 5 ON, 6 OFF, 7 OFF, 8 OFF
T
•Main power switch:
•Remote controller receiver: receive infrared ray from remote controller
•Reset key: initialize t
•Input key: select channel from 1 to 6
•Output key: select channel from 1 to 6
•Create (CRE) key: change input/output chann
•Preview (PRE) key: preview the sta
•Enter (E
•Cancel (CAN) key: cancel current sel
•EDID (EDI) key: read EDID data from display then save data to matrix, which is connected to output
ports
O
Input/output channel check:
Preview (PRE) button →Input # button: present set chan
Input/output channel change
Create (CRE) button →Input button
but n: thto e selection of the channels are changed
cancel button.yo ant to cancel, then press
: CH# 1 input to 1,2,3,4 oample
ate -> Input 1 -> Output 1,2,3,4 -> Enter
ve EDID data
nect HS-66M matrix with display directly. C
E) button →Select one of output # button(whic
r multiple) →Enter (ENT): Read EDID data of dis
Matrix output should be connected to display (project
u use DVI display should be save the EDID data to matrix first.
ching Channel by Remote Control unit
->># (ex:1) -> OUT ->#(ex:1,2,3,4)-
ct ID setting (DIP switch)
•It sets address for each matrixes if many matrixes are u
•It sets in binary values.
Ex)
Product ID = 01 (00000001b) -- 1 ON, 2 OFF, 3 O
1 OFF, 2 ON, 3 O
F, 5 OFF, 6 OFF, 7 OFF, 8 OFF,
Product ID = 10 (00001010b) --
Pr uct ID = 23 (00010111b) -- 1 ON, 2 ON, 3 ON, 4 OFF,
D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7
LSB MSB
•The product number is the value set in deep switches of the equipment and can be set in the values of 1 ~ 255. The value “0”

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y (Factory Default).
After booting the matrix, connect RS-232C cable and then
m ion settings as follows:
•i
•Com setting:
You may set port COM 1 ~ 4 or you all
ava
4. Communication code configuration
4-1 Configuration of RS-232C communication code
From C
is not available.
**The product ID is set number “1” at the time of its deliver
3-3 RS-232C(COM PORT) communication setting
ake communicat
Execute M niTerm.exe or hyper terminal.
munication
may use
ilable ports.
omputer
Code (46Byte) Start Header (3Byte) | Product ID (2 ) | Command (2Byte) | Data (38Byte) | yte)Byte Tail (1B
Code Name By ate Dat Function
Start Header 2 ) R t1h (! equest Frame Star
Start Header 30h (0) Request Frame Start
Start Header 31h (1) Request Frame Start
Product ID 30h ~ 39h (DIP Switch Set) Product Number
Product ID 30h ~ 39h (DIP Switch Set) Product Number
01 Input SW Assign
02 Input SW Assign Salvo
03 ED nIE SW Assig
04 EDID SW A gn Salvossi
10 Assignment Status Request
20 Reset
30 Firmware RequestVersion
Command
40 RS232C Assign
Input Data10 30h ~ 39h Input Channel Select
Input Data1 30h ~ 39h Input Channel Select
Output a10 Output aFirst Dat 30h ~ 39h A Input Select Dat
Output a1 Output B In aFirst Dat 30h ~ 39h put Select Dat
Output L a10 Output aast Dat 30h ~ 39h N Input Select Dat
Output L a1 30h ~ 39h Output O Inp aast Dat ut Select Dat
Tail (End) 2Ah(*) Frame End

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From Matrix
Code (4Byte) Head (1byte) | Address (1Byte) | PN (1Byte) | Tail (1Byte)
Code Name Byte Data Function
Head (Start) 21h Reply Frame Start
Start Header 30h (0) Request Frame Start
Start Header 3 equ Star1h (1) R est Frame t
Product ID 30h ~ 39h (DIP Sw Product Numberitch Set)
Produ 0 h Sw Se ro Nuct ID 3 h ~ 39 (DIP itch t) P duct mber
PN 1 ~ 255 (DIP Switch Set) Product Number
Tail (End) Frame End2Ah
Example of RS232 communication code when product ID is set to “01”.
T SSIGN: ch ge Inpu e INPU SW A an t 5 to thre outputs (output 3, 4, 6)
Byte Header ID Command Number of
Output Input Output 1 Output 2 Output 3
ASCII ! 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 3 0 4 0 6
Hex 21h 30h 31h 30h 31h 30h 31h 30h 33h 30h 35h 30h 33h 30h 34h 31h 36h
Byte Tail
ASCII*
Hex2Ah
INPUT SW ASSIGN SALVO: change all Input/output channels
Byte Header ID Command Output1 of
Input
Output2 of
Input
Output3 of
Input
Output4 of
Input
Output5 of
Input
ASCII ! 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5
Hex 21h 30h 31h 30h 31h 30h 32h 31h 31h 30h 32h 30h 33h 30h 34h 30h 35h
Byte Output6 of
Input Tail
ASCII 0 6 *
Hex 30h 36h 2Ah
EDID AS N v EDID data of Output 5 to Input 1 and Input 2SW SIG : sa e
Byte Header ID Command Number of
Output Output Input 1 Input 2 Tail
ASCII ! 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 3 *
Hex 21h 30h 31h 30h 31h 30h 33h 30h 32h 30h 35h 30h 31h 30h 33h 2Ah

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DID SW ASSIGN SALVO : change all EDID data
E
Byte Header ID Command Input1 of
Output
Input2 of
Output
Input3 of
Output
Input4 of
Output
Input5 of
Output
ASCII 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6! 0 0 4 0
Hex 21h 0h 1h 0h 1h 0h 4h 33h 30h 34h 30h 35h 30h 36h3 3 3 3 3 3 30h 32h 30h
Byte Input6 of
Output Tail
ASCII 0 1 *
Hex 30h 31h 2Ah
ASSIG S TU RE UE ck s tus of present input/output channelsNMENT TA S Q ST : che the ta
Byte Header ID Command Tail
ASCII ! 0 1 0 1 1 0 *
Hex 21h 30h 31h 30h 31h 31h 30h 2Ah
RESE s hT : re et t e matrix
Byte Header ID Command Tail
ASCII ! 0 1 0 1 2 0 *
Hex 21h 30h 31h 30h 31h 32h 30h 2Ah
F IRMWARE VERSION REQUEST : check the version of firmware
Byte Header ID Command Tail
ASCII ! 0 1 0 1 3 0 *
Hex 21h 30h 31h 30h 31h 33h 30h 2Ah
RS-232C ASSIGN : change RS-232 C port selection (19200bps)
Byte Header ID Command Baud rate Data bit Stop bit Parity bit Tail
ASCII ! 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 *
Hex 21h 30h 31h 30h 31h 34h 30h 30h 34h 30h 30h 30h 30h 30h 30h 2Ah
Baud rate :
” : 14400 bps , “ 04 ” : 19200 bps
00 bps
“ 00 ” : 8 bit , “ 01 ” : 5 bit , “ 02 ” : 6 bit , “ 03 ” : 7 bit
Stop bit :
“ 00 ” : 1 bit , “ 01 ” : 2 bit
Parity bit :
“ 00 ” : disable , “ 01 ” : even parity , “ 02 ” : odd parity
“ 00 ” : 1920 bps , “ 01 ” : 4800 bps , “ 02 ” : 9600 bps , “ 03
“ 05 ” : 28800 bps , “ 06 ” : 38400 bps , “ 07 ” : 57600 bps , “ 08 ” : 76800 bps , “ 09 ” : 1152
“ 10 ” : 250000 bps
Data bit :

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et IP address should be set first.
4-2 LAN (TCP/IP) communication setting
In order to control the matrix through LAN, intern
Set up as follows:
-Execute MultiTerm.exe or hyper terminal program
-RS-232 setting for communication with matrix.
After setting as above, please connect communication cable via RS232 and then turn on
Press ‘C’ Key on keyboard to open the network IP set up screen (1 or 2 second after matrix turned on)
If it does not show the Network Configuration Mode as shown below, please turn it off and on again.

Set up IP Address
network address information.
.
key is input matrix IP address
all inputs are completed, then exit the configuration by press Ekey.
lorer nnel.
o begin with character train of “LCD.CGI”, “O 01 = I 6” means “Output 01 Input 6”, the sequences and sizes of
uld be the same.
ttp://192.168.0.02/LCD.CGI?O01=I06&O02=I05&O03=I04&O04=I03&O05=I02&O06=I01 &Submit_=SEND
http://192.168.0.02/LCD.CGI?O01=I06&O02=I05&O03=I04&O04=I03&O05=I02&O06=I01 &Submit_=Reset
You can see the commands at Internet Explorer address line
Dkey is displayed existing matrix
Gkey is input gateway IP address
Skey is input subnet mask
I
Hkey is input hardware address
If
Connect matrix to your network via LAN
1. Switching command at Internet Exp
Switching command is a receiving data from IE to change cha
T
character train sho
After reset, it should be connected again to server (switcher).
Channel switch
h
Initialization (Reset)
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4-3 Connector Pin Assignment
Power Input
Part No. Pin No. Description Remarks
1 VCC( DC12V)
2 VCC(DC12V)
3 GND
Power Jack(4P)
4 GND
RS-232C Input
Part No. Pin No. Description Remarks
1 Not used
2 Rx D
3 Tx D
4 Not used
5 GND
6 Not used
7 Not used
8 Not used
D-SUB 9 Pin Connector
9 Not used
LAN Input
Part No. Pin No. Description Remarks
1 Transmit data (+)
2 Transmit data (-)
3 Receive data(+)
4 Not used
5 Not used
6 Receive data(-)
7 Not used
RJ-45 8 Pin Connector
8 Not used
HDMI Input
Part No. Pin No. Description Remarks
1 TMDS DATA 2P
2 TMDS DATA 2 Shield
3 TMDS DATA 2M
4 TMDS DATA 1P
5 TMDS DATA 1 Shield
6 TMDS DATA 1M
7 TMDS DATA 0P
8 TMDS DATA 0 Shield
9 TMDS DATA 0M
10 TMDS Clock P
11 TMDS Clock Shield
12 TMDS Clock M
13 CEC
14 RESERVED
15 DDC Clock
16 DDC DATA
17 GND
18 +5v
HDMI 19 Pin Connector
19 Hot Plug Detect

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5 Warranty Information
5-1 One Year Warranty
RTcom USA warrants each product to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use
and service for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase from RTcom USA.
If a product does not work as warranted during the applicable warranty period, RTcom USA shall, at its
option and expense, repair the defective product or part, deliver to customer an equivalent product or part to
replace the defective item, or refund customer the purchase price paid for the defective product.
If the product is defective due to customer’s fault or a natural disaster, it is repaired at customer’s expense
for packing, delivery, part cost, and others.
5-2 Warranty Limitation and Exclusion
RTcom USA shall have no further obligation under the foregoing limited warranty if the product has been
damaged due to abuse or misuse.
A. Did not follow the guideline of manual
B. Defects or damage resulting from use of the product in other than it’s normal and customary
manner
C. Defects or damage from misuse, accidents, water, or neglect
D. Misuse or connection with other equipments, which are not compatible
E. Took service other than by RTcom USA or its authorized agents
F. Natural disaster
G. Customer’s fault
5-3 Returns
All returns MUST have an RMA number. Please contact your local dealer or
RTcomUSA, Inc where you purchased this product to obtain RMA number.
RTcomUSA Service Dept.
Tel:[phone], Fax:[phone], [e-mail]

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Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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