Hall Research Technologies UHBX-3S User manual

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EDID & Configuration
Manager Software
UHBX-3S/6S and UHBX-6S

Table of Contents
1. WINDOWS™ SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1
1.1. General 1
1.2. Installation Prerequisites 1
1.3. Software Installation 1
2. USING THE SOFTWARE 2
2.1. General 2
2.2. USB Device Detection 2
2.3. Controls 3
2.4. Status 5
2.5. Device Name 7
2.6. Status Bar 7
2.7. Tool Bar Menu 7
2.8. Firmware Update 8
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1. Windows™ Software Installation
1.1. General
The UHBX-3S/6S graphical user interface (GUI) is Windows™ software used to
configure advanced settings of the UHBX-3S/6S. The software requires a USB
connection from the PC to the device. A USB cable is provided with each device.
The GUI can monitor and configure several devices simultaneously. PCs that have
multiple USB ports or use external USB hubs can use the same GUI and address each
device individually.
This manual is applicable to both the UHBX-3S and UHBX-6S models. The illustrations
figures herein are representative for both models and there might be slight changes
between the actual GUI software.
1.2. Installation Prerequisites
•A PC with Windows XP™ OS or later
•USB port
•Microsoft™ .NET Framework 2.0 or later (most recent OS including Windows 7 and
10 typically include this and no action is required). If .NET Framework 2.0 or later is
not installed on your PC, the Microsoft™ website has free downloads available.
1.3. Software Installation
•If any version of this software was previously installed, UNINSTALL the program
first from either the Add/Remove Programs section of the control panel or by
running the previous installation SETUP.EXE and selecting “remove application”.
•Install the software by executing the SETUP.EXE program from the installation
source directory
•Most users can accept the default settings, but if you want to specify a particular
installation directory other than the default, you may do so.
•Once the UHBX-3S/6S software installation has completed,
either click the desktop icon or navigate the Start Menu to
Start  Programs  Hall Research  UHBX-3S/6S Manager

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2. Using the Software
2.1. General
The UHBX-3S/6S Manager is a Windows GUI that to remotely control and monitor the
UHBX-3S/6S device via a USB connection. It also provides you an ability to manage the
EDID by learning it from a desired LCD monitor connected to any output, importing any
custom EDID into the device, exporting the device’s EDID to a file, updating any future
firmware into the device, and many more.
2.2. USB Device Detection
The UHBX-3S/6S Manager automatically configures the USB port after connection to the
device (using standard Windows™ USB drivers) and does not require any special USB
drivers to be installed.
Once connected to a USB port, the Windows™ system will detect and use the
appropriate USB driver. The first time you connect the device to the PC, you may
experience a short delay and a windows notification pop-up message may appear.
If no UHBX-3S/6S device is attached to the PC, the on-screen fields will be disabled
(grayed out).
This detection and driver installation occurs only when the UHBX-3S/6S
is connected to the PC for the first time. Afterwards, reconnected devices
automatically configure themselves with no delay or message.

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Once the UHBX-3S/6S Manager has detected a valid connection UHBX-3S/6S
device, the control and status menus will enable as shown below.
2.3. Controls
The UHBX-3S/6S Manager provides you more control and flexibility of the device than
the front panel of the unit alone.
Video EDID
The UHBX-3S/6S builds an EDID table that the source connected to the input can read.
The EDID mode can be set to either emulate or pass-thru.
Emulate - The internally stored EDID
passes to the source. This EDID can be a
factory default or a learned EDID from one
of the sink LCD monitors or other device
connected to the local output.
Pass-thru - The EDID passed to the source
comes directly from a sink LCD monitor connected to the output.
EDID Routing Modes

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Learn EDID
An EDID can be learned from a sink LCD monitor
connected to any outputs. First select an output,
just click the Learn button to learn the EDID from
the connected monitor or device.
Set RS232 Start Channel
The UHBX-3S/6S’s output can be
referenced by a number from 1 to 99,
which makes communicating to a desired
remote serial receiver easier when there
are more than one UHBX-3S/6S devices
connected in daisy chain.
By default, Output 1 of each device starts with number 1, and this number will be
incremented by one for the next output. If Output 1 is changed to 12, the Output 2 and
Output 3 will be 13 and 14 respectively.
This output channel numbering is used to transmit/receive data to or from the specified
serial receiver.
Current Connection – Allow you to view
you to view the current output connection
that the controller is connected to in
addition to the baud rate, and the parity
that the controller is communicating at with
the remote serial receiver.

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Miscellaneous
Cycle HPD – Use this button to send a
500ms Hot Plug Detect pulse signal to the
video source. It has the same effect of
unplugging the HDMI input cable and
plugging it back in. This forces the source
to re-initialize its HDMI video output connection (read EDID, and implement HDCP if
required).
Power Management – When selected, the UHBX-3S/6S device will check for the
presence of source +5V and sink HPD. If neither +5V nor HPD is detected, the
HDBaseT extender module at the output will be in low power mode. When not
selected, the HDBaseT extender module at the output will always be either in Auto
or Long Reach mode.
Set HDBaseT Mode
The HDBaseT output can be individually set to
either Auto or Long Reach mode.
Auto - When set to Auto, the HDBaseT
output will follow the current mode on the
receiver. By default, it is the HDBaseT
mode.
Long Reach - When set to Long Reach, the HDBaseT output will have the
strongest signal from the sender to the receiver. However, this mode does not
support deep color or 4K video.
2.4. Status
The UHBX-3S/6S Manager provides you an instant status update on input video, the
HDBaseT connection, and the current EDID passed to the video source.
Input Video
LED indicators display the input video status.
When on, the video type indicated has been detected.
When off, no video input is being received.
The HDCP LED whether the input video has HDCP Encryption
enabled or disabled.

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HDBaseT
LED indicators display the HDBaseT status.
On indicates the HDBaseT connection has
been detected; otherwise, its LED is off.
The cable length is in meters, and does not
apply when in Long Reach mode.The
calculation varies according to cable
quality.
EDID Table
The data shown in the EDID table shows the current EDID given to the source.
When the Link LED is flashing, it is indicating the HDBaseT extender
module at the specified output is in Low Power mode due to either +5V
video source or the HPD from the sink is not detected.

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2.5. Device Name
Assigns a descriptive name to the UHBX-3S/6S device that is a maximum 8 characters
long. This information is stored in the device. Assigning unique device names to each
device is useful to identify each device. This is handy if you are going to upload different
configurations for each device, or if you intend to connect
multiple devices simultaneously to a PC and use the
software to control several at once.
The FACTORY DEFAULT name is USBDEVHR.
2.6. Status Bar
The bottom bar of the screen shows the USB connection status as follows:
This indicates the software has not detected any
UHBX-3S/6S devices and is searching the USB
ports for devices.
The controls and status indicators are disabled until a valid UHBX-3S/6S device is
attached and properly identified by the software.
The number of UHBX-3S/6S detected by the software is
shown.
2.7. Tool Bar Menu
The UHBX-3S/6S Manager consists of three main menus.
File
The File menu consists of the Exit selection as
shown.
Exit – Exit the UHBX-3S/6S Manager
software.
Tools
The Tools menu consists of the following menu items as shown.
Factory Defaults – Restore the device to
factory default settings.
Import EDID – Import an EDID (256-byte
binary into the unit).

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Export EDID – Save the current EDID as a 256-byte binary file. This file can be
edited as reloaded using Import EDID tool selection.
HDBaseT Programmer – Can be used to update any HDBaseT extender module.
Firmware Update – Allow you to update any future device firmware.
Help
About… - Displays the current version of UHBX-
3S/6S Manager, device firmware, and USB serial
number.
2.8. Firmware Update
After the Firmware Update from the tools menu is selected, the UHBX-3S/6S Manager
will open a Firmware Update window as shown. Browse to the firmware update file and
click the “Upload” button.

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