Key Digital KD-HDMS1X15 User manual

Key Digital
®
Hercules Series
™
KD-HDMS8x8 is a HDMI Matrix Switcher capable of switching
up to 8 HDMI/DVI Video Sources/Inputs to 8 independent Zones/Outputs via HDMI and CAT5.
Features card slot architecture providing flexible Input/Output configurations.
KD-HDMS8X8
8 Inputs to 8 Outputs HDMI Matrix Switcher
Also Available in Configurable Models Below:
KD-HDMS1X15, 2X14, 3X13, 4X12, 5X11, 6X10, 7X9
KD-HDMS15X1, 14X2, 13X3, 12X4, 11X5, 10X6, 9X7
Set Up Guide

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Table of Contents
About KD-HDMS8X8......................................................... 2
Connections, LCD and Button Map .............................................. 3
Application Example ......................................................... 5
Quick Setup Guide .......................................................... 6
IR Remote Command List .....................................................12
RS-232 Control Codes .......................................................12
Specifications ..............................................................16
Important Product Warnings & Safety Instructions ...................................18
How to Contact Key Digital
®
....................................................19
Warranty Information .........................................................19
About KD-HDMS8X8
Description
»HDMI Matrix Switcher capable of switching up to 8 HDMI/DVI Video Sources/Inputs to 8
independent Zones/Outputs via HDMI and CAT5. Custom configurable to 1x15, 2x14, 3x13,
4x12, 5x11, 6x10, 7x9, 9x7, 10x6, 11x5, 12x4, 13x3, 14x2 and15x1 combinations.
Key Features
»Full switching of 3 independent matrixes: Video, Audio and Control
»Supports all SD, HD, and VESA (VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA, SXGA, UXGA) resolutions
up to 1080p (60Hz & 50Hz)
»SD & HD: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
»VESA / VGA (RGBHV): From 640x480p up to 1920x1200p
»Full support for HDMI
®
1.3a/b with HDCP, 3D Ready, 4K Resolution Support
»Supports lossless compressed digital audio (Dolby
®
TrueHD, Dolby
®
Digital Plus
and DTS
™
-HD Master Audio)
»Internal EDID Library features 8 default EDID configurations in addition to native
EDID data from any Output/Display
Key Benefits
»Transmits 1080p/60Hz resolution up to 140 ft, 1080p/24, 1080i, 720p and 480i/p resolutions
up to 270 ft, when used with KD-BBRX receiver Baluns
»Video, Audio, IR and RS-232 distribution via a single CAT5 cable
»Fully automatic CAT5 cable equalization, with optional manual calibration
»16 active outputs (8 HDMI/DVI and 8 CAT5) enables flexible integration
»Full Audio control per output for volume, treble, bass, balance, and lip-sync from analog or
2ch. PCM HDMI digital sources
© 2010 Key Digital, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Connections, LEDs and Button Map
Front Panel
Main Control Panel
Please see p. 4 for
detailed description
Input Cards 1-8 (KD-HDUIC)
Please see p. 4 for
detailed description
Looking at the rear panel, card slots are numbered from left to right
Output Cards 1-8 (KD-HDUOC)
Please see p. 4 for
detailed description
LCD Screen
Displays Menu selections, Input and
Output information, system settings and
status information
Right Selector
Use to access sub-menus
within the Main Menu.
(see pg.8 for complete
operating instructions)
Left Selector
Use to access Main Menu
and select sub-menu choices.
(see pg.7 for complete
operating instructions) IR Eye
Rear Panel
»Serial IR, Optical IR, Front Panel Control, Discrete Remote Codes, RS-232 and TCP/IP.
Supports major control systems such as AMX
®
, Colorado vNet
®
, Control4
®
, Crestron
®
, RTI
®
,
Savant, Universal
®
, Xantech
®
Accessories
»External +12V/8.33A (100W) Power Supply – KD-PS12V8A
»IR Remote control with two batteries
»Operating Instructions
»HDMI Cable Clips (16)
»6ft USB Data Cable

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Main Control Panel
Rx Input Card (KD-HDUIC)
Tx Output Card (KD-HDUOC)
HDMI Input and Output Numbering
The KD-HDMS8x8 in its default configuration contains 8 Input cards and 8 Output cards. The Input
cards are addressed from 01-08, and the Output cards from 01-08.
Power
12V/8.33A (100W)
Power Supply
Rear IR Eye (Receiver)
Rear IR receiver for
remote control
Operation Mode Switch
Switch to “Program” mode
when updating firmware
For manufacturers use only
Serial IR
To Input from Control interface
for controlling unit via Serial IR
and IR routing
RS-232
The main RS-232/DB9
port for interfacing with
a control system.
USB
The USB port is for
software upgrades only.
It is not used for control
interface.
TCP/IP
This is the main TCP/IP port for interfacing
with control systems. It supports the same
control commands as the RS-232 port
and it can support TCP/IP to RS-232
conversion & routing and TCP/IP to serial
IR conversion & routing.
Serial IR / RS-232
Use the KD-HDMS as a Control Router for
devices integrated into your system
Serial IR / RS-232
Use the KD-HDMS as a Control Router for
devices integrated into your system
Left Analog Audio / PCM Audio Input
Supports Left channel Analog Audio Input or
use for Coaxial Digital Audio Input
Left Analog Audio / PCM Audio Output
Send Left channel Analog Audio or Coaxial
Digital Audio to your Display or other devices
CAT5 Input
Integrate a remote source by using the KD-BBTX
Transmit Balun to feed the CAT5 inputs
CAT5 Output
Use the KD-BBRX Receive Balun to carry Video,
Audio, and Control to your Display (or other) devices
Right Analog Audio Input
Supports Right channel Analog Audio Input
Right Analog Audio Output
Send Right channel Analog Audio
to your Receiver or other devices
Link LED
Indicates that input connection is stable
Link LED
Indicates that output connection is stable
HDMI Input
To Input source components
HDMI Output
To Output to Display

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Application Example
DVI Video* DVI Video*
L /R/PCM
L /R/PCM
CAT5/5e/6
L /R/PCM
CAT5/5e/6
CAT5/5e/6
CAT5/5e/6
CAT5/5e/6
L /R/PCM
CAT5/5e/6
CAT5/5e/6 CAT5/5e/6
Speakers
HDMI
HDMI
Blu-Ray
Satellite 1
Desktop PC Desktop PC
Display 8Display 4
Control System
DVI
HDMI/DVI
Audio
CAT5/6/7
IR/RS-232
IR
HDMI
HDMI
Blu-Ray
IR
IR
HDMI
IR
HDMI
IR
HDMI
IR
IR/RS-232
IR/RS-232 & TCP/IP
IR
HDMI
IR
HDMI
IR
HDMI
IR
IR/RS-232
IR/RS-232
HDMI
HDMI
IR/RS-232
HDMI
IR/RS-232
HDMI
IR/RS-232
HDMI
IR/RS-232
HDMI
Display 7
Display 3
Display 2
Display 5
Display 1 Display 6
Display 2a
Display 1a
(mirrored) (mirrored)
Satellite 2 Cable 1 Cable 2
KD-BBTXKD-BBTX
KD-BBTX KD-BBTX
KD-BBRXKD-BBRXKD-BBRXKD-BBRX
KD-HDMS8X8
Transmits:
»1080p/60Hz resolution up to 140 ft
»1080p/24, 1080i, 720p and 480i/p resolutions up to 270 ft
» When used with KD-BBRX Receiver Baluns
RS232 Control
Serial IR
USB
TCP/IP
Optical IR
Surround Rcvr.
*To connect DVI use HDMI to DVI adapters
270’
180’
200’
150’

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Quick Setup Guide
Initial Setup & Operation for HDMI via Front Panel
The KD-HDMS8x8 is set by default to HDMI Input. To change these default settings please see
“Initial Setup & Operation via CAT5 Baluns” section below.
1. Insert HDMI cables into card slots 1 through 16
»Slots 1-8 are labeled Rx, and are Input Card Slots 1-8.
»Slots 9-16 are labeled Tx, and are Output Card Slots 1-8.
»Connect your source components to the Input cards
»Connect your displays to the Output cards
»Power up all sources and displays
2. Establish an HDMI Handshake for Each Source
»Push the left selector to access the Main Menu choices
»Using the left selector, scroll to the “7-EDID Setup” Menu
»Press the right selector to navigate to the EDID sub-menus
»With the left selector, scroll to the Input source you wish to copy the EDID to
»Using the right selector, scroll to the HDMI or CAT5 Output you wish to establish an HDMI
handshake for, or select a Default EDID 01-08 from the EDID library (see pg.10)
»Press the right selector to set the Handshake for that combination
»Continue this procedure for all Inputs
»The EDID control and HDMI input set up is stored in a non-volatile memory back up and is
only required during initial set up or when a new display or source is added to the system.
»Establish a default handshake for ALL Inputs:
»Using the ‘7-EDID Setup’ Menu, select ‘ALL Inputs’ and scroll to the Output number
you wish to copy the EDID from (HDMI, CAT5 or a Default EDID setting) and press
the right selector
3. Switching via Front Panel
»Push the left selector to access the Main Menu choices
»Using the left selector, scroll to the “1-Video Switch” Menu
»Press the right selector to navigate to the Video Switch sub-menus
»Using the left selector, scroll to the Output you wish to select
»Using the right selector, scroll to the Input you wish to select
»Finally, press the right selector to make the switch
4. Sending your output via KD-BBRX CAT5 Receive Balun(s)
»Both HDMI and CAT5 Outputs are active on all Output Card Slots, therefore no configuration
is necessary to activate the CAT5 Output for each Tx Card Slot.
5. Sending your source via KD-BBTX CAT5 Transmit Balun(s)
»Set dipswitch #2 of the KD-BBTX Balun to “DDC” in order to establish a proper HDMI
handshake
»Configure the appropriate Input Card Slot to activate its CAT5 input using the
“6-Video Input Setup”

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Initial Setup & Operation via CAT5 Baluns
When using Key Digital Baluns (RX/TX) you must use the following procedure to correctly format
both the baluns and HDMS8x8 matrix switcher for correct operation.
»NOTE: Slots 1-8 are inputs, slots 9-16 are outputs.
»The KD-BBTX Dipswitch #2 MUST be set to the DDC position.
½IMPORTANT: Make sure that you power up all baluns, sources and displays.
Confirm that you have an active connection on the Balun indicated by the solid
red “LINK” LED.
1. By default, the KD-HDMS8x8 is configured to accept a direct HDMI connection. When using
a KD-BBTX, you MUST change the input mode from HDMI to CAT5 to enable the switcher to
“see” the CAT5/Balun input. Select “6-Video Input Setup” from the main menu. Press the right
selector to navigate to the sub-menus. Using the left selector, scroll to the Input number you
wish to change. Using the right selector, scroll to select “CAT5” and press the right selector to
enter your choice.
2. Repeat procedure for any other input where a KD-BBTX is being used.
3. Once you have correctly configured the inputs to accept either HDMI and/or CAT5/Balun, you
need to establish the correct HDMI “handshake”.
4. See previous section on establishing an HDMI handshake.
Front Panel Menu Selection Controls:
Power On
½The unit will power up with a push on either the left or right Selector.
Power Off
½The unit will power off through IR, Remote, RS-232 or TCP/IP commands only.
Left Selector
½Main Menu: To access the Main Menu push this selector once.
½To Select Main Menu Options: Turn selector left or right to select Menu Options 1-9
½Sub-Menu values: Turn this selector to scroll through the sub-menu selections. There will be left
and right sub-menu choices. Use the left selector to change left side options
½To Go-Back to a previous menu: from whatever menu you are presently in you may return to the
previous menu by pressing this selector once. You will return to the menu you were previously in.
Dispwitch # - Select DDC

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Right Selector
½Sub-Menu: After selecting a specific Main Menu (1-9) option with the left selector, press the right
selector to select its Sub-Menu. You will be taken to the sub-menu for the main menu option you
had previously selected.
½Sub-Menu values: Turn this selector to scroll through the sub-menu selections. Use the right
selector to change right side options. After a sub-menu choice has been made, push this
selector once to enter it. The display will blink to acknowledge your choice.
Menu Tree on LCD Display
Main Menu Selections:
Using the left selector, choose from the following Main Menu options;
1. Video Switch
2. Audio Switch
3. Volume Control
4. Audio Output Set Up
5. Audio Input Set Up
6. Video Input Set Up
7. EDID Set Up
8. TCP/IP Set Up
9. Factory Default
Using the right selector, push to enter the sub-
menu for any of the selected main menu options above;
Sub-Menu Selections:
1. “Video Switch” options:
»Output 01–08
»All Outputs
Use the left selector to choose these.
For each Output number selected, ‘01-08’ and ‘All’, there are Input sub-menu choices;
»Input 01–08
Use the right selector to choose these and push to confirm your choice for both
Select an Output number with the left selector and then select an Input number you wish to feed
that output by turning the right selector. Push the right selector to select that combination. The
display will blink to acknowledge your choice. This will immediately switch your Output to the Input
selected.
2. “Audio Switch” options:
»Output 01-08 plus All Outputs
Use the left selector to choose these.
For each Output number selected, ’01-08’ and ‘All’, there are Audio sub-menu choices:

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»HDMI
»External Analog
»External Digital
»CAT5
Use the right selector to choose these and push to confirm choice.
These correspond to which Audio signal type will be passed to the selected Output number from
your previously selected Input number.
3. “Volume Control Set Up” options:
»Output 01-08 plus All Outputs
Use the left selector to choose Output number desired.
Use the right selector to choose Volume level desired (00-99) and push to confirm choice.
Continue for all Outputs you wish to change
4. “Audio Output Set Up” options:
»Output 01-08 plus All Outputs
Use the left selector to choose these.
For each Output number selected, ’01-08’ and ‘All’, there are Audio Output sub-menu choices:
»Digital
»Analog
Use the right selector to choose these and push to confirm choice.
These correspond to the RCA connectors only and choose which format will be passed to the
Output selected.
5. “Audio Input Set Up” options:
»Input 01-08 plus All Inputs
Use the left selector to choose these.
For each Input selected, ’01-08’ and ‘All’, there are Audio Input sub-menu choices;
»Digital
»Analog
Use the right selector to choose these and push to confirm choice.
These correspond to the RCA connectors only and choose which format will be accepted by the
Input selected.
6. “Video Input Set Up” options:
»Input 01-08 plus All Inputs
Use the left selector to choose these.
For each Input selected, ‘01-08’ and ‘All’, there are Video Input type sub-menu choices:
»HDMI
»CAT5
Use the right selector to choose these and push to confirm choice.

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7. “EDID Set Up” options:
»Input 01-08 plus All Inputs
Use the left selector to choose these.
For each Input selected, ’01-08’ and ‘All’, there are EDID Set Up sub-menu choices:
»HDMI Output 01 through 08
»CAT5 Output 01 through 08
»For each Input (source) selected with the left selector there is a choice to copy the EDID
information from either the HDMI or CAT5 connected Output (display) using the right
selector depending on which is connected. Both HDMI and CAT5 Inputs will receive the
copied EDID information.
»The Default choices (listed below) copy the EDID from a stored library of EDID configurations
to the selected Input card across both HDMI and CAT5 Inputs.
»Default EDID 1 – (1080i 2CH PCM)
»Default EDID 2 – (1080p 2CH PCM)
»Default EDID 3 – (1080i PCM, DTS/DOLBY. not including HD audio)
»Default EDID 4 – (1080p PCM, DTS/DOLBY. not including HD audio)
»Default EDID 5 – (1080i every audio including HD audio)
»Default EDID 6 – (1080p every audio including HD audio)
»Default EDID 7 – (3D 1080p 2CH PCM)
»Default EDID 8 – (3D 1080p every audio including HD audio)
Use the right selector to choose these and push to confirm choice. You will receive a “Completed”
message when successful, or a “Failed” message if unsuccessful.
8. “TCP / IP” options:
»IP address
»Sub net Mask
»Port
½The default IP address is; ‘192.168.000.233’ This can be changed to accommodate your
particular configuration or controller.
½The default Sub net mask is ‘255.255.255.000’ and may also be changed to accommodate your
particular configuration.
½The default Port number is ‘23’
Select the TCP/IP option by pressing the right selector. Highlight the group of numbers you wish to
change by turning the left selector. Change the group of numbers using the right selector. Continue
this procedure until all numbers are chosen. Press the right selector to enter the changes. You may
then press the left selector to return to the previous menu if desired.
9. “Factory Default” options:
This option will return the unit to its Factory Default settings. Please see the list of default settings
below. When this menu option is chosen, you will be presented with a choice of EDID’s from the
default EDID library. Choose one of these default EDID’s (typically default 1-1080i 2Ch PCM) using
the left selector, then press the right selector to confirm. The unit will then reset to the default
configuration including the EDID you have chosen.