Metra Electronics CS-4X1MVU User manual

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CS-4X1MVU HDMI Switch
Quick Start Guide

Introduction
The CS-4X1MVU is a high performance HDMI"' 4Xl Quad Multi -Viewer with seamless Switcher. It supports four HDMI™
input sources to be displayed on onescreen with four multi-view modes. As a switcher, it can also seamlessly switch the
four HDMI"' input freely. The productcan be controlled by the front panel buttons or the IR remote control.
Features
e Compliant with HDCP 1.4
• Supports modifyingthe combination of the inputsources as needed in all multi-viewmodes
• Supports changing the aspect ratio on modes that do not fill the entire screen
• Supports moving the PiP small video location to anyone of the four corners of thescreen
• Supports power - off memoryfunction which can keep the last setup status when power is cycled
• Supports multiplexed HDMI 4-input and 1-output
• Supports up to 4K@30Hz high definition resolution
• Supports 4 by1 quad multi-viewerand seamless switching (with same resolution)
• Supports scaling up and downvideo
• Supports multi-output resolution 1080p, 1600p and 4K@30Hz
e Supports digital audio format LPCM/AC3/DTS
• Supports manual control and IR remote control
• SupportsUSBupgrade

What's included
Main Unit
Remote Control Adapter
Ports and Interfaces
Remo te Control
1. POWER : Power standby/power on
2. MUTE :Audiooutput muteon/off
3. Full Screen MODE 2; Press 1 ~4 buttonwill
selectthecorresponding channel and
displayed in full screen as a seamless
switcher.
4. AUDIO SWITCH : press 1~4buttonwill
select thecorresponding audiooutput.(In
2x2 , 1x3 and P1P Modesl
Remote Control Size :
2 x 4.8 x. 37 inches
S. MODE 1. The fourHDMI input sources are
displayed ,n 2x2 onone screen .
a. Pressing the 2x2 ( EB ) button will selctt
thefourvideo 2x2 display.
b. Pressing the lxl ( 01) button once will
select lxl left and right twovideomode
and twice will selectthe lxl topand
bottom two videomode.
c. MODE 3: Pressing the 1x3 (Cf;button
displays thefourHDMI input ~ources with
one baer andthreesm.,ller windowson
one screen. Inthis mode, pressing the
Seamless Switch 1 ~4 buttonswillselect
the corresponding channel to the bigger
window.
d. Scaler button: pressing the Scaler button
willswitchbetween 1080p, 1600pand
4K@)30Hz .
6 PIP MODE : Pressing the P1P (Q)button
w111 displaya single large video and asmaller
video,nthe bottom right. Press the PiP (QJ
repeatedlyto change the sm.,11 P1P video
location (cyclefromnghtlowercorner>left
lowercorner> leftuppercorner> right upper
corner of the screen) .
a MODIFY~ Press this button
whenyou want to change the
differentinput source combination of
displaymode Instead of thedefault
view
I. Simply press the Modify[;:)
button afteryou have selected t he
viewing modethatyouwant to
change ( lxl , 1x3, 2x2, P,P) then
press the Seamless Switch1~4
Seamless Switch w1th1n 5 seconds .
(See "Special Function Descnpt,on •
formore information)
b. FULL SCREEN Press to change aspect
rat,oon modes thatdo notfillthe
entire screen . (e.g. lxl or lx3)
c. OSD : Press to showtheon screen
descriptions of thecontentthat 1s
currently showing. Will disappear 3s
later.

7. INPUT1-4:HDMI Inputs 1-4
8, OUTPUT: HDMI Output
9. STEREO: Ster eo Audio Out put
10. DC/12V: DC 12V IN
11. ON/OFF: Power on/off switch
12, Power: Power LED Indicator
13. 1 -4 : Input activ ity LEDs
14. IR: IR Receiver
15. SERVICE: Fi rmware Update port for factory use only
16. M ode 1: Cycle through 2x2, lxl, and PiP view modes
17. M ode 2:Cycle th r ough 1~4 Seaml ess Switch mode
18. M ode 3:Cycle through l x3 view mode
19. Audio: Audio channel output select button
20. Scaler button: pressing the Scaler button will switch between 1080p,1600p
and 4K@30Hz.
Special Function Description
Fo r 2x2 [ 83 ] mod e, thefour HDMI input sour ces are di s play ed in 2x2 on o ne s creen , pr ess this ke y and it wi ll be
displayed with the below layout:
INl IN2
IN3 IN4
Press [ 83 )+[ 0 )(modifyk ey)+ Seamless Switch 1 ~4_ This will place the selected input in the top left quadrant. (You
can choose the mode desire within Ss after pressing the 'modify' key, if no number is selected after Ss, the system will
time out unt il the modify key is pressed again).
Note: If in the desired viewing mode , you only need to pres s [ 0 )(modify key)+ Seamles s Sw i tch 1~4. If the current
mode is in a different displ ay mode you will need to pr es s full key button combin ation as below.

Press [ EB ]+ [ 0 ](modify key)+ Seamless Switch 1, then the layout will be:
INl IN2
IN3 IN4
Press [ EB ]+ [ 0 ](mod ify key)+Seamless Switch 2, then the layout will be:
IN2 INl
IN4 IN3
Press [ EB ]+ [ 0 ](modify key)+ Seamless Switch 3, then the layout will be:
IN3 IN4
INl IN2
Press [ EB ]+ [ 0 ](modify key)+ Seamless Switch 3, then the layout will be:
IN4 IN3
IN 2 IN l
For lxl [ [I] ] left /right mode, press this key once and it will display the below layout mode:
INl IN2
Press [ [I] ]+ [ 0 ](modify key) + Seamless Switch 1~4 (for left)+Seamless Switch 1~4 (for right). (You can choose the
mode desire within Ss after pressing the 'modify ' key, if no number is selected after Ss, the system will time out until the
modify key is pressed again).
Note: If in the desired viewing mode, you only need to press [ 0 j(modify key) +Seamless Switch 1~4 (for left) +
Seamless Switch 1--4 (for right). If the current mode is in a different display mode you will need to press full key
button combination as below.

Press [OJ ]+ [ 0 ](modify key)+ Seamless Switch 1+ Seamless Switch 2 or 3 or 4, then the layout will be:
INl
IN2 INl IN3
INl
IN4
or or
Press [OJ ]+ [ 0 ](modify key) + Seaml ess Switch 2+ Seam l ess Switch 1 or 3 or 4, then the layout will be:
IN2
INl IN2 IN3 IN2 IN4
or or
Press [ OJ ]+ [ 0] (modify key)+ Seaml ess Switch 3+ Seam l ess Switch 1 or 2 or 4, then the layout will be:
IN3 IN l IN3 IN2 IN3 IN4
or or
Press [OJ ]+ [ 0 ](modify key)+ Seamless Switch 4+ Sea mless Switch 1 or 2 or 3, then the layout will be:
IN4 INl IN4 I
N2 IN4 IN3
or or
For 1x1 [ OJ ] up /down mod e, pre ss this key tw ice and it will display the below layout:
INl
IN2
Press [ OJ ] +[ 0 ](modify key) twice+ Seamless Switch 1~4 (for left)+Seamless Switch 1~4 (for right). (You can choose
the mo de desire within Ss after pressing the ' modify ' key, if no number is selected after Ss, the system will time out until
the mo d ify key is pressed again).
Note: If in the desired viewing mode, you only need to press [ 0 ](modify key)+ Seamless Switch 1~4 (for left) +
Seamless Switch 1~4 (for right). If the current mode is in a different display mode you will need to press full key
button combination as be l ow .

Press [ DJ I twice+ [ 01 (modify key) + Seamless Switch 1 and Seamless Switch 2 or 3 or 4, then the layout will be:
INl INl
INl
IN2 IN3 IN4
or or
Press [ DJ ] twice+ [ 0 ] (modify key)+ Seamless Switch 2 and Seamless Switch 1 or 3 or 4, then the layout will be:
IN2 IN2 IN2
INl IN3 IN4
or or
Press [ DJ ] twice+ [ 01 (modify key)+ Seamless Switch 3 and Seamless Switch 1 or 2 or 4, then the layout will be:
IN3 IN3 IN3
INl IN2 IN4
or or
Press [DJ] twice+ [ 0] (modify key) + Seamless Switch 4 and Seamless Switch 1 or 2 or 3, then the layout will be:
IN4 IN4 IN4
INl IN2 IN3
or
or
For lx3 [ [§ I with one big and three s mall pictures , pre ss the 1x3 [[§I and it will bedisplayed with the below layout:
IN2
INl IN3
IN4
Press [ [§ ]+ [ 0] (modify key)+ Seamless Switch l "'4. (You can choose the mode desire within Ss after pressing the
'modify' key, if no number is selected after Ss, the system will time out until the modify key is pressed again).
Note: If in the desired viewing mode, you only need to press [ 0 ](modify key) + Seamless Switch 1..4 (for left} +
Seamless Switch 1 -- 4 (for right). Ifthe current mode is in a different display mode you will need to press full key
button combination as below.

Press [ [] j+ [ 0 j(modify key)+ Seamless Switch 1, the output layoutwill be:
IN2
INl IN3
IN4
Press [ [] ]+ [ 0 j(modify key)+ Seamless Switch 2, the output layoutwill be:
INl
IN2 IN3
IN4
Press [ [] ]+ [ 0 ](modify key)+ Seamless Switch 3, the output layout will be:
INl
IN3 IN2
IN4
Press [ [] ]+ [ 0] (modify key)+ Seamless Switch 4, the output layout will be:
IN l
IN4 IN2
IN3
For PIP mode, press [Q ]and it will be displayed with the below layout :
INl
I IN2
Press PiP [Q ]+ [ 0 ](modify key)+ Seamless Switch 1~4 (for large video)+ Seamless Switch 1~4 (forsmall video). (You
can choose the mode desire wi thi n Ss after pressing the 'modify' key, if no number is selected after Ss, the system will
ti me out until the modify key is pressed again).
Note: If in the desired viewing mode, you only need to pres s [ 0 ](modify key) + Seaml ess Switch 1 "' 4 {for large
video)+ Seamless Switch 1 "' 4 (for small video). If the current mode is in a different di splay mode you will ne ed to
pressfull key button combination as below.

Press [ GI ]+[0 ] (modify key) +SeamlessSwitch 1 + number 2 or 3 or 4, the output layout will be :
IN1 INl INl
I IN2
or
I IN3
or
I IN4
Press [ GI ]+[ 0] (modify key) +Seamless Switch 2 + number 1 or 3 or 4, the output layout will be:
IN2 IN2 IN2
I INl or I IN3 or I IN4
'--------''-----'
Press I GI )+I 0] (modify key) +Seamless Switch 3 + number 1 or 2 or 4, the output layout will be:
IN3 IN3 IN3
I IN1 or I IN2 or I IN4
~-- -~~-~
Press[ GI ]+I0 ](modify key) +Seamless Switch 4 + number 1 or 2 or 3, the output layout will be:
IN4 IN4 IN4
I INl or I IN2 or I IN3
'---------''-----'
Note: Press the PiP I GI ] button to cycle control the location of the PiP small video shown below :
IN1 INl
IN2 I I IN2
I IN2 » IN2 I »
INl
»
INl
Note: the PiP loc at ion is saved when video selection is changed, and vice versa.

Connection Diagram
i i i i Adapter
HDTV
Btu-ray DVD
PS3 PC
DVD Earphone
••~--i•• HDMI Cable
__ ,___ 3.5mm Cable
-- DC PowerCable
~ HDMI signal flow

Specification
Input Ports HDMI x4
Output Ports HDMI x 1, Stereo x 1
Vertical Frequency Range 50/G0Hz
Video Bandwidth 3.0Gbps/300MHz per channel(9Gbps all channel)
lnterlaced(S0&60Hz) 480i,576i,1080i
Progressive(S0&60Hz) 480p,576p,720p,1080p,4K@30Hz
Limited Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor
OperatingTemperature 32 °F to 158°F
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Storage Humidity 5% to 90% RH non-condensation
Power Supply 12V DC
Power Consumption (Max) SW
Switcher Unit Cert
CE, FCC, RoHS
Power Supply Cert CE, FCC,RoHS
Power Adapter Standard US Standard
Dimension(lxWxH) 8.39 x 3.94 x 0.98 inches
Net Weight lib
Material Metal
User Manual English
Note:Specification is subject to change without notice.

Troubleshooting
Problems
Causes
Solutions
Power light is off and productis not Is the power adapterproperly Please check
if the power adapteris
working; Signal light is off and no
connected and the power on/off button connected properlyand turn on the
video output, black screen. turned on? power
on/off switch; Please connect
Is the HDMI Cable properlyplugged the player, product, and displaydevices
into the inputs or Outputs? Is the HDMI according
to theinstructions; if not,
Cable up to standards? please replace the input and output
connections with new HDMI cables
Screen splash or pink screen HDMI cable may not be good Please use the standard HDMI cable,
quality or the cable is too long the
input/output cable length at 1080p
can't exceed l0M to l0M, 4K@30Hz
can't exceed SM to SM
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