RDL RDL-MX4K88 User manual

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Model No. RDL-MX4K88
Version 1.2
Warning
l Do not expose this device to Rain, Moisture, and Dripping
l Only use accessories specified by the manufacture
l Unplug this device during Lightning Storms
l Product specifications may be subject to technical upgrades without further notice

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Content
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3
2 Front Panel Control ....................................................................................................................................... 3
3 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
4 RS232/LAN Control ..................................................................................................................................... 5
4.1 RS232 connector ............................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Ethernet control and connection ....................................................................................................... 6
5 PC tool user guide ......................................................................................................................................... 6
5.1 Account’s authentication ................................................................................................................... 6
5.1.1 Password modification ......................................................................................................................... 7
5.2 Connect with PC tool ........................................................................................................................ 7
5.3 Matrix Switch page ........................................................................................................................... 8
5.4 Signal Setting page ............................................................................................................................ 9
5.5 FineTune ......................................................................................................................................... 10
5.6 TV Wall ........................................................................................................................................... 10
5.6.1 Build a wall .............................................................................................................................. 11
5.6.2 Bezel adjust ............................................................................................................................. 12
5.6.3 One more TV wall ................................................................................................................... 13
5.6.4 Multi View with TV Wall ........................................................................................................ 14
5.6.5 Save scene/ Load scene ........................................................................................................... 15
5.7 Advanced route switch page ........................................................................................................... 15
6 Control via Web .......................................................................................................................................... 15
7 Electrical parameters ................................................................................................................................... 16
8 Appendix A: Query IP info via UART ........................................................................................................ 17
9 Appendix B: Query IP address info via Network ....................................................................................... 18
10 Appendix C: Set IP info via UART ............................................................................................................. 19
11 Appendix D: Set IP info via Network ......................................................................................................... 20
12 Appendix E: Set IP address on Windows 7 or XP ...................................................................................... 21
13 Appendix F: Direct connect via Ethernet cable .......................................................................................... 23
14 Appendix G: Connect via network route /switch ........................................................................................ 24
15 Appendix H: Troubleshoot with Network control ...................................................................................... 25
16 Appendix I: Advanced routing switch ........................................................................................................ 26
17 Appendix J: Change List ( VS V2 version ) ............................................................................................... 28

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1 Introduction
RDL-MX4K88 is a high-performance seamless UHD matrix switcher with 8x HDMI inputs and 8x HDMI
outputs. Audio extract or insert can also be enabled on this device. IR matrix routing on this video matrix is
followed with video routing. RDL-MX4K88 support one or more video wall with RS232 command
RDL-MX4K88 key features:
l Support HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2
l Support seamless switching
l Support video wall
l Support IR matrix
l Support HDMI audio extract
l Support external LR audio insert on HDMI stream
l Support EDID management
l HDMI video output resolution up to 3840x2160@60
l Front panel,RS232,TCP/IP (LAN 10M/100M) control
2 Front Panel Control
l OUTPUT/INPUT buttons
Press buttons OUTPUT n + INPUT m+ TAKE by sequence, switch matrix input n to output m
l Press button POWER and hold for 5 seconds, to make the matrix enter standby state.
Press button POWER and hold for 1 seconds to power on the matrix
l Press button LOCK more than 2 seconds and less than 6 seconds, to lock or un-lock front buttons.
When locked, the Lock LED lighted;
Press button LOCK more than 6 seconds, enter into the input output lock menu, then press IN n
Or OUTPUT button to toggle the input or output lock status, then press TAKE to set,
Press CLEAR to exit.
l Press buttons ALL + INPUT m + TAKE by sequence, to switch input m to all the outputs
l Press button SAVE + OUTPUT n to save current routing scene as scene n. The maximum available
scene No. is 8
l Press button RECALL + OUTPUT n to recall routing scene n as current routing
l Press button RES + OUTPUT + NEXT + TAKE, to change output resolution of OUTPUT n
Resolution options:
3840x2160@60, 3840x2160@50, 3840x2160@30, 3840x2160@25,
1920x1200@60,1920x1080@60, 1920x1080@50, 1600x1200@60,
1400x1050@60, 1366x768@60,1360x768@60,1280x1024@60,
1280x768@60,1280x720@60, 1280x720@50, 1024x768@60

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l Press buttons EDID + INPUT m + NEXT + TAKE, change the EDID mode of port INPUT m
EDID option:
Manual, 3840x2160@60, 3840x2160@30, 1920x1200@60,
1920x1080@60, 1280x1024@60, 1280x720@60, 1024x768@60
Manual EDID is loaded by PC Tool
3 Rear Panel
l LAN(10M/100M), RS232 are for PC control
l Analog Audio IN/OUT ports bind to corresponding HDMI ports.
For example:
If HDMI 1 audio source is selected with External LR by PC Tool, then analog AUDIO IN LR1 (with
ф3.5mm jacket) will be selected to replace the embedded audio of the HDMI input 1 data stream. If
HDMI 1 audio source is selected with AUTO by PC TOOL, then will use the original embedded audio of
input HDMI 1 as its audio data stream.
If the input is DVI signal, no matter how it is set up, system will get external analog audio input.Analog
AUDIO OUT n will always output the same audio content with HDMI OUTPUT n Analog Audio
IN/OUT connection
l IR IN and IR OUT
IR IN/OUT is for remote control routing, and follow the video routing.
For example, if input HDMI m is routed to output HDMI n1 and n2 ports, then IR IN n1 and n2 ports
will be routed to IR OUT m port. Please refer bellow illustration.
Relationship between video and IR routing
Analog
Audio

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IR extender connectors (not as accessories)
4 RS232/LAN Control
4.1 RS232 connector
l RS-232 control, baud rate 9600, DB9 connector
l Port RS232-1 is DB9 female connector, Pins layout as bellow. User need use the corresponding cable,
directly/straight RS232 cable
Baud rate 9600
I
ndex
Pin
1
N/u
2
Tx( Matrix → PC)
PC )
3
Rx( Matrix ←PC )
4
N/u
5
Gnd
6
N/u
7
N/u
8
N/u
9
N/u

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l RS232-2 and IR-EXT ports are reserved for future development
4.2 Ethernet control and connection
Note：Factory default network setting：
5 PC tool user guide
5.1 Account’s authentication
When you run the PC tool, there needs password to authenticate.
Default password of Administrator（access to all features）： 111111
Default password of User（access to all features, except OSD function）： 000000
NOTE：In case of password lost, there’s a super password to login and modify password: Smartsecuri@2010

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5.1.1 Password modification
1. Click drop-down list to select account: Administrator or User
2. Input current password, then click the ‘modify’ button to authenticate
3. Input new password twice, then click the ‘modify’ button
5.2 Connect with PC tool
1. The default PC tool’s UI style as bellow
2. User can select UART (with RS232 cable) or Network to connect, baud rate is 9600 bps
3. Network control (with cat5/6 cable, default IP address, 192.168,0.247), follow below steps:
a) Query IP address info via UART, please refer to Appendix A
Or query IP address info via Network, please refer to Appendix B
b) Set IP info via UART, please refer to Appendix C
Or set IP info via Network, please refer to Appendix D

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c) Set IP address on Windows 7/XP, please refer to Appendix E
d) User can directly connect via Ethernet cable ( please refer to Appendix F ),
Or connect via network route/switch ( please refer to Appendix G )
e) Click Connected button to setup link and connect
4. When connect with PC Tool, User sometimes may encounter connection failure, please refer to
Appendix H, Troubleshoot with Network control to fix
5.3 Matrix Switch page
1. There are 3 options for Matrix Switch page, user can press button to change the UI style.
Suggest use the default one
2. There is a shortcut button to switch one input port to all output ports, that is Allset,
3. For example, switch input 1 to all outputs, user can select
4. Recall mode：Recall a inputs/outputs routing scene which already be saved before.
The device supports maximum 8 scenes.
5. Save mode：Save current inputs /outputs routing in one
index. Maximum 8 modes supported.
Note:Save/Recall here button here works the same with front
panel save/recall control
6. System reset: The PC tool support reset system to recover
to factory configuration.
7. EDID Control: Click the ‘EDID’ button on Matrix Switch
page, then opens a EDID control window

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a) Read EDID： Select the output port ，then click the ‘Read ’button to read EDID
b) Write EDID： First read a EDID from output port，or open a EDID file that saved before，then select
c) the input port，and click the ‘Write’ button to write EDID
d) Save EDID：After reading EDID successfully， Click ‘Save’ button to save
e) This EDID for one input port is act as the Manual EDID, which can be selected or deselected
f) by the front panel
5.4 Signal Setting page
1. Audio Select
There are two options for input Audio Select
a) Auto: If the input source is HDMI signal, system will get the embeded audio, and if the input source
is DVI signal, the system will get the corresponding analog audio
b) External: System will get the corresponding analog audio
2. Output type
There are four options for input Output Type:
A. UHD-HDMI (HDCP OFF): HDCP Off
B. UHD-DVI
C. UHD-HDCP-1.4,
D. UHD-HDCP-2.2
3. Output Format
User can set output resolution here
1) 3840x2160@60
2) 3840x2160@50
3) 3840x2160@30
4) 3840x2160@25,
5) 1920x1200@60
6) 1920x1080@60
7) 1920x1080@50
8) 1600x1200@60
9) 1400x1050@60
10) 1366x768@60
11) 1360x768@60

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12) 1280x1024@60
13) 1280x768@60
14) 1280x720@60
15) 1280x720@50
16) 1024x768@60
5.5 FineTune
User can read and set the brightness/contrast/saturation/sharpness of each output.
NOTE：
If none special occasions, do not change the default settings;
If there is a problem after the change, click Reset to return to the factory settings.
5.6 TV Wall
Set the TV wall display quantity , how many rows and columns of panels to be layout

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5.6.1 Build a wall
Select one screen, right click, can see a menu as the following picture shows:
l Input Select: Select the input port, for the displayer to display (Input 1 ~ Input 8);
l Output Select: Set the output port that connect to the display, need set according to the TV wall
connect status; It means which output port connect to the display;
l Output Format: Set the output resolution;
Click to select the screen, then drag, select the screens to splice, right-click, and click Screen
Stitching to splicing;

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If user want to cancel one TV WALL, first select the wall which is splicing, right click, then select Cancel
Stitching.
5.6.2 Bezel adjust
There are two options to set bezel
Type A with pixels setting, maximum number is 255, see below:
Type B with millimeter setting, see below:

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5.6.3 One more TV wall
RDL-MX4K88 support several TV walls at the same time, for example it support one 2x2 wall and one
2x1 wall.

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Each wall has its own bezel setting. Click one wall and then set bezel one by one
5.6.4 Multi View with TV Wall
Above is one 2x2 wall, for example. If want screen 5 to separately display another video source, user can
select Screen 5 - Cancel Stitching, then select the same or another video source for screen 5 to display.
This separate screen is a full display screen

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5.6.5 Save scene/ Load scene
On the TV wall page, user can save or load one splicing wall scene , including input/output routing and
wall layout
5.7 Advanced route switch page
Please refer to Appendix I for this section.
6 Control via Web
1) Directly Input the IP address in the web browser, then press ‘Enter’ key
2) Input the username: admin
3) Input the password: admin
4) Login and then you can control the matrix switch function use the website;
5) Please note, on website control, user only can control basic operation.

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7 Electrical parameters
Electrical parameter
Interface
HDMI-A
HDMI /DP /VGA Version
HDMI2.0,HDCP2.2
Bandwidth
18Gbps
Input
800x600@60Hz,1024x768@60Hz, 1280x768@60Hz,
1280x800@60Hz,1280x1024@60Hz,1360x768@60Hz,
1366x768@60Hz,1400x1050@60Hz,1440x900@60Hz,
1600x1200@60Hz,1680x1050@60Hz,
1920x1200@60Hz,480p,576p,720p,1920x1080i,
1920x1080p,3840x2160@24Hz/25Hz/30Hz/50Hz/60Hz,
4096x2160@24Hz/25Hz/30Hz/50Hz/60Hz.
Output
3840x2160@60Hz, 3840x2160@50Hz,
3840x2160@30Hz, 3840x2160@25Hz,
1920x1200@60Hz,1920x1080@60Hz,
1920x1080@50Hz,1600x1200@60Hz,
1400x1050@60Hz,1366x768@60Hz,
1360x768@60Hz, 1280x1024@60Hz,
1280x768@60Hz, 1280x720@60Hz,
1280x720@50Hz, 1024x768@60Hz
HDMI Amplitude
T.M.D.S +/- 0.4Vpp
Differential impedance
100±15ohm
RS232/Ethernet control
Baud rate and protocol
Baud rate：9600, data bit：8，
stop bit：1,no parity checking
Ethernet
IE10.0+,HTML5
Power
Max Consumption
100W, 110-240VAC
Matrix Mechanical dimensions
Size(mm)
430(L)X300(W)X44 (H)
Weight
5Kg
Operating temperature
0 to 40°C
Storage temperature
-20 to 70°C
Permissible humidity
10%-50%
7. Package Contents
Item
Quantity
RDL-MX4K88 unit
1
AC Power Cord
1

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8 Appendix A: Query IP info via UART
Method A: After connected to the device via UART, Click the ‘Find via UART’ button at ‘Matrix
Switch’ page to read the IP information.
Method B: After connected to the device via UART, Click the ‘Find via UART’ button at ‘Network
Setting’ page to read the IP information.

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9 Appendix B: Query IP address info via Network
After connecting to the device via network，we can query information as follows.
Method A: Switch to ‘Matrix Swtich ’ page, then click ‘Search Device’ button to query IP address
information.
Method B: After switching to ‘Network Setting’ page, click ‘Search Device’ button to search
devices, then click one device in the result list to load its IP address information.

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10 Appendix C: Set IP info via UART
After connected to the device via UART, switch to ‘Network Setting’ page:
1. Click ‘Find via UART‘ button to read IP information
2. Modify IP address type to Static IP or Auto IP(DHCP). If IP address type modified to Static
IP, then input IP address, subnet mask and gateway information.
3. Click ‘Save Config’ button to save.
4. Click ‘Find via UART’ button again to read IP information to make sure the modification is
successful.

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11 Appendix D: Set IP info via Network
After connecting to the device via network，we can query information as follows.
a) Setp A: Switch to ‘Network Setting’ page, then click the ‘Search Device’ button to search devices
b) Setp B：Click the device you want to configure in the result list (When you click it, the software will
read the network configuration of the device automatically)
c) Setp C：Modify the IP address or the IP address type or other configuration.
d) Step D:Click the ‘Save Config’ button to save data
e) Setp E:When the software shows a message of ‘Success’, click ‘Search Device’ button to load
configuration again to make sure your modification is saved successfully.