SY Electronics MFT62 User manual

MFT62
SY Electronics Ltd., 7 Worrall Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4TH
Tel: [phone] – Web: www.sy.uk
User Manual
MFT62
6 Input / 2 Output Multi-Format Switcher
4 HDMI, DisplayPort and VGA inputs with independent
HDMI and HDBaseT outputs
4K UHD

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FRONT PANEL 4
REAR PANEL 5
USING THE MFT62 5
Front Panel Controls 6
Local Button 6
Remote Button 6
AUTO Detection Mode 6
Input LED Modes 6
De-embedded Audio output 6
Using an External Switches 7
CASCADE MODE 7
EDID SETTING 7
CONNECTING THE MFT62 9
RS232-CTL COMMANDS 10
System Commands 10
Output Setup Commands 10
RS232-CTL to Remote HDBT Commands 11
HDBaseT Auto Display ON/OFF Commands 11
Input EDID Setup Commands 12
IR Code Setup 13
Back Panel PB Input Selection 13
Auto Mode Commands 13
Other Response Messages 14
De-embedded Audio output 14
SPECIFICATION 14
RJ45 Cabling Details 15
Safety Instructions 16
After Sales Service 16

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Thank you for purchasing the MFT62 Multi-format Transmitter.
This product is designed with professional AV installers in mind. The many extensive features
assist with system integration, validation and maintenance. Please carefully read this manual
prior to installation and keep for future reference. You can download further supporting
documentations from our web site (sy.co.uk)
Installation precautions
This product has special circuitry to protect it against moderate surges and static discharges.
However, to ensure reliable operation and long service life, it is important to take the necessary
precautions against any spikes, surges, lightening and static discharges.
Place the unit away from heat sources and allow adequate ventilation.
Shielded cables and in particular cat6, cat6a or cat7 are highly recommended. As much as
possible cables should be routed away from any noisy sources and avoiding long runs in close
proximity to mains cables.

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The MTF62 is a 4K 6-input Multi-Format Switcher with 2 independent outputs, Local HDMI and
HDBaseT Transmitter. The HDBaseT output can broadcast up to 70m @ 1080p or 40m @ 4K 30Hz
using cat6a cable.
It provides the following features:
4x HDMI inputs (4K UHD)
1x DisplayPort input
1x VGA input
Local HDMI output
Remote HDBaseT output with iPoC control
2x RS232 ports – For control and data pass through
Bi-directional IR input /output
External pushbutton interface
EDID Management
Auto display on/off control option on HDBaseT port
The inputs can be independently selected for either of the outputs using the front panel buttons,
RS232 commands, IR commands or external contact closures.
Front Panel
Name
Description
Service
Mini USB for firmware upgrades only
Remote Link
Solid – Transmitter Receiver pair are linked
Remote HDCP
Solid – HDCP ON Flashing – HDCP OFF
HD1, HD2, HD3, HD4,
DP, VGA
Solid – Currently selected input is active
Flashing – No video on currently selected input
Auto
Solid – Auto mode
OFF – Manual mode
Local button
Input select for the Local HDMI output. > 3S for Auto mode
Remote button
Input select for the Remote HDBaseT output. > 3S for Auto mode

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Rear Panel
Name
Description
VGA IN
VGA input connector
Audio In
Analogue audio input for VGA IN
DP In
DisplayPort input connector
HDMI1 to HDMI4
HDMI Input connectors
HDMI Out
Local HDMI Output connector
HDBT Out
HDBaseT Output connector (iPoC)
Audio Out
De-embedded analogue stereo audio output from HDBT OUT
Input Select
External pushbutton (push-to-make) interface for input selection
IR In
IR input from IR eye to control devices at the remote location
IR Out
IR output to control local devices from the remote location
RS232
Pass-through RS232 between HDBaseT output and the receiver
RS232-CTL
RS232 for controlling the MFT62
48V
48V DC power input
Using the MFT62
1. Connect the video inputs as required.
2. Connect the video outputs as required.
3. Power up the MFT62.
4. Press the LOCAL button to select an input to the local display.
5. Press the REMOTE button to select an input to the remote display.
6. To use Auto input detection, press and hold either the LOCAL or the REMOTE buttons
until its respective AUTO LED is lit. Auto Input detection is cancelled when the
respective LOCAL or the REMOTE button is pressed and held until its AUTO LED has
gone out.
7. An external pushbutton interface to the INPUT SELECT connector may also be used to
select any input to the outputs either separately or simultaneously.

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Front Panel Controls
The two front panel buttons allow for video input selection to the two outputs, enabling or
disabling the auto input detection mode as well as changing the EDID setting for each input.
Local Button
The LOCAL button selects the signal source to send to the HDMI output of the MFT62. When the
Local AUTO mode is off, repeated presses of the LOCAL button will switch sequentially through all
the inputs, even if there is no signal present. When the Local AUTO mode is ON, only inputs with
video signal present are selectable.
To enable or disable the Local AUTO mode, press and hold the LOCAL button until the LOCAL AUTO
LED changes state (~ 3s).
Remote Button
The REMOTE button selects the signal source to send to the HDBaseT output of the MFT62. When
the Remote AUTO mode is off, repeated presses of the REMOTE button will switch sequentially
through all the inputs, even if there is no signal present. When the Local AUTO mode is ON, only
inputs with video signal present are selectable.
To enable or disable the Local AUTO mode, press and hold the REMOTE button until the REMOTE
AUTO LED changes state (~ 3s).
AUTO Detection Mode
With the Auto Mode enabled for either the LOCAL or REMOTE outputs, the MFT62 will only switch
between inputs that have an active input signal. If a new input source is detected, the MFT62 will
immediately switch to that input.
Should the currently selected input signal go off or become disconnected, then the MFT62 will
automatically switch to the next available input signal. The direction in which this switching can be
set using an RS232 command.
Input LED Modes
The Input LEDs (HD1-4, DP, and VGA) provide visual feedback as to the selected input for both the
LOCAL and REMOTE outputs. An OFF LED indicates input is not selected. They also provide
information about the input signal status as detailed in the following table:
Input Selection LEDs
Input Signal State
ON
Selected - Input signal present / Active
Flashing
Selected - Input signal missing / Off
Off
Not Selected
De-embedded Audio output
Either the Local HDMI or the Remote HDBaseT output can be de-embedded and presented on the
phoenix L/R Stereo output. Only PCM stereo audio streams are extracted in this way. RS232
commands allow for selection of the video output the audio is taken from, as well as enabling or
disabling the analogue audio output.

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Using an External Switches
The MFT62 has an interface for Input selection, using simple external Push Button switches, as
shown in the following schematic:
For each connector, pin 1 is left-most when viewed from the rear of the MFT62.
An LED can be used in parallel with each switch, mirroring the input selection status as per front
panel (FP). Any input selection (from FP, external PB switches, RS232) is accordingly reflected on
all FP LEDs, External PB switches/LEDs, and the RS232.
The output that is controlled by the external switch can be set using an RS232 command. The
available settings are: Both outputs together; the Local output only or the Remote output only.
An additional feature provided by this external keypad is that an input can be selected for
preview on the Local output before setting the Remote output to that same input by pressing
both the DP and VG buttons at the same time.
Cascade Mode
Cascade mode can be enabled/disabled via RS232 commands (SET CAD EN, SET CAD DIS), using
RS232-CTL port. This may speed up the overall system switching speed when several devices are
cascaded together (such as MFT62 to MSUHD88 to Apollo 4K to…).
EDID Setting
Each of the 6 inputs can have its own comprehensive EDID management, using RS232 commands
(RS232-CTL) or manually from the front panel.
Manual EDID Setting: To access this mode, press and hold both the Local & Remote buttons
together (~3s) until the LEDs flash briefly.
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Local LEDs show the EDID setting for the selected input. Use the Local button to change the EDID
setting to another value.
Press and hold the Local button to accept the new setting. The MFT62 drops out of the manual
EDID setting mode when a new setting is accepted or if there is no activity for about 10 seconds,
at which time the MFT62 will revert to the previously stored settings.
The following EDID table applies only to the HD1, HD2, HD3, HD4 and DP inputs:
HD1
HD2
HD3
HD4
DP
VG
EDID Setting
○
○
○
○
○
○
1080P 2CH (PCM)
●
○
○
○
○
○
1080P 6CH
○
●
○
○
○
○
1080P 8CH
●
●
○
○
○
○
1080P 3D 2CH (PCM)
○
○
●
○
○
○
1080P 3D 6CH
●
○
●
○
○
○
1080P 3D 8CH
○
●
●
○
○
○
4K30Hz 3D 2CH (PCM)
●
●
●
○
○
○
4K30HZ 3D 6CH
○
○
○
●
○
○
4K30HZ 3D 8CH
●
○
○
●
○
○
4K60Hz (Y420) 3D 2CH (PCM)
○
●
○
●
○
○
4K60Hz (Y420) 3D 6CH
●
●
○
●
○
○
4K60Hz (Y420) 3D 8CH
○
○
●
●
○
○
1080P 2CH (PCM) HDR
●
○
●
●
○
○
1080P 6CH HDR
○
●
●
●
○
○
1080P 8CH HDR
●
●
●
●
○
○
1080P 3D 2CH (PCM) HDR
○
○
○
○
●
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1080P 3D 6CH HDR
●
○
○
○
●
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1080P 3D 8CH HDR
○
●
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○
●
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4K30Hz 3D 2CH (PCM) HDR
●
●
○
○
●
○
4K30Hz 3D 6CH HDR
○
○
●
○
●
○
4K30Hz 3D 8CH HDR
●
○
●
○
●
○
4K60Hz (Y420) 3D 2CH (PCM) HDR
○
●
●
○
●
○
4K60Hz (Y420) 3D 6CH HDR
●
●
●
○
●
○
4K60Hz (Y420) 3D 8CH HDR
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○
○
●
●
○
USER1 EDID
●
○
○
●
●
○
USER2 EDID
○
●
○
●
●
○
USER3 EDID

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The following EDID table applies only to the VGA input:
HD1
HD2
HD3
HD4
DP
VG
EDID Setting
○
○
○
○
○
○
VGA 1080P
●
○
○
○
○
○
USER1 EDID
○
●
○
○
○
○
USER2 EDID
●
●
○
○
○
○
USER3 EDID
The USER1 EDID, USER2 EDID and USER3 EDID memory locations on each input can only be
programmed by using RS232 commands, and must contain valid EDID data before being used.
Connecting the MFT62

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RS232-CTL Commands
All commands are sent at 57600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity and one stop bit.
Commands are not case sensitive, but must always be followed by a carriage-return (0x0d).
All responses are in uppercase and provide an acknowledgement of the command or reply with
the requested data, and are terminated with a carriage-return & line-feed (0x0d 0x0a).
System Commands
RS232 Command
Command Details
H
Help – list all available commands
STA
Show Global System Status
SET RST
Reset to Factory Defaults
SET ADDR xx
Set System Address to xx, where xx is in the range [00~99]. The factory
default is 00
GET ADDR
Get System Address
SET CAS DIS
Turn Cascade mode OFF for both outputs
SET CAS EN
Turn Cascade mode ON for both outputs
GET CAS
Get Cascade Mode Status
GET STA
Get System Status
GET INx SIG STA
Get the signal status for input x
Signal present returns INx SIG STA 1
No signal present returns INx SIG STA 0
Output Setup Commands
RS232 Command
Command Details
SET OUTx VS INy
Set Output x To Input y
Output x is:
0 = Both outputs (HDMI & HDBaseT)
1 = Local HDMI output
2 = Remote HDBaseT output
Input y is:
1-4 = HDMI inputs 1 to 4
5 = DisplayPort input
6 = VGA input
SET OUT EXA DIS
Disable Extracted Audio Output
SET OUT EXA EN
Enable Extracted Audio Output
SET EXA BTV OUTx
Set Video Output to Select for Audio De-embedding:
Output x is:
1 = Local HDMI output
2 = Remote HDBaseT output
GET OUTx VS
Get Output x Video Routing
Output x is:
0 = Both outputs (HDMI & HDBaseT)
1 = Local HDMI output
2 = Remote HDBaseT output
GET OUT EXA
Get Ex-Audio (de-embedded) Output Enable/Disable Status
GET EXA BTV OUT
Get the video output number being used for audio de-embedding