VigilLink VLMX-88HT2 User manual

VLMX-88HT2
8x8 HDMI 2.0 Matrix over HDBaseT 150m 18Gbps
VER 1.02

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operating, or adjusting this product. Please keep this manual for future reference.
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This product contains sensitive electrical components that electrical spikes may damage,
surges, electric shocks, lightning strikes, etc. The use of surge protection systems is highly
recommended to protect and extend the life of your equipment.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................
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2. Features...........................................................................................................................
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3. Package Contents. ........................................................................................................
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4. Specifications. ................................................................................................................
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5. Operation Controls and Functions................................................................................
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5.1. Matrix Panel...........................................................................................................
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5.2. HDBaseT Receiver Panel.......................................................................................
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6. IR Remote...................................................................................................................
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7. IR Control System. .....................................................................................................
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8. IR Cable Pin Assignment................................................................................................
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9. EDID Management.........................................................................................................
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10. Web GUI User Guide. ...................................................................................................
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11. RS-232 Control Command...........................................................................................
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12. Application Example. ..................................................................................................
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1. Introduction
The 18Gbps 8x8 HDBaseT(150M) Matrix can connect 8 HDMI sources to 16 displays. It
features 8 HDMI outputs, and each HDMI output is mirrored to provide a Cat-Cable output
that runs simultaneously. HDBaseT output can extend video transmission distance up to
492ft / 150m via a single Cat 5e/6/7 cable, and the resolution is up to 4K2K@60Hz 4:4:4.
Audio de-embedded to analog and coaxial audio is supported. Each HDMI output supports
4K2K to 1080P downscale independently.
The product supports the IR matrix. The IR signal is one-to-one control at the Matrix end, but
the IR signal follows the HDMI video channel at the HDBaseT Receiver end.
The product provides an intuitive set of front panels with an OLED screen and supports
control via front panel buttons, IR remote, RS-232, LAN, and Web GUI.
2. Features
☆ HDMI 2.0b, HDCP 2.2, and HDCP 1. x compliant
☆ Video resolution up to 4K2K@60Hz (YUV 4:4:4) on all HDMI & HDBaseT ports
☆ 8 HDMI inputs, 8 HDMI & HDBaseT mirrored outputs
☆ HDMI ports transmit 18Gbps lossless uncompressed video bandwidth
☆ Support 18Gbps lossless compressed HDBaseT signal transmission
☆ Support 4K->1080P Down Scaler for each output port
☆ HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and HLG are supported
☆ HDBaseT output can extend video transmission distance up to 492ft / 150m for 1080P
or 394ft / 120m for 4K2K via a single Cat 5e/6/7 cable
☆ HDMI audio pass-through up to 7.1CH HD audio (LPCM, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD
Master Audio)
☆ Support IR matrix
☆ Audio de-embedded is supported via analog and coax ports
☆ Advanced EDID management and CEC control are supported
☆ 24V PoC on all HDBaseT ports
☆ 1U rack mounted design with front panel OLED display
☆ Control via front panel buttons, IR remote, RS-232, LAN, and Web GUI

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3. Package Contents
① 1 x 18Gbps 8x8 HDBaseT(150M) Matrix
② 8 x HDBaseT Receiver
③ 1 x Matrix IR Remote
④ 1 x 100~240V AC 50/60Hz Power cable
⑤ 1 x RS-232 serial cable (1.5 meters, male to female head)
⑥ 8 x 3-pin Phoenix Connector & 8 x 5-pin Phoenix Connector
⑦ 9 x IR Blaster cable (1.5 meters)
⑧ 9 x IR Receiver cable (1.5 meters)
⑨ 18 x Mounting Ear (Matrix and Receiver)
⑩ 1x User Manual
4. Specifications
Technical
HDMI Compliance
HDMI 2.0b
HDCP Compliance
HDCP 2.2 and HDCP 1. x
Video Bandwidth
18Gbps
Video Resolution
Up to 4K2K@50/60Hz (4:4:4)
Color Space RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4/4:2:2/4:2:0
Color Depth
8-bit, 10-bit, 12-bit (1080p@60Hz)
8-bit (4K2K@60Hz YUV4:4:4)
8-bit
，
10-bit,12-bit (4K2K@60Hz YCbCr 4:2:2/4:2:0
）
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG
HDMI Audio Formats
LPCM 2.0/2.1/5.1/6.1/7.1, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD,
Dolby Digital Plus(DD+), DTS-ES, DTS HD Master,
DTS HD-HRA, DTS-X
Coax Audio Formats PCM 2.0, Dolby Digital / Plus, DTS 2.0/5.1
Analog Balanced
Audio Formats
PCM2.0CH
Vmax
2Vrms
SNR
＞
90dB
THD+N Ratio
＜
0.1%
（
V_max
）
0.001%~0.01%
（
V_best
）
Crosstalk
＞
80dB
Frequency Response
20Hz~20kHz ±0.5dB
ESD Protection
Human-body Model:
±8kV (Air-gap discharge) , ±4kV (Contact discharge)

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Connection
Matrix
Inputs: 8 x HDMI Type A [19-pin female]
Outputs: 8 x HDMI Type A [19-pin female]
8 × HDBaseT port [RJ45]
8 × Coaxial audio [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack]
8 × balanced analog audio [5-pin Phoenix
connector]
Controls: 9 x IR IN [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack]
9 x IR OUT [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack]
1 × TCP/IP [RJ45]
1 × RS-232 [D-Sub 9]
HDBaseT Receiver
Input: 1 x HDBT IN [RJ45, 8-pin female]
Outputs: 1 x HDMI Type A [19-pin female]
1 x AUDIO OUT [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack]
Controls: 1 x IR IN [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack]
1 x IR OUT [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack]
1 x RS-232 [3-pin Phoenix connector]
1 x SERVICE [Mini-USB, Update port]
Mechanical
Housing Metal Enclosure
Color Black
Dimensions Matrix: 440mm (W) × 374mm (D) × 88.6mm (H)
Receiver: 140mm (W) x 65mm (W) x 18mm (W)
Weight Matrix: 6.54Kg, Receiver: 155g
Power Supply
AC 100 - 240V 50/60Hz
Power Consumption
125W (Max)
Operating Temperature 0°C ~ 40°C / 32°F ~ 104°F
Storage Temperature -20°C ~ 60°C / -4°F ~ 140°F
Relative Humidity 20~90% RH (Non-Condensation)
Resolution / Distance
4K60 - Feet / Meters
Cat5e/6/7 492ft / 150M
Resolution / Cable length
4K60 -
Feet / Meters
4K30 -
Feet / Meters
1080P60 -
Feet / Meters
HDMI IN / OUT 16ft / 5M 32ft / 10M 50ft / 15M
The use of a "Premium High-Speed HDMI" cable is highly recommended.

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5. Operation Controls and Functions
5.1 Matrix Panel
Front Panel
NO. Name Function Description
1OLED screen
Display matrix switching status, input/output port, EDID,
Baud rate, IP Address.
2Power LED
The LED will illuminate in green when the product is working
normally and red when the product is on standby.
3OUTPUT /
INPUT buttons
You need to press an output button (1~8) firstly and then
press an input button (1~8) to select the corresponding
input source for the output port.
4
MENU / ENTER
/ UP /DOWN
①EDID setting: On the initial OLED display screen, press
"MENU" button to enter the "Select EDID" interface, press
"UP/DOWN" button to select the required EDID, and press
the "ENTER" button to enter the "Copy to Input:" interface.
Then press the "UP/DOWN" button to select the input port
you
need to set, and press the "ENTER" button again to confirm.
②Baud rate setting: On the initial OLED display screen,
press the "MENU" button twice to enter the "SELECT BAUD"
interface,
and press the "UP/DOWN" button to select the required
Baud rate; finally, press the "ENTER" button to confirm the
setting.
③IP Address Check: On the initial OLED display screen,
Press the "MENU" button three times to enter the IP
interface
and check the current IP address, press the "UP/DOWN"
button to switch DHCP ON/OFF, and finally press the
"ENTER" button to confirm the setting.
Pressing the "MENU" button again will return to the initial
OLED display status.
5 POWER button
Press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds to enter
the standby mode, then press the button again to wake up
the device.
6IR Window
IR receiver window only receives the IR remote signal from
this product.

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7LOCK button
Press the LOCK button to lock the front panel buttons
(Except the power button); Press the button again to
unlock.

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↑
Rear Panel
No.
Name
Function Description
1
IR OUT (1-8/
ALL) ports
Connect to
the IR blaster cable; the IR emit signal is from
the
"IR IN" port of the HDBaseT Receiver.
2
IR IN (1-8/ALL)
ports
Connect to the IR receiver cable; the IR receive signal will
emit to the "IR OUT" port of the HDBaseT Receiver.
3AUDIO OUT
(1-8) ports
8 groups of coaxial and balanced analog audio mirrored
output ports. AUDIO OUT (1-
8) follows the video output of
OUTPUT (1-8) ports.
4
CONTROL ports
TCP/IP: The link port for TCP/IP control. Connect to an
active Ethernet link with an RJ45 cable.
RS-232: Command control port. Connect to a PC or control
system with a D-Sub 9-pin cable to control the Matrix.
5GND
Connect the housing to the ground.
6
POWER input
Power port : Connect to 100~240V AC 50/60Hz power
cable.
Power switch: Press the switch to turn on/off the power.
7
OUTPUT (1-8)
ports
HDMI output ports connect to HDMI display devices such
as TV or monitor with an HDMI cable.
HDBT mirrored output ports, connect to HDBaseT Receiver
via Cat cable.
8
INPUT (1-8)
ports
HDMI input ports connect to HDMI source devices such as
DVD or PS4 with an HDMI cable.
Video (OUT)
Data Signal
Indicator Lamp
Connection Signal
Indicator Lamp
▪Illuminating: Matrix and HDBaseT
Receiver are in good connection status.
▪Flashing: Matrix and HDBaseT
Receiver are in poor connection status.
▪Dark: Matrix and HDBaseT
Receiver are not connected.
▪Illuminating: HDMI signal with HDCP.
▪Flashing: HDMI signal without HDCP.
▪Dark: No HDMI signal.
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5.2 HDBaseT Receiver Panel
No.
Name
Function Description
1
Power LED Red LED will be on when the receiver is powered on.
2
SERVICE port Firmware update port.
3
DC 24V
DC 24V/1A power supply input port.
Note: The Matrix supports the PoC function, which
means that
a 24V/1A power adapter powers on either transmitter or
receiver; the other doesn't need a power supply.
4HDBT IN RJ45 connector for connecting the HDBT OUTPUT port of
Matrix with a Cat cable.
5
Connection
Signal
Indicator lamp
▪Illuminating: Matrix and Receiver are in goodconnection status.
▪Flashing: Matrix and Receiver are in poor connection status.
▪Dark: Matrix and Receiver are not connected.
6Data Signal
Indicator
▪Illuminating: HDMI signal with HDCP.
▪Flashing: HDMI signal without HDCP.
▪Dark: No HDMI signal.
7HDMI OUT
HDMI output port, connect to HDMI display device such as
TV or monitor with HDMI cable.
8AUDIO OUT
Analog audio output port. The audio is extracted from the
HDMI signal.
9 IR IN
Connect to the IR receiver cable; the IR receive signal will emit
to the "IR OUT" port of the Matrix .
10 IR OUT Connect to the IR blaster cable; the IR emit signal is from the "
IR
IN" port of the Matrix.
11
RS-232
Connect to a PC or control system with a 3-pin phoenix connector
cable to transmit command between the Matrix and HDBaseT
Receiver.

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6. IR Remote
① Power on or Standby: Power on the Matrix or set it to
Standby mode.
② Input 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8: Select the input source button.
: Select the last or next input source button.
③ Output 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 button: Select the output source
button.
All: Select all output sources simultaneously. For example,
when you press the "All" button and then press the input
"1" button, at this time, the input "1" source will output to
all display devices.
Operation instruction: You need to press the output button
first and then press the input button to select the
corresponding input source. For example,
Press Output-X
(X means output button from 1 to 8, including the "All" button)
Then press Input-Y
(Y means input button from 1 to 8 )
1 2 3 4
5 6 7
1 2 3 4
5 6 7
All
HDMI Matrix Remote

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7. IR Control System
The product is not only a matrix switch but also an extender. It supports bi-directional IR
control. When Matrix is connected to HDBaseT Receiver through Cat 5e/6/7 cable, you can
control the remote display device (HDBaseT) or input source device (Matrix) through IR
signal transmission. But you must note that the IR signal transmission method is different
from the method from Matrix (local) to HDBaseT Receiver (remote) and from HDBaseT
Receiver (remote) to Matrix (local).
At the Matrix end (Local end): the IR signal is a one-to-one transmission. For example, the
IR IN 1 port signal of the Matrix will emit to the IR OUT port of the HDBaseT Receiver 1, and
the
IR IN 3 port of the Matrix will emit the IR OUT port of the HDBaseT Receiver 3. It doesn't follow
the video switch to change. IR IN ALL the Matrix port signal will emit all IR OUT ports of HDBaseT
receivers simultaneously. Please see the following connection diagram.

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At HDBaseT receiver (Remote end): IR signal follows video switch to change. For example, the
HDMI output signal on the HDBaseT Receiver 1 is from the HDMI INPUT 2 port, so the IR input
signal of the HDBaseT Receiver 1 will emit to the IR OUT 2 port of the Matrix. The HDMI
output signal on the HDBaseT Receiver 5 is from the HDMI INPUT 4 port. Then, the IR input
signal of the HDBaseT Receiver 5 will emit to IR OUT 4 port of the Matrix, etc. Any HDBaseT
Receiver's IR IN signal can output from IR OUT ALL port of the Matrix and the IR OUT ALL
signal of the Matrix depends on your IR remote of the source device. Please see the following
connection diagram.

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8. IR Cable Pin Assignment
9. EDID Management
This Matrix has 21 factories-defined EDID settings, 2 user-defined EDID modes, and 16 copy
EDID modes. You can select the defined EDID mode or copy EDID mode to the input port
through the on-panel button, RS-232 control, or Web GUI.
On-panel button operation: On the initial OLED display screen, press the "MENU" button to
enter the EDID setting interface, press the "UP/DOWN" button to select the required EDID, and
press
the "ENTER" button to enter "Copy to Input:" interface. Then press the "UP/DOWN" button to
select the input port you need to set and press the "ENTER" button again to confirm this
operation.
RS-232 control operation: Connect the Matrix to PC with a serial cable, then open a Serial
Command tool on PC to send ASCII command "s EDID in x from z!" to set EDID. For details,
please refer to "EDID Setting" in the ASCII command list of "11. RS-232 Control Command".
Web GUI Operation: Please check the EDID management on the "Input page" of "10.
Web GUI User Guide".

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The defined EDID setting list of the product is shown below:
EDID Mode
EDID Description
1
1080p, Stereo Audio 2.0
2
1080p, Dolby/DTS 5.1
3
1080p, HD Audio 7.1
4
1080i, Stereo Audio 2.0
5
1080i, Dolby/DTS 5.1
6
1080i, HD Audio 7.1
7
3D, Stereo Audio 2.0
8
3D, Dolby/DTS 5.1
9
3D, HD Audio 7.1
10
4K2K30_444, Stereo Audio 2.0
11
4K2K30_444, Dolby/DTS 5.1
12
4K2K30_444, HD Audio 7.1
13
4K2K60_420, Stereo Audio 2.0
14
4K2K60_420, Dolby/DTS 5.1
15
4K2K60_420, HD Audio 7.1
16
4K2K60_444, Stereo Audio 2.0
17
4K2K60_444, Dolby/DTS 5.1
18
4K2K60_444, HD Audio 7.1
19
4K2K60, Stereo Audio 2.0 HDR
20
4K2K60, Dolby/DTS 5.1 HDR
21
4K2K60, HD Audio 7.1HDR
22
User define1
23
User define2
24~31
Copy from HDMI OUTPUT 1~8
32~39
Copy from HDBT OUTPUT 1~8

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10. Web GUI User Guide
Web GUI can control the Matrix. The operation method is shown below:
Step 1: Get the current IP Address.
The default IP address is 192.168.1.100. You can get the current Matrix IP address in two ways:
The first way: You can get the IP address via panel buttons. Press the "MENU" button three
times on the initial OLED display to enter the IP interface and check the current IP address.
The second way: You can get the IP address via RS-232 control
. Send the ASCII command
"r ipconfig!" through a Serial Command tool, then you'll get the feedback information as shown
below:
IP:192.168.61.103 in the above figure is the current Matrix IP address (this IP address is
variable, depending on what the specific machine returns).
For the details of RS-232 control, please refer to "11. RS-232 Control Command".
Step 2: Connect the TCP/IP port of the Matrix to a PC with a UTP cable (as shown in the
following figure), and set the PC's IP address to be in the same network segment as the
Matrix.
PC
Step 3: Input the current IP address of Matrix into your browser on the PC to enter the Web GUI
page.

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After entering the Web GUI page, there will be a Login page, as shown below:
Select the Username from the list and enter the password. The default passwords are:
Username
User
Admin
Password
user
admin
After entering the password, click the "Log in" button, and the following Status page will
appear.
■Status Page
The Status page provides basic information about the product model, installed firmware
version, and the device's network settings.

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■Video Page
You can do the following operations on the Video page:
① Output: The current device's OUTPUT port. You can select the signal source for it.
② Input: You can click the drop-down menu to select the signal source for the corresponding
OUTPUT port.
③ Presets Name: You can name the current scene with a maximum length of 12 characters
④ Presets Set: You can restore the last saved audio-video matrix switching relationship
settings.
⑤ Presets Save: You can save the audio-video matrix switching relationship.
⑥ Presets Clear: You can clear the saved audio-video matrix switching relationship.
■Input Page
You can do the following operations on the Input page:
① Inputs: Input channel of the device.
② Active: It indicates whether the channel is connected to a signal source.
③ Name: The input channel's name. You can modify it by entering the corresponding name
(max length: 12 characters) in the input box.
④ EDID: You can set the current channel's EDID. The specific operation is as follows:

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Set EDID for the User
Click the "Browse" button, then select the bin file. If you choose the wrong EDID file, there
will be a prompt, as shown in the following figure:
Make sure to select the correct file; then, you can check the selected file's name. Select
"User 1" or "User 2", then click "Upload". After successful setting, it will prompt as follows:
Download the EDID File for the Corresponding Input Channel
Click the drop-down box of "Select EDID File" to select the corresponding input channel. Then
click "Download" to download the corresponding EDID file.
■Output Page
You can do the following operations on the Output page:
① Outputs: Output channel of the device.
② Name: The current output channel's name. You can modify it by entering the corresponding
name (max length: 12 characters) in the input box (the Chinese name is unsupported).
③ Type: The current output channel's type (HDMI or HDBT).
④ Cable: It indicates the connection status of output ports. When the output port is connected
to the display, it shows green; otherwise, it shows gray.
⑤ Scaler Mode: Set the current output resolution mode.
⑥ Stream: Turn on/off the output stream.

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■CEC Page
You can perform CEC management on this page:
① Input Control: You can control the operation of each input source by pressing the icons
on the page. (You can control multiple inputs simultaneously.)
② Output Control: You can control the operation of each display, such as power on/off,
volume +/-, and active source switching. (You can control multiple outputs simultaneously.)
■Network Page
Set the Default Network
Click the "Set Network Defaults" button; there will be a prompt, as shown in the following figure: