Zektor HD1600-V2 User manual

HDMI Matrix Switches
HD1600-V2
User Guide

HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13 3
Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions
The lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the pres-
ence of uninsulated “dangerous volt-
age” within the product’s enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons. Read these instructions.
The exclamation point within an equi-
lateral triangle is intended to alert the
user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servic-
ing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the product.
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as
radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appara-
tus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized
or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two
blades with one wider than the other. A ground-
ing type plug has two blades and a third ground-
ing prong. The wide blade or the third prong are
provided for your safety. If the provided plug
does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician
for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or
pinched particularly at plugs, convenience recep-
tacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by
the manufacturer.
12. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unused for long periods of time unless
plugged into a UL rated battery backup and/or
surge protection device.
13. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has
been damaged in any way, such as power-sup-
ply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been
spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus,
the apparatus has been exposed to rain or mois-
ture, does not operate normally, or has been
dropped.
WARNING: To Reduce The Risk Of Fire Or Electric
Shock, Do Not Expose This Apparatus To Rain Or
Moisture!
This apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or
splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as
vases shall be placed on the apparatus.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur-
suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio fre-
quency energy and, if not installed and used in accor-
dance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a par-
ticular installation. If this equipment does cause harm-
ful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-
ence by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is con-
nected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT REMOVE COVER
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL

4HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13
Version History
Version History
Version 1.0 05-28-2013
• Initial release.
Version 1.1 06-07-2013
• Added HDMI description.
• Added definitions for the EDLO and KSIZI commands.
• Spelling corrections.
Version 1.2 09-11-2013
• Added EDID description.
• Added the ESet menu option.
• Added the ‘ESET’ serial command.
• Fixed the ‘KSIZI’ serial command definition.
Version 1.3 09-12-2013
• Added a description of the Audio menu options.
Version 1.4
• Clarified the use of the IR-IN jack.

HD1600 Serial Protocol, Version 1.4, 10/30/13 5
Thank you for your purchase! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear Panel Connections to the HD1600V2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Back panel connections defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Menu System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mapping an input to an output zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Mapping an input to an output zone with breakaway options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Changing the IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting HDCP key counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Assigning Zones to Source EDIDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locking the EDID settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Saving the EDID/HDCP settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Clearing the EDID/HDCP settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The HDMI Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
HDCP Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
EDID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The SPDIF Audio Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The SPDIF Audio Switch’s Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Validating the installation of the HD1600V2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
TCP/IP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting a static IPaddress vs DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
TCP/IP settings used by the HD1600V2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 24
RS-232 Pinout and Baudrate Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Pin definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Port settings used by the HD1600V2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 24
Timing information (unless specified otherwise by a command’s description). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Command Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Type of Responses and Timing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 25
The Acknowledgement Response . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The Error Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The Query Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using Bitmapped Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Reading / Writing Bitmapped Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Reference for Basic Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Basic Command Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
‘P’ Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 29
‘SZ’ Set Zone(s) -- SPDIF Audio Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
‘HSZ’ Set Zone(s) -- HDMI Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
‘MZ’ Mute (Disconnect) Zone(s) -- SPDIF Audio Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
‘HMZ’ Mute (Disconnect) Zone(s) -- HDMI Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reference for Advanced Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Advanced Command Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
‘!’ Resend Error Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
‘V’ Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
‘XS’ Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 37
‘ASY’ Set the Polled or Asynchronous Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 38
‘ACK’ Enable / Disable Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
‘ECO’ Enable / Disable the ‘Parameter Changed’ Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 38
‘CHM’ Enable / Disable always sending“.ch” masks on zone commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
‘CRE’ Enable / Disable trailing Carriage Returns Line Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
‘SS’ Save Default Power On Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
‘FS’ Reset to Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
‘LI’ Lighting Mode and Intensities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
TCP/IP Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
‘IPSET’ Set the IP operation mode, DHCP or STATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
‘IPA’ Set / View the static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
‘IPM’ Set / View the static IP Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
‘IPG’ Set / View the static IP gateway address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
‘IPAX’ Retrieve the current IP address in use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 43
‘IPMX’ Retrieve the current IP mask in use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
‘IPGX’ Retrieve the current IP gateway address in use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
HDMI Control Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

6HD1600 Serial Protocol, Version 1.4, 10/30/13
‘EDLO’ EDID Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
‘ESET’ Assign zones to an input source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
‘KSIZI’ Set the number of HDCP keys of a source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 45

HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13 7
What’s Inside
What’s Inside
Thank you for your purchase!
Thank you for your purchase of the HD1600V2 HDMI Matrix switch.
Every care has been taken to assure you of a successful installation and the subsequent operation of
your new HD1600V2 video switch, however should something go wrong, and warranty repair work is
needed, we request that you hold on to the original packaging materials.
Please take this time to verify the contents of the HD1600V2 box.
The following should be included:
• HD1600V2 HDMI Matrix Switch
•PowerCord
•USBDrive
• Quick Start User Guide
If anything is missing please get in touch with us as soon as possible so that we can correct the sit-
uation.
Features
• 8x8 active matrix HDMI video switch.
• Serial, TCP/IP control.
• All discrete codes available including on, off, and codes for mapping any input to any output.
• Made in U.S.A.
• Three year warranty.

8HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13
Overview
Overview
Front Panel Controls
Key definitions:
MENU - Pressing this button will bring you back to the main menu.
ZONE - Anytime a zone is being displayed, these buttons provide a shortcut to switch quickly
between zones.
SETTING - Provide shortcuts to changing a setting. These buttons change their function, depending
upon the screen selected. For instance when one of the source/zone switching display is being
used, these buttons will allow switching between the sources.
BACK and NEXT - Screen dependent buttons.
SELECT - This is a multifunction button. Twisting the knob allows scrolling between menu
options, or the changing of a parameter, depending upon the current selection state.
Pressing the SELECT knob will either select a menu option, or toggle between the select-mode, and
the update-mode.
Status {Setup} HdmiSw
Power, IP, etc.
SELECT
MENU ZONE
SETTING
NEXTBACK

HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13 9
Overview
Rear Panel Connections to the HD1600V2
Back panel connections defined
IN-1 through IN-16 -- HDMI inputs.
OUT-1 through OUT-16:
• IR-IN -- These inputs are used to send IR to the HDBaseT receivers. An IR controller can plug
directly into these inputs. They are a mono-jacks, polarity insensitive (it doesn’t matter how
you connect the two wires to the tip and sleeve of the connector), and they accept any voltage
between 3.5V and 15V. This input is for controllers only. You cannot use a standard IR
receiver, it won’t hurt anything, it just won’t work.
• IR-OUT These outputs are the return IR channels from the HDBaseT. They will drive a con-
troller or a standard 5V IR emitter/flasher. These outputs use a mono jack. The sleeve is
ground and the tip is +5V.
• HDBaseT -- These are the HDBaseT outputs and will drive up to 330ft of Cat5/6 cable to the
HDBaseT receivers. Power is also sent over the Cat5/6 cable and the HDBaseT receiver does
not need a separate power supply.
• Local Out -- These are local HDMI outputs. They are not mirrored outputs, plugging in an
HDMI monitor to one of these outputs will disable the HDBaseT receiver.
• RS-232 -- These allow two way RS-232 signals to be sent to the HDBaseT receiver. These are
straight through connections. They are the same pinout as the main RS-232 control port . The
baudrates can be up to 115K.
13579111315
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
13579111315
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
SPDIF INPUTS SPDIF OUTPUTS
WWW.ZEKTOR.COM
SAN DIEGO, CA
MADE IN USA
~110-230V
1.8A MAX
50-60 Hz
RS-232 TCP/IP
IR
1234 65 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
MODEL: HD1600V2
IN
HDBaseT
Local
Out
IR
OUT
IR IN
EthernetRS-232
IN
HDBaseT
Local
Out
IR
OUT
IR IN
EthernetRS-232
IN
HDBaseT
Local
Out
IR
OUT
IR IN
EthernetRS-232
IN
HDBaseT
Local
Out
IR
OUT
IR IN
EthernetRS-232
IN
HDBaseT
Local
Out
IR
OUT
IR IN
EthernetRS-232
IN
HDBaseT
Local
Out
IR
OUT
IR IN
EthernetRS-232
IN
HDBaseT
Local
Out
IR
OUT
IR IN
EthernetRS-232
IN
HDBaseT
Local
Out
IR
OUT
IR IN
EthernetRS-232

10 HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13
Overview
• Ethernet -- Each HDBaseT can have an Ethernet channel sent to it. These are 100Mbs full
duplex channels. There are no internal connections between the outputs, to send the Ethernet
down all 8 zones, you will need some type of 8 port Ethernet switch.
SPDIF Inputs -- Digital audio coax inputs.
SPDIF Outputs -- Digital audio coax outputs.
RS-232, TCP/IP -- The switch’s control ports.

HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13 11
Using the Front Panel
Using the Front Panel
Using the Menu System
Use the SELECT knob to scroll to a menu option. Press the knob to select the option.
Most menu options are self explanatory. As you scroll through menu options, the bottom line of the
display shows a short description of each option’s function.
For instance to turn off the HD1600V2:
• Scroll to SETUP, press SELECT
• Scroll to OFF, press SELECT
The switch will turn off.
Through out the manual the above sequence would be shortened to: Setup > Off
Pressing the SELECT knob performs two functions. The first is to select a menu option as shown by the
OFF example given above. The second is to switch between the selection-mode, and the update-mode.
The selection-mode is indicated by the left/right arrow characters {}. Whenever the {} are displayed,
twisting the knob to the right (CW), will select the option to the right of the current option. Twisting to
the left (CCW) will select the option to the left.
The update-mode is indicated by the bracket characters []. Whenever the [] are displayed, twisting the
knob will change the parameter inside the brackets.

12 HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13
Using the Front Panel
Mapping an input to an output zone
Mapping an input to an output zone with breakaway options
To map any source (input) to any zone (output):
If the LCD display is not at showing the main menu press the MENU button.
To change the Coax Output mappings:
Use the SELECT knob to select the “Map Audio Input /Output” option: CoaxSw
The CoaxSw screen is used to point a Coax output at an HDMI source. When a Coax output point
to an HDMI source, all audio on that source will be extracted and sent to the Coax output.
To change the HDMI mappings:
Use the SELECT knob to select the “Map HDMI Input /Output” option: HdmiSw
To change the HDMI mappings with audio/video breakaway:
While in the HdmiSw screen, press the BACK button.
The BACK button is used to flip between the normal HDMI switching screen, and the HDMI with
audio/video breakaway screen.
When using the HdmiSw with breakaway screen, the 1st (single digit) source is the HDMI video
channel. The 2nd (two digit) source is the HDMI audio channel. For instance in the above display
HDMI zone 3’s video channel is set to source 5, the audio channel is set to source 14.
HDMI: A 1 2 3 4 5
SRC: 00[03]00 00 00 00
SELECT
MENU ZONE
SETTING
NEXTBACK
HZ: A-AA 1-1A 2-2A 3-3A
HS: 0-00[4]01 0-00 5-14
SELECT
MENU ZONE
SETTING
NEXTBACK

HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13 13
Using the Front Panel
Use the SELECT knob to scroll to the zone you wish to change. The zones are numbered on the top
line. In the above example we’re updating the source of zone 1.
Press the SELECT knob to switch from the selection-mode to the update-mode. The cursor will
change from the left and right arrow characters to the bracket characters to indicate that we are
now in the update-mode.
Use the SELECT knob to change to the desired source. Press the SELECT knob to use the new
source. The switch will switch the given zone to the new source, and the mode will change back to
the selection-mode.
Zone ‘A’ represents the “ALL” zone. Setting zone ‘A’ to a source will set all the zones to the given
source.
Setting a source to ‘0’, disconnects it from all sources (no audio, blanked video).
Shortcuts:
The ZONE buttons will move between the zones and set the update-mode, to allow easy use of the
SELECT knob to update the sources.
The SETTING buttons will increment/decrement through the sources and set the select-mode, to
allow easy use of the SELECT knob to scroll through the zones.
The BACK button is used to jump between the HdmiSw and the HdmiSw with breakaway screens.
Anytime the main menu is being displayed, you can quickly jump to the HdmiSw screen by press-
ing either of the ZONE buttons.

14 HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13
Using the Front Panel
Changing the IP Address
By default the switch uses DHCP to acquire an IP address, to change this to static:
If the LCD display is not at showing the main menu press the MENU button.
Use the SELECT knob to select the “IP Setup” option: Setup > IPSetup
Press the SELECT knob to select the DHCP setting, then use the knob to change this to STATIC.
Press the SELECT knob again to switch to the static mode.
Use the SELECT knob to scroll to the [Addr:] option, press the SELECT to enter the update-mode.
The SELECT knob can now be used to scroll between the [Addr:], [Mask:] and [Gate:] options,
allowing you to change the static IP address, the IP mask and the IP gateway parameters.
To change any of the parameters, select the parameter you want to change (address, mask, or gate-
way), and press the SELECT knob. Scroll to the octect you want to change, select it, and change it.
Hint: The selection knob uses acceleration to allow faster updating of values. To make large
changes in the values, spin the knob quickly. For precise changes, spin the knob slowly.
The IP address changes are not made until you scroll to [OK], and select it. You can ignore any of
the changes you’ve made by pressing the MENU button before selecting [OK].
Once you select [OK], the IP address changes will be made and they will be saved in EEPROM so
that they will be retained through a power failure.
IP Mode: [STATIC] OK
Addr: 192.168.001.200
SELECT
MENU ZONE
SETTING
NEXTBACK

HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13 15
Using the Front Panel
Adjusting HDCP key counts
Normally these settings can just be left alone, but if you run into a source that does not have enough
HDCP keys to distribute to all your zones, you can use this menu to compensate. When the number of
HDCP keys is set to 0, this indicates the “Normal” mode of operation. The switch will simply let the
source issue keys as needed.
To determine if you have an HDCP problem, refer to the section: “HDCP Keys” on page 19.
To adjust the number of keys used by a source:
If the LCD display is not at showing the main menu press the MENU button.
Use the SELECT knob to select the “HDCP key counts” option: Setup > HDCP
Use the SELECT knob to scroll to the problem zone, then set the number of keys the source makes
available.
If you don’t know the number of keys, just set it to 1.
Once all changes are made, pressing the MENU button will cause them to go into effect.
When the number of HDCP keys is set to a value less than the number of monitors, the switch still
needs to authenticate the source to each monitor. Since there are more monitors than keys, this must be
done using smaller groups of keys.
If the source is capable of issuing 3 keys, then the switch will authenticate 3 monitors at a time. So the
only real effect of indicating that a source has only 1 keys, is that the authentication will take longer.
Once the authentication is done, the keys will be cached. Once the keys are cached the switch will
operate at full switching speeds with no flickering. However if anything is changed (a new source or
monitor plugged in, or removed) everything will need to be re-authenticated. So using a low key count
will cause longer delays each time a new device is attached or removed from the switch. But once the
authentication is done, switching will return to full speed.
Note: All these changes will be lost when power is turned off, unless they are backed up into
EEPROM!
Once all HDCP settings have been set, and verified using the verification process (See: “Validating
the installation of the HD1600V2” on page 22), you should save the HDMI settings into EEPROM, to
prevent them from being lost at the next power cycle. (See: “Saving the EDID/HDCP settings” on
page 18)
SRC: 01 02 03 04 05 06
KEYS:[03]00 00 00 00 00
SELECT
MENU ZONE
SETTING
NEXTBACK

16 HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13
Using the Front Panel
Assigning Zones to Source EDIDs
By default an EDID that uses the lowest common features of all zones is given to each source. This
screen allows you to override the EDID of an individual source by combing the EDIDs of all the
assigned zones, and using it as the new EDID of the source.
For more information on EDID settings refer to the section: “EDID” on page 20.
To assign zones to a source:
If the LCD display is not at showing the main menu press the MENU button.
Use the SELECT knob to select the “Assign EDID zones” option: Setup > ESet
Use the ZONE buttons to switch between sources.
Use the SELECT knob to scroll to a zone, and the press the SELECT to assign or unassigned a zone.
A zone is assigned when the small square to the left of the zone number is filled in.
A source that has no zones assigned is the same as a source that has all of it’s zones assigned, in
both cases the default EDID is used for that source.
Once all changes are made, pressing the MENU, or either of the ZONE buttons, or scrolling to the
SET option will cause the new EDID to be sent to the source.
Src: 1 SET
Zone: o1{o2}o3 o4 o5 o6
SELECT
MENU ZONE
SETTING
NEXTBACK

HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13 17
Using the Front Panel
Locking the EDID settings
Locking the EDID will prevent EDID changes from registering with the switch. When the EDID is
locked, all changes to the sources and zones will be ignored.
Audio Video Receivers can sometimes change their EDID settings when power is cycled.
When an A/V receiver is on, it will supply its own EDID indicating what type of audio it can play and
what kind of video it can display, or pass through to a monitor. When the receiver’s power is turned
off, some receivers can act like they’ve been unplugged (removing the EDID completely), others will
pass the EDID of the monitor attached to its output. To the switch, either of these occurrences is indis-
tinguishable from a zone that’s either had the receiver unplugged, or replaced by a monitor.
Anytime a zone’s EDID changes, the zone must be authenticated with the attached sources. The
authentication process will cause the zones to blank as the EDID keys are read, and the HDCP keys are
negotiated.
To prevent display blanking each time a receiver is turn on or off, the EDID settings should be locked.
Once locked, all EDID settings will be ignored, and displays will not flicker when an A/V receiver is
powered cycled.
Note: When the EDID settings are locked, any EDID changes will be ignored, this includes the addi-
tion of any new equipment. If any equipment is to be added or removed from the current setup, you
must first unlock the EDID settings, or the changes will not be registered.
The A/V receivers should be in their powered on state when the EDID is locked. Before locking, you
should verify the installation (See: “Validating the installation of the HD1600V2” on page 22), this
will cause all EDIDs and HDCP keys to be cached. Once this is done you can lock the EDID settings.
To lock/unlock the EDID settings:
If the LCD display is not at showing the main menu press the MENU button.
Use the SELECT knob to select the “EDID Lock” option: Setup > ELock
Use the EDID Lock menu to either verify the current settings, or to lock or unlock the EDID set-
tings.
Note: After locking the EDID settings you should save all EDID/HDCP settings so that they will be
retained after a power cycle (See: “Saving the EDID/HDCP settings” on page 18). If the settings are
not saved they will be lost the next time the switch is powered off.
EDID: Unlocked
{Unlock} Lock Cancel
SELECT
MENU ZONE
SETTING
NEXTBACK

18 HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13
Using the Front Panel
Saving the EDID/HDCP settings
Each time the HD1600V2 is power on, it must read the EDIDs of each zone, and negotiate the HDCP
keys between sources and zones. Once these EDIDs are read and the HDCP keys negotiated, they will
be cached until the next time the switch is powered down.
When viewing a source on one zone, and another zone is switched to the same source, the HDCP keys
must be read and negotiated with the new zone. To do this, the HDCP protocol requires the video to be
blank while the new encryption keys are shared. This will cause video blanking and flickering on mon-
itors sharing the same source.
Once the EDIDs and HDCP keys are read, the will be cached by the HD1600V2. When a zone, that has
previously been authenticated with a source are connected, the keys will not be read from the source,
but instead from the cache, and any shared monitors will not flicker.
When the switch is powered off, all the EDIDs and HDCP caches will be lost. To prevent this, the val-
ues can be saved in internal EEPROM and read back in each time the switch is powered on. This will
prevent the initial flickering after powering on.
The following settings are saved in the internal memory:
• All EDIDs currently read into cache.
• All HDCP keys currently read into cache.
• The HDCP count settings.
• The EDID lock setting.
To save the EDID/HDCP settings:
If the LCD display is not at showing the main menu press the MENU button.
Use the SELECT knob to select the “EDID Save” option: Setup > ESave
The settings will be saved when you select the ESave menu selection.
If you add or removing any equipment from the switch, you should re-save the EDID/HDCP settings.
It’s best to make sure all EDIDs and HDCP keys have been read before saving the EDID settings, this
is done using the installation verification procedure, See: “Validating the installation of the
HD1600V2” on page 22.
Clearing the EDID/HDCP settings
Each time the switch is powered on, the previously saved EDID and HDCP key settings will be read,
and used as the starting point.
If you make changes to the switch’s configuration, the saved EDID and HDCP key settings will no lon-
ger match the connected equipment.
If the switch is to be used in a different location, or a new project (all the equipment and connections
are going to change) you should clear all the saved EDID and HDCP settings to keep from wasting
cache on EDID and HDCP keys that are no longer part of the project.
To clear the EDID/HDCP settings:
If the LCD display is not at showing the main menu press the MENU button.
Use the SELECT knob to select the “EDID Clear” option: Setup > EClear
Use the EClear menu to clear the EDID and HDCP keys and settings.

HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13 19
Using The HD1600V2
Using The HD1600V2
Functional Overview
The HD1600V2 is functionally divided into two switches, an HDMI switch and a SPDIF Digital Audio
switch. These two switches function as two separate switches.
The HDMI switch, is a full featured HDMI switch with audio breakaway capabilities. It caches EDID
settings and HDCP keys. The audio breakaway options allows the displaying of video from one HDMI
source, while playing audio from another HDMI source, or from the AUDIO switch.
The SPDIF Digital Audio switch allows the extraction of audio from any HDMI input.
The HDMI Switch
HDMI has many issues associated with its distribution. It was originally designed to connect a DVD
player to a TV, with a few tweaks to the specification to allow for limited distribution.
HDCP Keys
HDMI allows for encrypted audio/video streams to be sent over the HDMI cables. To do this, each
receiving TV or monitor must be issued its own decryption key. This forces each HDMI cable to send
a different stream of encrypted data, even if it’s the same program being sent to two different monitors.
This prevents a simple splitter from working, since a simple splitter would send the same stream to two
different monitors.
This also allows the source (DVD player, Cable Box, etc) to determine the number of simultaneous
monitors allowed to view it’s content. Some cable box manufacturers only supplied a single HDCP
key, while some Blu-ray players supplied a very limit number (like 3). Even today there are manufac-
turers that limit the number of HDCP keys, in their Blu-ray players to 9.
To work around this problem, the HD1600V2 will cache keys from sources and generate keys when
needed, to supply up to 24 HDCP keys.
When a source runs out of HDCP keys (there are more monitors attempting to view a source than there
are keys), it can do a number of undefined things. Video can go blank, or it can flash on and off, or in
some cases the source could even lock up and need to be power cycled.
If you suspect an HDCP problem, you can verify this by:
• Turning off the HD1600V2
• Turn off all TVs and monitors connected to the HD1600V2
• Turn on the HD1600V2 and set all zones to point to the source with the suspected HDCP prob-
lem.
• Now start turning on zones. If the display starts flickering or blanking after you turn on a zone,
then the source most likely has one less HDCP key that the number of zones you have turned
on.
• To remedy the HDCP problems, see the section on setting the number of HDCP keys. (See:
“Adjusting HDCP key counts” on page 15).
For the most part there are fewer and fewer HDCP key issues with the newer HDMI products, and usu-
ally nothing needs to be done for the switch to work out of the box.

20 HD1600V2 User Guide, Version 1.4, 10/30/13
Using The HD1600V2
EDID
EDID is simple in concept. Each monitor or receiver contains a small data block that indicates what the
monitor’s or receiver’s capabilities are. When a source connects to a monitor, the monitor’s EDID is
read, and using this information, the source adjusts its output to match the capabilities of the monitor.
If a monitor can display 1080p and the source can output 1080p, then 1080p will be used. The same is
true for audio formats. The EDID will contain multiple resolutions that the monitor can display, and if
it can decode multiple audio formats, these formats will also be included in the EDID. The source will
compare the capabilities of the monitor, and it’s own capabilities, and choose the best video and audio
solution to send over the HDMI link.
This works well when a single source is connected to a single monitor. A matrix switch complicates
this a bit. What happens when two monitors are connected to the same source? Which EDID is used to
indicate what the monitors are capable of displaying? What if the monitors have different capabilities?
Traditionally this has been handle in a number of different ways. Some switches will use predefined
EDIDs that forces certain modes, like 1080p, 1080i or 720p and Dolby5.1 or PCM stereo audio, and
then assume all monitors can handle this.
Other solutions involve reading a single monitor's EDID and sending it all sources. Or a pass through
mode, where and single EDID is sent to a single source (in some switches this will prevent the viewing
of this source by any other zones).
There have been solutions that depend upon the order of switching, where the 1st zone to switch to a
source determines the EDID that is used. This is ideal if only one zone is switched to a source at a time.
A shared source can have a different EDIDs, depending upon switching order. This can lead to confu-
sion “Why does Dolby5.1 only work sometimes?”, and requires the user to disconnect all zones from a
source and reconnect them in a different order, depending upon what EDID features they want. This
can be disruptive to all viewers of a source, as well as hard to explain to the end user why this is neces-
sary. Or alternatively it requires custom driver programming at each install.
Our solution is to allow any combination of EDIDs to be combined and sent to any source. This allows
the flexibility of setting a source EDID to the capabilities of any single monitor / receiver, or any com-
bination of monitors / receivers. Each source can be sent a different combination of zone EDIDs. The
EDIDs sent to the source, are not switching order dependent, and since the EDIDs are based on zone
EDIDs, they are always valid.
By default, all the EDIDs of all zones (monitors and receivers) are read, and the lowest common fea-
tures of all the zones are combined into a single EDID, that is sent to all the sources. For instance, if all
the zones can receive Dolby5.1 audio, then the EDID will indicate that Dolby5.1 can be sent. If how-
ever even a single TV can only decode PCM stereo, the combined EDID will indicate to the all the
sources that only PCM stereo can be sent to any zone.
You can now use the ESet screen to combine the EDIDs of similar devices and send the combined
EDID to a source that will be associated with the devices. For instance all receivers can be combined
and sent to a Blu-ray or Cable box that will be used mostly for those receivers. This allows you to
enable Dolby5.1, or Dolby TrueHD, or any other features the receivers are capable of decoding.
Here are some common examples:
Scenario 1
You have a dedicated Blu-ray player to be used by a single hometheater receiver. You would use the
ESet screen to set the EDID of the Blu-ray’s source to include only the zone of the hometheater
receiver. In this case, the EDID of the hometheater will be sent directly to the Blu-ray player and all
audio modes of the hometheater receiver will be available to the Blu-ray player. This will not prevent
any other zones from switching to the Blu-ray player, but there can be issues if another zone does not
support the same audio formats that the hometheater does. Leave all the other EDIDs to their default
values, and all other sources will be viewable by all zones.