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Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch
500210
Installation Guide
P/N: 94-000759-A

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  • Page 1 Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch 500210 Installation Guide P/N: 94-000759-A...
  • Page 2 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide Copyright Notice: Copyright © 2014 MuxLab Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2009 Real Time Engineers Ltd. This product uses an unmodified version of FreeRTOS V6.0.0. The source code is available at www.freertos.com.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide Table of Contents 1. Overview .............................4 1.1. Description ..........................4 1.2. Features ............................ 5 2. Technical Specifications ......................6 3. Installation Procedure .......................7 3.1. Parts List ..........................7 3.2. Product Overview ........................8 3.3.

  • Page 4: Overview

    1.1. Description MuxLab’s Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch (500210), allows 8 analog or digital sources to be switched/distributed to up to 8 remote receivers via unshielded twisted pair (UTP) for cost-efficient connectivity. Remote receivers can be connected up to via MuxLab analog balun (500028) or digital balun (500020).

  • Page 5: Features

     UTP extension for analog (stereo channel) and digital (SPDIF) via eight RJ45 jacks and Cat 5e/6 UTP cables.  Seamless integration with MuxLab analog balun (500028) or digital balun (500020).  Web interface.  RS232 and USB CDC control.

  • Page 6: Technical Specifications

    Hi-Fi Analog Balun 500028. Note the 500019, 500027 & 500030 can be used but Included with reduced performance. Digital Balun 500020. 10 lb (4.5 kg) Shipping Weight Regulatory FCC, CE, RoHS, WEEE Warranty Two (2) years 500210 Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Order Information Table 1: Technical Specifications Page 6...

  • Page 7: Installation Procedure

    Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide Installation Procedure 3.1. Parts List The Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch (500210) comes with the following parts: • Base unit with two (2) brackets • One (1) 110-240V/12VDC, 1 A Power Supply • One (1) Quick Reference Sheet Please verify that all parts are present before proceeding.

  • Page 8: Product Overview

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 3.2. Product Overview The external connections and connection indicators of the Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch are detailed in Figure 2 and Figure 3 (mounting brackets not shown). Please familiarize yourself with them before installing the unit.

  • Page 9: Pre-Installation Checklist

    2. The Matrix Switch is typically installed in a remote telecom room and is connected to multiple video sources and display devices via Cat 5e/6 UTP. A MuxLab balun is installed at each receiver/amplifier/audio source to support the connection to the Matrix Switch via a Cat 5e/6 cable.

  • Page 10: Physical Installation

    Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 3.4. Physical Installation MuxLab’s Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch comes with mounting brackets for standard 19” rack mounting. Select the final destination for the product and install the unit using standard rack-mount screws (Figure 4).

  • Page 11: Installation Procedure

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 3.5. Installation Procedure In order to install the Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch, please follow the steps below: 1. Place the Matrix Switch in its final location (see Section 3.4 Physical Installation).
  • Page 12 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide Figure 6: Typical Configuration: Analog Signal (Stereo) Figure 7: Typical Configuration: Digital Signal (SPDIF – Coaxial) Page 12...

  • Page 13: Manual Control Of Matrix Switch

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 3.6. Manual Control of Matrix Switch The Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch may be manually controlled by using pushbuttons on its front panel (Figure 8). It can also be controlled remotely via a keyboard.
  • Page 14 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide MAIN FUNCTION: OTHER FUNCTIONS If the Enter pushbutton is pressed, the LCD screen will display the selected menu sub- option. If the Enter pushbutton is not pressed, the LCD screen will revert back to displaying all 8 channel connections in sequence.

  • Page 15: Remote Control Of Matrix Switch

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 3.7. Remote Control of Matrix Switch The Matrix Switch can be controlled by a remote (not included). For a list of IR codes, refer to Appendix C. Page 15...

  • Page 16: Cascadability

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 3.8. Cascadability Two Audio 8x8 Matrix Switches can be cascaded using the expansion port (Figure 9) on the back panel of each unit. To cascade two units, one unit must be configured as the master and the other as the slave, which is done via the internal jumper P4 pin 1-2.

  • Page 17: Port Control Operation

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 3.9. Port Control Operation MuxLab 4x4 Matrix Switch, HDBT may be controlled in the following two ways: 1. RS-232 Control 2. USB CDC Control 1. RS-232 Control The Matrix Switch features built-in firmware that allows commands from an ASCII terminal to be sent directly to the device via an RS-232 connection.

  • Page 18: Usb Driver Setup

    To install the USB serial driver, download the SC-000032-A USB to serial driver file from the MuxLab website and save it to the local hard drive. NOTE: If the downloaded file is compressed, it will have to be uncompressed before using it.
  • Page 19 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide A new dialog box will open (Figure 14). Select Browse my computer for driver software (advanced). Figure 14: Found New Hardware Dialog Box Another dialog box will open (Figure 15). Click Browse and locate the SC-000032-A USB to serial driver file downloaded earlier.
  • Page 20 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide A security window will now appear, indicating that the driver software is unsigned (Figure 16). Select Install this driver software anyway. Figure 16: Windows Security A window will appear instructing that the software for the driver has been successfully installed (Figure 17).

  • Page 21: Ethernet Web Interface

    Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 3.11. Ethernet Web Interface MuxLab offers users an Ethernet Web interface that provides the same functionality as manual control, with speeds of 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps. To use the Ethernet Web interface, the Matrix Switch must first be physically connected to an Ethernet network.
  • Page 22 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide The Logout hyperlink logs the user out of the system. The Language drop-down list provides the user with three interface languages: English, French, and Spanish. English is used by default. The Product status indicator provides a quick indication of device status by means of a colored box (green, orange, red) to indicate various product statuses: •...
  • Page 23 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide The Port Management submenu allows the user to make individual connections between specific displays and sources, or wholesale connections between all displays and sources by means of presets. Sources and displays are presented to the user in any one of four ways: •...
  • Page 24 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide (2) Setup The Setup submenu (Figure 21) is used to perform the following tasks: • Modify port names • Modify present names • Modify network connections and passwords • Modify RS232 connections •...
  • Page 25 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide In the Preset Names tab (Figure 22), the user can modify the names of presets. Figure 22: Setup Submenu – Preset Names Tab After preset names are modified, the user clicks on Save to save these modifications.
  • Page 26 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide To implement password modifications, an administrator makes changes to the Administrator Password and/or the User Password, and then clicks on the corresponding Save button. Regular users can only make changes to the User Password.
  • Page 27 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide In the Alarms tab (Figure 25), the user can modify the settings that dictate when an alarm will be triggered. Figure 25: Setup Submenu – Alarms Tab Minimum and maximum temperatures are understood to be in degrees Celsius (°C).
  • Page 28 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide In the Administration tab (Figure 26), the user can modify passwords for users and (if applicable) administrators, select and install new firmware, restore or backup data and reset the unit to factory settings.
  • Page 29 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide In the Volume tab (Figure 27), the user can set the volume attenuation at any output from 0 to 127 dB. Figure 27: Setup Submenu – Volume Tab (3) Help The Help submenu (Figure 28) provides the user with contact and support information.

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    Ground loop or defective cable. If cable is not defective, connect equipment to electrical ground (green wire). Table 2: Troubleshooting When contacting your nearest MuxLab dealer or MuxLab Technical Support at 877-689-5228 (toll free in North America) or (+1) 514-905-0588 (International), please have the following information ready: ...

  • Page 31: Appendix

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide Appendix A. ASCII Command Set Ensure that the terminal emulation program parameters are set to the following: BAUD Rate: 9600 Data bits: Stop bits: Parity: None Flow control: None It should be noted that commands are case sensitive and arguments must be separated by a single space.

  • Page 32: Serial/Usb Port Commands

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide B. Serial/USB Port Commands 1. Connection connect -i <input port #> <output port #> Description: Connect a specific input to a specific output Arguments: <input port #>: 1 to 8 <output port #>: 1 to 8...
  • Page 33 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 2. Disconnection disconnect -i <input port #> Description: Disconnect a specific input port from all output ports connected to it Arguments: <input port #>: 1 to 8 Example: Disconnect input 3 from all outputs connected to it...
  • Page 34 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide get -json Description: Get all the output connection states in json format Arguments: <none> Example: Get all output connections states in json format. get -json Response: [3,7,0,0,0,0,0,0] (or an error message if the command failed) get -o <output port #>...
  • Page 35 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 5. Name <input port #> “<name>” name -i Description: Set a name for the selected input port Arguments: <input port #>: 1 to 8 <name>: up to 20 characters Set name “My DVD Player” for input port 4 Example: name -i 4 “My DVD Player”...
  • Page 36 “<name>” Description: Set a name for the unit Arguments: < name>: up to 20 characters Set the name “MuxLab Switch” for the unit Example: name -unit “MuxLab Switch” Unit Name:[“MuxLab Switch”] Response: (or an error message if the command failed)
  • Page 37 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide Network –m <mask address> Description: Set a specific mask address (note that DHCP must be disabled to perform this action) Arguments: <mask address>: #.#.#.# Example: Set the mask address to 255.255.255.0 Network –m 255.255.255.0...
  • Page 38 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide password -wuser <web user password> Description: Set the web server 'User' password Arguments: <web user password>: alphanumeric (max. length 20) Example: Change the web user password to new123 password -wuser new123...
  • Page 39 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 11. Serial Port serial Description: Get all RS-232 settings Arguments: <none> Example: Get all RS-232 settings serial Response: Baud Rate: 9600 Data bits: 8 Stop bit: 1 Parity: NONE (or an error message if the command failed) serial -b <baud rate>...
  • Page 40 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 12. Status status Description: Display the unit status Arguments: <none> Example: Display the unit status status 13. Version version Description: Get the current firmware version Arguments: <none> Example: Get current firmware version...

  • Page 41: Ip Control Commands

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide C. IP Control Commands 1. Notice This section is provided for informational purposes only, and should only be used by software developers with a thorough understanding of the HTTP and JSON specifications.
  • Page 42 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 3. Obtain Credentials for that Session ID There are three permission levels that can be used to read/modify properties. These are: 0 – Guest: Can read all values. Cannot write or make changes.
  • Page 43 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 4. GET Commands Response Array of 4 integers. /var/conn.json Contains 4 items for the 4 displays. Each number is the source connected to the associated display. 0 means a display is disconnected. In the example below, Display 1 is disconnected, Display 2 is connected to Source 3, etc.
  • Page 44 © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide 5. POST Commands POST commands will always return 1 of 5 HTTP headers: HTTP 201Created Command was successful HTTP 400 Bad Request Received argument was malformed HTTP 403 Forbidden User does not have sufficient privileges...

  • Page 45: Infrared Remote Control Codes

    © MuxLab Inc. Audio 8x8 Matrix Switch Installation Guide D. Infrared Remote Control Codes Remote control codes must follow NEC code standards Custom Code: 00FF Identification Code (hex) Button Description Enter Down For Navigating Front Panel LCD Menu Left Right...

  • Page 46: Product Warranty Policy

    Product more than six months old, including shelf life. The defective unit must be returned prepaid to MuxLab and then the unit will be repaired or if repair is not possible, replaced by an equivalent unit and returned to the customer within one (1) month of receiving any returned product. There is no charge for repair (parts and labor) during the full warranty period.

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