KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Preface Read this user manual carefully before using this product. Pictures displayed in this manual are for reference only. Different models and specifications are subject to the actual product. This manual is only for operational instruction, not for any maintenance usage. The functions described in this version are updated till Dec 2017.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS To ensure the best from the product, please read all instructions carefully before using the device. Save this manual for further reference. Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packing material for possible future shipment.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................6 1.1 Introduction to the Scaler Switcher ..............6 1.2 Features ......................6 1.3 Package List ..................... 7 2. Panel Description ......................8 2.1 Front Panel ....................... 8 2.2 Rear Panel ......................9 3.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4.4.1 Options....................33 4.4.2 Picture ....................34 4.4.3 Setup....................35 4.5 Web-based GUI Control ................. 36 4.5.1 Control Menu ..................36 4.5.2 Configuration Menu................38 4.5.3 RS232 Control Menu ................40 4.5.4 Password Menu .................. 41 4.5.5 Web-based GUI Update..............
1. Introduction 1.1 Introduction to SW-HDSC51HDBT The KanexPro SW-HDSC51HDBT is a seamless switcher with 5-inputs (3 HDMI, 1 DP &1 VGA), with one local HDMI output and one HDBaseT™ output designed to switch and scale up to 5 devices to one or more displays (mirrored). It supports instant seamless switching from one device to another with zero latency no matter what its connected to.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 3-level MIC input for use with: condenser, dynamic & wireless microphones Bi-directional IR & RS232 control. Controllable via buttons, IR remote, RS232 & Web-based GUI Includes IR remote Powerful OSD function 1.3 Package List ...
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 2. Panel Description 2.1 Front Panel Figure 2- 1 Front Panel ① Built-in IR Receiver ② Power indicator Off when there is no power to the device Green when the device is in standby mode ...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT customized EDID data. RS232: Serial port, 3-pin phoenix connector, connect with a control device (such as PC) to control the Scaler Switcher or other devices connected with HDBaseT Receiver. TCP/IP: Ethernet port, connect with PC to control the Scaler Switcher via Web- based GUI.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 3. System Connection 3.1 Usage Precautions 1) System should be installed in a clean environment, which should have a proper temperature and humidity. 2) All of the power switches, plugs, sockets and power cords should be insulated and safe.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 3.3 Connection Procedure Step1. Connect HDMI source devices (e.g. Blue-ray DVD) to 1~3 HDMI input ports with HDMI cable Step2. Connect a DisplayPort source device (e.g. MAC MINI) to DP input port with DisplayPort cable and DP audio input port with audio cable.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 3.4 Connection of Microphone The Scaler Switcher provides with one 3-level microphone input port, to accommodate different microphone input modes, including 48V phantom power mode, MIC mode & LINE mode. ➢ 48V phantom power Mode 48V phantom power input has a good frequency characteristic, high input impedance and high sensitivity.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Balanced connection: “+” connects to positive, “-” connects to negative and “ ” connects to ground. ➢ LINE Mode LINE input has a low frequency characteristics, and wide frequency response. When switch to “LINE”, the microphone input is used for connecting with line audio or wireless microphone output.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 3.5 System Application The Scaler Switcher has an ideal use in lecture halls, boardrooms and conference room set-ups where DisplayPort and HDMI based laptops and other devices can be used for fast switching & scaling with legacy video formats such as VGA to one or more displays over HDBaseT up to 70 meters.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4. System Operations 4.1 Front Panel Buttons Front panel buttons can be used for switching operations and volume adjusting. 4.1.1 Manual Switching Press 1-HDMI/MHL, 2-HDMI, 3-HDMI, 4-DP, 5-VGA on front panel to select the corresponding input source. 4.1.2 Auto-Switching Press AUTO to enter in auto-switching mode.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4.1.3 Volume Adjusting Press Volume Knob to choose MIC/Source audio needed to be adjusted, the corresponding LED will turn green and keep on. Adjusting the Volume Knob in clockwise direction to increase sound volume. Adjusting the Volume Knob in anti-clockwise direction to decrease sound volume.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4.2.2 Control Far-End Device from Local Connect an IR receiver to IR IN port on the Scaler Switcher and connect IR emitter to the IR OUT port on the HDBaseT Receiver, the far-end device can be control by its IR remote from local.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Same network segment as the switcher 4.2.4 CEC Function The Scaler Switcher supports CEC, it can be turned on/ off by sending RS232 commands or OSD menu operations. The default setting is ON. Commands pertaining to CEC: “50686%” (enable CEC) and “50687%” (disable CEC)
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Unable to control HDMI source device and display through CEC: off IR remote 4.3 RS232 Control As RS232, can be transmitted bi-directionally between the Scaler Switcher and the HDBaseT Receiver, so it is able to control a third party RS232 device from local or control the Scaler Switcher from remote.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4.3.2 Basic Settings First to connect the Scaler Switcher with all input devices and output devices needed, then to connect it with a computer which is installed with RS232 control software. Double-click the software icon to run this software.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Parameter Configuration Monitoring area, indicates if the command sent Command Sending area Please set the parameters of COM number, bound rate, data bit, stop bit and the parity bit correctly, and then you can send command in Command Sending Area.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4.3.3 RS232 Communication Commands Communication protocol: RS232 Communication Protocol Baud rate: 9600 Data bit: 8 Stop bit: 1 Parity bit: none Command Function Feedback Example Switch Commands 50701% Switch to 1-HDMI/MHL input Switch to HDMI 1 50702% Switch to 2-HDMI input...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Command Function Feedback Example 508xx% Set the volume of MIC audio MIC Volume: xx (xx=00~60) 510xx% Set the volume of source audio Source Volume: xx (xx=00~60) Select embedded audio as audio input 50706% DP Audio from Embedded for DP video signal...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Command Function Feedback Example Aspect Ratio: xx (xx= 16:9/ 4:3/ 50608% Set the aspect ratio auto) Picture Mode: xx (xx= dynamic/ 50614% Set the picture mode standard/ mild/ user) 50655% Freeze output image Freeze: enable 50656% Cancel the freezing of output image...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Command Function Feedback Example HDCP Manual 50795% Inquire HDCP/ Manual HDCP HDCP OFF/ON 50767% Restore default EDID EDID: initial 50768% Bypass EDID data from output to input EDID: bypass Upload custom EDID data to the 50769% EDID: user...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Command Function Feedback Example Manual Switch Mode: Set no input to power off function: Disable Manual Switch Mode: Set no Manual Switch Mode: Disable 50740% input to power off time: 0 automatic power off function minutes Manual Switch Mode: Set the power...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Command Function Feedback Example Input: xx (xx= HDMI1/ HDMI2/ 50631% Check the input source HDMI3/ DP/ VGA/ YPbPr/ AV) Resolution: xx (xx=1920×1200/ 1920×1080/ 1600×1200/ 50632% Check the output resolution 1360×768/ 1280×800/ 1280×720/ 1024×768/1600x900 Picture Mode: xx (xx= Dynamic/...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Command Function Feedback Example Switch status: XXXX VGA Mute/Unmute DP Mute/Unmute DP Audio from Embedded/External 50657% Check IP address 192.168.0.178! DP Audio from 50712% Check DP audio path Embedded/External Adjustment Commands 50678% Enable screen output adjusting Enter Output Position Adjust...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Command Function Feedback Example 50687% Disable CEC HDMI CEC OFF 50686% Enable CEC HDMI CEC ON 50901% Play&pause CEC cmd: play&pause 50902% Stop CEC cmd: stop 50903% Menu CEC cmd: menu 50904% Retreat CEC cmd: rev 50905% Forward...
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Control Compact Scaler Switcher or 3rd party device from local 4.3.5 Control Compact Scaler Switcher or 3 Party Device from Remote Firstly, according the following connection diagram to connect all devices as needed. Secondly, send command 50788% via RS232 communication software.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Control Compact Scaler Switcher or 3rd party device from Remote 4.4 OSD Menu Control The Scaler Switcher provides a powerful OSD operation menu, contains 3 parts: optional settings, image settings, and system setting etc. There are three ways to enter OSD menu: Long-press the button MENU/2s on front panel 2 seconds or more.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4.4.1 Options Includes Output Adjust, Input 5 Select, Baud rate, User EDID Load (USB), Resolution, and Software Update (USB). Output Adjust: Adjust output image position (X: horizontal direction and Y: vertical direction), ratio aspect (width and height), polarity adjustment (H Polarity and V Polarity) and output setting (HDMI on/off and HDBT on/off).
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Software Update (USB): Insert the USB flash disk with updating file to USB port of the Scaler Switcher, to update the software through this menu. 4.4.2 Picture Including Picture Mode, Color Temperature, Aspect Ratio, Noise Reduction, Screen and Color Range.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4.4.3 Setup Including OSD Language, Restore Factory Default, Blending, HDMI CEC, OSD Duration and version inquiry OSD Language: Supports 7 languages, including English (default), Chinese etc. Restore Factory Default: Restores to original system state Blending: Includes Low, Middle, High and Off.
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4.5 Web-based GUI Control In addition to control the Scaler Switcher via front panel button, IR remote and RS232 communication software. The Scaler Switcher can be controlled via web-based GUI. It allows users to interact with the Scaler Switcher through graphical icons and visual indicators.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Sources: Click the corresponding button (1-HDMI/MHL, 2-HDMI, 3-HDMI, 4-DP, and 5-VGA) to select video input source. VGA: Click Adjust to adjust the position of VGA video output image to make sure the best visual effect. ...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4.5.2 Configuration Menu 1. Click on control menu to enter setting menu shown as below: Output Resolution: Select the output resolution that you need and then click Confirm. Update: Insert the USB flash disk with EDID file/software updating file to FIRMWARE port, and then click EDID/Firmware to start update procedure.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 2. Click Network to enter network setting menu shown as below: In this interface, dynamic or static IP mode can be selected. Under static IP mode, IP address and subnet mask, gateway can be set and make sure the IP addresses are different to avoid IP conflict.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT In this interface, the name of source input selection button can be modified as you need. 4.5.3 RS232 Control Menu Click RS232 Control on the top of interface to enter RS232 control menu shown as below: Port: Local port refers to the RS232 port of the Scaler Switcher, and the HDBT port refers to the RS232 port of HDBaseT Receiver.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 4.5.4 Password Menu Click Password on the top of interface to enter password menu shown as below: In this interface, the user name and password can be modified as you need. 4.5.5 Web-based GUI Update Web-based GUI for the Scaler Switcher supports online update in http://192.168.0.178:100.
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 5. Specification Video 1 HDMI/MHL; 2 HDMI; Video input 1 DP; 1 VGA 3 female HDMI; Video Input Connector 1 DisplayPort; 1 female VGA (15-pin) Input Video Signal HDMI, DP, YPbPr, C-video, VGA 1 HDMI; Video Output 1 HDBaseT 1 female HDMI;...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT Audio Output Connector 1 5-Pin phoenix connector 70Ω Audio Output Impedance Frequency Response 20Hz~20K Hz Stereo Channel >80dB @1KHz Separation Control Part 1 IR IN, 1 IR OUT, Control port 1 IR EYE, 1 RS232, 1 TCP/IP 3 3.5mm mini jack;...
KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 6. Panel Drawing MIC INPUT CONTROL LINE RES RESET IR IN IR OUT IR EYE FIRMWARE RS232 AUDIO OUT DC 24V HDBT 1-HDMI / MHL 2-HDMI 3-HDMI 4-DP 5-VGA HDMI INPUTS OUTPUTS 5-input Seamless Scaler Switcher with HDBaseT...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT 7. Troubleshooting & Maintenance Problems Causes Solutions quality Try another high quality connecting cable cable. Output image with snowflake Make sure the connection Fail or loose connection is good Check with oscilloscope or No signal at the input /...
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KANEXPRO SW-HDSC51HDBT If your problem persists after following the above troubleshooting steps, seek further help from authorized dealer or our technical support. 46 | P a g e...
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Detailed failure situations. The formation of the cases. Remarks: For any questions or problems, please try to get help from your local distributor or contact kanexpro.com or call us at 888-975-1368 for further support. 47 | P a g e...
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