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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Please read all instructions before attempting to unpack, install or operate this equipment and before connecting the power supply. Please keep the following in mind as you unpack and install this equipment: • Always follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock and injury to persons.
1. INTRODUCTION This new collaboration Transmitter and Receiver system is a convenient turnkey solution for video selection and extension in conference rooms, classrooms and showrooms. These units provide not only AV conversion and extension but also an intelligent and easy way to control devices throughout the entire venue.
5. FEATURES • HDMI, DisplayPort, and VGA input support • Input resolution support up to 4K@60Hz (4:4:4, 8-bit) via HDMI and DisplayPort • HDBaseT feature support: High-Definition (HD) Video and Audio, 100BaseT Ethernet, 48V PoH, and Bi-directional IR pass-through • Receiver's scaled output supports resolutions up to 4K@60Hz (4:4:4, 8-bit) via HDMI •...
6. OPERATION CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6.1 Transmitter's Top Panel VGA IN DP IN HDMI OUT AUDIO IN HDMI IN CAT 5e/6/7 OUT SOURCE HDMI 7 0 M Multi-Format 4K UHD+ over HDBaseT Tx LOCK IR OUT GND GND IR IN 3.3V TRIGGER IN SERVICE...
6.2 Transmitter's Front and Rear Panels Multi-Format 4K UHD+ over HDBaseT Tx TRIGGER IN SERVICE RS-232 IR IN IR OUT TRIGGER IN: This 10 pin terminal block provides 8 trigger pins for activating functions and macros within the unit. 5V and ground pins are also provided for compatibility and use with the optional Trigger Keypad unit.
timing/color space transmitted over the HDBaseT output. DP IN: Connect to DisplayPort source equipment such as a PC or laptop. HDMI IN: Connect to HDMI source equipment such as a media player, game console or set-top box. VGA IN: Connect to VGA source equipment such as a PC or laptop.
selected. MENU: Press to enter the OSD menu, or to back out from menu items. Note: Pressing “MENU” and “+” together will reset the output resolution to XGA (1024×768@60Hz). Pressing “Menu” and “−” together will reset the output resolution to 720p@60Hz. LOCK: Press and hold for 3 seconds to lock all button functions on the top panel of both the Tx and Rx.
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can be changed in the OSD menu to allow RS-232 control of the Receiver rather than control of remote devices. LAN: Connect directly, or through a network switch, to your PC/ laptop to control the unit via Telnet/WebGUI and to extend the network across the HDBaseT connection.
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LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 Auto Output Color Format Format HDMI Auto Color Space YUV422 YUV444 Bypass Auto Color Depth 16bit 12bit 10bit 8bit Bypass 0 ~ 100 (27) Output Image Adjust Brightness 0 ~ 100 (66) Contrast 0 ~ 100 (70) Saturation 0 ~ 100 (50) 0 ~ 100 (60)
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LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 Unmute Output Audio Control HDMI Audio Mute Unmute Ext Audio Mute 0 ~ 100 (80) Ext Volume Input Informational Display L/R Clock Channel Num HDMI Information Notify 5Sec Off 10Sec Off 15Sec Off 30Sec Off Always Never Input...
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LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 Int FHD 2CH EDID Control HDMI In Int FHD MCH Int UHD 2CH Int UHD MCH Int UHD+ 2CH Int UHD+ MCH External 1/2 User1/2/3/4 Vendor Informational Display Name MaxReso MaxBaWth MaxDepth HDR Fmt YCbCr HDCP Control HDBT In...
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LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 RS232 Control Local Console On/Off Baud Rate 2400 4800 7200 9600 14400 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Length 5bit 6bit 7bit 8bit None Parity Even 1bit Stop Bit 2bit OSD Setting Auto Off 5Sec 10Sec 15Sec 30Sec...
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LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 Auto OSD Setting Panel Size Normal Large Gray Panel Color Green Blue Blue Font Color Black White Yellow Cyan Magenta Black FreeRun Color Green Blue Default Yes/No System Setting Informational Display FW Version FW Update Yes/No Factory Reset Yes/No...
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Notes: • The OSD only provides controls for the collaboration Receiver’s functions. To control the functions of both the collaboration Transmitter and Receiver, please use the WebGUI or Telnet. • Items in Bold are factory default settings. The individual functions will be introduced in the following paragraphs.
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Transmitter’s EDID is controlled via the WebGUI. This option is only available when connected to a “basic” HDBaseT Tx. Due to the limited OSD display space, the following have been abbreviated: Y44 = YUV 4:4:4, Y42 = YUV 4:2:2, Y40 = YUV 4:2:0. ►...
6.6 IR Cable Pin Assignments IR Extender IR Signal Power Ground IR Blaster Power IR Signal 6.7 RS-232 Protocol UNIT REMOTE SYSTEM Definition Definition ► ◄ Baud Rate: 115200bps Data Bits: 8 Parity Bits: None Stop Bit: 1 Flow Control: None...
6.8 Telnet Control 6.8.1 Telnet Access Before attempting to use Telnet control, please ensure that both the unit and the PC/Laptop are connected to the same active networks. To access Telnet Click Start, type “cmd” in the search field, In Windows 7 and press Enter.
6.8.2 Telnet/RS-232 Commands • Important Notes - These Telnet/RS-232 commands are received and processed by the collaboration Transmitter, however, some commands are only available when a collaboration Receiver is also connected to the Transmitter. The section containing these special case commands has been marked with (**).
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1. System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS HELP Show the full command list. HELP N1 Show help details about command N1 = {Any command name} ? Show the full command list. ? N1 Show help details about command N1 = {Any command name} GET FW VER...
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2. Input Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET IN PORT NUMBER Show the system input port number. GET IN TYPE LIST Show the system input’s type. SET IN N1 EDID N2 Assign EDID N2 to input N1. N1 = 1 ~ 4 [Input number]* Available values for N2: [Internal FHD 2CH]...
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2. Input Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET IN N1 COLOR SPACE Show input N1’s current color space. N1 = 1 ~ 4 [Input number]* Note: Only the currently active input can be read. GET IN N1 COLOR DEPTH Show input N1’s current color depth. N1 = 1 ~ 4 [Input number]* Note: Only the currently active input...
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3. Output Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET OUT PORT NUMBER Show the number of available output ports in the system. GET OUT TYPE LIST List the system’s output types. SET OUT ROUTE N1 Switch the output routing source to input N1.
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3. Output Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET OUT N1 AUDIO MUTE Show output N1’s audio mute setting. N1 = A ~ B [Output letter] SET OUT AUTO AUDIO N1 Set the output’s audio auto detection. Available values for N1: [No auto-select] [Auto-select] GET OUT AUTO AUDIO...
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3. Output Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET OUT N1 MASK B Enable or disable mask setting on output N1 N1 = A ~ B [Output letter] Available values for N1: [Mask disabled] [Mask enabled] Note: When an output is masked, all video, including the banner, will be blanked out.
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4. Control System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS Event SET EVENT N1 NAME N2 Set the name for Event N1. N1 = 1 ~ 64 [Event number] N2 = {Name} [Event name] GET EVENT N1 NAME Show the name of Event N1. N1 = 1 ~ 64 [Event number] SET EVENT N1 N2...
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4. Control System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET EVENT N1 CONDITION Show Event N1’s activation condition (conditions displayed depend on the Event type). N1 = 1 ~ 64 [Event number] SET EVENT N1 MODE N2 Set Event N1 to use activation mode N1 = 1 ~ 64 [Event number] Available values for N2:...
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4. Control System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET EVENT N1 TIMER Show Event N1’s hold timer duration. N1 = 1 ~ 64 [Event number] SET EVENT N1 DELAY N2 Set Event N1’s delay value to N2 seconds. N1 = 1 ~ 64 [Event number] N2 = 0 ~ 65535 [Seconds] GET EVENT N1 DELAY...
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4. Control System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET MACRO N1 ACTION N2 CMDPOOL Assign command N3 to action N2 of N3 macro N1. N1 = 1 ~ 64 [Macro number] N2 = 1 ~ 16 [Action number] N3 = 1 ~ 128 [Command number] GET MACRO N1 ACTION N2 Show the command pool index...
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4. Control System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET MACRO N1 ACTION N2 Show the command interface for INTERFACE action N2 of macro N1. N1 = 1 ~ 64 [Macro number] N2 = 1 ~ 16 [Action number] GET MACRO N1 ACTION N2 Show the interface parameters of PARAMETER...
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4. Control System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET MACRO N1 RESUME Resume the execution of paused macro N1. N1 = 1 ~ 64 [Macro number] Command Pool SET CMDPOOL N1 NAME N2 Set the name for command N1 in the command pool.
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4. Control System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET CMDPOOL N1 ENDCHAR Show the termination character selected for command N1. N1 = 1 ~ 128 [Command number] SET CMDPOOL N1 DELETE Delete command N1 from the command pool. N1 = 1 ~ 128 [Command number] Device SET CTLDEVICE N1 NAME N2...
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5. Real Time Clock Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET YEAR N1 Set the real time clock year to N1. N1 = 2017 ~ 2116 [Year] GET YEAR Show the real time clock year. SET MONTH N1 Set the real time clock month to N1. N1 = 1 ~ 12 [Month] GET MONTH...
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5. Real Time Clock Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET DATE YYYY.MM.DD Set the real time clock’s year, month and day with a single command. YYYY = 2017 ~ 2116 [Year] MM = 1 ~ 12 [Month] DD = 1 ~ 31 [Day] GET DATE...
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5. Real Time Clock Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET CALENDAR FORMAT Show the real time clock banner display format. SET TIMESYNC N1 Set the method of setting the unit’s time. Available values for N1: [Manual set] [Web browser time sync] GET TIMESYNC...
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6. Banner Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET OUT N1 BANNER N2 Enable or disable Output N1’s banner. N1 = A ~ B [Output letter] Available values for N2: [Banner disabled] [Banner enabled] GET OUT N1 BANNER Show Output N1’s banner enable state.
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6. Banner Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET OUT N1 BANNER FONT COLOR N2 Set Output N1’s banner text color. N1 = A ~ B [Output letter] Available values for N2: [Black] [White] [Red] [Green] [Blue] [Yellow] [Cyan] [Magenta] [Gray] GET OUT N1 BANNER FONT COLOR...
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6. Banner Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET OUT N1 BANNER TRANSPARENCY Set Output N1’s banner transparency N2 level. N1 = A ~ B [Output letter] Available values for N2: [Level 1 (opaque)] [Level 2] [Level 3] [Level 4] [Level 5] [Level 6] [Level 7] [Level 8 (transparent)]...
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7. IR Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET IR N1 LEARN N2 Initiate the IR learning function on IR Input N1. The captured IR code will be written to command slot N2. Available values for N1: [IR input on Tx] [IR input on Rx] N2 = 1 ~ 128 [Command number]...
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8. Collaboration Receiver Commands** COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS Output SET OUT N1 TIMING N2 Set the output timing for Rx Output N1 = B [HDMI Out on the Rx] Available values for N2: [Bypass] [800×600@60] [1024×768@60] [1280×768@60] [1360×768@60] [1280×800@60] [1440×900@60] [1280×1024@60] [1400×1050@60] [1680×1050@60]...
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8. Collaboration Receiver Commands** COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET OUT N1 TIMING Show the current output timing for Rx Output N1. N1 = B [HDMI Out on the Rx] SET OUT N1 COLOR SPACE N2 Set Rx Output N1’s color space. N1 = B [HDMI Out on the Rx] Available values for N2:...
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8. Collaboration Receiver Commands** COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET OUT N1 FORMAT N2 Set Rx Output N1’s video format. N1 = B [HDMI Out on the Rx] Available values for N2: [DVI Mode] [HDMI Mode] [Auto Detect] GET OUT N1 FORMAT Show Rx Output N1’s video format.
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8. Collaboration Receiver Commands** COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS SET OUT N1 HUE N2 Set Rx Output N1’s hue. N1 = B [HDMI Out on the Rx] N2 = 0 ~ 100 [Hue level] Note: Only active when the output timing is not set to “Bypass”. GET OUT N1 HUE...
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8. Collaboration Receiver Commands** COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS Audio SET AUDIO OUT MUTE N1 Mute or un-mute the Rx’s external stereo analog audio output. Available values for N1: [Un-mute] [Mute] Note: The stereo analog audio output will always be muted with bitstream audio sources.
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9. User EDID Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND PARAMETERS GET USER EDID NUMBER List the number of User EDID slots. GET USER N1 EDID DATA Show the ASCII HEX data from User EDID N1. N1 = 1 ~ 4 [User EDID number] GET USER N1 EDID INFORMATION...
6.9 WebGUI Control 6.9.1 Device Discovery APP • Please obtain the Device Discovery software from your authorized dealer and save it in a directory where you can easily find it. • Connect the unit and your PC/laptop to the same active network and execute the Device Discovery software.
6.9.2 WebGUI Control Page After connecting to the WebGUI’s address in a web browser, the login screen will appear. Please enter the appropriate user name and password then click “Submit” to log in. Note: The default user name and password is “admin”. On the left side of the browser you will see the following menu tabs where all primary functions of the paired collaboration Transmitter and Receiver are controllable via the built in WebGUI: A/V Switch, EDID,...
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1. Audio/Video Switch This tab provides A/V routing control, A/V mute controls, and I/O renaming options. To assign a new video or audio route, please click the button of the Output you wish to send video/audio to on the left and then click on the button of the preferred Input port (video or audio) on the right.
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• Output HDMI/HDBaseT - A/B: Buttons for selecting the Output (A or B) to route video or audio sources to. - Name: Displays the name for the Output. Click the icon to edit the Output’s name. - Video: Displays the Input that is currently routed to the Output. - Audio: Displays the audio embedding mode for the Output.
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2. EDID This collaboration Transmitter provides the option of six internal EDIDs, four customer uploaded EDIDs, and two sink sourced EDIDs that can be assigned to each input port individually. All EDIDs are available for download and saving to a PC. Important details from each EDID may also be displayed.
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• User EDID - Drop-down Menu: Drop-down to select a User EDID for upload, download or to view its information details. - Upload: Click to upload a previously saved EDID file (*.bin) from the PC to the selected User EDID slot. - Download: Click to download the selected EDID file (*.bin) to the - Information: Click to show additional information about the selected EDID.
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3. Banner This tab provides control over the content, format and activation of the OSD banner information displayed on both outputs. Click the Enable switch to enable/disable the corresponding OSD banner. Click the icon to open the corresponding Banner Edit page.
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- Mode: Select the OSD banner display text content. - Font Color: Select the OSD banner font color. - Background Color: Select the OSD banner background color. - Background Transparency: Select the OSD banner background transparency level. The range is from 1 (opaque) to 8 (transparent). - User Text: Enter customized banner text (only available when “User Text”...
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4. Collaboration This tab provides controls for the Output B scaler and other features implemented within the collaboration Receiver including output resolution, audio volume, proc-amp functions, and relay control. Note: If a non-collaboration Receiver is connected, functions on this tab will be disabled.
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• Information Displays the HDBaseT link state, operational mode, Receiver firmware version and serial number. • Relay Click to open (OFF) or close (ON) the relays located on the Receiver. • Resolution Dropdown menus allowing for the selection of the output resolution, and aspect ratio behavior, of the Receiver’s HDMI output.
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5. Event Book The Event Book tab provides a way to view the details of all existing Events, both active and inactive, that are saved in the unit. The conditions to activate an Event and the actions that are performed once the event has been triggered are listed in an easy to read natural English format.
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6. Event The Event tab allows the creation, editing and deletion of Events. An “Event” is the core process of the entire control system and determines when and how macros are activated. Each Event can be individually named (up to 32 characters) and contains an Event Type, Event Condition, Event Mode, and the Macro(s) to be run.
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- Event Mode: Displays the currently selected behavior for the Event. Events can have one of the following mode types. - Once: The Event’s macro is run one time when triggered and then will not be activated again. If the unit is rebooted, all “Once”...
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7. Macro The “Macro” tab provides a way to create, edit, run and delete macros. Up to 64 macros can be stored in the unit, and each macro can contain up to 16 individual actions with user defined delays (in milliseconds) between each command’s execution.
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• Macro Edit Window Click the “Add” button to add a new macro action. - Command Name: Displays the name of the command used in each action step of the macro. - Interface: Displays the interface that the command data will be transmitted on.
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• Interface Edit Window The “Delay(ms)” setting is the length of time to wait before sending the next action and is set in milliseconds. Click on “Save Change” to confirm the settings. Note: It is strongly suggested to not set a delay time less than 100ms for system commands or less than 500ms for Telnet/Serial commands to ensure that the command is properly received and executed before the next command is sent.
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8. Command Click on the “Command” tab to create, edit or delete commands. Up to 128 individual commands can be stored in the command pool. Note: The Command tab is not available when the user is logged in using an “Operator” level account. - Command Name: Displays the command’s name.
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9. Device Click on the “Device” tab to add/remove common, or multiple- use device interfaces to make setting up macros which repeatedly use the same interfaces much easier. There are 4 types of device interfaces (either Remote or Local) that can be defined for easy use with a total of 16 stored.
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10. Network Click on the “Network” tab to make changes to various network settings. From this tab you can change the WebGUI IP configuration, login account and login timeout settings. • IP Configuration This section allows for configuration of the Ethernet settings of the unit. The IP mode may be switched between DHCP or Static IP.
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• Web Login Account Click the drop-down to select the user account number to edit (out of a total of 4 available users). After selecting an account, click the “New/ Edit” button to set or modify the username, password, and access privileges (Administrator or Operator).
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11. System This tab provides access to control a number of system configuration controls including saving and restoring the system configuration, performing a factory reset, rebooting the system, updating the firmware of the collaboration Transmitter, setting the system’s time & date, and displaying the unit’s serial number.
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• Serial Number Displays the serial number of the unit. • Data & Time This allows the user to set the unit’s system time which is used by the scheduling function and OSD banner information. - Synchronize to Windows: Selecting “ON” will allow the system to automatically update the time whenever your computer connects to the WebGUI.
7. CONNECTION DIAGRAM Laptop Media Player RS-232 DisplayPort HDMI Stereo Input Input Input Input Audio Input IR In/Out HDMI 1.5m Output 60° 60° UHDTV CAT 5e/6/7 OUT HDMI OUT DP IN HDMI IN VGA IN AUDIO IN Trigger 7 0 M TRIGGER IN SERVICE RS-232...
8.3 Application Notes ► The unit’s default IP address is 192.168.1.50. ► 4K UHD sources or equivalently high-bandwidth signals require an appropriate compatible display and Premium High Speed HDMI or certified DisplayPort 1.2 cables in order to achieve the best image quality.
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