Unplug the power cord when left unused for a long period of time. Information on disposal for scrapped devices: do not burn or mix with general household waste, please treat them as normal electrical wastes. Altimium www.altimium.com...
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Please refer to the dealers for the latest details. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied or reproduced without the prior written consent. All product function is valid till 2016-12-2. Altimium www.altimium.com...
4.4.1 Installation/uninstallation of RS232 Control Software ......17 4.4.2 Basic Settings ..................17 4.4.3 RS232 Communication Commands ............18 4.4.4 Control SCA51T or 3rd Party Device from Local ........26 4.4.5 Control SCA51T from Local or Remote ..........27 Altimium...
1. Introduction 1.1 Introduction to SCA51T SCA51T is a compact mini scaler switcher with 5 video inputs (3 HDMI, 2 VGA) and 6 audio inputs (3 HDMI audio & 2 VGA audio: switched following the video; 1 MIC audio input). As the VGA input supports VGA, YPbPr and C-video, so the scaler switcher is compliant with multiple video signals.
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1 x IR remote (Cell battery is not included) 1 x Power Adapter (DC 12V) 1 x User Manual Notes: Please confirm if the product and the accessories are all included, if not, please contact with the dealers. Altimium www.altimium.com...
This Scalar Switcher will read the highest resolution of far-end display device as the resolution of HDMI local output & HDBaseT output. If the HDBaseT output isn’t connected to far-end device, this Scalar Switcher will automatically select the highest resolution of local HDMI display. Altimium www.altimium.com...
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Used as direction button PREVIOUS in menus. ⑩ MIC- Used as MIC volume down button. Used as direction button MOVE DOWN in menus. Pictures shown in this manual are for reference only, different model and Note: specifications are subject to real product. Altimium www.altimium.com...
Audio output port, the audio comes from the input audio corresponding to the selected video source and mixed with MIC audio. ③ IR OUT 5 in total, connect with IR emitters to control local source devices or SCA51T from remote, switched along with corresponding video source. ④ IR IN Connects with IR receiver (with carrier wave only), to receive IR signal send by the IR remote or remote controller of other input/output device.
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HDMI embedded audio (output audio). If disabling HDMI embedded audio output, there will be no audio output through these ports. Note: Pictures shown in this manual are for reference only, different model and specifications are subject to real product. Altimium www.altimium.com...
2) All of the power switches, plugs, sockets and power cords should be insulated and safe. 3) All devices should be connected before power on. 3.2 System Diagram Receiver Rs232 control panel Projector HDTV Laptop DV Camera Altimium www.altimium.com...
Both SCA51T and TP402PR have IR IN and OUT. When one model is connected with IR receiver, the other model should connect with an IR transmitter. For example: When “IR IN” of SCA51T connects with an IR receiver, the IR transmitter must connect to IR OUT of TP402PR.
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” connect to ground, and “-” connects to signal. “-” and “ ” connect to ground, and “+” connects to signal. 2) Balanced connection: “+” connects to positive, “-” connects to negative and “ ” connects to ground. LINE input Altimium www.altimium.com...
2) Balanced connection: “+” connects to positive, “-” connects to negative and “ ” connects to ground. 3.5 Application SCA51T has a good application in various occasions, such as computer realm, monitoring, conference room, big screen displaying, television education, command & control center and smart home etc. Altimium...
RESO/AUTO button for 7 seconds or more to switch between auto-adjusting/ manual-adjusting mode. Note: 1. In auto-adjusting mode, SCA51T will choose the resolution of the display device at the far-end as the preferred resolution. If you need to choose the resolution of local HDMI display device: ...
Connect INPUT 3 with a source device, and then it will choose INPUT 3 to output. Remove the signal of INPUT 3, SCA51T will detect from INPUT 1 to INPUT 5. And when it detects that input 2 is available, it will choose INPUT 2 to output.
4.2 Operations of IR 4.2.1 IR Remote As IR signal can be transmitted bi-directionally between SCA51T and TP402PR, it is able to use the IR remote at the far-end to control SCA51T or HDMI source devices (via CEC function buttons). Altimium...
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Select resolution by pressing corresponding button. AUTO: Enable/disable auto-switching mode. ⑥ CEC function buttons (For HDMI input signal which supports CEC only) Including PLAY, PAUSE, STOP, MENU, REV (reverse) and FWD (forward) Buttons in section also work when entered CEC too. Altimium www.altimium.com...
1) Control far-end device from local Control SCA51T or far-end display device from local through corresponding IR remote. 2) Control local device from remote Control SCA51T or local device from local through corresponding IR remote.
HDMI INPUT ports 1~3 support CEC, if the connected source devices also support CEC and their CEC are on, users can control the source device via the IR remote of SCA51T. The working status related to CEC and STANDBY is showed as below:...
As RS232 can be transmitted bi-directionally between SCA51T and TP402PR, so it is able to control a third party RS232 device from local or control SCA51T from remote. When to control a third party RS232 device, the baud rate of this device should be 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 or 115200.
Switch to VGA 1/YPbPr 1/AV 1 input Switch to VGA 1/YPbPr 1/AV 1 50705% Switch to VGA 2/YPbPr 2/AV 2 input Switch to VGA 2/YPbPr 2/AV 2 50680% Select VGA 1 for INPUT 4 Input 4 Set & Switch to VGA 1 Altimium www.altimium.com...
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MIC Volume: xx (xx=00~60) 50725% 508xx% Set MIC volume MIC Volume: xx (xx=00~60) Choose embedded audio as HDMI 1 50706% HDMI 1 Audio from Embedded audio input Choose external audio as HDMI 1 HDMI 1 Audio from LINE 50707% audio input Altimium www.altimium.com...
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Setup Commands 50604% Lock the front panel buttons Front Panel lock 50605% Unlock the front panel buttons Front Panel Unlock 501xx% Set the volume to xx. LINE Volume: xx (xx=00~60) 502xx% Set the brightness to xx. Brightness: xx (xx=00~99) Altimium www.altimium.com...
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Not display mute icon of MIC audio MIC Mute Icon: disable 50764% Display mute icon of MIC audio MIC Mute Icon: enable 50765% Display freeze icon Freeze Icon: enable 50766% Not display freeze icon Freeze Icon: disable 50644% Display channel status Input Icon: enable Altimium www.altimium.com...
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Enable serial control mode 1: control RS232 Mode 1: RS232 Control 50787% Scaler & far-end from local RS232 Scaler & Remote Enable serial control mode 2: control RS232 Mode 2: RS232 & 50788% Scaler from local RS232 and far-end) Remote Control Scaler Altimium www.altimium.com...
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Check the image mode Standard/ Mild/ User) Sound Mode: xx (xx= Standard/ 50634% Check the audio mode Music/ Movie/ Sports/ User) Aspect Ratio: xx (xx= 16:9/ 4:3/ Check the image aspect ratio auto/ panorama/ justscan/ 50635% zoom1/ zoom2, when the input Altimium www.altimium.com...
Firstly, connect the RS232 port of SCA51T to RS232 port of PC. Secondly, send command 50787% (serial control mode 1, factory default) via RS232 communication software. Lastly, send the right command of SCA51T or other remote RS232 device connected in present system. Connect as below: Altimium...
4.4.5 Control SCA51T from Local or Remote Control SCA51T from local Firstly, connect the RS232 port of SCA51T to RS232 port of PC. Secondly, send command 50788% via RS232 communication software. Lastly, send the right command to control SCA51T. Connect as below:...
Control SCA51T from remote 4.5 Operations in OSD Menu SCA51T provides a powerful OSD operation menu, contains 4 parts: optional settings, image settings, audio settings and system setting etc. Press MENU button on front panel (or MENU button on IR remote/send command 50616%) to enter in OSD menu, so it is able to do some settings through the OSD menu.
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HDMI3 Audio Select: switch between Embedded and Line to choose the desired audio output port for HDMI3. Software Update (USB): Insert the USB flash disk with updating file to USB port of SCA51T, to update the software through this menu. Altimium www.altimium.com...
Screen: (not for HDMI source): Includes Auto Adjust, Horizontal, Vertical, Size, and Phase. Color Range (not for HDMI format): 16~235 or 0~255, use ENTER button to select the desired color range. 4.5.3 Sound Including Sound Mode, Surround Sound and EQ Please check the picture below: Altimium www.altimium.com...
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. Use ENTER button to select. Altimium www.altimium.com...
VERSION: Displays software version 4.6 Instructions of VGA Converting Cable As VGA source supports YPbPr and C-video source, SCA51T provides with 2 VGA converting cables to compliant with these signals. When need to select these signals as input source, please switch to channel INPUT 4 (or INPUT 5), and then set the signal type in OSD.
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“INPUT 4 Select” to AV1, and “INPUT 5 Select” to AV2. After setting, press INPUT 4 (or INPUT 5) button to switch to AV1 (or AV2) source. B. Connecting the VGA converting cable like this: Altimium www.altimium.com...
Check the grounding and when connecting the video Bad grounding make sure it is connected connectors well. Cannot control the device Type in correct RS232 Wrong RS232 by control device (e.g. a communication communication parameters PC) through RS232 port parameters. Altimium www.altimium.com...
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The device has already Send authorized by RS232 / IR remote / been broken. dealer for repairing. front panel buttons If your problem persists after following the above troubleshooting steps, seek further help from authorized dealer or our technical support. Altimium www.altimium.com...
Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 8. After-sales Service If there appear some problems when running SCA51T, please check and deal with the problems referring to this user manual. Any transport costs are borne by the users during the warranty. 1) Product Limited Warranty: We warrants that our products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for three years, which starts from the first day you buy this product (The purchase invoice shall prevail).
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