Page 1
CPLUS-V8H8HP 4K UHD 8×8 HDMI Matrix with USB Power Outputs Operation Manual Operation Manual...
Page 3
DISCLAIMERS The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. Cypress Technology assumes no responsibility for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. Cypress Technology assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document.
Page 4
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 8 by 8 Matrix provides the ability to connect up to eight 4K UHD HDMI sources to up to eight 4K UHD HDMI displays and freely switch between them. This unit comes with full support for 18Gbps (600Mhz) resolutions up to, and including 4K@60Hz (4:4:4, 8-bit) as well as support for 16-bit Deep Color up to 1080p@60Hz, HDR (High Dynamic Range), HD audio and other features defined by the HDMI...
• 1×Operation Manual 4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • HDMI source equipment such as media players, video game consoles or set-top boxes. • HDMI receiving equipment such as HDTVs, monitors or audio amplifiers. • The use of “Premium High Speed HDMI” cables is highly recommended.
6. OPERATION CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6.1 Front Panel OUT A OUT B OUT C OUT D OUT E OUT F OUT G OUT H CANCEL MENU LOCK POWER 8x8 4K UHD+ Matrix IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7...
ALL: Press this button to select all outputs simultaneously for routing. Next, press the “IN” key of the input (1~8) you wish to route to all outputs. Finally, press “CONFIRM” to confirm your selection and execute the routing change. PRESET: Press to enter the preset recall menu in the LCD window. Press the “+/-”...
line-of-sight of the IR Extender. CONTROL: Connect directly, or through a network switch, to your PC/laptop to control the unit via Telnet/WebGUI. RS-232: Connect directly to a PC, laptop or other serial control device to send RS-232 commands to control the unit. SERVICE: This slot is reserved for firmware update use only.
Next, press the key of the input (1~8) you wish to route to all outputs. Finally, press “ENTER” to confirm your selection and execute the routing change. MENU: Press to enter the LCD menu, or to back out from menu items.
6.7 Telnet Control 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. Click Start >...
6.8 RS-232 and Telnet Commands 6.8.1 General & System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES HELP Show the full command list. ? Show the full command list. SET FACTORY DEFAULT Reset all settings to the factory defaults. Unit will automatically reboot. SET FACTORY IPCONFIG DEFAULT Reset Ethernet settings to the factory defaults.
Page 15
6.8.1 General & System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET UART 1 BAUDRATE Show the current baud rate of the RS-232 port. SET IR IN CHANNEL N1 N1 = 0 ~ 15 Set the IR remote channel to use. [IR Channel] GET IR IN CHANNEL...
Page 16
6.8.1 General & System Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET USB N1 POWER SUPPLY N1 = A ~ H Show the power state of USB port [USB Port] SET KEYLOCK N1 Available values for N1: Enable or disable the front panel key lock.
Page 17
6.8.2 Matrix Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES Note: Each routing pair consists of the output letter followed by the input number with no space between them. Additional routes are added by separating them with commas (without spaces). (For example: A8,B5,C3,etc.) SET ALL OUT ROUTE N1 N1 = 1 ~ 8 Set all outputs to display input N1.
Page 18
6.8.2 Matrix Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES SET OUT N1 MASK N2 N1 = A ~ H Enable or disable the A/V mute [Output Port] of output N1. Available values for N2: [Mute A/V] [Unmute A/V] GET OUT N1 MASK N1 = A ~ H Show the current A/V mute state [Output Port] of output N1.
Page 19
6.8.2 Matrix Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES SET OUT N1 4K2K DOWNSCALE MODE N2 N1 = A ~ H Set the 4K to 1080P downscale [Output Port] mode for output N1. Available values for N2: [Bypass 4K] [Downscale] GET OUT N1 4K2K DOWNSCALE MODE N1 = A ~ H Show the current downscale [Output Port]...
Page 20
6.8.3 Test Pattern Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET PATTERN N1 TIMING N1 = A ~ H Show the current output timing [Output Port] and resolution for the test pattern on output N1. GET PATTERN TIMING LIST Show a list of all available test pattern output timings.
Page 21
6.8.4 EDID Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET ALL IN EDID MODE Show the current “All Input” EDID mode state. SET ALL IN EDID N1 Available values for N1: Set the EDID to use when the EDID mode is set to “All Input”. [Internal 1] [Internal 2] [Internal 3]...
Page 22
6.8.4 EDID Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES SET IN N1 EDID N2 N1 = 1 ~ 8 Set EDID N2 as the EDID to use [Input Port] with input N1 in “Appoint” mode. Available values for N2: [Internal 1] [Internal 2] [Internal 3] [Internal 4] [Internal 5]...
Page 23
6.8.4 EDID Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET IN EDID LIST Show the full list of available EDIDs. SET EDID N1 NAME N2 N1 = 7~14 Set a custom name for EDID N1. [User EDID] N2 = {EDID Name, 32 chars max} Note: Only User EDIDs may be renamed.
Page 24
6.8.5 HDCP Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES SET IN N1 HDCP MODE N2 N1 = 1 ~ 8 Set the HDCP mode for input N1. [Input Port] Available values for N2: [HDCP Disabled] [Follow Source] [Follow Display] GET IN N1 HDCP MODE N1 = 1 ~ 8 Show the current HDCP mode of [Input Port]...
Page 25
6.8.5 HDCP Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET OUT N1 HDCP ABILITY N1 = A ~ H Show the HDCP capability [Output Port] detected from the display Available result codes: connected to output N1. [No HDCP] [HDCP 1.x] [HDCP 2.2] 6.8.6 Ethernet Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES...
Page 26
6.8.6 Ethernet Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET GATEWAY Show the current gateway. GET MAC ADDR Show the MAC address. SET TELNET PORT N1 N1 = 0 ~ 65535 Set the Telnet port. [Port Number] GET TELNET PORT Show the current Telnet port. GET HOSTNAME...
6.9 WebGUI Control • 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”...
Page 28
• WebGUI Control Page By default, both the Username and Password are “admin” for the WebGUI. The administrator password can be changed within the “System Settings” tab of the WebGUI if desired. The following function tabs will always display on left side of the WebGUI to aid with navigation.
Page 29
• Video Routing To begin assigning a new video route, please click the button of the HDMI output you wish to send video to and then click on the button of the preferred HDMI input port. If desired, you may select more than one output prior to selecting the input.
Page 30
• Output Edit A variety of output settings, including name, muting, test pattern configuration, downscaling, and OSD options can be configured here. Please click the “Edit” icon ( ) to open up the Output Edit window. - Set Output Name: To rename the output port, type the new name in the space provided in the Edit window.
Page 31
sources will be automatically downscaled to 1080p while maintaining the original framerate. - OSD: This switch enables or disables the custom text display for this output. When enabled, the OSD text will be displayed in the upper-left corner of the selected output. - OSD Text Settings: Each output can display up to 2 lines of customized OSD text.
Page 32
• Preset Setting This matrix can store up to eight video routing presets. Presets can be utilized to store multiple different routing states in advance for rapid, hassle-free, recall. - Store: Once you have the matrix set the way you like, you can click the “Preset Store”...
Page 33
2. EDID Settings This matrix provides the option of six standard EDIDs, eight sink sourced EDIDs and eight user uploaded EDIDs that can be assigned to each input port individually. The names of the eight user uploaded EDIDs can changed if desired. •...
Page 34
download location on your PC. To change the name of a Customer EDID, type the new name in the space provided, then click on the “Save Name” button. • Sink EDID Download To save the EDID from one of the connected displays to your local PC, select the appropriate sink from the dropdown list then press the “Download”...
Page 35
Note: In some rare cases it is possible for custom or external EDIDs to cause compatibility issues with certain sources. If this happens, it is recommended to switch to one of the 6 default EDIDs for maximum compatibility. 3. Device Settings This page provides control over the matrix’s hardware related settings and options including USB port power, IR and fan control.
Page 36
On”. 4. User Config This tab provides User Configuration options including changing the password for the Administrator account, and both the user name and password for the General User account. Note: The General User account has limited access to the WebGUI and can only change video routing, store/recall presets, and modify the General User’s own account settings.
Page 37
5. System Settings This tab provides system information, power control, Ethernet configuration options, system configuration backup/restore, and firmware update functions. • Power Press this switch to toggle the unit’s power between ON and OFF (standby mode). Note: While in standby mode the unit’s WebGUI, Telnet and RS-232 controls are still active.
Page 38
• Restore Current Configuration Previously saved system configurations may be restored from a saved XML file. Click the “Choose File” button to locate the saved XML file, then click the “Restore” button. • Reset to Default Press this button to reset the unit to its factory default state. After the reset is complete, the unit will reboot automatically.
7. CONNECTION DIAGRAM Blu-ray Players Set-top Boxes RS-232 Wireless Equipped HDMI Inputs Router PC/Laptop RS-232 Power Supply USB 5V/1A OUT IR IN CONTROL RS232 SERVICE DC 24V HDMI IN HDMI OUT 60° 1 / A 5 / E INFO 2 / B 6 / F MUTE 3 / C...
9. ACRONYMS ACRONYM COMPLETE TERM Consumer Electronics Control Command Line Interface Digital Visual Interface EDID Extended Display Identification Data Graphical User Interface High-Definition HDCP High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface High Dynamic Range HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol Internet Protocol Infrared Liquid-Crystal Display LPCM...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the CPLUS-V8H8HP and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers