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4K@60 and HDCP 2.2 supported HDMI Distribution Amplifier
(with Audio De-embedder)
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD
<User's Guide>
Ver.1.3.0
VAC-2000UHD
DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER for HDMI
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VAC-4000UHD
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- Page 1 POWER SIGNAL KEY LOCK ● Thank you for choosing this IDK product. ● To ensure the best performance of this product, please read this User’s Guide fully and carefully before using it and keep this manual beside this product. IDK Corporation...
- Page 2 HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. in the United States and other countries. The terms Anti-snow and Connection Reset are registered trademarks of IDK Corporation in Japan. All other company and product names mentioned in this manual are either registered trademarks or...
- Page 3 ● Some of the contents in this User’s Guide such as appearance diagrams, menu operations, communication commands, and so on may differ depending on the version. ● This User’s Guide is subject to change without notice. You can download the latest version from IDK’s website at: http://www.idk.co.jp/en/index.html...
- Page 4 VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide Safety instructions Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using this product. Follow all instructions and cautions as detailed in this document. Enforcement Symbol Description Indicates the presence of a hazard that may result in death or serious Warning personal injury if the warning is ignored or the equipment is handled incorrectly.
- Page 5 The product is intended to be installed by skilled technicians. For installation, please contact a system integrator or IDK. Otherwise, it may cause fire, electric shock, injury, or property damage. Set the power plug in a convenient place to unplug easily.
- Page 6 VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide Caution Do not place the product in any place where it will be subjected to high temperatures. If the product is subjected to direct sunlight or high temperatures, it may cause fire. Do not place the product in humid, oil smoke, or dusty place. If the product is placed near humidifiers or dusty area, it may cause fire or electric shock.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide Table of Contents Included items ............................8 Product outline ............................9 Features ...............................10 Part names and descriptions ........................11 Front panel .............................11 Rear panel............................12 Sample application ..........................13 Precautions before connection ......................14 Basic operation ............................15 Menu operations ..........................15 Locking menu operation keys ......................16 Initialization ............................16 Menus ..............................17... -
Page 8: Included Items
(Drawing: VAC-4000UHD) Cable clamps VAC-2000UHD … 3 clamps Power cable (1.8m/5.9 feet) x1 VAC-4000UHD … 5 clamps Rubber feet x 4 [Fig. 1.1] Included items You can download the latest version of the User’s Guide from IDK’s website at: http://www.idk.co.jp/en/index.html... -
Page 9: Product Outline
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 2 Product outline The VAC-2000UHD and VAC-4000UHD are HDMI distribution which supports 4K@60 having four times the resolution of full HD. These distributors include 1 HDMI connector for input, 2 (VAC-2000UHD) or 4 (VAC-4000UHD) HDMI connectors for output, and an analog audio output connector. -
Page 10: Features
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 3 Features ■ Video ・ 1 HDMI input; 2 / 4 outputs (VAC-2000UHD / VAC-4000UHD) ・ Up to 4K@60 (4:4:4) resolution ・ HDCP 1.4 / 2.2 ・ HDR ・ 3D ・ xvYCC ・Maximum input/output cable distance: 1080p@60: up to 131 ft. -
Page 11: Part Names And Descriptions
POWER SIGNAL KEY LOCK ① ② ⑤ ④ ③ [Fig. 4.1] Panel drawing (VAC-4000UHD) [Table 4.1] Part names and descriptions Part name Description ① POWER key Turns on/off the VAC. The POWER LED lights green when the VAC is turned on. -
Page 12: Rear Panel
VAC-2000UHD AC 100-240V 50/60Hz ANALOG UPDATE AUDIO OUTPUT OUT 1 OUT 2 ① ⑥ ② ③ ⑤ ④ VAC-4000UHD AC 100-240V 50/60Hz ANALOG UPDATE AUDIO OUTPUT OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4 ① ② ③ ⑥ [Fig. 4.2] Panel drawing [Table 4.2] Part names and descriptions... -
Page 13: Sample Application
4K HDMI monitors [Fig. 5.1] Cascade connection At IDK, various cables, such as flexible HDMI cable, DVI cable, high-quality long cables and conversion cables, are available. Please contact us for details as needed. Use correct HDMI cable /HDMI-DVI conversion cable according to the system configuration. For analog audio, use a commercial audio cable. -
Page 14: Precautions Before Connection
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 6 Precautions before connection Follow the precautions below before connecting to external devices. ■ Attaching rubber feet Turn the VAC upside down and place it on a flat place. Wipe the dirt off joint area. Peal the release papers from rubber feet and place them on each corner of the VAC. -
Page 15: Basic Operation
If you do not operate for 60 seconds in each step, the light of the segment display will be turned off. Setting procedure Selecting menu number Press the “SET” key. The segment display lights. DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER for HDMI VAC-4000UHD Select the menu number using the ＋ － MENU “+” and “-“ keys. POWER... -
Page 16: Locking Menu Operation Keys
Press and hold the “SET” key for 3 seconds or longer to set/cancel key lock. If the VAC is powered off with keys locked, the key are still locked at the time of reboot DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER for HDMI VAC-4000UHD ＋ －... -
Page 17: Menus
Setting DTS Audio OFF / ON Setting DTS-HD Audio OFF / ON Setting Dolby TrueHD Audio OFF / ON Setting Audio channel 2 channels / 2 channels 3 (2.1) channels / 6 (5.1) channels / 8 (7.1) channels VAC-2000UHD:OUT2, VAC-4000UHD:OUT4... - Page 18 Setting audio output ON / OFF － － Displaying firmware version Setting maintenance/status No display/Display/Always display No display display menu VAC-2000UHD: n=1, VAC-4000UHD: n=3 ■ Maintenance menu [Table 8.2] Maintenance menus Setting Menu Function number Set value Default Setting HDCP input Enable HDCP 2.2 encryption/...
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Page 19: Setting Input And Output (Setting Menu)
F01 to F03: Copied data 1 to 3 Setting values 01 to 02:OUT1 to OUT2 (VAC-2000UHD) [Default] OUT1 01 to 04:OUT1 to OUT4 (VAC-4000UHD) [Default] OUT1 Note: If cascade connection is employed, the source device will read the EDID of the source-device-side VAC. If two or more distributors are connected between a sink device and source device, follow the procedure below to read EDID data. -
Page 20: F10 ] Setting Edid Resolution
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 8.2.2 [ F10 ] Setting EDID resolution You can set the EDID to be sent to the source device: In order to use a built-in EDID (setting values “03” to “28”), set the maximum resolution supported by the sink device using setting values “03”... - Page 21 VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide [Table 8.5] The maximum resolution of EDID Maximum resolution Pixel Standard Remarks Setting values 2160p (24 / 25 / 30) 3840×2160 UHDTV 4096x2160 (24 / 25 / 30) 4096×2160 2160p (50 / 59.94 / 60, 4:2:0) UHDTV YCbCr 4:2:0 supported 3840×2160...
- Page 22 VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide ○ ○ ○ ○ × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × × × × × × × × × × 1600x1200 ○ ○ ○ ○ × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × × × × × × × × × 1680x1050 ○...
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Page 23: F12 ] Setting External Edid
OUT 4 Copied EDID Internal EDID BD player LC monitor Step 2 Step 1 [Fig. 8.3] Registering external EDID (VAC-4000UHD) Setting values 01 to 02:OUT1 to OUT2 (VAC-2000UHD) [Default] OUT1 01 to 04:OUT1 to OUT4 (VAC-4000UHD) [Default] OUT1 Notes: ● Set this menu before setting the EDID resolution to “01 EXTERNAL (External EDID)” in “8.2.2 [ F10 ] Setting EDID resolution”. -
Page 24: F16 ] No-Signal Input Monitoring
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 8.2.5 [ F16 ] No-signal input monitoring If you change EDID of the VAC or turn on/off the VAC, the source devices may not output video signals. In this menu, you can set the monitoring time. Requesting the source devices Changing to output video signals... -
Page 25: F20 ] Setting Deep Color
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 8.2.6 [ F20 ] Setting Deep Color You can set the Deep Color (color depth) that is output from the source device. The setting will be applied only if one of 03 to 46 is selected for “8.2.2 [ F10 ] Setting EDID resolution”. Setting values 08: 24 bit / pixel (8 bit / component) [Default] 10: 30 bit / pixel (10 bit / component) -
Page 26: F26 ] Setting Aac Audio
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 8.2.9 [ F26 ] Setting AAC Audio You can set the AAC Audio that is output from the source device. The setting will be applied only if one of 03 to 46 is selected for “8.2.2 [ F10 ] Setting EDID resolution”. Setting values on : ON (The maximum sampling frequency: 96 kHz) oFF : OFF [Default]... -
Page 27: F32 ] Setting Dts-Hd Audio
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 8.2.12 [ F32 ] Setting DTS-HD Audio You can set the DTS-HD Audio that is output from the source device. The setting will be applied only if one of 03 to 46 is selected for “8.2.2 [ F10 ] Setting EDID resolution”. Setting values on : ON (The maximum sampling frequency: 192 kHz) oFF : OFF [Default]... -
Page 28: F36 ] Setting Audio Channel
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 8.2.14 [ F36 ] Setting Audio channel You can set the number of channels for the multiple-channel audio that is output from the source device. The setting will be applied only if one of 03 to 46 is selected for “8.2.2 [ F10 ] Setting EDID resolution”. Setting values 02 : 2 channels [Default] 03 : 3 channels (2.1 channels) -
Page 29: F38 ] Copying Cec Physical Address Copy Of Edid
You can set audio ON/OFF that is output from the HDMI output connectors. Menu numbers F70 to F71 : OUT1 to OUT2 (VAC-2000UHD) F70 to F73 : OUT1 to OUT4 (VAC-4000UHD) Setting values on : ON [Default] oFF : OFF... -
Page 30: F90 ] Displaying Firmware Version
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 8.2.18 [ F90 ] Displaying firmware version You can display the firmware version. 8.2.19 [ F99 ] Setting maintenance/status display menu You can set the display setting of the maintenance menu and status display menu. 【8.1 Menu list】... -
Page 31: Checking Operation (Maintenance Menu)
In these cases, the problem can be solved by setting this menu to “oFF”. Video cannot be displayed HDCP-non-supported sink device HDCP “2.2” Video with copyright protection Video can be displayed DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER for HDMI VAC-4000UHD ＋ － MENU POWER SIGNAL KEY LOCK HDCP-supported sink device HDCP “oFF”... -
Page 32: C10 To C1N ] Setting How Long Hot Plug Is Ignored
Data [Fig. 8.9] Hot plug ignorance time Menu numbers C10 to C11 : OUT1 to OUT2 (VAC-2000UHD) C10 to C13 : OUT1 to OUT4 (VAC-4000UHD) Setting values oFF : No masking [Default] 02 to 15 : 2 to 15 [second]... -
Page 33: C20 To C2N ] Setting Forced Hdmi Output Mode
Menu numbers C20 to C21: OUT1 to OUT2 (VAC-2000UHD) C20 to C23: OUT1 to OUT4 (VAC-4000UHD) Setting values oFF : Determines the sink device is DVI when EDID cannot be read [Default]... -
Page 34: C30 To C3N ] Setting Output Mode
If the sink device cannot do it for some reason, you can select the color space manually. Menu numbers C30 to C31 : OUT1 to OUT2 (VAC-2000UHD) C30 to C33 : OUT1 to OUT4 (VAC-4000UHD) Setting values rgb : RGB output... -
Page 35: Displaying Input/Output Statuses (Status Display Menu)
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 8.4 Displaying input/output statuses (Status display menu) Input and output statuses of the VAC can be displayed. The status display menus can be operated by setting “8.2.19 [ F99 ] Setting maintenance/status display menu” to “on” (Display) or “ALL” (Always display). Press the “SET”... - Page 36 VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide Menu Displayed Description number value The segment display is three digits. The first (left) two digits show the audio format, and third digit (X) shows the number of audio channels (1 = 2 channels, 2 = 2.1 channels, 5 = 5.1 channels, 7 = 7.1 channels).
- Page 37 VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide Menu number Displayed Description value ● Audio input bits, HBR (High Bit-Rate Audio) 16 bit, HBR 16 bit, PCM 16 bit, Compressed audio other than HBR and PCM mode 20 bit, HBR 20 bit, PCM 20 bit, Compressed audio other than HBR and PCM mode 24 bit, HBR...
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Page 38: L30 To Lbn ] Displaying Output Information
Authorization ended normally Authorization ended abnormally ● HDCP status L90 to L9n HDCP supported (HDCP 1.4) HDCP supported (HDCP 2.2) HDCP not supported or no HDCP signals - - - Not connected VAC-2000UHD : n = 1,VAC-4000UHD : n = 3... - Page 39 Lc0 to Lcn* HDR supported HDR not supported - - - Not connected ● 3D sink device status Ld0 to Ldn* 3D supported 3D not supported - - - Not connected VAC-2000UHD : n = 1,VAC-4000UHD : n = 3...
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Page 40: Specifications
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 9 Specifications 9.1 Pin assignments 9.1.1 HDMI TypeA connector Pin # Signal Pin # Signal TMDS data2+ TMDS clock+ TMDS data2shield TMDS clock shield TMDS data2- TMDS clock TMDS data1+ TMDS data1shield Backup (N.C.) TMDS data1- TMDS data0+ TMDS data0shield DDC / CEC ground... -
Page 41: Product Specification
・4K@60 : when IDK’s 18 Gbps supported cable was used and signals of 4K@60 24 bit / pixel (8 bit / component) was input or output. The maximum cable distance depends on the connected devices. The distance may not be extended with some device combinations, cabling method, or other manufacturer’s cable. - Page 42 ・4K@60 : when IDK’s 18 Gbps supported cable was used and signals of 4K@60 24 bit / pixel (8 bit / component) was input or output. The maximum cable distance depends on the connected devices. The distance may not be extended with some device combinations, cabling method, or other manufacturer’s cable.
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Page 43: Troubleshooting
VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide 10 Troubleshooting In case this device does not work correctly, please check the following items first. • Are this device and the connected devices turned on normally? • Are cables connected correctly? • Are there no loose connections? •... - Page 44 VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide Problem Check item Page [5] Is an unsupported resolution is input to the sink device? 35 [ L07 ] Check the resolution and video frequency. Some resolutions of sink device are not supported; check the specification of the sink device. [6] Does the sink device support SCDC? ①Check the TMDS clock ratio of input signals.
- Page 45 If the problem is solved by the replacement with a shorter cable, the signals may have been deteriorated because of the long-distance transmission. IDK provides high-quality cables, boosters, and cable extenders. Please contact us as needed.
- Page 46 VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide Problem Check item Page ● Audio output Video is displayed, Verify that audio output is turned on. 29 [ F7n ] － but audio is not If there are multiple output connectors in the source device, check output.
- Page 47 VAC-2000UHD / 4000UHD User’s Guide If additional assistance is required, please perform the following tests and then contact us. 1. The problem occurs in all connectors? 2. Connect devices using genuine cables without connecting the VAC (no VAC between the source and display devices).
- Page 48 Issued on: September 5, 2018 Headquarters IDK Corporation 7-9-1 Chuo, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-pref. 242-0021 JAPAN TEL: +81-46-200-0764 FAX: +81-46-200-0765 Email: idk_eng@idk.co.jp URL: http: //www.idk.co.jp/en/index.html IDK America Inc. 72 Grays Bridge Road Suite 1-C, Brookfield, CT 06804 TEL: +1-203-204-2445 Email: info@idkav.com URL: http: //www.idkav.com Europe IDK Europe GmbH Lise-Meitner-Str.
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