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ALFAtron SC51TS User Manual

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  • Page 1 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS Preface Read this user manual carefully before using this product. Pictures shown in this manual is for reference only, different model and specifications are subject to real product. This manual is only for operation instruction only, not for any maintenance usage.

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 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 ...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    4.3.1 Installation/uninstallation of RS232 Control Software ......14 4.3.2 Basic Settings ..................14 4.3.3 RS232 Communication Commands ............16 4.3.4 Control SC51TS or 3rd Party Device from Local ........24 4.3.5 Control SC51TS or 3rd party device form Remote ........ 24 4.4 OSD Menu Control ..................25 4.4.1 OPTIONS ....................
  • Page 5 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 4.4.3 SETUP ....................28 4.5 Web-based GUI Control .................. 29 4.5.1 Control Menu ..................29 4.5.2 Configuration Menu ................31 4.5.3 RS232 Control Menu ................33 4.5.4 Password Menu ..................34 4.5.5 Web-based GUI Update ................ 34 5. Specification ......................35 6.

  • Page 6: Product Introduction

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 1. Product Introduction The SC51TS is a compact mini scaler switcher with 5 video inputs (1 HDMI/MHL, 2 HDMI, 1 DP, and 1 VGA) and 3 audio inputs (1 DP external audio, 1 VGA auxiliary audio, 1 MIC audio). The VGA input supports VGA, YPbPr and C-video, so the scaler switcher is compliant with multiple video signals.

  • Page 7: Package List

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 1.2 Package List  1 x SC51TS Compact Scaler Switcher  2 x Mounting Ears with 4 Screws  4 x Plastic Cushions  1 x Power Adapter (24VDC,2.71A)  1 x IR Remote Part 1  1 x VGA Converting Cable (VGA to YPbPr) ...

  • Page 8: Panel Description

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 2. Panel Description 2.1 Front Panel ① Built-in IR Receiver ② Power indicator Off when there is no power to the device  Red when the device is in standby mode  ③ 1-HDMI/MHL input Selector & Activity LED Green when the device is powered on ...

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 2.2 Rear Panel CONTROL MIC INPUT 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 ① INPUTS Video input ports: 1 HDMI/MHL input, 2 HDMI inputs, 1 DP and 1 VGA ...
  • Page 10 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS RS232: Serial port, 3-pin phoenix connector, connect with a control device  (such as PC) to control SC51TS or other devices connected with HDBaseT Receiver. TCP/IP: Ethernet port, connect with PC to control SC51TS via Web-based  ⑤ AUDIO OUTPUT GUI.

  • Page 11: System Connection

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 3. System Connection 3.1 Usage Precautions System should be installed in a clean environment and has a prop temperature  and humidity. All of the power switches, plugs, sockets and power cords should be insulated and  safe.

  • Page 12: Connection Of Microphone

    Step8. Connect control device (e.g. PC) to the TCP/IP port, SC51TS can be controlled via web-based GUI. Step9. Connect control device (e.g. PC, control system) to the RS232 port of SC51TS or HDBaseT Receiver (bi-directional RS232 control, either end is available).
  • Page 13 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS  MIC Mode MIC input has a low frequency characteristics, and wide frequency response. When switch to “MIC”, the microphone input is used for connecting with dynamic microphone. There are two different connection methods: 1) Unbalanced connection: “+” and “...

  • Page 14: Application

    2) Balanced connection: “+” connects to positive, “-” connects to negative and “ ” connects to ground. 3.5 Application SC51TS 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.

  • Page 15: System Operations

     Rebooting device SC51TS have the ability to save the last configuration before losing power. If the last switching mode is auto-switching, once rebooted, the switcher will automatically enter auto-switching mode, then detect all inputs and memorize their connection status for future rebooting using.

  • Page 16: Ir Control

    4.2 IR Control 4.2.1 IR Remote Connect IR receiver to IR EYE port, SC51TS cans be controlled by using IR remote. As CEC function, it is able to use the IR remote to turn on/off the HDMI source or Display.

  • Page 17: Control Far-End Device From Local

    4.2.2 Control far-end device from local Connect an IR receiver to IR IN port on the SC51TS 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.

  • Page 18: Cec Function

    HDTV IR Remote 4.2.4 CEC Function SC51TS 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) 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 and display via the IR remote of SC51TS.

  • Page 19: Rs232 Control

    As RS232 can be transmitted bi-directionally between SC51TS and HDBaseT Receiver, so it is able to control a third party RS232 device from local or control SC51TS from remote. The baud rate support 2400, 4800, 9600(default), 19200, 38400, 57600 or 115200.
  • Page 20 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS Parameter Configuration area Monitoring area, indicates if the command sent works. Command Sending area Please set the parameters of COM number, bound rate, data bit, stop bit and the parity bit correctly, and then you are able to send command in Command Sending Area.

  • Page 21: Rs232 Communication Commands

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 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...
  • Page 22 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS Command Function Feedback Example 510xx% Set the volume of source audio Source Volume: xx (xx=00~60) Select embedded audio as audio 50706% DP Audio from Embedded input for DP video signal Select external audio as audio input 50707% DP Audio from External...
  • Page 23 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS Command Function Feedback Example 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 Freeze: disable 50646% Enable MIC Volume Icon display...
  • Page 24 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS Command Function Feedback Example 50767% Restore default EDID EDID: initial Bypass EDID data from output to 50768% EDID: bypass input Upload custom EDID data to the 50769% EDID: user switcher EDID: initial 50770% Inquire EDID status EDID: bypass...
  • Page 25 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS Command Function Feedback Example Manual Switch Mode: Disable Manual Switch Mode: Set no 50740% automatic power off function input to power off time: 0 minutes Manual Switch Mode: Set the power Manual Switch Mode: Set no 50741% off time to 1 minute...
  • Page 26 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS Command Function Feedback Example Picture Mode: xx (xx= Dynamic/ 50633% Check the image mode Standard/ Mild/ User) Aspect Ratio: xx (xx= 16:9/ 4:3/ 50635% Check the image aspect ratio auto/) 50636% Check the brightness Brightness: xx (xx=00~99) 50637%...
  • Page 27 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS Command Function Feedback Example DP Audio from 50712% Check DP audio path Embedded/External Adjustment Commands 50678% Enable screen output adjusting Enter Output Position Adjust 50679% Disable screen output adjusting Exit Output Position Adjust 50670% Move the image to left...
  • Page 28 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS Command Function Feedback Example 50906% CEC cmd: up 50907% Down CEC cmd: down 50908% Left CEC cmd: left 50909% Right CEC cmd: right 50910% Confirm command CEC cmd: select 50911% Exit command CEC cmd: exit 50913% Source power on...

  • Page 29: Control Sc51Ts Or 3Rd Party Device From Local

    Firstly, according the following connection diagram to connect all devices as needed. Secondly, send command 50787% (serial control mode 1, factory default) via RS232 communication software. Lastly, send the right command of SC51TS or other remote RS232 device connected in present system. Connect as below: MIC INPUT...

  • Page 30: Osd Menu Control

    HDBaseT Receiver Control SC51TS or 3rd party device from Remote 4.4 OSD Menu Control SC51TS provides a powerful OSD operation menu, contains 3 parts: optional settings, image settings, and system setting etc. Press MENU button on IR remote or send command 50616% to enter in OSD menu, so it is able to do some settings through the OSD menu.

  • Page 31: Options

    EDID data through this menu. RESOLUTION: Set the output resolutions, and it support 1920x1200, 1920x1080, 1600x1200, 1600x900, 1360x768, 1280x800, 1280x720, 1024x768. Software Update (USB): Insert the USB flash disk with updating file to USB port of SC51TS, to update the software through this menu.

  • Page 32: Picture

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 4.4.2 PICTURE Including Picture Mode, Color Temperature, Aspect Ratio, Noise Reduction, Screen and Color Range. Please check the picture below: Picture mode: Includes Dynamic, Standard, Mild, and User. Only in User mode,  will it be able to set the image contrast, brightness, color and sharpness.

  • Page 33: Setup

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 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.

  • Page 34: Web-Based Gui Control

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 4.5 Web-based GUI Control In addition to control SC51TS via front panel button, IR remote and RS232 communication software. SC51TS can be controlled via web-based GUI. It allows users to interact with SC51TS through graphical icons and visual indicators.
  • Page 35 Click the corresponding Mute button to mute/unmute microphone audio or source audio input. Click Source to turn on/off input source device.  Click Display to turn on/off output display device.  Click Local to let the SC51TS into standby mode. ...

  • Page 36: Configuration Menu

    FIRMWARE port, and then click EDID/Firmware to start update procedure. Shutdown Timer(NO Input)：Set the shutdown time under manual-switching  mode or auto-switching mode, including none, 1 minute, 2minutes, 5minutes and 10 Minutes. If the SC51TS can’t detect video source input, it will automatically shut down after a preset interval.
  • Page 37 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 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.

  • Page 38: Rs232 Control Menu

    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 SC51TS, and the HDBT port refers to  the RS232 port of HDBaseT Receiver.

  • Page 39: Password Menu

    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 SC51TS supports online update in http://192.168.0.178:100. Type the username and password (the same as the GUI log-in settings, modified password will be available only after rebooting) to log in the configuration interface.

  • Page 40: Specification

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 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;...
  • Page 41 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS General Transmission Distance 1080P≤70m(Cat6) Temperature 0 ~ +50℃ Humidity 10% ~ 90% Power Supply DC24V 2.71A Power Consumption Dimension (W*H*D) 220mm x 44mm x 172.5mm Weight 800g...

  • Page 42: Panel Drawing

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 6. Panel Drawing...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting & Maintenance

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 7. Troubleshooting & Maintenance Problems Causes Solutions quality Try another high quality Output image with connecting cable cable. snowflake Make sure the connection Fail or loose connection is good Check with oscilloscope or No signal at the input /...
  • Page 44 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS Cannot control the device 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.

  • Page 45: After-Sales Service

    ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 8. Warranty 1. Limited warranty in respect of Alfatron Products Only 1.1 This limited warranty covers defects in materials and workmanship in this product. 1.2 Should warranty service be required, proof of purchase must be presented to the Company.
  • Page 46 ALFATRON ALF-SC51TS 1.10 The Company will, at its sole option, provide one of the following three remedies to whatever extent it shall deem necessary to satisfy a proper claim under this limited warranty: 1.10.1 Elect to repair or facilitate the repair of any defective parts within a reasonable period of time, free of any charge for the necessary parts and labor to complete the repair and restore this product to its proper operating condition.;...

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