Introduction - Hall Research Technologies ECHO Series User Manual

HDMI 2.0 HDBaseT Extenders

1.0 Introduction

The ECHO family is a series of extension products designed to allow a single
HDMI 2.0 source to display remotely at up to eight different locations, using
HDBaseT technology. HDMI resolutions up to 4K UHD (4K@60 4:4:4) can be
extended up to 70m, while resolutions up to 1080p can be extended 100m over
a single CAT5e or CAT6 cable. The ECHO family supports HDCP 2.2 and 1.4
content protection, as well as HDR10 high dynamic range video.
In addition to HDMI extension, the ECHO family also extends RS-232 serial data,
and bi-directional IR for control of remote devices. All senders include a local
HDMI output, EDID routing control, de-embedded analog audio, and Power over
Cable (PoC) to power remote receivers. The ECHO-4S and ECHO-8S have built-
in HDMI splitters to extend a single video to four and eight receivers
respectively and have additional features including RS-232 and IR loop output
for daisy-chaining Senders, and digital TOSLINK audio de-embedding.
The ECHO-RX2 receiver has a built-in HDMI splitter for connection to a
secondary display, RS-232 and bi-directional IR for control, and de-embedded
analog audio output. When used with an ECHO-1S, install the power supply at
either sender or receiver – whichever is more convenient.
Typical Connection Diagram – ECHO-4S and ECHO-RX2
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