4-way advanced hdmi switcher (4k, hdcp2.2, hdmi2.0, ir, rs-232, ip, web gui) (24 pages)
Summary of Contents for CYP EL-42PIP
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EL-42PIP 4 x 2 HDMI Switch with Integrated Multi-View (Picture In Picture) Technology OPERATION MANUAL...
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DISCLAIMERS The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. CYP (UK) Ltd assumes no responsibility for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. CYP (UK) Ltd assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document.
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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 4 by 2 Multiviewer is a high performance HDMI switch with integrated scaling and multi-windowing technology. It is an ideal solution for monitoring or displaying multiple sources simultaneously for use in control rooms, conference rooms or classrooms. Video resolutions up to 4K@60Hz and LPCM audio up to 7.1 channels at 192kHz are supported on both input and output and this unit is fully compatible with the HDCP 1.x and 2.2 standards.
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. 5. FEATURES HDMI inputs and outputs with 18Gbps (600MHz) 4K UHD support DVI 1.0 compatible with the use of an HDMI-DVI adaptor HDCP 1.x and 2.2 compliant Supports HD resolutions up to 4K@60Hz (4:4:4, 8-bit)
IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 ENTER PRESET EL-42PIP WINDOW SOURCE SELECT 8 10 POWER: Press this button to power the unit on (green LED) or place it into stand-by mode (red LED). IR WINDOW: Accepts IR signals from the included IR remote for control of this unit only.
PRESET: Press this button to switch between the “Preset Load” and “Preset Save” modes. Pressing the button a 3rd time exits the Preset menu. Preset Save: When in “Preset Save” mode, pressing the “Enter” button will save the currently displayed window layout. Preset Load: When in the “Preset Load”...
6.3 Remote Control POWER: Power on the machine or enter to INFO POWER standby mode. INFO: Display the current status/ information of the unit. A1~A4 & B1~B4: (Matrix Selection) MATRIX/ LOCK MULTI VIEW When all inputs and outputs are below 4K: Press any of these buttons to EXIT MENU seamlessly switch to the selected input...
SAVE: Pressing this button will save the currently displayed window layout. PRESET: Pressing this button will load the previously saved window layout. SOURCE: Press this button to sequentially switch through the available audio sources. MUTE: Press to toggle between muting and unmuting the audio output.
6.5 Telnet Control Before attempting to use Telnet control, please ensure that both the unit and the PC are connected to the same active networks. To Access the Command Line Interface (CLI) Click Start, type “cmd” in the search field, and press Windows 7 Enter.
6.6 RS-232 and Telnet Commands 6.6.1 Basic Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES HELP Show the full command list. ? Show the full command list. GET FW VER Show the current firmware version. GET MODEL NAME Show the model name. GET MODEL TYPE Show the model type.
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6.6.2 Ethernet Configuration COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET MAC 1 ADDR Show the unit’s MAC address. SET IP MODE N1 Set the IP mode of the unit. Available values for N1: STATIC [Static IP mode] DHCP [DHCP mode] GET IP MODE Show the current IP mode.
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6.6.3 Video Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES SET IN N1 NAME N2 Set the name for input N1. N1 = 1~4 [Input number] N2 = {name} [24 characters max] GET IN N1 NAME Show the name of input N1. N1 = 1~4 [Input number] SET OUT N1 NAME N2...
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6.6.4 Scaler Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES SET DISPLAY MODE N1 Set the unit’s output mode. Available values for N1: [Matrix mode] [Multiviewer mode] GET DISPLAY MODE Show the unit’s current output mode. SET OUT A TIMING N1 Available values for N1: Set the output resolution and timing to use for both outputs.
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6.6.4 Scaler Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET OUT A TIMING Show the current output resolution timing. SET WINDOW LAYOUT MODE N1 Available values for N1: Set the multiview window layout mode and switch to multiview mode. [2×2 quad view] [3+1 quad view] [Side-by-Side] [Picture-in-Picture] GET WINDOW LAYOUT MODE...
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6.6.4 Scaler Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET WINDOW N1 ROUTE N1 = 1~4 Show the input currently routed to [Window number] window N1. SET WINDOW N1 BORDER N2 Set the border colour for window N1. N1 = 1~4 [Window number] Available values for N2: [Off ] [Blue]...
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6.6.4 Scaler Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES SET PIP HPOSITION N1 N1 = 0~? Set the horizontal position of the top [Horizontal position] left corner of the PiP window (in pixels). Note: The maximum value depends on, and cannot exceed, the current output resolution’s width minus 1.
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6.6.5 OSD Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES SET OUT A OSD BANNER DISPLAY N1 Enable or disable the OSD info banner. N1 = ON, OFF [Info banner state] Note: Enabling the info banner will automatically disable display of the graphic logo. GET OUT A OSD BANNER DISPLAY...
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6.6.5 OSD Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET OUT A INFO LOGO HPOSITION Show the graphic logo’s current horizontal position. SET OUT A INFO LOGO VPOSITION N1 N1 = 0~? Set the vertical position of the top left [Vertical position] corner of the graphic logo (in pixels). Note: The maximum value depends on, and cannot exceed, the current output resolution’s height minus 1.
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6.6.6 Audio Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET AUDIO OUT A VOLUME Show the current analogue audio volume value. SET AUDIO OUT A DELAY N1 N1 = 13~100 Set the analogue audio delay value (in [Audio delay in ms] milliseconds). Note: The range provided is for 48KHz sources. Increasing the sample rate will reduce the maximum delay range.
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6.6.7 EDID Management COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES GET IN N1 EDID Show the EDID used by Input N1 N1 = 1~4 [Input number] SET EDID N1 NAME N2 Set the name for User EDID N1. N1 = 7~10 [User EDID 1~4] N2 = {name} [20 characters max] GET EDID N1 NAME...
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6.6.8 HDCP Management COMMAND DESCRIPTION VARIABLES SET IN N1 MATRIX HDCP MODE N2 Set the HDCP mode to use with Input N1 = 1~4 [Input number] N1 in matrix mode. Available values for N2: [Disable HDCP] [Refer to source] [Refer to display] GET IN N1 MATRIX HDCP MODE...
6.7 WebGUI Control Device Discovery Please obtain the “Device Discovery” software from your authorised 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” software. Click on “Find Devices on Network”...
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WebGUI Overview 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. Note: The unit’s default IP address is 192.168.1.50.
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(1) Video Timing Shows the currently detected resolution and timing of each video input. (2) Colour Mode Shows the currently detected colour space format of each video input. (3) Input 1~4 Name Allows each input to be renamed. To change an input’s name, type the new name into the provided space and click on “Save”.
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6.7.2 Output This tab displays the current status of both HDMI outputs as well as providing control over the output resolution, output names and HDCP failure handling. Additional output related functions also have controls on this tab, such as window borders, the OSD information display, and graphic logo uploading and placement.
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Note: Both outputs will always use the same resolution, regardless of windowing mode. Certain functions and windowing modes are not available when the output resolution is set to 4K@50/60Hz. (3) Window Border This section provides controls to add a coloured border to each window. Click the dropdown next to the window you wish to affect and select a border colour, or “OFF”.
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set to 4K@50/60Hz. The Logo display is automatically disabled if the OSD Information function is enabled. 6.7.3 Windowing This tab provides access to controls for selecting between the Matrix and Multiview output modes of the unit as well as controls over the distinct features supported by each mode.
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(1) Matrix Mode This mode provides a way to switch between the 4 available inputs with full screen output. To select a new input, click on the dropdown next to either Output A or Output B and select the new Input to route to that output.
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Quad View Quad View displays 4 equally sized windows. Each window has an independently selected source. Audio always follows the source selected in the Audio tab. Note: When the output resolution is set to 4K@50/60Hz, only 1080p or 4K sources may be displayed in the quad view windows. •...
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• Window Source: To change the source for a specific window, click on the dropdown next to the window to change (1~4) and select the preferred Input. To change the aspect ratio of the source, as displayed within the window, click on the second dropdown and select “Full”, “16:9”, or “4:3”.
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• Window Source: To change the source for a specific window, click on the dropdown next to the window to change (1~2) and select the preferred Input. The switch will occur immediately. • PiP Size: There are 2 ways to change the size of the PiP window. Clicking on the bottom right corner of the PiP window and dragging it will resize the window freely.
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6.7.4 Audio This tab provides control over the audio routed to both outputs as well as control over audio muting for both digital and analogue outputs. Audio volume and delay control is also provided for the analogue audio output. (1) Window Audio Routing A single selectable audio source is sent to all available outputs (HDMI and analogue) in both Matrix and Multiviewer modes.
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(4) Audio Delay The audio delay for the analogue output can be adjusted by moving the slider left or right. Clicking on the plus or minus buttons will change the delay amount 1ms at a time. The current delay and detected sampling rate is listed above slider.
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6.7.5 EDID Settings This unit provides the option of six standard EDIDs, two sink sourced EDIDs and four user uploaded EDIDs that can be assigned to each input port individually. The names of the four user uploaded EDIDs can changed if desired.
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be asked where to save the downloaded file, or the file will be transferred to the default download location on your PC. (3) EDID Mode The EDID Mode section provides controls for how to assign EDID to the unit’s inputs. Selecting “Appoint” allows for different EDID to be assigned to each individual input, selecting “ALL”...
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6.7.6 User Configration 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 only has access to the Input, Output, Windowing, and Audio tabs.
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(1) 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. (2) Lock Press this switch to enable or disable the front panel button lock function. When enabled, pressing the physical buttons on the front of the unit will have no effect.
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6.7.8 Admin - Logout Clicking the red “Logout” tab will automatically log the currently connected user out of the WebGUI and return to login page.
7. CONNECTION DIAGRAM Blu-ray Player Set-top Box Game Console Satellite Receiver HDMI Inputs Balanced Stereo Output L/R OUT DC 12V HDMI IN HDMI OUT CONTROL SERVICE Power Supply HDMI Outputs RS-232 Serial Equipped Computer UHDTV UHDTV AV Receiver Multiview Screens:...
9. ACRONYMS ACRONYM COMPLETE TERM Alternating Current Consumer Electronics Control Command Line Interface Direct Current Digital Visual Interface EDID Extended Display Identification Data Full HD Graphical User Interface High-Definition HDCP High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface High Dynamic Range Internet Protocol Infrared Local Area Network...
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