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HDBaseT™ 18Gb 8X8 150m Matrix Kit
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VER 1.0_ 07-01-2022- MXC-4K888-HDT150—KIT manual

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  • Page 1 HDBaseT™ 18Gb 8X8 150m Matrix Kit User Manual VER 1.0_ 07-01-2022- MXC-4K888-HDT150—KIT manual...
  • Page 2 This will minimize interference of the unshielded twisted pairs in the CAT5e/6 cable, which can cause problems with the signal transmission. Only use the power supply supplied with the unit, or a PhD Solutions supplied replacement. Do not disassemble any of the equipment. This will void the manufacturer’s warranty.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction........................2. Features.......................... 3. Package Contents....................... 4. Specifications....................... 5. Operation Controls and Functions................5.1. Matrix ........................5.2. HDBaseT Receiver ....................6. IR Remote........................7. IR Control System......................8. IR Cable Pin Assignment....................9. EDID Management....................... 10.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction This 18Gbps 8x8 HDBaseT(150M) Matrix can connect 8 HDMI sources to 16 displays. It features 8 HDBaseT CAT cable outputs and 8 mirrored HDMI outputs. HDBaseT outputs can extend video transmission distance up to 492ft / 150m @ 1080P or 4K60 4:4:4 up to 394ft/120m via a single Cat 5e/6/6a cable using the best low latency Display Stream Compression (DSC) technology.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    3. Package Contents 1 x 18Gbps 8x8 HDBaseT(150M) Matrix 8 x HDBaseT Receiver 1 x Matrix IR Remote 1 x 100~240V AC 50/60Hz Power cable 1 x RS-232 serial cable (1.5 meters, male to female head) 8 x 3-pin Phoenix Connector & 4 x 5-pin Phoenix Connector 9 x IR Blaster cable (1.5 meters) 9 x IR Receiver cable (1.5 meters) 18 x Mounting Ear (Matrix and Receiver)
  • Page 6 Inputs: 8 x HDMI Type A [19-pin female] Outputs: 8 x HDMI Type A [19-pin female] 8 × HDBaseT port [RJ45] 8 × Coaxial audio [ 8 × balanced analog audio Matrix [5-pin Phoenix Controls: 9 x IR IN [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack] 9 x IR OUT [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack] 1 ×...

  • Page 7: Operation Controls And Functions

    5. Operation Controls and Functions 5.1 Matrix MENU POWER OUTPUT INPUT ENTER DOWN LOCK Display matrix switching status, input / output port, EDID, OLED screen Baud rate, IP Address. The LED will illuminate in green when the product is working Power LED normally, and red when the product is on standby.
  • Page 8 IR IN AUDIO OUT TCP/IP RS-232 COAX COAX COAX COAX COAX COAX COAX COAX 100-240V AC 50/60HZ CONTROL IR OUT OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 4 OUTPUT 5 OUTPUT 6 OUTPUT 7 OUTPUT 8 INPUT HDMI HDBT HDMI HDBT HDMI HDBT...

  • Page 9: Hdbaset Receiver

    5.2 HDBaseT Receiver Panel SERVICE HDMI OUT AUDIO OUT IR IN IR OUT Power LED Red LED will be on when the receiver is powered on. SERVICE port Firmware update port. DC 24V RJ45 connector for connecting the HDBT OUTPUT port of HDBT IN Matrix with a CAT cable.

  • Page 10: Ir Remote

    IR Remote Power on the Matrix or set it to standby mode. ① ② Select input source button. Select the last or next input source button. Select output source button. ③ Select all output source simultaneously. For example, when you press the “All” button and then press input “1”...

  • Page 11: Ir Control System

    7. IR Control System The matrix includes multiple options for control and routing of IR signals. IMPORTANT: PhD Solutions Infrared matrices and extenders are all 5v and are NOT compatible with alternative manufacturers Infrared solutions. Please use the supplied IR (TX) Emitters/blasters & IR (RX) Receivers supplied with the matrix.
  • Page 12 IR control from Matrix end (Local): the IR signal is one-to-one transmission. For example, the IR IN 1 port signal of the Matrix will emit to IR OUT port of the HDBaseT Receiver 1, and the IR IN 3 port signal of the Matrix will emit to IR OUT port of the HDBaseT Receiver 3.
  • Page 13 Insert the 3.5mm IR (TX) emitter/blaster cables into IR OUTPUT ports at the rear of the matrix. Place the IR (TX) emitter/blaster over the IR window of the source device you wish to control. At the display connect the HDBaseT™ display receiver extender balun to the matrix’s HDBaseT™...
  • Page 14 IMPORTANT: PhD Solutions Infrared matrices and extenders are all 5v and are NOT compatible with most alternative manufacturers Infrared solutions. From the control system’s IR output port plug in the 3.5mm Mono end of the Opto- isolated cable (Part no. Phd- OPTOCABLE-E) Insert the 3.5mm stereo end into the required IR INPUT port at the rear of the matrix.

  • Page 15: Ir Cable Pin Assignment

    8. IR Cable Pin Assignment IR RECEIVER IR BLASTER 9. EDID Management This Matrix has 21 factory defined EDID settings, 2 user-defined EDID modes and 16 copy EDID modes. You can select defined EDID mode or copy EDID mode to input port through on-panel button, RS-232 control or Web GUI.
  • Page 16 The defined EDID setting list of the product is shown as below: 1080p, Stereo Audio 2.0 1080p, Dolby/DTS 5.1 1080p, HD Audio 7.1 1080i, Stereo Audio 2.0 1080i, Dolby/DTS 5.1 1080i, HD Audio 7.1 3D, Stereo Audio 2.0 3D, Dolby/DTS 5.1 3D, HD Audio 7.1 4K2K30_444, Stereo Audio 2.0 4K2K30_444, Dolby/DTS 5.1...

  • Page 17: Web Gui User Guide

    10. Web GUI User Guide The Matrix can be controlled by Web GUI. The operation method is shown as below: Get the current IP Address. The default IP address is 192.168.1.100. You can get the current Matrix IP address in two ways: You can get the IP address via panel buttons.
  • Page 18 After entering the Web GUI page, there will be a Login page, as shown below: Select the Username from the list and enter the password. The default passwords are: Username Password After entering the password, click the “LOGIN” button and the following Status page will appear.
  • Page 19 You can do the following operations on the Video page: The current device’s OUTPUT port. You can select signal source for it. You can click the drop-down menu to select signal source for the corresponding OUTPUT port . You can name the current scene with maximum length of 12 characters (Chinese name is unsupported).
  • Page 20 Click the “Browse” button, then select the bin file. If you select the wrong EDID file, there will be a prompt, as shown in the following figure: Make sure to select the correct file, then you can check the name of the selected file. Select “User 1”...
  • Page 21 You can perform CEC management on this page: You can control the operation of each input source by pressing the icons on the page. (You can control multiple inputs simultaneously.) You can control the operation of each display, such as power on/off, volume +/-, active source switching.
  • Page 22 Click “OK” to search the IP Address again. After searching is completed, it will switch to the login page, the default network setting is completed. Click the “User” button, enter the correct Old Password, New Password, and Confirm Password, then click “Save”. After successful modification, there will be a prompt, as shown in the following figure: Input rules for changing passwords: (1) The password can’t be empty.
  • Page 23 Click to lock/unlock panel buttons. “On” indicates that panel buttons are unavailable; “Off” indicates panel buttons are available. Click to turn on/off the beep. You can turn on/off the LCD, and set the turn-on time (15s/30s/60s). Click the value to set the Serial Baud Rate. Click “Browse”...

  • Page 24: Rs-232 Control Command

    11. RS-232 Control Command The product also supports RS-232 control. You need a serial cable with RS-232 male head and DB9 transfer USB male head. The RS-232 head of the serial cable is connected to the RS-232 control port with DB 9 at the rear of the Matrix, and the USB head of the serial cable is connected to a PC.
  • Page 25 Get the connection status of the r link in x! r link in 1! hdmi input 1: connect x input port，x=0~8(0=all) Get the connection status of the hdmi output 1: connect r link out y! r link out 1! y output port，y=0~8(0=all) hdbt output 1: connect Reset to factory defaults System Initializing...
  • Page 26 enable hdbt output 1 stream disable hdbt output 1 Set hdbt output y stream on/off, s hdbt 1 stream 1! stream s hdbt y stream z! y=0~8(0=all) enable z=0~1(0:disable,1:enable) s hdbt 0 stream 1! enable hdbt all outputs stream disable hdbt all outputs stream Get hdbt output y stream status, enable hdbt output 1...
  • Page 27 r edid data hdmi y! Get the EDID data of the hdmi EDID: 00 FF FF FF FF r edid data hdmi 1! output y port，y=1~8 FF FF 00 ……… Get the EDID data of the hdbt EDID: 00 FF FF FF FF r edid data hdbt y! r edid data hdbt 1! output y port，y=1~8...
  • Page 28 IP Mode: Static IP: 192.168.1.72 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 r ipconfig! Get the Current IP Configuration r ipconfig! Gateway: 192.168.1.1 TCP/IP port=8000 Telnet port=10 Mac address: 00:1C:91:03:80:01 Mac address: r mac addr! Get network MAC address r mac addr! 00:1C:91:03:80:01 Set IP mode:Static Set network IP mode to static IP (Please use "s net s ip mode z!
  • Page 29 Network reboot… IP Mode: Static IP: 192.168.1.72 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 s net reboot! Reboot network modules s net reboot! Gateway: 192.168.1.1 TCP/IP port=8000 Telnet port=10 Mac address: 00:1C:91:03:80:01 Set the data length of x hdbt uart, hdbt uart1 data len is s uart x datalen y! s uart 1 datalen 1! x=0-8, y=1-2, 1:8bit 2:7bit...

  • Page 30: Application Example

    12. Application Example Amplifier Power Supply IR IN AUDIO OUT TCP/IP RS-232 COAX COAX COAX COAX COAX COAX COAX COAX 100-240V AC 50/60HZ CONTROL IR OUT OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 4 OUTPUT 5 OUTPUT 6 OUTPUT 7 OUTPUT 8 HDMI HDBT...

  • Page 31: Cable Termination And Best Practices

    13. Cable Termination and best practices Sending High Bandwidth HDMI signals over Cat cable successfully is determined by the bandwidth capability of the cable network. Most problems with HDMI distribution can be avoided by following a few basic principles. For 4K signal distribution or long distance runs over HDBaseT™ we recommend CAT6 UTP solid 23 AWG 550mhz Cable.

  • Page 32: Cable Pin Termination Out

    13.1 Cable Termination Pinout 1 2 3 4 5 6 14. Matrix Control Protocols & Drivers The matrix can be controlled via TCP IP, Web interface, RS232 or IR. For the technical API document, IR hex files and 3rd party control drivers, please visit the PhD website www.phdsolutions.co the information is posted on the relevant product page.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    15. Troubleshooting Should you encounter installation difficulties or issues with device communication, the following checklist of common issues and causes should help resolve your issues. If you continue to experience issues, please contact your place of purchase. NO PICTURE OR POOR PICTURE QUALITY: Connected and powered? Double check all HDMI, Ethernet and power cables are firmly connected into the correct ports and all devices are correctly powered.

  • Page 34: Product Warrantee

    Should you feel your product does not function adequately due to defects in materials or workmanship, PhD Solutions Limited (hereby referred to as “the warrantor”) will, for the length of the period indicated below: Repair the product with new or refurbished parts.
  • Page 35 Product. Repair or replacement may be made with a new or refurbished product or components, at PHD Solutions’ sole discretion. If the Product or a component incorporated within it is no longer available, PHD Solutions may replace the Product with a similar product of similar function, at PHD Solutions’ sole discretion.
  • Page 36 (a) modifications, alterations, tampering, or improper maintenance or repairs; (b) handling, storage, installation, testing, or use not in accordance with the Installation Guide or other instructions provided by PHD Solutions; (c) abuse or misuse of the Product; (d) breakdowns, fluctuations, or interruptions in electric power or the telecommunications network;...
  • Page 37 “as is”, and “as available”. PHD Solutions does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that product information will be available, accurate, or reliable. You use all product information, the services, and the product at your own discretion and risk.

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