Safety Instructions 1. Read the user manual completely before start-up. 2. Heed all warnings and follow basic safety precautions. 3. Do not use this equipment near water or moisture. 4. Clean the equipment only with dry cloth. 5. Unplug the power cord before cleaning. 6.
Introduction HDMX0808S is 8x8 HDMI Matrix Switcher, supporting HDMI1.4 standard and a maximum resolution of 4K@30Hz. It allows any of the 8 Input HDMI Channels to be routed to any of the 8 Output HDMI Channels. Switching can be controlled by IR Remote Control, Front Panel Buttons, PC software and RS232.
5. Reading and saving EDID from displays function. 6. With automatic EQ and amplification capabilities. 7. With signal recovery enhancements capabilities. 8. With on-site switching memory protection function. 9. Enhanced ESD electrostatic protection, special lightning protection circuit. 10. Allowing up to 8 channels HDMI audio video sources to be independently switched to 8 HDMI Monitors, HDTV Displays, or Projectors.
Front Panel Button Control 1. Front Panel Review LCD Screen (Display current status of Input-to-Output,etc.). Power Indicator (Power On/Off status). IR Receiver (Receive IR signal). Input Channels (Press button 1 to 8 to select Input Channels,button 0, button 9 and button LOCK are disabled ). Output Channels (Press button 1 to 8 and button ALL to select Output Channels, button 0, button 9 are disabled ).
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Figure 4. Rear Panel Review 3. LCD Screen Display Menu IN: Input Channels OUT: Output Channels As shown in the following figure, the signal status on the LCD display indicates that the Input Channels are routed out to Output Channels, that is, 1‐1, 2‐2, 3‐3, 4‐4, 5‐5, 6‐6, 7‐7, 8‐8.
IR Remote Control Figure 7. IR Remote Control Item Button Function POWER Turns On/Off the display screen LOCK Disable CTRL Disable SAVE Disable LOAD Disable Select all the Output channels Disable BUZZER Disable RESET Factory Reset...
FAN1 Disable FAN2 Disable FAN3 Disable FAN4 Disable OUTPUT BUTTON Select the Output Channels INPUT BUTTON Select the Input Channels ENTER Confirm the Operation Cancel MENU Disable EDID Management The matrix has two ways to read the EDID. The factory default setting is Automatic Read Mode.
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Long press the CTRL button again, the Matrix enters the EDID SET mode. As shown below: defaulted as Automatic Read Mode (Mix Mode). Figure 9. EDID Automatic Read Mode When the matrix enters the EDID SET mode, The EDID 1 to EDID 7 corresponds to 7 different EDID modes respectively, and can be selected by the Input buttons.
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Figure 11. EDID 2 Copy Mode Rx-PC Mode Press the Input button 3 to select Rx ‐ PC Mode. In this mode, the matrix EDID information is controlled by host PC software. As shown below: Figure 12. EDID 3 Rx-PC Mode 4K Mode Press the Input button 4 to select 4K Mode.
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Figure 14. EDID 5 1080P Mode 720P Mode Press the Input button 6 to select 720P Mode. As shown below: Figure 15. EDID 6 720P Mode 480P Mode Press the Input button 7 to select 480P Mode. As shown below: Figure 16.
Figure 17. Input Channel Port EDID Mode Factory Reset Press ESC + MENU buttons to restore the factory settings. The factory default Input-to-Output Channels are shown as below: Figure 18. Factory Reset RS232 Control The matrix provides two serial ports:RS‐232 IN and RS‐232 OUT (See Figure 18).
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Figure 20. RS232 IN Pinout Figure 21. RS232 OUT Pinout RS232 IN Port (D‐SUB9F) Function Description Function...
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RS232 OUT Port (D‐SUB9F) Function Description Function Steps: 1. Connect the Matrix Switcher to the PC through the RS232 cable. 2. Select the correct Serial Port in the Host Computer, and control the Matrix Switcher by the Host Computer Software. Or integrate RS232 protocols into your Central Control System.
3. Image Blurring Reconnect the connectors to prevent poor socket contact. Check the quality of the wired cable, whether the HDMI cables meet HDMI 1.4 standard. 4. IR Remote Control No Response Check if the remote control battery pack is removed. Check if the remote control battery is no electricity.
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