Tekvox MV41 Plus User Manual

Tekvox MV41 Plus User Manual

4k 4x1 seamless multiview switcher

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MV41+
79141-MV User Manual
MV41+
4K 4x1 Seamless Multiview Switcher
All Rights Reserved
Version: 79141-MV_2022V1.0
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  • Page 1 MV41+ 79141-MV User Manual MV41+ 4K 4x1 Seamless Multiview Switcher All Rights Reserved Version: 79141-MV_2022V1.0 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 2 Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user at their own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacture would void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 3 • Unplug the power cord when left unused for a long period of time • Information on disposal for scrapped devices: do not burn or mix with general household waste, please treat them as normal electrical wastes www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    5.2.1 In Multi-View Mode ........................13 5.2.2 In Full-Screen Mode ......................... 13 5.3 Video Switching Status Inquiry ......................14 5.4 Audio Selection ..........................14 5.5 Config ..............................14 5.5.1 Swap Button ..........................14 5.5.2 Resize button ..........................15 6. IR Remote ..........................16 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 5 7.8 Tags Tab ............................30 7.9 Security Tab ............................31 7.10 GUI Update ............................32 8. RS232 Control ..........................33 8.1 System Control ..........................34 8.2 Signal Switching ..........................34 8.3 Audio Switching ..........................35 8.4 Function Settings ..........................36 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 6 MV41+ 79141-MV User Manual 8.5 CEC Commands ..........................41 8.6 Special Commands ........................... 45 9. Firmware Upgrade ........................47 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 7: Product Introduction

    • 2x 3-pin Terminal Block • 1x Power Adapter (24V DC, 1.25A) • 2x Mounting Ears • 4x Mounting Screws • 1x User Manual Note: Please contact your distributor immediately if any damage or defect in the components is found. www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 8: Specifications

    < 0.05%, 20Hz ~ 20kHz bandwidth, 1kHz sine at 0dBFS level (or Noise (THD+N) max level) Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) > 90dB, 20Hz ~ 20kHz bandwidth < -70dB, 10kHz sine at 0dBFS level (or max level before Crosstalk Isolation clipping) 1080i @ 60Hz and HDR are not supported www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 9 -13 ~ 158°F (-25 ~ 70°C) Relative Humidity 10 ~ 90% Input: AC 100 ~ 240 V, 50/60Hz Power Supply Output: DC 24V, 1.25A Power Consumption 13W (max) Product Dimensions 11.22” (285mm) x 1.06” (27mm) x 6.79” (172.5mm) Product Weight 2.73 lbs. (1.24 kg) www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 10: Panel Description

    • Press the RESIZE button to change the size of windows in the multiview layout; the button lights up blue when pressed Multi-View: Press the buttons to choose from the available multi-view layouts; the LED of the selected mode will light up blue www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    RS232 commands TCP/IP: RJ45 port to connect the switcher to a network for controlling it via the web GUI Firmware: Type-A USB port for performing firmware updates DC 24V: Port for connecting the switcher’s DC power supply www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 12: System Connection Diagrams

    MV41+ 79141-MV User Manual 4. System Connection Diagrams 4.1 Normal Connection 4.2 Cascade Connection www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 13: Front Panel Control

    HDMI Input Priority: HDMI 1 > HDMI 2 > HDMI 3 > HDMI 4; when an input source and output window are connected, the corresponding LEDs will turn blue New Signal: When the switcher detects a new input signal, the switcher will switch to the new signal automatically www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 14: Video Switching Status Inquiry

    5.5.1 Swap Button Press the SWAP button to cycle through display windows sequentially (i.e. A -> B -> C -> D); the SWAP LED will light up blue while it is pressed. Example: In Multi-View Mode Example: In Fullscreen Mode www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 15: Resize Button

    MV41+ 79141-MV User Manual 5.5.2 Resize button Press the RESIZE button the adjust the size of windows in Multi-View mode. (for more information, refer to §7.1.1 Pre-Defined Layouts) Example: In Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 16: Ir Remote

    Pressing the User 1~4 buttons selects the corresponding user-defined multi-view layouts 1~4 (provided any have been configured using the web GUI) The IR remote does not support long-presses, and its button functions are identical to the 3.1 Front Panel buttons www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 17: Web Gui Control

    IP Address: 192.168.0.178 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Type 192.168.0.178 in an Internet browser to access the web GUI log-in page. Username: admin Password: admin Type the username and password where prompted, then click Login to enter the Video Switching section. www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 18: Multi-View Tab

    Click Resize to adjust the size of windows in Multi-View mode Click Swap to cycle through display windows sequentially (i.e. A -> B -> C -> D) Click the Confirm button to complete the layout selection Resize is only available for Preset Layouts 2 and 5~12 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 19 Click the Settings button in the bottom left corner of the screen to open the Window Select menu, which offers a grid for selecting which input source is mapped to which view window. Click Confirm to apply the selected source mapping, or click Cancel to discard all changes and return to the Multi-View tab. www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 20: User-Defined Layouts

    Click Save to apply changes to the selected layout If the user-defined layout exceeds the bandwidth limit, click OK to close the error message, then adjust the window sizes of the layout to reduce bandwidth consumption www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 21: Audio Tab

    7.2 Audio Tab Click On to enter Mix mode, or click Off to exit Mix mode Select Mute or Unmute to control whether the switcher outputs audio Select HDMI Input 1~4 or the LINE IN audio input as the audio output www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 22: Resolution Tab

    MV41+ 79141-MV User Manual 7.3 Resolution Tab Choose any of the built-in resolutions for the selected input source device, or choose Auto to show the resolution from a third-party display device automatically Click Confirm to apply the selected resolution www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 23: Rs232 Tab

    Command: Type a command to control the third-party device connected to the RS2323 port of the switcher Display On: Type and send a Display ON RS232 command to the connected third-party device Display Off: Type and send a Display OFF RS232 command to the connected third-party device www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 24: Cec Tab

    MV41+ 79141-MV User Manual 7.5 CEC Tab 7.5.1 Source CEC Control Choose an HDMI Input 1~4 to control via CEC Choose a Function to send the corresponding CEC command to the selected HDMI Input www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 25: Display Cec Control

    MV41+ 79141-MV User Manual 7.5.2 Display CEC Control Select a Function to send the corresponding CEC command to the third-party device connected to the HDMI output port of the switcher www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 26: User-Defined Cec Control

    Select an HDMI Input 1~4 to send CEC commands to Type custom CEC commands in the Source section and click Send to control source devices via CEC Type custom CEC commands in the Display section to control the display device via CEC www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 27: Edid Tab

    7.6.1 Upload User-Defined EDID File Customize user-defined EDID Prepare the EDID file (.bin) on the controlling PC Click the User-defined box and select the EDID file from the PC’s file system Click Apply to upload the user-defined EDID file www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 28: Built-In Edid Settings

    Click Setting to access built-in EDID settings for source devices Choose an HDMI Input 1~4 to select a source Choose one of the built-in EDID options for the selected HDMI input Click Confirm to apply the selected EDID settings www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 29: Network Tab

    MV41+ 79141-MV User Manual 7.7 Network Tab Select Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or Static IP Set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Entered IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway are not used when set to DHCP www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 30: Tags Tab

    MV41+ 79141-MV User Manual 7.8 Tags Tab Enter custom labels for any built-in or user-defined multi-view layout Click Confirm to apply the custom labels www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 31: Security Tab

    Type a new password in the Credentials field to change the GUI login password Click Confirm to apply the new password Lock or unlock the switcher’s front panel buttons (locking the front panel prevents the switcher from being controlled via the front panel buttons) www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 32: Gui Update

    Click Choose File and navigate to the desired update file in the controlling PC’s file system, then click Apply to start the upgrade. Once a message appears, click “OK” to finish the update. If a message does not appear, then the GUI update may have failed. Follow the above steps again to reattempt the update. www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 33: Rs232 Control

    • In the following commands, “[“ and “]” are symbols included to make reading the commands easier, and do not need to be typed when sending commands • All commands are case-sensitive • Unless otherwise stated, the ending mark of all commands is “<CR><LF>” www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 34: System Control

    #SET_AV 1 TO 1 – HDMI 1 2 – HDMI 2 #SET_AV [INPARAM] TO 3 – HDMI 3 [OUTPARAM] 4 – HDMI 4 [OUTPARAM] = A~D @AV 1 TO A [OUTPARAM] = Null to switch input to Window A www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 35: Audio Switching

    3 – HDMI 3 @AUDIO_SRC 1 4 – HDMI 4 5 – LINE IN #GET_AUDIO_SRC Get the audio output source @AUDIO_SRC 1 Enable/Disable audio mix #SET_AUDIO_MIX 1 [PARAM] = 0~1 #SET_AUDIO_MIX [PARAM] 0 – Disable @AUDIO_MIX 1 1 - Enable www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 36: Function Settings

    3 – 1360 x 768 60 Hz [PARAM] 4 – 1600 x 1200 60 Hz 5 – 1920 x 1080 60 Hz 6 – 1920 x 1200 60 Hz @OUTPUT_RES 7 7 – 3840 x 2160 30 Hz 8 - Auto www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 37 3 – BYPASS 4 – USER Get the EDID mode of an HDMI input #GET_EDID_MODE 1 [PARAM] = 1~4 #GET_EDID_MODE [PARAM] 1 – HDMI 1 2 – HDMI 2 @EDID_MODE 1 1 3 – HDMI 3 4 – HDMI 4 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 38 14 – 4 Windows PIP, 3 Right 15 – 4 Windows PIP, 3 Up @MV_MODE 1 16 – 4 Windows PIP, 3 Down 17 – User-Defined Layout 1 18 – User-Defined Layout 2 19 – User-Defined Layout 3 20 – User-Defined Layout 4 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 39 CEC command #GET_SYNCACT_CEC @SYNCACT_CEC 1 when detecting a Power On/Off signal Enable/Disable whether to send the corresponding RS232 #SET_SYNCACT_RS232 1 command when detecting a #SET_SYNCACT_RS232 Power On/Off signal [PARAM] [PARAM] = 0~1 @SYNCACT_RS232 1 0 – Disable 1 – Enable www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 40 Display Off command Set the interval between #SET_OFF_DELAY 5 sendings of the Display Off #SET_OFF_DELAY [PARAM] command @OFF_DELAY 5 [PARAM] = 5~100 (1 = 100 ms) Get the interval between #GET_OFF_DELAY sendings of the Display Off @OFF_DELAY 5 command www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 41 #SET_SRC_LEFT 1 [PARAM] = 1~4 #SET_SRC_LEFT [PARAM] 1 – HDMI 1 2 – HDMI 2 @SRC_LEFT 1 3 – HDMI 3 4 – HDMI 4 Send CEC RIGHT command to source device #SET_SRC_RIGHT [PARAM] #SET_SRC_RIGHT 1 [PARAM] = 1~4 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 42 #SET_SRC_OFF 1 [PARAM] = 1~4 #SET_SRC_OFF [PARAM] 1 – HDMI 1 2 – HDMI 2 @SRC_OFF 1 3 – HDMI 3 4 – HDMI 4 Send CEC STOP command to source device #SET_SRC_STOP [PARAM] #SET_SRC_STOP 1 [PARAM] = 1~4 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 43 #SET_SRC_NEXT 1 [PARAM] = 1~4 #SET_SRC_NEXT [PARAM] 1 – HDMI 1 2 – HDMI 2 @SRC_NEXT 1 3 – HDMI 3 4 – HDMI 4 Send CEC REWIND command to source device #SET_SRC_REW [PARAM] #SET_SRC_REW 1 [PARAM] = 1~4 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 44 @DIS_OFF display device Send CEC SOURCE command to #SET_DIS_SOURCE @DIS_SOURCE display device Send CEC MUTE command to #SET_DIS_MUTE @DIS_MUTE/UNMUTE display device Send CEC VOLUME+ command #SET_DIS_VOL+ @DIS_VOL+ to display device Send CEC VOLUME- command #SET_DIS_VOL- @DIS_VOL- to display device www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 45 = 0~9, A~F, up to 20 octets) Set the ASCII command to be sent to the display device when the switcher powers off or enters Standby mode #SET_OF_[PARAM]:XXXX #SET_OF_05:ABCDEFG [PARAM] = 01~07 (Baud Rate) 01 – 11520 02 – 57600 www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 46 04 – 19200 05 – 9600 @BAUDRATE: 9600 06 – 4800 @DISPLAY OFF HEX TO 07 – 2400 SEND:41 42 43 44 45 46 XX XX = HEX data to be sent (X = 0~9, A~F, up to 20 octets) www.tekvox.com...
  • Page 47 Double-check the named of the upgrade file, the repeat the previous steps. 7. Remove the USB cable after the firmware upgrade is complete 8. Perform a factory reset on the switcher by sending the appropriate command (see §8.1 System Control) www.tekvox.com...

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