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SC0501
Compact Scaler Switcher
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Version: SC0501_2015V1.8

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  • Page 1 User Manual SC0501 Compact Scaler Switcher All Rights Reserved Version: SC0501_2015V1.8...
  • Page 2 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) SAFETY PRECAUTIONS To insure the best from the product, please read all instructions carefully before using the device. Save this manual for further reference. Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packing material for possible future shipment Follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock and injury to persons.
  • Page 3 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) NOTICE: Please read this user manual carefully before using this product. The item PoC is short for Power over Cable, and when the power adapter is connecting with HDMI Twisted Pair PoC Receiver, Compact Scaler Switcher can’t be energized through PoC.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Contents 1. Introduction ......................... 1 1.1 Introduction to Compact Scaler Switcher ............1 1.2 Features ......................1 1.3 Package Contents ..................... 1 2. Product Appearance ....................2 2.1 Compact Scaler Switcher Front Panel ............... 2 2.2 Compact Scaler Switcher Rear Panel ...............
  • Page 5 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 4.5.1 Option ....................26 4.5.2 Picture ....................28 4.5.3 Sound ....................28 4.5.4 Setup ..................... 29 4.6 Instructions of VGA Converting Cable ............. 30 5. Specification ......................31 6. Panel Drawing ......................33 7. Troubleshooting & Maintenance ................33 8.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 1. Introduction 1.1 Introduction to Compact Scaler Switcher Compact Scaler Switcher is a compact mini scaler switcher with 5 video inputs (3 HDMI, 2 VGA) and 6 audio inputs (3 HDMI audio & 2 VGA audio: switched following the video;...

  • Page 7: Product Appearance

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 1 x IR receiver (with carrier wave) 1 x IR emitter 2 x VGA to YPbPr cables 2 x RS232 cable 8 x Plastic cushions 1 x IR remote (Cell battery is not included) 1 x Power Adapter (DC 12V) 1 x User Manual Notes：...
  • Page 8 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) ENTER ④ Confirm selection in menu. RESO/AUTO ⑤ Used as output resolution manual switching button, select among 1920x1200, 1920x1080, 1600x1200, 1360x768, 1280x800, 1280x720, 1024x768. Used as output resolution switching mode selection button, press and hold for seconds or more to enter in Auto-switching mode, press and hold for seconds or more again to enter in Manual-switching mode.

  • Page 9: Compact Scaler Switcher Rear Panel

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 2.2 Compact Scaler Switcher Rear Panel AUDIO INPUT ① Including 3 HDMI audio & 2 VGA audio inputs User can choose any one audio (embedded HDMI audio or external input audio) for HDMI audio input by sending RS232 commands. AUDIO OUTPUT ②...

  • Page 10: System Connection

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) microphone), MIC mode (connect with dynamic microphone) and LINE mode (connect with wireless microphone or line audio). VIDEO INPUT ⑨ Video input ports, include 3 HDMI inputs & 2 VGA inputs. VGA ports support YPbPr, C-video and VGA format. Factory default is VGA format. OUTPUT ⑩...

  • Page 11: Connection Procedure

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 3.3 Connection Procedure Step1. Connect HDMI source devices (e.g. Blue-ray DVD) to HDMI input ports of Compact Scaler Switcher with HDMI cable. Connect VGA source devices (e.g. PC) to VGA input ports of Compact Scaler Switcher with VGA cable. Step2.
  • Page 12 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 48V phantom power input 48V phantom power input has a good frequency characteristic, high input impedance and high sensitivity. When switching to “48V”, the MIC input will provide a 48V phantom power. This is only used for condenser microphone.
  • Page 13 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) LINE input LINE input has a low frequency characteristics, and wide frequency response. When switch to “LINE”, the microphone input is used for connecting with line audio or wireless microphone output. There are two different connection methods: 1) Unbalanced connection: “+”...

  • Page 14: Application

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 3.5 Application Compact Scaler Switcher has a good application in various occasions, such as computer realm, monitoring, conference room, big screen displaying, television education, command & control center and smart home etc. 4. System Operations 4.1 Operations of Front Panel Buttons Front panel buttons can be used for output resolution adjusting, switching operations, software updating, volume adjusting and other operations in menus.

  • Page 15: Volume Adjusting

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Auto-switching function The auto-switching mode abides by the following principles: New input principle Once detecting a new input signal, Compact Scaler Switcher would switch to this new signal automatically. Power rebooting principle Compact Scaler Switcher offers the function to remember the last displayed signal when rebooting.

  • Page 16: Used In Osd Menu

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 4.1.4 Used in OSD Menu Press MENU button to enter in OSD menu, and use UP, DWON, LEFT, RIGHT button to navigate, press ENTER button to confirm selection. MENU button also can be used to exit present menu level by level until exit the OSD menu. 4.1.5 Software updating: Compact Scaler Switcher supports software updating via USB flash disk.

  • Page 17: Operations Of Ir

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 4.2 Operations of IR 4.2.1 IR Remote As IR signal can be transmitted bi-directionally between Compact Scaler Switcher and HDMI Twisted Pair PoC Receiver, it is able to use the IR remote at the far-end to control Compact Scaler Switcher or HDMI source devices (via CEC function buttons).

  • Page 18: Ir Operations

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 4.2.2 IR Operations The 5 IR OUT ports correspond to the 5 video inputs separately, and the IR signals are switched following the corresponding video source. 1) Control far-end device from local Control Compact Scaler Switcher or far-end display device from local through corresponding IR remote.

  • Page 19: Operations Of Cec Function

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 4.3 Operations of CEC Function Compact Scaler Switcher supports CEC, it can be turned on/ off by sending RS232 commands or OSD menu operations. The default setting is ON. Commands pertaining to CEC: “50686%” (enable CEC) and “50687%” (disable CEC) HDMI INPUT ports 1~3 support CEC, if the connected source devices also support CEC and their CEC are on, users can control the source device via the IR remote of Compact Scaler Switcher.

  • Page 20: Operations Of Rs232 Control

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) CEC: Control HDMI source devices by IR remote of Compact Scaler Switcher 4.4 Operations of RS232 Control As RS232 can be transmitted bi-directionally between Compact Scaler Switcher and HDMI Twisted Pair PoC Receiver, so it is able to control a third party RS232 device from local or control Compact Scaler Switcher from remote.

  • Page 21: Rs232 Communication Commands

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) The interface of the control software is showed as below: Parameter Configuration area Monitoring area, indicates if the command sent works. Command Sending area Please set the parameters of COM number, bound rate, data bit, stop bit and the parity bit correctly, and then you are able to send command in Command Sending Area.
  • Page 22 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Command Function Feedback Example Switch to HDMI 3 input Switch to HDMI 3 50703% 50704% Switch to VGA 1/YPbPr 1/AV 1 input Switch to VGA 1/YPbPr 1/AV 1 Switch to VGA 2/YPbPr 2/AV 2 input Switch to VGA 2/YPbPr 2/AV 2 50705% 50680%...
  • Page 23 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Command Function Feedback Example Choose embedded audio as HDMI 1 50706% HDMI 1 Audio from Embedded audio input Choose external audio as HDMI 1 HDMI 1 Audio from LINE 50707% audio input Choose embedded audio as HDMI 2 HDMI 2 Audio from Embedded 50708% audio input...
  • Page 24 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Command Function Feedback Example 501xx% Set the volume to xx. LINE Volume: xx (xx=00~60) 502xx% Set the brightness to xx. Brightness: xx (xx=00~99) 503xx% Set the contrast to xx. Contrast: xx (xx=00~99) Set the saturation to xx. Saturation: xx (xx=00~99) 504xx% 505xx%...
  • Page 25 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Command Function Feedback Example Display freeze icon Freeze Icon: enable 50765% 50766% Not display freeze icon Freeze Icon: disable Display channel status Input Icon: enable 50644% 50645% Not display channel status Input Icon: disable 50650% Check the channel status Input Icon: xx Auto-adjust the input parameter(VGA...
  • Page 26 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Command Function Feedback Example Enable serial control mode 1: control RS232 Mode 1: RS232 Control 50787% Scaler & far-end from local RS232 Scaler & Remote Enable serial control mode 2: control RS232 Mode 2: RS232 & 50788% Scaler from local RS232 and far-end) Remote Control Scaler...
  • Page 27 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Command Function Feedback Example Aspect Ratio: xx (xx= 16:9/ 4:3/ auto/ panorama/ justscan/ 50635% Check the image aspect ratio zoom1/ zoom2, when the input source is VGA format, xx can only be 4:3, 16:9 or Panorama) Check the brightness Brightness: xx (xx=00~99) 50636%...
  • Page 28 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Command Function Feedback Example Adjustment Commands 50678% Enable screen output adjusting Enter Output Position Adjust Disable screen output adjusting Exit Output Position Adjust 50679% 50670% Move the image to left Output Position Adjust X xx 50671% Move the image to right Output Position Adjust X xx...

  • Page 29: Control Compact Scaler Switcher Or 3Rd Party Device From Local

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Command Function Feedback Example 50905% Forward CEC cmd: fwd 50906% CEC cmd: up Down CEC cmd: down 50907% 50908% Left CEC cmd: left 50909% Right CEC cmd: right 50910% Conform command CEC cmd: select 50911% Exit command CEC cmd: exit Note:...

  • Page 30: Control Compact Scaler Switcher From Local Or Remote

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Control Compact Scaler Switcher or 3rd party device from local 4.4.5 Control Compact Scaler Switcher from Local or Remote Control Compact Scaler Switcher from local Firstly, connect the RS232 port of Compact Scaler Switcher to RS232 port of PC. Secondly, send command 50788% via RS232 communication software.

  • Page 31: Operations In Osd Menu

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Firstly, connect the RS232 port of far-end RS232 device to RS232 port of PC. Secondly, send command 50788% via RS232 communication software. Lastly, send the right command to control Compact Scaler Switcher. Connect as below: Control Compact Scaler Switcher from remote 4.5 Operations in OSD Menu Compact Scaler Switcher provides a powerful OSD operation menu, contains 4 parts:...
  • Page 32 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Output Adjust: Adjust output image position (X: horizontal direction and Y: vertical direction), ratio aspect (width and height), polarity adjustment (H Polarity and V Polarity) and output setting (HDMI on/off and HDBT on/off). Input4 Select: Select video source format for VGA input, includes AV 1 (C-video signal), VGA 1 (VGA signal) and YPbPr 1 (Component video signal).

  • Page 33: Picture

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 4.5.2 Picture Including Picture Mode, Color Temperature, Aspect Ratio, Noise Reduction, Screen and Color Range. Please check the picture below: Picture mode: Includes Dynamic, Standard, Mild, and User. Only in User mode, will it be able to set the image contrast, brightness, color and sharpness. Color Temperature: Includes Cool, Medium, Warm and User.

  • Page 34: Setup

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) Sound mode: Includes Standard, Music, Movie, Sports and User. Only User mode supports to set treble and bass. Surround Sound: Includes Off, Surround and SRS Trusurround XT. EQ: To adjust the sound balance. 4.5.4 Setup Including OSD Language, Restore Factory Default, Blending, HDMI CEC, OSD Duration and version inquiry OSD Language: Supports 7 languages, including English (default), Chinese etc.

  • Page 35: Instructions Of Vga Converting Cable

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) STANDBY on. Only when CEC is on, will it be able to set auto-standby status. OSD Duration: Includes 5 s, 10 s, 15 s and Off. “s” is for Second. VERSION: Displays software version 4.6 Instructions of VGA Converting Cable As VGA source supports YPbPr and C-video source, Compact Scaler Switcher provides with 2 VGA converting cables to compliant with these signals.

  • Page 36: Specification

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) setting, press SOURCE/AUTO button on front panel to switch to AV1 or AV2 source. 2. Via RS232 commands Send command 50682% (or 50685%) to switch to YPbPr1 (or YPbPr2) source. 3. Via IR remote & OSD Press MENU button on IR remote to enter in OSD, and then enter in OPTION setting menu: set “INPUT 4 Select”...
  • Page 37 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 3 Dual-mono stereo audio for HDMI Input 2 Dual-mono stereo Output 1 stereo audio for VGA (Support C-VIDEO, YPbPr, VGA) Input Output 3P captive (3.81mm) 3P captive (3.81mm) Connector Connector Input Output >10kΩ 70Ω Impedance Impedance Audio General Stereo...

  • Page 38: Panel Drawing

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 6. Panel Drawing 220.00 mm 7. Troubleshooting & Maintenance Problems Causes Solutions Output image with Bad quality of the Try another high quality snowflake connecting cable cable. Fail or loose connection Make sure the connection is good No output image when No signal at the input /...
  • Page 39 Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) POWER indicator doesn’t Fail connection of power Make sure the power cord work or no respond to any cord. connection is good. operation EDID management does The HDMI cable is broken Change for another HDMI not work normally at the output end.

  • Page 40: After-Sales Service

    Compact Scaler Switcher (with PoC) 8. After-sales Service If there appear some problems when running Compact Scaler Switcher, please check and deal with the problems referring to this user manual. Any transport costs are borne by the users during the warranty. 1) Product Limited Warranty: We warrants that our products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for three years, which starts from the first day you buy this product (The purchase invoice shall prevail).

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