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Monoprice Blackbird 44568 Quick Start Manual

8g 8x8 hdmi 2.0 matrix hdbaset 150m with 8 receivers
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Blackbird™ by Monoprice™
18G 8X8 HDMI 2.0 Matrix HDBaseT 150M
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with 8 Receivers
P/N 44568
Quick Start Guide
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  • Page 1 MENU POWER OUTPUT INPUT ENTER DOWN LOCK Blackbird™ by Monoprice™ 18G 8X8 HDMI 2.0 Matrix HDBaseT 150M with 8 Receivers P/N 44568 Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 2 Thank You for Purchasing this Product To ensure optimum performance and safety, read the following instructions before connecting, operating, or adjusting the product. Keep this manual for future reference. Surge Protection Device Recommended This product contains sensitive electrical components that may be damaged by electrical spikes, surges, electric shocks, lightning strikes, etc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    • Do not block or cover these openings. Ensure that the device is in an open area where it can get sufficient airflow to keep from overheating. • Prior to operation, check the unit and power cord for physical damage. Do not use if physical damage has occurred. •...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction The 18Gbps 8x8 HDBaseT (150M) Matrix can connect 8 HDMI sources to 16 displays. Featuring 8 HDMI outputs with each HDMI output mirrored, it provides a CAT-Cable output that runs simultaneously. HDBaseT output can extend video transmission distance up to 492ft / 150m via a single Cat 5e/6/7 cable and the resolution is up to 4K2K@60Hz 4:4:4.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    • Audio de-embedded is supported via analog and coax ports • Advanced EDID management and CEC control are supported • 24V POC on all HDBaseT ports • 2U rack-mounted design with front panel OLED display • Control via front panel buttons, IR remote, RS-232, LAN, and Web GUI 3.

  • Page 6: Operation Controls And Functions

    4. Operation Controls and Functions Front Panel MENU POWER OUTPUT INPUT ENTER DOWN LOCK Name Function Description 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 7 Name Function Description 3. IP Address Check: On the initial OLED display screen, press the "MENU" button three times to enter the IP interface and MENU/ check the current IP address, then press the "UP/DOWN" button ENTER/UP to switch DHCP ON/OFF, and finally press the "ENTER" button /DOWN to confirm the setting.
  • Page 8 Name Function Description IR OUT (1-8/ When connecting to the IR blaster cable, the IR emit signal is ALL) ports from the “IR IN” port of the HDBaseT Receiver. IR IN (1-8/ALL) When connecting to the IR receiver cable, the IR receive signal ports will emit to the “IR OUT”...
  • Page 9 HDBaseT Receiver Panel SERVICE HDMI OUT AUDIO OUT IR IN IR OUT Name Function Description Power LED Red LED will be on when the receiver is powered on. SERVICE port Firmware update port. DC 24V/1A power supply input port. Note: The Matrix supports POC function, it means that either DC 24V transmitter or receiver is powered on by 24V/1A power adapter, the other one doesn’t need power supply.

  • Page 10: Ir Remote

    Name Function Description When connecting to the IR receiver cable, the IR receive signal IR IN will emit to the “IR OUT” port of the Matrix. When connecting to the IR blaster cable, the IR emits a signal IR OUT from the “IR IN”...

  • Page 11: Ir Control System

    6. IR Control System The product is not only a matrix switch but also an extender. It supports bi- directional IR control. When Matrix is connected to HDBaseT Receiver through Cat 5e/6/7 cable, you can control the remote display device (HDBaseT) or input source device (Matrix) through IR signal transmission.
  • Page 12 At HDBaseT receiver (Remote end): IR signal follows the video switch to change. For example, the HDMI output signal on the HDBaseT Receiver 1 is from the HDMI INPUT 2 port, so the IR input signal of the HDBaseT Receiver 1 will emit to the IR OUT 2 ports of the Matrix.

  • Page 13: Ir Cable Pin Assignment

    7. IR Cable Pin Assignment IR RECEIVER IR BLASTER 8. EDID Management This Matrix has 21 factory-defined EDID settings, 2 user-defined EDID modes, and 16 copy EDID modes. You can select the defined EDID mode or copy EDID mode to the input port through the onpanel button, RS-232 control, or Web GUI.
  • Page 14 On-panel button operation: On the initial OLED display screen, press the “MENU” button to enter the EDID setting interface, press the “UP/DOWN” button to select the required EDID, and press the “ENTER” button to enter “Copy to Input:” interface. Then press the “UP/DOWN” button to select the input port you need to set and press the “ENTER”...

  • Page 15: Web Gui User Guide

    9. Web GUI User Guide The Matrix can be controlled by Web GUI. The operation method is shown below: Step 1 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: method 1: You can get the IP address via panel buttons.
  • Page 16 Step 3 Input the current IP address of Matrix into your browser on the PC to enter the Web GUI page. 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 User Admin Password user admin...
  • Page 17 Video Page You can do the following operations on the Video page: 1. Output: The current device’s OUTPUT port. You can select the signal source for it. 2. Input: You can click the drop-down menu to select the signal source for the corresponding OUTPUT port.
  • Page 18 You can do the following operations on the Input page: 1. Inputs: Input channel of the device. 2. Active: It indicates whether the channel is connected to a signal source. 3. Name: The input channel’s name. You can modify it by entering the corresponding name (max length: 12 characters) in the input box.
  • Page 19 Output Page You can do the following operations on the Output page: 1. Outputs: Output channel of the device. 2. Name: The current output channel’s name. You can modify it by entering the corresponding name (max length: 12 characters) in the input box. 3.
  • Page 20 You can perform CEC management on this page: 1. Input Control: You can control the operation of each input source by pressing the icons on the page. (You can control multiple inputs simultaneously.) 2. Output Control: You can control the operation of each display, such as power on/off, volume +/-, active source switching.
  • Page 21 After searching is completed, it will switch to the login page, the default network setting is completed. Modify User Password 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: Note: Input rules for changing passwords: 1.

  • Page 22: Rs-232 Control Command

    System Page 1. Panel Lock: Click to lock/unlock panel buttons. “On” indicates that panel buttons are unavailable; “Off” indicates panel buttons are available. 2. Beep: Click to turn on/off the beep. 3. LCD: You can turn on/off the LCD, and set the turn-on time (15s/30s/60s). 4.
  • Page 23 Then, open a Serial Command tool on PC to send ASCII command to control the Matrix. The ASCII command list about the product is shown as below. ASCII Command Serial port protocol. Baud rate: 115200, Data bits: 8bit, Stop bits: 1, Check bit: 0 x - Parameter 1, y - Parameter 2, ! - Delimiter Command Function...
  • Page 24 Command Default Function Description Example Feedback Code Setting System Setup Get the connection status of the hdmi output 1: connect r link out y! r link out 1! y output port, hdbt output 1: connect y=0~8(0=all) Reset to factory defaults Reset to factory System Initializing...
  • Page 25 Default Command Code Function Description Example Feedback Setting System Setup Set the logo name s logo1 s logo1 displayed on the first line logo1:Matrix Matrix ****************! of LCD screen, the max Swtich Swtich! character is 16 Set the serial port baud s baud rate of RS02 module, z=(11 s baud rate xxx!
  • Page 26 Command Default Function Description Example Feedback Code Setting Output Setting r hdbt y Get hdbt output y stream status, r hdbt 1 enable hdbt output stream! y=0~8(0=all) stream! 1 stream hdmi all Set hdmi output y port output s hdmi 1 hdmi output 1 set outputs s hdmi y...
  • Page 27 Command Function Default Example Feedback Code Description Setting EDID Setting input1 EDID: 4K2K60_ 444,Stereo Audio 2.0 Get EDID status input2 EDID: 4K2K60_ r edid in x! of the input x, r edid in 0! 444,Stereo Audio 2.0 x=0~8(0=all input) …… input8 EDID: 4K2K60_ 444,Stereo Audio 2.0 Get the EDID data...
  • Page 28 Command Default Function Description Example Feedback Code Setting CEC Setting set input x volume s cec in x s cec in 1 input 1 volume down by CEC, vol-! vol-! down x=0~8(0=all input) set input x volume up s cec in x s cec in 1 by CEC, x=0~8(0=all input 1 volume up...
  • Page 29 Command Default Function Description Example Feedback Code Setting CEC Setting set hdbt output y s cec hdbt volume down by CEC, s cec hdbt hdbt output 1 out y vol-! y=0~8(0=all hdbt out 1 vol-! volume down output) set hdmi output y s cec hdmi volume up by CEC, s cec hdmi...
  • Page 30 Command Function Default Example Feedback Code Description Setting Network Setting Set IP address: 192.168.1.100 (Please use "s net reboot!" command or repower s ip addr Set network IP s ip addr device to apply new xxx.xxx.xxx. address 192.168.1.100! config!) xxx! DHCP on, Device can't config static address, set DHCP off first.
  • Page 31 Command Default Function Description Example Feedback Code Setting Network Setting 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 s uart x s uart 1 hdbt uart1 data len...

  • Page 32: Application Example

    11. 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 33: Specifications

    12. Specifications Technical HDMI Compliance HDMI 2.0b HDCP Compliance HDCP 2.2 and HDCP 1.x Video Bandwidth 18Gbps Video Resolution Up to 4K2K@50/60Hz (4:4:4) Color Space RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4/4:2:2/4:2:0 8-bit, 10-bit, 12-bit (1080p@60Hz) Color Depth 8-bit (4K2K@60Hz YUV4:4:4) 8-bit, 10-bit, 12-bit (4K2K@60Hz YCbCr 4:2:2/4:2:0) HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG LPCM 2.0/2.1/5.1/6.1/7.1, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital HDMI Audio Formats...
  • Page 34 You can contact a Monoprice Customer Service representative through the Live Chat link on our website www.monoprice.com or via email at support@monoprice.com. Check the website for support times and links.
  • Page 35 Check the website for support times and links. To download the latest drivers, firmware, manuals, etc., go to www.monoprice.com and type 44568 into the search bar. If available, support files are linked at the bottom of the product page.
  • Page 36 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries. Monoprice™ and all Monoprice logos are trademarks of Monoprice Inc.
  • Page 37 1 Pointe Drive, Suite 400 Brea, CA 92821 – USA Product pictures are for reference only. Specifications described herein are subject to change www.monoprice.com without prior notification. Monoprice™ and all Monoprice logos are trademarks of Monoprice Inc. Copyright © 2023 Monoprice, Inc. All rights reserved.

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