Declaration of Conformity ........................4 What’s in the Box ............................4 Product Introduction..........................5 Features ..............................5 Front View of HTX III-4400 ........................6 Front Panel Button Operation ......................6 Rear View of HTX III-4400 ......................... 7 HTX III-Rx Optional (sold separately) ......................8 Product Specifications...........................
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Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 EDID Setting ............................24 Status Check ............................25...
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 Introduction Safety Precautions All safety instructions should be read and understood before the unit is operated. The owner’s manual and safety instructions should be retained for future reference. Unplug this unit from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth only.
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 Product Introduction The HDTools™ HTX III-4400 provides HDMI 2.0b matrix switching and extension up to 150 meters (492 feet) of (4) Ultra HD/4K sources via HDBaseT™ (with HTX III-RX receivers, sold separately). Each HDBaseT output includes a mirrored local HDMI output on the matrix.
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 Front View of HTX III-4400 The HTX III-4400 chassis is mountable in a 19” standard rack with the supplied brackets. The front panel provides menu and function keys, input-output buttons and a status display.
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 What is EDID? Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is an information set that digital display provides to describe its capabilities to a Video source. Video source will know what kinds of displays are connected and it will determine which resolution to Output according to the EDID information received from the display.
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 HTX III-Rx Optional (sold separately) 1. POWER LED: System power indicator 2. SERVICE PORT: for firmware updates 3. DC 24V: Connects 24V/1A adapter to AC wall outlet for power supply 4. HDBaseT IN: Connects to Matrix with a Cat5e/6/7 cable 5.
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 Connection Inputs: 4 x HDMI Type A [19-pin female] Outputs: 4 x HDMI Type A [19-pin female] 4 × HDBaseT port [RJ45] 4× Coaxial audio [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack] 4 × balanced analog audio [5-pin Phoenix...
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 IR Remote Control 1. Power On/Standby 2. Input Port Selection Area: Press these buttons to select input 1-8. Press forward/backward button will cycle from input 1-8 3. Output port selection area: Press these buttons to select output A-H, including ALL How do I select Output and Input Port? ...
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 IR Control The matrix is not only a switcher and extender of multiple HDMI signals to HDMI receivers located remotely, it also passes IR control signal through the IR call-back system to the matrix and HDMI sources.
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Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 RS-232 Cable Termination (for Control) Note: Straight cable must be used for the communication with HTX series matrix switcher The following table shows the pinout of the RS-232 connector. DB9 cables are available with male-to- male, female-to-female, and male-to-female connectors.
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 LAN Cable Termination (for Control) The following table shows the pinout of the LAN connector. Note that in the pinout table, some transmit/receive functions (abbreviated as Tx/Rx) are different for straight-through cable and crossover LAN cable.
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 RS-232 Cable Termination (for HTX Receiver pass-thru) 3-pin Phoenix connector is used for RS-232 communication between HTX matrix switcher and HTX receiver’s connected device *Pinout from the left Installation Guidelines The following installation settings are recommended for optimal performance.
This section is designed for programmers who wish to create their own control programs using the command code. All PureLink digital matrix routers provide a simple character stream control used by external control devices attached to a PureLink device. Command codes are used primarily for control,...
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 Command Code Formats A command code is a series of command characters and numbers used to send commands to the system. Commands include basic formulas for creating and disconnecting switches, as well as for verifying the status of switches.
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Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 All s begin with * (Start) byte. All s end with ! (End) byte. All s will be executed when ↩ (Enter) is entered. The correct Router ID must be entered in a command code. Systems will not react to the command if a wrong Router ID is entered.
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 Command Codes Characters Table The table below shows command code characters (keys), which are used to generate control commands, their functions, and short function descriptions. Command Ack (Acknowledge) Value Response When command codes are entered into a terminal emulation program (such as HyperTerminal) and are accepted by the system, they respond back to the terminal screen one at a time, as noted below in the table.
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 Table Descriptions of Acknowledge (ACK) Signals Ack Value Description Input 1 is not connected No information in each channel Command Code Error Indicates that system has rejected all or part of the command Route ID Error...
Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 To connect a switch: 1. Enter the Connect command below. Replace the “#”s with the input and output number(s). *999CI#O#! ↩ Command Codes Action Connect Input 1 to Output 1 *999CI01O01! ↩ *999CI01O04,I04O02! ↩...
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Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 EDID Setting *999 edid Inn table nn! ↫ : write E3 EDID (1080p, HD audio) to input # 1 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...
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Purelink’s HTX III-4400 User Manual V1.1 Power off *999 power off! ↩ Factory setting restore *999 reset! ↩ Reboot *999 reboot! ↩ Status Check A connection status can be checked to confirm that the switch has been correctly executed or to confirm correct routing to multiple outputs.
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