Thank you for purchasing DVDO-Matrix-88SS-VW For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully before connecting, operating or adjusting this product. Please 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 shock, lighting strikes, etc.
1. Introduction The 18Gbps 8x8 Seamless Matrix is a perfect solution for video transmission from 8 HDMI sources to 8 HDTV displays. Video resolution is up to 4K@60Hz 4:4:4. Each output supports resolution downscaling individually. It features video wall function and built-in WEB server. It also has 8 routes L/R audio output channels to output balanced audio.
5. Operation Controls and Functions 5.1 Front Panel Name Function Description OLED screen Display matrix switching status, input/output port, EDID, baud rate, IP address, etc. The LED is on green when the device is working. The LED is on red when the device PWR LED is on standby.
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5.2 Rear Panel Name Function Description OPTICAL: Optical audio output port, connected to an audio output device such as audio amplifier. AUDIO OUT L/R AUDIO: Analog audio output port, supporting balanced audio output (with a (1~8) maximum support of 2Vrms) and unbalanced audio output. Balanced audio connection method: L+, L -, , R+, R- Unbalanced audio connection method: L+, , R+ TCP/IP...
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5.3 LCD Display Navigation The buttons on the front panel are used for LCD display navigation, including INPUT(1~8), OUTPUT(1~8), MENU, ENTER, UP, DOWN. Menu items are as follows: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 4K×2K60W, 4K×2K50W, 4K×2K60, 4K×2K50, 4K×2K30, 1080P60, 1080P50,...
6. IR Remote Power on or Standby: Power on the Matrix or set it to standby mode. Input 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8: Input Press these buttons to select the input source. ◄ ►: Select the last or next input source. Output 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8: Output Press these buttons to select the output display device.
The second way: If the IR receiver window of the Matrix is blocked or the Matrix is installed in a closed area out of infrared line of sight, the IR receiver cable can be inserted to the “IR EXT” port to receive the IR remote signal.
8. EDID Management This Matrix has 12 factory defined EDID settings, 2 user-defined EDID modes and 8 copy EDID modes. You can select defined EDID mode or copy EDID mode to input port through front panel buttons, RS-232 control or Web GUI. On-panel button operation: On the initial OLED display screen, press “MENU”...
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The defined EDID setting list of the product is shown as below: EDID Mode 4K60, 2.0CH 4K60, 5.1CH 4K60, 7.1CH 4K30, 2.0CH 4K30, 5.1CH 4K30, 7.1CH 1080P, 2.0CH 1080P, 5.1CH 1080P, 7.1CH 1920×1200, 2.0CH 1360×768, 2.0CH 1024×768, 2.0CH USER1 USER2 COPY OUT1 COPY OUT2 COPY OUT3...
9. Web GUI User Guide The Matrix can be controlled by Web GUI. The operation method is shown as below: Step 1: Get the current IP Address. The default IP address is 192.168.0.100. You can get the current Matrix IP address in two ways: The first way: You can get the IP address via the front panel buttons.
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■ Status Page The Status page provides basic information about the Model, the installed firmware version and the network settings of the device. ■ Matrix Page In Matrix page, you can configure the HDMI matrix freely and create a preset if needed. ①...
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■ Input Page 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. It is green if the input signal is detected, and gray if no signal.
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After successful setting, it will prompt as follows: ⑥ Download EDID to your computer: If you want to download the existing EDID, click the drop-down box of “Select EDID File” to select the input channel you want, and then click “Download” to save the corresponding EDID file to your computer. ■...
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④ Resolution: Set the video resolution for current output. Click the drop-down menu and set the resolution you need. There are 16 options to be selected. If you select AUTO, it will output the proper video resolution according to the EDID of the display device. ⑤...
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⑦ Mirror: Click the drop-down menu and set the mirror mode for current output. There are four options to be selected: • Mirror Off: Turn off the mirror function. • H Mirror On: Set horizontal mirror for the output signal. •...
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In Video Wall area, you can drag the mouse and choose the adjacent screens to splice. The splicing screen is distinguished by a color automatically. Note: Before splicing, it is necessary to assign each spliced screen to the output port via right-click menu. To the splicing screens, you can configure them at the same time by the right-click menu.
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■ Ext-Audio Page You can set the audio mode on the Ext-Audio page. There are three modes: Bind to Input, Bind to Output and Audio Matrix. Bind to Input: The Audio Output follows the HDMI Input. And there is a consistent one-to-one match between each HDMI Input and Audio Output.
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Audio Matrix: This mode allows you to matrix the extracted audio independently. Click on an Audio Out, and then select any input source on the right which will appear below the selected audio out. One route of audio configuration is completed. Click Enable/Disable button to turn on/off the corresponding audio channel.
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■ Network Page You can do the following operations on the Network page: ① Modify Network Setting: Modify the IP Mode/IP Address/Gateway/Subnet Mask/Telnet Port as required, click “Save” to save the settings, and then it will come into effect. If the Mode is “Static”, you can set manually the IP Address/Gateway/Subnet/Telnet Port as required. If the Mode is “DHCP”, IP parameters are assigned by the outer router.
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Note: Input rules for changing passwords: (1) The password can’t be empty. (2) New Password can’t be the same as Old Password. (3) New Password and Confirm Password must be the same. ③ Set the Default Network: Click “Set Network Defaults”, there will be a prompt, as shown in the following figure: Click “OK”...
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You can do the following operations on the System page: ① Panel Lock: Click “ON/OFF” to lock/unlock panel buttons. “ON” indicates that panel buttons are unavailable; “OFF” indicates panel buttons are available. ② Beep: Turn on/off the beep. ③ LCD On Time: You can set the display duration time (OFF/Always ON/15s/30s/60s). ④...
10. RS-232 Control Command The product also supports RS-232 control. Connect the RS-232 control port on Matrix to a PC with the provided USB to RS-232 serial cable. The connection method is as follows: RS-232 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.
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Command Code Function Description Example Feedback Default Setting System Setting r beep! Get buzzer state r beep! beep on / beep off Lock/unlock front panel button, panel button lock on s lock z! s lock 1! panel button lock off z=0~1 (z=0 lock off, z=1 lock on) panel button lock off r lock!
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Command Code Function Description Example Feedback Default Setting Output Setting Set output x resolution (x=0~8 (0=all output), y=1~16) 1. 4096x2160p60, 2. 4096x2160p50, 3. 3840x2160p60, 4. 3840x2160p50, 5. 3840x2160p30, 6. 1920x1080p60, 7. 1920x1080p50, output 1 resolution: s output x res y! s output 1 res 3! 3840x2160p60 8.
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Command Code Function Description Example Feedback Default Setting Output Setting Get output x stream status. (x=0~8 r output x stream! r output 1 stream! output 1 stream: enable (0=all output)) Set output no signal background display mode (x=1~6) x=1. black screen x=2.
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Command Code Function Description Example Feedback Default Setting Video Matrix Setting Save matrix state to preset z, save mx preset save mx preset z! save to preset 1 z=1~8 Recall matrix preset z recall mx preset recall mx preset z! recall from preset 1 scenarios, z=1~8 Clear matrix preset z...
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Command Code Function Description Example Feedback Default Setting Video Wall Setting ====================== ====================== ====================== video wall info: row :2 col :4 output: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Get current video wall scene input: r vw info! r vw info! information 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 mosaic number:1...
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Command Code Function Description Example Feedback Default Setting CEC Setting Set input x power on by cec, x=0~8 (0=all s cec in x on! s cec in 1 on! input 1 power on input) Set input x power off by cec, x=0~8 (0=all s cec in x off! s cec in 1 off! input 1 power off...
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Command Code Function Description Example Feedback Default Setting Network Setting ip mode: static ip: 192.168.0.100 subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 r ipconfig! Get the current ip configuration r ipconfig! gateway: 192.168.0.1 tcp/ip port=8000 telnet port=23 mac address: 00:1c:91:03:80:01 r mac addr! Get network mac address r mac addr! mac address: 00:1c:91:03:80:01 Set network ip mode to static ip...
11. Application Example 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. 31 / 31...
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