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FCC Class A Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. The Class A limits provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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Conventions Used in this Guide Notifications The following notifications are used in this guide: CAUTION: Risk of minor personal injury. ATTENTION : Risque de blessure mineure. ATTENTION: • Risk of property damage. • Risque de dommages matériels. NOTE: A note draws attention to important information. Software Commands Commands are written in the fonts shown here: ^AR Merge Scene,,Op1 scene 1,1 ^B 51 ^W^C...
Contents Introduction ............................. 1 About the DA HD 8K L Series ..........................1 Features ................................1 Application Diagram ............................3 Installation ............................... 4 Installation Overview ............................4 Rear Panel Connections ...........................5 Connecting Power ............................5 Connecting Input Source ..........................7 Connecting Output Displays ...........................7 Connecting LAN Port (Optional) ........................8 Connecting RS-232 Control (Optional) ......................9...
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Command and Response Table for CEC SIS Commands ................39 Mounting ............................... 41 Desktop Placement ............................41 Rack Mounting ..............................41 Rack Mounting Procedure ..........................41 UL Guidelines for Rack Mounting.........................41 Under-desk Mounting ............................42 Extron Warranty ............................ 43 DA HD 8K L Series • Contents viii...
About the DA HD 8K L Series The Extron DA HD 8K L Series is comprised of one input, multiple output HDMI distribution amplifiers for 8K signals. They distribute one 8K input signal to two (DA2 HD 8K L), four (DA4 HD 8K L), or six (DA6 HD 8K L) simultaneous outputs.
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Includes Extron Everlast Power Supply — Provides worldwide power compatibility with high reliability and low power consumption for reduced operating costs. • Extron Everlast Power Supply is covered by a 7 year parts and labor warranty. DA HD 8K L Series • Introduction...
DA6 HD 8K L Distribution Ampli er Ethernet M OD -2 3 M OD HDMI Cables 8K Displays M OD M OD Local Monitor M OD Figure 1. DA6 HD 8K L Application Diagram DA HD 8K L Series • Introduction...
Installation This section provides an overview of the installation of the DA HD 8K L Series distribution amplifiers, including the front panel and rear panel connections. Follow the links for more detailed information elsewhere in the guide. This section provides the following information: •...
4. Slide the exposed ends of the wire into the captive screw connector and secure by tightening the screws. 5. Use the supplied tie wrap to strap the power cord to the extended tail of the connector. DA HD 8K L Series • Installation...
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La polarité de la source d’alimentation est primordiale. Une polarité incorrecte pourrait endommager la source d’alimentation et l’unité. Les stries sur le côté du cordon permettent de repérer le pôle négatif du cordon d’alimentation (voir figure DA HD 8K L Series • Installation...
SIS commands (see Output Color Bit Depth on page 35) or PCS (see the DA HD 8K L Series Help File). • Audio — If the connected output device does not support the audio format of the input signal, audio is muted.
White-blue White-blue Orange Green on the RJ-45 port. This LED should flicker as the distribution White-brown White-brown amplifier communicates. Brown Brown Insert Twisted Pair Wires RJ-45 Connector Figure 4. Wiring for RJ-45 Control DA HD 8K L Series • Installation...
Review the reset modes carefully. Some reset modes delete all user loaded content and revert the device to default configuration. • Analysez minutieusement les différents modes de réinitialisation. Certains modes de réinitialisation suppriment l’intégralité du contenu chargé de l’utilisateur et remettent l’appareil au mode de configuration par défaut. DA HD 8K L Series • Installation...
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The factory configured passwords for all accounts on this device have been set to the device serial number. In the event of a complete system reset, the passwords revert to the default, which is extron (see Passwords Panel on page 25 to change a password). DA HD 8K L Series • Installation...
Front Panel Features This section describes the front panel features of the DA HD 8K L Series distribution amplifiers: A A A B B B C C C D D D E E E OUTPUTS INPUT SIGNAL CONFIG HDCP DA2 HD 8K L...
Operation The DA HD 8K L Series allows for adjustments to be made to ensure that the sink devices are able to handle the source signal provided. Use Product Configuration Software starting on page 14 or SIS Commands starting on page 28 to make these adjustments.
Force 8-bit — The DA HD 8K L always outputs 8 bit color bit depth. Output Color Bit Depth This can be changed using SIS commands (see on page 35) or PCS (see the DA HD 8K L Series Help File available in the software). DA HD 8K L Series • Operation...
Product Configuration Software The DA HD 8K L Series distribution amplifiers use Extron Product Configuration Software (PCS) for control and configuration. This section describes: • Downloading Software or Firmware • Connecting to PCS • Software Overview Downloading Software or Firmware...
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6. (Optional) Click Release Notes for more information about the firmware or software update. 7. (Optional) Click Archives to download previous versions of firmware or software. NOTE: The Archives link is only available if there are previous firmware versions. DA HD 8K L Series • Product Configuration Software...
Device Discovery panel (see figure 11). Figure 11. PCS Device Discovery Screen 2. Select the DA HD 8K L distribution amplifier by clicking on it to highlight it in the list ( 3. Click Connect ( DA HD 8K L Series • Product Configuration Software...
) empty. The device searches for a port to connect. NOTE: Select the Show Characters checkbox ( ) to display the password characters. 5. Click the Connect button ( ). A new device tab opens. DA HD 8K L Series • Product Configuration Software...
Figure 15. New Configuration File Box Software Overview NOTE: For details about specific software features, see the DA HD 8K L Series Help File. Figure 16. DA HD 8K L PCS Main Window The configuration pages have a global navigation bar (see figure 16) to access the configuration pages:...
NOTE: The connected devices must be connected via LAN. • DA HD 8K L Help — Open the DA HD 8K L Series PCS Help File in a separate window. • About This Module — Open the About This Module dialog box, with the module part number and firmware version of the connected device.
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3. To display details about third-party software packages and associated licensing, click Licenses ( 4. Click the OK button ( ) to close the dialog box. Figure 20. About - Extron PCS Dialog Box DA HD 8K L Series • Product Configuration Software...
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2. Click the Close Session(s) and Exit button ( ) to disconnect the software from connected devices, close all offline device tabs, and close the software. Alternatively, click the Cancel button ( ) to leave the software open. DA HD 8K L Series • Product Configuration Software...
Internal Web Page The DA HD 8K L Series distribution amplifiers feature an internal web server, displayed as a web page. Monitor and adjust certain settings of the DA via a LAN or WAN connection. Use a web browser to view the pages on a PC connected to the device LAN port.
) displays the current date, time, time zone, internal temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Date Celsius, and the amount of time the device has been running (Uptime). This information can be edited in the and Time Panel (see page 24). DA HD 8K L Series • Internal Web Page...
CANCEL to close the window without making changes. To sync the date and time with your PC: Click SYNC TO PC to set the date and time according to your PC. Figure 24. Sync to NTP Servers Mode DA HD 8K L Series • Internal Web Page...
The factory configured passwords for all accounts on this device have been set to the device serial number. In the event of a complete system reset, the passwords convert to the default, which is extron for the Admin and User. DA HD 8K L Series • Internal Web Page...
When the update is completed, the message window closes and the message Firmware Upload Complete appears near the top of the Figure 27. Device Status Panel screen. The new firmware filename appears beside Version in the Firmware panel. DA HD 8K L Series • Internal Web Page...
DA HD 8K L, such as the firmware version, copyright, part number, licenses, patents and web page version. Click on the View the End User License Agreement link to view the user licenses. Figure 28. About Panel DA HD 8K L Series • Internal Web Page...
SIS Commands The DA HD 8K L Series distribution amplifiers can be configured using Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands. This section provides information about using those commands. The following topics are discussed: • Host Control Ports • Simple Instruction Set Control •...
— Video mute 0 = Video mute disabled (default) 1 = Video mute (TMDS) 2 = Video and sync mute — Status 0 = Disabled, off, or undetected 1 = Enabled, on, or detected DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
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2 = Sink detected, output encrypted — Output 5 V mode 1 = Auto (5 V is enabled only when a source with 5 V is present) 2 = 5 V is always enabled (default) DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
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X2^ — CEC address byte: In the form of percent sign followed by 2 hex digits (Example: %E0 = Extron output (14) to TV (0)) — Set local date and time format (MM/DD/YY-HH:MM:SS) Example: 06/21/02-10:54:00 DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
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(Only the first letter is required) — Data bits 7 or 8 (8 = default) X3& — Stop bits 1 or 2 (1 = default) — Verbose firmware version-description-upload date/time DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
(DA6 HD 8K L) Input HDCP Authorized Device Set HDCP authorization HDCP HdcpE , disabled (default) View HDCP authorization status EHDCP Verbose mode 2/3 HdcpE KEY: = Status = Disabled = Enabled DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
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Native rate of EDID assigned to N1EDID input Verbose mode 2/3 EdidN Example: 1600x1200 @ 60 Hz X& KEY: 128 or 256 Byte EDID raw HEX (text form) from currently assigned EDID Native resolution and refresh rate DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
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24 characters. Alphanumeric characters and hyphens only. No spaces. No distinction between upper and lower case. First character must be a letter and the last character cannot be a hyphen. DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
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Admin and User. Resets Reset all settings to factory default ZXXX Reset device and network settings to ZQQQ factory default Absolute system reset, retain IP DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
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= Baud rates (default) 14400 19200 28800 38400 57600 115200 = Port number = Parity even space (Only the first letter is required) X3& = Data bits = default) = Stop bits = default) DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
) in the form of percent sign followed by 2 hex digits %2A%07%FF (Example: = CEC address byte In the form of percent sign followed by 2 hex digits (Example: = Extron output ( ) to TV ( DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
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= Success (ACK) device detected = Unable to send %10%00 = CEC physical address 4 hexadecimal digits (Example: for 1000) = CEC device presence = Device address = Missing — = CEC port is off DA HD 8K L Series • SIS Commands...
• Reliable earthing (grounding) — Maintain reliable grounding of rack-mounted equipment. Pay particular attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (such as the use of power strips). DA HD 8K L Series • Mounting...
Mount the distribution amplifier under a desk or podium, using an optional Extron under-desk mounting kit. Recommended mounting kit for the DA2 HD 8K L, DA4 HD 8K L, and DA6 HD 8K L is the MBU 125. Follow the instructions provided with the kit. DA HD 8K L Series • Mounting...
Electronics makes no further warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the product and its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular use. In no event will Extron Electronics be liable for direct, indirect, or consequential damages resulting from any defect in this product even if Extron Electronics has been advised of such damage.
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