Black Box 4 x 4 HDMI Matrix Switch manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® S wi tch ( 4 ) HDMI so urce de v ic es plus IR to (4 ) HDMI dis pla ys. S u p p o rts 1 08 0p 3D HD M I o r D V I f o r m a t s + IR wi t h RS- 2 3 2 or IR r emo te c on tr ol . 4 x 4 HDMI Matrix Switch VSW- HD MI4X4- B Ord er toll-fre e in the U.S. : C al l 877- 877 - BBOX (out side U.S . call 724 - 7 4 6 -550 0 ) FREE tech nica[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com T rademark s Us e d in this Manual W e ‘ re h er e t o h el p! I f y o u h a v e a n y q u es t io n s a bo u t y ou r a p p li ca t io n or o ur p rodu c t s, c on tact Bl ac k Box T ec h S upp ort at 7 2 4 -74 6 - 5 5 0 0 or go t o blackbox.c om and c lic k on “[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 3 FC C and IC RFI Stat ements Feder al Com mun icat ions Co mmissi on and Industr y Canada Rad io Fr equenc y Int er ferenc e S tatements This e quipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequenc y energy , and if not inst alled and used properly , that is, in str[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com NOM Statemen t Instrucc iones de Seguri dad ( Normas Ofici ales Mexican as E lec tri cal Saf et y S tatement) 1 . T o das las instrucciones d e seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléc trico sea operado. 2 . Las instrucciones de seguri[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 5 Safe t y Infor mation Safe t y I nforma tion NO TE: THIS SAF ET Y INFORMA TION IS OF A GENE R AL NA TURE AND MA Y BE S UPERSE DED B Y INSTRU C TIONS C ONT AIN ED WITHIN THIS MANUAL . 1 . Save the car ton and p acking material even if the equipm ent has ar rived in go [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Impor tant Safety Instruc ti ons IMPORT ANT SAF ET Y INSTR UC TIONS T o get th e b es t from this produc t, pl ease read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. T o reduce the risk of ele c tric sho ck, do not remove th e cover from th e u[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 7 T able of Co ntent s T able of C ont ents 1 . Specific ations ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2 . Over view ....................[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 1: Specif icat ions 1 . Sp ecifications Controls — IR remote contr ol, I R ex ternal por t with ( 1) 3.5-mm earphone jack, Sele ct and Func tion buttons on front panel, RS- 2 3 2 s er ie s i n te rf ac e Digital Audio Sup por t — Mu l t i a ud io fo rm a [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 9 Chapte r 2 : Ove r view 2. Over vie w 2. 1 Intr oduc tion The VS W- H DMI 4X4- B is a high-p er formanc e 4X4 matrix routing s witch for HDM I signals. This sw itch suppor t s data rates up to 6. 75 G bps, enabli ng 1 0 80 p H DMI formats and UXGA / W UXGA / DVI resol[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 0 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Chapte r 2 : Ove r view • 1 9 - inch rackm ount brackets • User manual 2.4 Hardw are Descri pti on Figures 2 - 1 and 2- 2 show the front panel of the s witch, and Figure 2- 3 shows it s back panel. T ables 2- 1 and 2- 2 describe the componen ts . 2.4. 1 Fron t P[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 1 Chapte r 2 : Ove r view T ab le 2 - 1 ( C on ti nue d ). Fr on t -pan el co mpo nen ts. Number Component Descri ption 8 Func t ion Key — O FF Dis ab les ( mu tes ) vid eo to s ele c ted ch anne ls. • P res s the O F F b ut ton fol low ed by any de st inat ion ch[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Chapte r 2 : Ove r view T able 2- 2. Rear - panel components. Number Component Connector Connector Descri pton Component D escription 1 DC Pow er Inl et Power jack: DC jack : inne r O I D 2. 1- mm Powe r inpu t: 12 VD C, 5 A Connec t 12 - VD C, 5 - A po wer sup pl y[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 3 Cha pter 3 : Ins tal lat ion 3. Ins tall ati on 3. 1 Install ation D iagr am Figure 3- 1 shows a sample application using the 4x4 H DM I Matrix Switc h. PC Blu- ra y PS/3 Lap top 4x4 HDMI Matrix S witc h (VS W-H DMI4x4- B ) Displ ay Projector V X - H D M I - T P -1 [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 3 : Ins tal lat ion 3.2 IR Ex tender Figure 3-2 . I R ex tender connection. NOTE: When you plug the e xte rnal I R ex tende r int o the switch, the front - panel I R receiver remains ac tive. S T E P 1 S T E P 2 S T E P 3 Figure 3-3. How to set up the I R e[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 1 5 Cha pter 4 : Opera ti on 4. Operat ion 4. 1 EDID Setu p T able 4 - 1 . EDI D function for H DMI matrix s witch. Step Number Ac tion Resul t Ste p 1 Pre ss th e E DI D bu tto n Th e d ispl ay will sh ow th e cu rre ntly s ele c te d E DI D mo de. Ste p 2 Pre ss th e [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 4 : Opera ti on T able 4 - 3. Copy EDID to single input. Step Number Ac tion Resul t Ste p 1 Pre ss th e E DI D bu tto n. Th e b ut ton w ill fla sh blue, an d t he dis play w ill sho w t he cur rent em be dd ed ED ID St atus . Ste p 2 Pre ss one of the De [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 7 Cha pter 4 : Opera ti on 4.5 How t o Set Up F as t Speed Start ( FSS) Function T able 4 - 7 . Set ting up F ast Spe ed Start ( FSS) function. Step Number Ac tion Resul t Ste p 1 Pre ss th e D es ti nati on #1– 4 b ut ton ro w, the n p res s the S ource #1– 4 but[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 4 : Opera ti on 4.8 Fron t - Panel C ontr ol Functio ns Se e Chapter 2. 4.9 Rem ote C ontr ol Before making any connec tions to the s witch, obser ve the following: • Ma ke su re th at t he vol tage s upp ly m at ch es the lab el on t he su ppl ied pl ug [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 1 9 Cha pter 4 : Opera ti on 4. 1 0 I R Remot e Cus tom a nd Da ta Codes ( NEC S t andar d ) HOW TO SE T UP I R C ODES : C USTOM C ODE : 09 F6 AL L: 09 F6 B 0 4F POW ER O N : 09 F6 A 1 5E ENTER : 09 F 6 B34C POW ER O FF: 09 F6 A 25D EDI D : 09 F6 B7 4 8 L O C K : 0 9 F [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 20 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 5 : RS - 232 Seri al Interfac e 5. RS -23 2 Seria l Int er fac e 5. 1 Connec t a PC or Contr ol System For a complete list of commands, refer to the ex tended RS -23 2 Protocol Ins truction Manual. Figure 5 - 1 . R S -23 2 D B9 connec tor . T able 5 - 1 . RS[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 2 1 Chapter 6 : T roublesho oting 6. T roublesho oting 6. 1 Contacting B lac k Bo x If yo u deter mi ne th at you r 4X4 HDMI Matr ix S witc h is malf unctio ni ng , do no t attemp t to al te r or r epa ir the un it. It con tains no use r- service able par t s. Contact B[...]

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