Blustream SW41HDBT Users Guide

SW41HDBT

User Manual

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Contents

SW41HDBT USER MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing
this product.

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, lightning strikes, etc.
Use of surge protection systems is
highly recommended in order to
protect and extend the life of your
equipment.

Introduction 03

Features 03

Front Panel Description 04

Rear Panel Description 04

EDID Management 05

HDBaseT™ Distance / Connection Guide 06

Auto Switching / Signal Sensing 06

Power Over Cable 06

Terminating CAT Cables for use with HDBT 07

Understanding the HDBaseT™ Status LED’s 07

Infrared (IR) Control 08

CEC Control 08

Audio Return Channel 08

Web GUI Control 08-15

IR Commands 16

Specifications 17

Package Contents 17

Maintenance 17

RS-232 Config & Telnet Commands 18-20

Web-GUI Firmware Update 21-22

Schematic 23

Certifications 24

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Our SW41HDBT is a 4-Way HDMI 2.0 4K 60Hz 4:4:4 HDBaseT™ switch utilising CSC

Introduction

FE ATUR ES:

• Features 2 x HDMI 2.0 and 2 x HDBaseT™ inputs which can be switched to simultaneous HDBaseT™ and HDMI
outputs

• Advanced HDBaseT™ technology oering distribution of video and audio over a single CAT cable

• Advanced Colour Space Conversion (CSC) supports HDMI 2.0 18Gbps specification including HDR

• Automatic downscaling of up to 4K 60Hz 4:4:4 video input to 4K 30Hz 4:4:4/4K 60Hz 4:2:0 or 1080p on HDBaseT™

• HDBaseT™ input supports 4K UHD video up to 40m (3840 x 2160 @30Hz 4:4:4, 4096 x 2160 @24Hz 4:4:4, and 4K
@60Hz 4:2:0), HDBaseT™ output supports 4K UHD video up to 40m (3840 x 2160 @60Hz 4:4:4) with compatible CSC
receiver*

• Extends HDMI 1080p up to a distance of 70m from transmitter to SW41HDBT and up to 70m from SW41HDBT to
receiver

• Supports all known HDMI audio formats including Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD
Master Audio transmission

• Supports PoC when used with compatible 12V HDBaseT™ transmitters and receivers*

• Compatible with all Blustream HDBaseT™ transmitters and receivers*

• Audio breakout to analogue L/R audio and Toslink (S/PDIF) digital outputs concurrently

• Web interface module for control and configuration of switch

• Manual or auto source selection with control via front panel, IR, RS-232 and TCP/IP

• Auto source selection supported by compatible Blustream HDBaseT™ transmitters only*

• HDCP 2.2 compliant with advanced EDID management

technology to deliverHDMI and HDBaseT™ inputs to the simultaneous HDMI /
HDBaseT™ output. The SW41HDBT provides enhanced features including PoC
to power Blustream transmitter and receiver products, Web GUI for control and
configuration, source and display control via CEC, manual or automated source
selection, RS-232 pass-through and control via front panel, IR, RS-232 and TCP/
IP. The SW41HDBT is an ideal product for your boardroom, classroom or huddle­space application when used with our Blustream HDBaseT™ wall plate solutions.

*Technical performance is subject to the features supported on the connected HDBaseT™ transmitter / receiver. Please see
Blustream website or documentation for a list of compatible products.

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Panel Description - Front Panel

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1 2 3

4

1 Power status indicator

2 Auto signal sense switching enabled indicator

3 Input signal selection indicators

Panel Description - Rear Panel

1 2

4 Auto / Select button - short press to manually change

between inputs (1 - 4), long press to enable / disable

auto signal sense switching

3 4 5 6 7

8 9

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1 HDBaseT ™ Inputs (1-2) - connect to Blustream

HDBaseT ™ transmitters

2 HDMI Inputs (3-4) - connect to source device

3 HDBaseT ™ Output - connect to Blustream HDBaseT ™

receiver for remote display equipment

4 HDMI Output - connect to local display equipment

5 Optical Audio Output - de-embedded audio from

selected input

6 Analogue Audio Output - 3.5mm stereo jack,

de-embedded audio from the selected input.
Source input must be PCM 2 channel audio only

7 RS-232 - 3-pin Phoenix connector for RS-232 pass-

through, or switching inputs

8 IR CTRL - connect to Blustream 5V 3.5mm IR receiver,

or 3rd party control processor via IR-CAB cable for
control of switching

9 TCP/IP (RJ45) – connect to LAN for web GUI or TCP/IP

control

q Power Port – use included 24V/5A DC adaptor to

power the unit

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EDID Control

EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) is a data structure that is used between a display and a source. This data
is used by the source to find out what audio and video resolutions are supported by the display. By pre-determining
the video resolution and audio format of the source and display device you can reduce the time needed for EDID hand
shaking thus making switching quicker and more reliable.
Configuration of EDID settings can be acheived in one of the following ways:

1 Using the web browser interface (see section on web GUI operation)

2 Using API commands via RS-232 or Telnet (see below)

To Configure the EDID via RS-232 / Telnet API:

Configuration of the EDID settings for each input can be achieved using the following API commands to specify the
required EDID. Please see the section on RS-232 and Telnet API at the end of this manual for connectivity information:

EDID xx DF zz Set Input xx EDID To Default EDID zz
xx = Input On Product (00 Refers To ALL Inputs, 02 = Input 2 Etc)
zz=00: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 2ch PCM(default)
zz=01: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 5.1ch DTS/DOLBY
zz=02: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 7.1ch DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=03: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 2ch PCM
zz=04: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 5.1ch DTS/DOLBY
zz=05: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 7.1ch DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=06: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 2ch PCM
zz=07: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 5.1ch DTS/DOLBY
zz=08: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 7.1ch DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=09: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 2ch PCM
zz=10: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 5.1ch DTS/DOLBY
zz=11: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 7.1ch DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=12: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0/4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 2ch PCM
zz=13: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0/4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 5.1ch DTS/DOLBY
zz=14: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0/4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 7.1ch DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=15: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 2ch PCM
zz=16: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 5.1ch DTS/DOLBY
zz=17: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 7.1ch DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=18: DVI 1280x1024@60Hz, Audio None
zz=19: DVI 1920x1080@60Hz, Audio None
zz=20: DVI 1920x1200@60Hz, Audio None
zz=21: HDMI 1920x1200@60Hz, 2ch/6ch PCM
zz=22: Copy User EDID 1
zz=23: Copy User EDID 2
zz=24: EDID Passthrough(Copy From HDBT OUT Sink)
zz=25: EDID Passthrough(Copy From HDMI OUT Sink)

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HDBaseT™ Distance / Connection Guide

The SW41HDBT has been designed to be used in projects where source devices are not all centrally located, allowing
for these remote signals to be brought to a central location, and further distributed out to either a local display (via
HDMI), or to a remote location e.g. a projector (via HDBaseT™)

• The HDBaseT™ inputs support up to a maximum distance of 70m at 1080p (40m at 4K 60Hz 4:2:0 8-bit) between a

Blustream transmitter (connected to the source) and the SW41HDBT.

• The HDBaseT™ output supports up to a distance of 70m at 1080p (40m at 4K 60Hz 4:4:4 8-bit) between the

SW41HDBT and a Blustream HDBaseT™ receiver (connected to the display).

Due care and attention must be taken to the quality of CAT cabling used when pushing both input and output HDBaseT™
distances with this product to ensure a stable signal path from source to sink where multiple HDBaseT™ runs are used
inline.

Auto Switching / Signal Sensing

The SW41HDBT can automatically switch input sources when a signal is connected or disconnected either via TMDS or
5V from the source device. It is designed to work with all Blustream HDBaseT™ transmitters however when using the
HEX31WP-TX wall plate, special consideration must be taken.

As both the SW41HDBT and HEX31WP-TX have the ability to automatically switch sources connected to them, if
both units are set to auto-switch mode, the HEX31WP-TX auto-switch mode will have priority and in turn will trigger
the SW41HDBT when a source is connected or active source is disconnected from it (if the source is inactive on the
HEX31WP-TX, disconnecting it will not aect auto switching).

The HEX31WP-TX must also have the following command sent to it via RS-232 or Telnet to support auto-switching to
the SW41HDBT: TRGPOCPWR

Power Over Cable

Please Note: the PoC (Power over Cable) output on this product is 12V. Please check your HDBaseT™ receiver supports
12V PoC before connecting a HDBaseT™ device to this Switcher.

The Blustream HEX11WP-TX and HEX31WP-TX HDBaseT™ Transmitters and HEX11WP-RX HDBaseT™ receiver are
recommended for use with this Switcher as they support all features of this Switcher including auto-switching.

There are 2 ways to enable/disable PoC on this product:

1 Using the web browser interface (see section on Web GUI operation)

2 Using API commands via Telnet / RS-232 (see Telnet API section towards the end of this manual)

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Terminating CAT Cable for use with HDBaseT™

It is important that the interconnecting CAT cable between Blustream HDBaseT™ products is terminated using the
correct RJ45 pin configuration. The link CAT cable MUST be a ‘straight’ (pin-to-pin) CAT cable, and it is advised that this
is wired to the T568B wiring standard as this format is less prone to EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference).

When installing CAT cables it is advised that you use the best possible CAT cable quality. HDMI distribution products
will only work if used with CAT5e standard cable or above. Blustream recommends using a CAT6 cable (or better) for
installations, especially when running longer distances, in areas of high EMI, or for 4K signal distribution. It is advised
that using any method of patch panel, wall plate, or join within the CAT cable is avoided as these can add degradation
to the signal. Blustream also recommend using RJ45 connectors that are recommended for use with the choice of CAT
cable.

RJ45 Wiring ­T568B

Understanding the HDBaseT™ Status LED’s

The Switcher includes status LED indicators on the HDBaseT™ RJ45 ports to show all connections are active, and to
help diagnose potential connectivity issues.

Understanding the Status Lights - SW41HDBT

• The yellow HDBaseT™ status link light will be OFF when there is no HDBaseT™ link established with a Blustream
HDBaseT™ receiver

• The yellow HDBaseT™ status link light will be ON when there is a HDBaseT™ link established with a Blusream
HDBaseT™ receiver

• The green HDBaseT™ link light will be OFF when there is no video signal being transmitted between the Switcher
and Blustream HDBaseT™ receiver

• The green HDBaseT™ link light will be ON when a there is a HDCP enabled video signal being transmitted between
the Switcher and Blustream HDBaseT™ receiver

• The green HDBaseT™ link light will BLINK when there is a video signal with no HDCP being transmitted between the
Switcher and HDBaseT™ receiver

The link lights will only serve as an indication to the connectivity between Switcher and HDBaseT™ receiver unit.
The LED’s will not indicate a termination, bandwidth, interference or cable length issues on a CAT cable run. Blustream

always recommend qualifying / verifying / certifying a CAT cable run for suitability prior to the installation of HDBaseT™
equipment.

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Infrared (IR) Control

The Blustream range of products include control via IR.

IMPORTANT: Blustream Infrared products are all 5V and NOT compatible with alternative manufacturers
Infrared solutions. When using third party 12V IR control solutions please use the Blustream IRCAB cable for IR
conversion.

IR Receiver - IRR

Blustream 5V IR receiver to receive an
IR signal for control of the Switcher.

IR Receiver - Stereo 3.5mm

Signal

5V

Ground

IR Control Cable - IRCAB
Blustream IR Control cable 3.5mm Mono to

3.5mm Stereo for linking third party control
solutions to Blustream products.

Compatible with 3rd party 12V IR products.
Please Note: cable is directional as

indicated.

CEC Control

The Switcher features the ability to control source devices and displays over CEC (Consumer Electronic Comand) via
the products Web GUI or RS-232. It is possible to send CEC commands such as power on / o, input selection as well
as volume volume up or down. Please see the Web GUI CEC Control page or RS-232 command list in this document for
more information and a full list of CEC commands.

Please note: CEC is subject to the support of standardised codes for the sources and displays connected to the
Switcher.

Web GUI Control

The following pages outline the operation of the Swichers Web GUI. Connect the TCP/IP RJ45 socket to the local
network in order to access the products Web GUI.

By default the Switcher is set to DHCP, however if a DHCP server (eg: network router) is not installed the Switcher’s IP
address will revert to below details:

Default IP Address is: 192.168.0.200 Default Username is: blustream Default Password is: 1234

The Web GUI supports multiple users along with multiple user permissions as follows:

Guest Account - This account does not require a user to login. The Guest account can only switch sources. Guest
access can be changed by the Admin, limiting inputs or outputs as necessary.

User Accounts - 7x User accounts can be utilised, each with individual login details. User accounts can be assigned
permissions to specific areas and functions. A User must log in to make use of these functions.

Admin Account - This account allows full access to all functions of the Switcher as well as assigning users with
permissions.

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Login

The Login Page allows a User or Admin to login and access additional functionality.
This page also displays the current firmware version of both the Switcher’s MCU and GUI.

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Guest Control

The Guest Control Page allows a Guest to change the selected input without needing to be logged into the Switcher.
Simply click the square that corresponds with the input needing to be displayed. Auto-switching of the input signal
can be enabled or disabled via the “Auto” button. There is a Power toggle button in the lower right corner to turn the
Switcher on or o.

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User Control

Once a User or Admin is logged into the Switchers GUI, more menu options appear along the top of the screen.
Depending on the permissions given by the Admin to the User, more or less menu options will be available. The
example below is the full menu suite for the Admin:

Configuration (Inputs)

With the ‘Input’ button selected (top middle of the page) - this page allows the user to set-up or amend settings
specific to the inputs of the Switcher.
The name of each input / source device, the EDID of each input, as well as enable or disable CEC to the input can be
configured from this page.

The Input Trigger Method provides two options for how the Switcher detects a new source device being added or
powered on for auto-switching. 5V detects the 5V hot plug that is pasxsed from a source device to initiate a handshake
on connection of a HDMI cable. TMDS (Transition-Minimised Dierential Signaling) is the physical video and audio data
passed by a source device over a HDMI cable once the handshake has been completed. Select the most appropriate
method for auto-switch trigger as per the system the Switcher is being included into.

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Configuration (Outputs)

With the ‘Output’ button selected (top middle of the page) - this page allows for PoC, CEC and automatic 4K
downscaler functions to be adjusted. The SW41HDBT has the option to auto-downscale a 4K image to a lower (1080p)
resolution should the display not support 4K imagery. This option would generally only be used where the Switcher is
used in a system where the displays may change, and the supported resolutions of the displays may dier. This allows
for the EDID of the inputs to be set and le, whilst the output can dynamically amend based on the EDID response
from the sink.

CEC Page - Input

The CEC Page allows for pre-defined CEC commands to Inputs or Outputs of the Switcher to be sent. The User has
the choice between Input, Output and User-defined sections at the top of the page. On the CEC Input Page, an input
to send the CEC command to must be specified in advance of sending any commands. Simply click the icon of the
command to be sent and this will be transmitted to the source device connected to the specified input via HDMI.

Please Note: CEC is subject to the support of the sources and displays connected to the Switcher.

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CEC Page - Output
On the CEC Output Page, the output to send the CEC command out of must be selecxted in advance of sending any
comands. Simply click the icon of the command to be sent and this will be transmitted to the display device connected
to the selected output via HDBaseT or HDMI.

Please Note: CEC is subject to the support of the sources and displays connected to the Switcher.

CEC Page - User-defined

The CEC User-defined Page allows for custom CEC commands to be sent to any Input or Output connected to the
Switcher. Simply enter the custom CEC command into the ‘Trigger’ field before clicking ‘Send’.

Please Note: CEC is subject to the support of the sources and displays connected to the Switcher.

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RS-232 Page - Local

The RS-232 Page allows commands to be sent out of the local RS-232 port on the Switcher, or, via HDBaseT to a
compatible HDBT Receiver connected to a display. If the Local radio box is selected, RS-232 commands will be sent out
of the DB9 serial port at the rear of the Switcher to a connected device. Baud rate and terminator command as well as
HEX or ASCII can be selected. Sending an RS-232 command via the Switcher can be useful in assisting with debugging
and fault finding an RS-232 device connected to the Switcher.

RS-232 Page - HDBT

The RS-232 HDBT Page allows for remotel control of devices connected via DB9 serial at the remote HDBT Receiver. It is
then possible to automate the display on, input select, or display o process via RS-232 for the HDBT output, when the
Switcher is turned on or o.

If RS-232 On is enabled, the User Commands 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are all sent out of the HDBT Receiver, when the Switcher is
turned on.vIf RS-232 O is enabled, the User O Command will be sent out of the corresponding HDBT Receiver, when
the Switcher is turned o.

The Baud Rate and Command Ending (eg: new line, carriage return) can be specified to the match the RS-232 device
connected to the HDBT Receiver.

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RS-232 Page - RS-232 Routing

The RS-232 Routing Page allows for the routing of RS-232 through the Switcher:

• Local Control - For direct control of the SW41HDBT unit

• TX <-> RX - RS-232 will be routed bi-directionally to/from HDBaseT™ Transmitter and Receiver

• TX <-> SW1HDBT - RS-232 will be routed bi-directionally from the HDBaseT™ Transmitter to the SW41HDBT unit

• RX <-> SW41HDBT - RS-232 will be routed bi-directionally from SW41HDBT to the HDBaseT Receiver™

Network Page

The Network Page allows for the TCP/IP network port settings to be specified. Choose from Static IP or DHCP, as well
as specify a fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway. It is also possible to change or disable the Telnet port.

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Upgrade Page

The Upgrade Page will shows the current firmware version of the Switcher, including the web-GUI version and the MCU
firmware version.

Admin Page

The Admin Page allows the admin to configure up to 8 Users including a Guest user. Each User can adjust their
password via this page as well.

The Admin, or Users, who have been given Admin permissions, are able to allocate permissions to further Users. These
permissions include allowing or disallowing access to each page in the web-GUI, as well as allowing or disallowing
access to each input or output in the Switcher.

The Admin Page also allows the Front Panel Buttons or Front Panel IR of the Switcher to be disabled, as well as Factory
Reset of the Switcher.

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IR Commands

COMMAND NEC HEX

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POWER 14

OUTPUT 1 09

OUTPUT 2 1D

OUTPUT
ALL

OUTPUT
PTP

INPUT 1 50

INPUT 2 55

INPUT 3 48

INPUT 4 4A

INPUT
DOWN

INPUT UP 40

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0000 006C 0000 0022 015B 00AD 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016
0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016
0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041
0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0679

NEC Customer Code = 1898
Advanced

Switcher features are not available via IR commands

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Specifications

• Video Input Connectors: 2 x HDMI Type A, 19-pin female,

2 x HDBaseT™ RJ45 connector

• Video Output Connectors: 1 x HDBaseT™ RJ45 connector,

1 x HDMI female, Type A

• Audio Output Connectors: 1 x Optical Toslink (S/PDIF),

1 x 3.5mm analogue audio jack

• RS-232 Serial Port: 1 x 3-pin Phoenix connector

• TCP/IP Control: 1 x RJ45 female

• IR Input Ports: 1 x 3.5mm stereo jack

• Product Upgrade: 1 x USB Type A, female

• Power Input: 1 x 24V/5A DC 4-pin DIN Connector

• Casing Dimensions (W x H x D): 305mm x 28mm x 220mm

• Operating Temperature: 32°F to 104°F (-5°C to +55°C)

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• Storage Temperature: -4°F to 140°F (-25°C to +70°C)

• Shipping Weight: 3.0kg

NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice. Weights and dimensions are approximate.

Package Contents

• 1 x SW41HDBT

• 1 x 24V/5A DC Power Supply

• 1 x IR Receiver

• 1 x IR Control Cable - 3.5mm - 3.5mm

• 1 x RS-232 Control Cable

• 1 x Mounting Kit

• 1 x Quick Reference Guide

Maintenance

Clean this unit with a so, dry cloth. Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzene to clean this unit.

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RS-232 Configuration and Telnet Commands

The Blustream Switcher can be controlled via serial and TCP/IP.
The RS-232 port is used for configuration and control of the product, as well as pass through of RS-232 commands to a

compatible Blustream HDBaseT™ receiver.
The default RS-232 communication settings are:
Baud rate: 57600
Data bit: 8
Stop bit: 1
Parity bit: none
The following pages list all available serial commands.

Commonly used Serial Commands

There are several commands that are commonly used for control and testing:

STATUS Status will give feedback on Switcher such as zones on, type of connection etc...

PON Power on

POFF Power o

OUTxxON (xx is the zone number you wish to turn on)

Example:- OUT01ON (This would turn output one back on)

OUTxxFRyy (xx is the zone out, yy is the input)

Example:- OUT01FR04 (This would switch output 1 to source input 4)

Common Mistakes

• Carriage return – Some programs do not require the carriage return where as other will not work unless sent

directly aer the string. In the case of some Terminal soware the token <CR> is used to execute a carriage return.
Depending on the program you are using this token maybe dierent. Some other examples that other control systems
deploy include \r or 0D (in hex)

• Spaces – Blustream commands do not require space between commands unless specified. There may be some

programs that require spacing in order to work.

- How the string should look is as follows OUT01ON

- How the string may look if spaces are required: OUT{Space}01{Space}ON

• Baud rate or other serial protocol settings not correct

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COMMAND ACTION

?/HEL P Print Help Information

STAT US Print System Status And Port Status

INSTA Print All Input Status

OUTS TA Print All Output Status

CT RLS TA Print All Control Status

PON/OFF Set System Power On Or O

KEY ON/OFF Set System Key Control On Or O

IR ON/OFF Set System IR Control On Or O

RESET

POC IN xx ON/OFF

POC OUT xx ON/OFF

OUT xx FR yy

OUT xx SWITCH yy

AUTOTRG x

OUT xx SCALING ON/
OFF

EDID xx CP y y

EDID SAVE zz

Reset System To Default Setting
(Type Yes To Confirm, No To Discard)

Set POC Input xx On/O
xx = [00]: All HDBT Input Por ts, [01...02]: HDBT Input
Port

Set POC Output xx On/O
xx=[00...01]: HDBT Output Port

Set Output xx From Input yy
xx = 00: All Outputs
xx = 01: All Outputs
yy = 01: HDBT input 1
yy = 02: HDBT input 2
yy = 03: HDMI input 3
yy = 04: HDMI input 4

Set Output xx Switching To yy
xx = 00: All Output Ports
xx = 01: All Output Ports
yy = AUTO: Auto Switching On - Auto Mode
yy = MAN: Auto Switching O - Manual Mode

Set The Trigger Method x On Input To Perform Auto
Switching
x = 1 - HDMI (5V)
x = 2 - HDMI (TMDS)

Set Output xx Scaling On Or O
xx = [00...01]: HDBT Output Por t

Set Input x x EDID Copy From Output y y
xx = [00]: All Input Ports, [01...04]: Input Por t
yy = [01]: Output 1 (HDBT)
yy = [02]: Output 2 (HDMI)

Save EDID File From PC Into User Slot zz
zz=22: User EDID 1
zz=23: User EDID 2

COMMAND ACTION

Set Input x x EDID To Default EDID zz
xx=[00]: All Input Port, [01...04]: Input Por t
zz=00: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 2CH PCM(default)
zz=01: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=02: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/
HD
zz=03: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=04: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=05: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/
HD
zz=06: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=07: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 5.1CH DTS/
DOLBY
zz=08: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 7.1CH DTS/
DOLBY/HD
zz=09: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=10: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=11: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/

EDID xx DF zz

OUT xx CEC ENABLE Enable CEC Control On Output xx

OUT xx CEC DISABLE Disable CEC Control On Output xx

OUT xx CEC VOLUP Send CEC Volume Up To Output xx

OUT xx CEC
VOLDOWN

OUT xx CEC MUTE Send CEC Mute Toggle To Output xx

OUT xx CEC INPUT Send CEC Input Selection To Output xx

HD
zz=12: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0/4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio
2CH PCM
zz=13: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0/4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio

5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=14: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0/4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio

7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=15: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=16: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=17: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/
HD
zz=18: DVI 1280x1024@60Hz, Audio None
zz=19: DVI 1920x1080@60Hz, Audio None
zz=20: DVI 1920x1200@60Hz, Audio None
zz=21: HDMI 1920x1200@60Hz, 2CH/6CH PCM
zz=22: Copy User EDID 1
zz=23: Copy User EDID 2
zz=24: EDID Passthrough(Copy From HDBT OUT Sink)
zz=25: EDID Passthrough(Copy From HDMI OUT Sink)

Send CEC Volume Down To Output xx

OUT xx CEC POFF Send CEC Power O To Output xx

Send CEC Power On To Output xx

OUT xx CEC PON

OUT xx CEC y y:yy:...

xx = 00: All Outputs
xx = 01: HDBT Output
xx = 02: HDMI Output

Send User-defined CEC Command To Output xx
xx = 00: All Outputs
xx = 01: HDBT Output
xx = 02: HDMI Output
yy = CEC Command Data

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COMMAND ACTION

IN xx CEC ENABLE Enable CEC Control On Input x x

IN xx CEC DISABLE Disable CEC Control On Input xx

IN xx CEC VOLUP Send CEC Volume Up To Input xx

IN xx CEC VOLDOWN Send CEC Volume Down To Input xx

IN xx CEC UP Send CEC Up To Input xx

IN xx CEC DOWN Send CEC Down To Input xx

IN xx CEC LEF T Send CEC Le To Input xx

IN xx CEC RIGHT Send CEC Right To Input xx

IN xx CEC MENU Send CEC Menu To Input xx

IN xx CEC RETURN Send CEC Return To Input xx

IN xx CEC OK Send CEC OK To Input xx

IN xx CEC POFF Send CEC Power O To Input xx

IN xx CEC PON Send CEC Power On To Input xx

IN xx CEC STOP Send CEC Stop To Input xx

IN xx CEC PLAY Send CEC Play To Input xx

IN xx CEC PAUSE Send CEC Pause To Input xx

IN xx CEC REWIND Send CEC Rewind To Input xx

IN xx CEC FF Send CEC Fast Forward To Input xx

IN xx CEC FWD Send CEC Forward To Input xx

IN xx CEC BWD

IN xx CEC yy:y y:...

RS232BAUD z

RS232MODE z

Send CEC Backward To Input xx
xx=[00]: All Input Port, [01...04]: Input Por t

Send User-defined CEC Command To Input xx
xx=[00]: All Input Port, [01...04]: Input Por t
yy = CEC Command Data

Set RS232 Baud Rate To z
z = 1 2400, 2 4800, 3 9600, 4 19200, 5 38400, 6 57600
(default), 7 115200

Set RS232 Working Mode To z
z = 1 Local RS232 Port Control Device
z = 2 Bypass Between Local RS232 Port And Tx De­vice's RS232 Port
z = 3 Bypass Between Local RS232 Port And Rx
Device's RS232 Port
z = 4 Bypass Between Tx Device's RS232 Port And Rx
Device's RS232 Port

COMMAND ACTION

Send y Type Of Command a Stored In Slot c With
Baud Rate z To Output x x
xx = 00 All Output Ports
xx = 01 HDBT Input 1 RS232 Por t
xx = 02 HDBT Input 2 RS232 Port

xx = 03 HDBT Output RS232 Por t
RS232ONOUT xx
c:y:z:a

RS232OFFOUT xx y:z:a

RS232ONOUT xx
DISABLE

RS232OFFOUT xx
DISABLE

RS232DLYOUT x x ttt

NET DHCP ON/OFF Set Auto IP(DHCP) On Or O

NET IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Set IP Address

NET GW xxx.xxx.xxx.
xxx

NET SM xxx.xxx.xxx.
xxx

NET RB Set Network Reboot and Apply New Config!

NET TN xxxx Set Telnet Port

NET TN ON/OFF Set Telnet Port On or O

NET TN8000 ON/OFF Set Telnet Port 8000 On or O

c = 1 Send RS232 User Command 1

c = 2 Send RS232 User Command 2

c = 3 Send RS232 User Command 3

c = 4 Send RS232 User Command 4

y = a ASCII, h HE X

z = 1 2400, 2 4800, 3 9600, 4 19200, 5 38400, 6 57600

(default), 7 115200

a = RS232 Command

Send RS232 O Command a Of y Type With Baud

Rate z To Output xx

xx = 00 All Output Ports

xx = 01 HDBT Input 1 RS232 Por t

xx = 02 HDBT Input 2 RS232 Port

xx = 03 HDBT Output RS232 Por t

y = a ASCII, h HE X

z = 1 2400, 2 4800, 3 9600, 4 19200, 5 38400, 6 57600

(default), 7 115200

a = RS232 command

Disable Automatic RS232 Commands When Detect-

ing Signal

Disable Automatic RS232 Commands When Not

Detecting Signal

Set The Sending Inter val Time In ttt Second(s)

Between RS232 Ons To Output x x (Default 3s, Range

From 1s To 30S)

Set Gateway Address

Set Subnet Mask Address

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Web-GUI Firmware Update

The web-GUI of the Switcher is used to configure and control the product through a web portal. The Switcher can
be accessed on any internet connected device including: tablets, smart phones and laptops that are on the same
network.

As the web-GUI is used to update the main Switcher firmware it is important to make sure that the web-GUI firm­ware is the latest version. Please check your firmware version against the version available to download from the
Blustream website.

To update the web-GUI firmware:

1) Login to the web-GUI update menu:

Default IP Address is: 192.168.0.200:100

Default Username is: blustream Default Password is: 1234

Please note: the IP address may dier if default network settings have been updated. If this is the case, please replace
the following with the products current IP address:

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:100

2) When you have accessed the web-GUI menu interface, expand the ‘Administration’ file in the menu tree by clicking
the small ‘+’ icon next to the file.

3) Select ‘Upload Firmware’:

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4) Click 'Choose File' and select the web-GUI/MediaTek firmware file downloaded from the Blustream website. This will
be a .bin file:

5) Press 'Apply' to begin the firmware update process.

The update process will take up to 1 minute to complete. Do not refresh or navigate away from this page until the
update process has completed.

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Schematic

Optical Digital

Analogue Audio

CAT6

USB-C

RS-232

HDMI

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SW41HDBT

Example Schematic

IR

Laptop

Display

HDMI

Sources

Local Display

HEX31WP-TX

Local HDMI

HEX11WP-TX

Laptop

USB-C

SW41HDBT

Laptop

HDMI

AMP

Control Processor

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Certifications

FCC Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference
to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION - changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.

CANADA, INDUSTRY CANADA (IC) NOTICES

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

CANADA, AVIS D’INDUSTRY CANADA (IC)

Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conforme aux normes canadiennes ICES-003.

Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) cet appareil ne doit pas causer d’interférence et (2)
cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence, notamment les interférences qui peuvent aecter son fonctionnement.

CORRECT DISPOSAL OF THIS PRODUCT

This marking indicates that this product should not be disposed with other household wastes. To
prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, recycle it
responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources. To return your used device, please
use the return and collection systems or contact the retailer where the product was purchased. They
can take this product for environmentally safe recycling.

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