Cable Electronics HSW88C User Manual

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WARRANTY

Cable Electronics, Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in
material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for a period of
one year from the purchase by the original purchaser. If this product is
defective or malfunctions, Cable Electronics will replace or repair this unit
(at their option) within a reasonable time. No expressed or implied warranty
is made for any defects caused by immersion or exposure to liquids, abuse,
neglect, improper operation of unit, excess wear and tear and defects
resulting from unauthorized disassembly and or modification.

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

HSW88C

8x8 HDMI over CAT5 Matrix

with IR Pass-through

3209 Wood Drive

Garland, TX 75041
Phone: [phone]
Toll free: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

www.celabs.net

Document: HSW88C_manual.pdf

SAFETEY NOTICE

NOTICE

The HSW88C v1.3 8x8 HDMI over CAT5 Matrix with IR
Pass-through has been tested for conformance to safety
regulations and requirements, and has been certified for
international use. However, like all electronic equipment,
the HSW88C should be used with care. Please read and
follow the safety instructions to protect yourself from possible
injury and to minimize the risk of damage to the unit.

• Follow all instructions and warnings marked on this unit.

• Do not attempt to service this unit yourself, except where

explained in this manual.

• Provide proper ventilation and air circulation and do not

use near water.

• Keep objects that might damage the device and assure

that the placement of this unit is on a stable surface.

• Use only the power adapter and power cords and

connection cables designed for this unit.

• Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners to clean this unit.

Always unplug the power to the device before cleaning.

1. If the DVI or HDMI device requires the EDID information, please use
EDID Reader/Writer to retrieve and provide DVI/HDMI EDID information.

2. All HDMI over CAT5 transmission distances are measured using Belden
1583A CAT5e 125MHz LAN cable and ASTRODESIGN Video Signal
Generator VG-859C.

3. The transmission length is largely affected by the type of LAN cables,
the type of HDMI sources, and the type of HDMI display. The testing
result shows solid LAN cables (usually in bulk cable 300m/1000ft form)
can transmit a lot longer signals than stranded LAN cables (usually in
patch cord form). Shielded STP cables are better suit than unshielded
UTP cables. A solid UTP CAT5e cable shows longer transmission length
than stranded STP CAT6 cable. For long extension users, solid LAN
cables are your only choice.

4. EIA/TIA-568-B termination (T568B) for LAN cables is recommended for
better performance.

5. To reduce the interference among the unshielded twisted pairs of wires
in LAN cable, you can use shielded LAN cables to reduce EMI problems,
which is worsen in long transmission.

6. Because the quality of the LAN cables has major effects in transmission
distance, always use high quality cables. For resolution greater than 1080i

or 1280x1024, a CAT6 solid wire cable is recommended.

7. If your HDMI display has multiple HDMI inputs, it is found that the first

HDMI input [HDMI input #1] generally can produce better transmission
performance among all HDMI inputs.

8. The HSMR has been tested extensively and found that it doesn’t

require external power supply. If in rare situation you find it cannot work
with the HSW88C, please use a +5V power adapter to plug in the
power jack and try again. If not, please contact your technical
support for further service.

9. Additional IR remote controls and IR blaster cables can be purchased

as optional accessories to control the HDMI sources located separately.

At: CE labs, 3209 Wood Dr., Garland, TX 75041, www.celabs.net
Phone: [phone] | Toll free: [phone] | Fax: [phone]

Performance Guide for HDMI over LAN Cable Transmission

Performance rating Type of LAN cable

Wiring Shielding CAT5 CAT5e CAT6

Solid

Stranded

Unshielded (UTP)
Shielded (STP)
Unshielded (UTP)
Shielded (STP)

Termination Please use EIA/TIA-568-B termination (T568B) at any time

7. Output Port:

Pull down menu and select which source to be sent to this
output port.

One by one setting
On main menu screen.
First select input source. Then select the output
ports which you want to send the video and audio
from this source. When you select the input source,
the source will change to gray. When you select
the output port one by one, the selected output port
will change to gray.
The linking line will change to yellow.

Group setting
First select output ports one by one. Then select the input source.
The selected output ports change the setting at the same time.

Terminal Settings:
Baud rate: 9600
Data length: 8bit
Parity check: No
Stop bit: 1

Command Set:

INTRODUCTION

The HSW88C 8x8 HDMI over CAT5 Matrix Switch with IR Pass-through
provides the most flexible and cost effective solution in the market to
route high definition video sources plus multi-channel (up to 7.1-channel)
digital audio from any of the eight HDMI source devices to the remote
displays at the same time. Through low cost Cat-5/5e/6 LAN cables, not
only high quality video and audio can be transmitted to the display sites,
but also users can switch among eight HDMI sources using the push
button on the receiver or remote control. With single power design at
the source site, each remote module is easily installed without power
supply. Furthermore, the built-in IR extension allows users to control the
HDMI source devices such as the Blu-ray Disc player or satellite receiver
at display site!

8x HDMI Source

2x CAT5e

8x HDTV

HDMI cable

HSMR

COMMAND ACTION

ST System Status*

VR Firmware Version

A1 Output A select Input1 C7 Output C select Input7

A2 Output A select Input2 C8 Output C select Input8

A3

Output A select Input3

A4 Output A select Input4 D2 Output D select Input2

A5

Output A select Input5

A6 Output A select Input6 D4 Output D select Input4

A7 Output A select Input7 D5 Output D select Input5

A8 Output A select Input8 D6 Output D select Input6

B1 Output B select Input1

B2 Output B select Input2

B3 Output B select Input3

B4 Output B select Input4

B5 Output B select Input5

B6 Output B select Input6

B7 Output B select Input7

B8 Output B select Input8

C1 Output C select Input1

C2 Output C select Input2

C3 Output C select Input3

C4 Output C select Input4

COMMAND

C5 Output C select Input5

C6 Output C select Input6

D1 Output D select Input1

D3 Output D select Input3

D7 Output D select Input7

D8 Output D select Input8

E1 Output E select Input1

E2 Output E select Input2

E3 Output E select Input3

E4 Output E select Input4

E5 Output E select Input5

E6 Output E select Input6

E7 Output E select Input7

E8 Output E select Input8

F1 Output F select Input1

F2 Output F select Input2

ACTION

COMMAND ACTION

F3 Output F select Input3

F4 Output F select Input4

F5 Output F select Input5

F6 Output F select Input6

F7 Output F select Input7

F8 Output F select Input8

G1

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

G7

G8

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5

H6

H7

H8

Output G select

Output G select

Output G select

Output G select

Output G select

Output G select

Output G select

Output G select

Output H select

Output H select

Output H select

Output H select

Output H select

Output H select

Output H select

Output H select

Blu-ray Disc Player

TiVo

HDMI Camera

Source device’s
remote control

Matrix’s
remote

HSMR

HSMR

HSMR

IR receiver

IR receiver

IR receiver

IR receiver