Digital Extender EDM-1818M User Manual

User Manual

Expandable Digital Matrix Total Digital Connectivity Solutions

EDM-1818M

Cautions:

1. Digital Extender® logo is our own trademark of RTcom USA, Inc.

2. Any of the products may be changed without any notice in

3. The design and specification of the pro

duct may be changed without any prior notice.

order to improve the function of the product.

Table of Contents

1. BASIC UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE PRODUCT ...........................................................................................................3

CAUTIONS FOR SAFETY.......................................................................................................................................................3

1-1

PACKAGE INCLUDES ...........................................................................................................................................................4

1-2

FEATURES OF THE PRODUCT...............................................................................................................................................4

1-3

NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF EACH PART..............................................................................................................................5

1-4

INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTS AND METHODS...................................................................................................................6

1-5

2. FUNCTIONS OF THE PRODUCT...............................................................................................................................

SYSTEM OPERATION CONFIGURA T ION DIAGRAM................................................................................................................6

2-1.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PRODUCT.....................................................................................................................................7

2-2

3. HOW TO USE...............................................................................................................................

HOW TO SET CHANNELS ......................................................................................................................................................8

3-1

PRODUCT NUMBER SETTING .............................................................................................................................................17

3-2

RS-232C (COM PORT) COMMUNICATION SETTING.........................................................................................................17

3-3

LAN (TCP/IP) COMMUNICATION SETTING ......................................................................................................................18

3-4

4 COMMUNICATION CODE CONFIGURATION.............................................................................................................23

4-1

CONFIGURATION OF RS-232C COMMUNICATION CODE....................................................................................................23

LAN COMMUNICATION CODE CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................26

4-2

CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT.........................................................................................................................................26

4-3

5 WARRANTY INFORMATION ...............................................................................................................................

RETURNS...............................................................................................................................

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1. Basic understandings of the product

1-1 Cautions for safety

• All the safety and user manual should be read before the appliance is operated.

• The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

• e wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use

Unplug this product from th a damp cloth for cleaning.

• Do not use this equipment near wet place.

•

This product should be operated only from the type of power sources indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your local power company. For equipment intende

This equipment may be equipped with a 3 wire grounding-type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin.

•

This pin will only fit in to a grou plug in to the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grou

d to operate from battery power, or other source, refer to the user manual.

nding type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the

nding-type plug.

• Opening in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the equipment and to

protect it from overheating. The op

• Do not use any damaged power cords or plugs, or loosed outlets, th

enings should never be blocked.

is may cause electrical shock or fire.

• Do not put heavy articles such as other equipments on this product.

• Keep it away from liquid, magnetic, inflammable substances.

• Turn off power before insert or take out INPUT/OUTPUT slot card.

• Input/Output cards may be damaged when they are replaced with power turned on

If you experience any malfunc please contact our customer service center.

RTcom USA, Inc. Tel: 973-383-4878

info@digitalextender.com

Declaration of Conformity

According to Council Directive 73/23/EEC (February 19, 1973) on the Harmonization of the Laws of Member States relating to Electrical

quipment; Council Directive 89/336/EEC (May 3, 1989) on Electromagnetic Compatibility; Council Directive 93/68/EEC (July 22,

93)-Amending Directives 89/336/EEC (MC) and 73/23/EEC (Low Voltage Equipment Safety), and/or CPU Boards and Power Supplies used

ouncil Directive 93/68/EEC with Matrix, RTcom USA, Inc., 286 Houses Corner Rd. Sparta, NJ 09871 973-383-4878, declares under sole

sponsibility, that the product identifies with 93/66/EEC of the Council Directive Low Voltage Equipment Safety. Each product marketed is

entical to the representative unit tested and found to be compliant with the standards.

tioning of product or have any question regard to operation of the product,

1-2

P ckage Includes a

Main body: EDM-181•

• Power adapter: DC12V, 12A

RS-232C & LAN cables

•

• User’s manual

1-3 e

F atures of the product

Digital Matrix Router (EDM-1818M) supports all kin Display Port, which are applied to most digital product prompt availability for any interface with simple replacement of Input/ multiple DVI digital video sources with multiple displays.

ds of digital interfaces such as DVI, HDMI, HD-SDI/SDI and

s. It is designed to meet

Output cards. EDM-1818M is integrating

customers’ needs, providing

• 19” standard rack type case (6U)

• Can use up to 18 outputs monitors or displays

• Supports various combination with Input / Output c

• Supports f EDID data from displays

reading and saving function o

ards based on backplane

• Plug-and-play of windows which makes set up and installation easy.

• tection (HDCP)

Compliant to High-bandwidth Digital Content Pro

• Supports high resolution up to WUXGA(1920x1200)@60Hz, 108

0p@60Hz

• Convenient control using 3 methods

o Select by front Touch panel directly o Select by LAN (TCP/IP). o Control method through RS-232C COM port

• It has an instantaneous noise protection circuit in input and output ports therefore it can protect expensive

equipment from fault caused by noises (if any).

• Convenient to change firmware through directly update by PC.

1-4 Names and functions of each part

<EDM-1818M HDMI Type>

<EDM-1818M DVI Type>

1-5 Installation environments and methods

For installation environments, we recommend the following environments for our matrix.

• Below 30°C of ambient temperature (Best condition)

• Install and operate in the environment below 60% of ambient humidity (Best condition)

• Use it in the environment of free of vibrations and dusts and in good ventilation condition

• Recommend stabilized AC input power (Recommend to use AVR).

. Functions of the product

2-1. System operation configuration diagram

Operation configuration diagram of the matrix is shown in following picture. Any of the input signals can be selected to each output port b

ombinations of input signals can be selected at output side.

y front panel switch, external RS-232C or LAN. Any

2-2 Specifications of the product

• Type of signals: TMDS signals, digital R.G.B. 2k

• HDMI data transmission band: 2.25 Gbps (single link).

• DVI-D data transmission band: 1.65 Gbps (single link).

• HDMI version 1.3 with deep color 36 bits

• Resolutions: VGA (640*480) ~ WUXGA (1900*1200)@

60Hz, 720p~1080i/p.

• Audio IN/OUT: digital audio coaxial (DVI board only)

• Panel: 7 inch touch panel, pressure recognition type

• Port switch control: Front LCD

touch panel, RS-232C port, LAN port.

• Input-output port: Input 18 / output 18

• Input-output connector: DVI-D 29 pin Female or HDMI 19 pin Fema

• Power source: DC12V, 12.

• Power consu

• Size (Width *

me: 100Watts/max : 120Watts.

Length *Height, mm): 436 * 260 * 266.

• Weight: 11.5 kg.

. How to use

3-1 How to set channels

If matrix is switched ON, front touch panel shows internal set up status after initiation of the system. Then it sho main menu as follows.

Function of Switches on f Power switch: power On/Off Touch On/Off: touch panel operation On /Off Back Light On/Off: touch panel backlight On/Off Reset: rebutting after pushing the button for 3~4 seconds

Touch Panel Main Menu CREATE: set up input/output channel EDID: retrieve and save the EDID dat

PREVIEW: preview the status of input/output channel or EDID set up SYSTEM CONFIG: set up internal system SYSTEM INFO: review the general status of the system PRESET: preset input/output channels which are often used RESET: If you push this button for 3 seconds, it executes rebooting of the system. Set up data and final

switching data are recovered.

ront panel

a from displays

Select of Input/Output channel: If CREATE on main menu is selected, below screen will show up CHANNEL INPUT menu -> Select Input button

Push CHANNEL OUTPUT button -> select Output button (multipl

Push CANCEL button to cancel the set up -> return to main menu SET ALL: select all output CLEAR ALL: cancel all selection

e selection) -> push ENTER button

OK: finish the channel set up -> return to main menu PRESET SAVE -> start PRESET menu RETURN -> return to CHANNEL OUTPUT menu

Set EDID Data

Built-in Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) read & write function, with Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), to save display EDID data while supporting any HDTV with maximum resolutions.

The unit also supports non-Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) resolution, including projectors with unique resolutions. This function is easy to set up by the user If you use DVI monitors, should be set the EDID first.

**** EDID [Extended Display Identification Data] EDID is defined by a st

andard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). The EDID includes manufacturer name, product type, phospher or filter type, timings supported by the display, display size, luminance data and (for digital displays only) pixel mapping data.

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