Hall Research Technologies UHBX-3S, UHBX-6S User Manual

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UHBX-3S/6S and UHBX-6S

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Table of Contents

1. WINDOWS™ SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1

1.1. General 1

1.2. Installation Prerequisites 1

1.3. Software Installation 1

2. USING THE SOFTWARE 2

2.1. General 2

2.2. USB Device Detection 2

2.3. Controls 3

2.4. Status 5

2.5. Device Name 7

2.6. Status Bar 7

2.7. Tool Bar Menu 7

2.8. Firmware Update 8

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1. Windows™ Software Installation

1.1. General

The UHBX-3S/6S graphical user interface (GUI) is Windows™ software used to configure advanced settings of the UHBX-3S/6S. The software requires a USB connection from the PC to the device. A USB cable is provided with each device.

The GUI can monitor and configure several devices simultaneously. PCs that have multiple USB ports or use external USB hubs can use the same GUI and address each device individually.

This manual is applicable to both the UHBX-3S and UHBX-6S models. The illustrations figures herein are representative for both models and there might be slight changes between the actual GUI software.

1.2. Installation Prerequisites

• A PC with Windows XP™ OS or later

• USB port

• Microsoft™ .NET Framework 2.0 or later (most recent OS including Windows 7 and

10 typically include this and no action is required). If .NET Framework 2.0 or later is not installed on your PC, the Microsoft™ website has free downloads available.

1.3. Software Installation

• If any version of this software was previously installed, UNINSTALL the program first from either the Add/Remove Programs section of the control panel or by running the previous installation SETUP.EXE and selecting “remove application”.

• Install the software by executing the SETUP.EXE program from the installation source directory

• Most users can accept the default settings, but if you want to specify a particular installation directory other than the default, you may do so.

• Once the UHBX-3S/6S software installation has completed, either click the desktop icon or navigate the Start Menu to

Start  Programs  Hall Research  UHBX-3S/6S Manager

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2. Using the Software

2.1. General

The UHBX-3S/6S Manager is a Windows GUI that to remotely control and monitor the UHBX-3S/6S device via a USB connection. It also provides you an ability to manage the EDID by learning it from a desired LCD monitor connected to any output, importing any custom EDID into the device, exporting the device’s EDID to a file, updating any future firmware into the device, and many more.

2.2. USB Device Detection

The UHBX-3S/6S Manager automatically configures the USB port after connection to the device (using standard Windows™ USB drivers) and does not require any special USB drivers to be installed.

Once connected to a USB port, the Windows™ system will detect and use the appropriate USB driver. The first time you connect the device to the PC, you may experience a short delay and a windows notification pop-up message may appear.

 If no UHBX-3S/6S device is attached to the PC, the on-screen fields will be disabled

(grayed out).

This detection and driver installation occurs only when the UHBX-3S/6S is connected to the PC for the first time. Afterwards, reconnected devices automatically configure themselves with no delay or message.

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 Once the UHBX-3S/6S Manager has detected a valid connection UHBX-3S/6S

device, the control and status menus will enable as shown below.

2.3. Controls

The UHBX-3S/6S Manager provides you more control and flexibility of the device than the front panel of the unit alone.

Video EDID

The UHBX-3S/6S builds an EDID table that the source connected to the input can read. The EDID mode can be set to either emulate or pass-thru.

 Emulate - The internally stored EDID

passes to the source. This EDID can be a factory default or a learned EDID from one of the sink LCD monitors or other device connected to the local output.

 Pass-thru - The EDID passed to the source

comes directly from a sink LCD monitor connected to the output.

EDID Routing Modes

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Learn EDID

An EDID can be learned from a sink LCD monitor connected to any outputs. First select an output, just click the Learn button to learn the EDID from the connected monitor or device.

Set RS232 Start Channel

The UHBX-3S/6S’s output can be referenced by a number from 1 to 99, which makes communicating to a desired remote serial receiver easier when there are more than one UHBX-3S/6S devices connected in daisy chain.

By default, Output 1 of each device starts with number 1, and this number will be incremented by one for the next output. If Output 1 is changed to 12, the Output 2 and Output 3 will be 13 and 14 respectively.

This output channel numbering is used to transmit/receive data to or from the specified serial receiver.

Current Connection – Allow you to view you to view the current output connection that the controller is connected to in addition to the baud rate, and the parity that the controller is communicating at with the remote serial receiver.

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Miscellaneous

 Cycle HPD – Use this button to send a

500ms Hot Plug Detect pulse signal to the video source. It has the same effect of unplugging the HDMI input cable and plugging it back in. This forces the source to re-initialize its HDMI video output connection (read EDID, and implement HDCP if required).

 Power Management – When selected, the UHBX-3S/6S device will check for the

presence of source +5V and sink HPD. If neither +5V nor HPD is detected, the HDBaseT extender module at the output will be in low power mode. When not selected, the HDBaseT extender module at the output will always be either in Auto or Long Reach mode.

Set HDBaseT Mode

The HDBaseT output can be individually set to either Auto or Long Reach mode.

 Auto - When set to Auto, the HDBaseT

output will follow the current mode on the receiver. By default, it is the HDBaseT mode.

 Long Reach - When set to Long Reach, the HDBaseT output will have the

strongest signal from the sender to the receiver. However, this mode does not support deep color or 4K video.

2.4. Status

The UHBX-3S/6S Manager provides you an instant status update on input video, the HDBaseT connection, and the current EDID passed to the video source.

Input Video

LED indicators display the input video status. When on, the video type indicated has been detected. When off, no video input is being received. The HDCP LED whether the input video has HDCP Encryption

enabled or disabled.

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HDBaseT

LED indicators display the HDBaseT status. On indicates the HDBaseT connection has

been detected; otherwise, its LED is off. The cable length is in meters, and does not apply when in Long Reach mode.The calculation varies according to cable quality.

EDID Table

The data shown in the EDID table shows the current EDID given to the source.

When the Link LED is flashing, it is indicating the HDBaseT extender module at the specified output is in Low Power mode due to either +5V video source or the HPD from the sink is not detected.

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2.5. Device Name

Assigns a descriptive name to the UHBX-3S/6S device that is a maximum 8 characters long. This information is stored in the device. Assigning unique device names to each device is useful to identify each device. This is handy if you are going to upload different configurations for each device, or if you intend to connect multiple devices simultaneously to a PC and use the software to control several at once.

The FACTORY DEFAULT name is USBDEVHR.

2.6. Status Bar

The bottom bar of the screen shows the USB connection status as follows: This indicates the software has not detected any

UHBX-3S/6S devices and is searching the USB ports for devices.

The controls and status indicators are disabled until a valid UHBX-3S/6S device is attached and properly identified by the software.

The number of UHBX-3S/6S detected by the software is shown.

2.7. Tool Bar Menu

The UHBX-3S/6S Manager consists of three main menus.

File

The File menu consists of the Exit selection as shown.

 Exit – Exit the UHBX-3S/6S Manager

software.

Tools

The Tools menu consists of the following menu items as shown.  Factory Defaults – Restore the device to

factory default settings.

 Import EDID – Import an EDID (256-byte

binary into the unit).

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 Export EDID – Save the current EDID as a 256-byte binary file. This file can be

edited as reloaded using Import EDID tool selection.

 HDBaseT Programmer – Can be used to update any HDBaseT extender module.  Firmware Update – Allow you to update any future device firmware.

Help

About… - Displays the current version of UHBX3S/6S Manager, device firmware, and USB serial number.

2.8. Firmware Update

After the Firmware Update from the tools menu is selected, the UHBX-3S/6S Manager will open a Firmware Update window as shown. Browse to the firmware update file and click the “Upload” button.

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