Zektor Clarity HD User Manual
Clarity HD 8x8
HDMI Matrix Switch
Important Safety Instructions
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT REMOVE COVER
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
Important Safety Instructions
The lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the pres
ence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons. Read these instructions.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the
user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servic
ing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the product.
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as
radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appara
tus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized
or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two
blades with one wider than the other. A ground
ing type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are
provided for your safety. If the provided plug
does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician
for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or
pinched particularly at plugs, convenience recep
tacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by
the manufacturer.
12. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
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when unused for long periods of time unless
plugged into a UL rated battery backup and/or
surge protection device.
13. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has
been damaged in any way, such as power-sup
ply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been
spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus,
the apparatus has been exposed to rain or mois
ture, does not operate normally, or has been
dropped.
WARNING: To Reduce The Risk Of Fire Or Electric
Shock, Do Not Expose This Apparatus To Rain Or
Moisture!
This apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or
splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as
vases shall be placed on the apparatus.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur
suant 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 fre
quency 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 par
ticular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer
ence 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
different from that to which the receiver is con
nected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
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Version History
Version History
Version 1.0 11-29-2011
• Initial release.
Version 1.1 06-06-2013
• Added some HDMI information, fixed some command descriptions
• Removed commands that were cut & pastes from a different product and didn’t apply here
• Spelling corrections.
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Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Version History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
What’s Inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Thank you for your purchase! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front Panel Control and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning the ClarityHD8x8 on or off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Mapping an input to an output zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
HDMI Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
HDCP Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Validating the installation of the ClarityHD8x8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RS-232 / TCP/IP Port Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
TCP/IP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
TCP/IP settings used by the ClarityHD8x8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
RS-232 Pinout and Baudrate Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Pin definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Port settings used by the ClarityHD8x8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Timing information (unless specified otherwise by a comma nd’s description). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5
Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Command Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Type of Responses and Timing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The Acknowledgement Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The Error Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Query Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using Bitmapped Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Reading / Writing Bitmapped Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Basic Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Reference for Basic Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Basic Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Basic Command Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Advanced Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Reference for Advanced Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Advanced Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Advanced Command Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
‘ASY’ Set the Polled or Asynchronous Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
‘ACK’ Enable / Disable Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
‘ECO’ Enable / Disable the ‘Parameter Changed’ Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
‘CHM’ Enable / Disable always sending“.ch” masks on zone commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
‘CRE’ Enable / Disable trailing Carriage Returns Line Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
‘SET’ Enable / Disable the Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
‘CHS’ Enable / Disable making changes in the Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
‘KYD’ Disable front panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
‘IRS’ Enable / Disable Front Panel IR Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
‘IRJ’ Enable / Disable Rear Panel IR Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
HDMI Control Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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ClarityHD8x8 Serial Protocol, Version 1.0, 6/7/13
Thank you for your purchase!
Thank you for your purchase of the ClarityHD8x8 Audio/Video Matrix switch.
Every care has been taken to assure you of a successful installation and the subsequent operation of
your new ClarityHD8x8 video switch, however should something go wrong, and warranty repair work
is needed, we request that you hold on to the original packaging materials.
Please take this time to verify the contents of the ClarityHD8x8 box.
The following should be included:
• ClarityHD8x8 HDMI Matrix Switch
•Power Cord
•USB Drive
• Quick Start User Guide
If anything is missing please get in touch with us as soon as possible so that we can correct the sit-
uation.
What’s Inside
What’s Inside
Features
• 8x8 active matrix HDMI audio / video switch.
• Serial, TCP/IP control.
• All discrete codes available including on, off, and codes for mapping any input to any output.
• Made in U.S.A.
• Three year warranty.
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Front Panel Control and Connections
AUDIO VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH
AUD
VID
MEM 1 2 3 4
CLR 5 6 7 8 ENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CA B GF
KJ
D E
H
ABCDE
F
GHJ
K
Front Panel Controls
Power toggle / extended setup button.
Front Panel Control and Connections
Window for IR sensor.
Clear button and memory buttons.
Input selection buttons 1-8.
Enter button.
Audio / video breakaway selection button.
Zone selection buttons 1-8.
Power indicator / IR received.
Audio / video breakaway LEDs.
Current input mappings for each zone.
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Rear Panel Connections
INPUT-1 INPUT-2 INPUT-3 INPUT-4 INPUT-5 INPUT-6 INPUT-7 INPUT-8 OUTPUT-8 OUTPUT-8 OUTPUT-8 OUTPUT-8 OUTPUT-8 OUTPUT-8 OUTPUT-8 OUTPUT-8
RS-232
WWW.ZEKTOR.COM
SAN DIEGO, CA
MADE IN USA
~110-240V
.45A MAX
50-60 Hz
IR
TCP/IP
FD
BA
C E
ABCDE
F
HDMI inputs.
HDMI outputs.
RS-232 connection.
Front Panel Control and Connections
Hardwired IR jack. Optical isolated, polarity insensitive, 3V to 15V levels.
TCP/IP connection.
Power receptacle.
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