Pulse-Eight Binary neo XMR, User Manual

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Page 2: ...y Precaution 5 Panel Descriptions 6 Compatible Device 7 Installation 9 IR Receiver And Transmitter Ports 13 Wiring Guidelines 14 Neo Web Interface 15 Monitoring Portal 26 EDID Management 30 IR Blastin...

Page 3: ...with the option of Optical and Digital Coax The neo XMR Binary goes the distance supporting up to full 4K 60 4 4 4 8bit or 4K 60 4 2 2 12bit up to 100 meters 330 feet With audio breakout Dolby Digital...

Page 4: ...support IR Inputs to Room Yes IR Outputs to Source Yes IR Receivers Supports Episode IR Receivers not included IR Flashers Supports Episode IR Flashers not included Ethernet Ports 1 x RJ45 control and...

Page 5: ...e path of direct sunlight or near any heat source Dust tends to accumulate and will disrupt the fan and electronics system Dust particles contain various compositions like water oil and other minerals...

Page 6: ...k connection RED No network cable is connected AMBER Flashing It discovers the IP address AMBER Solid The network has the IP but cannot ping the router GREEN Flashing The network cannot reach the inte...

Page 7: ...devices Power Connector is used with the supplied power cord to connect the power HDBaseT Outputs Connect the appropriate Cat5e or higher grade cable to each output These cables should then be connect...

Page 8: ...is being received or transmitted IR Flasher TX The IR Flasher port blue is used to control the connected HDMI Sink device TV using compliant Episode IR Flashers IR Receiver RX The IR Receiver port gr...

Page 9: ...tible IR Flasher Emitter Transmitter cable to the Flasher port blue on the matrix and the IR bud placed over the source device s IR window 1 Connect the appropriate category cable Cat6 or higher recom...

Page 10: ...and 8 connect sink devices e g TVs directly via high speed HDMI cables The neo XMR features 4 zones of independent audio inputs Connect your audio source device directly to either the digital coax or...

Page 11: ...nded to match the video routing There are two sub modes of operation for each output zone Passive mode is a fixed line level output It is recommended when connecting to an amplifier with its own volum...

Page 12: ...ug into the AC mains 2 Turn ON the power switch 3 As it powers ON the front panel LEDs System Health Network Cloud will illuminate momentarily before it begins its initialization sequence Note The ini...

Page 13: ...port according to the video routing to that HDBT output e g if the matrix is routing video from HDMI In 2 on to HDBT out 5 then the any IR signal received by the neo Receiver attached to HDBT port 5...

Page 14: ...urce Mode Sink Mode This is an example of a wiring diagram of the neo XMR Binary with a dedicated audio matrix switch e g ProAudio1632 and an amplifier e g ProAmp8 This is an example of a wiring diagr...

Page 15: ...the admin menu on the Web Interface to configure the matrix according to the installation s requirements The Web Interface can be accessed using a computer connected to the same router network as the...

Page 16: ...onitor all of your Pulse Eight installations remotely in one place For more information refer to the Accessing the Monitoring Portal section in this manual Note If you do not already have an Installer...

Page 17: ...Management section of this manual for more information EDID Details This will bring up a page detailing the current EDID information for the selected Input Enable IR 12V Turn on will enable a 12V DC v...

Page 18: ...ltering Toggle switches to select which inputs can be routed to the selected output display Link Status Indicates if the HDBT link is active Remote Module Details This will display a popup providing d...

Page 19: ...speci c areas of your installation to identify potential faults The IR Noise Test will check to see if any unwanted IR noise is being received over a sustained period of time for each port Failing th...

Page 20: ...in the Cat cable All four of these Channels should be below the 40 line Otherwise the cable quality will be marked as Poor Also all four of these Channels should be within 3 of each other for example...

Page 21: ...ol section for further details It is possible to add the neo XMR matrix to your Alexa smart home setup in order to control the attached Sink and Sources using voice commands 1 Install the neo Alexa sk...

Page 22: ...Web based control does require a persistent network connection Discovery Tool You can download a discovery tool from your monitoring portal at http monitoring pulse eight com this program will run on...

Page 23: ...remote e g the Guide button then enabling this function allows you to use a combination of keys on the remote instead to achieve the missing function IR Control IR Activity A useful test for IR activi...

Page 24: ...reo output Choose Active to manage the volume and delay of the stereo output and enable Audio Return Channel ARC When Active Mode is selected the following options will appear Delay A slider to adjust...

Page 25: ...re revision and current firmware version installed You may be asked for this information if you request support It also details the firmware versions for the HDBaseT components transmitters and connec...

Page 26: ...l display your details including your Installer ID Under the My Installs tab you can add projects and assign your installed systems in order to easily access and monitor certain installations To creat...

Page 27: ...BINARY BY PULSEEIGHT 27 Once created you will then be able to assign systems to the install by clicking the Add button in the Products section This will then bring up a page with a dropdown menu to se...

Page 28: ...re Version Current Uptime System Status Inputs System Status Outputs External Network Details Local Network Con guration System Commands Reboot Function My Products Under the My Products tab all your...

Page 29: ...on and detail any updates available for the system There is also a toggle switch to turn on Hot x Updates whereby updates are delivered automatically to the system Installation Report displays all cru...

Page 30: ...EDID to only support the resolutions supported by all the displays connected to the outputs Clone Display Copies the same EDID as TV attached to the output X HDR UltraHD 4K 1080p 720p It sets the EDID...

Page 31: ...to a maximum of 4K that is then distributed to all connected displays Any legacy display supporting up to 1080p only will likely display an error or no picture When this occurs it is possible to use a...

Page 32: ...driver can easily be configured to control and manage all video sources and displays flawlessly from your Control4 system through the neo XMR matrix For more information please refer to the neo XMR Bi...

Page 33: ...e 1 Here is the mapping and wiring diagram of an example setup 2 To use the Linked Device feature make sure to connect to the correct output Here is an example of the setup a S PDIF connector is conne...

Page 34: ...4 4 Once the Output window is up select the ProAmp8 on the Linked Device section and select Input 9 as re ected as the Input on the ProAmp8 3 Next on the neo XMR web UI go to Video Routing and under t...

Page 35: ...Then click the Con guration tab and click on the icon to check if it is Output 2 Make sure they are connected to the neo XMR correct output which is Output 2 in this case 6 Once both sides can see th...

Page 36: ...ed RJ45 connectors or excess cable lengths Ensure your cable is correctly wired to 568B standards Pink or off colour picture This could be caused by an invalid EDID or the source device failing to rea...

Page 37: ...way from direct sunlight Halogen lighting and plasma screens may also interfere with IR signals Infrared Not Functioning 1 Make sure to use the compatible IR asher receiver for this video matrix 2 Che...

Page 38: ...J45 Right OFF No Video GREEN Blink Video Present No HDCP GREEN Solid Video Present HDCP HDBT Output OFF No HDBT RX connected GREEN HDBT RX connected PoH enabled HDMI Input OFF No Signal GREEN HDMI 5V...

Page 39: ...s with DSC 4 4 4 8 Bit No Yes 10 Bit Yes Yes with DSC 12 Bit Yes Yes with DSC 50 60 4 2 0 8 Bit No Yes 10 Bit Yes Yes with DSC 12 Bit Yes Yes with DSC 4 2 2 8 Bit No Yes with DSC 10 Bit Yes Yes with D...

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