IDK HDC-UHD Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...HDC TH421UHD HDC RH221UHD HDC RH421UHD User Guide Ver 1 0 0 Thank you for choosing our product To ensure the best performance of this product please read this user guide fully and carefully before us...

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Page 3: ...al device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This e...

Page 4: ...the warning is ignored or the product is handled incorrectly Indicates the presence of a hazard that may cause minor personal injury or property damage if the caution is ignored or the product is hand...

Page 5: ...may cause the connection to overheat increasing the risk of electrical shock or fire Do not use a damaged plug or connect to a damaged outlet Unplug the product from the AC power source during instal...

Page 6: ...the product is damaged by falling or having been dropped If you continue to use the product under these conditions it may increase the risk of electrical shock or fire For maintenance and repair cont...

Page 7: ...hands Do not handle power plug with wet hands Failure to observe this precaution may increase the risk of electrical shock Instruction Use and store the product within the specified temperature humidi...

Page 8: ...s are used it may increase the risk of fire or electrical shock Unplug If the product won t be used for an extended period of time unplug it Failure to observe this precaution may increase the risk of...

Page 9: ...able 29 6 5 DIN plug AC adapter with locking mechanism 30 7 Basic Operation 32 7 1 Selecting input channels 32 7 2 Menu operation 33 7 3 Control from WEB browser 34 7 3 1 WEB browser 36 7 4 Front pane...

Page 10: ...ration 71 9 8 2 Sink device EDID check 72 9 8 3 Output format 73 9 8 4 Downconversion output 74 9 8 5 HDBaseT output long reach mode 74 9 9 Setting RS 232C 75 9 9 1 RS 232C communication 75 9 9 2 RS 2...

Page 11: ...HDC UHD Series User Guide 11 11 Troubleshooting 99...

Page 12: ...sing or damaged please contact IDK One 1 main unit Example HDC TR121UHD DIN plug AC adapter with locking mechanism 3 9 ft 1 2 m Cable clamps Two 2 for HDC TR121UHD Two 2 for HDC TH221UHD Two 2 for HDC...

Page 13: ...nto the analog output signals It supports bidirectional RS 232C and LAN communication All connected HDC UHD products can be monitored through WEB browser for troubleshooting HDC TR121UHD Receiver Powe...

Page 14: ...00 D Receiver 4K 60 HDMI DVI 4K monitor 4K 60 HDCP 2 2 Blu ray player HDBaseT Up to 328 ft 100 m 2 4K 60 HDCP 2 2 Blu ray player HDC TH421UHD Transmitter 2K monitor 1080p 60 HDMI DVI Up to 98 ft 30 m...

Page 15: ...r amp Analog audio Speakers 4K monitor 4K 60 4K monitor 4K 60 4K monitor 4K 60 1 Maximum transmission distances 98 ft 30 m 1080p 60 39 ft 12m 4K 60 when cable supporting 18 Gbps transmission is used 2...

Page 16: ...down conversion 4K to 1080p Daisy chain connection Anti snow Audio De embedding Communication Point to point bidirectional and point to multipoint unidirectional RS 232C communication LAN Others EDID...

Page 17: ...stances 98 ft 30 m 1080p 60 39 ft 12m 4K 60 when cable supporting 18 Gbps transmission is used 2 Maximum transmission distances 328 ft 100 m 4K 60 4 2 0 492 ft 150 m 1080p 24 bit in Long reach mode Fo...

Page 18: ...itter OUT2 OUT3 HUB Video audio switch OUT1 Up to 328 ft 100 m 2 3 distributions Fig 3 2 HDC TH221UHD diagram Digital video audio HDMI DVI EDID emulator Analog audio Unbalanced LR HDC TH421UHD Digital...

Page 19: ...VI Up to 98 ft 30 m 1 1 Output OUT1 OUT2 OUT3 Video audio switch 3 distributions Fig 3 4 HDC RH221UHD diagram Digital video audio HDMI DVI EDID emulator Analog audio Unbalanced LR HDC RH421UHD Digital...

Page 20: ...ys the selected channel After 30 seconds of menu operation buttons inactivity the 7 segment display is turned off Menu page Displays menu number setting number settings or other values related to the...

Page 21: ...HDC UHD Series User Guide 21 4 2 Rear panel HDC TR121UHD HDC TH221UHD HDC TH421UHD HDC RH221UHD HDC RH421UHD Fig 4 2 Rear panel drawings...

Page 22: ...ng HDMI cable HDBaseT LINK LED Lights when an HDC series or HDBaseT supported product is connected Blinks every 0 5 seconds when the connected device is in standby state In standby state LAN and RS 23...

Page 23: ...player HDC TR121UHD 4K monitor Speakers with built in amplifier HDC TR121UHD 4K monitor Speakers Power amp HDC TR121UHD 2K monitor For monitoring Speakers Power amp 4K 30 4K 60 1080p 60 4K 60 4K 60 4...

Page 24: ...4K 30 4K 60 1080p 60 1080p 60 4K 60 4K 60 Blu ray player A 4K 60 A 4K 60 A 4K 60 4K projector 4K 60 Speakers with built in amplifier Analog audio RS 232C LAN HDMI DVI signal HDBaseT signal A 1080p 60...

Page 25: ...sufficient clearances around the HDC 1 2 in 30 mm or more Consider installing the HDC in an environment compatible with the maximum temperature indicated in the specification sheet 32 F to 104 F 0 C...

Page 26: ...bCr 4 2 0 4K format 24 bit 30 bit 36 bit 24 bit 30 bit 36 bit 24 bit 30 bit 36 bit 3840x2160p 24 25 30 10 2 Gbps 18 Gbps 18 Gbps 10 2 Gbps 10 2 Gbps 10 2 Gbps N A N A N A 4096x2160 24 25 30 10 2 Gbps...

Page 27: ...parallel Keep the category cable running as straight as possible Looping or coiling the cable causes it to be more easily affected by noise especially when using longer cable run lengths Do not place...

Page 28: ...onnector 6 3 5 Connecting RS 232C cable The HDC s RS 232C connection is supported by a 3 pin captive screw connector Insert and secure the wires from the RS 232C cable into the supplied 3 pin captive...

Page 29: ...tted Data Transmitted Data Received Data Not Connected Received Data Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected MDI TX N C RX RX N C TX N C N C Received Data Received Data Transmitted Data Not Connecte...

Page 30: ...can be removed from the AC adapter Removing AC plug Slide the AC plug from the AC adapter while holding down the portion mentioned below Fig 6 5 Removing AC plug Example Plug type A Attaching AC plug...

Page 31: ...ugging DC plug Plug the DC plug to the power supply connector of the unit until it clicks Hold the portion mentioned below when unplugging the DC plug Plugging Unplugging Hold this part and pull the D...

Page 32: ...BACK button until an input channel selection button lights in order to go back to the top menu Press the desired input CH1 IN1 is selected CH2 IN2 is selected Fig 7 1 Selecting input channel Tip Once...

Page 33: ...to go back to Step 2 4 Use the buttons to select the desired value for the menu 5 Press the MENU ENTER button to apply the setting The menu number displays again If you do not touch the button for 10...

Page 34: ...address of HDC in the address bar of WEB browser The size of the CHANNEL WINDOW can be adjusted Note that the default IP address is 192 168 1 199 This default address is common among all HDC series p...

Page 35: ...WEB browser When you set the HDC from WEB browser menu enable JavaScript before setting up Refer to each browser s help menu if you do not know how to enable JavaScript Tip IDK tests the HDC under the...

Page 36: ...be displayed Set items in the submenu by referring to the table below Table 7 1 Form control Form control Example Description Set execution button Click the button to execute the desired operation Pul...

Page 37: ...utton to enable disable button security lockout Button security lockout disabled Button security lockout enabled BUTTON LOCK BUTTON LOCK Fig 7 7 Locking unlocking HDC TR121UHD 7 5 Initialization All u...

Page 38: ...mat and output through OUT1 By default the downconversion is set to FOLLOW SINK EDID that downconverts 4K signal into 2K automatically if the connected sink device support only up to 2K format 4K 60 B...

Page 39: ...o input OFF ON HDC RH221UHD HDC RH221UHD HDC TH100 D Transmitter HDC TH100 D Transmitter Fig 8 2 Automatic input channel switching Video signal OFF ON Example 2 Video signals are input to both IN1 and...

Page 40: ...d loop problems To enable it change the setting of 9 10 5 Setting HDBaseT LAN See 9 10 5 Setting HDBaseT LAN 8 3 1 LAN loop problem through HDBaseT The HDC includes the same functionality as switching...

Page 41: ...HDC UHD Series User Guide 41 HDC TH221UHD Switching hub MSD 402 Loop problem Category cable Switching hub Fig 8 5 Loop problem with IDK s device...

Page 42: ...232C 1 Port RS 232C controller Switch Digital video audio communication for extension HDBaseT Digital video audio communication for extension HDBaseT Digital video audio communication for extension HD...

Page 43: ...ied connector s HDC TH421UHD HDBaseT OUT2 HDBaseT OUT3 HDBaseT OUT4 HDBaseT OUT5 HDBaseT IN2 RS 232C Switch Sending signals to only OUT2 HDC TH421UHD HDBaseT OUT2 HDBaseT OUT3 HDBaseT OUT4 HDBaseT OUT...

Page 44: ...INPUT MONITORING No signal input monitoring 69 C05 INPUT SETTINGS HDBT LONG REACH MODE HDBaseT input long reach mode 70 C10 to C1n OUTPUT SETTINGS HOTPLUG MASK Hot plug ignoring duration 71 C20 to C2...

Page 45: ...t channel Page F01 to F03 Copying EDID 52 F10 to F11 Resolution IN1 IN2 53 F12 to F13 External EDID IN1 IN2 56 F14 to F15 Selecting copied EDID IN1 IN2 57 F20 to F21 Deep Color IN1 IN2 58 F22 to F23 L...

Page 46: ...4 C45 to C48 HDBaseT output long reach mode OUT2 to OUT5 74 C60 Ignoring duration after automatic switching 50 C70 to C73 RS 232C communication 75 C74 RS 232C operation mode 76 C75 to C78 RS 232C send...

Page 47: ...uping front panel security lockout 65 SIGNAL STATUS Front side panels 20 HDBT LONG REACH MODE HDBaseT input long reach mode 70 HDBaseT output long reach mode 74 SIGNAL PRIORITY Automatic input channel...

Page 48: ...COPY Copying EDID s CEC physical address 63 SINK DEVICE EDID COPY Selecting copied EDID 52 OUTPUT AUDIO SETTINGS OUTPUT SIGNAL Outputting audio 64 RS 232C SETTINGS PARAMETERS RS 232C communication 75...

Page 49: ...detected in IN1 IN1 signal will be output automatically If new video signal is detected in IN2 IN2 signal will be output automatically If no signal is detected in the currently selected channel and v...

Page 50: ...matically until the next automatic switching is performed The automatic switching is not performed during the set time Menu C60 WEB menu CHANNEL SELECT AUTO SWITCHING IGNORING DURATION Setting value T...

Page 51: ...ressed audio enabled disabled Changing max sampling frequency Fig 9 2 Setting EDID Step 1 Select the target sink device for external EDID copy EDIDs Skip this step if the built in EDID is used See 9 4...

Page 52: ...esolution to COPY Copied EDID Menu number F10 to F11 P 53 to OUT 1 OUT 2 LCD Copied EDID EXTERNAL External EDID Blu ray player Step 1 Step 3 Built in EDID Copied data 2 Copied data 1 Copied data 3 Ste...

Page 53: ...sink device is connected for EDID setting or if copied EDID of 3D supported sink device is selected for EDID setting See 9 4 3 External EDID See 9 4 4 Selecting copied EDID Table 9 10 Maximum resoluti...

Page 54: ...CI YCbCr 4 2 0 supported 46 4096x2160 50 59 94 60 4 4 4 4096 2160 DCI YCbCr 4 2 0 YCbCr 4 2 2 YCbCr 4 4 4 supported RB Reduced Blanking Notes For 4096x2160 44 45 46 The source device may select 3840x2...

Page 55: ...N N N N N N N N N N N 14 1366x768 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 15 1400x1050 Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N 16 1440x900 Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N...

Page 56: ...Step 1 Select the HDMI output connector to which the target sink device is connected Menu number F12 to F13 Step 2 Select EXTERNAL External EDID Menu number F10 to F11 P 53 to OUT 1 OUT 2 LCD Copied E...

Page 57: ...ser Copied data 1 Default 01 COPY1 Copied data 2 02 COPY2 Copied data 3 03 COPY3 to OUT 1 OUT 2 LCD Copied EDID EXTERNAL External EDID Blu ray player F14 to F15 Setting copied EDID Built in EDID Copie...

Page 58: ...a higher clock frequency The clock frequency may cause noise if a poor quality or an excessively long cable is connected In such a case the noise may be removed by setting the color to 24 bit pixel 8...

Page 59: ...te LC monitors do not support some audio formats Select an audio format and sampling frequency supported by the device 9 4 8 AAC audio You can set the AAC audio to be output from the source device Men...

Page 60: ...o not support some audio formats Select an audio format and sampling frequency supported by the device 9 4 10 DTS audio You can set the DTS audio to be output from the source device Menu F30 to F31 IN...

Page 61: ...o not support some audio formats Select an audio format and sampling frequency supported by the device 9 4 12 Dolby TrueHD audio You can set the Dolby TrueHD audio to be output from the source device...

Page 62: ...ting will be applied only if 9 4 2 Resolution is set to one of 03 to 46 The number of channels and speaker configuration Sound type Number of speakers FL FR LFE FC RL RR RLC RRC LR 2 ON OFF OFF OFF OF...

Page 63: ...al address of the connected sink device and HDC s address are not the same the CEC functions such as input switching in the sink device at start up may not work correctly The problem can be solved by...

Page 64: ...can enable disable digital audio that is output from each output channel Menu F70 to F74 OUT1 to OUT5 WEB menu OUTPUT AUDIO SETTINGS OUTPUT SIGNAL Setting value Table 9 26 Outputting audio Setting Fro...

Page 65: ...er settings Menu F80 WEB menu CHANNEL SELECT BUTTON LOCK Setting value Table 9 27 Target buttons of security lockout Target button Front WEB browser All buttons Default ALL Click ALL MENU ENTER and BA...

Page 66: ...TEM SETTINGS ALARM Setting value Table 9 28 Alarm output Setting Front WEB browser Enabling Default on ON Disabling oFF OFF Fig 9 8 How alarm is displayed Description Abnormality in internal temperatu...

Page 67: ...menu display Setting Front Hiding Default oFF Displaying Hiding at next start up on Always displaying Displaying at next start up ALL Setting value Menu Setting menu Maintenance Status indication oFF...

Page 68: ...es not support HDCP even unprotected AV content may not be successfully displayed Under these circumstances and if the content is indeed not protected the problem can be solved by setting this menu to...

Page 69: ...c to 15 sec Default 10 sec 02 to 15 2 to 15 OFF oFF OFF Changing EDID ON OFF Requesting source device to output video signal Monitoring Hot plug ON OFF Video signal from source device Fig 9 10 Monitor...

Page 70: ...MODE Setting value Table 9 32 HDBaseT input long reach mode Setting Front WEB browser Disabling Up to 328 ft 100 m Default oFF OFF Enabling Up to 492 ft 150 m on ON With long reach mode up to 1080p 24...

Page 71: ...nt WEB browser Not ignoring request signals Default oFF OFF 2 to 15 sec 02 to 15 2 to15 If the request signals are repeated in a short cycle the HDC processes video output from the first cycle As a re...

Page 72: ...a HDMI device with SCDC Er2 ERROR2 Always treats sink device as a HDMI device with SCDC AL2 ALWAYS2 The HDC gets EDID from the sink device and determines if the sink device is an HDMI device or DVI de...

Page 73: ...420 HDMI YCbCr 4 2 0MODE The sink device selects the best color space for the color space of the input video automatically but if for some reason the sink device cannot select the color space set the...

Page 74: ...olution Input resolution Converted resolution 3840x2160p 24Hz 1920x1080p 24Hz 3840x2160p 25Hz 1920x1080p 25Hz 3840x2160p 30Hz 1920x1080p 30Hz 3840x2160p 50Hz 1920x1080p 50Hz 3840x2160p 60Hz 1920x1080p...

Page 75: ...232C SETTINGS PARAMETERS PARITY RS 232C SETTINGS PARAMETERS STOP BIT Setting value Table 9 39 RS 232C communication Item Setting Front WEB browser Baud rate bps 4800 bps 9600 bps Default 14400 bps 19...

Page 76: ...0 COMMAND MODE Transmission mode 01 TRANSMIT MODE Command mode Controls the HDC using RS 232C communication commands from the RS 232C connector PC External control Setting command Reply command HDC TR...

Page 77: ...t WEB browser Enabling RS 232C sending on Check box ON RS 232C HDBaseT IN2 HDBaseT OUT OUT2 ALL Disabling RS 232C sending Default oFF Check box OFF RS 232C HDBaseT IN2 HDBaseT OUT OUT2 ALL Select the...

Page 78: ...receiving Default oFF Check box OFF RS 232C HDBaseT IN2 HDBaseT OUT2 Select the connector s to be set from the following connectors HDBaseT input connector IN2 HDBaseT output connector OUT2 RS 232C c...

Page 79: ...ted over LAN from the HDC use multiple fixed IP addresses 9 10 1 IP address You can set the IP address Menu C80 C81 C82 C83 WEB menu LAN SETTINGS PARAMETERS IP ADDRESS Setting value Table 9 43 IP addr...

Page 80: ...0 0 0 0 5 255 255 240 0 21 248 0 0 0 6 255 255 248 0 22 252 0 0 0 7 255 255 252 0 23 254 0 0 0 8 255 255 254 0 24 255 0 0 0 9 255 255 255 0 Default 25 255 128 0 0 10 255 255 255 128 26 255 192 0 0 11...

Page 81: ...ot be used any more You can change the port number from communication command or WEB browser For communication command control set the port number to a value from 1100 6000 to 6999 HDC TR121UHD HDC TR...

Page 82: ...efault oFF Check box OFF HDBaseT IN2 HDBaseT OUT2 3 HDBaseT OUT4 5 Enabling LAN on Check box ON HDBaseT IN2 HDBaseT OUT2 3 HDBaseT OUT4 5 This feature is set to be disabled by default to avoid loop pr...

Page 83: ...of input HDCP L03 IN1 L04 IN2 on With HDCP oFF Without HDCP No signal is input Presence of input video HDCP encryption Encryption from source device L05 IN1 L06 IN2 1 4 Encrypted HDCP 1 4 2 2 Encrypte...

Page 84: ...o 02n Dolby Digital Audio 03n MPEG 1 Audio 04n MP3 Audio 05n MPEG 2 Audio 06n AACLC Audio 07n DTS Audio 08n ATRAC Audio 09n DSD Audio 10n Dolby Digital Plus Audio 11n DTS HD Audio 12n Dolby TrueHD Aud...

Page 85: ...24 bit PCM mode _24 24 bit compression audio other than HBR and PCM modes No signal is input Audio input Digital audio L21 IN1 L22 IN2 000 No audio is input 001 Input is being detected 002 Audio is i...

Page 86: ...CE YCbCr 4 4 4 YCbCr 4 4 4 YCbCr 4 2 2 YCbCr 4 2 2 YCbCr 4 2 0 YCbCr 4 2 0 RGB RGB Color depth of input signal DEEP COLOR 24 BIT COLOR 24 bit pixel 8bit component 30 BIT COLOR 30 bit pixel 10bit compo...

Page 87: ...pported 422 YCbCr 4 2 2 supported 444 YCbCr 4 4 4 supported 444_420 Scroll display If sink device resolution is 4K 50 59 94 60 up to YCbCr 4 2 0 Not connected Color space output L60 OUT1 to L64 OUT5 r...

Page 88: ...utput Lc0 OUT1 to Lc4 OUT5 on Scrambled oFF Not scrambled Not connected HDR Ld0 OUT1 to Ld4 OUT5 on HDR supported oFF HDR is not supported Not connected 3D LE0 OUT1 to LE4 OUT5 on 3D supported oFF 3D...

Page 89: ...OLOR SPACE RGB RGB output YCbCr4 2 2 YCbCr 4 2 2 output YCbCr4 4 4 YCbCr 4 4 4 output YCbCr4 2 0 YCbCr 4 2 0 output Color range output COLOR RANGE LIMITED RANGE Limited range output FULL RANGE Full ra...

Page 90: ...UENCY 32kHz 32kHz supported 44 1kHz 44 1kHz supported 48kHz 48kHz supported 88 2kHz 88 2kHz supported 96kHz 96kHz supported 176 4kHz 176 4kHz supported 192kHz 192kHz supported Audio bit length PCM BIT...

Page 91: ...ormality in internal temperature is detected is displayed when there is no problem in power voltage and internal temperature Power voltage H01 12 0 Shows power voltage Internal temperature H02 32 0 Sh...

Page 92: ...DOW CHANNEL SELECT and VIEW STATUS windows other windows cannot be updated automatically even if you select the desired number If you select OFF default CHANNEL WINDOW CHANNEL SELECT and VIEW STATUS w...

Page 93: ...HDBaseT 24 bit 30 bit 36 bit Deep Color 7 Dot clock 25 MHz to 600 MHz TMDS clock 25 MHz to 300 MHz TMDS data rate 0 75 Gbps to 18 Gbps Digital audio input 2 inputs Multi channel LPCM up to 8 channels...

Page 94: ...t YCbCr 4 2 0 and CEA 861 8 The maximum cable distance varies depending on the connected devices and was measured under following conditions 1080p 60 When IDK s 24 AWG cable was used and signals of 10...

Page 95: ...Deep Color 7 Dot clock 25 MHz to 600 MHz TMDS clock 25 MHz to 300 MHz TMDS data rate 0 75 Gbps to 18 Gbps Digital audio input 2 inputs Multi channel LPCM up to 8 channels Sampling frequency 32 kHz to...

Page 96: ...59 94 Hz 60 Hz Only 24 bit YCbCr 4 2 0 and CEA 861 8 The maximum cable distance varies depending on the connected devices and was measured under following conditions 1080p 60 When IDK s 24 AWG cable...

Page 97: ...Deep Color 7 Dot clock 25 MHz to 600 MHz TMDS clock 25 MHz to 300 MHz TMDS data rate 0 75 Gbps to 18 Gbps Digital audio input 2 inputs Multi channel LPCM up to 8 channels Sampling frequency 32 kHz to...

Page 98: ...59 94 Hz 60 Hz only 24 bit YCbCr 4 2 0 and CEA 861 8 The maximum cable distance varies depending on the connected devices and was measured under following conditions 1080p 60 When IDK s 24 AWG cable...

Page 99: ...g output 1 Is the EDID resolution setting of this device set to the input resolution supported by the sink device EDID resolution is set to 2160p 4 2 0 by factory default Some TVs does not support the...

Page 100: ...e 000 Video is displayed to all HDCP 1 4 HDCP 2 2 compliant devices 001 Video is displayed only to HDCP 2 2 compliant devices Step 2 Check if HDCP is supported 85 L22 87 L90 8 Change the setting of Ho...

Page 101: ...cker Check the format settings for the HDC s output port driving the sink device 53 F10 The left right top and bottom sides are cut off Some sink devices overscan input video and the video may be cut...

Page 102: ...s EDID configuration settings 58 F22 to 61 F34 Ensure that DVI signal is not being output from the source device Even though multi channel audio is played only 2 channel audio is output For multi chan...

Page 103: ...HDC Are IP address and subnet mask set correctly For using WEB browser check if the setting for TCP port connection is enabled for WEB browser Others Devices cannot be controlled through CEC To use C...

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