Lightwave MX 8x8 DVI Pro, User Manual

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Page 2: ...described in this manual Replacing the AC fuse Unplug the AC power cord from the equipment Locate the AC fuse on the rear of the unit page 8 Replace only the AC fuse as indicated on the rear panel of the unit 3 15A fast blowing Connect the power cord to the switcher and to the AC power source Make sure the switcher is working properly WEEE Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment Correct Disposal of ...

Page 3: ... product MX 8x8 DVI Pro Computer Matrix Switcher in accordance with the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC amended by the CE marking Directive 93 68 EEC are in conformity with the following standards EMI EMC EN 55103 1 E3 EN 55103 2 Safety EN 60065 Class I Date 11th Januarry 2007 Name Gergely Vida Managing Director Signed ...

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Page 5: ...EMENT 13 2 Operation 14 FRONT PANEL OPERATIONS 14 3 RS 232 422 control 19 4 Software control Lightware Matrix Controller 26 4 1 Installing Matrix Controller 26 4 2 Using Lightware Matrix Controller 28 4 3 EDID Management using EDID Router 33 4 4 ERROR Messages 43 5 Firmware upgrade 44 6 Specifications 46 7 Quality Check Record 50 8 Warranty 51 ...

Page 6: ...resolutions as well Each input signal is equalized for distances of 50 meter high quality 24AWG cable and each output is reclocked for jitter free signal transmission The switcher has an RS 232 or RS422 optional and an RJ45 LAN port for remote control applications and a control panel for local control operation Front panel buttons are illuminated and easy field relegendable with text for informati...

Page 7: ...tect LED s at each input connector Active DVI signals are detected clock channel activity is green indicated when signal is applied to the input Output PLL reclocking removes jitter caused by long cables each output has a clean jitter free signal eliminating signal instability and distortion caused by long cables or connector reflections Front panel buttons control 8 source select 8 destination se...

Page 8: ...ected output Sources Source buttons have three functions to select an input to select a preset and to view the selected input s state take mode Destinations Destination buttons have two functions to select an output or to view the selected output s state Take Autotake This button has two functions displays the actual switching mode of the router or executes switching on TAKE mode Load Preset Loads...

Page 9: ...IVE Continuously blinking LED if the CPU works properly AC Power Standard IEC power connector The router works with 90 to 264 Volts 50 or 60 Hz power sources AC Fuse Replace with F 3 15 A type only DC Power LED s Indicators for presence of internal DC power voltages 3 3 Volts and 5 Volts Green lighting when power voltages are present Ethernet port RJ 45 connector Remote control port for connecting...

Page 10: ...S Clock Shield 7 DDC Data 15 GND for 5V 23 TMDS Clock 8 nc 16 Hot Plug Detect 24 TMDS Clock Table1 DVI D digital only connector Single Link pin assignments Cable length at inputs MX 8x8 DVI Pro has an advanced built in cable compensation circuit which automatically provides cable length compensation This circuit extends the maximum usable cable length to even 60 meter using high quality 22AWG copp...

Page 11: ...assing the reclocking circuit the signal becomes stable and jitter free and can be transmitted over more equipment like processors or event controllers Without reclocking there can be seen sparkles noise and jaggies on the image Fiber Cable powering As special feature MX 8x8 DVI Pro on DDC 5V output pin 14 on output connectors is able to supply 500 mA current to power fiber optical DVI cables Stan...

Page 12: ...e3 RS232 and RS422 pin connections Pin nr RS 232 RS 422 1 NC non connected TX data transmit complement 2 TX data transmit TX data transmit true 3 RX data receive RX data receive true 4 DTR internally connected to Pin 6 RX data receive complement 5 GND signal ground shield GND signal ground shield 6 DSR internally connected to Pin 4 NC non connected 7 RTS internally connected to Pin 8 NC non connec...

Page 13: ...an be emulated different or same EDID that are copied from EDID router s memory or the attached monitor For example the router can be set up to emulate any device that is connected to one of the inputs and the EDID is automatically changed if the monitor is replaced with an other EDID is independently programmable for all inputs without affecting each other All input has it s own EDID circuit User...

Page 14: ...ately in case of power failure or accindentally powering down FRONT PANEL OPERATIONS TAKE AUTOTAKE modes The router has two different switching modes TAKE and AUTOTAKE If the TAKE button is unlit TAKE mode is active When the TAKE button is continuously lighting green AUTOTAKE mode is selected Press and hold the TAKE button for two seconds to change between TAKE and AUTOTAKE modes TAKE mode allows ...

Page 15: ...lay about current status of the selected input view only 2 Press and release the selected green lighting destination button which has to be disconnected from the selected source The pressed destination or multiple destinations will turn dark 3 Press and release TAKE button to execute disconnection Info Deselected destinations are disconnected from any source thus output devices will display black ...

Page 16: ...SET button 2 Press and release the desired source memory address button source 1 to 8 3 Press and release TAKE button Now the current configuration is stored in selected memory Info Preset save action always stores the current configuration for all outputs Loading a Preset in TAKE mode 1 Press and release LOAD PRESET button 2 Press and release the desired source memory address button source 1 to 8...

Page 17: ...release a source button Now the selected source button and all destination buttons will light up which are currently connected to the selected source This informative display will remain for 5 seconds then turns all buttons unlit If all source and destination and TAKE buttons are unlit the unit is in TAKE mode and no input was selected in last 5 seconds press and release a destination button to se...

Page 18: ... Now the selected destination button and the currently configured source button and the Output Lock button will light up 2 Press and release the Output Lock button deselect Now the Output Lock button will turn off however the locking function has not been unlocked yet 3 Press and release TAKE button The desired destination now is unlocked Output Lock in AUTOTAKE mode 1 Press and release the requir...

Page 19: ... and keep pressed Output Lock button Now one of the source buttons will light up view protocol If Source 1 button lights Lightware protocol is active If Source 2 button lights Protocol 2 is active 4 During Output Lock pressed press the desired Source button accordingly to the new protocol The desired Source button starts blinking the router performs a reset and all buttons light up for 4 seconds N...

Page 20: ...the ethernet as on the serial port The Ethernet settings can be accessed through Ethernet connection only Enter current IP address into the address line of your browser eg Internet Explorer etc and press OK to proceed The default IP is 192 168 254 254 Select Use the following IP configuration Enter your settings the default is shown then press OK to proceed ...

Page 21: ...ers 1 1024 9999 14000 14009 30704 30718 Info Remember that the matrix control software uses 10001 port only for ethernet communication To finalize your settings press Apply Settings Lightware matrix controller application Launch the Lightware Matrix Controller software application it will automatically find all routers on the same subnet and enumerates it under Comm port menu ...

Page 22: ...ideo Command yy 05 Response Oyy Ixx CrLf O05 I01 CrLf Description View connection on output yy Example View connection on output 5 4 View connection on all outputs Audio DVI RGB SDI Video Command VC Response ALL O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 O6 O7 O8 CrLf Description Response length depends on the number of outputs installed in the router The response above suppose a router having 8 outputs Indexes show the actu...

Page 23: ...specified output Audio DVI RGB SDI Video Command yy 05 Response MUTyy CrLf MUT05 CrLf Description Mute output yy Example Mute output 5 7 Unmute specified output Audio DVI RGB SDI Video Command yy 05 Response UMTyy CrLf UMT05 CrLf Description Unmute output yy Example Unmute output 5 Output 5 is now switched to the output it was connected prior to mute command 8 Save preset to the specified memory p...

Page 24: ...I RGB SDI Video Command S Response SERIAL_NUMBER CrLf Description SERIAL_NUMBER format Example Command S Response SN 06050100 CrLf The connected serial number of the router is 06050100 12 View Firmware version Audio DVI RGB SDI Video Command F Response FIRMWARE_VERSION CrLf Example Command F Response FW 1 11 CrLf The connected router has a firmware version of 1 11 Number of inputs Number of Output...

Page 25: ...o Invalid output number Response ERR02 CrLf Description Given output number exceeds the installed number of outputs or equals zero Invalid value Response ERR03 CrLf Description Given value exceeds the maximum allowed value to be sent Invalid preset number Response ERR04 CrLf Description Given preset number exceeds the maximum allowed preset number The maximum preset number is limited to 32 for all...

Page 26: ...e uninstall it before installing a newer version see section 7 Info The control software requires Java runtime environment v1 5 or higher This can be found in the supplied CD s Java Installer directory or downloaded from Sun s website http dlc sun com jdk jre 1_5_0_01 windows i586 p exe 1 Run Installer_LW_bundle_v x xx exe x xx refers to actual revision currently v 2 49 2 Select destination folder...

Page 27: ...e Matrix Controller the following message appears 7 To run Lightware matrix control software find and click from Start menu Programs Lightware LW_matrix_controller_vXXX jar or from the desktop ikon if this option was selected via shortcut 8 To uninstall the control software double click on Start menu Programs Lightware Uninstall_LW_matrix_controller_vXXX exe ...

Page 28: ... the desired IP address from Comm Port drop down menu No IP addresses will be shown if no Lightware LAN enabled matrix switcher is connected to the same network as the PC 4 When the Lightware Matrix Controller finds the hardware it defines the product type and a button matrix area appears according to the input and output numbers of the router I1 I2 I3 columns are representing the inputs the O1 O2...

Page 29: ...orts IP addresses Help File menu File menu contains 3 items Synchronize matrix Selecting Synchronize matrix will re read connection information from the router and refresh the display Add new IP address Selecting Add new IP address will display a new window where the user can add IP addresses of routers that are not in the same subnet Write a valid IP address and click Add IP Exit Exit will termin...

Page 30: ...yed in this window are those Lightware products that are connected to the network More than one units can be connected to one Local Area Network HELP menu After a successful connection to a Lightware router all identifying information is shown under the Help menu The connected matrix router s name MX8x8DVI_PRO installed firmware revision 2 1 1 and serial number format year and week of production a...

Page 31: ...first 8 preset memories all others from 9 to 32 are available only via Matrix Controller software Info A Preset setting stores a full configuration of all outputs that effects all outputs when loading a Preset SAVE PRESET 1 Make the desired configuration on matrix switching area 2 Select the preset memory Preset1 Preset32 where you want to save your current configuration 3 Press SAVE PRESET button...

Page 32: ...y default Preset1 Preset32 which can be renamed To modify these labels right click on the preset list The following window appears Example Select Preset3 and type the new preset name new label and click rename The new name appears in the list Close this window ...

Page 33: ...ces MX 8x8 DVI PRO has an advanced built in EDID router that can manage the emulated EDID on it s all inputs indpendently EDID can be managed using Lightware Matrix Controller software from a PC computer or Laptop through RS232 connection or Ethernet port Emulating the right EDID information helps the user and installation engineer to control overall system s signal properties EDID emulating optio...

Page 34: ... Resolution 01 640x480 60 Hz 26 1600x1200 60 Hz 02 640x480 75 Hz 27 1920x1200 60 Hz 03 848x480 60 Hz 16 9 28 480i 59 94 Hz 04 800x600 50 Hz 29 640x480 59 94 Hz 05 800x600 60 Hz 30 720x480p 60 Hz 06 800x600 75 Hz 31 576i 50 Hz 07 1024x768 50 Hz 32 720x576p 50 Hz 08 1024x768 60 Hz 33 1280x720p 50 Hz 09 1024x768 75 Hz 34 1280x720p 60 Hz 10 1152x864 75 Hz 35 1920x1080i1 50 Hz 11 1280x768 50 Hz 36 1920...

Page 35: ...propriate port from drop down menu under Comm Port and click on it If you want to connect via ethernet then you can also find IP address es in this drop down menu No IP addresses will be shown if no Lightware LAN enabled matrix switcher is connected to the same network as the PC Info After starting the CONTROL SOFTWARE it automatically searches for matrix switchers on the LAN If finds one it s IP ...

Page 36: ...36 53 4 After the MATRIX CONTROLLER found the hardware a button matrix should appear Select View EDID router window Info After a successful connection all identifying information is shown under the Help menu ...

Page 37: ...ization process the current status of the MATRIX SWITCHER EDID are shown on the two text area The Emulated EDID window contains the resolutions and the vendor names of the EDID reported to the PC for each input separately The Last Attached Monitor s EDID window contains the resolutions and vendor names of the display devices connected to matrix switcher s output ...

Page 38: ...oller PC software rereads all EDID information from the connected MATRIX SWITCHER While normal operation it is not necessary to use this menu item because the MATRIX SWITCHER always automatically reports every status change Info There is always a small delay in responses So if a new monitor is connected to the output its new EDID is not shown immediately but in 2 seconds Info As the MATRIX SWITCHE...

Page 39: ...tic EDID emulation or dynamic EDID emulation Static EDID emulation means when an EDID from memories 01 100 is selected and emulated at input s Dynamic EDID emulation occurs when an attached monitor s EDID is emulated at input s simply copying the data from the monitor This EDID changes automatically if a new monitor is attached to the output 1 Select the desired EDID from Switch EDID list from 1 1...

Page 40: ... Info If a monitor s EDID was selected to emulate DVI_OUT_1 to 8 the emulated EDID will be changed all times on thet input s when a new monitor was connected If the monitor was disconnected from output the latest EDID remains it will not be deleted from input This feature helps especially rental technicians or system integrators to keep the source continuously transmitting the signal and adopt the...

Page 41: ... Learn monitor EDID at output list according to the router s outputs 1 Select the desired display s EDID from the list 2 Choose a memory location from the to Memory list where the EDID will be stored Only memories 50 100 are available for user 3 Press TAKE button Now the EDID is stored in Matrix non volatile memory This procedure causes a status change and hence it is reported back to the MATRIX C...

Page 42: ...ile than continue with step 3 3 Select a memory location to store the selected EDID Press OK button After it was accomplished Download Ready message appears Upload EDID from memory to file The CONTROL SOFTWARE can upload EDID from the MATRIX SWITCHER and save it as an EDID file 1 Select File Upload EDID from memory to file 2 From the pop up window choose the EDID memory you want to save to file 3 ...

Page 43: ...rigger The Matrix Controller software was unable to open the selected serial communication port on the PC Solution Close any other application that uses the selected port or try to use an other serial port Do not forget to connect the serial lead to the right connector Unable to communicate with the MATRIX Trigger No router was found on the specified port or a command response timeout has occurred...

Page 44: ... the router connecting to the AC power 3 Check if the router is in LW protocol mode switch the unit in TAKE mode then lock the panel by pressing CONTROL LOCK Now the CONTROL LOCK lights red Press the OUTPUT LOCK button During pressed the SOURCE1 or SOURCE2 button lights up according to the selected protocol If SOURCE1 button lights LW protocol is selected firmware upgrade is possible 4 Launch LW_b...

Page 45: ...ttons will light up for a while indicating that the unit is ready for operation In case of failure repeat steps 7 to 10 Info Once the firmware upgrade failed the router will NOT indicate it s bootloader enabled state with TAKE LOAD SAVE buttons blinking because previous software has been deleted but steps 1 to 10 can still be repeated ...

Page 46: ...ootloader_v10 jar program from START Programs Lightware on you computer 8 Select the desired COM PORT using Com Port menu 9 Open the new firmware file file name example MX8x8DVI_v17 hex using File Open menu from its current location 10 Click DOWNLOAD using Firmware menu The download status appears on processbar Never disconnect the RS232 cable during firmware upgrade When download completes READY ...

Page 47: ...z Pixel Clock frequency MHz Comment 640x480 60 00 31 47 25 18 DOS VGA 800x600 60 32 37 88 40 VESA SVGA 800x600 75 00 46 87 49 5 VESA SVGA 832x624 74 55 49 72 57 29 MACINTOSH 1280x720 60 00 45 00 74 25 HDTV 720p 1024x768 60 00 48 36 65 VESA XGA 1024x768 75 00 60 02 78 75 VESA XGA 1360x768 47 7 60 00 WIDE XGA 1152x870 75 06 68 68 100 MACINTOSH 1280x1024 75 00 80 00 135 00 VESA SXGA 1400x1050 60 00 6...

Page 48: ...ernet port RJ 45 female connector Ethernet protocol TCP IP UDP IP ARP ICMP SNMP TFTP Telnet DHCP BOOTP HTTP and AutoIP General Power 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 1 8 1 0 A Compliance CE EMI EMC EN 55103 1 EN 55103 2 Safety EN 60065 Class I Rack mount Yes 1U high Enclosure Metal Enclosure dimensions 44 mm H x 446 mm W x 302 mm D Weight 3kg Warranty 3 years ...

Page 49: ...MX 8x8 DVI Pro User s Manual Page 49 53 Mechanical Drawings 482 mm Front view 43 9 mm 446 mm Rear view 482 mm 300 mm 310 mm housing only including buttons and connectors 446 mm Top view ...

Page 50: ...Page 50 53 air inlet never block air flow Rear Front Left view Front Rear fans air outlet never block air flow Right view ...

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Page 52: ...ard HW BIOS Card HW BIOS 8INDV Control P 8OUDV PSU CPU CD ROM EDID Router LAN IP ADDR SUBNET 2 Electrical check GND EARTH 3 3V 5V CPU Live Fan1 Fan2 Buttons Inputs Input LED s Outputs RS 232 LAN Model name Serial number Date of manufacture Checked ...

Page 53: ...s from the date of purchase The customer shall pay shipping charges when unit is returned for repair Lightware will cover shipping charges for return shipments to customers In case of defect please call your local representative or Lightware at Lightware Visual Engineering 1071 Budapest Peterdy str 15 HUNGARY Tel 36 1 889 6177 Fax 36 1 342 9903 E mail support lightware hu ...