PVI VuMATRIX 4K IPRX LE, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...1 VuMATRIX 4K LE PRO HDMI over Internet Protocol Network ProVideoInstruments Corp Production Headquarters Building 7022 TPC Drive Orlando FL 32822 USA Tel 407 720 6101 Fax 407 720 6105 Operations Manual ...

Page 2: ... Note Images and illustrations in this operations manual are for reference only and may differ from actual product Location of the Identification label Every transmitter and receiver comes with an identification label This label contains the serial number and website to download manuals for your product It is located on the bottom of each of your transmitter and receiver Additional Note The transm...

Page 3: ... electric shock if unit gets wet Pool or Kitchen sink etc Do not overload wall outlets beyond their maximum power load Risk of electric fire or shock can occur Place power cord so that they are not to be pinched or walked on Never insert any metallic object into the devices as risk of electric shock may occur If unit cover is removed never touch anything inside the unit while powered on This may r...

Page 4: ...input and outputs allowing you to change channels on the TV using the original remotes to change channels on all your televisions The VuMATRIX system also comes with USB over IP which is a new technology to control USB devices such as a mouse or keyboard through the VuMATRIX transmitters and receivers on your network So how does this all work Below you will find an illustration of how the VuMATRIX...

Page 5: ...after changing value 7 Option Button 1 8 Option Button 2 Back Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Connection light showing that fiber is connected 2 Fiber port for Fiber connection 3 Ethernet port connector for internet cable RJ 45 connector 4 HDMI input connector for HDMI video input 5 USB over IP protocol input for connecting USB devices across the VuMATRIX network 6 Power indicator light indicating if the po...

Page 6: ...annel number after changing value 7 Option Button 1 8 Option Button 2 Back Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Connection light showing that fiber is connected 2 Fiber port for Fiber connection 3 Ethernet port connector for internet cable RJ 45 connector 4 HDMI output connector for HDMI video output to television 5 USB inputs for USB over IP interface Mouse Keyboard 6 Power indicator light showing if power is c...

Page 7: ...mal Operation or Program Mode 8 Digital Display for Channel Number 9 Channel Down Button 10 Channel Up Button 11 Option Button 2 12 Option Button 1 13 Audio Option Button Back Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Hard Reset button to set to factory settings 2 Fiber output 3 LAN output to connect to your switch 4 HDMI input from video source 5 USB inputs for USB over IP interface 6 DC power adapter input where you ...

Page 8: ...or Program Mode 8 Digital Display for Channel Number 9 Channel Down Button 10 Channel Up Button 11 Option Button 2 12 Option Button 1 13 Audio Option Button Back Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Factory Reset Button 2 Fiber port for Fiber connection 3 Ethernet port connector for internet cable RJ 45 connector 4 HDMI output connector for HDMI video output to television 5 USB inputs for USB over IP interface Mou...

Page 9: ...the computer some computer models do not have blinking lights on the Ethernet port of the computer 2 Once you have verified that both sets of Ethernet port lights are blinking go to the computer and go to your Desktop Navigate to the bottom right hand side of the desktop and find the WIFI or LAN symbol The WIFI and LAN symbol are shown below The WIFI or LAN symbol is located inside the taskbar as ...

Page 10: ...on please continue to step 5 Only complete these steps if you are unable to locate the WIFI or LAN ICON in the taskbar Go to your keyboard HOLD DOWN the windows key FIRST and press the R button This will open the Run window as shown below Type in the open box type control panel and click OK as shown below This will open the control panel window Change the view by category to large icons Configurin...

Page 11: ...enter Icon and click on it 5 In the Networking and Sharing Window click on Change adapter settings 6 Go to the WIFI icon and right click it The Wi Fi adapter window will open Then select disable at the top of the window Configuring the VuMATRIX Transmitters ...

Page 12: ...ick it On the Ethernet adapter window scroll to the bottom of the window and select properties 8 In the Ethernet properties window select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then click on properties Configuring the VuMATRIX Transmitters ...

Page 13: ... the subnet mask is 255 255 0 0 10 Download the PVI 4K over IP Control Center Software from quickinstallnow com NOTE Before you start programming your transmitters you need to fill out the included Transmitter Network Map The IP addresses will start at 192 168 0 101 for the transmitters The channel numbers will start at 225 0 100 0 This will be your complete guide for programming all your transmit...

Page 14: ...PORTANT NOTE Every single Transmitter MUST have a different IP address and a different HOST ID If this configuration is not completed the Transmitters will not function properly and will not communicate across your network This Transmitter Network Map can also be referenced to change channels on the receivers Transmitter Network Map IMPORTANT Please print and compile a reference page with all your...

Page 15: ...Control Center software 12 In the 4K VuMATRIX software click on the scan button in the top left corner of the window 13 Once the scan button is selected the IP address of the transmitter will be showing under the TX window The IP address will be located here for the transmitter Configuring the VuMATRIX Transmitters ...

Page 16: ...nd enter the Multicast IP address as shown in your Transmitter Network Map IMPORTANT SELECT A DIFFERENT NUMBER PER EACH OF YOUR TRANSMITTER UNITS DO NOT SELECT ZERO OR IT WILL NOT WORK AND THE RECEIVERS WILL STAY IN VIDEO NOT READY mode IF YOU ARE UNSURE RECONNECT EACH TRANSMITTER AND VERIFY THIS PARAMETER IS SET CORRECTLY SO EACH TRANSMITTER WILL HAVE A PROPER ID 1 2 3 4 Configuring the VuMATRIX ...

Page 17: ...re 17 Once the IP address is entered select apply in the top right corner of the window 18 A pop up window will appear asking you to reboot for new settings to take effect Select yes NOTE Please wait for approximately 2 minutes after selecting reboot to allow unit enough time to restart Configuring the VuMATRIX Transmitters ...

Page 18: ...f you have more than one transmitter to program go to the next transmitter and connect it to your computer as in step 1 22 Repeat Steps 12 through 19 for all your transmitters NOTE Don t forget to use the Transmitter Network Map when programming all your transmitters Using the network map will ensure that all transmitters will have different IP addresses and Channel s so that there will be no comm...

Page 19: ...4 Game Room 2 5 etc etc etc VERY IMPORTANT NOTE Every single Receiver MUST have a different IP address If this configuration is not completed the Receivers will not function properly and will not communicate across your network NOTE The DEFAULT TX ID is the default transmitter the receiver will connect to when started This HOST ID is programmed in each transmitter as per the chapter above in this ...

Page 20: ...o provide power to the receiver You should see both lights blinking on the Ethernet port of the receiver and the Ethernet port of the computer some computer models do not have blinking lights on the Ethernet port of the computer 2 Double click on the VuMATRIX control software if it is not already open 3 In the 4K VuMATRIX software click on the scan button in the top left corner of the window Confi...

Page 21: ... 5 Click on Multicast and select the default TRANSMITTER HOST ID to connect to at the start DO NOT SELECT ZERO START FROM 1 above These are the channel numbers for the transmitters To have a specific channel for this receiver please refer to the Transmitter Network Map to reference the transmitter name with the channel number Configuring the VuMATRIX Receivers ...

Page 22: ...re below It is only for visual reference 8 Programming is complete for your receiver 9 If you have more than one receiver to program go to the next receiver and connect it to your computer as in step 1 10 Then Repeat steps 2 through 8 for all your receivers NOTE Don t forget to use the Receiver Network Map when programming all your receivers Using the network map will ensure that all receivers wil...

Page 23: ...and select open Network and Sharing Center as in step 2 3 in Configuring the VuMATRIX Transmitters 12 In the Networking and Sharing Window click on Change adapter settings 13 Right click on the Wi Fi Adapter and select Enable 14 The basic setup for your transmitters and receivers is complete Configuring the VuMATRIX Receivers ...

Page 24: ...roller software 1 Go to quickinstallnow com and download the 4K Over IP Channel Controller software 2 Open the pvicontroller ini file in a basic text editor Notepad or Wordpad for example 3 Edit the receiver names NOTE All the spaces must be the same For example if changing the name for 192 168 0 151 you would enter in that line 192 168 0 151 Living Room 1 Do Not Forget the spaces here between the...

Page 25: ...mitter names NOTE All the spaces must be the same For example if changing the name for tx1 you would enter in tx1 Blu Ray Do Not Forget the spaces here between the sign 6 Use your Transmitter Network Map to help guide you in changing the names The tx1 tx2 etc are the channel numbers For example if you have a channel number of 255 0 100 1 the last digit or digits is the channel number The channel n...

Page 26: ...ANT NOTE The pvicontroller ini file must be saved in a folder with the 4K Over IP Controller software If the pvicontroller ini is not saved inside the same folder the program WILL not work Both the control software and the pvicontroller ini files are inside the same folder 4K Over IP Channel Controller ...

Page 27: ...ftware This will open the channel controller window 9 Select the room or area that you want to change the channel on 10 Then select the channel you would like to watch 11 The channel will change to the selected channel 4K Over IP Channel Controller ...

Page 28: ...receivers and refer to the Receiver Network Map 1 To access the advanced options please refer to Step 16 on Configuring the VuMATRIX Transmitters When you access the transmitter you will see the settings window below Select the Functions tab 2 Scroll down to the USB over IP options Make sure the Enable USB over IP box is checked Under the Operation Mode the active per request check box is checked ...

Page 29: ...r IP capabilities Serial Over IP NOTE To enable Serial Over IP across your network all the transmitters and receivers must have the option enabled Start with the transmitters and refer to the Transmitter Network Map Then go to the receivers and refer to the Receiver Network Map 1 To access the advanced options please refer to Step 16 on Configuring the VuMATRIX Transmitters When you access the tra...

Page 30: ...audrate settings Only change these settings if you have experience in networking or knowledge in serial data transmission Click Apply to save changes 4 Select the system tab on the top of the window Click on the Utilities button Then click the reboot button DO NOT select the factory default button The unit will reboot and the transmitter setup is complete Advanced Settings ...

Page 31: ...se many different applications to send and receive commands Below are some examples of the most common ways to send API commands to your transmitters and receivers Built in Web Interface 1 To access the advanced options please refer to Step 16 on Configuring the VuMATRIX Transmitters When you access the transmitter or receiver you will see the settings window below Select the System Tab 2 Select t...

Page 32: ...he Console API Command 4 Enter in the commands you want to send to the transmitters and receivers Once a command has been entered into text box click apply to send the command Type in the API commands here Advanced Settings ...

Page 33: ...ress of the device you are trying to access through Telnet The default port number is 24 Select Telnet option Then click Open 3 The command line interface window will open as shown below Then type in root for the user name to log in to the device Then enter in your commands to send to the device Advanced Settings ...

Page 34: ...lnow com and download the Telnet commands document Video Wall Example of a 4 x 4 video wall configuration For a complete guide on how to configure and setup video walls refer to the Video Wall Guide Go to quickinstallnow com to download the Video Wall Guide Advanced Settings ...

Page 35: ...quickinstallnow com Transmitters 1 Connect the HDMI cable to the video out of the media source Cable Box DVD Player Computer PlayStation etc 2 Plug the other end of the HDMI cable into the VuMATRIX transmitter HDMI Input 3 Then connect your VuMATRIX Transmitter to your switch If your transmitter Ethernet lights do not light up when you plug the unit in use the provided power supply to power the tr...

Page 36: ...DMI cable to your HDMI IN on your television or projector Then take the opposite end of the cable and connect it to the HDMI OUT on the receiver 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 for all the transmitters and receivers that you are trying to connect across your network Connections ...

Page 37: ...R sensor on the front of your television Take the IR TX cable and plug it into the IR OUT of the Transmitter Place IR TX sensor in front of media source dvd player cable box etc and the IR extender setup is complete The transmitter and receiver must be on the same channel for the IR extenders to work properly Connections ...

Page 38: ...lp you as soon as possible Why the email is faster than the phone call Because we can address your email to a very specific engineer and he can send you a quick and precise reply with pictures step by step guides or files we cannot do on the phone The emails are responded very quickly usually within 30 minutes Monday to Thursday 9 am 5pm EST and Friday 9 am to Noon Requests sent Friday Afternoon S...

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Page 40: ...smitter Network Map SW version VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Transmitters Transmitter IP ADDRESS Channel Transmitter NAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Appendix ...

Page 41: ...W version VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Transmitters Transmitter IP ADDRESS Channel Transmitter NAMES 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 Appendix ...

Page 42: ...iver Network Map SW version VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Receivers Transmitter IP ADDRESS Channel RECEIVER Names 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Appendix ...

Page 43: ...3 SW version VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Receivers Transmitter IP ADDRESS Channel RECEIVER Names 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 72 71 Appendix ...