LINDY 38396-7 4K30 HDMI & USB over IP Extender – Decoder User Manual

LINDY 38396-7 4K30 HDMI & USB over IP Extender – Decoder

Safety Instructions

WARNING !
Please read the following safety information carefully and always keep this document with the product. Failure to follow these precautions can result in serious injuries or death from electric shock, fire or damage to the product. Touching the internal components or a damaged cable may cause electric shock, which may result in death. This device is a switching type power supply and can work with supply voltages in the range 100 – 240 VAC For worldwide usability four different AC adapters are enclosed: Euro type, UK type, US/Japan type and Australia/New Zealand type. Use the appropriate AC adapter as shown in the picture and ensure it is firmly secured in place and does not detach by pulling before installing into a power socket.
To reduce risk of fire, electric shocks or damage:

•  Do not open the product nor its power supply. There are no user serviceable parts inside.
•  Only qualified servicing personnel may carry out any repairs or maintenance.
• Never use damaged cables.
• Do not expose the product to water or places of moisture.
•  Do not use this product outdoors it is intended for indoor use only.
•  Do not place the product near direct heat sources. Always place it in a well-ventilated place.
•  Do not place heavy items on the product or the cables.
•  Please ensure any adapters are firmly secured and locked in place before inserting into a wall socket

Instructions for Use of Power Supply

To connect the adapter Slide the desired plug adapter into the power supply until it locks into place. To remove the adapter Press the push button latch. While pressed, remove the adapter.

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the 4K30 HDMI & USB over IP Extender. This product has been designed to provide trouble free, reliable operation. It benefits from both a LINDY 2-year warranty and free lifetime  technical support. To ensure correct use, please read this manual carefully and retain it for future reference.  This Encoder and Decoder features HDMI, USB and Audio signals and can be managed though a 1G  Ethernet Switch with the Controller n. 38395 or via IR and RS-232 supporting API commands also for third  party control apps. Supports resolutions up to 4K30, KVM multicast applications and video walls providing reliable solutions  for creating eye catching digital signage in retail, immersive displays at events or engaging setups in larger  conference rooms or lectures halls.  These products are based on JPEG2000 technology with an additional H.265 stream to create a secondary  network control system.

Package Contents

•  4K30 HDMI & USB over IP Encoder (38396) / Decoder (38397)
•  IR Emitter Cable, 1.5m
•  IR Receiver Cable, 1.5m
•  2 x Mounting Ears & 4 x Screws
•  3 x 3-Pin Terminal Block
•  12VDC 1A Multi-country Power Supply (UK, EU, US & AUS), Screw Type DC Jack: 5.5/2.1mm
•  Lindy Manual

Features

•  Supports input resolutions up to 3840×2160@60Hz 4:4:4 8bit, output resolutions up to 3840×2160@30Hz 4:4:4 8bit
•  Audio Pass-through of all HDMI audio formats including LPCM 2.0/5.1/7.1CH, Dolby Digital/Plus/EX, Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS-96/24, DTS-EX DSD, DTS High Res, DTS-HD Master, DTS:X
•  PoE (Power over Ethernet) support, the unit can be powered on by a PoE 1G Network Switch
•  USB 1.1 & 2.0 support to connect mouse, keyboard and other USB devices
•  Analog Audio In & Out for embedding and extractor
•  Bi-directional IR Control (20-60KHz)
•  CEC Pass-through
•  Flexible control through Web GUI, TCP, IR, RS-232 and third-party API control
•  JPEG2000 main stream and standard H.264/H.265 codec Secondary Stream (SS)
•  Support Secondary Stream VLAN ID and parameters configuration
•  Support unicast and multicast functions
•  Point-to-point extension, Matrix and Video Wall up to 9×9
•  Screw Type DC Jack for a secure power connection

Specification

•  HDMI 2.0b, 18Gbps Compliant
•  HDCP 2.2/1.4 Pass-through
•  Transmission distance: 100m (Cat.6/6A/7)
•  Video compression standard: JPEG2000
•  Network Video Bandwidth: 1G
•  PoE Standard: 802.3at
•  ESD Protection: ± 8kV (air-gap discharge)
•  Human Body Model: ± 4kV (contact discharge)
• Operating Temperature: 0°C – 40°C (32°F – 104°F)
•  Storage Temperature: -20°C – 60°C (-4°F – 140°F)
•  Relative Humidity: 20 – 90% RH (Non-condensing)
•  Metal Housing
• Colour: Black
•  Power Requirements: AC100-240V 50/60Hz
•  Power Consumption: Encoder 8W, Decoder 4W

Installation

Encoder 38396

1. POWER LED: This will flash red when the system is booting, will illuminate red when booting successfully.
2. LINK LED: This will illuminate green when there is an input signal, will flash green when it gets no signal.
3. RESET Button: Press and hold this button when the unit is powered-on until both POWER and LINK LEDs will flash simultaneously, then release the button to restore the default settings.
4.  DC 12V: Connect the 12VDC 1A PSU to an AC wall outlet and securely connector to the unit.
5. LAN (PoE): Connect to 1G Network Switch using a single RJ-45 Cat.6 or above cable to create a distributed system. The unit can be powered via PoE if the connected Switch has this feature.
6. IR IN: Connect the supplied IR Receiver cable for IR signal reception. Ensure the remote being used is within the direct line-of-sight of the IR Extender.
7. IR OUT: Connect the supplied IR Transmitter Cable for IR signal transmission. Place the IR Transmitter in direct line-of-sight of the equipment to be controlled.
8. USB HOST: Connect to a Computer for KVM function.
9.  RS-232: Connect to a PC, Serial Controller or Serial device via a phoenix block 3-way connection for the pass-through transmission of RS-232 commands.
10. AUDIO IN: Analog Audio input interface which can be embedded into the HDMI stream for pass-through over to HDMI and Audio outputs on the Decoder or be looped-out by the AUDIO OUT port on the Encoder.
11.  AUDIO OUT: Analog Audio output interface which can output the extracted audio from the HDMI IN port or the audio from the local AUDIO IN port of the Encoder. It can also output the audio transmitted from the MIC IN port of the Decoder in unicast mode (point-to-point connection).
12. HDMI OUT: Connect to a HDMI local Display.
13. HDMI IN: Connect to an HDMI source device.

Decoder 38397

1. POWER LED: This will flash red when the system is booting, will illuminate red when booting successfully.
2.  LINK LED: This will illuminate green when there is an input signal, will flash green when it gets no signal.
3.  USB 1.1: Connect to a mouse or keyboard.
4.  RESET Button: Press and hold this button when the unit is powered-on until both POWER and LINK LEDs will flash simultaneously, then release the button to restore the default settings.
5. DC 12V: Connect the 12VDC 1A PSU to an AC wall outlet and securely connector to the unit.
6. LAN (PoE): Connect to 1G Network Switch using a single RJ-45 Cat.6 or above cable to create a distributed system. The unit can be powered via PoE if the connected Switch has this feature.
7. IR IN: Connect the supplied IR Receiver cable for IR signal reception. Ensure the remote being used is within the direct line-of-sight of the IR Extender.
8. IR OUT: Connect the supplied IR Transmitter Cable for IR signal transmission. Place the IR Transmitter in direct line-of-sight of the equipment to be controlled.
9. USB 2.0: Connect to USB 2.0 devices.
10.  RS-232: Connect to a PC, Serial Controller or Serial device via a phoenix block 3-way connection for the pass-through transmission of RS-232 commands.
11.  MIC IN: Microphone interface (only for point-to-point connection).
12.  AUDIO OUT: Analog Audio output interface which can output the same audio signal from the HDMI OUT port if audio format is LPCM.
13. HDMI OUT: Connect to a HDMI Display.

Operation

Web GUI
This Extender supports playing Secondary Stream on computer through a software such as VLC media player, simultaneously it can be managed via the built-in Web GUI to configure the Secondary Stream. Please follow the below steps to enter the Web GUI:

1. Connect the Encoder with a PC, an HDMI source device and the power supply as shown below:

2. Set the PC’s IP address to 169.254.100.100 and the Subnet mask to 255.255.0.0.

3. Install a bonjour protocol checking tool (such as zeroconfServiceBrowser) on the PC to find the IP address of the Encoder. After opening the software, you can select “Workgroup Manager” in Services of Browser, select the Host name in Service-Instances, and find the IP address in the Address item in of Instance-Info.
   Notes:

   •  The window in the lower left corner displays the Host names of all SS devices in the current network.
   • The window in the lower right corner displays the Host name, IP address and Port number of the selected SS device.
   • The Host name of Encoder starts with AST-ENC; the Host name of Decoder starts with AST-DEC; the Host name of Encoder Secondary Stream chip (SS) starts with SS-ENC. The Host name of Encoder contains the Host name of the Encoder Secondary Stream chip (SS).

4. Set the PC’s IP address to the same network segment of the IP address of the Encoder Secondary Stream (SS).

5. Input the IP address of the Encoder Secondary Stream (SS) found through the bonjour protocol checking tool into the web browser of the PC. The following login interface will appear:
   

Type admin as default User Name and Password the click Log In to enter in the Status page.

Status Page
The Status page provides basic information about the installed firmware version and the network settings.
Video Page On the Video page, Main Stream and Sub Stream can be set separately. Encoding Format can be set to H.265/H.264 according to the decoding protocol used in the 3rd party software which decodes the Secondary Stream. Pull the drop-down box to select the desired format. The Resolution of the Main Stream includes Auto, Horizontal and Vertical. If Auto is set to ON, the resolution will follow the input resolution; Horizontal and Vertical display the current input resolution and are grayed out so cannot be set. If Auto is set to OFF, then Horizontal and Vertical can be set to the resolution of the Main Stream encoding. The horizontal range is 960~1920, the vertical range is 540~1080, and it needs to be an even number. Click on Apply to confirm. The Resolution of the Sub Stream includes Horizontal and Vertical and can be set to the resolution of the Sub Stream encoding. The horizontal range is 320~960, the vertical range is 180~540, and it needs to be an even number. Click on Apply to confirm. Bitrate is used to set the bit rate of the encoding.

Setting Page The Setting Page includes two parts: Network and Login. Network can be set to Static or DHCP. When is set to Static, IP address, gateway and subnet mask can be entered; When set to DHCP, the IP address, gateway and subnet mask are grayed out and cannot be changed. A DHCP server (such as a network router) which automatically assigns IP related settings, should be installed in the system. Web Port is the port of the Web page. Click on Save to confirm. After setting the IP address, the page will automatically switch to the chosen IP address. Click on Set Network Defaults to restore to the default DHCP state. The Web login password can be changed on the Login part. Enter the old password in Old Password, enter the new password in New Password, enter the new password again in Confirm Password, and click on Save button to confirm.

Update Page The SOC Update column is used to upgrade firmware. Click on Browse to select the firmware, and then click on Update. When the progress bar reaches 100%, the upgrade is completed and the device will restart automatically. The IMG Update column is used to download the no-signal picture, click on Browse to select the picture in jpg format (the resolution of the picture should be up to 1920×1080, the width should be aligned with 8, the height should be aligned with 2, and the size of the picture should be less than 512kB), and then click on Update. When the progress bar reaches 100%, the download is completed, and it will be active on the device immediately, without rebooting.

VLC Media Player Instruction

After the Web GUI is successfully connected, open the VLC media player already installed on the PC. Click on Media > Open Network Stream After clicking the Open Network Stream option, the following page will appear:
Enter a MainStream or SubStream network URL, then click on Play button. Note: The default IP address of Secondary Stream is 169.254.100.254. When the IP address of the Encoder Secondary Stream (SS) found through the bonjour protocol checking tool is different from default IP address, please use it instead of the default IP address.
On the VLC media player, you can check Secondary Main Stream or Sub Stream settings that are configured on the Video Page (please refer to Web GUI paragraph for details). Choose Tools > Codec information, a pop-up window will display and show you Stream information, as shown below. Choose Tools > Codec information > Statistics to check current Bitrate. Note: The Bitrate will float up and down when you check it, this is normal.

System Controller
This Extender can be managed by a third-party controller or the Lindy 4K30 HDMI & USB over IP Controller (part n. 38395). The Controller is recommended to set up multicast and Video Wall configurations.
As default IP mode of Control LAN port of the Controller is DHCP, the PC also needs to be set to Obtain an IP address automatically mode and a DHCP server is required.
If there is no DHCP server in the system, 192.168.0.225 will be used as the IP address of the Control LAN port. The IP address of the PC must be in the same network segment, for example set PC’s IP address as 192.168.0.88.
Web GUI can be accessed by inputting Control LAN port IP address (192.168.0.225) or the URL “http://controller.local” on the computer’s browser.
For details, please refer to the 4K30 HDMI & USB over IP Controller user manual.

Infrared Control
The Extender features an IR In and Out port, with a pair of IR extension cables provided. The extension cables allow an IR remote control to be used from the Decoder to the Encoder or vice versa. Network Switch
The network Switch used to set up the system must support the features below:

• Layer 3/managed
• Bandwidth 1 Gigabit
•  Support IGMP snooping
• 8K Jumbo frame

Lindy tested this Extender with a Netgear XSM4316S Switch.

Recycling Information

WEEE (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment), Recycling of Electronic Products

Europe, United Kingdom
In 2006 the European Union introduced regulations (WEEE) for the collection and recycling of all waste electrical and electronic equipment. It is no longer allowable to simply throw away electrical and electronic equipment. Instead, these products must enter the recycling process. Each individual EU member state, as well as the UK, has implemented the WEEE regulations into national law in slightly different ways. Please follow your national law when you want to dispose of any electrical or electronic products. More details can be obtained from your national WEEE recycling agency.

CE/FCC Statement

CE Certification
LINDY declares that this equipment complies with relevant European CE requirements.

UKCA Certification
LINDY declares that this equipment complies with relevant UKCA requirements.

FCC Certification
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
You are cautioned that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2.  This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

The enclosed power supply has passed Safety test requirements, conforming to the US American versions of the international Standard IEC 60950-1 or 60065 or 62368-1.

Hersteller / Manufacturer (EU):
LINDY-Elektronik GmbH
Markircher Str. 20
68229 Mannheim
Germany
Email: info@lindy.com,
T: +49 (0)621 470050

Manufacturer (UK):
LINDY Electronics Ltd
Sadler Forster Way
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JY
England
sales@lindy.co.uk,
T: +44 (0)1642 754000
No. 38396-7
1st Edition, July 2022
lindy.com

References

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