FOURKAY MX4K44BT-TW PoE Receivers Ethernet Matrix Switch Instruction Manual

June 14, 2024
FOURKAY

FOURKAY MX4K44BT-TW PoE Receivers Ethernet Matrix Switch

Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully before connecting, operating or adjusting this product. Please keep this manual for future reference.

SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE RECOMMENDED
This product contains sensitive electrical components that may be damaged by electrical spikes, surges, electric shocks, lightning strikes, etc. Use of surge protection systems is highly recommended in order to protect and extend the life of your equipment.

SAFETY NOTICE

  1. The transmission distances of HDMI over UTP cables are measured using TE CONNECTIVITY 1427071-6

  2. EIA/TIA-568-B termination (T568B) for CAT cables is recommended for better performance.

  3. DO NOT use 568A/568B standard mixed CAT cable (cross-over cable) because there are 2 pairs swapped, this will make POE OVER-CURRENT and damage POE components. Please use straight-through CAT cable (both RJ45 headers are 568A or 568B standard).

  4. It is recommended that power up the device after connections of the source, sink, and CAT cable.

  5. To reduce the interference among the unshielded twisted pairs of wires in CAT cable, do not run HDBaseT / Zone Cat5e/6/6a cabling with or in close parallel proximity to main power cables. Shielded CAT cables can be used to improve EMI problems, which is worsen in long transmission.

  6. Because the quality of the CAT cables has a major effect on how long the transmission limit can be achieved and how good is the received picture quality, the actual transmission range is subject cables.

  7. Do not substitute or use any other Power Supply other than the enclosed unit, or a Factor Electronics-approved Replacement Part. Doing so will void the warranty and potentially expose the user to dangerous voltages resulting in an electrical shock.

  8. Do not disassemble the device
    warranty. Also, our unique case is an integral part of the design of this unit and is responsible for cooling and circuitry shielding. Any modifications to this case will potentially cause malfunction and product failure.

  9. Do not expose the device to water, moisture, or liquid. Possible electric shock may result as well as failure of the unit to operate.

Introduction

The MX4K44BT is an HDMI/HDBaseT matrix that can route four Hi-Def sources to any four HDTV displays, supporting 1080p Full HD up to 4K@60Hz HDR plus all 3D formats, along with multichannel digital audio formats such as Dolby® True HD and DTS-
Embedded audio extractors can extract the audio and output via L/R or Coaxial. Volume can be controlled for analog audio out. Based on the HDBaseT Lite chipset inside, the output distance can reach up to 70m via Cat5e/Cat6. Each source can be routed to any display using the front-panel push buttons, IR remote control, RS-232 interface, or via TCP/IP.

Features

  • 4x HDMI inputs, 4x HDBT outputs and 1x HDMI loop output
  • Supports 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, HDR and full 3D
  • HDBT output 1 supports conversion from 4K to 1080P
  • Supports 4K resolution up to 40m, and 1080p to 70m over a single CAT cable
  • Smart CSC technology supports outputting 6G or 3G video depending on sink device
  • IR/RS232 signal can pass through to the corresponding receiver (1 to 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3, 4 to 4) via HDBaseT.
  • Supports IR extension to control the matrix via remote control away from 10m
  • Supports IR Matrix function to control the sinks or sources.
  • Support IDIR function to separately control each sink connected to HDBT Output.
  • 1x L/R audio input, can be embedded into any HDMI input
  • Analog/ digital audio output simultaneously
  • Push buttons, IR, RS-232, TCP/IP, and Web GUI for control
  • EDID management
  • HDCP 2.2 compliant
  • Volume control on analog audio outputs
  • 12V POC

Panel Descriptions

Front Panel

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  1. LCD display —Shows the status of input-output selection, EDID info, and so on.
  2. IR receiver window —-Receives the IR from the remote control of the HDBaseT-4x4Matrix.
  3. Power LED indicator —Indicates the power status for the matrix.
  4. Power button —Press to power on/off the matrix.
  5. HDMI output selection buttons 1 to 4 —Press to select the outputs from 1 to 4.
  6. All buttons for HDMI outputs —Press to select all of the outputs from 1 to 4.
  7. Menu button —Press to enter EDID set mode. Three EDID segments will be displayed on the LCD panel formatted as INPUT VIDEO AUDIO, for example, IN1 1080P 2.0CH, which means to set 1080P 2.0CH EDID to INPUT1. The blinking segment can be changed currently. Segment content items are listed below:
INPUT VIDEO AUDIO Note
IN1 1080P 2.0CH.
IN2 1080I 5.1CH
IN3 3D 7.1CH
IN4 4K303G   HDMI 4K@30Hz 444
ALL 4K603G   ALL=Set EDID to ALL INPUTs

HDMI 4K@60Hz 420

 | 4K606G|  | HDMI 4K@60Hz 444
INPUT| VIDEO| AUDIO| Note
---|---|---|---
IN1| 1080P| 2.0CH.|
IN2| 1080I| 5.1CH|
IN3| 3D| 7.1CH|
IN4| 4K303G|  | HDMI 4K@30Hz 444
ALL| 4K603G|  | ALL=Set EDID to ALL INPUTs

HDMI 4K@60Hz 420

 | 4K606G|  | HDMI 4K@60Hz 444

  • Up selection button — Press to change a
  • ESC —Press to quit EDID set mode.
  • Lock LED indicator —Indicates the status of the Lock.
  • Lock button —Press to lock the buttons of the front panel.
  • HDMI input selection button 1 to 4 —Press to select the inputs from 1 to 4.
  • PTP button —Press to mirror all inputs and outputs (e.g. output 1 to input1, output 2 to input2, and so on).
  • Selection button —Press to select a segment to change settings. The selected segment will be blinking.
  • Down select button— Press to change the segment’s value
  • Enter button- — Press to set the EDID to a specified INPUT or copy the EDID from a

Back Panel

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  • L/R in 3.5mm Analogue audio input for embedding audio onto HDMI outputs.
  • IR inputs 1 to 4— 3.5mm stereo phone-jack, connect to an IR receiver
  • IR outputs 1 to 4 — 3.5mm mono phone jack, connected to an IR transmitter cable.
  • RS232 port with each HDBT out— 3-pin Phoenix terminal connector. Connect to a PC, RS232 extension to the Balun.
  • Coaxial digital audio output —Extracted audio corresponds with the HDMI video output
  • L/R analog audio output—Extracted audio corresponds with the HDMI video output.
  • TCP/IP port RJ45 connector, TCP/IP control
  • RS232 port DB9 connector, to control the matrix from a PC or control processor
  • DIP switches Used for global EDID settings
  • HDMI inputs 1 to 4—Connect HDMI sources
  • HDBT outputs 1 to 4— Connect to remote baluns via CAT cable
  • HDMI loop output 1— Connect to HDMI display device.
  • IR extension receiver input — 3.5mm stereo phone jack, connects to the IR receiver cable
  • Power port—Use the included 24V/3.5ADC adaptor to power the matrix.
  • GND Connect to the ground if necessary

Remote Control Description

Output and Input select

  1. A. OUTPUT-X select INPUT-Y:
    • Press OUTPUT-X (X = outputs1 to 4 ) Press INPUT-Y ( Y = inputs 1 to 4 )
    • Press OUTPUT-X (X= outputs 1 to 4 ) and press the left and right arrow buttons to select the input.
  2. B. All outputs select INPUT-Y: Press ALL button in zone OUTPUT Press INPUT-Y button ( Y means 1 to 4 of inputs ), then INPUT-Y switched to ALL OUTPUTS
  3. C. Mirror all inputs and outputs (Ex. Input 1 to output 1, input 2 to output 2, etc):

Press the PTP button in the Zone OUTPUT EDID Set-Up

  1. A. Fixed EDID to INPUT-Y/ALL
    Press 10801/1080P/3D/4K Press 2.0CH/5.1CH/7.1CH>INPUT-Y/ALL button in Zone INPUT

  2. B. Copy the EDID of OUTPUT-X to INPUT-Y/ALL
    Press the COPY button Press the OUTPUT-X button Press the INPUT-Y/ALL button

  3. C. User-defined EDID to INPUT-YIALL
    Press USER1/USER2 button Press INPUT-Y/ALL
    NOTE: The pressing button sequence should be finished in 5 seconds, otherwise, the operation is discarded.

Application Diagram’

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Note: There is three IR Control Modes

  1. Via IR extension to control the matrix using matrix remote control
  2. Via IR input cable on HDBT Receiver and IR output cable on the matrix to return control the DVD.
  3. Via IR input on the matrix to control the TV.

Specifications

Bandwidth 18Gbps (4K@60Hz 4:4:4 8bit)
Video Input Connectors 4xHDMI Type A, 19-pin, female
Video Output Connectors 1x HDMI Type A, 19-pin, female, 4x RJ45 Connector
Audio Input Connectors 1x L/R
Audio Output Connectors 4x RCA(SPDIF), 4x L/R
RS232 Serial port 1x DB-9, female

4x 3-pin phoenix terminal connector.

TCP/IP Control| 1x RJ45, female
IR input ports| 5×3.5mm stereo jack
IR output ports| 4×3.5mm mono jack
Rack-Mountable| rack ears included
Dimensions(Lx WxD)| 440mm x 235mm x 43mm, w/o feet
Shipping Weight| 2.7KG
Operating Temperature| 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
Storage Temperature| -4°F to 140°F(-20°C to 60°C)
Power Supply| 24V/3.5A DC

Package Contents

  • 1x MX4K44BT-TW
  • 1x 24V/3.5A DC Power Supply
  • 1x Power Cord
  • 1x Master Remote Control
  • 4x IR Transmitter
  • 5x IR Receiver
  • 1xRack-mount kit

RS-232 Pin Assignment

MX4K44BT-TW DCE ) Remote Control Console ( DTE )
PIN Assignment
1 NC
2 Tx
3 Rx
4 NC
5 GND
6 NC
7 NC
8 NC
9 NC
  • Baud Rate : 57600 bps
  • Data Bits : 8-bit
  • Parity: None
  • Stop Bit: 1-bit
  • Flow Control : None

NOTE: Use a Straight Through DB9 Cable to connect the matrix to a computer, DO NOT use a Crossover Cable (Null Modem Cable).

RS232 and Telnet Commands

No. Command Action
0 ? Print Help Information
1 HELP Print Help Information
2 STATUS Print System Status And Port Status
3 PON Power On, System Run On Normal State
4 POFF Power Off, System Run On Power Save State



5

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PMD xx

| Power Deep Off Mode

Control For “POFF” Command,

xx=ON: Only Panel And IR Can Wake Up System,

xx=OFF: RS232, Network, Panel And IR Can Wake Up System,

6| IR ON/OFF| Set System IR Control On Or Off (Only for IR Extension)
7| KEY ON/OFF| Set System KEY Control On Or Off
8| BEEP ON/OFF| Set Onboard Beep On Or Off
9| LCD ON/OFF| Set LCD Always On Or Auto Turn Off In Power On State


10

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RESET

| Reset System And Network To Default Setting

(Should Type “Yes” To Confirm, “No” To Discard)


11

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RSB x

| Set RS232 Baud Rate to x bps

x=[0:115200 1:57600, 2:38400, 3:19200, 4:9600]


12

| ****

RESET ALL

| ****

Reset System And Network To Default Setting



13

| ****


OUT xx ON/OFF

| ****


Set OUTPUT:xx On Or Off



14

| ****


OUT xx FR yy

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Set OUTPUT:xx From INPUT:yy




15

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POH xx ON/OFF

| Set OUTPUT:xx POH On Or Off xx=00: Select All OUTPUT Port xx=[01…04]: Select One OUTPUT Port

yy=[01…04]: Select One INPUT Port


16

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EDID xx CP, yy

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Set Input:xx EDID Copy From Output:yy




17

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EDID xx DF zz

| Set Input:xx EDID To Default EDID:zz xx=00: Select All Input Port xx=[01…04]: Select One Input Port yy=[01…04]: Select One Output Port

zz=00: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 2CH PCM

  zz=01: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY

zz=02: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=03: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=04: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=05: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=06: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=07: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=08: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=09: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=10: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=11: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=12: DVI 1280×1024@60Hz, Audio None
zz=13: DVI 1920×1080@60Hz, Audio None
zz=14: DVI 1920×1200@60Hz, Audio None
zz=15: User EDID 1
zz=16: User EDID 2
zz=17: GUI Download EDID
zz=18: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=19: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=20: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=21: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=22: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=23: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD


PRESET pp SET aa,bb,cc,dd

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Set Preset: pp Config


PRESET pp SAVE

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Save Current Output Connection To Preset: pp Config

 | Apply Preset: pp Config To Output Connection


PRESET pp APPLY

| pp=[01..08]: Select Preset Index

aa=[01..04]: Output 01 From aa, [00]: Not Set

 | bb: Output 02 … dd: Output 04


PRESET STATUS

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Print Preset Config Status



MUTE mm TX yy

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Set Output(TX):yy Audio Mute ON Or OFF

 | Set Output(TX):yy Audio Volume to xx
 | xx=[00…30]: Volume Value
VOL xx TX yy| xx=+: Volume Increase
 | xx=-: Volume Decrease
 | mm=ON: Mute On
 | zz=01: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
---|---
zz=02: HDMI 1080p@60Hz, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=03: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=04: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=05: HDMI 1080i@60Hz, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=06: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=07: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=08: HDMI 1080p@60Hz/3D, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=09: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=10: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=11: HDMI 4K@30Hz 4:4:4, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=12: DVI 1280×1024@60Hz, Audio None
zz=13: DVI 1920×1080@60Hz, Audio None
zz=14: DVI 1920×1200@60Hz, Audio None
zz=15: User EDID 1
zz=16: User EDID 2
zz=17: GUI Download EDID
zz=18: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=19: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=20: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:2:0, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD
zz=21: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 2CH PCM
zz=22: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 5.1CH DTS/DOLBY
zz=23: HDMI 4K@60Hz 4:4:4, Audio 7.1CH DTS/DOLBY/HD


PRESET pp SET aa,bb,cc,dd

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Set Preset: pp Config


PRESET pp SAVE

| ****

Save Current Output Connection To Preset: pp Config

 | Apply Preset: pp Config To Output Connection


PRESET pp APPLY

| pp=[01..08]: Select Preset Index

aa=[01..04]: Output 01 From aa, [00]: Not Set

 | bb: Output 02 … dd: Output 04


PRESET STATUS

| ****

Print Preset Config Status



MUTE mm TX yy

| ****


Set Output(TX):yy Audio Mute ON Or OFF

 | Set Output(TX):yy Audio Volume to xx
 | xx=[00…30]: Volume Value
VOL xx TX yy| xx=+: Volume Increase
 | xx=-: Volume Decrease
 | mm=ON: Mute On

GUI Control

PC SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows Operation System

INSTALLATION

  1. The HDBaseT4x4 Matrix software controller is green software. Simply copy the “4×4 HDMI
  2. Matrix Controller vx..exe” to your PC which is used to control the Matrix by connecting an
  3. RS232 COM or TCP port to complete the installation.

Preparation

  1. Connect the PC and Matrix with the included RS232 cable or UTP cable
  2. Power up Matrix (It will take approx 5 seconds to be ready with a “Di” beep sound)
  3. Double click the 4×4 HDMI Matrix Controller vx.x.exe” icon to run it

Common information

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  1. COM port or TCP connect status
  2. Control command process status
  3. Prompt message display area
  4. Date and Time display

GENERAL

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  1. Select control mode: RS232 COM mode (Auto COM ports detected) or TCP mode

  2. List detected COM ports

  3. List all Matrix devices after a search operation

  4. Click to search all Matrix devices that connected in the same subnet

  5. Click to configuration

  6. Click to connect or disconnect the PC and Matrix ( Connection will be established automatically before the control commands transmit )

  7. Click to refresh the device status: include device information displayed in the area and Input/output port connection status in the area.
    NOTE : Tab pages cannot be changed while the control command is processing.

  8. To enable or disable Input/output tags displaying when setting buttons on the page focused

  9. Device information display area

  10. Input/output port connection status

Set TCP control configuration
Click the Config button to show the TCP configuration window

  • Set the tag to identify the Matrix device
  • Set IP mode: The Subnet should support DHCP protocol when set Auto IP mode, then the Matrix device will obtain IP automatically. Otherwise, set Static IP mode and designate a useable IP for the Matrix device
  • Set IP address, not editable when Auto IP mode is selected.
    Note: The last IP BYTE’s range is 2-252.

“Port Tag” page

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  • Input port tags
    Click to edit Input port tags

  • Output port tags

  • Click to edit Output port tags

NOTE: Edit boxes are read-only, click the “Edit” button to edit the tags in the pop up window. One set of Input/output port tags can be set for the Matrix device when the COM control mode is selected.
Input/output port tags can be set for each respective Matrix device according to the device’s MAC address.

Edit Input port tags
After the action of?, the edit form will pop up as below:

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  • Define tags for respective Input ports, then devices connected the Input ports can be easily remembered
  • Click buttons with “x” caption to delete the tag that you want to delete, if a tag is still u sed by any other Input port, the delete action will be discarded.

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  • Define the tags for each respective Output port, the Output ports will be easily remembered.
  • Click buttons with “x” caption to delete a tag. If a tag is still being used by any other Output port, the delete action will be discarded.

Settings” page

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  • LED displays the Input number for the respective Output port
  • Click to select the Input port for the respective Output port
  • Click to select previous or next Input ports for the respective Output port
  • Displays the IN/OUT with tag information when a mouse moves cursors over 2 buttons
  • Pre-Setting items: Default is Port to Port
  • Click to edit the selected pre-setting item
  • Set selected pre-setting item to Matrix

NOTE : When you Change to this “Settings” page, the software will try to refresh the source selection status of the Output port.

Pop-up tag messages
When the “Display Input, Output tags setting buttons are on” The “General” page is checked and the Input/output port tag has been defined, tag messages will pop up like this:

Pop-up Menu
When the mouse cursors over the setting buttons click the mouse and the menu will pop up like this

Output” to “4 Outputs”: Set the current Output (right click the mouse) and the next x-1 (× range is from 1 to 4, set total x Outputs at the same time )all Output(s) from the same Input Port to Port: Outnut fram lonut Cutout from lonut Cutout? from Innut? ete

Edit the selected pre-set
After the action of, the edit output form will pop up below:

  1. Pre-Set name
  2. Set all Output ports from the same Input
  3. Select the Input for the respective Output

“EDID control” page

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  1. Set the EDID mode for the selected Input port or All Input ports, and click the “Set” button to complete the action.

  2. NOTE: When setting User1/User2 EDID mode, download the EDID content to the User1
    Memory/User2 Memory first. The User1/User2 default EDID content is 1080p, Stereo Audio 2.0.

  3. Copy the EDID from an Output port to a selected Input port or All Input ports, and click the “Copy” button to complete the action.

  4. Read the EDID content from an Output port and display in the grid, click the “Read” button to complete the action.

  5. Save the EDID content which is displayed in the grid to a binary file (file extension is “.bin”)

  6. Open the EDID binary file and display in the grid

  7. Download EDID content which is displayed in the grid to selected Input port or All Input ports, click the “Download” button to complete an action. When User1 Memory/User2 Memory is selected, download EDID content to respective memory then User1/User2 EDID mode can be set.

  8. EDID content displaying grid

  9. NOTE: EDID content displayed in the grid is read-only. Click to clear EDID content displayed in a grid

“IR Configuration” page

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To enable or disable the IR control functions. When the box is checked the IR control functions are enabled, otherwise the IR control functions are disabled. This setting is not memorized. IR control function is always enabled after power up.

“FW upgrade” page

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  1. Click to open the firmware file (file extension is “fw”).
  2. Firmware upgrade progress
  3. Click the button to upgrade the firmware.

NOTE: If a failure occurs during the upgrading firmware process, the following steps SHOULD be completed sequentially to establish the next upgrade procedure:

  1. Power down the Matrix
  2. Close the 4×4 HDMI Matrix Controller
  3. Re-power up the Matrix, then wait for 10 seconds to ensure the Matrix is ready
  4. Run 4×4 HDMI Matrix Controller, open firmware file and upgrade again
    Firmware upgrading messages display
    Click to clear the messages displayed in the memo box.

Maintenance

Clean this unit with a soft, dry cloth. Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzene to clean this unit.

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