FOURKAY ANI-PIP-21UHD 4K 60 Multiviewer Seamless UHD Video Switcher User Manual

FOURKAY ANI-PIP-21UHD 4K 60 Multiviewer Seamless UHD Video Switcher

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Introduction

This 4K60 2×1 Multiviewer Seamless UHD Video Switcher was developed for the purpose of supporting higher output resolution (4K@60) for multiple sources on a single screen. It can combine two video signals onto a single UHD or HD displayer. The user can easily manage each input via the supplied Control Software and create any layout and position of any of the two inputs on a single monitor.
This device supports full range of input video resolutions up to 4K@60 (RB) and audio RCA /Optical de-embedding supported for external audio distribution systems.
This device can be controlled via front panel buttons, IR remote, RS-232 commands.

Features

• HDMI 2.0b, HDCP 2.2 and HDCP 1.x compliant
• Support 18Gbps video bandwidth
• Input and output resolutions support up to 4K2K@60 4:4:4
• Support LPCM, AC3, DD+, DTS, DTS-HD, up to 7.1 audio channel
• Seamless switching between input channels and combined multiple images on single UHD monitor
• Up to 4 display modes: SINGLE, PIP, PBP (1), PBP (2)
• Audio de-embedding via analog and optical fiber audio ports
• Support volume control and independent audio selection
• Advanced EDID management
• Control via front panel buttons, IR remote, RS-232 commands
• Compact design for easy and flexible installation

Package Contents

1. 1 x 4K60 2×1 Multiviewer Seamless UHD Video Switcher
2. 1 x IR Remote
3. 1 x 3pin-3.81mm Phoenix Connector (male)
4. 1 x 38KHz IR Wideband Receiver Cable (1.5 meters)
5. 2 x Mounting Ears
6. 4 x Machine Screws (KM3*4)
7. 1 x 12V/1A Locking Power Adapter
8. 1 x User Manual

Specifications

Technical

HDMI Compliance| HDMI 2.0b
HDCP Compliance| HDCP 2.2 / 1.x
Video Bandwidth| 18Gbps
Video Resolution| Up to 4K2K@60 4:4:4
IR Level| 5Vp-p
IR Frequency| 38KHz
Color Space| RGB, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2, YCbCr 4:2:0
Color Depth| 8bit
Audio Formats| HDMI: PCM2.0/5.1/7.1CH, Dolby Digital/Plus, DTS, DTS High Res
Analog audio [3.5mm L/R]: PCM2.0;
SPDIF (OPTICAL): Dolby Digital, DTS 5.1, PCM2.0.
Note: It does not support HBR audio.
ESD Protection| Human body model — ±8kV (Air-gap discharge) & ±4kV (Contact discharge)
Connection

Input ports| 2 x HDMI IN [Type A, 19-pin female]
Output ports| 1 x HDMI OUT [Type A, 19-pin female] 1 x L/R OUTPUT [RCA] 1 x OPTICAL OUTPUT [S/PDIF]
Control ports| 1 x RS-232 [3pin-3.81mm phoenix connector] 1 x IR EXT [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack]
Mechanical
Housing| Metal Enclosure
Color| Black
Dimensions| 175mm [W] x 100mm [D] x 30mm [H]
Weight| 497g
Power Supply| Input: AC 100 – 240V 50/60Hz
Output: DC 12V/1A (US/EU standard, CE/FCC/UL certified)
Power Consumption| 4.56W (Max)
Operating Temperature| 32 – 104°F / 0 – 40°C
Storage Temperature| -4 – 140°F / -20 – 60°C
Relative Humidity| 20 – 90% RH (no-condensing)

Operation Controls and Functions

Front Panel

• Short press this button to power on the device.
• Long press this button for 1 seconds to enter the standby mode

2| Power LED| The Power LED will light in green when the product is powered on, and red when the product is on standby.
3| Input 1-2 LEDs| Input signal indicator lights. When the HD 1/2 port connects an active source device, the corresponding green LED will be on.
Note: Only the LED of the selected input channel will light in green on single screen display mode; all LEDs will light in green on Multiview mode.
4| IR Window| IR signal receiving window.
5| INPUT button| Input source switching button, only available on single screen display mode.
6| Multiview button| Multiview display mode switching button.

• Short press this button to circularly select:
  SINGLE – PIP – PBP (1) – PBP (2) .

• Long press this button for 3 seconds to select the aspect ratio for PBP (1) / PBP (2)

7| RES button| Output resolution switching button.

• Short press the RES button to circularly switch the output resolution of the HDMI OUTPUT port (Please refer to the output resolution list of “8. Video & Audio”).
• Long press the RES button for 3 seconds to switch the output resolution to 720P60.

Rear Panel

such as TV or Monitor with HDMI cable.
4| HD 1-2 INPUT ports| HDMI signal input ports, connected to HDMI source device such as DVD or Set-top box with HDMI cable.
5| RS-232 port| 3-pin phoenix connector, connected to a PC or control system for serial port upgrade or RS-232 command control.
6| IR EXT port| IR signal receiving port, connected with 38KHz IR Receiver cable. If the IR signal receving window of the unit is blocked or the unit is installed in a closed area out of infrared line of sight, the IR receiver cable can be inserted to the “IR EXT” port to receive the IR remote signal.
7| DC 12V| DC 12V/1A power input port.

IR Remote

1. Power on or Standby: Press this button to power on the switcher or set it to standby mode.

2. Baud: Press this button to pop up OSD menu, then circularly select the serial port baud rate: 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600

3. Multiview display mode buttons: Press these buttons to select the display mode: SINGLE – PIP – PBP (1) – PBP (2).

4. WIN1: These buttons are available in all modes.
   On single screen display mode, press HD1/HD2 / button to directly / circularly selcet input source for the WIN1 screen, and the corresponding input LED on the front panel will light in green.
   On PIP / PBP(1) / PBP(2) display mode, press HD1/HD2/ button to directly / circularly selcet input source for the WIN1 screen, and both input LEDs on the front panel will light in green.

5. WIN2: These buttons are unavailable on single screen display mode. On PIP / PBP(1) / PBP(2) mode, press HD1/HD2/ button to directly / circularly selcet input source for the WIN2 screen, and both input LEDs on the front panel will light in green.

6. SET:
   On PIP mode, press POS to change the position of sub window ; press SIZE to zoom in / out the size of sub window.
   On PBP(1) / PBP(2) mode, press 16:9 to switch the aspect ratio between 16:9 and FULL.

7. AUDIO: Press Mute to mute / unmute the audio output; Press VOL- / VOL+ to increase / decrease the audio output volume.

8. Resolution: Press 4K, 1080P, 720P or XGA to select output resolution.

9. EDID: Press 4K2.0, 4K5.1, 2K2.0 or COPY to select EDID mode.

EDID Settings

User can select following EDID modes via RS-232 commands.

Video & Audio

The switcher supports multiple resolution video input up to 3840×2160@60, and supports multiple audio formats such as LPCM, AC3, DD+, DTS, DTSHD, up to 7.1 channel pass through function via HDMI cable.
User can control the volume of audio in LPCM format.
The switcher supports following video output resolutions via a powerful scaling engine

Multiview

The switcher supports 4 categories of multiview display modes:
SINGLE, PIP, PBP (1), PBP (2)
Users can select different operations for different Multiview modes as following:
SINGLE: Inputs selection
PIP: Inputs selection, Sub window size and position selection PBP (1), PBP (2): Inputs selection,
Display mode selection, Display aspect selection

Multiview window distributions are as following:

User can select Multiview modes via IR remote or RS-232 commands.

OSD Menu Navigation

A total of four buttons on the IR Remote are used for audio setting on OSD menu navigation, including Baud, Mute, VOL-, VOL+. Menu contents are as follows:

RS-232 Command

The product also supports RS-232 command control. Connect the RS-232 port of the product to a PC with a 3-pin phoenix connector cable. Then open a Serial Command tool on PC to send ASCII commands to control the product. The ASCII command list about the product is shown as below.

ASCII Commands

Serial port protocol: baud rate: 115200(default)| Data bits: 8| Stop bits: 1| Check bit: 0
x – Parameter 1; y – Parameter 2;  ! – Delimiter
Command Code| Function Description| Example| Feedback
System Setting
help!| List all commands| help!|
r type!| Get device model| r type!| 2×1 HDMI Multiviewer
r fw version!| Get Firmware version| r fw version!| MCU FW version x.xx.xx SCALER FW version x.xx.xx
power z!| Power on/off the device, z=0~1 (z=0 power off, z=1 power on)| power 1!| Power on
System Initializing… Initialization Finished! MCU FW version x.xx.xx SCALER FW version x.xx.xx
r power!| Get current power state| r power!| power on/power off
reboot!| Reboot the device| reboot!| Reboot…
System Initializing… Initialization Finished! MCU FW version x.xx.xx SCALER FW version x.xx.xx
reset!| Reset to factory defaults| reset!| Reset to factory defaults System Initializing… Initialization Finished! MCU FW version x.xx.xx SCALER FW version x.xx.xx
Output Setting

s output res x!| Set Output Resolution (x=1~14)

1. 4096x2160p60,
2. 4096x2160p50,
3. 3840x2160p60,
4. 3840x2160p50,
5. 3840x2160p30,
6. 3840x2160p25,
7. 1920x1200p60RB,
8. 1920x1080p60,
9. 1920x1080p50,
10. 1360x768p60,
11. 1280x800p60,
12. 1280x720p60,
13. 1280x720p50,
14. 1024x768p60,

| s output res 3!| out resolution: 3840x2160p60
r output res!| Get output resolution| r output res!| out resolution: 3840x2160p60
s output hdcp x!| set output hdcp (x=1~3)

1. HDCP 1.4
2. HDCP 2.2
3. HDCP OFF

| s output hdcp 2!| output HDCP: HDCP 1.4
r output hdcp!| Get output hdcp status.| r output hdcp!| output HDCP: HDCP 1.4
s output vka x!| Set output video keep active pattern. (x=1~2)

1. black screen
2. blue screen

| s output vka 1!| output VKA pattern: black screen
r output vka!| Get output video keep active pattern.| r output vka!| output VKA pattern: black screen
s output itc x!| Set output video mode (x=1~2)

1. video mode
2. pc mode

| s output itc 1!| output ITC: video mode
r output itc!| Get output video mode| r output itc!| output ITC: video mode
EDID Setting

s input EDID x!| Set HDMI input EDID mode (x=18)

1. 4K2K60_444,Stereo Audio 2.0
2. 4K2K60_444,Dolby/DTS 5.1
3. 4K2K60_444,HD Audio 7.1
4. 4K2K30_444,Stereo Audio 2.0
5. 4K2K30_444,Dolby/DTS 5.1
6. 4K2K30_444,HD Audio 7.1
7. 1080P,Stereo Audio 2.0
8. 1080P,Dolby/DTS 5.1
9. 1080P,HD Audio 7.1
10. 1920×1200,Stereo Audio 2.0
11. 1680×1050,Stereo Audio 2.0
12. 1600×1200,Stereo Audio 2.0
13. 1440×900,Stereo Audio 2.0
14. 1360×768, Stereo Audio 2.0
15. 1280×1024,Stereo Audio 2.0
16. 1024×768, Stereo Audio 2.0
17. 720p,Stereo Audio 2.0
18. copy from HDMI out

| s input EDID 1!| input EDID:4K2K60_444, Stereo Audio 2.0
r input EDID!| Get input EDID mode| r input EDID!| input EDID:4K2K60_444, Stereo Audio 2.0
Audio Setting
s output audio x!| Set output audio source (x=0~2) 0. follow window 1 selected source

1. HDMI 1 input audio
2. HDMI 2 input audio

| s output audio 0!| output audio: follow window 1 selected source
r output audio!| Get output audio source| r output audio!| output audio: follow window 1 video
s output audio vol+!| Increase output audio volume| s output audio vol+!| output audio volume: 50
s output audio vol-!| Decrease output audio volume| s output audio vol-!| output audio volume: 50
s output audio vol x!| Set output audio volume value (x=0~100)| s output audio vol 30!| output audio volume: 30
r output audio vol!| Get output audio volume| r output audio vol!| output audio volume: 30
s output audio mute x!| Set output audio mute on/off (x=0~1) 0. mute off

1. mute on

| s output audio mute 0!| output audio mute: off
---|---|---|---
r output audio mute!| Get output audio mute on/off| r output audio mute!| output audio mute: off
Single Screen Mode Setting
s auto switch x!| Enable/disable auto switch feature(x=0~1) 0. Disable auto switch

1.  Enable auto switch

| s auto switch 0!| auto switch off
r auto switch!| Get auto switch feature| r auto switch!| auto switch off
s in source x!| Route input source to output (1~2)

1. HDMI 1
2. HDMI 2

| s in source 1!| HDMI 1
r in source!| Get output secected input source| r in source!| HDMI 1
Multi-viewer Mode Setting
s multiview x!| Set multi-viewer display mode (x=1~3)

1. single screen
2. PIP
3. PBP

| s multiview 1!| single screen
r multiview!| Get multi-viewer display mode| r multiview!| single screen
s window x in y!| Select one input for one display window for the current Multiview mode. (x=1~2)

1. window 1
2. window 2 (y=1~2)
3. HDMI 1
4. HDMI 2

| s window 1 in 1!| window 1 select HDMI 1
r window x in!| Get windows selected input source (x=0~2) 0. ALL

1.  window 1
2. window 2

| r window 1 in!| window 1 select HDMI 1
---|---|---|---
s PIP position x!| Set PIP window position (x=1~4)

1. Left Top
2. Left Bottom
3. Right Top
4. Right Bottom

| s PIP position 3!| PIP on right top
r PIP position!| Get PIP window positon| r PIP position!| PIP on right top
s PIP size x!| Get PIP window size (x=1~3)

1. small
2. middle
3. large

| s PIP size 3!| PIP size: large
r PIP size!| Get PIP window size| r PIP size!| PIP size: large
s PBP mode x!| Set PBP windows display mode (x=1~2)

1. PBP mode 1
2. PBP mode 2

| s PBP mode 1!| PBP mode 1
r PBP mode!| Get PBP windows display mode| r PBP mode!| PBP mode 1
s PBP aspect x!| Set PBP windows display aspect ratio (x=1~2)

1. Full screen 2. 16:9

| s PBP aspect 1!| PBP aspect: full screen
r PBP aspect!| Get PBP windows display aspect ratio| r PBP aspect!| PBP aspect: full screen

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