SY Apollo 42 4×2 Multi View HDMI Seamless Matrix User Manual

SY Apollo 42 4×2 Multi View HDMI Seamless Matrix

Product Information

Specifications

• Model: Apollo 42
• Inputs: 4x HDMI 2.0
• Outputs: 2x HDMI 2.0
• Resolution: 4K60 18G
• Scaler: Up/Down scaler
• Audio: Audio de-embedder to analogue L/R and digital TosLink
• Control: Front panel, RS232, IR remote control

Product Usage Instructions

Installation Precautions
This product is equipped with special circuitry to protect against surges and static discharges. To ensure reliable operation:

• Avoid placing the unit near heat sources.
• Ensure proper ventilation.
• Route cables away from noisy sources and AC mains cables.

Making Connections
The Apollo 42 offers various connectors for input and output. Connect your HDMI sources to the respective inputs and outputs for seamless switching.

Front Panel Controls
The front panel features various controls including power, IR input, MV mode, and more. Use these controls to operate the device manually.

Power Control
Use the POWER button to toggle the device between ON and Standby modes. The Power LED indicates the current power state.

View Mode Selection
Select different view modes such as PIP, Dual, Triple, or Quad using the MODE button on the front panel or the IR remote control.

Audio Control
Manage audio settings by utilizing the audio de-embedder to output analogue L/R or digital TosLink audio per output.

RS232 Control
For advanced control, use RS232 commands to operate and configure the Apollo 42 remotely.

FAQ

• Q: How many HDMI inputs does the Apollo 42 have?
  A: The Apollo 42 has 4 HDMI 2.0 inputs.

• Q: Can I control the device using an IR remote?
  A: Yes, the Apollo 42 can be controlled using the included IR remote.

Thank you for purchasing the Apollo 42
The Apollo 42 is designed with professional AV installers in mind. The many extensive features assist in system integration, validation and maintenance.

Installation precautions
This product has special circuitry to protect it against moderate surges and static discharges. However, to ensure reliable operation and long service life, it is important to take the necessary precautions against any spikes, surges and static discharges. Place the units away from heat sources and allow adequate ventilation. As much as possible cables should be routed away from any noisy sources and avoiding long runs in close proximity to AC mains cables.

Packing List

• 1x Main unit
• 1x User Manual
• 1x 12V 2.5A DC PSU (Locking)
• 1x IR Eye
• 1x IR remote control
• 1x pluggable 3-way screw terminal connector
• 2x Mounting Ears
• 4x M3 screws

The Apollo 42 is a 4×2 4K60 18G Seamless Matrix / Multi-viewer with powerful up/down scaler capability. The 2 independent outputs provide seamless single image switching, as well as a range of Multiview layouts in each of the PIP, Dual, Triple and Quad modes. Each output is independently controllable from the front panel, RS232 commands or IR remote control.

Features

• Full 18G 4K60 4:4:4 input and output resolutions
• 4x HDMI 2.0 inputs, 2x independent HDMI 2.0 outputs
• Powerful up/down Scaler per output
• Seamless switching in single display mode
• Fast switching in all Multiview modes
• Extensive choice of Multiview layout options
• Auto Switch option (Single view mode)
• Audio de-embedding to both analogue L/R and digital TosLink, per output
• EDID and HDCP management
• Control – Front panel, RS232, IR

Connectors and Controls

Front

– input is not selected

On – input is selected (Video detected) Flashing – no HDMI input signal detected

OUT2 LEDs| Shows the status of which inputs are in use on HDMI OUT 2 Off – input is not selected

On – input is selected (Video detected) Flashing – no HDMI input signal detected

IR| Built-in IR sensor
INPUT button| Select the input for the currently active window – shown by a Red border
MV button| Short press – Select the next Multiview mode: PIP, single, Dual, Triple or Quad Long press – Select the next Multiview layout of current MV mode
MODE button| Short press – Enable window Video selection (Red window border) Long press – Enable Audio selection (Green or Yellow window border) See Front Panel Control (page 7) for more details.

Rear

Using the Apollo 42

Making Connections

• Connect the HDMI inputs
• Connect the HDMI display(s)
• If needed, connect the RS232 control
• If needed, connect to either the analogue or digital audio output(s)
• If needed, connect the external IR Eye to the rear of the Apollo 42

Front Panel Control
Please read this section carefully as the function of the front panel buttons is dependent on the status of the Apollo 42 and whether a colour border is displayed. Note that each output is independently controllable.

when the power LED is Green. (LED then goes Red)

·       Press briefly to bring the Apollo unit out of standby mode when the power LED is Red. (LED then goes Green)

INPUT| No Red border visible – Apollo 41 will switch to full screen mode and show the last used input. Subsequent press selects the next input.

Red border visible – Select the next input to the highlighted window.

MV| ·       Brief press – Switch to the next Multiview mode: PIP, Dual, Triple or Quad.

·       Long press (>1 second) – Switch to the next Multiview layout for the current Multiview mode (see Error! Reference source not found.).

MODE| ·       Brief press (in Single mode) – Green / Yellow border around the selected window is activated. Press to toggle between Green (Active audio) or Yellow (Mute) border.

·       Brief press (in MV mode) – Red border around the selected window is activated. Press repeatedly until the desired window is selected, then use the INPUT button to select the desired HDMI input for that window.

·       Long press (>1 second) press (in MV mode) – Green / Yellow border around the selected window is activated (indicating Audio source and Mute state).

With audio border on, subsequent selections can be made as follows:

o   Further Brief press – Select the next window for audio source.

o   Further Long press – Toggle between Green (Active audio) or Yellow (Mute) border.

Note:

• Red border – Indicates the highlighted window video source can be changed (HDMI 1~4)
• Green border – Audio output is Active – Audio source can be changed, or muted.
• Yellow border – Audio output is Muted – Audio source can be changed, or unmuted.

Power LED Modes

Input LED Modes
The 4 input LEDs indicate the status of each of the 4 HDMI inputs:

IR Control
The Apollo 42 is supplied with an IR remote control that provides the most commonly used functions as well as access to the OSD menu system.

• The OUT 1 group controls output 1.
• This group is for the on-screen (OSD) menu mode.
• The OUT 2 group controls output 2.

IR Control Button Descriptions

OSD Menu System

The OSD menu system provides control of the following settings for each output independently. The System Options are globally set regardless of which output the OSD is displayed on.

Input Select

| Press OK to select Single View

Choose the input to display in Single View

PBP

Win1 Select Win2 Select Mode

Aspect

| Press OK to select Picture-By-Picture View Choose the input to display in window 1 Choose the input to display in window 2 Set the layout mode

Set the window aspect ratio

Triple

Win1 Select Win2 Select Win3 Select Mode Aspect

| Press OK to select Triple View

Choose the input to display in window 1 Choose the input to display in window 2 Choose the input to display in window 3 Set the layout mode

Set the window aspect ratio

Quad

Win1 Select Win2 Select Win3 Select Win4 Select Mode Aspect

| Press OK to select Triple Quad Mode Choose the input to display in window 1 Choose the input to display in window 2 Choose the input to display in window 3 Choose the input to display in window 4 Set the layout mode

Set the window aspect ratio

PIP

Win1 Select Win2 Select PIP Position PIP Size

| Press OK to select Picture-in-Picture View Choose the input to display in the main window Choose the input to display in the PIP window Select the position of the PIP window

Set the size of the PIP window

Audio Config| Audio Select

Volume Mute

| Choose Win1 or any of one the HDMI inputs Has no function on the Apollo 42

Mute / Unmute the audio output

Output Config| Resolution VKA

ITC

| Set the output resolution – default is Auto

Set the Video Keep-Alive – default is Black Screen Set the IT Control Mode – default is OFF

System Config| Language EDID

Baud Rate Reset

FW Version

| Default is English

Set the EDID for all inputs – default 4K60 444 2ch Set the RS232 baud rate – default 57600

Click OK to reset the Apollo 42

Installed firmware version (not selectable)

Multiview Modes and Layouts

The Apollo 42 has several multiscreen layout options that are accessible from the front panel MV buttons, RS232 and IR control. All the below images are shown with the default 16:9 aspect ratio. Each output can independently have different Multiview layouts.

The PIP size can be set to large or small by using the OSD menu or by an RS232 command. The factory default is the large PIP size. The programmable PIP is set using a different RS232 command, see Setting the Programmable PIP Window for details.

RS232 Control

All commands are sent with the following settings and must always end with an exclamation point (!):

All commands must use the case as given for that command. The command options given are only valid for the respective command.

Get the Apollo Unit Type
This command can help a control system to determine which Apollo device type it is communicating with.

Apollo 42 4×2 HDMI Multi-viewer

Help (Commands List)
The output from this command is quite large as it lists all the RS232 commands supported.

Power Control
These commands control the Apollo 42 power status.

Input Selection
This command is dependent on the current video mode and the command is different for single view or Multiview modes.

window mode for output z (1,2)
r output z in source!| Return the single-view input being displayed for output z (1,2)
s output z window y in x!| Select the input x (1~4) for window y (Multiview mode) for output z (1,2)
r output z window y in!| Return the input displayed in window y (Multiview mode)for output z (1,2)

Auto Switch
In Single screen mode, the Auto Switch feature will automatically select a new active HDMI source. When currently selected source is lost, the next active input will be selected.

z (1, 2)
s output z auto switch 1!| Turn ON the Auto switch feature of output z (1, 2)
r output z auto switch!| Return the current status of the Auto switch feature of output z (1, 2)

View Mode Selection
This command sets the desired Multiview mode.

z (1, 2)

For v : 1 = Single, 2 = PBP, 3 = Triple, 4 = Quad, 5 = PIP

r output z multiview!| Return the current view mode for output z (1, 2). The return response will be one of the following: single screen

PIP PBP

Triple screen Quad screen

Note: PBP (Picture-By-Picture) is the Dual screen mode.

View Mode Options
The Multiview modes have the following additional options:

To use the commands in the following sections, the Apollo 42 output must first be set to the correct Multiview view mode.

PIP Control Commands
These commands control the size and position of the PIP window:

output z (1,2)
1 = Top Left, 2 = Bottom Left, 3 = Top Right, 4 = Bottom Right, 5 = User PIP
s output z PIP size s!| Set the size of the PIP window s (1,2) of output z (1,2) For s : 1 = small, 2 = large
r output z PIP position!| Return the current position of the PIP window of output z (1,2)
r output z PIP size!| Return the current size of the PIP window of output z (1,2)

Setting the Programmable PIP Window
The position and size of the programmable (User) PIP window is set by the following command. All the values in this command represent the percentage of the display width and height.

the top edge of the PIP window Vstart is the position of the left edge of the PIP window Hsize is the width of the PIP window

Vsize is the height of the PIP window

For this command the following three rules must all be valid: Hstart + Hsize ≤ 101 Vstart + Vsize ≤ 101  All values range from 1 to 100

To see the User PIP window send the command: s PIP position 5!

Dual (PBP) Mode Control Commands
These commands control the appearance of the dual screen (PBP) mode:

for output z (1,2)
s output z PBP aspect 2!| Set the aspect of the dual view to 16:9 for output z (1,2)
s output z PBP mode 1!| Set the size of the dual view windows to equal sizes for output z (1,2)
s output z PBP mode 2!| Set the size of the dual view windows to 16:9 size for output z (1,2)
r output z PBP aspect!| Return the current dual view aspect setting of output z (1,2)
r output z PBP mode!| Return the current dual view mode setting of output z (1,2)

Triple Mode Control Commands
These commands control the appearance of the triple screen mode:

screen of output z (1,2)
s output z triple aspect 2!| Set the aspect of the triple view to 16:9 of output z (1,2)
s output z triple mode 1!| Set the size of the triple view windows to equal sizes of output z (1,2)
s output z triple mode 2!| Set the size of the triple view windows to 16:9 size of output z (1,2)
r output z triple aspect!| Return the current triple view aspect setting of output z (1,2)
r output z triple mode!| Return the current triple view mode setting of output z (1,2)

Quad Mode Control Commands
These commands control the appearance of the quad screen mode:

screen of output z (1,2)
s output z quad aspect 2!| Set the aspect of the quad view to 16:9 of output z (1,2)
s output z quad mode 1!| Set the size of the quad view windows to equal sizes of output z (1,2)
s output z quad mode 2!| Set the size of the quad view windows to 16:9 size of output z (1,2)
r output z quad aspect!| Return the current quad view aspect setting of output z (1,2)
r output z quad mode!| Return the current quad view mode setting of output z (1,2)

Audio Control
The Apollo 42 can output audio from any input, but the following must be noted:

(1,2)
r output z audio!| Return the current HDMI input being used for audio output for output z (1,2)
s output z audio mute 0!| Unmute the audio output for output z (1,2)
s output z audio mute 1!| Mute the audio output for output z (1,2)
r output z audio mute!| Return the audio output mute state for output z (1,2)

1. The Apollo 42 can have each output channel set to different HDMI audio.
2. The commands apply to the HDMI, Optical and Analogue audio outputs together.

Setting the Input EDID
The input EDID command applies the EDID setting to all inputs in the same command.

see below
s input x EDID e!| Set the EDID for input x (1~4), where e = 1~19 – see below
r input EDID!| Return the current global EDID setting
r input x EDID!| Return the current EDID setting of input x

The first command sets all the inputs to the same EDID setting, whereas the second command sets the EDID for each input individually. The last command sent always has the priority. The two read commands only return the setting of their respective set commands. Therefore, it is best to use the r input x EDID! command for each input in turn to get the true EDID settings. The value of e in this command is one of the values from the following table. The responses always begin with input EDID: and is followed by the text given in the second column. For example: r input EDID! gives the following response after sending the s input EDID 8! command: input EDID:1080P,Dolby/DTS 5.1.

The USER EDID memory is programmable with the following command: s edid user1