VigilLink VLEX-HT3070CU Detachable Optical DVI Extender User Manual

VigilLink VLEX-HT3070CU Detachable Optical DVI Extender

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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, etcThe usese of surge protection systems is highly recommender to protect and extend the life of your equipment.

Caution
The product requires the use of UTP connectors. Please connect in the direct interconnection method and do not cross-connect.

Introduction

This 18Gbps HDBaseT 3.0 Extender can extend uncompressed HDMI/USB-C signals, bi-directional IR, RS-232, and USB 2.0 signals up to 230ft/70m (4K30/ 1080P) or 131ft /40m (4K60) via a single CAT6A/7 cable. Video resolution is up to 4K2K@60Hz YUV 4:4:4. The transmitter features with 1x HDMI input, 1x USB-C input (60W charging), 1x USB Host, and 3x USB Device ports. The receiver features 1x HDMI output and 2x USB Device ports. Both transmitter and receiver support 3.5mm analog audio de-embedding, EDID management, bi-directional IR, and RS-232 signal pass-through. This product supports a bi-directional 24V POC function. The Extender offers the most convenient solution for video extension via a single CAT cable with long-distance capability, and it is the perfect solution for home/ commercial applications.

Features

• Compliant with HDMI 2.0b and HDCP 2.3, 18Gbps video bandwidth
• HDBaseT 3.0 VS300R chipset-based design
• Support video resolution up to 4K2K@60Hz (YUV 4:4:4)
• Uncompressed video signal transmission distance can be extended up to 230ft/70m for 4K@30Hz, or 131ft/40m for 4K@60Hz over a single CAT6A/7 cable
• TX features with 1x HDMI input, 1x USB-C input, 1x HDBT output, 1x USB 2.0 host and 3x USB 2.0 clients
• RX features with 1x HDMI output, 2x USB 2.0 clients
• USB-C and HDMI signal inputs support auto or manual switching mode
• Auto switching supports HDMI 5V or signal detection selection
• USB-C supports DP-ALT mode for A/V, USB 2.0 data, and power charging up to 60 watts
• TX/RX USB-A client ports VBUS on or off depending on USB host is connected or not
• HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision LLM and HLG pass-through
• 4K to 1080p downscaling features on HDMI output, no frame rate conversion
• Both TX and RX support analog audio de-embedding
• RS-232 signal pass-through and guest-mode control
• Support bi-directional IR signal pass-through, USB 2.0 signal transmission
• Advanced EDID management
• Each USB-A port provides power up to 5V/500mA
• Support bi-directional 24V POC, with a POC switch
• Compact design for easy and flexible installation

Package Contents

1. 1 × 18Gbps HDMI/USB-C over HDBaseT 3.0 Extender (Transmitter)
2. 1 × 18Gbps HDMI/USB-C over HDBaseT 3.0 Extender (Receiver)
3. 1 × IR Blaster Cable (1.5 meters)
4. 1 × IR Wideband Receiver Cable (1.5 meters)
5. 2 × 3pin-3.81mm Phoenix Connector (male)
6. 4 × Mounting Ear
7. 8 × Machine Screw (KM3*4)
8. 1 × 24V/3.75A Desktop Power Supply
9. 1 × User Manual

Specifications

Technical

HDMI Compliance| HDMI 2.0b
HDCP Compliance| HDCP 2.3
USB Compliance| USB 2.0
Video Bandwidth| 18Gbps
Video Resolution| Up to 4K@60Hz 4:4:4
Color Space| RGB, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2, YCbCr 4:2:0
Color Depth| 8/10/12bit
IR Level| 12Vp-p
IR Frequency| Wideband 20K-60KHz
HDR| HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG

Audio Formats

| HDMI/USB- C/HDBT:

LPCM 2/5.1/7.1CH, Dolby Digital/Plus/EX, Dolby True HD, DTS, DTS-EX, DTS-96/24, DTS High Res, DTS-HD Master

Audio, DSD

3.5mm Analog Audio:

LPCM 2CH

Transmission Distance| 4K60: 131ft/40m (CAT6A/7)

4K30/1080P: 230ft/70m (CAT6A/7)

ESD Protection| Human body model — ±8kV (Air-gap discharge) &

±4kV (Contact discharge)

Connection

Transmitter

| Input: 1 x HDMI IN [Type A, 19-pin female]

1 x USB-C IN [USB Type C, 24-pin female] Output: 1 x HDBaseT OUT [RJ45, 8-pin female]

1 x L/R OUT [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack] Control: 1 x IR IN [3.5mm Stereo Mini- jack]

1 x IR OUT [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack]

1 x RS-232 [3pin-3.81mm phoenix connector] 1 x SERVICE [Micro USB, 5-pin female]

1 x USB HOST [USB Type B, 4-pin female] 3 x USB Devices [USB Type A, 4-pin female]

Receiver

| Input: 1 x HDBaseT IN [RJ45, 8-pin female] Output: 1 x HDMI OUT [Type A, 19-pin female]

1 x L/R OUT [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack] Control: 1 x IR IN [3.5mm Stereo Mini- jack]

1 x IR OUT [3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack]

1  x RS-232 [3pin-3.81mm phoenix connector] 1 x SERVICE [Micro USB, 5-pin female]

2  x USB Devices [USB Type A, 4-pin female]

Mechanical|
Housing| Metal Enclosure
Color| Black
Dimensions| Transmitter: 170mm [W] x 102mm [D] x 22mm [H] Receiver: 144mm [W] x 78mm [D] x 23mm [H]
Weight| Transmitter: 484g, Receiver: 318g
Power Supply| Input: AC 100 – 240V 50/60Hz

Output: DC 24V/3.75A (US/EU standard, CE/FCC/UL certified)

Power Consumption (Max)| 94.32W (Power supply from TX, 60W USB-C charging, POC to RX) 10.8W (Power supply from TX or RX, without USB-C charging)
Operating

Temperature

| 32 – 104°F / 0 – 40°C
Storage Temperature| -4 – 140°F / -20 – 60°C
Relative Humidity| 20 – 90% RH (no condensation)
Resolution / Cable Length| 4K60 –

Feet / Meters

| 4K24 –

Feet / Meters

| 1080P60 –

Feet / Meters

HDMI IN / OUT| 26ft / 8M| 39ft / 12M| 50ft / 15M
The use of a “Premium High-Speed HDMI” cable is highly recommended.

Operation Controls and Functions

Transmitter Panel

2

| ****

LINK LED

(Green)

| ▪  Light on the Transmitter and receiver is in good connection status.

▪ Light flashing: Transmitter and receiver are in poor connection status.

▪  Light off: Transmitter and receiver are not connected.

3| USB-C LED

(Green)

| When the USB-C IN port is selected as the video signal input channel, the USB-C LED will be on.
4| HDMI LED

(Green)

| When the HDMI IN port is selected as the video signal input channel, the HDMI LED will be on.
5| SELECT

button

| Press this button to switch HDMI/USB-C signal input.

6

| ****

EDIT DIP

switch

| Used for EDID setting:

00- Copy display’s EDID (as factory default) 01- 4K30 4:4:4

10- 1080p60 4:4:4

11- 1200p60 4:4:4

7

| USB Device ports| Three USB extension ports, connected to mouse, keyboard, USB Flash Drive, or other USB devices, with a maximum power supply of 500mA.
No.| Name| Function Description
---|---|---
8| SERVICE| Firmware update and API command control port.

9

| HDBaseT OUT| HDBaseT output port, connected to the HDBaseT IN port of receiver with a CAT6A/7 cable. It is used for various signal pass-throughs.

10

| Data Signal Indicator (Yellow)| ▪ Light on There is video signal transmission with HDCP encryption.

▪ Light flashing: There is video signal transmission without HDCP encryption.

▪ Light off: There is no video signal transmission.

11

| Link Signal Indicator (Green)| ▪  Light on the Transmitter and receiver is in good connection status.

▪  Light flashing: Transmitter and receiver are in poor connection status.

▪  Light off: Transmitter and receiver are not connected.

12| HDMI IN| HDMI signal input port, connected to HDMI source device.

13

| ****

USB-C port

| USB Type C port with the following three functions:

(1)  USB-C video signal input port, connected to the source device.

(2) USB-C host port. When the USB-C port is selected as the video signal input channel, the USB-C port can be used as a USB 2.0 signal transmission port simultaneously.

(3) USB-C charging port. Only when TX is connected to the 24V/ 3.75A power supply, the USB-C port can provide 60W charging power for external USB-C devices. When TX is not connected to the power supply and RX is connected to the power supply, the USB-C port can not provide a charging function.

14

| ****

USB HOST

| USB host port, connected to PC. It follows the HDMI IN port. When the HDMI IN port is selected as the input channel, the USB 2.0 signal can only be output through the USB HOST port.
15| L/R OUT| Analog audio output port, used for audio de-embedding output.
16| IR IN| IR signal input port, connected with the IR Receiver cable.
17| IR OUT| IR signal output port, connected with the IR Blaster cable.
18| RS-232| RS-232 serial port, used for RS-232 command pass-through and API command control.

19

| ****

DC 24V

| DC 24V/3.75A power supply input port.

Note that the extender supports the  POC function, which means that either transmitter or receiver is powered on by a  24V/3.75A power adapter, the other one doesn’t

need a power supply.

20| POC switch| Use the switch to turn on/off the POC function.

Receiver Panel

2

| ****

LINK LED

(Green)

| ▪  Light on the Transmitter and receiver is in good connection status.

▪ Light flashing: Transmitter and receiver are in poor connection status.

▪  Light off: Transmitter and receiver are not connected.

3| IR IN| IR signal input port, connected with the IR Receiver cable.
4| IR OUT| IR signal output port, connected with the IR Blaster cable.
5| SERVICE| Firmware update and API command control port.
6| HDBaseT IN| HDBaseT input port, connected to the HDBaseT OUT port of transmitter with a CAT6A/7 cable. It is used for various signal pass-throughs.

7

| Data Signal Indicator (Yellow)| ▪  Light on There is video signal transmission with HDCP encryption.

▪  Light flashing: There is video signal transmission without HDCP encryption.

▪  Light off: There is no video signal transmission.

8

| Link Signal Indicator (Green)| ▪ Lightthe on the Transmitter and receives are in good connection status.

▪ Light flashing: Transmitter and receiver are in poor connection status.

▪ Light off: Transmitter and receiver are not connected.

9| HDMI OUT| HDMI signal output port, connected to an HDMI display device, such as a TV or monitor.
No.| Name| Function Description
---|---|---
10| USB Device ports| Two USB extension ports, connected to mouse, keyboard, USB

Flash Drive or other USB devices.

11| L/R OUT| Analog audio output port, used for audio de-embedding output.
12| RS-232| RS-232 serial port, used for RS-232 command pass-through and API command control.

13

| ****

DC 24V

| DC 24V power supply input port.

Note that the extender supports the POC function, which means that either transmitter or receiver is powered on by a 24V power adapter, the other one doesn’t

need a power supply.

14| POC switch| Use the switch to turn on/off the POC function.

IR Pin Definition
IR Receiver and Blaster pin’s definition as below:

Note: When the angle between the IR receiver and the remote control is ± 45 °, the transmission distance is 0-5 meters; when the angle between the IR receiver and the remote control is ± 90 °, the transmission distance is 0-8 meters.

API Commands
The product also supports API command control. Connect the RS-232 port of the product to a PC or control system with a 3-pin Phoenix connector cable, or connect the SERVICE port of the product to a PC with a Micro USB cable. Then, open a serial command tool on the PC to send ASCII commands to control the product. The ASCII commands list about the product is shown below.

ASCII Commands

RS-232 Communication Protocol

Baud rate: 115200; Data bit: 8; Stop bit: 1; Parity bit: none. The end mark of the command is “”.

Command Code| Function Description| Example| Feedback| Default
 |  |  | ======================|
 |  |  | Help Info
 |  |  | FW Version: TX 1.00.02
 |  |  | RX 1.00.02
 |  |  | 00. help
 |  |  | 01. r fw version
 |  |  | 02. s reboot
 |  |  | 03. s reset
 |  |  | 04. r status
 |  |  | 05. s tx input x
 |  |  | 06. r tx input
help| Get the list of all commands|

help

| 07.   s tx autoswitch x

08.   r tx autoswitch

09.   s tx autoswitch mode x

 |  |  | 10. r tx auto switch mode
 |  |  | 11. s rx downscale x
 |  |  | 12. r rx downscale
 |  |  | 13. s tx audio mute x
 |  |  | 14. r tx audio mute
 |  |  | 15. s rx audio mute x
 |  |  | 16. r rx audio mute
 |  |  | 17. s did x to y
 |  |  | 18. r did x
 |  |  | 19. r did data x
 |  |  | 20. s user id x
 |  |  | 21. r user did x
 |  |  | ======================
r fw version| Get the firmware version| r FW version| TX 1.0.0 RX 1.0.0|

s reboot

|

Reboot the device

|

s reboot

| Reboot…

System Initializing… Initialization Finished! TX 1.0.0 RX 1.0.0

|

s reset

|

Reset to factory defaults

|

s reset

| Sure to RESET to default settings? Type “Yes” after the next prompt to confirm…|
Command Code| Function Description| Example| Feedback| Default
---|---|---|---|---

r status

|

Get system status

|

r status

| Input: USB-C

Video: 1920x1080p60 Audio: 48K PCM 2CH HDCP: 1.4

USB Host: Connected HDBT Link: ON

HDBT Signal: ON EDID: DIP_00 (Copy

display’s EDID)

|

s tx input x

| Set TX input video

x = USBC, HDMI, AVMUTE, OFF

| s tx input USBC|

Set tx input from USBC

|

USBC

r tx input| Get TX input port| r tx input| USBC|
s tx auto switch x| Set TX auto-switching on/off

x = ON, OFF

| s tx auto switch ON|

Set tx auto switch ON

|

ON

r tx auto switch| Get TX auto-switching status| r tx auto-switch| ON|

s tx autoswitch mode x

| Set TX auto-switching mode

x = 0: 5V detection 1: signal detection

|

s tx autoswitch mode 1

|

Set tx auto switch mode 1: signal detection

|

1: signal detection

r tx auto switch mode| Get TX auto-switching mode status| r tx auto switch mode| TMDS|

s rx downscale x

| Set RX downscaling mode, x=

AUTO: automatically according to the display’s capability

ON: force 4K to 1080p OFF: bypass video

|

s rx downscale AUTO

|

Set rx downscale AUTO

|

AUTO

r rx downscale| Get RX downscaling mode| r rx downscale| AUTO|
s tx audio mute x| Set TX de-embedding audio mute on/off

x = ON, OFF

| s tx audio mute ON|

Set tx audio mute ON

|

OFF

r tx audio mute| Get TX de-embedding audio mute status| r tx audio mute| OFF|
s rx audio mute x| Set RX de-embedding audio mute on/off

x = ON, OFF

| s rx audio mute ON|

Set RX audio mute ON

|

OFF

r rx audio mute| Get RX de-embedding audio mute status| r rx audio mute| OFF|
Command Code| Function Description| Example| Feedback| Default
---|---|---|---|---

s did x to y

| Set input ports EDID x = USBC, HDMI, ALL

y =

00 – EDID dip switch (default)

01 – 1920×1080@60 8bit

Stereo

02 – WUXGA 1920×1200

03 – 1920×1080@60 8bit

High Definition Audio 04 – 3840×2160@60Hz

4:2:0 Deep Color Stereo Audio

05 – 3840×2160@60Hz

Deep Color Stereo Audio 06 – 3840×2160@30Hz

8bit Stereo Audio

07 – 3840×2160@60Hz Deep

Color High Definition Audio 08 – 3840×2160@60Hz Deep Color HDR LPCM 6CH

09 – copy EDID from RX HDMI output

10 – User Defined 1

11 – User Defined 2

|

s edit USBC to 00

|

Set edit USBC to 00 – EDID dipswitch (default)

|

00

r did x| Get input ports EDID x = USBC, HDMI| r did USBC| 00 – EDID dipswitch (default)|
r did data x| Get input ports EDID data x = USBC, HDMI| r did data USBC| USBC DID

<00 FF FF FF….>

|

s user did x