J-Tech Digital JTD-190 1×8 HDMI 2.0 Splitter Extender Over CAT Cable User Manual

June 5, 2024
J-TECH DIGITAL

J-Tech Digital JTD-190 1×8 HDMI 2.0 Splitter Extender Over CAT Cable

J-Tech-Digital-JTD-190-1x8-HDMI-2.0-Splitter-Extender-

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

Introduction
The JTECH-18EX50 HDMI 1×8 Splitter can distribute 1 HDMI source signal to up to 8 display devices simultaneously. The splitter extender supports resolutions up to 4K@60Hz 4:4:4. The JTECH-18EX50 features 1 HDMI loop output and 8 CAT outputs. It can extend the HDMI source signal up to 114 feet at the resolution of 4K@60Hz | 164 feet at 4K@30Hz | 196 feet at 1080P@60Hz via a single CAT6/6a/7 cable. The product supports one-way IR control signal pass- through, audio extraction and advanced EDID management.

Features

  • HDMI 2.0, HDCP 2.2 / 1.x and DVI 1.0 compliant
  • 18Gbps video bandwidth
  • Supports video resolution up to 4K@60Hz 4:4:4
  • Supports 3D | HDR | HDR10+ | HLG | Dolby Vision
  • Supports up to 7.1CH HD audio pass-through
  • Support digital and analog audio de-embedded output
  • Transmission Distance: 114 feet (4K@60Hz) | 164 feet (4K@30Hz) |196 feet (1080P@60Hz)
  • 1 HDMI local loop output and 8 CAT outputs
  • IR control signal pass-through
  • Advanced EDID management
  • Supports POC (from transmitter to receiver)

Package Contents

  • (1) × JTECH-18EX50 Splitter Transmitter
  • (8) × JTECH-18EX50 CAT Receiver
  • (1) × IR Blaster Cable (1.5 meters)
  • (8) × IR Receiver Cable (1.5 meters | 20KHz – 60KHz)
  • (1) × 12V/2.5A DC Locking Power Adapter
  • (1) × User Manual

Specifications

Technical

HDMI Compliance| HDMI 2.0
HDCP Compliance| HDCP 2.2/1.x
Video Bandwidth| 18 Gbps
Video Resolution| Up to 4K@60Hz 4:4:4


Color Depth

| 8-bit,10-bit,12-bit(1080p@60Hz) 8-bit (4K@60Hz YUV4:4:4)

8-bit,10-bit,12-bit (4K@60Hz YCbCr 4:2:2/4:2:0)

Color Space| RGB | YCbCr 4:4:4 / 4:2:2 | YUV 4:2:0
HDR| HDR10 | HDR10+ | HLG | Dolby Vision


HDMI Audio Formats

| LPCM | Dolby Digital/Plus/EX | Dolby True HD | DTS | DTS-EX | DTS-96/24 | DTS High Res | DTS-HD

Master Audio | DSD

Coaxial Audio Formats| LPCM 2.0 | LPCM 5.1 | Dolby Digital 2/5.1CH
Analog Audio Formats| PCM 2.0


ESD Protection

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

±4kV (Contact discharge)

Interface
Input| 1 x HDMI Type A (19-pin female)



Output

| 1 x HDMI Type A (19-pin female) 8 x CAT OUT (RJ45, 8-pin female) 1 x Coaxial Audio OUT (RCA)

1 x L/R Audio OUT (3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack)


Control

| 1 x SERVICE (Micro USB, Update port

1 x EDID DIP switch (5-pin)

1 x IR OUT (3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack)

Mechanical

Housing| Metal Enclosure
Silkscreen Color| Black


Dimensions

| Transmitter: 11.8 in (W) × 3.94 in (D) × 1.10 in (H) Receiver: 0.31 in (W) × 2.40 in (D) × 0.71 in (H)
Weight| Transmitter: 1.81 Lbs. | Receiver: 0.34 Lbs. (each)


Power Supply

| Input: AC100 – 240V 50/60Hz

Output: DC 12V/2.5A

(US/EU standards | CE/FCC/UL certified)

Power Consumption| 25.44W
Operation Temperature| 32°F ~ 104°F | 0°C ~ 40°C
Storage Temperature| -4°F ~ 140°F | -20°C ~ 60°C
Relative Humidity| 20 ~ 90% RH (non-condensing)

Operation Controls and Functions

Transmitter Panel

Front Panel J-Tech-Digital-JTD-190-1x8-HDMI-2.0-Splitter-Extender-
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No. Name Function Description
1 POWER Switch Press this switch to power on/off the device
2 POWER LED When the device is powered on, the LED will illuminate red
3 IN LED When the HDMI IN port connects to an active source device, the LED

will illuminate green
4| LOOP LED| When the HDMI LOOP OUT port connects to an active display device, the LED will illuminate

green


5

| OUT LED (1~8)| When the CAT OUTPUT port connects to the CAT IN port of CAT receiver, the corresponding LED

will illuminate green

Rear Panel

No. Name Function Description
1 AUDIO OUT (COAX, L/R) Coaxial/analog audio output port; connect to

amplifier or speaker



2

| ****



HDMI Port

| IN: HDMI input port; connect to HDMI source device with HDMI cable
LOOP OUT: HDMI loop output port; connect to HDMI display device with an HDMI cable
3| CAT OUTPUT

Port (1~8)

| Connect to the CAT IN port of the CAT receiver with a CAT cable


4

| Link Signal Indicator LED (Green)| ▪  Illuminating: Transmitter and receiver are connected

▪  Dark: Transmitter and receiver are not connected


5

| Data Signal Indicator LED

(Orange)

| ▪  Illuminating: HDMI signal with HDCP

▪  Flashing: HDMI signal without HDCP

▪  Dark: No HDMI signal

6| IR OUT| Connect the IR Blaster cable to transmit IR signal from the CAT receiver


7

| ****

DC 12V

| Plug the DC 12V power supply into the unit and connect the adaptor to an AC outlet. ( Note: The

transmitter can power the receivers via CAT cable)

Side Panel

No. Name Function Description
1 EDID DIP

Switch

| Used to set EDID mode. Please refer to Section “6. EDID Mode” for details
2| SERVICE Port| Used for firmware update or serial port command control

CAT Receiver

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No. Name Function Description
1 HDMI OUT HDMI output port; connect to HDMI display with an HDMI cable
2 CAT IN Connect to the CAT OUTPUT port on the transmitter with a CAT cable
3 Power Indicator LED (Green) When the receiver is powered on, the LED will

illuminate green


4

| Data Signal Indicator LED (Orange)| ▪  Illuminating: HDMI signal with HDCP

▪  Flashing: HDMI signal without HDCP

▪  Dark: No HDMI signal

5| SERVICE port| Used for firmware update
6| IR IN| Connect to the IR Receiver cable; the IR signal will send to the IR OUT port of the transmitter


7

| ****

DC 12V

| Plug DC 12V/1A power supply into the unit and connect the adapter to an AC outlet.

( Note: The CAT receiver also can be powered by the transmitter via PoC)

IR Pin Out

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.

EDID Mode

The defined EDID setting list of the product is shown as below:

EDID Mode EDID Description
11111 1080P, Stereo Audio 2.0
11110 1080P, Dolby/DTS 5.1
11101 1080P, HD Audio 7.1
11100 1080I, Stereo Audio 2.0
11011 1080I, Dolby/DTS 5.1
11010 1080I, HD Audio 7.1
11001 1080P 3D, Stereo Audio 2.0
11000 1080P 3D, Dolby/DTS 5.1
10111 1080P 3D, HD Audio 7.1
10110 4K2K30Hz_444, Stereo Audio 2.0
10101 4K2K30Hz_444, Dolby/DTS 5.1
10100 4K2K30Hz_444, HD Audio 7.1
10011 4K2K60Hz_420, Stereo Audio 2.0
10010 4K2K60Hz_420, Dolby/DTS 5.1
10001 4K2K60Hz_420, HD Audio 7.1
10000 4K2K60Hz_444, Stereo Audio 2.0
01111 4K2K60Hz_444, Dolby/DTS 5.1
01110 4K2K60Hz_444, HD Audio 7.1
01101 4K2K60Hz_444, Stereo Audio 2.0 HDR
01100 4K2K60Hz_444, Dolby/DTS 5.1 HDR
01011 4K2K60Hz_444, HD Audio 7.1HDR
01010 COPY_FROM_LOOP OUT
01001 COPY_FROM_CAT OUT1
01000 COPY_FROM_CAT OUT2
00111 COPY_FROM_CAT OUT3
00110 COPY_FROM_CAT OUT4
00101 COPY_FROM_CAT OUT5
00100 COPY_FROM_CAT OUT6
00011 COPY_FROM_CAT OUT7
00010 COPY_FROM_CAT OUT8
00001 1080P, Stereo Audio 2.0
00000 PC control mode

ASCII Commands

The JTECH-18EX50 also supports ASCII command control. Connect the SERVICE port of the product to a PC with a USB 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 | Data Bits: 8-bit | Stop Bits:1 | Check Bit: 0
x – Parameter 1 y – Parameter 2

! – Delimiter

Command Code| Function Description| Example| Feedback| Default Setting
Power

s power z!

|

Power on/off the device z=0~1 (z=0 power off, z=1 power on)

|

s power 1!

| Power on

System Initializing… Initialization Finished! FW version x.xx.xx

|

power on

r power!| Get current power state| r power!| power on/power off|
s reboot!| Reboot the device| s reboot!| reboot|
System Setup
help!| List all commands| help!|  |
r type!| Get device model| r type!| HDC-SPB18D60|

r status!

|

Get device current status

|

r status!

| Obtain power status, in/out connection & EDID mode information|
r fw version!| Get firmware version| r fw version!| MCU BOOT: Vx.xx.xx MCU APP: Vx.xx.xx|
r link in!| Get the connection status of the input port| r link in!| HDMI IN: connect|

r link out y!

| Get the connection status of the y output port y=0~8(0=all, 1~8=CAT 1~8)|

r link out 1!

|

CAT OUT1: connect

|
r link loop out y!| Get the connection status of the y loop output port | y=1| r link loop out 1!| HDMI LOOP OUT:

connect

|

s reset!

|

Reset to factory defaults

|

s reset!

| Reset to factory defaults

System Initializing… Initialization Finished! FW version x.xx.xx

|
Command Code| Function Description| Example| Feedback| Default Setting
---|---|---|---|---
Output Setting

s hdmi stream z!

| Set HDMI loop output stream on/off z=0~1(0:disable,1:enable)|

s hdmi stream 1 !

| Enable HDMI loop out stream

Disable HDMI loop

out stream

|

enable

s cat y stream z!

|

Set cat output y stream on/off, y=0~8(0=all) z=0~1 (0:disable,1:enable)

|

s cat 1 stream 1 !

s cat 0 stream 1 !

| Enable cat output 1 stream

Disable cat output 1 stream

Enable cat all outputs stream

Disable cat all outputs stream

|

enable

r hdmi stream!| Get HDMI loop out stream status| r hdmi stream!| Enable HDMI loop output

stream

|
r cat y stream!| Get cat output y stream status, y=0~8(0=all)| r cat 1 stream!| Enable cat output 1 stream|
s hdmi hdcp z!| set HDMI loop output port HDCP status| s hdmi hdcp 1!| HDMI loop out HDCP on| all hdmi out hdcp active
r hdmi hdcp!| Get HDCP status of loop out| r hdmi hdcp!| HDMI loop out HDCP on|

s cat y hdcp z!

| set cat output y port HDCP status y=0~2(0=all) z=0~1 (1=on,0=off)|

s cat 1 hdcp 1!

|

cat out 1 HDCP on

| all cat out hdcp active
r cat y hdcp!| Get HDCP status of cat out y,

y=0~2(0=all)

| r cat 1 hdcp!| cat out 1 HDCP on|

s cat y dsc mode z!

| set cat output y port dsc mode status y=0~8(0=all) z=1~3 (1=Cat cable distance normal Mode, 2= Cat cable distance

35M Mode,3= Cat cable distance 70M Mode)

|

s cat 1 dsc mode 2!

|

cat out 1 dsc mode 2

|

Cat cable distance 35M Mode(35M)

r cat y dsc mode!| Get dsc mode of cat out y,

y=0~8(0=all)

| r cat 1 dsc mode!| cat out 1 dsc mode 2|
s audio mute 1!| set audio output port mute status (1-mute, 0-umute)| s audio mute 1!| s audio mute 1| s audio unmute (0)
r audio mute!| Get audio output mute status| r audio mute!| audio mute 1|
Command Code| Function Description| Example| Feedback| Default Setting
---|---|---|---|---
EDID Setting

s edid in from z!

| Set input EDID from default EDID z, z=1~30

1, 1080p,Stereo Audio 2.0

2, 1080p,Dolby/DTS 5.1

3, 1080p,HD Audio 7.1

4, 1080i,Stereo Audio 2.0

5, 1080i,Dolby/DTS 5.1

6, 1080i,HD Audio 7.1

7, 3D,Stereo Audio 2.0

8, 3D,Dolby/DTS 5.1

9, 3D,HD Audio 7.1

10, 4K2K30_444,

Stereo Audio 2.0 11, 4K2K30_444,

Dolby/DTS 5.1

12, 4K2K30_444,HD Audio 7.1

13, 4K2K60_420,

Stereo Audio 2.0 14, 4K2K60_420,

Dolby/DTS 5.1

15, 4K2K60_420,HD Audio 7.1

16, 4K2K60_444,

Stereo Audio 2.0 17, 4K2K60_444,

Dolby/DTS 5.1

18, 4K2K60_444,HD Audio 7.1

19, 4K2K60_444,

Stereo Audio 2.0 HDR 20, 4K2K60_444,

Dolby/DTS 5.1 HDR 21, 4K2K60_444,

HD Audio 7.1 HDR 22,

copy from hdmi loop out 23, copy from cat output 1

24, copy from cat output 2 25, copy from cat output 3 26, copy from cat output 4 27, copy from cat output 5 28, copy from cat output 6 29, copy from cat output 7 30, copy from cat output 8

|

s edid in from 1!

|

input EDID:1080p,

|

1080p,Stereo Audio 2.0

Stereo Audio 2.0

Please toggle EDID

dip switch to 00000!
r edid in!| Get EDID status of the input| r edid in!| input EDID: 4K2K60_ 444,Stereo Audio 2.0|
r edid in data!| Get EDID data of the HDMI input| r edid in data!| EDID data : 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 ……|

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