KanexPro SP-1X16SL18G 1×16 HDMI 2.0 Splitter with Downscaling

Safety Precaution

• Do not dismantle the housing or modify the module to avoid electrical shock or burn.
• Using supplies not meeting the products’ specifications may cause damage, deterioration or malfunction.
• Do not expose the unit to rain, moisture or install this product near water.
• Install the device in a place with fine ventilation.
• Do not twist or pull by force ends of the optical cable. It can cause malfunction.
• Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners to clean this unit.
• Always unplug the power to the device before cleaning.
• Unplug the power when not used for a long period of time.
• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

After-sales Service

KanexPro provides a 3 year limited warranty for this product. Please reach out to support@kanexpro.com for additional details.

Introduction

The KanexPro 1×16 HDMI 2.0 Splitter with Downscaling is an installer-friendly, lightweight HDMI splitter that distributes one HDMI input into sixteen outputs supporting uncompressed 4K UHD resolutions as well as video resolution down- scaling, the 4K input can be automatically downscaled to 1080p output for compatibility with 1080p displays. The system also supports stereo analog L/R audio output is provided for audio de-embedding from HDMI input
The distribution amplifier fully conforms to the latest High Speed HDMI specifications with HDCP 2.2. This professional HDMI splitter is optimized for distributing HDMI video and embedded multi-channel digital audio to multiple display environments such as residential or digital signage markets, airports, shopping malls and medical imaging markets.

FEATURES

• HDMI V2.0, 4K@60Hz 4:4:4 8bit, HDR 10, Dolby Vision.
• HDCP 2.2 compliant.
• Compatible with HDMI AOC cable, provides up to 5V100mA power on each output.
• Auto 4K to 1080p downscaling.
• Stereo analog L/R audio output for audio de-embedding from HDMI input.
• Smart EDID management and HDCP management.
• CEC and RS232 control.

PACKAGE CONTENTS

• 1x SP-1X16SL18G 1×16 Splitter
• 2x Mounting Ears with 4 Screws
• 4x Plastic Cushions
• 1x RS232 Cable (Female DB9 to Male DB9)
• 1x Power Adapter (24V DC, 1.25A)
• 1x User Manual

Note: Please contact your distributor immediately if any damage or defect in the components is found.

PANEL DESCRIPTION

Front Panel

1. POWER SWITCH: Power on/off the splitter.
2. POWER LED: The LED illuminates red when power is applied.
3. INPUT LED: The LED illuminates green when there is HDMI input.
4.  OUTPUT LEDs (1-16): The LED illuminates green when there is HDMI output on the corresponding channel.
5. EDID: 4-pin DIP switch for EDID setting and HDCP mode selection. Please refer to the chapter DIP Switch Operation for more details.
6. W: Micro-USB port for firmware upgrade.

Rear Panel

1. INPUT: Connect HDMI source.
2. OUTPUTS: Total sixteen HDMI outputs to connect HDMI displays.
3. AUDIO OUT: Connect audio device (e.g. Amplifier) for audio de-embedding from HDMI input.
4. RS232: Connect control device (e.g. PC) to control the splitter by sending RS232 commands.
5. DC24V: DC connector for the power adapter connection.

DIP SWITCH OPERATION:

The 4-pin DIP switch on the front panel of the unit is used for EDID management and HDCP management. It represents “0” when in the lower (OFF) position, and it represents “1” while putting the switch in the upper (ON) position.

Switch 1~3 are used for EDID setting. The switch status and its corresponding setting are shown at the below chart.

Switch Status (PIN 1-3)

1 2       3

| EDID Value

0

|

0

|

0

| Obtains EDID from the first detected display starting at HDMI OUT- 1>OUT2>….. >OUT16.

0

|

0

|

1

|

1920×1080@60Hz 8bit Stereo

0

|

1

|

0

|

1920×1080@60Hz 8bit High Definition Audio

0

|

1

|

1

|

3840×2160@30Hz 8bit Stereo Audio

1

|

0

|

0

|

3840×2160@30Hz Deep Color High Definition Audio

1

|

0

|

1

|

3840×2160@60Hz Deep Color Stereo

1

|

1

|

0

|

3840×2160@60Hz Deep Color HDR LPCM 6CH

Switch 4 is used for HDCP setting. The switch status and its corresponding setting are shown at the below chart.

OFF (0)

| Automatically follows the HDCP version of display device.

When display device has no HDCP, if source device have no HDCP content, the video output has no HDCP content; if source device has HDCP content, there are no video output.

ON (1)| Automatically follows the HDCP version of source device.

Note : The factory default switch status is “0000”, and it needs to be set to “1111” when enable RS232 control to set EDID and HDCP.

RS232 CONTROL

Connect the RS232 port to control device (e.g. PC) with RS232 cable. The splitter can be controlled by sending RS232 commands.

RS232 Commands

The command lists are used to control the splitter. The RS232 control software (e.g. docklight) needs to be installed on the control PC to send RS232 commands.
After installing the RS232 control software, please set the parameters of COM number, bound rate, data bit, stop bit and the parity bit correctly, and then you are able to send command in command sending area.

• Baud rate: 9600
• Data bit: 8
• Stop bit: 1
• Parity bit: none

Note:

• All commands need to be ended with “”.
• In the commands, “[”and “]” are symbols for easy reading and do not need to be typed in actual operation.
• Type the command carefully, it is case-sensitive.

System Commands

Command

| ****

Description

| Command Example and Feedback
---|---|---
> GetFirewareVersion| Get firmware version.| <V1.0.0
> SetFactoryReset| Reset to factory default.| <FactoryReset_True
> SetReboot| System reboot.| <Reboot_EN

> SetHelp [Param]

| ****

Get the command details. [Param]= Any command.

| >SetHelp SetHdcpActiveMode
<Set the HDCP bypass from SRC or SINK

SetHdcpActiveMode Param

Param = Src,Sink Src – Active by src Sink – Active by Sink

Setting Commands

Command

| ****

Description

| Command Example and Feedback
---|---|---

> SetUpdateEdid

| ****

Upload user-defined EDID. The EDID DIP switch must be set as “1111”.

| <User edid ready,Please send edid data in 10s.

<SetUpdateEdid_True/False

/

<Time out to send edid.

> SetInPortEdid [Param]

| Set the EDID to [Param]. [Param]=0~7.

0 – BYPASS

1 – 1920×1080@60 8bit

Stereo

2 – 1920×1080@60 8bit High Definition Audio

3 – 3840×2160@30Hz 8bit Stereo Audio

4 – 3840×2160@30Hz Deep Color High Definition Audio 5 – 3840×2160@60Hz Deep Color Stereo Audio

6 – 3840×2160@60Hz Deep Color HDR LPCM 6CH

7 – USER EDID

The EDID DIP switch should be set as “1111”.

| ****

SetInPortEdid 0

<InPortEdid 0

> GetInPortEdid| Get the EDID.| <InPortEdid 0

> SetHdcpActiveMode [Param]

| Set the HDCP active mode. [Param]= Src, Sink

Src – Active by Src. Follow source.

Sink – Active by Sink. Follow display.

Note: The EDID switch must be switched to “1111” before sending the command.

| ****

SetHdcpActiveMode Src

---|---|---

<HdcpActiveMode Src

> GetHdcpActiveMode| Get the HDCP active mode.| <HdcpActiveMode Src

> SetVideoOutput [Param1],[Param2]

| ****

Enable or disable video output.

[Param1]=1~16. Output port. [Param2]= EN, Dis

Dis – Disable En – Enable

| ****

SetVideoOutput 1,EN

<VideoOutput 1 True

> GetVideoOutput| Get video output status.| >GetVideoOutput  1
[Param]| [Param]=1~16.Output port.| <VideoOutput 1 True

> SetAutoDownScaler [Param]

| ****

Enable/disable 4K to 1080p down-scaling function. [Param]= EN, Dis

Dis – Disable En – Enable

| ****

SetAutoDownScaler EN

<AutoDownScaler True

> GetAutoDownScaler

| Get the on-off status of down-scaling function.| ****

<AutoDownScaler True

> SetRS232Baudrate [Param]

| ****

Set the baud rate to [Param]. [Param]=1~7

1 – 115200

2 – 57600

3 – 38400

4 – 19200

5 – 9600

6 – 4800

7 – 2400

| ****

SetRS232Baudrate 1

<RS232Baudrate 1

> GetRS232Baudrate| Get the RS232 baud rate.| <RS232Baudrate 1

FIRMWARE UPGRADE

Please follow the below steps to upgrade firmware by the Micro-USB port:

1. Prepare the latest upgrade file (.bin) and rename it as FW_MERG.bin on PC.
2. Power off the splitter and connect the Micro-USB (FW) port of the splitter to the PC with a  USB cable.
3. Power on the splitter and then the PC will automatically detect a U-disk named of BOOTDISK.
4. Double-click to open the U-disk, a file named of READY.TXT will be shown.
5. Directly copy the latest upgrade file (.bin) to the BOOTDISK U-disk.
6. Reopen the U-disk to check whether there is a filename SUCCESS.TXT, if yes, the firmware was updated successfully, otherwise, the firmware updating is fail, the name of the upgrade file (.bin) should be confirmed again, and then follow the above steps to update again.
7. Remove the USB cable and reboot the splitter after the firmware upgrade.

SYSTEM CONNECTION

The following diagram illustrates the typical input and output connection of the splitter:

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Video

Input| (1) HDMI
Input Connector| (1) Female type-A HDMI
Input Video Resolution| Up to 4K@60Hz 4:4:4 8bit, HDR10, Dolby Vision
Output| (16) HDMI
Ouput Connector| (16) Type-A female HDMI
Output Video Resolution| Up to 4K@60Hz 4:4:4 8bit, HDR10, Dolby Vision, supports 4K to 1080p down-scaling.
HDMI Output| Supports up to 5V100mA power for AOC cable.
HDMI Standard| V2.0
HDCP Version| 2.2
HDMI Audio Signal| LPCM 7.1 audio, Dolby Atmos®, Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby Digital® Plus, DTS:X™, and DTS-HD® Master Audio™ pass-through.
Analog Audio Output
Output| (1) AUDIO
Output Connector| (1) RCA (L+R)
Frequency Response| 20Hz~20kHz, ±1dB
Max Output Level| 2.0Vrms ± 0.5dB. 2V=16dB headroom above-10dBV (316mV) nominal consumer line level signal
THD+N| < 0.05%, 20Hz~20kHz bandwidth, 1kHz sine at 0dBFS level (or max level)
SNR| > 80dB, 20Hz~20kHz bandwidth
Crosstalk Isolation| < -80dB, 10kHz sine at 0dBFS level (or max level before clipping)
L-R Deviation| < 0.05dB, 1kHz sine at 0dBFS level (or max level before clipping)
Output Load Capability| 1Kohm and higher (supports 10x paralleled 10Kohm loads)
Noise Level| – 80dB
Control
Control Port| 1) EDID Switch, (1) FW, (1) RS232
Control Connector| (1) 4-pin DIP switch, (1) Micro-USB, (1) Female DB9
General
Bandwidth| 18Gbps
Operation Temperature| -5 to +55℃ (+23° to +131°F)
Storage Temperature| -25 to +70℃ (-13° to +158°F)
---|---
Relative Humidity| 10% to 90%, Non-condensing
External Power Supply| Input: AC 100~240V, 50/60Hz; Output: 24V DC 1.25A
Power Consumption| 26W(Max)
Dimension (WHD)| 268mm x 40mm x 125mm
Net Weight| 1.14Kg

Video Resolution Down-scaling:

The splitter supports video resolution downscaling, the 4K input can be automatically degraded to 1080p output for compatibility with 1080p display, shown in the below chart.

Input Output

| Resolution| Refresh| Color Space| Downscale| 1080p Specs

1| 3840×2160| 60Hz| 4:4:4| Support| 1080p@60Hz 4:4:4
2| 3840×2160| 50Hz| 4:4:4| Support| 1080p@50Hz 4:4:4
3| 3840×2160| 30Hz| 4:4:4| Support| 1080p@30Hz 4:4:4
4| 3840×2160| 25Hz| 4:4:4| Support| 1080p@25Hz 4:4:4
5| 3840×2160| 24Hz| 4:4:4| Support| 1080p@24Hz 4:4:4
6| 3840×2160| 23Hz| 4:4:4| Support| 1080p@23Hz 4:4:4
7| 3840×2160| 60Hz| 4:2:0| Support| 1080p@60Hz 4:4:4
8| 3840×2160| 50Hz| 4:2:0| Support| 1080p@50Hz 4:4:4
9| 3840×2160| 30Hz| 4:2:0| Support| 1080p@30Hz 4:4:4
10| 3840×2160| 25Hz| 4:2:0| Support| 1080p@25Hz 4:4:4
11| 3840×2160| 24Hz| 4:2:0| Support| 1080p@24Hz 4:4:4
12| 3840×2160| 23Hz| 4:2:0| Support|

• 1080p@23Hz 4:4:4

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