PVI VuMATRIX 4K IPRX LE Operating instructions

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VuMATRIX 4K LE & PRO

HDMI over Internet Protocol Network

ProVideoInstruments Corp

Production & Headquarters Building

7022 TPC Drive Orlando, FL 32822 USA

Tel: 407-720-6101

Fax: 407-720-6105

Operations Manual

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Table of Contents

Safety Information………………………………………….3

PVI VuMATRIX information……………………………..4

VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Panel Description…..………...5

VuMATRIX 4K IPRX Panel Description…..………...6

VuMATRIX 4K PRO TX Panel Description………...7

VuMATRIX 4K PRO RX Panel Description…..…….8

Configuring the VuMATRIX Transmitters…………9

Configuring the VuMATRIX Receivers……………19

4K Over IP Channel Controller……………………….24

Advanced Settings for the VuMATRIX……………28

USB over IP……………………………………….28

Serial over IP…………………………………….29

API/Automation……..………………………..31

Video Wall………………………………………..34

Connections……………………..…………………………..35

Technical Support………………………………………….38

Warranty……………………………………………………….39

Appendix……………………………………………………….40

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the VuMATRIX 4K HDMI

over IP system. Before operating any of the

VuMATRIX units please read this operation

manual and keep it for future reference.

Note

Images and illustrations in this operations

manual are for reference only and may differ

from actual product.

Location of the Identification label

Every transmitter and receiver comes with an

identification label. This label contains the serial

number and website to download manuals for

your product. It is located on the bottom of

each of your transmitter and receiver.

Additional Note

The transmitter and receiver module should

allow you to transmit and receive any 4K, full

HD, HD, and SD video content. Any other type

of resolution that is not a standard may not

work properly with the VuMATRIX devices.

CAUTION

The transmitters and receivers are designed to

operate in a voltage range that is 110V ~ 220V

AC (USA & Canada is 110V). These devices

should not be operated outside the

recommended voltage ranges or severe damage

can occur and possible risk of electrical fire may

occur.

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Safety Information

• The openings on this unit are sides and top and bottom of these units are necessary for

proper ventilation. To ensure reliable operation and proper cooling please do not place

units on or near any of the following:

- Do not place in any confined spaces (Bookshelves or cabinets etc., unless

proper ventilation is provided)

- Do not place unit near any heat sources (heater or in direct sunlight etc.)

- Do not place near any objects containing liquids (Vases or Fish tanks

- etc.)

• Do not expose this unit to rain or near water. Risk of electric shock if unit gets wet. (Pool

or Kitchen sink etc.)

• Do not overload wall outlets beyond their maximum power load. Risk of electric fire or

shock can occur.

• Place power cord so that they are not to be pinched or walked on.

• Never insert any metallic object into the devices as risk of electric shock may occur.

• If unit cover is removed, never touch anything inside the unit while powered on. This

may result in electric shock and potential equipment damage.

• If the unit is smoking or getting extremely hot, immediately unplug power adapter from

wall outlet and contact customer support.

• Do not use the provided power adapter with more than one device as overloading the

power supply can lead to risk of fire or unit damage.

Safety Information

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PVI VuMATRIX Information

The VuMATRIX is video integration system that

takes any 4K, full HD (1080), HD (720), or SD

HDMI input and transmits it over a Gigabit

Network. Using your existing Gigabit network,

you can have up to 99 Transmitters and have up

to an unlimited number of receivers. Using the

VuMATRIX system you can integrate all your

existing TV’s together and operate them

independently. Every Transmitter and receiver

also comes with the IR extender input and

outputs allowing you to change channels on the

TV using the original remotes to change

channels on all your televisions. The VuMATRIX

system also comes with USB over IP which is a

new technology to control USB devices (such as

a mouse or keyboard) through the VuMATRIX

transmitters and receivers on your network. So

how does this all work. Below you will find an

illustration of how the VuMATRIX 4K system

can be implemented.

Using multicast across your network allows streaming to many different devices. Multicast also saves

bandwidth by sending data to multiple devices at once instead of one device at a time like Unicast.

PVI VuMATRIX Information

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VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Panel Description

Front Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1

IR IN (Infrared input from Video Source)

2

IR OUT (Infrared output to Video Source)

3

Serial port connection for Transmit and Receive

4

Selector switch for serial port or UPG

5

Manual DIP switches for Channel # of Transmitter

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Select button to apply channel number after changing value

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Option Button # 1

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Option Button # 2

Back Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

Connection light showing that fiber is connected

2

Fiber port for Fiber connection

3

Ethernet port connector for internet cable (RJ-45 connector)

4

HDMI input connector for HDMI video input

5

USB over IP protocol input for connecting USB devices across the VuMATRIX network

6

Power indicator light indicating if the power adapter has power

7

DC power adapter input where you connect the power supply to the unit

VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Panel Description

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VuMATRIX 4K IPRX Panel Description

Front Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1

IR IN (Infrared input from Video Source)

2

IR OUT (Infrared output to Video Source)

3

Serial port connection for Transmit and Receive

4

Selector switch for serial port or UPG

5

Manual DIP switches for Channel # of Transmitter

6

Select button to apply channel number after changing value

7

Option Button # 1

8

Option Button # 2

Back Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

Connection light showing that fiber is connected

2

Fiber port for Fiber connection

3

Ethernet port connector for internet cable (RJ-45 connector)

4

HDMI output connector for HDMI video output to television

5

USB inputs for USB over IP interface (Mouse, Keyboard)

6

Power indicator light showing if power is connected

7

DC power adapter input where you connect the power supply to the unit

VuMATRIX 4K IPRX Panel Description

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VuMATRIX 4K PRO TX Panel Description

Front Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1

Digital Audio Input

2

Analog Audio Input

3

Infrared Receive Output

4

Infrared Transmit Input

5

IR Group Input

6

Serial Transmit and Receive Input

7

Selector switch for Normal Operation or Program Mode

8

Digital Display for Channel Number

9

Channel Down Button

10

Channel Up Button

11

Option Button # 2

12

Option Button # 1

13

Audio Option Button

Back Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6

1

Hard Reset button to set to factory settings

2

Fiber output

3

LAN output to connect to your switch

4

HDMI input from video source

5

USB inputs for USB over IP interface

6

DC power adapter input where you connect the power supply to the unit

VuMATRIX 4K TX PRO

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VuMATRIX 4K PRO RX Panel Description

Front Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1

Digital Audio Input

2

Analog Audio Input

3

Infrared Receive Output

4

Infrared Transmit Input

5

IR Group Input

6

Serial Transmit and Receive Input

7

Selector switch for Normal Operation or Program Mode

8

Digital Display for Channel Number

9

Channel Down Button

10

Channel Up Button

11

Option Button # 2

12

Option Button # 1

13

Audio Option Button

Back Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6

1

Factory Reset Button

2

Fiber port for Fiber connection

3

Ethernet port connector for internet cable (RJ-45 connector)

4

HDMI output connector for HDMI video output to television

5

USB inputs for USB over IP interface (Mouse, Keyboard)

6

Power adapter connector for DC power

VuMATRIX 4K RX PRO

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Configuring the VuMATRIX Transmitters

1. Take the VuMATRIX 4K IPTX transmitter and connect an internet cable into the Ethernet port.

Take the other end of the cable and plug it directly into the Ethernet port on a laptop or

desktop. Connect the power adapter provided to provide power to the Transmitter. You should

see both lights blinking on the Ethernet port of the transmitter and the Ethernet port of the

computer (some computer models do not have blinking lights on the Ethernet port of the

computer).

2. Once you have verified that both sets of Ethernet port lights are blinking, go to the computer,

and go to your Desktop. Navigate to the bottom right hand side of the desktop and find the WIFI

or LAN symbol. The WIFI and LAN symbol are shown below.

The WIFI or LAN symbol is located inside the taskbar as shown below.

3. If there is no WIFI or LAN symbol located in the taskbar click on the up symbol to show all the

icons in the taskbar as shown below.

WIFI SYMBOL LAN SYMBOL

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4. Right-click on the WIFI or LAN symbol and select open Network and Sharing Center.

NOTE: If you are still unable to find the WIFI or LAN icon in your taskbar please follow the steps

below.

If you have found the WIFI or LAN icon, please continue to step 5.

Only complete these steps if you are unable to locate the WIFI or LAN ICON in the taskbar

Go to your keyboard HOLD DOWN the windows key FIRST and press the R button.

This will open the Run window as shown below.

Type in the open box type “control panel” and click OK as shown below.

This will open the control panel window. Change the view by category to large icons.

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Then Scroll down and locate the Network and Sharing Center Icon and click on it.

5. In the Networking and Sharing Window click on Change adapter settings.

6. Go to the WIFI icon and right click it. The Wi-Fi adapter window will open. Then select “disable”

at the top of the window.

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7. Then go the Ethernet icon and right click it. On the Ethernet adapter window scroll to the

bottom of the window and select “properties”.

8. In the Ethernet properties window select the “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” and then

click on properties.

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9. Check the circle for Use the following IP address. Then next to the IP address box enter in

169.254.0.1 Then take your mouse cursor and click inside the subnet mask box and the subnet

mask will automatically be filled in. (If for some reason, the subnet mask does not automatically

appear, the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0)

10. Download the PVI 4K over IP Control Center Software from quickinstallnow.com.

NOTE

Before you start programming your transmitters, you need to fill out the included Transmitter

Network Map. The IP addresses will start at 192.168.0.101 for the transmitters. The channel

numbers will start at 225.0.100.0. This will be your complete guide for programming all your

transmitters. Below is an example of a Transmitter Network Map.

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Below is an example of a Transmitter Network Map for 4 media devices. In this example, there

are 3 cable boxes and 1 DVD player that needs to be configured to communicate across the

network.

SW version: A6.4.12 Build 2204

VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Transmitters

Transmitter #

IP ADDRESS

HOST ID

Source Names

BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU FILL OUT

1

192.168.0.101

0001

CABLE BOX #1

2

192.168.0.102

0002

CABLE BOX #2

3

192.168.0.103

0003

CABLE BOX #3

4

192.168.0.104

0004

DVD PLAYER

5

etc

*****VERY IMPORTANT NOTE*****

Every single Transmitter MUST have a different IP address and a different HOST ID #. If this

configuration is not completed, the Transmitters will not function properly and will not

communicate across your network. This Transmitter Network Map can also be referenced to

change channels on the receivers.

Transmitter Network Map

IMPORTANT: Please print and compile a reference page with all your transmitters IP / Assigned

Host ID Numbers / Connected sources names so this will help in the next steps while configuring

the entire system

SW version:

VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Transmitters

Transmitter #

IP ADDRESS

HOST ID

Source Name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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11. Once you have downloaded the software double click on the control center icon to open

the control 4K over IP Control Center software.

12. In the 4K VuMATRIX software click on the scan button in the top left corner of the window.

13. Once the scan button is selected the IP address of the transmitter will be showing under the TX

window.

The IP address will be located here for the transmitter

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14. Go to the Control Software and select the IP address that is showing in the control software for

the transmitter.

The IP address is located here for the transmitter

15. Under casting mode select Multicast and enter the Multicast IP address as shown in your

Transmitter Network Map.

IMPORTANT: SELECT A DIFFERENT NUMBER PER EACH OF YOUR TRANSMITTER UNITS

DO NOT SELECT ZERO OR IT WILL NOT WORK AND THE RECEIVERS WILL STAY IN

“VIDEO NOT READY” mode.

IF YOU ARE UNSURE, RECONNECT EACH TRANSMITTER AND VERIFY THIS PARAMETER IS SET

CORRECTLY SO EACH TRANSMITTER WILL HAVE A PROPER ID ( 1 2 3 4 … )

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16. Then select Static IP and enter in the IP address as shown on your transmitter network map.

Enter in the IP address here

17. Once the IP address is entered, select apply in the top right corner of the window.

18. A pop-up window will appear asking you to reboot for new settings to take effect. Select yes.

NOTE: Please wait for approximately 2 minutes after selecting reboot to allow unit enough time

to restart.

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19. Then take a label or sticker and write the IP address of the transmitter and place it on the

transmitter where it is clearly visible. This will help you troubleshoot any issues in the future if

they may arise.

20. Programming is complete for your transmitter.

21. If you have more than one transmitter to program, go to the next transmitter and connect it to

your computer as in step 1.

22. Repeat Steps 12 through 19 for all your transmitters.

NOTE: Don’t forget to use the Transmitter Network Map when programming all your

transmitters. Using the network map will ensure that all transmitters will have different IP

addresses and Channel #’s so that there will be no communication issues or conflicts.

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Configuring the VuMATRIX Receivers

NOTE

Before you start programming your receivers you need to fill out the included Receiver Network

Map. This will be your complete guide for programming all your receivers. The IP addresses will

start at 192.168.0.151. Below is an example of a sample Receiver Network Map.

SW version: A6.3.1 Build 2161

VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Receivers

Transmitter #

IP ADDRESS

DEFAULT TX ID

(TX HOST ID)

Receiver Names

BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU FILL OUT

1

192.168.0.151

0001

Living Room1

2

192.168.0.152

0002

Bedroom 1

3

192.168.0.153

0003

Game Room 1

4

192.168.0.154

0004

Game Room 2

5

etc

*****VERY IMPORTANT NOTE*****

Every single Receiver MUST have a different IP address. If this configuration is not completed,

the Receivers will not function properly and will not communicate across your network.

NOTE

The DEFAULT TX ID is the default transmitter the receiver will connect to when started

This HOST ID is programmed in each transmitter, as per the chapter above in this manual.

Receiver Network Map

IMPORTANT: Please compile this table with your receivers IP / Default transmitter they point to

at the start / reference name for the receiver, as this will be very useful later when

programming the control software

SW version:

VuMATRIX 4K IPTX Receivers

Transmitter #

IP ADDRESS

DEFAULT TX ID

(TX HOST ID)

RECEIVER Names

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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1. Take the VuMATRIX 4K IPTX receiver and connect an internet cable into the Ethernet port. Take

the other end of the cable and plug it directly into the Ethernet port on a laptop or desktop.

Connect the power adapter provided to provide power to the receiver. You should see both

lights blinking on the Ethernet port of the receiver and the Ethernet port of the computer (some

computer models do not have blinking lights on the Ethernet port of the computer).

2. Double click on the VuMATRIX control software if it is not already open.

3. In the 4K VuMATRIX software click on the scan button in the top left corner of the window.

Configuring the VuMATRIX Receivers

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