User guide
B-500-MTRX-230-8x8 Installation Manual
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2. Product Overview
Welcome to Binary™, one of the most highly regarded brands available today. This product is engineered to
provide years of exceptional reliability. We appreciate your business and we stand committed to providing our
customerswiththehighestdegreeofqualityandserviceintheindustry.
TheB-500-MTRX-230-8x8isastate-of-the-artHDMImatrixswitcherwithbothHDMIandHDBaseTOutputs.Itprovides
truematrix routingforHDMIsignals.WithfeaturessuchasHDMI3Dsupport,sophisticatedEDIDhandling,andIR,
RS232 and Ethernet control, this product is ideal for residential and commercial media distribution systems. The
HDBaseTconnectiononeachoutputextendsHDMIsignalandbi-directionalIRtoremoteroomsupto230feetaway
viaCat5e/Cat6/Cat6a.
Note: This manual covers all aspects of installation and setup of the B-500-MTRX-230-8X8 for most application. Some
features must be congured using the Conguration Utility software. Go to the product page for the B-500-MTRX-
230-8X8 at www.SnapAV.com and click on the Support Tab to download the Conguration Utility and manual.
4. Features
• (8)HDMIinputsby(8)mirroredHDMIandHDBaseToutputs
• Upto16displayscanbeattachedintotal(usingbothHDMIandHDBaseToutputs)
• SupportsVideoresolutionsupto1080p/6036bitcolor
• SupportsallHDMIaudioformatsincludingDolbyTrueHDandDTSMasterHD
• SupportsallHDMI3Dformats
• SophisticatedEDIDhandlingincludingEmbedded,Learned,andAutomodes
• HDMIorDVIwithadapter(notincluded)
• IRControlfromintegratedreceiveror3.5mminput
• Bi-directionalIRpass-throughwhenusingB-500-RX-230-IR
• HomeAutomationControlviaIR,RS-232andEthernet
• PCSetupandCongurationusingdedicatedsoftware
• HDCP2.0compliant
• CECPassThrough
5. Recommended for Installation
• PhillipsScrewdriver(forrackearattachment)
• Upto8sources
• Upto8displays(16ifusingbothHDBaseTandHDMIoutputs,seeSection7.6,Page9)
• BinaryHighSpeedHDMICablestoconnectsourcestoB-500-MTRX-230-8x8HDMIinputs
• BinaryHDMIcablesorB-500-RX-230-IRunitsandCat5e/6cableinstalledbetweenmatrixswitcherlocationand
displays(Seesection7.6.3.1,page10forHDBaseTwiringrecommendations)
• RJ45connectorsandterminationtools(IfusingB-500-RX-230-IR)
• ControlSystemtocontroloperationofB-500-MTRX-230-8x8
• WindowsPCwithCongurationUtilityinstalledandRS232adapter
• CongurationUtilityManual
3. Package Contents
• (1)B-500-MTRX-230-8x8
• (2)Rackearsformounting(screwsincluded)
• (1)IRRemoteControl
• (1)Powersupply24V5ADC
• (1)InstallationManual
• (1)CD-ROM