User guide

B-500-MTRX-230-8x8 Installation Manual
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© 2013 Binary
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
customerswiththehighestdegreeofqualityandserviceintheindustry.
TheB-500-MTRX-230-8x8isastate-of-the-artHDMImatrixswitcherwithbothHDMIandHDBaseTOutputs.Itprovides
truematrix routingforHDMIsignals.WithfeaturessuchasHDMI3Dsupport,sophisticatedEDIDhandling,andIR,
RS232 and Ethernet control, this product is ideal for residential and commercial media distribution systems. The
HDBaseTconnectiononeachoutputextendsHDMIsignalandbi-directionalIRtoremoteroomsupto230feetaway
viaCat5e/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 congured using the Conguration 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 Conguration Utility and manual.
4. Features
• (8)HDMIinputsby(8)mirroredHDMIandHDBaseToutputs
• Upto16displayscanbeattachedintotal(usingbothHDMIandHDBaseToutputs)
• SupportsVideoresolutionsupto1080p/6036bitcolor
• SupportsallHDMIaudioformatsincludingDolbyTrueHDandDTSMasterHD
• SupportsallHDMI3Dformats
• SophisticatedEDIDhandlingincludingEmbedded,Learned,andAutomodes
• HDMIorDVIwithadapter(notincluded)
• IRControlfromintegratedreceiveror3.5mminput
• Bi-directionalIRpass-throughwhenusingB-500-RX-230-IR
• HomeAutomationControlviaIR,RS-232andEthernet
• PCSetupandCongurationusingdedicatedsoftware
• HDCP2.0compliant
• CECPassThrough
5. Recommended for Installation
• PhillipsScrewdriver(forrackearattachment)
• Upto8sources
• Upto8displays(16ifusingbothHDBaseTandHDMIoutputs,seeSection7.6,Page9)
• BinaryHighSpeedHDMICablestoconnectsourcestoB-500-MTRX-230-8x8HDMIinputs
• BinaryHDMIcablesorB-500-RX-230-IRunitsandCat5e/6cableinstalledbetweenmatrixswitcherlocationand
displays(Seesection7.6.3.1,page10forHDBaseTwiringrecommendations)
• RJ45connectorsandterminationtools(IfusingB-500-RX-230-IR)
• ControlSystemtocontroloperationofB-500-MTRX-230-8x8
• WindowsPCwithCongurationUtilityinstalledandRS232adapter
• CongurationUtilityManual
3. Package Contents
• (1)B-500-MTRX-230-8x8
• (2)Rackearsformounting(screwsincluded)
• (1)IRRemoteControl
• (1)Powersupply24V5ADC
• (1)InstallationManual
• (1)CD-ROM