HMXL88ARC USER MANUAL
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Front Panel Description
Rear Panel Description
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1 IR Receiver Window
2 LCD Display – Shows the status of input
/output selection, EDID etc...
3 Menu Button - Press to access Matrix
menu system allowing you to configure
EDID settings, PoC settings, network
config and firmware information
4 Power Button – Press and hold for 3
seconds to power on / o the Matrix
5 Selection Buttons - Multi-use buttons
Primary Use:
First press = HDMI output selection -
Press to select output/s from 1 to 8.
Output(s) selected will be displayed
on the Matrix display. Multiple outputs
can be chosen. Then wait 3 seconds
or press ‘SELECT’ to move to input
selection.
Second Press = HDMI input selection -
Press to select the input from 1 - 8. The
Input selected will be displayed on the
Matrix display. Press the Select button
to confirm switch
6 Select Button – Press to confirm
changes within the Matrix menu
7 ESC - Press to exit MENU mode
Secondary Use:
When the MENU button has been
pressed buttons 3, 4, 7 & 8 are used as
cursors to navigate the MENU system
3 = Le
4 = Up
7 = Right
8 = Down
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1 IR Control Input - 3.5mm stereo
connector to connect to Blustream IR
receiver for IR control of the Matrix
2 TCP/IP - RJ45 connector for TCP/IP and
Web GUI control of the Matrix
3 RS-232 - Phoenix connector for RS-232
control of the Matrix
4 EDID DIP switch – Used for global EDID
settings
5 IR Outputs - 3.5mm mono connector
to connect to Blustream 5V IR emitter.
Used for local source control
6 Optical and Analogue Audio Outputs -
independent audio Matrix with 8 x dual
outputs (Toslink + 3.5mm L/R line level
stereo jack). For connection to 3rd
party audio devices. NOTE: Analogue
audio outputs support 2ch PCM only
7 IR Inputs - 3.5mm stereo connector to
connect to Blustream 5V IR receiver or
Control Processor. Used to extend IR
from Matrix to HDBaseT™ Outputs 1-8
8 Bi-directional RS-232 ports. Connect to
third party control device to extend RS-
232 commands to HDBaseT™ receivers
RS-232 port
9 Optical (Toslink) Audio Input - Connect
to source device for audio distribution
within the HMXL88ARC independent
audio Matrix
q Analogue Audio Input - 3.5mm L/R
stereo jack. Connect to source device
for audio distribution within the
HMXL88ARC independent audio Matrix
w HDMI Inputs - Connect to source
devices
e HDMI Output - Connect to display
device
r HDBaseT™ Outputs - RJ45 HDBaseT™
port to connect to the HDBaseT™ input
port of the compatible Blustream
HDBaseT™ receiver
t IEC Power Socket - Use supplied IEC
power cable
y Power Switch
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