Staub Electronics B-500-MTRX-230-8X8 BINARY - HDMI 8X8 MATRIX SWITCH WITH HDMI AND HDBASET OUTPUTS User Manual

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7.10.2. IR Pass-Through from Rooms to Sources

PWR

Engineered in the USA

Manufactured in Taiwan

IR IN ALL IR OUT

B-500-RX-230-IR

Projector

HDMI

Cat5e/6

HDMI

PLAY

HDMI Source

256

HDMI Source

IR Flasher

HDMI

HDTV

IR Receiver

B-500-RX-230-IR

Cat5e/6

IR Receiver

HDMI

The diagram above illustrates a typical installation with a B-500-MTRX-230-8X8 where all of the equipment is being

controlled by IR remotes in each output zone.

• In each room with a connected display, an entry-level universal IR remote is being used to control the display

and sources in use. Custom programming set up in each remote by the installer sends IR commands out of the

remote meant for the display device in the room, the sources, and the matrix switcher simultaneously. The matrix

commands are programmed to be sent automatically as needed so the end user only has to select the source they

want to watch.

• To make this system work seamlessly, two advanced IR options have been enabled in the matrix switcher

Configuration Utility “Other Settings” menu: IR Source Routing and IR Matrix Control from room.

o IR Source Routing allows the commands from the room to be routed directly to the source selected to be

displayed in the room. This simplifies IR routing because only one flasher has to connect to the source.

o IR Matrix Control sets the matrix switcher so that any command sent from any HDBaseT output to control the

matrix is automatically received internally, eliminating the need for an external connection back to the matrix

for control. See Section 9.Advanced Setup Using the Configuration Utility on page 20 for more information on

changing these settings.

• When the commands are sent, the display device is controlled directly by the remote. The commands for the

matrix switcher and sources are picked up by the IR receiver connected to the B-500-RX-230-IR and sent back to

the correct IR OUTPUT TO SOURCE port and to the matrix.

• When the system is in use, if two outputs are connected to the same input, the source will change on both outputs

with any command sent since it can’t send two HDMI streams at once. This must be considered when deciding on

the sources to connect for distribution.

Example: In a home with five displays connected, if users in every room want to watch satellite on

different channels, there must be five satellite receivers set up as sources. With custom programming,

each output can be programmed to use only one of the satellite source inputs, giving each output a

dedicated cable box while allowing other less-used sources to connect to any output.