1.Introduction
1.1.Description
1.2.Model Comparison
1.3.Box Contents
1.4.Features
1.5.Typical Applications
1.5.1.Live Event Application
1.5.2.TV Studio Application
2.Product Overview
2.1.Matrix Frame - Front View
2.2.Matrix Frame - Rear View
2.3.Auxiliary (AUX) Boards
2.3.1.MX2M-AUX-DANTE-32CH
2.3.2.MX2M-AUX-8AUDIO
2.4.Input (IB) Boards
2.4.1.MX2M-4HDMI20-IB
2.4.2.MX2M-4OPTJ-IB
2.4.3.MX2M-4TPX-IB
2.4.4.MX2M-DH-4DP12-IB
2.5.Output (OB) Boards
2.5.1.MX2M-4HDMI20-OB
2.5.2.MX2M-4OPTJ-OB
2.5.3.MX2M-4TPX-OB
2.6.Power Drawers
2.6.1.MX2M-PSU-500-F
2.6.2.MX2M-PSU-1250-FP
2.7.Front Panel LEDs of the Boards
2.7.1.Status LEDs
2.7.2.Status LEDs of the SC Connectors
2.7.3.Dante Connector LEDs
2.7.4.Analog Audio Input/Output Indicator LEDs
2.7.5.Status LEDs of the TPX Connectors
3.Front Panel Control
3.1.Front Panel Button Operations
3.1.1.Take / Autotake Mode
3.1.2.View Crosspoint State
3.1.3.Switching Operations
3.1.4.Preset Operations
3.1.5.Output Lock
3.1.6.Control Lock
3.2.Front Panel LCD Menu Operations
3.2.1.Introduction
3.2.2.System Settings Menu
3.2.3.Input Ports Menu
3.2.4.Output Ports Menu
3.2.5.EDID Menu
3.2.6.Preset Menu
3.2.7.Health Menu
4.Installation
4.1.Mounting Options
4.2.Board Installation and Handling
4.2.1.The Layout of the Input/Output Board Slots
4.2.2.Installation of an I/O Board
4.3.Power Drawer Installation
4.4.Electrical Connections
4.4.1.AC Power Connection
4.4.2.USB Mini-B Connector
4.4.3.Ethernet Connectors
4.4.4.RS-232 Connector
4.4.5.Symmetrical Analog Stereo Audio Connector
4.4.6.HDMI Connector
4.4.7.DisplayPort Connector
4.4.8.SC Fiber Optical Connector
4.5.Analog Audio Port Configuration
4.6.Connecting Steps
4.7.Powering On
5.Hybrid Modular Matrix Concept
5.1.Video Layer
5.1.1.Port Diagram
5.1.2.Video Signal Transmission - Example
5.2.Audio Layer
5.2.1.Overview
5.2.2.Digital Audio Interface
5.2.3.Analog Audio Interface
5.2.4.Dante®Audio Interface
5.2.5.Multichannel Routing to the Outputs
5.2.6.Audio Signal Transmission - Example
5.3.Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) Interface
5.4.Signal Extension Methods
5.4.1.Audio Signal Extension over Dante Interface
5.4.2.AV Signal Extension over Fiber Optical Cable
5.4.3.AV Signal Extension over SDVoE Interface
5.5.Ethernet Layer
5.5.1.Control Mode
5.5.2.Firmware Update Mode
5.5.3.User Ethernet Mode
5.6.Licensing
5.7.Further Built-in Features
5.7.1.Device Cloning – Configuration Backup and Restore
5.7.2.Advanced EDID Management
5.8.Software Control Modes
6.Software Control - Built-in Website
6.1.Establishing the Connection
6.2.The Layout of the Built-in Web
7.Software Control - Lightware Device Controller
7.1.Install and Update
7.2.Running the LDC
7.3.Establishing Connection
7.4.Crosspoint Menu
7.4.1.Video Layer
7.4.2.Audio Layer
7.4.3.Legend of the Port Tiles
7.5.Video Port Properties Windows
7.5.1.HDMI / OPTJ Input Port Properties
7.5.2.DisplayPort Input Port Properties
7.5.3.TPX Input Port Properties
7.5.4.HDMI / OPTJ Output Port Properties
7.5.5.TPX Output Port Properties
7.5.6.Frame Detector
7.5.7.CEC Controller
7.6.Audio Port Properties Windows
7.6.1.Digital Audio Input Port Properties
7.6.2.Digital Audio Output Port Properties
7.6.3.Analog Audio Input Port Properties
7.6.4.Analog Audio Output Port Properties
7.6.5.Dante®Audio Input Port Properties
7.6.6.Dante®Audio Output Port Properties
7.7.Presets
7.8.EDID Management Menu
7.8.1.EDID Operations
7.8.2.Editing an EDID
7.8.3.Creating an EDID - Easy EDID Creator
7.8.4.EDID Summary Window
7.8.5.DisplayID Extension
7.9.Settings Menu
7.9.1.Overview
7.9.2.Network
7.9.3.System Log
7.9.4.System
7.10.Terminal Window
7.11.Health Menu
7.11.1.Overview
7.11.2.Frame
7.11.3.Aux Slots
7.11.4.Input Slots
7.11.5.Output Slots
7.11.6.PSU Drawer Slots
7.11.7.Failing Devices
8.LW3 Programmers' Reference
8.1.Overview
8.2.Instructions for the Terminal Application Usage
8.3.Protocol Rules
8.3.1.LW3 Tree Structure and Command Structure (examples)
8.3.2.General Rules
8.3.3.Command Types
8.3.4.Prefix Summary
8.3.5.Error Messages
8.3.6.Escaping
8.3.7.Signature
8.3.8.Subscription
8.3.9.Notifications about the Changes of the Properties
8.3.10.Legend for the Control Commands
8.4.System Commands
8.4.1.Querying the Product Name
8.4.2.Setting the Device Label
8.4.3.Querying the Serial Number
8.4.4.Querying the Firmware Version
8.4.5.Querying the Date and Time of the System
8.4.6.Setting the Date and Time Manually
8.4.7.Setting the Brightness of the LCD Screen
8.4.8.Control Lock of the LCD Menu
8.4.9.Adding License
8.4.10.Removing License
8.4.11.Software Resetting the Device
8.4.12.Rebooting the Device
8.4.13.Restoring the Factory Default Settings
8.5.I/O Board Management
8.5.1.Querying the Status of a Board
8.5.2.Querying the Number of Seated I/O Boards
8.5.3.Querying the List of Seated I/O Boards
8.5.4.Querying the List of Operational I/O Boards
8.5.5.Querying the List of Failed I/O Boards
8.5.6.Querying the Product Name of the I/O Board
8.5.7.Querying the Serial Number of the I/O Board
8.5.8.Querying the Firmware Version of the I/O Board
8.5.9.Rebooting the I/O Board
8.6.Video Switching and Crosspoint Settings
8.6.1.Querying the Video Crosspoint State
8.6.2.Switching an Input to an Output
8.6.3.Disconnecting the Output from any Input
8.6.4.Switching an Input to All Outputs
8.6.5.Multiple Switching
8.6.6.Muting a Video Input
8.6.7.Unmuting a Video Input
8.6.8.Locking a Video Input
8.6.9.Unlocking a Video Input
8.6.10.Muting a Video Output
8.6.11.Unmuting a Video Output
8.6.12.Locking a Video Output
8.6.13.Unlocking a Video Output
8.7.Audio Switching and Crosspoint Settings
8.7.1.Querying the Audio Crosspoint State
8.7.2.Switching an Input to an Output
8.7.3.Disconnecting the Output from any Input
8.7.4.Switching an Input to All Outputs
8.7.5.Multiple Switching
8.7.6.Channel Mapping
8.7.7.Muting an Audio Input
8.7.8.Unmuting an Audio Input
8.7.9.Locking an Audio Input
8.7.10.Unlocking an Audio Input
8.7.11.Muting an Audio Output
8.7.12.Unmuting an Audio Output
8.7.13.Locking an Audio Output
8.7.14.Unlocking an Audio Output
8.8.Video Source Port Settings - HDMI / OPTJ
8.8.1.Setting the HDCP
8.8.2.Setting the Color Range
8.8.3.Setting the Hot Plug Detect (HPD)
8.9.Video Source Port Settings - DP
8.9.1.Setting the Maximum Lane Number
8.9.2.Setting the Maximum Link Data Rate
8.9.3.Setting the DP Power
8.9.4.Setting the Test Pattern Mode
8.9.5.Setting the Color Space Conversion
8.9.6.Setting the Color Range
8.9.7.Restarting Link Training
8.9.8.Setting the Hot Plug Detect (HPD)
8.9.9.Setting the HDCP
8.10.Video Source Port Settings - TPX
8.10.1.Setting the HDCP
8.10.2.Setting the Hot Plug Detect (HPD)
8.10.3.PoE (Power over Ethernet) Setting
8.11.Video Destination Port Settings - HDMI / OPTJ / TPX
8.11.1.Setting the Color Space Conversion
8.11.2.Setting the Signal Type
8.11.3.Setting the Power 5V
8.11.4.Setting the HDCP Mode
8.11.5.Setting the Audio Source
8.11.6.PoE (Power over Ethernet) Setting
8.12.Analog Audio Port Properties
8.12.1.Querying the Input Ports of the Board
8.12.2.Querying the Output Ports of the Board
8.12.3.Setting the Volume in dB
8.12.4.Setting the Volume in dB by Steps
8.12.5.Setting the Volume in Percent
8.12.6.Setting the Volume in Percent by Steps
8.12.7.Setting the Balance
8.12.8.Setting the Balance by Steps
8.12.9.Setting the Gain
8.13.Dante®Audio Settings
8.13.1.Renaming theChannel Label
8.13.2.Querying the Sample Rate
8.14.System Monitoring Commands
8.14.1.Querying Connected Device Presence
8.14.2.Querying Video Signal Presence on a Port
8.14.3.Querying the Signal Type
8.14.4.Querying the Resolution of the Stream
8.14.5.Querying the Total Size of the Stream
8.14.6.Querying Embedded Audio Presence
8.14.7.Querying the Color Space of the Stream
8.14.8.Querying the Color Range of the Stream
8.14.9.Querying the Color Depth of the Stream
8.14.10.Querying the HDCP-encryption Presence
8.14.11.Querying the HDCP-encryption Level of the Stream
8.14.12.Querying the Maximum Supported HDCP-encryption Level
8.14.13.Querying the HDCP Error
8.14.14.Querying the TMDS Error Counters
8.14.15.Querying the Audio Mismatch Status
8.15.Preset Handling
8.15.1.Creating a New Preset
8.15.2.Saving the Settings to an Existing Preset
8.15.3.Loading a Preset
8.15.4.Renaming a Preset
8.16.EDID Management
8.16.1.Querying the Emulated EDIDs
8.16.2.Querying the Validity of a Dynamic EDID
8.16.3.Querying the Preferred Resolution of a User EDID
8.16.4.Emulating an EDID on an Input Port
8.16.5.Copying an EDID to User Memory
8.16.6.Deleting an EDID from User Memory
8.16.7.Resetting the Emulated EDIDs
8.17.Health Status Monitoring Commands
8.17.1.Querying the Overall Health State of the Matrix
8.17.2.Querying the Temperature Warnings
8.17.3.Querying the Temperature Errors
8.17.4.Querying the Voltage Warnings
8.17.5.Querying the Voltage Errors
8.17.6.Querying the Current Warnings
8.17.7.Querying the Current Errors
8.17.8.Querying the Fan Warnings
8.17.9.Querying the Fan Errors
8.17.10.Querying the PSU Drawer Warnings
8.17.11.Querying the PSU Drawer Errors
8.17.12.Querying the Health State of an I/O Board
8.17.13.Querying the Health State of a PSU Drawer
8.17.14.Querying the Health State of the HSMB
8.17.15.Querying the Health State of the CECU
8.18.Network Configuration
8.18.1.Querying the DHCP State
8.18.2.Changing the DHCP State
8.18.3.Querying the IP Address
8.18.4.Changing the IP Address (Static)
8.18.5.Querying the Subnet Mask
8.18.6.Changing the Subnet Mask (Static)
8.18.7.Querying the Gateway Address
8.18.8.Changing the Gateway Address (Static)
8.18.9.Applying the Network Settings
8.19.RS-232 Port Configuration
8.19.1.Enabling/Disabling the Port
8.19.2.Setting the BAUD Rate
8.19.3.Setting the Databits
8.19.4.Setting theParity
8.19.5.Setting the Stopbits
8.19.6.Setting the Protocol
8.19.7.Recalling Factory Default Settings on the Serial Port
8.20.Sending CEC Commands
8.20.1.Sending a CEC Command in Text Format
8.20.2.Press&Release Commands
8.20.3.Sending an OSD String
8.20.4.Sending a CEC Command in Hexadecimal Format
8.21.Firmware Updating of the I/O Boards
8.21.1.Querying the Firmware Version of the I/O Board
8.21.2.Launching the Firmware Update Procedure
8.21.3.Cancelling the Firmware Update Procedure
8.21.4.Querying the Update Progress Status
8.21.5.Querying the List of Updating Boards
8.21.6.Querying the Overall Board Update Status
8.22.LW3 Protocol Commands - Quick Summary
9.Firmware Update
9.1.Preparation
9.1.1.About the Firmware Package (LFP2 File)
9.1.2.LDU2 Installation
9.2.Running the Software
9.2.1.LDU2 Interfaces
9.3.The Updating Steps
9.4.Updating Via GUI
9.5.Command Line Interface (CLI)
9.5.1.How to Run
9.5.2.How to Use
9.6.CLI Commands
9.6.1.Help
9.6.2.LDU2 Version
9.6.3.Checking For New LDU2 Version
9.6.4.Device Info
9.6.5.Update
9.6.6.Restore
9.6.7.Package Options
9.6.8.Complex Example
9.6.9.Exit Codes
9.7.If the Update is not successful
10.Troubleshooting
10.1.Use Cases
10.2.How to Speed Up the Troubleshooting Process
11.Technologies
11.1.EDID Management
11.1.1.Understanding the EDID
11.1.2.Advanced EDID Management
11.2.HDCP Management
11.2.1.Protected and Unprotected Content
11.2.2.Disable Unnecessary Encryption
11.2.3.HDCP 2.3
11.3.Pixel Accurate Reclocking
12.Appendix
12.1.Specifications
12.1.1.MX2M-FR24R
12.1.2.MX2M-PSU-500-F
12.1.3.MX2M-PSU-1250-FP
12.1.4.MX2M-4HDMI20-IB
12.1.5.MX2M-DH-4DP12-IB
12.1.6.MX2M-4OPTJ-IB
12.1.7.MX2M-4TPX-IB
12.1.8.MX2M-4HDMI20-OB
12.1.9.MX2M-4OPTJ-OB
12.1.10.MX2M-4TPX-OB
12.1.11.MX2M-AUX-DANTE-32CH
12.1.12.MX2M-AUX-8AUDIO
12.2.Switch Setup for Dante®Audio Signal Transmission
12.3.Applied Ports (Network Settings)
12.4.Factory Default Settings
12.5.Input/Output Port Numbering
12.5.1.Video Input/Output Port Numbering
12.5.2.Audio Input Port Numbering
12.5.3.Audio Output Port Numbering
12.6.Maximum Cable Distances
12.6.1.Fiber Optical Cable Distances
12.6.2.CATx Cable Distances for Dante
12.6.3.CATx Cable Distances for TPX
12.7.Factory EDID List
12.8.Cable Wiring Guide
12.8.1.Audio Ports
12.9.Mechanical Drawings
12.9.1.MX2M-FR24R
12.9.2.IB/OB Boards
12.9.3.AUX Boards
12.10.Release Notes of the Firmware Packages
12.11.Hashtag Keyword List
12.12.Further Document Information
12.13.Limited Warranty Statement
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