1.Introduction
1.1.Description
1.2.Box Contents
1.3.Features for All Models
1.4.DisplayPort Features
1.5.Typical Application
1.6.Model Comparison
2.Product Overview
2.1.Front View
2.2.Rear View
3.Front Panel Control
3.1.Front Panel Buttons Operations
3.1.1.View Crosspoint State
3.1.2.Switching Operations
3.1.3.Output Lock
3.1.4.Control Lock
3.1.5.Save or Load a Preset
3.2.Front Panel LCD Menu Operations
3.2.1.System Settings Menu
3.2.2.Input Ports Menu
3.2.3.Output Ports Menu
3.2.4.EDID Menu
3.2.5.Health Menu
3.2.6.Presets Menu
4.Installation
4.1.Mounting Options
4.2.Electrical Connections
4.2.1.HDMI Connector
4.2.2.DisplayPort Connector
4.2.3.Symmetrical Analog Stereo Audio
4.2.4.RS-232 Port
4.2.5.Ethernet (LAN) Port
4.2.6.USB Connector
4.3.Connecting Steps
4.3.1.Powering On
5.Device Concept
5.1.Port Diagram
5.2.HDMI Video Options
5.3.DisplayPort Video Options
5.3.1.Color Conversion
5.3.2.Limitations of the DisplayPort Video Options
5.4.Analog Audio Options
6.Software Control - Using the Built-in Web
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.Device Discovery Window
7.4.Crosspoint Menu
7.4.1.Grid View
7.4.2.Tile View
7.5.Input Port Properties
7.5.1.HDMIInputs
7.5.2.DisplayPort Inputs
7.6.Output Port Properties
7.6.1.HDMI Outputs
7.6.2.Frame Detector
7.6.3.DisplayPort Outputs
7.7.Presets
7.8.EDID Menu
7.8.1.Sources and Destinations
7.8.2.EDID Operations
7.8.3.EDID Summary Window
7.8.4.Editing an EDID
7.8.5.Creating an EDID
7.8.6.Display ID Extension
7.9.Settings Menu
7.9.1.Status Tab
7.9.2.Network Tab
7.9.3.RS-232 Tab
7.9.4.Front Panel Tab
7.9.5.System Tab
7.10.Advanced View
8.LW2 Programmers' Reference
8.1.Protocol Description
8.2.Instructions for the Terminal Application Usage
8.3.Router Status Commands
8.3.1.List of All Available LW2 Commands
8.3.2.Viewing Product Type
8.3.3.Viewing Serial Number
8.3.4.Viewing the Installed Firmware
8.3.5.Viewing CPU Firmware Compile Time
8.3.6.Viewing Firmware of the Controller
8.3.7.Viewing Installed Motherboard
8.3.8.Viewing Crosspoint Size
8.3.9.Viewing Router’s Health
8.3.10.Querying Control Protocol (RS-232)
8.4.Crosspoint Operations
8.4.1.Switching an Input to an Output
8.4.2.Switching an Input to All Outputs
8.4.3.Batch Switching Outputs
8.4.4.Viewing the Connection of an Output Port
8.4.5.Viewing Connections of all Outputs
8.4.6.Viewing Mutes on all Outputs
8.4.7.Muting Specified Output
8.4.8.Unmuting Specified Output
8.4.9.Locking Specified Output
8.4.10.Unlocking a Specified Output
8.5.Preset Handling
8.5.1.Loading a Preset
9.LW3 Programmers’ Reference
9.1.Overview
9.2.Instructions for the Terminal Application Usage
9.3.Protocol Rules
9.3.1.LW3 Tree Structure and Command Structure (examples)
9.3.2.General Rules
9.3.3.Legend for the Control Commands
9.3.4.Command Types
9.3.5.Prefix Summary
9.3.6.Error Messages
9.3.7.Escaping
9.3.8.Signature
9.3.9.Subscription
9.3.10.Notifications about the Changes of the Properties
9.4.System Commands
9.4.1.Querying the Product Name
9.4.2.Setting the Device Label
9.4.3.Querying the Serial Number
9.4.4.Resetting the Matrix
9.4.5.Restoring the Factory Default Settings
9.4.6.Querying the Operation Mode (Standby Mode) of the Matrix
9.4.7.Switching to Standby Mode
9.4.8.Switching to Normal Mode
9.5.Switching and Crosspoint Settings
9.5.1.Querying the Video Crosspoint State
9.5.2.Switching an Input to an Output
9.5.3.Disconnecting the Output from any Input
9.5.4.Switching an Input to All Outputs
9.5.5.Multiple Switching
9.6.Video Input Port Settings (HDMI and DisplayPort)
9.6.1.Setting the HDCP State
9.6.2.Muting an Input Port
9.6.3.Unmuting an Input Port
9.6.4.Locking an Input Port
9.6.5.Unlocking an Input Port
9.6.6.Querying the Status of the Source Ports
9.6.7.Setting the Audio Mode
9.7.Sending CEC Commands Towards the Source
9.7.1.Sending an OSD String
9.7.2.Sending a CEC Command in Text Format
9.7.3.Sending a CEC Command in Hexadecimal Format
9.8.DisplayPort Input Settings
9.8.1.Setting the Maximum Lane Number
9.8.2.Enabling DP Power
9.8.3.Setting the Maximum Link Data Rate
9.8.4.Enabling the Test Pattern
9.8.5.Setting the Conversion Mode
9.8.6.Restarting Link Training
9.9.Audio Input Port Settings
9.9.1.Audio Mode Setting
9.10.Analog Audio Input Level Settings
9.10.1.Setting the Balance (the Exact Value)
9.10.2.Setting the Balance (by a Step Value)
9.10.3.Setting the Mute State
9.10.4.Setting the Gain
9.11.Video Output Port Settings (HDMI and Displayport)
9.11.1.Querying the Status of the Output Ports
9.11.2.Muting an Output
9.11.3.Unmuting an Output
9.11.4.Locking an Output
9.11.5.Unlocking an Output
9.11.6.Setting theHDCP Mode (Output Port)
9.11.7.Setting the Audio Mode
9.12.HDMI Output Settings
9.12.1.Setting the Signal Type (HDMI mode)
9.12.2.Scrambling
9.12.3.Setting the SignalConversion Mode
9.13.CEC Commands
9.13.1.Sending an OSD String
9.13.2.Sending a CEC Command in Text Format
9.13.3.Sending a CEC Command in Hexadecimal Format
9.14.DisplayPort Output Settings
9.14.1.Enabling DP Power
9.14.2.Enabling Forced Link Training
9.14.3.Setting the Forced Lane Number
9.14.4.Setting the Forced Link Data Rate
9.14.5.Setting the Swing / pre-emphasis
9.14.6.Restarting Link Training
9.15.Audio Output Port Settings
9.15.1.Audio Mode Setting
9.15.2.Setting the Volume (Exact Value)
9.15.3.Setting the Volume (by Step Value)
9.15.4.Setting the Balance (Exact Value)
9.15.5.Setting the Balance (by Step Value)
9.15.6.Setting the Mute State
9.16.Preset Handling
9.16.1.Creating a New Preset
9.16.2.Saving the Settings to an Existing Preset
9.16.3.Loading a Preset
9.16.4.Renaming a Preset
9.17.Network Settings
9.17.1.Querying the Current IP Address
9.17.2.Setting a Dynamic IP Address
9.17.3.Setting a Static IP address
9.17.4.Subnet Mask Setting
9.17.5.Gateway Setting
9.18.EDID Management
9.18.1.Querying the Emulated EDIDs
9.18.2.Setting the Emulated EDID
9.18.3.Copying an EDID into the User EDID Memory
9.19.RS-232 Port Settings
9.19.1.Setting the Current Command Protocol
9.19.2.Setting the Baud Rate
9.20.LW3 Commands – Quick Summary
10.Firmware Update
10.1.Backward Compatibility
10.2.Introduction
10.3.Preparation
10.3.1.About the Firmware Package (LFP2 File)
10.3.2.LDU2 Installation
10.4.Running the Software
10.4.1.LDU2 Interfaces
10.5.The Updating Steps
10.6.Updating Via GUI
10.7.Command Line Interface (CLI)
10.7.1.How to Run
10.7.2.How to Use
10.8.CLI Commands
10.8.1.Help
10.8.2.LDU2 Version
10.8.3.Checking For New LDU2 Version
10.8.4.Device Info
10.8.5.Update
10.8.6.Restore
10.8.7.Package Options
10.8.8.Complex Examples
10.8.9.Exit Codes
10.9.If the Update is not successful
11.Troubleshooting
11.1.Use Cases
11.2.How to Speed Up the Troubleshooting Process
12.Technologies
12.1.EDID Management
12.1.1.Understanding the EDID
12.1.2.Advanced EDID Management
12.2.HDCP Management
12.2.1.Protected and Unprotected Content
12.2.2.Disable Unnecessary Encryption
12.2.3.HDCP 2.3
12.3.Pixel Accurate Reclocking
12.4.Serial Management
12.4.1.General Information
12.4.2.Types of Serial Cables
12.4.3.RS-232 Signal Transmission over MX2 Matrix switchers
13.Appendix
13.1.Specifications
13.2.Applied Ports (Network Settings)
13.3.Factory Default Settings
13.4.Mechanical Drawings
13.5.Cable Wiring Guide
13.5.1.Serial Ports
13.5.2.Audio Ports
13.6.Factory EDID List
13.7.Front and Rear Views with Port Numbering
13.7.1.MX2-4x4-HDMI20-CA
13.7.2.MX2-8x4-HDMI20-CA
13.7.3.MX2-8x8-HDMI20-L
13.7.4.MX2-8x8-HDMI20-CA
13.7.5.MX2-8X8-HDMI20-Audio
13.7.6.MX2-8X8-HDMI20-Audio-L
13.7.7.MX2-8x8-DH-4DPi-A
13.7.8.MX2-8x8-DH-4DPio-A
13.7.9.MX2-8x8-DH-8DPi-A
13.7.10.MX2-8x8-DH-8DPio-A
13.7.11.MX2-16x8-HDMI20-Audio-R
13.7.12.MX2-16x16-HDMI20
13.7.13.MX2-16x16-HDMI20-Audio
13.7.14.MX2-16x16-HDMI20-R
13.7.15.MX2-16x16-HDMI20-Audio-R
13.7.16.MX2-16x16-DH-8DPi-A-R
13.7.17.MX2-16x16-DH-16DPi-R
13.7.18.MX2-24x24-HDMI20
13.7.19.MX2-24x24-HDMI20-Audio
13.7.20.MX2-24x24-HDMI20-R
13.7.21.MX2-24x24-HDMI20-Audio-R
13.7.22.MX2-24x24-DH-12DPi-R
13.7.23.MX2-24x24-DH-12DPi-A-R
13.7.24.MX2-24x24-DH-24DPio-A-R
13.7.25.MX2-32x32-HDMI20-A-R
13.7.26.MX2-32x32-DH-16DPi-A-R
13.7.27.MX2-48x48-HDMI20-A-R
13.7.28.MX2-48x48-DH-24DPio-A-R
13.7.29.MX2-48x48-DH-48DPi-A-R
13.7.30.MX2-48x48-DH-48DPio-A-R
13.8.Direction of the Airflow
13.9.Release Notes of the Firmware Packages
13.10.Hashtag Keyword List
13.11.Further Document Information
13.12.Limited Warranty Statement
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