Comprehensive Csw-ps512mv Pro Av-it 5x2 Seamless Presentation Switcher User Manual

Comprehensive CSW-PS512MV Pro AV-IT 5×2 Seamless Presentation Switcher

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For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully before connecting, operating or adjusting this product. Please keep this manual for future reference.

Surge protection device recommended

This product contains sensitive electrical components that may be damaged by electrical spikes, surges, electric shock, lighting strikes, etc. Use of surge protection systems is highly recommended in order to protect and extend the life of your equipment.

Introduction

The CSW-PS512MV 5×2 Seamless Presentation Switcher provides 3×HDMI, 1×DP and 1×USB-C (AV only) inputs, 1×HDMI and 1×HDBaseT mirrored outputs with PIP/PAP/Tri/Quad-View Multi-View functionality. It supports single screen seamless switching with no freezing, black or snow screen. One 3.5mm audio de-embedding jacket can output analogue stereo audio. User can use Front Buttons or RS232 commands to control the switcher.

Features

• 5×2 presentation switcher with PIP/PAP/Tri/Quad-view
• True seamless switching, no freezing, black or snow screen
• Auto switching to active AV signal
• HDMI 2.0b, HDCP 2. 2, DP1.4 up to 4K60@4:4:4
• 3×HDMI, 1×DisplayPort and 1×USB-C inputs
• 1×HDMI, 1×Mirrored HDBaseT 70M/POC output
• Full screen/PIP/PAP/Tri/Quad-view 5 configurable display modes
• Up to 14 output resolutions selectable
• 3.5mm analog audio de-embedding
• EDID management
• Buttons, RS-232 control and 3rd party control support

Package Contents

•  1 × CSW-PS512MV 5×2 Seamless Presentation Switcher
• 1 × HDBaseT 70m Receiver
• 1 × 24V/1A Power Adapter
• 2 × 3-way Female Captive Screw Connector
• 1 × User Manual

Specifications

Operation Controls and Functions

Switcher Panels

1	PWR	When the device is powered on, the red LED lights on.
2	HDMI 1	Press HDMI 1 button to select HDMI 1 as the input source. Long press it for 3 seconds to enter SINGLE mode,  . SIGLE mode means only one display window on the screen. Note: When works on non-SINGLE mode, directly short press input buttons will be invalid.
3	HDMI 2	Press HDMI 2 button to select HDMI 2 as the input source. Long press it for 3 seconds to enter PIP Multiview mode, .
4	HDMI 3	Press HDMI 3 button to select HDMI 3 as the input source. Long press it for 3 seconds to enter PBP Multiview mode, .
5	DP	Press DP button to select DP as the input source. Long press it for 3 seconds to enter 3xWIN mode,  . 3xWIN mode is Three Windows Multiview mode.
6	USB-C	Press USB-C button to select USB-C (video only) as the input source. Long press it for 3 seconds to enter 4xWIN mode,  . 4xWIN mode is Four Windows Multiview mode.
7	RESO	Press RESO (short for Resolution) button to select different output resolution. The resolution info will be shown on screen. Long press this button for 3 seconds the screen will show up one yellow border on window 1. Continue press this button the border will be shown on window 2 or 3… then press one input button such as HDMI 1, and then HDMI 1 will displayed on the current selected window.
8	HDBTout	HDBaseT Scaling output up to 3840×2160@60-4:2:0. Act as 24V POC-PSE.
9	HDMI out	HDMI scaling output up to 3840×2160@60.
10	LR out	3.5mm LR stereo audio output, 20Hz ~ 20kHz, 1.5Vrms max.
11	INPUTs	HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDMI 3, DP, USB-C
12	RS232	External RS232 control Baud Rate: 9600, Data Bits:8, Parity: None Stop Bits:1 3 way 3.5mm phoenix connector TX   means Switche+:→ PC RX means Switcher +- ←PC G means Ground
13	24V	24V power adapter to plug in

Receiver Panels

EDID Modes

The switcher supports following EDID modes for source to detection. User can select it by RS232 commands.

Video and Audio Output

The switcher supports following video output resolution.

Multi-view

The Switcher supports 5 Multi-view display modes:
SINGLE, PIP, PBP, 3xWIN, 4xWIN
Users can select different operations for different Multi-view modes as following:
SINGLE and 4xWIN: Inputs selection;
PBP and 3xWIN: Inputs selection, Display Ratio selection;
PIP: Inputs selection, Display Ratio selection, Sub window size and position selection.

Multi-view window distribution as following:

User can use RS232 commands to do detail window layout.

RS232 commands

Note: All the commands begin with SET or GET, end with new line character
(LF). ↵ Represents new line character (LF).
All return messages are always end with LF.

Firmware version command

Switching and Input commands

The following commands are used for input selection or querying input information.
These commands only be valid on SINGLE mode.

Set output resolution commands

The following commands are used to select the output resolution:

Multi-view commands

The following commands are used to select Multi-view modes, windows layout and so on.

Command	Details
SET MULTIVIEW w ↵	Select one Multi-view mode for current display. w is one of the following, default SINGLE. SINGLE, PIP, PBP, 3xWIN, 4xWIN,
	Example: Send: SET MULTIVIEW PIP ↵ Receive: MULTIVIEW PIP ↵
GET MULTIVIEW ↵	Get the current Multi-view mode.
	Example: Send: GET MULTIVIEW ↵ Receive: MULTIVIEW 3xWIN ↵
SET WINDOWx IN y ↵	Select one input for one display window for the current Multi-view mode. x is one of 1, 2, 3 or 4, y is one of the following: HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, DP, USB-C
	Example: Send: SET WINDOW1 IN HDMI1 ↵ Receive: WINDOW1 IN HDMI1 ↵
GET WINDOWx IN ↵	This command to get which is the input source for one display window for the current Multi-view mode.
	Example: Send: GET WINDOW1 IN ↵ Receive: WINDOW1 IN HDMI1 ↵

Command                                 Details
SET PIP POS w ↵	This command to select the PIP sub window position. w is one of the following, default Right Bottom Left Top, Left Bottom, Right Top, Right Bottom
	Example: Send: SET PIP POS LeftTop ↵ Receive: PIP POS LeftTop ↵
GET PIP POS ↵	This command to get the PIP sub window position.
	Example: Send: GET PIP POS ↵ Receive: PIP POS LeftTop ↵
SET PIP SIZE w ↵	This command to select the PIP sub window size. w is one of the following, default LARGE SMALL,MIDDLE, LARGE
	Example: Send: SET PIP SIZE SMALL ↵ Receive: PIP SIZE SMALL ↵
GET PIP SIZE ↵	Get the PIP window size.
	Example: Send: GET PIP SIZE ↵ Receive: PIP SIZE SMALL ↵
SET PBP RATIO w ↵	Set the PBP window display ratio. w is one of the following, 2:1, 1:1, default 2:1
	Example: Send: SET PBP RATIO 1:1 ↵ Receive: PBP RATIO 1:1 ↵

Command	Details
GET PBP RATIO ↵	Get the PBP window display ratio.
	Example: Send: GET PBP RATIO ↵ Receive: PBP RATIO 1:1 ↵
SET 3xWIN RATIO w ↵	Set the 3xWIN window display ratio. w is one of 2:1 or 1:1, default 2:1.
	Example: Send: SET 3xWIN RATIO 1:1 ↵ Receive: 3xWIN RATIO 1:1 ↵
GET 3xWIN RATIO ↵	Get the 3xWIN window display ratio.
	Example: Send:  GET 3xWIN RATIO ↵ Receive: 3xWIN RATIO 1:1 ↵

Video Keep Alive (VKA) commands

When there is no signal present, 3 options are available for selection:
Output blue screen, Output black screen, No timing output (VKA off)

Application Example

Customer Support

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References

• Comprehensive Connectivity Company