HDV-HDMI-RZ - Audio/video extender Black Box - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Audio/video extender
Brand	Black Box
Model	HDV-HDMI-RZ
Supported Resolution	1080p (1920x1080) @60Hz
Maximum Transmission Distance	50 meters over Cat6 cable
Input Interface	HDMI (Type A, female)
Output Interface	HDMI (Type A, female)
Power Supply	5V DC, 1A (adapter included)
Power Consumption	<3W
Dimensions (W x D x H)	100 x 75 x 25 mm
Weight	200 g
Color	Black
Operating Temperature	0°C to 50°C
Compliance	HDMI 1.3, HDCP 1.2
Key Features	Plug-and-play, supports IR pass-through, LED status indicators
Maintenance	Wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners.
Safety	Avoid exposure to moisture and extreme temperatures.
Repairability	Not user-serviceable. Contact Black Box support for repairs.
Package Contents	Extender unit, power adapter, manual
Warranty	1 year limited warranty

Frequently Asked Questions - HDV-HDMI-RZ Black Box

What is the maximum transmission distance for the HDV-HDMI-RZ?

The HDV-HDMI-RZ can transmit HDMI signals up to 50 meters over a Cat6 cable.

Does this extender support 4K resolution?

No, the HDV-HDMI-RZ supports up to 1080p (1920x1080) at 60Hz. For 4K, consider other models.

Do I need a power supply for both transmitter and receiver?

The HDV-HDMI-RZ is a single-unit extender; it requires only one 5V DC power adapter (included).

Can I use this extender with any HDMI source and display?

Yes, it is compatible with most HDMI 1.3 devices, including Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, and TVs.

Does it support audio?

Yes, it supports multi-channel audio such as Dolby Digital and DTS through HDMI.

Can I extend the signal over a longer distance using a switch?

For longer distances, you may use a network switch if the extender supports it, but the HDV-HDMI-RZ is designed for point-to-point transmission.

Does it support IR remote control extension?

Yes, the extender has built-in IR pass-through functionality, allowing you to control the source device remotely.

Is the extender plug-and-play?

Absolutely, no drivers or software installation is required. Simply connect and power on.

What cable type is recommended for best performance?

For optimal performance, use a Cat6 or higher solid-core UTP cable with properly terminated RJ45 connectors.

How do I clean and maintain the device?

Use a soft, dry cloth to wipe the exterior. Do not use any liquid or abrasive cleaners.

USER MANUAL HDV-HDMI-RZ Black Box

HD View HDMI Transmitter and Receiver

Extend real-time, full-HD digital media over ordinary CATx cable—and communicate via IP with remote Ethernet peripherals.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio communication. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada.

Electrical Safety Statement

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Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc.

Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners.

Contents

ChapterPage

1. Specifications....7
2. Overview 8

2.1 Introduction....8
2.2 Features 8
2.3 What's Included 8
2.4 Hardware Description....10

2.4.1 Transmitter....10
2.4.2 Receiver.... 11

1. Installation 12

3.1 Compatible Cabling.... 12
3.2 Pre-Installation Guidelines....12
3.3 Media Distribution.... 12

3.3.1 Connecting the Player and the Screen 14
3.3.2 Connecting the System Cable 14
3.3.3 Connecting to the Power Supply.... 14

3.3.4 Mounting the Receiver 14

1. Operation 15

4.1 Serial Control.... 15
4.2 Terminal IP Connectivity 16
4.3 Scalability.... 17

1. Specifications

Maximum Resolution — HDV-HDMI-TZ-K, HDV-HDMI-TZ, HDV-HDMI-RZ-K, HDV-HDMI-RZ: 1080p, 60 Hz, 24-bit per pixel, uncompressed

Mounting — VESA

MTBF — 400,000 hours

Speed — 100 Mbps Ethernet (for network ports only)

Connectors — HDV-HDMI-TZ-K, HDV-HDMI-TZ: (1) 1.65-mm connector for DC power, (1) DB9 serial, (1) RJ-45 for Ethernet, (1) DisplayPort, (1) HDMI, (1) RJ-45 for System; HDV-HDMI-RZ-K, HDV-HDMI-RZ: (1) 1.65-mm connector for DC power, (1) 3.5-mm connector, (1) RJ-45 for System, (1) HDMI, (1) RJ-45 for Ethernet, (1) DB9 serial

Indicators — HDV-HDMI-TZ-K, HDV-HDMI-TZ: (3) LEDs: (1) Power, (1) Ethernet, (1) System; HDV-HDMI-RZ-K, HDV-HDMI-RZ: (2) LEDs: (1) Ethernet, (1) System

Temperature Tolerance — Operating: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C); Storage: -40 to +185°F (-40 to +85°C)

Power — HDV-HDMI-TZ-K, HDV-HDMI-TZ, HDV-HDMI-RZ-K, HDV-HDMI-RZ: Each has (1) 12-VDC, 2-A power supply; Consumption: HDV-HDMI-TZ, HDV-HDMI-TZ-K: 5 W; HDV-HDMI-RZ-K, HDV-HDMI-RZ: 7 W

Size — HDV-HDMI-TZ-K, HDV-HDMI-TZ: 1.6"H x 5.4"W x 5.5"D (4 x 13.9 x 14 cm); HDV-HDMI-RZ-K, HDV-HDMI-RZ: 1.1"H x 7.5"W x 4.8"D (2.7 x 19 x 12.3 cm)

Weight — HDV-HDMI-TZ-K, HDV-HDMI-TZ, HDV-HDMI-RZ, HDV-HDMI-RZ-K: 0.8 lb. (0.36 kg) each unit

2. Overview

2.1 Introduction

The HD View ^™ HDMI Transmitter and Receiver system delivers real-time digital non-compressed content to digital signage terminals up to 2000 feet (300 m) away (when cascaded).

2.2 Features

The HD View HDMI offers the following high-level capabilities:

• Media distribution
- Display serial control
• Terminal IP connectivity
- Scalability

2.3 What's Included

Your package should include the following items. If anything is missing or damaged, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or [e-mail].

HDV-HDMI-TZ-K:

• HD View HDMI Transmitter
- Power adapter
- This user's manual

HDV-HDMI-RZ-K:

• HD View HDMI Receiver
- Power adapter
- This user's manual

HDV-HDMI-TZ:

• HD View HDMI Transmitter

• 5-foot (1.5-m) HDMI cable, male/male black jacket
• 6-foot (1.8-m) CAT5 cable, 24 AWG
• 6-foot (1.8-m) DisplayPort cable
• DB9 serial cable
• Power adapter
• This user's manual

HDV-HDMI-RZ:

• HD View HDMI Receiver
- 5-foot (1.5-m) HDMI cable, male/male black jacket
- 6-foot (1.8-m) CAT5 cable, 24 AWG
• 3.5-mm monitoring cable
- DB9 serial cable
- Power adapter
- This user's manual

HDV-HDMI-TZ-A-K:

• 5-foot (1.5-m) HDMI cable, male/male black jacket
• 6-foot (1.8-m) CAT5 cable, 24 AWG
• 6-foot (1.8-m) DisplayPort cable
• DB9 serial cable

HDV-HDMI-RZ-A-K:

• 5-foot (1.5-m) HDMI cable, male/male black jacket
• 6-foot (1.8-m) CAT5 cable, 24 AWG
  • 3.5-mm monitoring cable
• DB9 serial cable

2.4 Hardware Description

2.4.1 Transmitter

Figures 2-1 and 2-2 show the transmitter's front and back panels. Table 2-1 describes its components.

Figure 2-1. HDV-HDMI-TZ front panel.

Figure 2-2. HDV-HDMI-TZ back panel.

Table 2-1. Transmitter front- and back-panel components.

Number Component Description

1 Power LED Lights when power to the unit is on.

2 1.65-mm connector Links to 12-VDC power in.

3 DB9 connector Links to serial port for terminal control.

4 RJ-45 connector Used for IP extension.

5 DisplayPort Connects to DP++ player.

6 RJ-45 connector Links system cable to the receiver.

7 HDMI Connects to HDMI 1.3 player.

8 (2) Ethernet LEDs (1) TX, (1) RX

9 (2) System LEDs (1) TX, (1) RX

2.4.2 Receiver

Figure 2-3 shows the receiver's back panel. Table 2-2 describes its components.

Figure 2-3. HDV-HDMI-RZ back panel.

Table 2-2. Receiver back-panel components.

Number Component Description

1 1.65-mm connector Links to 12-VDC power in.

2 HDMI connector Used for HDMI 3.1 communication to the display.

3 3.5-mm connector Reserved for future use.

4 RJ-45 connector Links to system cable from the transmitter.

5 RJ-45 conector Used for IP connectivity to the display and/or peripherals.

6 DB9 connector Used for serial control.

7 (2) System LEDs (1) TX, (1) RX

8 (2) Ethernet LEDs (1) TX, (1) RX

3. Installation

3.1 Compatible Cabling

The HDV-HDMI-TZ and HDV-HDMI-RZ products work with CAT5e/6/7 FTP/UTP network cable.

3.2 Pre-Installation Guidelines

Make sure that the player and the screens are compatible. Check that they work together before connecting the HD View HDMI Transmitter and Receiver.

3.3 Media Distribution

The HD View HDMI Transmitter and Receiver can distribute HD digital media from a single player to a single display located 330 feet (100 m) away. Figure 3-1 illustrates this configuration.

graph LR
    A["Transmitter"] -->|HDMI or DP cable| B["Player"]
    B --> C["Receiver"]
    C -->|HDMI cable| D["Receiver"]
    D -->|System cable (up_to_330_feet["100 m"])| A

Figure 3-1. Media distribution to a single display.

Figures 3-2 and 3-3 illustrate all the connections to the HDV-HDMI-TZ series and HDV-HDMI-RZ products. Not all the connections are always needed. This section explains the basic connections. Sections 3.3.1–3.3.4 explain the circumstances that require additional connections.

Figure 3-2. Transmitter connections.

Figure 3-3. Receiver connections.

3.3.1 Connecting the Player and the Screen

Connect the player to the transmitter HDMI port using an HDMI-to-HDMI cable (Type A, male/male) or connect a DP cable to the DP port (DisplayPort male/male). If both are used and active, the HDMI will take priority.

Connect the screen to the receiver HDMI port using an HDMI-to-HDMI cable (Type A, male/male).

3.3.2 Connecting the System Cable

Connect a system cable (up to 330 feet [100 m]) between the system port of the transmitter and the system port of the receiver.

3.3.3 Connecting to the Power Supply

Connect the transmitter and receiver to the power supply with the included 12-V/2-A DC power adapters.

Once connected, the system is ready to transmit the video and audio signals.

3.3.4 Mounting the Receiver

The receiver has VESA standard screw holes, located 10-cm apart, as shown in Figure 3-4. Use two screws (included with the receiver and monitor) to connect the unit to the back of the monitor.

Figure 3-4. Mounting using the VESA screw holes on the receiver.

4. Operation

4.1 Serial Control

To enable serial control of remote displays:

1. Connect a serial (DB9 male/female) cable between the player and the transmitter.
2. Connect a serial (DB9 female/female) cable between the receiver and the screen.

Figure 4-1 illustrates the connections.

graph LR
    A["Transmitter"] -->|Serial cable| B["Player"]
    B --> C["Receiver"]
    C -->|Serial cable| D["HDMI cable"]
    D --> E["Receiver"]
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style D fill:#fcc,stroke:#333

Figure 4-1. Serial control.

4.2 Terminal IP Connectivity

To extend a network from the transmitter side to the remote terminal side:

1. Connect a standard Ethernet cable (10-/100BASE-T cable, wired straight-through to conform to T568B standard) between the player side network and the transmitter.
   2 Connect a standard Ethernet cable (10-/100BASE-T cable, wired straight-through to conform to T568B standard) between the receiver and the terminal side units.

After you make these connections, you can create an extended IP segment using the extension system.

NOTE: Make sure you have DHCP enabled on your network, because you cannot set/configure the IP addresses in the TX/RX units.

graph TD
    A["Continuous logical network"] --> B["Same IP segment"]
    B --> C["Player"]
    B --> D["Display"]
    C --> E["Transmitter"]
    D --> F["Receiver"]
    E --> G["Ethernet/IP switch"]
    E --> H["Ethernet cable"]
    F --> I["HDMI or DP cable"]
    F --> J["System cable"]
    F --> K["IP camera"]
    F --> L["HDMI cable"]
    F --> M["Ethernet cable"]

Figure 4-2. Terminal IP connectivity.

4.3 Scalability

Cascade a receiver with a transmitter to increase the system distance.

Cascading to Increase the Distance

Cascade up to six distribution systems to increase the distance up to 2000 feet (600 m). Figure 4-3 illustrates a two-hop cascaded system.

graph TD
    A["Transmitter"] -->|Serial cable| B["Receiver"]
    C["Player"] -->|Serial cable| B
    D["Transmission"] -->|Serial cable| B
    E["Transmitter"] -->|Serial cable| F["Receiver"]
    G["Player"] -->|Serial cable| H["Transmission"]
    I["Transmission"] -->|Serial cable| J["Receiver"]
    K["Ethernet/IP switch"] --> L["Player"]
    M["HDMI or DP cable"] --> N["Player"]
    O["Hardware"] --> P["HDMI cable"]
    Q["Hardware"] --> R["HDMI cable"]
    S["Hardware"] --> T["Hardware"]
    U["Hardware"] --> V["Hardware"]
    W["Hardware"] --> X["Hardware"]
    Y["Hardware"] --> Z["Hardware"]
    AA["Hardware"] --> AB["Hardware"]
    AC["Hardware"] --> AD["Hardware"]
    AE["Hardware"] --> AF["Hardware"]
    AG["Hardware"] --> AH["Hardware"]
    AI["Hardware"] --> AJ["Hardware"]
    AK["Hardware"] --> AL["Hardware"]
    AM["Hardware"] --> AN["Hardware"]
    AO["Hardware"] --> AP["Hardware"]
    AQ["Hardware"] --> AR["Hardware"]
    AS["Hardware"] --> AT["Hardware"]
    AU["Hardware"] --> AV["Hardware"]
    AW["Hardware"] --> AX["Hardware"]
    AY["Ethernet cable"] --> AZ["Serial cable"]
    BA["Ethernet cable"] --> BB["Serial cable"]
    BC["Ethernet cable"] --> BD["Serial cable"]
    BE["Ethernet cable"] --> BF["Serial cable"]
    BG["Ethernet cable"] --> BH["Serial cable"]
    BI["Ethernet cable"] --> BJ["Serial cable"]
    BK["Ethernet cable"] --> BL["Serial cable"]
    BM["HDMI cable"] --> BN["HDMI cable"]
    BO["HDMI cable"] --> BP["HDMI cable"]
    BP["HDMI cable"] --> BQ["HDMI cable"]
    BR["HDMI cable"] --> BS["HDMI cable"]
    BT["HDMI cable"] --> BU["HDMI cable"]
    BV["HDMI cable"] --> BW["HDMI cable"]
    BX["HDMI cable"] --> BY["HDMI cable"]
    BZ["HDMI cable"] --> CA["HDMI cable"]
    CB["HDMI cable"] --> CC["HDMI cable"]
    CD["HDMI cable"] --> DE["HDMI cable"]
    DF["HDMI cable"] --> DG["HDMI cable"]
    DH["HDMI cable"] --> DI["HDMI cable"]
    DJ["HDMI cable"] --> DK["HDMI cable"]
    DL["HDMI cable"] --> DM["HDMI cable"]
    DN["HDMI cable"] --> DO
    DG["HDMI cable"] --> DB["HDMI cable"]

Figure 4-3. Hop cascaded system.

To connect the receiver to the transmitter, connect the following cables as shown in Figure 4-3:

• HDMI to HDMI (Type A, male/male).
- For serial control: Serial cable (DB9 male/female). See Section 4.1.
- For IP connectivity: Ethernet 10-/100BASE-T straight-through cable (T568B). See Section 4.2.

Figure 4-4 illustrates a hop cascaded system up to 2000 feet (600 m).
Player

graph LR
    A["Central Cable"] --> B["1000m Cable"]
    B --> C["1000m Transmission"]
    C --> D["1000m Transmission"]
    D --> E["1000m Transmission"]
    E --> F["1000m Transmission"]
    F --> G["1000m Transmission"]
    G --> H["1000m Transmission"]
    H --> I["1000m Transmission"]
    I --> J["1000m Transmission"]
    J --> K["1000m Transmission"]
    K --> L["1000m Transmission"]
    L --> M["1000m Transmission"]
    M --> N["1000m Transmission"]
    N --> O["1000m Transmission"]
    O --> P["1000m Transmission"]
    P --> Q["1000m Transmission"]
    Q --> R["1000m Transmission"]
    R --> S["1000m Transmission"]
    S --> T["1000m Transmission"]
    T --> U["1000m Transmission"]
    U --> V["1000m Transmission"]
    V --> W["1000m Transmission"]
    W --> X["1000m Transmission"]
    X --> Y["1000m Transmission"]
    Y --> Z["1000m Transmission"]
    Z --> AA["1000m Transmission"]
    AA --> AB["1000m Transmission"]
    AB --> AC["1000m Transmission"]
    AC --> AD["1000m Transmission"]
    AD --> AE["1000m Transmission"]
    AE --> AF["1000m Transmission"]
    AF --> AG["1000m Transmission"]
    AG --> AH["1000m Transmission"]
    AH --> AI["1000m Transmission"]
    AI --> AJ["1000m Transmission"]
    AJ --> AK["1000m Transmission"]
    AK --> AL["1000m Transmission"]
    AL --> AM["1000m Transmission"]
    AM --> AN["1000m Transmission"]
    AN --> AO["1000m Transmission"]
    AO --> AP["1000m Transmission"]
    AP --> AQ["1000m Transmission"]
    AQ --> AR["1000m Transmission"]
    AR --> AS["1000m Transmission"]
    AS --> AT["1000m Transmission"]
    AT --> AU["1000m Transmission"]
    AU --> AV["1000m Transmission"]
    AV --> AW["1000m Transmission"]
    AW --> AX["1000m Transmission"]

T = Transmitter
R = Receiver

Figure 4-4. Six-hop cascaded system.

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