Manual
HMXL88ARC USER MANUAL
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Front Panel Description
Rear Panel Description
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1 IR Receiver Window 
2 LCD Display – Shows the status of input 
/output selection, EDID etc...
3 Menu Button - Press to access Matrix 
menu system allowing you to configure 
EDID settings, PoC settings, network 
config and firmware information
4 Power Button – Press and hold for 3 
seconds to power on / o the Matrix
5 Selection Buttons - Multi-use buttons
Primary Use:
First press = HDMI output selection - 
Press to select output/s from 1 to 8. 
Output(s) selected will be displayed 
on the Matrix display. Multiple outputs 
can be chosen. Then wait 3 seconds 
or press ‘SELECT’ to move to input 
selection.
Second Press = HDMI input selection - 
Press to select the input from 1 - 8. The  
Input selected will be displayed on the 
Matrix display. Press the Select button 
to confirm switch
6 Select Button – Press to confirm 
changes within the Matrix menu
7 ESC - Press to exit MENU mode
Secondary Use:
When the MENU button has been 
pressed buttons 3, 4, 7 & 8 are used as 
cursors to navigate the MENU system
3 = Le
4 = Up
7 = Right
8 = Down
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1 IR Control Input - 3.5mm stereo 
connector to connect to Blustream IR 
receiver for IR control of the Matrix
2 TCP/IP - RJ45 connector for TCP/IP and 
Web GUI control of the Matrix
3 RS-232 - Phoenix connector for RS-232 
control of the Matrix
4 EDID DIP switch – Used for global EDID 
settings
5 IR Outputs - 3.5mm mono connector 
to connect to Blustream 5V IR emitter. 
Used for local source control
6 Optical and Analogue Audio Outputs - 
independent audio Matrix with 8 x dual 
outputs (Toslink + 3.5mm L/R line level 
stereo jack). For connection to 3rd 
party audio devices. NOTE: Analogue 
audio outputs support 2ch PCM only
7 IR Inputs - 3.5mm stereo connector to 
connect to Blustream 5V IR receiver or 
Control Processor. Used to extend IR 
from Matrix to HDBaseT™ Outputs 1-8
8 Bi-directional RS-232 ports. Connect to 
third party control device to extend RS-
232 commands to HDBaseT™ receivers 
RS-232 port
9 Optical (Toslink) Audio Input - Connect 
to source device for audio distribution 
within the HMXL88ARC independent 
audio Matrix
q Analogue Audio Input - 3.5mm L/R 
stereo jack. Connect to source device 
for audio distribution within the 
HMXL88ARC independent audio Matrix
w HDMI Inputs - Connect to source 
devices
e HDMI Output - Connect to display 
device
r HDBaseT™ Outputs - RJ45 HDBaseT™ 
port to connect to the HDBaseT™ input 
port of the compatible Blustream 
HDBaseT™ receiver
t IEC Power Socket - Use supplied IEC 
power cable
y Power Switch 
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