With any Apple device along with an MHUB or Zone Prossesor you can use Apple “Hey Siri” and our API to send commands to uControl/uOS to control virtually any display, source inputs plus lighting control.
Below you will find a step by step how-to guide.
If your MHUB is marked with “TPC” then it is capable of passing a HDR picture to your display. There are a number of reasons why HDR may not be fed through your HDA device. This support post aims to troubleshoot the most common reasons and how to resolve them.
Important: there are different versions of HDR, make sure your display supports the format your source is outputting!
There are multiple variants of HDR such as HLG, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, please ensure your display supports the relevant HDR technology.
When connecting your HDR enabled source and display to a HDA system you may need to adjust some settings to get it to work.
HDMI Specification 2.1 or HDMI 2.1 is the most recent update of the HDMI specification (June 2021). The headline is that any source, display and everything in between must support HDMI 2.1 in order to take advantage of the higher video resolution support (8K up to 10K!) and faster refresh rates (4K up to 120fps and 8K at 60fps). If you have an older HDMI cable then it is unlikely that it will be able to handle the bandwidth that’s required for HDMI 2.1.
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If your MHUB has been configured with a fixed IP address and you changed your network infrastructure then your MHUB may become unreachable by your new router.
With MHUB PRO models you can enable DHCP from the MENU button on the front panel by holding it down for 3 seconds. For MHUB 100A & MHUB U (4×1+1) 40 models you need to follow Guide 1, for MHUB U (4×3+1) 40 & (8×6+2) 40 models follow Guide 2 and for older MHUB U (micro USB on front) models use Guide 3.
To reset DHCP on an MHUB (4×4, 6×6, 8+8×8) 100A you can either use the Hercules method which is included below, or you can hold down Output A on the front panel of the matrix for 10 seconds.
To reset an MHUB S (16+16×16) 100A press and hold button 1 for 10 seconds.
To reset to DHCP on an MHUB U (4×1+1) 40 you can press and hold the 2 front panel buttons for 10 seconds.
Serial to phoenix Cable
If your MHUB U has a micro USB port on the right hand side of the front panel then please follow these steps to reset your system. Using Hercules from the steps above, send the following command:
Your MHUB is similar to a central heating system in that there are many components that all need to come together to deliver a working system. An intermittent or full loss in picture on one or more displays can be down to a number of things.
Unfortunately, there is no fast way to determine this. To do this test correctly you will need to test for several days to ensure the results are accurate and your system is stable.
The first thing to do is disconnect all sources and outputs from MHUB so you are left with 1 source (preferably the source you notice picture loss on) and 1 output (preferably the display you notice picture loss most frequently on).
Grab a piece of paper and log the following outcomes when you test the following:
Start by disconnecting your source from MHUB (and the HDMI cable) and plug it directly into a test display using the same HDMI cable.
Grab a piece of paper and log the following outcomes when you test the following:
If you log any problems or positives with each test then let us know and we can assist you further.
Today’s TVs are very thin with the latest models able to be rolled away into a box! A thinner TV is lighter, easier to install and generally more pleasing to the eye as these new advancements can radically change how your traditional TV looks or is installed into your property.
These advancements have reduced the space inside the TV to an absolute minimum and often a causality of this is the internal TV speaker. Speakers are either located on the rear of the panel (leading to muffled audio) or underneath and in many cases can not provide the type of audio amplification to match the large screen sizes found in the marketplace today.
Soundbars have plugged this gap as customers try to achieve audio reproduction that matches their picture quality. Whilst a soundbar is a simple solution to the problem it fair to say that it doesn’t present itself as the most elegant in that it’s additional (visible) hardware that you need to add to your AV setup. The soundbar is also tied to the function of the TV; so it’s not very easy to listen to music on the same device, for example.
Using MHUB it’s possible to extract the audio that would be sent to your TV – or even the audio generated from your TV apps like Disney+ or Netflix and send that to speakers in your room. Additionally, when the TV is off you can listen to music on the same speakers. If your speakers are embedded in your walls or are in the ceiling then you won’t even notice them, but you’ll hear the difference.
Watch the setup video instead.
To achieve this you will need to use MHUB PRO 2.0 and MHUB AUDIO operating together as one system which we call V&A (video & audio).
Download the MHUB (V&A) guide.
The MHUB PRO 2.0 can de-embed the audio from any video stream or TV app (using ARC) and downmix it into 2 channel stereo. This audio is then fed into the inputs on MHUB AUDIO which manages amplification of that audio. If you have inputs that require amplification then you can stack another MHUB AUDIO (up to three times using uControl) or as many as you want if you’re using a control system.
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Contacting us is super easy and we respond fast. Let us know if you have any questions about setting up a V&A system.
If you are planning a cinema or media room supplied by MHUB that requires a multichannel audio signal like Dolby Atmos or DTS-HD then you will need additional hardware to achieve this result.
In order to enjoy Dolby or DTS audio in a cinema or media room you will need to instruct your source device (AppleTV / Bluray / Set top box etc) to output its audio in Dolby Atmos or DTS-HD only.
If all the zones in your property can accept a multichannel Dolby or DTS signal then you will have no problem but the chances are that the rest of the rooms in the property will just have a standard TV with a left and right speaker only – think of a kitchen TV display or a TV in a kids room.
You therefore need a device that sits in-line (between) your HDMI video source and the MHUB that does the following important things:
The device that you need is called the Dolby™ & DTS® AV Signal Manager.
It will work with MHUBs and XTND hardware which feature HDMI mirrored outputs.
Many displays sold from 2015 come with apps to watch TV directly from the Internet (Netflix, Disney+, YouTube etc). If you want to extract that audio to nearby speakers you have two options: 1) extract the audio using a technology within the HDMI cable called Audio Return Channel (ARC) back to an amplifier that also has ARC or 2) extract the audio from the TV using its stereo or optical connection and run additional cabling back to the amplifier.
If the TV is wall mounted, is at a distance, or you are unable to run any additional cable to the amplification equipment then your only choice is to rely on ARC – if supported by your display – to achieve this result.
Both MHUB and XTND support ARC (check model spec) BUT there are some important points you should understand before purchasing your system. This article describes ARC extraction and control via CEC for XTND models.
No. eARC is not supported currently. ARC support includes 2 channel audio (stereo) and multichannel audio upto 5.1 (if supported by your display).
Your MHUB or XTND device does not act like a long HDMI cable and should not be thought of as one. Our devices can handle HDMI features like HDCP, EDID, CEC and ARC but it doesn’t ‘pass it through’ like a standard copper HDMI cable does point-to-point.
With ARC on our XTND models for example, it doesn’t pass through to the HDMI cable on the source side. Instead our extenders extract the audio to an optical or analogue output which can then be fed in to an AVR or Amp.
This is done because the XTND is not an ARC extender. It is primarily a HDMI video extender that supports the ARC featureset.
So for scenarios where you want to use Sonos Amp you might have a problem because you can not use the TVs remote control to control the Sonos Amp but you have an alternative options because you can use IR passback to control the Sonos Amp instead.
As TVs have become thinner, the space required for housing speakers within them have diminished, often leaving TV audio weak, lacking in depth and richness. Soundbars are an effective solution to that problem and HDANYWHERE works with them absolutely fine.
There are generally three types of soundbar available.
1. Stereo soundbars
If you have #1 (stereo soundbars) then you’re good to go. This will work all over your property as the speaker arrangement and capability is just a better version of what your TV already supports.
2. Multichannel soundbars
If you intend on fitting #2 then you will need to consider what capability your other rooms/zones can handle around your property. If your soundbar supports 5.1, then we suggest reading the guidance here.
What the guidance above says (briefly).
If you want your soundbar to output 5.1 then you will need to make sure your source is also set to output 5.1. When you do this all displays connected to MHUB will receive a 5.1 audio signal and if that display can’t decode 5.1 audio and downmix it into stereo then you will have an audio problem.
3. Multichannel (Immersive) soundbars
If you intend on installing a soundbar with this capability and require the source to be distributed then you will need additional hardware to manage the signal. We would recommend that you read Using MHUB and providing Dolby Audio (Atmos) and DTS (DTS-HD) audio.
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