HDanywhere FAQs

Answers to popular questions below:

• What is the best type of cable wiring to use?
• How should I terminate the cable?
• How far can I run the cabling?
• How does the system handle 3D?
• Is HDanywhere HDMI 1.4?
• How do I control what I am watching?
• What happens if not all my HDTVs are 1080p capable?
• How is HDCP handled by HDanywhere?

What is the best type of cable wiring to use?

The baseline cable standard for all HDanywhere SingleWire and TwinWire products is CAT5e. Performance benefits can be achieved by using CAT6 or slightly better still with CAT7, which has thicker copper cores for better signal transfer. Whatever CAT cable type you choose to use, ensure that it is solid core. Stranded core ‘patch’ cabling should be avoided as the signal transfer is heavily reduced.

How should I terminate the cable?

Always terminate the connectors to the 568B wiring standard.

How far can I run the cabling?

SingleWire: under optimum conditions Receivers can be located 100m from the Central Hub.

TwinWire: under optimum conditions Receivers can be located 50m from the Central Hub.

Optimum conditions would be straight cable runs with no bends or kinks, no patch panels, wall plates or cable joins in an environment with zero electro-magnetic interference (EMI).

How does the system handle 3D?

HDanywhere fully supports all 3D formats including satellite broadcasts and 3D Blu-ray. To watch 3D you must have a 3D compatible HDTV.

Is HDanywhere HDMI 1.4?

The HDBaseT SingleWire technology used in HDanywhere devices supports HDMI 1.4 features such as full HD 3D formats and Ethernet channel. TwinWire models support HDMI 1.4 video features only.

How do I control what I am watching?

An infrared (IR) ‘magic eye’ cable captures the signals from your remote control and sends them back to the Central Hub location where they be beamed out back at the source device that you are currently watching. Discrete IR routing means that you can have multiple identical source devices connected to the hub (such as 2 or more Sky HD boxes) without causing annoying IR conflicts that result in every box changing channel when you only want one. HDanywhere uses a wide-band IR capture system meaning that it is compatible with any IR device on the market.

What happens if not all my HDTVs are 1080p capable?

To ensure 1080p is routed any non-1080p compatible display device must not be ‘active’. Sometimes turning the display into standby will be sufficient, but full power may be required in some cases.

How is HDCP handled by HDanywhere?

HDanywhere products have advanced HDCP key management and assignment capabilities that fully comply with HDCP protocols.