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KRAMER:  SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

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LIMITED WARRANTY 

Kramer  Electronics  (hereafter 

Kramer

)  warrants  this  product  free  from  defects  in  material  and  workmanship  under  the 

following terms. 

HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY 

Labor and parts are warranted for seven years from the date of the first customer purchase. 

WHO IS PROTECTED? 

Only the first purchase customer may enforce this warranty. 

WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT IS NOT COVERED 

Except as below, this warranty covers all defects in material or workmanship in this product. The following are not covered by 

the warranty: 

1. 

Any  product  which  is  not  distributed  by  Kramer,  or  which  is  not  purchased  from  an  authorized  Kramer  dealer.  If  you  are 

uncertain  as  to  whether  a  dealer  is  authorized,  please  contact  Kramer  at  one  of  the  agents  listed  in  the  web  site 

www.kramerelectronics.com. 

2. 

Any product, on which the serial number has been defaced, modified or removed. 

3. 

Damage, deterioration or malfunction resulting from: 
i) 

Accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, fire, water, lightning or other acts of nature 

ii) 

Product modification, or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product 

iii) 

Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by Kramer 

iv) 

Any shipment of the product (claims must be presented to the carrier) 

v) 

Removal or installation of the product 

vi) 

Any other cause, which does not relate to a product defect 

vii) 

Cartons, equipment enclosures, cables or accessories used in conjunction with the product 

WHAT WE WILL PAY FOR AND WHAT WE WILL NOT PAY FOR 

We will pay labor and material expenses for covered items. We will not pay for the following: 

1. 

Removal or installations charges. 

2. 

Costs  of  initial  technical  adjustments  (set-up),  including  adjustment  of  user  controls  or  programming.  These  costs  are  the 

responsibility of the Kramer dealer from whom the product was purchased. 

3. 

Shipping charges. 

HOW YOU CAN GET WARRANTY SERVICE 

1. 

To obtain service on you product, you must take or ship it prepaid to any authorized Kramer service center. 

2. 

Whenever warranty service is required, the original dated invoice (or a copy) must be presented as proof of warranty coverage, 

and should be included in any shipment of the product. Please also include in any mailing a contact name, company, address, and 

a description of the problem(s). 

3. 

For the name of the nearest Kramer authorized service center, consult your authorized dealer. 

LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES 

All implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to 

the length of this warranty. 

EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES 

The liability of Kramer for any effective products is limited to the repair or replacement of the product at our option. Kramer 

shall not be liable for: 

1. 

Damage to other property caused by defects in this product, damages based upon inconvenience, loss of use of the product, loss 

of time, commercial loss; or: 

2. 

Any other damages, whether incidental, consequential or otherwise. Some countries may not allow limitations on how long an 

implied  warranty  lasts  and/or  do  not  allow  the  exclusion  or  limitation  of  incidental  or  consequential  damages,  so  the  above 

limitations and exclusions may not apply to you. 

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary from place to place. 

NOTE

: All products returned to Kramer for service must have prior approval. This may be obtained from your dealer. 

This equipment has been tested to determine compliance with the requirements of: 

EN-50081: 

"Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); 

generic emission standard. 

Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry" 

EN-50082: 

"Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) generic immunity standard. 

Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry environment". 

CFR-47: 

FCC Rules and Regulations: 

Part 15: “Radio frequency devices 

Subpart B – Unintentional radiators” 

CAUTION! 

Servicing the machines can only be done by an authorized Kramer technician. Any user who makes changes or modifications to 

the unit without the expressed approval of the manufacturer will void user authority to operate the equipment. 

Use the supplied DC power supply to feed power to the machine. 

Please use recommended interconnection cables to connect the machine to other components. 

Summary of Contents for FC-400

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model FC 400 Time Base Corrector Synchronizer ...

Page 2: ...Communication Protocol 10 Figures Figure 1 FC 400 Time Base Corrector Synchronizer 4 Figure 2 Connecting the FC 400 Time Base Corrector Synchronizer 6 Figure 3 Connecting a PC without using a Null modem Adapter 7 Tables Table 1 Front Panel FC 400 Time Base Corrector Synchronizer 4 Table 2 Rear Panel FC 400 Time Base Corrector Synchronizer 5 Table 3 Dipswitch Settings 8 Table 4 Test Signals 8 Table...

Page 3: ...or Synchronizer Power adapter Null modem adapter This user manual2 2 Getting Started We recommend that you Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging materials for possible future shipment Review the contents of this user manual Use Kramer high performance high resolution cables3 2 1 Quick Start This Quick start chart summarizes the basic steps when connecting a FC 400 ...

Page 4: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2 ...

Page 5: ...tons and remotely by RS 232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system PC or other serial controller Is housed in a desktop sized enclosure and is 12VDC fed To achieve the best performance Connect only good quality connection cables thus avoiding interference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low quality cables Avoid inte...

Page 6: ...WER Switch Illuminated switch for turning the unit ON or OFF 2 GENLOCK Button Press to enable GENLOCK operation 3 CV Button Selects the composite video source for conversion 4 INPUT SELECT Y C Button Selects the s Video source for conversion 5 COARSE Trimmer 6 SYNC PHASE FINE Trimmer Adjusts 1 the sync phase level 7 COARSE Trimmer 8 SCH FINE Trimmer Adjusts 1 the horizontal to subcarrier phase lev...

Page 7: ...llowing sources to the FC 400 the Composite video source for example a composite video player to the CV INPUT BNC connector s Video source for example an s Video player to the Y C INPUT 4p connector 2 Connect the CV BNC OUTPUT connector to a composite video acceptor for example a composite video display and3 connect the YC 4p OUTPUT connector to an s Video acceptor for example an s Video video dis...

Page 8: ...ting Your FC 400 Time Base Corrector Synchronizer 6 7 Connect the 12V DC power adapter wall transformer to the 12V DC socket and connect the transformer to the mains electricity Figure 2 Connecting the FC 400 Time Base Corrector Synchronizer ...

Page 9: ...panel port on the FC 400 unit to the Null modem adapter and connect the Null modem adapter with a 9 wire flat cable to the RS 232 DB9 port on your PC Alternatively to connect a PC to the FC 400 unit without using a Null modem adapter Connect the RS 232 DB9 port on your PC to the RS 232 DB9 rear panel port on the FC 400 unit as Figure 3 illustrates Figure 3 Connecting a PC without using a Null mode...

Page 10: ...32 For selecting one of two machine addresses defining the machine address for control 5 6 7 Test Signals The status of these dipswitches defines the test signal see Table 4 8 Pedestal ON for pedestal of output signal 7 5 IRE offset selection for NTSC OFF for no pedestal Table 4 Test Signals FUNCTION DIP 5 DIP 6 DIP 7 Black Screen 1 OFF OFF OFF Blue Screen 1 OFF OFF ON Horizontal 75 Bar Generator ...

Page 11: ...on a BNC connector 1 YC 1 Vpp 75 Y 0 3Vpp 75 on a 4p connector 1 SYNC on a BNC connector VIDEO STANDARDS PAL B and NTSC 3 58 DIGITAL RESOLUTION 10 bits BANDWIDTH 3dB 0 5dB to 5MHz Fully Loaded DIFF GAIN 1 DIFF PHASE 1 K FACTOR 1 S N RATIO 63dB LUMA NON LINEARITY 1 CHROMA LUMA DELAY 1ns CONTROLS Front panel and RS 232 SCH phase SYNC phase panel lock POWER SOURCE 12 VDC 270mA maximum DIMENSIONS 22cm...

Page 12: ...arameter value 7 bits 80 HEX Byte 4 is the machine address can be 98 or 99 in HEX Note 1 When working in HEX add 80 to the values in the table 2 When working in DEC add 128 to the values in the table 3 All values in the table are in DEC Byte 2 Command Description Byte 3 parameter value 0 INPUT FORMAT 0 CV 1 YC 2 YUV 1 INPUT_STANDARD 0 PAL B 1 PAL N 2 PAL M 3 NT 3 4 NT 4 5 SEC 21 OUTPUT_STANDARD 0 ...

Page 13: ... D 0 E 0 From machine I 0 D 0 E 0 PARAMETER READ From PC I 32 D PARAMETER NUMBER E 0 From machine I 32 D PARAMETER NUMBER E PARAMETER PARAMETER WRITE From PC I 33 D PARAMETER NUMBER E PARAMETER From machine I 33 D PARAMETER NUMBER E PARAMETER IDENTIFY MACHINE MACHINE NAME From PC I 61 D 1 E 0 From machine I 61 D MACH NAME HIGH E MACH NAME LOW SOFTWARE VERSION From PC I 61 D 3 E 0 From machine I 61...

Page 14: ... is required the original dated invoice or a copy must be presented as proof of warranty coverage and should be included in any shipment of the product Please also include in any mailing a contact name company address and a description of the problem s 3 For the name of the nearest Kramer authorized service center consult your authorized dealer LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES All implied warranti...

Page 15: ...For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors visit our Web site www kramerelectronics com where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Caution Safety Warning Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening servicing ...

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