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MV-6 - Getting Started

 

 

2.2 

Safety Instructions 

 

Caution: 

There are no operator serviceable parts inside the unit 

Warning: 

Use only the power cord that is supplied with the unit  

Warning: 

Do not open the unit. High voltages can cause 
electrical shock! Servicing by qualified personnel only 

Warning: 

Disconnect the power and unplug the unit from the wall 

before installing  

2.3 

Recycling Kramer Products 

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC 

aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for disposal to landfill or incineration by 

requiring it to be collected and recycled. To comply with the WEEE Directive, 

Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced 

Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment, recycling and 

recovery of waste Kramer Electronics branded equipment on arrival at the EARN 

facility. For details of Kr

amer’s recycling arrangements in your particular country 

go to our recycling pages a

http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/recycling/

 

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Summary of Contents for MV-6

Page 1: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD USER MANUAL MODEL MV 6 3G HD SDI Multiviewer P N 2900 000737 Rev 11...

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Page 3: ...Output 18 6 7 Locking the Front Panel 18 6 8 Resetting the Device to Factory Defaults 19 6 9 Using the Menu 19 7 Operating the MV 6 Remotely 23 7 1 Operating the MV 6 via the RS 232 Serial Port 23 7...

Page 4: ...5 Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window 13 Figure 6 Internet Protocol Version 6 Properties Window 14 Figure 7 Internet Protocol Properties Window 14 Figure 8 MV 6 Controller Software Main Wind...

Page 5: ...on GROUP 1 Distribution Amplifiers GROUP 2 Switchers and Routers GROUP 3 Control Systems GROUP 4 Format Standards Converters GROUP 5 Range Extenders and Repeaters GROUP 6 Specialty AV Products GROUP 7...

Page 6: ...rmance Use only good quality connection cables we recommend Kramer high performance high resolution cables to avoid interference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise...

Page 7: ...Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for disposal to landfill or incineration by requiring it to be collected and recycled To comply wit...

Page 8: ...ormat consisting of 720 active lines of progressive video or 1080 lines of progressive or interlaced video SMPTE 259M 292M and 424M input compliance and support for data rates of 270Mbps 1483 5Mbps 14...

Page 9: ...andard which is required when accessory devices are used at locations where medical personnel and patients are present The MV 6 constitutes an optional component that can be considered necessary and s...

Page 10: ...n 6 9 5 Menu Navigation Buttons Press the up down left and right buttons to navigate the menu parameters or values 6 ENTER Button Press to enter the menu or accept the parameter value 7 PANEL LOCK But...

Page 11: ...ammed using the menu see Section 7 3 14 FREEZE Button Press to freeze the selected video window see Section 6 6 15 POSITION Buttons Press either the horizontal H or vertical V button to change the pos...

Page 12: ...tecting the device 21 Mains Power Switch Switch for turning the device on or off 22 OUTPUTS SDI BNC Connector Connect to an SDI video acceptor see Section 6 9 23 OUTPUTS HDMI Connector Connect to an H...

Page 13: ...MV 6 Installing in a Rack 9 4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit...

Page 14: ...es SD HD or 3G HD SDI to the INPUT BNC connectors for example 3G HD SDI cameras to IN 1 and IN 3 and an SDI player to IN 2 2 Connect up to six SDI acceptors SD HD or 3G HD SDI to the INPUT LOOP BNC co...

Page 15: ...ia an RS 232 connection using for example a PC Note that a null modem adapter connection is not required To connect to the MV 6 via RS 232 Connect the RS 232 9 pin D sub rear panel port on the MV 6 vi...

Page 16: ...Port Directly to a PC You can connect the Ethernet port of the MV 6 directly to the Ethernet port on your PC using a crossover cable with RJ 45 connectors This type of connection is recommended for id...

Page 17: ...ght either Internet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 or Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 depending on the requirements of your IT system 5 Click Properties The Internet Protocol Properties window relev...

Page 18: ...t Use the following IP Address for static IP addressing and fill in the details as shown in Figure 7 For TCP IPv4 you can use any IP address in the range 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 255 excluding 192 168...

Page 19: ...7 Click OK 8 Click Close 5 2 2 Connecting the Ethernet Port via a Network Hub or Switch You can connect the Ethernet port of the MV 6 to the Ethernet port on a network hub or using a straight through...

Page 20: ...g is displayed briefly The device then performs a self test If the test is successful the Window Input list is displayed an example of which is shown below During operation if there is no button activ...

Page 21: ...ove the window 3 Use the left and right buttons to move the window horizontally and use the up and down button to move the window vertically The position changes in real time 4 Press Menu twice to exi...

Page 22: ...see FREEZE Button The button lights and the output video freezes 3 Press the Freeze button The button no longer lights and the video is no longer frozen 6 7 Locking the Front Panel Lock the front pane...

Page 23: ...ter no button activity for about a minute the window input list is displayed but the menu remains open in the background at the same position it was last left in Navigation through the menu is perform...

Page 24: ...d window 0 to 99 Default 0 Y origin Sets the Y origin for the selected window 0 to 99 Default 0 Freeze Freezes or releases the video ON OFF Default OFF 6 9 2 Output Sub Menu The parameters in the Outp...

Page 25: ...addresses Default 192 168 001 039 IP mask Sets the IP network mask All valid subnets Default 255 255 000 000 IP gateway Sets the IP gateway address All valid gateway addresses Default 000 000 000 000...

Page 26: ...ystem Sub Menu display the device versions and set the video screen characteristics Parameter Description Options FIRMWARE The device firmware version FPGA VER The device FPGA version S N The device s...

Page 27: ...troller using serial commands see Section 11 This software can be downloaded from http www kramerelectronics com support product_downloads asp 7 2 MV 6 Controller Software For details regarding connec...

Page 28: ...vidual layers to arrange the layer order see Section 7 3 6 5 Status Indicator Indicates whether or not the Controller software is connected to the device see Section 7 3 5 6 Switch Windows Press to se...

Page 29: ...ce Details Retrieve and display the device details such as model unit name version and so on see Section 7 3 11 DISPLAY Presets Set the screen to display one of the preconfigured configurations 6 Spli...

Page 30: ...sconnects from the device see Section 7 3 2 Press Take to enable multiple off line changes to be made Press Update to implement the changes see Section 7 3 7 Set the screen to display the 6 window con...

Page 31: ...method of connection radio button For Ethernet enter the IP address and Port number of the device To set the default IP address and Port number press the Default button For a serial connection select...

Page 32: ...ndows can be manually manipulated in size and position in the Window Position area Figure 11 Windows Position To change the size of a window Click hold and drag the required window handle To change th...

Page 33: ...A to F Press to select a window to assign to an input see Section 7 3 8 3 Camera The label of the input assigned to this window see Section 7 3 8 4 Layer 4 The layer Top layer to 6 of this window see...

Page 34: ...en the Update button is pressed Offline in Take mode 7 3 6 Changing the Layer Order You can modify the order in which the windows are arranged The top layer is on the right and the bottom layer on the...

Page 35: ...itching and layer order changes 3 Press the Update button The button changes to the Take button and all changes are implemented 7 3 8 Switching an Input to a Window To switch an input to a window 1 Cl...

Page 36: ...15 Figure 15 Windows Setup Window 2 From the Connect to Input drop down list select the required input 3 Click the Freeze icon to freeze this window 4 Click the Visibility icon to modify the visibili...

Page 37: ...w appears as shown in Figure 16 Figure 16 Input Button Properties Window 2 In the Label text box enter the required button label The label is limited to 10 characters 3 Select the required icon from t...

Page 38: ...s To change the device details 1 From the Menu bar click on Device The Device Details window appears as shown in Figure 17 Figure 17 Device Details Window 2 Modify the parameters as required For each...

Page 39: ...e that you downloaded 4 Click Open The device firmware is loaded Note Do not interrupt the uploading process or the device may be damaged 5 When the process is complete reset the device 7 3 13 Setting...

Page 40: ...V6 Controller window appears as shown in Figure 18 Figure 18 About MV 6 Window 2 Click OK to close the window 7 4 Upgrading the Firmware For instructions on upgrading the firmware see Upgrading the MV...

Page 41: ...Hz and 1920p 59 94 60Hz the output is NTSC 1 SDI output 75 on BNC connector SMPTE 292 SMPTE 296M 720p 59 94 60 50 SMPTE 424M SMPTE 296M 1080p 59 94 60 50 MAX OUTPUT LEVEL 800mVpp 75 6 LOOP PREVIEW SCR...

Page 42: ...ASCII Example Output 1 to Input 2 V 2 1CR Ethernet To reset the IP settings to the factory reset values power cycle the device while holding in the Factory Reset button located on the rear panel of th...

Page 43: ...ssage Format Start Address opt Body Delimiter Destination_id Message CR 10 1 1 Simple Command Command string with only one command without addressing Start Body Delimiter Command SP Parameter_1 Parame...

Page 44: ...Every command entered as part of a message string begins with a message starting character and ends with a message closing character Note A string can contain more than one command Multiple commands a...

Page 45: ...d parser For commands sent from some non Kramer controllers such as Crestron some characters require special coding such as X Refer to the controller manual 10 5 Bidirectional Definition All commands...

Page 46: ...42 MV 6 Kramer Protocol 3000 Syntax 10 7 Maximum String Length 64 characters...

Page 47: ...st System mandatory End User MODEL Get device model System mandatory End User PROT VER Get device protocol version System mandatory End User RESET Reset device System mandatory Administrator SN Get de...

Page 48: ...at YYYY MM DD where YYYY Year MM Month DD Day time Format hh mm ss where hh hours mm minutes ss seconds Response Triggers Notes Command FACTORY Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Tr...

Page 49: ...nn Device available protocol 3000 commands command command To get help for command use HELP COMMAND_NAME 2 Multi line nn HELP command description USAGE usage Parameters Response Triggers Notes Comman...

Page 50: ...XX where X is a decimal digit Response Triggers Notes Command RESET Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set RESET Administrator Public Get Description Syntax Set Reset d...

Page 51: ...l digits factory assigned Response Triggers Notes For new products with 14 digit serial numbers use only the last 11 digits Command VERSION Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Transp...

Page 52: ...hine name to factory default DNS System Administrator PRST RCL Recall saved preset list System End User UPGRADE Perform firmware upgrade System Administrator Command FPGA VER Command Type System Comma...

Page 53: ...FP device_id lock_mode Parameters lock_mode 0 OFF unlocks the front panel buttons 1 ON locks the front panel buttons device_id for K Net controllers select the button panel to lock Locking is allowed...

Page 54: ...eric chars can include hyphen not at the beginning or end Response Triggers Notes The machine name is not the same as the model name The machine name is used to identify a specific machine or a networ...

Page 55: ...In most units video and audio presets with the same number are stored and recalled together by commands PRST STO and PRST RCL Command UPGRADE Command Type System Command Name Permission Transparency...

Page 56: ...c Description Syntax Set Set screen background color BCKGRND ColSpaceType p1 p2 p3 Get Get screen background color BCKGRND Response nn BCKGRND ColSpaceType p1 p2 p3 Parameters ColSpaceType define colo...

Page 57: ...LCK out in status Parameters out output number 1 max number of outputs in input number 1 max number of inputs type genlock type see Section 12 3 Genlock Types status genlock status ON OFF see Section...

Page 58: ...tion resolution index see Section 12 5 Video Resolutions Response Triggers After execution response is sent to the com port from which the Set Get was received After execution response is sent to all...

Page 59: ...ltiviewer End User WND FRZ Set get freeze on selected window Multiviewer End User WND LR Set get window overlay order Multiviewer End User WND ALL_LR Set get ALL window overlay order Multiviewer End U...

Page 60: ...lpha Parameters stage input output see Section 12 4 Stage stage_id number of chosen stage 1 max number of inputs outputs mode show hide text overlay string see Section 12 1 On Off r red component valu...

Page 61: ...e nn OVRLBK stage stage_id r g b alpha Parameters stage input output set reference to Section 12 4 Stage stage_id number of chosen stage 1 max number of inputs outputs r red component value 0 255 g gr...

Page 62: ...sponse Triggers After execution response is sent to the com port from which the Set Get was received After execution response is sent to all com ports if OVRLTXT was set by any other external control...

Page 63: ...was received After execution response is sent to all com ports if SRC VID was set by any other external control device button press device menu and similar Notes Command WIN Command Type Multiviewer C...

Page 64: ...t Get was received After execution response is sent to all com ports if WND BRD was set by any other external control device button press device menu and similar Notes Command WND FRZ Command Type Mul...

Page 65: ...Notes In case of the overlay order list the number of expected layers the is maximum number of windows in device Command WND ALL_LR Command Type Multiviewer Command Name Permission Transparency Set WN...

Page 66: ...User NET MASK Set get subnet mask Communication Administrator Command ETH PORT Command Type Communication Command Name Permission Transparency Set ETH PORT Administrator Public Get ETH PORT End User P...

Page 67: ...assigned IP by DHCP specify the device DNS name if available using the command NAME You can also get an assigned IP by direct connection to USB or RS 232 protocol port if available For proper setting...

Page 68: ...P ip_address OK Get nn NET IP ip_address Parameters ip_address format xxx xxx xxx xxx Response Triggers Notes For proper settings consult your network administrator Command NET MAC Command Type Commun...

Page 69: ...End User Public Description Syntax Set Set subnet mask NET MASK net_mask Get Get subnet mask NET MASK Response Set nn NET MASK net_mask OK Get nn NET MASK net_mask Parameters net_mask format xxx xxx...

Page 70: ...mber Value 0 Input 1 Output 2 Reserved 3 Reserved 12 5 Video Resolutions VIC Number Resolution 0 No Signal for input Native EDID for output 1 640x480p 59 94Hz 60Hz 2 720x480p 59 94Hz 60Hz 3 720x480p 5...

Page 71: ...576i 50Hz 27 2880x288p 50Hz 28 2880x288p 50Hz 29 1440x576p 50Hz 30 1440x576p 50Hz 31 1920x1080p 50Hz 32 1920x1080p 23 97Hz 24Hz 33 1920x1080p 25Hz 34 1920x1080p 29 97Hz 30Hz 35 2880x480p 59 94Hz 60Hz...

Page 72: ...80x720p 29 97Hz 30Hz 63 1920x1080p 119 88 120Hz 64 1920x1080p 100Hz 65 100 Reserved 100 Custom resolution 1 101 Custom resolution 2 102 Custom resolution 3 103 Custom resolution 4 104 Custom resolutio...

Page 73: ...MV 6 Parameters 69 12 8 Font Size Number Value 0 Small 1 Medium 2 Large...

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Page 75: ...it our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Web site www kramerelectronics com E mail info kramerel com P N 2900 000737 Rev 11 SAFETY...

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