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Introduction 

 

Introduction 

Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been 
providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of 
problems that confront the video, audio, presentation and broadcasting professional 
on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded most of our 
line, making the best even better! Our 1,000-plus different models now appear in 
11 groups

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 that are clearly defined by function.  

Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer TOOLS 

TP-300FW

 

FireWire Range 

Extender

, which is ideal for: 

 

Digital video production, editing studios, and digital video live broadcasting 

 

PC FireWire

®

 port extensions and long cable drivers 

The package includes the following items: 

 

TP-300FW

 

FireWire Range Extender

 

 

Power adapter (+12V DC input) 

 

This user manual

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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 cables

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Quick Start 

This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps. 

                                                        

1 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: Scan Converters and Scalers; 

GROUP 8: Cables and Connectors; GROUP 9: Room Connectivity; GROUP 10: Accessories and Rack Adapters and GROUP 11: Sierra 

Products 

2 Download up-to-date Kramer user manuals from 

http://www.kramerelectronics.com

 

3 The complete list of Kramer cables is on our Web site at 

http://www.kramerelectronics.com

  

Summary of Contents for TP-300FW

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model TP 300FW FireWire Range Extender...

Page 2: ...ding the Distance Between Two FireWire Devices to 100m 6 5 2 Connecting Three TP 300FW Units to Extend the Distance to 200m 7 6 Technical Specifications 9 Figures Figure 1 TP 300FW FireWire Range Exte...

Page 3: ...items TP 300FW FireWire Range Extender Power adapter 12V DC input This user manual2 2 Getting Started We recommend that you Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging mater...

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

Page 5: ...ion from electrostatic discharge ESD 6 by suppressing all transient high voltages down to the allowed level In particular ESD protection for high speed data lines to IEC 61000 4 2 ESD 15kV air 8kV con...

Page 6: ...bles where possible since the compliance to electromagnetic interference has been tested using STP cables 3 2 Recommendations for Achieving the Best Performance To achieve the best performance Use onl...

Page 7: ...r powering the unit center pin positive 2 CAT 5 CROSSED RJ 45 Connector Connects to the CAT 5 STRAIGHT connector on another TP 300FW unit 3 CAT 5 STRAIGHT RJ 45 Connector Connects to the CAT 5 CROSSED...

Page 8: ...Distance Between Two FireWire Devices to 100m 1 Connect a FireWire device for example a video camcorder to the FW PORT on the first TP 300FW unit and a FireWire device for example a PC to the FW PORT...

Page 9: ...adapter to the power socket and connect the adapter to the mains electricity The red ON LED lights 5 2 Connecting Three TP 300FW Units to Extend the Distance to 200m You can daisy chain three TP 300F...

Page 10: ...AT 5 CROSSED RJ 45 connector on the second TP 300FW unit 3 Connect the CAT 5 STRAIGHT RJ 45 connector on the second TP 300FW unit to the CAT 5 CROSSED RJ 45 connector on the third TP 300FW unit1 4 Be...

Page 11: ...1 of the TP 300FW FireWire Range Extender PORT One 6 pin serial 1394 FireWire port 2 RJ 45 twisted pair ports TRANSFER RATE 100Mbps IEEE 1394 STANDARDS IEEE 1394a 2000 IEEE 1394 1995 IEEE 1394b 2002...

Page 12: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 10...

Page 13: ...st 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 feed...

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