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Kramer Electronics, Ltd.

USER MANUAL

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VP-16x18AK

16 x 18 PC UXGA/Audio Router

Summary of Contents for VP-16x18AK

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router ...

Page 2: ...r 18 6 5 3 Configuring the Ethernet Port on the VP 16x18AK Using K Upload 18 6 6 Setting the RS 485 Termination and Machine Number DIP switches 18 7 Operating the VP 16x18AK Locally via the Front Panel Buttons 20 7 1 The Status Display 20 7 2 Switching Inputs to Outputs 20 7 3 The At Once and Confirm Modes 21 7 3 1 Toggling between At Once and Confirm Modes 21 7 3 2 Confirming a Switching Action 2...

Page 3: ...ol Commands 43 16 2 Kramer Protocol 3000 43 16 2 1 Protocol 3000 Syntax 44 16 2 2 Command Parts Details 44 16 3 Kramer Protocol 2000 51 Figures Figure 1 VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router Front Panel 7 Figure 2 VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router Rear Panel 9 Figure 3 Connecting the VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router 14 Figure 4 Connecting to a Balanced Acceptor 14 Figure 5 Connectin...

Page 4: ...ble 6 Communication Parameters 38 Table 7 VP 16x18AK Video Signal Codes for Protocol 3000 40 Table 8 VP 16x18AK Audio Signal Codes for Protocol 3000 40 Table 9 VP 16x18AK Audio Input Gain Codes 40 Table 10 VP 16x18AK Audio Output Gain Codes 41 Table 11 VP 16x18AK Hex Codes for Switching Video Channels via RS 232 RS 485 41 Table 12 VP 16x18AK Hex Codes for Switching Audio Channels via RS 232 RS 485...

Page 5: ...age GROUP 13 Audio and GROUP 14 Collaboration Congratulations on purchasing your VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router which is ideal for the following typical applications Professional display systems requiring a true 16x18 computer graphics and audio matrix operation Multimedia and presentation source and acceptor selection The package includes the following items VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Au...

Page 6: ...nce signal quality Position your VP 16x18AK away from moisture excessive sunlight and dust This equipment is to be used only inside a building It may only be connected to other equipment that is installed inside a building 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 un...

Page 7: ... 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 Kramer s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at http www kramerav com support recycling 2 4 Quick Start ...

Page 8: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 4 ...

Page 9: ...n lights green A delayed switching mode ranging from 0 to 3 5sec1 for clean transitions when switching between non genlocked sources DC coupled video inputs and outputs Audio follow video and breakaway options 16 VGA up to UXGA video inputs on 15 pin HD connectors 16 unbalanced stereo audio inputs on 3 5mm mini jacks 16 VGA up to UXGA video outputs on 15 pin HD connectors 16 balanced stereo audio ...

Page 10: ...sted Pair and Unshielded Twisted Pair We recommend that you use Shielded Twisted Pair STP cable and stress that the compliance to electromagnetic interference was tested using STP cable There are different levels of STP cable available and we advise you to use the best quality STP cable that you can afford Our non skew free cable Kramer BC STP is intended for analog signals where skewing is not an...

Page 11: ...8 PC UXGA Audio Router 7 4 Defining the VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router Figure 1 and Table 1 define the front panel of the VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router Figure 1 VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router Front Panel ...

Page 12: ...y time 11 TAKE Button Press to set the Confirm mode 3 where user confirmation is required for switching actions press again to set the At Once mode where user confirmation per action is not required When in Confirm mode press the TAKE button to execute pending actions see Section 7 3 2 12 AFV Button Press to make the audio channels follow the video channel switching The button lights when the AFV ...

Page 13: ...efining the VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router 9 Figure 2 and Table 2 define the rear panel of the VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router Figure 2 VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router Rear Panel ...

Page 14: ...t to reset all audio switching and Ethernet settings to their factory default values see Section 12 8 PROG Button For the use of Kramer service personnel only 9 RS 485 3 pin Terminal Block Connect to the corresponding pins A B and G on another device for RS 485 communication see Section 6 4 10 RS 232 9 pin D sub Serial Port Connect to a PC or remote controller see Section 6 3 11 ETHERNET RJ 45 Con...

Page 15: ...r can be located up to 15m 50ft away from the machine This distance can be extended to up to 60m 200ft when used with three extension cables2 Before using the external IR receiver be sure to arrange for your Kramer dealer to insert the internal IR connection cable3 with the 3 5mm jack that fits into the REMOTE IR opening on the rear panel Connect the external IR receiver to the REMOTE IR 3 5mm jac...

Page 16: ...ER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Installing the VP 16x18AK in a Rack 12 5 Installing the VP 16x18AK in a Rack This section describes what to do before installing in a rack and how to rack mount the VP 16x18AK ...

Page 17: ...T connectors 2 Connect the unbalanced stereo audio sources for example the audio source of the computer to the 3 5mm mini AUDIO INPUT jacks 3 Connect the 15 pin HD VGA VIDEO OUTPUT connectors to the video acceptors for example video displays 4 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT terminal block connectors to the balanced stereo audio acceptors for example balanced stereo audio amplifiers with speakers 5 If re...

Page 18: ...he VP 16x18AK 14 Figure 3 Connecting the VP 16x18AK 16 x 18 PC UXGA Audio Router 6 2 Connecting the Audio Outputs to Balanced Unbalanced Acceptors Figure 4 illustrates how to connect the VP 16x18AK to a balanced acceptor Figure 4 Connecting to a Balanced Acceptor ...

Page 19: ... 485 port from a distance of up to 1200m 3900ft using a PC equipped with a card that provides an RS 485 port1 To connect a PC or controller to the RS 485 port on the VP 16x18AK 1 Wire the RS 485 port on the device to the RS 485 port on the controller as follows Connect the A pin on the RS 485 port of the PC to the A pin on the RS 485 port on the rear panel of the VP 16x18AK Connect the B pin on th...

Page 20: ...tment regarding a suitable IP address 6 5 1 Connecting Directly to the Ethernet Port You can connect the Ethernet port of the VP 16x18AK to the Ethernet port on your PC via a crossover cable with RJ 45 connectors This type of connection is recommended for identification of the factory default IP Address of the VP 16x18AK during the initial configuration To connect the VP 16x18AK directly to a PC u...

Page 21: ...ck the Properties button 7 Select Use the following IP address and fill in the details as shown in Figure 7 You can use any IP address in the range 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 255 excluding 192 168 1 39 that is provided by your IT department Figure 7 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Window 8 Click OK ...

Page 22: ...he RS 485 Termination and Machine Number DIP switches This section describes the VP 16x18AK DIP switch settings that determine the machine number and RS 485 bus termination Figure 8 illustrates the factory default DIP switch positions A switch in the up position is off To turn a switch on push it down Figure 8 VP 16x18AK DIP switches Table 3 DIP switch Settings DIP switch Number Function 1 2 3 RS ...

Page 23: ...e machine number between 2 and 8 Table 4 Machine Number DIP switch Settings Machine Number DIP switch Number 1 2 3 1 Default OFF OFF OFF 2 OFF OFF ON 3 OFF ON OFF 4 OFF ON ON 5 ON OFF OFF 6 ON OFF ON 7 ON ON OFF 8 ON ON ON DIP switch 4 sets the RS 485 termination of the VP 16x18AK Only the first and last physical units on the RS 485 bus should be terminated all others must be unterminated Moving t...

Page 24: ...puts To switch a video audio input to an output 1 Press the VIDEO button to select video channels or AUDIO to select audio channels The VIDEO AUDIO button lights red 2 Press the required OUTPUT button The selected output on the Status display flashes 3 Press the required INPUT button After a few seconds the output on the Status display stops flashing and the switch is implemented To connect a vide...

Page 25: ...itching Execution is delayed1 until the user confirms the execution 7 3 1 Toggling between At Once and Confirm Modes To toggle between the At Once and Confirm modes 1 Press the TAKE button to toggle from the At Once mode2 to the Confirm mode3 The TAKE button lights and actions now require user confirmation 2 Press the TAKE button to toggle from the Confirm mode back to the At Once mode The TAKE bu...

Page 26: ...tton The button lights red and the current output volume setting is displayed 2 Press OUTPUT 14 Output 14 flashes on the Status display 3 Press the button to increase the volume or the button to decrease the volume After a few seconds the setting is saved 7 5 Audio Output Bass and Treble Level Setting During audio bass treble level setting the Status display indicates individual output settings as...

Page 27: ...w video AFV option press AFV One of the following occurs If the AUDIO and VIDEO configurations are the same then the AFV button lights The audio follows the video If the AUDIO differs from the VIDEO then the TAKE and the AUDIO buttons flash Also the audio outputs of the STATUS 7 segment display which change flash Press TAKE to confirm the modification The audio follows the video switching 7 6 2 Se...

Page 28: ...ut configuration 1 Press the RCL button The RCL button flashes 2 Press the required OUTPUT SELECTOR button the OUTPUT SELECTOR button number corresponding to the setup number The memory recalls the switching configuration from the selected preset 7 8 Locking and Unlocking the Front Panel Buttons To lock the front panel buttons Press and hold the Lock button until the button LED lights The buttons ...

Page 29: ...cceptors and the power cord to each VP 16x18AK 2 Connect the RS 232 port on the first VP 16x18AK to the PC see Section 6 3 3 Set the machine number to 1 of the unit connected to the PC 4 Set RS 485 termination of machine number 1 to ON see Section 6 6 5 Set the machine number on all VP 16x18AK units other than machine number 1 to a unique number between 2 and 8 see Section 6 6 6 Set the terminatio...

Page 30: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Operating the VP 16x18AK Remotely 26 Figure 9 Control Configuration via RS 232 ...

Page 31: ...t and displays a Java success see Figure 10 or failure message Figure 10 Java Test Page Success Message If you do not see the success message follow the instructions on the page to Load and enable Java Enable Javascript in your browser 9 1 Connecting to the VP 16x18AK via your Browser Make sure that your PC is connected via a network to the VP 16x18AK and do the following 1 Open your Internet brow...

Page 32: ...b Browser 28 Figure 12 The Loading Page The first time that you run the Kramer applet a security warning appears Figure 13 First Time Security Warning 3 Click Run The main switching control page is displayed which shows a graphical interpretation of the front panel see Figure 14 ...

Page 33: ... the window 9 2 The Main Switching Matrix Page Figure 14 Main Switching Matrix Page The main switching matrix page allows you to Switch any audio video input to any all outputs independently see Section 9 2 1 Set the audio to operate in AFV Audio Follow Video mode see Section 9 2 2 Operate the unit in the Offline mode see Section 9 2 3 Use presets to store and recall switching configurations see S...

Page 34: ...uired square within the switching matrix grid In 1 Out 4 Figure 15 Selecting a Switching Point on the Matrix A blue video icon appears indicating that the video channel is switched to In 1 and Out 4 Figure 16 Switching an Input to an Output 3 Repeat the above steps for each video and audio clicking the purple Audio button for audio mode channel that you want to switch 9 2 2 Setting the AFV Mode Au...

Page 35: ...tch audio and video simultaneously 9 2 3 Operating in the Offline Mode By default the unit operates in the At Once mode meaning that any switching changes take effect immediately In the Offline mode changes only take effect when you press the Take button To operate in the Offline mode 1 Click the red Offline button The button outline becomes dark 2 Click the required square in the switching matrix...

Page 36: ...y changes since clicking the Take button the exiting Offline warning appears Figure 20 Exiting Offline Warning 9 2 4 Storing and Recalling Setups You can store switching configurations in presets and recall them at any time To store a switching configuration 1 From the Preset drop down list select a preset in this example Preset 07 Presets that currently contain configurations are displayed with a...

Page 37: ...ed in Preset 07 To recall a setup 1 From the Preset drop down list select a preset in this example Preset 03 Presets that contain a configuration are displayed with a blue background presets with no configuration have a white background When you select a preset that contains a configuration the Recall button changes from gray to dark blue Figure 22 Selecting Preset 03 ...

Page 38: ...he Take button see Section 9 2 3 Figure 23 Recalling a Preset in Offline Mode 9 2 5 Locking the Front Panel Buttons You can lock the front panel buttons to prevent tampering To lock the front panel buttons Click the padlock icon Note Locking the front panel buttons does not disable remote operation of the unit via Ethernet RS 232 or RS 485 9 3 Audio Input Gain Control Page The Audio Gain page lets...

Page 39: ...the or button down to step quickly through the values Note Each click increments decrements the value by 0 5 To change the gain by a whole number you must click the button twice 9 4 The Configuration Page The Configuration page lets you view the IP related settings Fields with a white background are editable fields with a blue background are read only Figure 26 Configuration Page The following IP ...

Page 40: ... confirmation message appears 3 Click OK A message appears showing that the settings have been successfully changed If the IP address was changed or you selected DHCP reload the Web page using the new name or IP address 10 Firmware Upgrade Using K Upload For instructions on upgrading the firmware see the K Upload Software Guide The latest firmware and installation instructions can be downloaded fr...

Page 41: ...m DIFF PHASE 0 05 deg maximum K FACTOR Local output 0 1 S N RATIO VIDEO 62dB to 5MHz AUDIO 83dB CROSSTALK all hostile VIDEO 35dB 100MHz AUDIO 68dB 1kHz CONTROLS Volume 105 to 30dB Bass 15 to 15dB Treble 20 to 20db COUPLING VIDEO Local output DC CAT 5 output AC AUDIO Local output input AC output DC CAT 5 output input AC output AC AUDIO THD NOISE Local output 0 031 1kHz AUDIO 2nd HARMONIC Local outp...

Page 42: ...ultaneously Front Panel Press and hold Output 1 and Output 2 simultaneously 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 the unit IP Address 192 168 1 39 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 1 1 TCP Port 5000 UDP Port 50000 Maximum UDP Ports 10 Maximum TCP Ports 4 13 Factory ...

Page 43: ... at 72Hz 640 x 480p at 75Hz 800 x 600p at 56Hz 800 x 600p at 60Hz 800 x 600p at 72Hz 800 x 600p at 75Hz 1024 x 768p at 60Hz 1024 x 768p at 70Hz 1024 x 768p at 75Hz 1280 x 1024p at 75Hz 1280 x 1024p at 60Hz 1280 x 960p at 60Hz 1400 x 1050p at 60Hz 1440 x 900p at 60Hz 1600 x 1200p at 60Hz Report information Date generated 11 15 2010 Software revision 2 43 0 822 Operating system 5 1 2600 2 Service Pa...

Page 44: ...otocol 3000 OUT 1 OUT 5 OUT Y IN 1 A 1 1 CR A 1 5 CR A 1 Y CR IN 3 A 5 1 CR A 5 5 CR A 5 Y CR IN X A X 1 CR A X 5 CR A X Y CR Table 9 lists the codes that set the audio input gain For more detailed information see Section 16 2 Table 9 VP 16x18AK Audio Input Gain Codes INPUT 1 INPUT 5 INPUT X Level Rel AUD LVL 1 1 100CR AUD LVL 1 5 100CR AUD LVL 1 X 100CR 100dB Mute AUD LVL 1 1 50CR AUD LVL 1 5 50C...

Page 45: ... 16x18AK is connected via RS 485 and the VP 16x18AK is set to machine number 2 Table 11 lists the Hex codes that switch video channels Table 11 VP 16x18AK Hex Codes for Switching Video Channels via RS 232 RS 485 Switching Video Channels OUT 1 OUT 5 OUT Y IN 1 01 81 81 81 01 81 85 81 01 81 8Y 81 IN 5 01 85 81 81 01 85 85 81 01 85 8Y 81 IN X 01 8X 81 81 01 8X 85 81 01 8X 8Y 81 Table 12 lists the Hex...

Page 46: ...odes that increase or decrease the audio output gain Table 15 VP 16x18AK Hex Codes for Increasing Decreasing the Output Gain OUT 1 OUT 5 OUT Y Increase 18 81 80 81 18 85 80 81 18 8Y 80 81 Decrease 18 81 81 81 18 85 81 81 18 8Y 81 81 Table 16 lists the Hex codes that set the audio output gain Before sending the any of the codes in Table 16 the command 2A 87 80 81 must be sent Table 16 VP 16x18AK He...

Page 47: ...otocols via Protocol Commands To switch from protocol 3000 to protocol 2000 send the following command P2000 CR To switch from protocol 2000 to protocol 3000 send the following command 0x38 0x80 0x83 0x81 The Windows based Kramer control software 3 operates with protocol 2000 If the VP 16x18AK is set to protocol 3000 it is automatically switched to protocol 2000 16 2 Kramer Protocol 3000 This RS 2...

Page 48: ... ASCII 32 0x20 16 2 2 Command Parts Details Command Sequence of ASCII letters A Z a z and Command will separate from parameters with at least single space Parameters Sequence of Alfa Numeric ASCII chars 0 9 A Z a z and some special chars for specific commands parameters will be separated by commas Message string Every command must to be entered as part of message string that begin with message sta...

Page 49: ...entered just one time in the string beginning and at the end All the commands in string will not execute until the closing char will be entered Separate response will be sent for every command in the chain Input string max length 64 characters Backward support Design note transparent supporting for protocol 2000 will be implemented by switch protocol command from protocol 3000 to protocol 2000 in ...

Page 50: ... output Connection character between in and out parameters OUT Output number or for all outputs Examples Switch Video and Audio input 3 to output 7 AV 3 7CR AV 3 7 OKCRLF Switch Video input 2 to output 4 V 2 4CR VID 2 4 OKCRLF Switch Video input 4 to output 2 in machine number 6 6 VID 4 2CR 6 VID 4 2 OKCRLF Disconnect Video and Audio Output 4 AV 0 4CR AV 0 4 OKCRLF Switch Video Input 3 to All Outp...

Page 51: ...hort form PDEL PRESET PRST DEL PRESET RESULT Read video connections from saved preset PRST VID PRESET OUT Short form PVID PRESET OUT PRST VID PRESET PRST VID PRESET IN OUT PRST VID PRESET IN 1 IN 2 Read audio connections from saved preset PRST AUD PRESET OUT Short form PAUD PRESET OUT PRST AUD PRESET PRST AUD PRESET IN OUT PRST AUD PRESET IN 1 IN 2 Read saved presets list PRST LST Short form PLST ...

Page 52: ...E Short form ADL STAGE CHANNEL VOLUME AUD LVL STAGE CHANNEL VOLUME Read audio volume level AUD LVL STAGE CHANNEL Short form ADL STAGE CHANNEL AUD LVL STAGE CHANNEL VOLUME Set audio bass level BASS OUTPUT BASS Short form ADB OUTPUT BASS BASS OUTPUT BASS Read audio bass level BASS OUTPUT Short form ADB OUTPUT BASS OUTPUT BASS Set audio treble level TREBLE OUTPUT TREBLE Short form ADT OUTPUT TREBLE T...

Page 53: ...AME NAME MACHINE_NAME RESULT Read machine name NAME NAME MACHINE_NAME Reset machine name to factory default NAME RST NAME RST MACHINE_FACTORY_NAME RESULT Note machine name not equal to model name This name relevance for site viewer identification of specific machine or for network using with DNS feature on MACHINE_NAME Up to 14 Alfa Numeric chars Machine factory name Model name last 4 digits from ...

Page 54: ... as above Change protocol Ethernet port ETH PORT PROTOCOL PORT ETHP ETH PORT PROTOCOL PORT RESULT Read protocol Ethernet port ETH PORT PROTOCOL ETHP ETH PORT PROTOCOL PORT PROTOCOL TCP UDP transport layer protocol PORT Ethernet port to enter protocol 3000 commands 1 65535 User defined port 0 reset port to factory default 50000 for UDP 5000 for TCP Advanced switching commands Command Syntax Respons...

Page 55: ...T When switching ie instruction codes 1 and 2 the INPUT 7 bits is set as the input number which is to be switched Similarly if switching is done via the machine s front panel then these bits are set with the INPUT NUMBER which was switched For other operations these bits are defined according to the table 3rd BYTE Bit 7 Defined as 1 O6 O0 OUTPUT When switching ie instruction codes 1 and 2 the OUTP...

Page 56: ...6 15 REQUEST WHETHER SETUP IS DEFINED VALID INPUT IS DETECTED SETUP or Input 0 for checking if setup is defined 1 for checking if input is valid 8 16 ERROR BUSY For invalid valid input i e OUTPUT byte 4 or OUTPUT byte 5 this byte is set as the input 0 error 1 invalid instruction 2 out of range 3 machine busy 4 invalid input 5 valid input 6 RX buffer overflow 9 25 22 SET AUDIO PARAMETER Equal to in...

Page 57: ...the reply to the HEX code 0B 80 80 85 would be HEX codes 4B 80 81 85 NOTE 6 If INPUT is set to 127 for these instructions then if the function is defined on this machine it replies with OUTPUT 1 If the function is not defined then the machine replies with OUTPUT 0 or with an error invalid instruction code If the INPUT is set to 126 for these instructions then if possible the machine will return th...

Page 58: ...s NOTE 16 The reply to the REQUEST WHETHER PANEL IS LOCKED is as in NOTE 4 above except that here the OUTPUT is assigned with the value 0 if the panel is unlocked or 1 if it is locked NOTE 19 After this instruction is sent the unit will respond to the ASCII command set defined by the OUTPUT byte The ASCII command to operate with the HEX command set must be sent in order to return to working with H...

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Page 60: ...est information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors visit our Web site www kramerAV 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 P N 2900 000652 Rev 5 ...

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