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Kramer Electronics, Ltd.

USER MANUAL

Model:

VP-23N

Presentation Switcher

Summary of Contents for VP-23N

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model VP 23N Presentation Switcher ...

Page 2: ...485 17 6 5 Controlling via ETHERNET 18 6 5 1 Connecting the ETHERNET Port directly to a PC Crossover Cable 18 6 5 2 Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub Straight Through Cable 20 6 5 3 Control Configuration via the Ethernet Port 20 6 6 Controlling via RS 232 and RS 485 20 6 7 Dipswitch Settings 22 6 7 1 Setting the Machine Dipswitches 22 7 Operating Your Switcher 23 7 1 The Front Panel B...

Page 3: ...Device from the Selection Window 30 Figure 19 Loading the Hex 31 Figure 20 RS 232 Window 31 Figure 21 Atmel Flip Window Connected 32 Figure 22 Atmel Flip Window Operation Completed 33 Tables Table 1 Terminology Used in this User Manual 5 Table 2 Front Panel VP 23N Presentation Switcher Features 7 Table 3 Rear Panel VP 23N Presentation Switcher Features 9 Table 4 VP 23N Underside Panel Feature 10 T...

Page 4: ...l Transmitter3 including the required battery and a separate user manual4 This user manual4 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 cables5 2 1 Quick Start This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup ...

Page 5: ...he MIC AUDIO LEVEL buttons to increase or decrease microphone volume UXGA Connect to a remote acceptor CAT5 receiver CAT5 OUT Separate 4x1 A V Switchers Press a button to select an input from 1 to 4 on each switcher CV s Video and or VGA UXGA to route to the appropriate output Selected input buttons illuminate Adjust MASTER Volume Press increase or decrease buttons to adjust audio signal Level Adj...

Page 6: ...far away from electric cables motors etc which are prone to create electrical interference Some Kramer twisted pair products include the Power Connect feature1 The VP 23N does not have this feature 3 2 About the VP 23N The VP 23N is a high quality one box presentation switcher which includes three independent 4x1 audio video switchers and a master audio switcher It combines the functions of a 4x1 ...

Page 7: ...Watt per channel 24kHz 3dB power amplifier for connecting the speakers directly to the machine Has a panel LOCK button to prevent tampering with the front panel Recalls the previous setup via the non volatile memory after power up Supports changing the audio output levels via RS 232 commands Control the VP 23N using the front panel buttons or remotely via RS 485 or RS 232 serial commands transmitt...

Page 8: ...receiver within a network via a particular server or workstation of data HTML pages or e mails that is sent in packets across the Internet Every device connected to an IP network must have a unique IP address This address is used to reference the specific unit Local Area Network LAN Computers sharing a common communications line or wireless link which often share a server within a defined geograph...

Page 9: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Presentation Switcher 6 Figure 1 VP 23N Presentation Switcher Front View ...

Page 10: ...rom the s Video section to the master audio outputs 1 VGA UXGA Button Press to route the selected audio signal from the VGA UXGA section to the master audio outputs 1 MASTER AUDIO SELECTOR MIC Button Press to route the microphone input to the master audio outputs 1 7 Button Increase the microphone audio signal level 8 MIC Button Decrease the microphone audio signal level 9 Button Increase the mast...

Page 11: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Presentation Switcher 8 Figure 2 VP 23N Presentation Switcher Rear View ...

Page 12: ...4p Connectors Connect to the s Video sources2 14 Y C OUT 4p Connector Connect to the s Video acceptor 15 UXGA IN HD15 Connectors Connect to the VGA UXGA video sources 2 16 VIDEO UXGA OUT HD15 Connector Connect to the VGA UXGA video acceptor 17 ETHERNET Connector Connects to the PC or other Serial Controller through computer networking 18 RS 232 DB 9F Port Connects to the PC or the Remote Controlle...

Page 13: ...re 3 and Table 4 define the RESET button located on the machine s underside RESET Figure 3 VP 23N Presentation Switcher Underside View Table 4 VP 23N Underside Panel Feature Feature Function RESET Button Press to reset the unit prior to firmware upgrade see section 8 3 ...

Page 14: ...pply wiring Refer to the appropriate nameplate ratings for information For example for fuse replacement see the value printed on the product label 5 The machine is earthed grounded in a reliable way and is connected only to an electricity socket with grounding Pay particular attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit for example the use of power strips and ...

Page 15: ...e projector Use the projector controller to switch between the VP 23N video outputs1 To connect2 the VP 23N as illustrated in Figure 4 do the following3 1 Connect the following video sources One4 composite video source for example a composite video player to the CV IN 1 BNC connector One4 s Video source for example an s Video player to the Y C IN 1 4p connector One4 VGA UXGA source for example a c...

Page 16: ...the R terminal block connectors Do not Ground the loudspeakers 6 Connect the UXGA CAT5 OUT twisted pair connector see section 6 2 to a line receiver for example the TP 120 XGA Line Receiver2 which is connected to a remote display 7 Connect a dynamic or a condenser microphone3 if required to the MIC IN XLR connector 8 As an option you can connect a PC and or controller to The RS 232 port see sectio...

Page 17: ...CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Connecting the VP 23N Presentation Switcher 14 Display RS 232 Speakers Computer Graphics Source Composite Video Player s Video Player Projector Figure 4 Connecting the VP 23N Presentation Switcher ...

Page 18: ... Table 5 CAT5 PINOUT EIA TIA 568A EIA TIA 568B PIN Wire Color PIN Wire Color 1 Green White 1 Orange White 2 Green 2 Orange 3 Orange White 3 Green White 4 Blue 4 Blue 5 Blue White 5 Blue White 6 Orange 6 Green 7 Brown White 7 Brown White 8 Brown 8 Brown Pair 1 4 and 5 Pair 1 4 and 5 Pair 2 3 and 6 Pair 2 1 and 2 Pair 3 1 and 2 Pair 3 3 and 6 Pair 4 7 and 8 Pair 4 7 and 8 Figure 5 CAT5 PINOUT ...

Page 19: ...pter and connect the Null modem adapter with a 9 wire flat cable to the RS 232 DB9 port on your PC To connect 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 VP 23N as Figure 6 illustrates Female DB9 From PC PIN 4 Connected to PIN 6 PINS 8 7 1 Connected together If a Shielded cable is used connect the shield to PIN 5 PIN 5 Connecte...

Page 20: ...nel port of the VP 23N unit Connect the B PIN on the RS 485 rear panel port of the RC 3000 to the B PIN on the RS 485 rear panel port of the VP 23N unit If shielded twisted pair cable is used the shield may be connected to the G Ground PIN on one of the units for example on the RC 3000 Set the VP 23N unit to a Machine other than 1 according to Table 9 and set DIP 4 ON for RS 485 Line Termination w...

Page 21: ... White green 2 Orange 2 Green 3 White green 3 White orange 4 Blue 4 Blue 5 White blue 5 White blue 6 Green 6 Orange 7 White brown 7 White brown 8 Brown 8 Brown Pair 1 4 and 5 Pair 1 4 and 5 Pair 2 1 and 2 Pair 2 3 and 6 Pair 3 3 and 6 Pair 3 1 and 2 Pair 4 7 and 8 Pair 4 7 and 8 Figure 8 RJ 45 PINOUT This type of connection is recommended for identification of the factory default IP Address of the...

Page 22: ...l Area Connection Properties window appears 5 Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties Button see Figure 9 Figure 9 Local Area Connection Properties Window 6 Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the details as shown in Figure 10 7 Click OK Figure 10 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Window ...

Page 23: ...onfigure the settings see section 6 5 6 6 Controlling via RS 232 and RS 485 You can cascade up to eight VP 23N units with control from a PC or serial controller To cascade up to eight individual VP 23N units via RS 232 and RS 485 as illustrated in Figure 11 do the following 1 Connect the video sources and acceptors as well as the appropriate audio sources and acceptors as described in section 6 1 ...

Page 24: ...Connecting the VP 23N Presentation Switcher 21 Machine 1 Master Machine 2 Machine 8 Up to 8 Units Figure 11 Control Configuration via RS 232 and RS 485 ...

Page 25: ...ination with 120 OFF for no RS 485 Line Termination 6 7 1 Setting the Machine Dipswitches You can cascade up to eight VP 23N units The Machine determines the position of a VP 23N unit specifying which VP 23N unit is being controlled when several VP 23N units connect to a PC or serial controller Set the Machine on a VP 23N unit via Setup DIPS 1 2 and 3 according to Table 9 Table 9 Machine Dipswitch...

Page 26: ...s3 without influencing any other audio output Panel LOCK button to lock the front panel buttons By default 6 the stereo audio signals switch together with the video that is the unit is set in an audio follow video 7 AFV mode You can change to breakaway mode 8 via RS 232 1 Two channels are active in the Talk Over mode a source selected via the MASTER AUDIO SELECTOR buttons and the microphone channe...

Page 27: ...e video will continue to display but without sound The Master Audio automatically follows the last input selected for example VGA UXGA regardless of the switcher group VGA s Video or composite video and the respective button1 under the MASTER AUDIO SELECTOR section illuminates indicating that the selected input for example VGA UXGA is routed to the master outputs 1 Replacing the previous illuminat...

Page 28: ...of 4 buttons in the s VIDEO Y C AUDIO SELECTOR section and or One button from the set of 4 buttons in the VGA UXGA Audio SELECTOR section Each pressed button illuminates5 indicating selection and outputting of that video and audio source Video Acceptor s Video Sources s Video Acceptor CV Video Sources UXGA Sources UXGA Acceptor Speakers Figure 13 Separate Switcher Mode 1 And to the UXGA CAT5 OUT c...

Page 29: ...simultaneously3 II After connecting a microphone to the MIC IN XLR connector the MIC button under the MASTER AUDIO SELECTOR section illuminates and the speakers output the MIC IN4 audio signal while retaining the UXGA display You can return to the UXGA audio output by pressing the VGA UXGA button under the MASTER AUDIO SELECTOR section once again 1 The UXGA output is simultaneously routed to the U...

Page 30: ...Operating Your Switcher 27 Speaker Display Speaker UXGA Source Presenter s Microphone I I II II Figure 14 Switching in the Master Audio Mode ...

Page 31: ...P_VP23N zip to a folder for example C Program Files Kramer Flash 3 Create a shortcut on your desktop to the file FLIP EXE 8 2 Connecting the PC to the RS 232 Port Before installing the latest Kramer firmware version on a VP 23N unit do the following 1 Connect the RS 232 DB9 rear panel port on the VP 23N unit to the Null modem adapter and connect the Null modem adapter with a 9 wire flat cable to t...

Page 32: ... screen appears as follows Figure 15 Splash Screen 2 After a few seconds the Splash screen is replaced by the Atmel Flip window Figure 16 Atmel Flip Window 3 Press the keyboard shortcut key F2 or select the Select command from the Device menu or press the integrated circuit icon in the upper right corner of the window The Device Selection window appears ...

Page 33: ...de 30 Figure 17 Device Selection Window 4 Click the button next to the name of the device and select from the list AT89C51RD2 AT89C51RD2 T89C51RD2 Figure 18 Selecting the Device from the Selection Window 5 Click OK and select Load Hex from the File menu ...

Page 34: ...ard shortcut key F3 or select the Communication RS232 command from the Settings menu or press the keys Alt SCR The RS232 window appears Change the COM port according to the configuration of your computer and select the 9600 baud rate Figure 20 RS 232 Window 8 Click Connect In the Atmel Flip window in the Operations Flow column the Run button is active and the name of the chip appears as the name o...

Page 35: ...Window Connected 9 Click Run After each stage of the operation is completed the check box for that stage becomes colored green1 When the operation is completed all 4 check boxes will be colored green and the status bar message Memory Verify Pass appears2 1 See also the blue progress indicator on the status bar 2 If an error message Not Finished shows click Run again ...

Page 36: ...dow Operation Completed 10 Close the Atmel Flip window 11 Disconnect the power on the VP 23N 12 Disconnect the RS 232 rear panel port on the VP 23N unit from the Null modem adapter 13 Release the FLASH PROG button on rear panel 14 Connect the power to the VP 23N ...

Page 37: ...DEO YC 1 8Vpp CV 1 8Vpp XGA 1 7Vpp CAT5 1 3Vpp AUDIO Group 20dBm Master 15dBm BANDWIDTH 3dB VIDEO YC 385MHz CV 650MHz XGA 350MHz CAT5 158MHz AUDIO Group 46kHz Speakers 40kHz Master 33kHz DIFF GAIN YC 0 03 CV 0 03 CAT5 6 4 XGA 0 15 DIFF PHASE YC 0 03 Deg CV 0 03 Deg CAT5 0 2 Deg XGA 0 09 Deg K FACTOR 0 1 S N RATIO VIDEO YC 81dB CV 75dB CAT5 59dB XGA 75dB unweighted AUDIO Group 74dB Speakers 53dB ma...

Page 38: ...le 12 VP 23N Master Audio Selector Hex Table Master Audio Selector Group Audio OUT Audio Master OUT Composite Video Audio OUT 02 81 81 81 s Video Audio OUT 02 82 81 81 VGA Audio OUT 02 83 81 81 Microphone 02 84 81 81 Disconnect All 02 80 81 81 10 1 Audio Gain Control Hex Tables The following tables describe the audio gain controls Table 13 Set the Audio Output Gain Control for the Groups Audio Gai...

Page 39: ...Control for Master Out 16 85 80 81 Mute 16 85 F9 81 0dB 16 85 FF 81 3dB Table 16 Increase or Decrease the Audio Output Gain by One Step Composite Video s Video VGA Microphone Master Out Increase 18 81 80 81 18 82 80 81 18 83 80 81 18 84 80 81 18 85 80 81 Decrease 18 81 81 81 18 82 81 81 18 83 81 81 18 84 81 81 18 85 81 81 ...

Page 40: ... the PC to the switchers and high for information sent to the PC N5 N0 INSTRUCTION These 6 bits define the function that is to be performed by the switcher s Similarly if a function is performed via the machine s keyboard then these bits are set with the INSTRUCTION NO which was performed The instruction codes are defined according to the table below INSTRUCTION NO is the value to be set for N5 N0...

Page 41: ... version 0 request first 4 digits 1 request first suffix 10 request first prefix 6 62 DEFINE MACHINE 1 Number of inputs 2 Number of outputs 1 For video 2 For audio 3 1 for CV group 2 for SV group 3 for VGA group 4 for microphone 5 for master audio out NOTES on to Table 18 NOTE 1 When the master switcher is reset e g when it is turned on the reset code is sent to the PC If this code is sent to the ...

Page 42: ... change is made The power down save the auto save may be disabled using this code Note that each time that the machine is turned ON the auto save function is automatically set NOTE 6 This is a request to identify the switchers in a system If the INPUT is set as 1 or 2 the machine will send its name The reply is the decimal value of the INPUT and the OUTPUT For example the reply to the request to s...

Page 43: ... 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 44: ... 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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