Overview
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3 Overview
The Kramer VP-418 is a high quality video to HDMI scaler. It accepts one of
two inputs: either s-Video on a 4p connector, or composite video on an RCA
connector (selected via a front panel selector button or via the remote contact
closure connector), as well as separate sets of digital audio (S/PDIF) and
analog unbalanced stereo audio signals on RCA connectors. It scales the
video, embeds the audio, and outputs the signal to the HDMI output.
The VP-418
Video to HDMI Scaler:
Is HDTV compatible and the resolution can be scaled up to 480p, 576p or
720p via a front panel selector button
Has both analog and digital (S/PDIF) audio inputs for each video input
Automatically detects and selects the analog/digital audio source. Default
selection is S/PDIF – if this is not present, then the machine uses the
audio from the analog inputs
Has a non-volatile memory that retains the last settings used
Is housed in a desktop sized enclosure and is 12VDC fed
Control your VP-418:
Directly, via the front panel push buttons
Remotely, from the remote contact closure connector
3.1 About HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed all-digital
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audio/video interface, widely supported in the entertainment and home cinema
industry. It delivers the highest high-definition image and sound quality. Note that
Kramer Electronics Limited is an HDMI Adopter
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and an HDCP Licensee
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In particular, HDMI:
Provides a simple
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interface between any audio/video source, such as a
set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and video monitor, such as a
digital flat LCD / plasma television (DTV), over a single lengthy
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cable
1 Ensuring an all-digital rendering of video without the losses associated with analog interfaces and their unnecessary digital-
to-analog conversions
2 See http://www.hdmi.org/about/adopters_founders.asp
3 See http://www.digital-cp.com/list/
4 With video and multi-channel audio combined into a single cable, the cost, complexity, and confusion of multiple cables
currently used in A/V systems is reduced
5 HDMI technology has been designed to use standard copper cable construction at up to 15m
