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VP-460 - The VP-460 RS-232 Communication Protocol

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Input, Output video

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Summary of Contents for VP-460

Page 1: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD USER MANUAL MODEL VP 460 Video Scaler P N 2900 300146 Rev 4 ...

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Page 4: ...Menu 26 5 8 The Miscellaneous Menu 29 6 The Display Modes 32 6 1 The Single Window Display Mode 32 6 2 The Dual Window Display Mode 32 7 Controlling the VP 460 37 7 1 Controlling via the Front Panel Buttons 37 7 2 Controlling via the OSD Menu 38 7 3 Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter 39 8 Flash Memory Upgrade 40 9 Technical Specifications 41 9 1 Default Communication Parameter...

Page 5: ...Window 17 Figure 9 Window Customization 18 Figure 10 H Position Slide Bar 18 Figure 11 Moving the PiP Window 19 Figure 12 Audio Menu 20 Figure 13 Set the Output Volume Level 21 Figure 14 SDI Channeling Example 22 Figure 15 The SDI Channeling Menu 22 Figure 16 SDI Channeling Example 23 Figure 17 Process Menu 24 Figure 18 Picture Menu 25 Figure 19 Enhance Menu 26 Figure 20 Scale Menu 26 Figure 21 Mi...

Page 6: ...chers 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 Video Products Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VP 460 Video Scaler This product which incorpo...

Page 7: ... To achieve the best performance 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 levels often associated with low quality cables Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils Avoid interference from neighboring electrical a...

Page 8: ... 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 EAR...

Page 9: ...s K IIT XL Picture in Picture Image Insertion Technology Ultra stable picture in picture picture and picture and split screen capability or fully customizable windows size and position control any source can be inserted into or positioned next to an SDI source and resized as desired Ultra Fast Fade Thru Black FTB Switching Video switching transitions are clean and ultra fast The video fades to bla...

Page 10: ...udes luma keying via the PiP window Includes advanced EDID management per input Analyzes the EDID of a selectable Master connection to one of the outputs Supports picture zooming both on main and PiP window from 100 to 1600 including separate V and H sharpness control Provides input and output colorspace control Supports HDMI deep color for output Features vertical keystone operation Is HDTV and c...

Page 11: ... system PC or other serial controller Remotely from the infrared remote control transmitter The VP 460 is housed in a desktop enclosure letting 2 units to be rack mounted side by side in a 1U rack space with the optional RK 1 rack adapter 3 1 Defining the VP 460 Video Scaler This section defines the VP 460 Figure 1 VP 460 Video Scaler ...

Page 12: ...put volume ENTER Button Press to access sub menu items and select from several settings see Section 7 1 1 12 MENU Button Press to access exit the menu 13 RESET TO 720P Button Press to reset the video resolution to 720p and change the deep color settings to off on the output see Section 5 7 Press and hold for about 3 seconds to reset to 720p 14 PANEL LOCK Button Press and hold for about 2 seconds t...

Page 13: ...yer to the CV IN VIDEO INPUT RCA connector 3 Connect an SDI source for example an SDI digital camera to the SDI IN VIDEO INPUT BNC connector 4 Connect the audio input signals to the AUDIO IN connectors PC IN 3 5mm mini jack and CV IN RCA connectors as required not shown in Figure 2 5 Connect the HDMI OUT connector to an HDMI acceptor for example a plasma display 6 Connect the SDI LOOP BNC connecto...

Page 14: ...VP 460 Connecting the VP 460 9 10 Connect the 5V DC power adapter to the power socket and connect the adapter to the mains electricity not shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 Connecting the VP 460 Video Scaler ...

Page 15: ...ierarchy level below level 2 Function is the selectable parameter or numerical value and can appear either under level 2 or 3 5 1 OSD Menu Operation Example In the example illustrated below the Master Connection is set to SDI see Section 5 7 The table below shows function 632 from the Protocol in Section 10 2 1 6 in the hundreds represents Scale which is the 6th menu item in the main menu list 3 i...

Page 16: ... selection will affect the entire system The subtitle shows the current Level 3 selection and the menu list shows the function SDI If the display layout includes a PiP window you can set the OSD menu to control the main source window and the PIP window separately by defining Window Control see Section 5 8 General characteristics which apply to the entire system for example setting the volume are c...

Page 17: ...ve to the previous level and change menu settings in the OSD screen ENTER or button to access sub menu items Arrow buttons to move through the OSD menu Up or down arrows to change settings changes are immediate Note that when the exiting menu all the changes are automatically saved to the non volatile memory The default OSD timeout is set to 30 seconds and can be changed see Section 5 8 5 1 1 OSD ...

Page 18: ...ame height see E Section 6 2 When selecting a PiP configuration set the Main window or the PiP window parameters via Misc OSD Window Control see E Section 5 8 Customized Indicates that the image size is customized read only E After customizing the position and size of the main or PiP windows the display mode can no longer be labeled as one of the first four categories above and a new category Cust...

Page 19: ...50 1080p60 2K50 or 2K60 Color Space to select the color space for the PC input RGB YPbPr or Follow Input If the machine is set to the dual display mode and the both the Main and PiP windows display the PC input set the same input color space value for both windows Window Customization Select the position and the size of the selected window H Position H Width V Position and V Height see Section 5 2...

Page 20: ...l or PiP Window Control If not select it via the OSD item in the Miscellaneous menu see Section 5 8 Note that if the VP 460 is set to the single window display mode only the Main Window control applies If the VP 460 is set to any of the dual window display modes you have to select Main PiP window control to move and or resize the selected window In the following examples PiP Window Control is sele...

Page 21: ... Figure 5 Figure 5 changing the size of the Window To change the size of the window do the following 1 Check that window control is set as required for example PiP Window Control 2 Select Window Customization see Figure 9 3 Select H width an OSD slide bar appears and press to increase the width or to decrease the width see Figure 6 The following example shows how to decrease the width of the windo...

Page 22: ...Increasing the Height 5 2 1 2 Moving the Position of the Main and or PiP Window Use the H Position and V Position items in the OSD to change the position of the window using the and buttons on the front panel or remote control transmitter as illustrated in Figure 8 Figure 8 Positioning the Window To move the position of the window do the following ...

Page 23: ...ol is set as required for example PiP Window Control 2 Select Window Customization The following Window appears Figure 9 Window Customization 3 To move the picture to the right select H Position An OSD slide bar appears Figure 10 H Position Slide Bar ...

Page 24: ...sition menu item in the same way to move the PiP vertically see Figure 11 Figure 11 Moving the PiP Window Note that the sequence in which you change the size and position of the window is insignificant as long as you make sure that the resized image does not go beyond the window boundaries i ...

Page 25: ...D mode and or the IR remote control transmitter buttons see Section 7 3 Balance Set the balance ratio E Treble Set the treble dB E Bass Set the bass level dB E Lip Sync Set the Lip Sync delay value msec E SDI Channeling Set the SDI channeling for groups A B C and D and connect the active channels see Section 5 3 1 By default group A is connected and groups B C and D are disconnected E Set the SDI ...

Page 26: ...ected machine with SDI audio channels as Group A CH1 for example the Kramer 6810HDXL SDI HD SDI 3G Audio Embedder De embedder or the Kramer 6809HD HD SD SDI AES Embedder Within a connected group one channel can be activated and the other channel becomes mute In the example illustrated in Figure 14 groups A C and D are disconnected None and channel B is connected CH1 in group B is mute and CH2 in g...

Page 27: ...SD menu Figure 15 shows the SDI Channeling menu Figure 15 The SDI Channeling Menu In the OSD setup that is illustrated in Figure 16 CH 2 in group B active is routed via the VP 460 SDI output to the input of 6810HDXL CH1 in group B is muted groups A C and D are disconnected see example in Figure 14 ...

Page 28: ... different channel within a connected group is activated the other channel will automatically become mute If a channel in a disconnected group is activated the system will automatically disconnect the other groups as well as the other channel in the active group ...

Page 29: ...on image M P Set the deinterlacing per window sync to Current Field for a long delay M P Older Field for a short delay M P When selecting Older Field diagonal correction is disabled Film Mode Set to Off for no pull down M P Follow Input to automatically identify the required pull down 2 2 or 3 2 pull down M P 24PsF to force 24PsF pull down M P Diagonal Correction Set the level of diagonal interpol...

Page 30: ... 0 8 1 2 1 6 2 0 2 4 or 2 8 E The higher the value the darker the image Dither Set the error diffusion E Mode0 Disable error diffusion Mode1 In frame 8 6 conversion Mode2 Intra frame 8 6 conversion Mode3 In frame 10 8 conversion Mode4 Intra frame 10 8 conversion Mode5 In frame 12 10 conversion Mode6 Intra frame 12 10 conversion Auto Adjust Set the image color back to its default values and positio...

Page 31: ...nger the filtering of the image M P Combing NR set to improve the quality of the subtitles M P Temporal NR the higher the level the stronger the filtering of the image Useful when the noise is visible to the eye M P Block NR as the level is set higher the block noise disappears and the image appears softer M P Input noise reduction except for Temporal NR is enabled for interlaced video processing ...

Page 32: ...1080p60 2K50 2K60 E Note that any change in the output resolution will cancel the zoom setting and window customization and may cancel the freeze and blank settings as well Master Connection to HDMI or SDI to determine the machine s behavior see Section 5 7 2 If the native resolution is not supported by the selected Master Connection the system searches for the best supported resolution If the sea...

Page 33: ...on while maintaining the aspect ratio of the input signal For example a composite video signal 4 3 aspect ratio will best fit to the top and bottom of a widescreen output image resulting in black pillars on either side LETTERBOX This setting compresses the top and bottom edges of the input signal but fills the width of the screen 5 7 2 Master Connection Settings The Master Connection HDMI or SDI i...

Page 34: ...D Set Window Control to Main Window Control to set the OSD menu to control the Main window letting you select the input and other parameters for the main window or to PiP Window Control to control the PiP window letting you select the input and other parameters for the PiP window E H Position to set the horizontal position of the OSD E V Position to set the vertical position of the OSD E Transpare...

Page 35: ...mute the audio output M P Note that any change in the display mode the input source and or the output resolution may cancel the freeze and blank settings Mute to ON to mute the audio output E A mute icon appears on screen Disable Output to turn the sync and audio On Off When ON the unit will disable the syncs and mute the audio output until any keypad button is pressed E Once Disable Output is ena...

Page 36: ...age show The higher the luminance the less transparent it becomes not letting the main window show through To use this feature it is recommended to set the PIP image as follows use low luminance colors for the background the key image portion and high luminance colors for the logo For certain displays the screen may flicker once for about a second after adding or changing the luma keying setting S...

Page 37: ... for 3 seconds the illuminated front panel PIP button until the button no longer illuminates Access the OSD menu select INPUT Display Mode and then choose Single Window Press the PIP window on the remote control transmitter see Section 7 3 6 2 The Dual Window Display Mode The VP 460 dual window mode feature lets you show two images on one screen the main window and the PiP window For example you c...

Page 38: ...ear side by side and the aspect ratios of both images are maintained Split where both images are placed side by side with the same height The window customization feature see Section 5 2 lets you customize the dual window mode layout main window and PiP window to any size You can superimpose any input type over any or the same input type except for the limit below Note that you cannot superimpose ...

Page 39: ... to PiP Window Control you can control the PiP window and change its parameters for example select the PiP input size position and so on Section 6 2 3 3 To set the OSD menu to PiP control shows how to select the PiP source via the OSD menu 1 Press the MENU button to access the OSD menu 2 Scroll down to the Misc menu and press ENTER 3 Select the OSD submenu and press ENTER 4 Select Window Control a...

Page 40: ... button is illuminated and the SDI button blinks When selecting for example PC to be both in the background and as the PiP source see Figure 22 press the PC input button while the PIP button is not selected the button is illuminated and then press the PIP button to enter the PiP mode Press and hold the PIP button while pressing the PC input button In this example the PC is illuminated first and th...

Page 41: ...tle If PiP Window Control appears continue to step 7 If not continue to the next step 3 Press the button to move to the Misc menu and press ENTER 4 Select the OSD submenu and press ENTER 5 Select Window Control and choose PiP Window Control The OSD menu controls the PIP source 6 Press the MENU button a number of times to return to the main OSD menu and accept changes 7 Scroll to the Input menu and...

Page 42: ... arrow and up down arrow buttons Output Volume up and down buttons when not in the OSD mode RESET TO 720p and PANEL LOCK buttons 7 1 1 Using the INPUT Front Panel buttons When selected an INPUT front panel button behaves as follows Selecting the Causes the button to Main input button Illuminate continuously PiP input button Blink the light On period is shorter than the light Off period Same Main i...

Page 43: ...ting to the VP 460 via RS 232 You can connect to the VP 460 via an RS 232 connection using for example a PC Note that a null modem adapter connection is not required To connect to the VP 460 via RS 232 Connect the RS 232 9 pin D sub rear panel port on the VP 460 unit via a 9 wire straight cable only pin 2 to pin 2 pin 3 to pin 3 and pin 5 to pin 5 need to be connected to the RS 232 9 pin D sub por...

Page 44: ...reen black screen and the display for both windows FREEZE Freeze unfreeze the output video image for both windows MAIN Source Inputs HDMI1 N A HDMI2 N A DP N A PC1 Select the UXGA input PC2 N A SDI Select the SDI input CV1 Select the composite video input CV2 N A YPbPr N A Press ENTER to access menu levels right arrow Use the up and down arrows to adjust numerical values and adjust the output volu...

Page 45: ...ware Three types of upgrade files are available for upgrade video core peripherals and audio graphics The latest firmware version the Flash Memory Upgrade user guide as well as the latest version of K UPLOAD and installation instructions can be downloaded from the Kramer Web site at www kramerelectronics com i ...

Page 46: ... 1280x1024 60 1280x1024 75 1360x768 60 1366x768 50 1366x768 60 1400x1050 50 1400x1050 60 1600x900 60 1600x1200 50 1600x1200 60 1680x1050 60 1920x1200 60 480i60 480p60 576i50 576p50 720p50 720p59 94 720p60 1080p23 976 1080p24 1080p25 1080p29 97 1080p30 1080p50 1080p59 94 1080p60 2K50 2K60 CONTROLS Front panel buttons OSD IR remote control RS 232 on a 9 pin D sub connector OPERATING TEMPERATURE 0 to...

Page 47: ...actory command or Y 0 760 1 CR 9 2 Input Resolutions This section defines the input resolutions for each input 9 2 1 PC Input Resolutions PC Input Resolutions 640X480_60 800x600_75 625_P50 1280x1024_60 1400x1050_75 640x480_72 800x600_85 525_P60 1280x1024_75 1600x900_60 640x480_75 1024x768_60 720_P50 1280x1024_85 1600x1200_60 640x480_85 1024x768_70 720_P60 1360x768_60 1680x1050_60 800x600_56 1024x7...

Page 48: ...80x1024 75 480i60 1080p30 800x600 60 1360x768 60 480p60 1080p50 800x600 75 1366x768 50 576i50 1080p59 94 1024x768 50 1366x768 60 576p50 1080p60 1024x768 60 1400x1050 50 720p50 2K50 1024x768 75 1400x1050 60 720p59 94 2K60 1280x768 50 1600x900 60 720p60 1280x768 60 1600x1200 50 1080p23 976 1280x800 60 1600x1200 60 1080p24 9 3 1 SDI Output Resolutions Technical Specifications of the SDI Output Signal...

Page 49: ...Protocol 3000 Common Operation Commands Operation commands Command Syntax Response Lock front panel LOCK FP LOCK MODE LOCK FP LOCK MODE RESULT Get front panel locking state LOCK FP LOCK FP LOCK MODE Parameters Description LOCK MODE Front panel locking state 0 or off to unlock front panel buttons 1 or on to lock front panel buttons Power state POWER POWER MODE POWER POWER MODE RESULT Get power stat...

Page 50: ...VPOS VH WIN CUST WINDOW HPOS HW VPOS VH RESULT Parameters Description fast window customization WINDOW 0 for main window 1 for PiP window HPOS horizontal position value HW horizontal width value VPOS vertical position value VH vertical height value Set dual window state PIP PIP MODE PIP PIP MODE RESULT Get dual window state PIP PIP PIP MODE Parameters Description PIP MODE Dual window state 0 or of...

Page 51: ...se 2 LDFWS SIZE RESULT Load new audio graphics memory file Step 1 LDMF SIZE Response 1 READY or LDMFS SIZE ERR Step 2 If ready was received send FIRMWARE_DATA P Response 2 LDMFS SIZE RESULT 10 2 Audio Video Communication Protocol The audio video protocol commands defines all the function numbers their valid parameters can be used with protocol 3000 Using the Communication Protocol with Protocol 30...

Page 52: ...u For example the third menu on the OSD is Process 3 in the hundreds The second menu item in Process is Film Mode 2 in the tens therefore the function number for it will be 320 3rd item on the Main Window Control and the 2nd item in the Process submenu see also Section 5 1 When navigating in the OSD MENU you will be able to see the Film Mode valid parameters The following table defines the protoco...

Page 53: ...mization H Position 0 2048 141 The value range is dynamic The FW prevents window overlapping and exceeding of boundaries H Width 0 2048 142 V Position 0 2048 143 V Height 0 2048 144 Audio Volume Input Volume 20 4 dB 211 Output Volume 80 20 dB 212 Balance 10 10 Ratio 220 Treble 18 18 dB 230 Bass 18 18 dB 240 Lip Sync 0 90 ms 250 SDI Channeling Group A None 0 read only 261 Activate CH1 1 Activate CH...

Page 54: ... as 80 80 Contrast 0 1 1 6 420 Color 0 1 1 6 430 Color Correction Blue 0 4 441 Green 0 4 442 Flesh 0 4 443 Black Level 80 80 450 Gamma Mode Gamma Off 0 460 Gamma 0 4 1 Gamma 0 8 2 Gamma 1 2 3 Gamma 1 6 4 Gamma 2 0 5 Gamma 2 4 6 Gamma 2 8 7 Dither Mode0 Disable error diffusion 0 470 Mode1 In frame 8 6 conversion 1 Mode2 Intra frame 8 6 conversion 2 Mode3 In frame 10 8 conversion 3 Mode4 Intra frame...

Page 55: ...ined resolution of the master connection 2 Special OSD MENU screen follow OSD instructions 640x480 60 1 640x480 75 2 800x600 50 3 800x600 60 4 800x600 75 5 1024x768 50 6 1024x768 60 7 1024x768 75 8 1280x768 50 9 1280x768 60 10 1280x800 60 11 1280x1024 50 12 1280x1024 60 13 1280x1024 75 14 1360x768 60 15 1366x768 50 16 1366x768 60 17 1400x1050 50 18 1400x1050 60 19 1600x900 60 20 1600x1200 50 21 16...

Page 56: ...dynamic FW prevents zoom from exceeding the boundaries V Position 0 2047 642 Zoom 1 0 16 0 650 Misc Information NTSC 0 710 READ ONLY In the OSD MENU Input Output video formats FW version In the protocol Get command returns the Input video format only PALM 1 PAL60 2 N443 3 NTSC_4 4 SECAM 5 PAL 6 PALNC 7 NTSC_8 8 N A 9 N A 10 N A 11 N A 12 N A 13 525p60 14 625p50 15 720p60 16 720p50 17 720p24 18 720...

Page 57: ...280x768 60 50 1024x768 70 51 1024x768 75 52 1280x800 60 53 1024x768 85 54 1400x1050 60 55 1400x1050 75 56 1440x900 60 57 1152x864 75 58 1600x900 60 59 1280x1024 60 60 1280x1024 75 61 1280x960 85 62 1920x1200 60RB 63 1280x1024 85 64 1600x1200 60 65 1680x1050 60 66 NONE 0XF5 or 0XFF OSD Window Control Main Win 0 721 When in the single window mode only Main Win is valid PiP Win 1 H Position 0 2047 72...

Page 58: ...0 Unavailable for interlaced output Auto Sync Off On 1 732 Two idle minutes are required to trigger screen shutdown Off 0 Luma Keying On 1 733 Volatile parameter Screen may flicker Keying the PiP window Off 0 Pause Freeze On 1 741 Off 0 Blank On 1 742 Off 0 Mute On 1 743 Off 0 Disable Outputs On 1 744 Off 0 Test Pattern Off 0 750 Slide Bar 1 Non HDCP content sinusoid sound Color Bar 2 HDCP content...

Page 59: ... CR MENU keystroke GET command for keystrokes will return ERR The following table defines the keystroke function codes Button Keystroke Code Button Keystroke Code Button Keystroke Code MENU 10 FREEZE 17 CH2_SDI 36 ENTER 11 LOCK 18 MUTE 37 MINUS 12 CH1_CV1 19 POWER 38 PLUS 13 CH1_VGA1 21 LEFT 39 RESET 14 CH1_SDI 27 RIGHT 40 PIP 15 CH2_CV1 28 DUMMY 99 BLANK 16 CH2_VGA1 30 ...

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Page 61: ...isit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Web site E mail www kramerelectronics com info kramerel com P N 2900 300146 Rev 4 SAFETY WARNING Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening and servicing ...

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