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Kramer Electronics, Ltd.

USER MANUAL

Model:

VP-4x8AK

4x8 VGA / UXGA / Audio Matrix Switcher

Summary of Contents for VP-4x8AK

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model VP 4x8AK 4x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher...

Page 2: ...6 Control via the Ethernet Port 18 6 7 Setting the Switching Delay Time 18 6 8 Setting the Machine Number 19 6 9 Cascading Machines 19 7 Operating the VP 4x8AK 20 7 1 Switching an Input to an Output 2...

Page 3: ...GA Audio Matrix Switcher Front View 6 Figure 2 VP 4x8AK 4x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher Rear View 8 Figure 3 Connecting the VP 4x8AK 4x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher 12 Figure 4 Connecting the Ba...

Page 4: ...s 37 Table 6 VP 4x8AK Video Signal Codes for Protocol 3000 37 Table 7 VP 4x8AK Audio Signal Codes for Protocol 3000 38 Table 8 VP 4x8AK Audio Input Gain Codes 38 Table 9 VP 4x8AK Audio Output Gain Cod...

Page 5: ...including the required battery and a separate user manual4 Power cord3 rack ears and this user manual4 2 Getting Started We recommend that you Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box...

Page 6: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2...

Page 7: ...put Automatic detection of the connected input signals the respective button illuminates A delayed switching mode ranging from 0 to 3 5sec 1 DC coupled video inputs and outputs for clean transitions w...

Page 8: ...iguration Protocol DHCP Allows the network administrator to distribute IP addresses from a central point and automatically send a new IP address when an Ethernet point is plugged into a different netw...

Page 9: ...x8AK 4x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher is a data structure provided by a display to describe its capabilities to a graphics card that is connected to the display s source The EDID enables the PC or l...

Page 10: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your VP 4x8AK 4x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher 6 Figure 1 VP 4x8AK 4x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher Front View...

Page 11: ...t the machine number see Section 11 RCL Recall Button Pressing the RCL button and the corresponding IN OUT button recalls a setup from the non volatile memory Press the RCL button again to implement t...

Page 12: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your VP 4x8AK 4x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher 8 Figure 2 VP 4x8AK 4x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher Rear View...

Page 13: ...controller through computer networking 13 RS 485 Terminal Block Port Pins B and A are for RS 485 Pin G Ground may be connected to the shield of the cable if desired 14 Power Connector with Fuse AC con...

Page 14: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Installing the VP 4x8AK in a Rack 10 5 Installing the VP 4x8AK in a Rack This section describes what to do before installing in a rack and how to rack mount...

Page 15: ...rs 3 Connect up to four VGA UXGA output acceptors to the LOOP connectors local displays or inputs to other cascaded units 4 Connect the eight OUTPUT 15 pin HD connectors to up to eight VGA UXGA video...

Page 16: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Using the VP 4x8AK 12 Figure 3 Connecting the VP 4x8AK 4x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher...

Page 17: ...cting an Unbalanced Output 6 3 Connecting a PC or Controller to the RS 232 Port You can connect to the VP 4x8AK via an RS 232 connection using for example a PC Note that a null modem adapter connectio...

Page 18: ...ave to connect your PC to the VP 4x8AK either via the Ethernet see Section 6 5 1 or via a serial port Once the machine is connected you can configure the Ethernet port 6 5 1 Connecting via the Etherne...

Page 19: ...appears 5 Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties Button see Figure 6 Figure 6 Local Area Connection Properties Window 6 Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the detail...

Page 20: ...rnet configuration software Extract the file to a folder and create a shortcut on your desktop to the file Follow these steps to configure the port 1 Double click the desktop icon The Connect screen a...

Page 21: ...quired make changes and press Set If not click Close 6 6 Control via the Ethernet Port You can control the VP 4x8AK via RS 232 RS 485 or the Ethernet using the Kramer K Router application If you are c...

Page 22: ...ly The 7 segment display shows the current machine number 2 Use the and front panel buttons to set the machine number as required To exit the MACH mode press the TAKE front panel button 6 9 Cascading...

Page 23: ...itch ON on the first and last VP 4x8AK units terminating the RS 485 line at 120 Set the RS 485 TERM DIP switch OFF on the other VP 4x8AK units Machine 1 Master Machine 2 Machine 16 Up to 16 Units Figu...

Page 24: ...IN 7 segment display blinks 2 Press an IN button to select the input to switch to the output The selected input number appears on the 7 segment display Incomplete operations on the VP 4x8AK timeout af...

Page 25: ...e At Once or the Confirm mode In the At Once mode TAKE button does not illuminate Pressing an OUT IN combination implements the switch immediately You save time as execution is immediate and actions r...

Page 26: ...UT IN combination The corresponding 7 segment display blinks with the new value The TAKE button also blinks 2 Press the blinking TAKE button to confirm the action The corresponding 7 segment display n...

Page 27: ...erence Tip If you cannot remember which of the 12 input output configurations is the one that you want set the VP 4x8AK to the Confirm mode and manually scan1 7 5 Locking the Front Panel all the input...

Page 28: ...he audio follows the video To set the Breakaway option Press either the AUDIO for audio control only or the VIDEO for video control only button If the AUDIO button illuminates switching operations rel...

Page 29: ...n the REL AUDIO LEVEL 7 segment display Gain level values are relative since the audio input signal can be also adjusted while the range of the output gain remains constant1 independent of the input l...

Page 30: ...test and displays a Java success see Figure 15 or failure message Figure 15 Java Test Page Success Message If you do not see the success message follow the instructions on the page to Load and enable...

Page 31: ...window appears Figure 17 Loading the Embedded Web Pages Check that Java and JavaScript is enabled in your browser The following window appears Figure 18 First Time Security Warning 3 Click Run The VP...

Page 32: ...ection 9 2 Audio gain control See Section 9 3 Configuration See Section 9 4 A help box is available for each screen when clicking the question mark that appears on the left side of the screen 9 2 The...

Page 33: ...eb Pages To switch an input to an output for example input 1 to output 4 1 Set the button to the desired operation mode Audio Video or AFV as required 2 Click the switching point within the switching...

Page 34: ...Online button to exit the Confirm mode If you click the Online button before you click the TAKE button the following warning appears Figure 22 Exiting Offline Warning 9 2 3 Store and Recall Setups To...

Page 35: ...gure 24 Save Preset Message 5 Click OK The new In Out configuration is stored in Preset 07 To recall a preset configuration 1 Select the desired preset number from the Preset drop down list1 2 Click a...

Page 36: ...t You can recall a preset configuration in the Confirm mode by repeating the above procedure in the Offline state The recalled configuration will become active when you press the Take button Figure 26...

Page 37: ...e 27 Audio Gain Page To change an input or output gain select the channel number then click and hold the or buttons to increase or decrease the gain respectively A single click will increase decrease...

Page 38: ...s required 3 Click the Submit button to apply changes2 4 Click Yes A window appears announcing that the configuration has been successfully changed A window appears asking if you are sure you want to...

Page 39: ...DTH 3dB VIDEO 360MHz AUDIO 22kHz DIFF GAIN 0 05 DIFF PHASE 0 05 K FACTOR 0 05 S N RATIO VIDEO 66dB 5MHz AUDIO 82dB CROSSTALK all hostile VIDEO 52dB 5MHz AUDIO Bal 70dB 20kHz CONTROLS Input output sele...

Page 40: ...Panel Press and hold Output 1 and Output 2 simultaneously Ethernet Default Settings Reset Settings IP Address 192 168 1 39 Power cycle the unit while holding in the Factory Reset button located on the...

Page 41: ...CR AUD LVL 1 5 20CR AUD LVL 1 X 20CR 20dB Max Where X is the input number from 1 8 For example for channel 7 and relative level 50dB AUD LVL 1 7 50CR Table 9 lists the codes that set the audio output...

Page 42: ...83 85 81 02 83 86 81 02 83 87 81 02 83 88 81 IN 4 02 84 81 81 02 84 82 81 02 84 83 81 02 84 81 84 02 84 85 81 02 84 86 81 02 84 87 81 02 84 88 81 Table 12 lists the Hex codes that increase or decrease...

Page 43: ...1 16 82 80 81 16 83 80 81 16 84 80 81 16 85 80 81 16 86 80 81 16 87 80 81 16 88 80 81 Mute 16 81 94 81 16 82 94 81 16 83 8D 81 16 84 94 81 16 85 94 81 16 86 94 81 16 87 94 81 16 88 94 81 100dB Mute 16...

Page 44: ...2000 14 1 2 Switching Protocols 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 followin...

Page 45: ...command SP param1 param2 result CR LF CR Carriage return ASCII 13 0x0D LF Line feed ASCII 10 0x0A SP Space ASCII 32 0x20 14 2 2 Command Parts Details Command Sequence of ASCII letters A Z a z and Com...

Page 46: ...s possible to enter multiple commands in same string by char pipe In this case the message starting char and the message closing char will be entered just one time in the string beginning and at the e...

Page 47: ...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...

Page 48: ...ections 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 PRST LST PRES...

Page 49: ...2 for Amplifier Out etc CHANNEL Input or Output VOLUME Audio parameter in Kramer units precede minus sign for negative values increase current value decrease current value Machine info commands Comman...

Page 50: ...dress NET IP IP_ADDRESS NTIP NET IP IP_ADDRESS RESULT Read IP Address NET IP NTIP NET IP IP_ADDRESS Read MAC Address NET MAC NTMC NET MAC MAC_ADDRESS Set subnet mask NET MASK SUBNET_MASK NTMSK NET MAS...

Page 51: ...PUT 1 O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 O0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 3rd byte MACHINE NUMBER 1 OVR X M4 M3 M2 M1 M0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 4th byte 1st BYTE Bit 7 Defined as 0 D DESTINATION 0 for sending information to the switchers...

Page 52: ...o be switched 0 disconnect Set equal to audio output which is to be switched 0 to all the outputs 2 3 STORE VIDEO STATUS Set as SETUP 0 to store 1 to delete 2 3 4 RECALL VIDEO STATUS Set as SETUP 0 2...

Page 53: ...ose used for Store and Recall NOTE 4 The reply to a REQUEST instruction is as follows the same instruction and INPUT codes as were sent are returned and the OUTPUT is assigned the value of the request...

Page 54: ...mber of inputs and outputs refers to the specific machine which is being addressed not to the system For example if six 16X16 matrices are configured to make a 48X32 system 48 inputs 32 outputs the re...

Page 55: ...heractsofnature ii Product modification orfailureto followinstructions supplied with theproduct iii Repairorattemptedrepairby anyonenot authorized byKramer iv Anyshipment oftheproduct claims must bepr...

Page 56: ...or 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 commen...

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