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USER MANUAL

MODEL:

VP-772

Presentation Matrix Switcher / Dual Scaler

P/N: 2900-300295 Rev 2

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Page 1: ...USER MANUAL MODEL VP 772 Presentation Matrix Switcher Dual Scaler P N 2900 300295 Rev 2 www kramerAV com ...

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Page 4: ...rogram Preview Menus 19 6 5 The Misc Menu 22 7 The Layout 24 7 1 The Transition Mode 24 7 2 The Overlay Mode 26 8 Controlling the VP 772 29 8 1 Controlling via the Front Panel Buttons 29 8 2 Controlling via the OSD Menu 34 8 3 Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter 39 9 Firmware Upgrade 41 9 1 The Firmware Upgrade Process 41 9 2 Rollback 43 10 Technical Specifications 44 10 1 Defa...

Page 5: ...e 9 OSD Menu Example 14 Figure 10 Input Menu 16 Figure 11 Layout Menu 17 Figure 12 Program Preview Menus 19 Figure 13 Misc Menu 22 Figure 14 VGA superimposed over HDMI 27 Figure 15 RS 232 Connection 34 Figure 16 Local Area Connection Properties Window 35 Figure 17 Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window 36 Figure 18 Internet Protocol Version 6 Properties Window 37 Figure 19 Internet Protocol...

Page 6: ...cialty AV Products GROUP 7 Scan Converters and Scalers GROUP 8 Cables and Connectors GROUP 9 Room Connectivity GROUP 10 Accessories and Rack Adapters GROUP 11 Sierra Video Products GROUP 12 Digital Signage GROUP 13 Audio and GROUP 14 Collaboration Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VP 772 Presentation Matrix Switcher Dual Scaler This product which incorporates HDMI technology is ideal for L...

Page 7: ... 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 appliances that may adversely influence signal quality Position your Kramer VP 772 away from moisture excessive sunlight and dust This equipment is to be used only inside a building It may on...

Page 8: ...ected 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 EARN facility For details of Kramer s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at http www krame...

Page 9: ...ture Image Insertion Technology for ultra stable picture in picture picture and picture and split screen capability Seamless video switching with cuts or built in special effect transitions including horizontal vertical diagonal circle and chessboard wipes cross fading and more Dual scalers for live seamless transitions from one source to another with two independent outputs a PREVIEW OUTPUT and a...

Page 10: ... and alignment Analyses the connected output s EDID for optimal scaling Provides input and output color space control Supports HDMI deep color for outputs Comes with an On Screen Display OSD for easy setup and adjustment Has a non volatile memory that retains the settings Supports firmware upgrade via USB via memory stick Control your VP 772 Directly via the front panel push buttons Via the Ethern...

Page 11: ...on an HDMI display that is not HDCP compliant instead it will show a green screen In the PiP mode see Section7 2 even if only one of the inputs is HDCP protected and is output to a non compliant display it will affect the entire screen and turn it green When using a VGA output display the screen will turn black 3 2 Defining the VP 772 Presentation Matrix Switcher Dual Scaler This section defines t...

Page 12: ... to jump to the Preview menu and vice versa 12 Navigation Buttons Button VOLUME Button Press to move to the previous level in the OSD screen see Section 8 1 1 When in the transition mode and not within the OSD menu press to decrease the Audio OUT 2 Program volume VOLUME Button Press to move up the menu list values see Section 8 1 1 and to increase numerical values When not within the OSD menu mode...

Page 13: ...Tx 3 pin Terminal Block Connector Connect to the PC or other serial controller 22 AUDIO OUT 1 terminal Block Connectors Connect to the program balanced stereo audio acceptor 23 AUDIO OUT 2 terminal Block Connectors Connect to the preview balanced stereo audio acceptor 24 RS 485 Port and TERM Switch Connect to an RS 485 controller for example a future optional T bar control Pin G is for the Ground ...

Page 14: ...VP 772 Installing in a Rack 9 4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit ...

Page 15: ...A or CV input as required 2 Connect the audio input signals to the AUDIO IN terminal block connectors as required see Section 5 2 not shown in Figure 3 3 Connect the PREVIEW OUT DVI connector to a DVI acceptor for example an LCD display 4 Connect the PROGRAM OUT DVI connector to a DVI acceptor for example a projector Note that when high output resolutions such as 4k2k 30 we recommend that you use ...

Page 16: ...VP 772 Connecting the VP 772 11 7 Connect the power cord not shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Connecting the VP 772 Presentation Matrix Switcher Dual Scaler ...

Page 17: ...he RJ 45 Connectors This section defines the TP pinout using a straight pin to pin cable with RJ 45 connectors EIA TIA 568B Figure 4 TP PINOUT PIN Wire Color 1 Orange White 2 Orange 3 Green White 4 Blue 5 Blue White 6 Green 7 Brown White 8 Brown ...

Page 18: ...ecting the Balanced Stereo Audio Input and Outputs Figure 5 Balanced Stereo Audio Connection Figure 6 Unbalanced Stereo Audio Output Connection Figure 7 Balanced Stereo Audio Input Connection Figure 8 Unbalanced Stereo Audio Input Connection ...

Page 19: ... third hierarchy level below level 2 Level 4 includes the fourth hierarchy level below level 3 Function the fifth level is the selectable parameter or numerical value and can appear either under level 2 3 or 4 6 1 OSD Menu Operation Example In the example illustrated below the Program Aspect Ratio is set to Best Fit as illustrated in Figure 9 see OSD menu in Section 6 4 Figure 9 OSD Menu Example T...

Page 20: ...window and per input to a dedicated input window memory as applicable The control buttons let you control the VP 772 via the OSD menu Press the MENU button to enter the menu and exit the menu button when in the OSD menu to move 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 or arrows to change set...

Page 21: ...ault or Off Setting HDCP mode to Off on that input allows the source to transmit a non HDCP signal if required for example when working with a Mac computer Note that if you did not get the source to transmit the desired result make sure you have saved the change by pressing the ENTER button and then physically disconnect and reconnect the cable connecting the source to the DVI input Auto Positioni...

Page 22: ... on the Effect that was selected in the previous item From Top Right Left to Right Inbound Horizontal From Top Left Right to Left Outbound Vertical From Bottom Right Up Random From Bottom Left Down Take Select to carry out the transition Overlay Settings Single Window Set to a single window mode operation with one channel displayed Picture in Picture PiP dual window mode operation a smaller window...

Page 23: ...s not supported by the selected Master Connection the system searches for the best supported resolution If the search fails for example if the master connection is disconnected or EDID is unreadable the resolution will default to XGA Deep Color N A Color Space Select RGB YPbPr422 or YPbPr444 HDCP Mode Define the output HDCP activation policy Set to Follow Output this option is recommended when the...

Page 24: ...n scale up the picture If the input resolution output resolution scale down the picture Best Fit the best possible compromise between the input and the output aspect ratios Letterbox to compress the top and bottom edges of the input signal but fill the width of the screen Overscan Set the Overscan to Follow Input Off 5 or 10 Ratio Shift Mode Set to Auto to fit the image to the display Customized N...

Page 25: ...where there is generally a large amount of motion or a low value for little motion Diagonal Correction Set the level of diagonal interpolation from 0 to 3 When set to the lower level the diagonal image does not appear smooth Noise Reduction Horizontal NR Reduces the horizontal noise Vertical NR Reduces the vertical noise Temporal NR The higher the level the stronger the filtering of the image Usef...

Page 26: ...Sync delay value msec 6 4 1 Selecting the Correct Aspect Ratio You can configure the aspect ratio of any output image to fit your application The VP 772 offers four different aspect ratio settings Follow Input Follow Output Best Fit and Letterbox Here is how each of these settings works FOLLOW INPUT The aspect ratio and resolution of the input video or graphics signal are both preserved no scaling...

Page 27: ...ition Set the horizontal position of the OSD V Position Set the vertical position of the OSD Transparent Set the transparency to On or Off Gain Set the transparency level once set to transparent Bias Set the transparency level Timeout Set to 30 seconds before OSD timeout 60 seconds before OSD timeout or Off Off means that that the OSD appears continuously Keying Chroma Keying Red Set the threshold...

Page 28: ... process The factory reset process takes up to 3 minutes in which all the front panel button lights turn off except for the PANEL LOCK button and then turn on again the image on the displays reappears and only then you can turn the machine off if required 6 5 1 The Luma Keying Feature The luma keying feature lets you display the Preview window the key image as semi transparent over the Program win...

Page 29: ...will route that input to the PREVIEW OUTPUT Use the PREVIEW output to See how the scaled output looks before displaying live during a presentation Harmonize the transition to the PROGRAM output after determining the look and feel when in the PREVIEW output Use the OSD menu to make adjustments and choose the settings When in the transition mode you can set the speed of the transition and determine ...

Page 30: ...el buttons 1 In the Preview Advanced Audio menu set the Audio signal Set either AFV for the audio to follow the video or an analog input from 1 to 8 If AFV was selected set that audio signal to be embedded or analog Set the output volume bass mid treble balance and lip sync 2 In the Layout menu set the display mode for example Transition 3 Define the transition settings Speed Mode Effect and Direc...

Page 31: ...single window display mode The overlay settings item in the Layout menu see Section 6 3 lets you set a Single Window Picture in Picture PiP Picture Picture PoP or Split images For example you can show a live video window on top of a graphic background or show two images on screen of the same input channel The PiP window appears even if no input signals are connected In this case the PiP window app...

Page 32: ...reen instead 7 2 1 Setting the PiP To set the PiP window in the Overlay mode 1 In the Layout menu select Overlay Settings When in the Overlay display mode 2 Select the type of image you want displayed Picture in Picture Picture Picture Split or Single Window 7 2 1 1 Selecting the PiP Source via the Front Panel Buttons When in the Overlay mode set only via the OSD menu see Section 6 3 select the ma...

Page 33: ...put source only after you set the Display mode to the Overlay mode see Section 6 3 To set the Program Preview source via the OSD menu do the following 1 Press the MENU button to access the OSD menu 2 In the Layout menu set Display Mode to Overlay 3 In Overlay Settings set the image display to any of the dual window options or to single window 4 In the Program Preview menu select Source 5 Select an...

Page 34: ...deo or Audio switching see Section 8 1 1 Program and Preview input selector buttons see Section 8 1 1 FREEZE and BLANK buttons note these buttons illuminate green when selected MENU and ENTER buttons up down left and right arrow buttons to navigate through the OSD menu see Section 6 Enter button functions as TAKE when in the transition mode to carry out a transition Program output volume up and do...

Page 35: ...he video inputs only AUDIO mode to select the audio inputs only Note that the MODE button indicates the status for the next press on the front panel input buttons only The input buttons light in accordance with the selected modes A bright green button indicates that both the audio and video signals of that input are selected AFV with embedded audio signal A medium green button indicates that both ...

Page 36: ...f input buttons Press Program INPUT 4 the video only switches to INPUT 4 and the audio remains in INPUT 6 Press Preview INPUT 8 the video only switches to INPUT 8 and the audio remains in INPUT 5 Press the MODE button to set it to the AUDIO mode This will affect the next press of input buttons Press Program INPUT 1 the audio only switches to INPUT 1 and the video remains in INPUT 4 Press Preview I...

Page 37: ...in the Transition mode pressing the ENTER front panel button in the Swap mode will swap the Preview and Program inputs as follows from TO When in the Transition mode pressing the ENTER front panel button in the Follow mode will switch the Program inputs to follow the Preview inputs TO ...

Page 38: ...dio input button is dimmed When in the Overlay mode in the Single Window setting see Section 6 3 the Preview buttons Audio Video and AFV appear dim as illustrated in the following examples Or If you want to adjust the image of a selected input in a window press that input button again up to 3 times for fast tuning Pressing that input button for the fourth time initiates full tuning of the window ...

Page 39: ...nnect the RS 232 9 pin D sub port on your device to controller as shown in Figure 15 connect the VP 772 RS 232 terminal block TX pin to Pin 2 RX pin to Pin 3 GND pin to Pin 5 Figure 15 RS 232 Connection 8 2 2 Connecting the VP 772 via the ETHERNET Port You can connect to the VP 772 via Ethernet using either of the following methods Directly to the PC using a crossover cable see Section 8 2 2 1 Via...

Page 40: ...2 with the factory configured default IP address After connecting the VP 772 to the Ethernet port configure your PC as follows 1 Click Start Control Panel Network and Sharing Center 2 Click Change Adapter Settings 3 Highlight the network adapter you want to use to connect to the device and click Change settings of this connection The Local Area Connection Properties window for the selected network...

Page 41: ...TCP IPv6 or Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 depending on the requirements of your IT system 5 Click Properties The Internet Protocol Properties window relevant to your IT system appears as shown in Figure 17 or Figure 18 Figure 17 Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window ...

Page 42: ... Properties Window 6 Select Use the following IP Address for static IP addressing and fill in the details as shown in Figure 19 For TCP IPv4 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 ...

Page 43: ...otocol Properties Window 7 Click OK 8 Click Close 8 2 2 2 Connecting the Ethernet Port via a Network Hub or Switch You can connect the Ethernet port of the VP 772 to the Ethernet port on a network hub or using a straight through cable with RJ 45 connectors ...

Page 44: ...nd the display MUTE Toggle between muting blocking out the sound and enabling the audio output INPUTS Select an input from 1 to 8 Press ENTER to access menu levels when in the OSD Use the up and down arrows to adjust numerical values and adjust the output volume level when not within the OSD MENU Enter Exit the OSD menu and return to the previous menu level LOCK Lock the front panel buttons PREVIE...

Page 45: ...cated up to 15 meters away from the machine This distance can be extended to up to 60 meters when used with three extension cables Model C A35M A35F 50 Before using the external IR receiver be sure to arrange for your Kramer dealer to insert the internal IR connection cable P N 505 70434010 S with the 3 5mm connector that fits into the REMOTE IR opening on the rear panel Connect the external IR re...

Page 46: ...booting the board The latest firmware version can be downloaded from the Kramer Web site at http www kramerav com downloads VP 772 9 1 The Firmware Upgrade Process Unzip the firmware files on your desktop to a folder named VP 772 and then copy that folder to an empty FAT32 formated USB memory stick with at least 30Mb of free space as a root folder After copying the VP 772 folder as a single root f...

Page 47: ...les to Upgrade 3 Click the ENTER button on the front panel Wait for the completion of the upgrade process Figure 22 Firmware Upgrade Upgrade Process When the firmware upgrade is complete the list of upgraded files appears Figure 23 Firmware Upgrade Upgrade Complete ...

Page 48: ... version installed by the user To do so 1 On the front panel click the MENU button select FW Upgrade and then select Rollback see Section 6 5 The OSD shows the firmware version found in the system Figure 24 Firmware Upgrade list of Files to Rollback 2 Press the ENTER button or the left arrow to proceed Wait for completion of the procedure 3 Reboot the machine by turning it off and then on again ...

Page 49: ...x900 60 1600x1200 50 1600x1200 60 1680x1050 60 1920x1200 60RB 480p60 576p50 720p50 720p59 94 720p60 1080p23 976 1080p24 1080p25 1080p29 97 1080p30 1080p50 1080p59 94 1080p60 1080i50 1080i60 2k50 2k60 4k2k 30 CONTROLS Front panel buttons OSD IR remote control RS 232 on a 9 pin D sub connector Ethernet OPERATING TEMPERATURE 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F STORAGE TEMPERATURE 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F HUMIDITY 10...

Page 50: ...ormat ASCII Example decrease the volume on input 1 Y 0 116 1 CR Ethernet IP Address 192 168 1 39 Subnet mask 255 255 000 000 Default gateway 000 000 000 000 TCP Port 5000 UDP Port 50000 Maximum UDP Connections Unlimited Maximum TCP Connections Unlimited Full Factory Reset OSD Factory Reset through the Misc menu item Protocol 3000 Use Factory command or Y 0 561 1 CR ...

Page 51: ... 1600x1200_60 640x480_85 1024x768_70 720_P60 1360x768_60 1680x1050_60 800x600_56 1024x768_75 1280x800_60 1366x768_60 1920x1200_60RB 800x600_60 1024x768_85 1280x960_85 1440x900_60 1080_P50 800x600_72 1152x864_75 1280x768_60 1400x1050_60 1080_P60 10 2 4 HDMI Digital Video Input Resolutions HDMI Input Resolutions NTSC 1080_I60 640x480_72 1024x768_70 1360x768_60 PAL 1080_P23_976 640x480_75 1024x768_75...

Page 52: ...0 1080i50 1024x768 50 1366x768 60 720p59 94 1080i60 1024x768 60 1400x1050 50 720p60 2k50 1024x768 75 1400x1050 60 1080p23 976 2k60 1280x768 50 1600x900 60 1080p24 4k2k 30 1280x768 60 1600x1200 50 1080p25 1280x800 60 1600x1200 60 1080p29 97 10 3 1 RGBHV Analog Video Output Resolutions RGBHV Output Resolutions 640x480 60 1280x800 60 1600x1200 60 720p60 1080p59 94 640x480 75 1280x1024 60 1680x1050 60...

Page 53: ...ection 11 4 All three tables together include all the protocol commands but they are not identical and do not always include the same information Some of the data may appear in one or two of the tables but not in the third table and vice versa The protocol 3000 communications protocol uses a data rate of 115200 baud with no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit 11 2 Communication Protocol Mimicking OS...

Page 54: ...Reply 01 Y 0 116 1 OK Note that if the value after the decrease is out of range the reply will show an error such as 01 Y ERR 03 Character Symbols Definitions Symbol Meaning Space CR Carriage Return ASCII code 0x0D LF or Line Feed ASCII code 0x0A 11 2 2 Protocol Table Mimicking OSD You can associate a function number to its description and valid parameters intuitively by navigating the OSD menu ac...

Page 55: ...led in future firmware and will be described in detail The following table defines the protocol commands 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level 5th Level Range Func Notes Inputs Input 1 Type HDMI 0 1x1 Input 2 YUV 1 Input 3 VGA 2 Input 4 CV 3 Input 5 HDCP Mode On 0 1x3 Input 6 Off 1 Input 7 Color Space RGB 0 1x5 Input 8 YPbPr 1 Follow Input 2 Volume 20 4 1x6 Layout Display Mode Transition 0 210 O...

Page 56: ...NATIVE 0 241 640x480p60 1 640x480p75 2 800x600p50 3 800x600p60 4 800x600p75 5 1024x768p50 6 1024x768p60 7 1024x768p75 8 1280x768p50 9 1280x768p60 10 1280x800p60 11 1280x1024p50 12 1280x1024p60 13 1280x1024p75 14 1360x768p60 15 1366x768p50 16 1366x768p60 17 1400x1050p50 18 1400x1050p60 19 1600x900p60 20 1600x1200p50 21 1600x1200p60 22 1680x1050p60 23 1920x1200p60RB 24 480p60 25 576p50 26 720p50 27 ...

Page 57: ...ith a 3 and Preview functions start with a 4 For example Aspect ratio is 321 for the Program aspect ratio and 421 for the Preview aspect ratio 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level 5th Level Range Func Notes Program 3xx Preview 4xx Source Input 1 1 8 310 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 5 Input 6 Input 7 Input 8 Scaling Aspect Ratio Follow Input 0 321 Follow Output 1 Best Fit 2 Letterbox 3 Overscan...

Page 58: ...ilm Mode Off 0 361 Follow Input 1 24PsF Mode 2 PD Time 0 15 362 Motion Detection Sensitivity LEVEL1 5 0 4 363 Diagonal Correction 0 3 364 Noise Reduction Horizontal NR 0 3 371 Vertical NR 0 3 372 Temporal NR 0 3 373 Block NR 0 3 374 Mosquito NR 0 3 375 Combing NR 0 3 376 Pause Freeze On Off 0 1 3831 Blank On Off 0 1 3832 Mute On Off 0 1 3833 Test Pattern Off 0 385 Slide Bar 1 Color Bar 2 No Signal...

Page 59: ...ocol 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 720p25 19 720p30 20 1080i60 21 1080i50 22 N A 23 1080i100 24 1080p60 25 1080p50 26 1080p30 27 1080p23_976 28 1080p24 29 1080p25 30 2k50 31 2k60 32 640X480 60 33 N A 34 N A 35 N A 36 640x480 72 37 640x4...

Page 60: ...1280x1024 75 61 1280x960 85 62 1920x1200 60RB 63 1280x1024 85 64 1600x1200 60 65 1680x1050 60 66 NONE 0XF5 or 0XFF Preview 512 FW Versions 513 Network 514 OSD H Position 0 2047 521 The value range is dynamic FW prevents exceeding of boundaries V Position 0 2047 522 Transparent On Off 0 1 523 Gain 1 4 524 Bias 128 127 525 Timeout Off 0 526 30 Sec 1 60 Sec 2 Keying Chroma Keying Red 0 240 531 In ste...

Page 61: ...ERR The following table defines the keystroke function codes Button Keystroke Code Button Keystroke Code Button Keystroke Code MENU 20 PREVIEW FREEZE 30 PROGRAM INPUT 8 40 ENTER 21 PROGRAM BLANK 31 PREVIEW INPUT 1 41 DOWN MINUS 22 PROGRAM FREEZE 32 PREVIEW INPUT 2 42 UP PLUS 23 PROGRAM INPUT 1 33 PREVIEW INPUT 3 43 LEFT 24 PROGRAM INPUT 2 34 PREVIEW INPUT 4 44 RIGHT 25 PROGRAM INPUT 3 35 PREVIEW I...

Page 62: ...r up enOmram pntoon eOxOR eOxOR sL Usually the firmware will upload to the device via a command such as LDFW A device reset may be needed to complete the process Reset configuration to factory default PRdRseF PRdRseFRESULT Output volume VOLUME VOLUME PARAMETER VOLUME VOLUME PARAMETER RESULT Get output volume VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VALUE Parameters Description Identification commands Command Syntax R...

Page 63: ...ADDRESS RESULT Read subnet mask NET GATE NET GATE GATEWAY_ADDRESS Set DHCP mode NET DHCP DHCP_MODE NET DHCP DHCP_MODE RESULT Read DHCP mode NET DHCP NET DHCP DHCP_MODE DHCP_MODE 0 factory default Don t use DHCP Use IP set by factory or IP set command 1 Try to use DHCP if unavailable use IP as above 2 Try to use DHCP if unavailable use AUTO IP Change protocol Ethernet port ETH PORT PROTOCOL PORT ET...

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Page 65: ...pening andservicing For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors visit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback www kramerAV com info kramerel com P N 2900 300295 Rev 2 ...

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