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USER MANUAL

MODEL:

VP-773A

Presentation Switcher/Scaler

P/N: 2900-300491 Rev 4

www.kramerAV.com

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Page 1: ...USER MANUAL MODEL VP 773A Presentation Switcher Scaler P N 2900 300491 Rev 4 www kramerAV com...

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Page 4: ...nu 29 6 5 The Picture Menu 30 6 6 The Enhance Menu 31 6 7 The Scale Menu 32 6 8 The Miscellaneous Menu 35 7 The Display Modes 41 7 1 The Single Window Display Mode 41 7 2 The Dual Window Display Mode...

Page 5: ...Mode 22 Figure 12 Changing the Size of the Window 23 Figure 13 Increasing the Width 24 Figure 14 Increasing the Height 24 Figure 15 Positioning the Window 25 Figure 16 Window Customization 25 Figure 1...

Page 6: ...irmware 69 Figure 63 The Device Settings Page Firmware Upgrade Waiting for Restart 69 Figure 64 The Device Settings Page The Reset Device Window 70 Figure 65 The Device Settings Page The Reset Device...

Page 7: ...s 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 GR...

Page 8: ...ue 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 neighbouring...

Page 9: ...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 reco...

Page 10: ...tion signals 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 cont...

Page 11: ...ndard Video support NTSC 3 58 4 43 PAL M N 60 and SECAM Built in Time Base Corrector Stabilizes unstable video sources Built in Proc Amp with enhanced functions such as color correction gamma and dith...

Page 12: ...en Display OSD for easy setup and adjustment accessible via the IR remote control and via the front panel buttons Has a non volatile memory that retains the last settings used for each input and windo...

Page 13: ...supported by the HDBaseT Alliance It is particularly suitable in the ProAV and also the home environment as a digital networking alternative where it enables you to replace numerous cables and connect...

Page 14: ...enu list see Section 8 1 1 and to decrease numerical values When not within the OSD menu mode press to reduce the output volume 11 MENU Button Press to access the OSD menu exit the OSD menu and when i...

Page 15: ...pe microphone 23 MIC 2 6mm Jack Connect to a microphone see pinout in Section 5 3 Note that Mic2 on the rear panel is identical to Mic2 on the front panel Mic2 on the front panel overrides Mic2 on the...

Page 16: ...receiver for example Kramer TP 580Rxr to pass audio and video signals as well as serial commands 36 LINK LED Lights to indicate a link 37 RS 232 9 pin D sub Port Connect to the PC or other serial con...

Page 17: ...VP 773A Installing in a Rack 11 4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit...

Page 18: ...ctor on the DVD player to the HDMI connector on the VP 773A via a DVI HDMI adapter You can connect the audio signal via the AUDIO IN HDMI 3 5mm mini jack or use the embedded audio 2 Connect a computer...

Page 19: ...audio acceptor and the S PDIF OUT RCA connector to a digital audio acceptor not shown in Figure 4 9 Connect the SPKR OUT block connector to a pair of loudspeakers by connecting the left loudspeaker to...

Page 20: ...14 VP 773A Connecting the VP 773A Figure 4 Connecting the VP 773A Presentation Switcher Scaler...

Page 21: ...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 5 TP PINOUT PIN Wire Color 1 Orange White 2 Orange 3 Green White 4 Bl...

Page 22: ...nced Stereo Audio Output Figure 7 Connecting an Unbalanced Stereo Audio Acceptor to the Balanced Output 5 3 Microphone Pinout This section defines the microphone 6mm jack pinout Figure 8 Microphone Pi...

Page 23: ...level below level 2 Function is the selectable parameter or numerical value and can appear either under level 2 or 3 6 1 OSD Menu Operation Example In the example illustrated below the Master Connect...

Page 24: ...election will affect the entire system The subtitle shows the current Level 3 selection and the menu list shows the function HDMI2 If the display layout includes a PiP window you can set the OSD menu...

Page 25: ...D menu move to the previous level and change menu settings in the OSD screen Changes are immediate The default timeout is set to 30 seconds and can be changed see Section 6 8 ENTER or button to access...

Page 26: ...dual window mode operation both images are placed side by side with the same height see Section 7 2 E When selecting the dual window mode set the Main window or the PiP window parameters via Misc OSD...

Page 27: ...sing the ENTER button and then physically disconnect and reconnect the cable connecting the source to the HDMI DP input EDID Select to select the native resolution on each input HDMI DP and VGA inputs...

Page 28: ...Position and V Height see Section 6 2 1 2 and Section 6 2 1 1 M P The value range is dynamic The FW prevents windows from exceeding the boundaries or over sizing The position and size of the windows...

Page 29: ...osition via the Y commands see Section 13 2 or protocol 3000 see Section 13 4 6 2 1 1 Changing the Size of the Main and or PiP Window Use the H Width and V Height to change the size of the window usin...

Page 30: ...height or to decrease the height see Figure 14 Figure 14 Increasing the Height 6 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 th...

Page 31: ...of the window do the following 1 Check that window control is set as required for example PiP Window Control 2 Select Window Customization The following Window appears Figure 16 Window Customization...

Page 32: ...lly Use the V Position menu item in the same way to move the PiP vertically see Figure 18 Figure 18 Moving the PiP Window Note that the sequence in which you change the size and position of the window...

Page 33: ...changing the output level unmutes the audio signal Mic1 Volume dB to adjust the Microphone 1 audio level Mic2 Volume dB to adjust the Microphone 2 audio level Balance Set the balance ratio E Treble Se...

Page 34: ...Embedded Set Pass through to On to pass the digital audio input directly to the output without any processing or set to Off to process the digital audio input E Note that this feature is disabled for...

Page 35: ...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 O...

Page 36: ...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 Mod...

Page 37: ...r the level the stronger 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...

Page 38: ...M Applies to the Single Window display mode only Overscan Set the overscan per window to Off 5 or 10 M P Output Set the Output Resolution to Native 640x480 60 640x480 75 800x600 50 800x600 60 800x600...

Page 39: ...e case that the video on the Main or PiP window is HDCP encrypted Zoom Position Set H Position and V Position the horizontal and vertical zoom positions respectively to zoom into certain areas of the...

Page 40: ...ngs The Master Connection HDMI1 HDMI2 or HDBT is usually set to the main output display so that the optimal resolution for that display can be obtained By setting the output resolution to Native the V...

Page 41: ...e OSD menu in the dual window mode the window control can be toggled instantly with a long press of the PIP button on the front panel and a short press of the PIP button on the IR remote controller No...

Page 42: ...ted the VP 773A will switch to the previous last connected valid input signal and then to the input before that and so on until the last disconnected inputs and then a No Signal screen will appear Set...

Page 43: ...cture which looks as if the key image is cut out and pasted over the primary image This useful function of combining images from two different sources is suitable for many applications such as sub tit...

Page 44: ...t Protocol CAP CAP is an XML based application that allows a warning message to be consistently disseminated simultaneously over many warning systems to many proprietary applications and devices By us...

Page 45: ...with lower levels of severity will appear as a text crawler along the bottom of the image When an alert is activated the system via P3K outputs messages according to the activation mode type Section...

Page 46: ...et 3 Make sure that Alert System in the Miscellaneous menu is set to On see Section 6 8 The VP 773A is now ready to receive any alert and display it Note that you can use the Emergency Alert System We...

Page 47: ...illuminated front panel PIP button until the button no longer illuminates Access the OSD menu select INPUT Display Mode and then choose Single Window Access the Web pages see Section 8 3 Press the PIP...

Page 48: ...re both images are placed side by side with the same height The window customization feature see Section 6 2 lets you customize the dual window mode layout main window and PiP window to any size and p...

Page 49: ...he OSD menu is set 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 7 2 3 3 shows how to select the PiP s...

Page 50: ...the main source press the PIP front panel button while pressing the CV front panel button see Figure 28 In this example the DP button is illuminated and the CV button blinks Figure 28 CV superimposed...

Page 51: ...ep 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 Pre...

Page 52: ...own buttons when not in the OSD mode RESET TO XGA 720p and PANEL LOCK buttons 8 1 1 Using the INPUT Front Panel buttons When selected an INPUT front panel button behaves as follows Selecting the Cause...

Page 53: ...me version 35 Safari 7 For Android OS Chrome version 35 Safari 7 8 3 1 Connecting to the VP 773A via your Browser Note that if the Protocol is set to Legacy via the Miscellaneous menu see Section 6 8...

Page 54: ...er using a straight through cable see Section 8 3 3 2 Note If you want to connect via a router and your IT system is based on IPv6 speak to your IT department for specific installation instructions 8...

Page 55: ...indow 4 Highlight either Internet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 or Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 depending on the requirements of your IT system 5 Click Properties The Internet Protocol Propertie...

Page 56: ...50 VP 773A Controlling the VP 773A Figure 31 Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window Figure 32 Internet Protocol Version 6 Properties Window...

Page 57: ...7 Click OK 8 Click Close 8 3 3 2 Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub or Switch You can connect the Ethernet port of the VP 773A to the Ethernet port on a network hub or network router via a...

Page 58: ...1 input HDMI2 Select the HDMI 2 input DP Select the DisplayPort input HDMI3 Select the HDMI 3 input HDMI4 Select the HDMI 4 input SDI N A PC1 Select the UXGA 1 input PC2 Select the UXGA 2 input CV Sel...

Page 59: ...eiver can be located 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 rece...

Page 60: ...front panel buttons will affect the Routing Scaling page see Section 9 1 and the Input OSD menu see Section 6 2 To browse the VP 773A Web pages 1 Open your Internet browser 2 Type the IP number of th...

Page 61: ...ee Section 9 3 The Enhance page see Section 9 4 The Output Settings page see Section 9 5 The Audio Settings page see Section 9 6 The RS 232 over TP page see Section 9 7 Emergency Alert System page see...

Page 62: ...hat appears following the loading page The column on the left shows the Routing Scaling page selected and below a list of all the other available Web pages Figure 37 The Routing Scaling Page with Web...

Page 63: ...age Figure 40 The Routing Scaling Page Moving the PIP Window Note that for each window the top left side area shows the selected input and when selected also shows the location of the image on the scr...

Page 64: ...espective input 2 HDMI 2 turns green The Routing Scaling main area shows a depiction of the display which can show a single window shown in Figure 38 or some variation of a MAIN window and a PIP windo...

Page 65: ...he Resolution selector above the main area lets you change the current output resolution for both images Click the green button showing the current resolution 1024x768 60 in this example to change it...

Page 66: ...43 The Routing Scaling Page The Swap Inputs For example if the MAIN window displays input 3 HDMI 3 and the PIP window displays input 1 HDMI 1 these inputs swap places when clicking the Swap Inputs but...

Page 67: ...scan see Figure 46 and also change the order of the scanned inputs see Figure 47 Last Connected mode to immediately switch to the latest valid input signal connected for HDMI and DP inputs only Note t...

Page 68: ...ure 45 Once the signal is no longer valid on HDMI 2 the VP 773A will scan for the next highest priority valid signal Note that you can Check uncheck the box next to an input to include exclude it from...

Page 69: ...see below Click to select PIP or single window Select freeze and or blank effects Select a pattern Zoom the selected window Recall or save a preset see below Presets apply to PIP status Layout Luma k...

Page 70: ...et Note that all the parameters of the scaler are saved to the preset except for the blank and freeze effects To recall a preset click the Preset recall icon Figure 51 The Routing Scaling Page Recalli...

Page 71: ...lick the TAKE button once again The changes are carried out and the red lines disappear Clicking the cancel button will cancel the changes before pressing TAKE for the second time Figure 53 The Routin...

Page 72: ...speaker icon Figure 55 The Routing Scaling Page Muting the Audio Level 9 2 The Device Settings Page The Device Settings window in Figure 56 displays the device information lets you upgrade the firmwar...

Page 73: ...the IP number 9 2 1 Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the firmware via the Device Settings page To do so 1 Choose the firmware file by clicking the BROWSE button in the Firmware upgrade FILE line The f...

Page 74: ...ART UPGRADE button The following warning appears Figure 60 The Device Settings Page Firmware Upgrade Warning 4 Click OK The lower part of the screen displays the status of each upgrade process stage T...

Page 75: ...and upon completion the system automatically restarts see Figure 63 Figure 62 The Device Settings Page Writing the Firmware Figure 63 The Device Settings Page Firmware Upgrade Waiting for Restart Fol...

Page 76: ...e Section 9 2 2 2 9 2 2 1 Device Reset Click the Device reset button to reset the VP 773A to its default state The following window appears Figure 64 The Device Settings Page The Reset Device Window C...

Page 77: ...Web Page Reset To reset the Web page saved data such as the label names remote device commands local messages and all other Web related changes that were made click the Web page reset button The follo...

Page 78: ...72 VP 773A Using the Embedded Web Pages 9 2 3 Information To access the information window click the icon on the lower right side of the page Figure 67 The Device Settings Page The Information Window...

Page 79: ...8 lets you label the selected input on the main and PIP windows and save it and define the input settings Figure 68 The Input Settings Page Note that Color depth is available for HDMI and DP inputs on...

Page 80: ...ing sync Set the deinterlacing sync see Section 6 4 Film mode Set the film mode see Section 6 4 Diagonal correction Set the level of diagonal interpolation see Section 6 4 Horizontal image shift Set t...

Page 81: ...et the native resolution for each input and then select the color depth see EDID Select in Section 6 2 Select the EDID mode Native as Multiple Modelines generating a group of resolutions in the detail...

Page 82: ...level see Section 6 6 Color correction Set the blue green and flesh color levels see Section 6 5 Noise reduction Set the input noise reduction levels see Section 6 6 Brightness Set the brightness lev...

Page 83: ...fine the output parameters Figure 71 The Output Settings Page Set the output resolution the aspect ratio the master connection deep color and HDCP mode see Section 6 7 as well as the vertical keystone...

Page 84: ...ts you set the general audio parameters for the selected main window input and the outputs Figure 72 The Audio Settings Page General Tab Use the General tab to Set the DSP audio parameters Select bypa...

Page 85: ...e Figure 73 lets you setup the microphone parameters Figure 73 The Audio Settings Page Microphones Tab Set the microphone operation mode to Talkover or Mix If Talkover is selected for both microphones...

Page 86: ...The Audio Settings Page Setting the Mix Level You can set the maximum value of the Output Volume by using the pre limiter on the Output Volume slider Slide the pre limiter up or down to determine the...

Page 87: ...time for the audio level to return from its reduced level to its normal level after the Hold Time period 9 6 3 Special Audio Settings Protocol Commands Several actions that appear only in the Web page...

Page 88: ...configure the tunneling port and send various messages through this port see Section 10 Figure 77 The RS 232 over TP Page Set the port tunneling protocol type and Ethernet port as well as the parity...

Page 89: ...ick the edit icon The following window appears Figure 79 The RS 232 over TP Page the Edit Command Window Fill in the details For example to power on a projector fill in the details and select the trig...

Page 90: ...ure 80 The RS 232 over TP Page Setting the Trigger In this example Sync on triggers the power on command and the delay is set to 30 seconds Figure 81 The RS 232 over TP Page Setting the Sync on Trigge...

Page 91: ...igure 82 The RS 232 over TP Page the Power on Command The system will send a Power on command to the projector connected to the output whenever a signal is detected Note that in the manual mode click...

Page 92: ...further details see Section 6 8 2 Figure 83 The Emergency Alert System Page The top part lets you set the means to connect to the EAS server UDP or TCP and set the Ethernet port Click Apply to apply c...

Page 93: ...n Other Urgency Set the urgency level to Immediate Expected Future Past or Unknown Certainty Set the certainty to Very Likely Likely Possible Unlikely or Unknown Sender Type in the details of the alar...

Page 94: ...d you can change the password By default the Security page is deactivated and there is no need to enter a username and password to access the Web pages Figure 85 The Security Page Security Deactivated...

Page 95: ...ecurity page now activated lets you change the user name and password Figure 88 The Security Page 9 10 The About Us Page The VP 773A About Us page lets you view the Web page version and Kramer Electro...

Page 96: ...k the Upload see Figure 90 and Save see Figure 91 buttons respectively which are located at the lower part of the menu list Note that the configuration is automatically saved to the Downloads folder a...

Page 97: ...s connected to the VP 773A via the Ethernet The HDBT OUT connector on the VP 773A is connected via TP to an HDBT receiver This HDBT receiver connects to a display via HDMI and RS 232 Figure 92 Port Tu...

Page 98: ...By default the dedicated port settings are TCP 5050 To change these settings see the Port Tunneling Configuration in the table in Section 13 4 or via the embedded Web pages see Section 9 7 2 Set the...

Page 99: ...kfw Note that when uploading files via K UPLOAD you must close the embedded Web pages The latest firmware version the Flash Memory Upgrade user guide as well as the latest version of K UPLOAD and inst...

Page 100: ...50 800x600 60 800x600 75 1024x768 50 1024x768 60 1024x768 75 1280x768 50 1280x768 60 1280x800 60 1280x1024 50 1280x1024 60 1280x1024 75 1360x768 60 1366x768 50 1366x768 60 1400x1050 50 1400x1050 60 1...

Page 101: ...RESET TO XGA 720p front panel button The LEDs blink Full factory reset is complete once the LEDs cease to blink and react normally OSD Factory Reset through the Misc menu item Web pages Factory reset...

Page 102: ...768_60 1280x768_60 1400x1050_60 1080_P60 800x600_56 1024x768_70 1280x1024_60 1400x1050_75 2k50 800x600_60 1024x768_75 1280x1024_75 1600x900_60 2k60 800x600_72 1024x768_85 1280x1024_85 1600x1200_60 800...

Page 103: ...lways 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 Commands that are specific for the Web pages appear in the relevant...

Page 104: ...example get window control setup 721 Send y 1 721 Result 01 y 1 721 1 You can add a last parameter to be located fourth in SET or third in GET to define a specific window For example Set H Sharpness v...

Page 105: ...nitions Symbol Meaning Space CR Carriage Return ASCII code 0x0D LF or Line Feed ASCII code 0x0A 13 2 3 Protocol Table Mimicking OSD You can associate a function number to its description and valid par...

Page 106: ...only 1280x800 60 1 1280x1024 60 2 1366x768 60 3 1440x900 60 4 1400x1050 60 5 1600x900 60 6 1600x1200 60 7 1680x1050 60 8 1920x1200 60RB 9 720p50 10 720p60 11 1080p50 12 1080p60 13 2k50 14 2k60 15 Not...

Page 107: ...251 Unavailable in audio pass through Talkover is disabled in Mix mode Mic1 Talkover Trigger 100 23 dB 252 Mic1 Mix 100 1 dB 253 Unavailable in audio pass through Mix mode disables talkover mode Line...

Page 108: ...0 312 Unavailable in progressive scan Older Field 1 Film Mode Off 0 320 Unavailable in progressive scan Follow Input 1 24PsF Mode 2 Diagonal Correction 0 3 330 Unavailable in progressive scan Unavaila...

Page 109: ...ssive scan Scale Aspect Ratio Follow input 0 610 1 Single window only 2 Customization lost 3 In Follow Input output must be bigger than input Follow Output 1 Best Fit 2 Letterbox 3 Overscan Off 0 620...

Page 110: ...633 Follow Output 1 Color Space RGB 0 634 YPbPr422 1 Not applicable to PC output Screen may flicker YPbPr444 2 HDCP Mode Follow Output 0 635 Follow Input 1 Zoom Position H Position 0 2047 641 Value r...

Page 111: ...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 640x480 75 38 848x480 60 39 640x480 85 40 N A 41 800x600 56 42 800x600 60 43 N A 44...

Page 112: ...Bias 400 400 726 Blink ON 1 727 OFF 0 Blink Period 0 1 1 6 728 Timeout Off 0 729 30 Sec 1 60 Sec 2 Advanced V Keystone 400 400 731 In the OSD menu the value range shows 80 80 Unavailable for interlac...

Page 113: ...rate in the following way SET command third param 0 Syntax example Y 0 10 0 CR MENU keystroke GET command for keystrokes will return ERR The following table defines the keystroke function codes Button...

Page 114: ...execute UPGRADE UPGRADE OK Usually the firmware will upload to the device via a command such as LDFW A device reset may be needed to complete the process Video core Firmware update execute UPGRADES U...

Page 115: ...9200 38400 57600 115200 DATA_BITS 5 to 8 inclusive PARITY NONE ODD EVEN MARK SPACE or the first letter of these words STOPBITS 1 or 2 Audio video common commands Command Syntax Response Audio reset AU...

Page 116: ...nd Name Permission Transparency Set NAME Administrator Public Get NAME End User Public Description Syntax Set Set machine DNS name NAME machine_name Get Get machine DNS name NAME Response Set nn NAME...

Page 117: ...cribed here http support microsoft com kb q307287 After setting DHCP_MODE to 1 or 2 you need to reset the device Change protocol Ethernet port ETH PORT PROTOCOL PORT ETH PORT PROTOCOL PORT RESULT Read...

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