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K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L T D .

USER MANUAL

MODEL:

VP-773AMP

Presentation Switcher/Scaler

P/N: 2900-300323 Rev 2

Summary of Contents for VP-773AMP

Page 1: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD USER MANUAL MODEL VP 773AMP Presentation Switcher Scaler P N 2900 300323 Rev 2...

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Page 4: ...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 41 8 Controll...

Page 5: ...asing the Width 24 Figure 14 Increasing the Height 24 Figure 15 Positioning the Window 25 Figure 16 Window Customization 25 Figure 17 H Position Slide Bar 26 Figure 18 Moving the PiP Window 26 Figure...

Page 6: ...9 Figure 63 The Device Settings Page The Reset Device Window 70 Figure 64 The Device Settings Page The Reset Device Window Including Ethernet 70 Figure 65 The Device Settings Page Web page Reset 71 Fi...

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: ...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 ne...

Page 9: ...lected 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 rec...

Page 10: ...nition 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 co...

Page 11: ...lections Follow input follow output best fit letterbox Multi Standard 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...

Page 12: ...lor space control Supports HDMI deep color for inputs and output Features vertical Keystone operation Features selectable test patterns Comes with an On Screen Display OSD for easy setup and adjustmen...

Page 13: ...Technology HDBaseT is an advanced all in one connectivity technology supported by the HDBaseT Alliance It is particularly suitable in the ProAV and also the home environment as a digital networking a...

Page 14: ...ss to move down the menu 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 th...

Page 15: ...C 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 rear panel when co...

Page 16: ...5 Connect to an HDBT 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...

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

Page 18: ...onnector on the DVD player to the HDMI connector on the VP 773AMP 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 co...

Page 19: ...d 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...

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

Page 21: ...the 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...

Page 22: ...lanced 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...

Page 23: ...hy 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 Conne...

Page 24: ...selection 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: ...SD 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 acces...

Page 26: ...ual 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 W...

Page 27: ...DID Select to select the native resolution on each input HDMI DP and VGA inputs to be read by the video source connected to that input 1024x768 60 1280x800 60 1280x1024 60 1366x768 60 1440x900 60 1400...

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 t...

Page 31: ...n 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 S...

Page 34: ...bedded 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 th...

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 Mo...

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: ...ut Set the Output Resolution to Native 640x480 60 640x480 75 800x600 50 800x600 60 800x600 75 1024x768 50 1024x768 60 1024x768 75 1280x768 50 1280x768 60 1280x800 60 1280x1024 50 1280x1024 60 1280x102...

Page 39: ...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 i...

Page 40: ...gs 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 VP...

Page 41: ...he 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 N...

Page 42: ...d the VP 773AMP 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: ...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 usi...

Page 45: ...ith 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 see Sectio...

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

Page 47: ...e 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 P...

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: ...the 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...

Page 50: ...s 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 superimpose...

Page 51: ...tep 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 Pr...

Page 52: ...nd down 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 C...

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

Page 54: ...router 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 instruction...

Page 55: ...Window 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 Propert...

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

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

Page 58: ...DMI 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...

Page 59: ...eceiver 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 re...

Page 60: ...e 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 773AMP Web pages 1 Open your Internet browser 2 Type the IP number of...

Page 61: ...e 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: ...that 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: ...select it A selected window turns green An unselected main window appears dark gray and an unselected PIP window appears light gray The list of available inputs appears on the right side of the main...

Page 64: ...58 VP 773AMP Using the Embedded Web Pages Figure 40 The Routing Scaling Page PIP Window...

Page 65: ...The 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: ...42 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 bu...

Page 67: ...scan see Figure 45 and also change the order of the scanned inputs see Figure 46 Last Connected mode to immediately switch to the latest valid input signal connected for HDMI and DP inputs only Note t...

Page 68: ...gure 44 Once the signal is no longer valid on HDMI 2 the VP 773AMP 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 f...

Page 69: ...d 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...

Page 70: ...re 49 The Routing Scaling Page Saving the selected Preset To recall a preset click the Preset recall icon Figure 50 The Routing Scaling Page Recalling a Preset 9 1 4 1 The TAKE Mode Click the TAKE but...

Page 71: ...click 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 52 The Routi...

Page 72: ...speaker icon Figure 54 The Routing Scaling Page Muting the Audio Level 9 2 The Device Settings Page The Device Settings window in Figure 55 displays the device information lets you upgrade the firmwa...

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...

Page 74: ...TART UPGRADE button The following warning appears Figure 59 The Device Settings Page Firmware Upgrade Warning 4 Click OK The lower part of the screen displays the status of each upgrade process stage...

Page 75: ...1 and upon completion the system automatically restarts see Figure 62 Figure 61 The Device Settings Page Writing the Firmware Figure 62 The Device Settings Page Firmware Upgrade Waiting for Restart Fo...

Page 76: ...ee Section 9 2 2 2 9 2 2 1 Device Reset Click the Device reset button to reset the VP 773AMP to its default state The following window appears Figure 63 The Device Settings Page The Reset Device Windo...

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 foll...

Page 78: ...2 VP 773AMP 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 66 The Device Settings Page The Information Window...

Page 79: ...67 lets you label the selected input on the main and PIP windows and save it and define the input settings Figure 67 The Input Settings Page Note that Color depth is available for HDMI and DP inputs o...

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

Page 81: ...Set 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 detai...

Page 82: ...e horizontal sharpness level see Section 6 6 Vertical sharpness Select the vertical sharpness level see Section 6 6 Color correction Set the blue green and flesh color levels see Section 6 5 Noise red...

Page 83: ...efine the output parameters Figure 70 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 keyston...

Page 84: ...et the general audio parameters for the selected main window input and the outputs Figure 71 The Audio Settings Page General Tab Set the input volume lipsync balance treble and bass Set the embedded a...

Page 85: ...ee Figure 72 lets you setup the microphone parameters Figure 72 The Audio Settings Page Microphones Tab Set the microphone operation mode to Talkover or Mix If Talkover is selected for both microphone...

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: ...n after the signal rises above the threshold level Hold time to define the time period talkover remains active although the signal falls below the threshold level for a short period of time Release ti...

Page 88: ...e parity Data bits baud rate and stop bits The table in lower part of this window shows the list of commands Figure 77 The RS 232 over TP Page the Remote Device Commands Table To write or edit a comma...

Page 89: ...r and the trigger delay time in seconds before the command is carried out note that for Manual only the trigger delay time is disabled Figure 79 The RS 232 over TP Page Setting the Trigger In this exa...

Page 90: ...mbedded Web Pages Click OK to save the command to the list Figure 81 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 whene...

Page 91: ...r further details see Section 6 8 2 Figure 82 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...

Page 92: ...on 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 ala...

Page 93: ...ed 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 84 The Security Page Security Deactivate...

Page 94: ...ecurity page now activated lets you change the user name and password Figure 87 The Security Page 9 10 The About Us Page The VP 773AMP About Us page lets you view the Web page version and Kramer Elect...

Page 95: ...ck the Upload see Figure 89 and Save see Figure 90 buttons respectively which are located at the lower part of the menu list Note that the configuration is automatically saved to the Downloads folder...

Page 96: ...onnected to the VP 773AMP via the Ethernet The HDBT OUT connector on the VP 773AMP is connected via TP to an HDBT receiver This HDBT receiver connects to a display via HDMI and RS 232 Figure 91 Port T...

Page 97: ...s 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 98: ...graphics fct and peripherals kfw 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 Kram...

Page 99: ...0 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...

Page 100: ...LEDs blink Full factory reset is complete once the LEDs cease to blink and react normally Note that Full Factory reset includes Ethernet reset as well OSD Factory Reset through the Misc menu item Web...

Page 101: ...x768_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 80...

Page 102: ...tons see Section 13 3 Protocol 3000 common commands see Section 13 4 All three tables together include all the protocol commands but they are not identical and do not always include the same informati...

Page 103: ...pe 0 Function Param Reply id 01Y Control_Type 0 Function Param OK Set command example set window control 721 to PiP Send y 0 721 1 Reply 01 Y 0 721 1 OK Get Command Type in Y Control_Type 1 Function R...

Page 104: ...g the Communication Protocol with Legacy Protocol Set Command Type in Y Control_Type Function Param CR Reply Z Control_Type Function Param CR LF Get Command Type in Y Control_Type Function CR Reply Z...

Page 105: ...e Film Mode valid parameters The following table defines the protocol commands 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level Range Func Note Input Display Mode Single Window 0 110 Single window also display...

Page 106: ...Input 2 Auto Shift Mode Auto 0 137 Semi Auto 1 Customized 2 Window Customization H Position 0 2048 141 The value range is dynamic The FW prevents window overlapping and exceeding of boundaries The PiP...

Page 107: ...None 0 read only 292 Activate CH1 1 Activate CH2 2 Bypass 3 Group C None 0 read only 293 Activate CH1 1 Activate CH2 2 Bypass 3 Group D None 0 read only 294 Activate CH1 1 Activate CH2 2 Bypass 3 Bypa...

Page 108: ...ersion 4 Mode5 In frame 12 10 conversion 5 Mode6 Intra frame 12 10 conversion 6 Auto Adjust 0 1 480 Self clearing Enhance H Sharpness 10 10 510 V Sharpness 10 10 520 Noise Reduction Mosquito NR 0 3 53...

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Page 110: ...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...

Page 111: ...80x1024 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...

Page 112: ...No Signal Gray 0 735 Blue 1 Black 2 Auto Switching Off 0 736 Last Connected is available for HDMI and DP inputs only Scan 1 Last Connected 2 Pause Freeze On 1 741 Off 0 Blank On 1 742 Off 0 Mute On 1...

Page 113: ...ANK 16 CH1_SDI 27 POWER 38 FREEZE 17 CH2_CV1 28 LEFT 39 LOCK 18 CH2_HDMI3 29 RIGHT 40 CH1_CV1 19 CH2_VGA1 CH1_HDMI3 20 CH2_VGA2 13 4 The Protocol 3000 Common Operation Commands The following table lis...

Page 114: ...MODE EAS notification 1 to notify full screen siren alert mode Severity Extreme 2 to notify full screen alert mode Severity Severe 3 To notify full screen alert mode Severity Moderate 4 To notify mess...

Page 115: ...w 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 M...

Page 116: ...rk settings commands require admin authorization Command Syntax Response Set IP Address NET IP IP_ADDRESS NTIP NET IP IP_ADDRESS RESULT Read IP Address NET IP NTIP NET IP IP_ADDRESS Read MAC Address N...

Page 117: ...RT Ethernet port to enter protocol 3000 commands 1 65535 User defined port 0 reset port to factory default 50000 for UDP 5000 for TCP Load new peripheral firmware P Step 1 LDFW SIZE Response 1 READY o...

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Page 119: ...sit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Web site www kramerelectronics com E mail info kramerel com SAFETY WARNING Disconnect th...

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