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USER MANUAL

 

 

MODEL: 

VP-790 

Genlock Presentation 
Switcher/Scaler

 

 

 

 

P/N: 2900-300093 Rev 4 

Summary of Contents for VP-790

Page 1: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD USER MANUAL MODEL VP 790 Genlock Presentation Switcher Scaler P N 2900 300093 Rev 4...

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Page 4: ...een 15 6 3 The Output Screen 16 6 4 The PIP Screen 19 6 5 The Multi unit Screen 21 6 6 The Geometry Screen 24 6 7 The Setup Screen 25 6 8 The Info Screen 27 7 Controlling the VP 790 28 7 1 Controlling...

Page 5: ...Audio Screen 22 Figure 10 Geometry Screen 24 Figure 11 Setup Screen 25 Figure 12 Information Screen 27 Figure 13 Local Area Connection Properties Window 29 Figure 14 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properti...

Page 6: ...ables and Connectors GROUP 9 Room Connectivity GROUP 10 Accessories and Rack Adapters and GROUP 11 Sierra Video Products Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VP 790 Genlock Presentation Switcher...

Page 7: ...nterference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low quality cables Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may a...

Page 8: ...cted 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 recov...

Page 9: ...or both standard definition and high definition signals Flexible warp mapping for curved screen projection simulation and 3D alignment Edge Blending facilitates building large images using multiple pr...

Page 10: ...nition HD SDI means a video format consisting of 720 active lines of progressive video or 1080 lines of progressive or interlaced video 3G SDI means a video format consisting of 1080 lines of progress...

Page 11: ...external IR receiver 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...

Page 12: ...d the display 11 PIP Button Press to toggle between muting blocking out the sound and enabling the audio output 12 MENU Button Displays the OSD menu see Section 6 13 ENTER Button Press to move to the...

Page 13: ...nt video source R Pr G Y B Pb 27 DVI D HDMI OUT DVI Connector Connect to the DVI HDMI acceptor 28 PC OUT 15 pin HD Connector Connect to a VGA acceptor 29 SDI OUT BNC Connector Connect to an SDI accept...

Page 14: ...VP 790 Installing in a Rack 9 4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit...

Page 15: ...an s Video player to the Y C IN 4 pin VIDEO INPUT connector 3 Connect a component video source for example a component video player to the COMP RGB IN PR PB and Y RCA connectors 4 Connect an HDMI sour...

Page 16: ...r to an HDMI acceptor for example an LCD display 12 Connect the PC OUT 15 pin HD connector to a VGA acceptor for example a display 13 Connect the audio output signal to the S PDIF OUT digital audio ac...

Page 17: ...from the IR remote control Single Unit Mode Menu Items Multi Unit Mode Menu Items Figure 4 MENU Items To access and use the OSD menus push the button for the desired input signal alternatively you ca...

Page 18: ...6 1 The Input Screen Figure 5 Input Screen Setting Function Source Select the source CVBS 1 CVBS 2 S VIDEO COMPONENT VGA 3G SDI DVI HDMI or Test Pattern When switching sources the image fades through...

Page 19: ...eo ch 1 2 Stereo ch 3 4 Stereo ch 5 6 Stereo ch 7 8 or multichannel The SDI audio input is routed to the HDMI and 3G SDI output connectors by default Two consecutive SDI audio channels can be output o...

Page 20: ...gh Mosquito NR Set the Mosquito noise reduction level Off Low Medium High Block NR Set the block noise reduction level Off On Detail Enhancement Set the detail enhancement Off Low Medium High If the U...

Page 21: ...ut supports 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i and 1080p resolutions only Frame Rate Select 60Hz 50Hz or Auto When Auto is selected the output frame rate follows the input frame rate as configured in the...

Page 22: ...lect a higher number for the input Color Temp in the Color menu or a lower number for the Native Color Temp in the Output menu Zoom Enable Off or On Zoom Set the Zoom Zoom H Pan Set the Zoom H Pan Zoo...

Page 23: ...ual Wide Follow Input and Custom Here is how each of these settings works STANDARD This setting re sizes the video or graphics input signal to best fit the output resolution while maintaining the aspe...

Page 24: ...T VGA 3G SDI DVI or HDMI If the main input channel is HDMI DVI DVI A VGA or COMPONENT the PIP source can be selected from CVBS1 CVBS2 S VIDEO or HD SDI If the main input channel is CVBS1 CVBS2 S VIDEO...

Page 25: ...hic background or a graphic picture side by side with a video window The PIP window mode appears in the following preset PiP configurations Picture in Picture with a smaller PiP window superimposed ov...

Page 26: ...isplay Each display is controlled by one VP 790 unit Each VP 790 unit gets the same graphics or video input signal via a distribution amplifier and outputs the part of the image to its corresponding d...

Page 27: ...output signal according to the display s location in the matrix Blend Width Set the overlap region for the left right top and bottom blend regions In the overlap region the image intensity gradually...

Page 28: ...Non Blend Region Top Left Top Middle Top Right Middle Left Middle Right Bottom Left Bottom Middle and Bottom Right Setting the black levels for the display edges compensate for additional light leakag...

Page 29: ...e screen Diagonal Projection Move the location of each corner of the display separately horizontal and vertical Top Left Top Right Bottom Left Bottom Right or Reset All to reset diagonal projections s...

Page 30: ...ion Location Pincushion Barrel Rotation and Reset All PC Location Discrete Warp Map and Reset All 6 7 The Setup Screen Figure 11 Setup Screen Setting Function Current Profile Select one of up to four...

Page 31: ...in the Multi unit mode the same frame lock should be defined in all the units in the matrix Factory Reset Select Yes to reset your VP 790 to its preset default settings Operation Mode Set the Operati...

Page 32: ...D MENU Screens 27 6 8 The Info Screen From the Information screen see Figure 12 you can verify the input resolution the output resolution the SYNC mode as well as the firmware revision DHCP status and...

Page 33: ...TER and arrow buttons up down left and right RESET TO XGA 720p and PANEL LOCK buttons 7 2 Connecting to the Product via RS 232 You can connect to the VP 790 via an RS 232 connection using for example...

Page 34: ...hernet port configure your PC as follows 1 Right click the My Network Places icon on your desktop 2 Select Properties 3 Right click Local Area Connection Properties 4 Select Properties The Local Area...

Page 35: ...u can connect the Ethernet port of the VP 790 to the Ethernet port on a network hub or network router via a straight through cable with RJ 45 connectors 7 3 3 Operating Remotely via the Web Pages To a...

Page 36: ...nt Luma Transition Enhance Chroma Transition Enhance Cross Color Suppression Output see Section 6 3 Select the Resolution Frame Rate Allowed Frame Rates HDMI Type Aspect Ratio Zoom Enable and Flicker...

Page 37: ...ote Control Transmitter Figure 17 Infrared Remote Control Transmitter Keys Function MENU Enter the OSD menu Press again to exit the menu PIP Toggle the PIP on or off RESET TO XGA 720P Press and hold t...

Page 38: ...www kramerelectronics com 8 1 Installing the VP 790 Updater Tool Download the VP 790 Updater Tool software from http www kramerelectronics com The VP 790 Updater Tool requires the following Windows XP...

Page 39: ...t The Select Installation Folder window appears Figure 19 Choose Destination Location Window 3 Click Browse to select the destination folder 4 When finished click Next The Confirm Installation window...

Page 40: ...window appears Figure 21 Installation Progress Window Then the Installation Complete window appears Figure 22 Installation Complete Window 6 Click Close An icon appears on the desktop and a shortcut a...

Page 41: ...rnet based network with the default DHCP setting to allow the VP 790 to obtain a valid IP address from the network server Following firmware upgrade you may find that the VP 790 user settings have bee...

Page 42: ...pdate Firmware When the VP 790 has finished programming you will see a Firmware update complete dialog box this will take a minute or two 7 After firmware update is complete click OK 8 Unplug the USB...

Page 43: ...buttons Blank mute freeze reset to XGA 720p panel lock Menu functions menu enter menu arrows RS 232 Ethernet IR OPERATING TEMPERATURE 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F STORAGE TEMPERATURE 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F...

Page 44: ...deo Input Resolutions NTSC PAL and SECAM 9 2 Output Resolutions This section defines the output resolutions 9 2 1 HDMI Output Resolutions Technical Specifications of the HDMI Output Signal 640x480 60...

Page 45: ...l Specifications 9 2 2 PC Output Resolutions From VGA to WUXGA up to 165 MHz pixel clock 9 3 RS 232 Communication Protocol You can download the VP 790 RS 232 communication protocol online guide from t...

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Page 47: ...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 P N 2900 300093 Rev 4 SAFETY...

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