Kramer VP-88K User Manual Download

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Kramer Electronics, Ltd.

USER MANUAL

Model:

VP-88K

8x8 RGBHV / Balanced Audio Matrix Switcher

im Vertrieb von CAMBOARD Electronics

www.camboard.de

Tel. 07131 911201
Fax 07131 911203

[email protected]

Summary of Contents for VP-88K

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model VP 88K 8x8 RGBHV Balanced Audio Matrix Switcher im Vertrieb von CAMBOARD Electronics www camboard de Tel 07131 911201 Fax 07131 911203 ce info camboard de...

Page 2: ...etween At Once and Confirm Modes 19 7 3 2 Confirming a Switching Action 19 7 4 Understanding the 7 Segment Status Display Information 20 7 4 1 Status Display Immediately After Power is Turned On 20 7...

Page 3: ...nd Parts Details 45 15 3 Kramer Protocol 2000 51 Figures Figure 1 VP 88K RGBHV Balanced Audio Matrix Switcher Front Panel 4 Figure 2 VP 88K RGBHV Balanced Audio Matrix Switcher Rear View 6 Figure 3 Co...

Page 4: ...Gain for Channel 2 36 Figure 40 Configuration Page 36 Tables Table 1 VP 88K RGBHV Balanced Audio Matrix Switcher Front Panel Features 5 Table 2 RGBHV Balanced Audio Matrix Switcher Rear Panel Feature...

Page 5: ...This user manual3 2 Getting Started We recommend that you Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging materials for possible future shipment Review the contents of this user...

Page 6: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2 im Vertrieb von CAMBOARD Electronics www camboard de Tel 07131 911201 Fax 07131 911203 ce info camboard de...

Page 7: ...t system remote control requiring only a dedicated IP address1 and a modem in the remote location whether it is a stand alone PC or a LAN2 Control the VP 88K using the front panel buttons or remotely...

Page 8: ...4 4 Defining the RGBHV Balanced Audio Matrix Switcher Figure 1 and Table 1 define the front panel of the VP 88K Figure 1 VP 88K RGBHV Balanced Audio Matrix Switcher Front Panel im Vertrieb von CAMBOAR...

Page 9: ...Button When pressed2 10 actions relate to the video and audio channels The audio channels follow the video channels AUDIO Button When pressed and the button is lit subsequent actions relate to audio...

Page 10: ...anced Audio Matrix Switcher 6 Figure 2 and Table 2 define the rear panel of the VP 88K Figure 2 VP 88K RGBHV Balanced Audio Matrix Switcher Rear View im Vertrieb von CAMBOARD Electronics www camboard...

Page 11: ...A are for RS 485 12V is connected to the 12V power Mains power switch Illuminated switch for turning the unit ON or OFF 11 Mains fuse holder Contains the mains fuse 12 Mains power socket Socket for a...

Page 12: ...r can be located 15m 49ft away from the machine This distance can be extended to up to 60 m 197ft when used with three extension cables12F 2 Connect the external IR receiver to the REMOTE IR 3 5mm con...

Page 13: ...Connect up to 8 RGBHV video acceptors to the BNC OUT connectors3 4 Connect the corresponding balanced stereo audio acceptors4 1 Switch off the power on each device before connecting it to your VP 88K...

Page 14: ...Green Channels are used for Y C the Red for Y and the Green for C then the output channels should be used similarly Red for Y and Green for C 20F 4 6 1 Wiring a Balanced Unbalanced Stereo Audio Input...

Page 15: ...Figure 6 Wiring an Unbalanced Source to a Balanced Input 6 2 Connecting to the VP 88K via RS 232 You can connect to the VP 88K via an RS 232 connection using for example a PC Note that a null modem ad...

Page 16: ...e Section 6 5 3 Terminate the RS 485 line on both the VP 88K set DIP switch 1 to ON and on the controller so that the Machine number on the VP 88K is any number between 2 and 16 6 4 Connecting to the...

Page 17: ...ties The Local Area Connection Properties window appears 5 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP see Figure 8 Figure 8 Local Area Connection Properties Window 6 Click the Properties button 7 Select Use the...

Page 18: ...be configured to be compatible with your network see Section 6 4 3 6 4 3 Configuring the Ethernet Port on the VP 88K To configure the Ethernet port on the VP 88K download the P3K Ethernet Configurati...

Page 19: ...he default IP address is 192 168 1 39 and the default name for the unit is KRAMER_XXXX2 Serial if you are connected via a serial port Select the COM port from the Select Port drop down list 4 Click OK...

Page 20: ...ose to exit and not save the changes 6 5 Setting the VP 88K DIP switches This section describes the VP 88K DIP switch settings that configure RS 485 bus termination and VP 88K machine number Figure 12...

Page 21: ...unit set the machine number to 1 factory default When connecting more than one VP 88K set the first machine connected via RS 232 to be machine number 1 The other VP 88K units must each be set to a un...

Page 22: ...ollowed by the INPUT button corresponding to the input that is to be routed to all the outputs To disconnect a video audio input from a specific output Press the desired OUTPUT button followed by the...

Page 23: ...tion in the Confirm mode 1 Press an output input combination The corresponding input number that is displayed in the STATUS 7 segment display flashes The TAKE button also flashes 2 Press the flashing...

Page 24: ...urned on the status display shows 1 The firmware version major minor and revision for the first five seconds see Figure 13 Figure 13 Status Display Immediately After Turn On 2 The firmware build numbe...

Page 25: ...ated by the period following the 4 Figure 16 Status Display Showing OUTPUT 3 Gain 4 5 To set the audio gain levels see Section 7 7 7 5 Choosing the Audio Follow Video or Breakaway Option You can confi...

Page 26: ...ring Recalling Input Output Configurations You can store and recall up to 16 input output configurations or setups in non volatile memory using the OUTPUT 1 8 and OUTPUT 9 16 SELECTOR buttons see Figu...

Page 27: ...put or output 1 To enter the audio gain setting mode do either of the following Press either of the Audio Level buttons and press the required INPUT or OUTPUT SELECTOR button Press the required INPUT...

Page 28: ...her lower than the input signal level Gain level values are relative since the audio input signal can also be adjusted independently of the output level adjustment 7 8 Resetting the Unit To reset the...

Page 29: ...ee Section 8 2 Ethernet see Section 8 3 8 1 Controlling the VP 88K via RS 232 To control up to sixteen VP 88K units from a PC or serial controller via RS 232 as illustrated in Figure 21 Figure 21 Cont...

Page 30: ...d so on Up to sixteen VP 88K units can be connected 8 2 Controlling the VP 88K via RS 485 To control up to fifteen VP 88K units via an RS 485 controller or a PC equipped with an RS 485 interface1 Figu...

Page 31: ...Section 6 4 To control the VP 88K via Ethernet Figure 23 Controlling the VP 88K via Ethernet 1 Connect the Ethernet port on Machine number 1 to the LAN port of your PC either Via a network switch as s...

Page 32: ...ailure message Figure 24 Java Test Page Success Message If you do not see the success message follow the instructions on the page to Load and enable Java Enable Javascript in your browser 9 1 Connecti...

Page 33: ...ecurity Warning 3 Click Run The main switching control page is displayed which shows a graphical representation of the front panel see Figure 28 There are three remote operation Web pages Main switchi...

Page 34: ...io Follow Video mode see Section 9 2 2 Operate the unit in the Offline mode see Section 9 2 3 Use presets to store and recall switching configurations see Section 9 2 4 Lock or unlock the unit s front...

Page 35: ...tching an Input to an Output 3 Repeat the above steps for each video and audio clicking the purple Audio button channel that you want to switch 9 2 2 Setting the AFV Mode Audio channel In 1 is current...

Page 36: ...erating in the Offline Mode By default the unit operates in the At Once mode meaning that any switching changes take effect immediately In the Offline mode changes only take effect when you press the...

Page 37: ...34 Exiting Offline Warning 9 2 4 Storing and Recalling Setups You can store switching configurations in presets and recall them at any time To store a switching configuration 1 From the Preset drop do...

Page 38: ...Preset drop down list select a preset in this example Preset 03 Presets that contain a configuration are displayed with a blue background presets with no configuration have a white background When yo...

Page 39: ...ront panel buttons to prevent tampering To lock the front panel buttons Click the padlock icon Note Locking the front panel buttons does not disable remote operation of the unit via Ethernet RS 232 or...

Page 40: ...crements the value by 0 5 To change the gain by a whole number you must click the button twice 9 4 The Configuration Page The Configuration page lets you edit the IP related settings and only view the...

Page 41: ...have been successfully changed 4 If the IP address was changed or you selected DHCP reload the Web page using the new name or IP address 10 Flash Memory Upgrade For instructions on upgrading the firmw...

Page 42: ...minal blocks MAX OUTPUT LEVEL VIDEO 2 4Vpp RGB AUDIO 15Vpp 150 BANDWIDTH 3dB VIDEO 350MHz Fully Loaded AUDIO 22kHz 3dB S N RATIO VIDEO 74dB AUDIO 81dB 1kHz CROSSTALK all hostile VIDEO 47dB 5MHz AUDIO...

Page 43: ...of the unit TCP Port 5000 UDP Port 50000 13 Tables of ASCII Codes for Serial Communication Protocol 3000 Table 7 and Table 8 list the ASCII codes that switch an input to an output for a single VP 88K...

Page 44: ...1 1 100CR AUD LVL 1 5 100CR AUD LVL 1 X 100CR 100dB Mute AUD LVL 1 1 50CR AUD LVL 1 5 50CR AUD LVL 1 X 50CR 50dB AUD LVL 1 1 0CR AUD LVL 1 5 0CR AUD LVL 1 X 0CR 0dB AUD LVL 1 1 14CR AUD LVL 1 5 14CR...

Page 45: ...02 82 86 81 02 82 87 81 02 82 88 81 IN 3 02 83 81 81 02 83 82 81 02 83 83 81 02 83 84 81 02 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 83 84 81 02 84 85...

Page 46: ...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 8D 81 16 82 8D 81 16 83 8D 81 16 84 8D 81 16 85 8D 81 16 86 8D 81 16 87 8D 81 16 88 8D 81 100dB Mute 16 81 BF 81 16 82...

Page 47: ...u control the machine from any standard terminal software for example Windows HyperTerminal and uses a data rate of 115200 baud with no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit Host message format Start Addr...

Page 48: ...se Echoing command Start Address optional Body Delimiter Sender_id command SP param1 param2 result CR LF CR Carriage return ASCII 13 0x0D LF Line feed ASCII 10 0x0A SP Space ASCII 32 0x20 im Vertrieb...

Page 49: ...but this char will be ignored by commands parser Sending commands from some controllers like Crestron require coding some characters in special form like X Anyway there is a way to enter all ASCII ch...

Page 50: ...eo only VID IN OUT IN OUT Short form V IN OUT IN OUT VID IN OUT IN OUT RESULT Note When AFV mode is active this command will switch also audio If audio is breakaway device display mode will change to...

Page 51: ...nge signal status SIGNAL INPUT STATUS Get signal status SIGNAL INPUT SIGNAL INPUT STATUS Parameters Description INPUT Input number for all STATUS Signal state 0 or off for not existent signal 1 or on...

Page 52: ...cking state LOCK FP LOCK FP LOCK MODE Parameters Description LOCK MODE Front panel locking state 0 or off to unlock front panel buttons 1 or on to lock front panel buttons Restart device RESET RESET O...

Page 53: ...andshaking CR OK CRLF Read device model MODEL MODEL MACHINE_MODEL Read device serial number SN SN SERIAL_NUMBER Read device firmware version VERSION VERSION MAJOR MINOR BUILD REVISION Set machine name...

Page 54: ...CP DHCP_MODE RESULT Read subnet mask NET DHCP NTDH NET DHCP DHCP_MODE DHCP_MODE 0 Don t use DHCP Use IP set by factory or IP set command 1 Try to use DHCP if unavailable use IP as above Change protoco...

Page 55: ...defined by the INSTRUCTION 6 bits Similarly if a function is performed via the machine s keyboard then these bits are set with the INSTRUCTION NO which was performed The instruction codes are defined...

Page 56: ...EO OUTPUT Set as SETUP Equal to output number whose status is reqd 4 3 6 REQUEST STATUS OF AN AUDIO OUTPUT Set as SETUP Equal to output number whose status is reqd 4 3 8 BREAKAWAY SETTING 0 0 audio fo...

Page 57: ...ction is valid the switcher replies by sending to the PC the same four bytes that it was sent except for the first byte where the DESTINATION bit is set high NOTE 3 SETUP 0 is the present setting SETU...

Page 58: ...ttering following the machine s name is sent For example for the VS 7588YC the reply to the request to send the first suffix would be HEX codes 7D D9 C3 81 i e 128dec ASCII for Y 128dec ASCII for C NO...

Page 59: ...ollowinstructions supplied with theproduct iii Repairorattemptedrepairby anyonenot authorized byKramer iv Anyshipment oftheproduct claims must bepresentedtothe carrier v Removalorinstallationoftheprod...

Page 60: ...list of Kramer distributors visit Uwww kramerelectronics comU where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Safety Warning Disconnect the unit from the...

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