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Kramer Electronics, Ltd.

USER MANUAL

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VP-8x8AK

8x8 VGA / UXGA / Audio Matrix Switcher

Summary of Contents for VP-8x8AK

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model VP 8x8AK 8x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher...

Page 2: ...t Port 17 6 7 Setting the Switching Delay Time 18 6 8 Setting the Machine Number 18 6 9 Cascading Machines 18 7 Operating the VP 8x8AK 20 7 1 Switching an Input to an Output 20 7 2 Understanding the 7...

Page 3: ...A Audio Matrix Switcher Front View 6 Figure 2 VP 8x8AK 8x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher Rear View 8 Figure 3 Connecting the VP 8x8AK 8x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher 12 Figure 4 Connecting the Bal...

Page 4: ...AK Video Signal Codes for Protocol 3000 37 Table 6 VP 8x8AK Audio Signal Codes for Protocol 3000 37 Table 7 VP 8x8AK Audio Input Gain Codes 37 Table 8 VP 8x8AK Audio Output Gain Codes 38 Table 9 VP 8x...

Page 5: ...nsmitter including the required battery and a separate user manual4 Power cord3 rack ears and this user manual4 2 Getting Started We recommend that you Unpack the equipment carefully and save the orig...

Page 6: ...ith 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 Electroni...

Page 7: ...Getting Started 3...

Page 8: ...of the connected input signals the respective button illuminates A delayed switching mode ranging from 0 to 3 5sec 1 for clean transitions when switching between non genlocked sources DC coupled vide...

Page 9: ...the best performance Use only good quality connection cables1 to avoid interference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low quality ca...

Page 10: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your VP 8x8AK 8x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher 6 Figure 1 VP 8x8AK 8x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher Front View...

Page 11: ...CL button and the corresponding IN OUT button recalls a setup from the non volatile memory Press the RCL button again to implement the new status Press the RCL button together with the STO button to s...

Page 12: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your VP 8x8AK 8x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher 8 Figure 2 VP 8x8AK 8x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher Rear View...

Page 13: ...ing 12 RS 485 Terminal Block Port Pins B and A are for RS 485 Pin G Ground may be connected to the shield of the cable if desired 13 Power Connector with Fuse AC connector enabling power supply to the...

Page 14: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Installing the VP 8x8AK in a Rack 10 5 Installing the VP 8x8AK in a Rack This section describes what to do before installing in a rack and how to rack mount...

Page 15: ...uter or a stereo audio source to the eight INPUT 3 5mm mini connectors 3 Connect the eight OUTPUT 15 pin HD connectors to up to eight VGA UXGA video acceptors for example displays 4 Connect the eight...

Page 16: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Using the VP 8x8AK 12 Figure 3 Connecting the VP 8x8AK 8x8 VGA UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher...

Page 17: ...example a PC Note that a null modem adapter connection is not required To connect to the VP 8x8AK via RS 232 Connect the RS 232 9 pin D sub rear panel port on the product unit via a 9 wire straight c...

Page 18: ...P 8x8AK via the ETHERNET in the following ways For direct connection to the PC use a crossover cable see Section 6 5 1 1 For connection via a network hub or network router use a straight through cable...

Page 19: ...ge 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 255 excluding 192 168 1 39 that is provided by your IT department 7 Click OK Figure 7 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Window 6 5 1 2 Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a...

Page 20: ...e port 1 Double click the desktop icon The Connect screen appears as follows Figure 8 Connect Screen 2 Select the method to connect to the Ethernet port of the VP 8x8AK Select Ethernet if you know the...

Page 21: ...press Set If not click Close 6 6 Control via the Ethernet Port You can control the VP 8x8AK via RS 232 RS 485 or the Ethernet using the Kramer K Router application If you are controlling a standalone...

Page 22: ...ly The 7 segment display shows the current machine number 2 Use the and front panel buttons to set the machine number as required To exit the MACH mode press the TAKE front panel button 6 9 Cascading...

Page 23: ...Set the RS 485 TERM DIP switch ON on the first and last VP 8x8AK units terminating the RS 485 line at 120 Set the RS 485 TERM DIP switch OFF on the other VP 8x8AK units Figure 10 Control Configuratio...

Page 24: ...the input to switch to the output The selected input number appears on the 7 segment display Note If the crosspoint status is disrupted cycle the power to recover or perform the above steps for each...

Page 25: ...e At Once or the Confirm mode In the At Once mode TAKE button does not illuminate Pressing an OUT IN combination implements the switch immediately You save time as execution is immediate and actions r...

Page 26: ...rresponding 7 segment display blinks with the new value The TAKE button also blinks 2 Press the blinking TAKE button to confirm the action The corresponding 7 segment display no longer blinks The TAKE...

Page 27: ...erence Tip If you cannot remember which of the 16 input output configurations is the one that you want set the VP 8x8AK to the Confirm mode and manually scan1 all the input output configurations until...

Page 28: ...tting the Breakaway Option To set the Breakaway option Press either the AUDIO for audio control only or the VIDEO for video control only button If the AUDIO button illuminates switching operations rel...

Page 29: ...relative since the audio input signal can be also adjusted while the range of the output gain remains constant1 independent of the input level adjustment When decreasing the audio level below the min...

Page 30: ...test and displays a Java success see Figure 15 or failure message Figure 15 Java Test Page Success Message If you do not see the success message follow the instructions on the page to Load and enable...

Page 31: ...window appears Figure 17 Loading the Embedded Web Pages Check that Java and JavaScript is enabled in your browser The following window appears Figure 18 First Time Security Warning 3 Click Run The VP...

Page 32: ...ction 9 2 Audio gain control See Section 9 3 Configuration See Section 9 4 A help box is available for each screen when clicking the question mark that appears on the left side of the screen 9 2 The V...

Page 33: ...eb Pages To switch an input to an output for example input 1 to output 4 1 Set the button to the desired operation mode Audio Video or AFV as required 2 Click the switching point within the switching...

Page 34: ...Online button to exit the Confirm mode If you click the Online button before you click the TAKE button the following warning appears Figure 22 Exiting Offline Warning 9 2 3 Store and Recall Setups To...

Page 35: ...ration If not set it as required 4 Click Store The following window appears Figure 24 Save Preset Message 5 Click OK The new In Out configuration is stored in Preset 07 To recall a preset configuratio...

Page 36: ...ure 25 Load Preset Message 4 Click OK The new In Out configuration takes effect You can recall a preset configuration in the Confirm mode by repeating the above procedure in the Offline state The reca...

Page 37: ...e 27 Audio Gain Page To change an input or output gain select the channel number then click and hold the or buttons to increase or decrease the gain respectively A single click will increase decrease...

Page 38: ...red 3 Click the Submit button to apply changes2 A window appears asking if you are sure you want to change the network settings 4 Click Yes A window appears announcing that the configuration has been...

Page 39: ...EO 66dB 5MHz AUDIO 82dB CROSSTALK all hostile VIDEO 52dB 5MHz AUDIO Bal 70dB 20kHz CONTROLS Input output selector buttons all off video audio AFV store recall take audio level and lock buttons RS 232...

Page 40: ...Format HEX Command Format ASCII Example Output 1 to Input 1 0x01 0x81 0x81 0x81 Example Output 1 to Input 1 AV 1 1 CR Switching Protocol P2000 P3000 P3000 P2000 Command 0x38 0x80 0x83 0x81 Command P20...

Page 41: ...T 3 OUT 4 OUT 5 OUT 6 OUT 7 OUT 8 IN 1 A 1 1 CR A 1 2 CR A 1 3 CR A 1 4 CR A 1 5 CR A 1 6 CR A 1 7 CR A 1 8 CR IN 2 A 2 1 CR A 2 2 CR A 2 3 CR A 2 4 CR A 2 5 CR A 2 6 CR A 2 7 CR A 2 8 CR IN 3 A 3 1 C...

Page 42: ...1 81 01 84 82 81 01 84 83 81 01 84 81 84 01 84 85 81 01 84 86 81 01 84 87 81 01 84 88 81 IN 5 01 85 81 81 01 85 82 81 01 85 83 81 01 85 84 81 01 85 85 81 01 85 86 81 01 85 87 81 01 85 88 81 IN 6 01 86...

Page 43: ...16 86 FF 81 16 87 FF 81 16 88 FF 81 20dB Max BYTE 3 0x80 Gain Value 0x00 0x7F Table 13 lists the Hex codes that increase or decrease the audio output gain Table 13 VP 8x8AK Hex Codes for Increasing De...

Page 44: ...000 To switch from protocol 2000 to protocol 3000 press and hold the OUT 1 and OUT 3 buttons for a few seconds The display shows 3000 14 1 2 Switching Protocols via Protocol Commands To switch from pr...

Page 45: ...nd commands string with only one command without addressing start body delimiter Command SP Parameter_1 Parameter_2 CR Commands string formal syntax with commands concatenation and addressing Address...

Page 46: ...entering If terminal software used to connect over serial ethernet USB port that possible to directly enter all commands characters CR will be entered by Enter key that key send also LF but this char...

Page 47: ...ommand without the match login ERR004 Basic routing commands Command Syntax Response Switch audio video AV IN OUT IN OUT AV IN OUT IN OUT RESULT Switch video only VID IN OUT IN OUT Short form V IN OUT...

Page 48: ...KCRLF VID 1 2 3 4 OKCRLF VID 82 3 ERR CRLF AUD 0 1 OKCRLF V 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 4 CRLF Signal Status commands Command Syntax Response Change signal status SIGNAL INPUT STATUS Get signal status SIGNAL INPUT...

Page 49: ...tate 0 or off to unlock front panel buttons 1 or on to lock front panel buttons Restart device RESET RESET OK Switch to protocol 2000 P2000 P2000 OK Protocol 2000 has command to switch back to ASCII p...

Page 50: ...Reset machine name to factory default NAME RST NAME RST MACHINE_FACTORY_NAME RESULT Note machine name not equal to model name This name relevance for site viewer identification of specific machine or...

Page 51: ...TOCOL PORT RESULT Read protocol ethernet port ETH PORT PROTOCOL ETHP ETH PORT PROTOCOL PORT PROTOCOL TCP UDP transport layer protocol PORT ethernet port to enter protocol 3000 commands 1 65535 User de...

Page 52: ...performed via the machine s keyboard then these bits are set with the INSTRUCTION NO which was performed The instruction codes are defined according to the table below INSTRUCTION NO is the value to b...

Page 53: ...EST STATUS OF AN AUDIO OUTPUT Set as SETUP Equal to output number whose status is reqd 4 3 8 BREAKAWAY SETTING 0 0 audio follow video 1 audio breakaway 2 11 REQUEST BREAKAWAY SETTING Set as SETUP 0 Re...

Page 54: ...y to a REQUEST instruction is as follows the same instruction and INPUT codes as were sent are returned and the OUTPUT is assigned the value of the requested parameter The replies to instructions 10 a...

Page 55: ...The number of inputs and outputs refers to the specific machine which is being addressed not to the system For example if six 16X16 matrices are configured to make a 48X32 system 48 inputs 32 outputs...

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Page 57: ...st information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors visit our Web site www kramerelectronics com where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feed...

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