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Kramer Electronics, Ltd.

USER MANUAL

Model:

VP-8x8TP

8x8 UXGA/Audio Matrix Switcher

Summary of Contents for VP-8x8TP

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model VP 8x8TP 8x8 UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher...

Page 2: ...XGA Audio Matrix Switcher Remotely 16 6 6 Setting the Switching DelayTime 16 7 Operating theVP 8x8TP8x8UXGA AudioMatrix Switcher 17 7 1 Switching Inputs and Outputs 17 7 1 1 Switching an Input to an O...

Page 3: ...Kramer Protocol 38 16 1 Switching Protocols 38 16 1 1 Switching Protocols via the Front Panel Buttons 38 16 1 2 Switching Protocols via Protocol Commands 39 16 2 Kramer Protocol 3000 39 16 2 1 Protoco...

Page 4: ...igure 29 Audio Gain Control Page 31 Figure 30 Selecting Audio Input Gain for Channel 2 32 Figure 31 Configuration Page 32 Tables Table 1 Terminology Used in this Manual 4 Table 2 VP 8x8TP Front and Re...

Page 5: ...mote Control Transmitter including the required battery and a separate user manual4 Power cord3 and this user manual4 2 Getting Started We recommend that you Unpack the equipment carefully and save th...

Page 6: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2...

Page 7: ...ching between non genlocked sources Audio follow video and breakaway options Eight stereo unbalanced audio input signals on 3 5mm mini jacks Eight RJ 45 STP UTP output connectors Over 100m 330ft trans...

Page 8: ...cal Area Network LAN Computers sharing a common communications line or wireless link which often share a server within a defined geographic area Media Access Control MAC Address A computer s unique ha...

Page 9: ...provided by a display to describe its capabilities to a graphics card that is connected to the display s source The EDID enables the PC or laptop to know what kind of monitor is connected to the outpu...

Page 10: ...udio Matrix Switcher Figure 1 and Table 2 define the front panel of the VP 8x8TP 8x8 UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher Figure 1 VP 8x8TP 8x8 UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher Front Panel Figure 2 and Table 2 define...

Page 11: ...evel and then select an input button Press to decrease the audio input gain 6 first press Audio Level and then select an input 13 STATUS 7 segment Display Displays either the input output configuratio...

Page 12: ...r Fuse AC mains power fuse 25 Power Switch Turns the AC mains power ON OFF 26 PROG Button Push in for Program to upgrade to the latest Kramer firmware via RS 232 see Section 8 or release for Normal op...

Page 13: ...Installing the VP 8x8TP in a Rack 9 5 Installing the VP 8x8TP in a Rack This section describes what to do before installing in a rack and how to rack mount the VP 8x8TP...

Page 14: ...8TP 8x8 UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher see Section 6 1 Connecting to the VP 8x8TP 8x8 UXGA Audio Matrix Switcher via RS 485 see Section 6 2 Configuring the Ethernet Port see Section 6 4 Operating the VP 8...

Page 15: ...PC For successful communication you must set the RS 485 machine number and bus termination correctly To connect a device with a RS 485 port to the VP 8x8TP 1 Connect the VP 8x8TP to the device as foll...

Page 16: ...number 2 Use the and buttons to set the Machine number as required 3 Press the TAKE button to exit the Machine number mode 6 3 Connecting to VP 8x8TP via the RS 232 Port You can connect to the VP 8x8T...

Page 17: ...Address 1 After connecting the Ethernet port configure your PC as follows of the VP 8x8TP during the initial configuration 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 Double click Network Connections 3 Right click...

Page 18: ...a network hub switch or router via a straight through cable with RJ 45 connectors Once connected follow the steps in Section 6 4 1 1 6 4 2 Ethernet Port Configuration To configure the Ethernet port on...

Page 19: ...a an Ethernet cable Enter the IP address1 or the machine name The 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 Sel...

Page 20: ...you are operating a standalone unit via RS 232 or the Ethernet configure the unit as Machine number 1 see Section 6 2 2 6 6 Setting the Switching Delay Time You can achieve clean transitions when swit...

Page 21: ...The input number below the selected output on the INPUT 7 segment display flashes 2 Press an INPUT button to select the input to switch to the output The selected input number appears on the 7 segment...

Page 22: ...ormal Operation see Section 7 2 2 Status Display During Audio Level Setting see Section 7 2 3 7 2 1 Status Display Immediately After Power is Turned On Immediately after the unit is turned on the stat...

Page 23: ...mediate and actions require no user confirmation No protection is offered to allow the correction of an erroneous action before it is implemented In the Confirm mode TAKE button lights You can key in...

Page 24: ...he corresponding 7 segment display flashes The TAKE button also flashes 2 Press the flashing TAKE button to confirm all the actions The corresponding 7 segment display no longer flashes The TAKE butto...

Page 25: ...via the front panel buttons lock2 To lock the VP 8x8TP your VP 8x8TP Unlocking releases the protection mechanism Press and hold the LOCK button for more than two seconds until the LOCK button is lit T...

Page 26: ...hing operations relate to Audio If the VIDEO button lights switching operations relate to Video The STATUS window displays audio or video settings according to your selection 7 7 Setting the Audio Inp...

Page 27: ...the rear panel Connect the external IR receiver to the REMOTE IR 3 5mm mini connector 8 Operating Multiple VP 8x8TP Units Remotely via RS 232 You can operate up to 16 VP 8x8TP units remotely via the...

Page 28: ...see Section 9 1 To be able to do so you must use a supported Web browser Microsoft V6 0 and higher Chrome Firefox V3 0 and higher To check that Java is installed and running browse to http www java co...

Page 29: ...8x8TP and do the following 1 Open your Internet browser 2 Enter the unit s IP number for the default IP address see Table 2 or name in the Address bar of your browser If you are using DHCP you have t...

Page 30: ...layed which shows a graphical representation of the front panel see Figure 19 There are three remote operation Web pages Main switching matrix see Section 9 2 Audio gain control see Section 9 3 Config...

Page 31: ...an Input to an Output To switch an input to an output for example video input 1 to video output 4 1 Click the blue Video button The button outline becomes dark Actions now relate to video channels 2...

Page 32: ...Switched All configuration changes now switch audio and video simultaneously 9 2 3 Operating in the Offline Mode By default the unit operates in the At Once mode meaning that any switching changes tak...

Page 33: ...the Take button the exiting Offline warning appears Figure 25 Exiting Offline Warning 9 2 4 Storing and Recalling Setups You can store switching configurations in presets and recall them at any time T...

Page 34: ...uration is stored in Preset 07 To recall a setup 1 From the Preset drop down list select a preset in this example Preset 03 Presets that contain a configuration are displayed with a blue background pr...

Page 35: ...de 9 2 5 Locking the Front Panel Buttons You can lock the front panel buttons to prevent tampering To lock the front panel buttons Click the padlock icon Note Locking the front panel buttons does not...

Page 36: ...h click increments decrements 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 setti...

Page 37: ...EDID Each input on the VP 8x8TP has a factory default EDID loaded see Section 14 The EDID for each input can be changed independently by uploading an EDID binary file to each input via the RS 232 port...

Page 38: ...DIO AC AUDIO THD NOISE 0 035 1kHz AUDIO 2nd HARMONIC 0 002 1kHz TRANSMISSION RANGE 100m 330ft POWER SOURCE 100 240V AC 68VA DIMENSIONS 19 x 7 5 x 1U 48 3cm x 19cm x 1U W D H WEIGHT 2 6kg 5 7lbs approx...

Page 39: ...e Sync on green Display type RGB color Screen size 360 x 290 mm 18 2 in Power management Standby Suspend Active off Sleep Extension blocs None DDC CI Not supported Color characteristics Default color...

Page 40: ...V 1 1 CR V 1 2 CR V 1 3 CR V 1 4 CR V 1 5 CR V 1 6 CR V 1 7 CR V 1 8 CR IN 2 V 2 1 CR V 2 2 CR V 2 3 CR V 2 4 CR V 2 5 CR V 2 6 CR V 2 7 CR V 2 8 CR IN 3 V 3 1 CR V 3 2 CR V 3 3 CR V 3 4 CR V 3 5 CR V...

Page 41: ...2 81 01 83 83 81 01 83 84 81 01 83 85 81 01 83 86 81 01 83 87 81 01 83 88 81 IN 4 01 84 81 81 01 84 82 81 01 84 83 81 01 83 84 81 01 84 85 81 01 84 86 81 01 84 87 81 01 84 88 81 IN 5 01 85 81 81 01 85...

Page 42: ...9 81 16 87 B9 81 16 88 B9 81 50dB 16 81 EB 81 16 82 EB 81 16 83 EB 81 16 84 EB 81 16 85 EB 81 16 86 EB 81 16 87 EB 81 16 88 EB 81 0dB 16 81 FF 81 16 82 FF 81 16 83 FF 81 16 84 FF 81 16 85 FF 81 16 86...

Page 43: ...a bits and 1 stop bit 16 2 1 Protocol 3000 Syntax Host message format Start Address optional Body Delimiter Destination_id message CR Simple command commands string with only one command without addre...

Page 44: ...ommands characters CR will be entered by Enter key that key send also LF but this char will be ignored by commands parser Sending commands from some controllers like Crestron require coding some chara...

Page 45: ...will switch also audio If audio is breakaway device display mode will change to show audio connections status Switch audio only AUD IN OUT IN OUT Short form A IN OUT IN OUT AUD IN OUT IN OUT RESULT N...

Page 46: ...IGNAL INPUT STATUS Parameters Description NPUT Input number for all STATUS Signal state 0 or off for not existent signal 1 or on for existent signal Preset commands Command Syntax Response Store curre...

Page 47: ...ons Restart device RESET RESET OK Switch to Protocol 2000 P2000 P2000 OK Protocol 2000 has command to switch back to ASCII Protocol like Protocol 3000 Audio parameters commands Command Syntax Response...

Page 48: ...NAME NAME MACHINE_NAME 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...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...as 1 I6 I0 INPUT When switching ie instruction codes 1 and 2 the INPUT 7 bits is set as the input number which is to be switched Similarly if switching is done via the machine s front panel then these...

Page 51: ...SETTING Set as SETUP 0 Request audio breakaway setting 3 4 6 15 REQUEST WHETHER SETUP IS DEFINED VAL D INPUT IS DETECTED SETUP or Input 0 for checking if setup is defined 1 for checking if input is v...

Page 52: ...he switcher s memory i e those used for Store and Recall NOTE 4 The reply to a REQUEST instruction is as follows the same instruction and INPUT codes as were sent are returned and the OUTPUT is assign...

Page 53: ...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 the reply to the HEX...

Page 54: ...er lightning orotheractsofnature ii Product modification orfailureto followinstructions supplied with theproduct iii Repairorattemptedrepairby anyonenot authorized byKramer iv Anyshipment oftheproduct...

Page 55: ...or the latest 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 commen...

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