Kramer Electronics Ltd.
VS-3232DN-EM
– Introduction
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About HDBaseT™ Technology
HDBaseT™ is an advanced all-in-one connectivity technology (supported by the HDBaseT
Alliance). It is particularly suitable in the consumer home environment as a digital home
networking alternative where it enables you to replace numerous cables and connectors by a
single LAN cable used to transmit, for example, uncompressed full high definition video,
audio, IR, as well as various control signals.
The products described in this user manual are HDBaseT certified.
About EDID
The Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is a data-structure provided by a display, to
describe its capabilities to a graphics card (that is connected to the display’s source). The EDID
enables the
VS-3232DN-EM
to “know” what kind of monitor is connected to the output. The EDID
includes the manufacturer’s name, the product type, the timing data supported by the display, the
display size, luminance data and (for digital displays only) the pixel mapping data. EDID is defined
by a standard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).
About Power Connect™
The Power Connect™ feature here means that the
VS-3232DN-EM
can supply power to the
TP transmitters and receivers (for example, the
TP-573
and
TP-574
) as long as the devices
are within 90m (270ft) of each other. The Power Connect™ feature applies as long as the
cable can carry power and the distance does not exceed 90m on standard CAT 5 cable. For
longer distances, a heavier gauge cable should be used (a TP cable is still suitable for the
video/audio transmission, but not for feeding the power at these distances).
Overview
The Kramer
VS-3232DN-EM
is a high-performance matrix switcher chassis for AV signals.
The unit is modular and populated from 4 x 4 to 32 x 32 ports in increments of four inputs
and/or four outputs. The unit supports various signals, depending on the type of cards
installed and includes a power supply, control module and a test module that can monitor and
test any video input and output in the matrix. It features a very high bandwidth of up to
3.4Gbps (for the chassis only, effective bandwidth of the system depends on the input / output
cards, see
Using the Input / Output Cards
) that ensures transparent performance
even in the most critical applications. The cards re-clock and equalize the signals and the
chassis can route any or all inputs to any or all outputs simultaneously.
The
VS-3232DN-EM
is highly configurable
–you can add or remove inputs and outputs
independently in groups of four and mix different types of input/output cards in the same
chassis. For example, you can configure a device as a 4 x 24 or a 32 x 8 matrix switcher to
exactly suit your needs.
