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Kramer Electronics, Ltd.

USER MANUAL

Model:

VS-42HC

4x2 Home Entertainment Matrix Switcher

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Summary of Contents for VS-42HC

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model VS 42HC 4x2 Home Entertainment Matrix Switcher ...

Page 2: ...over Cable 15 7 3 2 Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub Straight Through Cable 17 7 4 Configuring the Ethernet Port 17 7 4 1 Setting a Virtual Port 19 7 4 2 Setting an Ethernet Connection 20 8 Operating the VS 42HC 21 8 1 Switching OUT IN Combinations 21 8 2 Setting and Adjusting the Audio Delay Time 21 8 3 Locking the Front Panel 23 9 Flash Memory Upgrade 24 9 1 Switcher Flash Memory U...

Page 3: ...igure 17 Splash Screen 25 Figure 18 Atmel Flip Window 25 Figure 19 Device Selection Window 26 Figure 20 Device Selection window 26 Figure 21 Loading the Hex 27 Figure 22 RS 232 Window 27 Figure 23 Atmel Flip Window Connected 28 Figure 24 Atmel Flip Window Operation Completed 28 Figure 25 The KFR Programmer Window 30 Tables Table 1 Terminology Used in this User Manual 3 Table 2 Front Panel VS 42HC ...

Page 4: ... Ethernet Configuration Manager and Virtual Serial Port Manager Infra red remote control transmitter including the required batteries and a separate user manual3 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 manual Use Kramer high performance hi...

Page 5: ...in digital audio delay time which corrects lip sync errors so that the audio delay will match the video delay DC coupled video inputs and outputs A LOCK button to prevent tampering with the front panel Control the VS 42HC using the front panel buttons or remotely via RS 232 and RS 485 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system PC or other serial controller The Kramer infra red remote con...

Page 6: ...der or receiver within a network via a particular server or workstation of data HTML pages or e mails that is sent in packets across the Internet Every device connected to an IP network must have a unique IP address This address is used to reference the specific unit Local Area Network LAN Computers sharing a common communications line or wireless link which often share a server within a defined g...

Page 7: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your VS 42HC 4x2 Home Entertainment Matrix Switcher 4 Figure 1 VS 42HC 4x2 Home Entertainment Matrix Switcher ...

Page 8: ...rom IN 1 to IN 4 12 IN S PDIF Connect to the digital audio source from IN 1 to IN 4 13 Pb Cb RCA Connectors 14 Pr Cr RCA Connectors 15 Component Y RCA Connectors Connect to the component Y Pb Cb Pr Cr video acceptor OUT 1 and OUT 2 16 OUT S PDIF Connect to the digital audio acceptor OUT 1 and OUT 2 17 OUT 2 TOSLINK Connector Connect to the digital audio acceptor 1 18 IN 2 TOSLINK Connector Connect...

Page 9: ...n Set to ETH Flash to upgrade firmware see section 9 2 Press to reset to factory default definitions 1 IP Address 192 168 1 39 Mask 255 255 255 0 ETH Factory Reset Button Gateway 192 168 1 1 Figure 2 VS 42HC Underside View 1 Turn the machine OFF using the power switch and then turn it ON while pressing the ETH Factory Reset button The unit will power up and load its memory with the factory default...

Page 10: ...upply wiring Refer to the appropriate nameplate ratings for information For example for fuse replacement see the value printed on the product label 5 The machine is earthed grounded in a reliable way and is connected only to an electricity socket with grounding Pay particular attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit for example the use of power strips and...

Page 11: ...e OUT 2 RCA connectors Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr to the video acceptor for example a plasma display and connect the corresponding OUT 2 S PDIF RCA connector and OUT 2 TOSLINK connector see section 6 2 to the digital audio acceptor for example the audio connector on the digital display 4 Set the dipswitches see section 6 3 5 If required connect a PC and or controller to the RS 232 port see section 7 1 and ...

Page 12: ...Connecting the VS 42HC 9 RS 232 DVD Player 4 Plasma Display 2 DVD Player 1 Plasma Display 1 AV Receiver Figure 3 Connecting the VS 42HC 4x2 Home Entertainment Matrix Switcher ...

Page 13: ...DIP 6 DIP 7 OFF OFF ON ON OUT 1 Figure 4 Connecting the VS 42HC Digital Audio Signals In the example illustrated in Figure 4 IN 1 is switched to OUT 1 IN 3 and IN 4 are not connected The IN 2 digital audio signal can be routed either via the IN 2 S PDIF connector or the IN 2 TOSLINK connector depending on the setup of dipswitches 6 and 7 see section 6 3 2 To select the S PDIF connector set DIP 6 O...

Page 14: ... a unit via RS 232 or RS 485 each unit has to be identified via its unique MACHINE Set the machine 2 on a VS 42HC unit via dipswitches 1 2 3 and 4 according to Table 5 Table 5 Machine Dipswitch Settings DIPSWITCH DIPSWITCH MACHINE 1 2 3 4 MACHINE 1 2 3 4 1 ON OFF OFF OFF 9 ON OFF OFF ON 2 OFF ON OFF OFF 10 OFF ON OFF ON 3 ON ON OFF OFF 11 ON ON OFF ON 4 OFF OFF ON OFF 12 OFF OFF ON ON 5 ON OFF ON ...

Page 15: ... PC To connect a PC to the VS 42HC unit using the Null modem adapter provided with the machine recommended Connect the RS 232 DB9 rear panel port on the Master VS 42HC unit to the Null modem adapter and connect the Null modem adapter with a 9 wire flat cable to the RS 232 DB9 port on your PC To connect a PC to the VS 42HC unit without using a Null modem adapter Connect the RS 232 DB9 port on your ...

Page 16: ...on one of the units for example on the RC 3000 To cascade up to 15 individual VS 42HC units via RS 485 as illustrated in Figure 7 do the following 1 Connect the component video sources and acceptors as well as the appropriate digital audio sources and acceptors as section 6 1 describes 2 Connect the RS 485 terminal block port on the first VS 42HC unit to the RS 485 port on the second VS 42HC unit ...

Page 17: ... Up to 15 Units 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KEYBOARD EXTENSION REMOTE CONTACT RS 485 RS 232 IN RS 232 OUT 12 VDC 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 G 4 6 8 10 3 5 7 9 11 12 14 16 OUT 13 15 IN RS 485 PINOUT G B A _ Figure 7 Cascading Individual Units in a Control Configuration via RS 485 ...

Page 18: ...e 1 EIA TIA 568B Side 2 PIN Wire Color PIN Wire Color 1 White orange 1 White green 2 Orange 2 Green 3 White green 3 White orange 4 Blue 4 Blue 5 White blue 5 White blue 6 Green 6 Orange 7 White brown 7 White brown 8 Brown 8 Brown Pair 1 4 and 5 Pair 1 4 and 5 Pair 2 1 and 2 Pair 2 3 and 6 Pair 3 3 and 6 Pair 3 1 and 2 Pair 4 7 and 8 Pair 4 7 and 8 Figure 8 RJ 45 PINOUT This type of connection is r...

Page 19: ... the Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties Button see Figure 9 Figure 9 Local Area Connection Properties Window 6 Select Use the following IP address and fill in the details as shown in Figure 10 7 Click OK Figure 10 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Window ...

Page 20: ...3 1 2 Insert the CD ROM in the CD ROM drive double click the Set FC11_xx exe1 file and follow the on screen instructions2 Both the Ethernet Configuration Manager and the Virtual Serial Port Manager are downloaded 3 Click the appropriate shortcut in the Start menu s Programs folder The Configuration Manager window see Figure 11 opens 4 Click the Search button3 or the Action menu s Search Board comm...

Page 21: ...are version 6 Device Network Settings Area DHCP1 Mode Check Box When selected configures the Ethernet port to obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server When cleared manual configuration of the Ethernet port is required to obtain an IP address Static IP IP Address A 32 binary digit number obtained from your Network Administrator that identifies the Ethernet port that is currently bein...

Page 22: ...er Application The Virtual Serial Port Manager window appears see Figure 12 Figure 12 The Virtual Serial Port Manager Window 2 Press the Add VSP button to add a serial port and type the IP settings according to the IP address and local port of your VS 42HC see Figure 13 Figure 13 The Virtual Serial Port Properties Window 3 You can set a virtual port for each local port on your VS 42HC see Figure 1...

Page 23: ... COM port connection according to your virtual serial port connections see Figure 15 Figure 15 The Port Window Selecting a Virtual Serial Port 7 4 2 Setting an Ethernet Connection If the control application can directly connect to the Ethernet driver select the host IP and port number as illustrated in Figure 16 Figure 16 The Port Window Selecting a Remote Connection ...

Page 24: ...O OUTPUT 1 or TO OUTPUT 2 as required For example press INPUT SELECTOR button 4 TO OUTPUT 1 and INPUT SELECTOR button 1 TO OUTPUT 2 Now IN 4 is switched to OUT 1 and IN 1 is switched to OUT 2 The corresponding buttons illuminate To turn off an output channel press that channel s illuminated button once more 8 2 Setting and Adjusting the Audio Delay Time You can adjust the audio delay time for OUT ...

Page 25: ... 96 340 To cancel the delay time press the DELAY button once again The DELAY button light turns off To reset the delay time to 0 zero press and hold the DELAY button for a few seconds Table 11 summarizes the way the DELAY button responds Table 11 DELAY Button Response When the DELAY button Then Blinks You can view the sampling rate and the delay time value or adjust the delay time Illuminates OUT ...

Page 26: ...button blinks After pressing the LOCK button a second time the front panel is locked Pressing any other buttons will have no effect To unlock the VS 42HC Press the illuminated LOCK button The LOCK button blinks When pressing it a second time the LOCK button no longer illuminates and the front panel unlocks 1 Nevertheless even though the front panel is locked you can still operate via Ethernet RS 2...

Page 27: ...m the Internet To do so 1 Go to our Web site at www kramerelectronics com and download the file FLIP_VS42HC zip from the Technical Support section 2 Extract the file FLIP_VS42HC zip to a folder for example C Program Files Kramer Flash 3 Create a shortcut on your desktop to the file FLIP EXE 9 1 2 Connecting the PC to the RS 232 Port Before installing the latest Kramer firmware version on a VS 42HC...

Page 28: ...h screen appears as follows Figure 17 Splash Screen 2 After a few seconds the Splash screen is replaced by the Atmel Flip window Figure 18 Atmel Flip Window 3 Press the keyboard shortcut key F2 or select the Select command from the Device menu or press the integrated circuit icon in the upper right corner of the window The Device Selection window appears ...

Page 29: ...Memory Upgrade 26 Figure 19 Device Selection Window 4 Click the button next to the name of the device and select from the list AT89C51RD2 AT89C51RD2 T89C51RD2 Figure 20 Device Selection window 5 Click OK and select Load Hex from the File menu ...

Page 30: ...rd shortcut key F3 or select the Communication RS232 command from the Settings menu or press the keys Alt SCR The RS232 window appears Change the COM port according to the configuration of your computer and select the 9600 baud rate Figure 22 RS 232 Window 8 Click Connect In the Atmel Flip window in the Operations Flow column the Run button is active and the name of the chip appears as the name of...

Page 31: ...fter each stage of the operation is completed the check box for that stage becomes colored green 1 When the operation is completed all 4 check boxes will be colored green and the status bar message Memory Verify Pass appears 2 VS42HC hex Figure 24 Atmel Flip Window Operation Completed 1 See also the blue progress indicator on the status bar 2 If an error message Not Finished shows click Run again ...

Page 32: ... Internet You can download the up to date file1 from the Internet To do so 1 Go to our Web site at http www Kramerelectronics com and download the file SetKFRETH11 xx zip from the technical support section 2 Extract the file SetKFRETH11 xx zip package which includes the KFR Programmer application setup and the s19 firmware file to a folder for example C Program Files KFR Upgrade 3 Install the KFR ...

Page 33: ...ow 2 Select the required COM Port1 3 Press the File button to select the s19 firmware file included in the package 4 Press the Send button to download the file The Send button lights red 5 Wait until downloading is completed and the red Send button turns off 6 Disconnect the power on the VS 42HC 7 Set the ETH Flash Normal switch located on the machine underside to Normal 8 Connect the power on you...

Page 34: ...UTS 2 S PDIF digital audio on RCA connectors 1 TOSLINK optical S PDIF SAMPLE RATE Up to 192kHz RESOLUTION Up to 24 bits JITTER 1 5ns 50Hz to 100kHz without delay 3 5ns 50Hz to 100kHz with delay MAXIMUM DELAY TIME FOR CHANNEL 2 999ms 32kHz sample rate 720ms 44 1kHz sample rate 680ms 48kHz sample rate 340ms 96kHz sample rate DELAY RESOLUTION 1ms General CONTROLS Front panel buttons Ethernet RS 232 R...

Page 35: ...achine 1 Table 13 VS 42HC Hex Codes for Switching via RS 232 RS 485 Switching Video Channels Switching Audio Channels OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 IN 1 2 2 IN 2 2 2 IN 3 2 2 IN 4 2 2 11 2 VS 44HC Hex Codes for Setting the Audio Delay Time To set the audio delay time use command 22 set audio parameter in the following way Byte 1 should be 22 16H Byte 2 should be 128 80H plus input Channel number from 1 ...

Page 36: ...cludes the most significant bits Byte 1 should be 63 7FH Byte 2 should be 128 80H plus Most Significant bits of required delay Byte 3 should be 128 80H Byte 4 should be 128 80H plus machine number from 1 up to 15 The second command includes the less significant bits as described previously for command 22 Table 15 describes the hex code examples for setting the audio delay time for delays more than...

Page 37: ...command is set Byte 1 should be 24 18H Byte 2 should be 128 80H plus machine number from 1 to 15 Byte 3 should be 140 8CH to increment or 141 8DH to decrement Byte 4 should be 129 81H To increase for example the IN 1 audio delay time by 1ms the hex code would be I8 82 8C 81 To decrease for example the IN 4 audio delay time by 1ms the hex code would be I8 84 8D 81 ...

Page 38: ...original dated invoice or a copy must be presented as proof of warranty coverage and should be included in any shipment of the product Please also include in any mailing a contact name company address and a description of the problem s 3 For the name of the nearest Kramer authorized service center consult your authorized dealer LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES All implied warranties including warr...

Page 39: ...For 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 comments and feedback Caution Safety Warning Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening servicing ...

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