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K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L T D .

USER MANUAL

MODEL:

VS-42HDCP

4x2 DVI Matrix Switcher

P/N: 2900-300218 Rev 4

Summary of Contents for VS-42HDCP

Page 1: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD USER MANUAL MODEL VS 42HDCP 4x2 DVI Matrix Switcher P N 2900 300218 Rev 4 ...

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Page 3: ...6 Locking and Unlocking the Front Panel 14 6 7 Switching Between Protocol 2000 and Protocol 3000 14 6 8 Acquiring the EDID 14 6 9 Resetting the IP Parameters 15 7 Controlling the VS 42HDCP 16 7 1 Connecting to the VS 42HDCP via RS 232 16 7 2 Connecting via Ethernet 16 7 3 Using the IR Transmitter 17 7 4 Firmware Upgrade 17 8 Technical Specifications 18 9 Default Communication Parameters 19 10 Defa...

Page 4: ...at are clearly defined by function GROUP 1 Distribution Amplifiers GROUP 2 Switchers and Routers GROUP 3 Control Systems GROUP 4 Format Standards Converters GROUP 5 Range Extenders and Repeaters GROUP 6 Specialty AV Products GROUP 7 Scan Converters and Scalers GROUP 8 Cables and Connectors GROUP 9 Room Connectivity GROUP 10 Accessories and Rack Adapters GROUP 11 Sierra Video Products GROUP 12 Digi...

Page 5: ...uality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low quality cables Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal quality Position your Kramer VS 42HDCP away from moisture excessive sunlight and dust This equipment is to be used only inside a build...

Page 6: ...llected and recycled To comply with 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 Electronics branded equipment on arrival at the EARN facility For details of Kramer s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at http www kra...

Page 7: ... v Color Lip Sync 3D pass through Support for up to 7 1 multi channel audio I EDIDPro Kramer Intelligent EDID Processing Intelligent EDID handling and processing algorithm ensures Plug and Play operation for HDMI systems Kramer reKlocking and Equalization Technology that rebuilds the digital signal to travel longer distances A LOCK button to prevent unwanted tampering with the buttons on the front...

Page 8: ...nnection along with a delay in switching Many newer display devices however are now capable of on the fly switching Depending on the display device in use the VS 42HDCP allows for fast switching minor reset and the connection kept alive and extra fast switching no reset and the connection kept alive Using the fast and extra fast switching modes allows for fraction of a second switching times when ...

Page 9: ... to Output 1 4 OFF Button Output 1 Press to disconnect output 1 from the inputs 5 OFF Button Output 2 Press to disconnect output 2 from the inputs 6 EDID Button Press to acquire the EDID see Section 6 7 7 STO Button Press to store a switching setting see Section 6 3 8 RCL Button Press to recall a stored switching configuration from a preset see Section 6 3 9 LOCK Button Press and hold to toggle th...

Page 10: ... 1 39 Mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 First disconnect the power cord and then connect it again while pressing the ETH Factory Reset button The unit powers up and loads its memory with the factory default definitions and erases all stored preset 15 OUT 2 DVI Connector Connect to a DVI acceptor 16 REMOTE IR opening Connect to an external IR receiver unit for controlling the machine via an IR remot...

Page 11: ...8 VS 42HDCP Installing in a Rack 4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit ...

Page 12: ...p to four DVI sources for example DVD players and or Blu ray disc players to the IN DVI connectors You do not have to connect all the sources 2 Connect the two OUT DVI connectors to up to two DVI acceptors for example DVI and or LCD displays You do not have to connect all the outputs 3 If required connect a PC and or controller to the RS 232 port see Section 7 1 and or the Ethernet port see Sectio...

Page 13: ...10 VS 42HDCP Connecting the VS 42HDCP Figure 3 Connecting to the VS 42HDCP Rear Panel ...

Page 14: ...n protocol 2000 and protocol 3000 see Section 6 7 Acquire the EDID see Section 6 8 Reset the Ethernet configuration to default values see Section 6 9 6 1 Routing Inputs to Outputs To route an input to an output Press an INPUT button from 1 to 4 in the TO OUTPUT 1 row to select an input to switch to output 1 Press an INPUT button from 1 to 4 in the TO OUTPUT 2 row to select an input to switch to ou...

Page 15: ...ate and the current setting input buttons for example INPUT 1 to OUTPUT 1 and INPUT 3 to OUTPUT 2 flash 2 Set the machine to the desired setting For example press INPUT SELECTOR button 3 on the TO OUTPUT 1 line and INPUT SELECTOR button 1 on the TO OUTPUT 2 line These buttons flash 3 Press the STO button again to store the current setup You have to press the STO button within 10 seconds before the...

Page 16: ...INPUT 3 of the TO OUTPUT 1 selector buttons and LOCK buttons while turning the power on Note If the EDID button is not pressed within about 12 seconds the device exits the port speed switching mode automatically and all changes are lost 6 5 Setting HDCP to On Off HDCP support can be enabled On or disabled Off for each of the HDMI inputs allowing the source to transmit a non HDCP signal if required...

Page 17: ... and all changes are lost 6 6 Locking and Unlocking the Front Panel To prevent unintended tampering with the unit via the front panel buttons lock your VS 42HDCP To lock unlock the VS 42HDCP Press and hold the LOCK button on the front panel for about 3 seconds 6 7 Switching Between Protocol 2000 and Protocol 3000 To switch from Protocol 2000 to Protocol 3000 and back again using the front panel bu...

Page 18: ...fault EDID value For example to copy the EDID of output 2 to input 3 press the INPUT SELECTOR button 3 on the TO OUTPUT 2 line 5 Press the LOCK button The LOCK button and the INPUT buttons flash until the EDID is acquired Note that while reading the EDID the displays that are connected to the OUT 1 and OUT 2 connectors may flicker once or twice To reset to the default EDID To reset to the default ...

Page 19: ...e VS 42HDCP unit via a 9 wire straight cable only pin 2 to pin 2 pin 3 to pin 3 and pin 5 to pin 5 need to be connected to the RS 232 9 pin D sub port on your PC 7 2 Connecting via Ethernet You can connect to the VS 42HDCP via Ethernet using either of the following methods Directly to the PC using a crossover cable see Section 7 2 1 Via a network hub switch or router using a straight through cable...

Page 20: ... the machine via the built in IR receiver on the front panel or instead via an optional external IR receiver Model C A35M IRR 50 The external IR receiver can be located up to 15 meters away from the machine This distance can be extended to up to 60 meters when used with three extension cables Model C A35M A35F 50 Before using the external IR receiver be sure to arrange for your Kramer dealer to in...

Page 21: ...t panel buttons Infrared remote control transmitter RS 232 Ethernet OPERATING TEMPERATURE 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F STORAGE TEMPERATURE 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F HUMIDITY 10 to 90 RHL non condensing DIMENSIONS 19 x 9 42 x 1U W D H WEIGHT 1 9kg 4 2lbs approx INCLUDED ACCESSORIES Power cord IR transmitter rack ears OPTIONS Kramer DVI cables External remote IR receiver cable For best results use Kramer cabl...

Page 22: ...rmat HEX Command Format ASCII Example Output 1 to Input 1 0x01 0x81 0x81 0x81 Example Output 1 to Input 1 VID1 1 CR Switching Protocol P2000 P3000 P3000 P2000 Command 0x38 0x80 0x83 0x81 Command P2000 CR Front Panel On the TO OUTPUT 1 row press input buttons 1 and 3 at Front Panel On the TO OUTPUT 1 row press input buttons 1 and 2 at the same time Ethernet IP Address 192 168 1 39 TCP Port 5000 Sub...

Page 23: ...s Native preferred timing 1280x720p at 60Hz Modeline 1280x720 74 250 1280 1390 1430 1650 720 725 730 746 hsync vsync Detailed timing 1 1920x1080p at 60Hz 16 9 Modeline 1920x1080 148 500 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 hsync vsync Standard timings supported 720 x 400p at 70Hz IBM VGA 720 x 400p at 88Hz IBM XGA2 640 x 480p at 60Hz IBM VGA 640 x 480p at 67Hz Apple Mac II 640 x 480p at 72Hz VE...

Page 24: ...44 48 kHz CE speaker allocation data Channel configuration 3 0 Front left right Yes Front LFE No Front center Yes Rear left right No Rear center No Front left right center No Rear left right center No Rear LFE No CE vendor specific data VSDB IEEE registration number 0x000C03 CEC physical address 1 0 0 0 Maximum TMDS clock 165MHz Report information Date generated 26 12 2012 Software revision 2 60 0...

Page 25: ...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 bits are set with the INPUT NUMBER which was switched For other operations these bits are defined according to the table 3rd BYTE Bit 7 Defined as 1 O6 O0 OUTPUT When switching ie instruction codes 1 and 2 the OUTPUT 7 bi...

Page 26: ...gs NOTE 2 These are bi directional definitions That is if the switcher receives the code it performs the instruction and if the instruction is performed due to a keystroke operation on the front panel then these codes are sent For example if the HEX code 01 85 88 83 was sent from the PC then the switcher machine 3 switches input 5 to output 8 If the user switched input 1 to output 7 via the front ...

Page 27: ... for Y 128dec ASCII for C NOTE 14 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 the reply to the HEX code 3E 82 81 82 ie request the number of outputs would be HEX codes 7E 82 90 82 ie 16 outputs NOTE 15 When the OVR bit 4th byte is set then the ...

Page 28: ... the Kramer Protocol 3000 This section describes Kramer Protocol 3000 syntax see Section 12 1 Kramer Protocol 3000 commands see Section 12 2 12 1 Kramer Protocol 3000 Syntax 12 1 1 Host Message Format Start Address optional Body Delimiter device_id Message CR 12 1 1 1 Simple Command Command string with only one command without addressing Start Body Delimiter Command SP Parameter_1 Parameter_2 CR 1...

Page 29: ...A Z a z and Command and parameters must be separated by at least one space Parameters A sequence of alphanumeric ASCII characters 0 9 A Z a z and some special characters for specific commands Parameters are separated by commas Message string Every command entered as part of a message string begins with a message starting character and ends with a message closing character Note A string can contain...

Page 30: ...e To enter CR press the Enter key LF is also sent but is ignored by command parser For commands sent from some non Kramer controllers like Crestron some characters require special coding such as X Refer to the controller manual 12 1 5 Command Forms Some commands have short name syntax in addition to long name syntax to allow faster typing The response is always in long syntax 12 1 6 Chaining Comma...

Page 31: ...O PRST Read maximum preset count End User LOCK FP LCK Lock front panel Administrator LOCK FP LCK Read Lock front panel End User MODEL Read device model End User P2000 Switch to protocol 2000 End User PROT VER Read device protocol version End User PRST LST Read saved presets list End User PRST RCL Recall saved preset End User PRST STO Store current connections to preset End User PRST VID Read video...

Page 32: ... mm ss where hh hours mm minutes ss seconds Command CPEDID Command Type System Command Name Permission Transparency Set CPEDID End User Public Get Description Syntax Set Copy EDID data from the output to the input EEPROM CPEDID output_id input_id Get Response nn CPEDID output_id input_id Parameters output_id Video output id input_id Video input id Response Triggers Response is sent to the com port...

Page 33: ...Triggers After execution response is sent to the com port from which the Get was received Response is sent after every change in output HPD status ON to OFF Response is sent after every change in output HPD status OFF to ON and ALL parameters new EDID etc are stable and valid Command FACTORY Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set FACTORY End User Get Description Syn...

Page 34: ...se is sent to the com port from which the Set before execution Get command was received Notes For Get size 0 means EDID is not supported For old devices that do not support this command nn ERR 002 is received Command GEDID EXT Command Type Common Command Name Permission Transparency Get GEDID EXT End User Public Description Syntax Get Read EDID from external device connected to output GEDID EXT ou...

Page 35: ...mmand IDV Command Type System Command Name Permission Transparency Set IDV End User Public Get Description Syntax Set Set visual indication from device IDV Get Response nn IDV OK Notes Using this command some devices can light a sequence of buttons or LEDs to allow identification of a specific device from similar devices Command INFO IO Command Type System Command Name Permission Transparency Set ...

Page 36: ... maximum preset count INFO PRST Response nn INFO PRST VID preset_video_count AUD preset_audio_count Parameters preset_video_count maximum number of video presets in the unit preset_audio_count maximum number of audio presets in the unit Notes In most units video and audio presets with the same number are stored and recalled together by commands PRST STO and PRST RCL ...

Page 37: ...ill send EDID_DATA HEX or KFW file in protocol packets see Section 12 3 1 Response Triggers Response is sent to the com port from which the Set before execution Notes When the unit receives the LDEDID command it replies with READY and enters the special EDID packet wait mode In this mode the unit can receive only packets and not regular protocol commands If the unit does not receive correct packet...

Page 38: ...ck_mode OK Option 2 01 LOCK FP device_id lock_mode OK Get Option 1 nn LOCK FP lock_mode Option 2 01 LOCK FP device_id lock_mode Parameters lock_mode 0 OFF unlocks the front panel buttons 1 ON locks the front panel buttons device_id for K Net controllers select the button panel to lock Locking is allowed only from the master Command MODEL Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Transp...

Page 39: ...datory Command Name Permission Transparency Set Get PROT VER End User Public Description Syntax Set Get Get device protocol version PROT VER Response nn PROT VER 3000 version Parameters Version XX XX where X is a decimal digit Command PRST LST Command Type System Command Name Permission Transparency Set Get PRST LST End User Public Description Syntax Set Get Get saved preset list PRST LST Response...

Page 40: ...dio presets with the same number are stored and recalled together by commands PRST STO and PRST RCL Command PRST STO Command Type System Command Name Permission Transparency Set PRST STO End User Public Get Description Syntax Set Store current connections volumes and modes in preset PRST STO preset Get Response nn PRST STO preset Parameters preset preset number Notes In most units video and audio ...

Page 41: ...with the same number are stored and recalled together by commands PRST STO and PRST RCL Examples Store current audio and video connections volumes and modes to preset 5 PRST STO 5 PRST STO 5 Recall audio and video connections from preset 3 PRCL 3 PRST RCL 3 Show source of video output 2 from preset 3 PRST VID 3 2 PRST VID 3 4 2 Command RESET Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Tr...

Page 42: ...fter every change in input signal status ON to OFF or OFF to ON Command SN Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set Get SN End User Public Description Syntax Set Get Get device serial number SN Response nn SN serial_number Parameters serial_number 11 decimal digits factory assigned Notes For new products with 14 digit serial numbers use only the last 11 digits Command...

Page 43: ...command AV Switch video and audio input 3 to output 7 AV 3 7CR 01 AV 3 7CRLF Switch video input 2 to output 4 V 2 4CR 01 VID 2 4CRLF Switch video input 4 to output 2 in machine 6 6 VID 4 2CR 06 VID 4 2CRLF Disconnect video and audio output 4 AV 0 4CR 01 AV 0 4CRLF Switch video input 3 to all outputs V 3 CR 01 VID 3 CRLF Chaining multiple commands AV 1 V 3 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 V 3 9 A 0 1 V CR 1 Switch au...

Page 44: ...use the packet protocol 1 Send a command LDEDID 2 Receive Ready or ERR 3 If Ready Send a packet Receive OK on the last packet Receive OK for the command 4 Packet structure Packet ID 1 2 3 2 bytes in length Length data length 2 for CRC 2 bytes in length Data data length 2 bytes CRC 2 bytes 01 02 03 04 05 Packet ID Length Data CRC 5 Response NNNNSPOKCR LF Where NNNN is the received packet ID in ASCI...

Page 45: ...alculating the CRC The polynomial for the 16 bit CRC is CRC CCITT 0x1021 x16 x12 x5 1 Initial value 0000 Final XOR Value 0 For a code example see http sanity free org 133 crc_16_ccitt_in_csharp html CRC example Data 123456789 Result 0x31C3 ...

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Page 47: ...isit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Web site www kramerelectronics com E mail info kramerel com SAFETY WARNING Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening and servicing P N 2900 300218 Rev 4 ...

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