Kramer Electronics Ltd.
UHD Matrix Switcher
– Introduction
2
Recycling Kramer Products
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC aims to reduce
the amount of WEEE sent for disposal to landfill or incineration by requiring it to be collected
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
www.kramerav.com/support/recycling
Overview
Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer
UHD Matrix Switcher
. This User Manual
describes the following four devices:
VS-88UHD
,
VS-66UHD
,
VS-84UHD
and
VS-48UHD
.
The devices described in this user manual are generally referred to as
VS-88UHD
or
UHD
Matrix Switcher
. A device is named specifically only when a device-specific feature is
described.
The
UHD Matrix Switcher
is a high-quality switcher for 4K@60Hz (4:2:0) HDMI
™ signals
and embedded audio. It reclocks and equalizes the signals and can route any one of the
selectable HDMI, HDCP-compliant sources to any or all outputs simultaneously.
The
UHD Matrix Switcher
offers a flexible audio scheme where any HDMI digital audio input
can be routed to any HDMI digital audio output. In addition, an ARC matrix is supported to
produce AV matrices, as defined in the table below:
Device
Name
HDMI Video
Matrix
HDMI Embedded
Audio Matrix
(D-Audio Matrix)
ARC Audio
ARC In
(on HDMI OUT
Ports)
ARC Out
(on HDMI IN
ports)
Matrix
VS-88UHD
8x8
8x8
8
4
8x4
VS-66UHD
6x6
6x6
6
3
6x3
VS-84UHD
8x4
8x4
4
4
4x4
VS-48UHD
4x8
4x8
8
2
8x2
The
UHD Matrix Switcher
provides exceptional quality, advanced and user-friendly
operation, and flexible control.
Exceptional Quality
•
Max. data rate
– 8.91Gbps data rate (2.97Gbps per graphics channel).
•
Max. resolution
– Up to 4K@60Hz UHD (4:2:0).
•
Step-in over HDMI technology.
•
HDMI, HDCP and DVI Compliance.
•
HDMI support
– Deep color, 3D, ARC, up to 7.1 uncompressed audio channels.
•
Kramer reKlocking™ and equalization technology – rebuilds the digital signal to travel
longer distances.