Kramer VS-88DT User Manual Download

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P/N: 2900-300275 Rev 6

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USER MANUAL

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VS-88DT
HDMI/HDBT Matrix Switcher

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Page 1: ...P N 2900 300275 Rev 6 www kramerAV com USER MANUAL MODEL VS 88DT HDMI HDBT Matrix Switcher...

Page 2: ...One or All Outputs 14 Resetting the Device to Factory Default Configuration 15 Locking and Unlocking the Front Panel 15 RS 232 Data Routing over HDBaseT 16 Configuring the VS 88DT 17 Using the Menu 17...

Page 3: ...rdable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront the video audio presentation and broadcasting professional on a daily basis In recent years we have redesigned and upgraded most of our lin...

Page 4: ...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 88DT away from moisture e...

Page 5: ...ng 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 re...

Page 6: ...DMI 3D Deep Color x v Color Lip Sync Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Plus DTS HD and linear PCM 7 1 surround sound A non volatile memory for matrix configuration A store and recall facility for preset conf...

Page 7: ...ted 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 si...

Page 8: ...ng and Recalling Preset Configurations on page 14 8 EDID Button Press to copy the EDID from an Output to an Input see Acquiring an EDID on page 14 9 LOCK Button Press and hold to lock the front panel...

Page 9: ...nnector Connect HDMI acceptors 5 ETHERNET RJ 45 Connector Connect to a PC controller via a LAN see Section Connecting to the VS 88DT via Ethernet on page 10 6 IR ALL IN 3 5mm Mini Jack Connect to an I...

Page 10: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd VS 88DT Installing the VS 88DT in a Rack 8 Installing the VS 88DT in a Rack...

Page 11: ...the HDMI In 1 and In 2 connectors 2 Connect an external IR sensor to the In 4 IR In 3 5mm mini jack 3 Connect the Out 1 IR 3 5mm mini jack to an external IR transmitter 4 Connect the Out 4 HDMI connec...

Page 12: ...router using a straight through cable see Connecting the Ethernet Port via a Network Hub on page 12 Note If you want to connect via a router and your IT system is based on IPv6 speak to your IT depart...

Page 13: ...he Internet Protocol Properties window appears as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window 6 Select Use the following IP Address for static IP addressing and fill in th...

Page 14: ...6 Internet Protocol Properties Window 7 Click OK 8 Click Close Connecting the Ethernet Port via a Network Hub or Switch You can connect the Ethernet port of the VS 88DT to the Ethernet port on a netw...

Page 15: ...rt has no input switched to it O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I 3 0 1 2 4 5 2 8 Note If there is no button activity during any procedure for approximately 30 seconds the procedure is aborted and the display revert...

Page 16: ...in the readout 3 Press Rcl The configuration stored in preset 8 is recalled Acquiring an EDID You can acquire the EDID from an output and assign it to either one or all inputs To acquire the EDID fro...

Page 17: ...utton The Menu button lights and the first option on the menu appears 2 Use the up and down arrows on the keypad to scroll to the RESET TO DEFAULT option 3 Press the Enter button The Reset to Default...

Page 18: ...uting Web page see RS 232 Routing Page on page 26 or using the ROUTE command see Kramer Protocol on page 32 For simulation purposes the VS 88DT also enables routing the RS 232 data to all the HDBaseT...

Page 19: ...is performed as follows Menu Enter the Menu or exit one level when in the Menu Enter Select a parameter value Up or Right scroll up through the parameter value list Down or Left scroll down through t...

Page 20: ...n the device performs an automatic reset Ethernet Status Sub menu The parameters in the Ethernet Status sub menu display the TCP IP communication parameters Parameter Description IP Status Displays th...

Page 21: ...that DHCP is not supported To select the DHCP 1 Press the Menu button to display the menu The menu is displayed 2 Using the up or down button move through the menu options until the Network Settings...

Page 22: ...The change is saved Resetting the VS 88DT to Factory Default Configuration To reset the VS 88DT to factory default parameters 1 Press the Menu button to display the menu The menu is displayed 2 Using...

Page 23: ...n enabled the Login page shown in Figure 7 is displayed Figure 7 Login Page If authentication is not enabled click on the arrow If authentication is enabled enter a valid user name and password and cl...

Page 24: ...ght output buttons Click on the button to select an output 2 Mute button Click to mute the output 3 Edit button Click to open the button edit popup 4 Input number Indicates which input is switched to...

Page 25: ...button Click to save changes to either of the labels Figure 11 shows the Output properties popup Figure 11 Output Properties Popup Item Description 1 Output 2 properties Displays the output you are c...

Page 26: ...Operating the VS 88DT Remotely Using the Web Pages 24 Device Settings Page The Device Settings page allows you to See the current IP settings Turn DHCP on and off Edit the IP settings for static IP F...

Page 27: ...username and password Access to only the serial port settings limited to entry with a valid username and password The Authentication page allows you to Turn Web page authentication on and off Set the...

Page 28: ...outing page allows you to Turn remote RS 232 routing on and off Select the HDBaseT output to which to route the RS 232 data Select the serial baud rate for each HDBaseT port Figure 14 RS 232 Routing P...

Page 29: ...age The EDID page allows you to Copy an EDID from The default EDID Any HDBaseT output Any input An EDID stored in a file Copy an EDID to one or more inputs Figure 15 EDID Page About Page The About pag...

Page 30: ...g a TP cable that is incorrectly wired may cause permanent damage to the device Do not use unshielded TP cables with this product Figure 17 displays the TP pinout using a straight pin to pin cable wit...

Page 31: ...is displayed in your Windows Explorer Release the OFF button 7 Copy the firmware file from your PC to the new removable drive 8 After the file has been transferred power cycle the VS 88DT As soon as t...

Page 32: ...nel SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS VGA to UXGA 480i to 1080p HDMI RANGE 15m 49ft 8bit resolution 10m 33ft 12 bit resolution HDBaseT RANGE 130m 430ft at normal mode 2K when using BC UNIKat cables POWER CONSUMPT...

Page 33: ...ion Parameters RS 232 Baud Rate 115 200 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Command Format ASCII Example Output 1 to Input 1 AV 1 1 CR Ethernet IP Address 192 168 1 39 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Default...

Page 34: ...th only one command without addressing Start Body Delimiter Command SP Parameter_1 Parameter_2 CR Command String Formal syntax with commands concatenation and addressing Start Address Body Delimiter D...

Page 35: ...efine a query request Message closing character CR For host messages carriage return ASCII 13 CRLF For device messages carriage return ASCII 13 line feed ASCII 10 Command chain separator character Whe...

Page 36: ...ownload from www kramerav com Command Description Protocol handshaking BUILD DATE Read device build date FACTORY Reset to factory default configuration HELP List of commands LOCK FP Lock the front pan...

Page 37: ...Protocol 35 Function Permission Transparency Set End User Public Get Description Syntax Set Protocol handshaking Get Response nn OK Parameters Response Triggers Notes Use to validate the Protocol 3000...

Page 38: ...sparency Set Get BUILD DATE End User Public Description Syntax Set Get device build date BUILD DATE Get Response nn BUILD DATE date time Parameters date Format YYYY MM DD where YYYY Year MM Month DD D...

Page 39: ...ssion Transparency Set FACTORY End User Public Get Description Syntax Set Reset device to factory default configuration FACTORY Get Response nn FACTORY OK Parameters Response Triggers Notes This comma...

Page 40: ...ription Syntax Set Get Get command list or help for specific command 2 options 1 HELP 2 HELP command_name Response 1 Multi line nn Device available protocol 3000 commands command command To get help f...

Page 41: ...Get front panel lock state Option 1 LOCK FP Option 2 LOCK FP device_id Response Set Option 1 nn LOCK FP lock_mode OK Option 2 01 LOCK FP device_id lock_mode OK Get Option 1 nn LOCK FP lock_mode Option...

Page 42: ...escription Syntax Set Set machine number MACH NUM machine_number Get Response nn MACH NUM machine_numberOK Parameters machine_number new device machine number Response Triggers Notes Some devices do n...

Page 43: ...ocol 41 MODEL Function Permission Transparency Set Get MODEL End User Public Description Syntax Set Get Get device model MODEL Response nn MODEL model_name Parameters model_name String of up to 19 pri...

Page 44: ...NAME machine_name Get Get machine DNS name NAME Response Set nn NAME machine_name Get nn NAME machine_name Parameters machine_name string of up to 15 alpha numeric chars can include hyphen not at the...

Page 45: ...s mode 0 Do not use DHCP Use the IP set by the factory or using the IP set command 1 Try to use DHCP If unavailable use IP as above Response Triggers Notes Connecting Ethernet to devices with DHCP may...

Page 46: ...Set Set gateway IP NET GATE ip_address Get Get gateway IP NET GATE Response Set nn NET GATE ip_address OK Get nn NET GATE ip_address Parameters ip_address format xxx xxx xxx xxx Response Triggers Note...

Page 47: ...trator Public Get NET IP End User Public Description Syntax Set Set IP address NET IP ip_address Get Get IP address NET IP Response Set nn NET IP ip_address OK Get nn NET IP ip_address Parameters ip_a...

Page 48: ...unction Permission Transparency Set Get NET MAC End User Public Description Syntax Set Get Get MAC address NET MAC Response nn NET MAC mac_address Parameters mac_address Unique MAC address Format XX X...

Page 49: ...Public Description Syntax Set Set subnet mask NET MASK net_mask Get Get subnet mask NET MASK Response Set nn NET MASK net_mask OK Get nn NET MASK net_mask Parameters net_mask format xxx xxx xxx xxx Re...

Page 50: ...PROT VER Function 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 w...

Page 51: ...RCL End User Public Get Description Syntax Set Recall saved preset list PRST RCL preset Get Response nn PRST RCL preset Parameters preset preset number Response Triggers Notes In most units video and...

Page 52: ...blic 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 Response Triggers Notes In most un...

Page 53: ...t number or 0 if output disconnected connection character between in and out parameters out output number or for all outputs Response Triggers Notes In most units video and audio presets with the same...

Page 54: ...r Public Get Description Syntax Set Reset device RESET Get Response nn RESET OK Parameters Response Triggers Notes To avoid locking the port due to a USB bug in Windows disconnect USB connections imme...

Page 55: ...ting ROUTE Response nn ROUTE layer dest src Parameters layer 3 Data dest 1 8 Output 1 8 x Disconnect Disable routing src 0 Data source ID Response Triggers Notes The GET command identifies input switc...

Page 56: ...l lock status SIGNAL inp_id Response nn SIGNAL inp_id status Parameters inp_id input number status lock status according to signal validation 0 No signal 1 There is a signal Response Triggers After ex...

Page 57: ...arameters stage input output 0 Input 1 Output stage_id number of chosen stage 1 max number of inputs outputs type signal type 0 No signal 1 DVI 2 HDMI 3 DisplayPort 4 HDBaseT 5 SDI 6 VGA 7 Follow outp...

Page 58: ...tocol 56 SN Functions 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 14 decimal digits...

Page 59: ...rmission Transparency Set Get VERSION End User Public Description Syntax Set Get Get firmware version number VERSION Response nn VERSION firmware_version Parameters firmware_version XX XX XXXX where t...

Page 60: ...th 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...

Page 61: ...y you If this product is returned uninsured you assume all risks of loss or damage during shipment Kramer Electronics will not be responsible for any costs related to the removal or re installation of...

Page 62: ...RNING Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening andservicing For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors visit our Web site where updates to this user m...

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