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VW-16

 

USER MANUAL

 

MODEL: 

VW-16 4X4 Video Wall Driver 

 

Summary of Contents for VW-16

Page 1: ...P N 2900 301546 Rev 1 www kramerAV com VW 16 USER MANUAL MODEL VW 16 4X4 Video Wall Driver...

Page 2: ...19 Using VW 16 Embedded Webpages 20 Browsing VW 16 Webpages 21 Configuring the Screen Settings 22 Configuring the Output Resolution Settings 24 Managing EDID 24 Configuring the Screen Layout 25 Settin...

Page 3: ...al quality 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...

Page 4: ...s you to effectively control the video wall both locally and remotely Its compact and robust design reliability multi task features and flexibility for either simple digital signage display or large s...

Page 5: ...ices Conference room presentations Advertising in shopping malls supermarket and restaurants Airports buses and train stations Rental and staging events Monitoring in control rooms banks and stock mar...

Page 6: ...w A B C or D After pressing a border shows around the selected window 4 PRESET CONFIGURATION Buttons Press a configuration button to set one of the following presets each window in the Multiview mode...

Page 7: ...king and unlocking the front panel buttons 12 ON LED Lights green when power is on and the machine is working normally 13 STATUS LED Lights green when fan operates properly Flashes in case of fan malf...

Page 8: ...bient temperature air flow is compatible for the device Prevent uneven mechanical loading Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings must be used to prevent circuit overload Reliable ear...

Page 9: ...to each device Figure 3 Connecting to the VW 16 Rear Panel To connect VW 16 as illustrated in the example in Figure 3 1 Connect up to four HDMI sources to the VW 16 s HDMI input ports via HDMI cables...

Page 10: ...32 You can connect to VW 16 via an RS 232 connection using for example a PC VW 16 features an RS 232 3 pin terminal block connector allowing the RS 232 to control VW 16 Connect the RS 232 terminal blo...

Page 11: ...een by displaying A B C or D on the screen Locking and Unlocking Front Panel Buttons The front panel buttons can be locked disabled to prevent unintentional pressing of the buttons Locking Procedure T...

Page 12: ...e parameters via the OSD with the use of the front panel MENU buttons To enter and use the OSD menu buttons 1 Press MENU 2 Press ENTER to accept changes and to change the menu settings Arrow buttons t...

Page 13: ...clockwise or Off the default is Off OSD Display parameters are set To select the output resolution parameters 1 On the front panel press MENU The menu shows 2 Select SCREEN SETTING OUTPUT RESOLUTION p...

Page 14: ...ontrast value between 0 100 Hue Adjust Hue value between 0 100 Saturation Adjust Saturation value between 0 100 The video wall color settings are set To set the aspect ratio 1 On the front panel press...

Page 15: ...tem Function Brightness Adjust Brightness value between 0 100 Contrast Adjust Contract value between 0 100 Hue Adjust Hue value between 0 100 Saturation Adjust Saturation value between 0 100 The multi...

Page 16: ...e unit s ID parameters based on the information in the following table Menu Item Function Unit ID Indicate the ID of the unit ID ranges between 0 100 The Unit s ID is set To view the MAC address 1 On...

Page 17: ...red To configure the network settings 1 On the front panel press MENU The menu shows 2 Select SYSTEM NETWORK SETTING press Enter and set the network setting parameters based on the information in the...

Page 18: ...INFORMATION OUTPUT RESOLUTION press Enter The output resolution shows To view the firmware version 1 On the front panel press MENU The menu shows 2 Select INFORMATION FIRWARE VERSION press Enter The...

Page 19: ...Click Start Control Panel Network and Sharing Center 2 Click Change Adapter Settings 3 Highlight the network adapter you want to use to connect to the device and click Change settings of this connecti...

Page 20: ...ies Window Figure 7 Internet Protocol Version 6 Properties Window 6 Select Use the following IP Address for static IP addressing and enter the details as shown in Figure 8 For TCP IPv4 you can use any...

Page 21: ...ort via a Network Hub or Switch You can connect the VW 16 Ethernet port to the Ethernet port on a network hub or using a straight through cable with RJ 45 connectors Acquiring and Setting Current EDID...

Page 22: ...th the use of Protocol 3000 commands see Protocol 3000 Commands on page 41 Before attempting to connect Do the procedures in see Operating via Ethernet on page 16 Ensure that your browser is supported...

Page 23: ...ect from the Navigation List on the left side of the screen If a webpage does not update correctly clear your eb browser s cache VW 16 webpages enable to do the following Configuring the Screen Settin...

Page 24: ...and more Figure 10 Optional View Wall Array Systems Bezel and Gap Compensation To avoid video display twisted setting up the dimension of connected displays for bezel and gap compensation Input the s...

Page 25: ...umber in row from the table see Figure 16 Screen Width Input the width horizontal of the display including the bezel of display Screen Length Input the length vertical of the display including the bez...

Page 26: ...choose an output resolution Figure 13 Embedded Webpages Setting the Output Resolution 3 Click Apply The output resolution is set Managing EDID The EDID Management page lets you read the EDID from Any...

Page 27: ...D Details 3 Click Apply The EDID is now set to use the Default Configuring the Screen Layout The VW 16 can build video wall array systems 4X4 2x8 8x2 5x3 as illustrated below To configure the screen l...

Page 28: ...rays resized and repositioned Various screen layouts are available in Multi Viewer mode 5 sets of pre defined layout mode 7 sets of custom multi view layout modes Audio Settings To set the audio 1 Fro...

Page 29: ...Pre Defined Layout Settings When the screen layout is in Pre defined mode the settings for Aspect Ratio and Border Color show for the user to configure To use a Pre defined layout setting 1 From the...

Page 30: ...Layout 3 In the graphic layout area click the monitor icon The Quadview input window opens 4 Select the Channel down arrow and choose an input INPUT 1 4 Note The input is the video source for output w...

Page 31: ...tom Layout Settings for Aspect ratio are not available incustom screen layout mode To configure the Custom Layout 1 From the Navigation List select Multi Viewer Layout settings 2 In Custom select a cu...

Page 32: ...just the window s position manually 1 From the Navigation List select Multi Viewer Layout settings 2 In Custom select a custom layout 1 7 3 In the graphic layout area use these options Click and drag...

Page 33: ...From the Navigation List select Multi Viewer Layout settings 2 In Custom select a custom layout 1 7 3 To disable a window do one of the following Click the X icon of each window in the graphic layout...

Page 34: ...page 34 Resting the VW 16 to its Factory Default on page 34 Resetting Device on page 34 Viewing the Ethernet Type Static or HDCP To view the Ethernet type Static or HDCP 1 From the Navigation List cl...

Page 35: ...24 Webpage Changing the IP address 5 To save the changes click Confirm 6 In a web browser access the webpages via the new IP address The new IP address is configured Setting the Unit s ID 1 From the...

Page 36: ...ion List click System Settings 2 Below System Fan speed Fan speed is viewed Resting the VW 16 to its Factory Default To reset to factory default 1 From the Navigation List click System Settings 2 Belo...

Page 37: ...ent firmware version via the OSD or webpages 3 Insert the USB flash drive into the VW 16 USB port 4 Go to the OSD and select FW Upgrade a The FW upgrade status shows this message in the terminal Updat...

Page 38: ...Controls RS 232 Telnet 1 x D9 female connector RS 485 RS 422 5 pole terminal block Ethernet Port 1 x RJ45 Web Interface Embedded Web UI Firmware Possible Upgrade 1 x USB 2 0 Power Dual Redundant Powe...

Page 39: ...fined Display type Monochrome grayscale Screen size 310 x 170 mm 13 9 in Power management Standby Suspend Extension blocs 1 CEA CTA EXT DDC CI n a Color characteristics Default color space Non sRGB Di...

Page 40: ...x 720p at 60Hz HDTV 16 9 1 1 1280 x 720p at 50Hz HDTV 16 9 1 1 1920 x 1080i at 60Hz HDTV 16 9 1 1 1920 x 1080i at 50Hz HDTV 16 9 1 1 720 x 480p at 60Hz EDTV 4 3 8 9 720 x 576p at 50Hz EDTV 4 3 16 15 7...

Page 41: ...0D 06 31 00 00 00 06 18 01 03 80 1F 11 8C C2 90 20 9C 54 50 8F 26 21 52 56 2F CF 00 A9 40 81 80 90 40 D1 C0 31 59 45 59 61 59 81 99 08 E8 00 30 F2 70 5A 80 B0 58 8A 00 BA 88 21 00 00 1E 02 3A 80 18 7...

Page 42: ...ix nn Command Parameter CR LF Command parameters Multiple parameters must be separated by a comma In addition multiple parameters can be grouped as a single parameter using brackets and Command chain...

Page 43: ...h h_value v_value CR LF out_index Number that indicates the specific output 1 N N the total number of outputs hv_value 0 current H V value 1 max H V value switch Enable Disable bezel correction 0 Off...

Page 44: ...t cause changes in this value refer to device definitions In devices that enable showing multiple outputs on one display each in a separate window this command relates only to the window associated wi...

Page 45: ...t_index CR FEEDBACK nn CRDT out_index left top right bottom CR LF out_index Number that indicates the specific output 1 N N the total number of outputs left Left coordinate top Top coordinate right Ri...

Page 46: ...index mode CR LF in_index Number that indicates the specific input 1 N N the total number of inputs mode HDCP mode 0 HDCP Off 1 HDCP On 2 Follow Input 3 HDCP defined according to the connected output...

Page 47: ...witch On Off enable disable custom label label_txt Custom label string Get input output label LABEL 1 CR LOCK FP Lock the front panel In NT 52N this command includes the PortNumber 1 2 parameter COMMA...

Page 48: ...n NET DHCP netw_id dhcp_mode CR LF netw_id Network ID the device network interface if there are more than one Counting is 0 based meaning the control port is 0 additional ports are 1 2 3 dhcp_mode 0 D...

Page 49: ...and audio presets with the same number are stored and recalled together by commands PRST STO and PRST RCL COMMAND PRST STO preset CR FEEDBACK nn PRST STO preset CR LF preset Preset number Store prese...

Page 50: ...res for the selected scaler COMMAND SCLR AS scaler_index CR FEEDBACK nn SCLR AS scaler_index sync_speed CR LF scaler_index Scaler Number 1 Scaler1 2 Scaler2 sync_speed 0 1 or 2 0 off 1 fast 2 slow Get...

Page 51: ...put or output port 1 N N the total number of input or output ports signal_src Signal type 0 No signal 1 DVI 2 HDMI 3 DisplayPort 4 HDBaseT 5 SDI 6 VGA 7 Follow output 8 DGKat Set signal type on input...

Page 52: ...p 50Hz 20 1920x1080i 50Hz 21 720 1440 x576i 50Hz 22 720 1440 x576i 50Hz 23 720 1440 x288p 50Hz 24 720 1440 x288p 50Hz 25 2880x576i 50Hz 26 2880x576i 50Hz 27 2880x288p 50Hz 28 2880x288p 50Hz 29 1440x57...

Page 53: ...z 21 720 1440 x576i 50Hz 22 720 1440 x576i 50Hz 23 720 1440 x288p 50Hz 24 720 1440 x288p 50Hz 25 2880x576i 50Hz 26 2880x576i 50Hz 27 2880x288p 50Hz 28 2880x288p 50Hz 29 1440x576p 50Hz 30 1440x576p 50H...

Page 54: ...in_num enable CR LF win_num Window number to enable disable enable 1 disable 0 Get window border status VMUTE 1 CR W HUE Set window hue value Value limits can vary for different devices Value is a pro...

Page 55: ...lue CR FEEDBACK nn SATURATION out_index value CR LF out_index Number that indicates the specific output 1 N N the total number of outputs value Saturation value 0 100 Set saturation for output 1 to 50...

Page 56: ...nough space for data firmware FPGA ERR_FS_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE 11 Not enough space file system ERR_FS_FILE_NOT_EXISTS 12 File does not exist ERR_FS_FILE_CANT_CREATED 13 File can t be created ERR_FS_FILE_C...

Page 57: ...ized dealer from which it was purchased or any other party authorized to repair Kramer Electronics products this product must be insured during shipment with the insurance and shipping charges prepaid...

Page 58: ...nd a list of Kramer distributors visit our website where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback The terms HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interfa...

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