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4999DR-151-04

Miranda Densité HMP-1801 High 
Definition Media Player

Requirements

• Video Server Control software option

• If you are using multiple video channels on the HMP-1801, each 

channel should be assigned to a separate 

Remote Port

, or a 

Port 

Expander

 should be used.

• Serial Interface Cable (DB9 to RJ-45)

Port Connections

Cable Connectors

Figure 1  

DB9 to RJ-45 Cable

Pinouts

Switcher Setup

To Set Up Communications

1.

Press 

HOME

 

 

Setup

 

 

Installation

 

 

Com Setup

 

 

Type

.

• Use  the 

Com Port

 knob to select the 

REMOTE 

X

 port that 

you connected the HMP-1801 to.

• Use  the 

Device

 knob to select 

VTR (CLIP)

.

2.

Press 

Select Device

.

• Use  the 

Device

 knob to select 

VDCP

.

• Use  the 

VTR Preroll

 knob to select 

0

.

3.

Press 

Com Type

.

• Use  the 

Type

 knob to select 

RS-422

.

4.

Press 

Com Settings

.

• Use  the 

Baud

 knob to select 

38400

.

• Use  the 

Parity

 knob to select 

ODD

.

5.

Press 

Extra Options

.

• Use  the 

Option

 knob to select 

TargetMachine

.

• Use  the 

Value

 knob to select 

HMP-1801

. The remaining 

options are set automatically.

6.

Press 

HOME

 

 

Confirm

.

To Set Up Video Inputs

1.

Press 

HOME

 

 

Setup

 

 

Installation

 

 

BNC

 

 

BNC 

Type

.

• Use  the 

BNC

 knob to select the input BNC that the video 

output of the HMP-1801 is connected to.

• Use  the 

Type

 knob to select 

VTR

.

• Use  the 

Video Format

 knob to select the video format of the 

video output of the HMP-1801.

2.

Press 

More

 

 

VTR/VDCP Xpts

.

• Use  the 

Controller

 knob to select the port on the switcher that 

you assigned the HMP-1801 to.

3.

Press 

VDCP Setup

.

• Use  the 

Channel

 knob to select 

1

.

• Use  the 

SubAddress

 knob to select 

0

.

4.

Press 

HOME

 

 

Confirm

.

Device Setup

On the Densité HMP-1801, the following setting should be made:

Auto Play

: NO

End Behavior

: BLACK

Loop Count

: 1 times

Troubleshooting

If the device is communicating properly, but you cannot gain control 
from the switcher, try cycling through different values for the 
SubAddress, and then the Channel. The most common settings are as 
follows:

• Channel set to the video channel number and SubAddress set to 0.

Switcher

Video Server

Communications

REMOTE Port 
(female)

VDCP Port
(female RJ45)

Video

Input BNC

Output BNC

 Switcher

HMP-1801

2 (Rx-)

2 (Tx-)

3 (Tx+)

3 (Rx+)

7 (Rx+)

1 (Tx+)

8 (Tx-)

6 (Rx-)

To Switcher

(male cable end)

To Device

(male cable end)

1

5

4

3

2

6

9

8

7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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