Overview
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Control the
VP-727xl
via the:
Front panel user-friendly menu-driven OSD (see section 9.1)
High contrast LCD Display (see section 9.2)
IR remote control transmitter (see section 9.3)
ETHERNET (see section 9.4)
RS-232 (see section 9.5)
Kramer
VP-727T
Presentation Switcher Control Panel
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3.1 About HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed all-digital
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audio/video interface, widely supported in the entertainment and home cinema
industry. It delivers the highest high-definition image and sound quality. Note that
Kramer Electronics Limited is an HDMI Adopter
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and an HDCP Licensee
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.
In particular, HDMI
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:
Provides a simple
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interface between any audio/video source, such as a
set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and video monitor, such as a
digital flat LCD / plasma television (DTV), over a single lengthy
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cable
Supports standard, enhanced, high-definition video, and multi-channel
digital audio
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on a single cable
Transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital
audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and
requirements
Benefits consumers by providing superior, uncompressed digital video
quality via a single cable
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, and user-friendly connector
Is backward-compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface)
1 See the separate user manual on our Web site at http://www.kramerelectronics.com
2 Ensuring an all-digital rendering of video without the losses associated with analog interfaces and their unnecessary digital-
to-analog conversions
3 See http://www.hdmi.org/about/adopters_founders.asp
4 See http://www.digital-cp.com/list/
5 HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI
licensing LLC
6 With video and multi-channel audio combined into a single cable, the cost, complexity, and confusion of multiple cables
currently used in A/V systems is reduced
7 HDMI technology has been designed to use standard copper cable construction at up to 15m
8 HDMI supports multiple audio formats, from standard stereo to multi-channel surround-sound. HDMI has the capacity to
support Dolby 5.1 audio and high-resolution audio formats
9 HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting uncompressed video formats in a
simple, cost-effective manner