
Kramer Electronics Ltd.
VS-88UT
– Introduction
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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
VS-88UT
8x8 HDMI/HDBT Matrix Switcher
and/or
VS-84UT
8x4 HDMI/HDBT Matrix Switcher
.
The devices described in this user manual are generally referred to as
VS-88UT
. A device is
named specifically only when a device-specific feature is described.
VS-88UT
is a high-performance 4K@60Hz (4:2:0) Audio-Video presentation system with
integrated range extension and an integrated control system master. The unit switches the
video, embeds the audio and outputs the signal to both HDMI
™ and HDBaseT 2.0 with USB
extension and PoE. Outstanding audio support includes balanced stereo audio, unbalanced
stereo audio and de-embedded audio sources that output to embedded audio, balanced
stereo audio as well as a power amplified audio output.
VS-88UT
includes a master room controller that can operate over Ethernet (LAN) with control
ports that include: one bidirectional RS-485, four RS-232, four IR, four GPI/O, and eight relays
to control a wide variety of AV devices. It includes a KNET™ connector interface that enables
access to the master controller from auxiliary room controllers such as control keypads. The
unit can also provide power to auxiliary room controllers via the KNET™ connectors. The
VS-88UT
includes an Ethernet gateway to control and manage remote I/O ports.
The
VS-88UT
provides exceptional quality, advanced and user-friendly operation, and flexible
control.
Exceptional Quality
•
Max. Data Rate
– 10.2Gbps (3.4Gbps per graphic channel).
•
Max. Resolution
– 4K@60Hz (4:2:0).
•
Audio Level control.
•
HDMI, HDCP and DVI compliance.
•
HDBaseT certified
– V2.0 support.
•
HDBaseT Extension Reach
– Up to 100m at 4K @60Hz (4:2:0), up to 130m (430ft) at full
HD (1080p @60Hz 36bpp), up to 180m (590ft) at ultra-mode and full HD
(1080p @60Hz 24bpp).
•
USB Support
– USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 (up to 127Mbps) channelled through HDBaseT.