User guide

4 VP-28 - Overview
3 Overview
The VP-28 is a high-quality presentation switcher designed for a wide variety of
presentation and multimedia applications. The VP-28 combines the functions of a
3x1 switcher for composite video and audio, a 3x1 switcher for HDMI and audio, a
3x1 switcher for computer graphics video (PC, UXGA) type signals with audio, a
3x1 switcher for DVI and audio, and a 2x1 DisplayPort video and audio switcher.
The device includes two microphone inputs mixing facilities. In addition to a 14x1
master audio switcher, the HDMI and DP switching groups can be combined to
operate as a 5x1 video and audio switcher.
The VP-28 is a one-box, high performance solution for installations where you
need to control each video/audio group independently and that would otherwise
require several separate products.
The VP-28 features:
• 23 selector switches and front panel control adjustments for master audio
output level, and microphone level, mix, talk over and mute functions
• A maximum data rate of 6.75Gbps (2.25Gbps per graphic channel) (HDMI,
DVI)
• Supports 1 to 4 data pairs ("lanes") at a transfer rate of either 1.6Gbps or
2.7Gbps (device dependent) per channel (DP)
• I-EDIDPro™ Kramer Intelligent EDID Processing™ – Intelligent EDID
handling & processing algorithm ensures Plug and Play operation for HDMI
systems
• Support for HDCP signals
• Support for both digital and analog inputs (hybrid digital/analog presentation
switcher)
• Equalization and reclocking of the data
• A 19” 1U enclosure suitable for rack mounting using the supplied “rack ears”
• A lock button to prevent tampering with the front panel