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Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 3 3.1 Getting Started Achieving the Best Performance Safety Instructions Recycling Kramer Products Overview Defining the VP-426 HDMI-PC Scaler 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4.1 Connecting the VP-426 Connecting the Remote Terminal Block 6 7 5 5.1 5.2 5.
1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professionals on a daily basis.
2 Getting Started We recommend that you: Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging materials for possible future shipment Review the contents of this user manual i 2.1 Go to http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/product_downloads.asp to check for up-to-date user manuals, application programs, and to check if firmware upgrades are available (where appropriate).
2.2 Safety Instructions ! 2.3 Caution: There are no operator serviceable parts inside the unit Warning: Use only the Kramer Electronics input power wall adapter that is provided with the unit Warning: Disconnect the power and unplug the unit from the wall before installing 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.
3 Overview The Kramer VP-426 is a high-performance digital scaler for computer graphics/HDTV and HDMI signals. The unit up- or down-scales computer graphics and HDTV signals to resolutions up to WUXGA and 1080p. 22 output resolutions and Native are supported. The user can choose the input – computer graphics/HDTV or HDMI – and the scaled output is sent to both the computer graphics and HDMI outputs.
Figure 1: VP-426 HDMI-PC Scaler # 1 Feature ON LED Function Lights green when the unit is powered on 2 INPUT Button Press to toggle the input between HDMI and PC 3 HDMI LED Lights when the HDMI input is selected 4 PC LED Lights when the PC input is selected 5 MENU Button Press to enter/escape the on-screen display (OSD) menu. Press together with the – button to reset to 720p 6 ENTER Button In OSD, press to choose the highlighted menu item.
4 Connecting the VP-426 i Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your VP-426. After connecting your VP-426, connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. To connect the VP-426 as illustrated in the example in Figure 2: 1. Connect a computer graphics video source to the PC IN 15-pin HD connector and a PC audio source to the PC AUDIO IN 3.5mm mini jack (both for example, from a PC).
Figure 2: Connecting the VP-426 HDMI-PC Scaler 4.1 Connecting the Remote Terminal Block The contact closure remote control pins operate in a similar way to the INPUT SELECT button. Using the contact closure remote control (also known as push-tomake momentary contact) you can select the PC or the HDMI input. To do so, momentarily connect the required input pin (HDMI or PC) on the REMOTE terminal block connector to the G (ground) pin, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3: Connecting the Remote Contact Closure Switches 8 VP-426 - Connecting the VP-426
5 Operating the VP-426 The VP-426 is operated directly using the front panel buttons and the OSD menu (see Section 5.2). 5.1 Operating the VP-426 from the Front Panel Buttons During normal operation (without the OSD), the front panel buttons perform the following functions: Pressing MENU opens the on-screen display (OSD) main menu (see Section 5.2), the next press closes the OSD Pressing +/FREEZE freezes the display, the next press unfreezes the display 5.
As an example of setting parameters, to increase the contrast on the display: 1. From normal operation, press MENU. The OSD main menu appears on the screen. 2. Press the + or – button to highlight CONTRAST. CONTRAST changes to green when highlighted. 3. Press ENTER. The contrast value parameter changes to red. 4. Press the + button to increase the value (increase the contrast) or the – button to decrease the value (decrease the contrast). The value ranges from 0 to 100. 5. Press ENTER to set the value.
Main Menu Output Submenu Size Values Full Notes Select the size of the display Overscan Underscan Letterbox Pan scan Best fit Resolution WUXGA 1600x900 WSXGA 1400x1050 WXGA 1440x900 UXGA 1280x800 SXGA 1080P50 XGA 1080I50 SVGA 720P50 VGA 576P NATIVE 576I 720P60 1080P60 480P 1080I60 List of all available resolutions 480I Exit Audio Select to exit to the Main Menu Output Volume 0-100 Sets input volume Input Volume 0-100 Sets output volume Delay Off, 40ms, 110ms, 150ms Sets
Main Menu Advanced About Submenu HDCP on input On/Off Values Notes Selects the HDCP option for the HDMI input: either ON (the default) or OFF. Setting HDCP support to enabled (ON) on the HDMI input allows the source to transmit a non-HDCP signal if required (for example, when working with a Mac computer) Auto sync off Off/Fast/Slow Turns the auto sync OFF/FAST/SLOW.
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6 Technical Specifications INPUTS: 1 PC/HD (RGBHV/YPbPr) on a 15-pin HD connector, 1 HDMI connector, 2 unbalanced stereo audio connectors on 3.5mm mini jacks OUTPUTS: 1 PC (RGBHV) on a 15-pin HD connector, 1 HDMI connector, 1 unbalanced stereo audio connector on a 3.5mm mini jack OUTPUT RESOLUTIONS: NATIVE UXGA 1600x900 1080P60 576I OUTPUT REFRESH RATE: 60Hz for computer graphics resolutions, 50/60Hz for HDTV resolutions VIDEO LATENCY: Progressive input: 30ms (approx.
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