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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-434 Component/UXGA HDMI Scaler 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 4.1 Connecting the VP-434 Connecting the Contact Closure Remote Control PINs 7 9 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 i 2.1 Review the contents of this user manual 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-434 is a high-quality component video/UXGA (computer video graphics) to HDMI scaler. It accepts one of two inputs: either component video (Y, Pb, Pr, Y, Cb, Cr and YUV; compatible with both SD and HD component) on RCA connectors or computer video graphics on a 15-pin HD computer graphics video connector (selected via a front panel selector button or via the remote contact closure switch). It scales the video, embeds the audio, and outputs the signal to the HDMI output.
3.1 Defining the VP-434 Component/UXGA HDMI Scaler This section defines the VP-434.
6 # Feature 18 COMP In Function L RCA Connector 19 R RCA Connector Connect to the left and right analog unbalanced stereo audio source (of the COMP source) 20 PR RCA Connector Connects to the component video source 21 PB RCA Connector 22 Y RCA Connector For component video, connect all three connectors: Y, Cb, Cr (also known as YUV) 23 Remote Contact Closure Pins Connects to a contact closure switch (see Section 4.
4 Connecting the VP-434 i Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your VP-434. After connecting your VP-434, connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. To connect the VP-434 as illustrated in the example in Figure 2: 1. Connect a component video source (for example, a DVD player) to the COMP In Y, Pb, Pr, RCA connectors, and to the COMP In L and R audio RCA connectors. 2.
Figure 2: Connecting the VP-434 Component/UXGA HDMI Scaler 8 VP-434 - Connecting the VP-434
4.1 Connecting the Contact Closure Remote Control PINs The contact closure pins operate in a similar way to the Input selector button. Using the contact closure remote control you can select the COMP or the UXGA input. To do so, temporarily connect the required input (COMP or UXGA) pin on the REMOTE terminal block connector to the GND (ground) pin, as illustrated in Figure 3.
5 Operating the VP-434 The VP-434 can be controlled directly via the front panel buttons (see Section 5.1), via the OSD menu (see Section 5.2), and/or remotely from the infrared remote control transmitter (see Section 5.3). 5.1 Using the Front Panel Buttons The VP-434 includes the following front panel buttons: 5.2 An Input selector button for selecting the required input (UXGA or COMP) A resolution (Res.
5.2.1 The MAIN MENU The following table defines the MAIN MENU features and functions.
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6 Technical Specifications INPUTS: 1 UXGA on a 15-pin HD connector 1 component video on 3 RCA connectors 1 analog unbalanced stereo audio on a 3.
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