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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-443 Presentation Switcher/Scaler 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 Installing in a Rack 8 5 Connecting the VP-443 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.
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 power cord that is supplied with the unit Warning: Do not open the unit.
3 Overview The Kramer VP-443 is a high quality presentation switcher and scaler. It accepts one of 10 inputs: four HDMI signals, two computer graphics signals on 15-pin HD connectors, two composite video signals on RCA connectors and two component video signals on RCA connectors. It scales the video, embeds the audio, and outputs the signal as follows: to the HDMI output, to the computer graphics output, and to the RGBHV video output together with a digital audio output and an analog stereo audio output.
Has a non-volatile memory that retains the last settings used Supports firmware upgrade via RS-232 Control your VP-443: Directly, via the front panel push buttons By RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system, PC, or other serial controller Remotely, from the infrared remote control transmitter Via the Ethernet The VP-443 is housed in a 19” 1U rack mountable enclosure, with rack “ears” included, and is fed from a 100-240 VAC universal switching power supply. 3.
6 Figure 1: VP-443 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Front Panel # Feature 1 IR Receiver 2 INPUT Selector Buttons Function Receives signals from the remote control transmitter CV Press to select the composite video 1 input (from 1 to 2) Component Press to select the component video input (from 1 to 2) 4 PC Press to select the computer graphics input (from 1 to 2) 5 HDMI 3 Press to select the HDMI input (from 1 to 4) 6 BLANK Button Press to toggle between a blank screen and the display; can be
VP-443 – Overview Figure 2: VP-443 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Rear Panel # 17 Feature VIDEO INPUT Connectors HDMI Function Connect to the HDMI source (from 1 to 4) 18 PC 15-pin HD Connect to the computer graphics source (from 1 to 2) 19 CV RCA Connect to the composite video source (from 1 to 2) 20 COMP Pr RCA 21 COMP Pb RCA 22 COMP Y RCA 23 HDMI Connect to the analog audio HDMI source (from 1 to 4) PC Connect to the analog audio computer graphics source (from 1 to 2) CV Connect to the
4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit.
5 Connecting the VP-443 ! i Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your VP-443. After connecting your VP-443, connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. You do not have to connect all the inputs and outputs, connect only those that are required. To connect the VP-443, as illustrated in the example in Figure 3, do the following: 1. Connect an HDMI source (for example, a DVD player) to the HDMI VIDEO INPUT connector (from 1 to 4).
9. Connect the audio output signals to the OUT stereo analog audio acceptor and/or the digital audio acceptor, as required (not shown in Figure 3). 10. Connect the power cord (not shown in Figure 3). 11. If required, connect: A PC via RS-232, see Section 6.3 The ETHERNET port, see Section 6.
6 Controlling the VP-443 The VP-443 can be controlled via: The front panel buttons (see Section 6.1) The OSD menu (see Section 6.2) RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system, PC, or other serial controller (see Section 6.3) 6.1 The ETHERNET (see Section 6.4) The infrared remote control transmitter (see Section 6.
6.2 Using the OSD Menu The control buttons let you control the VP-443 via the OSD menu. Press the: MENU button to enter the menu The default timeout is set to 10 seconds ENTER button to accept changes and to change the menu settings Arrow buttons to move through the OSD menu, which is displayed on the video output On the OSD menu, select EXIT to exit the menu.
6.2.1 The MAIN MENU Mode Function CONTRAST Set the contrast (the range and default values vary according to the input signal) BRIGHTNESS Set the brightness (the range and default values vary according to the input signal) FINETUNE Optimize the image quality (see Section 6.2.
Mode FACTORY RESET Function Resets to the default parameters If you cannot see the display after factory reset, use the front panel Res. button to set the correct resolution: press continuously for 2 seconds to reset to XGA, or continuously for 5 seconds to reset to 720p INFORMATION Displays the source, the input resolution, the output resolution and the software version 6.2.2 AUTOSYNC OFF Turn the auto sync ON/OFF. When ON, this de-activates the output after a few minutes if no input is present.
Parameter DELAY Function Select the audio delay time: OFF, 40ms, 110ms and 150ms SOUND Select the sound options: ON, MUTE MUTE FOLLOWS Select the action that will be followed by mute: INDEPENDENT: the audio muting is independent of the FREEZE and BLANK functions FREEZE BLANK FREEZE/BLANK: when freezing or blanking the video, the audio will be muted (the MUTE function follows the FREEZE and the BLANK functions) HDMI AUDIO IN Select: AUTOMATIC: the embedded audio on the HDMI input is selected for an HD
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7 Technical Specifications INPUTS: 4 HDMI connectors (HDMI, HDCP version 1.1) 2 VGA on a 15-pin HD connector 2 composite video on an RCA connector 2 component video each on 3 RCA connectors Unbalanced stereo audio on 10 3-pin terminal block connectors OUTPUTS: 1 RGBHV on 5 BNC connectors 1 HDMI connector (HDMI, HDCP version 1.1) VGA (RGBHV) on a 15-pin HD connector 1 S/PDIF on an RCA connector 1 analog stereo audio on 2 RCA connectors OUTPUT COLORSPACE: RGB H FREQUENCY: 15.
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8 RS-232 Communication Protocol The following is the COM port setting: Baud Rate: 9600bps Parity: None Data Bits: 8bits Stop Bits: 1bit Set CTS Mode: Off Set XON/XOFF: Off Symbol Character Symbols Definitions Meaning Space [CR] Carriage Return, ASCII code 0x0D [LF] or > Line Feed, ASCII code 0x0A Set and Get Command Set Command: Type in: YControl_TypeFunctionParam[CR] Reply: ZControl_TypeFunctionParam[CR][LF] Get Command: Type in: YControl_TypeFunction[CR] Reply: ZControl_TypeFunctionPara
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Control Type 2: Get Function Param (for Set) Function Description Comment Color: Green 1: Set 2: Get 6 0~100 Color: Blue 1: Set 2: Get 16 0~100 Brightness 1: Set 2: Get 17 0~100 Contrast 1: Set 2: Get 25 0~100 Hue 1: Set 2: Get 26 0~100 Sharpness 1: Set 2: Get 29 0~100 Saturation 1: Set 2: Get 33 0~100 Set an absolute volume for Output for embedded HDMI inputs, this does not affect the embedded output 1: Set 2: Get 34 0~100 Set an absolute volume for Input for embedded
Control Type Function Param (for Set) Function Description Comment 3: COMP1 4: COMP2 5: PC1 6:PC2 7: HDMI1 8: HDMI2 9: HDMI3 10: HDMI4 3: Set 4: Get 0~6 Size 3: Set 4: Get 21 0~29 Output Resolution 3: Set 23 1 Factory Reset 4 : Get 22 1 24 0 ~ 24 0: Full 1: Panscan 2: Overscan 3: Underscan1 4: Letterbox 5: Underscan2 6: Best Fit 0: Native 1: VGA 2: SVGA 3: XGA 4: SXGA 5: UXGA 6: 480i 7: 480p 8: 720p60 9: 1080i60 10: 1080p60 11: 576i 12: 576p 13: 720p50 14: 1080i50 15: 1080p50 16: WXGA 1
Control Type Function Param (for Set) Function Description Comment 5: UXGA 6: 480i 7: 480p 8: 720p60 9: 1080i60 10: 1080p60 11: 576i 12: 576p 13: 720p50 14: 1080i50 15: 1080p50 16: WXGA 17: WSXGA 18: WUXGA 19:1280x800 20: WXGA+ (1440X900) 21:SXGA+ (1400X1 050) 22: 1600x900 23:2048x1080/50 24: 2048x1080/60 6: Set 7: Get 0 0~2 Power 0: Power Down 1: Power On 2: Firmware reset 6: Set 7: Get 1 0~1 Freeze 0: Off 1: On 6: Set 7: Get 2 0~1 Blank 0: Off 1: On 6: Set 7: Get 3 0~1 Mute 0: Off
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