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Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 2.1 Installing the Control Software Connecting the PC 2 5 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Defining the Control Software Defining the Menu Bar Defining the Inputs Defining the Windows Defining the Transitions 6 7 10 10 11 4 Connecting to the VP-747 12 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.
1 Introduction Control Software for VP-747 is an optional software application for remotely controlling the Kramer VP-747 Universal Presentation Matrix Switcher/Scaler from a PC via either the RS-232 serial port or the Ethernet port.
2 Installing the Control Software Download the VP-747 Control Software application from http://www.kramerelectronics.com. The Controller Software requires the following: • Windows™ XP, Vista or Windows™ 7 • Microsoft .Net Framework version 3.5 To install the Control Software: 1. Double click the Setup.exe file. The Welcome window appears: Figure 1: Welcome Window 2. Click Next.
Figure 2: Choose Destination Location Window 3. Click Browse to select the destination folder. 4. When finished, click Next.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Close. An icon appears on the desktop and a shortcut appears in the Start Menu Programs folder in the Kramer sub-folder. 2.1 Connecting the PC Refer to the VP-747 User Manual for instructions on how to connect the device to a PC.
3 Defining the Control Software Double-click the Control Software icon to run the application. The Main window opens (see Figure 6). The main window has a menu bar, two buttons and four areas – Inputs, Windows and Transitions. Figure 6 and the following tables define the Control Software. Figure 6: VP-747 Controller Software Main Window Main Window Features 6 # Feature Function 1 Menu Bar Bar containing all the menus used for configuration and control.
Main Window Features 3.1 # Feature Function 8 Take Button Pressing TAKE causes the transition to occur The effect is only seen when watching the program output. The preview screen blanks during the transition 9 Advanced Button Click to open a list of transition parameters, see Section 3.4 10 Transition Mode Buttons Click to choose screen-to-screen transitions Defining the Menu Bar The following table describes the Controller Software menu bar options.
Menu Sub Menu 1 Output Image Properties Scale Properties Sub Menu 2 Description Auto Image Assesses the image and improves the quality accordingly, by automatically adjusting the phase, frequency and position.
Menu Sub Menu 1 Sub Menu 2 Description V-Zoom Vertical zoom: -8 to 8 Available when selecting Custom aspect ratio Custom Zoom Set the zoom: From 0 to 32 (this range is equivalent to 100% to 400%) This function is available after setting the Zoom to custom Zoom Set the Zoom: 100%, 150%, 200%, 225%, 250%, 275%, 300%, 325%, 350%, 375%, 400%, Custom The zoom feature is disabled in cases such as when the aspect ratio is set to custom or when the PIP feature is on Over Scan Projector Anywhere PIP Displ
3.2 Defining the Inputs The Input area consists of 8 buttons for each channel that are divided into Preview and Program buttons. Figure 7 shows a typical input button. Figure 7: Input Button # Feature Description 1 1 3.3 Label 1 Input channel number, user-selectable icon and button label (see Section 5.
3.4 Defining the Transitions The Transitions area contains the transition mode buttons, the Mode dropdown and the Take and Advanced buttons.
4 Connecting to the VP-747 To connect the Control Software to the VP-747: 1. Navigate to Device > Connect or click the Connect button. The Connection Method window displays as shown in Figure 8. Figure 8: Connection Method Window 2. Select the connection method (via Ethernet over a LAN or serial connection) by selecting the relevant option button. 3. For Ethernet, enter the IP address and Port number of the device and click Connect. To set the default IP address and Port number, press the Default button.
5 Operating the Control Software This section gives a short overview and some examples for using the VP-747 Control Software. Operating the VP-747 with the Control Software is the same as operating the unit from the front panel or using the OSD. For more information, see the VP-747 User Manual. 5.1 Selecting Channels To select a preview input: • Click on the required Preview button to activate it (in this example, Input 5).
5.2 Using the Display Presets The Preview and Program outputs can each be configured using the presets: full, PIP, P+P and split. • Full shows the full-screen display of the chosen Input Switch • PIP shows the full display of the chosen Input Switch with an inserted image selected from the PIP Input Switch.
5.3 Using Transitions The preview output can be switched to the program output through a series of transitions defined in Section 3.4. The modes of transition are: • Follow where clicking Take causes the Program output to follow the Preview setting • Swap that causes the Preview and Program settings to change places with each other Advanced settings allow the user a wider range of control over the speed and direction of the transitions. 5.
Click Select icon from file and browse to the icon directory 4. Click OK. The button characteristics are changed and saved.
