Kramer ElectronicsメーカーVP-4x8AKの使用説明書/サービス説明書
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Kramer Electronics, Ltd. USER M ANUAL Model: VP -4x8AK 4 x8 VGA / U XGA / Aud io Ma trix Switc her.
Content s i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Sta rted 1 2.1 Quick Start 1 3 Overvi ew 3 3.1 Ter minol ogy Used in t his Use r Ma nual 4 3.2 DDC Supp ort 5 3.3 Defining EDID 5 4 Your VP - 4 x8 AK 4x 8 VGA / UXGA / Au dio Matrix Switcher 5 4.1 Using the IR Tr ansmitter 9 5 Installing the VP - 4x8AK i n a R ack 10 6 Using the VP - 4x8AK 11 6.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CR EATIVE T ECHNOL OGY Content s ii 9 Controlling via the Embedded Web Pages 27 9.1 Connect in g to the VP - 4x8AK via y our Brow ser 27 9.2 The VP - 4x8AK Switching Matrix Page 29 9.2.1 Sw itch a n Inp ut to a n O utput vi a the Em bedded W eb Page s 30 9.
Content s iii Figure 2 3: Selecti ng a Preset 32 Figure 2 4: Save Preset Me ssage 32 Figure 2 5: Load P r es et Message 32 Figur e 26: Rec alli ng a Pres et in the Conf irm Mode 33 Fig ure 27 : A udio.
Intro ducti on 1 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer El ectronics! Since 19 81, Kramer Electronics has been providing a w orl d of uni que, creat ive , an d affor dabl e s olut ions t o t h e vast range of problem s that confront th e video, au di o, present a tion , and broadcas t ing professional on a dail y basis.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CR EATIVE T ECHNOL OGY Getting Started 2.
Overvi ew 3 3 3 Ove rvi ew The VP -4 x8 AK is a high performance 4 x 8 comput er graph ics v ideo mat r i x switcher fo r high - reso lutio n vi deo and s t ereo audi o signa l s.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CR EATIVE T ECHNOL OGY Overvi ew 4 Control the VP -4 x8 AK usi ng t he fron t pa ne l butt o ns, or r emo tel y via: • RS - 485 or RS - 232 s eria l comm an ds (using Kram er 2000 an .
Your VP - 4x 8A K 4x8 VG A / UXGA / A udio Mat rix S wi tche r 5 5 3.2 DDC Suppor t When establishin g a VGA connection be tween a PC or laptop and a display device, a set of para meters known as EDID i s exchanged bet ween them, which is carried over the DD C channel.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Your VP - 4x 8A K 4x8 VG A / UXGA / A udio Mat rix S wi tche r 6 Figure 1 : VP -4 x8A K 4 x8 VGA / UXGA / Audi o Matrix Switcher – Front View.
Your VP - 4x8A K 4x 8 VG A / UXGA / Audio M atri x Sw it cher 7 Table 2 : Fr ont P ane l VP - 4x8 AK 4x8 VGA / UXGA / Audio Mat ri x Swit cher Features # Fe atur e Function 1 IR Rec eiv er The yell o .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Your VP - 4x 8A K 4x8 VG A / UXGA / A udio Mat rix S wi tche r 8 Figure 2 : VP -4 x8A K 4 x8 VGA / UXGA / Audi o Matrix Switcher – Rear View.
Your VP - 4x8A K 4x 8 VG A / UXGA / Audio M atri x Sw itc her 9 9 Table 3 : Rear P anel VP -4 x8A K 4 x 8 VGA / U XGA / A udio M atri x S witcher F eatur es # Fe atur e Function 1 AUDIO INPU T 3.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY In stalling the VP - 4x8AK in a Rack 10 5 Installing the VP -4 x8A K i n a Rack . Thi s section describes wh at to do before installing in a rack and how to rack mo u nt .
Using the VP - 4x8AK 11 11 6 Using th e VP -4 x8A K This section describes how to : • Connect the VP -4 x8A K rear panel (see Sectio n 6.1 ) • Connect a balanced stereo audio output (see S ection 6 .2 ) • Connect the VP -4 x8A K to a co ntrolling device v ia RS - 232 (see Section 6.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Using the VP - 4x8A K 12 Figure 3 : Co nnec ti ng the VP - 4x 8AK 4x 8 V GA / U XGA / Audi o M atr ix Swi tche r.
Using the VP - 4x8AK 13 13 6.2 Connecting th e Balance d/Unbalance d Stereo Audio Output This section ill us tr ates how to wire: • A balanced output connecti on, see Figur e 4 • An un balance d audi o outpu t, see Figure 5 Figure 4 : Co nnec ti ng the Bala nce d Ster eo A udio Out put Figure 5 : Co nnec ti ng an Unbal a nced O utput 6.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Using the VP - 4x8A K 14 6.4 Connecting a PC or Controller to the RS 485 Port You can operate the VP - 4x 8AK via the R S - 485 port f rom a distan ce of up to 1200m ( 3900ft) u si ng a ny device equ ipped w ith a n RS - 485 por t (for exam ple, a PC) .
Using the VP - 4x8AK 15 15 4 . Sel ect Pro pertie s . The Local Area Connection Properties window appears. 5 . Sel ect th e Int e rnet Pr otoc ol (TCP/ IP ) an d c lick th e Propert ies Butt o n (s ee Fi gur e 6 ). Figure 6 : L ocal Area Conne ction Pr operties W indow 6 .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Using the VP - 4x8A K 16 6.5.1.2 Connecting t he ETHERNET P ort via a Net work Hub (Straight - Through Cab le) You can connect the Ethernet port of the VP -4 x8AK to the Ethernet port o n a netwo rk hub or ne twor k ro ut e r, via a st raig ht - t hr oug h cab l e wit h RJ - 45 connectors.
Using the VP - 4x8AK 17 17 3 . Cli c k OK. The Device Properties window appear s: Figure 9 : Device Prop er t ies Screen 4 . If required, make changes and press Set. If not, click Close. 6.6 Control vi a the Eth er net Port You c a n cont r ol t he VP -4 x8AK vi a RS - 232/RS - 485 or t he Ether net us i ng t he Kramer K- Router application .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Using the VP - 4x8A K 18 6.7 Setting the Switching De lay T ime You can achieve clean transit ions when switching between non - genlocked sourc es b y sett i ng t he dela y time — ra ngin g fr o m 0 sec t o 3. 5s e c 1 To set the dela y time, do the follo wing: .
Using the VP - 4x8AK 19 19 5 . Set the RS - 485 T ERM DIP - swit c h ON on t he fir st and la st VP -4 x8 A K uni ts (term inating the R S - 485 line at 120 Ω ).
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Operati ng the VP - 4x8A K 20 7 Operating the VP -4 x8A K Thi s sect ion descr ibes how to: • Use the IN and OUT butto n s (see Section 7 .1 ) • Read the 7 - segment d isplays (see Section 7.2 ) • Confirm settings (see Section 7.
Operati n g the VP - 4x8AK 21 21 Figur e 12 shows an exa mple of the displa y immediatel y after switchin g on the power. This display disappears after a few seconds, replaced by th e no r ma l d ispla y. Firmware version # Machine # Figure 12 : 7- segment Display after Turni ng the Swi tche r ON 7.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Operati ng the VP - 4x8A K 22 7.3.1 Toggling bet w e en the At Once and Confirm Modes To t o ggle b etwe e n the At Onc e a nd Con fir m mo des, do t he fol lo wing: 1 .
Operati ng th e VP - 4x8AK 23 23 7.4.1 Storing an I nput/Output Configuration To st o re t he curr ent sta tu s in me mor y, do the f ol lo wing: 1 . Press the STO button. The STO button b links. 2 . Pre ss one o f the 1 2 IN/OUT buttons ( this will be t he setup # in which the current status is stored).
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Operati ng the VP - 4x8A K 24 7.6 Choosing the A udio- Follow- Video o r Breakaway Option You can switch stereo audio sign als in one of two ways, either: • Audi.
Flas h Mem or y Upgr ade 25 25 The VP 4 x8A K output au dio s ignal level 1 The fac tory de fault audi o gain is set to 0dB. An audio gain value of 0dB indicates that t he output signal value is identical to t he input signal value.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Contr oll ing via the E mbedded Web P ages 26 9 Controlling via the Embedded Web Pages You can remotely operate the VP - 4x8AK using a W eb b ro wse r via t he Ethernet connection (see Sect ion 9.1 ). To be abl e to do so, you mu st us e a support ed Web brow ser; Mi cr osof t (V6.
Contr olli ng v ia the Embedded W eb Page s 27 27 The following window appears: Figure 17 : Loading the Embedde d Web Page s Check that Java and JavaScript is enabled in your browser. The following window appear s: Figure 18 : First Time Security Warni ng 3 .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Contr olli ng via the Embedded Web Pages 28 The Web embedded screens let you con trol the VP - 4x8AK via the Ethernet. The menu appears on the left side of th e screen. T here are three remote operation Web pages: • The s witchi ng ma t rix ( see Section 9.
Controlling v ia th e Embedded Web Pages 29 29 You c a n perform t he follow ing operati ons via th is Web pag e: • O perate in the AFV mode or sw itch the audio and video separately , b y clic ki ng t he Aud io, V ideo or AFV butto ns (see Sectio n 9.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Contr olli ng via the Embedded Web Pages 30 Figure 21 : Switchin g an Input t o an Outp ut 3 . Click eithe r Take (to acce pt chang e) or Cancel. You can re peat ste ps 2 and 3 several times. To confirm sever al actions, sel ect sev eral sw itching point s an d then pr ess T AKE 4 .
Contr olli ng v ia the Embedded W eb Page s 31 31 Figure 23 : Selecting a Preset 2 . Click the Preview button to view the cur rent setup st ored in Preset 7. 3 . Make sure the matrix is set to the desired configuratio n. If not, s et it as re quired. 4 .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Contr olli ng via the Embedded Web Pages 32 4 . Cli c k OK. The new In/O ut configuration tak es eff ect . You can recall a preset configu ration in the Conf irm mode by repeating the above procedure in the Of fline state .
Contr olli ng v ia the Embedded W eb Page s 33 33 9.3 Audio Gain Page The AUDIO GAIN screen lets you set the gai n for e ach o f th e input a nd outp ut cha nnel s : Figure 27 : A udio G ain Page To c.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Contr olli ng via the Embedded Web Pages 34 9.4 The Configurations Page The CONFIGURATIONS page lets you view some Ethernet settings 1 Figur e 28 and change others (see ). To c hange C O NFI GUR ATIO N de fi ni tio ns: 1 .
Technical S pecificatio ns 35 35 10 Technica l Specifications Table 4 lists the technical sp e c ificatio ns: Table 4 : Technica l Specifica tions 1 INPUTS: of the VP -4 x8A K 4 x8 Video A udi o Matrix Swi tche r 4 X GA on 15 - pin HD con nectors (VGA through U XGA); 4 unbalanc ed ste reo a udio 3.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Comm unication Parameters 36 11 Communication Parameters Table 5 lists th e communication parameters as used in Kramer Electronics products .
Ta ble of Hex Codes f or Seria l Com munica tion ( Protoc ol 2 000) 37 37 Table 7: VP -4 x 8A K Audio Sign al Codes for Prot ocol 3000 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4 OUT 5 OUT 6 OUT 7 OUT 8 IN 1 #A 1> 1 C.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Tabl e of Hex Codes for Seria l Comm unication ( P rotoc ol 2000) 38 Table 10 : VP -4 x8AK Hex Codes f or Switchi ng vi a RS - 232/RS - 485 Switching Video Channel.
Ta ble of Hex Codes f or Seria l Com munica tion ( Protoc ol 2 000) 39 39 Table 15 lists the H ex co d es t hat se t t he a ud io o utp ut gai n. Before sending th e any of the codes in Table 15 , the c omma nd 2A 87 80 81 must be se nt.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Kr ame r P rotoc ol 40 14 Kramer Protocol By de fault, the VP - 4x 8A K is set to protocol 3000 (see Section 14.2 ) but is also co mpatible with Kramer’ s P rotoco l 2000 1 14.3 (see Section ). Section 14.1 desc ribes h o w to swit ch betw ee n protocol 3000 an d protocol 2000.
Kramer Protocol 41 41 14 .2.1 Protocol 3 000 Sy ntax Host message fo rmat: Star t Address ( optional) Body Delim iter # Destinat i on_id @ message CR Simple co mmand (co mmand s str ing with o nl y on.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Kr ame r P rotoc ol 42 Message closing char = Host messages - Carriage Return (ASCII 13), will be referred to by CR in this docum ent. Machine messages - Carriage Return (ASCII 13) + Line-Feed (ASCII 10), will be referred to by CRLF .
Kramer Protocol 43 43 Basic routing commands Command S ynt a x Response Swi tch a udio & vide o AV IN > OUT , IN > OU T , … AV IN > OUT , IN > OU T ,… RE SUL T Swi tch vi deo only .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Kr ame r P rotoc ol 44 Par ame ters Description: INPU T = Input number , ‘ *’ for a l l. STATUS = Signal state: "0" or "off " for not ex iste nt s igna l. "1" or "on" for ex i stent s ignal.
Kramer Protocol 45 45 Restart d evice RESET RESET OK Switch to p roto col 200 0* P2000 P200 0 O K * P rotoc ol 2000 has co mmand t o swit ch ba c k to ASCI I protoco l (li ke prot oco l 3000 ) Audio parameters co mmands Command S ynt a x Response Set audio l ev el in spe cific ampl ifi er s tag e.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Kr ame r P rotoc ol 46 Identification co mmands Command S ynt a x Response Read machine name N AME ? NAM E MACHINE _NAME Reset machine n ame to factory defau lt* NAM E - RS T NAM E - RS T M ACHIN E_FACTO RY_NAME RESULT *Note: mach ine na me n ot equa l to model na me.
Kramer Protocol 47 47 Advanced switching commands Command S ynt a x Response Set audio f ollow video mode AFV AFV - MODE AFV AFV - MODE RESU LT Not e: Thi s comm an d eff ect dev ic e fron t - panel mode and AUD V ID c omma nd.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Kr ame r P rotoc ol 48 When switching (ie. instruction codes 1 and 2), the OUTPUT (7 bits) is set as the output number which is to be switched. Similarly, if switching is done via the machine’s front-panel, then these bits are set with the OUTPUT NUMBER which was switched.
Kramer Protocol 49 49 INST RUC TION DEFINITI ON F OR SPE CIF IC I NSTRU CTI ON NOTE # DESCRI PTION INPU T OUT PUT 31 REQUEST W HETHER PANEL IS LOCKED 0 0 16 42 AUDIO PARA METER SETTIN GS FOR INSTRUCTI.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Kr ame r P rotoc ol 50 NOTE 13 - This is a request to ident ify the switcher/s in the syste m. If the OUTPUT is set as 0, and the INPUT is set as 1, 2, 5 or 7, the machine w ill send its na me. The re ply is the decimal value of the INPUT and OUTPUT.
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