Kramer Electronics TP-1xl manual

   KRAMER E LECTRONI CS Ltd. USER MANUA L Twis ted Pair Trans mitters and Receivers Models: TP-1xl , TP-2xl , TP- 6, TP-11 N, TP-12N , TP-11xl , TP-12x l Kramer Too ls Models: 704, 70 5, 707, 708, 70 9, 710, 7 11(xl), 71 2(xl) IMPORTAN T: Bef ore proceedin g, please read t h[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. i Contents  INTRODU CTION   UNPACKIN G AND CON TENTS   GETTING STARTED    Factors Af fecting Qualit y of Results    Optional A ccessories   TWI STED PAIR INTERFA CES AND KRAMER TOOLS   A WO RD ON BALANC ED LINE TECHN OLOG Y AND TW ISTED PAIR INTE RFACES   TWI STE[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. ii Figures FIGURE 1: TP -1XL  FRON T/REAR PANE L FEATU RES  FIGURE 2: TP -2XL FRONT/ REAR PANE L FEATU RES  FIGURE 3: TP -6 FRONT/RE AR PAN EL FEATURES  FIGURE 4: TP -11N FRON T/REAR PANE L FEATURE S  FIGURE 5: TP -12N FRON T/REAR PANE L FEATURE S  FIGURE 6: TP -11XL FRON T/REAR PAN EL FEA TURES  ?[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 1 1. INTRODUCTIO N Congratulati ons on the purc hase of thi s Kramer Elec tronics device. S ince 198 1 Kramer is dedica ted to the development a nd manufa cture of high quality video/audi o equip ment. Throughout this peri od the K ramer line has become a n integral part of man y of the best pr oduction a nd presentati[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 2  SP-11 is a studio qu al ity video process or with a unique combination of switching, distributin g , and transcoding capabilities. It c a n b e seriall y connected between a recei ver and an acceptor for video/audio processing. I t is designed primar ily to control video properties such a s hue, color, black l[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 3 4. TWISTED PAIR INTERFACES AND KRAMER TOOLS This manual i ncludes i nformation about c onfigurati on, operation, main tenance an d optional acc essories for the following Twi sted Pair Interf aces and Kra mer Tools (please note that mac hines fr om the same fami ly have several feature s in common):  TP-1xl- Vi[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 4 6. TWISTED-PAIR I NTERFACES This secti on describes the c ontrols a nd connections of t he Twiste d Pair Interfaces. Getting acquainted with al l of them helps und erstandin g the full potential of the mach ine. 6.1 TECHNICA L SPECIFICATIONS (TP-1 xl , TP-2 xl , TP-6, TP-11N, TP-12N, TP-11 xl , TP-12 xl ) TP-1xl TP-2[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 5 6.2 Getting to Know the TP -1 xl Video Line Transm itt er The Kra mer TP-1 xl is a hig h perf ormance c omposite vide o to tw isted pa ir transmitter , desi gned t o transmit video signals ov er long di stances using comm on twis ted-pair cable. C ombined with the TP-2 xl , th is set of machines is an upgrade of the [...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 6 6.3 Getting to Know the TP -2 xl Video Line Receiver The Kra mer TP-2 xl is a h igh perf ormance compos ite vi deo to tw isted pair r ecei v er, designed t o recei ve vide o signals over long di stances using com mon t wisted pair c able. Com bined with t he TP-1 xl t his set of machines is an u pgrade of the T P-1N [...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 7 6.4 Getting to Know the TP -6, Twisted-Pair Line Amplifier The KRAME R TP-6, Tw isted-P air Line Amplifier, ex tends the range of the KRAME R TP (t wisted-pair transmitter-re ceivers) seri es, to almost an y desired dist ance. The T P-6 may recei ve its power source through t he twisted-pair wire (in a 4-wire setup) [...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 8 6.5 Getting to Know the TP -11N, Video/Audio Twisted-Pair Line Transmitter The KRAME R TP-11N Video Line Trans mitter sends a color video si gnal and a stere o audio signal over l ong distances usi ng a telephone wire or an y other twiste d-pair wire. The T P-11N maintai ns the bandwid th of an industrial c olor vide[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 9 6.6 Getting to Know the TP -12N Video/Audio Twisted-Pair Line Re ceiver The KRAME R TP-12N Video/Audio Li ne Receiver w orks in conj unction with the TP- 11N Video/A udio Line Transmitter. T he TP-12N al lows parallel c onnection of several units on the same li ne (one transmitter/ multiple receivers), that can be ta[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 10 6.7 Getting to Know the TP -11xl, Video/Audio Twisted-Pair Line T ransmitter The KRAME R TP-11xl Vid eo Line Tran smitter, whic h is based on the l atest techn ology, sends a c olor video signal and a ster eo audio si gnal over l ong distances usin g a teleph one wire o r any other twi sted-pair w ire. The TP-11xl m[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 11 6.8 Getting to Know the TP -12xl Video/Audio Twisted-Pair Line Rec eiver The KRAME R TP-12xl Video/A udio Line Recei ver, which is based on the lates t technology, w orks in conjunction w ith the TP-11xl Vide o/Audio Line Tra nsmitter. The TP-12xl all ows parallel c onnection of several units on the sa me line ( one[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 12 7. KRAMER TO OLS This secti on describes the controls a nd connections of t he Kramer Tools. Gett ing acquainte d with all of t hem helps to u nderstand the full potential of the machines. 7.1 TECHNICA L SPECIFICATIONS &-./(-.0(-.-(-.1(-.2(-3.(-33(-34* 704, 705 707, 708 709, 710 711(xl[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 13 7.2 Getting to Know the 705/704 Vide o Line Transmitter/Rece ive r The KRAME R 705 Vi deo Line Transmit ter and the 7 04 Vide o Line Receiver, pa rt of the KRA MER TOO LS family, are u sed as a pair f or transmitti ng video over l ong distances using a twiste d-pair wir e. A terminati on switch all ows several 704 r[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 14 7.3 Getting to Know the 707/708 Vide o/Audio Line Transm itt er/Receiver The KRAME R 707 Vi deo/Audio Line Transmitter an d the 708 Vide o/Audio Line Re ceiver, of the KRAMER TOOLS fa mily, are used as a pair f or transmittin g video and mono audio over l ong distances us ing twisted-pair wire. A term ination switch[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 15 7.4 Getting to Know the 709/710 Y/C L ine Transmitter/Receiver The KRAME R 709 Y/ C Line Transmitter and the 7 10 Y/C Line Rece iver, part of the KRAMER TOOLS family, are u sed as a pair f or transmitti ng s-Video (Y/ C) over l ong distances usi ng 2 twiste d-pair sets of w ires. The frequenc y response of the pair [...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 16 7.5 Getting to Know the 711/712 (x l) AV Line Tr ansmitter/Receiver The KRAME R 711 (xl) Vi deo/Audio Line Transmitter a nd the 712 (xl) Video/Aud io Line Recei ver, part of the KRAMER TO OLS famil y, are used as a pair for tran smitting vide o and stereo au dio over long distances usin g 3 pairs of wire s (6 wires)[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 17 8. INSTALLATIO N The Twisted-P air Interfaces c an be rac k-mounted in a standard 1 9” EIA rac k using a speci al adapter (see sec tion 3.2 "opti onal accessories") . The adapters al low installati on of up to 3 machines on eac h 1U adapter, and up to 8 units (tools only) on a 2U a daptor. T o mount an y[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 18 11. USING the T WISTED-PAIR INTERFACES/KRAM ER TOOLS 11.1 Powering on the Twisted-pair Interfaces/Kramer Tools NOTES 1. Twisted-P air Interface s/Kram er Tools should be powered on only after all connections are completed and all sou rce devices hav e already bee n powered on. Do not att empt to connec t or disco nn[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 19 WARNING! 1. The Twisted-Pair I nterface/Kram er Tool is ca librated at the factory for trans parent operati on at 1 m eter. Any re-tuning w ill upset the machine’s tr ansparency. 2. Do n ot attempt to adj ust the GAIN/ LEVEL trim mers without u sing accom panying standard c alibrated oscilloscope or w aveform moni[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 20 11.7 Audio Control (707 only) The balance d audio s y ste m (more details in section 5) is emplo yed either when very low signals a re transmitted over long distances (as is the case with high qualit y m icrophones in li ve shows), or in broadcast a udio studios for highest q uality signal cre ation. To produce a sa[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 21 Figure  : Typical Video/ Stereo Audio Twisted Pair Link Figure  : Extension of Range 11.9 Typical Video/Stere o Audio Kramer Tools Setup Figure  illustrates a t y pi cal usage of the Kramer Tools descri bed in this manua l; an incomi ng color vide o signal and an au dio signa l are sent over a long[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 22 Perform the following ste ps (if necessar y): 1) Connect the output from your video/audio s ource to a transm itter (707 in thi s case). 2) Connect the line output of the transmitter to a twisted pair cable. 3) Tap off the line w here necessa ry using a line re ceiver. 4) Use the looping function if ne cessar y (see[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 23 12. MAINTENAN CE of the TWISTED PAIR INTERFACES/KRAMER TOOL S Do not locate your Twiste d Pair Interface/Kra mer To ol in an en vironment where it is susceptible t o dust, excessi v e te mperature an d humidity. These c onditions mi ght damage the electr onics, and cause err atic operatio n or failure. D o not clean[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 24 Figure  : Locating the I nternal Fuses[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 25 13.2 Video Signal Problem R em edy No video at the output device 1. Co nfirm that your s ources and output devices a re powered on and connected properly. 2. Co nfirm that all devi ces in the si gnal path have the proper input an d/or outp ut selected. 3. Tr y to invert polar ity, using the polarity switch ( TP-12N,[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 26 Problem R em edy Noise bars are "rolling" up or down in the output image or: Low frequenc y Hum in the output signal Hum bars ( ground loop) are caused b y a difference in t he ground p otential of an y two or more device s connecte d to your signal pat h. This differe nce is c ompensated b y r outing that[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 27 LIMITED WARRAN TY Kramer Elec tronics (hereafter Kramer) warrants this product t o be free from defe cts in mat erial and workmanship under the f ollowing terms. DURATION OF WARRAN TY Labor and pa rts are warra nted for three years from the date of the original customer purchase. WHO IS PROT ECTED Only the ori ginal[...]

 KRAMER ELEC TRON ICS LTD. 28 EXCLUS ION OF DAMAG ES Kramer’ s liabi lity for an y defective product is limited t o the repair or replacemen t of the product (accordin g to Kramer’ s deci sion). Kramer shall not be lia ble for: 1) Damage to ot her property cau sed by defects i n this product, damages resul ting fro m inconvenience, l oss of [...]

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