Kramer Electronics VS-88DTP manual

KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. USER MAN UAL MODEL: VS - 88DTP 8x8 DVI - T wis ted P air M atrix Switch er P/N: 2900 - 00074 9 Rev 2[...]

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VS - 88DTP – Con tent s i Conte nt s 1 Introduct ion 1 2 Getting S tarted 2 2.1 Achi eving the Best Performance 2 2.2 Safety In stru ction s 2 2.3 Recycl ing Kramer Product s 3 3 Overview 4 3.1 Defining t he VS - 88DTP 8x8 DVI - Tw isted Pai r Matrix Sw itcher 5 3.2 Using t he IR Transmitter 8 4 Installing the VS - 88DTP in a Rack 9 5 Connecting [...]

ii VS - 88DTP - I ntr oducti on Figures Figure 1: VS - 88DTP 8x8 DVI - Twisted Pair Matrix Switcher Front Panel 6 Figure 2: VS - 88DTP 8x8 DVI - Twisted Pair Matrix Switcher Rear Panel 7 Figure 3: Con necting t he VS - 88DTP 8 x8 DV I - Twisted Pair Matrix Switcher 11 Figure 4: RS - 485 DIP - swi tche s 13 Figure 5: RS - 485 Termination DIP - switc[...]

VS - 88DTP - I ntr oducti on 1 1 Intr oduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordabl e solutions to the vast range of problems t hat confront t he video, audi o, pres entatio n, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned an[...]

2 VS - 88DTP - Ge ttin g St arted 2 Getting Start ed We recommend that you: • Unpack the equipment careful ly and save the original box and packaging materials f or possible future shipment • Review the contents of this user manual • Use Kramer high performance high resolut ion cables Go to http://www.kramerelec tronics.com to check for up - [...]

VS - 88DTP - Ge ttin g St arted 3 2.3 Recy cling Kramer Products The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipm ent (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. T o comply with the WEEE Direc tive, Kramer Electronics has made arrangem ents with [...]

4 VS - 88DTP - O ver view 3 Ove rvi ew The VS −88DTP is a high −performance m atrix switcher f or DVI signals. The unit accepts up to eight DVI inputs, reclocks and equalizes the signals, and routes to any or all DGKat™ twisted pair outputs simult aneously for connection to compatible TP receivers, f or example, the PT - 572HDCP+ or TP - 574 [...]

VS - 88DTP - O ver view 5 • A worldwide power supply of 100 - 240V AC • A standard 19” rack mount size of 1U with included rack “ears” Note : The VS - 88DTP requires STP (shielded twisted pair) cable. For optim um range and performance, use Kramer's BC - DGKat524, BC - DGKat623 or BC - DGKat7a23 cables. The t ransmissi on range depen[...]

6 VS - 88DTP - Overview Fig ure 1 : VS - 88D TP 8 x8 DV I - Twisted P air Matri x Switche r Front P anel # Feature Functi on 1 IR LED Li ghts yello w when r eceivi ng a si gnal from an IR r emote contr ol 2 IR Sensor IR rem ote c ontrol sig nal rec eive r 3 POWER LED Ligh ts green whe n the devic e is power ed on 4 ALL Butto n Press to s elect al l[...]

VS - 88DTP - Overview 7 VS - 88DTP – Ov ervi ew 7 Fig ure 2 : VS - 88D TP 8 x8 DV I - Twisted P air Matri x Switche r Rear Panel # Feat ure Funct ion 14 IN 1 t o IN 8 DV I Input Conn ecto rs Conn ect to the DV I sou rces 15 OUT 1 to OU T 8 RJ - 45 T P Out put Connect ors Connect to the TP rec eive rs (fo r exam ple, P T - 572HD CP+ a nd TP - 574)[...]

8 VS - 88DTP - O ver view 3.2 Using t he IR T ransmitter You can use the RC - IR3 IR transmitter to control the machine vi a the built - in IR receiver on the front panel or, instead, via an optional external IR receiver (Model: C- A35M /IRR - 50) . The external IR receiver c an be located up to 15 meters away from the machine. This distance can be[...]

VS - 88DTP - I nst allin g the VS - 88D TP in a Rack 9 4 Insta lling the VS- 88DTP i n a Rack This section provides i nstructions for rack mounting the unit.[...]

10 VS - 88DTP - Co nne cting the V S - 8 8DTP 5 Connecti ng the VS - 88DTP Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your VS - 88DTP . After connec ting your VS - 88DTP , connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. To connect the VS - 88DTP as illustrated in t he exampl e in Figure 3 : 1. Connect up to ei[...]

VS - 88DTP - C on necti ng t he VS - 88DT P 11 Fig ure 3 : Connectin g the VS - 88DTP 8 x8 DV I - Twiste d Pair Matri x Switc her 5.1 Connecti ng to the VS - 88D TP vi a R S - 232 You can connect to the VS - 88DTP via an RS - 232 connection using, for example, a PC. Note that a null - modem adapter/connection is not requi red. To connect to the VS [...]

12 VS - 88DTP - Co nne cting the V S- 88D TP 5.2 Connecti ng a PC or Controller to the RS - 485 Port You can operate the VS - 88DTP via the RS - 485 port from a distance of up to 1200m (3900ft) using any device equipped with an RS - 485 port (for example, a PC). For successful communication, you must set the RS - 485 machine number and bus t ermina[...]

VS - 88DTP - C on necti ng t he VS - 88DT P 13 Fig ure 4 : RS - 485 DIP - swi t ch es DIP - swit ches 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 determine the RS - 485 machine num ber of the VS - 88DTP . Machi ne Numb er SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 1 (Defa ult) OF F OFF OF F OFF 2 OFF OFF OFF ON 3 OFF OFF ON OF F 4 OFF OF F ON ON 5 OFF ON OFF OF F 6 OFF ON OFF ON 7 OFF ON ON OF F 8 [...]

14 VS - 88DTP - Co nne cting the V S - 8 8DTP Fig ure 5 : RS - 485 Termi nation DIP - s wit c h 5.2.3 Connecting and C ontrolli ng Multi ple VS- 88DTP Devices You can daisy - chain up to 16 VS - 88DTP devices with operat ion via RS - 232 from a PC or seri al control ler (see Fi gure 6 ). To daisy - chain up to 16 VS - 88DT P devices: 1. Connect the[...]

VS - 88DTP - C on necti ng t he VS - 88DT P 15 Fig ure 6 : Control of Multipl e VS - 88DTP Devices via RS - 232 and RS - 485 5.3 Connecti ng the VS - 88DTP v ia Ethernet You can connect the VS - 88DTP via Et hernet using a crossover cable (see Section 5.3.1 ) for direct conne ction to the PC, or a s traight - through cable (see Sec ti o n 5.3.2 Aft[...]

16 VS - 88DTP - Co nne cting the V S - 8 8DTP 4. Select Prop erties . The Local Area Connection Properties window appears. 5. Select the Internet Prot ocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties Button (see Figure 7 ). Fig ure 7 : Local Ar ea Co nnectio n Prop erti es W indow 6. Select Use the following IP Address, and fill in the details as shown in Fi[...]

VS - 88DTP - C on necti ng t he VS - 88DT P 17 5.3.2 Connecting t o the Ethernet P ort via a Net work Hub You can connect the Ethernet port of the VS - 88DTP to the Ethernet port on a network hub or network router, via a straight through cable with RJ - 45 c onnectors.[...]

18 VS - 88DTP - Oper ati ng th e VS - 88DTP 6 Opera ting the VS- 88DTP This section describes how to: • Route inputs to outputs (see Section 6. 1 • Disconnect outputs (see ) Sect i on 6.2 • Store and recall a setup (see ) Section 6.3 • Switch between Protocol 2000 and Prot ocol 3000 (see ) Section 6.4 • Acquire t he EDID (see ) Section 6.[...]

VS - 88DTP - O pera ti ng the VS - 88D TP 19 6.3 Stori ng and Recalling S etups in Presets You can use the STO and RCL buttons to store and recall up to 16 setups in presets. Figure 9 illustrates the preset assignment numbers. Preset 1 is assigned to OUT 1 and preset 16 is assigned to IN 8. Note: The preset numbers do not appear on the buttons. Fig[...]

20 VS - 88DTP - Oper ati ng th e VS - 88DTP 6.5 A cquiring t he EDID You can acquire the E DI D f rom : • A singl e connected output (see Sec tion 6.5.1 • Several outputs (see ) Section 6.5. 2 • The default EDID (see ) Section 6.5. 3 6.5.1 Acquiring an EDID from a Single O utput ) To acquire or cha nge the EDID f rom a si ngle outp ut: 1. Con[...]

VS - 88DTP - O pera ti ng the VS - 88D TP 21 4. Press the SELECT OUT button from which the first EDID will be acquired (for example, OUT 1). 5. Press the SELECT IN 1 button again. The IN 1 button ceases to flash. 6. Press another SELECT IN to which the next EDID will be copied (for example, IN 3). The selected input number flashes on the display. 7[...]

22 VS - 88DTP - Oper ati ng th e VS - 88DTP 6.6 Locking and Unlocking the Front Panel Button s To lock an d unlock the fro nt pa nel buttons : 1. Press and hold the LOCK button until the buttons lights. The front panel buttons are locked. 2. Press and hold the LOCK button until the button no longer lights. The front panel buttons are unlocked. 6.7 [...]

VS - 88DTP - C ontr olli ng t he V S - 88D TP R emotel y via E ther net 23 7 Control ling t he VS- 88DTP Remotel y via Ether net You can remotely operate the VS - 88DTP us ing a Web browser via the Ethernet connection (s ee Section 7.1 To check that Java is installed and running, browse to: ). To be able to do so, you must use a support ed W eb bro[...]

24 VS - 88DTP - Co ntrol lin g the VS - 8 8DT P Remo tel y via Eth ernet 2. Enter the unit’s IP number (for the default IP address, see Figure 11 ) or name in the Address bar of your brow ser. If you are using DHCP, you have to enter the name. Fig ure 11 : Enteri ng the IP Num ber in the A ddres s Bar The Loading page appears. Fig ure 12 : The Lo[...]

VS - 88DTP - C ontr olli ng t he V S - 88D TP R emotel y via E ther net 25 Fig ure 13 : First Tim e S ecurit y W arning 3. Click Run . The main switching control page is displ ayed which shows a graphical representati on of the front panel (see Figure 14 ). There are two remote operation Web pages: • Main switching matrix (see S ect i on 7.2 • [...]

26 VS - 88DTP - Co ntrol lin g the VS - 8 8DT P Remo tel y via Eth ernet 7.2 The Main Switching Matrix Page Fig ure 14 : Main Switchi ng Matri x Pag e The main switching matrix page allows you to: • Switch any input to any/all outputs independentl y (see Section 7.2.1 • Operate the unit in the Offline mode (see ) Section 7.2. 2 • Use presets [...]

VS - 88DTP - C ontr olli ng t he V S - 88D TP R emotel y via E ther net 27 Fig ure 15 : Selectin g a S witchi ng Poin t on t he Ma trix A blue switching icon appears indicating that the channel is switched to In 1 and Out 4. 2. Repeat the above steps for each channel that you want to switch. 7.2.2 Operating in t he Offlin e Mod e By defaul t , the [...]

28 VS - 88DTP - Co ntrol lin g the VS - 8 8DT P Remo tel y via Eth ernet Fig ure 16 : Switchi ng in the Offli ne Mode 3. If required, repeat Step 2 for several channels. 4. Click either Take to accept the change or Can cel . 5. Click the Online button to ex it the Offl ine mode. 7.2.3 Storing and R ecalling Set ups You can store switching configura[...]

VS - 88DTP - C ontr olli ng t he V S - 88D TP R emotel y via E ther net 29 Fig ure 17 : Selectin g Pr eset 0 7 2. Click Store . A confi rmation message appears. 3. Click OK . The configurati on is stored in Preset 07. To recall a setup: 1. From the Preset drop - down list, select a preset (in this exampl e, Preset 03). Presets that contain a config[...]

30 VS - 88DTP - Co ntrol lin g the VS - 8 8DT P Remo tel y via Eth ernet Fig ure 18 : Selectin g Pr eset 0 3 2. Click Recall . A confirmation mess age appears. 3. Click OK . The configurati on from Preset 03 is loaded. Note: You can also rec all a preset in the Offline mode (see Figure 19 ) and make it active when you press the Take button (see Sec[...]

VS - 88DTP - C ontr olli ng t he V S - 88D TP R emotel y via E ther net 31 7.2.4 Locking the Fro nt Pan el Buttons You can lock the front panel buttons to prevent tampering. To lock the front panel but tons: • Click the padlock ic on Note: Locking the front panel buttons does not disable remote operation of the unit via Ethernet, RS - 232 or RS -[...]

32 VS - 88DTP - Co ntrol lin g the VS - 8 8DT P Remo tel y via Eth ernet The following fiel ds can be view ed: • Model • Serial Number • Firmware Version • MAC Address To edit the IP - related settings: 1. Edit the required field. 2. Click Sub mit . The Network Settings confi rmation message appears. 3. Click OK . A message appears showing [...]

VS - 88DTP - T echni cal S pecifi catio ns 33 8 Technic a l Spec ific atio ns INPUTS: 8 DVI (not HDCP c om plia nt), 1 .2Vpp o n DV I Mole x 24 −pin f emale c onnec tors; DDC si gnal 5Vpp (T TL) OUTPUTS: 8 DGK at twis ted p air on R J −45 co nnect ors MAX. DATA RATE : 6.75Gb ps ( 2.25 Gbps p er grap hic ch annel ) COMPLIANCE W ITH STANDARDS: Su[...]

34 VS - 88DTP - Defa ult Com mun icati on P aramet ers 9 Defaul t Communica tion Par ameter s EDID EDID da ta is p asse d betw een O utput 1 an d Input 1 RS - 232 Protoco l 200 0 Pr otocol 3 000 (D efau lt) Baud Rate: 9600 Baud Rat e: 115 ,200 Data Bi ts: 8 Data Bi ts: 8 Stop Bits : 1 Stop Bits : 1 Par it y: None Pa rit y: None Comm and Format: HEX[...]

VS - 88DTP - D efault E DID 35 10 Default EDID Each input on the VS - 88DTP is loaded with a factory default EDID. Monitor : Model name VS - 88D TP Manufacturer KRM Plug and Play ID KRM 0200 Ser ial n um ber 1 Manufacture d ate 2006, ISO w eek 12 ---------- ----- ------ ---- EDID revisio n 1.3 Input signal ty pe Dig it al ( DV I) Col or bit de pth [...]

36 VS - 88DTP - Defa ult EDID Report I nform ation : Date generated 21 -Jun- 11 Software revis ion 2.53.0.861 Data source File Ope rating system 5.1.2600.2.S ervice Pack 3 Ra w D ata : 00,FF,FF,FF,FF ,FF,FF,00,2E ,4D,00,02,0 1,00,00,00,0C, 10,01,0 3,81,46,27,78 ,0A,D5,7C,A 3,57,49,9C,2 5, 11,48,4B,FF,F F,80,8B,C0,81,00 ,95,00, 81,40,81, 80,90,40,B3[...]

VS - 88DTP - Updating the VS - 88DTP F irmwa re 37 11 Updating t he VS- 88DTP Firmw are Instr uctions for upgrading the VS - 88DT P firm ware can be found at http:// www .kram erelectronics.c om .[...]

38 VS - 88DTP - Table of ASCII Code s for Se rial C omm uni cati on (P rot ocol 300 0) 12 Table of ASCII Codes for S erial Communic ation (Pr otocol 3000) The foll owing t able lists the ASCII video signal codes that s witch an i nput t o an output for a sin gle VS - 88DTP machine i n Protocol 3000 . F or more det ailed i nf ormat ion, s ee Section[...]

VS - 88DTP - H ex Cod es for Seria l Com muni catio n (Pr otoc ol 2000 ) 39 13 Hex Codes f or Seria l Communic ation (Protocol 2000) The Hex codes listed in this section are used to set video channels for a single machine (set as Machine 1) connected via either RS - 232 or Ethernet. Similar hex codes are used when the VS - 88DTP is connected via RS[...]

40 VS - 88DTP - Kramer Protocol 14 Krame r Protocol By defaul t, the VS - 88DTP is set to protocol 3000 (see Section 14.2 ) but is als o compatible with K ramer’s Protocol 2000 ( see 14. 3 Sec t i on You can downl oad ou r user - frien dly “S oftware for C alcula ting Hex Co des for P rotocol 2000” from t he tech nical s upport secti on on ou[...]

VS - 88DTP - Kramer Protocol 41 14 .2.1.2 Command String Formal syntax with commands concatenat ion and addressing: Start Addr ess B ody Delimiter # Destination_i d @ Comm and_ 1 Par amete r1_1,P arame ter1_ 2,…| Comm and_ 2 Par amete r2_1,P arame ter2_ 2,…| Comm and_ 3 Paramet er3_ 1,Para meter 3_2,… |… CR 14 .2.2 Device Mes sage Format St[...]

42 VS - 88DTP - Kramer Protocol Device address (Optional when direct ly connected t o the devic e) K- NET Device ID or MA CHINE NUMBER followed by '@' (ex. #02@ CRLF ) Query sign '?' follows some commands to define a query request. A ll outputs sign '*' defines all outputs. Message closing character CR – F or host me[...]

VS - 88DTP - Kramer Protocol 43 star ting character and the message closing character onl y once, at the beginning of the string and at the end. Commands in the string do not execute until the closing character is entered. A separate response is sent for every command in the chain. 14 .2.7 Maximum S trin g Leng th 64 characters 14 .2.8 Backward Sup[...]

44 VS - 88DTP - Kramer Protocol Basi c routi n g comm an ds Note: W hen A FV mod e is act ive, t his c omm and will switch also vi deo . Read vid eo connecti on VID? OUT Short for m : V? OUT VID? * VID IN>OUT VID IN> 1 , IN> 2 , … Paramet er Desc rip tion: IN = Inp ut nu mber or '0' to d isco nnect out put. ' > ' =[...]

VS - 88DTP - Kramer Protocol 45 Preset comman ds Comm and S ynt a x Respo nse Paramet ers D escr iption: PRESET = Pr eset n umbe r. OUT = Outp ut in pres et to sh ow for, '*' f or all . Exampl es: Store cu rrent A udi o & Vid eo connecti ons to prese t 5 #PRST - STR 5 CR ~PRST - ST R 5 OK CRLF Recall A udio & Vid eo connecti ons f[...]

46 VS - 88DTP - Kramer Protocol Ident ific atio n comma nds Comm and S ynt a x Respo nse Read ma chin e name NAM E? N AM E MACHINE_NAME Reset ma chin e name to factor y def ault* NAM E - RS T NAM E - RST MACHINE_FACTORY_NAME RESULT *Note: m achin e nam e not equal to mo del n ame. T his nam e rel evance for si te v iewer i dentific atio n of specif[...]

VS - 88DTP - Kramer Protocol 47 14 .3 Kramer Protocol 2000 The Kramer Protocol 2000 RS - 232/RS - 485 communication us es four bytes of informat ion as defined below. MSB LSB DEST INAT IO N I NST R UCT IO N 0 D N5 N4 N3 N2 N1 N0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1st byte INP UT 1 I6 I5 I4 I3 I2 I1 I0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2nd by te OUT P UT 1 O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 O0 7 6 5 4 [...]

48 VS - 88DTP - Kramer Protocol Instr ucti on Co des for P rot oco l 200 0 Instr ucti on De finit ion for Spe cific Ins truc tion Notes # Descri ption Input Output 0 RESET VID EO 0 0 1 1 SW ITCH VIDEO Set eq ual t o vid eo i nput t hat i s to be switc hed (0 = disco nnect) Set eq ual to vid eo ou tput w hich is to be swit ched (0 = t o all the outp[...]

VS - 88DTP - Kramer Protocol 49 NOT E 6 – If INPU T is s et to 12 7 for t hes e ins tructi ons, then , if the functi on is defin ed o n thi s mac hine, it r eplies wit h OUTPUT =1. I f th e fun ctio n is not de fined, the n the machi ne r eplies wi th OUT PUT= 0, or with an err or (inval id i nstruc tion code) . If the I NPUT is s et to 126 for t[...]

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