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    Kramer Ele ctronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL Models: PIP-200xl, Picture in Picture Inserter PIP-300, Picture in Picture Inserter[...]

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    Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 2.1 Quick Start 1 3 Overview 3 4 Your Picture in Picture Inserter M achines 4 5 Installing on a Ra ck 8 6 Co n n e c t i n g t h e P I P - 3 0 0 P i c t u r e i n P i c t u r e I n se r t e r 9 6.1 Connecting a PC 11 7 Co nfi gur ing an d O per ati ng yo ur P IP - 300 12 7.1 Using the Menu 12[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Contents ii Tables Table 1: Front Panel Picture in Picture Inserter Features 7 Table 2: Rear Panel Picture in Picture Inserter Features 7 Table 3: The PIP-300 Main Menu Items 12 Table 4: The MODE Submenu Features 14 Table 5: PIP Sizing and Positioning Features 14 Table 6: Recommended PIP sizes 15 Table 7: Video Se[...]

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    Introduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electronics ( since 1981): a world of unique, crea tive and affordable solutions to t he infinite range o f proble ms that confront the video, audio and presentation pr ofessional o n a daily basis. In r ecent years, we have redesigned and upgrad ed most o f our line, making the best e ven better! Ou[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2 MENU Items         MODE: OSD: BORDER: VIDEO SETTINGS: INPUT SELECT : OUTPUT ST ANDARD: PRESETS: LABELING: ENT ER ESC [...]

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    Overview 3 3 Overvie w Th e h igh pe rf orm anc e P IP-200xl/PIP-30 0 is a p ic tur e-in -pi ctu r e ins ert e r f or co m pos it e v ide o, s- Vid e o (Y/ C ) a n d com p on ent v i d eo (Y UV 1 ). Th e PIP-300 and PIP-200xl fe a tu re:  A mu lt i s t an da rd pi ctu r e- in -pi ctu re v id e o in se rt e r d e si gn ed t o a c ce pt thr ee [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Picture in Picture Inserter Machines 4 4 Your Picture in Picture Inserte r Machines This section defines e ach of the P icture-in-Picture Inserter machines:  Figure 1 illustrates t he PIP-200xl Pictu re in Picture In serter  Figure 2 illustrates t he PIP-300 Picture in Pictu re Inserter Table 1 an[...]

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    Your Picture in Picture Inserter Machines 5 Figure 1: PIP-200xl Picture in Picture Inserter[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Picture in Picture Inserter Machines 6 Figure 2: PIP-300 Picture in Picture Inserter[...]

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    Your Picture in Picture Inserter Machines 7 Table 1: Front Panel Picture in Picture Inserter Features # Feature Function 1 POWER Switch Illuminated switch for turning th e unit ON or OFF 2 LCD Display Disp lay s d ata inc lud ing the ope ration mode an d the men u 1 (2 li nes a t a ti me) 3 INPUTS 2 Buttons In the SINGLE mo de: select the inp ut to[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Installing on a Rack 8 5 Installing on a Rack Th i s section describ es what to do before installing on a rack and how to r ack mount. Bef o re i ns t al li ng on a ra ck , be s ur e th at th e en vi ron ment i s wit hin t he r ecom men ded ra nge : Op era ti n g te m per atu re ra n ge + 5 t o + 4 5 D eg . Ce nti[...]

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    Connecting the PIP-300 Picture in Picture Inserter 9 6 C o n n e c t in g t h e P IP -3 00 P ic t u re i n P ic tu re I n s e r te r To connect your PIP-30 0 1 , as the example in Figure 3 illustra tes, do the following 2 : 1. On th e IN PUT 1 se t 3 c onn ect 4 :  An s-Video source to the Y/ C INP UT 4p connector (for example, an s-V id eo p[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Connecting the PIP-300 Picture in Picture Inserter 10 s- Vi deo Player 1 RS-2 32 s- Vid eo Dis pl ay Co m pon ent V ide o Pro jec tor Com posit e V ide o Dis pl ay C om posi te Vi deo Pl ayer 2 Co m posi te V ide o Pla yer 3 Be tac am V ide o P lay er 1 Figure 3: Connecting the PIP-300 Picture in Picture Inserter[...]

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    Connecting the PIP-300 Picture in Picture Inserter 11 6.1 Connecting a PC To connect a P C to the PIP-300 unit, using the Null-mode m adapter provided with the machine (re commended ):  Connect the RS-232 DB9 r ear panel port o n the PIP-300 unit to the Null-modem adapte r and connect the Nu ll-modem adapter with a 9-wire flat cable to the RS[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring and Operating your PIP-300 12 7 C o n f ig u rin g a nd Op er a t in g y ou r P IP- 300 You can configure a nd operate your PIP-3 00 via:  The front panel butto ns, and/or  RS-232 serial co mmands transmitted b y a touch scree n system, PC, or other serial controller 7.1 Using the M enu Use[...]

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    Configuring and Operating your PIP-300 13 STORE PRESET 1 RECALL PRESET 1 RECALL PRESET 2 F ACTORY DEF AUL T STORE PRESET 2 ENTER VIDEO SETTINGS PRESETS OSD BORDER INPUT SELECT MODE PIP 1/4 PIP POSITION SINGLE 1/1 PIP SIZING 1/9 ON WHITE CONTRAST COMPOSITE STORE OFF OFF COLOUR BRIGHTNESS COMPONENT ON 1/16 OFF BLACK SA TURA T ION S-VIDEO RECALL OUTPU[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring and Operating your PIP-300 14 7.1.1 The Mode Submenu Table 4 d efines the MODE sub menu features: Table 4: The MODE Submenu Features Mode Function SINGLE Di sp lay s o ne in put ch an nel at a t im e o n the sc re e n ( fu ll s cr e en d isp lay ) . The LC D d is play sh ows th e d isp lay mod e and th[...]

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    Configuring and Operating your PIP-300 15 When using one of t he inputs as a f ull-sized background (P IP size 1/1), it is recommended to limit the sizes of the ot her PIP windows according to T able 6. Combinations havi ng windo w sizes larger than reco mmended, may result in intermittent interruptio ns in the picture. Note that these restrictions[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring and Operating your PIP-300 16 7.1.4 The Labeling Submenu The labeling sub menu lets you d isplay labels over the inpu t pictures, re move them from the displa y or edit the m. To turn labels on or off select the LABEL ON or LABEL OFF ite ms in the LABE LING menu respe ctively. The input pictures are la[...]

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    Configuring and Operating your PIP-300 17 7.2 Displaying the La yers in th e PIP Mod e To display a picture i n picture on the scree n, do the follo wing: 1. S ele ct an in put . 2. S ele ct th e P I P m od e . 3. S ize an d p osi ti on each la y e r as de sir ed 1 . 4. P re ss a n IN PU T bu tt on t o brin g f orw a r d th at inp ut on th e s cre [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Firmware Upgrade 18 8 Firmware Upgrade The PIP-3 00 firmware is located in FLASH memory, which lets you upgrad e to the latest Kramer fir mware version i n minutes! The p rocess invol ves:  Downloading fro m the Internet (see sectio n  8.1 )  Connecting the PC to the RS-232 port (see section  8. [...]

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    Firmware Upgrade 19 Figure 7: Goal Screen 2. C lic k t h e O pe n… but t on to s ele c t t h e n ew f irm w are h ex f il e 1 . 3. C lic k t h e O p ti ons … but ton , s e le ct th e I nve rte d 2 c h ec k box in th e R eset Po lar i t y are a a n d Cli ck O K . 4. I n th e A c ti on a re a , s e le ct E r as e th en Pr og ram . 5. C lic k t h [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifications 20 9 Technical Spec ifications Ta bl e 9 in cludes the tec hnical specificatio ns 1 : T a bl e 9: T e ch ni ca l S pe ci fi ca t io ns 2 o f th e PI P- 20 0x l an d PI P -3 00 P ic tu r e i n Pi ct ur e I ns er te r PI P-2 0 0x l PI P-3 0 0 INPUTS: 2 sets, each with: 1 composite video 1Vpp[...]

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    Communication Protocol 21 10 Communication Protoc ol 1 Th is R S- 23 2/R S-4 85 c om m unic a ti on pro toc ol us es f ou r b y te s o f inf orm ati on as de fin ed bel ow . A n u ll-m od em con nec tion ( p in 2 and pin 3 cr oss ed; pi n s 5 co nne cte d t oge th er) is us e d t o l in k t h e PI P u n it t o th e c ont rol le r u n it (f or ex am[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocol 22 Table 11: Instruction Codes for the Communication Protocol I NS TR UCT IO N DE F IN ITI ON FO R SP ECIF IC INST RUC TI ON # ( H ex ) De scr ipti o n BY T E2 BY T E3 0x00 Reset 0 0 0x01 Active input select 1 to 5 – select input number 0 0x02 Mode select 0 0 for single mode (non-PIP) 1 fo[...]

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    Communication Protocol 23 DETAILS OF INSTRUCTION SET Instruction 0x00: Reset When machine is turned on, it sends a Reset code to the PC (0x40 0x80 0x80 0x88). If this code is sent to t he switchers with Byte3 = 0, it will reset accordi ng to the present power-down settings. ( See instruction #4 for resetting the PIP to its factory default state). I[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocol 24 Instruction 0x11: Contrast Send this instruction to set the CONTR AST ( Byte3 ) of an input ( Byte2 ). To request the CONTRAST value of an input, set the RQ bit. The unit responds by setting Byte3 appropriately. For example:  To set the CONTRAST of input 2 to 0x7b, send 0x11 0x82 0x[...]

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    Communication Protocol 25 Instruction 0x21 to Instructi on 0x29: Labeling For these instructio ns, set Byte2 with the input number and set Byte3 is set with the hexadecimal v alue of the AS CII character. The character number is defined from right to left (when read), with the right-hand most character = character 1. Up to 9 characters are allowed [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 26 LIMITED WARRANTY Kramer Electronics (hereafter Kr amer ) warrants thi s product free from defects in material and workmanship under the following terms. HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY Labor and parts are warranted for seven years f rom the date of the first customer purchase. WHO IS PROTECTED? Only the first purchase[...]

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    Kramer Electron ics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.co m E-mail: info@kramerel.com P/N: 2900-000081 REV 2 For the latest in formation on ou r products and a list o f Kramer distributors, visi t our Web site: www.kra merelectr onics.com, where updates to this user manua l may be foun d. We welcome you r questions, co mments and feedback. Cauti[...]