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Kramer Electronics VP-420 manual

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    K R A M E R E L E C T R O N I C S L T D . U S E R M A N U A L MODEL: VP - 4 2 0 , V P - 4 2 1 PC / HD Sc a l e r P / N : 2 9 0 0 -0 0 05 0 6 Re v 5[...]

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    VP -420, VP -421 – Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Start ed 2 2.1 Achieving the Best Perfor mance 2 2.2 Safety Instruction s 3 2.3 Recycling Kra mer Products 3 3 Overview 4 3.1 Defining the V P-420 PC/HD Scale r 5 3.2 Defining the V P-421 PC/HD Scale r 6 4 Connecting the VP-420, VP- 421 7 5 Operating the VP- 42 0, VP- 421 9 5.1 Usi[...]

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    VP -420, VP-421 - Intr oduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electroni cs! Since 198 1, Kramer Electroni cs has be en providing a w orld of unique, creative, and af fordable solu tions to the vast range o f problems that con front video, audio, pre sentation, and broadcasting pro fessionals on a daily ba sis. In recent year s, we hav e redes[...]

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    2 VP -420, VP-421 - Ge tting Started 2 Getting Started We recommend that you:  Unpack the equip ment carefully and save the original box and pack aging materials for po ssible future shipme nt  Review the con tents of this user manual Go to http://www .kramerelectroni cs.co m to check for up- to - date user manuals, ap plication progr ams, an[...]

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    VP -420, VP-421 - Ge tting Started 3 2.2 Safety Instructions Caution: There are no ope rator serv iceable par ts inside the unit Warning: Use only the Kra mer Electro nics input pow er wall adapter that is pro vided w ith the unit Warning: Disconnect the pow er and unplug the unit from the w all before installing 2.3 Recycling Kramer Products The W[...]

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    4 VP -420, VP-421 - O verview 3 Overvie w The Kramer VP -420, VP- 421 are high-pe rformance digital scalers for computer graphics and HD TV signals . They up - or dow n-scale computer graph ics and HDT V signals to resolu tions up to WUXGA and 10 80p. The following ou tput resolution s are supported: PC : VGA, S VGA, XGA, 1280 x80 0, SXGA, UXGA, WX[...]

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    VP -420, VP-421 - O verview 5 3.1 Defining the VP - 420 PC /HD Scaler This section define s the VP - 420 . Figure 1 : VP -420 PC/ HD Scaler # Feature Function 1 ON LED Lights when the u nit is powered on 2 COMPONENT OU T LED Lights when comp onent video is outpu t 3 MENU button Press to enter/esc ape the on-scr een display (OSD) menu. Press togethe[...]

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    6 VP -420, VP-421 - O verview 3.2 Defining the VP - 421 PC /HD Scaler This section define s the VP - 421 . Figure 2 : VP -421 PC/ HD Scaler # Feature Function 1 ON LED Lights when the u nit is powered on 2 COMPONENT OU T LED Lights when comp onent video is outpu t 3 MENU button Press to view the on -screen displa y (OSD) menu. Press together with t[...]

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    VP -420, VP-421 - Co nnecting the VP- 420, VP-421 7 4 Connecti ng the VP -420, VP-421 Always switch off the pow er to each device before c onne cting it to yo ur VP - 420, VP - 421 . After connecting you r VP - 420, VP - 421 , connect i ts power and then switch on the power to each device . To connect the VP -4 20, VP - 421 as illustrated in the ex[...]

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    8 VP -420, VP-421 - Co nnecting the VP- 420, VP-421 Figure 3: Connectin g the VP -420 PC/H D Scaler[...]

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    VP -420, VP-421 - Oper ating the VP- 420, VP-421 9 5 Operating the VP - 420, VP- 421 The VP -420, VP- 421 is opera ted directly via the front panel buttons , and via the OSD menu (see Se ction  5.2 ). 5.1 Using the Fron t Panel B uttons During normal op eration (w ithout the OSD), the front pane l buttons perform the following func tions:  Pr[...]

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    10 VP -420, VP-421 - Op erating the VP- 420, VP-421  Pressing MEN U closes the OSD menu The menu times ou t by default after 10 seconds. To change the OSD displa y time, adjust the OSD/T IMER parameter. As an example o f setting para meters, to in crease the contrast on the display: 1 . From normal op eration, pre ss MENU. The OSD main menu appe[...]

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    VP -420, VP-421 - Oper ating the VP- 420, VP-421 11 5.2.3 The “OUTPUT” Submenu The “OUTPUT” submenu allow s you to cho ose the ou tput resolution sent to the display. Each pre ss of the + or – button cycles through the li st of resolutions . The following table defines the re solutions ava ilable on the “OUT PUT” submenu and how they [...]

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    12 VP -420, VP-421 - T echnical Specifica tions 6 Technical Specif ications INPUTS: 1 PC/HD on a 15- pin HD connector, RGBHV/YPbPr OUTPUT: 1 PC/HD on a 15- pin HD connector, RGBHV/YPbPr; 1 DVI on a DV I connector ( VP -421 onl y) OUTPUT RESOLUT IONS: PC: VGA, SVGA, XGA, 1280x800, SX GA, UXGA, W XGA, SXGA+, W XGA+, W SXGA, WUXGA, CO MPONENT: 480p, 5[...]

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    For the latest information on our products and a list of Kram er distributors, visit our Web site whe re updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome y our questions, comments, and feedback. Web site: w ww.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kramerel. com P/N: 2 9 0 0- 0 0 0 50 6 Rev: 5 ! S AF E TY W ARN I N G Dis co nnec t th e un it fro m [...]