Kramer Electronics VP-471 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 7 1 3G HD - S D I t o D V I S c a l e r P / N : 2 9 0 0 -0 0 06 3 9 Re v 7[...]

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    VP -471 – Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Start ed 2 2.1 Achieving the Bes t 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-471 3G HD-SD I to DVI Scaler 5 4 Connecting the VP- 471 6 5 Operating the VP-471 3G HD- SDI to DVI Scaler 8 5.1 Using the Front Panel Bu ttons 8 5.[...]

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    VP -471 - Introductio n 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electroni cs! Since 198 1, Kramer Electroni cs has been providing a w orld of unique, creative, and af fordable solu tions to the vast range o f problems that con front video, audio, presen tation, and broadcasting profession als on a daily ba sis. In recent year s, we hav e redesigned and[...]

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    2 VP -471 - Getting Star ted 2 Getting Started We recommend that you:  Unpack the equip ment carefully and save the original box and packaging materials for po ssible future shipme nt  Review the con tents of this user man ual Go to http://www .kramerelectroni cs.co m/support/produ ct_downloa ds.asp to check for up - to -d ate user man uals, [...]

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    VP -471 - Getting Star ted 3 2.2 Safety Instructions Caution: There are no ope rator serv iceable parts in side the unit Warning: Use only the Kra mer Electro nics input power wall adapter that is pr ovided 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 Waste Elec[...]

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    4 VP -471 - Over view 3 Overvie w The Kramer VP - 471 3G HD-SDI to DVI Scaler is a high-perfor mance digital s caler for signals up to 3G HD-SDI. It up and dow n-scales SDI, HD-SDI an d 3G HD-SDI signals to resolu tions up to WUXGA and 10 80p. The VP - 471 suppo rts the following outpu t resolution s :  PC: SVGA, X GA, 1360x 768, WXGA, SX GA, 14[...]

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    VP -471 - Over view 5 3.1 Defining the VP - 47 1 3G HD-SDI to DVI Sca ler This section define s the VP - 471 . Figure 1 : VP -471 3G HD-SDI to DVI Sc aler # Feature Function 1 ON LED Lights green whe n the unit is powere d on 2 SDI LED Lights blue when an SDI signal is detec ted on the input 3 MENU Button Press to displa y the OSD (On-scree n Displ[...]

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    6 VP -471 - Connecti ng the VP-471 4 Connecting the VP - 471 Always switch off the pow er to each de vice before conn ecting it to your VP - 471 . After conn ecting your VP - 471 , conne ct its power and then switch on the pow er to ea ch device. To connect the VP - 471 as illu strated in the ex ample in Figure 2 : 1. Connect the digi tal SDI camer[...]

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    VP -471 - Connecting t he VP-471 7 Figure 2 : Conne cting the VP -471 3G HD -SDI to DVI Scaler[...]

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    8 VP -471 - Operating the VP-471 3G H D-SDI to DVI Sc aler 5 Operating the VP - 471 3G HD-SD I to DVI Scaler The VP - 471 is operated directly from the front pa nel buttons (see Section 5.1 ) and from the OSD menu (see Section 5.2 ). 5.1 Using the Fron t Panel B uttons During normal op eration (w ithout the OSD) , the front panel buttons perform in[...]

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    VP -471 - Operating the VP-471 3G H D-SDI to DVI Sc aler 9 Parameter Setting Example: To set the green offset value o f the display output to 42 : 1. From normal op eration, pre ss MENU. The OSD main menu appears on the s creen. 2. Press the + or – button to highligh t COLOR. COLOR changes to green. 3. Press ENTER . The Display sub menu is di spl[...]

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    10 VP -471 - Operating the VP-471 3G H D-SDI to DVI Sc aler 5.2.2 The Display Submenu The Display sub menu sets the display outpu t resolution, size and as pect ratio. The following table defines the di splay ou tput parameters . Parameter Parameters Factory Default OUTPUT Sets the output r esolution. Native, 1920 x1080p @50 (HD 1080), 1 280x720p @[...]

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    VP -471 - Technical Sp ecifications 11 6 Technical Specif ications INPUT: 1 SD/HD/3G HD -SDI plus loop on a BNC connec tor OUTPUTS: 1 DVI-D on DV I-I connector, 1 S/PD IF digital audio on a n RCA connector, 1 u nbalanced stereo a udio on 2 RCA connectors INPUT RESOLUT IONS: 480i @59.94H z, 576i @50Hz, 720p @ 50/60Hz, 1080p @24/25/30/50/6 0Hz, 1080i[...]

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    For the latest information on our products and a list of Kra mer 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 63 9 Rev: 7 ! S AF E TY W ARN I N G Dis co nnec t th e un it fro m [...]