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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: VS - 4 8 H D C P x l 4 x 8 D V I M a t r i x S w i t c h e r P / N : 29 0 0 - 3 00 0 1 5 R e v 5[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl – 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 S-48HDCPx l 4x8 DVI Matrix Sw itcher 5 3.2 Using the IR Transmitter 8 4 Installing in a Rac k 9 5 Connecting the VS-48HDCPxl 10 5.1 Connecting t[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Intr oduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electroni cs! Since 198 1, Kramer Electronic s has been providing a w orld of unique, creative, and af fordable solu tions to the vast range o f problems that con front the vide o, audio, presenta tion, and br oadcas ting professional on a daily ba sis. In recent years, w e have red e[...]

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    2 VS -48HDCPxl - Get ting 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 man ual Go to http://www .kramerelectroni cs.co m/support/prod uct_downloa ds.asp to check for up- to -date user manual[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Get ting Started 3 2.2 Safety Instructions Caution: There are no ope rator serv iceable par ts inside the unit Warning: Use only the pow er cord that is sup plied with the uni t Warning: Do not open the un it. High vo ltages can cause electrical sho ck! Servicing by qualified personne l only Warning: Disconnect the pow er and unplug [...]

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    4 VS -48HDCPxl - Over view 3 Overvie w The high quality Kramer VS -48HDCPxl is an H DCP compa tible 4 x 8 DVI Matrix Switcher that a ccepts up to four DVI inputs and route s the sele cted DVI inpu t signal to any or al l of eight DVI ou tputs. Note that only the digi tal signal (DVI D) is avail able on the DVI co nnector. The VS -48HDCPxl features [...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Over view 5 You can control the VS -48HD CPxl using the front panel bu ttons or remotely via:  RS -232 serial command s trans mitted by a tou ch screen sy stem, PC o r other serial controller  The Kramer infrar ed remote control tran smitter  The Ethernet port 3.1 Defining the VS -48HDC Pxl 4x8 DVI Mat rix Switcher This sect[...]

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    6 VS -48HDCPxl - Over view Figure 1 : VS -48HDCP xl 4x8 DVI Matri x Switcher Front Pan el # Feature Function 1 IR Receiver and LED IR remote control se nsor. LED lights ye llow when receiving an I R signal 2 POWER LED Lights green whe n the unit is turned on 3 ALL Button Press to select all i nputs or all outputs ( see Section 6.1 ) 4 OFF Button Pr[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Over view 7 VS - 48 HDCPxl – Overview 7 Figure 2 : VS -48HDCP xl 4x8 DVI Matri x Switcher Rear Pa nel # Feature Function 13 INPUT DV I Connectors Connect to the DV I sources (from 1 to 4) 14 OUTPUT DVI Co nnectors Connect to the DV I acceptors (from 1 to 8 ) 15 RS -232 9-pin D-su b (F) Connector Connects to a PC or the serial remot[...]

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    8 VS -48HDCPxl - Over view 3.2 Using the IR T ransmitter You can use the RC IR3 IR trans mitter to con trol the machine via the built-in IR receiver on the front panel or , instead , via an optional ex ternal IR re ceiver (M odel: C-A35M/IRR-50 ). The extern al IR receiver can be located up to 15 meters away from the machine. This dis tance can be [...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Instal ling in a Rack 9 9 4 Installing in a Rac k[...]

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    10 VS -48HDCPxl - Conne cting the VS-48HDCP xl 5 Connecting the VS -48HDCPxl Always switch off the pow er to each device before connecting it to your VS -48HDCPxl . After conne cting your VS -48HDCPxl , conne ct its power and then switch on the power to each device . To connect the VS -4 8HDCPx l as illustrated in the exa mple in Figure 3 : 1. Conn[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Conne cting the VS-48HDCP xl 11 11 Figure 3 : Conne cting the VS -4 8HD CPxl 4x8 DVI Matrix Sw itcher 5.1 Connecting to the VS -48HD CPxl via RS- 232 You can conne ct to the VS -48HDCPxl via an RS-232 conn ection us ing, for example, a PC. Note that a null- modem adapter/ connection is no t require d. To connect to the VS -48HDCPxl v[...]

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    12 VS -48HDCPxl - Conne cting the VS-48HDCP xl 5.2 Operating v ia Ethernet You can conne ct to the VS -48HDCPxl via Ethernet u sing either of t he following methods:  Directly to the PC using a cro ssove r cable (see Section 5.2.1 )  Via a netwo rk hub, switch, or router, using a straigh t -throug h cable (see Section 5.2.2 ) Note : If you w [...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Conne cting the VS-48HDCP xl 13 13 Figure 4: Local Area Connection Prope rties Window 4. Highlight either Internet Pr otocol Version 6 (TCP/ I Pv6) or Internet Protocol Versio n 4 (T CP/IPv4) de pending on the requirements of yo ur IT system. 5. Click Properties . The Internet Pr ot ocol Prop erties window releva nt to your IT sys te[...]

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    14 VS -48HDCPxl - Conne cting the VS-48HDCP xl Figure 5: Internet P rotocol Version 4 Pr operties W indow Figure 6: Internet P rotocol Version 6 Pr operties W indow[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Conne cting the VS-48HDCP xl 15 15 6. Select Use the fol l owing IP A ddress for static IP addressing and fill in the details as show n in Figure 7 . For TCP/IPv4 you can use any IP address in the range 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255 (ex cluding 192.168.1.39) tha t is provided by you r IT department. Figure 7: Internet P rotocol Proper[...]

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    16 VS -48HDCPxl - Oper ating the VS-48 HDCPxl 4x8 DVI Matr ix Switcher 6 Operating the VS - 48HDCPxl 4x8 DVI Matrix Switcher This section des c ribes how to:  Route inputs to ou t pu t s (see Section 6.1 )  Disconnect outpu ts ( s ee Section 6.2 )  Store and recall a setup (see Section 6.3 )  Acquire the EDID ( see Section 6.4 )  Loc[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Oper ating the VS-48 HDCPxl 4x8 DVI Matr ix Switcher 17 17 Figure 8: SELECT OR Buttons The gray nu m bers (1 to 12) in Fig ure 8 that illustrate the corr esponding store/recall conf iguration numbers are for the pu rpose of illustration only and do not actually app ear on the button s . To store a setup (for example, to pre s et 10):[...]

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    18 VS -48HDCPxl - Oper ating the VS-48 HDCPxl 4x8 DVI Matr ix Switcher 6.4 A c quiring the EDID You can acquire t he EDID from:  One output se t to one or more of the four inputs ( s ee Section 6.4.1 )  Different outputs set t o dif ferent inputs (see Section 6.4.2 )  The default ED I D ( s ee Section 6.4.3 ) 6.4.1 Acquiring an EDID from a[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Oper ating the VS-48 HDCPxl 4x8 DVI Matr ix Switcher 19 19 3. Press the SELECT I N button to w hich the first EDID is to be c opied (for example, IN 1). The selected inpu t number flashes on the dis play . 4. Press the SELECT OUT button from w hich the first ED ID is to be acquired (for exa m ple, OUT 1). 5. Press the SELECT I N 1 bu[...]

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    20 VS -48HDCPxl - Oper ating the VS-48 HDCPxl 4x8 DVI Matr ix Switcher 4. Press the EDID bu tton. The process is c o m plete w hen the display returns to nor m al. 6.5 Locking and U nlocking the Front Panel To prevent unintended tampering with the unit via the front panel buttons, lo c k your VS -48H DCPxl . To lock the VS -48H DCPxl:  Press the[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Tech nical Specifications 21 21 7 Technical Specif ications INPUTS: 4 DVI connectors OUTPUTS: 8 DVI connectors MAX. DATA RATE : 6.75Gbps (2.25Gbp s per graphic channel) COMPLIANCE W ITH STANDARDS: Supports DVI and HDC P MAX RESOLUTION: Up to UXGA; 1080 p POWER CONS UMPTION: 100  240VAC; 50/60H z, 38VA CONTROLS: Front panel butto n[...]

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    22 VS -48HDCPxl - Defa ult Communication Parame ters 8 Default Communi cati on Pa rameters RS -232 Protocol 2000 Baud Rate: 9600 Data Bits: 8 Stop Bits: 1 Parity: None Command Format: HEX Example (Output 1 to Input 1): 0x01, 0x81, 0x81, 0 x81 Ethernet IP Address: 192.168.1.39 TCP Port Numbe r: 5000 Network M ask : 255.255.255.0 Default Gate way: 19[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Kram er Protocol 2000 23 23 9 Kramer Protoco l 2000 The Kramer Proto col 2000 RS-232/RS-485 co mm uni c ation use s four bytes of information as de f ined below . MSB LSB DESTINA T ION INSTRUCTION 0 D N5 N4 N3 N2 N1 N0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1st byte INPUT 1 I6 I5 I4 I3 I2 I1 I0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2nd byte OUTPUT 1 O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 O0 7 6 5 4[...]

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    24 VS -48HDCPxl - Kram er Protocol 200 0 Instruction Codes for Protocol 2000 Instruction Definition for Spe cific Instruction Notes # Description Input Output 0 RESET VIDEO 0 0 1 1 SWITCH VIDEO Set equal to video input which is to be switched (0 = disconnect) Set equal to video output which is to be switched (0 = to all the outputs) 2, 15 3 STORE V[...]

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    VS -48HDCPxl - Kram er Protocol 2000 25 25 NOTE 8 - The reply is as in TYPE 3 above, except th a t here the OUT PUT is assigned with the value 0 i f the setup is not defined / no valid input is d e tected; or 1 if it is defined / valid input is detected. NOTE 13 - This is a request t o identify the switche r/s in the system . If the OUTPUT is set a[...]

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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 feedbac k. Web site: w ww.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kramerel. com P/N: 2 9 00 - 30 0 0 15 Rev: 5 ! S AF E TY W AR N I N G Dis co nne ct th e un it f rom[...]