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  • Page 1

    Kramer Electronics, Ltd. USER M ANUAL Model: VS - 66HDCP 6 x 6 DVI M atrix S wit cher[...]

  • Page 2

    Content s i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Sta rted 1 2.1 Quick Start 2 3 Overvi ew 3 3.1 About HDCP 3 3.2 Recommendations for Best Performance 4 4 Your VS - 66 HDCP 4 4.1 Using the IR Tr ansmitter 7 5 Installing the VS - 66HDC P in a Rack 8 6 Connecting the VS - 66HDCP 6 x 6 DVI Matrix S witc her 9 7 Operating the VS - 66HDC P 6 x 6 D VI Matr[...]

  • Page 3

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Content s ii Tables Table 1: V S - 66HDC P 6 x 6 DV I Matri x Swi tch er Fron t Panel Featu res 6 Table 2: V S - 66HDCP 6 x 6 DVI Matrix Switch er Rear P anel Feat ures 6 Table 3: V S - 66HDCP Tech nical Sp ecificatio ns 16 Table 4: D efault Commun ication Parameters 17 Table 5: V S - 66HD CP Hex Codes for Swi tc[...]

  • Page 4

    Intro ducti on 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kram er Electronics has been providi ng a world of uniqu e, creativ e, an d affordabl e solu tions to th e vast rang e of probl ems that conf ront t he vi deo, audi o, presen tation , and broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have red esigned and up[...]

  • Page 5

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Getting Sta rted 2 2.1 Quick St art This quick start chart summ arizes the basic setup and operation st eps.[...]

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    Overvi ew 3 3 Ove rvi ew T he hig h quali ty Kramer VS - 66HDCP is an HDCP compatible 6 x 6 DVI Matrix Switcher t hat accepts up to s ix DVI inputs and r oute s t he selected DVI 1 T he VS - 66HDCP features : input signal to a ny or all of six DVI output s. • HDCP (High Band wid th Digit al Content Pro tection) support • I- EDIDPro™ Kram er I[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Your VS - 66HDCP 4 3.2 Recommen dations for Best Performa nce To achieve the best performance: • Us e o n ly hig h - quality connection cables 1 • Avoid interference from n eighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal qu ality and p osition your Kramer VS - 66HDCP away from m oisture, [...]

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    Your VS - 66HDCP 5 Figure 1: VS - 66HDCP 6 x 6 DVI Matri x Switc her F ront an d Rear Vi ews[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Your VS - 66HDCP 6 Table 1: VS - 66HDCP 6 x 6 DVI Matrix S witcher Front P anel F eat ures # Fe atur e Function 1 IR R ecei ver LED The red L ED is i lluminated when rece iving s ignals fr om the I nfrared remote c ontrol t ransmitte r 2 POWER Swi tch Illum inated s witch fo r turni ng th e unit O N or OFF 3 ALL [...]

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    Your VS - 66HDCP 7 7 4.1 Using the I R Transmitter You c an use the RC - IR 3 IR transmitter to control the machine via the b uilt - in IR receiver on the front panel or, ins tead, via an optional external IR receiver 9F 1 . The external IR receiver can be located up to 15 meters away from the machine. This dist ance can be extended to up to 60 met[...]

  • Page 11

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Installing the VS - 66HDCP in a Rack 8 5 Installing the VS - 66HDCP in a Rack Thi s secti on pr ovid es ins truc tio ns for r ack mount ing t he uni t.[...]

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    Connec ting the VS - 66HD CP 6 x 6 D VI Ma trix Swit cher 9 9 6 Connecting the VS - 66HDCP 6 x 6 DVI Matrix Switcher To c onnec t the VS - 66HDCP , as the exa mple i n Fi gure 2 illustrates, do the following 1 1. Conne ct up t o six DVI so urce s : 2 2. Connect the SELECT OUT DVI connectors to u p to six DVI acceptors (for exam ple, computer graphi[...]

  • Page 13

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operating the VS - 66HD CP 6 x 6 D VI Matri x Sw itche r 10 Figure 2 : Co nnect ing the VS - 66 HDCP 6 x 6 DVI Ma trix Switch er 7 Operating the VS - 66HDCP 6 x 6 DVI Matrix S witcher This section descr ibes how to: • Route i nput s to outpu t s (see section 7.1 ) • Disco nnec ting o utp uts ( see se ctio n 7[...]

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    Operati ng th e VS - 66HDC P 6 x 6 DVI Matr ix Sw itc her 11 11 7.1 Routing Input s to Output s To r oute an input t o an o utp ut: • Pres s an OU T ke y, fo llo wed by an IN k ey to ro ute this i np ut to t ha t outp ut To route o ne input to all outputs: • Pre ss ALL followed b y an IN button. T he input is routed to all outputs 7.2 Disconne [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operating the VS - 66HD CP 6 x 6 D VI Matri x Sw itche r 12 To recall a setup: 1. Pr ess the R CL b utton. The RCL but ton flashe s. 2. Pr ess the r eleva nt OU T o r IN button t hat sto red the se tup . In thi s exa mple, pre ss OUT 5. 3. Press the LOCK bu tton to recall the sto red setup. 7.4 Acquiri ng the EDI[...]

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    Operati ng th e VS - 66HDC P 6 x 6 DVI Matr ix Sw it cher 13 13 4. Pre ss the SELECT IN butto n to which t he first EDID will be copied (for example, IN 1). The selected input number f las h es on the disp la y. 5. Pr ess the S ELECT OU T b utton fro m whic h t he first EDI D will be acquired (for example, OUT 1). 6. Pre ss the SEL EC T IN 1 b utto[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operating the VS - 66HD CP 6 x 6 D VI Matri x Sw itche r 14 7.4.4 Acquiring the Default EDID To reset to the default EDID, d o the following: 1. Tur n ON the VS - 66HDCP . 2. Pr ess the E DID a nd ST O b uttons simultaneou sly and h old th em for 3 second s. Bo th butto ns fl ash . 3. Pre ss the SELECT IN butt on[...]

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    Operati ng th e VS - 66HDC P 6 x 6 DVI Matr ix Sw itcher 15 15 After con necti ng the Et hernet po rt, c onfigur e yo ur PC a s foll o ws: 1. Right - click the My Network Places icon on your desk top. 2. Select Properties . 3. Right - click Local Area Connection Properties. 4. Select Properties . The Local Area Connection Properties window appears.[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Technical S pec ifications 16 7.6.2 Connecting t he ETHERNET Port vi a a Network Hub (St raight - Through Cable) You can connect the Ethernet port of the VS - 66HDCP to the Ethernet port on a ne twor k hub o r net wor k ro uter, via a str ai ght thr ough c able with RJ - 45 connectors. 7.6.3 Control Confi guratio[...]

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    Default Commun ication Parameters 17 17 9 Default Communication Parameters Table 4: Default Com munic ation P aramet ers RS - 232 Protoco l 2000 Baud Rate : 9600 Data Bi ts: 8 Stop Bits : 1 Par it y: None Comm and Format: HEX Example (O utput 1 to Input 1): 0x01 , 0x8 1, 0x8 1, 0x81 Ether net Defaul t Setti ngs R eset Et herne t Defa ult Se ttings [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Kramer Protocol 2000 18 11 Kramer Protocol 2000 The VS - 66HDCP is compatib le 1 with Kra mer’s Pro tocol 2000 2 Table 6 : Protocol De finitions (ver sion 0.50 ) (belo w). This RS - 232/RS - 485 comm unicati on protoc ol uses four byt es of inf ormati on as def i ned below . The defau l t data r ate is 9600 bau[...]

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    Kram er P rot ocol 20 00 19 19 For a single machine controlled via the seri al port, always set M4…M 0 = 1, and make sure that the machine itself is configured as MACHINE NUMBER = 1. Table 7 : I nstr uctio n Codes f or Pr otocol 200 0 Note: All values in the table are decimal, unless otherwise stated. INST RUC TION DEFIN ITION FOR SP ECIFIC INSTR[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Kramer Protocol 2000 20 NOTE 8 - T he reply is as in T YPE 3 above, except that here the OUTPU T is assigned wit h the value 0 if the setup is no t defined / no valid input is detected; or 1 if it is defined / valid input is detected. NOTE 13 - This is a request to identify the switcher/s in the system. If the OU[...]

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    21 21 LIM ITED W AR RANT Y WHO I S PROTECTED? WHA T IS COVERED AND WHA T IS NO T COVE RED WHA T WE WI LL P AY FOR A N D WHA T WE WILL NO T P A Y FOR HOW YOU CAN G ET W ARRANTY SERVI CE LIMI T ATION OF IM PLIED WARRANT IES EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES CAUT ION ! We warr ant this pro duct fr ee from def ects in mater ial an d workmans hip under the follo win[...]

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    Kramer E lectronic s, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E- mail: info@kramerel. com P/N: 29 00 - 000 360 RE V 6 For the latest infor mation on our produ cts and a lis t of Kramer distribu tors, vi sit our We b site: www.kra m erel ectron ics.com where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcom e your q uestion s, commen ts and feedb[...]