Kramer Electronics WP-121 manual

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    KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. USER MAN UAL MODEL: WP - 121 XGA/Unbalanced Stereo Audio Line Tr ans mitter P/N: 2900 - 00062 2 Rev 5[...]

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    WP - 121 – Contents i Conte nt s 1 Introduct ion 1 2 Getting S tarted 2 2.1 Achi eving the Best Performance 2 3 Overview 3 3.1 About t he Power Connect™ F eat ur e 3 3.2 Shielded T wist ed Pair (STP)/Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) 4 3.3 Defining E DID 4 4 Defining the WP - 121 5 5 Installing a nd Connec ting the WP - 121 7 5.1 Instal ling t he W[...]

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    WP - 121 - Introduc tion 1 1 1 Intr oduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordabl e s ol utions to t he vast range of problems that confront video, audio, pres ent ation, and broadcasting professionals on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upg[...]

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    2 WP - 121 - Ge ttin g Star ted 2 Getting Start ed We recommend that you: • Unpack the equipment careful l y and save the original box and packaging materials f or possible fut ure shipment • Review the contents of this user manual • Use Kramer high performance high resolut ion cables Go to http ://w ww .kra merele ctron ic s.co m to check fo[...]

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    WP - 121 - O verview 3 3 3 Ove rvi ew The Kramer WP - 121 w all plate is a line transmitter that accepts a UXGA video and an unbalanced stereo audio signal, encodes them to a twi s t e d pai r ( TP ) s ignal and transmits the TP signal to a compatible TP receiver. For exam ple, th e Kr amer TP - 122 /N or T P - 122 - o d. The WP - 121 XGA/Unbalance[...]

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    4 WP - 121 - O verview 3.2 Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)/ Unshiel ded Twisted Pair (U TP) We recommend that you use Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cable, and stress that the compliance to electrom agnetic int erference was tested using STP cable. There are different levels of STP cable availabl e, and we advise you to use the best quality STP cabl e tha[...]

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    WP - 121 - Defining the WP - 1 21 5 5 4 Defini ng the WP - 121 Figure 1 define s the WP - 121 . Fig ure 1 : WP - 121 US V ersion (69m m) # Fe atur e Function 1 AUDIO IN 3.5mm Mini J ack Conn ect to an un bal anc ed ste reo audio sourc e 2 PC IN XGA 1 5 - Pin HD (F) Connect or Conn ect to the XGA sou rce 3 ON LED Li gh ts red w he n rec eiv in g po [...]

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    6 WP - 121 - Defining the WP - 1 21 Figure 2 and Figure 3 define t he WP - 121 front and rear panels, respectively , for the European 80mm and 86mm versions . Fig ure 2 : WP - 121 F ront Panel (80/8 6mm ) Fig ure 3 : WP - 121 Rea r Panel (80/8 6mm ) # Fe atur e Function 1 AUDIO IN 3.5mm Mini J ack Conn ect to an un bal anc ed ste reo audio sou rce [...]

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    WP - 121 - In stall in g an d Con necti ng t he WP - 121 7 7 5 Insta ll i ng and Connecti ng t he WP - 121 This section explains how to install and c onnect the WP - 121 . 5.1 Installing the WP - 121 To install the WP - 121 as illustrated in the example in Fi gur e 4 : 1. Connect either the:  Terminal block li ne output of the WP - 121 to the pr[...]

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    8 WP - 121 - In stall in g an d Con necti ng t he WP - 121 Fig ure 4 : Installin g and Conne cting t he WP - 121 5.3 Grounding the Wall Plate Grounding the WP - 121 is recommended. The grounding wire is connected to the rear of the chassis of the unit. The grounding screw is used to earth the unit to the ground of the building. This helps prevent s[...]

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    WP - 121 - In stall in g an d Con necti ng t he WP - 121 9 9 5.1 Wirin g th e T P LIN E IN / LIN E OUT R J - 45 C onnectors This section defines the TP pinout, usi ng a straight pin - to - pin cable with RJ - 45 connectors. Note, that the cable Ground shiel ding must be connected / soldered to the c onnector shield. EIA /TIA 568B Fig ure 6 : TP P I[...]

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    10 WP - 121 - Inst al lin g an d Con necti n g the WP - 121 5.2 Wiring the 9 - Pin Terminal Block Line Output Connector The 9 - pin terminal block is a plug - in connector f or attac hing the S TP cable. Fol low the c olors of the c olor - coded sticker on these terminals for proper connecti on of the cable. Figure 7 defines t he pinou ts for the t[...]

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    WP - 121 - Ca ptur ing the E DID 11 11 6 Capturi ng the EDID The EDID can either be captured automatically by the WP - 121 transmitter, or you can set it manually with one of the preconfigured values (see Sect ion 7 ). Fig ure 8 : WP - 121 PCB Assem bly F ront View with Fac e Plat e Rem oved # Fe atur e Function 1 16 P osit ion R otary Swi tc h T u[...]

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    12 WP - 121 - Capturin g the EDID from a Disp lay Devic e 7 Capturi ng the EDID fr om a Displ ay Device To capture the EDID from a display device: 1. Using a Philips screwdriver, remove t he four screws holdi ng the faceplate t o the PCB asse mbl y. 2. Using a short cable ( for example, Kramer model number C - MGM/ MGM - 1) , connect the PC IN inpu[...]

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    WP - 121 - Ca pturing the EDID from a Displa y Device 13 13 4. Press the EDID CAPTURE button (see Figure 8 ). The EDID status LED flashes rapidly several times. The new EDID is captured when the LED stops flashing and lights soli d. 5. Unplug the power adapter from the mains and disconnect it from the WP - 121 . 6. Replace the faceplat e and secure[...]

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    14 WP - 121 - Techn ical Sp ecifi catio ns 8 Technical Specifications INPUTS: 1 UXGA on a 1 5 - pin H D (F) c onnec tor 1 Unbal anced s tereo audio on a 3.5mm m ini jack 1 Power 12V DC on 2 - pin r emova ble te rminal bl ock OUTPUTS: 1 ST P on a 9 - pin t ermin al bloc k with s pri ngs 1 STP on an RJ - 45 connec to r MAX. OUTPUT LEVEL: Video: 2Vp p[...]

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    For the latest informat ion on our produc ts and a list of Kramer d istributors, visit our Web sit e where updat es to this user man ual may be foun d. W e welcom e your quest i ons, co m m e nt s, and fee dbac k . Web site: ww w. kramerelec tronics.com E- mail: info@ kramerel. com P/N: 2 9 0 0 - 0 0 0 6 2 2 Rev: 5 ! SAF ETY WAR NI NG Discon nect t[...]