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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 – Conten ts i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Starte d 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 VP-42 0 PC/HD Scale r 5 3.2 Defining the VP-42 1 PC/HD Scale r 6 4 Connecting the VP-420, VP- 421 7 5 Operating the VP- 42 0, VP- 421 9 5.1 U[...]
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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 Overv iew The Kramer VP -420, VP- 421 are high-per formance digital s calers 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, W[...]
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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 together[...]
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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 th[...]
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VP -420, VP-421 - Co nnecting the VP- 420, VP-421 7 4 Conn ecti 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 your VP - 420, VP - 421 , connect its 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 operated 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: Press[...]
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10 VP -420, VP-421 - Op erating the VP- 420, VP-421 Pressing MENU 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 appea[...]
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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 Sp ecification s 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, [...]
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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 [...]