Kramer Electronics VP-1608 manual

KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. USER MAN UAL MODEL: VP - 1608 16x8 RG BHV/Ba lanced Aud io Matri x P/N: 2900 - 00160 8 Rev 5[...]

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VP - 1608 – 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 Defining t he VP - 1608 16x8 R GBHV/Balanc ed Audio Matrix 3 4 Installing in a Rack 8 5 Connecting a Single VP - 1608 9 5.1 Connecti ng a Balanc ed/Unbalanced S tereo Audio I nput/Output 11 5.2 Connecti ng to the VP - 16[...]

ii VP - 1608 - C onte nts Figures Figure 1: VP - 1608 16x8 RGBHV/Balanced Audio Matrix Front Panel 4 Figure 2: VP - 1608 16x8 RGBHV/Balanced Audio Matrix Rear Panel 6 Figure 3: VP - 1608 Underside Flash Program Switches 7 Fig ure 4: Connecting the VP - 1608 10 Figure 5: Balanced Stereo Audi o Connection 11 Figure 6: Unbalanced Stereo Audio Input Co[...]

VP - 1608 - Introduct ion 1 1 Intr oduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordabl e solutions to the vast range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgrad[...]

2 VP - 1608 - G etti ng S tart ed 2 Getting Start ed We recommend that you: • Unpack the equipment careful ly and save the original box and packaging materials f or possible future shipm ent • Review the contents of this user manual • Use Kramer high - performanc e , high - resolut ion cables • Use only the power cord that is supplied with [...]

VP - 1608 - O verview 3 3 Ove rvi ew The VP - 1608 16x8 RGBHV/B alanc ed Audio M atrix i s a true mat rix switcher, routing any input to any or all outputs. Th e VP - 1608 includes 16 input and 8 output selector buttons. The unit features: • A bandwidth of 400MHz (fully loaded) for RGB signals • A unique vertical and horizontal sync - puls e so[...]

4 VP - 1608 - O verview Fig ure 1 : VP - 1608 16 x8 RGBHV/Bal an ced Audio Matrix F ront Pa nel 4 VP - 1608 – Over view[...]

VP - 1608 - O verview 5 VP - 1608 – O verview 5 # Feat ure Funct ion 1 IR Receiv er T he LED i s illum inat ed wh en rec eiving signal s from the K ramer Infra - red rem ote co ntrol trans mitter 2 POWER Swi tch Ill uminat ed swi tch su pplyi ng pow er to t he unit 3 OUTPU T SELECTOR Buttons Select the o utput t o which t he i nput is switc hed ([...]

6 VP - 1608 - O verview Fig ure 2 : VP - 1608 16 x8 RGBHV/Bal an ced Audio Matrix Re ar Pan el # Feat ure Funct ion 15 RS - 232 9 - pin D - sub (F) Connec tor Connects to the P C or other S erial Con troller 16 Setup DIP - s wi tch es DIPS 1, 2, and 3 for setup of the Machine #; D IP 4 for RS - 485 term inati on 17 RS - 485 C onnec tor RS - 485 por[...]

VP - 1608 - O verview 7 VP - 1608 – O verview 7 # Feat ure Funct ion 25 Video Input s R INPUT BNC C onnect ors Connect to the RGBHV vide o sour ces ( 1 to 16 ) 26 G INPU T BNC C onnect ors 27 B INPUT BNC Conne ct ors 28 H (Ho rizont al S ync) IN PU T BNC Con nect ors 29 V (Ver tical S ync) IN PU T BNC C onnect ors 30 AUDIO IN PUTS T ermi nal Bl o[...]

8 VP - 1608 - I nstall in g in a Rac k 4 Insta lling i n a R a ck This section provides i nstructions for rack mounting the unit.[...]

VP - 1608 - C onne ctin g a S ingl e VP - 1608 9 5 Connecti ng a Single VP- 1608 Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your VP - 1608 . After connect ing your VP - 1608 , connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. To connect a single VP - 1608 16x8 RGBHV/Balanced Audio M atrix as illustrated i n Figu[...]

10 VP - 1608 - Con necti ng a Sin gle V P - 1608 Fig ure 4 : Connecti ng the VP - 16 08[...]

VP - 1608 - C onne ct in g a S ingl e VP - 1608 11 5.1 Connecting a Balanced/Unbalanced Stereo Audio Input/Output This section ill ustrates how to wire: • A balanced s tereo audi o connection, s ee Figure 5 • An unbalanced stereo audio input connection, see Figure 6 • An unbalanced stereo audio output connec tion, see Figure 7 Fig ure 5 : Bal[...]

12 VP - 1608 - Con necti ng a Sin gle V P - 1608 To connect a device with a RS - 485 port to the VP - 1608 : • Connect the A (+) pin on the RS - 485 port of the PC to the A (+) pin on the RS - 485 port on the rear panel of the VP - 1608 • Connect the B ( – ) pin on the RS - 485 port of the PC to the B ( – ) pin o n the RS - 485 port on the [...]

VP - 1608 - C onne ctin g a S ingl e VP - 1608 13 5.5 Setting the DELAY DIP -S witches To achi eve clean trans itions when s witching between non - genlocked s ources, set the delay time — ranging from 0sec to 3.5sec i n i nc rem e nt s of 0. 5s ec — via the DELAY DIP - s witches, as shown in the following tabl e . The VP - 1608 uni t is shippe[...]

14 VP - 1608 - Con necti ng M ulti ple VP - 1 608 U nits 6 Connecti ng Multip le VP - 1608 Units You can connect up to eight single VP - 1608 units from a PC or serial controller via RS - 232 and RS - 485 ( see S ect io n 6.1 ), or up to seven s ingle VP - 1608 units via RS - 485 ( see Section 6. 2 ). To connec t a single VP - 16 08 unit to a PC or[...]

VP - 1608 - C onne ctin g Mul ti ple VP - 16 08 Unit s 15 Fig ure 8 : Control Configur ation via RS - 232 an d RS - 485 6.2 Connecting via an R S - 485 Controll er To connect up to seven single VP - 1608 units via an RS - 485 controller, for example, a PC (equipped with an RS - 485 interface), do the following: Always switch off the power to each d[...]

16 VP - 1608 - Con necti ng M ulti ple VP - 1 608 U nits 2. On each VP - 1608 unit, se t the MACHINE # DIP - switches, as required. For example, set the fi rst VP - 1608 unit to MACHINE # 2, the second VP - 1608 unit to MACHINE # 3, and so on, up to MACHINE # 8 for the seventh VP - 1608 unit ( se e S ect io n 5.3 ). 3. Terminate t he RS - 485 line [...]

VP - 1608 - O pera ting Your VP - 1 608 1 6x8 RGB HV/B alance d Aud io M atrix 17 7 Opera tin g Your VP- 1608 16x8 RGBHV/Ba lance d Audio Matrix This section describes how to operate the VP - 1608 . The section includes: • Ch oosing t h e Audio - Foll ow - Video or Breakaway option ( see Sec t io n 7.1 ) • Switching OUT - IN com binations ( see[...]

18 VP - 1608 - Oper ati ng Yo ur V P - 160 8 16x8 RGBHV/ Bal anced Audio M atrix 7.1.1 Setting the A udio - Follow - Video To set the a udio - fol low - video (A FV ) option, pres s the A FV button: • If the AUDIO and VIDEO configurations are the same, the AFV button illuminat es. The audio follows the video • If the A UDIO differs from the V I[...]

VP - 1608 - O pera ting Your VP - 1 608 1 6x8 RGB HV/B alance d Aud io M atrix 19 7.3 Confirming Settings Choose to work in the AT ONCE or the CONFIRM m ode, as explained in S ection 7.3.1 . W hen the VP - 1608 operates in the AT ONCE mode, pressing an OUT - IN combination implem ents the switch immediately. In the CONFIRM mode, the TAKE button mus[...]

20 VP - 1608 - Oper at i ng Yo ur V P - 160 8 16x8 RGBHV/ Bal anced Audio M atrix 7.3.2 Confirming a Switching Action To confir m a switching act ion (in CONFIR M mode), do the following: 1. Press an OUT - IN c ombination. The corresponding input number that is displ ayed in the INPUT STATUS 7- segment display flashes. T he TAKE button also flashes[...]

VP - 1608 - O pera ting Your VP - 1 608 1 6x8 RGB HV/B alance d Aud io M atrix 21 2. Press one of the INPUT SELECTOR buttons from 1 to 15 (this becomes the setup # in which the current status is stored). If in the CONFI RM mode, press the f lashing TAKE button to c onfirm t he action. The memory stores the data at that reference. 7.4.2 Recalling an[...]

22 VP - 1608 - Oper ati ng Yo ur V P - 160 8 16x8 RGBHV/ Bal anced Audio M atrix 7.5 A djusting t he Audio Gain Control You can adjust the gain control for each input and output signal using the latest K- Router Windows® - based control s oftware (provided). See the Hex Tables for Audio Input/Output Gain Control in S ec t i on 11 . 7.6 Locking and[...]

VP - 1608 - O pera ting Your VP - 1 608 1 6x8 RGB HV/B alance d Aud io M atrix 23 7.7.1 Resetting to the Curre nt Status You can reset t he VP - 1608 u nit t o the current status (reloads the current setup) To reset a VP - 1608 unit to the current stat us, do t he following: • Press INPUT buttons 1 and 5 simultaneously for 3 seconds The VP - 1608[...]

24 VP - 1608 - Fla sh Mem or y Up gra de 8 Flash M emor y Upgrade The VP - 1608 fi rmware is located in FLASH memory, which lets you upgrade to the latest Kram er firmware versi on in mi nutes! The process i nvolves: • Downloading from the Internet ( s ee Sec t i on 8. 1 ) • Connecting the PC to the RS - 232 port ( s ee Section 8.2 ) • Upgrad[...]

VP - 1608 - Flash M em ory U pgr ade 25 Fig ure 11 : VP - 160 8 Und erside Flash P rogram S witches S et for U pgra de 8.3 Upgrading the Firmware To upgrade the firmware, follow these steps: 1. Double - click the desktop icon: “ S hortc ut to FL IP.EXE ”. The Splash screen appears as follows: Fig ure 12 : Spl ash S creen 2. After a few seconds,[...]

26 VP - 1608 - Fla sh Mem or y Up gra de Fig ure 13 : Atm el – Fli p W i ndow 3. Press the k eyboard short cut key F2 (or select the “ S el ec t ” c ommand from the Devi ce menu, or press the inte grated circuit icon i n the upper right corner of the window). The “ Device Select ion ” window appears: Fig ure 14 : De vice S elec tion W i n[...]

VP - 1608 - Flash M em ory U pgr ade 27 Fig ure 15 : De vice S elec tion W i ndow 5. Click OK and select “Load Hex ” f rom the File menu. Fig ure 16 : Loading the Hex A T89C 51RD2 T89C51RD2[...]

28 VP - 1608 - Fla sh Mem or y Up gra de 6. The Open File window opens. Select the correct HEX file that contains the updated version of the firm ware for the VP - 1608 (for example 1608M_V1p2.hex) and click Open . 7. Press the k eyboard short cut key F3 (or select the “Communicat ion/RS232” command from the Settings menu, or press the keys: Al[...]

VP - 1608 - Flash M em ory U pgr ade 29 9. Click Run. After each stage of the operation is complet ed, the check - box f or that stage becomes colored green ( see also the blue progress indicator on the status bar ). When the operation is c ompleted, all 4 check - box es are colored green and the status bar message: Memory Verify Pass appears: If a[...]

30 VP - 1608 - Tec hnic al S pecifi ca tion s 9 Technical Specifications INPUTS: 16 x 3 video (RGB ) 0.7Vpp/ 75 Ω on BN C con necto rs. 16 x 2 H& V, TTL l evel on BNC con necto rs 16 balance d audio ster eo on detac habl e term inal block s OUTPUTS: 8 x 3 v ideo (RGB ) 0.7Vp p/75 Ω on BNC c onnec tors 8 x 2 H&V, T TL level /75 Ω on BN[...]

VP - 1608 - Table of He x C od es for Se rial C ommu nicati on 31 10 Table of He x Codes f or S er i al Communic ation This table lists t he h ex values for switching a single machi ne (MACHINE # 1) via RS - 232/RS - 485 in breakaway mode : Switc hing Audi o C han nels Switc hing Vid eo Ch ann els 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 OUT 02 81 88 81 02 [...]

32 VP - 1608 - Tabl e o f Hex C od es f or Se rial Com mu nicati on Switc hing Audi o C han nels Switc hing Vid eo Ch ann els 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 OUT 02 8F 88 81 02 8F 87 81 02 8F 86 81 02 8F 85 81 02 8F 84 81 02 8F 83 81 02 8F 82 81 02 8F 81 81 01 8F 88 81 01 8F 87 81 01 8F 86 81 01 8F 85 81 01 8F 84 81 01 8F 83 81 01 8F 82 81 01 8F 81[...]

VP - 1608 - He x Ta ble s for Aud i o Inp ut / Ou tp ut Ga in C o ntr ol 33 11 Hex Tabl e s for Audio Input/ Output Gain Con trol Sections 11.1 and 11.2 c ontain the tables of hex code s for input and output signal gain control adjustm ent, respectively. 11 . 1 Hex Tables for A udio I nput Gain Contr ol Before adjusti ng the audio inputs gain, inst[...]

34 VP - 1608 - Hex Ta bl e s for A ud io In p ut /O u tp ut Ga in C o ntr ol INPUTS ALL 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 80 80 81 16 90 80 81 16 8F 80 81 16 8E 80 81 16 8D 80 81 16 8C 80 81 16 8B 80 81 16 8A 80 81 16 89 80 81 16 88 80 81 16 87 80 81 16 86 80 81 16 85 80 81 16 84 80 81 16 83 80 81 16 82 80 81 16 81 80 81 Audio Level = 0 Ins[...]

VP - 1608 - He x Ta ble s for Aud i o Inp ut / Ou tp ut Ga in C o ntr ol 35 11 .2 Hex Tables for A udio O utput Gain Control Before adjusti ng the audio outputs gain, instruction 42, the AUDIO PARAMETER SETTIN GS FO R INSTRUCTIONS 22, 24 , 25 is sent. The command sends once, and the “audio outputs gain adjustm ent” mode continues until instruct[...]

36 VP - 1608 - Hex Ta bl e s for A ud io In p ut /O u tp ut Ga in C o ntr ol OUT PUT S ALL 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 *In the Mute state, the audio output is physically disconnected from the input 16 80 80 81 16 88 80 81 16 87 80 81 16 86 80 81 16 85 80 81 16 84 80 81 16 83 80 81 16 82 80 81 16 81 80 81 Audio Level = 0 (Mute*) Instructi on # 22 16 80 81 81 16[...]

VP - 1608 - Kr amer Pr otoc ol 20 00 37 12 Krame r Pr ot oc ol 2000 The Kramer Protocol 2 - 000 RS - 232/RS - 485 communicati on uses four bytes of informat ion as defined below. MSB LSB DEST INAT IO N INS T RUC T IO N 0 D N5 N4 N3 N2 N1 N0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1st byte INP UT 1 I6 I5 I4 I3 I2 I1 I0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2nd by te OUT P UT 1 O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1[...]

38 VP - 1608 - Kramer Pr otocol 2000 INSTRU CTION DE FINITI ON FOR SP EC IFIC IN STRUC TION NOTE # DESCR IPTION INP UT OUT PUT 0 RESET VIDEO 0 0 1 1 SWITCH VIDEO Set equal to v ideo input whic h is to be switched (0 = disconnect) Set equal to v ideo output w hi ch is to be switched (0 = to all the out puts) 2, 15 2 S W ITCH AUDIO Set equal to aud i[...]

VP - 1608 - Kr amer Pr otoc ol 20 00 39 INSTRU CTION DE FINITI ON FOR SP EC IFIC IN STRUC TION NOTE # DESCR IPTION INP UT OUT PUT 59 LOAD VID EO DATA Set equal to vide o input (0 = disconnect ) Set equal to v ideo output (0 = to all the out puts) 21, 22 (127 = load S ETUP #) or SETUP # 60 LOAD AUDIO DATA Set equal to audio inpu t (0 = disconnect ) [...]

40 VP - 1608 - Kramer Pr otocol 2000 NOT E 12 - Und er normal c onditi ons, the m achine' s present s tatus is save d each time a c hange i s made. T he "power - down" s ave (auto - s ave) may be di sabled usi ng this code. N ote that whenever the machi ne is turne d on, the auto - save function i s set. NOT E 13 - This is a requ est[...]

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