Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto VP-81SIDN del fabbricante Kramer Electronics
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VP -81SIDN - Conten ts i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Start ed 2 2.1 Achieving the Best Perfor mance 2 2.2 Safety Instruction s 2 2.3 Recycling Kra mer Products 3 3 Overview 4 3.1 About the Pow er Con nect™ Featur e 5 3.2 Using Twisted Pair cables 5 3.
ii VP -81SIDN - Intro duction Figure 5: Remote Input Sele ction Sw itch Wiring 13 Figure 6: RS-485 Control of Mu ltiple VP-81SIDN Dev ices via RS-232 and RS- 485 15 Figure 7: Local Ar ea Connec tion P.
VP -81SIDN - Intro duction 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 video, aud io, presenta tion, and broadca sting pro fessionals on a daily ba sis.
2 VP -81SIDN - Gettin g Started 2 Getting Started We recommend tha t 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 .
VP -81SIDN - Gettin g Started 3 2.3 Recycling Kramer Prod ucts The Waste Electri cal and Ele ctronic Equip ment ( WEEE) Directive 20 02/96/EC aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for dispo sal to landfill or incineration b y requiring it to be collected an d recycled.
4 VP -81SIDN - Over view 3 Overvie w The VP -81SIDN can route on e of eigh t TP (Twisted Pair), a DVI or an HDM I input to either a TP or an HDM I output.
VP -81SIDN - Over view 5 3.1 A bout the Power Conn ect™ Feature The Power Connect™ feature her e means that digital Step-In Com mand ers (for example, the SID- DP and SID -DVI ) do not require an independ ent pow er supply if the distance betw een the VP -81S IDN and the Step-In Com mand er does not exceed 50m (164ft) .
4 Defining the VP -81SIDN 8x1 Digital Step-In S witcher Figure 1 defines the front panel of the VP -81SIDN . Figure 1 : VP -81S IDN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher Front Pa nel # Feature Function 1 IR L.
Figure 2 defines the rear panel o f the VP -81 SIDN . Figure 2 : VP -81S IDN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher Rear P anel # Feature Function 1 TP Input RJ-45 Co nnectors IN 1 to IN 8 Connect to the r emote TP sources (1 to 8) using CAT 6 or hig her specification cable.
# Feature Function 12 LOCAL AUDIO INPUTS DVI Connect to the loc al DVI audio source 13 HDMI Connect to the loc al HDMI audio sou rce 14 HDMI OUT Conn ector Connect to the loc al HDMI acceptor 15 AUDIO OUTPUTS +L – G+R – Connect to the b alanced audio accept or (see Section 6.
VP -81SIDN - Installi ng in a Rack 9 5 Installing in a Rac k This section pro vides instru ctions for rack mounting the unit..
10 VP -81SIDN - Connec ting the VP-81SI DN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher 6 Connectin g the VP -81SIDN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher Switch off the pow er to all device s before connec ting them to yo ur VP -81SIDN . After connec ting your VP -81SIDN , connect its pow er and then switch on the powe r to each de vice.
VP -81SIDN - Connec ting the VP-81SI DN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher 11 2. Connect a DVI v ideo source ( for ex ample, a compu ter graphics sou rce) to the LOCAL INPU TS DVI con nector, and the computer’ s unbalanced stereo audio source to the LOCAL AUDI O INPUT DV I connector.
12 VP -81SIDN - Connec ting the VP-81SI DN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher 6.1 Connecting to a Balanced A udio A cceptor Figure 4 illustra tes how to w ire devices to the balanced au dio output .
VP -81SIDN - Connec ting the VP-81SI DN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher 13 The following ex ample illustrate s three sw itches (1, 8 and A) connec ted so as to remotely contro l inputs 1 and 8 , and sele ct an outpu t respectively .
14 VP -81SIDN - Connec ting the VP-81SI DN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher 6.3 Connecting to the VP -81SIDN 8x1 Dig ital Step-In Switcher via RS- 232 You can conne ct to the VP -81SIDN via an RS-23 2 connec tion using , for exa mple, a PC.
VP -81SIDN - Connec ting the VP-81SI DN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher 15 Figure 6: RS-485 Control of Multipl e VP -81 SIDN Devices via RS-232 and RS- 485 To connect up to f our VP -81 SIDN devices : 1. Connect the RS-232 por t on the first VP -81SIDN device to the PC (s ee Section 6.
16 VP -81SIDN - Connec ting the VP-81SI DN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher 6.5 Connecting to the VP -81SIDN 8x1 Dig ital Step-In Switcher via Etherne t You can connect to the VP -81SIDN via Ethe rnet using ei ther of the f ollowing methods: Direct ly to the PC using a cros sover cable ( see Section 6.
VP -81SIDN - Connec ting the VP-81SI DN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher 17 Figure 7: Local Area Connection Pr operties W indow 4. Highlight either Internet Protocol Version 6 (T CP/IPv6) or Internet Protocol Versio n 4 (TCP/IPv4) d epending on the req uirements of your IT system.
18 VP -81SIDN - Connec ting the VP-81SI DN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher Figure 8 : Inter net Protocol Version 4 P roperties W indow Figure 9 : Inter net Protocol Version 6 P roperties W indow.
VP -81SIDN - Connec ting the VP-81SI DN 8x1 Digital Step- In Switcher 19 6. Select Use the fol lowing IP A ddress for stat ic IP addressing and fill in the details as show n in Figure 10 . For TCP/IPv4 you can use any IP address in the range 192.16 8.
20 VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Locally 7 Operating the VP - 81SIDN Local ly This section des cribes: Selecting an inpu t (see Section 7 .1 ) Muting the inpu t when using Step-In Commander s (see Section 7.2 ) Resetting all input prior ities to their defaults ( see Section 7.
VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Locally 21 7.2 Muting the Input when us ing Step-In Comman ders To mute and unm ute the input when using a Step-In Co mmander : 1. Press the Inpu t Select button on the Step-In Co mmander. The input is selec ted and the bu ttons ligh ts.
22 VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Locally 7.6 Locking and U nlocking the Front Panel Buttons To lock and unlock the front pa nel buttons : 1. Press the Lock bu tton until it ligh ts. The front panel but tons are lo cked. 2. Press the Lock button until it no lo nger lights.
VP -81SIDN - Config uring and Maintaining the VP-81SID N 23 8 Configuring and Maintain ing the VP -81SIDN This section des cribes: Setting the RS - 485 device nu mber (see Section 8.1 ) Reading the cur rent RS - 485 device nu mber (see Section 8.
24 VP -81SIDN - Config uring and Maintaining the VP-81SID N 2. Press both the M ute and DVI butto ns at the same time. The current ID is indicated by inpu t number button w ith the flashing LED. After a few seconds the LED stops flashing . 8.3 Setting the RS-485 Bus Terminat ion Figure 11 illustrates the factory def ault DIP-switch pos itions.
VP -81SIDN - Config uring and Maintaining the VP-81SID N 25 8.5 Upgrading the F irmwar e The firmware may be upgraded by any the follow ing method s: Kramer K-Upload sof tware Kramer Step-In Con troller softw are Kramer K-Router Plus softw are See the releva nt documenta tion for detailed instru ctions.
26 VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remotely 9 Operating the VP - 81SIDN Remote ly The VP -81SIDN can be con trolled re motely using all of the follow ing methods: The Step-in Controller softw are (see Section 9.1 ) Step-In Co mmander panels Contact closure switches (for conne cting, see Section 6.
VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remotely 27 Figure 12: Step- In Software Main W indow The following table describes the main wind ow featur es. # Feature Function 1 Connect/Disconn ect Button Click to connect t o or disconnect from t he device (see Section 9.
28 VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remote ly # Feature Function 9 Output Volume Sli der Click, hold and mov e the slider up (high er) or down (lower) to adjust the output vol ume (see Secti on 9.2 ) 10 Mute on/off Button Click to mute/unmut e the output volum e (see Section 9.
VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remotely 29 9.1.1 Authorized Users By default, you are logged in as U ser and you can: Select an active input or outpu t Adjust or mute /unmute the output v olume Change the dev ice name Modify the IP conf iguration Options that you ar e not authoriz ed to perfor m are gra yed out.
30 VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remotely 9.1.3 Logging in as A dmin To log in as ad min : 1. Click the Log In button. The Log In w indow app ears as show n in Figure 14 . Figure 14 : L ogin Window 2. Select either User or Admin u sing the radio bu ttons.
VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remotely 31 Figure 15 : Co nnection Method W indow 2. Select the conne ction method (v ia Ethernet ove r a LAN or a serial connection) by clicking the relevant radio bu tton. 3. For Ethernet, enter the IP addre ss and Port number of the device an d click Connect.
32 VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP -81SIDN Remo tely Figure 16 : Input Selection 2. Click on the require d outpu t to select. The switch se lection is made an d the button changes to solid purple. Note : To switch an input to an out put, you can click on either an input or an ou tput first, the order i s not important .
VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remotely 33 3. Click on the require d Input Type button. The input type selection is made and the but ton changes to solid purple. 4. Click Save. The Input type is selected on the SID-X1 . 9.1.7 Changing the Output Volume To change the output volume : 1.
34 VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remotely 9.1.9 Changing the Priority of an Input The priority of an inpu t deter mines wh ether another inpu t that is sele cted can take control fro m it, where 1 is the lowest and 10 i s the highe st priority.
VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remotely 35 3. Either: Select the require d icon fro m the list (you can save cus tom icons in t he Kramer Electroni csStepIn Co ntrollerImages dire ctory) OR Click Select icon from file and brow se to the icon dire ctory 4.
36 VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remotely 9.1.13 Setting the IP Network Parameters To set the IP ne twork para meters y ou must be logged in as Ad min. To set the IP net work para meters : 1. Click Unit > Devi ce Details. 2. Under Con nectivity, edit the requ ired pa rameter.
VP -81SIDN - Operatin g the VP-81SID N Remotely 37 3. Either: Manually select the number of dev ices OR Select Auto. The Step-In Sof tware scans the RS-485 bus for a ctive devices .
38 VP -81SIDN - Wiring th e DGKat TP RJ -45 Connectors 10 Wiring the DGKat TP RJ -45 Connect ors Connect/solder the cable shield to the RJ-45 connec tor shield at bo th ends of the cable.
VP -81SIDN - Technical Specifications 39 11 Technical Specif ications INPUTS: Video: 8 TP on RJ-45 con nectors 1 DVI-D on a Mol ex 24-pin (F) connector 1 HDMI connector Audio: 2 Unbalanced ster eo audio (1 for DV I and 1 for HDMI) on 3.
40 VP -81SIDN - Default C ommunication Par ameters 12 Default Communi cati on Parame ters RS -232 Pr oto co l 3 000 (D ef aul t) Baud Rate: 115,200 Data Bits: 8 Stop Bits: 1 Parity: None Command Form at: ASCII Example (Output 2 to Input 4 ): #AV 4>2 <CR> Ethernet IP Address: 192.
VP -81SIDN - Protoc ol 3000 41 13 Protocol 3000 The VP -81SIDN can be ope rated using serial comman ds from a PC, remote controller or touch screen using the Kramer Pro t ocol 3000 . This section des c ribes: Kramer Protocol 3000 syntax (see Section 13.
42 VP -81SIDN - Protoc ol 3000 13.1.3 Command Terms Command A sequence of A SCII let ters ('A'-'Z', 'a'-'z' and '-') .
VP -81SIDN - Protoc ol 3000 43 13.1.4 Entering Commands You can directly en t er all c omman ds using a terminal w ith ASCII communication s softwar e, such as Hyp erTerminal, Hercules, etc. Con nect the ter minal to the serial or Ethernet por t on the K ramer de vice.
44 VP -81SIDN - Protoc ol 3000 Command Parameters Description LDFW Load firmware file – by application only LDFPGA Load FPGA binar y file – by application only LOCK- FP 1/0 (1=lock on,0=lock off) .
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