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Kramer Ele ctronics, Ltd. RC-SV Conf iguration Guide Revision 1 Intended for Kramer Technical Personnel or exter nal System Integrators. To check that you have the latest version, go to the DOWNLOADS section of our Web site at http://www.kramerelectronics.
Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Overview 1 2.1 Sy ste m Req uir eme nt s fo r the Kra m er RC Con fig ur ati on 2 S oftw ar e 2 2.1.1 System Requirements 2 2.1.2 Operating Systems 2 3 Initial Planning 3 4 The RC Config uration Software 4 4. 1 I ns t a l li n g t h e S o ft w a r e 4 4.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Contents ii Figures Figure 1: Media Room Components List 3 Figure 2: Driver Database Notice 5 Figure 3: Setting a Working Directory 5 Figure 4: Change Working Direct.
Contents iii Figure 47: Load Firmware Upgrade Window (SV-551) 32 Figure 48: Load Firmware Upgrade Window (RC-6x) 33 Figure 49: Transforming to the Stand Alone Configuration 34 Figure 50: Standalone De.
Introduction 1 1 Introduction Wel com e to K ramer Elec troni cs! Since 1981 , K rame r El ect ronics has been prov iding a w orld o f u nique, creat ive , and aff orda ble s o lut ions t o t he vas t rang e of pro blems tha t conf ront th e vide o, au dio, p resen tatio n, an d broadc as ting prof essi ona l on a da ily basi s.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview 2 The SV-55 1 , SummitView ™ Essentials Kit and Standard Kit 2 user manual describes the installatio n process of the s ystem 1 . The RC-S V Configuration Guide describ es how to use the configuratio n software.
Initial Planning 3 3 Initial Planning Carefully plan your R C system layout to en sure a smooth and easy configuration and insta llation (refer to the SV-551 , Su mmitView ™ Essentials Kit and Stand.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The RC Configuration Software 4 4 The RC Configuration So ftware The Kramer RC Configu ration 2 software lets you set a seq uence of commands (the macro) and assign the m to any of the button s on the RC device.
The RC Configuration Software 5 Before getting started with your Kramer RC Con figuration 2 , you must download the software a nd then install it. Yo u can do wnload it 1 from the Internet. To do so: 1. Go t o ou r We b s it e at htt p:/ /ww w.k ram ere lec tro nic s.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The RC Configuration Software 6 5. S el ect or c reat e a n ew w or ki ng d i re ct or y 1 ( se e F ig ur e 4 ). Figure 4: Change Working Directory Window 6. C on tin u e t o r un th e s et u p a cc ord ing t o th e in st alla ti on ins tr uc tion s.
The RC Configuration Software 7 4.2.2 Install the Drivers The perip heral device drivers are installed via the Driver Ma nager windo w, defined in Figure 8 a nd Table 1: To access the Driver Ma nager w indo w: 1. Op en th e Kra mer RC Co nfi gur at i on 2 pr og ra m.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The RC Configuration Software 8 Figure 6: Importing a Kramer Driver File Figure 7: Exporting a Kramer Driver File Figure 8 and T able 1 define the Driver M anager wi.
The RC Configuration Software 9 Figure 8: The Driver Manager Window.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The RC Configuration Software 10 Table 1: Driver Manager Window Features # Fe atu re Fu nct ion 1 Vendors Area Lists the dow nloaded ve ndors New: pre ss to enter a .
The RC Configuration Software 11 4.2.3 Creating a Driver Command You can write two t ypes of commands to a co nnected device (for example, a DVD 1 ): Serial commands (see section 4.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The RC Configuration Software 12 4.2.3.2 Creating an IR Command To create I R commands for a selected d evice, connect the R C device directl y 1 to your PC via the USB connector a nd use the remote control tr ansmitter 2 to learn its IR commands.
The RC Configuration Software 13 Figure 13: IR Command Area Window You can test the IR co mmand by co nnecting the RC unit IR t erminal block connectors to the device via the IR e mitter, and then clicking the IR-Out Testing button. Figure 14 sho ws how to connect the IR e mitter 1 .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The RC Configuration Software 14 select the commands (also see section 4.4.1) . The same applies to all the po rts in the Port Manager window.
The RC Configuration Software 15 Table 2: The Port Manager Window Features Th e I tem D es cri pti on Po rt L is ts the po rts av ai la b le fo r t he se le c te d ma chi ne De scr ipt io n Ty pe a d .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The RC Configuration Software 16 Table 3: Kramer RC Configuration Window Features # Fe atu re Fu nct ion 1 Menu Bar Menu s are describ ed in sec tion 6 Device Ar.
The RC Configuration Software 17 # Fe atu re Fu nct ion Button Macro Are a 11 Button Macro Display Bo x Displays the mac ro RC commands’ D escription, Del ay and Port in sequence.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The RC Configuration Software 18 Figure 19 sho ws the Toggle button behavior: Figure 19: Using the Toggle 1-2-3-4 Behavior 4.4.1 The RC Command Area The RC Command ar ea appears different for t he various types o f ports.
The RC Configuration Software 19 4.4.1.3 The Switcher Port RC Command Area The switcher por t command area include s the SV-551 Switcher command drop-do wn box (Video 1, Video 2 , PC1, PC2 and P C3): Figure 22: Switcher Port RC Command Area 4.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Creating a Macro 20 4.4.1.6 The Ignore Button Port RC Command Area The Ignore/ Unignore command lets you control whether a press of a button will issue the assoc iated sequence of co mmands for that butt on.
Creating a Macro 21 Figure 27: Creating a New Command 3. S el ect a p ort 1 f rom th e dro p-d own bo x (f or ex amp le, th e R S- 232 t erm in al bl ock ). Th e def au lt dr ive r ap pea rs . 4. S el ect a c omm and fr om the Dr ive r c omm and a re a a nd w ri te its de sc ri pti on .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Creating a Macro 22 Figure 29: Setting the Delay Time and Button Lighting 5.1 Labeling the Button s For your convenie nce, you can label the butto ns in the Slav e Keypad tab ar ea, as illustrated in the exa mple in Figure 3 0.
Creating a Macro 23 5.2 Creating a Drive r Command The driver c ommands for each po rt are slightly different. T he following sections describe ho w to write a ne w com mand for the differ ent ports.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Creating a Macro 24 5.2.2 A Relay Command – Turn Lights ON To write a rela y command on an RC button ( for example, tur n the lights on), do the follo wing: 1. S el ect th e R ela y Por t (f or ex am ple , R ELA Y_1 ) 2.
Creating a Macro 25 Figure 34: Switcher RC Command 5.2.4 A Power Amplifier Command To write a po wer amplifier command 1 on an RC button, do the following: 1. S el ect th e PO WER _AM P P or t. 2. In th e R C c omm an d a rea , wri te t he com man d de sc ri pti on (fo r ex am ple , H igh Vo lum e) .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Creating a Macro 26 5.2.5 An LCD Keypad Command The LCD Keypad co mmand lets you type-in the desired tex t to the LCD displays (LCD 1 and LCD 2). To write an LCD ke ypad command on an RC b utton, do the follo wing: 1.
Creating a Macro 27 Figure 37: Change Color RC Command Figure 38: Select Button Color 5.2.7 The Ignore Button Command To write a Button Ignor e command (see Fi gure 39) o n an RC button (for example, button 1), do the follo w ing: 1. S el ect th e IG NOR E BU TTON Po rt .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The Kramer RC Configuration Menus 28 Figure 39 illustrates the RC Command ar ea as it appear s after writing the command to button 1: Figure 39: Ignore RC Command 6 The Kramer RC Co nfigu ration Menus This section describes t he Kramer RC Confi guration menus.
The Kramer RC Configuration Menus 29 6.2 The Edit M enu Figure 41 illustrates the Ed it menu and Table 6 de fines it: Table 6: Edit Menu Features Me nu Com man d Fun ct io n Co py Mac ro Cl ic k to cop y a b utt on ma cro co mma nd seq uen ce. Pa ste M acro Cl ic k to pas te a b utt on mac ro co mma nd seq uen ce.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The Kramer RC Configuration Menus 30 6.4 The Device M enu Figure 43 illustrates the De vice menu and Table 8 d efines it: Table 8: Device Menu Features Me nu Com man d F unc tio n Co nne ct… Cli ck to c on nec t to a dev ice vi a an I P num b er or se ria l p ort .
The Kramer RC Configuration Menus 31 6.4.2 The Device Properties Dialog Box To connect a device, open the Device menu and click Pro perties. The Device Properties window Appears (see Fig ure 45). Figure 52 shows the Device Properties window in the stand alone setup.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY The Kramer RC Configuration Menus 32 6.6 Load Firmware To load new firmware: 1. F ro m th e D evi c e men u s ele ct Loa d F irm wa re . Th e L oa d Fi rmw ar e U pgr ade w in dow a ppe ars : Figure 47: Load Firmware Upgrade Window (SV-551) 2.
The Kramer RC Configuration Menus 33 Figure 48: Load Firmware Upgrade Window (RC-6x) 4. C on n ect to th e d evi ce. 5. C li ck th e Con ne ct b u tton t o c onn ect th e dev ic e a nd the n c lic k S tar t U pg ra de .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Connecting a Room Controller as a Stand Alone Device (Master) 34 7 Connecting a Room Controller as a Stand Alone Device (Master) You can configure t he Room Controller to be used as a standalo ne device. To do this you have to connect the Roo m controller directl y to your PC via the USB connector.
Connecting a Room Controller as a Stand Alone Device (Master) 35 7.1 The Port M anager in the Stand Alone Mode The Port M anager displays the po rts relevant to the roo m controller, as illustrated in Figure 51: Figure 51: The Port Manager in the Stand Alone Mode 7.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Connecting via the ETHERNET 36 8 Connecting via the ETHE RNET You can connect t he SV-551 via the Et hernet, using a cro ssover cable ( see section 8.1) for direc t connection to the PC o r a straight through cable ( see section 8.
Writing a Configuration 37 6. S el ect Us e t he fo ll owi ng IP A ddr e ss , a n d f ill in th e det ails a s sho w n i n F ig ure 54 . 7. C li ck O K.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Writing a Configuration 38 To write a configuration to the d evice, do the follo wing: 1. C on n ect th e PC t o t he: RC-6x (stand alone) to write the con figuration directly to th e RC-6x SV-551 ( in a SummitView™ kit setup) to write the configuratio n to the SV-551 2.
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