Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VP-311DVI Kramer
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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 - 3 1 1 D V I A u t o m a t i c D V I / A u d i o S w i t c h e r P / N : 2 9 0 0 -0 0 01 2 0 Re v 3.
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VP -311DVI – Conte nts 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 Terminology Used in this User Manua l 5 3.2 Defining the VP-31 1DVI Auto matic DVI/Audio Switcher 6 4 Connecting the VP-311DVI 7 4.
VP -311DVI - Introd uction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electroni cs! Since 198 1, Kramer Electronic s has been providing a w orld of unique, crea tive, and affor dable solution s to the vast range o f problems that con front video, audio, pre sentation, and broadcasting pro fessionals on a daily ba sis.
2 VP -311DVI - Getting St arted 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 -311DVI - Getting St arted 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 pr ovided w ith the unit Warning: Disconnect the pow er and unplug the unit from the w all before installing 2.
4 VP -311DVI - Over view 3 Overv iew The VP−311DVI i s a high−perfor mance sw itcher for DVI−D video, ste reo and S/PDIF audio signals. When configur ed as a standby switcher, the selected inpu t switches to the nex t highest prior ity input if the signal i s interrupted.
VP -311DVI - Over view 5 The VP -311DVI is housed in a desktop-sized enclosure and is 12V DC fed. Control the VP -311 DVI using the fro nt panel buttons , or remotely via : RS -232 serial command .
6 VP -311DVI - Over view 3.2 Defining the VP -311DVI Automatic DV I/Aud io Switcher This section define s the VP -311 DVI . Figure 1 : VP -311DV I Automatic DV I/Audio Switcher # Feature Function 1 IR.
VP -311DVI - Conne cting the VP-311D VI 7 4 Conn ecting the VP -311DVI Always switch off the pow er to each device before conne c ting it to your VP -311DVI . Af ter connec ting your VP -31 1DVI , connec t its powe r and then switch on the powe r to each de vice.
8 VP -311DVI - Con necting the VP-311D VI Figure 2: Connectin g the VP -311DV I Automatic DV I/Audio Switcher 4.1 Setting the DIP -switches This section des cribes the machine set-up and DIP-switch sele ction. By defaul t , all the VP -311DVI DIP-switche s are set to OFF.
VP -311DVI - Conne cting the VP-311D VI 9 Inputs 1, 2 and 3 can be set in priority ac cording to yo ur needs. The VP -311DVI switch es to the se condary input up on loss of the primary inpu t signal, and bac k to the primary input when a signal is detected .
10 VP -311DVI - Con necting the VP-311D VI DO NOT Conn ect more than on e PIN to the Ground PIN a t the same time Figure 4: Connectin g the Contact Closu re Remote Control PINS 4.3 Connecting to the VP-311 DVI via RS- 232 You can conne ct to the unit via a cr ossed RS-232 connection , using f or ex ample, a PC.
VP -311DVI - Conne cting the VP-311D VI 11 adapter to the RS-232 9- pin D-sub port on the PC. The straigh t cable usually contains all nine w ires for a full connection o f the D-sub connector.
12 VP -311DVI - Con necting the VP-311D VI 3. Highlight the netw ork adapter you wa nt to use to connect to the devi ce and click Change sett ings of this co nnect ion . The Local Area Con nection Properties w indow for the selec ted networ k adapter appea rs as show n in Figure 7 .
VP -311DVI - Conne cting the VP-311D VI 13 Figure 8: Internet P rotocol Version 4 P roperties W indow Figure 9: Internet P rotocol Version 6 P roperties W indow 6. Select Use the fol lowing IP A ddress for static IP addressing and fill in the details as show n in Figure 10 .
14 VP -311DVI - Con necting the VP-311D VI Figure 10 : Internet Protocol Properti es W indow 7. Click OK . 8. Click Close . 4.4.2 Connecting the Ethernet Port via a Network Hub or Switch You can conne ct the Ether net port of the VP -311 DVI to the Ethernet port on a networ k hub or using a straigh t-through cable w ith RJ-45 conne ctors.
VP -311DVI - Technic al Specifications 15 5 Technical Sp ecificati ons INPUTS: 3 DVI-D on a DV I-I connector, 1.2V pp, DDC signal 5Vpp (TTL), 3 S/PDIF digital au dio on RCA connect ors, 3 unbalanced ste reo audio, +4dBm o n 3.5mm mini jack s OUTPUT: 1 DVI-D on a DVI-I connector, 1.
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