Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PIP-200 Kramer Electronics
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Kramer Electronics, Ltd. P/N: 2900-008001 Kramer Electronics Ltd. USER MANUAL ACCESSORIES Model: PIP-200 IMPORTANT : Before proceeding, please read paragraph entitled "Unpacking and Contents".
KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. Table Of Contents Section Name Page 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1 1.1 Factors Affecting Quality of Results 1 2 SPECIFICATIONS 1 3 HOW DO I GET STARTED? 2 4 UNPACKIN G AND CONTE NTS 2 4.1 Optional Accessories 3 5 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PIP-200 4 6 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS 6 6.
1 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of thi s Kramer Electronics - Picture-in-Picture Inserter . Since 1981 Kramer has been d edicated to the dev elopment and manufacture of h igh quality video /audio equipment.
2 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. 2 SPECIFICATIONS PIP-200 Function Picture in Picture Inserter Input Type/Standards 2 video, each composite or Y/C PAL, NTSC (both), SECAM Input Connections Composite : BNC connector; YC: 4P connect or Input Level Composit e: 1Vpp/75ohm , YC: 1Vpp/75ohm (Y), 0.
3 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. 4.1 Optional Accessories The following accessories, which are available from Kramer, can enhance im plementation of your machine.
4 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. 5 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PIP-200 The KRAMER PIP-200 is a Multi-Standard Picture in Picture Vid eo Inserter designed for stu dio and other applications for m onitoring and special effects generati on.
5 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. Table 2: PIP-200 Front Panel Features (Continued) No. Feature Function 15. COARSE pushbut ton Toggles from fine position control to coarse control. Illuminates when coarse control is selected. 16. POSITION pushbutt ons Move the inserted picture along the X, Y-axis.
6 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. 6 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS 6.1 Picture in Picture Figure 2 illustrates a typical set-up of the PIP-200: Two incoming video signals from video sources are connected to the PIP-200 video inputs.
7 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. 7 INSTALLATION 7.1 Rack Mounting The PIP-200 can be rackmounted in a standard 19" (1U) EIA rack. The machine does not require any specific spacing for ventilation above or below the unit.
8 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. 9.3 Connecting to a PC Connections between your PIP-200 and a PC are m ade using your comput er’s RS-232 comm unication port. This port is either a DB-9 9-pi n port or DB-25 25-pin port. The cable connect ing your PIP-200 to a PC should be wired as shown in Figure 4.
9 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. NOTE The PIP-200 main operation screen butt ons function similarly to those locat ed on the machine's f ront panel. Refer to Table 2 : "PIP-200 Front Panel Features" for more details.
10 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. NOTE When clicking " Exit ", the program automatically stores the active port number. When the program is run again, this port number automat ically appears.
11 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. O ptions Sub Menu - Click on O ptions . O ptions sub m enu appears: S ecurity – For use by authorized personnel only for f irmware configuration.
12 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. 10 TAKING CARE OF YOUR MACHINE Do not lo cate your machine in an en vironment where it is suscep tible to dust or moisture. Both of these may damage the electronics, and cause erratic operation or failure. Do not locate your machine where temperature and humidity m ay be excessive.
13 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. Noise bars are "rolling" up or down in the output image or: Low Frequency Hum in the output signal Hum bars (ground loop) are caused by a di fference in the ground potential of any two or more devices connected t o your signal path.
14 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. 12.2 Front Panel Switch Numbering The switches on the front-panel of the machine, (as well as their internal LEDs, where applicable), are defined by the hexadecimal numberin.
15 KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. HOW YOU CAN GET WARRANTY SERVICE 4. To obtain service on you product, you m ust take or ship it prepaid to any authorized Kram er service center.
Kramer Electronics Ltd. 3 Am VeOlamo St. Jerusalem , 95463, Israel. Tel: (972-2)-6544000, Fax: (972-2)-6535369 E-mail: kramerel@netvision.net.il The list of Kramer distributors appears on our web site: www.kramerelectronics.com From the web site it is also possible to e-mail factory headquarters.
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