Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VP-725XLA Kramer Electronics
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Kramer Ele ctronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL Model: VP-725XLA Presentation Switcher / Sca ler.
Content s i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getti ng Sta rte d 1 2.1 Quick Start 1 3 Overvi ew 3 3.1 About HDMI 6 4 Your VP - 725XLA Presenta tion Sw itcher / Scaler 7 5 Installing in a Rack 13 6 Connecting the VP - 725XLA Presentation S witcher / Scaler 14 6.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Content s ii 8.3 Operating via the Infrared Rem ote Control Transmitter 43 8.4 Operating via ETHERNET/Seri al Port 44 9 Using Text Overlay 44 10 Technical Specifications 46 11 VP - 725XLA Com mun icati on Protoc ol 50 11.
Content s iii Ta ble 8: O utput Scr een F unct ions 31 Table 9 : P IP Screen F unctions 32 Ta ble 10: A udio Scre en F uncti on s 33 Table 11 : Geometr y Screen Fu nction s 35 Table 12: Av ailable Set.
Intro ducti on 1 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electro nics! Since 1981 , Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of uni que, creativ e, and afforda ble soluti ons to th e vast range of problem s that confr ont the video, a udio, pres entation , and broadcast ing professional on a dail y basis.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2.
Overvi ew 3 3 3 Ove rvi ew The VP - 725 XLA is a pres enta tion scale r/sw itcher with m ulti ple sig nal format sect io ns a nd balanced stereo audio. The un it has five independent 4x1 v ideo sectio ns: c ompo site , s - Video (Y/C), component ( RGB ) , co mp ut er grap hi cs , and HDMI, plus a single US B input.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Overvi ew 4 In addition, the VP - 725XLA : • Features Project or A nyw here™ techn ology – horizontal a nd vert ic al geo metr y cont rol s tha t co mpensate .
Overvi ew 5 5 Control the VP - 725 XLA : • F rom the fro nt p anel a nd a use r - frie ndl y menu - dri ven O SD ( see se ction 8.1 ) • Fr o m t h e front panel high c o ntr ast L CD Disp la y (see sect ion 8.2 ) • Remotely, from th e infrared remote control transmitter (see sectio n 8.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Your VP - 725XLA Presen tatio n Switcher / S caler 6 3.1 About HDMI High - Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed all - digital 1 audio/video interface, widely supported in the entertainment and home cine ma ind ustr y.
Your VP - 725XLA Presen tatio n Switcher / S caler 7 Figure 1 : VP - 72 5 XLA Pr ese ntati on Switcher / Scaler Fr ont Pa nel.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Your VP - 725XLA Presen tatio n Switcher / S caler 8 Table 1 : Front Panel VP - 725XLA Pr ese ntatio n Switcher / Scal er Featu res # Feat ure Funct ion 1 INPU T SE.
Your VP - 725XLA Presen tatio n Switcher / S caler 9 9 # Feat ure Funct ion 22 T ALKOVER 7 Routes the sele cted in put to the o utput until an audi o sign al is detecte d on t he mic ropho ne inp ut.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Your VP - 725XLA Presen tatio n Switcher / S caler 10 Figure 2 : VP - 72 5 XLA Pr ese ntati on Switcher / S caler Rear P anel.
Your VP - 725XLA Presen tatio n Switcher / S caler 11 11 Table 2 : Rear P anel VP - 72 5XLA Pre sentation Switcher / Scaler Fe ature s # Feat ure Funct ion 1 AUDIO OUTPU T Terminal Block Connect or CV.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Instal ling in a Rack 12 5 Installing in a Rack Thi s sect ion p rovi des i nstr uct io ns for rac k mou nti ng the unit .
Connec ting the VP - 725XLA Presentati on Switch er / Scaler 13 13 6 Connecting the VP - 725 XLA Presentation Switcher / Scaler This section describes h ow to connect the VP - 725XLA . In particular, ho w t o connect the: • VP - 725XLA rear panel (s ee thi s secti on 6.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Connec ting the VP - 725XLA Pre sent a tion Switcher / Sca ler 14 2. Connect one or more of th e following balanced stereo audio sources 1 : UXG A source s 1 to.
Connecting the VP-725XLA Presentation Switcher / Scaler 15 Figure 3: Connecting the VP-725XLA Presentation Switcher / Scaler.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Connec ting the VP - 725XLA Presentati on Switch er / Scaler 16 6.2 The RGBS and RGsB PINOUTs Table 3 de fine s the inp ut pr ogr ess i ve 1 and interlaced 2 RGB S .
Connec ting the VP - 725XLA Presentati on Switch er / Scaler 17 17 contains all nine wires for a f ull connectio n of the D - sub connector. Because the null - mode m adapter (which already includes t.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Connec ting the VP - 725XLA Presentati on Switch er / Scaler 18 Figure 6 : L ocal A rea Conne cti on Proper tie s Wi ndow 5. Select Use the follo wing IP Addres s 1 , and fill in the d etails as sho wn in Figu re 7 .
Connec ting the VP - 725XLA Presentat ion Switch er / Scal er 19 19 6.5 Connecting th e Balance d/Unbalanc ed Stereo Audio Input/Output Figur e 8 , Figur e 9 , and Figu re 10 illustrate how to wire a .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operati ng th e VP - 725XLA Pr esentati on Switch er / Scaler 20 7 Operating th e VP - 725XLA Presentation Switcher / Scaler The VP - 725XLA incl udes the fo llo wi.
Operati ng th e VP - 725XLA Pr esentati on Switch er / Scaler 21 21 Table 4 : The Operatio n Modes Five Ind epe ndent Switcher s One Scale r VIDEO GROUP AUDIO GROUP SCALER MASTER AUD IO Definitio n Vi.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operati ng th e VP - 725XLA Pr esentati on Switch er / Scaler 22 7.2 Switching an I nput to an Output This section descr ibes how to swit ch a n inp ut to an o utput whe n the VP - 725XLA operates as f ive independent s witchers (see s ection 7.
Operati ng th e VP - 725 XLA Presen tation Switcher / Scaler 23 23 When t he VP - 725 XLA is in use, both modes operate simultaneously, as we ll as independently , t hat is, t he S cale r o utput i s ava ilab le e ven whe n swit chi ng in the VIDE O GROUP mode, a nd vi sa - versa.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operati ng th e VP - 725XLA Pr esentati on Switch er / Scaler 24 For example, if CV i nput 3 audio le vel is set to 2 in the AUDIO GROUP mode , and t hen you set it at 5 in the MAST ER AUDIO mode, th e audio level will still be 5 (not 2) whe n ret urni ng to the AUDIO GROUP mode.
Operati ng th e VP - 725XLA Presentation Switc her / Scaler 25 25 7.4 Understa ndi ng the PIP Featur e 1 The Pic ture - in - Picture inserter (PIP) applies to the Scaler op eration mode and is us ed f.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operati ng th e VP - 725XLA Pr esentati on Switch er / Scaler 26 Mov e the posit ion of the P IP by : • Using t he O SD menu ( see sect io n 8.
Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 27 27 8 Configuring and Controlling the VP - 725 XLA This section descr ibes ho w to co nfig ure a nd co ntro l the VP - 725 XLA via the: • OSD menu (see sect ion 8.1 ) • LCD displa y (see sect ion 8.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 28 8.1.1 The Input Scr een Figu re 13 and T ab le 6 define the Input screen.
Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 29 29 8.1.2 The Pictur e Screen F igure 14 and T ab le 7 define the Picture screen. Figure 14 : Picture Screen Table 7 : Picture S creen Fun ctions Set.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 30 8.1.3 The Output Scr een Figu re 15 and T ab le 8 define the Output screen.
Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 31 31 Settin g Fu ncti on Selec tion /Rang e Defa ult V- Zoom 10 Vertic al zoom - 8 to 8 0 Zoom Set the Zoom 1 100%, 1 50%, 200%, 2 25%, 250%, 275% , 3.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 32 Sett ing Func ti on Selec tion/R ange Defa ult V- Position Set th e vertic al positi on of t he P IP on the disp.
Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 33 33 Settin g Fu ncti on Selec ti on /Ra nge Defaul t Audio Lev el 1 Adjust the a udio inp ut an d outp ut gains fo r each grou p 2 (see Figure 18 ) V.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 34 8.1.6 The Geom etry Screen Figu re 19 and Table 11 defin e the Geometry screen, allowing th e user flexibility in po sitioning his pr oj ector relative to the screenin g surface.
Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 35 35 Table 12 : Av ailable Se ttings f or E ach A pplic atio n Applicati on Avail able S ettin gs Key ston e Loc atio n, hori zontal k eyst one, v ert.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 36 Settin g Fu ncti on Se lecti on/R ang e Def aul t Factory Res et R eset your VP - 72 5 XLA to its preset default settings Confirm , Yes, N o Advanced Setup Open t he adv anced setups (see Figur e 21 ) Mode Se t (see Tabl e 14 ) OSD (s ee Table 15 ) Misc .
Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 37 37 8.1.8.1 The A dvanced Setup Scr een Figu re 21 to Figure 24 , and Table 15 to Table 18 define t he Advanced Setup screens.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 38 Table 16 : M isc Functi ons Settin g Fu ncti on Se lecti on/R ang e Def aul t Logo C hoose ON for t he sta rt up.
Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 39 39 Figure 23 : I nput Se tup Scr een Table 17 : I nput Func tio ns Settin g Fu ncti on Ran ge D efaul t HT Horiz ontal T otal 1344 HW Horizont al s .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 40 Tab le 18 : O utput Functions Settin g Fu ncti on Ran ge D efaul t HT Horiz ontal to tal 1344 HW Horizont al s y.
Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 41 41 8.2 Operating via the LCD Display You c an c o ntro l t he VP - 725 XLA fr o m th e front panel high c ont rast LCD Displ ay.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Confi guri ng and Controll ing t he VP - 72 5XLA 42 YPb Pr YC CV HDMI VGA Capt ure USB Enter OSD Picture Menu Auto-Image PIP PI P Size SWAP VOL VOL + Figure 27 : In.
Usin g Text O verla y 43 43 8.4 Operat ing v ia ET HERN ET/ Serial Port To c ontr ol your VP - 725 XLA via the Et h ernet/Ser ial Por t : • C onnect the ETHERNET port of th e VP - 725 XLA to the Ethernet po rt of yo ur P C 1 • Download the Ether net App lication fro m our Web site at http://www.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Usin g Text O verla y 44 Table 20 : Fe atures an d Func tions of t he TextO ver lay Appl ication Feat ure Funct ion Paramet er Set ting Area Text Col or Dropdow n B.
Technical S pecificati ons 45 45 10 Technical Specifications Table 21 include s the technica l specificatio ns: Table 21 : Technica l Sp ecifica tions 1 of the VP - 72 5 XLA 4 x CV 1Vp p/75 Ω o n B NC c onnect ors; 4 x YC 1Vpp ( Y) 0.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Technical S pecificati ons 46 Table 22 : Technical Specificati ons of the RGBHV / RGBS (PC) / RGsB (PC) Input Si gnal 1 Resolution Ver tical Frequen cy (Hz) Notes R.
Technical S pecificati ons 47 47 Table 25 : Technical Specificati ons of the Compone nt Input Signal Resol uti on Ver tical Freq uenc y (Hz) Remar k 1080i 60 YP bP r 1080i 50 YP bP r 1080p 60 YPb Pr 1.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Technical S pecificati ons 48 Table 27 : Technical Specificati ons of the H DMI/DVI/RGB Output Signal Resol uti on Ver tical Freque nc y (Hz) Remark Res oluti on Ve.
VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 49 49 11 VP - 725 XLA Communication Protocol Communicatio n Confir mation: Send: CR Re p l y: CR> Set and Get command: Set Co mmand : Y Control_Ty pe F .
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 50 Table 28 include s the Commu nication Pro tocol: Table 28 : C ommu nicati on Protoc ol of the VP - 725 XLA Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 0 1 5 0: Auto 1: RGB 2: YU V Inp ut Color Format 0 1 6 0: Auto 1: NTSC 2: PAL 3: PAL-M 4: PAL-N 5: NTSC 4.
VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 51 51 Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 0 1 25 0 : Native HDMI 1 : 640x480@60Hz 2 : 640x480@75Hz 3 : 800x600@50Hz 4 : 800x600@60Hz 5 : 800x600@75Hz 6 : 1024x768@50H z 7 : 1024x768@60H z 8 : 1024x768@75H z 9 : 1280x768@50H z 10: 1280x768@60H z 11.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 52 Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 0 1 32 0: 100% 1: 150% 2: 200% 3: 225% 4: 250% 5: 275% 6: 300% 7: 32.
VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 53 53 Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 0 1 53 0: Dynamic 1: User Define Audio Delay 0 1 54 0~340 (step 2) Audi o User Delay 0 1 55 0: No aud.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 54 Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 0 - 73 0: Profile 1 1: Profile 2 2: Profil e 3 3: Profile 4 4: Profi.
VP - 725XLA Co mmuni cat ion Protoc ol 55 55 Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 0 - 96 N/A Volume- (l eft - butto n) 0 - 97 N/A Volume+ (right + button) 0 - 98 N/A Enter 0 - 99 N/.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 56 Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 48: 1080p 24 49: 1280x800 60 50: 1440x900 60 51: 1440x900 60(R) 52: .
VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 57 57 Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 36: 1080p 60 37: 1080p 50 38: 720p 60 39: 720p 50 40: 480i 41: 480p 42: 576i 43: 576p 44: 1280x800 60.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 58 Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 0 1 123 0: Negative pol arity 1: Positive polarity Advance Output Mo.
VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 59 59 Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 3: HDMI4 Error when SELECT ≠ Video Gro up / Audio Group / AV Group 0 1 154 0: COMP1 1: COMP2 2: COM.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 60 Contr ol Type Funct io n Parameter Descr iption Set Get 2: 1/9 (for Get Command) 3: 1/4 (for Get Command) Note: For set func.
VP - 725XLA Comm unication Prot ocol 61 61 11 .1 Erro r Cod e s Table 29 : The Error Co des Error cod e Descri ption ERR 1 Unknown command ERR 2 Un known fun ction ERR 3 Unavail able function ERR 4 Un.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY 62 LIM ITED W A RRAN TY WHO IS P ROTECTED? WHA T IS COV ERED AND WHA T IS NO T CO VERED WHA T W E WILL P A Y FOR A ND W HA T W E WILL NOT P A Y F OR HOW Y O U CAN G.
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