Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VS-42H Kramer Electronics
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Kramer Electronics, Ltd. USER M ANUAL Model: VS -42H 4x2 HDMI Mat rix Sw itch er.
Content s i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Sta rted 1 2.1 Quick Start 2 3 Overvi ew 3 3.1 Defining EDID 3 3.2 About HDMI 4 3.3 Recommendations for Best Performance 5 3.
Intro ducti on 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kram er Electronics has been providi ng a world of un ique , creativ e, and a ffordabl e solu tions t o the va st rang e of probl ems th at conf ront t he video, audio, presen tation, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis.
Getting Started KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATI VE TECH NOLOGY 2 2.1 Quick St art This quick start chart summ arizes the basic setup and operation steps ..
Overvi ew 3 3 Ove rvi ew The VS - 42H is a high qual it y 4x2 matrix s witcher for HDMI signals . In particular, the VS - 42H feat ur es : • Support of up to 1.
Overvi ew KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATI VE TECH NOLOGY 4 3.2 A bout HDMI High - Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed all - digital 1 In particular, HDMI audio/video inter face, widely supported in the enterta inment and home c ine ma ind ustr y.
Your VS - 42H 4x 2 HDMI Ma trix Switc her 5 3.3 Recommen dations for Best Performa nce To achieve the best performance: • Conne ct o nly goo d q ualit y conne cti on cables, th us avoi ding interfer.
Your VS - 42H 4x 2 HDMI Ma trix Switc her KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATI VE TECH NOLOGY 6 Figure 1 : VS - 42H 4x2 H DMI Matri x Switc her.
Your VS - 42H 4x 2 HDMI Ma trix Switc her 7 Table 2 : VS - 42H 4x 2 HD MI M atrix Switche r Fro nt P anel F eatur es # Fe atur e Function 1 IR R ecei ver The r ed LED lig hts when r ecei vi ng si gnal.
Installing the VS - 42H in a Rack KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATI VE TECH NOLOGY 8 5 Installing the VS - 42H i n a Rack Thi s secti on pr ovid es ins truc tio ns for r ack mount ing t he uni t.
Connec ting a VS - 42H 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher 9 6 Connecting a VS - 42H 4x2 H DMI Matrix Switcher To c onnec t the VS - 42H 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switche r , as illust rated in the exa mple i n Fig ure 2 , do the fol lowing 1 1 . Connect : 2 2 . Connect u p to f ou r HD MI sou rce s (f or ex am ple , DV D play ers ) t o the fou r IN HDMI con nector s.
Connec ting a VS - 42H 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATI VE TECH NOLOGY 10 Figure 2 : Co nnect ing a V S - 42H 4x2 H DMI Matri x Switc her.
Operati ng the V S - 42H 11 7 Operating the VS - 42H This section describes how to : • Acquire the EDID (see section 7.1 ) • Store and recall a setting (see section 7.2 ) • Control the ma chi ne via RS - 232 (see section 7.3 ) • Control the machin e via the ETHERNET port (see section 7.
Operati ng the V S - 42H KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATI VE TECH NOLOGY 12 5 . Press the LOCK b utt on. The INPUT b uttons blink i n sequence until t he EDID is a cquired.
Operati ng the V S - 42H 13 7.3 Connecting a PC 7.4 Controlli ng via ETHERNET You can connect the VS - 42H v ia the Ethernet, using a crossover cable (see section 7.4.1 ) for direct connection to the P C or a straight th rough cable (see section 7.4.2 ) f or conn ecti on via a netw ork hub or n etwork router 1 7.
Operati ng the V S - 42H KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATI VE TECH NOLOGY 14 After con necti ng the Et hernet po rt, c onfigur e yo ur PC a s foll o ws: 1 . Right - click the M y Network Pla ces icon on your desktop. 2 . Sel ect Propert ies . 3 . Right - click Local Area Connection Propertie s.
Technical S pecificatio ns 15 7 . 4 . 2 Conne cting th e ET HER NET P ort via a Ne twork Hub (St raigh t - Through Cable) You can connect the Ethernet port of the VS - 42H to the Ethernet port on a netwo rk hub or netwo rk ro uter , via a st ra ight - thro ugh cab le wit h RJ - 45.
EDID Facto ry Default Data KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATI VE TECH NOLOGY 16 9 EDID Factory Default Data Mon itor Model nam e VS - 42HDMI Manufacture r KRM Plug and Play ID KRM 3535 Serial number N/A Manufacture date 2006, ISO week 13 ------------------------- EDID revision 1.
EDID Facto ry Default Data 17 EIA/CEA - 861 I nformation Revision num ber 3 IT underscan Not supported Bas ic audi o Supported YCbCr 4:4:4 Not supported YCbCr 4:2:2 Not supported Native formats 0 Detailed t iming #1 1920x 1080i at 60Hz (16:9 ( Modeline "1920x 1080" 74.
Kr ame r P rotoc ol 2000 KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATI VE TECH NOLOGY 18 10 Kramer Protocol 2000 The VS - 42H is com patible with Krame r’s Protocol 2000 1 Table 5 : Protocol De finitions (ve rsio n 0. 50 ) (below). This R S - 232/RS - 485 comm unicati on protoc ol use s four by tes of inform ation as def ined below .
Kr ame r P rotoc ol 2000 19 Table 6 : Ins truct ion C odes f or Pr otocol 200 0 Note: All values in the table are decimal, unless otherwise stated. INST RUC TION DEFIN ITION FOR SPE CIFIC I NST RU CTI.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATI VE TECH NOLOGY 20 LIM I T ED W ARRA NT Y WHO I S PROTECTED? WHA T IS COVERED AND WHA T IS NOT CO VERED WHA T WE WILL P A Y F OR A ND WH A T WE WILL NOT P A Y FOR HOW YOU CAN GET .
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