Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VS-88HN Kramer Electronics
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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: VS - 8 8 H N 8 x 8 H D M I M a t r i x S w i t c h e r P / N : 29 0 0 - 3 00 1 5 5 R e v 8.
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VS -88HN - Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Start ed 2 2.1 Achieving the Best Perfor mance 2 2.2 Safety Instruction s 3 2.3 Recycling Kra mer Products 3 3 Overview 4 3.
VS -88HN - Introducti on 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electroni cs! Since 198 1, Kramer Electronic s has been providing a w orld of unique, creative, and af fordable solu tions to the vast range o f problems that con front video, audio, pre sentation, and broadcasting pro fessionals on a daily ba sis.
2 VS -88HN - Getting Star ted 2 Getting Started We recommend that 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 .
VS -88HN - Getting Star ted 3 2.2 Safety Instructions Caution: There are no ope rator serv iceable par ts inside the unit Warning: Use only the pow er cord that is sup plied with the uni t Warning: Do not open the un it.
4 VS -88HN - Over view 3 Overvie w The VS - 8 8 H N is a high quality 8x 8 matrix sw itcher for HDMI signa ls. It re clocks and equalizes the signal and can route any input to any or all output s simultaneously. In particular, the VS - 8 8 HN features: Up to 6.
VS -88HN - Over view 5 VS -88HN – Overview 5 Figure 1 : VS -88HN 8 x8 HDMI Matrix Switcher Front Panel # Fe atu re Fu nc tion 1 IR Indication LED Lights yellow whe n receiving signals from the infra.
6 VS -88HN - Over view Figure 2 : VS -88HN 8 x8 HDMI Matrix Switc her Rear Panel # Fe atu re Fu nc tion 13 IN H DMI Con ne cto r s ( 1 t o 8 ) Connect to up to 8 HDMI sources 14 O UT HDM I Connectors .
VS -88HN - Over view 7 3.2 Using the IR T ransmitter You can use the RC -IR3 IR trans mi tter to contro l the machine via the built-in IR receiver on the front panel or , instead , via an op t ional ex ternal IR receiver (M odel: C-A35M/IRR-50 ). The ex ternal IR receiver can be loca ted up to 15 meters aw ay from the machine.
8 VS -88HN - Installi ng in a Rack 4 Installing in a Rac k This section pro vides instructions for rack mounting the unit..
VS -88HN - Connecting the VS-88HN 8x8 HDMI Matrix Swi tcher 9 5 Connectin g the VS -88HN 8x8 HDMI Matrix Switcher Always switch off the pow er to each device before conne cting it to your VS -88HN . Af ter connecting your VS -88HN , connect its pow er and then switch on the pow er to each device.
10 VS -88HN - Connec ting the VS-88HN 8x8 HDMI Matrix Swi tcher Figure 3: Connectin g the VS -88HN 8x8 HDMI Matrix Switcher.
VS -88HN - Operatin g the VS-88HN 8x8 HDM I Matrix Switcher 11 6 Operating the VS - 88HN 8x8 HDMI Matrix Switcher This section des c ribes how to: Switch an input to an output (see Section 6.1 ) Acquire the EDID ( s ee Sec tion 6.2 ) Store and recall sw it ch se t tings ( see S ecti on 6.
12 VS -88HN - Operatin g the VS -88HN 8x8 HDMI M atrix Switcher 6.2.1 Acquiring the EDID from One Output Note : You can assign the EDID fr om one output to any or al l of the eight inputs. To acquire the EDID fro m a disp la y device connected to one of t he outputs: 1.
VS -88HN - Operatin g the VS-88HN 8x8 HDM I Matrix Switcher 13 7. Select the outpu t fro m which t he E DID is acquired (for ex am ple, OUT 6). 8. Press the IN 3 but ton. The IN 3 button s tops flashing. 9. Press the input buttons to w hich you w ant to c opy t he ED ID (for ex a mple, IN 1 and IN 3).
14 VS -88HN - Operatin g the VS-88HN 8x8 HDM I Matrix Switcher To store a preset (for examp l e, t o prese t 10): 1. Configure the sw itching as required for the prese t. 2. Press the STO bu tt on. The STO button flas he s . 3. Select an OUT or I N SEL ECT button to store the dev ice setting (for example, IN 2 for prese t 10).
VS -88HN - Operatin g the VS-88HN 8x8 HDM I Matrix Switcher 15 6.5 Switching Bet ween Protocol 2000 and Protoco l 3000 To switch fro m Protocol 2000 to Protocol 3000 and vice-versa us ing the front panel buttons : Press Output bu tt on s 1 and 3 a t the same time.
16 VS -88HN - Operatin g the VS-88HN 8x8 HDM I Matrix Switcher 6.7.1 Connecting the Ethernet Port directl y to a PC Yo u ca n connect the Ethernet port o f the VS -88HN directly to the E t herne t port on your PC using a crossover cable w ith RJ -45 connectors .
VS -88HN - Operatin g the VS-88HN 8x8 HDM I Matrix Switcher 17 4. Highlight either Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) or Internet Protocol Versio n 4 (TC P /IPv4) de pending on the req uirements of your IT system.
18 VS -88HN - Operatin g the VS-88HN 8x8 HDM I Matrix Switcher Figure 7: Internet P rotocol Version 6 Pr operties W indow 6. Select Use the fol l owing IP A ddress for static IP addressing and fill in the details as show n in Figure 8 . For TCP/IPv4 you can use any IP address in the ra nge 192.
VS -88HN - Operatin g the VS-88HN 8x8 HDM I Matrix Switcher 19 Figure 8: Internet P rotocol Properties Window 7. Click OK . 8. Click Close . 6.7.2 Connecting the Ethernet Port via a Network Hub or Swi.
20 VS -88HN - Technical Specifications 7 Technical Specif ications INPUTS: 8 HDMI connect ors OUTPUTS: 8 HDMI connect ors MAX DATA RATE : 6.75Gbps data rate (2.
VS -88HN - Default Comm unication Paramet ers 21 8 Default Commun ication Parameters RS - 232 Pr oto co l 2 000 (D efa ult ) Pr oto co l 3 000 Baud Rate 9600 Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits 8 Data Bits 8 Sto.
22 VS -88HN - Default EDI D 9 Default EDID Monitor Model name............... VS - 88 HN Manufacturer............. KMR Plug and Play ID......... KRM0200 Serial number............ 1 Manufacture date......... 2010, ISO week 24 --------- ----------- ----- EDID revision.
VS -88HN - Default EDI D 23 1024 x 768p at 60Hz - VESA 1024 x 768p at 70Hz - VESA 1024 x 768p at 75Hz - VESA 1280 x 1024p at 75Hz - VESA 1152 x 870p at 75Hz - Apple Mac II 1280 x 720p at 60Hz - VESA S.
24 VS -88HN - Default EDI D Rear LFE................. No CE vendor specific data (VSDB) IEEE registration number. 0x000C03 CEC physical address..... 1.0.0.0 Maximum TMDS clock....... 165MHz Report information Date generated........... 08/03/2011 Software revision.
VS -88HN - Kramer Pr otocol 2000 25 10 Kramer Protoco l 2000 The Kramer Proto col 2000 RS-232/RS-485 co mmunication use s four bytes of information as de f ined below .
26 VS -88HN - Kramer P rotocol 2000 Instruction Codes for Protocol 2000 Instruction Definition for Spe cific Instruction Notes # Description Input Output 0 RESET VIDEO 0 0 1 1 SWITCH VIDEO Set equal t.
VS -88HN - Kramer Pr otocol 2000 27 NOTE 13 - This is a request t o identify the switche r/s in the system . If the O UTPUT is set a s 0, and t he INPUT is se t as 1, 2, 5 or 7, the machin e sends its name. The reply is the d ecimal valu e of the I NPUT a nd OUTPUT.
28 VS -88HN - Protocol 300 0 11 Protocol 3000 By default, the VS -8 8HN is set to Protocol 2000 ( see Section 10 ) but is also compatible w it h Kramer ’s protocol 3000. Note that the VS -88HN nee ds to be set to proto col 2000 in order to use the IR re m ote con trol.
VS -88HN - Protocol 300 0 29 11.1.2.1 Device Long Response Echoing command : St art Ad dre ss (o pt io na l) Bo dy De li mi ter ~ de vi ce _id @ Co mma nd SP [ Par am 1 , Para m2 … ] resu lt CR LF CR = Carriage return (ASC II 13 = 0 x0D) LF = Line feed (ASC II 10 = 0x 0A) SP = Space (ASC I I 32 = 0x20) 11.
30 VS -88HN - Protocol 300 0 Command chain separat or char acter When a message string contains more than on e command , a pipe ( '|' ) character separates each command .
VS -88HN - Protocol 300 0 31 11.2 Kramer Protoco l 3000 Commands Command Short Form Description Permission # Protocol handshak ing End User BUILD- DATE? Read device buil d date End User CPEDID Copy ED.
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