Kramer WP-561, WP-562, PT-561, PT-562 User Manual

Kramer Electronics, Ltd.

Preliminary

USER MANUAL

Models:

WP-561 HDMI Line Transmitter
WP-562 HDMI Line Receiver
PT-561 HDMI Line Transmitter
PT-562 HDMI Line Receiver

Contents

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Contents

1 Introduction 1
2 Getting Started 1

2.1 Quick Start 2

3 Overview 2

3.1 WP-561/PT-561 HDMI Line Transmitter 3

3.2 WP-562/PT-562 HDMI Line Receiver 4

3.3 About the Power Connect™ Feature 4

3.4 Using Twisted Pair Cable 4

3.5 About HDMI 5

3.6 Achieving the Best Performance 6

4 Your WP-561, WP-562 HDMI Transmitter/Receiver Pair 6

4.1 Your WP-561 HDMI Line Transmitter 7

4.2 Your WP-562 HDMI Line Receiver 9

5 Connecting the WP-561/WP-562 Transmitter/Receiver Pair 11
6 Your PT-561, PT-562 HDMI Transmitter/Receiver Pair 12

6.1 Your PT-561 HDMI Line Transmitter 12

6.2 Your PT-562 HDMI Line Receiver 13

7 Connecting the PT-561 and PT-562 14

7.1 Wiring the CAT 5 LINE IN/LINE OUT RJ-45 Connectors 16

7.2 Connecting an IR Receiver and Emitter 16

8 Technical Specifications 17

Figures

Figure 1: WP-561 HDMI Line Transmitter Belgian/German Model Functions 7
Figure 2: WP-561 HDMI Line Transmitter UK/European Model Functions 7
Figure 3: WP-561 HDMI Line Transmitter US Model Functions 8
Figure 4: WP-562 HDMI Line Receiver Belgian/German Model Functions 9
Figure 5: WP-562 HDMI Line Receiver UK/European Model Functions 9
Figure 6: WP-562 HDMI Line Receiver US Model Functions 10
Figure 7: PT-561 HDMI Line Transmitter 12
Figure 8: PT-562 HDMI Line Receiver 13
Figure 9: Connecting the PT-561/PT-562 HDMI Line Transmitter/Receiver 15
Figure 10: CAT 5 PINOUT 16

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Tables

Table 1: WP-561 HDMI Line Transmitter Model Functions 8
Table 2: WP-562 HDMI Line Receiver Functions 10
Table 3: PT-561 HDMI Line Transmitter Features 12
Table 4: PT-562 HDMI Line Receiver Features 13
Table 5: CAT 5 PINOUT 16
Table 6: Technical Specifications 17

Introduction

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1 Introduction

Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been
providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast
range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and
broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have
redesigned and upgraded most of our line, making the best even better! Our
1,000-plus different models now appear in 11 groups

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that are clearly

defined by function.
Thank you for purchasing the Kramer Pico TOOLS™ PT-561 HDMI Line

Transmitter, PT-562 HDMI Line Receiver, Kramer Wall Plates WP-561
HDMI Line Transmitter, and the WP-562 HDMI Line Receiver, which are

ideal for:

• Board, conference, and training rooms

• Presentation systems

• Signal distribution and home theater

Each package includes the following items:

• PT-561 HDMI Line Transmitter or WP-561 HDMI Line

Transmitter or PT-562 HDMI Line Receiver or WP-562 HDMI
Line Receiver

• This user manual

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• Power adapter (5V DC input) for the PT-561/WP-561

2 Getting Started

We recommend that you:

• Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and

packaging materials for possible future shipment

• Review the contents of this user manual

• Use Kramer high-performance high-resolution cables

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1 GROUP 1: Distribution Amplifiers; GROUP 2: Switchers and Matrix Switchers; GROUP 3: Control Systems;
GROUP 4: Format/Standards Converters; GROUP 5: Range Extenders and Repeaters; G ROUP 6: Specialty AV Products;
GROUP 7: Scan Converters and Scalers; GROUP 8: Cables and Connectors; GROUP 9: Room Connectivity;
GROUP 10: Accessories and Rack Adapters; GROUP 11: Sierra Products
2 Download up-to-date Kramer user manuals from our Web site at http://www.kramerelectronics.com
3 The complete list of Kramer cables is on our Web site at http://www.kramerelectronics.com

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Overview

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2.1 Quick Start

This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps.

3 Overview

This section summarizes:

• The WP-561/PT-561 HDMI Line Transmitter, see section 3.1

• The WP-562/PT-562 HDMI Line Receiver, see section 3.2

• The power connect feature, see section 3.3

• Using twisted pair cabling, see section 3.4

; about HDMI, see section 3.5

• Recommendations for achieving the best performance, see section 3.6
The WP-561 (or PT-561) HDMI Line Transmitter together with the

WP-562 (or PT-562) HDMI Line Receiver constitutes an HDMI and IR
signal twisted pair transmitter and receiver system using two STP cables.

Overview

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The transmission range between the HDMI source and the HDMI acceptor
can be extended up to:

• 90m (295ft) at 1080i, or up to 30m (98ft) at 1080p on shielded

BC-DGKat524 cable

• 90m (295ft) at 1080i, or up to 70m (230ft) at 1080p on shielded

BC-DGKat623 cable

• 100m (330ft) at 1080i or up to 90m (295ft) at 1080p on shielded

BC-DGKat7a23 cable

For optimum range

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and performance, use Kramer's BC-DG Kat524,

BC-DGKat623 and BC-DGKat7a23 cables.

3.1 WP-561/PT-561 HDMI Line Transmitter

The Kram

er WP-561 HDMI Line Transmitter is a wall plate module that

receives an HDMI signal, encodes it, and transmits it over two CAT 5
cables to the WP-562 or PT-562. The Kramer Pico TOOLS™ PT-561
HDMI Line Transmitter is a standalone device that performs the same
functions as the WP-561. The WP-561/PT-561 features:

• An HDMI input , and a pair of RJ-45 CAT 5 output connectors

• One power status LED

• Bandwidth up to 1.65Gbps

• EDID PassThru that passes EDID/HDCP signals from source to

display

• A bidirectional IR input/output transmitting and receiving IR

commands over the CAT 5 cable

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• Power Connect™ feeding 5V DC over the CAT 5 cable from the

transmitter to the receiver

1 Note that the transmission range depends on the signal resolution, graphics card and display used. The distance u sing non­Kramer CAT 5, CAT 6 and CAT 7a cables may not reach these ranges
2 Compatible with a Kramer transmitter and via a Kramer external remote IR receiver: C-A35M/IRR or C-A35M/IRE or
C-A35M/2IRE

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3.2 WP-562/PT-562 HDMI Line Receiver

The Kramer Wall Plate WP-562 HDMI Line Receiver is a wall plate
module that receives an encoded signal over two CAT 5 cables transmitted
from the PT-561 or WP-561, decodes it, and converts it to an HDMI
output. The Kramer Pico TOOLS™ PT-562 HDMI Line Receiver is a
standalone device that performs the same functions as the WP-562. The
WP-562/PT-562 features:

• An HDMI output and a pair of RJ-45 CAT 5 input connectors

• One power status LED

• Bandwidth up to 1.65Gbps

• EDID PassThru that passes EDID signals from source to display

• A bidirectional IR input/output transmitting and receiving IR

commands over the CAT 5 cable

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• Power Connect™ feeding 5V DC over the CAT 5 cable from

transmitter to the receiver

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3.3 About the Power Connect™ Feature

The PT

-561/PT-562 and WP-561/WP-562 have the Power Connect™

feature where the transmitter delivers power and the HDMI signal to the
receiver using the same CAT 5 cable.

3.4 Using Twisted Pair Cable

Kram

er engineers have developed special twisted pair cables to best match

our digital twisted pair products; the Kramer: BC-DGKat524 (CAT 5 24
AWG), the Kramer: BC-DGKat623 (CAT 6 23 AWG cable), and the
Kramer: BC-DGKat7a23 (CAT 7a 23 AWG cable). These specially built
cables significantly outperform regular CAT 5/CAT 6/CAT 7a cables.

1 Compatible with a Kramer transmitter and via a Kramer external remote IR receiver: C-A35M/IRR or C-A35M/IRE or
C-A35M/2IRE
2 The WP-562/PT-562 receives power only by means of the Power Connect feature