Kramer VM-16HDMI, VM-8HDMI User Manual
Kramer Electronics, Ltd.
USER MANUAL
Models:
VM-8HDMI,
1:8 HDMI Distributor
VM-16HDMI,
1:16 HDMI Distributor
Contents
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Contents
1
Introduction 1
2
Getting Started 1
2.1
Quick Start 1
3
Overview 3
3.1
About HDMI 4
3.2
Defining EDID 5
3.3
Recommendations for Best Performance 5
4
Your HDMI Distributors 5
5
Installing the VM8HDMI / VM-16HDMI on a Rack 9
6
Connecting the VM-8HDMI 1:8 HDMI Distributor 10
6.1
Acquiring the EDID 11
6.1.1 Acquiring the EDID from a Selected Output 11
7
Technical Specifications 11
Figures
Figure 1: VM-8HDMI 1:8 HDMI Distributor 6
Figure 2: VM-16HDMI 1:16 HDMI Distributor 7
Figure 3: Connecting a VM-8HDMI 1:8 HDMI Distributor 10
Tables
Table 1: HDMI Distributor Features 8
Table 2: Technical Specifications of the VM-8HDMI and the VM-16HDMI 11
Introduction
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1 Introduction
Welcome to Kramer Electronics (since 1981): a world of unique, creative and
affordable solutions to the infinite range of problems that confront the video,
audio and presentation professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have
redesigned and upgraded most of our line, making the best even better! Our
500-plus different models now appear in 8 Groups1, which are clearly defined
by function.
Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VM-8HDMI 1:8 HDMI
Distributor and/or VM-16HDMI 1:16 HDMI Distributor. The HDMI
distributor is ideal for:
Home theater, presentation and multimedia applications
Rental and staging
Retail store displays
The package includes the following items:
VM-8HDMI 1:8 HDMI Distributor and/or VM-16HDMI 1:16 HDMI
Distributor
Power cord
This user manual2
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 cables3
2.1 Quick Start
This VM-8HDMI quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation
steps4.
1 GROUP 1: Distribution Amplifiers; GROUP 2: Video and Audio Switchers, Matrix Switchers and Controllers; GROUP 3:
Video, Audio, VGA/XGA Processors; GROUP 4: Interfaces and Sync Processors; GROUP 5: Twisted Pair Interfaces;
GROUP 6: Accessories and Rack Adapters; GROUP 7: Scan Converters and Scalers; and GROUP 8: Cables and Connectors
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
4 This quick start also applies to the VM-16HDMI which has 16 outputs instead of eight
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Getting Started
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DVD Player
Plasma
Display 1
Plasma
Display 8
Overview
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3 Overview
The Kramer VM-8HDMI 1:8 HDMI Distributor and the VM-16HDMI 1:16
HDMI Distributor are high quality distributors that accept an HDMI input and
distribute the signal to 8/16 outputs respectively, allowing one or more of the
outputs to be connected to receiving devices, thus making them a versatile,
reliable component in a video system. The VM-8HDMI / VM-16HDMI
distribute signals having resolutions up to UXGA, including all HDTV formats.
In particular, the HDMI distributors:
Support up to 1.65Gbps bandwidth per graphic channel1
Equalize and reclock the data
Feature a default EDID2 for fast and efficient connection of the unit3
Can read and store, in non-volatile memory, the EDID block from one of
the outputs, so it can then provide the EDID information to the HDMI
source even if the display device is not connected
Include HDMI connectors4, output status LEDs4, and EDID read and
select buttons
The HDMI distributors are housed in a 19" 1U rack-mountable enclosure, and
are fed from a 100-264 VAC universal switching power supply.
1 Suitable for resolutions up to UXGA at 60Hz, and for all HD resolutions
2 EDID is Extended Display Identification Data
3 The default EDID feature lets you connect the VM-8HDMI/VM-16HDMI without having to connect a display to the output
4 Eight for the VM-8HDMI and 16 for the VM-16HDMI
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