Kramer VP-434 User Manual

KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD.

USER MANUAL

MODEL:

VP-434

Component

/UXGA HDMI Scaler

P/N: 2900-000346 Rev 6

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Contents

1 Introduction 1
2 Getting Started 2

2.1 Achieving the Best Performance 2

2.2 Safety Instructions 3

2.3 Recycling Kramer Products 3

3 Overview 4

3.1 Defining the VP-434 Component/UXGA HDMI Scaler 5

4 Connecting the VP-434 7

4.1 Connecting the Contact Closure Remote Control PINs 9

5 Operating the VP-434 10

5.1 Using the Front Panel Buttons 10

5.2 Using the CONTROL Buttons 10

5.3 Using the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter 12

6 Technical Specifications 13

Figures

UFigure 1: VP-434 Component/UXGA HDMI ScalerU 5
UFigure 2: Connecting the VP-434 Component/UXGA HDMI ScalerU 8
UFigure 3: Connecting the Contact Closure Remote Control PINsU 9
UFigure 4: Infrared Remote Control TransmitterU 12

VP-434 - Introduction 1

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 video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professionals

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 that are clearly defined

by function: GROUP 1: Distribution Amplifiers; GROUP 2: Switchers and Routers;

GROUP 3: Control Systems; GROUP 4: Format/Standards Converters; GROUP 5:

Range Extenders and Repeaters; GROUP 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 and GROUP 11:

Sierra Products.

Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VP-434 Component/UXGA HDMI

Scaler, which is ideal for the following typical applications:

• Projection systems in conference rooms, boardrooms, auditoriums, hotels

and churches, production studios, rental and staging

• Home theater up-scaling

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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

Go to http://www.kramerelectronics.com to check for up-to-date
user manuals, application programs, and to check if firmware
upgrades are available (where appropriate).

2.1 Achieving the Best Performance

To achieve the best performance:

• Use only good quality connection cables (we recommend Kramer high-

performance, high-resolution cables) to avoid interference, deterioration in

signal quality due to poor matching, and elevated noise levels (often

associated with low quality cables)

• Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils

• Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely

influence signal quality

• Position your Kramer VP-434 away from moisture, excessive sunlight and

dust

This equipment is to be used only inside a building. It may only be
connected to other equipment that is installed inside a building.

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2.2 Safety Instructions

Caution: There are no operator serviceable parts inside the unit

Warning:

Use only the Kramer Electronics input power wall
adapter that is provided with the unit

Warning:

Disconnect the power and unplug the unit from the wall
before installing

2.3 Recycling Kramer Products

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC

aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for disposal to landfill or incineration by

requiring it to be collected and recycled. To comply with the WEEE Directive,

Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced

Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment, recycling and

recovery of waste Kramer Electronics branded equipment on arrival at the EARN

facility. For details of Kramer’s recycling arrangements in your particular country

go to our recycling pages at

http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/recycling/.

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3 Overview

The Kramer VP-434 is a high-quality component video/UXGA (computer video

graphics) to HDMI scaler. It accepts one of two inputs: either component video (Y,

Pb, Pr, Y, Cb, Cr and YUV; compatible with both SD and HD component) on RCA

connectors or computer video graphics on a 15-pin HD computer graphics video

connector (selected via a front panel selector button or via the remote contact

closure switch). It scales the video, embeds the audio, and outputs the signal to

the HDMI output.

The VP-434

Component / UXGA HDMI Scaler:

• Is HDTV compatible and the resolution can be scaled up to 480p, 576p,

720p, 1080i or 1080p via a front panel selector button

Select other resolutions from the OSD menu including: 1080i, 1080p, 576i, 576p, 720p,
1080i, 1080p, WXGA, WSXGA, WUXGA, NATIVE, VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, UXGA,
480i, 480p.

• Has analog audio inputs for the COMP and UXGA sources

• Comes with an On-Screen Display (OSD) for easy setup and adjustment,

accessible via the IR remote control and via the front-panel buttons

• Has a non-volatile memory that retains the last settings used

• Is housed in a desktop sized enclosure and is 12VDC fed

Control your VP-434:

• Directly, via the front panel push buttons

• Remotely, from the infrared remote control transmitter

• Remotely, from the remote contact closure switch

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3.1 Defining the VP-434 Component/UXGA HDMI Scaler

This section defines the VP-434.

Figure 1: VP-434 Component/UXGA HDMI Scaler

# Feature Function

1 IR Receiver Receives signals from the remote control transmitter

2 INPUT Selector Button Press to select the UXGA input or the COMP input

3 UXGA Indicator LED Lights when the UXGA input is selected

4 COMP Indicator LED Lights when the COMP input is selected

5 RES. Selector Button Press to select the resolution: 480p, 576p, 720p,

1080i or 1080p

6 480p Indicator LED Lights when the 480p resolution is selected

7 576p Indicator LED Lights when the 576p resolution is selected

8 720p Indicator LED Lights when the 720p resolution is selected

9 1080i Indicator LED Lights when the 1080i resolution is selected

10 1080p Indicator LED Lights when the 1080p resolution is selected

11 CONTROL MENU Button Displays the OSD menu (see Section 5.2

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ENTER Button Press to accept changes and change the SETUP

parameters

13 - Button Press to move down the menu list

14 + Button Press to move up the menu list values

15 HDMI Out Connector Connects to the HDMI acceptor

16 UXGA In 3.5mm Mini Jack

Connector

Connects to the analog unbalanced stereo audio
signal source

17 UXGA 15-pin HD

Connector

Connects to the UXGA source

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# Feature Function

18 COMP In L RCA Connector Connect to the left and right analog unbalanced

stereo audio source (of the COMP source)

19 R RCA Connector

20 PR RCA Connector Connects to the component video source

For component video, connect all three connectors:
Y, Cb, Cr (also known as YUV)

21 PB RCA Connector

22 Y RCA Connector

23 Remote Contact Closure Pins Connects to a contact closure switch (see Section

4.1

24 ) 12V DC +12V DC connector for powering the unit

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4 Connecting the VP-434

Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your
VP-434. After connecting your VP-434, connect its power and then
switch on the power to each device.

To connect the VP-434 as illustrated in the example in

Figure 2:

1. Connect a component video source (for example, a DVD player) to the

COMP In Y, Pb, Pr, RCA connectors, and to the COMP In L and R audio

RCA connectors.

2. Connect a computer graphics source to the UXGA In 15-pin HD computer

graphics video connector, and to the UXGA In audio 3.5mm mini jack

connector.

3. Connect the HDMI Out connector to an HDMI acceptor (for example, a

plasma display).

4. Connect the 12V DC power adapter to the power socket and connect the

adapter to the mains electricity (not shown in

Figure 2).

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Figure 2: Connecting the VP-434 Component/UXGA HDMI Scaler

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4.1 Connecting the Contact Closure Remote Control PINs

The contact closure pins operate in a similar way to the Input selector button.

Using the contact closure remote control you can select the COMP or the UXGA

input. To do so, temporarily connect the required input (COMP or UXGA) pin on

the REMOTE terminal block connector to the GND (ground) pin, as illustrated in

Figure 3

.

DO NOT connect more than one PIN to the GND PIN at the same
time

Figure 3: Connecting the Contact Closure Remote Control PINs

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To select COMP,
connect the
COMP PIN to the
GND PIN

To select UXGA,
connect the
UXGA PIN to the
GND PIN

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5 Operating the VP-434

The VP-434 can be controlled directly via the front panel buttons (see Section 5.1),

via the OSD menu (see

5.2Section ), and/or remotely from the infrared remote

control transmitter (see

5.3Section

5.1 Using the Front Panel Buttons

).

The VP-434 includes the following front panel buttons:

• An Input selector button for selecting the required input (UXGA or COMP)

• A resolution (Res.) button for selecting the desired resolution

• Control buttons, including the MENU, ENTER, + and – buttons

5.2 Using the CONTROL Buttons

The CONTROL buttons let you control the VP-434 via the OSD menu. Press the:

• MENU button to enter the menu

The default timeout is set to 10 seconds

• ENTER button to accept changes and to change the menu settings

• + and – buttons to move through the OSD menu, which is displayed on the

video output

On the OSD menu, select EXIT to exit the menu.

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5.2.1 The MAIN MENU

The following table defines the MAIN MENU features and functions.

Mode

Function

CONTRAST Set the contrast (0 to 100)

BRIGHTNESS Set the brightness (0 to 100)

FINETUNE Set the hue, saturation and sharpness (0 to 100)

COLOR Set the red, green and blue shades (0 to 100)

SIZE Select the size of the display: full, overscan, underscan, letter box, panscan

OUTPUT Select the output resolution from the menu:

Appears as: Output resolution: Appears as: Output resolution:

1080I60 1080i @60Hz NATIVE

Select “NATIVE”
to select the
output resolution
from the EDID of
the connected
HDMI monitor

1080P60 1080p @60Hz VGA 640x480

576I 576i SVGA 800x600

576P 576p XGA 1024x768

720P50 720p @50Hz SXGA 1280x1024

1080I50 1080i @50Hz UXGA 1600x1200

1080P50 1080p @50Hz 480I 480i

WXGA 1280x720 480P 480p

WSXGA 1680x1050 720P60 720p @50Hz

WUXGA 1920x1200

OSD Set the OSD parameters: H POSITION, V POSITION, TIMER,

BACKGROUND (see

Section 5.2.2

FACTORY
RESET

)

Resets to the default parameters (resolution is set to VGA)

If you cannot see the display after factory reset, use the front panel Res. button to
set the correct resolution

INFORMATION Displays the source, the input resolution, the output resolution and the

software version

EXIT Select to exit the menu

5.2.2 The OSD Menu

The following table defines the OSD menu.

Parameter Function

H POSITION Sets the horizontal position of the OSD (from 0 to 100)

V POSITION Sets the vertical position of the OSD (from 0 to 100)

TIMER Sets the timeout period in seconds (from 5 to 100). The default timeout is 10

seconds

BACKGROUND Sets the OSD background between 0 (solid black) and 8 (transparent)

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5.3 Using the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter

You can control the VP-434 from the infrared remote control transmitter, as

defined in

Figure : 4

Figure 4: Infrared Remote Control
Transmitter

Keys Function

SIZE Set the size of the image displayed

POWER

Turn the unit VP-434 ON or OFF

OFF in this case means that the
outputs and the front panel are
disabled

HD Select the component video input

PC Select the UXGA input

HDMI Not used

VGA Set the output resolution to VGA

SVGA Set the output resolution to SVGA

XGA Set the output resolution to XGA

SXGA Set the output resolution to SXGA

UXGA Set the output resolution to UXGA

1080i Set the output resolution to 1080i

480p Set the output resolution to 480p

720p Set the output resolution to 720p

1080p Set the output resolution to 1080p

INFO Displays the selected input, the input

and output resolutions and the
firmware versions on the OSD

NATIVE Select the output resolution from the

EDID of the connected HDMI
monitor

Four navigation keys

OK Press to accept changes

MENU Enter the OSD menu

EXIT EXIT the menu

POWER

SIZE

HD PC HDMI

VGA SVGA XGA

SXGA UXGA

1080i

1080p480p 720p

NAT IV E

EXIT

INFO

MENU

OK

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6 Technical Specifications

INPUTS: 1 UXGA on a 15-pin HD connector

1 component video on 3 RCA connectors
1 analog unbalanced stereo audio on a 3.5mini jack
connector (for the UXGA input)

2 analog unbalanced stereo audio (left and right) on RCA
connectors, 4dBm nominal

OUTPUT: 1 HDMI connector

OUTPUT RESOLUTIONS: 1080i, 1080p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, WXGA,

WSXGA, WUXGA, NATIVE, VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA,
UXGA, 480i, 480p

OUTPUT REFRESH RATE: 60Hz for computer graphics resolutions, 50/60Hz for

HDTV resolutions

CONTROLS: Front panel buttons, contact closure and infrared remote

for menu driven OSD control

ADDITIONAL CONTROLS: Contrast, brightness, hue, saturation and sharpness; red,

green and blue; Resolution, image size

POWER CONSUMPTION: 12V DC, 800mA

OPERATING TEMPERATURE: 0° to +40°C (32° to 104°F)

STORAGE TEMPERATURE: -40° to +70°C (-40° to 158°F)

HUMIDITY: 10% to 90%, RHL non-condensing

DIMENSIONS: 21.5cm x 16.1cm x 4.36cm (8.46” x 6.34” x 1.7”) W, D, H

WEIGHT: 1.1kg (2.43lb) approx.

ACCESSORIES: Power supply, IR remote control

OPTIONS: RK-1 Rack adapter

Specifications are subject to change without notice at http://www.kramerelectronics.com

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For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors,
visit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found.

We welcome your questions, comments, and feedback.

Web site:
E-mail:

www.kramerelectronics.com

[email protected]

P/N:

2900-000346

Rev:

6

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SAFETY WARNING

Disconnect the unit from the power
supply before opening and servicing