Kramer VP-690 User Manual

KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD.

USER MANUAL

MODEL:

VP-690

Presentation Switcher/Scaler

P/N: 2900-000704 Rev 5

VP-690 – Contents i

Contents

1 Introduction 1
2 Getting Started 2

2.1 Achieving the Best Performance 2

2.2 Recycling Kramer Products 2

3 Overview 3

3.1 Defining the VP-690 Presentation Switcher/Scaler 4

4 Installing in a Rack 7
5 Connecting the VP-690 8
6 Controlling the VP-690 10

6.1 Controlling via the Front Panel Buttons 10

6.2 Using the OSD Menu 10

6.3 Connecting to the VP-690 via RS-232 14

6.4 Controlling via the ETHERNET 14

6.5 Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter 16

7 Technical Specifications 17

7.1 Input Resolutions 18

8 RS-232 Communication Protocol 19

Figures

UFigure 1: VP-690 Presentation Switc her/S c aler Front PanelU 5
UFigure 2: VP-690 Presentation Switc her/S c aler Rear PanelU 6
UFigure 3: Connecting the VP-690 Presentation Switcher/ScalerU 9
UFigure 4: Local Area Connection Properties WindowU 15
UFigure 5: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties WindowU 15
UFigure 6: Infrared Remote Control TransmitterU 16

VP-690 – 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 Video Products.

Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VP-690 Presentation Switcher/Scaler.
This product, which incorporates HDMI™ technology, is ideal for:

• Projection systems in conference rooms, boardrooms, hotels and churches

• Home theater up-scaling

2 VP-690 - Getting Started

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

• Use only the power cord that is supplied with this machine

Go to http://www.kramerelectronics.com t o 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 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-690 away from moisture, excessive sunlight and dust

2.2 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 c ountry go
to our recycling pages at

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

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VP-690 – Overview 3

3 Overview

The Kramer VP-690 is a high quality presentation switcher and scaler. It accepts
one of nine inputs: one SD/HD/3G HD-SDI signal, two HDMI signals, two computer
graphics signals on 15-pin HD connectors, two composite video signals on RCA
connectors and two component video (also known as Y, Pb, Pr, Y, Cb, Cr and YUV;
compat ble with both SD and HD component ) signals on RCA connectors. It scales
the video, embeds the audio, and outputs the signal to the HDMI output as well as
to a computer graphics output and an RGBHV video output together with a digital
audio output and an analog stereo audio output.

The VP-690

Presentation Switcher/Scaler:

• Has a video bandwidth of up to 2.97Gbps

• Is SMPTE 259M, 292M and 424M compliant

• Is HDTV compatible and the resolution can be up- or down-scaled

The resolu ions which can be selected include: 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i,
1080p, WXGA, WSXGA, WUXGA, NATIVE, VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA UXGA, 1280x800,
WXGA+, 1600x900, 2048x1080@50 and 2048x1080@60

• Is HDCP Compliant - The HDCP (High Definition Content Protection) license

agreement allows copy-protected data on the HDMI input to pass only to the
HDMI output

• Has analog audio inputs which include volume control, and digital (S/PDIF)

and analog stereo audio outputs

• Automatically detects and selects the audio source for the HDMI input. Default

selection is HDMI – if this is not present, then the machine uses the audio
from the analog input

• 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

• Supports firmware upgrade via RS-232

4 VP-690 - Overview

Control your VP-690:

• Directly, via the front panel push buttons

• By RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system, PC, or

other serial controller

• Remotely, from the infrared remote control transmitter

• Via the Ethernet

The VP-690

is housed in a 19” 1U rack mountable enclosure, with rack “ears”

included, and is fed from a 100-240V AC universal switching power supply.

3.1 Defining the VP-690 Presentation Switcher/Scaler

This section defines the VP-690.

VP-690 – Overview 5

Figure 1: VP-690 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Front Panel

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Feature

Function

1 IR Receiver Receives signals from the remote control transmitter
2

NPUT SELECTOR

Buttons

CV Press to select the composite video input (from 1 to 2)
3 COMPONENT Press to select the component video input (from 1 to 2)
4 PC Press to select the computer graphics input (from 1 to 2)
5 HDMI Press to select the HDMI input (from 1 to 2)
6 SDI Press to select the SDI input
7 BLANK Button Press to toggle between a blank screen (blue or black screen) and the display
8 MUTE Button Press to toggle between muting (blocking out the sound) and enabling the audio output
9 FREEZE Button Press to freeze/unfreeze the output video image

Can be programmed to follow MUTE (see Section 6.2.3

10 ) MENU Button Displays the OSD menu (see Section 6.2
11 ) ENTER Button Press to accept changes and change the SETUP parameters (see Section 6.2
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-  Button Press to decrease numerical values or select from several definitions.
For convenience and speed—when not working in the OSD—press to reduce volume

13  Button Press to move up the menu list values (see Section 6.2
14 ) +  Button

Press to increase numerical values or select from several definitions.
For convenience and speed—when not working in the OSD—press to increase volume

15  Button Press to move down the menu list (see Section 6.2
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RESET TO XGA/720p Button Press to reset the video resolution to XGA or 720p

Press and hold for about 2 seconds to reset to XGA; or press and hold for about 5 seconds to reset to 720p

17 PANEL LOCK Button Press and hold (for about 2 seconds) to lock/unlock the front panel buttons