Kramer Electronics VP-774AMP User Manual

KRAMER ELECT RONIC S LTD. USER MANUAL MODEL: VP-774AMP Presentation Switcher/Scaler P/N: 2900-300324 Rev 1

VP-774AMP – Overview 5  Scaled Outputs – 2 HDMI outputs, an SDI output and an HDBaseT TP output simultaneously  HDBaseT™ technology with a band

6 VP-774AMP - Overview embedded audio inputs or performs an analog takeover to output the respective analog audio input  Selectable Power Save mod

VP-774AMP – Overview 7  Remotely, from the infrared remote control transmitter  Via the Ethernet (optionally via the Web pages) The VP-774AMP i

Figure 1: VP-774AMP Presentation Switcher/Scaler Front Panel # Feature Function 1 IR Receiver Accepts IR remote commands 2 IR LED Lights red when

VP-774 – Overview 9 Figure 2: VP-774AMP Presentation Switcher/Scaler Rear Panel # Feature Function 18 AUDIO IN Unbalanced Connectors HDMI 3.5mm Mi

# Feature Function 33 CV IN RCA Connect to the composite video source 34 DP IN Connect to the DisplayPort source 35 SDI IN BNC Connect to the SDI

VP-774AMP - Installing in a Rack 11 11 4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit.

12 VP-774AMP - Connecting the VP-774AMP 5 Connecting the VP-774AMP Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your VP-774A

VP-774AMP - Connecting the VP-774AMP 13 13 6. Connect an SDI source (for example, an SDI digital camera) to the SDI IN BNC connector. 7. Connect t

14 VP-774AMP - Connecting the VP-774AMP Figure 4: Connecting the VP-774AMP Presentation Switcher/Scaler

VP-774AMP - Connecting the VP-774AMP 15 15 5.1 Wiring the RJ-45 Connectors This section defines the TP pinout, using a straight pin-to-pin cable wi

16 VP-774AMP - Connecting the VP-774AMP 5.2 Connecting the Balanced Stereo Audio Output Figure 6: Connecting the Balanced Stereo Audio Output Fi

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 17 17 6 The OSD Menu The VP-774AMP OSD menu lets you set the operation parameters for the:  Main Window Control  PIP

18 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu The subtitle, below the title line shows the current level accessed (Scale in this example) After selecting Output (wh

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 19 19 Note that:  A selected parameter that turns gray becomes valid immediately. You can press Enter at this point to sa

20 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 6.2 The Input Menu Figure 10: Input Menu Setting Function Display Mode Select the display mode (see Figure 11): Singl

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 21 21 Setting Function Input Settings Set the: H Image Shift – to set the horizontal position of the image within the windo

22 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu The display mode setup, shown in Figure 11, is part of the entire system control and the selected Single Window also sho

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 23 23 Figure 12: Changing the Size of the Window To change the size of the window, do the following: 1. Check that window

24 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu Figure 14: Increasing the Height 6.2.1.2 Moving the Position of the Main and/or PiP Window Use the H Position and V Po

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 25 25 2. Select Window Customization. The following Window appears: Figure 16: Window Customization 3. To move the pictu

26 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu Figure 18: Moving the PiP Window Note that the sequence in which you change the size and position of the window is ins

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 27 27 6.3 The Audio Menu Figure 19: Audio Menu Setting Function Volume Set the input/output volume level [dB], see Figu

28 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu Setting Function Mic Effects (continued) For Mic 2, set the: Mic2 Mix [dB] – set to 1 to enable the Talkover mode or set

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 29 29 Figure 20: Set the Output Volume Level 6.3.1 SDI Channeling SDI channeling includes four groups with two stereo cha

30 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu Figure 21: SDI Channeling Example The active channel and bypassed channels are selected via the OSD menu. Figure 22 sh

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 31 31 Figure 23: SDI Channeling Example If a different channel within the connected groups is activated, the remaining thr

32 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 6.3.1.1 Bypassed Channels Select Bypass channels to set the bypassed channels to mute to cutoff the bypassed audio chan

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 33 33 6.4 The Process Menu The Process menu functions are available for interlaced video processing only and not for prog

34 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 6.5 The Picture Menu Figure 26: Picture Menu Setting Function Brightness Set the brightness level M/P Contrast Set the

VP-774AMP – Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 2 2.1 Achieving the Best Performance 2 2.2 Safety Instructions 2 2.3 Re

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 35 35 6.6 The Enhance Menu Figure 27: Enhance Menu Setting Function H Sharpness Select the horizontal sharpness level M/P

36 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 6.7 The Scale Menu Figure 28: Scale Menu Setting Function Aspect Ratio Set (see Section 6.7.1) to: Follow Input – If

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 37 37 Setting Function Deep Color – to Off (the default) for 8bit color depth or to Follow Output for applying deep color

38 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu BEST FIT – This setting re-sizes the video or graphics input signal to “best fit” the output resolution while maintainin

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 39 39 6.8 The Miscellaneous Menu Figure 29: Misc Menu Setting Function Information Displays the selected input, input res

40 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu Setting Function Advanced Set: V Keystone – to set the vertical keystone level E Useful If the projector is located at a

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 41 41 6.8.1 The Luma Keying Feature The luma keying feature is an easy-to-use method of compositing two video sources into

42 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 6.8.2 The Emergency Alert System The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a unique, versatile feature for immediate text ove

VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu 43 43 Figure 30: XML File Transfer The position of the displayed CAP message depends on the severity of the alert. Notice

44 VP-774AMP - The OSD Menu To setup and activate the alert system on the VP-774AMP: 1. Set the dedicated EAS Ethernet connection port type and por

ii VP-774AMP - Contents Figures Figure 1: VP-774AMP Presentation Switcher/Scaler Front Panel 8 Figure 2: VP-774AMP Presentation Switcher/Scaler Rea

VP-774AMP - The Display Modes 45 45 7 The Display Modes The VP-774AMP can function in the single window display mode (the factory default setup) or

46 VP-774AMP - The Display Modes The dual window mode appears in the following preset PiP configurations: Picture-in-Picture, with a smaller PiP win

VP-774AMP - The Display Modes 47 47 7.2.1 Activating the Dual Window Mode You can activate the dual window mode (indicated by an illuminated PIP f

48 VP-774AMP - The Display Modes 7.2.3 Selecting the PIP Source To select a PiP source you have to set the VP-774AMP to any of the PiP display mode

VP-774AMP - The Display Modes 49 49 To set the PiP source via the OSD menu, do the following: 1. Press the MENU button to access the OSD menu. 2.

50 VP-774AMP - Controlling the VP-774AMP 8 Controlling the VP-774AMP The VP-774AMP can be controlled via:  The front panel buttons (see Section

VP-774AMP - Controlling the VP-774AMP 51 51 8.3 Controlling via the VP-774AMP Web Pages You can remotely operate the VP-774AMP using a Web browser

52 VP-774AMP - Controlling the VP-774AMP 8.3.2 Connecting to the VP-774AMP via RS-232 You can connect to the VP-774AMP via an RS-232 connection usi

VP-774AMP - Controlling the VP-774AMP 53 53 Figure 34: Local Area Connection Properties Window 6. Select Use the following IP Address, and fill in

54 VP-774AMP - Controlling the VP-774AMP 8.3.3.2 Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub (Straight-Through Cable) You can connect the Ethern

VP-774AMP – Introduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, crea

VP-774AMP - Controlling the VP-774AMP 55 55 8.4 Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter You can control the VP-774AMP from the infr

56 VP-774AMP - Controlling the VP-774AMP 8.4.1 Using the IR Transmitter You can use the IR transmitter to control the machine via the built-in IR r

VP-774AMP - Port Tunneling 57 57 9 Port Tunneling The port tunneling feature lets you send and receive simple RS-232 signals between a controller a

58 VP-774AMP - Port Tunneling To setup and activate port tunneling on the VP-774AMP: 1. Set the dedicated port tunneling Ethernet connection port t

VP-774AMP - Flash Memory Upgrade 59 59 10 Flash Memory Upgrade You can upgrade the VP-774AMP via the Kramer K-UPLOAD software. Two types of upgrade

60 VP-774AMP - Technical Specifications 11 Technical Specifications INPUTS: 4 HDMI (deep color) connectors 2 VGA on 15-pin HD connectors 1 composi

VP-774AMP - Technical Specifications 61 61 11.1 Default Communication Parameters RS-232 Protocol 3000 (Default) Legacy Baud Rate: 115,200 9,600 D

62 VP-774AMP - Technical Specifications 11.2.2 PC Input Resolutions PC Input Resolutions 640X480_60 800x600_75 625_P50 1280x1024_60 1400x1050_75 6

VP-774AMP - Technical Specifications 63 63 11.3 Output Resolutions This section defines the output resolutions 11.3.1 HDMI Output Resolutions Tec

64 VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 12 The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol The Kramer Protocol lets you control the

2 VP-774AMP - Getting Started 2 Getting Started We recommend that you:  Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging ma

VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 65 65 12.2.1 Using the Communication Protocol with Protocol 3000 (the “Y” Command) Set Comm

66 VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 12.2.2 Using the Communication Protocol with Legacy Protocol Set Command: Type in: YCon

VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 67 67 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level Range Func. Note Input Display Mode Single Win

68 VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level Range Func. Note V Position 0:2048 143 prevents

VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 69 69 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level Range Func. Note Bypass 3 Group C None 0 (read

70 VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level Range Func. Note Mode3: In-frame 10:8 conversion

VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 71 71 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level Range Func. Note 576i50 27 576p50 28 720p50 29

72 VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level Range Func. Note N\A 12 N\A 13 525p60 14 625p5

VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 73 73 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level Range Func. Note 1152x864@75 58 1600x900@60

74 VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level Range Func. Note Legacy 1 Test Pattern Off 0 7

VP-774AMP – Getting Started 3 2.3 Recycling Kramer Products The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC aims to redu

VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 75 75 Operation commands Command Syntax Response LOCK-MODE = Front panel locking state:

76 VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol Operation commands Command Syntax Response STOPBITS GET UART port tunneling settings UAR

VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol 77 77 Identification commands Command Syntax Response Read device firmware version VERSION?

78 VP-774AMP - The VP-774AMP RS-232 Communication Protocol Network settings commands Network settings commands require admin authorization Command

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4 VP-774AMP - Overview 3 Overview The Kramer VP-774AMP is a high quality presentation switcher and scaler. It accepts one of nine inputs: an SDI si