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Kramer Electronics COBRA R500-2 manual

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    Kramer Ele ctronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL     Models: Cobra R500A, Video-Audio receiver Cobra R500-2, Video-RS-2 32 receiver[...]

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    Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 3 Overview 2 4 Setup and Installatio n 3 4.1 Making the Connections 3 4.2 Connections on the VGA/Audio Transmitter 4 4.3 Connections on the Video/Serial Transmitter 5 4.4 Configuration Settin gs 6 4.5 Video Adjustment 6 5 Solutions to Co mmon Problems 7 6 Technical Specificatio ns 10 Figures [...]

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    Introduction 1 1 Introduction Wel com e t o K ram er Ele ct ron ics (s in ce 1 981) : a w orl d o f u ni que , c re ativ e and aff or dabl e s olu ti ons to th e inf init e rang e of pr obl ems th at c onf ron t th e v ide o, au dio an d p res ent ati on prof es sion a l on a da i ly ba s i s . In rec en t yea rs , w e ha v e red es igne d an d up [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview 2 3 Overvie w CAT 5/5e /6 cabling for this product must be pinned to the T IA-EIA T56 8B wiring specification (see ap pendix A). We also highly recommend t hat all CAT 5 ca bles be pre-terminated and tested . Cables terminated on-site or in an existing infrastructure should b e tested before use to e nsur[...]

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    Setup and Installation 3 4 Setup and Insta llation Fi rst en sur e all u ni ts h ave be en c onf igured for c orre ct op era ti on and sig nal ty pes . S ee appr opr iat e conf igu rati on se cti ons of thi s m anual an d the res pec tiv e tra nsm itt er man ua l. 4.1 Making t he Connections Thi s sec ti on c ont ain s f igu res sh ow ing conn ecti[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Setup and Installation 4 4.2 Connections on th e VG A/A udio T ransmitter The single-port units with audio support video and audio signals over C AT 5 cable. The audio signal is line-level audio, and po w ered spea kers are required. Figure 1 sho ws the Kra mer Cob ra transmitter with Audio Transmitter connection [...]

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    Setup and Installation 5 4.3 Connections on th e Video/Serial T ransmitter The single-port units with audio support video and serial signals over C AT 5 cable. The serial signal i s 3 wire TX, RX, GND serial. Figur e 3 shows the Kramer Cobr a t ransmitter with serial Trans mitter connections, and Figure 4 shows the Co b ra R 50 0 -2 Video -RS-232 r[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Setup and Installation 6 4.4 Configuration Setting s The Co br a R5 00 A and the C ob ra R 50 0- 2 are configurable for vario us video, audio and serial modes. Note that a co mpatible trans mitter unit must be used at the source end. Reference the app ropriate transmitter user guide or ca ll for technical assistan[...]

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    Solutions to Common Problems 7 5 Solutions to Co mmon P roblems In most cases, nearly ever y issue with the Cobra series ca n be reso lved by checking the CAT 5 termination and making sure that it’s pi nned to the TIA/EIA 568B wiring specificatio n. However, there may be other pr oblems that cause the syste m to not perfor m as it is desig n ed. [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Solutions to Common Problems 8 A ppendix A Cabling Pin outs Table 3: HD15 Video Connector PINOUT Pi n RG BHV ( VG A) R G BS R Gs B Co mpo si te SV HS (Y /C ) YU V 1 Red + R ed + Re d + C+ V + 2 Gre en+ Gr een + G reen + C + Y+ Y+ 3 Bl ue + Bl ue + Bl ue + U+ 4 — — — 5 Gnd G nd G nd 6 Red - Re d- Re d- C - V [...]

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    Solutions to Common Problems 9 Table 4: T568B CAT 5 PINOUT Table 5: 1/8” (3.5 mm) Audio/Serial Connection (model dependent) Pin Signal Tip Serial Tx (DB9 pin3) Le ft Audio+ Ring Se rial Rx (DB9 pin2) Right Audio+ Sleeve Se rial GND (DB9 pin5) GND Note: The stereo audio i nput at the transmitter is summed and output as m ono audio on both channels[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifications 10 6 Technical Spec ifications Table 6: Technical Specifications 1 of the Cobra R500A, Cobra R500-2 CA BLE RE Q UI RED: Ca teg or y 5, 5 e, 6 sh iel de d o r u n sh iel de d t w i st e d p ai r CO M PLI AN C E: CE ; F CC C las s A , I C C las s /c las s A VI DEO SU P PO RT: To UX GA (1 60 [...]

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    Kramer Electron ics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.co m E-mail: info@kramerel.com P/N: 2900-650005 REV 3 For the latest in formation on ou r products and a list o f Kramer distributors, visi t our Web site: www.kra merelectr onics.com, where updates to this user manua l may be foun d. We welcome you r questions, co mments and feedback. Cauti[...]