English dropdown-ico

Kramer Electronics RC-81R manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Kramer Electronics RC-81R, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Kramer Electronics RC-81R one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Kramer Electronics RC-81R. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Kramer Electronics RC-81R should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Kramer Electronics RC-81R
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Kramer Electronics RC-81R item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Kramer Electronics RC-81R item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Kramer Electronics RC-81R alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Kramer Electronics RC-81R, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Kramer Electronics service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Kramer Electronics RC-81R.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Kramer Electronics RC-81R item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    Kramer Electronics, Ltd. USER M ANUAL Model: RC -8IR Universal Ro om Contro ller[...]

  • Page 2

    Content s i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Sta rted 1 3 Overvi ew 2 4 Your Universal Roo m Controller 3 5 Installing the RC - 8IR Universal Roo m Controller 5 5.1 Setting the L abels and Button Caps 6 5.2 Mounti ng th e Device Housing 7 5.3 Mounti ng the RC - 8I R Faceplate 7 6 Using the RC - 8IR Uni versal Room Controller 8 6.1 Operating the [...]

  • Page 3

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Content s ii Tab l es Table 1: R C - 8IR Front P anel Feat ures 3 Table 2: R C - 8IR Ri ght Side Panel Feat ures 4 Table 3 : RC- 8 IR and Rear P anel Feat ures 5 Ta ble 4: C onnec tio n Sche me (f or the e xam ple i n Figur e 8) 9 Ta ble 5: T he C omm ands Conf igur ation 10 Table 6: Tech nical S pecificatio ns o[...]

  • Page 4

    Intro ducti on 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer El ectronics! Since 19 81, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of uni que, creativ e, and afforda ble soluti ons to th e vast range of pr oblems th at confront t he video, audi o, presen tation, and broadcasting profes sional on a daily basis. I n recent years, we have rede signed an d upg[...]

  • Page 5

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Overvi ew 2 3 Ove rvi ew Kramer’s RC - 8IR one - ga ng wall plate is a highly versatile controller interface that act s as an all - in - one exten ded rem ote c ontrol pan el f or con trol of A/V equip ment — especially projectors and associated equipment — in a n y room (such as clas srooms , boardroom s, [...]

  • Page 6

    Your Un iv ers al Room C ontrol ler 3 4 Your Universal Room Controller Figur e 1 and Table 2 define the RC - 8IR front p anel : Front Panel with Faceplat e Front Panel with out Facepl ate Figur e 1 : RC - 8IR Front Panel Table 1 : RC - 8IR F ront Pa nel Fe at ures # Feat ure Funct ion 1 Facepl ate Attac hment Holes Use t o att ach the fac epl ate t[...]

  • Page 7

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Your Un iv ers al Room C ontrol ler 4 Figur e 2 and Table 2 define the RC - 8IR right side p anel: Front Panel Buttons Figure 2 : RC -8IR Ri ght Si de P an el Table 2 : RC - 8IR R ig ht Si de P anel Featur es # Feat ure Funct ion 1 Housing an d Face p la t e S uppor t Device housin g sup ports t he fac eplate 2 R[...]

  • Page 8

    Installing the RC - 8IR Univer sa l Room Contr olle r 5 Figur e 3 and Table 3 define the RC - 8IR rear panel: Figure 3 : RC - 8IR Rear Pa nel Table 3 : RC - 8IR an d Rear Pa nel Featur es # Feat ure Funct ion 1 N.U Swit ch Not used 2 PROGRAM S wit ch Switch t o OFF fo r normal oper ation; Switch t o ON fo r firm ware upg rade 3 RS - 485 TERM. S wi [...]

  • Page 9

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Installing the RC - 8IR U niv ers al Room Cont rol ler 6 5.1 Setting the Labels and B utton Caps To install the lab els and button ca p s: 1 . Remove the required labels from the supplied button label sheet. 2 . Hold the but ton cap s o that it is ori ented as shown in Figur e 4 w ith the “wi ngs” o n t he l [...]

  • Page 10

    Installing the RC - 8IR Unive rsal Room Controll er 7 5.2 Mounting the Device Housing The devic e housi ng i s mou nte d to the wall via t he t wo hou sing mounti ng screws holes, as illustrated in Figur e 6 : Figure 6 : Mounti ng the De vice Hous ing 5.3 Mounting the RC- 8IR Faceplate 1 . Place the faceplate on th e RC - 8IR so that the t wo scre [...]

  • Page 11

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY U sing the RC - 8IR Univers al Room Controller 8 6 Using t he RC - 8IR Universal Room Con t roller Con necti ng the inp uts and the disp lay Co nfig urati on vi a the Wind ows® - based configuration sof tware and/or the IR learner 1 is described in the RC Con figura tio n guid e. T he ca ble ins tal lation pro c[...]

  • Page 12

    Using the RC - 8 IR Universa l Room Controller 9 Table 4 : Connec tion Schem e (for the exampl e i n Figure 8 ) This con nector: Controls: RELAY2 The lights RELAY1 The scree n RS -4 85 Te rminal Bl ock C onnect or A pow er ampli fier (an d speak ers) RS - 232 ( TX1 , RX1 ) Ter minal Bloc k Conn ector A proj ect or 1 IR OUT1 P IN 2 A DVD player IR O[...]

  • Page 13

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Using the RC - 8 IR Universa l Room Controller 10 6.1 Operating the RC- 8IR In the follo wing example 1 Fig ure 10 that is illustrated in , the RC - 8 IR is labeled with specific functio n s and eac h butto n is p rogr amm ed 2 to perform several tasks 3 T able 5 as defined in . Each bu tton may be as signed with[...]

  • Page 14

    Using the RC - 8 IR Universa l Room Controller 11 6.2 An Example of Operating the RC- 8IR Figur e 11 shows an operating example: Figure 11 : RC- 8IR Operati on Example[...]

  • Page 15

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Using the RC - 8 IR Universa l Room Controller 12 6.3 Using the Macro Buttons Pressing any button initiates a macro sequence 1 If d uring the m a cro sequence the button blinks faster than usu al , dur ing whi ch the butto n blink s (as pro gra mmed b y the s yste m inte grato r). 2 , this in dicates that a malfu[...]

  • Page 16

    Flas h Mem ory Upgr ade 13 1. Type t he un it’s IP num ber 1 Fig ure 12 in th e Address bar of you r browser (or ty pe any li nk de fined b y the s ystem integr ator ). The RC - 8IR front panel is display ed on your screen (see ). 2 . Pre ss t he o n - scre en buttons to control the unit. Figure 12 : Inter nal Web P age Front Panel 7 Flash Memory[...]

  • Page 17

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Flas h Mem ory Upgr ade 14 7.2 Connecting th e PC to the RS- 232 Po rt Before installi ng the latest Kra mer Ethernet fir mware versio n on the RC - 8IR , d o the following: 1 . Connect the RS - 232 port (C OM 1) on th e RC - 8IR to a Null - modem adapter and connect the Null - m ode m adapter with a 9 - wire fla[...]

  • Page 18

    Technical S pecificatio ns 15 7.4 Install ing the Web A pplet Follow these steps to install t he Web Applet 1 1 . Connect RC -8 IR to your PC thr ough computer networking. : 2 . Start the RC Configuration Software and connect to th e RC device (see the R C Confi gur atio n and Inst allat ion G uid e 2 3 . I n the Device menu select Upgrade Applet o[...]

  • Page 19

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY 16 LIM ITED W A RRANT Y WHO IS P ROTECTED? WHA T IS CO VERED AND WHA T I S NO T COVERED WHA T WE WILL PA Y FOR AND W HA T W E WILL NOT P A Y FO R HOW Y O U CAN GET W ARRANTY SER VI CE LIMIT A TION OF IMP LIE D W ARRANTIES EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES CAUT ION! Kramer Electronics (her eaf ter ) warrants this pr o duct fre[...]

  • Page 20

    Kramer Electron i cs, Ltd. Web site: www .kra merelectronics.com E-mail: info@kramerel.com P/N: 2900-    REV 1 For the latest in formation on ou r product s and a lis t of Krame r distributors, visi t our We b si te: ww w .kramerelect ronics.com, where updates to this user manua l may be found. We welcome you r questions, comments[...]