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    Kramer Electronics, Ltd. USER M ANUAL Model: VM -2 HDCP 1: 2 DVI Distri b uto r[...]

  • Page 2

    Content s i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Sta rted 1 2.1 Quick Start 2 3 Overvi ew 3 3.1 About HDCP 3 3.2 Defining EDID 4 3.3 Recommendations for Best Performance 4 4 Your VM - 2HDCP 1:2 DVI Distributor 5 5 Connecting a VM - 2HDCP 1:2 DVI Dis tribu to r 6 5.1 Acquiring the EDID 7 5.1.1 A cquiri ng/Cha ngi ng the EDID 8 5.1.2 A cquiri ng the C[...]

  • Page 3

    Intro ducti on 1 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kram er Electronics has b een providi ng a world of uni que, creat ive , and a ffordabl e solu tions to th e vas t rang e of probl ems that confron t th e video, audio, presen tat ion, an d broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we hav e redesi gne d [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Getting Sta rted 2 2.1 Quick St art This quick start chart summ arizes the basic setup an d operation steps.[...]

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    Overvi ew 3 3 3 Ove rvi ew T he Kram er VM -2 HDCP is an HDC P (High - Band width Digital Content Prote ction) 1 In partic ular, t he VM -2 HDCP : com patibl e 1: 2 distribution amplif ier for DVI - D (Digital) signa l s. S i nc e hi gh - reso l ution DVI sig nals ar e very sensitive to cable q uality and to PCB layout , the VM -2 HDCP use s a uni [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Overvi ew 4 3.2 Defining E DID The Extended Display Ident ification Data (EDID 1 3.3 Recommen datio n s for Best Performa nce ) is a data - str ucture , provided by a display, to desc r ib e its capabilitie s to the source. T he EDID enables the VM -2 HDCP to “know ” wha t kind of moni tor is connec ted to t[...]

  • Page 7

    Your VM - 2HDC P 1:2 D VI Di stri but or 5 5 4 Your VM -2 HDCP 1: 2 DVI Distributor Figur e 1 , F i gure 2 , Figur e 3 and Tab le 1 define the VM-2 HDCP : Figure 1 : V M-2 HDCP 1:2 DVI Distributor Figure 2: VM - 2HDCP (Top Side P ane l ) Figure 3: VM - 2HDCP (Lowe r Si de Pa nel)[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Connec ting a V M - 2HDCP 1:2 DVI Dist ribu tor 6 Table 1 : VM -2 HDCP 1: 2 DVI Distrib u tor Features # Fe atur e Function 1 12V DC +12V DC connect or for poweri ng the unit 2 OUTPU T1 DV I Conn ector C onn ect to the DVI accept o r 1 3 OUTPU T2 DV I Conn ector C onn ect to the DVI accept o r 2 4 INPUT DVI C on[...]

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    Connec ting a V M - 2HDCP 1:2 DVI Dist ribu tor 7 7 Figure 4 : Co nnec ti ng a VM -2 HDCP 1: 2 DVI Distributor 5.1 Ac quiring the EDID Initially, the VM - 2HD CP operates w ith the f actory default EDID 1 You can acquire: . This lets you connect the power before conn ecting either of the acceptors or the source. • The D efault E DID ( bo t h outp[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY Connec ting a V M - 2HDCP 1:2 DVI Dist ribu tor 8 5.1.1 Acquiring/ Changing the EDI D You c a n wor k wit h the d efa ult E DID o r ac quir e or cha nge an EDI D via o ne of th e conn ected ou tputs . Use the EDID Setup bu tton to acqu ire t he out put EDID informatio n. To a cquir e or change t he EDI D o f a n[...]

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    Technical S pecificatio ns 9 9 6 Technical Specifications Table 2 includes the tec hnical sp ecifications: Table 2 : Technica l Specifica tions 1 INPUT: of the VM -2 HDCP 1: 2 DVI Distrib u tor 1 D VI, 1.2V pp on a DVI Molex 24 pin fe male co nnecto r; DDC s ignal 5Vpp (TT L) OUTPUTS: 2 DVI, 1.2V pp on DV I Molex 2 4pin fem ale c onnectors ; DDC si[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL O GY 10 LIM ITED W A RRANT Y WHO IS P ROTECTED? WHA T IS CO VERED AND WH A T IS 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 SE RVICE LIMIT A TION OF IMP LIED W ARRANTIES EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES CAUT ION! Kramer Electronics (her eafter ) warrants this pr oduct free f[...]

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    Kramer E l ectron ics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E- mail: info@kramerel. com P/N: 29 00 - 000 268 RE V 3 For the latest infor m ation on our produ cts and a list of Krame r distribu t ors, vi sit our Web sit e: www.krame relectronics. com , where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome you r questio n s, comm ents and fe[...]