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K R A M E R E L E C T R O N I C S L T D . U S E R M A N U A L MODELS: PT - 5 8 0 T H D M I L i n e T r a n s m i t t e r TP - 5 8 0 T H D M I L i n e T r a n s m i t t e r TP - 5 8 0 R H D M I L i n e R e c e i v e r P / N : 2 9 0 0 - 3 00 34 0 R e v 1[...]
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TP -580T/ TP -580R – Cont ents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Starte d 2 2.1 Achieving the Bes t Perfor mance 2 2.2 Safety Instruction s 2 2.3 Recycling Kra mer Products 3 3 Overview 4 3.1 TP -580T and TP-580 R Overview 4 3.2 PT -580T Over view 5 3.3 About HDBaseT ™ Technology 6 3.4 Using Twisted Pair Cable 6 3.5 Defining the TP-580T HDM[...]
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PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Introduction 1 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electroni cs! Since 1981, Kra mer Electron ics ha s been providing a w orld of unique, creative, and af fordable solu tions to the vast range o f problems that con front video, audio, presenta tion, and broa dcasting professionals on a daily ba sis. In recent year s,[...]
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2 PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Getting Started 2 Getting Start ed We recommend that you: Unpack the equip ment carefully and save the origin al box an d packaging materials for po ssible future shipme nt Review the con tents of this user man ual Go to http://www .kramerelectroni cs.co m/support/prod uct_downloa ds.asp to check for up- to[...]
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PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Getting Started 3 3 2.3 Recycling Kramer Products The Waste Electri cal and Ele ctronic Equip ment ( WEEE) Directive 20 02/96/EC aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for dispo sal to landfill or incineration by requiring it to be collected an d recycled. To comply with the WEEE Directive, Kramer Electron ics has ma[...]
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4 PT -580T/ TP - 580T/ TP -580R - Overview 3 Overv iew This section des cribes the PT - 580 , TP - 580T and TP - 580R features. 3.1 TP -580T and TP - 580R Overvie w The TP - 580T and TP - 580R are a high-per formance, HDBaseT techno logy twisted pair transmitter an d receive r for HDMI, bidirectional R S-232 and IR signals. The TP - 580T converts t[...]
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PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Overview 5 5 Bidirectional infra red interface for remote control of periph eral devi ces (see Se c t i o n 4 .1 ) LED status indicators for inpu t selection , output, lin k and powe r Comp ac t D ig iT OO LS ® en cl o su re s, a nd th e se ca n b e r ack mo u nte d si d e- by - sid e in a 1U r a ck s pa[...]
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6 PT -580T/ TP - 580T/ TP -580R - Overview 3.3 A b out HDBaseT ™ Technology HDBaseT™ i s an advanced all - in -one connec t ivity techno logy (supp orted by the HDBaseT Alliance). It is pa rticularly suitable in the c onsu mer home e nvironment as a digital ho m e netw orking alternative w here it enables you to replace nu m erou s cables and c[...]
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PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Overview 7 7 3.5 Defining the TP - 580T HDMI Line Trans mi tter Figure 1 : TP -580T HD MI Line Transmitter # Feature Function 1 HDBT OUT RJ - 45 Connector Connects to the HDB T IN RJ -45 con nector on the TP -5 80R 2 HDMI IN Conn ector Connects to the HD MI source 3 PROG/NORMA L Switch Slide to PROG to upgrade to the[...]
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8 PT -580T/ TP - 580T/ TP -580R - Overview 3.6 Defining the TP - 580R HDMI Line Receiv er Figure 2 : TP -580R HD MI Line Receiver # Feature Function 1 HDBT IN RJ - 45 Connector Connects to the HDB T OUT RJ -45 c onnector on the TP -58 0T 2 HDMI OUT Co nnector Connects to the HD MI acceptor 3 PROG/NORMAL Button Slide to PROG to u pgrade to the lates[...]
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PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Overview 9 9 3.7 Defining the PT - 580T Figure 3 : PT -580T HDMI Line Transmit ter # Feature Function 1 IN HDMI Connector Connects to the HD MI source 2 ON LED Lights when receivi ng power 3 HDBT OUT RJ - 45 Connector Connects to the HDB T IN RJ -45 con nector on the TP -5 80R 4 5V DC +5V DC connector for powering th[...]
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10 PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Connecting the TP- 580T and TP-58 0R 4 Conn ecti ng the TP - 580T and TP -580R Always switch off the pow er to each device before conne ct ing it to yo ur Transmitter and Receiver. After connecting your Transmitter and Receiver, connect their pow er and then switch on the power to each device. You can use the TP -[...]
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PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Connecting the TP- 580T and TP-58 0R 11 11 Figure 4: Connectin g the TP -580T/ TP - 580R Transmitter/Receiv er Pair[...]
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12 PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Connecting the TP- 580T and TP-58 0R 4.1 Controlling the A /V Equipment via an IR T ransmitter Since the IR signal on the TP - 580T / TP - 580R transmitter/receiver pair is bidirectional, you can use a remote control tran sm itter (that is used f or c ontrolling a peripheral de vic e, for ex ample, a DVD player) t[...]
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PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Connecting the TP- 580T and TP-58 0R 13 13 The exa mple in Fi gu re 6 illustrates how to c ontrol t he LCD display that is connected to TP - 580R using a re m ote contro l, via the TP - 580T . In this exa mple, the External IR Sen sor is connected to the IR connector o f the TP -580T and an IR Emitter is conne c ted [...]
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14 PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Connecting the TP- 580T and TP-58 0R 4.2 Connecting to a PC You can conne c t to the t ransmit t er / receiver syste m via an RS-232 connection using, for ex am ple, a PC. Note that a nul l -modem ada pter/connection is not required. To connect a PC via R S-232, connect the R S -232 9-pin D- sub rear pa nel port o[...]
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PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Connecting the PT- 580T 15 15 5 Conn ecti ng the P T- 580T Always switch off the pow er to each device before conne ct ing it to yo ur PT - 580T and the receiver . After co nnecting your PT - 580T /receiver , connect the pow er and then switch on the pow er to each device. To connect the PT - 580T to a receiver (for [...]
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16 PT -580T/ TP - 580T/ TP -580R - Wiring the RJ- 45 Connectors 6 Wiring the RJ-45 Connectors This section define s the TP pinout, using a straight pin- to -pin cable w ith RJ - 45 connectors. Note, that the cable Ground shielding must be connected / soldered to the connector shield . EI A /TIA 5 68B Figure 9 : TP PINOUT PI N Wi re Co lor 1 Orange [...]
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PT -580T/ TP -580 T/ TP -580R - Technical Specificat ions 17 17 7 Technical Sp eci fic ati ons T P-58 0T TP -58 0R INPUTS: 1 HDMI connector 1 RJ -45 connector OUTPUTS: 1 RJ-45 connecto r 1 HDMI connect or PORTS: 1 IR on a 3.5mm m ini jack (for emitter or sen sor) 1 RS-232 on a 9- pin D-sub connector 1 IR on a 3.5mm m ini jack (for emitter or sensor[...]
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For the latest informa tion on our pr oducts and a list of Kramer distributors, visit our Web site whe re updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome y our questions, comments, and feedback. Web site: w ww.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kramerel. com P/N: 2 9 0 0- 3 0 03 4 0 Rev: 1 ! S AF E TY W AR N I NG Dis co nnec t th e un it fro m[...]