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Kramer VP-311DVI manual

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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 MODEL: VP - 3 1 1 D V I A u t o m a t i c D V I / A u d i o S w i t c h e r P / N : 2 9 0 0 -0 0 01 2 0 Re v 3[...]

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    VP -311DVI – Conte nts i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Starte d 2 2.1 Achieving the Bes t Perfor mance 2 2.2 Safety Instruction s 3 2.3 Recycling Kra mer Products 3 3 Overview 4 3.1 Terminology Used in this User Manua l 5 3.2 Defining the VP-31 1DVI Auto matic DVI/Audio Switcher 6 4 Connecting the VP-311DVI 7 4.1 Setting the DI P-switches 8[...]

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    VP -311DVI - Introd uction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electroni cs! Since 198 1, Kramer Electronic s has been providing a w orld of unique, crea tive, and affor dable solution s to the vast range o f problems that con front video, audio, pre sentation, and broadcasting pro fessionals on a daily ba sis. In recent year s, we hav e redesigned[...]

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    2 VP -311DVI - Getting St arted 2 Getting Started We recommend tha t you:  Unpack the equip ment carefully and save the original box and pack aging 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 -date user manuals[...]

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    VP -311DVI - Getting St arted 3 2.2 Safety Instructions Caution: There are no ope rator serv iceable par ts inside the unit Warning: Use only the Kra mer Electro nics input pow er wall adapter that is pr ovided w ith the unit Warning: Disconnect the pow er and unplug the unit from the w all before installing 2.3 Recycling Kramer Products The Waste [...]

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    4 VP -311DVI - Over view 3 Overv iew The VP−311DVI i s a high−perfor mance sw itcher for DVI−D video, ste reo and S/PDIF audio signals. When configur ed as a standby switcher, the selected inpu t switches to the nex t highest prior ity input if the signal i s interrupted. The VP -311DVI features:  A maximum data ra te of 4.95Gbp s (1.65 Gb[...]

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    VP -311DVI - Over view 5 The VP -311DVI is housed in a desktop-sized enclosure and is 12V DC fed. Control the VP -311 DVI using the fro nt panel buttons , or remotely via :  RS -232 serial command s tran smitted by a touch screen system, PC, or other serial controller  The Kramer infrar ed remote control tran smitter  The ETHERNET  Remo[...]

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    6 VP -311DVI - Over view 3.2 Defining the VP -311DVI Automatic DV I/Aud io Switcher This section define s the VP -311 DVI . Figure 1 : VP -311DV I Automatic DV I/Audio Switcher # Feature Function 1 IR Receiver The red LED lights when receiving sig nals from the Infrared remote c ontrol transmitter 2 POWER Switch Illuminated switch for turning the u[...]

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    VP -311DVI - Conne cting the VP-311D VI 7 4 Conn ecting the VP -311DVI Always switch off the pow er to each device before conne c ting it to your VP -311DVI . Af ter connec ting your VP -31 1DVI , connec t its powe r and then switch on the powe r to each de vice. To connect the VP -3 11DVI a s illustrated in the ex ample in Figure 2 : 1. Connect a [...]

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    8 VP -311DVI - Con necting the VP-311D VI Figure 2: Connectin g the VP -311DV I Automatic DV I/Audio Switcher 4.1 Setting the DIP -switches This section des cribes the machine set-up and DIP-switch sele ction. By defaul t , all the VP -311DVI DIP-switche s are set to OFF. Figure 3 de scribes the VP -31 1DVI unit DIP-switche s. Figure 3: VP-3 11DVI [...]

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    VP -311DVI - Conne cting the VP-311D VI 9 Inputs 1, 2 and 3 can be set in priority ac cording to yo ur needs. The VP -311DVI switch es to the se condary input up on loss of the primary inpu t signal, and bac k to the primary input when a signal is detected . The following table describes the priority setup: Priority DIP Position 1, 2, 3 OFF OFF OFF[...]

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    10 VP -311DVI - Con necting the VP-311D VI DO NOT Conn ect more than on e PIN to the Ground PIN a t the same time Figure 4: Connectin g the Contact Closu re Remote Control PINS 4.3 Connecting to the VP-311 DVI via RS- 232 You can conne ct to the unit via a cr ossed RS-232 connection , using f or ex ample, a PC. A crossed cable or null-mod em is req[...]

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    VP -311DVI - Conne cting the VP-311D VI 11 adapter to the RS-232 9- pin D-sub port on the PC. The straigh t cable usually contains all nine w ires for a full connection o f the D-sub connector. Because the null-modem adapter (which already include s the flow con trol jumpering described in Method A abo ve) only req uires pins 2, 3 and 5 to be conne[...]

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    12 VP -311DVI - Con necting the VP-311D VI 3. Highlight the netw ork adapter you wa nt to use to connect to the devi ce and click Change sett ings of this co nnect ion . The Local Area Con nection Properties w indow for the selec ted networ k adapter appea rs as show n in Figure 7 . Figure 7: Local Area Connection Prop erties W indow 4. Highlight e[...]

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    VP -311DVI - Conne cting the VP-311D VI 13 Figure 8: Internet P rotocol Version 4 P roperties W indow Figure 9: Internet P rotocol Version 6 P roperties W indow 6. Select Use the fol lowing IP A ddress for static IP addressing and fill in the details as show n in Figure 10 . For TCP/IPv4 yo u can use an y IP addr ess in the rang e 192.168.1.1 to 19[...]

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    14 VP -311DVI - Con necting the VP-311D VI Figure 10 : Internet Protocol Properti es W indow 7. Click OK . 8. Click Close . 4.4.2 Connecting the Ethernet Port via a Network Hub or Switch You can conne ct the Ether net port of the VP -311 DVI to the Ethernet port on a networ k hub or using a straigh t-through cable w ith RJ-45 conne ctors. 4.4.3 Con[...]

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    VP -311DVI - Technic al Specifications 15 5 Technical Sp ecificati ons INPUTS: 3 DVI-D on a DV I-I connector, 1.2V pp, DDC signal 5Vpp (TTL), 3 S/PDIF digital au dio on RCA connect ors, 3 unbalanced ste reo audio, +4dBm o n 3.5mm mini jack s OUTPUT: 1 DVI-D on a DVI-I connector, 1.2Vpp, DDC signal 5Vpp (TTL), 1 S/PDIF digital audio on an RCA c onne[...]

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    For the latest information on our products and a list of Kram er 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 90 0 - 0 0 01 2 0 Rev: 3 ! S AF E TY W ARN I N G Dis conn ect the unit fro m t h[...]