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Kramer VP-426 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 - 4 2 6 H D M I - PC S c a l e r P / N : 2 9 0 0 -3 0 02 7 7 Re v 1[...]

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    VP -426 – Contents 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 Defining the VP-42 6 HDMI-PC Scaler 4 4 Connecting the VP- 426 6 4.1 Connecting the Re mote Ter minal Block 7 5 Operating the VP- 426 9 5.1 Op erating the V P-426 f[...]

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    VP -426 - Introductio n 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 an[...]

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    2 VP -426 - Getting Star ted 2 Getting Started We recommend that you:  Unpack the equip ment carefully and save the original box and pack aging materials for po ssible future shipme nt  Review the conten ts of this user manu al Go to http://www .kramerelectroni cs.co m/support/prod uct_downloa ds.asp to check for up- to -date user manuals, ap[...]

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    VP -426 - Getting Star ted 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 Ele[...]

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    4 VP -426 - Over view 3 Overv iew The Kramer VP - 426 is a h igh-perf ormance digital scaler for co mputer graphics/HDTV and HDM I signals. The unit up - or dow n-scales co mputer graph ics and HDTV signal s to resolution s up to WUXGA and 1080 p. 22 output resolutions and Native are supported. The us er can choose the input – compute r graphics/[...]

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    VP -426 - Over view 5 Figure 1 : VP -426 HD MI-PC Scaler # Feature Function 1 ON LED Lights green whe n the unit is powere d on 2 INPUT Button Press to toggle the input between HDM I and PC 3 HDMI LED Lights when the HD MI input is selected 4 PC LED Lights when the PC i nput is selected 5 MENU Button Press to enter/esc ape the on-scr een display (O[...]

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    6 VP -426 - Connecti ng the VP-426 4 Conn ecti ng the VP - 426 Always switch off the pow er to each device before connecting it to your VP - 426 . After conn ecting your VP - 426 , conne ct its power and then switch on the pow er to ea ch device. To connect the VP - 426 as illustrat ed in the ex ample in Figure 2 : 1. Connect a computer graphics vi[...]

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    VP -426 - Connecting t he VP-426 7 Figure 2: Connectin g the VP -426 HD MI- PC Scaler 4.1 Connecting the Re mote T erminal Block The contact clo sure re mote control pins operate in a similar w ay to the INPUT SELECT button. Using the contact clo sure remo te control (also known as push- to - make momentar y contact) yo u can select the PC or the H[...]

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    8 VP -426 - Connecti ng the VP-426 Figure 3: Connectin g the Remote Co ntact Closure S witches[...]

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    VP -426 - Operating the VP- 426 9 5 Operating the VP - 426 The VP - 426 is operated directly using the front panel buttons and the OSD men u (see Section 5.2 ). 5.1 Operating the VP-426 from the Fron t Panel Bu ttons During normal op eration (w ithout the OSD), the front pane l buttons perform the following func tions:  Pressing MENU ope ns the [...]

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    10 VP -426 - Operating the VP- 426 As an example o f setting para meters, to in crease the contrast on the display: 1 . From normal op eration, press ME NU. The OSD main menu appears on the s creen. 2 . Press the + or – button to highligh t CONTRA ST. CONTRAST change s to green when highlighted. 3 . Press ENTER . The contrast va lue para meter ch[...]

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    VP -426 - Operating the VP- 426 11 Main Menu Submenu Values Notes Output Size Full Select the size of th e display Overscan Underscan Letterbox Pan scan Best fit Resolution W UX GA 1600x900 List of all availabl e resolutions W SXGA 1400x1050 W XGA 1440x900 UXGA 1280x800 SXGA 1080P50 XGA 1080I50 SVGA 720P50 VGA 576P NATIVE 576I 720P60 1080P60 480P 1[...]

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    12 VP -426 - Operating the VP - 426 Main Menu Submenu Values Notes Advanced HDCP on input On/Off Selects the HDCP option for the HDMI input: eith er ON (the default) or OFF. Setting HDCP suppo rt to enabled (ON) on the HDMI i nput allows the source to transmit a non-HDCP signal if required (for example, when working with a Mac computer) Auto sync o[...]

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    VP -426 - Operating the VP- 426 13 5.3 Input Resolutions and R efresh Rate Resolution/Refres h Rate Component PC HDMI 480 i/576i V X V 480 p/576p V X V 720p @ (60/50) V X V 1080 i @(60/50) V X V 1080 p @(60/ 50) V X V 1080 p @(24/ 25/30) V X V VGA @(60/67/72/ 75/85) V V SVGA @(56/60/ 72/75) V V XGA @(60/70/75 ) V V SXGA @(60/75) V V 1280X960 V V 16[...]

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    14 VP -426 - Technical Sp ecifications 6 Technical Sp ecification s INPUTS: 1 PC/HD (RGBHV/ YPbPr) on a 15-pin HD conne ctor, 1 HDMI connector, 2 unbalanced stere o audio connectors on 3.5mm m ini jacks OUTPUTS: 1 PC (RGBHV) on a 15-pin HD con nector, 1 HDMI connector, 1 unbala nced stereo audio connector on a 3.5mm mini jack OUTPUT RESOLUT IONS: N[...]

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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 m anual 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 0 27 7 Rev: 1 ! S AF E TY W ARN I N G Dis co nnec t th e un it fro m[...]