Kramer Electronics VP-720xl manual

Kramer Ele ctronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL Models: VP - 719xl, Presentation S witcher / Scaler VP - 720xl, Presentation S witcher / Scaler VP - 723xl, Presentation S witcher / Scaler VP - 724xl, Presentation S witcher / Scaler[...]

Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 2.1 Quick Start 2 3 Overview 3 4 Your Presentation Switcher / Sca ler 5 5 Installing on a Ra ck 12 5.1 Before Installing on a Rack 12 5.1.1 CAUTION!! 12 5.2 Instructions fo r Rack-Mounting 12 6 Connecting your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 13 6.1 Connecting a PC 15 7 Presentation Switcher / [...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Contents ii 8.5.7.1 The User Mode Setting 38 8.5.8 Choosing Factory Reset 39 8.5.9 Choosing Advanced Utility Settings 39 8.5.9.1 Setting an Input to a Non-standard Resolution (Example) 40 8.6 Verifying Configuration Details via the Information Screen 41 9 Technical Specificatio ns 42 10 VP-724xl Communication Prot[...]

Contents iii Figure 39: OSD Output Status 37 Figure 40: Output Setting User Mode Setting Utility Screen 38 Figure 41: Factory Reset Utility Screen 39 Figure 42: Advanced Utility Screen 39 Figure 43: Non-standard Resolution in the Information Screen 41 Figure 44: Information Screen 41 Tables Table 1: Front Panel Presentation Switcher / Scaler Featur[...]

Introduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electronics (since 19 81): a world of unique, creative and affordable solutions to t he infinite range of pr oblems that confro nt the video, audio and presentation pr ofessional on a d aily basis. In recen t years, we have redesigned and upgrad ed most of our line, making the best e ven better! Our [...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2 2.1 Quick Start This Quick start chart summarizes the basic steps. Dis play Pla sma Disp la y Brightness and Contrast Gamma a nd Color Norma l Prese nt a tion Cinem a Natu r e Use r 1 Utilities Settings Grap h ic S e tting Vid eo S e ttin g Aud i o Se tting PIP Se t ting Sea ml ess Swi t ch OS D [...]

Overview 3 3 Overvie w The VP-7 19xl / VP-720xl / VP-72 3xl / VP-724xl is a P resentation Switcher / Scaler designed for a wide variet y of presentation and multimedia applications. It is a tr ue mu lti -s tan da rd video to RGBHV (pixel) scaler and a seamless presentation switcher. It converts video, s-Video , component video , VGA-through-UXG A a[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview 4   Sw i tc he s th e au di o ch an n e l s in a u di o- f ol low - vi de o m od e   I nc l u de s an O SD (On - S c re en D is pl ay ) – f o r m a k in g ad ju st me nt s – th a t ca n b e l oc at ed a ny wh er e on t he s c re en , an d c an b e do u bl e d in si ze F or e xa mp le , th [...]

Your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 5 To achieve the best p erformance:   C on ne ct o nl y g oo d qu al i ty c on ne ct i on ca bl es , th us a vo id in g i nt e rf er en ce , d et er io ra ti on i n s i g na l qu al it y d ue t o p oo r ma tc hi ng , an d el ev a t ed n oi se - l ev el s ( of te n as so ci at e d w it h l ow q u al it y c a[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 6 Figure 1: VP-719xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler Front Pan el 1 Figure 2: VP-719xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler Rear Pan el 2 1 Items 10 and 11, which appear in Table 1 are not included in this machine 2 Items 10 and 15, which appear in Table 2 are not included in this mach[...]

Your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 7 VGA Figure 3: VP-720xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler Front Pan el 1 Figure 4: VP-720xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler Rear Pan el 2 1 Item 10, which appears in Table 1 is not included in this machine 2 Items 10 and 15, which appear in Table 2 are not included in this machine[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 8 VGA Figure 5: VP-723xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler Front Pan el 1 Figure 6: VP-723xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler Rear Pan el 2 1 Item 10, which appears in Table 1 is not included in this machine 2 Items 10 and 15, which appear in Table 2 are not included in this machine[...]

Your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 9 Figure 7: VP-724xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler Front Pan el Figure 8: VP-724xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler Rear Pan el[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 10 Table 1: Front Panel Presentation Switcher / Scaler Features # Fe atu re Fu nct ion 1 PO WER Sw itc h I ll umi nat ed swi tch fo r t urn ing th e mach ine ON or OF F 2 I R Rec eiv e r / L ED Re d w hen th e u nit ac cep ts IR re mote co mma nds 3 AV 1 Pr ess to s el e ct t he[...]

Your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 11 Table 2: Rear Panel Presentation Switcher / Scaler Features # Fe atu re Fu nct ion 1 V ID EO OUT 1 HD 15 Con nec tor Co nne cts to th e v ide o a cce pto r ( for ex amp le , a pl as ma dis play , pro jec tor or mo ni to r) t hat di sp lay s t he sca led ou tpu t I n the de fau lt HD TV mod e, the s ign al go e[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Installing on a Rack 12 5 Installing on a Rack Th is se ct ion de scr ibe s w hat t o do be f ore in sta lli ng t he Pre s en tat ion Sw itc h er / S ca le r on a r ack (s ee sec ti on  5. 1) an d how t o in st all on a rack ( se e s ect ion  5 .2) . 5.1 Before Installing on a Rack Before installing the mach[...]

Connecting your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 13 6 Connecting y our Presentation Switcher / Scaler To connect the VP-72 4xl for exa mple 1 (see Figure 9), do the following 2 : 1. C onn ect one or m ore of th e f o llow ing vi deo s ourc e s:  2 co m po s it e vi d eo s ou r c es : “A V So ur ce 1” a n d “ AV S ou rc e 2” , to t he R [...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Connecting your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 14 4. C onn ect th e L I NE A UDIO OUT te rm inal blo ck conn ector to one of th e au dio ac ceptors , for e xam ple, sp eak ers ( not ill ustrat ed in Fig ure 9) 5. C onn ect th e S PKR OUT termin al bl ock to a p ai r of loud spe akers. 6. Th e p ow er cor d 1 (t he[...]

Connecting your Presentation Switcher / Scaler 15 6.1 Connecting a PC You can connect a P C (or other co ntroller) to the VP- 724xl via the RS-232 port for r emote control, and for upgrading the firmware. To connect a P C to a VP-724xl unit, usin g the Null-mode m adapter provided with the machine (re commended) :   C on ne ct t he R S- 23 2 [...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Presentation Switcher / Scaler Buttons 16 7 Presentation S w itcher / Scaler Buttons The VP-7 24xl includes the follo wing front panel buttons:   8 I NP UT S EL EC TO R bu tt on s 1 , s e e se ct io n  7 . 1   A P IP b ut to n 2 , s ee s ec ti on  7 . 2   B L AN K, M U TE a n d FR EE Z E bu[...]

Presentation Switcher / Scaler Buttons 17 7.2 The PIP Button F eature The Picture-in-Picture i nserter ( PIP) is used to p resent video and graphic sources simultaneou sly. You can displa y:   A n in se rt ed v i de o s ou r ce 1 PI P ov er a g ra ph i c s ou rc e 2 di sp la y   A n in se rt ed g ra phi c s ou rc e 2 PIP o ve r a v i de[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Presentation Switcher / Scaler Buttons 18 Wh en sel ec ti ng on e PIP sou rc e, y ou r P res en tat ion Sw it ch er / S cal er au tom ati cal ly re cog niz es a nd d is pl ays th e s ele ct ed gr ap h ic PIP s ou rce on al l t h e v i de o dis pla ys 1 an d t he se l ec ted vi deo s ou rc e on all t he gr ap hic 1[...]

Presentation Switcher / Scaler Buttons 19 7.2.4 Toggling between the PIP and the Screen Source (SWAP) To toggle back and forth between the PI P Source and the main display, do the following:   Pr ess th e SWA P k ey on th e i nf ra- red rem ot e c ont rol tr ansm it ter ( se e F ig ure 16 ). Th e OS D SW A P st at us a p pe a rs s up er im p [...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Presentation Switcher / Scaler Buttons 20 Au to( N T SC S y s te m ) PIP Sou rc e: V GA- 2 Figure 14: PIP Size – Split Screen 7.2.5.2 Moving the Position of the PIP To move the positio n of the PIP, a s illustrated in Figure 15, use the OSD menu (Utility>>PIP Setting>>H-Po sition; V-Position). When t[...]

Presentation Switcher / Scaler Buttons 21 7.3 Locking and Unloc king the Front Panel You can lock the front panel 1 to safeguard the settin gs on the VP-7 24xl . To lock the front pa nel:   P r es s th e PA NE L LO CK bu t t on o r th e M ENU k ey o n t h e in fr a- r e d r em ot e c on tr ol t ra ns mi tt e r (s ee F ig ur e 16 ) f o r a f e[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Presentation Switcher / Scaler Buttons 22 Figure 16: Infra-Red Remote Control Transmitter[...]

Presentation Switcher / Scaler Buttons 23 Table 5: Infra-Red Remote Control Transmitter Functions Ke y s F un ct io n O UT Se lec ts t h e out put re sol ut io n F RE EZE Pa use s t he out put v id eo PO W ER Cy cle s p owe r I NP UT SEL ECTO R 1 8 s e pa rat e k ey s for se l ec tin g e ach of th e f ol lo w in g s our ces : A V1, AV 2, COM P. ( C[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 24 8 Configuring the VP-724xl v ia the OSD MENU Sc reens The OS D supe rim pos es a m enu o n the screen from whi ch you can c on fi gu re an d c on t ro l e ach in put si gn al on yo u r VP-724xl , usin g the ME NU, ENT ER,  , +, UP and DOWN OSD buttons on the [...]

Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 25 8.1 Con tr olling t he Brightnes s and Contrast Figure 19 and T able 6 define the Brightne ss and Contrast scree n. Figure 19: Brightness and Contrast Screen Table 6: Brightness and Contrast Screen Functions Se tti ng Fun c tion Ra nge De fa ult Br igh tne ss 0 to 12 8 64 Co ntr ast Pr ess + a nd[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 26 8.2 Con tr olling t he Gamma a nd Color Figure 20 and T able 7 define the Ga mma and Color Screen. Figure 20: Gamma and Color Screen Table 7: Gamma and Color Screen Functions Bu tto n Fu nct ion Ra nge De fau lt No rma l Ave ra ge Se tti ng Pr ese nta tio n Hi g[...]

Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 27 8.3 Sel ecting the Source Figure 21 illustrates the So urce scr een, displaying the acti ve source 1 (main screen). Scroll up and down to change the so urce (same as selec ting an INPUT with the re mote transmitter or via t he INPUT SELECTOR buttons). Figure 21: Source Selection Screen 8.4 Con tr[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 28 8.4.1 Setting the Scale Features Figure 23 (for a graphic source), Figure 24 (for a video source ) and Table 8 define the Scale feat ure on the main Geometr y screen. Figure 23: Geometry (Scale: Aspect Ratio) Screen – Graphic Source Figure 24: Geometry (Scale:[...]

Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 29 Table 8: Geometry Scale Functions Bu tto n Fu nct ion As pec t Ra t io Set t he as pe ct r ati o a cco rd in g t o yo ur sp eci fic re qui rem ent s—t he nat ive re sol u tio n— tha t is , d epe ndi ng on the sp eci fic at ions o f the Pl asma s cr een or pr oje cto r: Whe n usi ng a V GA, DV[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 30 The zoo m ratio and the zoom po sition are illustrated by a small rectangle inside a transparent po p-up OSD Enlar ge status box that app ears at the top right corner of the scree n, as the example in Figure 26 illust rates: Au to (N T S C S ys te m ) Enla r g e[...]

Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 31 8.4.2.2 Adjusting the Zoom Position You can adjust the zo om position via one or more of the follo wing methods:   Us in g th e pr es et pos i ti on c on tr ol k ey s (s ee F ig ur e 2 8 ) on t h e in fr a- re d r em ot e co nt ro l tr an sm it te r (s ee F i g ur e 1 6) , w hi ch i ns ta n[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 32 8.5 Configuring v ia the Utility Screens Figure 31 sho ws the Utility menu, fro m which you can defi ne the machine settings. Figure 31: Utility Screen 8.5.1 Choosing the Graphic Utility Settings From the Graphic 1 Setting Utilit y screen (see Figure 32 ), you c[...]

Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 33 Table 10: Graphic Setting Utility Screen Features Bu tto n F un ct io n Ra nge D ef aul t Co lor Fo rma t S ele ct ing the c ol o r for mat le ts y ou sel ect RG B o r Y UV 1 co lor spa ce. Wh en the De fa ul t se tti ng is c hos en, th e c olo rsp ace is se t a cco rdi ng to the de tec t ed inp [...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 34 8.5.3 Choosing the Audio Utility Se ttings From the Audio Setti ng Utility screen (see Figure 34), you can set the volume, treble, b ass, and choose bet ween stereo and mono. Figure 34: Audio Setting Utility Screen Table 12: Audio Setting Utility Screen Features[...]

Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 35 Table 13: PIP Setting Utility Screen Features Bu tto n Fu nct ion R an ge Def aul t PI P O n/O ff Ac tiv ate or de act iva te the PI P fe atu re PI P S our ce Se lec t th e PI P s ou rce , a s d es cr i be d i n s ect ion  7. 2. 1 PI P S iz e Se lec t be twe en : 1/ 25, 1/ 16, 1/ 9, 1/4 , Sp l[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 36 8.5.6 Choosing the OSD Utility Settings Figure 37 and T able 15 define the OSD Se tting Utility scree n. Figure 37: OSD Setting Utility Screen Table 15: OSD Setting Utility Screen Features Bu tto n Fu nct ion H- Pos iti on V- Pos iti on Set t he OSD me nu po sit[...]

Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 37 8.5.7 Choosing the Output Utility Settings Figure 38 and T able 16 define the Outp ut Utility settings. Fr om the Output Setting Utility screen, you can set the Resolutio n, Refresh Rate, and a user definable output mode (see Figure 40 and Table 17) . Figure 38: Output Setting Utility Screen Tabl[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 38 8.5.7.1 The User Mode Setting Figure 40 and T able 17 define the User M ode Setting 1 . Figure 40: Output Setting User Mode Setting Utility Screen Table 17: User Mode Setting Definitions Us er Mod e S ett ing De fin iti on s HT : Ho riz ont al to ta l H W : Ho r[...]

Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 39 8.5.8 Choosing Factory Reset From the Factor y Reset Utility screen (see Fi gure 41), you ca n reset your VP-724 xl to its preset default setting: Figure 41: Factory Reset Utility Screen 8.5.9 Choosing Advanced Utility Settings Figure 42 and T able 18 define the Advanced Utility screen. Figure 42[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 40 Table 19 describes the User Define Me asure features. Table 19: User Define Measure Features Us er Mod e S ett ing De fin iti on s H To ta l Hor izo nta l T ota l H Sta rt Hor iz on tal ac tiv e s tar t p oin t H Ac ti ve H or izo nt al act ive re gio n V Sta rt[...]

Configuring the VP-724xl via the OSD MENU Screens 41 Non-standard Resolution Figure 43: Non-standard Resolution in the Information Screen 8.6 Verifying Configu ration Details via the Information Screen From the Information scree n (see Figure 44 ), you can verify the main source, PIP source, whether mute is activated, output mode, as well as the fi[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifications 42 9 Technical Spec ifications Table 20 includes the technical spec ifications: Table 20: Technical Specifications 1 of the Presentation Switchers / Scalers I NP UTS : 2 x CV 1 V pp /75  on RC A conn ect ors ; 2 x Y/ C ( s- Vi deo) 1 Vp p (Y) , 0 .3 Vp p ( C) / 7 5  on 4 p in co nn e[...]

VP-724xl Communication Protocol 43 10 VP-724xl Commun ication Protocol Set and Get co mmand: Set Command: Y  Con trol_Type  F unction  Para m  C R  Reply : Z  Contro l_Type  Function  Pa ram  CRDone>CR Get Command: Y  Control_T ype  Function  Para m  CR  Reply : Z  Contro l_Type  Function  Pa ra[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY VP-724xl Communication Protocol 44 Co nt rol Ty pe Fun c tion Pa ra m (f or Set ) Fu nct ion De sc ri ptio n Co mm en t 0 1 4 N/ A Ar ea Rig ht Up 0 1 5 N/ A Ar ea Lef t C ent er 0 1 6 N/ A Ar ea Mid dle Ce n ter 0 1 7 N/ A Ar ea Rig ht Cen ter 0 1 8 N/ A Ar ea Lef t D own 0 1 9 N/ A Ar ea Mid dle Do w n 0 2 0 N/ [...]

VP-724xl Communication Protocol 45 Co nt rol Ty pe Fun c tion Pa ra m (f or Set ) Fu nct ion De sc ri ptio n Co mm en t 1 : Set 2 : G et 11 0 ~12 7 Ga mma and Co lor : Us er2 Co lor Te mp Blu e 1 : Set 2 : G et 12 0 ~32 G a mma an d C olo r: Us er2 Co lor M anag er Red 1 : Set 2 : G et 13 0 ~32 G a mma an d C olo r: Us er2 Co lor M anag er Gre e n [...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY VP-724xl Communication Protocol 46 Co nt rol Ty pe Fun c tion Pa ra m (f or Set ) Fu nct ion De sc ri ptio n Co mm en t 1 : Set 2 : G et 35 0 ~12 Au dio Se tti ng: Tr ebl e 1 : Set 2 : G et 36 0 ~12 Au dio Se tti ng: Ba ss 1 : Set 2 : G et 37 0 ~36 PI P S ett ing : H- Pos it io n 1 : Set 2 : G et 38 0 ~36 PI P S e[...]

VP-724xl Communication Protocol 47 Co nt rol Ty pe Fun c tion Pa ra m (f or Set ) Fu nct ion De sc ri ptio n Co mm en t 3 : Set 4 : G et 5 0~2 Gr ap hic s S ett ing : Co lor Fo rma t 0 : Def aul t 1 : RGB 2 : YU V 3 : Set 4 : G et 6 0~2 Vi deo Se tt ing : C olo r F orm at 0 : Def aul t 1 : RGB 2 : YU V 3 : Set 4 : G et 7 0~6 Vi deo Se tt ing : V id[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY VP-724xl Communication Protocol 48 Co nt rol Ty pe Fun c tion Pa ra m (f or Set ) Fu nct ion De sc ri ptio n Com men t 3 : Set 4 : G et 21 0 ~17 Ou tpu t R eso lut ion 0 : 6 40x 480 1 : 8 00x 600 2 : 1 024x 768 3 : 1 280x 102 4 4 : 1 600x 120 0 5 : 8 52x 1024 i 6 : 1 024x 102 4i 7 : 1 366x 768 8 : 1 365x 102 4 9 :[...]

49 LIMITED WARRANTY Kramer Electronics (hereafter Kramer ) warrants this prod uct free fr om defects in material and wor kmanship under the following terms. HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY Labor and parts are warranted for seven years f rom the date of the first customer purchase. WHO IS PROTECTED? Only the first purchase customer may enforce this warrant[...]

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