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    Kramer Ele ctronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL Models: VP-128H, Matrix Switcher RC-1616, Remote Control ...

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    Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 3 Overview 2 3.1 About the VP-128 H 2 3.2 About the RC-1616 3 3.3 Achieving the Best Perfo rmance 3 4 Your VP-128H Matrix Switcher 3 4.1 The VP-128H with the Front Pan el and the Rear Panel Intact 3 4.2 The VP-128H Without th e Fr ont Panel (but with the Rear Panel) 5 4.3 The VP-128H Local Co ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Contents ii Figures Figure 1: VP-128H Matrix Switcher 4 Figure 2: VP-128H Local Control Panel 6 Figure 3: VP-128H Front View with Front Panel Detached 6 Figure 4: Connecting a PC without using a Null-modem Adapter 8 Figure 5: RJ-45 PINOUT 9 Figure 6: Connecting a VP-128H Matrix Switcher 10 Figure 7: RC-1616 Remote ...

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    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 even better ! Our ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview 2 3 Overvie w This section sum marizes the:  VP-128H Matrix Switcher , see section  3.1  RC-1616 Remote Control , see section  3.2 3.1 About the VP-128H The VP-1 28H is a true 12x8 matrix switcher for VGA / XGA signal s that lets you simultaneousl y route any or all of the 12 inputs to a ...

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    Your VP-128H Matrix Switcher 3  A passive two BNC sync loop - useful to en sure deterministi c switching 1  Two VP-128H units can be cascaded Control the VP-128 H via the fro nt panel buttons, or r emotely:  Via the 10 Base T network of RC-161 6 panels 2 or RS-232 serial commands transmitted b y a touch scre en system, PC, or othe ...

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    Your VP-128H Matrix Switcher 4 KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Figure 1: VP-128H Matrix Switcher ...

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    Your VP-128H Matrix Switcher 5 Table 1: VP-128H Matrix Switcher Front Panel Features # F eat ur e F unc ti on 1 Sl id e Ac t i o n La tc he s F as t en t he f ro nt p ane l in to th e fr ame 2 O UT S el e ct o r Bu tt ons 1 Se le ct t he o ut pu t 2 t o w hi ch th e in p ut i s sw it ch ed ( f r om 1 to 8) 3 I N Se le ct or Bu tt o ns 3 Se le ct t ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your VP-128H Matrix Switcher 6 4.3 The VP-128H Local Control Pane l (Detached Front Panel) Figure 2 illustrates t he front vie w of the VP-1 28H local control panel 1 : Figure 2: VP-128H Local Control Panel 1 The local co ntrol panel 1 connects via a flat cable to the main switching module inside the VP- 128H . Fi ...

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    Connecting a VP-128H Matrix Sw itcher 7 5 Connecting a VP -128H Matrix Switcher You can control t he VP-128H via:  Its front (local) panel, see section  5.1  RS-232. For example, by connecting a P C via the null-mode m adapter (when using the Kra mer Control software o r other controller ) if control via RS-232 is req uired (see sect ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Connecting a VP-128H Matrix Sw itcher 8 5.2 Controlling via RS-2 32 (for examp le, using a PC) You can connect a P C to the RS-232 port of the VP-12 8H unit, with or 1 without using a N ull-modem adapter (provided with the machine): To connect a P C to the VP-128H unit, usi ng the Null-modem ad apter provided with ...

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    Connecting a VP-128H Matrix Sw itcher 9 5.3 Co nne cti ng th e VP -1 28 H ( a l s o R C - 1 6 1 6 ) vi a t h e 10 B a s e T n et wor k po rt To connect the VP-128H (also the RC-1616 ) via th e 1 0 Ba se T port, d o the fo ll owing:  Connect the VP-128 H 10 Ba se T port to the VP-128H 10 B as e T port to th e RC-16 16 1 0 Base T port , w hen n ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Connecting a VP-128H Matrix Sw itcher 10 Figure 6 illustrates ho w to connect the VP-12 8H ( wi thout a r emote control panel): Figure 6: Connecting a VP-128H Matrix Switcher ...

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    Your RC-1616 Remote Control 11 6 Your RC-1616 Re mote Control The RC-16 16 Remote Control 1 can be used:  With the front panel a nd rear panel intact, see section  6.1  With the RC-1616 front panel detached, see section  6.2 6.1 The RC-1616 w ith the Front Panel and the Rear Pan el Intact Fi gu re 7, Ta ble 6 a nd Table 7 de fin e ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your RC-1616 Remote Control 12 Table 7: RC-1616 Remote Control Rear Panel Features # F eat ur e F unc ti on 1 9 V DC 1A C on n e ct or + 9 V DC c onn ec to r for p ow eri ng t he un it 1 2 1 0 Ba se T Por t C on ne ct s t o th e 10 Base T ne two rk ( us ed for remote panels ) 6.2 The RC-1616 Front Panel Detached T ...

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    Your RC-1616 Remote Control 13 6.2.1 Setting the Dipswitches You need to set the dips witches when usi ng more than one RC-1616 rem ote panel. Configure the RC- 1616 unit by settin g the dipswitches, as T able 9 and Table 10 define: Table 9: Dipswitch Definitions S2-1 to S2-8 DI P Se t as f oll o ws : S2 -1 ON for Single bus o peration, OFF for “ ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Connecting a RC-1616 Remote Control 14 7 Connecting a RC - 1616 Remote Con trol To connect a single RC-1616 Remote Control , do the follo wing: 1. C o n ne ct t he R C- 1 61 6 1 0 Ba se T p o rt t o th e 1 0 B a s e T ne tw or k , s ee s ec ti on  5. 3. 2. Detach the RC-1616 f ront panel by unfastening t he sli ...

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    Operating the VP-128H Matrix Switcher 15 8 Operating the VP-128H Matr ix Switcher Operate your VP- 128H via:  The front panel butto ns  Remotely, from any one o f up to 51 2 RC-1616 remote control p anels via 10 Base T network and/or RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system, PC, o r other serial co ntroller 8.1 Switch ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifications 16 9 Technical Spec ifications Table 11 includes the technical spec ifications: Table 11: Technical Specifications 1 of the VP-128H I NP UT S: 1 2 an al og r ed, g re en, b lu e s ig na ls - 0. 7 Vpp / 7 5  ; H & V s yn cs , TTL l ev e l on HD 15 F co nne ct or s. Th e H an d V cha ...

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    Communication Protocols 17 10 Communication Protoc ol s The VP-1 28H is compatible with the Kra mer 2000 P rotocol Supported Subset (see section  10.1), the Sierra V ideo Systems (SVS) RS -232 Compatible Pro tocol (see section  10 .2), and the Generic Pr otocol Suppo rted Subset (see section  10.3). The follo w ing com mands (as defined in ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 18 1st BYTE: Bit 7 – Defin ed as 0. D – “DESTINATION”: 0 - for send ing information to the switchers; 1 - for send ing to the PC (from the switcher). N5…N0 – “INSTRUC TION” The function that is to b e perfor med by the switcher(s) is de fined by the INSTRUCTI ON (6 bits). Si ...

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    Communication Protocols 19 10.1.1 Use of Kramer Machines A router may be rep resented via the Kra mer protocol as a maximum of two machines. Based on the largest suppo rted, 8 level s witcher, the levels correspo nd accordingly: L eve l Mac hi ne # F un c tio n 1 1 Vi d e o 2 2 Vi d e o 3 1 Au di o 4 2 Au di o 5 1 RG B M u te 6 2 RG B M u te 7 1 Au ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 20 “Switch Audio” : Switch Audio Crosspoint” Request: 0 x02 <input> <output> <mach ine> Response: 0 x42 <input> <outpu t><machine> Action: S et output to input The “Switch Audio ” command is used to request that a co nnection be made. Input and ...

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    Communication Protocols 21 Setup Save”: Store / Delete Video Sta tus Request: 0 x03 <setup#> <op tions> <machine> Response: 0 x43 <setup#> <option s> <machine> Action: Saves o r deletes a Setup The “Setup Save” co mmand can be used to either save a setup b ased on the current switcher statu s, or to erase a ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 22 “Request Brea kaway Setting” Request: 0 x0b <setup#> <value> <ma chine> Response: 0 x4b <setup#> <respo nse> <machine> Action: Re quest breakaway switching setting The “Request Brea kaway Settings” co mmand is used to p oll either the current b ...

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    Communication Protocols 23 “Store Audio St atus” Request: 0 x13 <setup#> <value> <ma chine> Response: 0 x53 <setup#> <value> <ma chine> Action: Saves cu rrent audio status to specified setup The “Store Audio Stat us” is used to manage audio status in setups. Specifying a value of 0 for “ value” will s ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 24 “Request Audio P arameter” Request: 0 x19 <input/output> 0x0 0 <machine> Response: 0 x59 <input/outpu t> <value> <machine> Action: Re quest an audio parameter of a specified inp ut/output The “Request Audio Parameter” co mmand is used to r etrieve a ...

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    Communication Protocols 25 “Audio Para meter Settings” Request: 0 x2A <input bits> <va lue> <machine> Response: Non e Action: S et Parameters for the next co mmand The “Audio Par ameter Settings” co mmand is used to provide further information for the “Request Audio P arameter”, “Increase / Dec rease Audio Parameter? ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 26 The “Execute Load ed Data” command is used in co njunction with the “Load Video Data” and “Load Audio Data” co mmands to commit lo aded crosspoint information to the actua l running status, or to a specified set up location. Setting the “setup # ” parameter to 0 writes ca ...

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    Communication Protocols 27 “Define Ma chine” Request: 0 x3D <command> <optio ns> <machine> Response: 0 x7D <command> <respon se> <machine> Action: Gets ma chine physical co nfiguration info rmation The “Define Machi ne” command is used to request infor mation about a specified machine ’s physical co nfi ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 28 10.2 Sierra Video Systems 1 (SVS) RS-232 Comp atible Proto col Target hard ware application: the pr otocol is designed to b e compatible with most existing applica tions that have driven t he RS232 po rt on SVS routers. In some cases co mmands have been shortened and should be co mpatibl ...

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    Communication Protocols 29 Just before the router b egins executing a co mmand string, it sends a leader character (asterisks) to the host. As it e xecutes the co mmands, some commands call for a response back to the host. Ma ny of thes e strings contain <CR> characters within the string in or der to make the mes sage more human readable when ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 30 would clear the matrix, and when finished, the following resp onse would be generated: **OK!!<CR> This command onl y clears the crosspo int settings. Any data stored in the setup memory space or the values fro m the audio gains are no t changed by this command. In or der to clear o ...

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    Communication Protocols 31 For other uses of the ei ght levels and other f uture features, e ither the first or second or b oth flag values will be non-zero. When the router has recei ved a valid Confi g command and after it ha s reconfigured itself accor dingly, the router se nds the follo wing response message: *CONFIGURATIO N <CR> OUTPUTS ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 32 Level 1: Video crosspoint control Level 2: Audio cro sspoint control Level 3: RGB Mute Level 4: Audio levels "X": Connect Cro sspoint Request: * *X!! out,in,lvl Response: * *OK!! or an ‘U pdate’ message when u pdates are turned on. Action: Mak e a connection to an output on ...

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    Communication Protocols 33 to the VERY NEXT vertical sync inter val. If the number is 0 , no delay occurs. The number must be no lar ger than 255. Note that this co mmand will also dela y th e time at which the remaining co mmand response s and the trailer character are r eturned to the host. For example, the command : **X1,5,0 D200 D100 X1,6,0 S!! ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 34 "T": Trigger a Sa lvo Connect Sequence Request: * *T reg!! Response: * *OK!!<CR> Action: Trigg er a list of conn ect commands stored in a salvo register. The command " T " is used to trigger a pr eviously set up salvo (set using the " P " command above ...

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    Communication Protocols 35 Changes in audio gai ns are NOT reported when Updates is turned on. Doing so would cause the ro uter to send to the host long strings a s panel ope rators turned up and d own the volume. T he query (?) c ommand works for the A commands in the sa me way it oper ates on the X commands. When the configuration message flags a ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 36 The default sequences acro ss each line of the status message is: Output nu mber – comma level 1 inpu t number – comma . . . level 8 inpu t number– comma <CR> At the beginning of the first line the router se nds an asterisk a nd after the last line the router sends a n exclam ...

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    Communication Protocols 37 "U": Auto m a tic Outp ut Change Reporting On/Of f Request: * *U!! { 0 | 1 | 2 } Response: (no ne) Action: Turn automatic ou tput change reporting o ff or on. The command " U " turns on or off the auto matic sending of o utput change reports. T he command letter must be follo wed by either a n umber 0, ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 38 Is responded to with two messages t hat will report the statu s of output 6 and then output 5. **PA?!! Will cause a response string in the sa me format as used for an S command response, except the data reported is the contents of a setup r egister A rather than a the status of t he curr ...

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    Communication Protocols 39 10.3 Generic Protocol Supp orted Subs et This RS-232 c ommunication pro tocol uses a default data rat e of 960 0 baud, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. 10.3.1 Use of Generic Machines A router may be rep resented via the Kra mer protocol as a maximum of two machines. Based on the largest suppo rted, 8 level s witcher, the leve ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 40 “Audio Input Gain and Attenuatio n”: Request: <inp ut>*<gain>G Response: I n<input> Aud=<dB V alue><CR><LF> Action: S ets audio gain to a positive va lue Request: <inp ut>*<gain>G Response: I n<input> Aud=<dB V alue><CR&g ...

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    Communication Protocols 41 Global setups store and r ecall the current status of the s witcher. Exa mples: Co mm an d Me an in g Co mm a nd To S w it ch er < es c> P1 4< CR > Sta rt r ec ord in g se tup 1 4 Re sp on se Fr om Sw it ch er Wri te S et up 14 R ea dy <C R> <LF > Sta rt ed r eco rd in g… Co mm a nd To S w it ch ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocols 42 Request: <o utput>*0Z Response: A mt<output>*0<CR><LF> Action: Disab les Mute specified ou tput audio (audio o n) Request: <o utput>*Z Response: <o n/off><CR><LF> Action: Re quest audio mute state o f a specified outp ut Request: <o n/of ...

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    Communication Protocols 43 Co mm an d Mea ni ng Co mm a nd To S w it ch er 1 *3 ! T ie in pu t 1 A&V t o ou t p ut 3 Re sp on se Fr om Sw it ch er O ut 03 I n 01 A ll O u t pu t 3 tie d to i npu t 1 Co mm a nd To S w it ch er <e sc >Q 3* 4!3 *5 !3* 6 !< CR > C omm an d st ac k s wi tc h es Re sp on se Fr om Sw it ch er O ut M u lti ...

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 44 LIMITED WARRANTY Kramer Electronics (hereafter Kramer ) warran ts this product free from defects in material and workmanship 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 ...

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    Kramer Electron ics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.co m E-mail: info@kramerel.com P/N: 2900-000024 REV 4 For the latest in formation on ou r products and a list o f Kramer distributors, visi t our Web site: www.kra merelectr onics.com, where updates to this user manua l may be found. We welcome you r questions, co m ments and f eedback. Caut ...

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