Kramer COBRA R500A - Manuals

Page 2 - Contents; Making the Connections; Figures

Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 3 Overview 2 4 Setup and Installation 3 4.1 Making the Connections 3 4.2 Connections on the VGA/Audio Transmitter 4 4.3 Connections on the Video/Serial Transmitter 5 4.4 Configuration Settings 6 4.5 Video Adjustment 6 5 Solutions to Common Pro...

Page 3 - Introduction; receiver; Cobra; Cobra; The Kramer; Cobra; series products are not compatible with Kramer non-; Cobra; Getting Started

Introduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics (since 1981): a world of unique, creative and affordable solutions to the infinite range of problems that confront the video, audio and presentation professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded most of our...

Page 4 - Overview

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview 2 3 Overview CAT 5/5e/6 cabling for this product must be pinned to the TIA-EIA T568B wiring specification (see appendix A). We also highly recommend that all CAT 5 cables be pre-terminated and tested. Cables terminated on-site or in an existing infrastruct...

Page 5 - Setup and Installation; Making the Connections

Setup and Installation 3 4 Setup and Installation First ensure all units have been configured for correct operation and signal types. See appropriate configuration sections of this manual and the respective transmitter manual. 4.1 Making the Connections This section contains figures showing connecti...

Page 6 - Connections on the VGA/Audio Transmitter; required. Figure 1 shows the Kramer; transmitter with Audio; Figure 1: Transmitter Connections

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Setup and Installation 4 4.2 Connections on the VGA/Audio Transmitter The single-port units with audio support video and audio signals over CAT 5 cable. The audio signal is line-level audio, and powered speakers are required. Figure 1 shows the Kramer Cobra transmi...

Page 7 - Connections on the Video/Serial Transmitter; Figure 3: Transmitter Connections

Setup and Installation 5 4.3 Connections on the Video/Serial Transmitter The single-port units with audio support video and serial signals over CAT 5 cable. The serial signal is 3 wire TX, RX, GND serial. Figure 3 shows the Kramer Cobra transmitter with serial Transmitter connections, and Figure 4 s...

Page 8 - Configuration Settings; Table 2: Cable Length EQ Settings

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Setup and Installation 6 4.4 Configuration Settings The Cobra R500A and the Cobra R500-2 are configurable for various video, audio and serial modes. Note that a compatible transmitter unit must be used at the source end. Reference the appropriate transmitter user g...

Page 9 - Solutions to Common Problems; In most cases, nearly every issue with the; series can be resolved by

Solutions to Common Problems 7 5 Solutions to Common Problems In most cases, nearly every issue with the Cobra series can be resolved by checking the CAT 5 termination and making sure that it’s pinned to the TIA/EIA 568B wiring specification. However, there may be other problems that cause the syste...

Page 10 - Solutions to Common Problems; Appendix A Cabling Pinouts; Table 3: HD15 Video Connector PINOUT

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Solutions to Common Problems 8 Appendix A Cabling Pinouts Table 3: HD15 Video Connector PINOUT Pin RGBHV (VGA) RGBS RGsB Composite SVHS (Y/C) YUV 1 Red + Red + Red + C+ V+ 2 Green+ Green+ Green+ C+ Y+ Y+ 3 Blue+ Blue+ Blue+ U+ 4 — — — 5 Gnd Gnd Gnd 6 Red- Red- Red-...

Page 11 - Pin; Tip

Solutions to Common Problems 9 Table 4: T568B CAT 5 PINOUT Table 5: 1/8” (3.5 mm) Audio/Serial Connection (model dependent) Pin Signal Tip Serial Tx (DB9 pin3) Left Audio+ Ring Serial Rx (DB9 pin2) Right Audio+ Sleeve Serial GND (DB9 pin5) GND Note: The stereo audio input at the transmitter is summe...

Page 12 - Technical Specifications; Table 6: Technical Specifications

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifications 10 6 Technical Specifications Table 6: Technical Specifications 1 of the Cobra R500A, Cobra R500-2 CABLE REQUIRED: Category 5, 5e, 6 shielded or unshielded twisted pair COMPLIANCE: CE; FCC Class A, IC Class/class A VIDEO SUPPORT: To UXGA (1...

Page 14 - Disconnect the unit from the power supply before

Kramer Electronics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: [email protected] P/N: 2900-650005 REV 3 For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors, visit our Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com, where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome your q...