Page 5 - Introduction; Sierra Video Products.
VP-441 – Introduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professionals on a daily basis. In re...
Page 6 - Getting Started; Achieving the Best Performance
2 VP-441 - Getting Started 2 Getting Started We recommend that you: Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging materials for possible future shipment Review the contents of this user manual Go to http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/product_downloads.asp to check ...
Page 7 - Safety Instructions; There are no operator serviceable parts inside the unit; Recycling Kramer Products; to our recycling pages at
VP-441 – Getting Started 3 2.2 Safety Instructions Caution: There are no operator serviceable parts inside the unit Warning: Use only the power cord that is supplied with the unit Warning: Do not open the unit. High voltages can cause electrical shock! Servicing by qualified personnel only Warning: ...
Page 8 - Overview
4 VP-441 - Overview 3 Overview The Kramer VP-441 is a high quality presentation switcher and scaler. It accepts one of seven inputs: a component video on RCA connectors, computer graphics on a 15-pin HD connector, composite video on an RCA connector, s-Video on a 4-pin connector and two HDMI signals...
Page 9 - Defining the VP-441 Presentation Switcher/Scaler
VP-441 – Overview 5 Is HDCP Compliant - The HDCP (High Definition Content Protection) license agreement allows copy-protected data on the HDMI input to pass only to the HDMI output Has a non-volatile memory that retains the last settings used Supports firmware upgrade via RS-232 Control your V...
Page 12 - Installing in a Rack; This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit.
8 VP-441 - Installing in a Rack 4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit.
Page 13 - Connecting the VP-441; Figure 3
VP-441 - Connecting the VP-441 9 9 5 Connecting the VP-441 Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your VP-441 . After connecting your VP-441 , connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. You do not have to connect all the inputs and outputs, connect onl...
Page 15 - Controlling the VP-441; Controlling via the Front Panel Buttons
VP-441 - Controlling the VP-441 11 11 6 Controlling the VP-441 The VP-441 can be controlled via: The front panel buttons (see Section 6.1 ) The OSD menu (see Section 6.2 ) RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system, PC, or other serial controller (see Section 6.3 ) The ETHER...
Page 16 - Using the OSD Menu; The control buttons let you control the; ENTER button to accept changes and to change the menu settings; The MAIN MENU
12 VP-441 - Controlling the VP-441 6.2 Using the OSD Menu The control buttons let you control the VP-441 via the OSD menu. Press the: MENU button to enter the menu The default timeout is set to 10 seconds ENTER button to accept changes and to change the menu settings Arrow buttons to move thro...
Page 18 - The FINETUNE Menu; COLOR FILTER may improve the output image for certain graphic; The AUDIO Menu
14 VP-441 - Controlling the VP-441 6.2.2 The FINETUNE Menu Input Signal Parameter Function CV, YC, COMPONENT HUE Set the color hue SATURATION Set the color saturation SHARPNESS Set the sharpness of the picture NOISE REDUCTION Select the noise reduction: OFF, HI, LOW and MID (middle) COLOR FILTER Set...
Page 19 - The OSD Menu; Connecting to the; You can connect to the; To connect and configure the Ethernet port of the
VP-441 - Controlling the VP-441 15 15 Parameter Function HDMI AUDIO IN Select: AUTOMATIC : the embedded audio on the HDMI input is selected for an HDMI signal, or the analog audio input is selected if the input is not HDMI (for example, for a DVI input signal) EMBEDDED : the embedded audio in the HD...
Page 20 - Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter; You can control the
16 VP-441 - Controlling the VP-441 6.5 Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter You can control the VP-441 from the infrared remote control transmitter: Figure 4: Infrared Remote Control Transmitter Keys Function SIZE Set the size of the image displayed POWER Toggle the power save mod...
Page 21 - Technical Specifications
VP-441 - Technical Specifications 17 17 7 Technical Specifications INPUTS: 2 HDMI connectors 1 VGA on a 15-pin HD connector 1 composite video on an RCA connector 1 Y/C on a 4-pin connector 2 component video each on 3 RCA connectors 2 HDMI, 1 VGA, 2 COMP, 1 CV, 1 Y/C unbalanced stereo audio on seven ...
Page 22 - Input Resolutions
18 VP-441 - Technical Specifications 7.1 Input Resolutions Resolution/Refresh Rate CV/s-Video Component VGA HDMI 480I/576I(NTSC/PAL) Yes (480i30x2 / 576i25x2) Yes No Yes 480P/576P No Yes No Yes 720P@(60/50) No Yes No Yes 1080I@(60/50) No Yes No Yes 1080P@(60/50) No Yes No Yes 1080P@(24/25/30) No Yes...
Page 23 - RS-232 Communication Protocol; The following is the COM port setting; Set and Get Command; Function; Example; Example 1: set brightness value as 32
VP-441 - RS-232 Communication Protocol 19 19 8 RS-232 Communication Protocol The following is the COM port setting : Baud Rate: 9600bps Parity: None Data Bits: 8bits Stop Bits: 1bit Set CTS Mode: Off Set XON/XOFF: Off Character Symbols Definitions Symbol Meaning Space [CR] Carriage Return, ASCII cod...
Page 24 - RS-232 Protocol Table
20 VP-441 - RS-232 Communication Protocol 8.1 RS-232 Protocol Table Control Type Function Param (for Set) Function Description Comment 0 0 N/A SIZE button on remote control 0 1 N/A POWER button on remote control 0 2 N/A FREEZE button on remote control 0 3 N/A 480p button on remote control 0 4 N/A 57...