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Page 3 - Contents; Connecting the VP-23xl; Figures

Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 3 Overview 1 4 Your Presentation Switcher 2 4.1 Connecting the VP-23xl 5 4.1.1 Connecting a PC 6 4.1.2 Dipswitch Settings 7 4.1.3 Connecting a Projector to the VP-23xl 8 5 Understanding Your Switcher 9 5.1 The Front Panel Buttons 9 5.2 The Fro...

Page 5 - Introduction; x1 Presentation; 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 6 - IR; Your Presentation Switcher

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Presentation Switcher 2 In addition the VP-23xl : Includes 16 selector buttons and front panel adjustments of VGA / XGA output level and EQ., master audio output level and microphone level Recalls previous setup via the non-volatile memory Is controllable via ...

Page 7 - Figure 1: VP-23xl 4x1 Presentation Switcher

Your Presentation Switcher 3 FUSE Composite Video s-Video VGA/XGA RS-232 Setup 230 VAC 50/60 Hz S erial: IN 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 IN 3 IN 4 IN 4 IN 4 OUT OUT OUT IN 1 Mic IN Con Dyn IN 2 IN 3 Audio (Composite Video) Audio (s-Video) Audio (VGA/XGA) Right Right Left Left OUT OUT OU T Master Audio Out ...

Page 8 - Table 2: Rear Panel VP-23xl Presentation Switcher Features; Feature

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Presentation Switcher 4 Table 1: Front Panel VP-23xl Presentation Switcher Features # Feature Function 1 IR (Infra-Red) Receiver Signals from the remote control transmitter illuminate the LED 2 Power Switch Illuminated switch supplying power to the unit 3 Vide...

Page 9 - To connect the; Note; : Set each of the 3 front panel control level knobs; In addition, you can choose to connect the following options:

Your Presentation Switcher 5 4.1 Connecting the VP-23xl To connect the VP-23xl , connect as follows 1 to the rear panel 2 : 1. The required Composite, s-Video and VGA/XGA video sources and acceptors as well as the appropriate balanced audio sources and acceptors. 2. A dynamic microphone or a condens...

Page 10 - Connecting a PC; Figure 2: Connecting a PC without using a Null-modem Adapter

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Presentation Switcher 6 4.1.1 Connecting a PC You can connect a PC (or other controller) to the VP-23xl via the RS-232 port. To connect using the Null-modem adapter provided with the machine (recommended method): Connect the RS-232 DB9 rear panel port on the V...

Page 11 - Dipswitch Settings; You can connect up to 16; Table 3: Dipswitch Settings

Your Presentation Switcher 7 4.1.2 Dipswitch Settings You can connect up to 16 VP-23xl units to the PC via the Null-modem adapter, and the RS-232 ports as Figure 3 illustrates. Adjust the dipswitches on the other units according to the information in Table 3: Table 3: Dipswitch Settings Self Address...

Page 12 - Connecting a Projector to the VP-23xl; connectors to the respective video inputs on the projector.; Figure 4: VP-23xl 4x1 Presentation Switcher Connections

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your Presentation Switcher 8 4.1.3 Connecting a Projector to the VP-23xl To connect a projector, as scenario B in Figure 4 illustrates, connect: 1. The Composite Video OUT, the s-Video OUT and the VGA/XGA OUT connectors to the respective video inputs on the project...

Page 13 - Understanding Your Switcher; The Front Panel Buttons; Mic Level

Understanding Your Switcher 9 5 Understanding Your Switcher You can operate your VP-23xl via: The buttons and the control level knobs on the front panel, as sections 5.1 and 5.2 describe, respectively RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system, PC 1 , or other serial controller 5.1 ...

Page 14 - Operating Your Switcher; Figure 5: Switching an Input to an Output

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Operating Your Switcher 10 6 Operating Your Switcher Section 6.1 describes switching, and section 6.2 describes how to connect the Master Audio Output. 6.1 Switching You can switch one of the 4 CV inputs, one of the 4 Y/C inputs and one of the 4 VGA/XGA inputs to t...

Page 15 - Connecting the Master Audio Output; By default

Operating Your Switcher 11 6.2 Connecting the Master Audio Output By default 1 , stereo audio signals switch together with the video, that is, the unit is set in audio-follow-video 2 (AFV) mode. Change to breakaway mode 3 , via RS-232. You can generate a master audio output (pre-selected from a swit...

Page 16 - Pressing this button illuminates it and; Figure 6: Generating a Master Audio Output; Technical Specifications; Table 4 includes the technical specifications:

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifications 12 1 CV 2 s-Video 3 4 Mic VGA/XGA-Audio Selector Master Audio Selector Pressing this button illuminates it and switches the VGA/XGA-Audio input 4 to the VGA/XGA OUT and the Audio (VGA/XGA) OUT connectors VGA/XGA-Audio Acceptor Additional Au...

Page 17 - Hex Table; more detail) for the; Communication Protocol; This protocol, which enables RS-232 communication between the; Table 6: Protocol Definitions

Hex Table 13 8 Hex Table Table 5 lists the Hex values (which the protocol in section 9 describes in more detail) for the VP-23xl 4x1 Presentation Switcher: Table 5: VP-23xl Hex Table Inputs Group # Composite Video OUT and Audio OUT CV s-Video OUT and Audio OUT s-Video VGA OUT and Audio OUT VGA In 1 ...

Page 18 - Communication Protocol

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocol 14 1st BYTE: Bit 7 – Defined as 0. D – “DESTINATION BIT”. This bit is always low, when sending from the PC to the switchers, and high for information sent to the PC. N5…N0 – “INSTRUCTION”. These 6 bits define the function that is to be perfor...