Page 4 - Contents
VP-770 – Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 2 2.1 Achieving the Best Performance 2 2.2 Safety Instructions 2 2.3 Recycling Kramer Products 3 3 Overview 4 3.1 HDCP Compliance 7 3.2 About the Power Connect™ Feature 7 3.3 Using Twisted Pair Cable 7 3.4 Defining the VP-770 Presentati...
Page 5 - Figures
ii VP-770 - Contents Figures Figure 1: VP-770 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Front Panel 8 Figure 2: VP-770 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Rear Panel 9 Figure 3: 15-pin HD Connector Pinout 12 Figure 4: Connecting the VP-770 Presentation Switcher/Scaler 14 Figure 5: TP PINOUT 15 Figure 6: Microphone Pino...
Page 6 - Introduction; Sierra Video Products.
VP-770 – 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 7 - Getting Started; Achieving the Best Performance
2 VP-770 - 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 8 - Recycling Kramer Products; to our recycling pages at
VP-770 – Getting Started 3 2.3 Recycling Kramer Products The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for disposal to landfill or incineration by requiring it to be collected and recycled. To comply with the WEEE Directive, Kramer E...
Page 9 - Overview
4 VP-770 - Overview 3 Overview The Kramer VP-770 is a high quality presentation switcher and scaler. It accepts one of eight inputs: a component video on RCA connectors, a DisplayPort (DP) signal on a DisplayPort connector, two computer graphics signals on 15-pin HD connectors, two composite video s...
Page 11 - Section
6 VP-770 - Overview Analyzes the connected output’s EDID for optimal scaling Auto-positions the input to fit the window perfectly Supports picture zooming both on main and PiP window from 100% to 1600%, including separate V and H sharpness control Provides input and output color space contro...
Page 12 - HDCP Compliance; About the Power
VP-770 – Overview 7 3.1 HDCP Compliance If an HDMI signal is HDCP protected, it can only appear on HDMI and DGKat outputs that are connected to HDCP compliant displays. The VP-770 will not output an HDCP protected source to a display that is not HDCP compliant. Instead it will show a black screen. I...
Page 16 - Installing in a Rack; This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit.
VP-770 - Installing in a Rack 11 11 4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit.
Page 17 - Connecting the VP-770; Figure 4
12 VP-770 - Connecting the VP-770 5 Connecting the VP-770 Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your VP-770 . After connecting your VP-770 , connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. You do not have to connect all the inputs and outputs, connect only...
Page 18 - Do; Ethernet connector (see
VP-770 - Connecting the VP-770 13 13 6. Connect the audio input signals to the AUDIO IN connectors (3.5mm mini jack and RCA connectors), as required (not shown in Figure 4 ). 7. Connect the PC VIDEO OUTPUT 15-pin HD connector to a VGA acceptor (for example, an analog display). 8. Connect the HDMI VI...
Page 20 - Wiring the TP LINE IN / LINE OUT RJ-45 Connectors; This section defines the TP pinout, using a; straight; the connector shield.
VP-770 - Connecting the VP-770 15 15 5.1 Wiring the TP LINE IN / LINE OUT RJ-45 Connectors This section defines the TP pinout, using a straight pin-to-pin cable with RJ-45 connectors. Note, that the cable Ground shielding must be connected / soldered to the connector shield. EIA /TIA 568B Figure 5: ...
Page 21 - Microphone Pinout; Audio Input Pinout; This section defines the
16 VP-770 - Connecting the VP-770 5.2 Microphone Pinout This section defines the microphone 3.5mm jack pinout. Figure 6: Microphone Pinout 5.3 Audio Input Pinout This section defines the audio input 3.5mm jack pinout. Figure 7: Audio Input Pinout
Page 22 - The OSD Menu; OSD Menu Operation Example
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 17 17 6 The OSD Menu The VP-770 OSD menu lets you set the operation parameters for the: Main Window Control PIP Window Control Entire System Control The nature of the operation setup appears in the OSD title, as shown in the example in Section 6.1 : The title line shows...
Page 24 - OSD Control Icons
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 19 19 Note that: A selected parameter that turns gray becomes valid immediately. You can press Enter at this point to save these parameter changes to the memory immediately (the screen will display “Saving Data” for a split second). In any case, exiting the menu saves the p...
Page 25 - The Input Menu
20 VP-770 - The OSD Menu 6.2 The Input Menu Figure 8: Input Menu Setting Function Display Mode Select the display mode (see Figure 9 ): Single Window – single window mode operation with one channel displayed E Picture in Picture ( PiP ) – dual window mode operation, a smaller window superimposed ove...
Page 27 - The display mode setup, shown in; Window Customization; Miscellaneous menu, see
22 VP-770 - The OSD Menu Setting Function Window Customization Select the position and the size of the selected window: H Position, H Width, V Position and V Height (see Section 6.2.1.2 and Section 6.2.1.1 ) M / P The value range is dynamic. The FW prevents windows from exceeding the boundaries or o...
Page 28 - To change the size of the window, do the following:
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 23 23 In the following examples, PiP Window Control is selected, but the same procedure applies to Main Window Control. Note that you can also customize the window size and position via the “Y” commands (see Section 12.2 ) or protocol 3000 (see Section 12.4 ). 6.2.1.1 Changing ...
Page 29 - – to decrease the height, see; window using the + and
24 VP-770 - The OSD Menu Figure 11: Increasing the W idth 4. Select V Height (an OSD slide bar appears) and press + to increase the height, or – to decrease the height, see Figure 12 . Figure 12: Increasing the Height 6.2.1.2 Moving the Position of the Main and/or PiP Window Use the H Position and V...
Page 30 - To move the position of the window, do the following:; An OSD slide bar appears:
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 25 25 Figure 13: Positioning the W indow To move the position of the window, do the following: 1. Check that window control is set as required (for example, PiP Window Control). 2. Select Window Customization. The following Window appears: Figure 14: W indow Customization 3. To...
Page 31 - see; resized image does not go beyond the window boundaries.
26 VP-770 - The OSD Menu Figure 15: H-Position Slide Bar 4. Press the +/- buttons to move the PiP window horizontally. Use the V Position menu item in the same way to move the PiP vertically, see Figure 16 . Figure 16: Moving the PiP W indow Note that the sequence in which you change the size and po...
Page 32 - The Audio Menu
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 27 27 6.3 The Audio Menu Figure 17: Audio Menu Setting Function Volume Set the input/output volume level [dB], see Figure 18 E . Set the: Input Volume [dB] – to adjust the audio input level Output Volume [dB] – to adjust the audio output level The output audio level can also be...
Page 34 - The Process Menu
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 29 29 6.4 The Process Menu The Process menu functions are available for interlaced video processing only and not for progressive scan. Figure 19: Process Menu Setting Function Deinterlacing Set the deinterlacing method to: Line Doubler – reduces the flicker and improves the qua...
Page 35 - The Picture Menu
30 VP-770 - The OSD Menu 6.5 The Picture Menu Figure 20: Picture Menu Setting Function Brightness Set the brightness level M / P Contrast Set the contrast level M / P Color Set the color level M / P Color Correction Set the blue, green and flesh color levels from 0 to 4 M / P Black Level Set the bla...
Page 36 - The Enhance Menu
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 31 31 6.6 The Enhance Menu Figure 21: Enhance Menu Setting Function H Sharpness Select the horizontal sharpness level M / P V Sharpness Select the vertical sharpness level M / P Noise Reduction Set the input noise reduction levels: Mosquito NR – the higher the level, the strong...
Page 37 - The Scale Menu
32 VP-770 - The OSD Menu 6.7 The Scale Menu Figure 22: Scale Menu Setting Function Aspect Ratio Set (see Section 6.7.1 ) to: Follow Input – If the input resolution ≤ output resolution, display with a blank border. input resolution > output resolution is denied and the aspect ratio automatically c...
Page 38 - Selecting the Correct Aspect Ratio; You can configure
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 33 33 Setting Function Output continued Note that Follow Output sets the Deep Color of the HDMI and the DGKat outputs independently, according to the screen connected to each output A change in the Deep Color setting will take effect after there is a hot plug on the HDMI/DGKat ...
Page 39 - Master Connection Settings
34 VP-770 - The OSD Menu BEST FIT – This setting re-sizes the video or graphics input signal to “best fit” the output resolution while maintaining the aspect ratio of the input signal. For example, a composite video signal (4:3 aspect ratio) will “best fit” to the top and bottom of a widescreen outp...
Page 40 - The Miscellaneous Menu
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 35 35 6.8 The Miscellaneous Menu Figure 23: Misc Menu Setting Function Information Displays the selected input, input resolution and frequency, the output resolution and firmware versions E If the selected output is the native output resolution, it will be displayed under "...
Page 42 - The Luma Keying Feature; transparent background.
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 37 37 6.8.1 The Luma Keying Feature The luma keying feature lets you display the PiP window (the key image) as semi- transparent over the main window. This feature can be used to have the PiP window display a static or dynamic logo, for example, which will appear on a transpare...
Page 43 - The Emergency Alert System; number of US national emergency agencies.
38 VP-770 - The OSD Menu 6.8.2 The Emergency Alert System The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a unique, versatile feature for immediate text overlaying, with flexible options such as the inclusion of an audio alert siren and the choice of displaying an emergency notification via either a text crawle...
Page 44 - P3K) outputs messages according to the activation mode type (see; buttons on the
VP-770 - The OSD Menu 39 39 Figure 24: XML File Transfer The position of the displayed CAP message depends on the severity of the alert. Noticeable messages with “Extreme” and “Severe” headers will appear on the screen and cover up any other content together with an audio alert siren (in case of an ...
Page 46 - The Display Modes; The Single Window Display Mode; Activating the Single window Mode; The Dual Window Display Mode
VP-770 - The Display Modes 41 41 7 The Display Modes The VP-770 can function in the single window display mode (the factory default setup) or the dual window display mode. 7.1 The Single Window Display Mode The single window mode shows one window on the screen. The window size can be customized, and...
Page 47 - Split
42 VP-770 - The Display Modes Picture-in-Picture , with a smaller PiP window superimposed over a full main window image Picture + Picture , where both images appear side-by-side and the aspect ratios of both images are maintained Split , where both images are placed side-by-side with the same height...
Page 48 - Activating the Dual Window Mode; Setting the OSD Menu to PiP Window Control
VP-770 - The Display Modes 43 43 7.2.1 Activating the Dual Window Mode You can activate the dual window mode (indicated by an illuminated PIP front panel button) in any of the following ways: Press and hold (for 3 seconds) the front panel PIP button The latest PiP configuration appears Press the...
Page 49 - Selecting the PIP Source; To select a PiP source you have to set the; Selecting the PiP Source via the Front Panel Buttons; required PiP source.
44 VP-770 - The Display Modes 7.2.3 Selecting the PIP Source To select a PiP source you have to set the VP-770 to any of the PiP display mode configurations and then select the desired input. 7.2.3.1 Selecting the PiP Source via the Front Panel Buttons Press and hold the PIP front panel button while...
Page 51 - Controlling the VP-770; Controlling via the Front Panel Buttons; Using the INPUT Front Panel buttons
46 VP-770 - Controlling the VP-770 8 Controlling the VP-770 The VP-770 can be controlled via: The front panel buttons (see Section 8.1 ) The OSD menu (see Section 8.2 ) The Web pages (see Section 8.3 ) Remote control contact closure (see Section 8.6 ) The infrared remote control transmitte...
Page 52 - Controlling via the OSD Menu; Controlling via the VP-770 Web Pages; For Windows 7; Connecting to the VP-770 via your Browser
VP-770 - Controlling the VP-770 47 47 8.2 Controlling via the OSD Menu You can change PiP Window parameters, main window parameters and entire system parameters via the OSD menu, as described in Section 6.8 . 8.3 Controlling via the VP-770 Web Pages You can remotely operate the VP-770 using a Web br...
Page 53 - Connecting the VP-770 via the ETHERNET Port; Connecting the ETHERNET Port directly to a PC (Crossover Cable); Properties
48 VP-770 - Controlling the VP-770 You can now control the machine via the Web page. 8.4 Connecting to the VP-770 via RS-232 You can connect to the VP-770 via an RS-232 connection using, for example, a PC. Note that a null-modem adapter/connection is not required. To connect to the VP-770 via RS-232...
Page 54 - OK; You can connect the Ethernet port of the
VP-770 - Controlling the VP-770 49 49 Figure 28: Local Area Connection Properties W indow 6. Select Use the following IP Address, and fill in the details as shown in Figure 29 . You can use any IP address in the range 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255 (excluding 192.168.1.39) that is provided by your IT ...
Page 55 - Ethernet Port Configuration and Control; Use the Kramer K-UPLOAD software to configure and control the; Do not; connect more than one input PIN to the GND PIN at the same
50 VP-770 - Controlling the VP-770 8.5.3 Ethernet Port Configuration and Control Use the Kramer K-UPLOAD software to configure and control the VP-770 via the Ethernet. The latest version of K-UPLOAD and installation instructions can be downloaded from the Kramer Web site at http://www.kramerelectron...
Page 57 - Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter; The table below defines only the buttons that are relevant to the
52 VP-770 - Controlling the VP-770 8.7 Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter This IR remote control transmitter is compatible with various Kramer machines, therefore not all its buttons are applicable to the VP-770 . The table below defines only the buttons that are relevant to the...
Page 58 - Using the IR Transmitter; external IR
VP-770 - Controlling the VP-770 53 53 8.7.1 Using the IR Transmitter You can use the IR transmitter to control the machine via the built-in IR receiver on the front panel or, instead, via an optional external IR receiver (Model: C-A35M/IRR-50). The external IR receiver can be located up to 15 meters...
Page 59 - Port Tunneling
54 VP-770 - Port Tunneling 9 Port Tunneling The port tunneling feature lets you send and receive simple RS-232 signals between a controller and a serial device via the VP-770 which is connected to the Ethernet and outputs via TP cable. The example, illustrated in Figure 33 , shows a Kramer room cont...
Page 61 - Flash Memory Upgrade; You can upgrade the
56 VP-770 - Flash Memory Upgrade 10 Flash Memory Upgrade You can upgrade the VP-770 via the Kramer K-UPLOAD software. Two types of upgrade files are available for upgrade: video core and audio/graphics (*.fct) and peripherals (*.kfw). The latest firmware version, the Flash Memory Upgrade user guide,...
Page 62 - Technical Specifications
VP-770 - Technical Specifications 57 57 11 Technical Specifications INPUTS: 2 HDMI (deep color) connectors 2 VGA on 15-pin HD connectors 1 component video on 3 RCA connectors 2 composite video on RCA connectors 1 DisplayPort connector 2 HDMI, 2 VGA, 1 DP, 2 CV unbalanced stereo audio on 3.5mm mini j...
Page 63 - Default Communication Parameters; Input Resolutions; This section defines the input resolutions for each input
58 VP-770 - Technical Specifications 11.1 Default Communication Parameters RS-232 Protocol 3000 (Default) Legacy Baud Rate: 115,200 9,600 Data Bits: 8 8 Stop Bits: 1 1 Parity: None None Command Format: ASCII ASCII Example (Set display mode to Picture in Picture): #Y 0,110,1<CR> >Y 0 110 1&l...
Page 64 - YUV Input Resolutions; NTSC and PAL; HDMI Input Resolutions
VP-770 - Technical Specifications 59 59 11.2.2 DP Input Resolutions DP Input Resolutions 640X480_60 800x600_85 1280x800_60 1366x768_60 1920x1200_60RB 640x480_75 848x480_60 1280x960_85 1440x900_60 720_P60 640x480_85 1024x768_60 1280x768_60 1400x1050_60 1080_P60 800x600_56 1024x768_70 1280x1024_60 140...
Page 65 - Output Resolutions; This section defines the output resolutions; HDMI Output Resolutions; PC Output Resolutions
60 VP-770 - Technical Specifications 11.3 Output Resolutions This section defines the output resolutions 11.3.1 HDMI Output Resolutions Technical Specifications of the HDMI Output Signal 640x480@60 1280x1024@50 1680x1050@60 1080p25 640x480@75 1280x1024@60 1920x1200@60 1080p29.97 800x600@50 1280x1024...
Page 66 - The VP-770 RS-232 Communication Protocol; Using the Communication Protocol; Communication Protocol Mimicking OSD
VP-770 - The VP-770 RS-232 Communication Protocol 61 61 12 The VP-770 RS-232 Communication Protocol The Kramer Protocol lets you control the VP-770 from any standard terminal software (for example, the Windows ® HyperTerminal Application). 12.1 Using the Communication Protocol There are three differ...
Page 67 - Using the Communication Protocol with Protocol 3000; Set
62 VP-770 - The VP-770 RS-232 Communication Protocol 12.2.1 Using the Communication Protocol with Protocol 3000 (the “Y” Command) Set Command : Type in: “Y Control_Type=0,Function,Param” Reply: “~id=01Y Control_Type=0,Function,Param OK” Set command example, set window control (721) to PiP: Send: “#y...
Page 68 - Using the Communication Protocol with Legacy Protocol; Example; Protocol Table: Mimicking OSD
VP-770 - The VP-770 RS-232 Communication Protocol 63 63 12.2.2 Using the Communication Protocol with Legacy Protocol Set Command: Type in: Y Control_Type Function Param[CR] Reply: Z Control_Type Function Param[CR][LF] Get Command: Type in: Y Control_Type Function[CR] Reply: Z Contr...
Page 76 - The keystroke codes operate in the following way:; The Protocol 3000 Common Operation Commands
VP-770 - The VP-770 RS-232 Communication Protocol 71 71 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level Range Func. Note Protocol P3K 0 750 Legacy 1 Test Pattern Off 0 760 Slide Bar 1 Non-HDCP content sinusoid sound Color Bar 2 HDCP content sinusoid sound Factory Reset 0:1 770 Follow OSD instructions. Self-...
