Page 3 - Contents
VS-81H – Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 2 2.1 Achieving the Best Performance 2 3 Overview 3 3.1 Defining EDID 4 3.2 About HDMI—General Description 4 3.3 About HDCP—General Description 5 3.4 Defining the VS-81H 8x1 HDMI Switcher 5 4 Installing...
Page 4 - Introduction
VS-81H - 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 the video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In...
Page 5 - Achieving the Best Performance
2 VS-81H - 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 • Use Kramer high-performance, high-resolution cables • Use only the power cor...
Page 6 - Overview
VS-81H - Overview 3 3 Overview The VS-81H is a high-performance switcher for HDMI signals. It reclocks and equalizes the signal and switches one of the 4 inputs to a single HDMI output. In particular, the VS-81H features: • A maximum data rate of 6.75Gbps (2.25Gbps per graphic channel) • HDTV compat...
Page 7 - Defining EDID; About HDMI—General Description
4 VS-81H - Overview 3.1 Defining EDID The Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is a data-structure provided by a display, to describe its capabilities to a graphics card (that is connected to the display’s source). The EDID enables the VS-81H to “know” what kind of monitor is connected to the...
Page 8 - About HDCP—General Description; Defining the VS-81H 8x1 HDMI Switcher
VS-81H - Overview 5 • Benefits consumers by providing superior, uncompressed digital video quality via a single cable, and user-friendly connector HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting uncompressed video formats in a simple, cost-effective manner • ...
Page 11 - Installing in a Rack
8 VS-81H - Installing in a Rack 4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit.
Page 12 - Connecting the VS-81H
VS-81H - Connecting the VS-81H 9 5 Connecting the VS-81H To connect the VS-81H 8x1 HDMI Switcher (as illustrated in Figure 3 ), do the following: 1. If required: Set the appropriate INPUTS to the DVD mode (see Section 6.1 ) Acquire the EDID (see Section 6.2 ) 2. Connect the HDMI sources as follo...
Page 14 - Operating the VS-81H; The PC and DVD Modes
VS-81H - Operating the VS-81H 11 6 Operating the VS-81H This section describes: • The PC mode and the DVD mode (see Section 6.1 ) • How to acquire the EDID (see Section 6.2 ) • How to control the machine via RS-232 (see Section 6.3 ) • How to control the machine via the ETHERNET port (see Section 6....
Page 15 - Acquiring the EDID
12 VS-81H - Operating the VS-81H 3. Keep pressing and holding the PANEL LOCK button for a few seconds and then release it. The LOCK button flashes. If an input button illuminates, this indicates that that input is set to the DVD mode. If an input button is not illuminated, this indicates that that i...
Page 16 - Properties
VS-81H - Operating the VS-81H 13 3. Release the PANEL LOCK and INPUT 8 buttons. If an output was connected, the output EDID is read to all the inputs. If an output was not connected to the machine, the default EDID is read to the inputs. 6.3 Connecting via the RS-232 Port You can connect to the VS-8...
Page 17 - OK
14 VS-81H - Operating the VS-81H 3. Right-click Local Area Connection Properties. 4. Select Properties . The Local Area Connection Properties window appears. 5. Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties Button (see Figure 4 ). Figure 4: Local Area Connection Properties Window 6....
Page 18 - Configuring Several Units via the Ethernet Port
VS-81H - Operating the VS-81H 15 Figure 5: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Window 6.4.2 Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub (Straight-Through Cable) You can connect the Ethernet port of the VS-81H to the Ethernet port on a network hub or network router, via a straight through cable ...
Page 20 - Default Communication Parameters
VS-81H - Default Communication Parameters 17 8 Default Communication Parameters RS-232 Protocol 2000 Baud Rate: 9600 Data Bits: 8 Stop Bits: 1 Parity: None Command Format: HEX Example (Output 1 to Input 1): 0x01, 0x81, 0x81, 0x81 Ethernet IP Address: 192.168.1.39 TCP Port Number: 5000 Network Mask: ...
Page 21 - Protocol
18 VS-81H - Protocol 2000 9 Protocol 2000 Kramer Protocol 2000 for RS-232/RS-485 communication uses four bytes of information as defined below. MSB LSB DESTINATION INSTRUCTION 0 D N5 N4 N3 N2 N1 N0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1st byte INPUT 1 I6 I5 I4 I3 I2 I1 I0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2nd byte OUTPUT 1 O6 O5 O4 O3 O2...