Room Connectivity; GROUP 10: Accessories and Rack Adapters and GROUP 11: Sierra Video Products. Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher, which is ideal for conference room presentations and advertising applications as well as for rental and staging.
Achieving the Best Performance To achieve the best performance: Use only good quality connection cables (we recommend Kramer high- performance, high-resolution cables) to avoid interference, deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching, and elevated noise levels (often associated with low quality cables) ...
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Overview The VS-44HDCP is a high quality 4x4 DVI matrix switcher. It reclocks and equalizes the signals and can route any input to any or all outputs simultaneously. It accepts up to four DVI/HDMI (over DVI-D connector) inputs and routes the selected DVI input signal to any or all of four DVI/HDMI outputs.
Defining the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher This section defines the VS-44HDCP. Figure 1: VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher Front Panel Feature Function IR Receiver and LED IR remote control sensor. LED lights yellow when receiving an IR signal ALL Button...
Figure 2: VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher Rear Panel Feature Function IN DVI Connectors Connect to the DVI/HDMI (over DVI-D connector) sources (from 1 to 4) OUT DVI Connectors Connect to the DVI/HDMI acceptors (from 1 to 4) RS-232 9-pin D-sub (F) Connector...
VS-44HDCP. After connecting your VS-44HDCP, connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. To connect the VS-44HDCP as illustrated in the example in Figure 1. Connect up to four DVI sources (for example, DVD players and/or Blu-ray disc players) to the IN DVI connectors.
Press the OUT button of the output to disconnect and press OFF To disconnect all outputs at once: Press the ALL button and then press OFF. This disconnects all the outputs VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...
The RCL button flashes. 2. Press the relevant OUT or IN button that stored the setup. In this example, press IN 2. 3. Press the LOCK button to recall the stored setup. VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...
4. Select the OUT SELECT button from which the EDID is to be acquired. 5. Press the EDID button. The EDID is stored when the display returns to normal and the EDID and STO buttons stop flashing. VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...
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IN 1 and IN 3). 10. Make sure that the relevant input numbers flash on the display. 11. Press the EDID button. The process is complete when the display returns to normal. VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...
The default EDID is stored on the selected input when the display returns to normal. Resetting the Ethernet Configuration to Default Values Power cycle the unit while holding in the Factory Reset button, located on the rear panel of the unit. VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...
To connect to the VS-44HDCP via RS-232: Connect the RS-232 9-pin D-sub rear panel port on the VS-44HDCP unit via a 9-wire straight cable (only pin 2 to pin 2, pin 3 to pin 3, and pin 5 to pin 5 need...
7.2.1 Connecting the Ethernet Port directly to a PC You can connect the Ethernet port of the VS-44HDCP directly to the Ethernet port on your PC using a crossover cable with RJ-45 connectors. This type of connection is recommended for identifying the VS-44HDCP with the factory configured default IP address.
Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) depending on the requirements of your IT system. 5. Click Properties. The Internet Protocol Properties window relevant to your IT system appears as shown in Figure 6 Figure Figure 6: Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window VS-44HDCP - Controlling the VS-44HDCP...
6. Select Use the following IP Address for static IP addressing and fill in the details as shown in Figure For TCP/IPv4 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 department. VS-44HDCP - Controlling the VS-44HDCP...
8. Click Close. 7.2.2 Connecting the Ethernet Port via a Network Hub or Switch You can connect the Ethernet port of the VS-44HDCP to the Ethernet port on a network hub or using a straight-through cable with RJ-45 connectors. 7.2.3...
This distance can be extended to up to 60 meters when used with three extension cables (Model: C-A35M/A35F-50). Before using the external IR receiver, be sure to arrange for your Kramer dealer to insert the internal IR connection cable (P/N: 505-70434010-S) with the 3.5mm connector that fits into the REMOTE IR opening on the rear panel.
Firmware Upgrade For instructions on upgrading the firmware see “Upgrading the VS-44HDCP Firmware Using the STC Software”. VS-44HDCP - Firmware Upgrade...
Power cord, IR transmitter, rack “ears” ACCESSORIES: OPTIONS: Kramer DVI cables, External remote IR receiver cable For best results, use Kramer cables such as the C-HM/DM series Specifications are subject to change without notice at http://www.kramerelectronics.com VS-44HDCP - Technical Specifications...
Press and hold Output 1 and Front Panel: Press and hold Output 1 and Output 3 simultaneously Output 2 simultaneously Ethernet IP Address 192.168.1.39 TCP Port 5000 or 10001 or 50000 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 UDP Port 50000 VS-44HDCP - Default Communication Parameters...
1400 x 1050p at 60Hz - VESA STD 1680 x 1050p at 60Hz - VESA STD 1600 x 1200p at 60Hz - VESA STD EIA/CEA-861 Information Revision number..3 IT underscan..... Not supported Basic audio....Supported YCbCr 4:4:4....Supported VS-44HDCP - Default EDID...
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IEEE registration number. 0x000C03 CEC physical address..1.0.0.0 Maximum TMDS clock..165MHz Report information Date generated... 08-Jul-12 Software revision..2.60.0.972 Data source....File Operating system..5.1.2600.2.Service Pack 3 Raw data 00,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,00,2E,4D,00,02,01,00,00,00,18,14,01,03,81,46,27,78,0A,D5,7C,A3,57,49,9C,25, 11,48,4B,FF,FF,80,81,C0,81,00,95,00,81,40,81,80,90,40,B3,00,A9,40,01,1D,00,72,51,D0,1A,20,6E,28, 55,00,7E,88,42,00,00,1A,02,3A,80,18,71,38,2D,40,58,2C,45,00,C4,8E,21,00,00,1E,00,00,00,FC,00,56, 53,2D,34,32,48,4E,0A,20,20,00,00,00,00,00,00,FD,00,32,55,1F,5E,11,00,0A,20,20,20,20,20,20,01,7B, 02,03,1A,71,47,11,13,05,14,84,10,1F,23,0A,06,04,83,05,00,00,65,03,0C,00,10,00,8C,0A,D0,8A,20,E0, 2D,10,10,3E,96,00,58,C2,21,00,00,18,01,1D,80,18,71,1C,16,20,58,2C,25,00,C4,8E,21,00,00,9E,01,1D, 80,D0,72,1C,16,20,10,2C,25,80,C4,8E,21,00,00,9E,01,1D,00,72,51,D0,1E,20,6E,28,55,00,C4,8E,21,00, 00,1E,01,1D,00,BC,52,D0,1E,20,B8,28,55,40,C4,8E,21,00,00,1E,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90 VS-44HDCP - Default EDID...
Kramer’s protocol 3000 (see Section 12). Note that the VS-44HDCP needs to be set to protocol 2000 in order to use the IR remote control. Section 10 describes how to switch between protocol 3000 and protocol 2000.
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( '|' ) character. Message starting character '#' – For host command/query '~' – For device response Device ID (Optional, for K-NET) K-NET Device ID followed by '@' Query sign '?' follows some commands to define a query request. VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
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You can directly enter all commands using a terminal with ASCII communications software, such as HyperTerminal, Hercules, etc. Connect the terminal to the serial or Ethernet port on the Kramer device. To enter CR press the Enter key. ( LF is also sent but is ignored by command parser).
Reset device Administrator SIGNAL? Read if input is valid End User Read device serial number End User VERSION? Read device firmware version End User Switch Video only End User VID? Get Video switch state End User VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
Kramer Protocol 2000 The Kramer Protocol 2000 RS-232/RS-485 communication uses four bytes of information as defined below. DESTINATION INSTRUCTION 1st byte INPUT 2nd byte OUTPUT 3rd byte MACHINE NUMBER 4th byte Bit 7 – Defined as 0. 1st BYTE: D – “DESTINATION”: 0 - for sending information to the switchers (from the PC);...
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OUTPUT is assigned the value of the requested parameter. The replies to instructions 10 and 11 are as per the definitions in instructions 7 and 8 respectively. For example, if the present status of machine number 5 is breakaway setting, then the reply to the HEX code VS-44HDCP - Kramer Protocol 2000...
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NOTE 19 - After this instruction is sent, the unit will respond to the ASCII command set defined by the OUTPUT byte. The ASCII command to operate with the HEX command set must be sent in order to return to working with HEX codes. VS-44HDCP - Kramer Protocol 2000...
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