Kramer DS Vision Digital User Manual

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USER MANUAL
MODEL:
DS Vision® Digital
HD Digital Distribution System
P/N: 2900-300283 Rev 2

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL MODEL: DS Vision® Digital HD Digital Distribution System P/N: 2900-300283 Rev 2...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Getting Started Achieving the Best Performance Safety Instructions Recycling Kramer Products Overview Defining the DS Vision® Digital HD Digital Distribution System Connecting the DS Vision® Digital Connecting the Player and the Screen Media Distribution Mounting the Receiver Serial Control...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    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 recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded most of our...
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    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) ...
  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of waste Kramer Electronics branded equipment on arrival at the EARN facility. DS Vision® Digital - Getting Started...
  • Page 6: Overview

    This table defines the models: Kramer Model Kramer Part Full Description Number DSVD-T (0VS60012) 50-0000609011 Minicom DS Vision Digital Transmitter DSVD-B (0VS60011) 50-0000599011 Minicom DS Vision Digital Broadcaster 3-ports DSVD-R (0VS60010) 50-0000589011 Minicom DS Vision Digital Receiver DS Vision® Digital - Overview...
  • Page 7: Figure 1: Ds Vision® Digital Transmitter

    3.1.1 The DS Vision® Digital Transmitter Figure 1: DS Vision® Digital Transmitter Feature Function 12V DC POWER Connector Connects to the 12V DC power adapter SERIAL 9-pin D-sub Connector Serial extension for terminal control ETHERNET RJ-45 Connector IP extension DP Connector DP++ player connection HDMI Connector HDMI player connection...
  • Page 8: Figure 3: Ds Vision® Digital Receiver

    3.1.3 The DS Vision® Digital Receiver Figure 3: DS Vision® Digital Receiver Feature Function 12V DC POWER Connector Connects to the 12V DC power adapter MONITOR 3.5mm Mini Jack Not used SYSTEM RJ-45 Connector System cable from transmitter HDMI Connector HDMI display connection ETHERNET RJ-45 Connector IP connectivity to display and/or peripherals...
  • Page 9: Connecting The Ds Vision® Digital

    Connecting the DS Vision® Digital Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your DS Vision® Digital. After connecting your DS Vision® Digital, connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. Connecting the Player and the Screen To connect the player to a screen, as Figure 4 illustrates, do the following:...
  • Page 10: Media Distribution

    Media Distribution The DS Vision Digital system can distribute HD digital media from a single player  A single display located 100m (330ft) away, using the transmitter  Three displays located 100m (330ft) away, and one local display, using the...
  • Page 11: Figure 5: Media Distribution To Three Displays

    All references to connections apply equally to both units. Figure 6 Figure 7 illustrate all the connections to the DS Vision Digital units. Not all the connections are always needed. This section explains the basic connections. Subsequent sections explain the circumstances that require additional connections.
  • Page 12: Mounting The Receiver

    8. Use two screws supplied with the receiver and monitor to connect the unit to the back of the monitor. MINIC digital signage 100mm DS Vision Digital RECEIVER Figure 8: VESA Standard Screw Holes DS Vision® Digital - Media Distribution...
  • Page 13: Serial Control

    Serial Control To enable serial control of remote displays: 1. Connect a serial (9-pin D-sub male/female) cable between the players and the broadcaster/transmitter. 2. Connect a serial (9-pin D-sub female/female) cable between the receiver and the screen. Figure 9 illustrates the connections: Serial cable Player Serial cable...
  • Page 14: Terminal Ip Connectivity

    Terminal IP Connectivity To extend a network from the transmitter/broadcaster side to the remote terminal side: 1. Connect a standard Ethernet cable (Ethernet 10/100BaseT straight-through cable) between the player side network and the transmitter/broadcaster. 2. Connect a standard Ethernet cable (Ethernet 10/100BaseT straight-through cable) between the receiver and the terminal side units.
  • Page 15: Scalability

    Scalability There are two types of methods to extend the system scale:  Cascade a receiver with a broadcaster/transmitter to increase the distance of the system  Cascade a broadcaster with a broadcaster/transmitter to increase the number of supported displays Cascading to Increase the Distance Cascade up to six distribution systems to increase the distance up to 200m (660ft).
  • Page 16: Cascading To Increase The Number Of Displays

    Figure 12: 6-Hop Cascaded System Cascading to Increase the Number of Displays Connect a primary broadcaster to a secondary broadcaster or transmitter to increase the number of receivers and displays that can be connected to the system. Cascading an additional broadcaster enables adding three displays, whereas cascading of an additional transmitter enables adding a single display.
  • Page 17: Figure 13: Primary And Secondary Cascaded System

    Figure 13: Primary and Secondary Cascaded System Figure 14 illustrates a system with two cascaded broadcasters and a transmitter, providing four additional displays: DS Vision® Digital - Scalability...
  • Page 18: Figure 14: Cascaded Broadcaster And Transmitter

    Figure 14: Cascaded Broadcaster and Transmitter The system can be further scaled to include 16 displays. Figure 15 illustrates the connection of 16 displays: DS Vision® Digital - Scalability...
  • Page 19: Figure 15: Sixteen Displays

    Figure 15: Sixteen Displays When cascading to increase the distance, connect the receiver to the cascaded transmitter with the RS-232 serial cable. See Figure DS Vision® Digital - Scalability...
  • Page 20: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Feature Item Broadcaster Transmitter Receiver MAXIMUM RESOLUTION 1080p, 60Hz, 24bit 1080p, 60Hz, 24bit 1080p, 60Hz, 24bit per pixel, per pixel, per pixel, uncompressed uncompressed uncompressed VIDEO-1 HDMI HDMI compatible up HDMI compatible up HDMI compatible up to 10.2Gbps to 10.2Gbps to 10.2Gbps VIDEO-2...
  • Page 22 SAFETY WARNING Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening and servicing 2900- 300283 P/N: Rev:...

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