Safety Instructions Caution: There are no operator serviceable parts inside the unit Warning: Use only the Kramer Electronics power supply that is provided with the unit Warning: Disconnect the power and unplug the unit from the wall before installing Recycling Kramer Products...
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. arrival at the EARN facility. For details of Kramer’s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at www.kramerav.com/support/recycling. TP-580RA – Introduction...
TP-580RA is a standard extender that can be connected to any market-available HDBaseT-compliant extension product. For optimum extension reach and performance, use recommended Kramer cables. • HDMI Signal Extension – HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 1.4 compliant. Supports deep color, x.v.Color™, lip sync, HDMI uncompressed audio channels, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, 2K,...
Kramer Electronics Ltd. About HDBaseT Technology HDBaseT is an advanced, all-in-one connectivity technology (supported by the HDBaseT Alliance). It is particularly suitable in the ProAV – and also the home – environment as a digital networking alternative, where it enables you to replace numerous cables and connectors by a single LAN cable used to transmit, for example, uncompressed, full high definition video, audio, IR, as well as various control signals.
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Defining the TP-580RA HDMI Line Receiver Figure 1: TP-580RA HDMI Line Receiver Feature Function PROG Micro USB Port Connect to a PC to perform firmware upgrades (via K-UPLOAD) and work with the EDID Designer. K-UPLOAD and EDID Designer can be downloaded from our Web site at: www.kramerav.com/support.
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Connecting the TP-580RA HDMI Line Receiver Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your TP-580RA. After connecting your TP-580RA, connect the power to each of them and then switch on the power to each device.
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Wiring the 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...
You can use an IR remote-control transmitter (that is used for controlling a peripheral device, for example, a Blu-ray disk player) to send commands from the receiver system. To use an IR remote control transmitter, connect the Kramer IR sensor cable at one end, and the Kramer IR emitter cable at the other end.
You can connect a PC loaded with EDID Designer SW tool, to the micro USB port modify the EDID via the Kramer EDID Designer software. Note that when using EDID Designer to modify the EDID (in the Lock mode), the DIP-switch 3 status is ignored.
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Extracting the Audio You can extract the audio of the active traversing signal to the digital (S/PDIF) and analog audio ports in one of two ways: • Inputting the audio signal from HDBT IN. • Inputting ARC (Audio Return Channel) signal from HDMI OUT.
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Configuring the TP-580RA HDMI Line Receiver This section describes the following operations: • Setting the DIP-Switches on page 11. • Video Auto Shut-off Delay on page 12. • Acquiring EDID on page 9. • Extracting the Audio on page 10.
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Video Auto Shut-off Delay TP-580RA can be configured so that the 5V power on the HDMI output can automatically be shut off after a specified delay when the TP-580RA is no longer receiving a video signal. By default, once no video signal is detected for 5 minutes, the HDMI power is shut off. The...
The latest version of K-UPLOAD and installation instructions can be downloaded from our website at: www.kramerav.com/support/product_downloads.asp. Note that in order to use the micro USB port, you need to install the Kramer USB driver, available at: www.kramerav.com/support/product_downloads.asp. TP-580RA – Upgrading the Firmware...
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Technical Specifications Input HDBT On an RJ-45 female connector Outputs HDMI On a female HDMI connector Unbalanced Stereo Audio On a 3.5mm mini jack S/PDIF On an RCA connector On a 3.5mm mini jack for IR link extension RS−232...
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Default Communication Parameters RS-232 Baud Rate: 115,200 Data Bits: Stop Bits: Parity: None Command Format: ASCII Example (get device model name): #model?<cr> Full Factory Reset P3k command: #factory<cr> Embedded Web pages: Select Device Settings page and click Factory reset Default EDID The default EDID is set to 720p @ 60 Hz with 2-channel audio.
Kramer Electronics Ltd. 800 x 600p at 56Hz - VESA 800 x 600p at 60Hz - VESA 800 x 600p at 72Hz - VESA 800 x 600p at 75Hz - VESA 832 x 624p at 75Hz - Apple Mac II...
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Protocol 3000 HDMI Line Receiver can be operated using serial commands from a PC, remote controller or touch screen using the Kramer Protocol 3000. This section describes: • Kramer Protocol 3000 syntax (see Kramer Protocol 3000 Syntax on page 17).
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Kramer device. To enter CR press the Enter key. ( LF is also sent but is ignored by command parser). For commands sent from some non-Kramer controllers like Crestron, some characters require special coding (such as, /X##). Refer to the controller manual.
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. Chaining Commands Multiple commands can be chained in the same string. Each command is delimited by a pipe character (“|”). When chaining commands, enter the message starting character and the message closing character only once, at the beginning of the string and at the end.
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Kramer Protocol 3000 Commands System Commands - Mandatory All devices running Protocol 3000 use these commands. Command Description Type Permission Protocol handshaking System-mandatory End User BUILD-DATE? Get device build date System-mandatory End User FACTORY Reset to factory default configuration...
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. BUILD-DATE? Functions Permission Transparency Set: BUILD-DATE? Get: End User Public Description Syntax Set: #BUILD-DATE?CR Get: Get device build date Response ~nn@BUILD-DATESPdateSPtimeCR LF Parameters date – Format: YYYY/MM/DD where YYYY = Year, MM = Month, DD = Day time –...
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. HELP Functions Permission Transparency Set: HELP Get: End User Public Description Syntax Set: Get: Get command list or help for specific command 2 options: 1. #HELPCR 2. #HELPSPcommand_nameCR Response 1. Multi-line: ~ nn@Device available protocol 3000 commands:CR LFcommand,SPcommand…CR LF To get help for command use: HELP (COMMAND_NAME)CR LF 2.
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. PROT-VER? Functions Permission Transparency Set: PROT-VER? Get: End User Public Description Syntax Set: #PROT-VER?CR Get: Get device protocol version Response ~nn@PROT-VERSP3000:versionCR LF Parameters version – XX.XX where X is a decimal digit Response Triggers Notes K-Config Example “#PROT-VER?”,0x0D...
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. Functions Permission Transparency Set: Get: End User Public Description Syntax Set: #SN?CR Get: Get device serial number Response ~nn@SNSPserial_numberCR LF Parameters serial_number – 14 decimal digits, factory assigned Response Triggers Notes K-Config Example “#SN?”,0x0D VERSION? Functions Permission...
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. System Commands Command Description Type Permission AV-SW-TIMEOUT Set/get auto switching timeout System End user DISPLAY? Get output HPD status Switch End User DPSW-STATUS? Get the DIP-switch status System End User HDCP-MOD Set/get HDCP mode System Administrator HDCP-STAT?
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. DISPLAY? Functions Permission Transparency Set: DISPLAY? End User Public Description Syntax Set: #DISPLAY?SPout_idCR Get: Get output HPD status Response ~nn@DISPLAYSPout_id,statusCR LF Parameters out_id – output number status – HPD status according to signal validation 0 Signal or sink is not valid...
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. HDCP-MOD Functions Permission Transparency HDCP-MOD Set: Administrator Public HDCP-MOD? Get: End User Public Description Syntax #HDCP-MODSPinp_id,modeCR Set: Set HDCP mode #HDCP-MOD?SPstage_idCR Get: Get HDCP mode Response Set / Get: ~nn@HDCP-MODSPstage_id,modeCR LF Parameters inp_id – input number (1.. max number of inputs) mode –...
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. HDCP-STAT? Functions Permission Transparency Set: HDCP-STAT? Get: End User Public Description Syntax Set: None #HDCP-STAT?SPstage,stage_idCR Get: Get HDCP signal status Response Set / Get: ~nn@HDCP-STATSPstage,stage_id,statusCR LF Parameters stage – input/output (0 Input, Output) stage_id – number of chosen stage (1.. max number of inputs/outputs) status –...
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. NAME-RST Functions Permission Transparency NAME-RST Set: Administrator Public Get: Description Syntax #NAME-RSTCR Set: Reset machine (DNS) name to factory default Get: Response ~nn@NAME-RSTSPOKCR LF Parameters Response Triggers Notes Factory default of machine (DNS) name is “KRAMER_” + 4 last digits of device serial number...
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. EDID Handling Commands Command Description Type Permission CPEDID Copy EDID data from the output to the input EEPROM EDID Handling End User CPEDID Functions Permission Transparency Set: CPEDID End User Public Get: - Description Syntax #CPEDIDSPsrc_type,src_id,dst_type,dest_bitmapCR Set: Copy EDID data...
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Electronics products, this product must be insured during shipment, with the insurance and shipping charges prepaid by you. If this product is returned uninsured, you assume all risks of loss or damage during shipment. Kramer Electronics will not be responsible for any costs related to the removal or re- installation of this product from or into any installation.
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SAFETY WARNING Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening and servicing For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors, visit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome your questions, comments, and feedback.
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