Kramer Electronics Ltd. 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 recent years, we...
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. For details of Kramer’s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at www.kramerav.com/support/recycling.
• Medical market operation rooms and other critical multimedia applications. • Highly reliable operation of high-quality professional AV deployments via lockable cable connections. • Governmental market hi-reliability AV applications. • Rental and staging events. VM-2D – Introduction...
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Defining VM-2D 1:2 DVI Distributor This section defines VM-2D. Figure 1: VM-2D 1:2 DVI Distributor Front and Rear Panels Feature Function PROG Mini USB Connector Connect to a PC to perform firmware upgrades (via K-Upload) and work with the EDID Designer.
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Mounting VM-2D This section provides instructions for mounting VM-2D. Before installing, verify that the environment is within the recommended range: • Operation temperature – 0 to 40C (32 to 104F). • Storage temperature – -40 to +70C (-40 to +158F).
EDID Designer (via the mini USB port) that can be loaded from our Web site: www.kramerav.com/product/VM-2D. To use the mini USB port, you need to download and the Kramer USB driver from our Web site www.kramerav.com/support/product_downloads.asp and install it.
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All output LEDs flash together once when in normal EDID mode, and four times when in Force RGB mode. Upon power on, the output LEDs flash according to their EDID mode: four times for RGB mode and once for normal mode. VM-2D – Connecting VM-2D...
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 mini USB port, you need to install the Kramer USB driver, available at: www.kramerav.com/support/product_downloads.asp. VM-2D – Connecting VM-2D...
720 x 480p at 60Hz - EDTV (4:3, 8:9) 720 x 480i at 60Hz - Doublescan (16:9, 32:27) 720 x 576i at 50Hz - Doublescan (16:9, 64:45) 640 x 480p at 60Hz - Default (4:3, 1:1) NB: NTSC refresh rate = (Hz*1000)/1001 VM-2D – Default EDID...
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Front center..... No Rear left/right..No Rear center....No Front left/right center.. No Rear left/right center... No Rear LFE....No Report information Date generated... 01/12/2016 Software revision..2.90.0.1020 Data source....Real-time 0x0071 Operating system..6.1.7601.2.Service Pack 1 VM-2D – Default EDID...
15.7cm x 12cm x 8.7cm (6.2" x 4.7" x 3.4") Net Weight 0.3kg (0.6lbs) approx. Shipping Weight 0.7kg (1.5lbs) approx. Accessories Included Power supply, Bracket set Optional RK–3T 19" rack adapter Specifications are subject to change without notice at www.kramerav.com VM-2D – Technical Specifications...
You can enter commands directly using terminal communication software (e.g., Hercules) by connecting a PC to the serial or Ethernet port on the VM-2D. To enter CR press the Enter key (LF is also sent but is ignored by the command parser).
Spaces between parameters or command terms are ignored. Commands in the string do not execute until the closing character is entered. A separate response is sent for every command in the chain. VM-2D – Protocol 3000...
Kramer Electronics Ltd. Kramer Protocol 3000 Syntax The Kramer Protocol 3000 syntax uses the following delimiters: • CR = Carriage return (ASCII 13 = 0x0D) • LF = Line feed (ASCII 10 = 0x0A) • SP = Space (ASCII 32 = 0x20) Some commands have short name syntax in addition to long name syntax to enable faster typing.
Description Syntax Set: Protocol handshaking Get: Response ~nn@SPOKCR LF Notes Validates the Protocol 3000 connection and gets the machine number Step-in master products use this command to identify the availability of a device K-Config Example “#”,0x0D VM-2D – Protocol 3000...
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1. Multi-line: ~nn@Device available protocol 3000 commands:CR LFcommand,SP command...CR LF 2. Multi-line: ~nn@HELPSPcommand:CR LFdescriptionCR LFUSAGE:usageCR LF Parameters COMMAND_NAME – name of a specific command Notes To get help for a specific command use: HELPSPCOMMAND_NAMECR LF K-Config Example “#HELP”,0x0D VM-2D – Protocol 3000...
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To avoid locking the port due to a USB bug in Windows, disconnect USB connections immediately after running this command. If the port was locked, disconnect and reconnect the cable to reopen the port. K-Config Example “#RESET”,0x0D VM-2D – Protocol 3000...
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4 – Disable 5V on video output if no input signal detected time_out - timeout in seconds ( 0, 5 - 900) (where 0 - Power 5V feature is off) K-Config Example ,0x0D “#av-sw-timeout 4,10” “# ”,0x0D av-sw-timeout? 4 VM-2D – Protocol 3000...
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The machine name is not the same as the model name. The machine name is used to identify a specific machine or a network in use (with DNS feature on). K-Config Example Set the DNS name of the device to “room-442”: “#NAME room-442”,0x0D VM-2D – Protocol 3000...
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Response is sent to all com ports after execution if HDCP-STAT was set by any other external control device (button press, device menu and similar) or HDCP mode changed. Notes On output – sink status On input – signal status K-Config Example Get the output HDCP-STATUS of the input: “#HDCP-STAT? 0,1”,0x0D VM-2D – Protocol 3000...
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Kramer Electronics Ltd. EDID Handling Commands Additional EDID data functions can be performed via a compatible EDID management application, such as Kramer EDID Designer (see www.kramerav.com/product/EDID%20Designer). Command Description CPEDID Copy EDID data from the output to the input EEPROM CPEDID...
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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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