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 have redesigned and upgraded...
Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils • Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal quality • Position your Kramer VP-443 away from moisture, excessive sunlight and dust VP-443 - Getting Started...
Component video is also known as Y, Pb, Pr, or Y, Cb, Cr or YUV; compatible with both SD and HD component The VP-443 is HDTV compatible and the resolution can be up- or down-scaled as follows: 720p60, 1080i60, 1080p60, 576i, 576p, 720p50, 1080i50, 1080p50,...
Remotely, from the infrared remote control transmitter • Via the Ethernet The VP-443 is housed in a 19” 1U rack mountable enclosure, with rack “ears” included, and is fed from a 100-240 VAC universal switching power supply. About HDMI—General Description High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed all-digital audio/video interface, widely supported in the entertainment and home cinema industry.
To protect copyright holders (such as movie studios) from having their programs copied and shared, the HDCP standard provides for the secure and encrypted transmission of digital signals. D efining the VP-443 Presentation Switcher/Scaler 1 1 B This section defines the VP-443.
Figure 1: VP-443 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Front Panel Feature Function IR Receiver Receives signals from the remote control transmitter INPUT Selector Press to select the composite video 1 input (from 1 to 2) Buttons Component Press to select the component video input (from 1 to 2)
Figure 2: VP-443 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Rear Panel Feature Function VIDEO INPUT Connectors HDMI Connect to the HDMI source (from 1 to 4) PC 15-pin HD Connect to the computer graphics source (from 1 to 2) CV RCA Connect to the composite video source (from 1 to 2)
INPUT connector (from 1 to 4). Alternatively, you can connect the DVI connector on the DVD player to the HDMI connector on the VP-443 via a DVI-HDMI adapter. When using this adapter, you can connect the audio signal via the terminal block connector 2.
10. Connect the power cord (not shown in Figure 11. If required, connect: A PC via RS-232, see Section 6.3 The ETHERNET port, see Section 6.4 Figure 3: Connecting the VP-443 Presentation Switcher / Scaler VP-443 - Connecting the VP-443...
Section 6.5) Controlling via the Front Panel Buttons The VP-443 includes the following front panel buttons: • Input selector buttons for selecting the required input: CV (1 and 2), COMPONENT (1 and 2), PC (1 and 2), or HDMI (1 to 4) •...
Using the OSD Menu The control buttons let you control the VP-443 via the OSD menu. Press the: • MENU button to enter the menu The default timeout is set to 10 seconds • ENTER button to accept changes and to change the menu settings •...
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This is useful, for example, when the output is connected to a projector, and the projector will automatically shut down when it has no input EXIT Select to exit the menu VP-443 - Controlling the VP-443...
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Set to ON to enable color filtering May improve the output image for certain graphic cards where color fringing is seen COLOR FILTER may improve the output image for certain graphic cards where color fringing is seen. VP-443 - Controlling the VP-443...
INFO: the information is shown for a few seconds Connecting to the VP-443 via RS-232 You can connect to the VP-443 via an RS-232 connection using, for example, a PC. Note that a null-modem adapter/connection is not required. To connect to the VP-443 via RS-232: •...
Connecting the VP-443 via the ETHERNET Port To connect and configure the Ethernet port of the VP-443, refer to the ETHERNET Configuration (Lantronix) GUIDE on our Web site: http://www.kramerelectronics.com VP-443 - Controlling the VP-443...
Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter You can control the VP-443 from the infrared remote control transmitter: Keys Function SIZE POWER SIZE Set the size of the image displayed Turn the VP-443 ON or OFF (OFF POWER COMP1 in this case means that the unit is...
10% to 90%, RHL non-condensing DIMENSIONS: 19" x 7" x 1U (W, D, H) rack mountable WEIGHT: 2.7kg (6lbs) approx ACCESSORIES: Power cord, rack ears, IR remote control Specifications are subject to change without notice at http://www.kramerelectronics.com VP-443 - Technical Specifications...
SXGA @(60/75/85) UXGA @60 WXGA@60(1280x800) WXGA+@60(1440x900) WXGA@60(1366x768) SXGA+@60(1400x1050) WSXGA@60(1680x1050) WUXGA@60(1920x1200) 2048x1080 @50Hz 2048x1080 @60Hz * Supports both RGB and YUV colorspace for all HD resolutions ** Supports only RGB colorspace for 720p and 1080p input resolutions VP-443 - Technical Specifications...
When sending a command, a blank character may precede [CR] if desired Example: Example 1: set brightness value as 32 Send: Y11632[CR] Reply: Z11632[CR][LF] Example 2: get current output resolution. (2 = SVGA) Send: Y421[CR] Reply: Z4212[CR][LF] VP-443 - RS-232 Communication Protocol...
Auto adjust CV2 button on remote control PC2 button on remote control HDMI3 button on remote control HDMI4 button on remote control 1: Set 0~100 Color: Red 2: Get 1: Set 0~100 Color: Green 2: Get VP-443 - RS-232 Communication Protocol...
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Auto Sync Off 2: Get 1 : ON 1: CV1 2: CV2 3: COMP1 4: COMP2 3: Set 5: PC1 1~10 Select Input Source 4: Get 6:PC2 7: HDMI1 8: HDMI2 9: HDMI3 10: HDMI4 VP-443 - RS-232 Communication Protocol...
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7: Get 1: On 0: Off 6: Set Key lock 7: Get 1: On 6 : Set 0 : Clear Auto Tune Auto Tune (under fine tune) 7 : Get 1 : Set Auto Tune VP-443 - RS-232 Communication Protocol...
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