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Kramer SWT3-41-H User Manual

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SWT3-41-H 4x1 4K Auto Switcher
SWT3-21-H 2x1 4K Auto Switcher
P/N: 2900-301680 Rev 1
www.kramerav.com

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL MODELS: SWT3-41-H 4x1 4K Auto Switcher SWT3-21-H 2x1 4K Auto Switcher P/N: 2900-301680 Rev 1 www.kramerav.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Introduction Getting Started Overview Typical Applications Defining SWT3-41-H and SWT3-21-H SWT3 21 H, SWT3-41-H / Front Panel SWT3 21 H, SWT3-41-H Rear Panel Mounting SWT3-41-H/SWT3-21-H Connecting SWT3-21-H Connecting Output to a Balanced/Unbalanced Stereo Audio Acceptor Connecting to SWT3-41-H via RS-232...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    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...

  • Page 4: Overview

    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/il/quality/environment.

  • Page 5: Typical Applications

    RS−232 or I/O. Eliminating the need for an external control gateway, this feature reduces installation complexity and costs, to enable easy integration with control systems, such as Kramer Control. • Secured Operation – Standard IT-grade 802.1x authentication for secured IT LAN connectivity operation.

  • Page 6: Defining Swt3-41-H And Swt3-21-H

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. Defining SWT3-41-H and SWT3-21-H This section defines SWT3-41-H and SWT3-21-H front and rear panels. SWT3 21 H, SWT3-41-H / Front Panel Figure 1: SWT3-41-H Auto Switcher Front Panel Figure 2: SWT3-21-H 4x1 4K Auto Switcher Front Panel Feature...

  • Page 7: Swt3 21 H, Swt3-41-H Rear Panel

    4x1 4K Auto Switcher Rear Panel Feature Function HDMI IN Connectors Connect to an HDMI source (2 for SWT3-41-H, 4 for SWT3-21-H). HDMI OUT Connector Connect to an HDMI acceptor. AUDIO OUT 5-pin Terminal Connect to a balanced stereo audio acceptor.

  • Page 8: Mounting Swt3-41-H/Swt3-21-H

    • Use the recommended rack adapter (see www.kramerav.com/product/ SWT3-41-H / www.kramerav.com/product/SWT3-21-H). Mount SWT3-41-H on a surface using one of the following methods: • Attach the rubber feet and place the unit on a flat surface. • Fasten a bracket (included) on each side of the unit and attach it to a flat surface.

  • Page 9: Connecting Swt3-21-H

    SWT3-41-HSWT3-21-H, unless stated otherwise. Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your SWT3-41-H. After connecting your SWT3-41-H, connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. Figure 5: Connecting to the...

  • Page 10: Connecting Output To A Balanced/Unbalanced Stereo Audio Acceptor

    PC. SWT3-41-H features an RS-232 3-pin terminal block connector allowing the RS-232 to control SWT3-41-H. Connect the RS-232 terminal block on the rear panel of SWT3-41-H to a PC/controller, as follows: From the RS-232 9-pin D-sub serial port, connect:...

  • Page 11: Operating And Controlling Swt3-41-H

    Policy on page 9. Routing IP-Driven Control Signals via Built-in Control Gateway on page 10. Flexible SWT3-41-H Auto Switching Policy Set the switching policy to: • Manual – Select an input manually and switching occurs whether a live signal is present on the input or not.
  • Page 12 Figure 8 shows the SWT3-41-H built-in control gateway connection. The Kramer Control controller is connected to the switcher via LAN, sends IP commands to the switcher control gateway over the LAN connection, to send control messages to, and receive control responses from: •...

  • Page 13: Using Front And Rear Panel Buttons

    SWT3-41-H with the factory configured default IP address. After connecting SWT3-41-H to the Ethernet port, configure your PC as follows: 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center. 2. Click Change Adapter Settings. Operating and Controlling SWT3-41-H...
  • Page 14 5. Click Properties. The Internet Protocol Properties window relevant to your IT system appears as shown in Error! Reference source not found. or Error! Reference source not found.. Figure 10: Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window Operating and Controlling SWT3-41-H...
  • Page 15 You can connect the Ethernet port of SWT3-41-H to the Ethernet port on a network switch or router using a straight-through cable with RJ-45 connectors. Configuring Ethernet Port You can set the Ethernet parameters via the embedded Web pages. Operating and Controlling SWT3-41-H...
  • Page 16 When no DHCP server is detected, a fallback static IP address of 192.168.1.39, and 255.255.255.0 subnet mask (class C), is assigned until an IP address is acquired via the DHCP server. For more information, refer to Product Page Technical Note in www.kramerav.com/product/SWT3-41-H. Operating and Controlling SWT3-41-H...

  • Page 17: Using Embedded Web Pages

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. Using Embedded Web Pages SWT3-41-H enables you to configure settings via Ethernet using built-in, user-friendly web pages. The Web pages are accessed using a Web browser and an Ethernet connection. You can also configure SWT3-41-H via Protocol 3000 commands (see...
  • Page 18 Kramer Electronics Ltd. 2. Enter the Username (default = Admin) and Password (default = Admin) and click Sign in. The default web page appears. Figure 14: AV Settings Page Using Embedded Web Pages...

  • Page 19: Operation

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. 3. Click the arrow at the top of the navigation list to view the menu items in detail. Figure 15: Navigation pane in Detail 4. Click the Navigation Pane on the left side of the screen to access the relevant web page.
  • Page 20 Kramer Electronics Ltd. To route the inputs to the output: 1. Go to the Routing Settings page. Figure 16: Routing Page 2. Perform the following functions: ▪ Click an Input/Output cross-point. A green light on a button indicates a connected source/acceptor.

  • Page 21: Settings

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. 3. Set the audio level using the slider next to Analog output volume (dB, from -100 to 15). Audio level is set. Figure 17: Setting Audio Output Level Video inputs are routed to the outputs. Settings This section details the following actions: •...
  • Page 22 Kramer Electronics Ltd. 3. Click and drag an input between high and low to change the priorities. Figure 18: Changing Input Priorities 4. Click SET VIDEO. Input priorities are set. Using Embedded Web Pages...
  • Page 23 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Configuring AV Signals Settings SWT3-41-H enables configuring the device audio and video settings. To configure audio and video settings: 1. Go to the Audio Video Settings page. The Audio Video Settings page appears. Figure 19: Audio Video Settings 2.

  • Page 24: Setting Device Properties

    Settings Networking Properties on page 26. • Setting Time and Date on page 27. Device Profile and Maintenance Changing Device Name SWT3-41-H enables you to change the DNS name of the device. To change the device name: Using Embedded Web Pages...
  • Page 25 Kramer Electronics Ltd. 1. Go to the Device > General page. Figure 21: Device > General Page 2. Under General Preferences, change the device name and click SAVE. The device name is changed. Upgrading Firmware To upgrade the device firmware: 1.
  • Page 26 Exporting and Importing a Configuration File SWT3-41-H enables you to export and store (in connected browsing PC storage) a configuration file, that records all current device settings except the routing operation setup. The stored file can then be imported to the same or different...
  • Page 27 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Importing a Configuration File To import a configuration file of the current device settings: 1. Go to the Device > General page (Figure 21). 2. Under Global System Settings, click IMPORT. 3. Select the relevant configuration file from your computer storage and click SAVE.
  • Page 28 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Settings Networking Properties By default, DHCP is set to on. The IP address shows the actual IP address acquired from the DHCP server, or the auto-acquired fallback IP address when there is no DHCP server detection. To configure network settings: 1.
  • Page 29 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Setting Time and Date You can sync the device time and date to any server around the world. To sync device time and date to a server: 1. In the Navigation pane, click Device. The General tab in the Device page appears.

  • Page 30: Setting Control Gateway Properties

    37. • Associating CEC Commands to DISPLAY ON/OFF on page 37. Setting Serial Port Properties SWT3-41-H enables configuring the RS-232 port in one of the following ways: • Controlling the SWT3-41-H on page 28. • Controlling an External Device on page 29.
  • Page 31 Kramer Electronics Ltd. 2. Next to Tunneling, select Control. 3. Click SAVE. RS-232 port controls the SWT3-41-H. Controlling an External Device Control an external device via an IP-connected Controller (for example SL-240C that is connected via LAN) To set the RS-232 port to control an external device: 1.
  • Page 32 Kramer Electronics Ltd. The TUNNELING ADVANCED PROPERTIES settings tab appears. Figure 27: Setting Advanced Tunneling Properties 5. Select either TCP or UDP port. 6. Click up/down arrows to select IP Port. 7. Click up/down arrows to select desired seconds for TCP Keep alive.
  • Page 33 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Controlling the Display ON Control an external device via a Controller (for example SL-240C that is connected via LAN) To set the RS-232 port to control an external device: 1. Go to the Control Gateway page. The Serial Ports tab appears.
  • Page 34 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Configuring I/O (GPIO) Ports The 6 I/O ports can control devices such as sensors, door locks, remote contact-closure buttons, audio volume and lighting control devices and can be configured via the webpages. To enable I/O operations, Remote Button must be set to Off.
  • Page 35 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Configuring a Digital Input I/O Type The Digital Input trigger mode reads the digital input of an external sensor device that is connected to the I/O port. It detects High (upon passing Max threshold from Low state) or Low (upon passing Min threshold from High state) port states according to the user defined voltage threshold levels.
  • Page 36 Kramer Electronics Ltd. 3. Click OK. The Digital Output options appear. Figure 31: GPIO Settings Page – Digital Output I/O Type 4. Select one of the following for the Pull-up resistor setting: ▪ Pullup resistor set to Enabled: The port can be used for controlling devices that accept a TTL signal such as for powering LEDs.
  • Page 37 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Configuring an Analog Input I/O Type When selectin the Analog Input I/O type, the port is triggered by an external analog device, such as a volume control device. The trigger is activated once when the detected voltage is within the 0 to 30V DC voltage range.
  • Page 38 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Defining and Testing Commands via Action Editor Use action editor to create and test control commands via CEC or UART interfaces. You can create up to 5 commands. To add an action: 1. In the navigation pane, select Control Gateway. The Serial Ports tab opens.
  • Page 39 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Defining CEC Gateway Settings SWT3-41-H built-in CEC gateway enables IP control of control system, via CEC messages, on HDMI connected devices to the selected input and the output port. The Members address list shows the logical addresses of connected CEC-enabled devices.
  • Page 40 Kramer Electronics Ltd. 2. Select the Display On tab. The Display ON settings appears. Figure 35: Action Editor Tab 3. Define the State On and State Off commands, either as CEC or RS-232 commands. 4. Check Momentary for the button to send a command on the press of a button.

  • Page 41: Diagnostics

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. Diagnostics Viewing Device Status View the device status. To view the device status: 1. In the navigation pane, select Status. 2. Select the Devices tab. The Devices Status appears. Figure 36: Device Status Page 3. View device status.

  • Page 42: Administration

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. Administration Setting Security Properties This section details the following actions: • Changing Security Status on page 40. • Defining 802.1X Authentication on page 41. Changing Security Status By default, security status is set to On. Setting Security Status to Off To set security status to Off: 1.
  • Page 43 Kramer Electronics Ltd. 4. Enter the current password. 5. Click OK. Security status is set to Off. Setting Security Status to On To set security status to on: 1. Go to the Security > Security (Figure 37).). 2. Set SECURITY STATUS to On.
  • Page 44 Kramer Electronics Ltd. To configure security: 1. In the Navigation pane, click Security. The Security settings tab in the Security page appears. 2. Select 802.1X tab. The 802.1X settings tab appears (see (Figure 40). Figure 40: 802.1X Tab 3. For 802.1x authentication, click ON to enable 802.1x authentication service. 802.1x supports authentication based on port and MAC address.
  • Page 45 Kramer Electronics Ltd. • EAP-TLS (Figure 43) – To submit certificate from the server for authentication: ▪ Enter Username, ▪ Click to upload the certificates and keys, ▪ Enter the private key password (assigned by IT administrator), ▪ Set Server Certificate On Figure 44: EAP-TLS –...

  • Page 46: Viewing The About Page

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. Viewing the About Page View the firmware version and Kramer Electronics Ltd details in the About page. Figure 45: About Page Using Embedded Web Pages...

  • Page 47: Technical Specifications

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. Technical Specifications Inputs SWT3-41-H: 4 HDMI On a female HDMI connector SWT3-21-H: 2 HDMI Outputs 1 HDMI On a female HDMI connector 1 Balanced Stereo Line Level On a 5-pin terminal block connector Ports 1 RS-232 On a 3-pin terminal block...

  • Page 48: Default Communication Parameters

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. Default Communication Parameters RS-232 Baud Rate: 115,200 Data Bits: Stop Bits: Parity: None Command Format: ASCII #ROUTE1,1,2<CR> Example (Route video input 2 to the output): IP DHCP ON To reset the IP settings to the factory reset values go to: Menu->Setup -> Factory Reset-> press Enter to...
  • Page 49 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Standard timings supported 720 x 400p at 70Hz - IBM VGA 720 x 400p at 88Hz - IBM XGA2 640 x 480p at 60Hz - IBM VGA 640 x 480p at 67Hz - Apple Mac II 640 x 480p at 72Hz - VESA...
  • Page 50 Kramer Electronics Ltd. 45,00,A0,5A,00,00,00,1E,00,00,00,FF,00,32,39,35,2D,38,38,33,34,35,30,31,30,30,00,00,00,FC,00,56, 53,2D,34,31,31,58,0A,20,20,20,20,20,00,00,00,FD,00,38,4C,1E,53,11,00,0A,20,20,20,20,20,20,01,AA, 02,03,1B,C1,23,09,07,07,48,90,05,04,03,02,07,16,01,65,03,0C,00,10,00,83,01,00,00,02,3A,80,18,71, 38,2D,40,58,2C,45,00,07,44,21,00,00,1E,01,1D,80,18,71,1C,16,20,58,2C,25,00,07,44,21,00,00,9E,01, 1D,00,72,51,D0,1E,20,6E,28,55,00,07,44,21,00,00,1E,8C,0A,D0,8A,20,E0,2D,10,10,3E,96,00,07,44,21, 00,00,18,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,77 Technical Specifications...

  • Page 51: Protocol 3000

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. Protocol 3000 Kramer devices can be operated using Kramer Protocol 3000 commands sent via serial or Ethernet ports. Understanding Protocol 3000 Protocol 3000 commands are a sequence of ASCII letters, structured according to the following. • Command format:...

  • Page 52: Protocol 3000 Commands

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. Protocol 3000 Commands Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example Protocol handshaking. COMMAND #<CR> #<CR> Validates the FEEDBACK Protocol 3000 ~nn@ok<CR><LF> connection and gets the machine number. Step-in master products use this command to identify the availability of a device.
  • Page 53 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example layer_type – Number that indicates AV-SW-MODE Set input auto switch COMMAND Set the input audio switch mode (per output). mode to Manual for HDMI #AV-SW-MODElayer_type,out_index,connection_mode<CR> the signal type: 1 – Video OUT: FEEDBACK 2 –...
  • Page 54 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example port_index – CEC port transmitting CEC-SND Send CEC command COMMAND Send TV-OFF CEC to port. #CEC- command to the HDBaseT the command: 1 – 1 sn_id port: SNDport_index,sn_id,cmd_name,cec_len,cec_command<CR> – command name cmd_name #CEC-SND1,1,TV-...
  • Page 55 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example dev_state – device state DEV-STATE? Get the device state. COMMAND Get device status: 0 – Active #DEV-STATE?<CR> #DEV-STATE?<CR> 1 – Power-on and no connected AV FEEDBACK I/O ports (detecting cable ~nn@DEV-STATEdev_state<CR><LF>’ connection faults) 2 –...
  • Page 56 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example port_type – TCP/UDP ETH-PORT Set Ethernet port COMMAND Set the Ethernet port protocol. port_id – TCP/UDP port number protocol for TCP to 12457: #ETH-PORTport_type,port_id<CR> (0 – 65535) #ETH-PORTTCP,12457<C FEEDBACK If the port number R>...
  • Page 57 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example gpio_id – Hardware GPIO number (1- GPIO-STATE Set HW GPIO state. COMMAND Set GPIO 2 to High: #GPIO-STATEgpio_id,gpio_mode<CR> #GPIO-STATE2,1<CR> GPIO-STATE? can – Hardware GPIO state gpio_mode FEEDBACK only be set in digital 0 –...
  • Page 58 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example in_index – Number that indicates the HDCP-MOD? Get HDCP mode. COMMAND Get the input HDCP-MODE of HDMI IN : #HDCP-MOD?in_index<CR> specific input: Get HDCP working 1 – USB-C IN #HDCP-MOD?2<CR> FEEDBACK mode on the device 2 –...
  • Page 59 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example ir_index – Number that indicates the IR-SND Send IR command to COMMAND Send IR command to port: port. #IR-SNDir_index,sn_id,cmd_name,repeat_amount,total_p specific ir port: #IR-SND1,1,1,1,1,1,1 ackages,package_id,<pronto command…><CR> 1-N (N= the total number of inputs) <CR>...
  • Page 60 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example in_index – Number that indicates the LOCK-EDID? Get EDID Lock status. COMMAND Get input 2 Lock EDID status: #LOCK-EDID?in_index <CR> specific input: 1 – USB-C IN #LOCK-EDID?2<CR> FEEDBACK 2 – HDMI IN ~nn@LOCK-EDIDin_index,lock_mode<CR><LF>...
  • Page 61 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example machine_name – String of up to 15 NAME Set machine (DNS) COMMAND Set the DNS name of the name. device to room-442: #NAMEmachine_name<CR> alpha-numeric chars (can include hyphen, not at the beginning or end) #NAMEroom-442<CR>...
  • Page 62 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example ip_address – Format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx NET-GATE Set gateway IP. COMMAND Set the gateway IP address to 192.168.0.1: #NET-GATEip_address<CR> A network gateway #NET- FEEDBACK connects the device GATE192.168.000.001< ~nn@NET-GATEip_address<CR><LF> via another network CR> and maybe over the Internet.
  • Page 63 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example btnNum – Button number 0 to 4 PRG-BTN- Set program button COMMAND Set the DISPLAY ON button ACTION mode #PROG-BTN- to mute/unmute with the 1 and 2 are enabled when remote press of a button: MODbtnNum,mode,actionOn,actionOff,btnBehavior<CR>...
  • Page 64 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example layer_type – Layer Enumeration PRIORITY? Set input priority. COMMAND Get the input priority: #PRIORITY?1<CR> 1 – Video #PRIORITY?layer_type<CR> – Priority of inputs (1-2) priority FEEDBACK 1 – USB-C 1 ~nn@PRIORITYlayer_type,priority_1,priority_2,priorit 2 – HDMI 2 y_3<CR><LF>...
  • Page 65 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example day_of_week – One of TIME? Get device time and COMMAND Get device time and date: date. #TIME?<CR> #TIME?<CR> {SUN,MON,TUE,WED,THU,FRI,SAT} – Format: YYYY/MM/DD where date FEEDBACK The year must be 4 YYYY = Year ~nn@TIMEday_of_week,date,data<CR><LF>...
  • Page 66 Kramer Electronics Ltd. Function Description Syntax Parameters/Attributes Example com_id – 1 to n (machine dependent) UART? Get com port COMMAND Set baud rate to 9600, 8 configuration. baud_rate – 9600 - 115200 data bits, parity to none and #UART?com_id<CR> – 5-8...

  • Page 67: Result And Error Codes

    Kramer Electronics Ltd. Result and Error Codes Syntax In case of an error, the device responds with an error message. The error message syntax: • ~NN@ERR XXX<CR><LF> – when general error, no specific command • ~NN@CMD ERR XXX<CR><LF> – for specific command •...
  • Page 68 This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights which vary from country to country or state to state. This limited warranty is void if (i) the label bearing the serial number of this product has been removed or defaced, (ii) the product is not distributed by Kramer Electronics or (iii) this product is not purchased from an authorized Kramer Electronics reseller.
  • Page 69 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 website where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome your questions, comments, and feedback.

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