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K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L TD .
USER MANUAL
MODEL:
VS-44HDCP
4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher
P/N: 2900-300210 Rev 3

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  • Page 1 K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L TD . USER MANUAL MODEL: VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher P/N: 2900-300210 Rev 3...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Kramer Protocol 3000 – Detailed Commands 11.3 Kramer Protocol 2000 Figures Figure 1: VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher Front Panel Figure 2: VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher Rear Panel Figure 3: Connecting to the VS-44HDCP Rear Panel Figure 4: SELECTOR Buttons...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Room Connectivity; GROUP 10: Accessories and Rack Adapters and GROUP 11: Sierra Video Products. Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher, which is ideal for conference room presentations and advertising applications as well as for rental and staging.

  • Page 5: 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 6: Recycling Kramer Products

    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. For details of Kramer’s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/recycling/.

  • Page 7: Overview

    Overview The VS-44HDCP is a high quality 4x4 DVI matrix switcher. It reclocks and equalizes the signals and can route any input to any or all outputs simultaneously. It accepts up to four DVI/HDMI (over DVI-D connector) inputs and routes the selected DVI input signal to any or all of four DVI/HDMI outputs.

  • Page 8: About Fast Switching

    Many newer display devices, however, are now capable of “on-the-fly” switching. Depending on the display device in use, the VS-44HDCP allows for fast switching (minor reset and the connection kept alive) and extra fast switching (no reset and the connection kept alive).

  • Page 9: Figure 1: Vs-44Hdcp 4X4 Dvi Matrix Switcher Front Panel

    Figure 1: VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher Front Panel Feature Function IR Receiver and LED IR remote control sensor. LED lights yellow when receiving an IR signal ALL Button Press to select all inputs or all outputs (see Section 6.1)

  • Page 10: Figure 2: Vs-44Hdcp 4X4 Dvi Matrix Switcher Rear Panel

    Figure 2: VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher Rear Panel Feature Function IN DVI Connectors Connect to the DVI/HDMI (over DVI-D connector) sources (from 1 to 4) OUT DVI Connectors Connect to the DVI/HDMI acceptors (from 1 to 4) RS-232 9-pin D-sub (F) Connector...

  • Page 11: Installing In A Rack

    Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit. VS-44HDCP - Installing in a Rack...

  • Page 12: Connecting The Vs-44Hdcp

    VS-44HDCP. After connecting your VS-44HDCP, connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. To connect the VS-44HDCP as illustrated in the example in Figure 1. Connect up to four DVI sources (for example, DVD players and/or Blu-ray disc players) to the IN DVI connectors.

  • Page 13: Figure 3: Connecting To The Vs-44Hdcp Rear Panel

    Figure 3: Connecting to the VS-44HDCP Rear Panel VS-44HDCP - Connecting the VS-44HDCP...

  • Page 14: Operating The Vs-44Hdcp 4X4 Dvi Matrix Switcher

    Press the OUT button of the output to disconnect and press OFF To disconnect all outputs at once:  Press the ALL button and then press OFF. This disconnects all the outputs VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...

  • Page 15: Storing And Recalling A Setup

    The RCL button flashes. 2. Press the relevant OUT or IN button that stored the setup. In this example, press IN 2. 3. Press the LOCK button to recall the stored setup. VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...

  • Page 16: Changing The Port Switching Speed

    HDCP support can be enabled (On) or disabled (Off) for each of the HDMI inputs, allowing the source to transmit a non-HDCP signal if required (for example, when working with a Mac computer) To set the HDCP: VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...

  • Page 17: Switching Between Protocol 2000 And Protocol 3000

    Note that when sending consecutive protocol commands make sure to maintain at least a 200ms delay between commands. After performing EDID get/store commands, a 1 sec delay is required before sending another protocol command. VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...

  • Page 18: Locking And Unlocking The Front Panel

    4. Select the OUT SELECT button from which the EDID is to be acquired. 5. Press the EDID button. The EDID is stored when the display returns to normal and the EDID and STO buttons stop flashing. VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...
  • Page 19 IN 1 and IN 3). 10. Make sure that the relevant input numbers flash on the display. 11. Press the EDID button. The process is complete when the display returns to normal. VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...

  • Page 20: Resetting The Ethernet Configuration To Default Values

    Section ‎ 9 To reset the IP parameters to their default values (see  Press and hold the ETH Reset button on the rear panel while powering up the device VS-44HDCP - Operating the VS-44HDCP 4x4 DVI Matrix Switcher...

  • Page 21: Controlling The Vs-44Hdcp

    To connect to the VS-44HDCP via RS-232:  Connect the RS-232 9-pin D-sub rear panel port on the VS-44HDCP unit via a 9-wire straight cable (only pin 2 to pin 2, pin 3 to pin 3, and pin 5 to pin 5 need...

  • Page 22: Using The Ir Transmitter

    7.2.2 Connecting the Ethernet Port via a Network Hub or Switch You can connect the Ethernet port of the VS-44HDCP to the Ethernet port on a network hub or using a straight-through cable with RJ-45 connectors. Using the IR Transmitter...

  • Page 23: Technical Specifications

    Power cord, IR transmitter, rack “ears” INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: OPTIONS: Kramer DVI cables, External remote IR receiver cable For best results, use Kramer cables such as the C-HM/DM series Specifications are subject to change without notice at http://www.kramerelectronics.com VS-44HDCP - Technical Specifications...

  • Page 24: Default Communication Parameters

    Front Panel: Press and hold Output 1 and Front Panel: Press and hold Output 1 and Output 3 simultaneously Output 2 simultaneously Ethernet IP Address 192.168.1.39 TCP Port 5000 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 UDP Port 50000 VS-44HDCP - Default Communication Parameters...

  • Page 25: Default Edid

    1400 x 1050p at 60Hz - VESA STD 1680 x 1050p at 60Hz - VESA STD 1600 x 1200p at 60Hz - VESA STD EIA/CEA-861 Information Revision number..3 IT underscan..... Not supported Basic audio....Supported YCbCr 4:4:4....Supported YCbCr 4:2:2....Supported VS-44HDCP - Default EDID...
  • Page 26 IEEE registration number. 0x000C03 CEC physical address..1.0.0.0 Maximum TMDS clock..165MHz Report information Date generated... 08-Jul-12 Software revision..2.60.0.972 Data source....File Operating system..5.1.2600.2.Service Pack 3 Raw data 00,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,00,2E,4D,00,02,01,00,00,00,18,14,01,03,81,46,27,78,0A,D5,7C,A3,57,49,9C,25, 11,48,4B,FF,FF,80,81,C0,81,00,95,00,81,40,81,80,90,40,B3,00,A9,40,01,1D,00,72,51,D0,1A,20,6E,28, 55,00,7E,88,42,00,00,1A,02,3A,80,18,71,38,2D,40,58,2C,45,00,C4,8E,21,00,00,1E,00,00,00,FC,00,56, 53,2D,34,32,48,4E,0A,20,20,00,00,00,00,00,00,FD,00,32,55,1F,5E,11,00,0A,20,20,20,20,20,20,01,7B, 02,03,1A,71,47,11,13,05,14,84,10,1F,23,0A,06,04,83,05,00,00,65,03,0C,00,10,00,8C,0A,D0,8A,20,E0, 2D,10,10,3E,96,00,58,C2,21,00,00,18,01,1D,80,18,71,1C,16,20,58,2C,25,00,C4,8E,21,00,00,9E,01,1D, 80,D0,72,1C,16,20,10,2C,25,80,C4,8E,21,00,00,9E,01,1D,00,72,51,D0,1E,20,6E,28,55,00,C4,8E,21,00, 00,1E,01,1D,00,BC,52,D0,1E,20,B8,28,55,40,C4,8E,21,00,00,1E,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90 VS-44HDCP - Default EDID...

  • Page 27: Protocol 3000

    Kramer’s protocol 3000 (see Section 11). Note that the VS-44HDCP needs to be set to protocol 2000 in order to use the IR remote control. Section 9 describes how to switch between protocol 3000 and protocol 2000.
  • Page 28 ( '|' ) character. Message starting character '#' – For host command/query '~' – For device response Device ID (Optional, for K-NET) K-NET Device ID followed by '@' Query sign '?' follows some commands to define a query request. VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 29 You can directly enter all commands using a terminal with ASCII communications software, such as HyperTerminal, Hercules, etc. Connect the terminal to the serial or Ethernet port on the Kramer device. To enter CR press the Enter key. ( LF is also sent but is ignored by command parser).

  • Page 30: Kramer Protocol 3000 Commands

    Reset device Administrator SIGNAL? Read if input is valid End User Read device serial number End User VERSION? Read device firmware version End User Switch Video only End User VID? Get Video switch state End User VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...

  • Page 31: Kramer Protocol 3000 - Detailed Commands

    Kramer Protocol 3000 – Detailed Commands 11.3 This section describes the detailed commands list. Command - BUILD-DATE Command Type - System-mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set: Get: BUILD-DATE? End User Public Description Syntax Set: Get device build date #BUILD-DATE␍ Get: Response ~nn@BUILD-DATE␠date␠time␍␊...
  • Page 32 Transparency Set: FACTORY End User Get: Description Syntax Set: Reset device to factory defaults configuration #FACTORY␍ Get : Response ~nn@BUILD-DATE␠date␠time␍␊ Notes This command deletes all user data from the device. The deletion can take some time. VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 33 Get command list or help for specific 1. #HELP␍ Get: command 2. #HELP␠command_name␍ Response 1. Multi-line: ~nn@Device available protocol 3000 commands:␍␊command,␠command…␍␊ To get help for command use: HELP (COMMAND_NAME)␍␊ 2. Multi-line: ~nn@HELP␠command:␍␊description␍␊USAGE:usage ␍␊ Command - Command Type - System VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 34 - maximum number of video presets in the unit preset_audio_count - maximum number of audio presets in the unit Notes In most units, video and audio presets with the same number are stored and recalled together by commands #PRST-STO and #PRST-RCL VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 35 ~nn@LDEDID␠ERR01␍␊ and returns to the regular protocol mode. If the unit received data that is not a correct packet, it sends the corresponding error and returns to the regular protocol mode. See Protocol Packet reference in Section 11.3.1 VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 36 Command Type – System-mandatory MODEL? Command Name Permission Transparency Set: Get: MODEL? End User Description Syntax Set: Get : Get device model #MODEL?␍ Response ~nn@MODEL␠model_name␍␊ Parameters model_name – String of up to 19 printable ASCII chars VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 37 PROT-VER? Command Type - System-mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set: Get: PROT-VER? End User Public Description Syntax Set: Get: Get device protocol version #PROT-VER?␍ Response ~nn@PROT-VER␠3000:version␍␊ Parameters Version - XX.XX where X is a decimal digit VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 38 #PRST-RCL␠ preset ␍ Set: Recall saved preset list Get: Response ~nn@PRST-RCL␠preset␍␊ Parameters preset - preset number Notes In most units, video and audio presets with the same number are stored and recalled together by commands #PRST-STO and #PRST-RCL VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 39 #PRST-STO 5␍ ~PRST-STO 5␍␊ volumes and modes to preset 5 Recall audio and video connections from preset 3 #PRCL 3␍ ~PRST-RCL 3␍␊ Show source of video output 2 from preset 3 ~PRST-VID 3, #PRST-VID? 3,2␍ 4>2␍␊ VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 40 Response Triggers After execution, a response is sent to the com port from which the Get was received Response is sent after every change in input signal status ON to OFF, or OFF to ON Notes VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 41 Command Type – System-mandatory Command Command Name Permission Transparency Set: Get: VERSION? End User Description Syntax Set: Get : Get version number #VERSION?␍ Response ~nn@VERSION␠firmware_version␍␊ Parameters firmware_version – Format: XX.XX.XXXX where the digits group are: major.minor.build version VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 42 4. Disconnect audio output 1 ~VID ERR003 5. Get status of all video links CRLF Command processing begins after entering CR ~AUD 0>1CRLF A response is sent for each command after processing ~VID 2>1, 0>2, 1>3, 3>4 CRLF VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 43 Length (data length + 2 for CRC) - (2 bytes in length)  Data (data length -2 bytes)  CRC - 2 bytes 05… Packet ID Length Data 5. Response: ~NNNNSPOKCR LF Where NNNN is the received packet ID in ASCII hex digits. VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 44 11.3.1.2 Calculating the CRC The polynomial for the 16-bit CRC is: CRC-CCITT: 0x1021 = x Initial value: 0000 Final XOR Value: 0 For a code example, see: http://sanity-free.org/133/crc_16_ccitt_in_csharp.html CRC example: Data = “123456789” Result => 0x31C3 VS-44HDCP - Protocol 3000...

  • Page 45: Kramer Protocol 2000

    Kramer Protocol 2000 The Kramer Protocol 2000 RS-232/RS-485 communication uses four bytes of information as defined below. DESTINATION INSTRUCTION 1st byte INPUT 2nd byte OUTPUT 3rd byte MACHINE NUMBER 4th byte Bit 7 – Defined as 0. 1st BYTE: D – “DESTINATION”: 0 - for sending information to the switchers (from the PC);...
  • Page 46 PC the same four bytes that it was sent (except for the first byte, where the DESTINATION bit is set high). NOTE 3 - SETUP # 0 is the present setting. SETUP # 1 and higher are the settings saved in the switcher's memory, (i.e. those used for Store and Recall). VS-44HDCP - Kramer Protocol 2000...
  • Page 47 NOTE 19 - After this instruction is sent, the unit will respond to the ASCII command set defined by the OUTPUT byte. The ASCII command to operate with the HEX command set must be sent in order to return to working with HEX codes. VS-44HDCP - Kramer Protocol 2000...
  • Page 49 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. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kramerel.com SAFETY WARNING...

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