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 video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professionals on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded most of our...
Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal quality Position your Kramer VP-443 away from moisture, excessive sunlight and dust This equipment is to be used only inside a building. It may only be connected to other equipment that is installed inside a building.
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/.
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: VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, UXGA, 480i, 480p, 720p60, 1080i60, 1080p60,...
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. Defining the VP-443 Presentation Switcher/Scaler 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 Press to select the composite video 1 input (from 1 to 2) Selector 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 ...
Select the HDCP option for the HDMI input: either ON (the default) or OFF. INPUT Setting HDCP support to enabled (ON) on the HDMI input allows the source to transmit a non-HDCP signal if required (for example, when working with a Mac computer) VP-443 - Controlling the VP-443...
Set it to ON to eliminate the green line (default is OFF) With some sources (mostly Apple devices) a green line sometimes appears at the bottom of the display. By factory default this option is set to OFF. 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 Connect the RS-232 9-pin D-sub rear panel...
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 POWER Turn the VP-443 ON or OFF (OFF in this case means that the unit is in...
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...
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...
MUTE button on remote control 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 0~100 1: Set VP-443 - RS-232 Communication Protocol...
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HDCP ON INPUT 2: Get 1 : ON 0 : Follow input 1: Set 0 ~1 HDCP ON OUTPUT 2: Get 1 : Follow output 3: Set 1: CV1 1~10 Select Input Source 4: Get 2: CV2 VP-443 - RS-232 Communication Protocol...
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6: Set Mute 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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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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