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-690 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.
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RGBHV video output together with a digital audio output and an analog stereo audio output. The VP-690 is HDTV compatible and the resolution can be up- or down-scaled as follows: 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, WXGA, WSXGA, WUXGA,...
Remotely, from the infrared remote control transmitter Via the Ethernet The VP-690 is housed in a 19” 1U rack mountable enclosure, with rack “ears” included, and is fed from a 100-240V AC universal switching power supply. Defining the VP-690 Presentation Switcher/Scaler This section defines the VP-690.
Figure 1: VP-690 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Front Panel Feature Function IR Receiver Receives signals from the remote control transmitter Press to select the composite video input (from 1 to 2) COMPONENT Press to select the component video input (from 1 to 2)
Figure 2: VP-690 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Rear Panel Feature Function SDI IN BNC Connect to the SDI source SDI LOOP BNC Connect to an SDI acceptor (loop output for the SDI input) PC 15-pin HD Connect to the computer graphics source (from 1 to 2)
INPUT connector. Alternatively, you can connect the DVI connector on the DVD player to the HDMI connector on the VP-690 via a DVI-HDMI adapter. When using this adapter, you can connect the audio signal via the terminal block connector 4. Connect a computer graphics source to the PC 1 15-pin HD VIDEO INPUT connector.
12. Connect the power cord (not shown in Figure 13. If required, connect: A PC via RS-232, see Section 6.3 The ETHERNET port, see Section 6.4 Figure 3: Connecting the VP-690 Presentation Switcher/Scaler VP-690 - Connecting the VP-690...
MENU, ENTER, and arrow buttons (up, down, left and right) RESET TO XGA/720p and PANEL LOCK buttons Using the OSD Menu The control buttons let you control the VP-690 via the OSD menu. Press the: MENU button to enter the menu The default timeout is set to 10 seconds ...
Section 6.2.4) HDCP ON INPUT Set to ON or OFF. 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 VP-690 - Controlling the VP-690...
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. COLOR FILTER may improve the output image for certain graphic cards where color fringing is seen. VP-690 - Controlling the VP-690...
BACKGROUND Set the OSD background between 0 (solid black) and 8 (transparent) DISPLAY Select the information shown on the screen during operation: ON - the information is shown permanently OFF - the information is not shown INFO - the information is shown for a few seconds VP-690 - Controlling the VP-690...
To connect to the VP-690 via RS-232, connect the RS-232 9-pin D-sub rear panel port on the VP-690 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 to be connected) to the RS-232 9-pin D-sub port on your PC.
Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub (Straight- Through Cable) You can connect the Ethernet port of the VP-690 to the Ethernet port on a network hub or network router, via a straight-through cable with RJ-45 connectors. VP-690 - Controlling the VP-690...
Function SIZE Set the size of the image displayed SIZE POWER POWER Turn the VP-690 ON or OFF OFF in this case means that the unit COMP1 is in standby mode Select the composite video 1 input COMP2 Select the composite video 2 input...
10% to 90%, RHL non-condensing DIMENSIONS: 19-inch (W), 7-inch (D) 1U (H) rack mountable WEIGHT: 2.7kg (6lbs) approx ACCESSORIES: Power cord, rack ears, IR remote control transmitter Specifications are subject to change without notice at http://www.kramerelectronics.com VP-690 - Technical Specifications...
Reply: ZControl_TypeFunctionParamCRDone>CR Get Command: Type in : YControl_TypeFunctionCR Reply: ZControl_TypeFunctionParamCR 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-690 - RS-232 Communication Protocol...
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AV2 button on remote control PC2 button on remote control SDI in button on remote control 1: Set 0~100 Color: Red 2: Get 1: Set 0~100 Color: Green 2: Get 1: Set 0~100 Color: Blue 2: Get VP-690 - RS-232 Communication Protocol...
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1: Set HDCP ON OUTPUT 2: Get 1 : Follow output 1: AV 1 2: AV 2 3: COMP1 3: Set Select Input Source 4: COMP2 4: Get 5: PC 1 6: PC 2 7: HDMI1 VP-690 - RS-232 Communication Protocol...
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1: On 7: Get 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-690 - 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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