Kramer Electronics VP-23RC user manual Contents

	Contents
Contents
1	Introduction	1
2	Getting Started	1
2.1	Quick Start	1
3	Overview	3
3.1	About the VP-23RC	3
3.1.1	Understanding the Presentation Switcher Section	3
3.1.2	Understanding the Media / Room Controller Section	4
3.1.3	Controlling the VP-23RC	5
3.2	Connecting the VP-23RC Rear Panel	6
3.3	Recommendations for Achieving the Best Performance	7
3.4	Terminology Used in this User Manual	7
4	Your Presentation Switcher / Controller	8
4.1	The VP-23RC Front Panel	8
4.2	The VP-23RC Rear Panel	10
4.3	The VP-23RC Underside Panel	13
5	Installing the VP-23RC on a Rack	14
6	Connecting the VP-23RC Presentation Switcher Section	15
6.1	Connecting the Balanced/Unbalanced Stereo Audio Input/Output	17
6.2	Wiring the CAT 5 LINE OUT RJ-45 Connector	18
6.3	Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) / Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)	18
7	Connecting to the Media / Room Controller Equipment	19
7.1	Setting the Media / Room Controller PROGRAM Dipswitches	21
7.1.1	Factory Reset	21
8	Controlling the VP-23RC	22
8.1	Controlling the VP-23RC via a PC	22
8.1.1	Connecting an RS-232 port to a PC	23
8.2	Controlling Additional Kramer Machines via RS-232 and RS-485	24
8.2.1	The Presentation Switcher Section Dipswitches	24
8.3	Controlling via the ETHERNET	25
8.3.1	Connecting the ETHERNET Port directly to a PC (Crossover Cable)	26
8.3.2	Configuring Your PC	26

8.3.3Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub (Straight-Through Cable) 27

9	Operating Your VP-23RC	28
9.1	The Front Panel Buttons	28
9.2	Configuration of the VP-23RC	29
9.3	Media / Room Controller Section Operation	29
9.3.1	Operating the Media / Room Controller	32
9.3.2	An Example of Operating the VP-23RC	33
9.3.3	Using the Media / Room Controller Macro Buttons	33

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