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1	Introduction	1
1.1	Applicable Room Controllers	1
1.2	Available Commands for Room Control Ports	2
1.3	Trigger Types Available	3
1.4	Actions, Labels and Button Number Limits	4
1.5	How to Save a Project	4
1.6	Quick Start	5
1.7	Initial Planning	6
1.8	Glossary	6
1.9	Defining the System	7
1.9.1	System Requirements for the Kramer K-Config	7
1.9.2	Operating Systems	7

2	Kramer K-Config Software Installation	7
2.1	Installing the “.NET Framework” Revision 2.0 Software	7
2.2	Installing the USB Driver	7
2.3	Installing Kramer K-Config Software	8

3	The Peripheral Device Drivers	9
3.1	Downloading the Drivers	9
3.2	Importing xml Templates	9
3.3	Importing the Drivers	9

4	Defining the Control Room	11
4.1	Special Auxiliary Devices	14

4.1.1The Virtual Device – Compatible with SL-1,SL-10,SL-12,SL-14RC,RC-74DL,SV-551 and SV-552 14

4.1.2	The RC-4 Remote Controller – Compatible with SL-1,SL-10,SL-12 and SV-552	18
5	Tab Area Settings	19
5.1	Defining the Port Manager	19
5.1.1	Defining the Ethernet Ports	22
5.1.2	Setting the Volume Properties	23
5.1.3	Uploading EDID Information	23
5.2	The Device Settings Tab	24
5.2.1	Setting the Date and Time	25
5.3	The Web Settings Tab	27
6	The Triggers	28
6.1	The Built-in Triggers	28
6.2	Adding Actions to a Trigger	29
6.3	Replacing an Action	31
6.4	Adding a Custom Trigger	33
6.5	Set the Schedule	34
6.6	The Monitor Event Trigger	35
6.7	The Add Timer Trigger	36
6.7.1	Power ON Example	36
6.7.2	System Inactivity Example	40
6.8	The GPI/O Trigger	43
6.8.1	Digital Input	44
6.8.2	Digital Output	46
6.8.3	Analog Input	46
6.9	The Button Trigger	47
6.9.1	Button Behavior	48
6.10	The Knob Turning Trigger	50
6.11	Action Type	50
6.11.1	The Port Command Action Type	50
6.11.2	The Relay Command (Port Switch) Action Type	51

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Kramer Electronics Revision 6 manual Contents

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Kramer K-Config Guide Revision Contents Figures Setting the LCD and Button Label Names Move the Stop Timer Action Set the New Command Table Name Tables Applicable Room Controllers IntroductionApplicable Room Controllers Available Commands for Room Control Ports Room Controller Commands Available Trigger Types Available Available Triggers for Room Controllers Room Controller Devices Limitation How to Save a ProjectActions, Labels and Button Number Limits To configure your Room Controller, follow these basic steps Quick Start Glossary Initial PlanningGlossary Installing the USB Driver Kramer K-Config Software InstallationInstalling the .NET Framework Revision 2.0 Software Defining the System Select or create a new working directory3 see Figure Installing Kramer K-Config SoftwareClick OK Following window appears see Figure Importing xml Templates Peripheral Device DriversDownloading the Drivers Importing the Drivers Driver Manager Window Prior to Installing the Drivers Importing the Driver Files Defining the Control Room Loading the Drivers Adding the Master Device Auxiliary Device View Special Auxiliary Devices Device Operations Basic Virtual Device Front Panel Custom Virtual Device Appearance in K-Config Virtual Device appears in the Front Panel area see Figure Right click the label and buttons to name them see Figure DVD Control Virtual Device Front Panel RC-4 Remote Controller Tab Area Settings Defining the Port Manager Drivers Tree Window Selecting a Driver Writing a Port Description Defining the Ethernet Ports Select the Edid file to upload and click Open Edid file is uploaded Device Settings Tab Connect Dialog Box Device Settings Tab Features DST Summarizes date and time setting options Setting the Date and Time Web Settings Tab Web Settings Window Triggers Built-in Triggers Adding Actions to a Trigger Select the desired port for example, RS-232.DType Selecting the Command Replacing an Action All On Trigger with actions assigned Selecting the Action to be replaced from the Action List Selecting a New Action Adding a Custom Trigger Type the name of the custom trigger, and then click OK Set the Schedule Scheduling Window Monitor Event Trigger Add actions to the trigger see Section Add Timer Trigger Timer Trigger Flowchart Power on Example Timer Trigger in the Triggers List Set the Timeout Projector Power on Command in the Button Trigger Action List Selecting the Timer Start/Stop Action Step III Define the Monitor Event System Inactivity Example Set the timeout to 20 minutes1 Add the following actions2 see Section Add the Stop Timer trigger Add the Start Timer trigger GPI/O Trigger Add GPI/O Trigger Button Digital Input Select the condition for activating the trigger Add actions to the new trigger see Figure Select the trigger behavior GPI/O Defined as Digital Output Button Trigger Select the Behavior of the Digital Input Trigger Button Trigger Properties Window Select the Button Behavior Button Trigger Properties Window Toggle Toggle Number in the Action List Knob Turning Trigger Action Type Shows the port command actions1 Shows the available button ignore states Button Color Selection Switcher Command Action Type Shows the unlock PIN code Select LEDs to Light Definition of 4 States Setting the State Action List States Action Type Delay Action Type Write the Configuration Click Yes to write the configuration to the device Click OK to set the ID number Click OK to connect Setting K-NET ID window appearsSet K-NET IDs Driver Manager Window Driver Manager Window Features Driver Manager Creating a Driver Command New Serial Command Window Write the serial command1, as illustrated in Figure Writing a Serial Command Creating an IR Command New IR Command Window Creating Serial Range Commands Click OK Click the Table Details button Setting the Number of Command Rows Writing the Commands Logarithmic Row Selection Adding Actions to a Trigger via the Command Table Setting a Specific Volume Level Add the Command table to the list Adding the Commands Table to the List Selecting commands 0 to Selecting commands in the Port Command Area Defining Queries Feature Function Query Format Details Lamp Hour Query Response Formats Query Details Window Writing the Query Command Lamp Hours Projector Query Response Lamp Hours Shows the query format details Lamp Hour Query Format Details Power Query Response Formats Writing the Query Command Power Projector Query Response Power Query Format tab, set the query format, see Figure Expected Result Table Power File Menu Features Kramer K-Config MenusThis section describes the Kramer K-Configmenus File Menu Saving a Project Select Virtual Device to Save Export Device xml File Device Menu Features Device Menu Load Firmware Upgrade Window SV-551 Connect Window Help Menu Features Help Menu Connecting via the Ethernet Local Area Connection Properties Window