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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