Kramer Electronics VP-725xl 4 Your VP-725xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler

Your VP-725xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler

3.1 About HDMI

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed all-digital1

audio/video interface, widely supported in the entertainment and home

cinema industry. It delivers the highest high-definition image and sound

quality. Note that Kramer Electronics Limited is an HDMI Adopter and an

HDCP Licensee.

In particular, HDMI2:

• Provides a simple3 interface between any audio/video source, such as a

set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and video monitor, such as a

digital flat LCD / plasma television (DTV), over a single lengthy4 cable

• Supports standard, enhanced, high-definition video, and multi-channel

digital audio5 on a single cable

• Transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel d igital

audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and

requirements

• Benefits consumers by providing superior, uncompressed digital video

quality via a single cable6, and user-friendly connector

• Is backward-compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface)

• Supports CEC, two-way communication between the video source (such

as a DVD player) and the digital television, enabling new functionality

such as automatic configuration and one -button play

• HDMI has the capacity to support existing high-definition video formats

(720p, 1080i, and 1080p, 2K and 4K), standard definition formats such as

NTSC or PAL, as well as 480p and 576p.

4 Your VP-725xl Presentation Switcher / Scaler

Figure 1 and Table 1 define the front panel of the VP-725xl:

1 Ensuring an all-digital rendering of video without the losses associated with analog interfaces and their unnecessary digital-

to-analog conversions

2 HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or re gistered trademarks of HDMI

licensing LLC

3 With video and multi-channel audio combined into a single cable, the cost, complexity, and confusion of multiple cables

currently used in A/V systems is reduced

4 HDMI technology has been designed to use standard copper cable construction at up to 15m

5 HDMI supports multiple audio formats, from standard stereo to multi-channel surround-sound. HDMI has the capacity to

support Dolby 5.1 audio and high-resolution audio formats

6 HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting uncompressed video formats in a

simple, cost-effective manner