Kramer Electronics VP-770 8 Controlling the VP-770

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VP-770 - Controlling the VP-770

8 Controlling the VP-770

The VP-770 can be controlled via:

 The front panel buttons (see Section 8.1)

 The OSD menu (see Section 8.2)

 The Web pages (see Section 8.3)

 Remote control contact closure (see Section 8.6)

 The infrared remote control transmitter (see Section 8.7)

8.1 Controlling via the Front Panel Buttons

The VP-770 includes the following front panel buttons:

 Input selector buttons for selecting the required input: HDMI (1 and 2), PC

(1 and 2), COMP, CV (1 and 2) and DP (see Section 8.1.1)

 PIP, BLANK and FREEZE buttons (note, these buttons illuminate when

selected)

 MENU (left arrow), ENTER (right arrow), and up, down, arrow buttons

 Output volume up and down buttons (when not in the OSD mode)

 RESET TO XGA/720p and PANEL LOCK buttons

8.1.1 Using the INPUT Front Panel buttons

When selected, an INPUT front panel button behaves as follows:

Selecting the:

Causes the button to:

Main input button

Illuminate continuously

PiP input button

Blink (the light On period is shorter than the light Off period)

Same Main input button and

PiP button

Blink (the light On period is longer than the light Off period)

If you want to adjust the image of a selected input in a window, press

that input button again (up to 3 times) for fast tuning. Pressing that

input button for the fourth time initiates full tuning of the window.

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Contents

Main USE R MAN UAL Page Page Page Page 1 Introduction 2 Getting Started ! 2.1 Achieving the Best Performance ! 2.2 Safety Instructions 2.3 Recycling Kramer Products 3 Overview Port tunneling, bidirectional RS-232 interface simple control commands Page Page 3.1 HDCP Compliance 3.2 About the Power Connect Feature 3.3 Using Twisted Pair Cable 3.4 Defining the VP-770 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Figure 1: VP-770 Presentation Switcher/Scaler Front Panel VP-770 Overview 8 Feature # VP-770 Overview 9 Function Feature # Page 4 Installing in a Rack 5 Connecting the VP-770 ! Page Page 5.1 Wiring the TP LINE IN / LINE OUT RJ-45 Connectors i This section defines the TP pinout, using a straight pin-to-pin cable with RJ-45 connectors. Note, that the cable Ground shielding must be connected / soldered to the connector shield. 5.2 Microphone Pinout 5.3 Audio Input Pinout 6 The OSD Menu 6.1 OSD Menu Operation Example Page Page 6.2 The Input Menu Page 6.2.1 Window Customization 23 6.2.1.1 Changing the Size of the Main and/or PiP Window Page Page Page 6.3 The Audio Menu Page 6.4 The Process Menu 6.5 The Picture Menu 6.6 The Enhance Menu 6.7 The Scale Menu 33 6.7.1 Selecting the Correct Aspect Ratio Page 6.8 The Miscellaneous Menu Page Page 6.8.2 The Emergency Alert System Page 6.8.2.1 EAS Requirements 41 7 The Display Modes 7.1 The Single Window Display Mode 7.1.1 Activating the Single window Mode 7.2 The Dual Window Display Mode Page 43 7.2.1 Activating the Dual Window Mode 7.2.2 Setting the OSD Menu to PiP Window Control Page 45 7.2.3.4 Selecting the PiP Source via the OSD Menu 8 Controlling the VP-770 8.1 Controlling via the Front Panel Buttons 8.1.1 Using the INPUT Front Panel buttons 47 8.2 Controlling via the OSD Menu 8.3 Controlling via the VP-770 Web Pages 8.3.1 Connecting to the VP-770 via your Browser 8.4 Connecting to the VP-770 via RS-232 8.5 Connecting the VP-770 via the ETHERNET Port 8.5.1 Connecting the ETHERNET Port directly to a PC (Crossover Cable) Page 8.5.3 Ethernet Port Configuration and Control ! 8.6 Controlling the VP-770 via the REMOTE Terminal Block Connector Page 8.7 Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter 53 8.7.1 Using the IR Transmitter 9 Port Tunneling Page 10 Flash Memory Upgrade 11 Technical Specifications 11.1 Default Communication Parameters 11.2 Input Resolutions This section defines the input resolutions for each input 11.2.1 PC Input Resolutions 59 11.2.2 DP Input Resolutions 11.2.3 YUV Input Resolutions 11.2.4 CV Input Resolutions NTSC and PAL 11.3 Output Resolutions This section defines the output resolutions 11.3.1 HDMI Output Resolutions 11.3.2 PC Output Resolutions 12 The VP-770 RS-232 Communication Protocol 12.1 Using the Communication Protocol 12.2 Communication Protocol Mimicking OSD 12.2.1 Using the Communication Protocol with Protocol 3000 (the Y Command) 63 12.2.2 Using the Communication Protocol with Legacy Protocol 12.2.3 Protocol Table: Mimicking OSD table are therefore grayed out. The following table defines the protocol commands: VP-770 - The VP-770 RS-232 Communication Protocol 65 1st Level Func. Range Page Page Page Page Page VP-770 - The VP-770 RS-232 Communication Protocol 71 Response Syntax 12.3 Protocol Table: Mimicking Remote and Front Panel Buttons Keystroke Code 12.4 The Protocol 3000 Common Operation Commands Operation commands Command Lock front panel LOCK-FP LOCK-MODE Page #CR Page Page Page !