Kramer RC-160, User Manual

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Models RC 80 Remote Control RC 160 Remote Control RC 160L Remote Control ...

Page 2: ...ough Cable 14 6 3 Configuring the Ethernet Port 15 6 4 Controlling via RS 485 15 6 5 Setting the DIP switches 16 7 Operating the Remote Control Machine 18 7 1 Reading the Display 18 7 1 1 Viewing the Current Status 18 7 2 Switching OUT IN Combinations 19 7 3 Confirming Settings 20 7 3 1 Toggling between the At Once and Confirm Modes 20 7 4 Choosing the Audio Follow Video or Breakaway Option 21 7 4...

Page 3: ...4 Figure 8 Controlling via RS 485 16 Figure 9 RC 160 DIP switches 16 Figure 10 RC 160 Display 18 Figure 11 The JTG Sender Window 23 Tables Table 1 Terminology Used in this User Manual 4 Table 2 Front Panel RC 80 RC 160 RC 160L Remote Control Features 8 Table 3 Rear Panel RC 80 RC 160 RC 160L Remote Control Features 8 Table 4 Remote Control Configurations 10 Table 5 DIP switch Settings 16 Table 6 M...

Page 4: ...ol Transmitter including the required battery and a separate user manual3 This user manual3 2 Getting Started We recommend that you Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging materials for possible future shipment Review the contents of this user manual Use Kramer high performance high resolution cables4 2 1 Quick Start This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup ...

Page 5: ...novative series of master remote control units designed for broadcasting studios and industrial applications The RC 160 and RC 160L can access and control Kramer machines that use Protocol 2000 for example a switcher that has up to 16 inputs and 16 outputs The RC 80 can access and control Kramer machines that use Protocol 2000 for example a switcher that has up to eight inputs and eight outputs Th...

Page 6: ...he RC 80 RC 160 is dependable rugged and fits into one vertical space 1U of a standard 19 professional rack The RC 160L fits into two vertical spaces 2U of a standard 19 professional rack To achieve the best performance Connect only good quality connection cables thus avoiding interference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low qual...

Page 7: ...ss the Internet Every device connected to an IP network must have a unique IP address This address is used to reference the specific unit Local Area Network LAN Computers sharing a common communications line or wireless link which often share a server within a defined geographic area Media Access Control MAC Address A computer s unique hardware number or address in a LAN or other network On an Eth...

Page 8: ...Your RC 80 RC 160 and RC 160L Remote Control Machines 5 Figure 1 RC 80 Remote Control1 1 Item 9 which appears in Table 3 is not included in this machine ...

Page 9: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your RC 80 RC 160 and RC 160L Remote Control Machines 6 Figure 2 RC 160 Remote Control ...

Page 10: ...Your RC 80 RC 160 and RC 160L Remote Control Machines 7 Figure 3 RC 160L Remote Control ...

Page 11: ...9 LCD Contrast Trimmer Not applicable Turn to adjust LCD contrast3 10 RS 485 Terminal Block Port Pins B and A are for RS 485 Pin G Ground may be connected to the shield of the cable if desired 11 RS 232 IN 9 pin D sub Port Connects to the PC or to another Remote Control 12 RS 232 OUT 9 pin D sub Port Connects to a Kramer switcher or another Remote Control 13 SETUP DIP switches See section 6 4 14 F...

Page 12: ...riate nameplate ratings for information For example for fuse replacement see the value printed on the product label 5 The machine is earthed grounded in a reliable way and is connected only to an electricity socket with grounding Pay particular attention to situations where electricity is supplied indirectly when the power cord is not plugged directly into the socket in the wall for example when u...

Page 13: ...a the RS 232 ports 3 RS 232 S wit c her Rem ot e Cont r ol 4 A PC is connected to the Remote Control via the Ethernet and the Remote Control is connected to the switcher4 via the RS 232 ports3 RS 232 S wit c her Rem ot e Cont r ol ETHERNET 5 One or more Remote Control machines are connected to the switcher via the RS 485 terminal block connectors S wit c her Rem ot e Cont r ol Rem ot e Cont r ol 1...

Page 14: ...l modem adapter3 3 If required connect the RS 232 OUT port on a second2 RC 160 machine to the RS 232 IN port of the first1 RC 160 machine using a null modem adapter3 4 If required connect a PC to the RS 232 IN port of the second2 RC 160 machine4 5 Turn on the power in the following order The sources and acceptors on the Kramer switcher The Kramer switcher The Remote Control nearest to the switcher...

Page 15: ...luminate and after a few seconds will show the status of the connected switcher If a message appears refer to section 7 1 After the system is connected and powered run the Windows based Kramer control software on your PC 1 To the RS 232 Port of a Kramer Switcher Second Remote Control First Remote Control Figure 4 Connecting the RC 160 Remote Control2 1 If the PC was connected 2 The dotted lines in...

Page 16: ... PINs 8 7 1 are connected together PIN 5 Connected to PIN 5 Ground PIN 3 Connected to PIN 2 PIN 2 Connected to PIN 3 Figure 5 Connecting a Device without using a Null modem Adapter 6 2 Controlling via ETHERNET You can connect the RC 160 via the Ethernet using a crossover cable see section 6 2 1 for direct connection to the PC or a straight through cable see section 6 2 2 for connection via a netwo...

Page 17: ...erties Button see Figure 6 Figure 6 Local Area Connection Properties Window 6 Select Use the following IP address and fill in the details as shown in Figure 7 7 Click OK Figure 7 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Window 6 2 2 Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub Straight Through Cable You can connect the Ethernet port of the RC 160 to the Ethernet port on a network hub or network route...

Page 18: ...nnect the A PIN on the RS 485 rear panel port of the first RC 160 to the A PIN on the RS 485 rear panel port of the second RC 160 unit Connect the B PIN on the RS 485 rear panel port of the first RC 160 to the B PIN on the RS 485 rear panel port of the second RC 160 unit When shielded twisted pair cable is used the shield may be connected to the G Ground PIN if desired 2 Connect the second RC 160 ...

Page 19: ... via RS 485 6 5 Setting the DIP switches By default all DIP switches are set to OFF Figure 9 illustrates the RC 160 DIP switches OFF ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 9 RC 160 DIP switches Table 5 DIP switch Settings DIPS Function Description 1 2 3 4 Machine number See Table 6 5 6 7 Reserved Set to OFF 8 RS 485 TERM ON for RS 485 Line Termination with 120 OFF for no RS 485 Line Termination ...

Page 20: ...N 5 ON OFF ON OFF 13 ON OFF ON ON 6 OFF ON ON OFF 14 OFF ON ON ON 7 ON ON ON OFF 15 ON ON ON ON 8 OFF OFF OFF ON When connecting several controllers and a switcher the machine numbers of all the units within the system should be identical When controlling a system via RS 232 set the machine number on all units to 1 see section 6 1 RS 485 set the same machine on all units excluding 1 see section 6 ...

Page 21: ...r the RC 80 Upon connecting the power to the unit the display shows During normal operation the display shows the inputs switched to the outputs1 as illustrated in Figure 10 Figure 10 RC 160 Display In case of a communication problem the display shows Check that all units are turned ON and that the cables are properly connected Remember to power OFF and ON after any DIP switch change 7 1 1 Viewing...

Page 22: ...ct an input that is switched to an output press the illuminated input button or press any input button twice The input button no longer illuminates and the input is disconnected from the output To switch a video audio input to a video audio output in the Confirm mode2 do the following 1 Press an OUT button The selected OUT button and the IN button which is currently switched to that output are ill...

Page 23: ...s user confirmation protecting against erroneous switching Execution is delayed1 until the user confirms the action 7 3 1 Toggling between the At Once and Confirm Modes To toggle between the At Once and Confirm modes do the following 1 Press the darkened TAKE button to toggle from the At Once mode in which the TAKE button does not illuminate to the Confirm mode in which the TAKE button illuminates...

Page 24: ...uminates switching operations relate to Video 7 5 Locking the Front Panel To prevent changing the settings accidentally or tampering with the unit via the front panel buttons lock2 your RC 160 Unlocking releases the protection mechanism To lock the RC 160 Press and hold the LOCK button until the LOCK button is illuminated The front panel is locked Pressing a button will have no effect To unlock th...

Page 25: ...om the Technical Support section 2 Extract the file JTG_RC 160 zip to a folder for example C Program Files Kramer Flash 3 Install the JTG Sender application 8 2 Connecting the PC to the RS 232 IN Port Before installing the latest Kramer firmware version on a RC 160 unit do the following 1 Connect the RS 232 IN 9 pin D sub rear panel port on the RC 160 unit to the Null modem adapter and connect the...

Page 26: ...rs see Figure 11 Figure 11 The JTG Sender Window 2 Select the required COM Port1 3 Press the File button to select the jtg firmware file included in the package 4 Press the Send button to download the file The Send button lights green 5 Wait until downloading is completed and the green Send button turns off 1 To which the Remote Control is connected on your PC ...

Page 27: ... Front panel buttons RS 232 RS 485 Ethernet and IR LCD contrast trimmer 2 POWER SOURCE RC 80 12V DC 200mA RC 160 RC 160L 12V DC 130mA DIMENSIONS RC 80 RC 160 19 inch W 2 inch D 1U H rack mountable RC 160L 19 inch W 2 inch D 2U H rack mountable WEIGHT RC 80 RC 160 2 7 kg 6lbs approx RC 160L 3 5 kg 7 8lbs approx ACCESSORIES Null modem adapter Windows based Kramer control software Windows based Confi...

Page 28: ...ION NO is the value to be set for N5 N0 2nd BYTE Bit 7 Defined as 1 I6 I0 INPUT When switching ie instruction codes 1 and 2 the INPUT 7 bits is set as the input number which is to be switched Similarly if switching is done via the machine s front panel then these bits are set with the INPUT NUMBER which was switched For other operations these bits are defined according to the table 3rd BYTE Bit 7 ...

Page 29: ...OUTPUT byte 32 OR set 0 0 No VIS immediate 1 Input 1 2 External digital sync 3 External analog sync 4 Dynamic sync 5 Inter machine sync 6 Input INPUT byte 7 Output INPUT byte 8 User defined sync 32 RGBHV seamless switching 64 Set for delayed switch 65 Execute delayed switch 66 Cancel delayed switch setting 2 5 17 18 BREAKAWAY SETTING 0 0 audio follow video 1 audio breakaway 2 8 1 0 FOLLOW mode 1 N...

Page 30: ...put number whose video parameter is to be increased decreased 0 all 0 increase video gain 1 decrease video gain 2 increase contrast 3 decrease contrast 4 increase brightness 5 decrease brightness 6 increase color 7 decrease color 8 increase hue 9 decrease hue 16 increase H phase 17 decrease H phase 18 increase V position 19 decrease V position 24 24 INCREASE DECREASE AUDIO PARAMETER Equal to input...

Page 31: ... RS 422 controller 14 63 EXTENDED DATA 7 MSBs for INPUT data 7 MSBs for OUTPUT data 20 NOTES on the above table NOTE 1 When the master switcher is reset e g when it is turned on the reset code is sent to the PC If this code is sent to the switchers it will reset according to the present power down settings NOTE 2 These are bi directional definitions That is if the switcher receives the code it wil...

Page 32: ...E 12 Under normal conditions the machine s present status is saved each time a change is made The power down save auto save may be disabled using this code Note that whenever the machine is turned on the auto save function is set NOTE 13 This is a request to identify the switcher s in the system If the OUTPUT is set as 0 and the INPUT is set as 1 2 5 or 7 the machine will send its name The reply i...

Page 33: ...audio gain instruction 22 of output 3 to 681dec 2A9hex you would first send HEX codes 3F 80 85 81 and then send HEX codes 16 83 A9 81 To set the audio gain of output 6 to 10013dec 271Dhex first send HEX codes 3F 80 CE 81 followed by HEX codes 16 86 9D 81 NOTE 21 To store data in the non volatile memory of the unit eg the EEPROM for saving SETUPS The EEPROM address is sent using the INPUT byte and ...

Page 34: ...ctsofnature ii Product modification orfailureto followinstructions supplied with theproduct iii Repairorattemptedrepairby anyonenotauthorized byKramer iv Anyshipmentofthe product claims must bepresentedtothe carrier v Removalorinstallationoftheproduct vi Anyothercause whichdoes not relateto a product defect vii Cartons equipment enclosures cables or accessoriesusedinconjunctionwiththe product 1 Re...

Page 35: ...For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors visit our Web site www kramerelectronics com where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Caution Safety Warning Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening servicing ...