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VP-441 - Controlling the VP-441 

 

6.2 

Using the OSD Menu  

The control buttons let you control the 

VP-441

 

via the OSD menu. Press the: 

 

MENU button to enter the menu 

The default timeout is set to 10 seconds 

 

ENTER button to accept changes and to change the menu settings  

 

Arrow buttons to move through the OSD menu, which is displayed on the 

video output 

On the OSD menu, select EXIT to exit the menu. 

6.2.1 

The MAIN MENU  

Mode 

Function 

CONTRAST 

Set the contrast 

The range and default values vary according to the input signal 

BRIGHTNESS 

Set the brightness 

The range and default values vary according to the input signal 

FINETUNE 

Optimize the image quality (see 

Section 

 6.2.2

COLOR 

Set the red, green and blue shades (0 to 100, default 48, 48 and 52 respectively) 

SIZE 

Select the size of the display: FULL, OVERSCAN, UNDER1, UNDER2, 
LETTER BOX, PANSCAN, BEST FIT (default, FULL) 

UNDER1 refers to an underscan of 6%  

UNDER2 refers to an underscan of 9% 

SOURCE 

Select the source: (default VGA) 

 

Source input  

Appears as: 

Source input  

Appears as: 

 

CV 

CVBS 

VGA 

PC 

 

YC 

SVIDEO 

HDMI 1 

HDMI1 

 

COMP 1 

YPBPR1 

HDMI 2 

HDMI2 

 

COMP 2 

YPBPR2 

 

 

 

CVBS

 means Composite Video Baseband Signal 

OUTPUT 

Select the output resolution from the menu (default NATIVE):  

 

Output resolution: 

Appears as: 

Output resolution: 

Appears as: 

 

1080i @60Hz 

1080I60 

800x600 

SVGA 

 

1080p @60Hz 

1080P60 

1024x768 

XGA 

 

576i 

576I 

1280x1024 

SXGA 

 

576p 

576P 

1600x1200 

UXGA 

 

720p @50Hz 

720P50 

480i 

480I 

 

1080i @50Hz 

1080I50 

480p 

480P 

 

1080p @50Hz 

1080P50 

720p @50Hz 

720P60 

 

1280x800 

1280x800 

1600x900 

1600x900 

 

1680x1050 

WSXGA 

2048x1080 @50Hz 

2048x1080/50Hz 

 

1920x1200 

WUXGA 

2048x1080 @60Hz 

2048x1080/60Hz 

 

1440x900 

WSXGA+ 

480i@59.94Hz 

480I59 

Summary of Contents for VP-441

Page 1: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD USER MANUAL MODEL VP 441 Presentation Switcher Scaler P N 2900 300040 Rev 6 ...

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Page 4: ...ttons 11 6 2 Using the OSD Menu 12 6 3 Connecting to the VP 441 via RS 232 15 6 4 Connecting the VP 441 via the ETHERNET Port 15 6 5 Controlling via the Infrared Remote Control Transmitter 16 7 Technical Specifications 17 7 1 Input Resolutions 18 8 RS 232 Communication Protocol 19 8 1 RS 232 Protocol Table 20 Figures Figure 1 VP 441 Presentation Switcher Scaler Front Panel 6 Figure 2 VP 441 Presen...

Page 5: ...oups that are clearly defined by function GROUP 1 Distribution Amplifiers GROUP 2 Switchers and Routers GROUP 3 Control Systems GROUP 4 Format Standards Converters GROUP 5 Range Extenders and Repeaters GROUP 6 Specialty AV Products GROUP 7 Scan Converters and Scalers GROUP 8 Cables and Connectors GROUP 9 Room Connectivity GROUP 10 Accessories and Rack Adapters and GROUP 11 Sierra Video Products Co...

Page 6: ...ormance Use only good quality connection cables we recommend Kramer high performance high resolution cables to avoid interference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low quality cables Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may advers...

Page 7: ...e Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for disposal to landfill or incineration by requiring it to be collected and recycled To comply with the WEEE Directive Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced Recycling Network EARN and will cover any costs of treatment recycling and recovery of waste Kramer Electroni...

Page 8: ...x800 1440x900 1400x1050 1600x900 and 2K resolutions 2048x1080 50Hz and 2048x1080 60Hz The VP 441 Presentation Switcher Scaler Features K Storm Scaling Technology Kramer s extremely high performance scaling technology High quality 3 2 and 2 2 pull down de interlacing and full up and down scaling of computer graphics video input signals Has analog audio inputs and digital S PDIF and analog stereo au...

Page 9: ...via RS 232 Control your VP 441 Directly via the front panel push buttons By RS 232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system PC or other serial controller Remotely from the infrared remote control transmitter Via the Ethernet The VP 441 is housed in a 19 1U rack mountable enclosure with rack ears included and is fed from a 100 240 VAC universal switching power supply 3 1 Defining the VP...

Page 10: ...ee Section 6 2 3 11 MENU Button Displays the OSD menu see Section 6 2 12 ENTER Button Press to accept changes change the SETUP parameters see Section 6 2 and to auto adjust the image when not within the OSD menu see Section 6 1 1 13 Button Press to decrease numerical values or select from several definitions When not within the OSD menu mode press to reduce volume for embedded HDMI inputs this doe...

Page 11: ...t to a VGA acceptor 33 AUDIO IN Unbalanced Stereo Terminal Block Connectors HDMI Connect to the analog audio HDMI source from 1 to 2 VGA Connect to the analog audio computer graphics source COMP Connect to the analog audio component video source from 1 to 2 CV Connect to the analog audio composite video source YC Connect to the analog audio s Video source 34 RS 232 9 pin D sub Port Connect to the ...

Page 12: ...8 VP 441 Installing in a Rack 4 Installing in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit ...

Page 13: ...pter When using this adapter you can connect the audio signal via the terminal block connector 2 Connect a computer graphics source to the VGA 15 pin HD VIDEO INPUT connector 3 Connect a composite video source for example a composite video player to the CV VIDEO INPUT RCA connector 4 Connect an s Video source for example an s Video player to the YC 4 pin VIDEO INPUT connector 5 Connect a component...

Page 14: ...ect the audio output signals to the OUT stereo analog audio acceptor and or the digital audio acceptor as required not shown in Figure 3 11 Connect the power cord not shown in Figure 3 12 If required connect A PC via RS 232 see Section 6 3 The ETHERNET port see Section 6 4 Figure 3 Connecting the VP 441 Presentation Switcher Scaler ...

Page 15: ...ttons Input selector buttons for selecting the required input CV YC COMPONENT 1 and 2 VGA or HDMI 1 and 2 BLANK MUTE and FREEZE buttons MENU ENTER and up down left and right arrow buttons RESET TO XGA 720p and PANEL LOCK buttons 6 1 1 The Auto Adjust Auto Tune Feature The auto adjust feature applies only to the VGA input automatically centers the image on the screen when pressing the ENTER front p...

Page 16: ...00 default 48 48 and 52 respectively SIZE Select the size of the display FULL OVERSCAN UNDER1 UNDER2 LETTER BOX PANSCAN BEST FIT default FULL UNDER1 refers to an underscan of 6 UNDER2 refers to an underscan of 9 SOURCE Select the source default VGA Source input Appears as Source input Appears as CV CVBS VGA PC YC SVIDEO HDMI 1 HDMI1 COMP 1 YPBPR1 HDMI 2 HDMI2 COMP 2 YPBPR2 CVBS means Composite Vid...

Page 17: ...t When Follow Input is selected the scaler changes its HDCP output setting for the HDMI output according to the HDCP of the input This option is recommended when the HDMI scaler output is connected to a splitter switcher When Follow Output is selected the scaler matches its HDCP output to the HDCP setting of the HDMI acceptor to which it is connected FACTORY RESET Resets to the default parameters ...

Page 18: ...le color filtering HDMI COLOR FILTER Set to ON to enable color filtering DROP LINES Set it to ON to eliminate the green line default is OFF With some sources mostly Apple devices a green line sometimes appears at the bottom of the display By factory default this option is set to OFF COLOR FILTER may improve the output image for certain graphic cards where color fringing is seen 6 2 3 The AUDIO Men...

Page 19: ...ckground between 0 solid black and 8 transparent DISPLAY Select the information shown on the screen during operation ON the information is shown permanently OFF the information is not shown INFO the information is shown for a few seconds 6 3 Connecting to the VP 441 via RS 232 You can connect to the VP 441 via an RS 232 connection using for example a PC Note that a null modem adapter connection is...

Page 20: ...osite video input YC Select the s Video input COMP1 Select the component video 1 input COMP2 Select the component video 2 input PC Select the UXGA input HDMI1 Select the HDMI1 input HDMI2 Select the HDMI2 input XGA Reset Reset the resolution to XGA 720p Reset Reset the resolution to 720p INFO Displays the selected input the input and output resolutions and the firmware versions on the OSD NATIVE S...

Page 21: ...nstant OUTPUT RESOLUTIONS Native VGA SVGA XGA SXGA UXGA 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i 1080p WXGA WSXGA WUXGA 1280x800 1440x900 1400x1050 1600x900 2048x1080 50Hz 2048x1080 60Hz 480i59 94 480p59 94 720p59 94 1080i59 94 1080p59 94 OUTPUT REFRESH RATE 60Hz for computer graphics resolutions 50 60Hz for HDTV resolutions CONTROLS CV YC component 1 component 2 VGA HDMI 1 HDMI 2 input selector buttons bla...

Page 22: ...es Yes 1080I 60 50 RGB No No No Yes 1080P 60 50 RGB No No Yes Yes 1080P 24 25 30 RGB No No No Yes VGA 60 67 72 75 85 No No Yes Yes SVGA 56 60 72 75 No No Yes Yes XGA 60 70 75 No No Yes Yes SXGA 60 75 No No Yes Yes 1280X960 No No Yes Yes 1600X900 60 No No Yes Yes UXGA 60 1600X1200 No No Yes Yes WXGA 60 1280x800 No No Yes Yes WXGA 60 1440x900 No No Yes Yes WXGA 60 1366x768 No No Yes Yes SXGA 60 1400...

Page 23: ... code 0x0D LF or Line Feed ASCII code 0x0A Set and Get Command Set Command Type in Y Control_Type Function Param CR Reply Z Control_Type Function Param CR LF Get Command Type in Y Control_Type Function CR Reply Z Control_Type Function Param CR LF When sending a command a blank character may precede CR if desired Example Example 1 set brightness value as 32 Send Y 1 16 32 CR Reply Z 1 16 32 CR LF E...

Page 24: ...ote control 0 15 N A UP button on remote control 0 16 N A NATIVE button on remote control 0 17 N A LEFT button on remote control Volume down Volume down when not in OSD 0 18 N A OK button on remote control 0 19 N A RIGHT button on remote control Volume up Volume up when not in OSD 0 20 N A MENU button on remote control 0 21 N A DOWN button on remote control 0 22 N A EXIT button on remote control 0...

Page 25: ...embedded output 1 Set 2 Get 41 0 100 OSD Setting H Position 1 Set 2 Get 42 0 100 OSD Setting V Position 1 Set 2 Get 43 0 100 OSD Timeout 1 Set 2 Get 44 0 8 OSD Background 1 Set 2 Get 50 0 3 NR Noise Reduction 0 Off 1 Low 2 Mid 3 High 1 Set 2 Get 51 0 3 Audio delay 0 Off 1 40ms 2 110ms 3 150ms 1 Set 2 Get 52 0 2 HDMI AUDIO IN 0 AUTOMATIC 1 EMBEDDED 2 ANALOG 1 Set 2 Get 84 0 1 Auto Sync Off 0 OFF 1 ...

Page 26: ...A 2 SVGA 3 XGA 4 SXGA 5 UXGA 6 480i 7 480p 8 720p60 9 1080i60 10 1080p60 11 576i 12 576p 13 720p50 14 1080i50 15 1080p50 16 WXGA 17 WSXGA 18 WUXGA 19 1280x800 20 WXGA 1440X900 21 SXGA 1400X1050 22 1600x900 FW 1 32 23 2048x1080 50 24 2048x1080 60 25 480i59 26 480p59 27 720p59 28 1080i59 29 1080p59 3 Set 23 1 Factory Reset 4 Get 24 0 24 INPUT Resolution 0 Unknown 1 VGA 2 SVGA 3 XGA 4 SXGA 5 UXGA 6 4...

Page 27: ...x800 20 WXGA 1440X900 21 SXGA 1400X1050 22 1600X900 23 2048X1080 50 24 2048X1080 60 6 Set 7 Geta 0 0 2 Power 0 Power Down 1 Power On 2 Firmware reset 6 Set 7 Get 1 0 1 Freeze 0 Off 1 On 6 Set 7 Get 2 0 1 Blank 0 Off 1 On 6 Set 7 Get 3 0 1 Mute 0 Off 1 On 6 Set 7 Get 4 0 1 Key lock 0 Off 1 On 6 Set 7 Get 140 0 1 Auto Tune under fine tune 0 clear Auto Tune 1 set auto Tune ...

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Page 29: ...isit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Web site www kramerelectronics com E mail info kramerel com P N 2900 300040 Rev 6 SAFETY WARNING Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening and servicing ...

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