User's Manual
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 
Operating the Presentation Switcher / Scaler 
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7  Operating the Presentation Switcher / Scaler 
The VP-725xl includes the following front panel buttons: 
•  A set of 21 INPUT SELECTOR buttons 
•  Video Group and Scaler Mode SELECT buttons  
•  A PIP button 
•  A FREEZE button 
•  A set of 7 OSD buttons (described in 
Table 1): OSD ON, MENU, 
ENTER, -, +, UP, and DOWN 
This section describes how to: 
•  Switch an input to an output (see section 
 7.1) 
•  Use the PIP feature (see section 
 7.2) 
•  Lock and unlock the front panel buttons (see section 
 7.3) 
•  Freeze the image (see section 
 7.4) 
•  Display a blank screen (see section 
 7.5) 
7.1  Switching an Input in the Video Group Mode/Scaler Mode 
The VP-725xl can operate in two different modes:  
•  The Video Group mode, in which you can switch an input (from 1 to 4) to 
an output in each of the five Video Groups: composite video, s-Video, 
component video (RGB or YPbPr), HDMI and UXGA. Note that the 
HDMI Group Output is momentarily lost during switch transitions in the 
unit 
•  The Scaler mode, in which you can select one of the 21 input buttons to 
switch to the scaled outputs 
When the VP-725xl is in use, both modes operate simultaneously, as well as 
independently. That is, the Scaler output is available even when switching in 
the Video Group mode, and visa-versa. 
7.2  Understanding the PIP Feature
1
The Picture-in-Picture inserter (PIP) is used for the simultaneous display of 
video and graphic sources, and lets you display: 
•  An inserted video source
2
 PIP over a graphic source
3
•  An inserted graphic source
3
 PIP over a video source
2
1 See section  8.1.4 
2 That is, composite, s-Video 
3 That is, HDMI or UXGA or component 










