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Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 3 3.1 Getting Started Achieving the Best Performance Safety Instructions Recycling Kramer Products Overview Defining the VP-471 3G HD-SDI to DVI Scaler 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 Connecting the VP-471 6 5 5.1 5.
1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professionals on a daily basis.
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 i 2.1 Go to http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/product_downloads.asp to check for up-to-date user manuals, application programs, and to check if firmware upgrades are available (where appropriate).
2.2 Safety Instructions ! 2.3 Caution: There are no operator serviceable parts inside the unit Warning: Use only the Kramer Electronics input power wall adapter that is provided with the unit Warning: Disconnect the power and unplug the unit from the wall before installing Recycling Kramer Products The Waste 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.
3 Overview The Kramer VP-471 3G HD-SDI to DVI Scaler is a high-performance digital scaler for signals up to 3G HD-SDI. It up and down-scales SDI, HD-SDI and 3G HD-SDI signals to resolutions up to WUXGA and 1080p.
3.1 Defining the VP-471 3G HD-SDI to DVI Scaler This section defines the VP-471. Figure 1: VP-471 3G HD-SDI to DVI Scaler # Feature 1 ON LED Lights green when the unit is powered on 2 SDI LED Lights blue when an SDI signal is detected on the input 3 MENU Button Press to display the OSD (On-screen Display) menu. When the OSD is not displayed, press together with the – button to set the output resolution to 720p (1280x720) 4 ENTER Button In the OSD, press to select the highlighted menu item.
4 Connecting the VP-471 i Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your VP-471. After connecting your VP-471, connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. To connect the VP-471 as illustrated in the example in Figure 2: 1. Connect the digital SDI camera to the SDI IN BNC connector. 2. Connect the SDI LOOP BNC connector to an SDI display. 3. Connect the S/PDIF AUDIO OUT RCA connector to the digital AV receiver. 4.
Figure 2: Connecting the VP-471 3G HD-SDI to DVI Scaler VP-471 - Connecting the VP-471 7
5 Operating the VP-471 3G HD-SDI to DVI Scaler The VP-471 is operated directly from the front panel buttons (see Section 5.1) and from the OSD menu (see Section 5.2). 5.1 Using the Front Panel Buttons During normal operation (without the OSD), the front panel buttons perform in the following manner: MENU: Displays the OSD Main Menu (see Section 5.2). Press a second time to close the OSD FREEZE: Freezes the display.
Parameter Setting Example: To set the green offset value of the display output to 42: 1. From normal operation, press MENU. The OSD main menu appears on the screen. 2. Press the + or – button to highlight COLOR. COLOR changes to green. 3. Press ENTER. The Display submenu is displayed. 4. Press the + or – button to highlight G OFFSET. G OFFSET changes to green. 5. Press ENTER. The G OFFSET parameter changes to red. 6. Press the + button to increase the value to 42. 7. Press ENTER to set the value.
5.2.2 The Display Submenu The Display submenu sets the display output resolution, size and aspect ratio. The following table defines the display output parameters. Parameter Parameters OUTPUT Sets the output resolution.
6 Technical Specifications INPUT: 1 SD/HD/3G HD-SDI plus loop on a BNC connector OUTPUTS: 1 DVI-D on DVI-I connector, 1 S/PDIF digital audio on an RCA connector, 1 unbalanced stereo audio on 2 RCA connectors INPUT RESOLUTIONS: 480i @59.
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