User manual

Overview

3 Overview

The VS-88H is a high quality 8x8 matrix switcher for HDMI signals that

fits into one vertical space of a standard 19” professional rack enclosure.

In particular, the VS-88H features:

• Support for up to 2.25Gbps bandwidth per graphic channel

• Support for HDCP (High Definition Digital Content Protection)

• HDMI Support – HDMI (V.1.4 with 3D, Deep Color,

x.v.Color™, Lip Sync)

• 3D Pass-Through

• I-EDIDPro™ Kramer Intelligent EDID Processing™, an

intelligent EDID handling and processing algorithm that ensures

Plug and Play operation for HDMI systems

• An OFF button to disconnect an output

• A PANEL LOCK button to prevent unwanted tampering with the

buttons on the front panel

• 16 preset memory locations for quick access to common

configurations

Control the VS-88H using the front panel buttons, or remotely via:

• RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system,

PC, or other serial controller

• The Kramer infrared remote control transmitter

• The ETHERNET

3.1 Defining EDID

The Extended Display Identification Data (EDID

7.2

) is a data-structure,

provided by a display, to describe its capabilities to an HDMI source. The

EDID enables the VS-88H to “know” what kind of monitor is connected to

the output. The EDID includes the manufacturer’s name, the product type,

the timing data supported by the display, the display size, luminance data

and (for digital displays only) the pixel mapping data. See section for

details of how to acquire the EDID.

1 Suitable for resolutions up to UXGA at 60Hz, and for all HD resolutions

2 Defined by a standard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)