Contents
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Contents
1
Introduction 1
2
Getting Started 1
2.1
Quick Start 1
3
Overview 3
3.1
About the VP-23RC 3
3.1.1
Understanding the Presentation Switcher Section 3
3.1.2
Understanding the Media / Room Controller Section 4
3.1.3
Controlling the VP-23RC 5
3.2
Connecting the VP-23RC Rear Panel 6
3.3
Recommendations for Achieving the Best Performance 7
3.4
Terminology Used in this User Manual 7
4
Your Presentation Switcher / Controller 8
4.1
The VP-23RC Front Panel 8
4.2
The VP-23RC Rear Panel 10
4.3
The VP-23RC Underside Panel 13
5
Installing the VP-23RC on a Rack 14
6
Connecting the VP-23RC Presentation Switcher Section 15
6.1
Connecting the Balanced/Unbalanced Stereo Audio Input/Output 17
6.2
Wiring the CAT 5 LINE OUT RJ-45 Connector 18
6.3
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) / Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) 18
7
Connecting to the Media / Room Controller Equipment 19
7.1
Setting the Media / Room Controller PROGRAM Dipswitches 21
7.1.1
Factory Reset 21
8
Controlling the VP-23RC 22
8.1
Controlling the VP-23RC via a PC 22
8.1.1
Connecting an RS-232 port to a PC 23
8.2
Controlling Additional Kramer Machines via RS-232 and RS-485 24
8.2.1
The Presentation Switcher Section Dipswitches 24
8.3
Controlling via the ETHERNET 25
8.3.1
Connecting the ETHERNET Port directly to a PC (Crossover Cable) 26
8.3.2
Configuring Your PC 26
8.3.3
Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub (Straight-Through Cable) 27
9
Operating Your VP-23RC 28
9.1
The Front Panel Buttons 28
9.2
Configuration of the VP-23RC 29
9.3
Media / Room Controller Section Operation 29
9.3.1
Operating the Media / Room Controller 32
9.3.2
An Example of Operating the VP-23RC 33
9.3.3
Using the Media / Room Controller Macro Buttons 33