Kramer Electronics VP-200xlTHD - Manual (Page 6)

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Overview
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3 Overview
This user manual describes the following products:
• Kramer TOOLS VP-200XLTHD
XGA Line Amp/CAT 5 Transmitter, which
accepts one computer graphics input and distributes the signal to its 15-pin HD
connector output, as well as transmitting it over STP cabling (CAT 5 or
similar) to its appropriate receiver (see
Section 4 )
• Kramer VP-5THD
1:4 VGA/UXGA Distributor/CAT 5 Transmitter, which is a
distributor for computer graphics signals, accepting one input, and distributing
the signal to its identical 4 outputs, as well as transmitting it over CAT 5 STP
cable to its appropriate receiver (see
Section 5 )
• Kramer VP-5R
CAT 5 Receiver/1:5 VGA/UXGA Distributor, which is a
distributor for computer graphics signals, receiving the computer graphics
signal via CAT 5 STP cable, and distributing the signal to 5 identical 15-pin
HD outputs (see
Section 6 )
This section describes:
• The Power Connect feature (see
Section 3.1 )
• Using Shielded Twisted Pair/Unshielded Twisted Pair cable (see
Section 3.2 )
• Recommendations for achieving the best performance (see
Section 3.3 )
3.1 About the Power Connect™ Feature
The Power Connect feature applies as long as the cable can carry power. This
feature is available when using STP cable and the distance does not exceed 50m on
standard CAT 5 cable. For longer distances, heavy gauge cable should be used
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For units which are connected via RJ-45 connectors, make sure that the shield of
the STP cable is connected to the metal casing of the connectors on both ends of
the cable. For units which are connected via terminal block connectors, the shield
of the STP cable must be connected to a ground terminal on the units at both ends
(use the ground terminal of the power supply connection if necessary).
For a CAT 5 cable exceeding a distance of 50m, separate power supplies should
be connected to the transmitter and to the receiver simultaneously.
3.2 Shielded Twisted Pair/Unshielded Twisted Pair
We recommend that you use Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cable. There are
different levels of STP cable available, and we advise you to use the best quality
STP cable that you can afford. Our non-skew-free cable, Kramer BC-STP is
intended for analog signals where skewing is not an issue. For cases where there is
1 CAT 5 cable is still suitable for the video/audio transmission, but not for feeding the power at these distances