Kramer SL-12 Operation & User’s Manual

2 2.2 Safety Instructions 2 2.3 Recycling Kramer Products 2 2.4 Quick Start 3 3 Overview 4 4 Your SL-12 Master Room Controller 5 5 Connecting the SL-12 Master Room Controller 6 5.1 Using the RC-4 IR transmitter 8 5.2 IR Input Functionality 8 5.3 Connecting the RS-232 Interface 9 5.4 Connecting the RS-485 Interface 10 5.5 Connecting the Ethernet Port 10 5.6 Connecting the K-NET Port 11 6 Operating the SL-12 Master Room Controller 11 7 Technical Specifications 12 Figures Figure 1: SL-12 Master Room Controller 5 Figure 2: Connecting the SL-12 Master Room Controller 7 Figure 3: SL-12 IR Inputs 8 Figure 4: RS-232 Connection 9 Figure 5: RS-485 Connection 10 Figure 6: K-NET Pinout Connection 11 Tables Table 1: SL-12 Master Room Controller Functions 5 Table 2: IR Input Functionality 8 Table 3: SL-12 Master Room Controller Technical Specifications 12

providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded most of our line, making the best even better! Our 1,000-plus different models now appear in 11 groups1 Thank you for purchasing the Kramer MultiTOOLS® SL-12 Master Room Controller, which is ideal for: that are clearly defined by function. • Controlling multimedia rooms, such as classrooms, auditoriums, conference rooms, and so on, while enabling remote control and management of the AV equipment • Production studios, rental, and staging 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 Go to http://www.kramerelectronics.com to check for up-to-date user manuals, application programs, and to check if firmware upgrades are available (where appropriate). 1 GROUP 1: Distribution Amplifiers; GROUP 2: Switchers and Routers; GROUP 3: Control Systems; GROUP 4: Format/Standards Converters; GROUP 5: Range Extenders and Repeaters; GROUP 6: Specialty AV Products; GROUP 7: Scan Converters and Scalers; GROUP 8: Cables and Connectors; GROUP 9: Room Connectivity; GROUP 10: Accessories and Rack Adapters; GROUP 11: Sierra Products

Getting Started 2 2.1 Achieving the Best Performance To achieve the best performance: • Use only good quality connection cables (we recommend Kramer high- performance, high-resolution cables) to avoid interference, deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching, and elevated noise levels (often associated with low quality cables) • Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils • Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal quality • Position your Kramer SL-12 away from moisture, excessive sunlight and dust ! This equipment is to be used only inside a building. It may only be connected to other equipment that is installed inside a building. 2.2 Safety Instructions ! 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 2.3 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. To comply with the WEEE Directive, Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of waste Kramer Electronics branded equipment on arrival at the EARN facility. For details of Kramer’s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/recycling/.

Overview 4 3 Overview The SL-12 is a highly versatile controller that acts as an all-in-one control processor for control of A/V equipment—especially projectors and associated equipment—in any room (such as classrooms, boardrooms, or auditoriums). It streamlines operations and simplifies control by integrating audio, video, and computer-video sources into a centralized system. The SL-12 Master Room Controller features: • An Ethernet port for controlling several AV products over ETH • 4 general purpose I/O ports that can be configured as analog inputs, digital inputs, or digital outputs for interfacing with a variety of devices such as sensors, switches, LEDs, and relays • 4 bidirectional RS-232 ports that control AV equipment such as projectors, LCD and PDP displays, power amplifiers, switchers and scalers • 8 relay contact closure ports that control other room items related to the AV system such as raising and lowering drapes, the screen or the projector • IR control on three inputs (one built-in receiver and two IR inputs on 3.5mm mini jacks) and four outputs (terminal blocks) • IR Learning that learns commands from any IR remote • 1 RS-485 serial port • Compatibility with Kramer Site-CTRL software for network remote control and management over the Ethernet port • A K-NET™ control channel that connects compatible user interfaces and supplies power and control data over a single cable • A USB port for uploading a configuration file • Status LEDs for all functions • Flexible control via Ethernet, K-NET™, RS-485, IR receiver and external IR commands

5 4 Your SL-12 Master Room Controller Figure 1 and Table 1 define the unit. Figure 1: SL-12 Master Room Controller Table 1: SL-12 Master Room Controller Functions # Feature Function 1 ETHERNET RJ-45 Connector Connects to the PC or other serial controller through computer networking LAN to control several AV products over Ethernet 2 DEFAULT Recessed Pushbutton Press to reset to factory default definitions1 3 : IP number − 192.168.1.39, Mask – 255.255.0.0, Gateway – 0.0.0.0 IR Output Terminal Blocks Connect to IR emitter cables (from 1 to 4) 4 GPI/O Terminal Blocks Connect to various analog and digital sensors (from 1 to 4) 5 RELAYS Terminal Blocks Connect to low-voltage relay-driven devices (from 1 to 8) 6 RS-232 Terminal Blocks Connect to the RS-232 devices (from 1 to 4) 7 RS-485 Terminal Block Pins B (-) and A (+) are for RS-485; Pin G may be connected to the shield (if required) 8 K-NET2 PIN GND is for the Ground connection Connector 3; PIN B (-) and PIN A (+) are for RS-485, and PIN +12V is for powering other units4 9 RS-485 TERM Switch Slides down for RS-485 termination, slides up for not terminated 10 K-NET TERM Switch Slides down for K-NET termination, slides up for not terminated 11 PROG. Switch For service use only 1 First disconnect the power supply and then connect it again while pressing the DEFAULT button. The unit powers up and loads its memory with the factory default definitions and erases all stored presets 2 K-NET is a proprietary Kramer protocol for interconnecting Kramer units 3 The ground connection is sometimes connected to the shield of the RS-485 cable (in most applications, it is not connected) 4 Note that the SL-12 cannot receive power via the K-NET connector, but can power other units (but not another SL-12)

Connecting the SL-12 Master Room Controller 6 # Feature Function 12 12V DC 12V DC connector for powering the unit 13 IR INPUTS Built-in receiver and STATUS LED1 Accepts IR remote commands 14 3.5mm Mini Jack1 Connect to an external IR receiver (1 and 2) 15 RELAYS LEDs Illuminate when an relay is active (1 to 8) 16 IR LEDs Illuminate when an IR port is active 17 NET LED Illuminates when the Ethernet link is active 18 K-NET LED Illuminates while transmitting over K-NET 19 RS-485 LED Illuminates while transmitting/receiving on an RS-485 port 20 RS-232 (Tx/Rx) LEDs Illuminate while transmitting/receiving on an RS-232 port (1 to 4) 21 GPI/O LEDS Illuminate while transmitting/receiving on a general purpose I/O port (1 to 4) 22 PROGRAM USB Connector Connect to a computer for unit configuration and firmware upgrading 5 Connecting the SL-12 Master Room Controller To connect the SL-12, as the example in Figure 2 illustrates, do the following2 1. Connect the RELAY terminal block connectors as follows: :  Connect RELAY 1 and 2 to the projector lift  Connect RELAY 3 and 4 to the screen  Connect RELAY 5 and 6 to the blinds  Connect RELAY 7 and 8 to the lighting system 2. Connect the GPI/O ports as follows:  Connect GPI/O 2 to motion detector 1  Connect GPI/O 4 to motion detector 2 3. Connect the IR outputs as follows:  Connect an IR emitter3  Connect an IR emitter to IR OUTPUT 1 and attach the emitter to the DVD player 3 to IR OUTPUT 2 and attach the emitter to the power amplifier 4. Connect the IR INPUTS as follows4 (see Section 5.2 ):  Connect IR INPUT 1 to an external IR receiver 5  Connect IR INPUT 2 to an external IR receiver 5 1 See Section 5.2 2 Switch OFF the power on each device before connecting it to your SL-12. After connecting your SL-12, switch on its power and then switch on the power on each device 3 P/N: C-A35M/IRE; two IR Emitter extension cables are also available: a 15 meter cable and a 20 meter cable 4 You can connect one or two inputs 5 P/N: C- A35M/IRR two extension cables are also available: a 15 meter cable and a 20 meter cable

7 5. Connect the RS-232 ports as follows:  Connect RS-232 port 1 to the projector  Connect RS-232 port 3 to the plasma display 6. Connect the RS-485 to several Kramer matrices, for example1 7. Connect the Ethernet port to a network. . 8. Connect the K-NET port to any RC device with K-NET. Figure 2: Connecting the SL-12 Master Room Controller 1 Not shown in Figure 2

Connecting the SL-12 Master Room Controller 8 5.1 Using the RC-4 IR transmitter You can use up to two optional RC-4 IR transmitters as auxiliary control panels and initiate configured control triggers—refer to the K-Config guide—via the built in IR receiver on the front panel, and/or via the optional external IR receiver1 Figure 2 , which exists in several cable lengths (shown in ). 5.2 IR Input Functionality The SL-12 front panel includes one built-in receiver and two IR inputs on 3.5mm jacks (shown in Figure 3) for control via the RC-4. Figure 3: SL-12 IR Inputs These three IR inputs can be set up differently, as defined in Table 2: Table 2: IR Input Functionality Status Operation in K-Config None of the external IR receivers are connected: IR-1 RC-4 ON ENTER + - TITLE ESC VOL M UTE MENU BACK SOURCE S OFF 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D RC-4 controls the unit through the built-in receiver • Define IR-1 – RC-4 as the auxiliary device and set the triggers An external IR receiver is connected to IR Input 1: IR-2 RC-4 IR-1 RC-4 ON ENTER + - TITLE ESC VOL M UTE MENU BACK SOURCE S OFF 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D ON ENTE R + - TIT LE ESC VOL MUTE MENU BACK SO URCE S OFF 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D One RC-4 controls the unit through the built-in receiver and a second RC-4 unit controls the unit through the IR Input 1 external IR receiver: • Define IR-2 – RC-4 as the auxiliary device for the built-in receiver and set the triggers • Define IR-1 – RC-4 as the auxiliary device for the external IR receiver connected to IR INPUT 1 and set the triggers 1 C- A35M/IRR

9 Status Operation in K-Config An external IR receiver is connected to IR Input 2: IR-1 RC-4 IR-2 RC-4 ON ENTER + - TITLE ESC VOL M UTE MENU BACK S OURCE S OFF 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D ON ENTER + - TITLE ESC VOL M UTE MENU BACK SOURCE S OFF 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D One RC-4 controls the unit through the built-in receiver and a second RC-4 unit controls the unit through the IR Input 2 external IR receiver: • Define IR-1 – RC-4 as the auxiliary device for the built-in receiver and set the triggers • Define IR-2 – RC-4 as the auxiliary device for the external IR receiver connected to IR INPUT 2 and set the triggers Two external IR receivers are connected to IR Input 1 and IR input 2, respectively: IR-1 RC-4 IR-2 RC-4 ON ENTER + - TITLE ESC VOL MUTE MENU BACK S OURCE S OFF 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D ON ENTER + - TITL E ESC VOL MUTE MENU BACK SOURCES OFF 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D One RC-4 controls the unit through the IR Input 1 external IR receiver and a second RC-4 unit controls the unit through the IR Input 2 external IR receiver: • Define IR-1 – RC-4 as the auxiliary device for the external IR receiver connected to IR INPUT 1 and set the triggers • Define IR-2 – RC-4 as the auxiliary device for the external IR receiver connected to IR INPUT 2 and set the triggers The built-in IR receiver is disabled Note: when using two IR receivers, take care to place them in separate locations to prevent one IR receiver accepting transmissions that are sent to the other IR receiver 5.3 Connecting the RS-232 Interface To connect an AV device to the SL-12 using the RS-232 port, connect the RS-232 9-pin D-sub port on your device to the RS-232 terminal block on the rear panel of the SL-12 as shown in Figure 4: Figure 4: RS-232 Connection

Connecting the SL-12 Master Room Controller 10 5.4 Connecting the RS-485 Interface To connect an AV device to the SL-12 using the RS-485 port, connect the RS-485 port on your device to the RS-485 terminal block on the rear panel of the SL-12 as shown in Figure 5: Figure 5: RS-485 Connection 5.5 Connecting the Ethernet Port The Ethernet connection of the SL-12 allows you to perform all control functions of the SL-12 over the Internet using a PC running the Kramer Site-CTRL control program. To connect the SL-12 to a network: 1. Connect the Ethernet port of the SL-12 to the Ethernet port on a network hub or network router, via a straight cable with RJ-45 connectors. 2. At the other end, connect the Internet to a PC running Site-CTRL. After connecting the Ethernet port, you have to install and configure it. For detailed instructions on how to install and configure your Ethernet port, see the K-Config Guide1 . 1 Available for download at the Kramer Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com

11 5.6 Connecting the K-NET Port The K-NET port is wired as shown in Figure 6. Figure 6: K-NET Pinout Connection 6 Operating the SL-12 Master Room Controller You can operate your SL-12 using: • An RC family remote controller: To operate your device using an RC remote controller, see the Kramer K-Config Guide1 • The optional RC-4 infrared remote control transmitter 2 • A PC running Site-CTRL control software: To operate your device using Site-CTRL, see the Site-CTRL and Web Access Online User Guide : To operate your device using the infrared remote controller, see the User Manual packed with the remote controller 1 1 Available for download at the Kramer Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com 2 The RC-4 is configured via the Kramer K-Config software

Technical Specifications 12 7 Technical Specifications The SL-12 technical specifications are shown in Table 3: Table 3: SL-12 Master Room Controller Technical Specifications1 INPUTS: 4 RS-232, RS-485, 4 GPI/O and K-NET on terminal block connectors; Ethernet on an RJ-45 connector; 1 built-in receiver, 2 infrared on 3.5mm mini jack connectors; 1 USB for programming OUTPUTS: 4 infrared, 8 relays (36V AC or DC, 2A, 60VAC maximum on non-inductive load) and 4 GPI/O on terminal block connectors DEFAULT IP SETTINGS: IP number − 192.168.1.39; Mask – 255.255.0.0; Gateway – 0.0.0.0 INDICATORS: LED indicator for each function POWER SOURCE: 12V DC, 290mA DIMENSIONS 14.3cm x 12.2cm x 4.4cm (5.6" x 4.8" x 1.7") W, D, H WEIGHT: 0.6kg (1.4lbs) ACCESSORIES: Power supply OPTIONS: RK-13 19” rack mount, RC-4 remote controller, IR emitter cables 2, IR sensor cable3 1 Specifications are subject to change without notice 2 P/N: C-A35/IRE-10; two IR Emitter Extension Cables are also available: a 15 meter cable and a 20 meter cable 3 P/N: 95-0104050

Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: [email protected] P/N: 2900-000552 REV 3 For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors, visit our Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome your questions, comments and feedback. Caution Safety Warning: Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening/servicing. P/N: 2900-000552 Rev: 3