Kramer SL-12 User manual

Kramer Electronics, Ltd.
Preliminary
USER MANUAL
Model:
SL-12
Master Room Controller

Contents
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Contents
1Introduction 1
2Getting Started 1
2.1 Achieving the Best Performance 2
2.2 Safety Instructions 2
2.3 Recycling Kramer Products 2
2.4 Quick Start 3
3Overview 4
4Your SL-12 Master Room Controller 5
5Connecting 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
6Operating the SL-12 Master Room Controller 11
7Technical 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

Introduction
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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 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
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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

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Getting Started
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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/.

Getting Started
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2.4 Quick Start
This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps.

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Overview
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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

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4 Your SL-12 Master Room Controller
Figure 1and Table 1define 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 definitions
1
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-NET2PIN GND is for the Ground connectionConnector 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)

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#
Feature
Function
12 12V DC 12V DC connector for powering the unit
13 IR INPUTS
Built-in receiver and
STATUS LED1Accepts IR remote commands
14 3.5mm Mini Jack1Connect 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 2illustrates, 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
3to IR OUTPUT 2 and attach the emitter to
the power amplifier
4. Connect the IR INPUTS as follows45.2(see Section ):
Connect IR INPUT 1 to an external IR receiver 5
Connect IR INPUT 2 to an external IR receiver
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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

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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

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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
MU
TE
M
ENU
BA
CK
SOURCES
OF
F
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
MU
TE
M
ENU
B
ACK
SOURCES
OF
F
1
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
ON
ENT
ER
+
-
TITL
E
ESC
V
OL
M
UTE
ME
N
U
B
ACK
SOU
RCES
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

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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
MU
TE
M
ENU
BA
CK
SOURCES
OF
F
1
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
ON
ENTER
+
-
T
IT
LE
ESC
VOL
MUTE
M
ENU
BA
CK
SOURCES
OF
F
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
+
-
TITL
E
ESC
VOL
MU
TE
M
ENU
BACK
SOURCES
OF
F
1
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
ON
EN
TER
+
-
T
IT
LE
E
SC
V
OL
MUTE
M
ENU
BACK
S
OURCES
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

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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

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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

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Technical Specifications
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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 cables2, 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

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Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com
E-mail: [e-mail]
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