Kramer FC-17 User manual

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USER MANUAL
MODEL:
FC-17
4K HDMI Converter Tool

FC-17 – Contents
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Contents
Introduction 1
Getting Started 1
Overview 2
Typical Applications 3
Controlling your FC-17 3
Defining the FC-17 4K HDMI Converter Tool 4
Connecting the FC-17 5
Setting the DIP-Switches 6
Managing EDID 7
Setting EDID via DIP-switches 7
Setting EDID via EDID Manager 8
Upgrading the Firmware 15
Technical Specifications 19
Supported Resolutions 20
Supported PC input and output resolutions 20
Supported TV input and output resolutions 20
Supported 4K Color Space and Bit Depths 21

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FC-17 - Introduction
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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! [Content Text]
Our 1,000-plus different models now appear in 14 groups that are clearly defined by function:
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 Video Products; GROUP 12: Digital Signage; GROUP
13: Audio; and GROUP 14: Collaboration.
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.
Go
to www.kramerav.com/downloads/FC-17 to check for up-to-date user manuals,
application programs, and to check if firmware upgrades are available (where appropriate).
Achieving 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 neighbouring electrical appliances that may adversely influence
signal quality.
•Position your Kramer FC-17 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.

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Safety Instructions
Caution:
There are no operator serviceable parts inside the unit
.
Warn
ing:
Use only the power cord
that is supplied with the unit.
Warning:
Do not open the unit. High voltages can cause electrical shock! Servicing by
qualified personnel only.
Warning:
Disconnect the power and unplug the unit from the wall before install
ing.
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 www.kramerav.com/support/recycling/.
Overview
Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer FC-17 4K HDMI Converter Tool.
FC-17 is a versatile HDMI 4K@60Hz (4:4:4/4:2:0) converter tool. FC-17 can convert from 4:4:4
to 4:2:0 color sampling and offers EDID management via a user-friendly Windows application.
It also enables inter-operability between HDCP 2.2 and HDCP 1.4 systems. FC-17 acts as an
HDMI extender that equalizes and recovers TMDS data before re-transmitting, thus increasing
the HDMI cable range from the output.
Exceptional Quality
•Max. Resolution – 4K@60Hz (4:4:4).
•HDMI Support – Up to HDMI 2.0.
•HDCP 1.4 and 2.2 Compliant.
•HDMI Embedded Audio.
•Kramer Equalization and re-Klocking™ Technology – Rebuilds the digital signal integrity to
travel longer distances.
Advanced and User-friendly Operation
•EDID Options – Via DIP-switch setup: default (internal), external (sink) or user-defined.
•LED status display that indicates input and output color sampling schemes and HDCP
mechanisms.
•USB Port – For application control and upgrading firmware.

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Typical Applications
The FC-17 is ideal for the following typical applications:
•Compatibility between different HDMI and HDCP compliant devices.
•EDID management.
•Sending 4K signals over HDBaseT by Converting from 4K60 4:4:4 to 4K60 4:2:0, or 4K50
4:4:4 to 4K50 4:2:0.
•Sending 4K signals over lower bandwidth systems such as fiber optics and TCP/IP.
Controlling your FC-17
Control your FC-17 via the DIP-switches on the rear panel, see Setting the DIP-Switches
on page 6. Use the EDID Manager Application, to manage and modify the EDID, see
Managing EDID on page 7.

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Defining the FC-17 4K HDMI
Converter Tool
This section defines the FC-17.
Figure 1: FC-17 4K HDMI Converter Tool Front Panel
#
Feature
Function
SAMPLING INPUT LEDs
Indicate the input chroma sub-sampling and color space.
SAMPLING OUTPUT LEDs
Indicate the output chroma sub-sampling and color space.
HDCP INPUT LEDs
Indicate the input HDCP standard.
HDCP OUTPUT LEDs Indicate the output HDCP standard.
ON
LED
Lights green when the unit is powered on; changes to red to indicate that
a successful USB LINK is established via the EDID Manager software.
HDMI IN Connector
Connect to an HDMI source.
HDMI OUT Connector
Connect to the HDMI acceptor.
EDID DIP-Switches DIP 1 (INT): When ON (down), the source sees the internal default EDID.
DIP 2 (EXT): When ON (down), the source reads the EDID of the
acceptor that is connected to the HDMI output.
DIP 3 (USER): When ON (down), the source reads a user-defined EDID.
For normal operation, only one EDID DIP-switch should be set to ON
(down).
YPbPr/420 DIP-Switch
When ON (down):
4K50/60 YPbPr 4:4:4 signals are converted to 4:2:0.
4K50/60 RGB signals are converted to YPbPr 4:2:0.
Resolutions other than those above are bypassed.
PROG USB Port
Connect to a PC for programming use with the application software and
for firmware upgrade.
PROG Recessed Push
button
Use for the upgrade process.
5V DC +5V DC connector for powering the unit.

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Connecting the FC-17
Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your
FC-17. After
connecting your
FC-17, connect its power and then switch on the power to each device.
To connect the FC-17 as illustrated in the example in Figure 2:
1. Connect an HDMI source (for example, a Blu-ray player) to the HDMI IN connector .
Alternatively, you can connect the DVI connector on the DVD player to the HDMI
connector on the FC-17 via a DVI-HDMI adapter.
2. Connect the HDMI OUT connector to an HDMI acceptor (for example, a projector).
3. Connect the 5V DC power adapter to the power socket and then connect the adapter
to the mains electricity.
4. If required, connect the PROG USB port to a PC for using the application software or
upgrading the firmware.
Figure 2: Connecting to the FC-17 Rear Panel

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Setting the DIP-Switches
Figure 3defines the DIP-switches:
Figure 3: FC-17 DIP-Switches
The setup is defined in the table below:
DIP-Switch #
Description
EDID
DIP 1 (INT)
When set to ON (down), the source sees the built-in default
EDID.
DIP 2 (EXT)
When set to ON (down), the source sees the EDID of the sink
connected to the output.
DIP 3 (USER) When set to ON (down), the source sees the EDID programmed
by the user.
Sampling
DIP 4 (YPbPr, 4:2:0)
When set to ON (down):
4K50/60 YPbPr 4:4:4 signals are converted to 4:2:0, 4K50/60
RGB 4:4:4 signals are converted to YPbPr 4:2:0. Resolutions
other than those above are bypassed.
When set to OFF (up), the signal is always bypassed.

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Managing EDID
The EDID is managed via the EDID DIP-switches and the EDID management software.
Setting EDID via DIP-switches
The EDID DIP-switches determine the EDID that the source sees. For example:
•If DIP-switch 1 is set to ON (down) and the other EDID DIP-switches are set to off (up), the
source reads the internal, default EDID.
•If DIP-switch 2 is set to ON (down) and the other EDID DIP-switches are set to off (up), the
source reads the EDID from the currently connected acceptor.
•If DIP-switch 3 is set to ON (down) and the other EDID DIP-switches are set to off (up), the
source reads the user-defined EDID.
To set the user-defined EDID:
1. Connect the HDMI OUT connector to the output from which you want to read the
EDID.
2. Disconnect the power to the device .
3. Set all three EDID DIP-switches to ON (down) .
4. Connect the power.
The front panel LEDs blink briefly and the user-defined EDID is stored.
As long as the three EDID DIP
-switches remain set to ON (down), the FC-17 stores the
current EDID any time a new output is connected
and the power is disconnected and
reconnected
.
To change the EDID DIP-switch settings during normal operation:
1. Set one of the DIP-switches (INT, EXT or USER) to ON (down).
2. Set the other DIP-switches to OFF (up).

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Setting EDID via EDID Manager
To utilize EDID Manager:
1. Download the EDID Manager software to your PC.
2. Power the device.
3. Connect the PROG USB port to your PC.
4. Open EDID Manager. The following window appears:
Figure 4: EDID Manager
5. Click Search.
The FC-17 is connected and indicates the current EDID source (Internal, External or
User).
Figure 5: EDID Manager – FC-17 Connected

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Use EDID Manager to:
•Upload the EDID and Store to the Device, see page 9.
•Download the EDID from FC-17 to the PC, see page 11.
•Analyze EDID, see page 11.
•Create or Modify an Existing EDID, see page 12.
•View the Firmware Version, see page 14.
Upload the EDID and Store to the Device
To upload EDID from the PC and store to the device:
1. Open EDID Manager.
2. Select the EDID Controller tab.
3. Click Open in the Upload area.
Figure 6: EDID Manager – Selecting an EDID file

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4. Select an EDID file and click Open.
Figure 7: EDID Manager – EDID File Selected
5. Click Upload. The selected EDID file is uploaded to User.
Figure 8: EDID Manager – Uploading EDID

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Download the EDID from FC-17 to the PC
To download EDID to your PC:
1. Open EDID Manager.
2. Select the EDID Controller tab.
3. Click an EDID source: Internal, External or User.
The Save As window opens:
Figure 9: EDID Manager – Saving an EDID
4. Click Save.
The selected EDID is saved to your PC.
Analyze EDID
To analyze EDID:
1. Open EDID Manager.
2. Select the EDID Analyzer tab.
3. View basic EDID details.
Figure 10: EDID Manager – EDID Analyzer Tab

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Create or Modify an Existing EDID
1. Open EDID Manager.
2. Select the EDID Creator tab.
Figure 11: EDID Creator – FC-17 Connected
3. Check the TYPE of EDID:
•Brand New – to create a new bin file.
Figure 12: EDID Manager – FC-17 Connected

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•Bin Modify – to change an existing bin file.
Open a file from the Open window and click Open.
Figure 13: EDID Manager – Selecting a Bin File
4. Enter the EDID description and information fields and then enter the new data, as
required, to each tab:
•PC Timing – EDID supported resolution and refresh rates.
Figure 14: EDID Manager – EDID Creator Tab
•SD/HD/UHD – EDID supported resolution and refresh rates.
•Audio1 and Audio2 –EDID supported audio formats, audio frequencies, channels and
speaker locations.
•Color Space – EDID supported color formats and bit depths.
•Other data – CEC Address.
5. Click Save.
6. Click Upload to upload the Bin file to USER.

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View the Firmware Version
To view the firmware version:
1. Open EDID Manager.
2. Select the System tab.
3. View the Firmware Version.
Figure 15: EDID Manager – System Tab

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Upgrading the Firmware
You can upgrade the firmware via EDID Manager.
To upgrade the firmware:
1. Open EDID Manager on your PC.
2. Power the FC-17 while pressing the recessed PROG push button .
The Device enters the ISP (Program) Mode.
3. Connect to your PC via the PROG USB port.
4. Click Search to connect the device.
Figure 16: EDID Manager – ISP Mode

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5. Select the System tab.
Figure 17: Firmware Upgrade – System Tab
6. Click Open.
7. Select the new firmware file and click Open.
Figure 18: Firmware Upgrade – Opening the Firmware File
8. Click Open.

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Figure 19: Firmware Upgrade – New Firmware Uploaded
9. Click Update.
Wait for update completion.

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Figure 20: EDID Manager – FC-17 Connected
10. Upon completion, disconnect the power and reconnect for normal operation.