Kramer FC-18 User Manual

Kramer Electronics Ltd.
FC-18 – Introduction
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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-18 Display Controller. FC-18 is a display
ON/OFF controller for 4K@60Hz (4:4:4) HDR HDMI™ signals. It accepts and outputs an
HDMI signal after reclocking and equalizing.
FC-18 can be used to control a display device manually via front panel buttons, contact
closure switches and via RS-232 and Ethernet serial commands.
On detection of the onset of an input signal, FC-18 sends an ON command to the display or
projector, and on detection of the loss of the input signal, FC-18 sends an OFF command.
FC-18 provides exceptional quality, advanced and user-friendly operation, and flexible control.
Exceptional Quality
• High-Performance HDMI Acceptor – Supports 4K@60Hz (4:4:4) HDR10, HDCP 2.2/1.4
signals at 18G (6G per channel) data rate, CEC (bypass), Dolby Vision (bypass) as
specified in HDMI 2.0.
Advanced and User-friendly Operation
• Facilitates Meeting Setups – Just plug in the AV source and the display screen or
projector automatically turn on. No more searching for the power button.
• Variety of Automatic Control Formats – Commands are sent to the display device via
CEC, RS-232, or Ethernet.
• Variety of Manual Control Formats – Manually turn the display device ON and OFF via
front panel buttons and RS-232/CEC commands, Ethernet and contact closure switches.
• Efficient Power-Saving – Shuts down display devices automatically when not in use.
• Firmware Upgrade – Ethernet or USB based, via a user-friendly software upgrade tool.

Kramer FC-18 Specifications

General

Brand	Kramer
Model	FC-18
Category	Controller
Language	English