Kramer Electronics VP-16x18AK - Manual (Page 29)

Operating the VP-16x18AK Remotely
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8 Operating the VP-16x18AK Remotely
The VP-16x18AK can be operated remotely via the following methods:
• The Kramer RC-IR3 Infra-Red Remote Control Transmitter
• RS-485 (see
Section 6.4 )
• RS-232 (see
Section 8.1 )
• Ethernet over a LAN (see
Section 9 )
8.1 Operating the VP-16x18AK via RS-232
To operate up to eight VP-16x18AK units from a PC or serial
controller via RS-232, as illustrated in
Figure 9 :
1. Connect the video sources and acceptors, the appropriate audio sources
and acceptors, and the power cord to each VP-16x18AK.
2. Connect the RS-232 port on the first VP-16x18AK to the PC (see
Section 6.3 ).
3. Set the machine number to 1 of the unit connected to the PC.
4. Set RS-485 termination of machine number 1 to ON (see
Section 6.6 ).
5. Set the machine number on all VP-16x18AK units other than machine
number 1 to a unique number between 2 and 8 (see Section 6.6 ).
6. Set the termination on all VP-16x18AK units other than the first and
last devices in the chain.
7. Interconnect the RS-485 bus on all VP-16x18AK units as follows:
 From the RS-485 connector on the first VP-16x18AK unit, to
the RS-485 port on the second VP-16x18AK unit, and so on.
Up to eight VP-16x18AK units can be connected.