Kramer Electronics VP-8x8 - Manual (Page 19)

16 VP-8x8 - Operating the VP-8x8 8x8 VGA/UXGA Matrix Switcher
6 Operating the VP-8x8 8x8 VGA/UXGA Matrix
Switcher
You can operate your VP-8x8 via:

The front panel buttons

RS-232/RS-485 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system,
PC, or other serial controller

The Kramer RC-IR3 Infrared Remote Control Transmitter

The Ethernet
6.1 Displaying Unit Characteristics
The STATUS 7-segment display shows two sets of information, as defined in the
following table:
The STATUS Display Shows: When:
Unit
characteristics:
Firmware version
Machine number Immediately (and
automatically) after
switching on the power
When simultaneously
pressing, for 3 seconds, the
3 “IN” buttons 1, 2 and 3
Normal display:
Inputs switched to
the outputs During normal operation,
appears a few seconds
after the first display
The “First Display” appears
initially, followed a few
seconds
later by the “Second
Display”
6.2 Confirming Settings
You can choose to work in the At Once or the Confirm mode.
In the At Once mode (the TAKE button is not illuminated):

Pressing an OUT-IN combination implements the switch immediately

You save time as execution is immediate and actions require no user
confirmation
Machine #
First Display
Firmware
version #
1 1 .0 0
input 8 is connected
to output 8
input 6 is connected
to output 3
Second Display
6 8