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Kramer Electronics VS-81ETH User Manual

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Connecting and Controlling the VS-81ETH

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5.7 Connecting the REMOTE Connector

You can connect contact-closure switches to the REMOTE terminal block

connector, as Figure 27 describes. A remote unit can consist of mechanical

switches

1

with a common wire for ground

2

. When you connect

3

the

appropriate REMOTE terminal block connector PIN to the REMOTE terminal

block connector Ground PIN, the

VS-81ETH will route the appropriate

IN/OUT signal to the OUT/IN acceptor

4

.

Figure 27: Connecting a Remote Mechanical Switcher Unit to the VS-81ETH


1 The remote unit can have up to 8 push-buttons corresponding to the front panel IN/OUT buttons
2 Providing control over a distance up to hundreds of meters
3

Momentary connection. After the connection has been made, the new status is

selected – as in the case when a front panel

switch is pressed

4

To route IN/OUT 1, connect PIN 1 to the Ground PIN. To route IN/OUT 2, connect PIN 2 to the Ground PIN. To route

IN/OUT 3, connect PIN 3 to the Ground PIN, and so on