Your matrix switchers – Kramer Electronics RC-8000 User Manual
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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Your Matrix Switchers
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Table 2: VS-88V 8x8 Video Matrix Switcher Features
#
Feature
Function
1
POWER Switch
Illuminated switch supplying power to the unit
2
ALL Button (ALL= All Outputs)
Pressing ALL before pressing an INPUT button, connects that input to
all outputs
1
3
OFF Button (OFF= All Inputs)
Pressing OFF after pressing an OUTPUT button disconnects that output
from the inputs. To turn off the connections, press the ALL button and
then the OFF button
4
SELECT OUT Buttons
Select the output to which the input is switched (from 1 to 8)
5
SELECT IN Buttons
Select the input to switch to the output (from 1 to 8)
6
STO Button
Pressing STO (STORE) followed by an output button stores the current
setting (refer to section 8.2.1)
2
7
RCL Button
Pressing the RCL (Recall) button and the corresponding OUT key
recalls a setup. Press the RCL button again to implement the new
status (refer to section 8.2.2)
8
IN SYSTEM Button
Pressing IN SYSTEM twice
3
, switches between the Standalone mode
(in which the switcher implements any action independently from the
others) and the In System mode (in which all switchers implement the
same action simultaneously)
9
TAKE Button
(TAKE = CONFIRM)
Pressing TAKE toggles the mode between the CONFIRM mode
4
and
the AT ONCE mode (user confirmation per action is unnecessary)
10
OUTPUT labels
Identifies a connection between the output and the input shown below it
11
INPUT Status Display
Displays the selected input switched to the output (marked above each
input)
12
Input Status LEDs
Illuminate when the input signal is presented on a corresponding line
and complies with the SDI standard
13
INPUTS BNC Connectors
Connect to the video sources (from 1 to 8)
14
OUTPUTS BNC Connectors
Connect to the video outputs (from 1 to 8)
15
SYNC BNC Connectors
For looping to external video sync input
16
75 ohms Button
Controls loop termination
5
17
RS-232 IN 9-pin D-sub
Connector
Connects to PC or Remote Controller
6
18
MACHINE # Dipswitches
For setup of the machine number (refer to section 6.1)
19
RS-485 Connector
RS-485 detachable terminal block port. Pins # 1 to # 3 are for RS 485
and pin # 4 is for vertical sync distribution
7
20
Power Connector with Fuse
AC connector enabling power supply to the unit
9
RS-232 OUT 9-pin D-sub
Connector
Connects to the RS-232 IN 9-pin D-sub port of the next unit in the daisy-
chain connection
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1 For example, press ALL and then Input button # 2 to connect input # 2 to all the outputs
2 For example, press STO and then the Output button # 3 to store in Setup # 3
3 After pressing IN SYSTEM once, it blinks
4 When in Confirm mode, the TAKE button illuminates
5 Push in to terminate the SYNC line. Push out when the line extends to another unit
6 If the unit is not the first unit in the line, connects to the RS-232 OUT 9-PIN D SUB port of the previous unit in the line
7 The 88 Series RS-485 connector has 4 pins, and the Remote Controller RS-485 connector has just 3 pins
8 If the unit is the final unit in the daisy-chain connection, no termination is required