Kramer Electronics RC-8000 User Manual
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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Connecting Your Matrix Switchers
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6.4 Connecting Several Units and the PC
To connect several units and the PC:
Connect the power supply
Connect the audio and/or video input and output cables
Connect the video reference input (for video) for
VS-88V and/or SD-7588V
Set the dipswitches for the different MACHINE #. Set dipswitch # 5 OFF and
dipswitch # 6 ON
Switchers in a daisy chain arrangement
1
using the RS-232 IN and RS-232
OUT 9-pin D-sub connectors should be connected using a flat-cable, or with at
least the three wires (pins # 2, # 3 and # 5)
2
.
Do not use a null-modem
adapter. Assign PC port to 9600, N, 8, and 1
Figure 8 illustrates a typical system connection with both
3
the RS-232 and the
RS-485 connected in a parallel line:
Switcher # 8
…
Switcher # 1
RS-232
IN
OUT
RS-232
IN
OUT
RS-232
IN
OUT
Figure 8: System Connection: Switchers and the PC
1 The 88 Series firmware complies with Kramer Protocol-2000 (version 3.1 and higher)
2 Make one-to-one connections (that is, uncrossed)
3 Often the PC has no RS-485 Com port and so both are required simultaneously