Burst Electronics VS8x8 User Manual
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operating mode. The unit will now enter the 
appropriate operating mode whenever it is 
powered up. The unit can be reprogrammed a ny 
time and the internal EEPROM is rated for an 
excess of 10,000 write operations. 
 
Operation 
The following paragraphs detail the operating 
procedures for each of the four operating modes 
that can be programmed into the VS8x8 Video 
Crosspoint Switch. 
 
Manual Mode (Mode 1) 
When operating in this mode, the operator sets 
the front panel thumbwheel switches 
corresponding to the specific output channel. 
Setting the thumbwheel switch to the values of 1 
through 8 will connect that video input to the 
specified outp ut. Setting the thumbwheel switch 
to a value of 0 or 9 will turn off the output. When 
the unit detects a change on the front panel 
thumbwheel switches, it will wait for the vertical 
sync interval of the current setting before turning 
off the output, and will then wait for the sync 
interval of the new input channel before activating 
the new selection. In this mode, the front panel 
SET LED is always on, indicating that the video 
outputs are always set to correspond with the 
thumbwheel settings. 
 
Triggered Manual Mode (Mode 2) 
This mode is similar to the Scanned Manual 
Mode with one exception. When a change is 
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