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Kramer Electronics VS-5x4 manual

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  • Page 1

     KRAM ER ELECTRONICS LTD. KRAMER E LECTRO NICS, Ltd . USER MA NUAL Vertical In terval Swit cher Model : VS-5x 4 IMPORTAN T: Before proceedi ng, please read para graph entitled "Unpacki ng an d Contents"[...]

  • Page 2

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 1 Table Of Contents Section Name Page 1 INTRODU CTION 2 1.1 A Word on Video/Audio Swit chers 2 1.2 Factors Affect ing Qualit y of Result s 2 2 SPECIFICA TIONS 3 3 HOW DO I GET STARTED? 3 4 UNPACKIN G AND CONTE NTS 3 4.1 Optional Ac cessories 4 5 THE KRA MER VS-5X4 MA TRIX 5 5.1 Features of the VS-5x4 Matrix Switcher 5[...]

  • Page 3

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 2 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of this Kramer Matrix switcher. Since 1981 Kramer has been dedicated to th e d evelopment and manufacture of high quality video/audio equipment. The Kramer industrial lin e has become an integral part of ma ny o f the best video/audio production a nd p res entation fa[...]

  • Page 4

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 3 2. SPECIFICATIONS VS-5x4 Function 5x4 Composite Video / Audio St e reo Vertical Interva l Matrix. Inputs 5 video, 1Vpp/75  Compos ite on BNCs. 5 stereo audio 1Vpp/ 50k  on RC As. DB-9 connector for RS-232 c ontrol. Outputs 4 video, 1Vpp/75  Compos ite on BNCs. 4 stereo audio 1Vpp/100  on RCA s. Video S/N[...]

  • Page 5

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 4 4.1 Optional Acce ssories The following access ories, which are available from Kr a mer, can enh ance i mpleme ntation of your switcher. For inf orma tion r eg arding t he m and about cables and additi onal accesso ries, contact your Kramer deale r.  FC-10D - (Composite-YC C omb Filter/Transcode r) can be seri[...]

  • Page 6

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 5 5. KRAMER VS-5X 4 MATR IX This section shows you a ll of th e controls and c onnections of your switcher. Understanding these he lps you realize its full power. The switcher is equipped with RS-232 Connector (for PC Control) and the connector wiring is desc ribed later on. The Kramer VS-5x4 is a high performance 5x4[...]

  • Page 7

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 6 Table 1: VS-5x4 Front / Rea r Panel Features No. Feature Function 1. POW ER Switch Illuminated switch: supplies power to the unit. 2. OUTPU T SELECTOR Four buttons to se lect the desired output connection. 3. STATUS display Displays which Video/Audio input is switched to which output. 4. ALL When pressed, followed b[...]

  • Page 8

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 7 8. INSTALLATIO N 8.1 Rackmounting The VS-5x4 may be rackmounted in a standard 19” (1U) EI A rack asse mbly and includes rack “ears” at the ends of the fr on t pan el. The device do es not require any specific s pacing above or below the unit for ventilation. To rack mount the ma trix, simply pl a ce the unit?[...]

  • Page 9

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 8  If several machines are t o be used “in parallel” to switch t oge ther, e.g.. when using 4 machines together to make a 5X4 RGBS switcher, then all the parallel ma chines should be set up to have the same slave number a nd swit c h 4 shou ld be ON for the machine which switches t he sy ncs. A 9-pin flat ca[...]

  • Page 10

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 9 Set your VS 5x4 s witcher to Protocol 2000 by setting DIP 5 OFF. Set your VS 5x4 s witcher to the old protocol by setting DIP 5 ON. Get f ull details of P rotocol 2000 via the T echn ical Support s ection of o u r Web site ( http://www.kram erelectronics.com ). Communication wi th t he VIS-5X4 is defined using 2 b y[...]

  • Page 11

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 10 For e xa mple, t o connect input 4 to output 2, N12N11N10N9N8 should be set up as 0111 0 (=14). To connect input 3 to all the out pu ts, set N12N11N10N9N 8 = 11011 (=27). To dis connect output 1, set N12N11N10N9N8 = 11010 (=26). Similarly, if the f ro nt pane l switc hes w ere pressed t o connect in put 2 to output[...]

  • Page 12

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 11 15. TAKING C ARE OF YOUR MATRIX SWITCHER Do not lo ca te your matri x in an e nvironment where it i s susce ptible to dust or moisture. Both of t he se may damage the electronics, and cause erratic operation or failure. Do not locate your switcher wh e re temperature and humidity may be excessive. Doing so may also[...]

  • Page 13

     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 12 Problem Rem edy Noise bars “roll” up or down in the output image or: Low frequency hum in the output signal Hum bars (g round loop) are caused by a difference in the ground potential of any two or more devices connected to your signal path. This difference is compe nsated by passing that voltage difference thro[...]

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     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 13 LIMITED WARRAN TY Kramer Electronics (hereafter Kramer) warrants thi s product free from defects in material and workmanship under the following terms. HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY Labor and parts are warranted for three years from the date of the first cu stomer purchase. WHO IS PRO TECTED Only the first purchase cust[...]

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     KRAMER Elec troni cs, Ltd. 14 LIMITATION O F IMPLIED WARRANTIES All implied warra nties, i nc luding wa rranties o f merchantability and fitness for a part icular purpose, are limited in duration to the leng th of this warranty. EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES Kramer’s liability for any defective products is limi te d to th e repair or replaceme nt of t[...]

  • Page 16

    Kramer Electronics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kram erel.com P/N: 2900-002076 REV 2              For the la test information on our produc ts and a list of Kramer di stributors, vi sit our Web s ite: www .kramerelectron ics.com. Updat es to this user manua l may be fo und at http: //[...]