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

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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

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