Kramer Electronics VS-30FW - Manual (Page 8)

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Using the VS-30FW FireWire 800/1394b Repeater / HUB
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5 Using the VS-30FW FireWire 800/1394b Repeater / HUB
To use the VS-30FW FireWire 800/1394b Repeater / HUB, as the example in
Figure 2 illustrates, do the following:
1. Connect up to 3 FireWire devices to up to 3 ports 1 , for example: PORT 1
to a video camcorder, PORT 2 to a hard drive, and PORT 3 to a computer.
2. Connect the 12V DC power adapter (see section 5.1) to the power socket
and connect the adapter to the mains electricity (not shown in Figure 2).
The ON red LED lights.
3. Be sure that the power on each device is turned ON (see section 5.1).
The ACTIVE green LED lights indicating that there is data present on a port.
5.1 Powering the FireWire Devices
Each FireWire device can derive its power in one of 2 ways:
Independently, by connecting each FireWire device to its own power
supply, while the VS-30FW is connected to the external 12VDC ( V,
500mA) power supply (supplied with the VS-30FW)
Via the VS-30FW that is connected to an external powerful power
supply: the 12VDC ( V, 2.1A) (optional with the VS-30FW). In this case,
each of the (up to) 3 FireWire devices can derive its power (up to 1A per port)
from the respective VS-30FW FireWire port
Figure 2: Connecting the VS-30FW FireWire 800/1394b Repeater / HUB
1 Not all ports need to be connected. Any unused port should simply be left unconnected