Kramer Electronics VP-8x4 - Manual (Page 12)

Connecting the VP-8x4 8x4 VGA / UXGA Matrix Switcher
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6 Connecting the VP-8x4 8x4 VGA / UXGA Matrix Switcher
This section describes how to:
Connect the VP-8x4 rear panel (see section 6.1)
Connect the VP-8x4 to a controlling device via RS-232 (see section 6.2),
RS-485 (see section 6.3) and/or the Ethernet (see section 6.4)
Set the dipswitches (see section 6.5)
Connect several VP-8x4 machines (see section 6.6)
6.1 Connecting the VP-8x4 Rear Panel
To connect the VP-8x4 as shown in the example in Figure 3, do the
following 1 :
1. Connect up to eight VGA/UXGA computer graphics sources to the INPUT
connectors
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2. Connect 3 up to four output connectors to the VGA/UXGA video acceptors
(for example displays or connectors).
3. Set the dipswitches (see section 6.4).
4. If required, connect a PC and/or controller to the RS-232 port (see section
6.2) and/or RS-485 port (see section 6.3).
5. Connect the power cord 4 (not shown in Figure 3).
1 Switch OFF the power on each device before connecting it to your VP-8x4. After connecting your VP-8x4, switch on its
power and then switch on the power on each device. DO NOT push in the rear panel Flash Program “Program” button and
DO NOT push in the underside Flash Program “Reset” button. These are only used for upgrading to the latest Kramer
firmware (see section 8)
2 Not all inputs need to be connected
3 When less than four outputs are required, connect only those outputs of the VP-8x4 that are required, and leave the other
outputs unconnected
4 We recommend that you use only the power cord that is supplied with this machine