6 connecting your matrix switchers – Kramer Electronics RC-8000 User Manual

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Connecting Your Matrix Switchers

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6 Connecting Your Matrix Switchers

This section describes how to:

Set the dipswitches (refer to section 6.1)
Connect a standalone unit (refer to section 6.2)
Connect several units

1

with/without the remote controller (refer to section 6.3)

Connect several units and the PC (refer to section 6.4)
Connect a component switcher (refer to section 6.5)

6.1 Dipswitch Settings

Each 88 Series switcher includes a rear panel set of six dipswitches, as Figure

6, Table 7 and Table 8 define.

Figure 6: Rear Panel Dipswitches

Table 7: Rear Panel Dipswitches

Dipswitch #

Function:

1-4

Set the MACHINE NUMBER (refer to Table 8)

5

Disables use of the IN SYSTEM button
(OFF = enables the IN SYSTEM button; ON = disables the IN SYSTEM button)

6

Enables a reply from the unit after it receives an RS-232 / RS-485 command
(OFF = disables reply

2

;ON = enables reply)

Table 8: Machine # Dipswitch Settings

DIPSWITCH

MACHINE #

1

2

3

4

1

OFF ON ON ON

2

ON OFF ON ON

3

OFF OFF ON ON

4

ON ON OFF ON

5

OFF ON OFF ON

6

ON OFF OFF ON

7

OFF OFF OFF ON

8

ON ON ON OFF

1 With the 88 Series, you cannot connect two separate IN SYSTEM mode systems as one combined system
2 Helpful, for example, when using three composite video switchers to form one component video switcher

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