Kramer Electronics Your VS-42H 4x2 Hdmi Matrix Switcher, Recommendations for Best Performance

Your VS-42H 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher

3.3Recommendations for Best Performance

To achieve the best performance:

•Connect only good quality connection cables, thus avoiding interference, deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching, and elevated noise levels (often associated with low quality cables)

•Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances and position your VS-42Haway from moisture, excessive sunlight and dust

3.4Terminology Used in this User Manual

Table 1 defines some terms that are used in this user manual.

Table 1: Terminology Used in this User Manual

Term	Definition
802.3	The standard specification for ETHERNET that is maintained by the Institute of Electrical
	and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Dynamic Host	Allows the network administrator to distribute IP addresses from a central point and
Configuration	automatically send a new IP address when an Ethernet point is plugged into a different
Protocol (DHCP)	network location.
Gateway	A network position serving as an entry to another network. On the Internet, a node or
	stopping point can be either a gateway node or a host (end-point) node.
IP Address	A 32-binary digit number that identifies each sender or receiver (within a network via a
	particular server or workstation) of data (HTML pages or e-mails) that is sent in packets
	across the Internet. Every device connected to an IP network must have a unique IP
	address. This address is used to reference the specific unit.
Local Area Network	Computers sharing a common communications line or wireless link, which often share a
(LAN)	server within a defined geographic area.
Media Access	A computer's unique hardware number (or address) in a LAN or other network. On an
Control (MAC)	Ethernet LAN, the (MAC) address is identical to the Ethernet address.
Address
Transmission	The basic communication language or protocol of the Internet that breaks the message
Control	into appropriately sized packets for the network, and can be used as a communications
Protocol/Internet	protocol in an intranet or an extranet.
Protocol (TCP/IP)

4 Your VS-42H 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher

Figure 1 illustrates the front and rear panels of the VS-42H. Table 2 and Table 3 define the front and rear panels of the VS-42H, respectively.

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