Installing the SDI Video Matrix Switcher
6.2Assembling a System of Interconnected Switchers
A major advantage of the VS-1616SDIis that it belongs to the series of 16x16 matrix switchers and, as such, can interconnect with other switchers in the series. This series includes, but is not limited to, VS-1616A(a 16x16 analog balanced stereo audio matrix switcher), VS-1616V(a 16x16 analog video matrix switcher), VS-1616AD(a 16x16 digital audio matrix switcher), VS-162V(a 16x16 video matrix switcher), and VS-162AV(a 16x16 audio-video matrix switcher).
The block diagram in Figure 4 illustrates how to assemble an interconnected varied-format 16x16 series switcher that consists of a 32x32 composite video matrix switcher, a 16x16 digital video matrix switcher, a 32x32 balanced stereo audio matrix switcher, and a 16x16 digital audio matrix switcher.
Note that each group of switchers has a unique MACHINE # that is shared by all members of the group. In Figure 4, the 32x32 composite video matrix switcher is MACHINE # 1, the 16x16 digital video matrix switcher is MACHINE # 2 and so on. Control of the system is via the MACHINE #’s.
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