Kramer Electronics VS-1616SDI user manual Locking and Unlocking the Front Panel

Using the MENU Command Sequence

8.1Locking and Unlocking the Front Panel

To prevent changing the settings accidentally or tampering with the unit via the front panel buttons, lock1 your VS-1616SDI. Unlocking releases the protection mechanism.

￿To lock the VS-1616SDI:

1.Press the MENU button once.

The MATRIX Display shows the message:

LOCK front panel ?

yes -> TAKE, next -> MENU

2.Press the TAKE button.

The front panel locks and the Displays momentarily show the messages:

Front panel LOCKED	Keyboard LOCKED3
to unlock- press MENU2

Pressing a front panel button has no effect4 but remote RS-232 and RS-485 commands function and show on the MATRIX Display.

￿To unlock the VS-1616SDI:

Either:

1.Press the MENU button.

The MATRIX Display shows the message:

to UNLOCK front panel

press TAKE

The TAKE LED blinks.

2.Press the TAKE button.

The front panel unlocks5 and the MATRIX Display momentarily2 shows the message:

Front panel

UNLOCKED

Or:

1 Nevertheless, even though the front panel is locked you can still operate via RS-232 or RS-485 serial (remote controller or PC) 2 After a few seconds, the status of the unit replaces this message

3 This message appears continuously in the STATUS Display, until the front panel is unlocked 4 IR and Keyboard Extension (EXT. KEYS) commands are also blocked

5 Switching the power off and on again also unlocks the front panel

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