Kramer Electronics VS-1616SDI user manual Installing the SDI Video Matrix Switcher

Installing the SDI Video Matrix Switcher

6Installing the SDI Video Matrix Switcher

To install the VS-1616SDI, connect the following1 to the rear panel, as required:

￿Power cord

￿Video input and output cables

￿Control Interface cables between switcher units, or PC (or other controller), as section 6￿ .4 describes

￿Set the dipswitches, as section 6￿ .3 describes

￿Set the system variables using the MENU function, as section 8￿ describes

Using the VS-1616SDIunit and/or other 16x16 matrix switchers in the series2, you can assemble the following kinds of systems:

￿A stand alone switcher (see section 6￿ .1)

￿A system of interconnected switchers (see section 6￿ .2)

6.1Configuring a Standalone SDI Video Matrix Switcher

By default, a single VS-1616SDIunit is configured as a 16x16 stand alone switcher for SDI video with 16 inputs and 16 outputs, as Figure 3 illustrates:

Figure 3: Configuring a Stand Alone 16x16 VS-1616SDI Switcher

1 Switch OFF the power on each device before connecting it to your VS-1616SDI

2 Including the VS-1616A (a 16x16 analog balanced stereo audio matrix switcher), the VS-1616V (a 16x16 analog video matrix switcher), the VS-1616AD (a 16x16 digital audio matrix switcher), VS-162V (a 16x16 video matrix switcher), and the VS-162AV (a 16x16 audio-video matrix switcher)

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