Kramer Electronics VS-1616SDI user manual Understanding the System Mode

Installing the SDI Video Matrix Switcher

MACHINE #		DIPSWITCH
	1	2	3	4
10	OFF	ON	OFF	ON
11	ON	ON	OFF	ON
12	OFF	OFF	ON	ON
13	ON	OFF	ON	ON
14	OFF	ON	ON	ON
15	ON	ON	ON	ON

6.3.2Understanding the SYSTEM Mode

The terms audio-follow-video1and audio breakaway2 are well known. Sometimes signals other than audio signals need to switch simultaneously and at other times, need to switch independently. For example:

￿Non-linear editing systems, that sometimes combine video with analog audio and at other times combine video with digital audio

￿Duplication systems, that make Master tapes from programs with different formats: composite analog, component analog and component digital

DIP 5 defines whether the VS-1616SDIunit communicates with other switchers via a common control line.

You can set DIP 5 OFF to disable the Follow-SYSTEMmode in stand alone switcher applications3.

You must set DIP 5 ON to enable the Follow-SYSTEMmode in an interconnected varied-format switcher application4.

Refer to section 8￿ .2 for a description of the MENU’s Follow-SYSTEMand Breakaway-from-SYSTEMmodes.

6.3.3Understanding the SLAVE Mode

The SLAVE mode is only used for the multi-channel video switcher configuration, for example, when joining together VS-1616Vanalog video and VS-1616SDIdigital video units.

One unit is used as the Master, and the other unit is the Slave. The Slave always follows the Master. In the example the first VS-1616Vunit is the Master (with DIP 6 set OFF disabling the Slave mode) and the second

1 Video and the audio channels switch simultaneously in the same way 2 Audio channels switch independently from the video channels

3 See section 6￿ .1

4 See section 6￿ .2

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