Kramer Electronics user manual Using the VS-30FW FireWire 800/1394b Repeater / HUB

Using the VS-30FW FireWire 800/1394b Repeater / HUB

5 Using the VS-30FW FireWire 800/1394b Repeater / HUB

To use the VS-30FWFireWire 800/1394b Repeater / HUB, as the example in Figure 2 illustrates, do the following:

1.Connect up to 3 FireWire devices to up to 3 ports1, for example: PORT 1 to a video camcorder, PORT 2 to a hard drive, and PORT 3 to a computer.

2.Connect the 12V DC power adapter (see section 5￿ .1) to the power socket and connect the adapter to the mains electricity (not shown in Figure 2). The ON red LED lights.

3.Be sure that the power on each device is turned ON (see section 5￿ .1).

The ACTIVE green LED lights indicating that there is data present on a port.

5.1Powering the FireWire Devices

Each FireWire device can derive its power in one of 2 ways:

￿￿Independently, by connecting each FireWire device to its own power supply, while the VS-30FWis connected to the external 12VDC (￿￿V, 500mA) power supply (supplied with the VS-30FW)

￿￿Via the VS-30FWthat is connected to an external powerful power supply: the 12VDC (￿￿V, 2.1A) (optional with the VS-30FW). In this case, each of the (up to) 3 FireWire devices can derive its power (up to 1A per port) from the respective VS-30FWFireWire port

Figure 2: Connecting the VS-30FW FireWire 800/1394b Repeater / HUB

1 Not all ports need to be connected. Any unused port should simply be left unconnected

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