Chapter 2 - Setting Up Your System Hardware

To connect a Visual Concert FX:

1.Make sure the system is powered off.

2.Referring to the Visual Concert FX QuickStart, connect the single end of the system cable to the system connector on the Visual Concert FX.

3.Connect the system cable’s LAN connector to the system’s blue LAN port, which is at the left end of the back panel.

4.Connect the system cable’s microphone connector to the system’s microphone cable connector.

Visual Concert FX

System

ViewStation EX

ViewStation FX

2

0101

 

4

3

2

 

0101

3.3V

7A

3.3V

7A

 

12V

3A

12V

3A

 

 

1

 

 

1

XVGA

 

XVGA

 

 

4

 

4

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

LAN

Microphone

LAN

Microphone

 

 

VS4000

 

1

Y Y

C C

1 4 2

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

4

XVGA

0101

5

4

3

LAN

Microphone

 

5.Connect the microphone pod or pods to the Visual Concert FX using the microphone pod cables included in the Visual Concert FX shipping box.

6.Connect the system cable’s power connector to the power supply.

7.Connect the power cord from the power supply to a power outlet.

You can connect a VGA monitor to the VGA output on the Visual Concert FX instead of connecting the monitor directly to the rear panel of the system.

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VS4000 specifications

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